Historical
Houses of North America
Woodward's
Building, Canada
A historic building
in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver is The Woodward's
building, British Columbia, Canada. The original
portion of the building was constructed in 1903
for the Woodward's Department Store. At one time,
this was the premiere shopping destination in Vancouver.
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Mall
at Robinson, United States
The Mall at Robinson is home to over 150 stores, with
Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle Outfitters,
Ann Taylor Loft, Cache, Charlotte Russe, all the Gap
stores, Hollister Co., Hot Topic, PacSun, Rave and
Victoria's Secret as some of its most notable stores,
as well as a food court.
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Teatro
Nacional, CostaRica
In the central section of San José Teatro Nacional
de Costa Rica (The National Theatre of Costa Rica)
is located. Construction began on the theatre in 1891,
and it opened to the public on October 21, 1897 with
a performance of Faust.
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Parliamant
House of Barbados
The Supreme legislative institution of the country
of Barbados is the Parliament of Barbados. The Parliament
of Barbados is bicameral between the Senate ("Upper
House") and House of Assembly ("Lower House").
Definition: According to section 5 of the Constitution
of Barbados the Parliament of Barbados is composed
of three elements.
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Morro
Castle, Cuba
A picturesque fortress in Cuba is the Castillo de
los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro (or Morro Castle) which
is guarding the entrance to Havana bay in Havana,
Cuba. Juan Bautista Antonelli, an Italian engineer,
was commissioned to design the structure.
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Fort
Rivierie, Grenada
In Haiti at 5:50 p.m. on July 28 of 1915, the marines
of two companies and three sailors landed in Haiti,
which was a great political upheaval. Thus what would
become a long involvement between Haiti and the U.S.
Marines began.
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Government
House Of St. Kitts & Nevis
Government House of Saint Kitts is located in Basseterre
and which is the official residence of the Governor-General
of Saint Kitts and Nevis. This property was built
by The Blake family. And around the time of Emancipation
(1834) and soon after sold it to Thomas Harper, a
planter-merchant and Vestryman.
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Casa
Presidencial, El Salvador
"Presidential House" or Casa Presidencial
in the Spanish Language, is the official residence
of the president of El Salvador. It is situated in
Avenida Cuscatlán facing the Beethoven fountains
near the National Zoo in San Salvador.
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Assumption
Place, Canada
The Assumption Place is an office building in the
Canadian Province of New Brunswick in the city of
Moncton. It is tied for the title of tallest
office building in New Brunswick with the Brunswick
Square in Saint John, New Brunswick. The building
consists of 20
floors.
Alhondiga,
Mexico
An old grain storage building in Guanajuato City,
Mexico is The Alhóndiga de Granaditas (public
granary). This historic building was created to replace
an old granary near the city's river. Its construction
lasted from 1798 to 1809, by orders of Juan Antonio
de Riaño y Bárcena, a Spaniard who was
the quartermaster of the city during the Viceroyality
of New Spain.
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