Structures
Île Sainte-Hélène, Montreal
Île Sainte-Hélène (or St. Helen's Island) is an island on the Saint Lawrence River and is part of the city of Montreal. Along with Île Notre-Dame. the island hosted Expo 67, for which the island was expanded and a theme…
Jones Beach Tower
This is the Jones Beach Tower, which was built in 1930, and was modelled on the campanile of St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice. It is 200 feet high, made of brick and stone, and houses a 315,000 gallon water tank…
The Clarence Buckingham Fountain
Dedicated in 1927, the Clarence Buckingham Fountain was a gift to the city of Chicago by somebody I've never heard of, to her brother Clarence. Apparently. Much more interesting is that it's the fountain featured in the opening credits of…
World’s Tallest Water Sphere
The World's Tallest Water Sphere in Union, New Jersey. Apparently a tower in Edmond, Oklahoma is taller and holds more water, but technically that design is a water spheroid. Union's Water Sphere is still the tallest true water sphere. More…
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