Image HK Court of Final Appeal n Cheung Kong Centre.jpg 250px thumb The FormerFrenchMissionBuilding in Central, Hong Kong File HK Battery Path 6 3.jpg 200px thumb Entrance of the Court of Final Appeal. The FormerFrenchMissionBuilding Chinese language Chinese is a declared monuments of Hong Kong declared monument of Hong Kong . It is located at 1, Battery Path , Central, Hong Kong Central . It currently houses the Court of Final Appeal Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong . ref name AMO http www.amo.gov.hk en monuments 37.php Antiquities and Monuments Office FormerFrenchMissionBuilding ref Features The present three storey building was built in 1917, probably based on a previous structure on the site known as Beaconsfield . ref http www.lcsd.gov.hk CE Museum Monument en trails central1.php?tid a7 Antiquities and Monuments Office Central and Western Heritage Trail Central Route ref It is constructed in granite and red bricks in Neoclassical architecture Neo Classical style, ref name AMO dating from the Edwardian era Edwardian period. ref name discover http www.discoverhongkong.com eng attractions architecture formerfrench mission.html discoverhongkong.com FormerFrenchMissionBuilding ref History The original structure on this site dated back to 1842. ref name discover The first Governor of Hong Kong , Sir Henry Pottinger resided there from 1843 to 1846. His successor, John Francis Davis also lived there for a while, before moving to Caine Road . The building likely served as one of the earlier homes of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong . The building ... Foreign Missions Society B thanie Hong Kong References reflist commonscat FormerFrenchMissionBuilding ... FrenchMission Category Government Hill Category Official residences in Hong Kong Category 1917 architecture ... 2011 when the court will then move to the current Legislative Council Building , formerly the Supreme Court Building. The building was declared monuments of Hong Kong declared a monument on September ... more details
Infobox Skyscraper building name Bristol and West Building image Image Bristolandwestbuilding.JPG 200px caption preceded year built surpassed year highest year end plural location Bristol , England status completed groundbreaking constructed 1967 est completion opening destroyed use offices antenna spire roof 61 meters top floor floor count 17 floor area elevator count cost architect engineer contractor developer owner The former Bristol and West Building on Marsh Street St Augustine s Parade, Bristol was built in 1967 by Alec French and partners. ref name burrough cite book last Burrough first THB authorlink coauthors title Bristol year 1970 publisher Studio Vista location London isbn 0 289 79804 3 ref Rising 61 metres with 17 stories, the building was formerly used as the headquarters of the Bristol and West until early 2006. Since then, major renovations have been carried out, and after several delays the building reopened in May 2009 as a 176 room hotel operated by Radisson Hotels Radisson SAS . In addition to the hotel, the site also includes residential apartments and shops. ref cite news url http www.thisisbristol.co.uk business Water damage delays opening Bristol hotel 3 monthsarticle 593169 details article.html title Water damage delays opening of Bristol hotel publisher Bristol Evening Post date January 7, 2009 accessdate 2009 02 11 ref References references coord 51.4524 2.5966 region GB BST type landmark display title Category Buildings and structures in Bristol Category 1973 architecture Bristol struct stub ... more details
and branch network of formerbuilding society Bristol & West bringing with it approximately 700,000 ... in England and Wales No. 03191608 ref A former member of the Building Societies Association ... with Co operative Financial Services, members of the former Britannia Building Society became ... in the United Kingdom Former UK Building Societies Category 1856 establishments in the United Kingdom ... Cooperatives Category Formerbuilding societies Category Organizations established in 1856 ... a Building Society Mutual organization Mutual company slogan Building a fairer society foundation ... with the Co operative, Britannia was a mutual organisation mutual building society , with headquarters in Leek, Staffordshire Leek , Staffordshire . It was the second largest building society in the UK ... assetslistjan2007.pdf Building Societies Assets Building Societies Association, July 2008 ref ref http www.kpmg.co.uk pubs 98126 20Building 20Societies 20database 202008 accessible.pdf Building ... its history back to 1856, when the Leek and Moorlands Permanent Benefit Building Society was formed ... Building Society in 1938 and notably with the NALGO Building Society in 1960 by which time it had ... merger in 1975 with the Oldbury Britannia Building Society saw the change of name to Britannia. ref http www.bsa.org.uk docs consumerpdfs yearbooknamechangepart1.pdf Extract from Building Societies Yearbook 2007 8 pp.163 4, 168, 185 6, 155 and 172 Building Societies Association retrieved 10 ... Co operative Financial Services and Britannia Building Society proposed a merger, ref http www.britanniamediacentre.co.uk ... Ltd, the largest consumer co operative in the world. On 1 August 2009 Britannia Building Society was legally ... News, 4 August 2009 ref Interestingly, the competitor and largest remaining Building Society, Nationwide Building Society Nationwide , was itself formed as the Co operative Permanent Building Society ... upon Brick 50 years of the Co operative Permanent Building Society London JM Dent & Sons, 1934 ref ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2007 Image Faury Louis.jpg thumb right 220px Louis Faury , head of the French Military Mission to Poland in 1939 The French Military Mission to Poland was an effort by France to aid the nascent Second Polish Republic after it achieved its independence in November, 1918, at the end of the First World War . The aim was to provide aid during the Polish Soviet War 1919 1921 , and to create a strong Polish military to serve as a useful ally against Germany. It was an advisory body consisting of about 400 French officers attached to staffs of Polish units at various levels. Although the Frenchmission was small numerically, its effect was substantial in improving the organisation and logistics of the Polish army . It worked in parallel with the smaller British Military Mission to Poland . It existed from 1918 to 1939. Its first commander was French General Paul Prosper Henrys , previously the commander of French forces in the Balkans . The Frenchmission, composed of 400 officer instructors, met with much respect. The instructors, many of them centered around the Polish General Staff , were crucial in training the emerging Polish officer corps. The French effort was vital in improving the organisation of the newly formed Polish army, which up till 1919 used various manuals, organisation structures and equipment, mostly from the former partitions of Poland partitioners armies. Among the French officers was the future President of France, Charles de Gaulle . This mission should not be confused with the Interallied Mission to Poland , an improvised effort launched ... Battle of Warsaw . The purpose of that mission was to send a number of high level personages from ... a change in government. They included French diplomat, Jean Jules Jusserand , Maxime Weygand , chief ... days of August, before the mission could achieve anything of importance. The only tangible result ... 1918 1939 Category France Poland relations Category France Soviet Union relations fr Mission militaire ... more details
TOCright The French Geodesic Mission also called the Geodesic Mission to Peru , Geodesic Mission to the Equator and the Spanish French Geodesic Mission was an 18th century expedition to what is now Ecuador carried out for the purpose of measuring the roundness of the Earth and measuring the length of a degree of longitude at the Equator . The mission was one of the first geodesic or geodetic missions carried out under modern scientific principles, and the first major international scientific expedition. Background In the 18th century, there was significant debate in the scientific community, specifically in the French Academy of Sciences Acad mie des sciences , as to whether the circumference of the Earth was greater around the Equator or around the poles. French astronomer Jacques Cassini ... thumb 250px Ecuador The equatorial mission was led by French astronomer s Charles Marie de La ... by the French Geodesic Mission influenced the adoption of the name, Republic of Ecuador when the country ... Lapland , close to the North Pole , under Swedish physicist Anders Celsius and French mathematician Pierre Louis Maupertuis Pierre Maupertuis . The other mission was sent to Ecuador, at the Equator ... and others. Observations during the mission Ulloa and Juan visited the architectural Inca complex ... and the development of what became the Metric System for units of measure. Subsequent mission In the late 19th century, the Academy of Sciences sent another mission to Ecuador to confirm the results of the First Geodesic Mission. This second mission was led by General Georges Perrier . Publications ... airport will open on the site in 2011. In 1936, the French American Committee of Ecuador sponsored ... of the arrival of the First Geodesic Mission. They raised a 10 meter high monument at Mitad del ... that the Mission ever visited the area. See also Geodesy History of geodesy Sources http www.ecuadorsbest.com mitaddelmundo.html Mitad del Mundo Half of the World First Geodesic Mission http www.mobot.org ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Fred F. FrenchBuilding nrhp type nrhp image Fred f french.jpg caption location 551 Fifth Avenue , Manhattan , New York City , New York area built 1927 architect H. Douglas Ives and Sloan & Robertston architecture Art Deco added January 28, 2004 visitation num visitation year refnum 03001514 mpsub governing body The Fred F. FrenchBuilding is a 38 story skyscraper on the northeast corner of 45th Street at 551 Fifth Avenue , Manhattan , New York City . History It was erected in 1927 with a striking art deco facade contributing significantly to the international reputation of Fifth Avenue ref http www.thecityreview.com french.html The Fred F. FrenchBuilding , The City Review . ref . The building measures approximately 430,000 rentable square feet and is currently owned by The Feil Organization. It is used primarily as an office building and also houses classrooms of Pace University . The building is one of the better known projects of the real estate developer Frederick Fillmore French . The lead architects were H. Douglas Ives ref AIA Guide to New York City , 4th edition, pg. 290. ref and Sloan & Robertston. The National Register of Historic Places listed the building in January 2004. References Reflist External links http www.in arch.net NYC nyc2.html 140 in Arch.net The Fred F. FrenchBuilding http www.nyc architecture.com MID MID145.htm The Fred F. FrenchBuilding images at nyc architecture.com. coord 40.755456 73.979222 region US type landmark display title National Register of Historic Places in New York Category 1927 architecture Category Skyscrapers in New York City Category Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan Category Fifth Avenue Manhattan Category Art Deco buildings in New York City NYC struct stub ... more details
Infobox buildingbuilding name Former Post and Telegraph Building native building name image Waitangi Park, Wellington, New Zealand, March 2007.jpg caption The Former Post and Telegraph Building next to Waitangi Park former names building type architectural style Art Deco structural system location Herd Street, Wellington New Zealand Wellington , New Zealand owner current tenants landlord coordinates coord 41.290849 174.784766 display title region NZ type landmark start date completion date 1939 demolition date height diameter other dimensions floor count floor area main contractor architect Edmund Anscombe structural engineer services engineer civil engineer other designers quantity surveyor awards The Former Post and Telegraph Building is a building located in Wellington New Zealand Wellington , New Zealand . The building, located on Herd Street, was designed by Edmund Anscombe and built in 1939. It originally had two full size tennis courts on the roof ref http www.wellingtonwaterfront.co.nz history heritage on the waterfront Wellington City Council Heritage on the Waterfront ref . The courts were later demolished to make way for a sixth storey. The building ceased being used as the post office in the late 1980s and is currently a mix of apartments, restaurants and shops. References reflist External links http www.wellingtonwaterfront.co.nz history heritage on the waterfront Wellington City Council Heritage on the Waterfront Category Buildings and structures in Wellington City Category Art Deco buildings in New Zealand NewZealand struct stub ... more details
Infobox Historic buildingbuilding name National Bank of New Zealand building native building name image caption former names building type architectural style structural system location 192 194 Cuba Street, Wellington New Zealand Wellington , New Zealand owner current tenants Logan Brown Restaurant landlord coordinates coord 41.2948 174.7746 region NZ WGN type landmark display inline,title start date completion date 1917 1923 demolition date height diameter other dimensions floor count floor area main contractor architect Plummer Jones, Claude ref name Kernohan, D. 1994 Kernohan, D. 1994 . Wellington s Old Buildings , Wellington Victoria University Press ref structural engineer services engineer civil engineer other designers quantity surveyor awards The National Bank of New Zealand building is a historic building on the corner of Cuba Street and Vivian Street, Wellington New Zealand Wellington , New Zealand . It is now occupied by Logan Brown Restaurant. The building, designed by Claude Plummer Jones , contains an exceptionally fine main banking space. Built by day labour, the structure is of concrete, faced externally with Malmesbury stone for the rusticated base with sandstone for the levels above. The building is Classical architecture classical in style. The 2 storeys above the ground floor have attached corinthian columns which extend through both storeys and are surmounted by an entablature and a balustrade balustraded parapet . Inside, the ground floor contains the former banking hall and some ancillary office space. Octagonal in shape, the paired corinthian column theme of the exterior is repeated internally to form, with arches between each pair, an open arcade. Above, a 6 metre diameter glazed dome further enhances the quality of the space. The banking hall as a whole .... 1994 . The building is classified as a Category I by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust ref NZHPT 3634 National Bank Building, Te Aro, Branch Building 2009 12 21 ref . References reflist External ... more details
Image Hokkaido Prefectural Office02s5s4272.jpg thumb The former Hokkaid government office building Aug. 2005 nihongo The Former Hokkaid Government Office Building Hokkaid ch ky honch sha is an American ... of the Former Hokkaid government office building, English version, Hokkaido Government. ref Behind the current Hokkaid Government building, the building is located in North 3 West 6, Ch ku, Sapporo Ch ku , Sapporo , Hokkaid , Japan . Currently, the facilities inside the building include a conference ... building of the archives is currently located in West 5, which is close to the Former office building ... reflist External links Commonscat Former Hokkaido Government Office Building http www.pref.hokkaido.jp .... Visitors can enter the building for free. Flower gardens and a pond are located in front of the building, which occasionally are designated as some event venues. History Image KaitakushiSapporoHonchosha1873 ... advisor to the Development Commission, Horace Capron , planned to construct the building for the Kaitakushi office with an octagonal dome topping on the building, which was popular architectural style in the United States at that time. The building, named as the nihongo Hokkaid Development Commission ... the Hokkaid Government was officially established in 1886. The destroyed building was restored, and the new government office building was inaugurated in 1888, with red bricks and the octagon al dome on top of the building as the first governor, Michitoshi Iwamura, has suggested. ref name brochure In 1896, air vents and the octagonal dome on the top were taken away. The fire destroyed the building again in 1909, and the inside was burnt down, while the walls of the building with red bricks sustained little damage. In 1910, the restoration work of the building began, and completed in 1911 ... and the octagonal dome were restored and installed to the building again to commemorate the anniversary, and government determined to continue preserving the building permanently. The following year, the building ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Old Chicago Historical Society Building nrhp type nrhp image Chicago Historical Society, 632 North Dearborn Street, Chicago Cook County, Illinois .jpg caption location Chicago, Illinois lat degrees 41 lat minutes 53 lat seconds 36.92 lat direction N long degrees 87 long minutes 37 long seconds 47.85 long direction W locmapin Illinois area built 1892 architect Henry Ives Cobb architecture Other, Romanesque added November 28, 1978 designated other1 name Chicago Landmark designated other1 date February 26, 1997 designated other1 abbr CL designated other1 link Chicago Landmark designated other1 color aaccff governing body Private refnum 78001126 ref name nris NRISref 2006a ref The Former Chicago Historical Society Building is the official name of a historic landmark located on the northwest corner of Dearborn and Ontario streets in downtown Chicago . Built in 1892, it is a prime example of Henry Ives Cobb Henry Ives Cobb s Romanesque Revival architecture , and the home of the Chicago History Museum Chicago Historical Society prior to relocating to Lincoln Park, Chicago Lincoln Park . This large granite clad building is simply known as Excalibur nightclub Excalibur or Vision by Chicago s populace, because it houses two popular nightclubs with those names. Henceforth, Excalibur will be used as a substitute title to the cumbersome name, Former Chicago Historical Society Building. History and Urban Legends The Chicago Historical Society ceased to use the building as a museum in 1931. The building was also used as a prestigious design school and a recording studio for rock n roll and blues performers during the 1950s and 60s. According to rumors, Who date July 2007 the building was also used to house corpses from a shipwreck, was a mob related murder scene, a pornographic ... http www.ci.chi.il.us Landmarks F FormerCHSBuilding.html Chicago Landmarks, Former Chicago Historical Society Building http www.gapersblock.com airbags archives the haunted walmart and other true tales ... more details
Use mdy dates date November 2010 Image SecondFrenchMilitaryMission.jpg thumb The second French Military Mission to Japan 1872 1880 . The 1872 1880 French Military Mission to Japan was the second French military mission to that country. It followed the first French Military Mission to Japan 1867 1868 ... The formation of a second military mission to Japan was rather a surprise, as the first French Military Mission had sided with the Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu against the now reigning Emperor Meiji ... bull04 04 11ich.pdf Source ref The Mission Image MikadoWithFrenchMission.jpg thumb Reception by the Meiji Emperor of the Second French Military Mission to Japan, 1872. The mission arrived in Japan ... of 3 years, with an additional 4 years in the reserve. The Frenchmission was essentially active ... 1874 and the end of their term, the mission was put in charge of building Japan s coastal defenses ... A third French Military Mission to Japan 1884 1889 would take place with five men, but Japan also ... of the Second French Military Mission to Japan. 1874 photograph. Armand Pierre Andr Echeman April .... This was expressed by the Japanese foreign minister Iwakura Tomomi during his visit the Iwakura mission ... to go through in this war, but it has not changed anything in our opinion on the merits of the French ... by colonel Charles Claude Munier should this be Meunier? . The mission was composed of 9 officers .... A famous member of the mission was Louis Kreitmann 1851 1914 , an army engineer and captain ... Coll ge de France , Paris. The members of the mission were hired through 3 year contracts ... The task of the mission was to help reorganize the Imperial Japanese Army , and establish the first ... and military establishments were set up under the direction of the mission, including Image IchigayaMilitaryAcademy1874.jpg 350px thumb Ichigaya Military Academy , built by the second French Military Mission to Japan, on the ground of today s Ministry of Defense Japan Japan Ministry of Defense ... more details
Image FrenchMilitaryMissionToJapan.jpg thumb French Military Mission to Japan 1918 1919. Image TogoAndFrenchAirforceMission.jpg thumb Togo Heihachiro with members of the French Airforce Mission to Japan 1918 1919 in Gifu, Gifu Gifu . The French Aeronautical Mission to Japan 1918 1919 , was the first foreign military mission to Japan since the 1890s. During the early 20th century, Japan realized it was inexperienced in newer military areas, Fact date April 2008 such as aviation and naval aviation. In 1918, Japan invited the fourth French Military Mission, composed of 50 members and equipped with several of the newest types of airplanes, to establish the fundamentals of the Japanese airforce the planes were several Salmson 2 Salmson 2A2 , Nieuport , Spad XIII , two Breguet XIV , as well as Albert Caquot Caquot dirigeables . The mission, headed by Jacques Paul Faure , an artillery Colonel, and composed of members of all arms, including about 20 members of the French air services. JapanMilitaryMissions References Sabre et pinceau , Christian Polak. Category Military history of Japan Category France Japan relations Category 1918 in France Category 1919 in France Category Military history of France Category 1918 in Japan Category 1919 in Japan Category 1919 in international relations Category 1918 in international relations Japan mil hist stub ... more details
Image ThirdFrenchMissionToJapan.jpg thumb Captain tienne de Villaret front row, center , of the Third French Military Mission to Japan, with his officer students of the Ichigaya Military Academy. The 1884 French Military Mission to Japan was the third French military mission to that country and consisted of 5 men. It followed two earlier missions, the first French Military Mission to Japan 1867 1868 , and the second French Military Mission to Japan 1872 1880 , which had a considerable role in shaping the new Imperial Japanese Army . From 1886 to 1889, Japan somewhat shifted to Germany as a military example, and invited two German officers particularly Jakob Meckel in parallel to the French Mission, who were put in charge of reforming the Japanese General Staff. France would gain considerable influence with the Imperial Japanese Navy instead, with the dispatch of the engineer Louis mile Bertin . References Sabre et pinceau , Christian Polak, Chambre de Commerce et d Industrie Fran aise du Japon. Ambassadeur au Pays du Soleil Levant dans l ancien Empire du Japon , Herv Bernard, auto dition Biarritz 2007, 266 pages en quadrichromie. L ing nieur g n ral du g nie maritime Louis, Emile Bertin 1840 1924 cr ateur de la marine japonaise l poque de Meiji Tenno , Herv Bernard, auto dition Biarritz 2007, 84 pages en quadrichromie. JapanMilitaryMissions Category French Army Category Military history of Japan Category Conflicts in 1884 Category France Japan relations Military Mission 1884 Category 19th century in France Category 19th century in Japan Category Military history of France Japan mil hist stub France hist stub ... more details
File M 39 mission de Villaret en gr ce.jpg thumb right 250px The Frenchmission prior to its departure from Greece, July 1914 The 1911 1914 French military mission to Greece was called to Greece by the government of Eleftherios Venizelos to reorganize the Hellenic Army , parallel to a British naval mission for the Royal Hellenic Navy . The Frenchmission arrived in January 1911, under the command of General Joseph Paul Eydoux , replaced in April 1914 by General tienne de Villaret who had also served in a French military mission to Japan 1884 1889 mission to Japan earlier in his career . It remained in the country until the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, when it was repatriated. Greece s defeat in the Greco Turkish War of 1897 had highlighted the many deficiencies of the Greek military. Successive efforts to modernize and reorganize the Greek army were undertaken by the Georgios Theotokis cabinets in the 1900s, but the heightening of tensions in the Balkans after the Bosnian Crisis ... , the Greek Army had followed French models, and there had even been a prior French military mission to Greece 1884 1887 French military mission in 1884 1887 . The choice however was contested between the French and the Germans, the latter favoured by the Army s Inspector General, Crown ... Staff. The French were favoured by many of the officers who had partaken in the 1909 Goudi coup , as well as by Prime Minister Venizelos himself, for political reasons. The Frenchmission was given extraordinary powers, with French officers placed as department heads and in charge of Greek military formations, while Eydoux himself, a Major General in the French Army , was given the rank of Lieutenant General in the Greek Army, held only by the Crown Prince. The mission revised training and organization ... Category 1912 in Greece Category 1913 in Greece Category 1914 in Greece Category French Army ... Military Mission 1911 ... more details
Image JulesBrunet.jpg thumb The French military mission before its departure to Japan, in 1866. Charles ... was already negotiating the final details of the French support for the construction of the Yokosuka arsenal, and had additionally requested both the United Kingdom and France to send a military mission for training in Western warfare. The UK apparently denied support to Japan, but the French foreign minister Drouyn de Lhuys 1865 1881 transmitted the agreement of the French government. The mission ... War . The French military mission was then ordered to leave Japan by Imperial decree in October ... 50875162 JapanMilitaryMissions See also Second French Military Mission to Japan 1872 1880 Third French Military Mission to Japan 1884 Fourth French Military Mission to Japan 1918 1919 External links ... thumb French officers drilling Shogun troops in Osaka in 1867. Image Franco JapaneseInfantryTraining.jpg thumb Training of Japanese Bakufu troops by the French Military Mission to Japan. 1867 photograph. File Bakufu French style cavalry.jpg thumb The Shogunate s French style cavalry. File Training of Japanese troops by the French.jpg thumb Training of Japanese troops by the French. The French Military Mission to Japan of 1867 68 was the first foreign military training mission to Japan. The mission was formed by Napol on III , following a request of the Japanese ... non commissioned officers and two soldiers. The mission would be headed by staff captain Charles Sulpice ... id Victuallers Image BrunetAndTeam.jpg thumb left The French military advisers and their Japanese ... Victuallers Use button to enlarge or cursor to investigate desc none imagemap Commander of the mission ... of the 1st Engineer Regiment. Michel, sergeant, Engineer of the 1st Engineer Regiment. The mission ... on their arrival by L on Roches and the commander of the French Far East Squadron Admiral Roze . The military mission was able to train an elite corps of Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu , the Denshutai , for a little ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Mission San Fernando Rey de Convento Building nrhp type image Mission San Fernando Postcard, circa 1900.jpg caption Postcard of the Convento Building, 1900 location 15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd., Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California lat degrees 34 lat minutes 16 lat seconds 23 ... in the state. ref The long portico, sometimes referred to as the colonnade, in front of the building has 20 arches and is the most recognized image of the Mission San Fernando. It was and is the largest adobe structure in California and is also the largest original building in California s missions. ref name Restoration cite news title Restoration of MissionBuilding Begins publisher Los Angeles ... url http boxer.senate.gov missions miss.cfm Known as the long building, it is the largest original structure in the Mission Chain, and the largest adobe building in California. ref ref cite news title ... Building In February 1971, the Mission sustained major damage from the 1971 San Fernando ... Los Angeles Times date 1973 02 09 ref As the only original building remaining at the Mission ... Private refnum 88002147 ref name nris NRISref 2008a ref The Convento Building , known for its iconic arched portico or colonnade , was built between 1808 and 1822 and is the only original building remaining at the Mission San Fernando Rey de Espa a in the Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California Mission ... adobe building in California and the largest original building at any of the Spanish missions in California California missions . The building Image MSF 033.jpg thumb left 225px View of the Convento from the street The Convento is a large two story building, measuring approximately convert 243 ft ... approximately 1808 and 1822. ref name Aged cite news author Kenneth J. Fanucchi title Mission Soon to Repair Aged Convento Damaged in Quake publisher Los Angeles Times date 1972 03 23 Construction of the building ... tabid 3524 Default.aspx The Long Building is the largest adobe building in California ... more details
Summary Former Gollin & Company Building. Built 1901 to the design of Charles D Ebro. On the Victorian Heritage Register. Designed by Bourke Street, Melbourne. Licensing PD self date November 2006 ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Former New York Life Insurance br Company Building nrhp type image Clock Tower Building.jpg image size 187 caption the building after Hatch s and McKim, Mead & White s extension and redesign location 346 Broadway, New York, New York lat degrees 40 lat minutes 42 lat seconds 58 lat direction N long degrees 74 long minutes 0 long seconds 13 long direction W coord parameters region US NY type landmark locmapin New York City area built 1894 architect Stephen D. Hatch McKim, Mead & White architecture Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals added June 28, 1982 governing body Local refnum 82003376 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref designated other2 name NYC Landmark designated other2 date February 10, 1987 designated other2 abbr NYCL designated other2 link New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated other2 number designated other2 color ff0000 File New York Life Insurance Building, S.E. corner of Leonard St. on Broadway, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views crop.jpg thumb left upright Original building, before being extended, and then replaced The Former New York Life Insurance Company Building , also known as the Clock Tower Building , located at 346 Broadway New York City Broadway between Catherine Lane and Leonard Street, in Manhattan , New ... Street Robbins & Appleton Building also designed by Stephen D. Hatch References Notes reflist External links Commonscat inline Former New York Life Insurance Company Building spacing NewYorkNY NRHP stub ... building, originally built in 1868 1870, needed to be expanded eastward to Lafayette Street ..., following Hatch s design. ref name nycland The company then decided to replace the original building ... for the New York Life Building on Madison Square Park in 1928. ref name aia4 In 1967, the City of New York acquired the building and moved several city agencies along with the Criminal Court, Summons ... Administrative Services ref The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places ... more details
File Best Place.jpg thumb Right Align Pabst Brewing Company Former Corporate Office Building Located at 901 W. Juneau Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233 The Pabst Brewing Company Former Corporate Office Building is located at 901 W. Juneau Ave. in downtown Milwaukee , Wisconsin in the Pabst Brewery Complex . It was originally a public elementary school built in 1858 near the Best Brewing Company. The Best Brewing Company was purchased by Captain Frederick Pabst and renamed the Pabst Brewing Company . The school and grounds were purchased by Captain Frederick Pabst in 1890 for the playground. Captain Frederick Pabst wanted to build a bottling house on the playground area, and decided to use the school for the corporate offices. He had alterations made to the building, including improving the school s original tower and turning the cornice on the roof into battlements. The Visitor s Center and Gift Shop were added to the structure in 1934 after Prohibition ended. For the Pabst Brewing Company s centennial celebration in 1944, Blue Ribbon Hall was painted by muralist Edger Miller in 1943 after the first floor was transformed into a 17th century Guild Hall. ref cite book last Cochran first Thomas title The Pabst Brewing Company The History of an American Business year 2006 Reprint Edition publisher BeerBooks.com location Cleveland, OH isbn 0 9882084 5 5 ref ref cite web title Pabst Brewing Co. Timeline url http www.pabstbrewingco.com about timelines Pabst publisher Pabst Brewing Company accessdate 3 13 2011 ref File Best Place King Courtyard.JPG thumb Left Align View of the King s Courtyard ... 3 13 2011 newspaper St. Louis Post Dispatch date 12 29 1996 ref The building remained vacant until .... ref cite news last Daykin first Tom title Gift shop at former Pabst visitors center opens Saturday ... Brew City Redevelopment Group accessdate 3 13 2011 ref the building now consists of Little Tavern on the Hill former Visitor s Center , Blue Ribbon Hall, the Gift Shop, the Captain s Courtyard with a life ... more details
Licensing GFDL self with disclaimers migration relicense I release this image, which I took, of the former Living Enrichment Center headquarters in Wilsonville, Oregon . Category Images of the Living Enrichment Center ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 image f16 frames small.jpg thumb right 150px Interior of an F 16B with the engine removed showing frames or formers. A former is a structural member of an aircraft fuselage , of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage , typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. ref Michael C. Y. Niu 1988 . Airframe Structural Design . Conmilit Press LTD. pp. 376. ref Formers are typically attached to longeron s, which support the skin of the aircraft. The Former and Longeron technique was adopted from boat construction also called stations and stringers , and was typical of light aircraft built until the advent of structural skin s such as fiberglass and other composite materials . Many of today s light aircraft, and homebuilt aircraft in particular, are still designed in this way. They are also found in the cores of potentiometer s in which the resistive material is wrapped round. Notes references Aircraft components Aviation lists Category Aircraft components Aviation stub ... more details
wiktionary Missionmission missions Mission may refer to Mission Christianity , Christian missionary movement Mission LDS Church , administrative area of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Mission station , base of missionary practice Combat mission, a sortie Diplomatic mission , a diplomatic outpost in a foreign territory Space mission , the launch of craft into outer space Bolivarian Missions , series of social programs created during Hugo Ch vez s rule of Venezuela Mission grape , variety of grape Mission song Mission song , from the album Hold Your Fire by Rush Mission statement , a formal short written statement of the value proposition of an organization tocright Places Mission District, San Francisco, California Mission Los Angeles Metro station , metro station in Los Angeles Mission, British Columbia , district municipality Mission, Calgary , neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta Mission, California , former town in Yuba County Mission, Delaware Mission, Kansas Mission, Oregon Mission, South Dakota Mission, Texas Companies Mission Hockey , roller hockey equipment manufacturer Mission, British manufacturer of loudspeakers now owned by International Audio Group Media Combat Mission video game series Combat Mission video game series Mission album Mission album , the second album from UK ska punk band Jesse James See also The Mission disambiguation La Mission disambiguation Missionary , a member of a religious group sent into an area to carry on ministries of the Word of God, such as evangelism and literacy, or ministries of service, such as education, social justice, health care and economic development Indigenous church mission theory , Foreign missionaries create well organised churches and then hand them over to local converts disambig geo ca Missi de Mission es Misi n eo Misio fr Mission gl Misi n ko it Mission disambigua lt Misija nl Mission ja pl Misja pt Mission ro Misiune ru simple Mission uk vo Mission ... more details
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