Author: Ms. R.

Mount Argopuro is located in the Hyang Argopuro (sometimes spelled Iyang-Argapura), which stretches in the Besuki area with an altitude of 3,088 meters. It is home to the longest hiking route on the island of Java, which is about 63 kilometers in length. The ascent takes six days and five nights. The massive volcanic complex that Mount Argopuro is part of dominates the landscape between the Raung and Lamongan volcanoes in East Java. The mountain has not had a……

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The Uggleviksreservoaren (Uggleviken Reservoir) is a water storage facility located in the Lill-Jansskogen forest in Stockholm. Built in 1935, the cistern contains 18,000 cubic meters of water and has enough stored energy to prevent it from freezing even during the coldest of winters. The poured-concrete structure was designed by the Swedish modernist architect Paul Hedqvist. It is composed of 64 pillars that each stand 14 meters tall Over 6,000 cubic meters of concrete was needed for the construction, and over……

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Lincoln Heights Jail sits nestled in between prominent Los Angeles features such as the L.A. River, the I-110, and the I-5. Graffiti covers its walls and many windows are now busted out, but passersby can still note the distinctive Art Deco and Bauhaus modern architecture.  The jail opened in 1931 and was designed to house a maximum of 625 prisoners. By the 1950s, it held up to 2,800. Its occupants included Al Capone and many arrested during the Zoot……

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Washington’s Walla Walla Valley is home to some of the country’s most fertile soils. Wheat farmers and vintners, or wine-grape growers, have taken advantage of this for decades, and it’s what the region is known for. But it may soon be known for a more unusual crop. Longtime friends Nick Morgan and Jeremy Petty, who worked at the local bottling factory together, both studied winemaking at Walla Walla Community College and worked a little in the wine industry, as……

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With each step, the metal lattice of Ponte 516 Arouca wobbles slightly. Most suspension bridges do this to some degree, but it’s especially unnerving on the newly-opened bridge, which hangs 175 meters (574 feet) above a fast-flowing river. At 516 meters (1,692 feet) long, Ponte 516 Arouca has claimed the title for the longest bridge of its kind in the world. The bridge is located within Portugal’s Arouca Geopark, where tall mountains and narrow river valleys define the landscape…….

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