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FLEKTARN
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by FLEKTARN » Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:20 pm
Black Orchid wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 6:08 pm
Melnik looks like a big town for 385 people. Very pretty also.
Only one high school. Not very big. Actually pretty small. It's only 6 km².
Varna, Bulgaria for a reference is 238 km²
Beverly Hills, USA is 14 km²
Liverpool, England is 111 km²
Manchester, England is 115 km²
The one that says the least can often have a very different perspective and hold the answer. The least qualified person may hold the most wisdom. When you don’t have knowledge or experience blocking your perspective, you can see problems and solutions.
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Texan
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by Texan » Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:26 pm
Imagine a skyscraper CGI'd on top of this building. That was OCP headquarters in the original Robocop movie in the 80s. It's actually Dallas City Hall.
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Texan
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by Texan » Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:31 pm
Dallas, as seen from the South bank of the Trinity River.
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Texan
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by Texan » Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:34 pm
The Texas State Capitol Building in Austin is the only state capitol building taller than the American Capitol Building in D.C..
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Texan
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by Texan » Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:39 pm
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
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Texan
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by Texan » Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:03 pm
This is the Alamo. 200 of Texas' founding fathers gave their life in this building in the battle for our independence from Mexico. They killed about 600 Mexicans before being overrun. The city of San Antonio has grown up around the site, but it was once in open plains. There is a replica about 60-70 miles East, where John Wayne filmed his Alamo movie. The replica is more like the site as it was in the 1800s. Texans treat this place like a holy place. You can still see the bullet scars in the walls when you walk inside.
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brian ross
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by brian ross » Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:54 pm
Wasn't the Alamo more about Texans wanting to own slaves than they were really interested in the ideals of freedom for all, Tex?
Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism. - Eric Blair
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Neferti
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by Neferti » Wed Jun 26, 2019 4:20 pm
brian ross wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:54 pm
Wasn't the Alamo more about Texans wanting to own slaves than they were really interested in the ideals of freedom for all, Tex?
Buzz off! This thread is about ARCHITECTURE!
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Black Orchid
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by Black Orchid » Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:05 pm
I watched The Alamo only a few weeks ago. One of their Saturday afternoon oldies. Then I spent some time reading about it but didn't know there was a replica.
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by brian ross » Wed Jun 26, 2019 7:10 pm
Neferti~ wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2019 4:20 pm
brian ross wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:54 pm
Wasn't the Alamo more about Texans wanting to own slaves than they were really interested in the ideals of freedom for all, Tex?
Buzz off! This thread is about ARCHITECTURE!
Oh, dear, I appear to have upset you, Neferti. Well, I'm not sorry. I prefer to talk about reality, rather than myths. The Texans led by James Bowie and William Travis, were only interested in freedom for white people and wanted to continue to own slaves, despite the Mexican Governments emancipation decree in 1829. Texas was a province of Mexico and the Texans were revolting against the legal government.
Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism. - Eric Blair
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