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Magellan's Cross Pavilion is a stone kiosk in Cebu City, Philippines.The structure is situated on Plaza Sugbo beside the Basilica del Santo Niño. [1] It houses a Christian cross that was planted by explorers of the Spanish expedition of the first circumnavigation of the world, led by Ferdinand Magellan, upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on April 21, 1521.
In the late 1980s, a new cross was constructed using remnants of the original structure left on the hill. This iteration was later replaced in 1993 by the current steel and opaque plastic monument, known as the Hollywood Pilgrimage Memorial Monument. In 1995, it was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #617. [3]
Becket was born in Seattle, Washington and graduated from the University of Washington program in Architecture in 1927 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree (). [1]He moved to Los Angeles in 1933 and formed a partnership with his University of Washington classmate Walter Wurdeman and Angeleno architect Charles F. Plummer.
The Galen Center is a multipurpose indoor arena and athletic facility owned and operated by the University of Southern California.Located at the southeast corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Figueroa Street in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles, California, United States, it is right across the street from the campus and near the Shrine Auditorium.
On April 14, 2021, on the 500th anniversary of the first Baptism in the Philippines, the National Museum of the Philippines collectively declared the Church and Convent of Santo Niño and the Magellan's Cross Pavilion as National Cultural Treasures, as part of the quincentennial commemorations in the country. [24]
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Gloria Molina Grand Park, commonly known as Grand Park, is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) park located in the civic center of Los Angeles, California.First developed in 1966 as the 'Civic Center Mall' with plazas, fountains and a Court of Flags, [2] [3] it is now a part of the larger redevelopment known as the Grand Avenue Project, with its first phase having opened in July 2012. [4]
The 390-meter-long (1,280 ft) main span of the CCLEX is cable-stayed and is supported by 145-meter-high (476 ft) twin tower pylons. The design of the pylons was inspired by the historic Magellan's Cross Pavilion. The main span will have a 51-meter (167 ft) [1] navigation clearance, which allows ships to traverse the bridge.