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Kim Il Sung Square is a large city square in the Central District of Pyongyang, North Korea, [1] and is named after the country's founding leader, Kim Il Sung. The square was constructed in 1954 according to a master plan for reconstructing the capital after the destruction of the Korean War. [1] It was opened in August 1954. [2]
The Government-General Building was heavily damaged following the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 when North Korea's Korean People's Army invaded South Korea. North Korea's forces briefly occupied the building as an army headquarters until United Nations forces recaptured Seoul in September 1950. The North Koreans set fire to the ...
San Francisco has 27 skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m). Six more skyscrapers of over 492 feet (150 m) are under construction, have been approved for construction, or have been proposed. Its skyline is currently ranked second in the Western United States (after Los Angeles ) and sixth in the United States, after New York City ...
In 1967, the city of San Francisco, California, adopted Article 10 of the Planning Code, providing the city with the authority to designate and protect landmarks from inappropriate alterations. As of June 2024, the city had designated 318 structures or other properties as San Francisco Designated Landmarks. [1]
Downtown: 159: San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park: ... San Francisco Public Library North Beach Branch. August 8, 2011 : 2000 Mason St. North Beach ...
A study of 63 North American downtowns by the University of Toronto ranked the city dead last in a return to pre-pandemic activity, garnering only 32% of its 2019 traffic. ... manager of Sam’s ...
Civic Center/UN Plaza station (often Civic Center station) is a combined BART and Muni Metro rapid transit station in the Market Street subway in downtown San Francisco. Located under Market Street between 7th Street and 8th Street, it is named for the Civic Center neighborhood and the adjacent United Nations Plaza. The three-level station has ...
[11]: 252 [20] [25] [26] The project was funded by San Francisco at a cost exceeding $75,000, more than double the original $35,000 budget; [22] the Department of Public Works later reported the construction contract, let to Moreau Construction, was completed at a cost of US$90,889.15 (equivalent to $755,000 in 2023). [20]