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Charlotte (/ ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə t / ⓘ SHAR-lət) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County.The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, [10] making Charlotte the 15th-most populous city in the United States, the seventh-most populous city in the South, and the second-most populous city in the Southeast behind Jacksonville, Florida.
The Seal of Charlotte was first established during the tenure of mayor Charles A. Bland, and was designed over a period stretching from 1911 to 1915. It was adopted on the city's first flag in 1929, which still remains in use today. This seal itself was rescinded at an unknown date and replaced with the present one. [1]
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Headquarters. 21st Km, Udaypura, Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru. Website. www.artofliving.org. The Art of Living Foundation is a volunteer-based, humanitarian and educational non-governmental organization (NGO). [1] It was founded in 1981 by Ravi Shankar. [2] The Art of Living Foundation has centers in 180 countries.
Mint Museum Randolph resides in a federal style building that once housed the Charlotte Mint.Opening in 1936, it was the first art museum in North Carolina, USA. [2] The permanent collections include American Art, Ancient American Art, American and European ceramics, American and European Decorative Art, North Carolina Pottery, historic costume and fashionable dress and accessories, African ...
Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina.Biltmore House (or Biltmore Mansion), the main residence, is a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 [2] and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 sq ft (16,622.8 m 2) of floor space and 135,280 sq ft (12,568 m 2 ...
The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, formerly known as the Afro-American Cultural Center, is in Charlotte, North Carolina and named for Harvey Gantt, the city's first African-American mayor and the first African-American student at Clemson University. The 46,500 sq ft, four-story center was designed by Freelon Group ...
Myers Park (Charlotte) Myers Park is a neighborhood and historic district in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. [ 2 ] Neighborhoods that are near Myers Park include Dilworth and Sedgefield to the west, Eastover to the east, Uptown Charlotte to the north, and South Park and Foxcroft to the south. The Little Sugar Creek Greenway runs along ...
7th Street. Tryon Street. The Truist Center is a 47-story, 659 feet (201 m) skyscraper in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. [1] The city's third tallest building, it is located along North Tryon Street. It was opened on November 14, 2002, and was the city's second tallest building, [4] and was known as the "Hearst Tower" until 2019.