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The Hofvijver (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɔˌfɛivər]; English: Court Pond) is a small lake in the centre of The Hague, Netherlands. It is adjoined in the east by the Korte Vijverberg road, in the south by the Binnenhof and the Mauritshuis, in the west by the Buitenhof and in the north by the Lange Vijverberg road. In the middle there is an ...
Before the water entered the northern pond via the stone spout in the northern wall, it passed through the filter system. Through an underground duct the water passed from the north pond to the south pond. Eventually the water was drained from both ponds through a drain on the bottom of the small pond, to be used to water nearby rice fields.
When a person did not pay, Druon would cut off a hand (Dutch: hand) and throw (Dutch: werp) it into the river. Brabo, a young Roman soldier, challenged Druon, cutting off his hand and throwing it into the River. [1] Thus, the City gained its Dutch name Antwerpen from handwerpen (lit. transl. throwing hands). [1] [2]
Builders filled in the pond and built homes on the land without notifying the buyers. After exploring all the options, the town of Johnstown has been forced to buy back the four homes, demolish ...
Franklin Canyon Park is a public municipal park located near Benedict Canyon, at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains, in Los Angeles, California.The park comprises 605 acres (245 ha), and is located near the geographical center of the city of Los Angeles. [1]
In the exuberance, the Tonton Macoute went out into the streets and shot 27 people for the national party. [26] The lack of funds going to the Tonton Macoute was a result of those funds being intercepted by the Duvalier dynasty. It sometimes took nearly 80 percent of international aid to Haiti, but paid only 45 percent of the country's debts.
A sag pond is formed along a strike-slip fault, which may create a depression in the earth. [4] [5] When water enters the depression from rivers, streams, rainfall or snowfall, it fills the low-lying area, and a pond is the result. [6]
Black Dragon Pool (simplified Chinese: 黑龙潭; traditional Chinese: 黑龍潭; pinyin: Hēilóngtán) is a famous pond in the scenic Jade Spring Park (Yu Quan Gong Yuan) located at the foot of Elephant Hill, a short walk north of the Old Town of Lijiang in Yunnan province, China.