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Victoria Falls (Lozi: Mosi-oa-Tunya, "Thundering Smoke"; Tonga: Shungu Namutitima, "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. [2] It is one of the world's largest waterfalls, with a width of 1,708 m (5,604 ft).
Olson Park and Waterfall was a heavily visited park and waterfall complex that was located in the Avondale community area of Chicago.It was built by Walter E. Olson, the owner of the Olson Rug Company, next to his factory and headquarters on the northwest corner of Diversey and Pulaski, and was a popular landmark for Chicago families.
The first sites in Chicago to be listed were four listed on October 15, 1966, when the National Register was created by the National Park Service: the settlement house Hull House, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Frederick C. Robie House, the Lorado Taft Midway Studios, and the site of First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Reaction. The NPS first ...
The Centennial Fountain water arc. The fountain waterfall as seen from across the Chicago River. Nicholas J Melas Centennial Fountain is located on the north bank of the Chicago River at McClurg Court in Near North Side, Chicago. [1]
Victoria Falls, Zambia / Zimbabwe border, Africa – largest sheet of falling water in the world, width by height. Mutarazi Falls – 762 m (2,500 ft) high; highest in Zimbabwe, second highest in Africa and 17th highest in the world; Victoria Falls – 108 m (354 ft) high; widest in Africa and one of the widest in the world
The fountain area has been called Chicago's front door, since it is located in the center of Grant Park, the city's front yard near the intersection of Columbus Drive and Ida B. Wells Drive. The fountain itself represents Lake Michigan , with four sets of sea horses (two per set) symbolizing the four states— Illinois , Wisconsin , Michigan ...
European explorers often preferred to give waterfalls names in their own language; for instance, David Livingstone named Victoria Falls after Queen Victoria, though it was known by local peoples as Mosi-oa-Tunya. Many waterfalls have descriptive names which can come from the river they are on, places they are near, their features, or events ...
Grant Park map. Grant Park is a large urban park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois.Located within the city's central business district, the 319-acre (1.29 km 2) park's features include Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum Campus.