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The park contains two belvederes, the more prominent of which is the Kondiaronk Belvedere, a semicircular plaza with a Mount Royal Chalet overlooking Downtown Montreal. Built in 1906, it is named for the Petun chief Kondiaronk, whose influence led to the Great Peace of Montreal in 1701. [18]
Belvedere Heights, Los Angeles may mean: Belvedere Heights, East Los Angeles , early 20th-century subdivision near in what is now northwestern East Los Angeles, California Belvedere Heights, early 20th-century subdivision near W. 21st St. and Western Av. in the Jefferson Park and Adams-Normandie neighborhoods of southwestern part of the City ...
Outremont (French pronunciation: [utʁəmɔ̃]) is an affluent residential borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec .
A belvedere / ˈ b ɛ l v ɪ d ɪər / or belvidere (from Italian for "beautiful view") is an architectural structure sited to take advantage of a fine or scenic view. [1] The term has been used both for rooms in the upper part of a building or structures on the roof, or a separate pavilion in a garden or park.
The lookout at the Belvedere takes in downtown, the river, and the Monteregian Hills. On clear days the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York are visible (the great-circle distance between Mount Royal and the U.S. border along a bee line normal to the border being only ~ 56 km, or ~ 35 miles), as are the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Illumination of the Belvedere and Rocher of the Petit Trianon in 1781 in honor of Austrian Emperor Joseph II. Claude-Louis Châtelet, 1781. Marie-Antoinette used the small building as a music pavilion. Still, she also enjoyed breakfasting here, [23] [24] observing the awakening of nature in the myrtle, rose, and jasmine [25] beds in spring. The ...
The Bristol Type 192 Belvedere is a British twin-engine, tandem rotor military helicopter built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. ... Height: 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) [14]
1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX convertible. The GTX was based on the Belvedere, and was differentiated by a blacked out grille and special rear fascia, fiberglass simulated hood scoops with optional racing stripes, a chrome "pop-open" fuel filler cap, and a tachometer mounted on the center console.