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Twin Oaks (Chinese: 雙橡園; pinyin: Shuāng Xiàng Yuán) is a 17-acre estate located in the Cleveland Park neighborhood in Washington, D.C., United States.It was the residence of nine Republic of China ambassadors to the United States before the United States broke off diplomatic ties with the Republic of China on Taiwan in 1979.
This is a list of sister cities in the United States.Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.
However, by 1990, tiles had begun to fall from the roof, and in June of that year, a passing soda truck struck the head of a dragon, prompting the Department of Public Works to remove the tiles and ornaments. Because the tiles were set in October 1986, the cold temperatures may not have allowed the mortar to set properly. [7]
Washington DC Taiwanese School has both an adult and a youth dragon boat team that compete annually in the DC Dragon Boat Festival. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] The adult team, Humpbacks, was formed in 2007, and the youth team, Belugas, was formed in 2019.
Tallest residential building in Washington, D.C. Tallest completed in the city in the 2000s. [9] 9 Thomas Jefferson Building: 195 (59) 7 1897 [39] Originally named the Library of Congress building 10 The Westin DC Downtown 187 (57) 15 1986 [40] [41] 1090 Vermont Avenue: 187 (57) 12 1979 Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1970s. [42 ...
Firefighters putting out a fire at the remains of 5 World Trade Center. 10 buildings sustained major damage or partially collapsed in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and 10 others were destroyed, 2 of which were demolished due to heavy damage. [1]
Twin Dragon, twinned-dragons, Dragon twins, or variation, may refer to: Twin Dragons (1992 film; Chinese: 雙龍會; Jyutping: Seong1 Lung4 Wui2), Hong Kong action comedy; twindragon (fractal), a mathematical fractal pattern; Shadow Warrior: Twin Dragon (1998 videogame), a 1998 expansion pack for the 1997 game Shadow Warrior
Also known as CEB Tower. Was the tallest building in the Washington metropolitan area at the time of completion, overtaking the Rosslyn Twin Towers. [8] 5 2000 Opportunity Way 387 (118) 28 2022 Reston: Fairfax: VA [9] [10] 6 Rosslyn Twin Tower One: 381 (116) 27 1980 Rosslyn: Arlington: VA [11] Rosslyn Twin Tower Two: 381 (116) 27 1982 Rosslyn ...