WebFlushing Meadows–Corona Park, often referred to as Flushing Meadows Park, or simply Flushing Meadows, is a public park in the northern part of Queens, New York City.It is bounded by I-678 (Van Wyck Expressway) on the east, Grand Central Parkway on the west, Flushing Bay on the north, and Union Turnpike on the south. Flushing Meadows–Corona …

WebDas Wort Park (von mittellateinisch parricus „Gehege“; Mehrzahl Parks, bisweilen Pärke in der Schweiz) bezeichnet nach den Regeln der Gartenkunst gestaltete größere Grünflächen, ... Golden Gate Park, San Francisco: 0 4,1 0: Kings Park, Perth: 0 4 00: Friedhof Ohlsdorf, Hamburg: 0 3,89 Englischer Garten, München: 0 3,75 Tempelhofer Park, Berlin: 0 3,55 …

WebThe Old Summer Palace, also known as Yuanmingyuan (traditional Chinese: 圓明園; simplified Chinese: 圆明园; pinyin: Yuánmíng Yuán; lit. 'Gardens of Perfect Brightness') or Yuanmingyuan Park, originally called the Imperial Gardens (traditional Chinese: 御園; simplified Chinese: 御园; pinyin: Yù Yuán), and sometimes called the Winter Palace, was …

WebKruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,623 km 2 (7,576 sq mi) in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km ... Near Berg-en-Dal and the Malelane gate is the small Malelane satellite camp. Featuring 15 tent …

WebThe Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II was the international celebration held in 2002 marking the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. It was intended by the Queen to be both a commemoration of her 50 years as monarch and an opportunity for her to officially and personally thank her people for their loyalty. ...

WebThe Sikh Golden temple, the Harmandir Sahib, is a building covered with gold. Similarly the Wat Phra Kaew emerald Buddhist temple in Thailand has ornamental gold-leafed statues and roofs. Some European king and queen's crowns were made of gold, and gold was used for the bridal crown since antiquity. An ancient Talmudic text circa 100 AD describes …

WebThe National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, ... such as Gateway National Recreation Area and Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which encompass significant cultural as well as natural …

WebHell Gate is a narrow tidal strait in the East River in New York City. It separates Astoria, Queens, from Randall's and Wards Islands. Etymology. The name "Hell Gate" is a corruption of the Dutch phrase Hellegat (it first appeared on a Dutch map as Helle Gadt). The name was originally applied to the entirety of the East River, by Dutch explorer …

WebThe East River is a saltwater tidal estuary in New York City. The waterway, which is actually not a river despite its name, connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates the borough of Queens on Long Island from the Bronx on the North American mainland, and also divides Manhattan from Queens and …