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  2. Light pillar - Wikipedia

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    Light pillars in London, Ontario, Canada. A light pillar or ice pillar is an atmospheric optical phenomenon in which a vertical beam of light appears to extend above and/or below a light source. The effect is created by the reflection of light from tiny ice crystals that are suspended in the atmosphere or that comprise high-altitude clouds (e.g ...

  3. Landscape lighting - Wikipedia

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    Conventionally generated and sourced electricity remains the most used source for landscape lighting in the early twenty-first century. With the combination of increasing demand for more efficient lighting, increasing availability of sustainable designs, global warming considerations, and aesthetic and safety concerns in garden and landscape design the methods and equipment of outdoor ...

  4. Fluting (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Fluting in architecture and the decorative arts consists of shallow grooves running along a surface. The term typically refers to the curved grooves (flutes) running vertically on a column shaft or a pilaster, but is not restricted to those two applications. If the scoops taken out of the material meet in a sharp ridge, the ridge is called an ...

  5. Spire of Dublin - Wikipedia

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    The Spire of Dublin, alternatively titled the Monument of Light[ 3] ( Irish: An Túr Solais ), [ 4] is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument 120 metres (390 ft) in height, [ 5] located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar (and prior to that a statue of William Blakeney) on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of Dublin, Ireland .

  6. Stonehenge's 'altar stone' originally came from Scotland and ...

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    The unique stone lying flat at the center of the monument was brought to the site in southern England from near the tip of northeast Scotland, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal Nature ...

  7. Heliodorus pillar - Wikipedia

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    The Heliodorus pillar is a stone column that was erected around 113 BCE in central India [ 1] in Besnagar ( Vidisha ), Madhya Pradesh. The pillar was called the Garuda-standard by Heliodorus (ambassador), referring to the deity Garuda. The pillar is commonly named after Heliodorus, who was an ambassador of the Indo-Greek king Antialcidas from ...

  8. 10 Best Sides for the Ultimate Backyard BBQ - AOL

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    Mashed potatoes. Onion rings. Pickles. Potato salad. Sweet potato soufflé. White bread. Other popular BBQ sides include watermelon salad, succotash, cucumber salad, grilled asparagus, garlic ...

  9. Pompeys Pillar National Monument - Wikipedia

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    Pompeys Pillar National Monument is a rock formation located in south central Montana, United States.Designated a national monument on January 17, 2001, and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in conjunction with The Friends of Pompeys Pillar, it consists of only 51 acres (21 ha), making it one of the smallest National Monuments in the U.S.