Site Investigation Site Investigation is the gathering of information about the proposed location of the construction project. The reason for this can be twofold‚ firstly to assist in the location of the project and secondly to ascertain ground conditions. A site investigation should be taken for every site. Without a properly procured‚ supervised and interpreted site investigation‚ hazards which lie beneath the site cannot be known. A site investigation is made
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Medieval Monuments in Kosovo SCI 230 Introduction to Life Science There are numerous Monuments all around the world. The monuments in Kosovo have been around since Medieval times and are in need of repair since being damaged from the ongoing war. We need to get the Serbian clergy to co-operate with the Kosovo government to get them to make all of the needed repair. With the help of investors and donations from the public we can make this happen. Right now there are four monuments listed
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By Chris Dinesen Rogers‚ eHow Contributor updated: April 22‚ 2010 Pollution ’s Impact on Historical Monuments Significance Pollution negatively impacts historical monuments and buildings around the world‚ from the Acropolis in Greece to the America ’ s own Lincoln Memorial. The threat is in the risk of losing these irreplaceable structures forever. Many of these monuments have cultural and aesthetic value that is beyond price. Acid Rain One of the more destructive forms of pollution is acid rain
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To start‚ the Confederate Defenders of Charleston monument was established during 1932 by the people of Charleston to provide a memory for those whose relatives fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The monument itself displays a message of the Confederate veterans who defended Charleston and Fort Sumter from the Union. On October 20‚ 1932‚ many people in Charleston dedicated this monument in the Battery at White Point Gardens‚ to show that their relatives who fought for the
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cultural heritage of the nation. Maintenance of ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance is the prime concern of the ASI. Besides it regulate all archaeological activities in the country as per the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act‚ 1958. It also regulates Antiquities and Art Treasure Act‚ 1972. For the maintenance of ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance the entire country is
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Apartheid Museum The apartheid museum is often seen as a place remembering the atrocities of the past and commemorating the struggle of the black people. The emphasis on black is no coincidence‚ there is very little here that shows the struggle of others‚ or even shows the ruling ANC as anything besides the victim. In fact the creation of the museum was in response to a requirement by the then ‘new’ ANC government‚ which required casinos to provide a way to attract tourists‚ before the government
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groups and organizations will engender monuments. When creating these sites of remembrance‚ factors such as location‚ size and personalization need to be considered. The location of a monument needs to be considered when memorializing an individual because it can add emphasis to their remembrance. However‚ building a monument in an eerie location can distract visitors and or take interest away from the audience. For example‚ the Christopher Columbus Monument in Riverside Park located in Easton
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Security Council The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the organ of the United Nations charged with maintaining peace and security among nations. While other organs of the United Nations only make recommendations to member governments‚ the Security Council has the power to make decisions which member governments must carry out under the United Nations Charter. The decisions of the Council are known as United Nations Security Council Resolutions. The Security Council is made up of 15 member
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The Washington Monument has many magnificent physical features. Like how it is the tallest freestanding structure in the United States of America. Standing at 515 feet tall! It is located in between 15th and 17th presidential street. It was designed to look like an Egyptian obelisk. There is also an elevator that lets you go up to the top on the inside‚ but you can’t go on the outside of the Washington Monument. The reason that they did that was so that people could see the cracks from the earthquake
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Afghanistan‚ the Bamiyan Valley opens out into a large basin bordered to the north by a long‚ high stretch of rocky cliffs. The Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley comprise a serial property consisting of eight separate sites within the Valley and its tributaries. Carved into the Bamiyan Cliffs are the two niches of the giant Buddha statues (55m and 38m high) destroyed by the Taliban in 2001‚ and numerous caves forming a large ensemble of Buddhist monasteries‚ chapels and
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