Wilshire-Grand Building

Built: 1981
Designed by: Gin Wong Associates
Type: Skyscraper
Location: 600 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, United States

Wandering the streets of Forbes

Before the others got up I went for a walk around the streets of Forbes. I did not see a single prad. We stayed in the old grandeur of the Albion Hotel. Though the rooms were spartan and cheap. On the first night we had managed to score two rooms, so I had one to myself, but owing to a miss-communication, which I put down to country town style organisation, we only had one room for the second evening.

UK area in focus -East sussex

Whenever I write or post pictures from various parts of the UK, all my ActiveRain friends seem to like it. So I'm going to start a new daily series introducing you all to various parts of this lovely little island! If you've got any special requests for certain English places, just drop me a line it could be featured next!

Today we're talking about Hove :-)

life in norway, finland, portugal and beyond

My better half and I always say we would move to Chicago in a heartbeat. We love the relaxed mood of the city, its proximity to the lakeshore, the grand buildings, all of the unique neighbourhoods, each with their own list of ­must-visit restaurants and shops. Of course, there are the Windy City winters—something we experienced first-hand, during the second weekend of spring. The cold wind, rain, and snow didn’t seem so unbearable once we arrived at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, a Four Seasons Hotel on the 11th through 30th floors of Water Tower Place, located just off of bustling Michigan Avenue. It had all that we needed to enjoy our beloved city while staying dry, warm, and incredibly comfortable. Login or register to post comments Read more

The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago

My better half and I always say we would move to Chicago in a heartbeat. We love the relaxed mood of the city, its proximity to the lakeshore, the grand buildings, all of the unique neighbourhoods, each with their own list of must-visit restaurants and shops. Of course, there are the Windy City winters—something we experienced first-hand, during the second weekend of spring. The cold wind, rain, and snow didn’t seem so unbearable once we arrived at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, a Four Seasons Hotel on the 11th through 30th floors of Water Tower Place, located just off of bustling Michigan Avenue. It had all that we needed to enjoy our beloved city while staying dry, warm, and incredibly comfortable.
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Versailles, Palace of

The Palace of Versailles is known for its extensive gardens as well as its grand buildings.age fotostock/SuperStock
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Versailles is a city in France. It is about 14 miles (22 kilometers) southwest of Paris. Versailles is famous for a palace built in the 1600s under the guidance of King Louis XIV. The Palace of Versailles was one of the most costly and extravagant buildings in the world. French kings lived there ...

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Yihe yuan (Summer Palace

On its southern slope, Longevity Hill is adorned with an ensemble of grand buildings: The Cloud-Dispelling Hall, the Temple of Buddhist Virtue, and the Sea of Wisdom Temple form a south-north (lakeside - peak) oriented axis which is flanked by various other buildings. In the center of the Temple of Buddhist Virtue stands the Tower of Buddhist Incense (Fo Xiang Ge), which forms the focal point for the buildings on the southern slope of Longevity Hill. The tower is built on a 20-meter-tall stone base, is 41 meters high with three storeys and supported by eight ironwood (lignumvitae) pillars.