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impressive and concrete
The fourth and most impressive building is the " Palacio do Governo ", which is the world's largest suspended structure, built in reinforced concrete.
He was responsible for the construction of several concrete bridges, notably the Aguada Bridge and the impressive Balagtasan Bridge in Lamitan, as well as the construction of a number of public buildings, the expansion of the Isabela wharf, and many more, all of which greatly benefited the people of Basilan.
Beyond the impressive decorative elements of Puuc architecture, the use of a concrete core is also considered an architectural advance beyond the earlier Maya technique of using larger stones ( set on top of one another in lime and mud mortar ) for structural support.
Some of the numbers related to the building of the stadium are impressive: the development of the project required 370 vellum boards ; five months were consumed in earth moving and excavation ; a stream was redirected by the movement of 340 cubic metres of earth ; the volume of concrete used was equivalent to the construction of 83 10-storey buildings ; 280 million sacks of cement were used ( if placed side by side they would cover the distance from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro ); and 50, 000 tons of iron were used ( which would circle the Earth two and a half times ).
Fortifications built at Westerplatte were in fact not very impressive: there were no real bunkers or underground tunnels, there were only five small concrete outposts ( guardhouses ) hidden in the peninsula's forest and the large barracks prepared for defense, supported by a network of field fortifications such as trenches and barricades.
Though concrete had been invented a thousand years earlier in the Near East, the Romans extended its use from fortifications to their most impressive buildings and monuments, capitalizing on the material ’ s strength and low cost.
The new facility at Dudy Noble Field, built in less than nine months, featured an impressive concrete grandstand structure with 3, 700 maroon theater-style seats, a spacious elevated press box, restroom, ticket, souvenir and concession-vending facilities, and a well-appointed 40-locker dressing room and team area.

impressive and faced
In October 1987 Bruno faced the veteran Joe Bugner, who although long past his peak was coming off impressive wins over Greg Page and David Bey.
The first episodes did not draw impressive ratings, and the critics were ambivalent, but by the eighth episode " Bowels, Bosch and the Whole Damn Thing ", in which Happy faced health problems Jamie fell for Wendy Rossi, a doctor facing manslaughter, and Caitlin began to consider working with Richard instead of MDA the show began to gain attention.
After that impressive display, Braga faced Aris with another 1 1 draw, with Linz scoring another vital goal for the Minhotos.
Despite existing for so long the Golden Jaguars really haven't managed anything that impressive, the closest they have been to reaching the world cup it the third round qualifiers where they faced footballing giants Mexico, a 3-1 defeat followed.
From November 1, 1919, until he faced Georges Carpentier for the world's light heavyweight championship in 1922, Siki compiled the impressive record of 43 wins in 46 bouts ( 21 KOS ), suffering just 1 loss ( on a decision ) and 2 draws.
The next year in February in Paris he faced 28 teams of four players each, with the impressive result of 22 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws.
The series ends its run not with the final elimination of the Heterodyne threat, but in an epiphany shared by all of the former rivals: The Heterodyne, although a threat that must be faced with impressive technology, are simply yet another disaster to be faced in a dangerous world, no different from earthquakes or typhoons.
Hall's major league pitching debut was impressive: wielding nothing but an 89 mph fastball, he retired all three batters he faced.
In the subsequent All-Ireland final ‘ the Cats ’ faced Tipperary, however, victory went to the Munster men on an impressive score line of 3-11 to 0-3.

impressive and monument
An impressive example is the sixteenth-century Van Brederode double-decker monument at Vianen near Utrecht, which depicts Reynoud van Brederode ( d. 1556 ) and his wife Philippote van der Marck ( d. 1537 ) as shrouded figures on the upper level, with below them a single verminous cadaver.
The Atomium, built for the World's Fair of 1958, is the most impressive monument in the Heysel Park.
A notable exception in this is the " monument preservation " law by the Bavarian King Ludwig I of Bavaria, which led to the nearly complete preservation of many impressive monuments such as the Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Nördlingen and Dinkelsbühl.
There are two approaches to the palace's grand entrance, one from the long straight drive through wrought iron gates directly into the Great Court, while the other, equally if not more impressive, betrays Vanbrugh's true vision: the palace as a bastion or strong citadel, the true monument and home to a great warrior.
The scale of the ditches indicated an impressive monument.
While evidence for the military activities of Akhenaten, Tutankhamun and Horemheb is fragmentary or ambiguous, Seti I has left us an impressive war monument that glorifies his achievement, along with a number of texts, all of which tend to magnify his personal achievements on the battlefield.
Zweig, in contrast, praised the simplicity of the memorial, and lack of overt triumphalism, and said that it was " more impressive than any triumphal arch or monument to victory that I have ever seen ".
These paths will take you over the open chalk downland of Coombe Hill, Buckinghamshire, home to Britains longest surviving geocache, with its impressive monument to the Buckinghamshire men who died in the Boer War, or walk to the pretty hamlet of Dunsmore in the spring and enjoy the carpet of bluebells, or enjoy the shaded woods on Haddington Hill and Boddington Hill, belonging to Forest Enterprise ( known locally as ' Wendover Woods ').
Subject of an impressive monument in the parish church.
British Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was killed in the battle ; the victory and his death are commemorated by an impressive stone monument located atop the Niagara Escarpment and surmounted by a large stone statue of Brock overlooking the village below.
*" Kallithea monument ", a 4th century BC family tomb, one of the most impressive exhibits of the Piraeus Archaeological Museum.
He buried her in York Minster, with an impressive monument to her memory.
The Memorial's website describes the building plan as " a compromise between desire for an impressive monument to the fallen and a budget of only £ 250, 000 ".
The tomb of Malik Ambar in Khuldabad ( 1626 ) is another impressive monument of this period.
Early in the 1990s, an impressive monument was erected at the site of the battle, consisting of dozens of massive swords pushed into the ground and posing as crosses, and colossal sculptures of dismembered bodies of warriors scattered in the meadows.
Boyana is the only and the most impressive wholly preserved monument of the Turnovo School of Painting from the 13th century.
Although Rastrelli's authorship is out of the question, the cathedral is indeed the most impressive monument of Elizabethan Baroque not to be commissioned by the imperial family or built in the imperial capital.
The geophysical work transformed the traditional view of Stanton Drew as being a surface monument and the Great Circle is now seen as being one of the largest and most impressive Neolithic monuments to have been built.
Charminar is a beautiful and impressive square monument.
* Goward Dolmen is an impressive megalithic monument from Hilltown on the road to Castlewellan.
Lobanovsky was buried at Baikove Cemetery where an impressive monument surrounds his tomb.
The grand scale of its-long facade, central dome and two end pavilions, the richness of its white marble, and its use of the currently-popular Romanesque style contributed to its being seen as an impressive monument for the new province.
In the sanctuary, there is an impressive monument to Sir Richard Blount, who died in 1564, and his son Sir Michael, died in 1610, both Tudor Lieutenants of the Tower, who would have witnessed many of the executions.
Lytle's monument, one of the most impressive ones there, is near the entrance to the cemetery.

impressive and featured
Originally his work focused on technique-some argue that it had that focus at the cost of relevance, especially in Rain ( Regen, 1929 ), a 10-minute short filmed over 2 years which features impressive cinematography and a number of ' characters ' but no information about them aside from what was visible, and in The Bridge ( De Brug, 1928 ), which showed a frank admiration of engineering and also featured a number of " characters " but again did not give any information about them.
Murnau's film featured special effects that were remarkable for the time and many of these shots are still impressive today.
The band has featured an impressive array of musicians: Steve Slagle, Randy Brecker, Frank Lacy, John Stubblefield, Chris Potter, Ryan Kisor, Alex Foster, Jack Walrath ( an alumnus of one of Mingus ' last bands ), Vincent Herring, Ronnie Cuber, John Hicks, Seamus Blake, Jimmy Knepper, and many more.
In the 1998-1999 offseason, with the folding of the American Basketball League, the Sting added former ABL guard Dawn Staley to an already impressive roster that featured Vicky Bullett and Andrea Stinson.
In its brief run, The Mercury Theatre on the Air featured an impressive array of talents, including Agnes Moorehead, Bernard Herrmann, and George Coulouris.
While his debut album showcased his eclectic and impressive skills on the electric bass, Word of Mouth focused more on his ability to compose and arrange for a larger band than was previously featured on his first album.
In his release review of the Nintendo 64, The Seattle Times contributor Steven L. Kent found that the flight mechanics and vast areas featured in Pilotwings 64 make it one of the most impressive games ever made.
She was featured on the cover of the December 18, 1964, issue of Time magazine, which praised her fundraising efforts as " perhaps the most impressive display of virtuoso money-raising and civic citizenship in the history of U. S. womanhood.
The building itself was remodelled in celebration of the 2006 Winter Olympics, with its main rooms redesigned by Dante Ferretti, and " featured an imaginative use of lighting and mirrors in a spectacular display of some of the most important and impressive Pharaonic statues in the museum collection.
The song featured Kuwata's impressive coarse-grained vocals like a tongue twister.
It featured a pillar-mounted 3-point seatbelt for the middle-rear occupant ( replacing the common ' lap strap '), standard front belt pre-tensioners and load limiters, driver's airbag and an impressive safety structure-a specification ahead of most rivals in 1995.
It featured impressive production values with the actors and costumes.
In Arsenal's 2005 06 Champions League run, Reyes featured heavily against, among others, Real Madrid, Juventus and Villarreal CF in the most impressive Champions League results for Arsenal to date.
Like the other mini-pickups of the time, it featured a sub-2 liter four cylinder engine, a four speed manual transmission, rear wheel drive, an impressive load capability of 1, 400 lb ( 635 kg ) considering its size, and a fairly small price tag compared to full size pickups of the time.
The 2008 film The Incredible Hulk featured an aerial take of Rocinha, an impressive low-altitude helicopter footage that gives a fair idea of the immensity of the favela and its complex assortment of seemingly endless chaotic constructions, as well as the sheer number of Intermodal containers repurposed as housing.
A year later he featured in the side that achieved the famous European run, though in the league he was less impressive with seven goals from 27 league games.
2009 began superbly for Blue Star, with four wins in their first four games-including an impressive 4-0 over divisional new boys Ogden Outlaws that featured a hat trick from striker David Ponce-and four straight clean sheets for goalkeeper Kris Minton taking them to the first round of the US Open Cup for the first time since 2005.
Skyscrapers are frequently featured in films for their impressive appearance and potent symbolism.
Still, it featured impressive visual effects for its time and especially for the Genesis, a system with hardware that lacked much of the necessary scaling and rotation technologies normally needed to create even the most rudimentary appearance of 3D environments ( such as rival Super NES ' built-in " Mode 7 " technology and " Super FX Chip " add-on ).
Pardew took Pantsil with the rest of the squad on their pre-season tour of Sweden and he featured in the matches out there putting in some impressive performances.
The same was true of the Richard Burton Hamlet, which was presented onscreen in limited two-day engagements throughout the U. S .. Filmed over two days in a quickie black-and-white process called Electronovision, which resembled a 1960's videotaped broadcast, this three hours plus production featured none of the epic features that were a standard of roadshow theatrical release-no impressive scenery, beautiful costumes, or stereophonic sound, only an intermission halfway through the performance.
That game also featured a lowlight for Hakim, as he muffed a Saints ' punt in the closing minute, allowing the Saints to retain possession and run out the clock, killing what was nearly an impressive Rams comeback.
Focusing more on country music than any other album in Ochs ' canon, it featured an impressive number of musicians, including members of The Byrds and Elvis Presley's backing group alongside mainstays Lincoln Mayorga and Bob Rafkin.
The ceremony also featured impressive performances by cheering teams and the Hong Kong Police Band.

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