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čtvrtek 21. srpna 2014

USA(Texas) - San Antonio

Official seal of San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh most populous city in the United States of Americaand the second most populous city in the state of Texas. The city is also about 190 miles west ofHouston and about 250 miles south of the Dallas/Fort Worth area. According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2000 the city had a total area of 412.07 square miles (1,067.3 km2)—407.56 square miles (1,055.6 km2) (98.9%) of land and 4.51 square miles (11.7 km2) (1.1%) of water. The city sits on the Balcones Escarpment. The altitude of San Antonio is 772 feet (235 m) above sea level.
The Alamo Mission in San Antonio, commonly known simply "The Alamo", was originally known as the Mission San Antonio de Valero. It is a former Roman Catholicmission and fortress compound and the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. It is now a museum in the Alamo Plaza District of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. Built by the Spanish Franciscan priest, Antonio de Olivares, and Payaya Indians, it forms the genesis of the present city of San Antonio, Texas, along with the Presidio San Antonio de Bexar and the Acequia Madre de Valero.
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1744
Governing bodyDaughters of the Republic of Texas













středa 20. srpna 2014

USA(Texas) - Houston

Official seal of Houston, Texas
Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States. Most of Houston is located on the gulf coastal plain, and its vegetation is classified as temperate grassland and forest. Much of the city was built on forested land, marshes, swamp, or prairie which resembles the Deep South, and are all still visible in surrounding areas. Flatness of the local terrain, when combined with urban sprawl, has made flooding a recurring problem for the city.
View from Houston, Texas.


neděle 17. srpna 2014

USA(Texas) - Austin

Austin is the capital of Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas and the American Southwest. Austin is situated on the Colorado River, with three man-made (artificial) lakes within the city limits: Lady Bird Lake (formerly known as Town Lake), Lake Austin (both created by dams along the Colorado River), and Lake Walter E. Long that is partly used for cooling water for the Decker Power Plant. Mansfield Dam and the foot of Lake Travis are located within the city's limits.
The Main Building (known colloquially as The Tower) is a structure at the center of the University of Texas at Austin campus in Downtown Austin, Texas, United States. The Main Building's 307-foot (94 m) tower has 30 floors and is one of the most recognizable symbols of the University and the city

Location110 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, Texas
United States


Construction started1934
Completed1937
Height
Roof307 ft (94 m)
Technical details
Floor count30
Design and construction
ArchitectPaul Philippe Cret