In urban design, a terminating vista is a building or monument that stands at the end or in the middle of a road, so that when one is looking up the street...
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"Hasta la vista, baby" is a catchphrase associated with Arnold Schwarzenegger's titular character from the 1991 science fiction action film Terminator 2: Judgment...
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(architecture) or vista, in architecture and urban planning Terminating vista, a building or monument that stands at the end or in the middle of a road VISTA (protein)...
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Cathedral. The bridge's alignment is such that a clear view (i.e. a "terminating vista") of St Paul's south façade is presented from across the river, framed...
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St. Peter's Basilica (category Terminating vistas)
Peter's as the visitor approaches, with the basilica acting as a terminating vista. Bernini's transformation of the site is entirely Baroque in concept...
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Texas State Capitol (category Terminating vistas in the United States)
Congress Avenue Historic District to the south, for which it forms a terminating vista. The northern edge of the capitol grounds lies four blocks south of...
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Judgment Day. The Terminator is Schwarzenegger's best-known role, and resulted in two catchphrases, "I'll be back" and "Hasta la vista, baby", used in the...
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Hallgrímskirkja (category Terminating vistas)
Hallgrímskirkja (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhatl̥ˌkrimsˌcʰɪr̥ca], Church of Hallgrímur) is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland...
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United States Capitol (category Terminating vistas in the United States)
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal...
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MacEwan University (category Terminating vistas in Canada)
campus its distinctive look. Each of these groupings of towers forms a terminating vista both when viewed from the north or the south, interrupting the streets...
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its north end, the Cebu Provincial Capitol serves as a prominent terminating vista. It is the location of many of Cebu's notable institutions such as...
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Old City Hall (Toronto) (category Terminating vistas in Canada)
heads the length of Bay Street from Front Street to Queen Street as a terminating vista. Old City Hall was designated a National Historic Site in 1984. Toronto's...
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Patuxai (category Terminating vistas)
Patuxai (Lao: ປະຕູໄຊ, pronounced [pā.tùː sáj] ; literally Victory Gate or Gate of Triumph, formerly the Anousavary or Anosavari Monument, known by the...
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Arc de Triomphe (category Terminating vistas in Paris)
The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, often called simply the Arc de Triomphe, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western...
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (redirect from Buena Vista International)
Walt Disney in 1953 as Buena Vista Film Distribution Company Inc. (later renamed Buena Vista Distribution Inc. and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Inc...
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Porte du Peyrou (category Terminating vistas in France)
The Porte du Peyrou is a triumphal arch in Montpellier, in southern France. It is situated at the eastern end of the Jardin de Peyrou, a park near the...
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Buckingham Palace (category Terminating vistas in the United Kingdom)
Buckingham Palace (UK: /ˈbʌkɪŋəm/) is a royal residence in London, and the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in...
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Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow (category Terminating vistas in the United Kingdom)
The equestrian statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington located outside the Royal Exchange, now known as the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow,...
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Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kraków (category Terminating vistas)
Hejnał mariacki Cracow historic trumpet alert to the city Hejnał mariacki Problems playing this file? See media help. Church of the Assumption of the Blessed...
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north end, the Ontario Legislative Building serves as a prominent terminating vista. Many of Toronto's most important institutions are located along the...
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Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was the direct successor to Windows XP, released five years...
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Victor Emmanuel II Monument (category Terminating vistas)
Europe (403): 36–38. "Vittoriano, su con l'ascensore da oggi le terrazze con vista". Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2010...
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The Terminator placed as the 37th-best movie quote, while "Hasta la vista, baby" from Terminator 2 ranked 76th on the same list. The Terminator character...
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Brandenburg Gate (category Terminating vistas in Germany)
The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor [ˈbʁandn̩ˌbʊʁɡɐ ˈtoːɐ̯] ) is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin. One of the best-known landmarks...
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Dunedin railway station (category Terminating vistas in New Zealand)
is clearly visible as a major landmark. The station thus forms a terminating vista for Lower Stuart Street. The square is at the southern end of Anzac...
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Arch 22 (category Terminating vistas)
Arch 22 is a commemorative arch on the road into Banjul in the Gambia. It was built in 1996 to mark the military coup d'état of July 22, 1994, through...
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Les Invalides (category Terminating vistas in Paris)
The Hôtel des Invalides (French pronunciation: [o.tɛl dez ɛ̃valid]; lit. 'House of the Invalids'), commonly called Les Invalides (French pronunciation:...
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Berlin Victory Column (category Terminating vistas in Germany)
The Victory Column (German: Siegessäule pronounced [ˈziːɡəsˌzɔɪ̯lə] , from Sieg 'victory' + Säule 'column') is a monument in Berlin, Germany. Designed...
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CN Tower (Edmonton) (category Terminating vistas in Canada)
Edmonton station was built east of the CNoR station in 1928, as a terminating vista of 100 Street. The 1905 CNoR station was demolished in 1953. The site...
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Washington Square Arch (category Terminating vistas in the United States)
The Washington Square Arch, officially the Washington Arch, is a marble memorial arch in Washington Square Park, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood...
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