Its design is inspired by ancient Sun worship, as well as watchtowers that were once used to warn Chinese Emperors of seaborne attacks, and its curving form has been constructed from two layers of slanted concrete shells that echo the sound of the waves.
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Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
The curving observation tower functions as a massive sundial and marks the changing of the seasons.
Joe Biden’s last weeks as president will be spent bowing to environmentalists by trying to permanently ban new offshore oil and natural gas.
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Andrew Follett,
National Review,
5 Jan. 2025
This weekend, a cartoonist quit her job after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper's owner and other media executives bowing before the president-elect.
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