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4 unusual facts about cardinal direction


Samstag aus Licht

The Saturday Greeting is performed from the four cardinal points of the theatre by 26 brass players divided into four choirs, two of which each have an added percussionist.

Tech Tower

Located at 225 North Avenue NW in Midtown Atlanta, it was erected in 1888 as the Academic Building, with classrooms to complement the hands-on training in the adjacent shop building.

Tharangambadi

The rampart wall is a fairly large four sided structure, with bastions at each cardinal point.

William O. Munsell House

Situated on the western edge of a proposed Buckman Historic District, the Munsell House features large pedimented gable dormers facing the cardinal points.


Agneya

Agneya is also worshiped as the Goddess guarding the "Southeast" direction in Vaastu Shastra - an ancient text that recommends constructing the Kitchen in the south east corner of each household.

Phimai

The temple Prasat Hin Phimai, located in the center of the town, was one of the major Khmer temples in ancient Thailand, connected with Angkor by an ancient Khmer Highway, and oriented so as to face Angkor as its cardinal direction.


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County routes in New Jersey

With very rare exceptions (such as County Route 537), the 500 series follows the rule of cardinal direction used for Interstate Highways and U.S. Routes: even-numbered roads run east and west, while odd-numbered roads run north and south.

West

In Ancient Egypt, the West was considered to be the portal to the netherworld, and is the cardinal direction regarded in connection with death, though not always with a negative connotation.