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The Octagon (band)
The Octagon may refer to: *The Octagon, Christchurch, a former church in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand *The Octagon, Dunedin, the city centre of Dunedin, New Zealand *The Octagon (Egypt), the headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense in the New Administrative Capital of Egypt *The Octagon House, Washington, D.C. * The Octagon (Heidelberg University), Tiffin, Ohio *The Octagon (Roosevelt Island), New York * The Octagon at Amherst College, Massachusetts * ''The Octagon'' (film), a 1980 Chuck Norris movie * ''The Octagon'' (album), a 2020 album by Australian rapper Chillinit *The Octagon, the trademarked name for the enclosure in Ultimate Fighting Championship#Octagon mixed-martial-arts bouts See also * Octagon (other) * Octagon Building (other) *Octagon Theatre, Bolton The Octagon Theatre is a producing theatre located in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Programme The Octagon produces eight or nine professional theatre productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Octagon, Christchurch
The Trinity Church or Trinity Congregational Church designed by Benjamin Mountfort, later called the State Trinity Centre, is a Category I heritage building listed with Heritage New Zealand. Damaged in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and red-stickered after the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the building was threatened with demolition like most other Christchurch Central City, central city heritage buildings. In June 2012, it was announced that the building would be saved, repaired and earthquake strengthened. The building, post its church status, has housed some commercial operations, including the State Trinity Centre; 'The Octagon' (2006–2010); and later, following earthquake repairs, a business called 'The Church Brew Pub' (2023–present). Geography The building is located on the south-west corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets. The three buildings on the south side of the section of Worcester Street leading into Cathedral Square, Christchurch, Cathedral Squa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Octagon, Dunedin
The Octagon is the city centre of Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is an eight-sided plaza with a circular one-way carriageway, bisected by the city's main street, and is also the central terminus of two other main thoroughfares. The Octagon is predominantly a pedestrian reserve, with grass and paved features, and is surmounted by a Robert Burns (Steell), statue of the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Several of Dunedin's significant buildings and institutions adjoin the plaza, which is also a major spoke-hub distribution paradigm, hub for Public transport in the Otago Region, public transport in Dunedin, primarily taxi services. First laid out in 1846, the site was largely derelict for many years until the two major early parts of the city's settlement (to the north and south of the Octagon) were linked by the excavation of Bell Hill, New Zealand, Bell Hill. From the 1890s on it rose to prominence as the city's central area. The Octagon was substantially renovated duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Octagon (Egypt)
The Octagon () will be the new headquarters for the Egyptian Ministry of Defense, being a part of a much larger initiative of moving all governmental offices to the New Administrative Capital. The establishment of the new headquarters aims to be the largest in the Middle East and the world, located in the New Capital, Greater Cairo. The headquarters extends over a total area of , with about of it serving as floor area. It includes 13 zones – each with its own specific role – making it the largest defense headquarters and office building complex in the world surpassing the Pentagon in the United States. The Octagon is a part of a big establishment, which as a whole has worship venues, clubs, hotels, schools, playgrounds, residential projects, shopping malls, hospitals, and complexes for civil and administrative services. The place is secured by two Republican Guard units, and other means of security. The Six Centers The (Octagon) State Strategic Command Center is compose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Octagon House
The Octagon House, also known as the Colonel John Tayloe III House, is a house located at 1799 New York Avenue, Northwest in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was built in 1799 for John Tayloe III, the wealthiest planter in the country, at the behest of his new family member George Washington, as his sister Sarah Tayloe married William Augustine Washington, son of Gen. Washington’s half brother Augustine Washington Jr.. In September 1814, after British forces burnt the White House during the War of 1812, Tayloe, for six months, lent the Octagon House to United States president James Madison and first lady Dolley Madison to serve as the Executive Mansion. It is one of only five houses to serve as the presidential residence in the history of the United States of America, and one of only three, along with the White House and Blair House, that still stand. John Tayloe III was born at Mount Airy, which he later inherited. The colonial estate was built by h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Octagon (Heidelberg University)
The Octagon is a historic octagon house on the campus of Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio, United States. Built in the mid-19th century, it has been used for residential purposes throughout its history, and while it has experienced over a century of gradual deterioration, it has been named a historic site, and the 21st century has seen plans to restore it to its original integrity. The Octagon was constructed in 1852, and other than Founders Hall, it was the first building constructed on Heidelberg's campus. Constructed along with the President's House and the Gerhart-Rust Residence, it was, like the others, intended to be used as faculty housing. Its builder and earliest resident was polymath Jeremiah Good, the college's professor of mathematics and also the man responsible for designing Founders Hall. During and after Good's lifetime, he and his family owned the house; since that time, it has passed through a succession of owners, most of whom have been connected t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Octagon (Roosevelt Island)
The Octagon, built in 1834, is a historic octagonal building and attached apartment block complex located at 888 Main Street on Roosevelt Island in New York City. It originally served as the main entrance to the New York City Mental Health Hospital (also known as the New York City Lunatic Asylum), which opened in 1841. Designed by Alexander Jackson Davis, the five-story rotunda was made of blue-gray stone that was quarried on the island. The Octagon is the last remnant of the hospital, and after many years of decay and two fires, was close to ruin. After restoration, it has now been incorporated into the adjacent buildings to create a large apartment complex. Mistreatment of patients at the asylum was the center of the exposé by Nellie Bly in her 1887 book '' Ten Days in a Mad-House''. History The structure was built as part of the New York City Mental Health Hospital in 1841 and was incorporated into the Metropolitan Hospital in 1894. The Octagon, as a Metropolitan Hospital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Octagon At Amherst College
:''The foundation thus laid by Andrew Lawrence will hereafter sustain the instruments of modern society to draw from the skies a knowledge of the stars - to demonstrate to men the Glory of God, and the magnificence of His works, - and to show to their wondering minds that "the thousand brilliant worlds which circle round Him, are governed by one law, and that in wisdom 'He has made them all'"'' The Octagon at Amherst College was the first natural history museum and observatory on campus. Edward Hitchcock (President of Amherst College in 1845) hired Henry A. Sykes to build it. It was intended to be unusual, with its elegant dome observatory and the collection of materials ranging from meteorites to animals and fossil A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserve ...s. The Octagon w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Octagon (film)
''The Octagon'' is a 1980 American action martial arts film starring Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson and Lee Van Cleef. It was directed by Eric Karson and written by Paul Aaron and Leigh Chapman. The film involves a martial artist (Chuck Norris) who must stop a group of terrorists trained in the ninja style by his foster brother (Tadashi Yamashita). It was filmed in Los Angeles and released by the distribution wing of American Cinema Productions beginning August 15, 1980. It is notable for its inventive use of voice-over effects to portray the inner life of Norris' character, Scott James. This was actor Richard Norton's film debut. Plot The film opens with a short scene at a private military training camp. The main instructor, Katsumoto tells the graduating class that all of their actions and whereabouts will be known and that if they do anything to expose or harm the group, they and their families will be killed. The film then cuts to an assassination of a diplomat by member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Octagon (album)
Blake Cab Marto Turnell (born 1 February 1993), known professionally as Chillinit ( ; stylised as ChillinIT), is an Australian rapper and musician. He is from Sydney, New South Wales and released his debut studio album ''Women Weed & Wordplay'' in October 2018. Career In August 2019, Turnell released the standalone single "Freedom", which became his first charting single in Australia, which peaked at number 87 on the ARIA Singles Chart. His second studio album ''The Octagon'' was released on 31 January 2020, and peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart the week following its release. The album's lead single, "Laying Low", peaked at number 72 on the ARIA Singles Chart in February 2020. In October 2021, Chillinit released "Susan’s Son", the lead single from his fourth album ''Family Ties'', released in November 2021. Personal life Blake is of Lebanese and Australian descent. Turnell's uncle, Sean Turnell, is an Australian economist. Turnell was arrested by New South Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor (company), Endeavor Group Holdings. The largest MMA promotion in the world, the UFC has over List of current UFC fighters, 578 fighters contracted that fight across 11 Weight class, weight divisions (eight men's and three women's). The organization produces events worldwide and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. , it had held List of UFC events, over 700 events. Dana White has been its president since 2001 and CEO since 2023. Under White's stewardship, it has grown into a global multi-billion-dollar enterprise. The UFC was founded by businessman Art Davie and Brazilian martial artist Rorion Gracie, and the UFC 1, first event was held in 1993 at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the UFC's early compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octagon (other)
An octagon is an eight-sided polygon. Octagon may also refer to: Buildings and locations * Octagon Barn (other) * Octagon Building (other) *Octagon Centre, at the University of Sheffield, England *Octagon house, a unique house style * Octagon House (other) * Octagonal Schoolhouse (other) *Octagon, Alabama * Octagon, Birmingham, a skyscraper and the tallest building in Birmingham, England *Octagon, Indiana * Octagon, Virginia *The Octagon (Egypt), the new headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Egypt) Music * ''Octagon'' (Bathory album), 1995 * ''Octagon'' (String Trio of New York album), 1994 * ''Octagon'' (Dilate album), 1997 *''Octagon, Octagon, Octagon'', a 2003 EP by The Mint Chicks People *Octagón (born 1961), Mexican wrestler * Dr. Octagon, an alter-ego of rapper Kool Keith Sports *Octagon (mixed martial arts), the caged enclosure used for mixed martial arts bouts * Octagon (sports agency), global sports and entertainment conten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octagon Building (other)
Octagon Building can refer to: Philippines * Octagon (Ortigas Center), in Pasig, Metro Manila * A building on the campus of Polytechnic University of the Philippines Santo Tomas United Kingdom * Octagon, Birmingham, a residential skyscraper under construction in Birmingham, England * The main building at University College London United States * Octagon Building (Santa Cruz, California) * Octagonal Building (Mexico), part of the Mexico exhibit at the 1884 World Cotton Centennial fair in New Orleans, Louisiana * The Octagon at Amherst College, Massachusetts * Andrew Gildersleeve Octagonal Building, Mattituck, New York * The Octagon (Roosevelt Island), New York * The Octagon (Heidelberg University), Tiffin, Ohio Elsewhere * The Octagon (Egypt), defense headquarters for the Egyptian Ministry of Defense, in the New Administrative Capital, Egypt * The Octagon, Christchurch, a former church in Christchurch, New Zealand See also * Octagon barn (other) * Octagon Centre * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
