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Places: Redwood National and State Parks, California, USA
The national and state parks that care for the Giant Redwoods throughout California are an incredible place to visit and see some of the largest living things on earth.
Muir Woods National Monument is the most talked about place to see these amazing trees. There are, however, other state and federal parks where you can camp among the trees.
California Redwood trees can grow and live for more than 2,000 years. They are not only one of the largest living things (growing higher than 350 feet) but they also hold the distinction of being one of the oldest living things as well.
These massive trees are also commonly nown as Giant Sequoias or Sierra Redwoods.
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BitLearn: Pont Neuf
The Pont Neuf is a beautiful stone bridge in the heart of Paris, France connecting the Île de la Cité with the right (Rive Droite) and left (Rive Gauche) banks of the Seine and the Louvre complex in the 1st Arrondisement with the Qaurtier Latin.
Pont Neuf translated from French = the “New Bridge”. The name is deceiving as all travellers to Paris learn that the Pont Neuf is actually the oldest bridge in the city.
In 1578 King Henry III decided to build a “New” bridge across the Seine river and the first stone was laid that year. The bridge’s construction wasn’t completed until around 1607 when King Henry IV opened the bridge to use. The bridge’s stone architecture utilized the most modern design techniques of the time.
Connecting both side of the river over the Île de la Cité, the bridge is actually two seperate spans on each side of the little island.
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BitLearn: The Bodhi Tree
According to Buddhist practice, the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) achieved enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree.
A species of ficus, the tree under which the Buddha gained enlightenment has become a symbol of the Buddhist faith and also part of its spiritual rituals.
“Bodhi” is a sanskrit word meaning enlightenment.
The Bodhi Tree that is associated with Buddha is believed to have been destroyed but Buddhist history provides that a branch or branches from it were preserved and used to propagate other trees that exist today.
Sacred Bodhi trees thought to have been propagated from the original tree are in Bodh Gaya in India, the Jetvana Monastery in Srvasti, India and in Sri Lanka in the Sacred City of Anuradhapura.
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