[Chatter] What Portal do you feel best represents your town/country?

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  • LuoStenLuoSten ✭✭
    edited November 2021
    1. Yangon/ Myanmar.
    2. 2600 Years anniversaries Stone Scripture ( https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=33.504759,88.242187&z=3&pll=20.635211,96.566229)
    3. It is one of the famous Place in Yangon and related with our historic religion.
  • One of the places that I remember when I close my eyelids is a place that I used to go to decades ago and have good memories of, but it is now a portal.

    It is a place where it snows a lot, sometimes up to 249cm overnight.




    1.Okura-mura, Mukami-gun, Yamagata Prefecture,Japan



    2.カルデラ温泉館

    https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=38.60778,140.152093&z=19



    3.

    I used to drive there for an hour or so after I finished my day's work.

    I remember driving along a mountain road with many sharp bends.

    The sun would set as we drove and it would often be dark by the time we reached the place.


    It was a hot spring resort.

    It is located further into the mountains, past a hot spring town where the custom of "Touji"(mean a hot-spring cure) still exists.


    I arrived late, which meant that it was almost closing time.

    However, it was a great way to relax after a hard day's work.


    When my grandfather was still alive, 

    I used to take him there, 

    and I can still remember it vividly.


    Right next to the hot spring, there was a cold carbonated spring where we could take turns to bathe.

    The carbonated spring was also available for drinking.



    In the past, Mokichi Saito (1882-1953), one of the most famous poets and psychiatrist in Japan after 1946, was a famous drinker of this carbonated spring.



    Wikipedia Mokichi Saito (Japanese Only)

    https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%8E%E8%97%A4%E8%8C%82%E5%90%89



    The aforementioned Wayspot is one of my favourite places.

    The name "カルデラ温泉館" means "Caldera Hot Spring House".


    I would have liked to have been able to stay here, but unfortunately it is not an overnight facility.

    If you come here during the daytime on Saturday or Sunday, you can have a hot spring bath here and then go to a Japanese soba noodle restaurant nearby for lunch.

  • 1-Quilmes-ARGENTINA

    2--34.778395, -58.307657

    3-

    4-The volunteer firefighters of San Francisco Solano, whose boss is Maximiliano Mendoza, experienced an emotional event, in which the monument to the female firefighters, the work of the Quilmeño artist Folko, was inaugurated in front of the barracks.
    It is an identifying sculpture, unique in South America and perhaps in the world.
    


  • GearGliderGearGlider ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2021
    1. Hershey, PA, USA
    2. Original Hershey Chocolate Factory https://intel.ingress.com/?pll=40.286266,-76.648836
    3. This was the original chocolate factory that produced the now famous Hershey's chocolates, (such as the iconic Hershey's ****). Established by Milton Hershey himself in the early 20th Century, this factory was the starting point of Milton Hershey's expansion into the candy-making industry. The building stood for over a century, being a central iconic location in the town with a long history and cherished memories for the residents. (And leaving the entire town smelling like chocolate). While a large part of the factory was demolished in 2015, the original building is still in use as The Hershey Company's headquarters.


  • PoshCPoshC ✭✭✭
    edited December 2021
    1. Beitou District., Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
    2. 北投溫泉博物館 https://intel.ingress.com/?pll=25.136753,121.5071&z=21
    3. When talking about Beitou in Taiwan, it's famous in hot springs. There are many spots there like Beitou Library (Green Building), Thermal Valley, and Long Nai Tang (Takinoyu) around that area.


  • 1.Taiwan , Nantou County , Caotun Town

    2.草鞋墩人文觀光夜市 , Ingress Intel 地圖

    3.The local tourist night market has a long history.


  • edited December 2021
    1. Garça, Brasil
    2. https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=-22.211465,-49.672809&z=18&pll=-22.211146,-49.670554
    3. Heron, the name of city in english. Garça, in portuguese)



    1. Panda portal 🐼 in Chengdu, China
    2. https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=30.657154,104.077997&z=17&pll=30.657154,104.077997
    3. The city of Chengdu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu) is the hometown for Panda! So in the downtown area, we have this Panda portal. The portal is frequently used for agent meet-ups! This portal is actually a permanent sculpture titled "I Am Here" by English-born American visual artist Lawrence Argent. The sculpture was installed in 2014, and it soon gained popularity and became a must-go landmark for any vistors to Chengdu city. 🐼


  • bannri90bannri90 ✭✭
    edited December 2021
    1. カミスココくんの時計塔(Clock Tower of Kamisu-koko-kun)
    2. https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=35.896808,140.649482&z=20&pll=35.896873,140.649466
    3. This portal is located in Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is a symbol of a large and easy to use park. Many Trainers and Agents use this place and it is crowded.
  • 1) Jesus Maria, Cordoba, Argentina

    2) Anfiteatro Festival Jesus Maria


    http://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=-30.971949,-64.093275&z=18&pll=-30.97382,-64.093872

    3) In this amphitheater the National Festival of Dressage and Folklore of Jesus Maria is held annually, it is a famous festival in my city that is celebrated every year (except in 2020 due to the quarantine) in January, in the festival multiple famous singers participate at the level national and there is also a jockey, outside the festival, in the center of the city there are many stalls that sell a little of everything, the funds of this festival are destined to the local schools cooperator


    1. Rome, Italy
    2. Piazza di Spagna https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=41.905852,12.48241&z=15&pll=41.905852,12.48241
    3. It's the most famous, squares in Rome, named after Palace of Spain, which hosts the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See. There are several monuments and sculptures in the square: the Spanish Steps, that was built to link Embassy of Spain to the Trinità dei Monti church; Fontana della Barcaccia (Fountain of the Boat); the Column of the Immaculate Conception, where every year, on December 8th, a ceremony is held where the head of the Italian fire department presents a bouquet with the motto "Flammas domamus, donamus Corda" ("We stop fires, giving our hearts").


  • 1. Managua, Nicaragua.

    2. https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=12.123496,-86.263797&z=19&pll=12.123173,-86.263898

    3. Alexis Argüello "The Explosive Thin Man" "The Gentleman of the Ring", He was a three-weight world champion, one of the greatest boxers of his era, having never lost any of his world titles in the ring. This by far is one of the most representative characters in Nicaragua history, leaving a legacy in sports.


  • Hi, and how about portals that can't be accessed because of 1st January? It's unfair cause the nearest to me is in that situation.

  • InvestigateXMInvestigateXM ✭✭✭✭✭

    >no bias/ill intention with regards to the surprise, just random

    I don't think you have to worry about it being something big like shards or special output, I'd bet my money it's probably "just" fireworks that'll be deployed for the new year.

  • Pachuca,MX

    Reloj Monumental de Pachuca - https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=20.128213503924567,-98.73102725140281&z=17

    El reloj monumental is a symbolic piece of architecture of the city of Pachuca, usually is the main part on the logo in that City, it is located in the Plaza Independencia and was built to commemorate the centenary of la independencia de México, under the initiative of President Porfirio Diaz, It is necessary to place clocks in the public squares of the country.

    Porfirio Díaz Order the construction with the next words "A fin de conmemorar debidamente el Centenario de la Independencia, sírvase iniciar la edificación de una obra digna de tal acontecimiento en ese Estado de la Unión."


  • 1. Maracay, Venezuela

    2. Monumento a Simón Bolivar https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=10.249141,-67.592912&z=17&pll=10.249141,-67.592912

    3. Plaza Bolívar de Maracay is an urban park located in the heart of the downtown area of the Venezuelan city of Maracay.

    It was inaugurated in 1930, Bolívar Square measures about 320 meters long by 106 wide.


    Its spacious facilities present a wide variety of biotypes of the rich national botany, as well as monoptera or roundabouts, benches, lanterns and a great variety of light sources.


    Carlos Raúl Villanueva, the architect who created this square, was inspired by the gardens of the Palace of Versailles in Paris, France.

    The square has a bronze equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar sculpted by Emilio Gariboldi, which is a replica of the statue in Plaza Bolívar in Caracas. The latter, in turn, is a replica of the monument to Bolívar in the plaza. Bolívar from Lima, Peru, sculpted by Adamo Tadolini.


  • huasoidehuasoide ✭✭
    edited December 2021


  • oMINAooMINAo ✭✭✭
    edited December 2021
    1. Kitami City/Japan
    2. 日本最北の蓮池/The northernmost lotus pond in Japanh ttps://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=43.84696,143.894976&z=18&pll=43.846552,143.896332

    3.Hokkaido is the northernmost region of Japan. Many plants have a northern limit, but many do not have a northern limit at all, and the lotus was not established in Hokkaido in the past. I love lotus flowers and used to have to fly over 1000km to see them. A few years ago, I found out that there was a lotus pond in my hometown and recommended it to the portal.

    Kitami City is an unassuming city with no particular tourist attractions. Half a century ago, the city produced 70% of the world's peppermint, but now it has fallen into disuse, and only a memorial museum remains.



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  • subzerom37subzerom37 ✭✭
    edited December 2021

    1-Quilmes-Argentina

    2-https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=-34.779048,-58.308076&z=19&pll=-34.778395,-58.307657

    3-

    4-The volunteer firefighters of San Francisco Solano, whose boss is Maximiliano Mendoza, experienced an emotional event, in which the monument to the female firefighters, the work of the Quilmeño artist Folko, was inaugurated in front of the barracks.
    It is an identifying sculpture, unique in South America and perhaps in the world.
    I put the intel link because the previous publication does not allow me to edit @NianticThia
    


  • Iglesia Matriz, Iquitos-Perû

    Iluminación en honor a las víctimas del covid-19

    https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=-3.749405,-73.245030&z=15&pll=-3.749405,-73.245030


  • 1) Zheleznodorozhniy, Russia

    2) https://intel.ingress.com/?pll=55.748144,38.008803

    3) The first monument in Russia to the outstanding scientist, founder of the Kuchino Aerodynamic Institute Dmitry Ryabushinsky, was inaugurated in the center of Zheleznodorozhny, on Boulevard of Flowers. The opening ceremony of the monument took place on October 31, 2011, exactly one year before the 130th anniversary of the birth of Dmitry Ryabushinsky.

    Dimitri Pavlovitch Riabouchinsky (Russian: Дми́трий Па́влович Рябуши́нский,6 November 1882– 22 August 1962) was a Russianfluid dynamicist noted for his discovery of the Riabouchinsky solid technique. With the aid of Nikolay Zhukovsky he founded the Institute of Aerodynamics in 1904, the first in Europe. He also independently discovered equivalent results to the Buckingham Pi Theorem in 1911. Riabouchinsky left Russia following the October Revolution and his short-term arrest, spending the rest of his life in Paris, yet he never accepted the French citizenship and used his Nansen passport up till ****.[1] He was a member of the Moscow State University, the University of Paris, the French Academy of Sciences as well as one of the co-founders of the Russian Higher Technical School in France. Over 200 scientific works were published during his lifetime. He was an Invited Speaker of the ICM in 1920 at Strasbourg,[2] in 1928 at Bologna, and in 1932 at Zurich.


  • 1) Pau, France

    2) Henry IV

    3) Henri IV was an illustrious king of France and Navarre. He marked history with urban legends. The hen in the pot, the cradle made in the shell of a turtle, his white horse. Thus it marked the history of France but also that of my entire region.
    
    


  • InvestigateXMInvestigateXM ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thank you for the Fireworks, Thia! I couldn't make it for the midnight fireworks, but I'll be sure to light up the place at noon tomorrow 😊

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