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Little Mountain Plaza, Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver (Canada): 49.241323, -123.113418 Designed by Perry + Associates, built in 2006, sits on City of Vancouver land, operated and maintained by the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation. I observe a Masonic influence in the plaza's design. The small rectangular feature in the mid-foreground is a throne of the simplest shape, with the seat about halfway down the back (faced in this photo). It is interpreted as a throne because steps lead to it and it is shaped like the throne of Isis as depicted in her hieroglyph and as rendered in ancient Egyptian figurines and statuettes. 33.33 meters north is the signature fountain which spouts higher than all 65 other jets. It's upward spray is reminiscent of images of the murdered but temporarily revived husband of Isis, Osiris, ejaculating to impregnate her as she flies over his supine body in the form of a bird. Osiris' brother Set had dismembered him to usurp the throne, and then had his remains scattered across Egypt before throwing his penis into the Nile. Drawing a right angle west to extend the measurement from throne to high fountain to the Henry Moore sculpture "Knife Edge - Two Piece," the distance is 44.44 meters. The artwork's inscription identifies it as the third of three (3/3) casts (the others are located outside the UK's House of Lords in London and on the Rockefeller Estate in New York). The artist publicly stated the work was inspired by bone fragments, suggesting dismemberment. I interpret the sculpture as symbolic of Set. If a second right angle is drawn north, to extend the measurement from throne to fountain to sculpture, to the top of the triodetic dome Bloedel Floral Conservatory, the total distance is 111.1 meters. Isis gave birth to Horus who grew up to avenge his father's death and take his rightful seat on Egypt's throne. The most well-known symbol of Horus is the eye. From the ground, the dome might be seen as an eyeball protruding from the ground, while from the sky it may be seen as the eye of a human figure delineated by the plaza's borders. The dome is Horus. Isis, Osiris, Set and Horus all represented on a plaza at Vancouver's highest elevation (333 cubits above sea level), in a park with primary entrances off 33rd Avenue West and 33rd Avenue East, a site declared parkland by King George VI, a 33° Scottish Rite Freemason. The distance from the throne to the Vancouver Olympic Cauldron in Coal Harbour is 3.33 miles. I sought, by way of polite e-mail correspondence to the landscape architecture firm contracted to redesign the plaza, to obtain a confirmation of my interpretation of its curious arrangement of follies but received no reply. Knowing Masons are bound to protect core secrets, I will assume - to avoid feeling personally slighted - that a few were involved in the design work. A year later, I located a "project statistics" page online that reveals Perry + Associates as the landscape consultant for the Vancouver Masonic Centre's rezoning/development project. The park's Centennial Rose Garden is a talisman. The distance from the north vertex of the park's triangular Centennial Rose Garden to the Vancouver Masonic Centre (dead centre rooftop) is 3,333 meters; to the statue of King George VI at the University of British Columbia, 33,333 feet; to the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation head office, 3.33 nautical miles; to an oak tree planted in the park by then Princess Elizabeth in 1951, 333 meters; to Toronto's CN Tower, 30.3°; to the Peace Arch (Canada/US border), 0.33°; to the Georgia Guidestones (US), 33°; to Temple Church (UK), 300,000,003 inches; to the Palace of Knossos (Greece), 33,300,000 feet; to Mount Ararat (Turkey), 33,033,333 feet; to the Shrine of Jalaluddin Rumi (Turkey), 33,003,333 feet; to the Atash-gah Fire Temple (Azerbaijan), 33,000,000 inches; and to Mount Hua Shan/West Great Mountain, Shaanxi (China), 303,333 arc seconds. These are only several of many such measurements from the rose garden to significant locations around the globe. All measurements are 99.7% accurate or better. I believe I have correctly identified Queen Elizabeth Park as Vancouver's axis mundi. The literature offers nine criteria which, when taken together, define the mythological motif: New settlement Geographic centre High elevation Consecration ceremony led by shaman/holy man Feminine symbol Property/empire demarcation Features a temple Communicates a theme Inter-realm communication/blessings Jay Black, Vancouver Photographer