Weeping Wall
Weeping Wall may refer to: * Weeping Wall (Alberta), a geologic formation in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada * Weeping Wall (Montana), a geologic formation in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States * "Weeping Wall" (instrumental), a 1977 instrumental song by David Bowie * The Western Wall The Western Wall ( he, הַכּוֹתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי, HaKotel HaMa'aravi, the western wall, often shortened to the Kotel or Kosel), known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Islam as the Buraq Wall (Arabic: حَائِط � ...

Weeping Wall (Alberta)
The Weeping Wall is a set of cliffs, approximately 1000 feet high, located at the western base of Cirrus Mountain alongside Highway 93 (Icefields Parkway) in northern Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, just south of the boundary with Jasper National Park. In spring and summer, the faces of the cliffs are usually covered with a series of cascading waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...s. In winter, the waterfalls freeze into towering pillars of ice and become a well-known site for ice climbing. References External links "Weeping Wall" at Canadian Rockies Ice Climbing Encyclopediawith route descriptions, degrees of difficulty, and equipment needs. Mountains of Banff National Park One-thousanders of Alberta Climbing areas of Canada Waterfall ...
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Weeping Wall (Montana)
Weeping Wall is a geological formation found along Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. It is a natural waterfall that seeps out from the side of Haystack Butte and the Garden Wall The Garden Wall is a steep alpine area within Glacier National Park well known during the summer months to be heavily covered in dozens of species of flowering plants and shrubs. Located along the west side of the Continental divide and extending ..., and is fed by runoff from snowmelt. Landforms of Glacier National Park (U.S.) Geology of Montana Waterfalls of Glacier National Park (U.S.) Landforms of Flathead County, Montana Going-to-the-Sun Road {{FlatheadCountyMT-geo-stub ...
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Weeping Wall (instrumental)
"Weeping Wall" is an instrumental piece by David Bowie from his album ''Low'', released in 1977. The track has been described by Bowie as intending to evoke the misery of the Berlin Wall, being a portrait piece like the other music on Side Two of ''Low''. The principal melody is an adaptation of the tune " Scarborough Fair".Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). ''Bowie: An Illustrated Record'': p.89 Bowie plays all instruments on the recording, the album's only solo track, including several percussion instruments and synthesizers. His voice is also present in a wordless chorus. Its minimalistic style has been seen as bearing the influence of composer Steve Reich. According to Reich, Bowie had attended the European premiere of ''Music for 18 Musicians'' at the National Gallery of Berlin in 1976. "And I think 'Weeping Wall' on ''Low'' is somewhat indebted to that," Reich has said. Bowie himself recalled seeing ''Music for 18 Musicians'' performed "live in downtown New York in th ...
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