The Fulton Chain of Lakes is a series of eight lakes located in the Adirondack Park in upstate New York. These lakes are part of the dammed-up Moose River and are situated in Herkimer and Hamilton Counties. The lakes are named after Robert Fulton, the inventor of the steamboat, who proposed connecting the lakes to create an Adirondack canal.

The chain begins near Old Forge and ends before reaching Raquette Lake and is known for its spectacular display of colour in the Fall.

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Oldevatnet is a lake in the municipality of Stryn in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the valley of Oldedalen. The lake covers an area of 7.9 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi), and has a length of about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). The river of Oldeelva flows from Oldevatnet via the lake of Floen to Innvikfjorden, a branch of Nordfjord.

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Seventh Lake is located near Inlet, New York. It is part of the Fulton Chain Lakes in the Adirondacks.

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The Plaza de España, designed by Aníbal González, was a principal building built on the Maria Luisa Park's edge to showcase Spain's industry and technology exhibits. González combined a mix of 1920s Art Deco and Spanish Renaissance Revival, Spanish Baroque Revival and Neo-Mudéjar styles. The Plaza de España complex is a huge half-circle; the buildings are accessible by four bridges over the moat, which represent the ancient kingdoms of Spain. In the centre is the Vicente Traver fountain.

Many tiled alcoves were built around the plaza, each representing a different province of Spain. The Plaza's tiled Alcoves of the Provinces are frequent backdrops for visitors' portrait photographs, taken in their own home province. Each alcove is flanked by a pair of covered bookshelves, now used by visitors in the manner of a "Little Free Library". Each bookshelf often contains works with information about their province. Visitors have also donated favorite novels and other books for others to read.

Today the buildings of the Plaza de España have been renovated and adapted for use as offices for government agencies. The central government departments, with sensitive adaptive redesign, are located within it. Toward the end of the park, the grandest mansions from the fair have been adapted as museums. The most distant museum contains the city's archaeology collections. The main exhibits are Roman mosaics and artefacts from nearby Italica.

The Plaza de España has been used as a filming location, including scenes for Lawrence of Arabia (1962). The building was used as a location in the Star Wars movie series Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) — in which it featured in exterior shots of the City of Theed on the Planet Naboo. It also featured in the 2012 film The Dictator. The 2023 Netflix series, Kaos, also featured scenes filmed at the Plaza.

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There’s nothing like fall in the Adirondacks.
Peak foliage happens a little earlier in the higher elevations, so get to places like Saranac Lake, Lake Placid, and Wilmington earlier in the season to see the mountains on full display.

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