(Photo: Architzer)
But it's not a roundabout. If you look carefully at the ends of the ring, you'll see that there's no way to turn around.
So that's not why the Laguna Garzon Bridge in Uruguay is shaped this way. This bridge is in the middle of a large bird habitat. Rafael Viñoly designed the ring to force drivers to slow down, causing less of a disturbance to the birds. Paul Keskeys writes for Architizer:
“The rotunda signals the terminus of the National Route 10,” said Viñoly. “I accepted to design the bridge on the condition that Route 10 — a federal highway that has been the main access to the beach resorts along the Uruguayan coast and one of the most destructive planning drivers of the territory — be downgraded to local jurisdiction in order to better control the development process."
Opening in December 2015, project investors have also praised the completion of the ring-shaped bridge. “It is an iconic architectural piece that will be a catalytic factor in driving the development of Rocha’s coastline,” said Argentine Eduardo Costantini, who invested 80 percent of the $10 million construction cost.
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"He added to [the stamp collection] by simply having the Postmaster General and State Department mail him every new issue."
That kind of takes the fun out of it. I recall Doonesbury's fictional 70's rocker Jimmy Thudpucker collected stamps in much the same way.
FDR also wasn't shy about personally picking out the designs of some stamp issues. Seems like a small perk to me, although no president would get away with that today.
from his wikipedia article:
Another famous anecdote has it that one Sunday, Mrs. Coolidge was too ill to attend church, and Calvin attended the services alone. When he returned, his wife asked him, "Did you go to church?" "Yes," Calvin responded. "Did the minister give a sermon?" his wife continued. "Yes," Calvin answered. "What did he talk about?" Mrs. Coolidge pressed impatiently. "Sin," her husband replied. "Well," demanded the Calvin's wife, as her frustration continued to mount, "what did he say about it?" "He's against it," Calvin concluded.