Sentence examples for cornerstone laid from inspiring English sources

One cylinder recounted how Nabonidus (reigned 555 539 bc), the father of Belshazzar and the last king of Babylon, had excavated the temple to its original cornerstone, laid 4,200 years earlier by Naram-Sin, the son of King Sargon of Akkad.

The school rankings, exclusive to FORBES, rest on the cornerstone laid down by Richard Vedder and his team at the Center for College Affordability & Productivity.

After Gore Hall was turned into a "pile of stones and rubbish" to make way, ground was broken on February12, 1913, and the cornerstone laid on June16.

With its cornerstone laid in 1858, the newer cathedral was the vision of Archbishop John Hughes and was designed by architect James Renwick.

The cornerstone laying took place on May 30 , 1890

The language this morning during the cornerstone laying for the Freedom Tower at ground zero will probably be as lofty as the skyscraper itself.

On his last day in the park on April 24 , 1903 Roosevelt participated in the cornerstone laying ceremony and the arch was completed later that year.

At the cornerstone laying ceremony, Mr. X got furious again when he learned that the project would be delayed again for certain reasons.

D1 NEW YORK/REGION B1-5 FIsst Stone Is Laid For Tower at Ground Zero A garnet-speckled cornerstone was laid for Freedom Tower, the tallest skyscraper planned at the World Trade Center site, after an hourlong ceremony.

Construction on the 15 feet foundation began in 1883, and the pedestal's cornerstone was laid in 1884.

Its cornerstone was laid by President Theodore Roosevelt.