Rampart
Encyclopedia
Places
- Ramparts of Quebec CityRamparts of Quebec CityLocated in Canada, the Ramparts of Quebec City are the only remaining fortified city walls in the Americas, north of Mexico. The English began fortifying the existing walls, after they took Quebec City from the French in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759.The wall surrounds most of Old...
, the only remaining fortified city walls in the Americas, north of Mexico - Rampart, AlaskaRampart, AlaskaRampart is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 45 at the 2000 census. In the 1950s, a large hydroelectric project called the Rampart Dam was considered for the Yukon River near the village. Had the project been completed, it would have...
, a village- Rampart AirportRampart AirportRampart Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles east of the central business district of Rampart, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska, United States...
, near the village - Rampart CanyonRampart CanyonRampart Canyon, Rampart Gorge, Lower Ramparts, and The Ramparts all are names for a high-banked canyon of the Yukon River located downstream of Rampart, Alaska and upstream of Tanana, Alaska. The canyon is located at an elevation of and was the considered site of a hydroelectric...
, on the Yukon River, named for the village - Rampart DamRampart DamThe Rampart Dam or Rampart Canyon Dam was a project proposed in 1954 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dam the Yukon River in Alaska for hydroelectric power...
, a canceled hydroelectric power project for Rampart Canyon
- Rampart Airport
- Rampart, CaliforniaRampart, CaliforniaRampart is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Rampart is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Truckee River, west-southwest of Tahoe City. It lies at an elevation of 6201 feet ....
, in Placer County - Rampart, Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County
- Rampart craterRampart craterRampart craters are a specific type of Martian impact crater which are accompanied by distinctive fluidized ejecta features. A Martian Rampart crater displays an ejecta with a low ridge along its edge. Usually, rampart craters show a lobate outer margin, as if material moved along the surface,...
, a type of crater on Mars - Rampart StreetRampart StreetRampart Street is a historic avenue located in New Orleans, Louisiana.The upper end of the street is in the New Orleans Central Business District...
in New Orleans, Louisiana - Rampart RangeRampart RangeThe Rampart Range is a mountain range located in Douglas, El Paso, and Teller counties, Colorado, USA. It is part of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The range is almost entirely public land within the Pike National Forest....
, the region of mountains between Colorado Springs and Denver in Colorado.
In entertainment
- Rampart (arcade game)Rampart (arcade game)Rampart is an arcade game, released in 1990 by Atari Games, that combines the shoot 'em up and puzzle genres. It is widely-ported, with versions for most contemporary systems.-Overview:...
, a 1990 puzzle game - Rampart (film)Rampart (film)Rampart is a drama film released in 2011. Directed by Oren Moverman and co-written by Moverman and James Ellroy, the film stars Woody Harrelson and Ice Cube. In the midst of the fallout from the Rampart scandal of the 1990s, dirty LAPD veteran Dave Brown is forced to face up to the consequences of...
, a drama film directed by Oren Moverman - Rampart General Hospital, the fictional hospital of the Emergency! television series—see Emergency!#Rampart General Hospital
- Rampart, a character in the Sovereign SevenSovereign SevenSovereign Seven is a creator-owned American comic book series, created by Chris Claremont and Dwayne Turner, and published by DC Comics.-Publication history:...
comic book series - Rampart CasinoRampart CasinoThe Rampart Casino is operated by Cannery Casino Resorts under a 10 year lease agreement. Rampart is both a locals casino and a tourist casino. It has of space and a 115 seat race and sports book along with table games.- History :...
at The Resort at Summerlin - "Ramparts", instrumental from the 2001 album To Record Only Water for Ten DaysTo Record Only Water for Ten DaysTo Record Only Water for Ten Days is the third solo album by John Frusciante, released in 2001 through Warner Music Group. Unlike his previous two solo albums, Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt and Smile from the Streets You Hold, the record differs significantly in that Frusciante explores...
by John Frusciante - "Ramparts", from the 2003 album ZitilitesZitilitesZitilites is the fourth album by Kashmir. It was released in 2003. Henrik Lindstrand joined the band as a permanent member on this album. "Rocket Brothers", "Surfing the Warm Industry" and "The Aftermath" were all released as singles and were all hits in Denmark. "Rocket Brothers" especially was...
by Danish rock band Kashmir - Rampart, a type of the town in Heroes of Might and Magic III game
In sports
- Quebec RempartsQuébec RempartsThere have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec...
, a Canadian junior ice hockey team - Rampart Stakes, a thoroughbred horse race
Other uses
- LAPD Rampart DivisionLAPD Rampart DivisionThe Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves communities to the west and northwest of Downtown Los Angeles including Echo Park, Pico-Union and Westlake, all together designated as the Rampart patrol area. Its name is derived from Rampart Boulevard, one of the principal...
, a division of the Los Angeles Police Department - Ramparts (magazine)Ramparts (magazine)Ramparts was an American political and literary magazine, published from 1962 through 1975.-History:Founded by Edward M. Keating as a Catholic literary quarterly, the magazine became closely associated with the New Left after executive editor Warren Hinckle hired Robert Scheer as managing editor...
, a defunct leftist American magazine that was published from 1962 through 1975 - Rampart Search and RescueRampart Search and RescueRampart Search and Rescue serves the communities within Adams County, Colorado. Its name is derived from the '70's TV show Emergency! where Rampart was the name of the hospital. Rampart search and rescue has been in operation since 1973...
, Adams County, Colorado - RampART Social Center, an anti-authoritarian social centre in Whitechapel, East London UK
- Apache Rampart moduleApache Rampart moduleApache Rampart is an implementation of the WS-Security standard for the Axis2 Web services engine by the Apache Software Foundation. It supplies security features to web services by implementing the following specifications:* WS-Security* WS-SecurityPolicy...
, a module from the Apache Software Foundation for Web Services security - Rampart High SchoolRampart High SchoolRampart High School is located in Academy School District 20 of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Rampart opened as only the second high school in the district in 1983, and was awarded the National School of Excellence award in 1989. It is one of only 2 high schools in Colorado Springs with the...
, a National School of Excellence in Colorado Springs, Colorado - Ramparts (Lille Gate) Commonwealth War Graves Commission CemeteryRamparts (Lille Gate) Commonwealth War Graves Commission CemeteryRamparts Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front....
in the Ypres Salient, Belgium - Rampart (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe