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 Groundbreaking ceremony in Los Angeles, California (1933), featuring a steam shovel |
Groundbreaking, also known as cutting, sod-cutting, turning the first sod or a sod-turning ceremony, is a traditional ceremony in many cultures that celebrates the first day of construction for a building or other project. Such ceremonies are often attended by dignitaries such as politicians and businessmen. The actual shovel used during the groundbreaking is often a special ceremonial shovel, sometimes colored gold, meant to be saved for subsequent display and may be engraved.[1][2]
Other uses
The term groundbreaking, when used as an adjective, may mean being or making something that has never been done, seen, or made before; "stylistically innovative works".
Gallery
Turning the first sod at Sault Ste-Marie. July 30, 1890, on the first publicly owned power canal constructed in Canada, for general distribution of power for industrial purposes.
Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuño participates alongside the mayor of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Angel García, for the official ceremony of the new construction of the Urban Center and Plaza.
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See also
References
- ^ jwise@dothaneagle.com, Jeremy Wise. "Officials break ground on Wiregrass Public Safety Center".
- ^ "TSMC has started construction of its 5nm 'Fab 18' in Taiwan".
External links
Media related to Ground-breaking ceremonies at Wikimedia Commons
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