Answers. 1  The actions of Pope Julius II and the ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli signify a new era in Italian civilization by being the originators of the idea of a political pragmatism that says the end justifies the means.. ChaCha!
Turns out, yes, there was once an actual pug hill. Right there in Central Park, near the Alice in Wonderland statue. But, once Alison Pace wrote about pug hill in her book, the pug lovers pulled the pug â oops, I mean plug â and stopped going. Thatâs right.
The neighborhood, working with the city of Seattle, is building a new park at Queen Anne Avenue North and Roy Street. Hoping to reflect the spot's history at the bottom of the hill, neighborhood groups have asked the city to name the park Counterbalance Square.