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For a rare, if not lucky, few days a year, Yosemite National Park’s famed El Capitan granite cliff converts into what looks like an active volcano jutting 3,000 feet above the valley floor.

"The pink granite on Gabo is very hard compared to other Australian granite," Sandy explained.

Its hulking form and heavy materials — oceans of granite, limestone and concrete — created an intimidating place that stood for strength, power and winning.

One of the gleaming multimillion-dollar mansions nestled among towering pine trees and granite peaks in this exclusive mountain enclave?

An entry on the Tower Bridge website said following the sale, each of London Bridge’s 10,276 exterior granite blocks were numbered and then shipped to the US.