LONDON‚ CAPITAL OF GREAT BRITAIN London is thti capital of Great Britain‚ its political‚ economic‚ and commercial centre. It lies in the valley of the Thames and stretches for over 30 miles from east to west. London is an ancient city. It grew up around the first point where the Roman invaders found the Thames narrow enough to build a bridge. So they found a small Seltic settlement then known as Londinium and by AD300 they had turned it into a separate port and an important trading centre.
Premium London City of London England
Modern Architecture and the Modern City- Barbican‚ London Chamberlin‚ Powel and Bon had very little experience being architects‚ after giving up teaching at Kingston University‚ they formed a partnership to tackle the challenge of the Barbican project. Between 1954 and 1968 Chamberlin‚ Powel and Bon (CP & B) created four finished plans which was later modified to a further fifth plan. However with the complexity of the scheme seven official plans were drawn up over this time. With each plan
Premium City of London Modernism
London has encountered many challenging situations in its existence. On September fifth of 1666‚ a fire ignited by Thomas Farriner’s bakery spread rapidly through the city of London. Farriner started the fire in the oven to cook bread;however‚ he forgot about the fire and went to sleep. His house went up into flames‚and the fire began to spread through the streets of London quickly. The great fire lasted over a span of four days. The fire eventually destroyed thirteen thousand and five hundred houses
Premium English-language films Great Fire of London London
development site within the City of London‚ critically appraise the extent to which that development delivers successful modern property development whilst at the same time respecting the historic sense of identity of the City of London as identified by Glinert. The City of London sometimes referred to as ‘the square mile’ denotes the area within the original old walled city built by the Romans in about AD50.1 One can still see evidence of roman heritage by visiting the London wall‚ built in around
Premium City of London London
London wasn’t always a hotspot for fashion‚ food‚ and entertainment. Instead‚ London’s history was webbed with cycles of destruction and rebirth. Most of the obstacles faced in London’s history occurred in years 0 to 500 CE. During these times‚ London wasn’t the best place to live in‚ especially because there was yet to be any “Fish and Chips” and “Sherlock”. Still‚ these first 500 years of London held some of its most important milestones. These events included the founding of Roman Londinium
Premium London City of London England
When people in the United States today hear the term "London Bridge‚" they are most likely to think of one of the most peculiar sights anywhere within the United States that of the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City‚ Arizona. Surrounded by faked-up Tudor buildings and busloads of tourists‚ the large bridge is dwarfed by the majesty of the desert Southwest. The entire enterprise stands as a monument to a deep human appreciation for irony‚ for what else could explain the immense cost and energy that
Premium Bridge City of London Bridges
Retail in London: Working Paper F International Comparisons of Retail March 2006 copyright Greater London Authority March 2006 Published by Greater London Authority City Hall The Queen’s Walk London SE1 2AA www.london.gov.uk enquiries 020 7983 4000 minicom 020 7983 4458 ISBN 1 85261 842 6 Cover photographs © Macy’s‚ Zara and Hayley Madden This publication is printed on recycled paper. For more information about this publication‚ please contact: GLA Economics telephone 020 7983 4922 email
Premium London Greater London New York City
The Great Fire of London‚ which occurred in September of 1666‚ completely devastated the city of London‚ leaving one-sixth of its population homeless and destroying a large swath of the city‚ including St. Paul’s Cathedral. In Adrian Tinniswood’s novel‚ By Permission of Heaven: The True Story of the Great Fire of London‚ he argued that the majority of Londoners saw the fire as either an act of terrorism or as an act of God. Those who believed the act of terrorism theory blamed the fire on England’s
Premium Great Fire of London Charles II of England City of London
arrive in the most beautiful city on Earth. As you cross the London Bridge‚ you see the Eye of London‚ the worlds largest Ferris wheel‚ and Big Ben at the Tower of London. The architecture is amazing‚ and even the trees have a different kind of beauty. There is no doubt that the beauty and liveliness of this city makes it a perfect place to live. If I could pick one place to live for the rest of my life and be totally content‚ I would pick the countryside just outside of London. I have never visited a
Premium English-language films London New York City
parallel London’s – Grey London‚ Red London‚ White London and Black London. Grey‚ Red‚ and White all have a fixed point‚ they all feature a tavern in the same exact spot – The Stone’s Thrown in Grey London‚ The Setting Sun in Red London and The Scorched Bone in White. In order to travel through the different London’s‚ you must travel in order. So‚ if you want to travel to White London‚ you must first travel to Red London and create a door to White London. Although all the cities may be formed on the
Premium City of London London England