Chapel, small, intimate place of worship. The name was originally applied to the shrine in which the kings of France preserved the cape (late Latin cappella, diminutive of cappa) of St. Martin. By tradition, this garment had been torn into two pieces by
Cape Town, city and seaport, legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province. The city lies at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula. Because it was the site of the first European settlement in South Africa, Cape Town is known a
A History Through Houses: Cape Cod?s Varied Residential ArchitectureJaci Conry
•A new exhibition exploring the life of one of the City of London’s most famous Lord Mayors has opened at the City of London’s Guildhall Library.Marking the library’s 600th anniversary,Whittington, the Man, the Myth and the Catuses chapbooks (small printed booklets used for street li...
On Ranger in the periodical: “He is an admirer and follower of the best Dutch school of art, and has made it his pleasure and his duty to pay many visits to Holland, in order to be perfectly au fait with the excellencies of its best masters.” On “A Country Road”: “It is ...
first Dutch settlers and African natives on the southwest coast of modern Cape Town, Afrikaans was originally known as “Cape Dutch.” This creole is now considered contentious and divisive, mostly due to the history of colonialism at the hands of the Dutch settlers later known as Afrikaaners....
and you’ll see a unique combination of Dutch and Caribbean influences. Vibrant Caribbean colors come alive on the city’s Dutch-gabled buildings, and there are waterways, bustling street cafes, and 17th- and 18th-century architecture that’s reminiscent of Amsterdam in The Netherlands. All this...
The history of archaeology of Vergelegen, an early farmstead at the Cape of Good Hope.Examines the excavations at Vergelegen, a former Dutch colony at the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, as part of the exploration of the nature of colonial settlement. Issue of slavery; Interrelationships between ...
The Empire started to decline, however, when the Dutch, English, and French got in the game. They started to surround or conquer the scattered Portuguese trading posts and territories, diminishing their power. On the Battle of Alcácer-Quibir, in 1578, Portugal lost its king, becoming part of...
The origin of the word walrus itself has variously been attributed to combinations of the Dutch wordswalvis(“whale”) andros(“horse”) orwal(“shore”) andreus(“giant”).However, the most likely origin of the word is the Old Norsehrossvalr,meaning “horse-whale”, which was passed in...