Barnard's Inn(Map: D-8) - One of the medieval Inns of Chancery which, during Dickens' time had effectively become residential chambers(Weinreb et al, 2008, p. 432). Dickens describes the Inn inGreat Expectationsas"the dingiest collection of shabby buildings ever squeezed together in a rank...
* Now They earned more money for building parks with Dinosaurs where American children go with the cruise ships to Sydney and play there. * Military: * Now They built ten more tanks, three Battleships, two Fighter jets and two Submarines. * Diplomacy: *New Zealand: We ask them for an...
题目Welcome to Shanghai!It is a beautiful and modern city in China.It is also one of the biggest cities in the world.There are many tall buildings,great bridges and busy streets in the city.It is easy to get lost if you are new here.You can read the map first ...
In 1951 when the Norwegian company Selmer started construction on the first major project of the Snowy Mountains Scheme , their construction camp became known as ‘Little Norway’ as it housed the largest number of Norwegians living outside of Norway at the time. Road to Guthega still under co...
By the 1500s Preston was a centre of the woolen and linen trade. Much of themedievalstreet plan and main commercial streets of Church Street, Fishergate, and Friargate are still in use today. While many older commercial buildings stand on original medieval building plots, the Victorians added ...
The grid of streets in central Philadelphia, the first U.S. city to be so arranged, follows the original plans of William Penn. Midway between the two rivers, Penn Square, occupied by City Hall, is the centre of the plan. The building itself, opened on January 1, 1901, is one of th...
All four areas of the territory are seaside tourist resorts. The city of Puducherry is divided into two parts by a canal, and all the main streets, running parallel to one another, lead to the open roadstead offshore. The port of Puducherry does not have a harbour, and ships are forced...
The old Turkish, or Muslim, section of Algiers is built on the upper slopes of the hills and has preserved much of its architectural character of high blank-walled houses and narrow winding streets. The Muslim section is dominated by the fortress of the Kasbah (Qaṣbah), designated a UNES...
Modern Tbilisi is an attractive city: theMtkvari, bordered on the right bank by a boulevard, lies partly in a steepgorgeand is made broader by the Ortachalskaya hydroelectric plant in the city. Beside the river, the old town, with narrow, winding streets, is dominated by the ruins of th...