Sentences with phrase «battlements in»

We wonder what John's un-green zombies would make of Dunster Castle in the UK, a 1,000 year - old Grade 1 listed building that has installed solar panels in its battlements in an effort to fight that most dangerous of foes, climate change.

Immerse yourself in ancient Roman history when we stop at Pont Du Gard, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in the 1st century; visit the amphitheater in Arles, the city with the most Roman remains outside of Rome, Then, moving on to the Middle Ages, visit Rocamadour, a town perched high on a cliff; walk by the ancient battlements in the beautifully preserved, medieval town of Carcassonne; and visit Beaune's Hôtel - Dieu charity hospital, built in 1443 after the Hundred Years» War left many of the town's population destitute..

See the ancient battlements in the beautifully preserved, medieval town of Carcassonne.

Standing on the battlements in his pajamas, Balthazar Jones looked out across the Thames where Henry III's polar bear had once fished for salmon while tied to a rope.

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My father made me a wooden castle big enough to get into, and he fixed real pistol barrels beneath its battlements to fire a salute on my birthday, but made me sit in front the first night — that deep Indian night — to receive the salute, and I, believing I was to be shot, cried.

(This fact is still visible to us in the thick battlements by which the walled cities of ancient and medieval Europe vainly tried to repel generations of hostile invaders.)

In their minds, there must be a whole mass of Middle America poised to wake up and storm the battlements with them.

Bosnia is also home to one of the most exciting archaeological finds of the Neolithic, a 7,000 - year - old settlement of 3,000 people living in a village surrounded by battlements and trenches, perhaps larger than any other known settlement of that age.

As Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson), and Ron (Rupert Grint) bring their search for the horcruxes that contain pieces of Voldemort's soul to their alma mater, the movie settles in for an extended siege of the beloved school, its battlements finally useful after all these years.

In this version, the enemy was so pathetic that, even were the soldiers to find the strength to lift their guns, they had no artillery to help them, and with enough stalwart Romans on the battlements, we could drown them in our piss and mockery as they tried to scale their way upwarIn this version, the enemy was so pathetic that, even were the soldiers to find the strength to lift their guns, they had no artillery to help them, and with enough stalwart Romans on the battlements, we could drown them in our piss and mockery as they tried to scale their way upwarin our piss and mockery as they tried to scale their way upward.

Some traditional writers got caught up in the early brawls, and there was a bit of taunting from the battlements of the Forbidden City.

WHY: Located in the moat and set against the magnificent fortress battlements, the Tower of London ice rink has surely one of the most stunning central London settings.

It was named by Captain Cook in 1770 who was struck by the similarities of Castle Rock to the battlements of...

Prepare to be challenged (in a good way) to manage a lot of battlefield elements at one time by controlling the battle in real - time, bombarding your enemy's battlements with ballista - projected artillery, managing a fearsome ground attack, and casting powerful spells in epic conflict between Knights and Viking warriors.

The following year he had his first overseas solo exhibition, at the Robert Elkon Gallery in Manhattan, whilst the Tate Gallery became the first major public collection to buy his work when they acquired Battlements.

My father, in great detail, explained that one of the images, that of massive buttresses of what appeared to be battlements (actually elevated highway supports), had, on Nov. 23, 1936, been the cover of the first issue of Life Magazine.

Live out your Downton Abbey dreams in one of 15 grand rooms of this family home castle; turrets, secret passages and gardens, battlements, gothic windows, and all.

The first examples were large country manors detailed in the fashion of cathedrals or castles replete with battlements, turrets, and towers.