Sentences with phrase «century building back»

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The Catholic Church definitely shouldn't have built some of its palaces, way back in the 16th century.

There are a number of hard - to - figure things about the Japanese, and perhaps, building on top of distinctive cultural traits regarding sex and love that go way back, the 21st century Japanese really have become erotically....

Build a time machine and travel back to the 10th Century then.

And it's hilarious how you dig back 1,000 years to reference fake «christian atrocities» while right here in the 20th century, atheism has killed millions of people... Mao's China, Hitler's Germany (eugenics, science, evolution... «building a better man»), Castro's Cuba, Kim's North Korea, Stalin's Russia... the «harm done by religion» pales in comparison to the harm done by atheism / godlessness...

I was gobsmacked at what they could build on one square kilometre back in the 2nd century.

«Fletcher Building has a proud history that dates back over a century and it will be a privilege to chair the company over the next period of its growth and development,» Mr Norris said in a statement to the ASX on Tuesday.

Spread over more than four acres at the mouth of the Russian River, the inn itself is a collection of historic buildings, some of which date back more than a century, to the inception of the seaside hamlet of Jenner.

The 22 - year old, widely regarded as one of the world's most promising centre backs, spent more than three years at Everton where he built a reputation as a ball - playing, 21st century defender, equally adept at neutralising opposition attacks as launching the first key pass out of the defensive third.

The house appears every now and then — it's been a long rescue project to turn it from a run down building with history (it was an ale house, a monkey lived here for a while and back in the 18th century it was a peruke makers) into a cosy family home for the six of us and it's still ongoing!

And in the twentieth century, movements pressing for colonial liberation and female emancipation furthered the demand for equal legal protection, building campaigns for human rights on the back of the promise of Magna Carta.

Parts of the building date back to the 17th century, while a new chamber has been constructed on the roof.

The Dutch took some tentative steps into the floodplain of the East River back in the 17th century, but it was the English who invented a whole new form of property — land underwater — that allowed building to go forward in harm's way.

Here's what happened: For the first century of the electricity business, the power plants were costlier and less reliable than the grid, so it made sense to build a bunch of big power plants backing each other up through the grid.

So Japanese Imperial Headquarters in Tokyo looked again at an idea dating back to the 19th century to build a railway through 420 kilometres of mountainous jungle.

The excavations are uncovering the earlier use of buildings that would have dated back to the 6th century.

The villa is a historic building dating back to the 11th century and is located on a rocky outcrop.

NEW YORK, United States — Back in the last century, Ralph Lauren built a business empire by sketching out a national fashion identity with each design.

The city center features a number of impressive buildings dating back to the 18th and 19th and early 20 centuries.

We set off from Amman early in the morning... which was built on the site of the ruins of an old Byzantine Cathedral dating back to the 6th century.

With its building origins dating back to the 11th century, the cathedral possesses.

With buildings dating back to the 16 th century.

Amman Dating Sites We set off from Amman early in the morning... which was built on the site of the ruins of an old Byzantine Cathedral dating back to the 6th century.

Huntingtower Castle on the edge of Perth was built in three stages dating back to the 15th century... ruins and documented sites.

The historic town centre is lined with traditional buildings dating as far back as the 17th century and.

Hold ancient South Arabian in a stately building dating back to the end of the XX century.

mansion built in a typically Sino - Portuguese style dating back to the mid-19th century.

Dating back to 1609, the building has 21st - century amenities... Peek inside its towers, and ponder its matrimonial prison (folks desiring to divorce were locked in a single room for two weeks before they were allowed to make a final decision).

20th Century Fox delivered a solid first trailer for the film back in June, but this new one rocks a stronger build and offers up a much clearer sense of the tone of the film, better supporting the humor and quips.

While the Ingatian education model builds on traditions going back centuries, the St. Ignatius Catholic School model is likely the first in the country — certainly in Idaho — to fully embrace core concepts associated with 21st century learning.

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But anyone paying attention to BMW near the turn of the 21st century knows that it was building special sports cars back then — cars that would cement its reputation the world over.

Literature as a state - building force Before the country's declaration of independence in 1991, Slovenian had never been the official language in the area now known as Slovenia — despite the fact that the language dates back to the 10th century.

«They built»em for speed, back in the nineteenth century.

Guelph is a location for a number of notable cultural events, including the Hillside festival, and Downtown Guelph has become something of a mecca for historians with many Victorian buildings dating back more than a century.

Many of its 500 buildings include architecture dating back to the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

The town includes the historic district of Old Wethersfield that is home to many beautiful historical buildings that date back to the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

-- CLOs, on the other hand, were built on the back of nearly a century of corporate credit history.

You'll be able to boast of completing the climb to the lookout setting of this beautiful old building, parts of which date back to the 16th century.

Situated in a historic 16th century Renaissance building that was formerly a Jesuit monastery, the hotel transports visitors back in time.

Set in a historic building dating back to the 20th century and restored to its former glory, it is an ideal meeting place in Vilnius to enjoy playful elegance and a relaxed setting.

The Sercotel Pintor El Greco Hotel lies in a beautiful building dating back to the 17th century, in Toledo.

Michelozzo, Antonio da Sangallo il Vecchio, Baldassarre Peruzzi, Vignola are only some of the names contributing to the urban aspect of Montepulciano, whose main buildings are mostly included within its city walls: the elegant Piazza Grande with its Palaces and the Cathedral; the long artery that under different names winds through the city, ranging along its sides sixteenth century or medieval façades, renaissance churches, and even sculptured stones dating back from the etruscan times; the charming little squares and the narrow, romantic passages.

Hoi An is an enclave of beautifully preserved yellow and blue buildings that makes you feel like you just stepped back in time into an 18th - century trading post.

Set in a 19th - century building with a private cinema, rooftop pool, and fitness center, it's the perfect way to soak up Majorca's remote, laid - back vibe without skimping on creature comforts.

The striking building is eggshell white, with warm terracotta tiling, and the oldest part still standing is the Crown Tower that dates back to the 13th Century.

Fernie, with its main street lined in heritage buildings, steeped in the tradition of 19th century mining, where skiing has a long history dating back more than 50 years.

The downtown center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it's filled with more than 200 colonial buildings dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries.

As a historical port, the colonial architecture of Bridgetown is standout, particularly the parliament buildings on National Hero's square and Garrison which dates back to the 17th century.

Hotel Claris is a five - star Grand Luxe hotel located in Barcelona's central Eixample neighborhood, just steps away from Passeig de Gràcia, a street that boasts the city's most famous shops Occupying the Palacio Vedruna, a former palace that dates back to the ninetieth twentieth century, the building was remodeled in 1992 to adapt it to its new use as a hotel.

The royal palace, Palau Reial Major, and its surrounding Renaissance buildings enclose this peaceful square that takes you right back to the 13th century.