Sentences with phrase «century old city»

As such, much of the economy of this century old city is dependent on tourism and the sea.

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For somebody who had never been to New Orleans, but moved there initially to teach and then a year later left the classroom to start a company, I've seen firsthand just how much the community has invested in bringing in and retaining young people who really want to contribute to rebranding the city, bringing it from, old oil and gas and just tourism really into the 21st century with lots of high - tech, high - growth businesses.

Authentic katanas are still forged in Seki using centuries - old techniques, but the city mostly now produces world - famous knives and, of course, Feather razors.

using centuries - old techniques, but the city mostly now produces world - famous knives and, of course, Feather razors.

Major cities still rely on water pipes and sewers more than a century old that regularly leak and burst, and would certainly not fare well in a major earthquake.

A Mexican - American family seeking to sell their century - old Boulder home for redevelopment says the city's opposition to their plan is racist and unfounded.

Fitzgerald also pointed a finger at Soglin for the Kraft Heinz announcement that it will shutter the Madison Oscar Mayer plant, which employs 1,000 workers and is a century - old fixture on the city's East Side.

He calls attention to (1) the degeneration in syncretism of the old Yahweh faith prior to the appearance of the eighth - century prophets; (2) a kind of «emancipation» from Yahweh in increasing dependence upon the maturing structure of the political state; and (3) the dissolution of the old tribal social order with the shift of economic power to the cities, the increasing inability of the farmer, because of the burdens of heavy taxation, to maintain himself as a free man, and the growing concentration of land in the hands of a few wealthy urbanites (cf. Isa.

From the valley the mountain rises sharply, carrying the eye upward to the proud old city that has crowned that spot of ground for more centuries than any other human habitation can claim.

The oldest known image of the apostles Andrew and John have been discovered in catacombs under the city of Rome, dating back to the 4th century A.D., archaeologists announced Tuesday.

Exploring the ancient city of Tunis, Tunisia's capital, I discovered ras el hanout with the help of a guide, Karim, who lived in a fourteenth century building near the medina, the heart of the old city.

The Giants are not going to mend the social fabric of a city in which the designations Protestant and Catholic have become shorthand for a centuries - old division that is as political and ideological as religious.

The Chicago City Council approved landmark status Wednesday for the boathouse in Humboldt Park and three century - old office buildings in the Loop.

The City of Troy recently replaced a more than century - old water main that ruptured in January of 2016.

The decision came after a slew of city politicians criticized the century - old restaurant and the gun group over the April 12 event.

Since the beginning of the year, the city's century - old water system has sprung more than a hundred leaks.

In response to a call for proposals by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Miner recently submitted a $ 1 billion wish list that included $ 726 million to repair the city's century - old water system.

Assur, a 4500 - year - old temple - studded Assyrian city where kings and queens were laid to rest for centuries, is likely the next target, say archaeologists, who are desperately trying to piece together the extent of the damage.

The Citadel of Aleppo (aerial view at right) rises above the old city in northern Syria and contains the remains of palaces, mosques and bathhouses dating back to the 10th century B.C..

Researchers at Oxford University recently proposed demolishing 80,000 inefficient homes a year — many of them century - old structures in town and city centers — to achieve the British goal of a 60 percent reduction in greenhouse - gas emissions by 2050.

From the first century B.C.E., this city lay on the frontier of the Roman and Persian empires, which took turns controlling it, and once held both one of the world's oldest Jewish synagogues and oldest Christian churches.

During this winter in the southern hemisphere, centuries - old heatwave records have been shattered all over Australia in the past week as cities from Hobart to Sydney have been hit by prolonged stretches of temperature far above normal.

Woven on the 19th century British looms in the French city of Caudry, this lace attracts in many ways: impeccably woven, it features a charming vibe of more than century - old French weaving traditions and comes in a vast range of luxurious designs.

According to Lonely Planet, Cartagena de Indias is the queen of the Caribbean coast, a fairy - tale city of romance, legends and superbly preserved beauty lying within an impressive 13 km of centuries - old colonial stone walls.

With nearly four centuries of history behind it, Providence is among the oldest cities in the US.

Life here began in Old Town, with its medieval roots; society was very different back when this part of town was still fresh faced and spry, though some of the old inns still stand if you feel like sampling a date from the heady and seductive Dark Ages... Then take a stroll through New Town, dripping in Georgian decadence; here, you will be reminded that once upon a time the dating scene was a raucous, dangerous place, full of lust and lewdness... Okay, perhaps not all that much has changed, but the point we are trying to make is that Edinburgh's dating scene has shifted across the centuries to become what it is today — fairly sedate compared with the city's tumultuous past, but no less magical or intoxicatiOld Town, with its medieval roots; society was very different back when this part of town was still fresh faced and spry, though some of the old inns still stand if you feel like sampling a date from the heady and seductive Dark Ages... Then take a stroll through New Town, dripping in Georgian decadence; here, you will be reminded that once upon a time the dating scene was a raucous, dangerous place, full of lust and lewdness... Okay, perhaps not all that much has changed, but the point we are trying to make is that Edinburgh's dating scene has shifted across the centuries to become what it is today — fairly sedate compared with the city's tumultuous past, but no less magical or intoxicatiold inns still stand if you feel like sampling a date from the heady and seductive Dark Ages... Then take a stroll through New Town, dripping in Georgian decadence; here, you will be reminded that once upon a time the dating scene was a raucous, dangerous place, full of lust and lewdness... Okay, perhaps not all that much has changed, but the point we are trying to make is that Edinburgh's dating scene has shifted across the centuries to become what it is today — fairly sedate compared with the city's tumultuous past, but no less magical or intoxicating.

As ancient university cities go, Cambridge is up there with its rival, Oxford, with the amount of rich history and romance between its centuries - old colleges.

WINTER»S TALE is set in a mythic New York City and spans more than a century, with the fantasy story filled with miracles, crossed destinies, and the age - old battle between good and evil.

Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton are both strong as usual as centuries - old «sisters» who are accustomed to moving from city to city after the bodies pile up and suspicion begins to mount.

Co-written by the duo, its story is a sweeping, multi-generational one set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City of the late 1980s; adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young — and old — are all major elements in this heart - aching tale of the son of diehard hippies and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late - 20th - century youth culture.

Synopsis: Set in a mythical New York City and spanning more than a century, WINTER»S TALE is about miracles, crossed destinies and the age - old battle between good and evil.

But cross the river Musi and enter the Old City, with once magnificent buildings dating to the 16th century and earlier, and you'll see the congested India, with narrow streets weaving their way through crowded markets and densely populated slums.

Half, more in cities, have never benefited from this century - old design.

And the most dramatic of the moves will take place in the city's Lanning Square neighborhood next fall, when the KIPP charter network will move out of the trailers and into a gleaming brick - and - glass school, absorbing the one district school — the century - old Whittier School that is closing outright under Rouhanifard's plan.

For older students, explain how Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst once waged fierce circulation wars at the end of the 19th century, employing thousands of youngsters to hawk newspapers on New York City's streets.

The latest of these housekeepers was Mrs. Clay, who took care of our narrow seventeenth - century town house on the Raamgracht, a canal in the heart of the old city.

Scores of 2,000 - year - old Roman roof tiles were found in Gloucester, England in an archeological dig in 1969, but an archaeologist just recently noticed a cat's footprint on one of the tiles while sifting through them in the city museum, thus proving what cat parents have known for centuries — that cats will walk across whatever we're working on!

From its centuries - old stone buildings that look like they were transported straight from France, to its many museums, this charming city of about half a million has a lot to offer to visitors.

The late afternoon light cascading on century - old walls and Roman ruins make for stunning photos, even if you choose to stay outside the city in nearby Badia de Pollensa.

The huge piazza is a public space facing centuries old medieval buildings on all sides including the main cathedral, Basilica di San Petronio, and City Hall.

Machu Picchu means old mountain in Quechua, is a city of stone, built by the Incas around the 15th century.

Patan is a beautiful city and very old, it is assumed that it dates from the third century BC.

Still known as the City of Pearls, its centuries - old shopping bazaars offer modern and exotic goods from all over India.

Colorful, quirky and charming, the old - world city is lined with 17th century building, canals, and the constant sight of bicycles whizzing by.

In the historic Sullivan's Cove neighborhood of Hobart, Australia's second - oldest city, four 19th - century sandstone warehouses have been transformed... Read More

To see the oldest part of the city, head to the streets of Old Town, which was founded in the 13th century.

Belize is a land of fascinating Mayan art, lively Garifuna beats, crumbling ancient cities and centuries - old customs.

Home to one of the world's oldest and, in centuries past, biggest Jewish communities, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, now has only 100 to 150 Jews clinging to the faith in this fabled city.

The neighborhood, a tangle of narrow streets, centuries - old houses and neo-colonial government buildings, was designated a UnescoWorld Heritage site in 1997 and is now a trendy arts district with galleries, coffeehouses, street musicians and some of the city's most stylish restaurants and boutique hotels.

Our tiled 15th - century house in the old quarter of the city was marked by giant bronze doors.