Sentences with phrase «largest walled city»

It was the largest walled city ever built and about 2 million people lived in and around the city.

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In 586 BC, Nebuchadnezzar II destroyed Solomon's temple, tore down the city walls of Jerusalem, and sent a large part of the Jewish population into an exile that would last nearly 50 years.

If they planned to get anything out of City, then they all - Kean and Venky's - need to be relieved of their duties on medical grounds, then pensioned off to a large walled compound to tend plants and live happily in institutionalised calm.

Their new house, in Missouri City, has a gym and a movie theater, a large pond in the back where the kids can fish and a tall wall in the front for privacy.

On a local level: Alex Lucas, a talented Bristol artist whose large illustrative paintings of animal characters adorn the walls of buildings around the city; and Ged Palmer, a lettering artist and sign painter based in London.

Ultimately, she wants to take that larger pot of money to Wall Street as collateral to borrow much more to launch a robust plan to rebuild the city's water pipes.

City workers crisscrossed the large blue - walled gathering room, on the first floor of Staten Island Borough Hall.

The mayor also announced a new ferry service that will travel along the East River with stops at Wall Street, 34th Street and in Brooklyn and Long Island City — part of a larger waterfront redevelopment plan.

James, a trustee of the city's largest pension fund, said she would introduce a bill prohibiting the city from signing contracts with firms involved in the wall project.

From rock - carved maps of Idaho's Snake River, to hand - drawn and painted Ptolemaic world maps predating the discovery of the Americas, to Landsat satellite images of the Great Wall of China, this colorfully illustrated history shows how maps for cities, subways, weather, and even «moral statistics,» such as crime and poverty have helped people navigate Earth — and conquer large parts of it too.

Qianlong ruled for 63 years from what is still the largest palace complex ever built: a 178 - acre city - within - a-city surrounded by 30 - foot walls at the center of Beijing.

A giant wolf and a larger spiny crocodile fight among fallen buildings and debris in city streets, biting each other; the reptile throws the wolf into walls several times, without injury.

A car sails into the frame and sticks into the glass wall of a high - rise building with a loud crash and broken glass as two large pillars of smoke rise from the city in a long shot and a giant wolf howls into the sky.

Inside the walled city of Jerusalem is the epicenter for three of the world's largest and... read more →

There's obviously a great deal of CGI at work here in the larger attacks on entire cities, but one scene in particular in Jerusalem, in which the zombies instinctively use each other as a ladder to scramble over a giant wall that's (supposedly) a fool - proof means of keeping them out, is especially spectacular.

All the bridges leading into the city are cut off, a large wall is built along the shoreline and a large police force is based there to stop any attempted escapees.

The oldest and largest stock exchange in the U.S., located on Wall Street in New York City.

Named after Tribeca in New York City, the walls of this coffee shop / bakery are adorned with larger than life scenes from the Big Apple.

With Artmill's premium panoramic print capabilities, large scale city skylines or nature landscapes are possible in a variety of sizes ready to hang on your wall!

You have a number of man made walls in places like Chiang Mai, Bangkok, and other large cities.

Morocco's second largest city is divided into distinct parts, including the typical old walled city (Fes - el - Bali) and a French - built new town area (Ville Nouvelle).

Originally called «Tent City,» it consisted of ten large luxury tents located on the shores of Lac Beauvert, each with wooden floors and walls.

Tens of thousands of slaves, many Christians kidnapped from European villages as far north as Iceland by Moroccan pirates, worked and died to construct more than 50 palaces, the 20 gates and the large city wall.

Ringed by a high stone wall, Jodhpur rises out of the Indian desert and is the second largest city in Rajasthan.

Whether you arrive by car, coach or train, your eyes are immediately drawn to the massive walls which encircle a large part of the city.

There are of course many must - see places and sites including the Giant's Causeway, the Carrick - a-Rede Rope Bridge, the historic walled city of Londonderry, and aside from the usual attractions of a country's capital city, Belfast is also the home of Titanic Belfast, the world's largest Titanic visitor experience.

You can avoid the large number of tourists and experience the real charm of Chiang Mai by staying only 2 or 3 kilometers from the city walls and moat, not only that but at a lower price.

The views over Canary Wharf, the City and the nearby dock are all very relaxing and having large windows on most of the main walls makes the lounge nice and light.

While standing at a bus stop around the corner from the famous Painted Ladies, I stumbled upon a large, beautiful mosaic art piece taking up the wall of almost an entire city block.

She was seen to appear before «El Castillo,» the largest pyramid of the city, and then disappeared into one of the stone walls of the pyramid.

The ruins consist of a high walled city made of large stone and many different buildings.

This stunning landmark hotel, adjacent to the remaining ancient Ming Dynasty City Wall and a five - minute driving to Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and Silk Market, 2 - minute walking distance to Jianguomen Subway Station.It is home to 649 elegantly decorated rooms and suites, featuring Marriott's trademark «Revive» New Bedding, connectivity to plug and play iPods and other personal devices.The meeting space comprises of 4,000 square meters which is one of the largest amongst the hotels in Beijing.Wireless high speed Internet is accessible in all public areas and meeting rooms, a pillar-less ballroom that is interchangeable to suit your needs.

The walls are in soft yellow, and are illuminated by a large window, which is set into the ancient city walls and opens onto the Valdichiana and its lakes.

Hanoi is home to the world's largest mosaic mural wall, which snakes just shy of four kilometres along the Red River dyke running north to south to the east of city's Old Quarter.

Chichen Itza, Mexico — Mayan City Christ Redeemer, Brazil — Large Statue The Great Wall, China Machu Picchu, Peru Petra, Jordan — Ancient City The Roman Colosseum, Italy The Taj Mahal, India

Important landmarks situated not far from the hotel are the aqueduct (symbol of Segovia), the Gothic Cathedral (considered the largest in Europe), or the Roman city walls.

Small villages, large settlements, forts, and walled cities all await your discovery.

City streets are winding and confusing, and blocked off by seemingly random invisible walls, while large grassy plains shift the camera angle uncomfortably far away from you, and slows the frame rate down to a slideshow.

For newcomers, you're dumped into areas like a desert wasteland or walled off city streets and tasked with taking out enemies, larger monsters and rescuing citizens.

The junk that collects on New York City streets is used by Robert Rauschenberg to compose large canvases that sometimes look like walls in a house inhabited by very bad children.

Throughout his residency in Toronto, U.K. artist Mark Titchner developed a series of billboards, posters and large - scale wall - drawings that were installed throughout the city and in the AGO's Community and Toronto Now galleries.

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Several thousand walls are covered in murals, owing largely to the fact that the Mural Arts Program commissioned the large - scale paintings both to beautify the city and discourage graffiti.

Recent exhibitions include: Jancar Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Cue Art Foundation, New York; LAXART, Culver City, CA; and large scale wall works for the Hagga Gallery in Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, and collaborations with Kim Schoenstadt, for the Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, Michigan and the Los Angeles International Airport.

Large scale shadows fill the gallery walls and the viewer, who was initially towering over the fragile paper cities, is now surrounded by layers of giant shadow.

Heller integrates most of the cityscapes within her large wall drawing, the linear structure of which imitates the city grid seen from different perspectives.

For her first solo show in Los Angeles, this Mexico City - based artist has created four large, square wall works whose surfaces are divided into loose grids of colored stripes.

2000 Leigh and Mary Block Art Museum, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA Lyman Allyn Museum of Art at Connecticut College, New London, USA Des Moines Cultural Center, Des Moines, USA Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, USA Watershed, Selby Gallery, Ringling School, Sarasota, USA Chase Bank Installation, MA College of Art, Boston, USA Waterfall Paintings, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, USA The Norton Museum of Art, Sarasota, USA United States Chancery, Moscow, Russia (Permanent installation of fivempanels in the Grand Entrance) Embassy Suites Hotel, Battery Park City, New York, USA (Permanent installation of two large scale wall drawings for the Public Art Fund) University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA

Be sure not to miss the many works that have remained in the city following previous iterations of Skulptur Projekte: Public Toilet Facilities at the Domplatz (2007), a Hans Peter Feldmann - decorated WC; Bruce Nauman's meditative Square Depression (1997/2007), welcoming students to the Natural Science Centre; Rosemarie Trockel's Less Savage than Others (2006/07), a row of square bushes running along the bank of the Aasee; an untitled work by Donald Judd, in which two large - scale concrete rings set the decline of a hill against the resting water level; Hermann de Vries's Sanctuarium (1997), a walled sanctuary and safe haven for wildlife; and Rachel Whiteread's Untitled (Books)(1997), lining the walls of the LWL - Museum für Kunst und Kultur.

Many of these pieces bear mystical titles: Sky Cathedral (1958); Silent Music II (1964); Sky Gate — New York, one of her largest wall sculptures, World Trade Center, New York City (1978; destroyed September 11, 2001).