Sentences with phrase «mythical city of»

Shunning family ties as his motive, unlike the first time out (we think), Drake follows the path of Marco Polo to Tibet and beyond in search of the fabled Cintamani Stone in the equally mythical city of Shambala.

The small town of Broxton, Oklahoma is currently the most important city in the Marvel Universe, mainly due to the fact that hovering in the skies above is the mythical city of Asgard, the fabled home of the Asgardian Gods.

Lazlo Strange dreams of the mythical city of Weep, a fascination that comes to a head when a group of warriors from that very place comes seeking help.

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Once every 12 years, tens of millions of pilgrims stream to the small northern city of Allahabad from across India for the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Grand Pitcher Festival, at the point where the Ganges and Yamuna rivers meet with a third, mythical river.

Oh, by the way, the Mormon version of Jesus destroyed many cities in the Americas at, killing perhaps millions of mythical people.

ALLIGATORS basking off the English coast; a vast Brazilian desert; the mythical lost cities of Saigon, New Orleans, Venice and Mumbai; and 90 per cent of humanity vanished.

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These events aren't referred to directly but impoverished, inner - city Oakland provides a very stark contrast to the beauty of the mythical African nation of Wakanda, where most of the action takes place.

The trailer, which is really more of a clip, shows boy genius Hiro going to the San Fransokyo (a mythical San Francisco - Tokyo mash - up city) police department to report an attack from a kabuki - masked man with microbots.

The Signal (R for brief nudity, pervasive profanity and brutal bloody violence) Experimental, sci - fi adventure flick shot in three parts by a trio of directors (David Bruckner, Dan Bush and Jacob Gentry) and set on New Year's Eve in a mythical city where mysterious electronic transmissions being broadcast via TV, radio and cell phones are sending the citizens who receive them on a homicidal rampage.

For those who aren't familiar with the games, you play as Nathan Drake, a descendant of Sir Francis Drake and an explorer who seeks out mythical cities like Shangri - La and El Dorado in the hopes of finding treasure only to discover plenty of bad guys want the treasure too.

The film themselves have taken its viewers on big adventure experience to the next one, from the streets of New York City in Spider - Man: Homecoming, to the fictional / technological African nation of Wakanda in Black Panther, to the battlefields of WWII in Captain America: The First Avenger, and to the mythical land of Asgard in the Thor movies, and to the farthest reaches of the cosmos with the Guardians of the Galaxy films.

«Lost City of Z» follows Percy Fawcett, a British colonial who disappeared in the 1920s while searching for a mythical city in the Amazon jungles of Brazil that he believed he discovered on a prior expeditCity of Z» follows Percy Fawcett, a British colonial who disappeared in the 1920s while searching for a mythical city in the Amazon jungles of Brazil that he believed he discovered on a prior expeditcity in the Amazon jungles of Brazil that he believed he discovered on a prior expedition.

With its high - contrast, black - and - white cinematography and jazzy Elmer Bernstein score, the film conveys a certain kind of mythical 1950s New York City more vividly than any other film I can think of.

Throughout my career, public education garnered the occasional feel - good story about a phenomenal, mythical «inner city teacher» and, more often, the litany of stories about how urban and rural schools are in complete disarray.

However, on March 14, 2008, Alfa Romeo announced officially that the name would instead be «MiTo», an abbreviation of the cities Milano (Milan) & Torino (Turin), because it was designed in the former and was to be assembled in the latter; the name is also a play on the Italian word «mito», meaning «mythical» or «legendary».

But Lazlo, reader of fairy tales, longs to learn more about a distant, nearly mythical city, called Weep after its true name was stolen.

Anne Rice and her beloved Prince Lestat return with a mythical, sea - bound new setting: The lost city of Atlantis.

The protected ancient monuments of the city offer a rich trail of artefacts and mythical stories: sites such as the Limassol Medieval Castle, the Amathus Ruins archaeological site, the Djami Kebir Mosque, the Kolossi Medieval Castle, the Kourion Archaeological site and the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates are a few of the sights worth visiting.

In the shade of the palm trees or the narrow alleys of the Medina, between tradition and modernity, the mythical red city is a whirlwind of colors and scents, hustle and bustle.

It is home to a myriad of sights ranging from mythical forests to thrilling theme parks, panoramic hill stations to world class golf courses, pristine coastline to cosmopolitan cities.

Once one of the largest cities in the Mayan world and quite possibly one of the seven mythical locations of human origin, the ruins of Chichen Itza lies within a totally day - tripable 2 hour bus ride from Cancun.

The vast estate, which lies at the foot of the Atlas mountain range and only a ten - minute drive from Menara Airport, is within close proximity to the mythical Red City offering travellers a culturally enriching and quaint experience with a range of local attractions.

From mountain towns like Platres to historic cities like Paphos, and even including the mythical birthplace of Aphrodite, Cyprus is an island bursting with culture, mystery, and wonder waiting to be explored.

Kolhapur is a multifaceted city that boasts of rich cultural, historical and mythical past.

The perfect romantic hideaway with breathtaking views of the ancient ruins of the mythical lost city of Atlantis.

Now the sheriff of a hidden community in New York City, exiled from the land of fairy tales, Bigby is tasked by the bureaucrat Snow White to keep order within a society of mythical creatures and characters trying to remain undetected in the world of the mundane.

More importantly, payoffs expected from legends of immortality and a mythical lost city are all present.

Wander through the streets of an ancient great city, marvel at the dragons that dwell around the high mountains, contemplate on your crafting within a mythical monastery, or just enjoy the view as you walk through fields and discover how mobs would look in ancient China.

Wander through the streets of an ancient great city, marvel at the dragons that dwell around the high mountains, contemplate your crafting within a mythical monastery and just enjoy the view as you walk through fields and discover how mobs would look in ancient China.

«Wander through the streets of an ancient great city, marvel at the dragons that dwell around the high mountains, contemplate on your crafting within a mythical monastery and just enjoy the view as you walk through fields and discover how mobs would look in ancient China.»

The result is a project of perilous scope, in pursuit of which the studio struggled to be at once broader in the spread of its historical roots yet also more intimate in its characterization of people like Elizabeth; grander in the scale of its mythical city, yet sharper in that city's fine details.

In the images from Venice shown here, the perpetual flux of water appears nearly as placid and intangible as the sky, evoking the mythical aspects of the city and at the same time grounding it in the reality of photography.

It has become a mythical figure in New York City's art scene, engendering the gallery Reena Spaulings and a crew of followers that is reminiscent of Colin De Land's now defunct American Fine Arts during its heyday in the 1990s.

It has become a mythical figure in New York City's art scene, engendering the gallery Reena Spaulings and a crew of followers that is reminiscent of -LSB-...]

While his teacher Beuys's famous show «I Like America and America Likes Me» (1974) celebrated the mythical America of Indians and coyotes, Palermo paid homage to a no less magical place: his most ambitious work was called To the People of New York City (1976) and he named other abstract paintings for Coney Island and Stevie Wonder.

From showcasing Bogota's revolutionary transit policies, to the search for the mythical ZoZo, the thing I have always liked about StreetFilms is their ability to move beyond individual examples of best practice, and use that as a forum to explore the big ideas behind better transit and better cities.

A mythical Amazonia of lost tribes or lost cities is easy to challenge on a factual basis, but such objections appear rather feeble in the face of the power of cliché.