Sentences with phrase «palaces built for»

The island capital of Rhodes Town has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO for its exquisitely preserved medieval quarter, which bristles with handsome palaces built for the Knights of Rhodes.

San Francisco's Panama - Pacific International Exposition 1915, celebrating the completion of the Panama Canal and the rebuilding of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake, resulted in the construction of the Palace of Fine Arts located near the Golden Gate Bridge - and the great Crystal Palace built for the first world exposition in London stood proudly until 1936, when it was destroyed by fire.

Visit the Baroque Palace built for the Dukes of Courland and admire the manicured garden.

Not exact matches

Dinner Tuesday was at the Falaknuma Palace, built in the late 1800s for the ruling Nizams; on Wednesday it was at the Golconda Fort, which dates to the 12th century.

When reading about the birth of Jesus in Scripture, many people do not realize that Bethlehem was situated within a mile or two of the Herodium, a huge palace fortress built upon a hill for King Herod, who had set himself up as the King of the Jews.

But the horror stories you hear — where aid just helps a dictator build new palaces — mostly come from a time when aid was designed to win allies for the Cold War rather than to improve people's lives.

Within this is there no time for standing still by found treasures, to built palaces of knowing sure around them Every treasure found is a stimulation to start seeking for other discoveries, Because we can never know fully and can never know Him fully, not even think about understanding Him fully.

Thomas undertook to build a palace for the king Gundaphorous and received some money in advance.

Church buildings were bulldozed, their land confiscated to make room for Ceausescu's palace.

His immense building program laid the ground for a huge class of temple and palace officials and servants.

The Palace of Westminster is among dozens of public buildings across the country which will be brightly illuminated next Wednesday evening for the #RedWednesday initiative.

There was no time for these subs to impact the game before Palace hit us with another hammer blow, with another slip in the build up working for them.

... he played there against crystal palace, Everton 2 season ago and it was a disaster... our build up is majorly done closer to d centre circle than d oppositions box... that's y girouds hold up play is vital... either we go with dat path or we look for a striker who is lightning quick (so when we make d final pass, it doesn't get wasted), uses both legs to shoot on sight, with good accuracy... playing Sanchez, who is not very good with his back to goal as a 9 is useless and though fast, holds on to d ball a lot tryn to get d best angle to shoot... we need a striker who is very intelligent with d timing of his runs... too bad Walcott is as intelligent as a sheep, cld have been d perfect cf...

Crystal Palace are certainly keen on bringing the 24 - year old to London as they look to build a squad for Premier League survival.

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The league opener against Crystal Palace this weekend will be another opportunity for Giroud to create a fine partnership with Sanchez as the Frenchman seeks to build on from where he left off last season.

Kids often pretend play and make use of the building blocks to build forts and palaces for their games.

The United Palace was among the hundreds of buildings previously backlogged by the LPC, many of which have been on its calendar for 20 years or more, officials said.

So, in addition to the Palace board taking over responsibility for those repairs, we'll also be paid $ 25,000 a year over a period time for a total purchase price for the building of $ 750,000.»

What really matters, rather than the manoeuvrings of paid professional politicians inside the Palace of Westminster, is building support for the Labour Party in the country.

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.

«Plimpton 322 was a powerful tool that could have been used for surveying fields or making architectural calculations to build palaces, temples or step pyramids,» says Dr Mansfield.

Mineral gypsum (selenite) has been used extensively for building and ornamental purposes in the Minoan Palace of Knossos.

Seehof Palace was built in 1686 and served as the summer residence for Bamberg's Prince Bishops, designed by Antonio Petrini, famous for his Franconian Baroque architecture.

These Italian liners, ya know, they couldn't compete for speed, so they built these floating art palaces instead.

It's Brooks, with his aggressive gleam, who invites the couple and their friends over to his suburban palace for a simulated - reality game night, one that's built around a faux kidnapping and other imitation dangerous situations.

Fate will be that of kings and counsellors who built for themselves palaces now lying in ruins.

What with Sylvester Stallone flogging sliced bread and Jean - Claude Van Damme karate'ing his way round his own ice palace for a popular beer brand, it seems Eighties action stars are really starting to build those nest eggs.

Suitable for all ages and abilities, at schools, colleges, work, voluntary groups, community groups, care homes, clubs and cafes, here is a collection of fantastic ideas about 90th Birthday Cupcakes, design and build a brand new Royal Carriage, a new Palace fit for the Queen made from recycled materials, fly 90 colourful flags for 90 seconds, plant a beautiful 90th Birthday Celebration Garden....

Overview Built in 1893, the Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad has stood tall on a hillock overlooking Hyderabad for more than a century now.

The 2000 model replaced a British racing green X300 model, built for John Major, which gained international media attention when it bore Tony Blair to Buckingham Palace on the day after the 1997 general election.

The four - star hotel was designed by Russian architectural firm, Sundukovy Sisters, and evokes the building's exceptional heritage and influential splendour of neighbouring Palace of Versailles, although with a contemporary feel and luxurious touch for modern day travellers.

On the year of 1762, he bought Campo dos Seteais and decided for the building of a Palace which was given the same name.

Cusco stands on layers of cultures, with the Tawantinsuyu (old Inca Empire) built on Killke structures and the Spanish replacing indigenous temples with Catholic churches and palaces with mansions for the invaders.

Catherine Palace was originally built in 1717 for Catherine, wife of Peter the Great, in the Tsars» Village, just outside of St. Petersburg

Room 411 in the opulent Pera Palace Hotel (so it's believed), built in 1892 for passengers journeying on the Orient Express train from Venice to Istanbul.

Just inland from Crissy Field is the grandiose Palace of Fine Arts, originally built for the 1915 Pan-Pacific Expo, now home to an intimate theatre.

Many visitors make a beeline for the Roman Diocletian's Palace, built in the 3rd Century for Emperor Diocletian.

Jaipur, the capital of India's Rajasthan state, is known as the «pink city» for the trademark colour of its 18th century buildings, colonnaded palace complex and museums.

But for those with time constraints, here are the must dos: Visit the Topkapi Palace and the Ottoman Royal Jewels; see the Hagia Sophia, a Roman built cathedral - turned - mosque from 537; feast on Turkey's varied cuisine; go shopping and get lost in the Grand Bazaar; visit a Hammam for a serious spa scrub down; ride the second oldest underground train line and vintage red trams.

Built by Peter the Great, St. Petersburg is known for its palaces, churches, museums, and even monuments representing Imperial Russia.

Inspired by Indian and Chinese architecture combined with a Regency style, the palace was originally built for King George IV and today is one of the city's most popular attractions.

The palace was built, between 1928 and 1943, for H.H. Maharaja Umaid Singh ji, Grand Father of present Maharaja.

Traditional, Edwardian - era Hotel, originally built as a debutante hostel for nearby Buckingham Palace...

It started life as a townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham until George IV, who was king between 1820 and 1830, who transformed it into the palace.

The Gloria Palace Royal Hotel & Spa overlooks the Playa Amadores beach and is built into the dramatic cliff face, making for quite the backdrop to a beach holiday!

Afternoon visit to Palazzo Vecchio and the Uffizi, built as a palace for Duke Cosimo and now Italy's greatest art gallery with works by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Titian, Giotto, Raphael, Rubens, Van Dyck, Caravaggio and Rembrandt.

To the west of the Louvre, Catherine de» Medici had built for her the Tuileries palace with extensive gardens and a grotte.

In more recent years, the word has been used in a more informal sense for other large, impressive buildings, such as The Crystal Palace of 1851 (an immensely large, glazed hall erected for The Great Exhibition) and modern arenas - convention centers like Alexandra Palace.

For those on southern itineraries, you will get to visit the bustling city of Mumbai, the beautiful palace in Mysore, historic buildings in Hampi and the golden beaches of Goa.