Sentences with phrase «sprawling urban site»

Tikal's sprawling urban site contains some of the most impressive Mayan palace, temple, and altar structures - many housing the ancient tombs of kings and important political figures of the time, as well as elaborately carved wooden door lintels and stelae (carved stone shafts).

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Van Gogh's Outskirts of Paris (1886) portrays the depressing effects of Haussmannisation and urban sprawl, notions evident in Lowry's urban scenes including Blitzed Site (1942) and Industrial Landscape (1955).

In particular, Hatakeyama has routinely returned to the Tokyo - Yokohama metropolis, exploring this ever - evolving urban sprawl from both below and above, mapping the growth and expansion of these sites over time.

Tokyo looks big on the map, and from this photo too, but in fact, it is made up of many small «villages» sited around hundreds of subway and commuter rail stations, so I never felt I was living in a massive urban sprawl.

be placed on already - developed sites in order to reduce urban sprawl and 5.