Презентация на тему Cardiff

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Cardiff town

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town history Even in the Neolithic site of Cardiff has been inhabited — this is evidenced by the burial chamber St Licans found in the vicinity of the city. In the bronze and iron age action alien peoples from different parts of Europe led to the assimilation of the local population. Thus, on the territory of modern Cardiff was based tribe “ Siluro ”. The first Roman defensive camp was built in the I century BC during the campaign against Siluro , then the construction of FORTS stretches across the urban land. These old square fortress with a height of almost 200 meters has been preserved until now. In the fifth century, Roman troops left Britain. About the period of the early middle Ages on the territory of modern Cardiff, little is known known only the fact that the Eastern and southern lands of Wales were United in the Kingdom of Glywysing . William the Conqueror in the XI century stated that it wants to assimilate the territory and make them the channel. Around the same time construction began on the castle in Cardiff, which is associated with the darkest moments in the history of Cardiff: the abduction of William Fitz-Robert and his family, the assault troops Liveline Brena , the siege led by Oinam a Christian. XV - XVI century was relatively stable for the city: settled economic situation, opened the first shop, hotel, school. The world-famous docks of Cardiff began to build also in that period by order of the Marquis, John Crichton-Stuart. Since the beginning of the nineteenth century Cardiff became the center of coal industry, followed by the even established the title of “the Coal exchange” due to the fact that all major companies were here. But the biggest step for the industrialization of Cardiff was the opening of a steel mill. In 1955, Cardiff is officially declared capital of Wales. Of course, now Cardiff ceased to be a dirty industrial city. Spectacular buildings, boulevards, public buildings and stunning parks that emerged in the twentieth century, perfectly combines with towers and castles, which began its existence in the distant past.

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significance Cardiff is a unitary administrative unit with the status of the city, which was received in 1905 Cardiff is the capital of Wales since 1955 and one of its largest cities. The city has developed such industries as ferrous metallurgy, machine building, food processing, paper industry . Here is located the branches of the famous British TV stations, Newspapers and magazines. So, it was filmed a few episodes of famous movies. It is in this town, all the main TV channels and radio Wales .

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Attractions Cardiff castle is located in the heart of the city . Even the Normans took part in its construction, and it now combines powerful Roman Fort and luxurious mansion, which room in terms of decor and decoration impress all visitors.

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Attractions The Wales Millennium centre . Here are based the national Opera of Wales and the BBC national orchestra. In addition to representations of these creative collectives of the center often hosts performances of theatrical companies, music concerts, public events and art exhibitions. Cardiff as the capital has become a platform for many organizations Wales related to culture and art. Thus, the national Museum of Wales and Art gallery of Wales are located here in the capital.

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culture life In winter also hosts several interesting festivals, the most famous of which is called "Winter Wonderland", which literally translates as "Winter's tale". The main venue of the celebrations remains the area in front of the town hall. At the end of December is poured is a large skating rink, every day offers a Christmas market. For visitors the event offers excellent entertainment program: concerts, children's performances, fun competitions and tasting festive dishes are essential attributes of this popular holiday. Cardiff is known far outside the country not only because of the abundance of attractions, but also thanks to its vibrant cultural life. Every year the city hosts many interesting and unique festivals, each of which deserves the attention of curious travelers. Especially full of bright holidays, summer months, in this period the city is always visited by many visitors from other countries. Interesting national holiday is the Day of Saint David, is celebrated on March 1. Saint David is the patron Saint of Wales, on the day of the citizens organize Grand parades and arrange noisy celebrations, which ended only with nightfall. The popular music festival "The Welsh Proms", which takes place in July. During the festival there are concerts of classical music, performances by famous jazz bands and performers of other popular destinations. .

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facts about the city The size of the city is approximately 6.5 square kilometers Cardiff is very much appreciated for its rich cultural life . Cardiff translated as "castle on the TAFF".

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nature The capital of Wales was founded on the place of drained marshes, located in the bed of the Triassic rock formations. The surface is fairly smooth, without sharp changes in elevation. Through the Cardiff three rivers flow. The river TAF ran through the center of the city, creating a great place to stay and beautiful scenery. The Ely river acts as the Western border. Both rivers flow into Cardiff Bay, which is a freshwater. In the East river One.

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Welcome to Bute Park & Arboretum Welcome to Bute Park & Arboretum Bute Park offers an extensive area of mature parkland within Cardiff’s city centre boasting a nationally-significant tree collection, numerous natural play features for the young (or young-at-heart), an education centre , three cafes, and a wealth of horticulture and wildlife interest. There is plenty to do in the park and you can pick up a variety of self-led trails to guide you on certain activities and topics. Situated beyond Cardiff Castle just a short walk from the city’s main high streets and civic centre , Bute Park really is the “green heart of the city”. Full of historic and wildlife interest, at 56 hectares (equivalent to 75 football pitches) it is one of the largest urban parks in Wales and comprises a broad mix of historic landscape, urban woodland, sports pitches, arboretum, horticultural features and river corridor.

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and lastly, the emblem of this wonderful city