The worst volcanic eruption is the eruption of Mount Vesuvius which happened on August 24th 79 AD. Lava, hot ash, pumice and toxic gasses were all shot out from Vesuvius towards
It is absolutely full of a variety of hotels, unique shops, and mainstream stores as well as a plethora of banks. Government Street perhaps contains the most expensive real estate in the downtown area of Victoria, and draws in the wealthier portion of clientele. Chinatown is full of history and excitement, around each twist and turn there is culture, demonstrated through paintings, art, the diversity of stores, and vitality of the street. This unique place is a huge tourist attraction and fittingly has an ample number of Chinese restaurants. Also found there are many small, unique, and cultural shops, in historical buildings, that when combined with the cultural aspect of Chinatown make this place a must see for all.
They get over thousands of tourists to come visit these beautiful temples. The temples look like the the pyramids of Egypt . But they have stairs that climb all the way to the top. It is a very beautiful site to
Relics from Tutankhamun's tomb are among the most travelled artefacts in the world. The best-known exhibition was The Treasures of Tutankhamun tour, which ran from 1972 to 1979. The exhibition broke museum attendance records; it was seen by approximately eight million people. Significantly boosting the economy of every city it passed through. It manifested a number of collectibles, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s expensive line of souvenirs which included a life-size replica of Selket, coated with gold leaf, yours for $1,500; to cheap unlicensed ladies’ T-shirts bearing the saying “HANDS OFF MY TUTS”.
• The massive Earthquake in AD 62, described by Seneca, indicates that the volcano was returning to life. • Seismologists think it unlikely that there was only one quake in the 17 years prior to the eruption. • In mid August AD 79, a series of small tremors began to rock the area again. • Certain springs ceased to flow and some wells completely dried up. A Personal account • The first or ‘Plinian’ Phase was described by Pliny the
Established 1896 romseyadvertiser.co.uk Friday, July1, 2011 50p Special on Romsey Abbey How has Romsey Abbey changed? By Benedict McEvoy Romsey Abbey in the village of Romsey has been a great thing for the Romsey community. It has been used by many places of it’s fascinating history. ‘Our abbey is very special to us… It’s history brings in loads of tourists and is a great historical land- mark’ a person of the community said. This abbey is what makes Overall how much has Romsey Abbey re ally changed?
At the time of developments many well off people used to reflect classical architecture like the buildings built by great civilizations like Romans. Many young gentlemen would go on a tour of the continent and would view the grand architecture in places like Rome in Italy. The second John parker went on the grand tour, and elements of the style can be seen in the improvements which he made to the interior, exterior and the grounds of the house. The next two factors were the amount of connections and friends the parkers had who were in high places. They formed the means for the developments to be carried out.
A The two most significant geographic and environmental factors that helped develop and expand regions of the United States are, The California Gold Rush of 1848 and The Great American Dust Bowl of the 1930's. The Gold Rush took place in what is now California, and began the 24th day of January in 1948 when a miner discovered a shiny gold near Coloma, California. The news of his findings spread quickly and eventually brought over 250,000 people to the area from all over the world (Wikipedia, 2013). "One of the migrations stimulated by the discovery of gold was the internal westward movement of Americans from the Eastern states who hoped to make a fortune in California" (Dan C Hazen). The effects on societies in the state of California and even throughout the country that the rush were enormous.
Here there are many historical sites and shops along with much charm that stemmed from the local history. This city has grown from a stop in the 1845 railroad track to a progressive city with over 10,000 people according to a 2000 census. The shops, businesses, and restaurants in Olde Town keep the area full of life while preserving its vivid history. The Conyers Depot is definitely one of the favorite tourist attractions in Olde Town. The Depot was a working station until 1972, when passenger rail service between Atlanta and Augusta was stopped.
The Public Baths were extremely popular. Roman women and men tried to visit the baths at least once every day. A trip to the baths was a very important part of Roman daily life. The baths had hot and cold pools, towels, slaves to wait on you, steam rooms, saunas, exercise rooms, and hair cutting salons. They had reading rooms and libraries.