Brisutol cathedral

A church has probably stood on this site for over a thousand years but it came to prominence in 1140 when Robert Fitzhardinge founded the Abbey of St. Augustine. The Chapter House and Abbey Gatehouse remain clearly to be seen: other remains are within Bristol Cathedral Choir School.
The eastern end of the Cathedral, especially in the Choir, gives Bristol Cathedral a unique place in the development of British and European Architecture. The Nave, Choir and Aisles are all the same height, making a large hall. Bristol Cathedral is the major example of a 'Hall Church' in Great Britain and one of the finest anywhere in the world.

In 1539 the Abbey was closed and the partially rebuilt nave was demolished. The building became the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in 1542. In 1868 plans were drawn up to rebuild the Nave to its medieval design. The Architect, G.E.Street, found the original pillar bases, so the dimensions are much the same as those of the abbey church. J. L. Pearson added the two towers at the West End and further reordered the interior.

Suspension Bridge

The Suspension Bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. This type of bridge dates from the early 19th century, while bridges without vertical suspenders have a long history in many mountainous parts of the world. [1]

Its story, about de Clifton Suspension Bridge, began in 1754 with the dream of a Bristolian wine merchant, Willian Vicky, who left a legacy to build a bridge over the Avon Gorge. 24 year old Isambard Kingdom Brunel was eventually declared the winner and appointed project engineer - his first major commission. The foundation stone was laid in 1831 but the project was dogged with political and financial difficulties and by 1843, with only the towers completed, the project was abandoned. Brunel died aged only 53 years in 1859 but the Bridge was completed as his memorial and finally opened in 1864.[2]
During the constrution of this bridge two mens killed, and the Clifton Suspension Bridge is well know as a suicide bridge. In 1998 barries were installed to prevent people jumping. In the four years after the installation the suicide reduce rate from eight to four deaths per year.

Construction of the bridge was featured in the Channel 4 television series The Worst Jobs in History, as part of an episode entitled The Worst Industrial Jobs in History, first broadcast on 7 May 2006. Presenter Tony Robinson climbs the chains over one of the towers during the sequence, tied off to a safety line, to demonstrate what the workers building the span endured. He particularly struggles with the swirling winds and states that during construction the wind blew the platform for the lines seventy feet in the air at one point, yet all the workers survived.[3]

Its a landmark and a symbol of the city of Bristol. This bridge linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset, England. For almost 150 years has received most visitors all over the word and is located in the Cifton, near Avor Gorge Hotel.



Dimensions:
Span: 702 ft 3 in (214.05 m)
Height of towers: 86 ft (26 m) above deck
Tower Width: 11 ft (4 m)
Clearance: 245 ft (75 m) above high water level
Traffic: Four million vehicles per year

References
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_bridge
2. http://www.cliftonbridge.org.uk/
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton_Suspension_Bridge

Wills Memorial Building

The Wills Memorial Building
Photo by Ana Paula V.

The Wills Memorial Building, or Wills Tower, how also it`s known, is situaded at the top of Park Street in Queens Road, in Bristol, United Kingdom.

This Monument is consideraded the last great Gothic buildings to be built in England, designed by Sir George Oatley and built as a memorial to Henry Overton Wills III [1].

The Bristolians known this build as "The University". Below can see the Dimensions in the Wills Memorial Building [2]:
Room     Length  Width  Area
               (m)       (m)      (m2)
Great      27        15        424
Hall           
Reception 18.5   9.6      177.6
Room            

The most prominent feature is the very grand Wills Tower which stands at 215 feet. The Tower, is constructed from Bath and Clipsham stone and is twice as high as Cabot Tower affording amazing views of the City of Bristol. It can be seen for miles around and dominates the city.

Building began in 1914 and was opened in 1925 by George V and Queen Mary. The Wills family donated millions of pounds to the University over many years.  [3].

References

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wills_Memorial_Building

2. http://www.bris.ac.uk/conferences/exhibition/wills/
3. http://www.bristol-link.co.uk/history/wills-memorial-building.htm

Cabot tower

 Cabot Tower was built in 1897 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's discovery of Newfoundland, and Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. It is located on top of Signal Hill overlooking the city of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1901, Guglielmo Marconi received the first trans-Atlantic wireless message at a position near the tower, the letter "S" in Morse Code sent from Poldhu, Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Cabot Tower is now the centre of Signal Hill National Historic Park, Canada's second largest historic park, with walking trails, and an interpretation centre where the visitor can hear very interesting stories about the area. Hikers will be rewarded with spectacular views of the city, the harbour, and the ocean