Bristol is the 8th largest city in the UK and seen as the unofficial capital of the West Country of England. Its population is estimated at433,100 (2009) and in the larger urban area 1,070,000 (2007) The Royal Charter was received in the year 1155, plus in 1373 county status was granted. The closeby cities are historic Gloucester, Bath and Cardiff and it borders the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire. Paleolithic archeological finds in the area have proven that there has been a living community in the Bristol area dating back around 60,000 years.
Bristol's large boating and shipping heritage rose from the city being constructed around the short coastline of the River Severn Estuary and the River Avon. Shipbuilding and manufacturing were the main industries in the thirteenth century. business unfolded to Ireland and Iceland in the fifteenth century and by the sixteenth century, Bristol was trading with Spain and the Americas.
Bristol Cathedral was once known as the Abbey of St Augustine and dates back to 1140. Slave business amongst the Americas and the UK was prevalent in the seventeenth century until it was abolished in 1807. The Clifton Suspension Bridge and Bristol Temple Meads Station were designed and constructed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, thus creating a powerful link between the Victorian Engineer and the city. Brunel was voted one of the most influential citizens in Britain's history in 2002.
Bristol University was formed in 1909. In 1992, the West of England University was developed from Bristol Polytechnic, and is now one of the country's best centres for design and media studies.
During World War II, the centre of Bristol was brutally bombed by the German Luftwaffe in a bid to lame England's shipping routes in the south-west of the country. Bristol city was reconstructed in the 1960s, comprising tower blocks and road expansion.
Bristol is a culturally resonant city, with a wide variety of attractions and events. In addition, it is an excellent foundation from which to look around the rest of the West Country.
* At-Bristol travels through the operations of our world. Plus explores is a range of particular exhibitions - from animation to flight, illusions and sport!
* Bristol Zoo Gardens is the oldest zoo outside a municipality and the fifth oldest in the world.
* Blue Reef Aquarium contains flora and fauna, from seahorses and puffer fish to living corals and tropical sharks.
* Brunel's SS Great Britain - the world's 1st passenger liner to be iron hulled, steam-powered and screw propeller-driven. It was built by Brunel in 1843, and is now in a dry-dock beside the floating harbour in the city.
* Clifton Suspenson Bridge is possibly Bristol's most famous landmark. and Built by the Victorian engineer Brunel in the 19th century. At a height of 75m, it stretches across the striking Avon Gorge.
* Cabot Circus - this offers tourists to the city centre with over 120 shops, with 15 key flagship stores.
* Bristol Museum and Art Gallery is the main museum in the city.
* Ferry Boat Company - in the day there is a round trip tour; a hop on/off or is good for getting from A to B and to a lot of harbour-side attractions.
* Pirate Walks - one hour walking , which is guided, of Bristol's historic harbour-side. Walking tours of Bristol's 16th, 17th and 18th century Maritime History.
* Clifton Downs and Observatory, is in The Downs which is a vast open space inside Bristol. It has panoramas across the suspension bridge and the Avon Gorge. At the top of the Downs is the Observatory, which houses a camera obscura and a cave which leads down through a cliff face to an observation point.
*Bristol to Bath Railway Cycle Path runs on a no longer used railway line, which goes from central Bristol to Bath.
Bristol's large boating and shipping heritage rose from the city being constructed around the short coastline of the River Severn Estuary and the River Avon. Shipbuilding and manufacturing were the main industries in the thirteenth century. business unfolded to Ireland and Iceland in the fifteenth century and by the sixteenth century, Bristol was trading with Spain and the Americas.
Bristol Cathedral was once known as the Abbey of St Augustine and dates back to 1140. Slave business amongst the Americas and the UK was prevalent in the seventeenth century until it was abolished in 1807. The Clifton Suspension Bridge and Bristol Temple Meads Station were designed and constructed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, thus creating a powerful link between the Victorian Engineer and the city. Brunel was voted one of the most influential citizens in Britain's history in 2002.
Bristol University was formed in 1909. In 1992, the West of England University was developed from Bristol Polytechnic, and is now one of the country's best centres for design and media studies.
During World War II, the centre of Bristol was brutally bombed by the German Luftwaffe in a bid to lame England's shipping routes in the south-west of the country. Bristol city was reconstructed in the 1960s, comprising tower blocks and road expansion.
Bristol is a culturally resonant city, with a wide variety of attractions and events. In addition, it is an excellent foundation from which to look around the rest of the West Country.
* At-Bristol travels through the operations of our world. Plus explores is a range of particular exhibitions - from animation to flight, illusions and sport!
* Bristol Zoo Gardens is the oldest zoo outside a municipality and the fifth oldest in the world.
* Blue Reef Aquarium contains flora and fauna, from seahorses and puffer fish to living corals and tropical sharks.
* Brunel's SS Great Britain - the world's 1st passenger liner to be iron hulled, steam-powered and screw propeller-driven. It was built by Brunel in 1843, and is now in a dry-dock beside the floating harbour in the city.
* Clifton Suspenson Bridge is possibly Bristol's most famous landmark. and Built by the Victorian engineer Brunel in the 19th century. At a height of 75m, it stretches across the striking Avon Gorge.
* Cabot Circus - this offers tourists to the city centre with over 120 shops, with 15 key flagship stores.
* Bristol Museum and Art Gallery is the main museum in the city.
* Ferry Boat Company - in the day there is a round trip tour; a hop on/off or is good for getting from A to B and to a lot of harbour-side attractions.
* Pirate Walks - one hour walking , which is guided, of Bristol's historic harbour-side. Walking tours of Bristol's 16th, 17th and 18th century Maritime History.
* Clifton Downs and Observatory, is in The Downs which is a vast open space inside Bristol. It has panoramas across the suspension bridge and the Avon Gorge. At the top of the Downs is the Observatory, which houses a camera obscura and a cave which leads down through a cliff face to an observation point.
*Bristol to Bath Railway Cycle Path runs on a no longer used railway line, which goes from central Bristol to Bath.
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