Victoria BC Flora and Fauna
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VICTORIA FALLS, seen from the air.
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An image taken on an early morning walk through Kolkata's beautifully-kept Victoria Memorial Gardens during a working visit last week.
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Sur le côté nord de Victoria Street, une terrasse de niveau supérieur a été construite. Un petit escalier à mi-hauteur de la rue relie l’ancien au nouveau et préserve l’ancien lien entre Grassmarket et Castlehill. La terrasse continuait vers le pont George IV soutenu par une série d’arches qui fournirent plus tard de l’espace pour l’installation des boutiques dans les arcades.
On the north side of Victoria Street an upper level terrace has been constructed. A small staircase halfway up the street connects old with new and preserves the ancient link between Grassmarket and Castlehill. The terrace continued towards the George IV Bridge supported by a series of arches which later provided space for the installation of shops in the arcades.
Detail of the 4 m tall Kwakiutl Bear Totel Pole by Henry Hunt at the corner of Governemnt and Belleville streets since 1966, Victoria, BC, Canada
Victoria amazonica is the world’s largest water lily and among the largest in the Nymphaeaceae family. The first discovery was in 1801 in Bolivia and it is indigenous to the Amazon River basin’s shallow waters. This species is the national flower of the Republic of Guyana and appears on the country’s coat of arms. The flower is famous for its enormous circular leaves. The common names for the water lily include Amazon water-lily, Victoria-lily, or Giant water lily.
... with The Cultural Centre in the foreground. The CBD in the background, on a sparkling Winter day.
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Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 101m × 18.2m
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Victoria Street was built between 1829-34 as part of a series of improvements to the Old Town, with the aim of improving access around the city. Previously, access from the Grassmarket to the Lawnmarket was via the West Bow, a very steeply sloped and narrow lane. The new street was planned to demolish much of the old West Bow, and provide a broad sweeping link to the newly built George IV Bridge.
It was designed by architect Thomas Hamilton, one of the leading lights in transforming the city with neo classical buildings and much influenced by the architecture of ancient Greece. However it was stipulated that the buildings associated with the new street should be 'Old Flemish' in style, and draw inspiration from the details on Heriot's Hospital.
The building at the top of the street is a good example, built for the Highland Society's Agricultural Museum. Here the latest farming technology was displayed, with the aim of improving agriculture
On the north side of the street a terrace was built, with a series of arches underneath which were later filled with shops. Undoubtedly the most famous business in the street was Robert Cresser's brush shop, first established in 1873 and finally closing in 2004. The shop barely changed in all those years, with a dark Dickensian atmosphere inside with a wooden counter and bare floor. Brushes of all shapes and descriptions were displayed outside, as well as hanging from the ceiling and stuffed on to shelves. In the unlikely event that a brush required was not available, it could even be made to order.