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Alexander Park (other)
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Alexander Park may refer to: * Alexander Park (Saint Petersburg), a park in Saint Petersburg, Russia * Alexander Park (Tsarskoye Selo), a park in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia * Alexander Park (Columbus, Ohio), United States * Alexander Park (politician) (1808–1873),Australian politician See also * Viscount Alexander Park, a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada * Alexander Parker (other) * Alexander Parkes (1813–1890), English metallurgist * Alexandra Park (other) * Alex Parks (born 1984), English singer-songwriter * Alexander Garden Alexander Gardens (russian: Александровский сад) was one of the first urban public parks in Moscow, Russia. The park comprises three separate gardens, which stretch along all the length of the western Kremlin wall for between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Park (Saint Petersburg)
Alexander Park or Alexandrovsky Park () is a park on Petrogradsky Island of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is one of the first public parks in St. Petersburg. Structures The park has a semicircular/crescent shape. The Leningrad Zoo is the largest occupant of the park. The other end of the park is the Northwestern Branch of the Russian State University of Justice. A separates the park from the Kronverk (now the Artillery Museum), which otherwise would be at the center of the area. To the south of the park and the Kronverk is the Kronverksky Strait, beyond which is the Peter and Paul Fortress. The northern half of the park are occupied by (from west to east): * an interactive children's theater (Skazkin Dom), * (): a medium-sized venue for plays and shows, * St. Petersburg Planetarium, * the Baltic House Festival Theatre, * ( "giant park"): a modern cinema with a food court, * a couple of restaurants, * Gorkovskaya metro station. Artworks It has the only outdoor m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Park (Tsarskoye Selo)
Alexander Park (Александровский парк) is a park in Tsarskoye Selo Tsarskoye Selo ( rus, Ца́рское Село́, p=ˈtsarskəɪ sʲɪˈlo, a=Ru_Tsarskoye_Selo.ogg, "Tsar's Village") was the town containing a former residence of the Russian imperial family and visiting nobility, located south from the cen ... outside St. Petersburg. References Parks and open spaces in Saint Petersburg Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Saint Petersburg {{SaintPetersburg-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Park (Columbus, Ohio)
Alexander Park, or Alexander AEP Park, is a park in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Donated by American Electric Power, the park is located between Battelle Riverfront Park and North Bank Park. It is named after former City Council President Arvin J. Alexander, and features a 1991 memorial in his honor by Carl Faehnle. The park also features a plaque marking the site of the city's first cabin, completed by John Brickell in 1797. See also * List of parks in Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio has numerous municipal parks, several regional parks (part of the Metro Parks system), and privately-owned parks. The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department operates 370 parks, with a combined . City parks * Academy Park ... References External links * Scioto Mile page American Electric Power Downtown Columbus, Ohio Parks established in the 20th century Parks in Columbus, Ohio {{ColumbusOH-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Park (politician)
Alexander Park (1808 – 21 July 1873) was a Scottish-born land owner and politician in colonial New South Wales, Australia. He was born in Selkirk to attorney Alexander Park and Alice Veitch. He migrated to New South Wales in 1826 and was given a land grant in the Paterson district. He owned large vineyards and probably also pastoral land. He was elected unopposed as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for the seat of County of Durham The County Palatine of Durham and Sadberge, commonly referred to as County Durham or simply Durham, is a historic county in Northern England. Until 1889, it was controlled by powers granted under the Bishopric of Durham. The county and Northum ... at a by-election in February 1853 and served until the parliament was re-constituted in 1856. He stood for the three member district of Durham at the 1856 election for the Legislative Assembly however he received only 209 votes (9.7 %). In 1858 he was appointed to the Legislati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscount Alexander Park
Viscount Alexander Park is a neighbourhood in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward in the east end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. At its maximum extent, the neighbourhood has a population of 5,430 according to the Canada 2011 Census.Population calculated by combining Census Tracts 5050062.02 and 5050060.00 whilst subtracting Dissemination Area 35060209 The neighbourhood includes much of the Rockcliffe Airport and the CFB Ottawa (North). It also includes the Montfort Hospital. Its bounded on the north by the Ottawa River, on the east by Blair Road, on the south by Montreal Road and on the west by the Aviation Parkway. Part of the neighbourhood, east of Codd's Road is also known as Finter. It named for Harold, Viscount Alexander of Tunis, Governor General of Canada The governor general of Canada (french: gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal viceregal representative of the . The is head of state of Canada and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, but resides in oldest and most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Parker (other)
Alexander Parker may refer to: * Alex Parker (1935–2010), Scottish international footballer * Alexander Parker (politician) (1891–1960s), Australian politician * Alexander Parker (Quaker) Alexander Parker (21 June 1628 – 8 March 1689) was a Quaker preacher and author.ODNB article by Richard L. Greaves, "Parker, Alexander (1628–1689)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2 ..., (1628–1689), British preacher and author * Alexander Parker (Medal of Honor) (1832–1900), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient See also * Al Parker (other) {{hndis, Parker, Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Parkes
Alexander Parkes (29 December 1813 29 June 1890) was a metallurgist and inventor from Birmingham, England. He created Parkesine, the first man-made plastic. Biography The son of a manufacturer of brass locks, Parkes was apprenticed to Messenger and Sons, brass founders of Birmingham, before going to work for George and Henry Elkington, who patented the electroplating process. Parkes was put in charge of the casting department, and his attention soon began to focus on electroplating. Parkes took out his first patent (No. 8905) in 1841 on a process for electroplating delicate works of art. His improved method for electroplating fine and fragile objects, such as flowers, was granted a patent in 1843. The process involved electroplating an object previously dipped in a solution of phosphorus contained in bisulphide of carbon, and then in nitrate of silver. A spider's web, silver-plated according to this method, was presented to Prince Albert when he visited the Elkington works in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Park (other)
Alexandra Park may refer to: Places England * Alexandra Park, Hastings * Alexandra Park, Ipswich * Alexandra Park, London * Alexandra Park, Manchester * Alexandra Park, Oldham * Alexandra Park, Portsmouth * Alexandra Park, Poole * Alexandra Park Racecourse, London Other places * Alexandra Park, Toronto, Canada * Alexandra Park, in the West End, Vancouver, West End of Vancouver, Canada * Alexandra Park, Auckland, New Zealand * Alexandra Park, Wellington, next to Government House, Wellington, Government House, New Zealand * Alexandra Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland * Alexandra Park, Glasgow, Scotland * Alexandra Park cricket ground, Pietermaritzburg, also known as the City Oval, South Africa * Alexandra Park, Harare, Zimbabwe People * Alexandra Park (actress) (born 1989), Australian actress * Alexandra Parks (born 1984), English singer-songwriter See also * * Alexander Park (other) * Alexandra Gardens (other) * Alexandra Stadium, home ground of Crewe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Parks
Alexandra Rebecca Parks (born 26 July 1984) is an English singer-songwriter. Parks was entered into the BBC Television programme, ''Fame Academy'' by her father. It was a show that she went on to win. Soon after winning ''Fame Academy'', she released her first album entitled ''Introduction'', which went double platinum in the United Kingdom and gold in several other European countries. In 2005 she released her second album, ''Honesty''. Parks was dropped by her label, Polydor, on 8 February 2006. Parks stated that the move was a mutual decision and that things had not worked out. Biography Alex Parks was born in July 1984 and was raised in the village of Mount Hawke, Cornwall. She is the youngest of four siblings. Parks attended college at The Hub in St Austell. Parks began fronting a local band, ''One Trick Pony'', which performed mostly cover songs by artists such as Joni Mitchell, Ani Di Franco and Michelle Branch. For two years they played in bars around Cornwall, but the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
