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Bear Pit (other)
A bear pit is an enclosure used to display bears, often for entertainment and bear-baiting. Bear pit, or Bear Pit, may also refer to: * ''Bear Pit'' (novel), a 2000 novel by Australian author Jon Cleary * The Bearpit, Bristol, a roundabout and open space * ''Bärengraben The Bärengraben, or Bear Pit, is a tourist attraction in the Swiss capital city of Bern. It is a bear pit, or enclosure housing bears, situated at the eastern edge of the old city of Bern, next to the Nydeggbrücke and the River Aar. Although ...'' (German: "Bear Pit"), a specific notable bear pit in the Swiss city of Bern See also * Berenkuil (other), Dutch for ''bear pit'' {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bear Pit
A bear pit was historically used to display bears, typically for entertainment and especially bear-baiting. The pit area was normally surrounded by a high fence, above which the spectators would look down on the bears. The most traditional form of maintaining bears in captivity is keeping them in pits, although many zoos replaced these by more elaborate and spacious enclosures that attempt to replicate their natural habitats, for the benefit of the animals and the visitors. A noteworthy example is found in Bern, Switzerland. Known as the ''Bärengraben'', it was built in 1857 and is still in use though much modified: after an outcry around 2000, when the bears were still in two circular pits and shut up at night, a park was constructed on the riverbank by the pits with generous access to the river Aare which has greatly improved the three bears' accommodation. Other meanings Another meaning is for an unusually aggressive political arena, in which direct, heated attacks are com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bear Pit (novel)
''Bear Pit'' is a 2000 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It was the seventeenth book featuring Sydney detective Scobie Malone and involves the assassination of the State Premier by a sniper in the lead up to the 2000 Sydney Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... Cleary says he was inspired to write the book by the Australian political scene. "I can't remember people being as disillusioned with politics in Australia as they are now," he said in 2000.Renee Bilston, 'No Age for Cliches', ''Courier Mail'', 26 August 2000 References External linksNational Library of Australia - ''The Bear Pit'' by Jon Cleary {{Jon Cleary 2000 Australian novels Novels set in Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics HarperCollins books William Morrow and Company books Novels by Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bearpit, Bristol
The Bearpit, officially St James Barton roundabout, is a roundabout and urban space in Bristol, UK. History The roundabout was constructed in the late 1960s and was reported to cost £900,000. It contained an inner garden with hexagonal flower beds. In the 2010s, in response to safety concerns regarding the pedestrian subways, the roadway around the north and west of the roundabout was narrowed by one lane, and a new at-grade pedestrian and cycle route was created. In June and July 2019, Bristol City Council carried out a £250,000 eviction and cleanup process where squatters and their possessions were removed from the space within the Bearpit. Local area To the immediate west of the roundabout is Avon House, Bristol, now a hotel, and Bristol bus station. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bärengraben
The Bärengraben, or Bear Pit, is a tourist attraction in the Swiss capital city of Bern. It is a bear pit, or enclosure housing bears, situated at the eastern edge of the old city of Bern, next to the Nydeggbrücke and the River Aar. Although still in use, the Bärengraben has been supplemented since 2009 by the adjacent BärenPark, a larger and more natural enclosure alongside the River Aar. The Bärengraben and BärenPark are administered as a geographically discrete part of the city's Dählhölzli Zoo. The Bärengraben is a Swiss heritage site of national significance, and is of particular significance in Bern because the bear is a symbol of both the city and surrounding canton, and is featured in their coat of arms. History The bear has long served as symbol of Bern. Legend has it that, in 1191, Duke Berthold V of Zähringen vowed to choose as namesake the first animal his hunt met in the wood that was to be chopped down for his new city. As Konrad Justingers chroni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
