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Marshal Ferdinand Foch Street In Bydgoszcz
Marshal Ferdinand Foch Street or Focha Street is a main street of Bydgoszcz, in Downtown district ( pl, Śródmieście). Location Located in the center of Bydgoszcz, the street stretches east-west from the intersection with Gdańska Street to Grunwaldska roundabout. It is approximately long. To the west, it joins with Nakielska street in Bydgoszcz, and with Jagiellońska street to the east. Appellation The street bore the following names throughout history: * 1840 - 1920, Wilhelmstraße; * 1920 - 1931, Jagiellońska street; * 1932 - 1939, Marshal Ferdinand Foch - Marshal of France and Poland, commander in chief of Allied Forces in 1918. He signed in Compiègne the truce ending hostilities with the German Empire; * 1939 - 1945 - Hermann Göringstraße; * 1945 - 1949 - Marshal Foch; * 1950 - 1990 - Red Army; * 1990 - Kazimierz III Wielki; * From 1990 - Marshal Foch. History Focha street has been one of the key routes in Bydgoszcz, since the first half of the 19th century. Previo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Square In Bydgoszcz
Theatre Square is a large and historical place in downtown Bydgoszcz. On its borders stand many buildings registered on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List. Location Theatre Square is located in the heart of Bydgoszcz: it is delimitated by the following streets: * Karmelicka, to the West; * Ferdinand Foch to the North; * Mostowa to the East; * Brda river to the South. It is situated on the northern edge of Bydgoszcz Old Town, and acts as linkage with Bydgoszcz Downtown district, located to north of the river. On the eastern frontage of the square are located urban houses built between the late 19th centuries and the beginning of the 20th century. History The first buildings in the area of the current Theatre Square appeared at the end of the 14th century. They were St. Mary's Church of the Carmelites and the associated monastic buildings. In the middle of the 16th century, both the monastery and church were rebuilt using bricks, and the convent was surrounded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dworcowa Street In Bydgoszcz
Dworcowa Street is one of the main streets of Bydgoszcz, in Downtown district ( pl, Śródmieście). Many of its buildings are registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List. Across the street, between Warmia and Marcinkowskiego street runs the 18°E longitude Meridian, so-called ''Bydgoszcz Meridian''. Location The street is located in the western part of Downtown Bydgoszcz. It runs from the intersection with Gdanska Street to the intersection with Sigismund Augustus Street, where is the main train station, ''Bydgoszcz Główna''. Hence its name: "Train station" in polish is "Dworzec", "Dworcowa Street" thus means "Train Station Street". History Until 1851, the path was a dirty road leading from Bydgoszcz to Koronowo. The development of the street is associated with the building of Bydgoszcz Main Railway Station in 1851, which led to assimilating the close settlement of Bocianowo (german: Brenkenhoff) into the city precinct. On an 1861 map of the area, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asphalt
Asphalt, also known as bitumen (, ), is a sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. It may be found in natural deposits or may be a refined product, and is classed as a pitch. Before the 20th century, the term asphaltum was also used. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org) The word is derived from the Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος ''ásphaltos''. The largest natural deposit of asphalt in the world, estimated to contain 10 million tons, is the Pitch Lake located in La Brea in southwest Trinidad (Antilles island located on the northeastern coast of Venezuela), within the Siparia Regional Corporation. The primary use (70%) of asphalt is in Road surface, road construction, where it is used as the glue or binder mixed with construction aggregate, aggregate particles to create asphalt concrete. Its other main uses are for bituminous waterproofing products, including production of roofing felt and for sealing flat roofs. In material sciences an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
