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People's Palace (Mile End, London)
People's Palace may refer to: * People's Palace, Adelaide, a former Salvation Army hostel in Australia * People's Palace, Brisbane, a former temperance hotel in Australia * People's Palace, Djibouti City, a monument in Djibouti City, Djibouti *People's Palace, Glasgow, a museum and glasshouse in Glasgow, Scotland *People's Palace, Mile End, built in 1886 in the East End of London, and now part of Queen Mary University of London *People's Palace, the Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria * Alexandra Palace, London, also called "The People's Palace" * Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, formerly known as "Palace of the People" *People's Palace (Algiers), a public building in Algiers *Palais du Peuple (Guinea), a parliament building in Guinea *Palais du Peuple (Kinshasa), a parliament building in the Democratic Republic of Congo * Sultan's Palace, Zanzibar, formerly "The People's Palace" *People's Palace, Khartoum, between 1971 and 1985, now the Republican Palace, Khartoum See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Palace, Adelaide
Pirie Street is a road on the east side of the Adelaide city centre, South Australia. It runs east–west, between East Terrace and King William Street. After crossing King William Street, it continues as Waymouth Street. It forms the southern boundary of Hindmarsh Square which is in the centre of the north-east quadrant of the city centre. Pirie Street is served by a stop on the Glenelg tram line on King William Street. It is mainly occupied by office buildings, restaurants, and nightspots. It is one of the narrower streets of the Adelaide grid, at wide, and has a bicycle lane. It has a number of notable buildings, including several heritage-listed ones, and was once home to the biggest brewery in the colony of South Australia, the Adelaide Brewery. In 2019 it was used as a location for the film ''Escape from Pretoria'', starring Daniel Radcliffe, substituting for Cape Town, South Africa. History and notable buildings Pirie Street was named after Sir John Pirie, Lord May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Palace, Brisbane
The People's Palace is a heritage-listed building and a former temperance hotel in the Brisbane CBD, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located at 308 Edward Street on the southern corner with Ann Street, diagonally opposite to Brisbane's Central Railway Station. It was designed by Colonel Saunders and built from 1910 to 1911. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History Commandant Herbert Booth of the Salvation Army first proposed a People's Palace for Brisbane in July 1899, following the success of the People's Palace in Sydney. However, the original vision was for intended as a refuge or shelter accommodation. The People's Palace was built in 1910–1911 by the Salvation Army as a temperance hotel to provide inexpensive "working class" accommodation for travellers. It was designed by the Lieutenant-Colonel Saunders, the Salvation Army's architect and secretary for property affairs. It was situated across the road from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Palace, Djibouti City
The People's Palace is a monument in Djibouti City, and is a symbol of struggle for freedom of the people. It is a patriotic monument seeks to pay tribute to one of the most important national symbols of the nation. This is made up of representative elements linked to the ideas of Djiboutian liberators and at the same symbolism that contains the shield of the nomad. History The People's Palace was built in 1984 it was a gift from the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the Djiboutians, most visitors start their journeys here to explore the untouched country that is rich historical monuments and history. Monument of Martyrs and flag The People's Palace Square contains the Monument of Martyrs who died for the freedom of the Djiboutians. Numerous masts in the square marking the perimeter and all of them are hoisted flags of the Republic of Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Palace, Glasgow
The People's Palace and Winter Gardens in Glasgow, Scotland, is a museum and glasshouse situated in Glasgow Green, and was opened on 22 January 1898 by The 5th Earl of Rosebery. Early history The idea of "palaces for the people" drew on the writings of John Ruskin, William Morris and Annie Besant and the Glasgow People's Palace took inspiration from its counterpart on Mile End Road in the East End of London. Anderson, Freddie (1983), ''The Last of the People's Palaces'', in Hearn, Sheila G. (ed.), ''Cencrastus'' No. 14, Autumn 1983, pp. 17 - 19, At the time, the East End of Glasgow was one of the most unhealthy and overcrowded parts of the city, and the People's Palace was intended to provide a cultural centre for the people. It was designed by the City Engineer, Alexander B. McDonald, and decorated with sculptures representing Art, Science, Shipbuilding, Industry and Progress by William Kellock Brown. At the opening ceremony, Lord Rosebery described it as: "A palace of pleas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Palace, Mile End
The People's Palace is a Grade II listed building in Mile End in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is home to the Great Hall, a large theatre and entertainment venue, and is now part of Queen Mary University of London. It was the site of the first People's Palace which allowed local people to use a library. History The first People's Palace was built on the site of what is now the Queens' Building, and was opened in 1886/7 to be source of training and recreation. It was designed by Edward Robert Robson and it was heated by hot water and lit by gas. The octagonal library was based on the Prior's Kitchen of Durham Cathedral''The People's Palace Library'', The Library vol. 2 (1890), pp. 341–51archive.org and it could hold 250,000 books. It boasted that it employed women librarians at the suggestion of Sir Edmund Hay Currie who was the chair of the trustees and Walter Besant. The first two women librarians were called Miss Black and Miss Low. There was an iron spiral stair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidential Palace, Damascus
Presidential Palace ( ar, قصر الشعب, lit=the people's palace) is the residence for the President of Syria, located in Damascus. It is located in the West of the city, on Mount Mezzeh North of Mezzeh neighborhood, next to Mount Qasioun and overlooks the city. The main building covers 31,500 square metres (340,000 square feet). The entire plateau of Mount Mezzeh is part of the palace premises and is surrounded by a security wall and guard watchtowers. In front of the building is a large fountain and the palace itself largely consists of empty rooms clad in Carrara marble. Although Japanese architect Kenzo Tange is credited with the design, he reputedly resigned from the project before construction of the palace began. The front brass gates were created by the noted Syrian-Jewish metalwork artist Maurice Nseiri. The palace premises covers about 510,000 square meters (5,500,000 feet) and also includes a private presidential hospital and the headquarters of the Republican Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace is a Grade II listed entertainment and sports venue in London, situated between Wood Green and Muswell Hill in the London Borough of Haringey. It is built on the site of Tottenham Wood and the later Tottenham Wood Farm. Originally built by John Johnson and Alfred Meeson, it opened in 1873 but following a fire two weeks after its opening, was rebuilt by Johnson. Intended as "The People's Palace" and often referred to as "Ally Pally", its purpose was to serve as a public centre of recreation, education and entertainment; North London's counterpart to the Crystal Palace in South London. At first a private venture, in 1900, the owners planned to sell it and Alexandra Park for development. A group of neighbouring local authorities managed to acquire it. An Act of Parliament created the Alexandra Palace and Park Trust. The Act required the trustees to maintain the building and park and make them available for the free use and recreation of the public forever. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palace Of The Parliament
The Palace of the Parliament ( ro, Palatul Parlamentului), also known as the Republic's House () or People's House/People's Palace (), is the seat of the Parliament of Romania, located atop Dealul Spirii in Bucharest, the national capital. The Palace reaches a height of , has a floor area of and a volume of . The Palace of the Parliament is the heaviest building in the world, weighing about , also being the second largest administrative building in the world. (The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 50% heavier.) The building was designed and supervised by chief architect Anca Petrescu, with a team of approximately 700 architects, and constructed over a period of 13 years (1984–97) in Socialist realism, Socialist realist and modernist Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical architectural forms and styles, with socialist realism in mind. The Palace was ordered by Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918–1989), the President (government title), president of Communist Romania and the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Palace (Algiers)
The People's Palace ( ar, قصر الشعب, french: Palais du Peuple), formerly Palais d'été ("Summer Palace" of the Governor), is a public building in Algiers. It was first built in the Ottoman era, then became the residence of the Governor of French Algeria, and was the seat of government during the first three years of Independent Algeria (1962-1965). Its current appearance dates of the colonial period. The palace is believed to have been first built between 1798 and 1805. It was the country home of Mustapha Khodja el Kheil, a minister of the Dey. It became an army barracks following the French conquest of Algeria, from 1830 to 1846. It was expanded from 1846, and around 1865 was used as the seat of the governor during the summer season. During the winter season, the governor resided in the also known as Dar Hassan Pacha, on the northern side of Saint-Philip Cathedral (now the Ketchaoua Mosque) in the Casbah of Algiers. Its last significant expansion, designed by archite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palais Du Peuple (Guinea)
The ''Palais du Peuple'' (Palace of the People) is a venue for important events in Conakry, Guinea. In 2008, the building underwent serious renovations prior to celebrations for Guinea's 50th anniversary of independence. at smg-2008.com See also *List of buildings and structures in Guinea
A list of notable buildings and structures in Guinea by city:
Conakry
Hospitals
*Donka Hospital
*Ignace Deen Hospital
*Clinique Ambroise Paré
*Clinique Pasteur
Hotels
*Grand Hotel de l'Unite
*Hotel Camayene
*Hotel du Golfe
*Hotel del Niger
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Palais Du Peuple (Kinshasa)
The People's Palace or Palace of the People (french: link=no, Palais du Peuple) is the seat of the National Assembly and the Senate in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire. It was completed in 1979 with a line of credit from the People's Republic of China. Construction The structure (along with a sugar refinery built in Kisanga and destroyed in the civil war) was constructed with an interest-free credit line of in cooperation with the People's Republic of China from 1975 to 1979, after being commissioned by President Mobutu Sese Seko following his visit to China in 1973. The architecture was inspired by the Great Hall of the People designed by Zhang Bo (1911–1999) in Beijing. The site also includes the Kinshasa Martyrs' Stadium, contracted at the same time as the palace, a FIFA-class venue built by the Chinese in 1994. The remaining debt of was forgiven by the Chinese Government in 1983. Post-Zaire period In June 1997, after the Alliance of Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan's Palace, Zanzibar
The Sultan's Palace is one of the main historical buildings of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. It is a 3-story building with merlon-decorated white walls, located in Mizingani Road, on the seafront, between the House of Wonders and the Old Dispensary. It stands on the site of the previous palace, called Bait As-Sahel Arabic: بيت الساحل) that was destroyed in the Anglo Zanzibar war of 1896. archnet.org (Website about architecture in Islamic sovieties, run by Agha Khan Trust), lookup in March 2021 , The present palace was built in late 19th century to serve as a residence for the Sultan's family. After the |
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