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Rooster Bridge
The Rooster Bridge ( sl, Petelinji most, , ,Kocjan-Barle, Marta. 1994. ''Abeceda pravopisa: Vaje''. Ljubljana: DZS, p. 39. ''Tenente'') in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is a footbridge crossing the Gradaščica River in the Trnovo District south of the downtown of Ljubljana. It stands between the Trnovo Bridge and the outflow of the Gradaščica into the Ljubljanica, and connects Gradaščica Street () in the northern Krakovo neighbourhood (left bank) to Eipper Street () in the southern Trnovo (neighbourhood), Trnovo neighbourhood (right bank). These are the oldest Ljubljana suburbs, known for their market gardens and cultural events. Name The Rooster Bridge was named for a nearby inn (at 10 Gradaščica Street), known as ''Pri petelinu'' 'At the Rooster'. The alternate name ''Tenente'' is derived from the former Lieutenant's Inn (). History and design A wooden footbridge stood at the site until 1931. The current structure, which replaced it in November that year, was built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rooster Bridge Ljubljana
The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domestication, domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey junglefowl, grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult male bird, and a younger male may be called a cockerel. A male that has been castrated is a capon. An adult female bird is called a hen and a sexually immature female is called a pullet. Humans now keep chickens primarily as a source of food (consuming both their Chicken as food, meat and egg as food, eggs) and as pets. Traditionally they were also bred for cockfighting, which is still practiced in some places. Chickens are one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of 23.7 billion , up from more than 19 billion in 2011. There are more chickens in the world than any other bird. There are numerous cultural references to chickens – in myth, folklore and religion, and in la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
