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Syon (other)
Syon can mean: * an alternative spelling of Zion * Syon, Isleworth, London, England ** Syon Abbey, or simply Syon, a 15th–16th century monastery **Syon House **Syon Park See also * *Syon Lane (other) *Syon Lane railway station *Scion (other) *Zion (other) *''Songs of Syon'', a 1904 collection of hymns and sacred poems {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zion
Zion ( he, צִיּוֹן ''Ṣīyyōn'', LXX , also variously transliterated ''Sion'', ''Tzion'', ''Tsion'', ''Tsiyyon'') is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole (see Names of Jerusalem). The name is found in 2 Samuel (5:7), one of the books of the Hebrew Bible dated to before or close to the mid-6th century BCE. It originally referred to a specific hill in Jerusalem ( Mount Zion), located to the south of Mount Moriah (the Temple Mount). According to the narrative of 2 Samuel 5, Mount Zion held the Jebusite fortress of the same name that was conquered by David and was renamed the City of David. That specific hill ("mount") is one of the many squat hills that form Jerusalem, which also includes Mount Moriah (the Temple Mount), the Mount of Olives, etc. Over many centuries, until as recently as the Ottoman era, the city walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt many times in new locations, so that the particular hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isleworth
Isleworth ( ) is a town located within the London Borough of Hounslow in West London, England. It lies immediately east of the town of Hounslow and west of the River Thames and its tributary the River Crane, London, River Crane. Isleworth's original area of settlement, alongside the Thames, is known as 'Old Isleworth'. The north-west corner of the town, bordering on Osterley to the north and Lampton to the west, is known as 'Spring Grove'. Isleworth's former River Thames, Thames frontage of approximately one mile, excluding that of the Syon Park estate, was reduced to little over half a mile in 1994 when a borough boundary realignment was effected in order to unite the district of St Margaret's wholly within London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. As a result, most of Isleworth's riverside is that part overlooking the islet of Isleworth Ait: the short-length River Crane flows into the Thames south of the Isleworth Ait, and its artificial distributary the Duke of Northumberland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syon Abbey
Syon Abbey , also called simply Syon, was a dual monastery of men and women of the Bridgettines, Bridgettine Order, although it only ever had abbesses during its existence. It was founded in 1415 and stood, until its demolition in the 16th century, on the left (northern) bank of the River Thames within the parish of Isleworth, in the county of Middlesex, on or near the site of the present Georgian mansion of Syon House, today in the London Borough of Hounslow. It was named after the biblical holy "City of David which is Zion" (1 Kings 8:1), built on the eponymous Mount Zion (or Sion, Syon, etc.). At the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, dissolution, the abbey was the wealthiest religious house in England. Syon Abbey maintained a substantial library, with a collection for the monks and another for the nuns. When Catherine of Siena's ''Dialogue of Divine Revelation'' was translated into English for the abbey, it was given a new title, "''The Orchard of Syon,''" and inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syon House
Syon House is the west London residence of the Duke of Northumberland. A Grade I listed building, it lies within the 200-acre (80 hectare) Syon Park, in the London Borough of Hounslow. The family's traditional central London residence had been Northumberland House, now demolished. The eclectic interior of Syon House was designed by the architect Robert Adam in the 1760s. History Syon House derives its name from Syon Abbey, a medieval monastery of the Bridgettine Order, founded in 1415 on a nearby site by King Henry V. The abbey moved to the site now occupied by Syon House in 1431. It was one of the wealthiest nunneries in the country and a local legend recites that the monks of Sheen had a ley tunnel running to the nunnery at Syon.Westwood, Jennifer (1985), ''Albion. A Guide to Legendary Britain.'' Pub. Grafton Books, London. . p. 126. In 1539, the abbey was closed by royal agents during the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the monastic community was expelled. On the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syon Park
Syon Park is the garden of Syon House, the London home of the Duke of Northumberland in Isleworth in the London Borough of Hounslow The London Borough of Hounslow () is a London borough in West London, England, forming part of Outer London. It was created in 1965 when three smaller borough councils (forming part of the former Middlesex County Council area) amalgamated under .... It was landscaped by Capability Brown in the 18th century, and it is Grade I listed by English Heritage under the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 for its special historic interest. The main gardens are a Site of Nature Conservation Interest, Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I, and the flood meadows next to the River Thames are a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Site of Nature Conservation Interest, Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. History Syon was the site of Sion Abbey, which was founded in 1415 and named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syon Lane (other)
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Syon Lane refers to: * Syon Lane, a road in west London crossing Gillette Corner, both sometimes toponyms, names for the immediate surrounds (neighbourhood). Formerly: Syon Hill. ** Syon Lane railway station These are in a part of Isleworth yet heavily associated with its Osterley daughter district/large neighbourhood and the station serves parts of New Brentford. All these places are in the London Borough of Hounslow. See also * Syon (other) Syon can mean: * an alternative spelling of Zion * Syon, Isleworth, London, England ** Syon Abbey, or simply Syon, a 15th–16th century monastery **Syon House **Syon Park See also * *Syon Lane (other) *Syon Lane railway station *Sci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syon Lane Railway Station
Syon Lane railway station in Travelcard Zone 4 is on the Hounslow Loop Line and borders the Spring Grove and New Brentford neighbourhoods of the London Borough of Hounslow in west London. The office and light industrial zone to the north-east, the West Cross Centre, has among other businesses the headquarters and studios of broadcaster and entertainment multinational company Sky. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway. History The Southern Railway opened Syon Lane station 81 years after the line, on 5 July 1931. In December 2020, South Western Railway finished work to make the station fully accessible. A new footbridge has been installed with a lift providing step-free access to the Hounslow-bound platform, with an improved step-free footpath for the Waterloo-bound platform. Lobbying attempts for direct longer-distance and Heathrow Airport services Hounslow Council unsuccessfully proposed that the Hounslow Loop Line be part of the Cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scion (other)
Scion may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities *Scion, a playable class in the game ''Path of Exile'' (2013) *Atlantean Scion, a device in the ''Tomb Raider'' video game series *Scions, an alien race in the video game ''Battlezone 2'' (1999) *Scions, an alien race in James Goss's ''Torchwood'' novel ''First Born'' (2011) Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * ''Scion'' (comics), a comic book published 2000–2004 by CrossGen Comics * ''Scion'' (role-playing game) *"Scion", an episode from season 10 of the TV series ''Smallville'' *Scion Rock Fest, an annual heavy metal music festival (2009–2014) *Scion Audio/Visual, a record label of the Scion automobile marque Brands * Scion (automobile), a former brand of small cars by Toyota for the United States and Canada * Scion Hotels, a brand once proposed by The Trump Organization * Short Scion, 1930s monoplanes Other uses *Scion (Crown Research Institute), a forest research organisation in New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zion (other)
Zion is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem, and for the Land of Israel. Zion may also refer to: Religion * Zion (Latter Day Saints), used to connote an association of the righteous * Zion (Rastafarianism), Zion (Rastafari), an ideal to which Rastafarians aspire * Zion Christian Church, an African initiated church in Southern Africa * Zion Bible College, now Northpoint Bible College, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S. * Zion College, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. * Zion Church (other) Arts, entertainment and media Music * Zion, half of Zion & Lennox, a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo * Zion I, an American hip-hop group * Zion (Hillsong United album), ''Zion'' (Hillsong United album), 2013 * Zion (Phil Keaggy album), ''Zion'' (Phil Keaggy album), 2000 * ''Zion'', a 2014 album by Savant (musician) * Zion (song), a 1973 demo by David Bowie * "Zion", a 1999 composition for orchestra by Dan Welcher * "Zion", a 1963 song by Laurel Aitken * "Slap It", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
