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Victorian Architecture

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Victorian Architecture is the collective name for the styles of construction over the 64 years of Queen Victoria's reign between 1837 and 1901. At the start of this period Georgian Architecture was the most popular form, it drew inspiration from Ancient Rome and Greece, with columns and simple detailing the main features on many buildings. More attention was given to city planning with rows of townhouses and squares transforming the shape of the busiest areas of the country however a more extravagant style was about to take hold.  Devout religious beliefs during this time saw the rise of Gothic Revival Architecture and as towns and cities grew rapidly following the industrial revolution the streets of England began to fill with wildly decorative creations many resembling little churches with towers, spires, gables, arches, high roofs and elaborate detail all featured on many of the new buildings. The Gothic Revival style was worked into all aspects of life and with civic pride at a

The Simpsons

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What can I write about The Simpsons that hasn't been written before? Probably not a lot as there are dozens of sites detailing every aspect of the series already but as it is my favourite programme I thought why not? The Simpsons has been on television since 1989, that's over 30 yrs! An amazing accomplishment in our never ending search for something new and fresh and while it probably isn't as funny as it once was, what could be after such a long time? Generations like my own have grown up and grown older than the characters portrayed, establishing a fondness for the series. So let me introduce you to, if they need any introduction at all, to perhaps the most famous television stars in the world, an average yellow, American family consisting of three children, Bart, Lisa and Maggie along with their parents, mother Marge and the idiotic, chaos creating, overweight, drunk father Homer. The Cute Simpson Maggie Simpson The youngest and cutest of the Simpson's is Maggie, at

Carry On Abroad

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                                                                                                                  Palace Hotel Come and join us at the brand new Palace Hotel, located in Elsbels along the Costa Bomm coast, it will be finished soon... we promise! The Beautiful Palace Hotel, Elsbels Our luxury accommodation includes: private bathrooms (shared between only 2 rooms), balcony windows featuring no glass at all, what better way to let that warm breeze flow through, our wall to wall wardrobes have no backs allowing for extra space and easy access to the adjacent room, while our draws have no bottoms at all ensuring your underwear and other unmentionables are completely aired out. In our stylish bathrooms, our modern toilets flush upwards for that fresher than fresh sensation. You'll be so pleased with all our mod cons that you won't want to leave your room and why should you when we bring the beach straight to your sink? That's right, simply turn on the tap and sand