Salford Quays-Salford-Greater Manchester-UK
Share
License
|
Salford Quays-Salford-Greater Manchester-UK
Share
License
 Loading ...
Panoramic photo by
Lee Wilkinson
Taken 16:14, 27/03/2013
- Views |
||
Salford Quays-Salford-Greater Manchester-UKThe World > Europe > UK > England |
|
|
Salford Quays is situated on the site of the old Manchester Ship Canal docks in Salford, Greater Manchester, UK. The massive regeneration project includes a shopping mall, the Lowry Theatre, The Imperial War Museum North and most recently the BBC Media City. Manchester United's ground Old Trafford is just over the water.
Stood on the bank of facing the old Number 9 Dock at Salford Quays, from here you can see the new BBC...
Media City UK was built on 200 acres of reclaimed land next to the Manchester Ship Canal as part of t...
View of Old Trafford, nicknamed the "Theatre of Dreams" by Sir Bobby Charlton, as seen from the centr...
Interior of the Avro Shackleton MR2 WR960 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. Part o...
Radio and engineer's stations inside the Avro Shackleton at MOSI
View of our tree avenue in Alexandra Park, Whalley Range, Manchester, United Kingdom. Taken handheld ...
Alexandra Park in south Manchester opened in 1870. Its initial purpose was to deter the working men o...
Alexandra Park in south Manchester opened in 1870. Its initial purpose was to deter the working men o...
Alexandra Park in south Manchester opened in 1870. Its initial purpose was to deter the working men o...
In the Heart of Manchester, is a little nice place located. In front of Selfridges you see the triang...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
