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Cambridge has 117.000 citizens.
It's about
60 miles to London from there .
And Cambridge is near the River Cam in a fertile
agrarian country on the edge of East Anglia , the so-called "Fens"
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Some historical facts:
| 43
years after Jesus |
The
town "Camboritum" was mentioned the first time by the
Romans |
| ca.
865 |
Development
to the centre of trade of the region |
| 1068 |
Construction
of a Norman castle by William the Conqueror |
| 1201
and 1207 |
The
town "Cantebrig" got the right of market and the
independence of the crown from King John |
| 1209 |
Foundation
of a university by academics from Oxford |
| 1284 |
Construction
of the first college , "Peterhouse", by Hugh de Balsham,
Bishop of Ely |
| 17th
century |
The
biggest fair of the country was built, "Stoubridge Fair" |
| 19th
century |
Damage
of the privileges at the universities, politicial reforms:
respectable voted town council. |
Did you know?
Chapels, colleges, passages, labs,
libraries, all have a history to tell. If stones
could talk...
...but they do! The grave of Captain Cook's wife, far away of
her
husband, Christopher Wren's first building, the
insignia of the family Washington
(which
inspired the American flag). If you know, where to search, you can
find
everthing.
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Cambridge is famous for its
colleges: |
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The 11 colleges:
The univerity has 11 colleges. These
colleges are private institutions,but they're opened to the public.
Some of them want admission and some are opened at special
times.
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Some tourist
attractions...
Local market for handicraft
This singular market is face to face
with the historical Trinity College. It has been famous
for his friendly atmosphere for 20 years .Here you can get everything,
jewelry
,pottery, sculptures, photos, art-prints, pictures,
clothes and cheese. The Craft Fair
(handicraft
market) is opened the whole year.
American Military Cemetery
This memorial was built for the many
courageous soldiers and women, who died
during the second World
War. The green hill has over 3812 gravestones, and the
wall with the missed people has over 5000 names, in unknown graves.
There is
also a chapel. The chapel has 5 posts, one for every
year that the Americans
fought in the war
Park and swimming pool
Jesus green is a popular park near the
river. It's just a short way to the town
centre. You can go to
the park across the streets behind the Round Church across
the Quayside Promenade.When the sun is shining , Jesus Green is full
of families
and different groups. At night it's full of
drunken people from the "rat and parrot",
who, not rarely, vomit in the park. In July and August the town
council organizes
jazz concerts and comedy events in a tent,
which is built especially for it. The
swimming pool ,
in the near the watergate, is opened from Monday till Sunday in
the summer.
Betreut von
Herrn
Grüninger
© 2002,
Alice S.
& Jogi
B.
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