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Brighton (/ ˈ b r aɪ t ən / ⓘ BRY-tən) is a seaside resort in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, 47 miles (76 km) south of London. [1] Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods.
In 1897, French engineering company Schneider, Cie, and Letellier team was assigned by the French Resident Superior in Central Vietnam to design and build the bridge. [2] [3] The project was completed at an estimated cost of 732,456 Francs, with the groundbreaking ceremony taking place in May 1899 and the inauguration on December 18, 1900. [2]
Between 1872 and 1889, many bridges were designed by the Eiffel company, created in 1863 by Gustave Eiffel, when Vietnam was part of the French Indochina.However, some works are inadvertently attributed to the Eiffel company, the Truong Tien Bridge was designed by the company Schneider et Cie and Cie de Letellier while the Long Biên Bridge was designed by Daydé et Pillé [], the latter ...
The Chain Pier, Brighton is an 1828 landscape painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner featuring a view of the sea at the restort town of Brighton in Southern England, dominated by the Royal Suspension Chain Pier which had opened five years earlier.
The Brighton Port Authority is a project of British musician Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, and his longtime engineer, Simon Thornton. The album features collaborations with DJ Danger Mouse , Tom Gandey (aka Cagedbaby), Justin Robertson , Ashley Beedle , Lateef , Martha Wainwright , Jamie T , David Byrne , Dizzee Rascal , Iggy Pop ...
"Toe Jam" is the debut single by British electronic act the Brighton Port Authority, released on 5 August 2008 from their debut album I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat. The song was composed by and features musician David Byrne [ 2 ] and rapper Dizzee Rascal .
Oak foundation piles of the Royal Suspension Chain Pier Brighton and Brighton Pier in the background in 2010. The Royal Suspension Chain Pier was the first major pier built in Brighton , England. Opened on 25 November 1823, it was destroyed during a storm on 4 December 1896.