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The history of Cardiff—a City and County Borough and the capital of Wales—spans at least 6,000 years. The area around Cardiff has been inhabited by modern humans since the Neolithic Period. Four Neolithic burial chambers stand within a radius of 10 mi (16 km) of Cardiff City Centre, with the St Lythans burial chamber the nearest, at about 4 ...
Furthermore, UK real estate developers even started to allow customers to walk-through apartments even before they are built. [9] Waltham Forest in London and Bridgend, Wales, both saw properties selling in an average of 24 days, the second-highest rate reported. However, the country's East and West Midlands regions had the greatest number of ...
1955: Cardiff was officially recognised as the capital city of Wales. [5] A map of Cardiff in 1946. 1956: Cardiff ceased being a fishing port after 70 years. [5] 1958: The British Empire and Commonwealth Games opened at Cardiff Arms Park. [16] The Wales Empire Pool opened for the Games. [27] 1959: The movie Tiger Bay was released. It was partly ...
Newtown was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.
Mount Stuart Square is a residential and commercial square in Cardiff, Wales.It is located in the Butetown area of the city. Originally developed in the late 1800s as a residential location for nearby dock workers, it quickly became a centre for upscale residential properties which revolved around the main square.
Park House (Welsh: Tŷ Parc; formerly McConnochie House), 20 Park Place, Cardiff, Wales, is a nineteenth century town house.It was built for John McConnochie, Chief Engineer to the Bute Docks, by the Gothic revivalist architect William Burges.
Cardiff (/ ˈ k ɑːr d ɪ f / ⓘ; Welsh: Caerdydd [kairˈdiːð, kaːɨrˈdɨːð] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 372,089 in 2022 [2] and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Caerdydd). The city is the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom.
Cardiff began the new century in 2000 with the completion of a House for the Future at the St Fagans National History Museum. It was a joint initiative between BBC Wales and Malcolm Parry of the Welsh School of Architecture and aimed to create a zero carbon house on a reasonable £120,000 budget, using the latest technologies.