Wednesday 28 October 2009

The impression of Newcastle


On the one hand, the majority of the business street and prosperous areas are in the city centre or beside the River Tyne. These groups of buildings are crossed, however, others are scattered. Most of the enterprises in the city centre have two levels. There don’t exist some office buildings that have lots of floors, which makes the space become wider. Though some shops are new in the city centre, but there are still some ancient typical European buildings, for example, church and ST Thomas. The purpose of urban planning is clear. To provide people with a quiet living condition and a convenient working condition, which lets people can enjoy life and throw themselves into work meanwhile. A lot of scenic spots are near the city centre or River Tyne. At the same time, lots of the fast food shops make it convenient for people to visit. Some buildings are old. Most of the buildings are classical. Masses of the architectures don’t use lime to cover the surface, sometime even make part of the bricks unfold inside, such as Robinson Library. But the newly-built buildings cotton with the old buildings. They don’t damage the style there. Many architectures’ roofs are inclined, which make it quick to drain off water, especially express in the old small buildings and private houses. The most significant impression of Newcastle is River Tyne. There are several different style’s bridges across it. Some bridges are ancient, others are modern. They unfold the changing with the time.


On the other hand, a lot of grassland are distract from the city centre, which are located among the private houses are far from the city centre, which have been built in the several decades. The houses are similar to each other which makes foreigners easy to be lost.
The shape of the walks likes make city centre as the centre, then diffuses towards every direction. The walks are two-way street, which are adapted to the population there. The roads were built according to the landform. Part of the walks aren’t straight. There aren’t clear sign between roads. The material to pave roads are made by bricks or stones because of the climate there. It is easy to drain off the water and makes air moist.

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