City Functions Flashcards
(25 cards)
What was O’Connell Street known as?
Sackville Mall
Where is the most accessible part of a city?
CBD
What was the pre-eminent shopping street in Dublin in the late 1920s?
Grafton Street
When did Bewleys open?
1927
When did Brown Thomas open?
1849
When was LEINSTER House built?
1745-1749
When was the central bank built?
1980
What are the 5 functional zones of a city?
CBD, Smaller shopping areas, Industrial, Residential, Open Spaces
Name a building in the CBD of Dublin
LEINSTER House, Central Bank
Name a smaller shopping area in Dublin
Jervis Street, Grafton street, Dundrum
Name an industrial area of Dublin
Dublin Port
What is the largest urban settlement in the county?
Blanchardstown
Name an open space in Dublin
Phoenix Park - largest enclosed park in Europe
What does the Papal Cross commemorate?
The Pope visiting Phoenix Park in September 1979 in front of 1 million
Name attractions of the Paris CBD
Avenue des Champs Élysées, Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Louvre
What are in the smaller shopping areas of Paris?
Multi-purpose shopping centres
On which side of the Seine are the suburbs wealthier?
Western
How many Satellite towns have been built outside Paris?
5
Roughly how many do the satellite towns of Paris house?
More than 1 million
What were the Paris satellite towns intended to do?
Accommodate new growth rather than redistribute the population of Paris
What are “grande ensembles”?
Social housing estates
How many river ports does Paris have?
34
Name the 2 open spaces in Paris
Luxembourg Gardens, Bois de Boulogne
When did John Speed map Dublin?
1610
