巴斯(Bath)介绍--the-ancient-town-of-England

Location,populationTheoriginofthenameofBathFestivalsLocalfoodTourismBATHsmallancienttownsouthwestEngland,about100milesfromLondoncompletelysimpleidyllicscenerypopulationlessthan90,000nohighbuildings.TheoriginofthenameofBathInthe1stcenturyA.D.JuliusCaesar'scavalrysweptthroughEuropeandAsia.RomansinvadedtheU.K.Becauseofitsbeauty…TheRomansdiscoveredthebeautifulsceneryandnaturalhotsprings.Inthatinstanttheywereattractedbysuchwonderfulthings.TheRomanremainsalsomakeBathfamous.SuchasRomanbaths.TheancientRomancityofBathSpapool,isalsothenameofthecityoforigin.TheGreatBathofRomanBathsInternationalMusicFestivalAbbyChurchTheFestivaltakesplaceannuallyover17daysinlateMay/earlyJune,celebratingtheworld'sbestjazz,classical,folkandworldmusic.BathInternationalPuppetFestivalBathFilmFestivalBathLiteratureFestivalHotAirBalloonFestival,KiteFestival,BeerFestivalOtherfestivalsinBath:LateOctoberLateMarchPumpRoomLocationThefamousPumpRoominBathhasthebestafternoonteainBritainandisrightnextdoortotheRomanBathsandBathAbbey.OriginalTheGrandPumpRoomwasofficiallyopenedbytheDuchessofYorkonDecember28,1795.Theeleganthallstilllooksmuchthesameaswhenitwasfirstbuilt,asidefromtheadditionoftablesandchairs.Internalenvironment•TheGrandPumpRoomwasoriginallyleftemptyoffurnishings,leavingvisitorstomingleaboutinspaciouselegance.Theroomwasheatedbytwolargefireplacesandmusiciansentertainedguestsfromthewestapse(astheystilldo).Hotmineralwaterfromthespringswaspumpedtoafountainwhereanattendantfilledglassesforthosewhowishedtodrinkit.PulteneyBridgeBythe17thcenturyBathhadbecomeafashionableresort,'takingofthewaters'beingparticularlypopular.ManyofBath'sfinestbuildingswereconstructedinthenext150years.PulteneyBridge(1774),designedbyRobertAdamisonesuchexample.DownstreamoftheBridgeisapark,withabandstandandsuperbflowerdisplaysinSummer.RiverAvonandRoyalCrescentIfyoutraveltoBath,whynottakeacruisealongtheRiverAvon?BoatsleavefromthestepsbelowPulteneyBridge.Alsocompletedin1774,andwellworththewalkuphillfromthetowncentre,istheRoyalCrescent,notinfactasemicirclebutanellipse.No1TheRoyalCrescent,hasbeenrestoredinGeorgianstyle.BathAbbeyIntheChurchYardisBathAbbey,withitsimposingWestFront.Datingfromthe16thcentury,theAbbeywasconstructedtoreplacetheruinousNormanCathedral.TheAbbeycontainssomeparticularlyfinestainedglass,andsuperbfanvaulting.TheChurchYarditselfoftenattractsverytalentedstreetentertainers.