30 July 2021 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Hyde Park is a town in
Dutchess County, New York , bordering the
Hudson River north of
Poughkeepsie . Within the town are the hamlets of
Hyde Park , East Park,
Staatsburg , and
Haviland . The Hudson River defines the west town line, which is the border with
Ulster County . Hyde Park is bordered by the town of
Poughkeepsie to the south,
Rhinebeck to the north, and
Clinton and
Pleasant Valley to the east.
Gilded Age properties can be found throughout the central
Hudson Valley (Mid-Hudson). Here some of the rich and super-rich from the economic heyday of the USA have (summer) residences built to bring sufficient distance between themselves and the mob from
New York City . In parts, it still works today. Hyde Park is known as the hometown of
Franklin D. Roosevelt , the 32nd
president of the United States . His house there, now the
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site , is listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places , as are the homes of
Eleanor Roosevelt ,
Isaac Roosevelt , and
Frederick William Vanderbilt , along with
Haviland Middle School (formerly Franklin D. Roosevelt High School) . Hyde Park is home to the main campus of
the Culinary Institute of America , a four-year college for culinary and baking and pastry arts, and the
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum , the first
presidential library in the United States.
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6 January 2021 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , London , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Hyde Park is a
Grade I-listed major park in
Central London . It is the largest of four
Royal Parks that form a chain from the entrance of
Kensington Palace through
Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and
Green Park past the main entrance to
Buckingham Palace . The park is divided by the
Serpentine and
the Long Water lakes.
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20 March 2019 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , London
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Kensington is a district in the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in
West London . The district’s commercial heart is
Kensington High Street , running on an east-west axis. The north east is taken up by
Kensington Gardens , containing the
Albert Memorial , the
Serpentine Gallery and
Speke ‘s monument.
South Kensington is home to
Imperial College London , the
Royal College of Music and the
Royal Albert Hall . The area is also home to many European embassies.
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23 June 2012 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , London , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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Imperial College
London (officially
The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine ) is a public research university, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine. Formerly a constituent college of the federal
University of London , Imperial became fully independent in 2007, the 100th anniversary of its founding.
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20 March 2012 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , London , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. It has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century and is the official London residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, while the Duke and Duchess of Kent reside at Wren House. Kensington Palace is also used on an unofficial basis by Prince Harry, as well as his cousin Zara Phillips.
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