2012
SJ8497 : The Chinese Arch, Faulkner Street
taken 12 years ago, near to Manchester, England
This is 1 of 2 images, with title The Chinese Arch, Faulkner Street in this square
The Chinese Arch, Faulkner Street
The magnificent Chinese Arch stands proudly over Faulkner Street, proclaiming the important place Chinatown has become and celebrating the large Chinese community in Manchester and the North West of England.
The Arch, which has stood here since 1987, was gift to the city from the Chinese people and was the first true Imperial Chinese arch erected in Europe. Even more decorative than the one found in San Francisco, the arch is painted in red and gold and adorned with dragons and phoenixes, colours and symbols of luck and prosperity.
Link
(Archive Link ) - Manchester Metropolitan University
Link (Archive Link ) - Manchester.com History of Chinatown
Link – Wikipedia article on Manchester’s Chinatown
The Arch, which has stood here since 1987, was gift to the city from the Chinese people and was the first true Imperial Chinese arch erected in Europe. Even more decorative than the one found in San Francisco, the arch is painted in red and gold and adorned with dragons and phoenixes, colours and symbols of luck and prosperity.
Link
(Archive Link ) - Manchester Metropolitan UniversityLink
(Archive Link ) - Manchester.com History of ChinatownLink
– Wikipedia article on Manchester’s Chinatown![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/somerights20.gif){kind=small}
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- Grid Square
- SJ8497, 2169 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 6 December, 2012 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 7 December, 2012
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 8418 9798 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.6982N 2:14.3901W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SJ 8416 9797
- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
