Bond Street is a popular area in London for high-end, retail shopping. It is comprised of Old Bond Street (the southern section) and New Bond Street (the northern section), a common distinction in everyday parlance.
Mayfair is located in West End of London, near Hyde Park, and is one of the most expensive districts in London. It is bounded by Park Lane, Oxford Street, Regent Street, and Piccadilly.
The New Gallery was founded in 1888 by Joseph Comyns Carr and Charles Edward Hallé, who had previously been directors of the Grosvenor Gallery and had resigned in 1887.
The ‘Iolani Palace served as the royal residence for the kings and queens of the Kingdom of Hawaii, from King Kamehameha III (1845) to Queen Lili’uokalani (1893).
Concepción is an important city in present-day Chile, approximately 500 km south of Chile’s capital Santiago. The city plays an important role in domestic trade, given its location in one of the more industrialized regions of Chile.
Birmingham City Council House hosts the Birmingham City Council in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The land for the Council House and adjacent Museum and Art Gallery was purchased in 1853.
The Cape of Good Hope is located on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa, though a common misperception is that it is the southern tip of Africa (which is Cape Agulhas).
The Pampas, meaning “plain” in Quechua, are grasslands covering approximately 750,000 km2 of South America. The region includes portions of Argentina, all of Uruguay, and part of southern Brazil.
