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  Wikipedia: Cádiz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The bishopric of Cadiz is a suffragan of the archbishopric of Seville.
Cadiz (369,382) is the residence of the bishop.
Cadiz was raised by Urban IV to episcopal rank in 1263 at the request of king Alfonso X, a year after its Reconquista on the Moors.
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  Britain.tv Wikipedia - Cadiz
The bishopric of Cadiz is a suffragan of the archbishopric of Seville.
Cadiz (369,382) is the residence of the bishop.
Cadiz was raised by Urban IV to episcopal rank in 1263 at the request of king Alfonso X, a year after its Reconquista on the Moors.
www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Cadiz   (2491 words)

  
 Spanish Courses in Cadiz
Cadiz is actually located at the end of the peninsula that enters the Bay of Cadiz.
During the annual Carnival of Cadiz there are thousands of visitors to the area that enjoy musical performances by chirigotas, or wandering groups of musicians.
Courses in Cadiz that focus on language are also designed to allow the learner opportunities to interact with native speakers and see all the sights in this wonderful city.
www.spanish-language.org /cadiz.htm   (512 words)

  
 Pylons - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Pylons
Electricity pylons are tall, metal structures used to support electric power cables.
Pylons have become an increasingly common feature of rural landscapes all over the world.
In ancient Egyptian architecture, a pylon is one of a pair of inward-sloping towers that flank an entrance.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Pylons   (153 words)

  
 Cádiz Totally Explained
In the 18th century, the sand bars of the river Guadalquivir forced the Spanish government to transfer the port monopolizing trade with Spanish America from upriver Seville to Cádiz on the Atlantic coast.
The diocese of Cadiz y Ceuta is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville; that is, it's a diocese within the metropolitan see of Seville.
The Pylons of Cádiz are electricity pylons of unusual design, one on either side of the Bay of Cádiz, used to support huge electric-power cables.
cadiz.totallyexplained.com   (3956 words)

  
 Electricity_pylon info here at en.archetecture.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Pylons used for unrivaled posture AC railway traction configurations are parallel in construction to pylons used for 110 kV-three posture lines.
In some countries electricity pylons of lattice steel have to be equipped with a barbed wire roadblock approximately 3 metres beyond park in procession to deter unauthorized climbing of them.
Twisting pylons are imbed pylons at which the conductors are "twisted" so that they supplanting lessers of the pylon.
en.archetecture.info /Electricity_pylon   (1961 words)

  
 Cadiz info here at en.athletic-coaching-salaries.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Cadiz was raised by Urban IV to episcopal cachet in 1263 at the appeal of sovereign Alfonso X, a year of achievement after its Reconquista on the Moors.
By the Concordat of 1851 the diocese of Ceuta, secondly suffragen of Seville, was suppressed und incorporated with that of Cadiz, whose bishop was regularly Apostolic Administrator of Ceuta.
The Pylons of Cádiz are electricity pylons of floor plan exchange the Bay of Cádiz.
en.athletic-coaching-salaries.info /Cadiz   (2642 words)

  
 Cádiz
The pylons on which they are mounted are of a unique design.
This great wall come from a primitive wall of the 6th century, after many modifications and improvements this great wall was built with severals layers of walls, but nowadays they have almost completely dissappeared with only one left remaining.
It is the most well loved beach of Cadiz, it has always been in the Carnival songs due to its unequalled beauty and its proximity to the "Barrio de la Viña" - an authentic and pure district where all Cadiz's famous joy is contained.
www.spanishholidaysguide.com /articles/article_54.asp   (897 words)

  
 Cádiz - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It has been suggested that Irish merchant community in 18th century Cadiz be merged into this article or section.
Phoenician sarcophagus found in Cadiz, now in the Archaeological Museum of Cádiz; The sarcophagus is thought to have been designed and paid for by a Phoenician merchant and made in Greece with Egyptian influence
The pylons are 158 meters high and designed for two circuits.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Cadiz   (1775 words)

  
 Cádiz - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
After many modifications and improvements this great wall was built with severals layers of walls, but nowadays they have almost completely dissappeared with only one left remaining.
The Pylons of Cadiz are electricity pylons of unusual design crossing the Bay of Cádiz.
You can find it there under the keyword Cadiz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadiz)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cadizandaction=history).
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Cadiz   (951 words)

  
 Travel Guides Directory: Cadiz Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Within Cadiz City, there are 2 pylons that serve the electrical power line that crosses the Cadiz bay.
A bizarre construction that started out of the limitations of the times, the Pylons of Cadiz is now one of the popular sights to see in the city.
Known for its unconventional structure -- one narrow grid steel framework, and a crossbar on top that serve as the conductor -- these pylons were built when steel factories in Spain could not produce large steel frameworks and importation was not possible because of the bans instigated by the regime of military leader Francisco Franco.
www.travelguidesdirectory.com /cities/cadiz/places.asp   (413 words)

  
 Cadiz Hotels, Hotels in Cadiz, Online Cadiz Hotels Reservation
Cadiz is the capital of Province of Cadiz.
Cadiz is home to some of Spain's most beautiful beaches and historic monuments.
Some of the landmarks of Cadiz that catches the center of attractions of the world tourism are Cadiz Cathedral, Gran Teatro Falla, Ayuntamiento, Torre Tavira, Las Puertas de Tierra and Pylons of Cadiz.
www.a1spainhotels.com /cadiz/index.html   (269 words)

  
 Cadiz travel guide - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Cadiz is the capital of the Cadiz Province in the Andalucia region of Spain.
A modern monument of Cadiz are the huge pylons of the powerline crossing the bay of Cadiz.
These 150 metre high pylons are lattice towers with cylindrical cross section.
wikitravel.org /en/Cadiz   (361 words)

  
 The pylons of Cadiz, two very interesting lattice towers - SkyscraperCity
One of the most remarkable electricity pylons in the world are the two 158 metre high pylons of Cadiz of the powerline crossing the bay of Cadiz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pylons_of_Cadiz and http://en.structurae.de/structures/d...fm?ID=s0000287).
The 66kV pylons that you see are very usual in Spain, but I don't know other structures that look like the (132kv) pylons of Cádiz.
Generally, all the pylons are identified by Endesa with a number that you can read at the base of each pylon.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=269783   (1055 words)

  
 Places of interest - Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain travel guide
The city of Cadiz is a long coast that lies on a peninsula that is part of the Spanish coastline facing the Atlantic Ocean.
Dubbed the ‘Costa de la Luz’ or the Coast of Light, Cadiz boasts of kilometers of immaculate white beaches, glorious sunsets and quaint seaside villages.
Down south of Cadiz City, across the coves and cliffs of Novo Sancti Petri and Roche, is the village of Conil de la Frontera and El Palmar Beach.
www.cadizspain.net /1935placesofinterest.asp   (844 words)

  
 Rota Rural Route - Trekking Cadiz routes - itinerary Andalusia
Malaga map, Almeria map, Cadiz map, Seville Map, Map of Cordoba, Map of Granada, Jaen Map, Map of Huelva
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Continue straight on until you get to some elctric pylons and a greenhouse on the left and then turn right until you get to another two pylons the carry on to the left.
www.in-andalucia.com /andalucia_guide/itineraries/cadiz/rota_rural_route.asp   (357 words)

  
 Wild Spain - Information on nature and outdoor travel in Spain -
I cannot speak for Extremadura but in Cadiz, Sevilla and Huelva provinces most electricity pylons are equiped with metal spikes at the top to encourage storks to nest there.
The using of pylons as nesting sites for White Storks is deeply related with the increasing of the population and the saturation of the traditional nesting places.
As John Butler says, some of the electricity pylons has rounded metal platforms to encourage new nesting placements, but this is only made in areas where the specie is wanted to increase or settle.
www.wild-spain.com /noticeboard.php?tid=123   (545 words)

  
 Project RedBook C
CALIFORNIA, CADIZ - The late Earl Gambrel tells how he was transported by an alien craft one night from the outskirts of Barstow to an area just 2 miles NW of Bonanza Springs, some 13 miles from Cadiz and just south of the Clipper mountain area.
Some of these pylons are retractable and rise from or sink into openings in the ground.
Often the objects atop the pylons have been seen to glow at various intensities.
www.bibliotecapleyades.net /esp_offlimits_6b.htm   (3705 words)

  
 Gib History CADIZ & STRAITS NEWS Cadiz news and information Jimena de la Frontera Cádiz - local news and info at ...
Several of the few colonies in Southern Europe of these birds are found in the nearby Campo de Gibraltar area of Spain.
Storks can also be seen and these too have their nests just across the border with a large number of them nesting on electricity pylons at Estacion de San Roque railway container yard.
The unique weekly news and information service in English for the province of Cadiz, Costa del la Luz, Inland Cadiz, Campo de Gibraltar zones of Andalucia, Spain and Gibraltar.
www.cadiznews.co.uk /info2.cfm?info_id=29858   (1406 words)

  
 Strait of Gibraltar
The bridge can generate enough electricity to power the southern Spanish province of Cadiz and the entire nation of Morocco making it the largest wind and water power farm in the world.
Tsui’s design is revolutionary in that it floats, completely eliminating the need for and cost of, giant support pylons and the tremendous and dangerous labor cost of constructing giant footings in place.
His bridge design is also held together in tension instead of compression making it much more able to absorb and dissipate stresses pushing and pulling on it.
www.tdrinc.com /gibraltar.htm   (1141 words)

  
 Cortijo Andalucia - For Sale - Cortijo - Torvizcon Area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Two of the cortijos are in quite good condition whilst the other two need some renovations but are not ruins.
These properties have water and Electric via Solar but it is possible to connect to Electricity as just recently the pylons are nearby.
This complex would be ideal for holiday rental or perhaps a B&B situation, as the motorway is about 600m away from easy good access to the property.
www.cortijo-andalucia.com /property/id/33458   (129 words)

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