Cardiff

Sevsen Okanović
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 WALES

 part of the United Kingdom

 bordered by England to the east,

the Irish Sea to the north and west,
the Celtic Sea to the southwest and
the Bristol Channel to the south

 population of 3,107,494

 capital and largest city is Cardiff

 CARDIFF

 capital and largest city of Wales

 population of 362,310 in 2021

 eleventh-largest in the United Kingdom

 in 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955

proclaimed capital of Wales

 it belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European

cities
 HISTORY OF
CARDIFF
 Archaeological evidence from sites in and around
Cardiff show that people had settled in the area
by at least around 6000 BC, during the early
Neolithic

 Until the Roman conquest of Britain, Cardiff was

part of the territory of the Silures
- a Celtic British tribe that flourished
in the Iron Age

 the fort established by the Romans near the

mouth of the River Taff, was built over an
extensive settlement that had been established by
the Romans in the 50s AD
 CARDIFF ROMAN
FORT

 a coastal fort in the Roman

province of Britannia Superior, of
which Roman Wales was a part

 its remains are incorporated

into Cardiff Castle in the
modern capital city of Wales
 CARDIFF BAY
 Cardiff Bay played a major part in Cardiff’s development
by being the means of exporting coal from the South Wales
Valleys to the rest of the world, helping to power the
industrial age

 as Cardiff exports grew, so did its population; dockworkers

and sailors from across the world settled in
neighbourhoods close to the docks, known as Tiger Bay

 after the Second World War the area became a neglected

part of Cardiff

 but, in 1999, new life was injected into the area by the
building of the Cardiff Bay Barrage, one of the most
controversial building projects of the day but also one of
the most successful
  Wales' national arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area

 phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of 26–28 November 2004
CARDIFF and phase 2 opened on 22 January 2009

MILLENNIUM  the centre is Cardiff's principal receiving venue for large-

scale opera, ballet, contemporary dance and musicals
CENTRE  it comprises a large theatre and two smaller halls with shops, bars and restaurants

 it houses Wales' national orchestra and opera, dance, theatre and literature
companies, a total of eight arts organisations in residence
QUIZ
1. IS CARDIFF THE
LARGEST CITY OF
WALES?

 Yes
 2. TO WHICH
NETWORK DOES
CARDIFF BELONG?

 Eurocities network of the

largest European cities
3. WHEN DID PEOPLE
SETTLE IN THE AREA
OF CARDIFF?

 around 6000 BC
 4. WHICH TRIBE
WERE THE PEOPLE OF
CARDIFF A PART OF?

 Silures, a Celtic British tribe

5. WHAT PLAYED A MAJOR
PART IN CARDIFF’S
DEVELOPMENT?

 The Cardiff Bay

6. HOW MANY PHASES DID
THE MILLENNIUM CENTRE
HAVE?

 Two phases
HVALA NA
PAŽNJI