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The Cardiff Bay area used to be a neglected slum, covered with smelly mudflats. Then, a tidal barrage was built, taking advantage of some of the highest tidal ranges in the world (up to 14 12 metres), and the mudflats were turned into a freshwater lake.
Over the last few years, the bay area has been redeveloped into a stunning commercial area, with a lovely water side development filled with restaurants, cafes and shops. It is a really nice place to take a walk or enjoy a leisurely meal.
Each Sunday, during the warmer months, there are street entertainers and shows around the bay. We visited on the August Bank Holiday weekend, and there was a small festival.
From the bay wharfs you can take a boat ride around the harbour and down the coast a bit, or just out to have a close up look at the tidal barrage. Leave a Comment
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 Wales Millenium Centre by HORSCHECKLeave a Comment Directions: The Wales Millenium Centre is situated at the entrance to the waterfront of Cardiff Bay.Website: http://www.wmc.org.uk/
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 Cardiff Bay by diocletianvs
Along the new flashy architecture of the Millennium Centre and the Assembly building there is also a number of small shops, cafes and restaurants at the Mermaid Quay that make this area very interesting to visit. The area is served by new "Bay Bus" services, but it won't take more than 20 minutes to walk down there from the main railway station. Leave a Comment
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The Millennium Centre houses a theatre, opera and a ballet and is the major landmark of the Cardiff Bay area. The volume of its metal envelope stands out from all other buildings in the area and greets you with some poetry verses as you enter the Roald Dahl Plass.
The building was designed by Jonathan Adams and opened in 2004. Its materials - wood inside, stainless steel and multi-colored Welsh slate outside are representing the landscapes and industrial heritage of Wales. Above the entrance, the impressive front facade has the inscriptions that say "In These Stones Horizons Sing" (in English) and "Creating Truth Like Glass from the Furnace of Inspiration" (in Welsh).
If you take a look at most other people's pages about Cardiff here on VT you will see that this building definitely became one of the most important symbols of Cardiff - with a reason, I would say. Leave a Comment
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Another architectural jewel of the Bay area is the recently completed National Assembly of Wales, designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership. Here, everything is about the concept of openness and transparency of the government, materialized in architecture of the Assembly building.
The most striking feature of the building is its transparent first level (open to the public) and an undulating roof. The base of the building is made of the stones that form a processional route to the first floor. Inside, the visitors can access the viewing gallery to take a look what happens in the debating chamber below. While the politicians have to concentrate on work underground, the visitors can enjoy some nice vistas of the Cardiff Bay area or have a coffee or tea in a small cafe. Leave a Comment
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If you don't like the idea of having your coffee in an old church, or in an old boat run by the Church - there are plenty of places to choose from in the Restaurant Quarter and the Mermaid Quay. Here, the scale of the buildings is more humane and buildings make interesting structure over the water.
I was surprised to see that on a Saturday morning, as the rest of the city was sleeping, cafes were rather full. Of course, this cannot compare with the evening when a reservation is essential in any of the restaurants. And if you want your Brains to end up the evening you might have to wait for a free table. Leave a Comment
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 Cardiff Bay by percy961Leave a Comment
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Once known as Tiger Bay, today Cardiff Place is a pleasant pedestrian friendly area. There are trips to be had [lasting 40 minutes] around the bay; there are cafes and restaurants, unusual architecture, old buildings and pleasant views of the bay and across to Penarth.
It is a pleasant place to spend a couple of hours, sit and have a meal or laze on the grass or benches. Leave a Comment
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 A new life ahead. by dioshLeave a Comment
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 Merchant Seafarer's War
memorial. by Elodie_Caroline
I love this monument, the 'Merchant Seafarer's War memorial.' It was designed by Brian Fell in 1966 and is shaped like the hull of a boat. It also has a mosaic around it, depicting inscriptions and portraits of local seafarers from wartime. It is quite haunting to look at and is a very apt and pretty monument to the men who have lost their lives at sea, during the wars, I think.
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