Prince Rupert's Gate
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ggamgus, Tekindus
yes, the winters can be harsh because of the temperatures, but not because of precipitation..supposedly in real life this area only gets about six feet of snow a year, which is a lot less than i would have thought!!..average annual temperatures of this area is between -10 & -5°C/15 & 23°F
emperordaniel, escilnavia
thanks guys!! i'm really trying to do something on an epic and large scale with this CJ..i want the city to truly feel alive and the viewer to be able to look at the pictures and feel like they are really down in the city experiencing it
In Soviet Russia, jakis, NMUSpidey, penguin1634
thanks for commenting and i'm glad all of you are excited and looking forward to it..i am too!
A CITY IN WINTER
PRINCE RUPERT'S GATE
From 1670 to 1860, the land sold by the British to the United States was once known as Rupert's Land. Governed by the Hudson Bay Company for nearly 200 years, the British territory was named after Prince Rupert of the Rhine, first governor of the Hudson Bay Company and nephew of Charles I of England. Prince Rupert was also of German descent, notably being the son of German prince Frederick V, palatinate of the Rhine territories in Germany from 1610-1623. Near the early 1890s, German settlers living in A City in Winter owned most of the businesses in historic Towne Centre. With a surplus of wealth, and a desire to build a grand entrance to their bustling empire, business leaders decided to erect a statue and a plaza on the empty land across from the historic St. Andrew of the Eternal Winter belfry and church. With their lineage tracing back to the Rhine territories once governed by Frederick V, and having now colonized a land once named after his son, the leaders decided to build the monument in honor of Prince Rupert. Completed in 1891, Prince Rupert of the Rhine Gate (or simply, Prince Rupert's Gate) has stood for over 100 years as the crowning entrance into the heart of the city.
More history:
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(view of Towne Centre & historic Prince Rupert's Gate; looking east)
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