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-Suspension Bridge

The suspension bridge was made by Isambard Kingdom Brunel who was a famous English engineer. The bridge is 700 ft by 200ft It lies across the river Avon connecting Clifton and It took 34 years to complete due to the Bristol riots and by this time Brunel had already passed away. It is called the suspension bridge because the roadway is suspended from above by cables.

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-The Colston HallThe Colston Hall is a concert hall it is on Colston street Bristol, England. It was designed by a man named Edward Colston and named after him. In 1898 a fire damaged most of the building but then it was re-modeled in the 1990’s. From 2007 to 2009 the hall underwent constructions of a brand new foyer.

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Banksy is a famous, Bristolion graffiti artist whose artwork is mostly political and funny. His street art, which is graffiti with a stenciling technique, has appeared in loads of places in London and in cities around the world. The media has made his name well known to many people. The overall message is against war and promotes freedom and a general stick it to the big guy theme. Subjects include animals such as monkeys and rats, policemen, soldiers, children and the elderly.

-Banksy

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-Wallace and Gromit & creator Nick Park

The creator, Nick Park created the characters Wallace and Gromit in Bristol. Wallace and Gromit appeared on TV in the short film A grand day out. The story was a comic adventure where Wallace is building a space rocket and blasting-off to the moon in search of cheese.

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-J.k RowlingFamous author of the harry potter series wrote the entire thing in just cafes!

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-Famous TV series made in Bristol

One classic TV series Only Fools and horses was filmed in Bristol!