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White Castle (other)
White Castle may refer to: Castles * White Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales * White Castle, Nunraw, East Lothian, Scotland * White House of Choghtu Khong Tayiji, or White Castle, Bulgan Aimag, Mongolia Other uses * White Castle, Louisiana, U.S. * ''White Castle'' (film), a 2013 Burmese drama film * White Castle (restaurant), an American hamburger restaurant chain * '' The White Castle'', a 1985 novel by Orhan Pamuk * ''The White Castle'' (radio drama), a 2008 installment in the Jack Flanders adventure series * Whitecastle (community) a community in Wales * Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ... * White Castle Whisky, well-known product of Destileria Limtuaco See also *'' Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle'', a 2004 American come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Castle, Monmouthshire
White Castle (), also known historically as Llantilio Castle, is a ruined castle near the village of Llantilio Crossenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. The fortification was established by the Normans in the wake of the invasion of England in 1066, to protect the route from Wales to Hereford. Possibly commissioned by William fitz Osbern, the Earl of Hereford, it comprised three large earthworks with timber defences. In 1135, a major Welsh revolt took place and in response King Stephen brought together White Castle and its sister fortifications of Grosmont and Skenfrith to form a lordship known as the " Three Castles", which continued to play a role in defending the region from Welsh attack for several centuries. King John gave the castle to a powerful royal official, Hubert de Burgh, in 1201. Over the next few decades, it passed back and forth between several owners, as Hubert, the rival de Braose family, and the Crown took control of the property. During this period, White Castl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nunraw
Nunraw is an estate in East Lothian, Scotland. It includes the White Castle, a hillfort, situated on the edge of the Lammermuir Hills, two miles south of the village of Garvald, (, , OS Landranger No.67.) Nunraw House was formerly used as the Guesthouse for retreatants at Sancta Maria Abbey the Cistercian monastery on the hillside nearby. Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms, writing in 1905 stated that Whitecastle and Nunraw are the same place and that the lairds there were often referred to by one or the other of these territorial designations. White Castle It is likely that the White Castle was first settled by the ancestors of the Votadini tribe, whose main eastern capital was Dunpender, due north. The fort is ideally placed to strategically control the northern end of one of the main passes through the Lammermuirs, along the Whiteadder Water. With the further fortifications three miles further east at Blackcastle and Greencastle it would have been ideally pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White House Of Choghtu Khong Tayiji
The White House of Choghtu Khong Tayiji or White House of Tsogt, also known as the White Castle (, ''Tsogtyn tsagaan baishin''), is a building located in the Dashinchilen sum of Bulgan Aimag, Mongolia. It was built in 1601 by Mongol noble Choghtu Khong Tayiji Tümengken Choghtu Khong Tayiji (Classical Mongolian: , ''Tümengken čoγtu qong tayiǰi''; modern Mongolian: , , Tümenkhen Tsogt Khun Taij; ; 1581–1637), was a noble in Northern Khalkha. He expanded into Amdo (present-day Qinghai) to help .... This house was examined by D. A. Klements in 1889. In 1933 and 1934, Soviet archaeologist D. Bukenich made some research around the area and his report is stored in the archives of the Institute of History, at the Science Academy of Mongolia. References 1601 architecture Buildings and structures in Bulgan Province Castles in Mongolia Dashinchilen {{Mongolia-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Castle, Louisiana
White Castle is a town in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. At the 2010 U.S. census the town population was 1,883, and 1,640 at the 2020 population estimates program. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan area. History The town of White Castle was carved out of the George Wailes plantation "White Castle". The 1883 Charles H. Dickinson Survey of several parishes of Louisiana shows the White Castle Plantation property. Nottoway Plantation, a prominent antebellum mansion, was located nearby. White Castle was established as a town in the 1880s with the influx of people and business brought by the logging industry in the cypress swamps of the area. When the cypress wood was depleted, the main economic activity reverted to the sugar cane industry which had been established in the latter part of the 18th century. Individual plantation sugar mills gave way to larger mills servicing many plantations. By 1970, White Castle had three major sugar mills, Cora Texas, Cedar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Castle (film)
''White Castle'' () is a 2013 Burmese drama film, directed by Ko Zaw (Ar Yone Oo) starring Nay Toe, Pyay Ti Oo and Eaindra Kyaw Zin. The film, produced by Shwe Taung Production premiered Myanmar on November 8, 2013. Plot A Visitor Than Lwin(Nay Toe) accidentally met Bagan tourist guide woman named Phyu Phyu (Eaindra Kyaw Zin) while bumping into each other break her camera but he'll promised to get her new one later but two became close friends as days past Than Lwin seem to fallen in love with Phyu Phyu. Time has come Than Lwin need to return home for his work in Foreign countries, during night time He told his love to wait for him as she sob she didn't how long to wait for him. While Than Lwin already left for his new job in other country she decided to leave Old Bagan to find him if he was still there but as soon she invited to Than Lwin's house she decided to think if it's okay to tell his mother that she was his girlfriend that would left mother Daw Tin(Cho Pyone) uncomfort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Castle (restaurant)
White Castle Management Co. is an American regional slider restaurant chain with about 345 locations across 13 states, with its greatest presence in the Midwest and New York metropolitan area. It was founded on September 13, 1921, in Wichita, Kansas. White Castle has been generally credited as the world's first fast food hamburger chain. It is known for its small, square hamburgers commonly referred to as " sliders". The burgers were initially priced at five cents until 1929 and remained at 10 cents until 1949. In the 1940s, White Castle periodically ran promotional ads in local newspapers which contained coupons offering five burgers for ten cents, takeout only. In 2014, ''Time'' named the White Castle slider "The Most Influential Burger of All Time". The company's restaurant locations are shaped like castles colored white, hence the name. White Castle celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2021. History Background Walter (Walt) A. Anderson (1880–1963), a cook, had been runnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Castle
''The White Castle'' (original Turkish title: ''Beyaz Kale'') is a novel by Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. Plot introduction The events of this story take place in 17th century Istanbul. The story is about a young Italian scholar sailing from Venice to Naples who is taken prisoner by the Ottoman Empire. Soon after, he becomes the slave of a scholar known as Hoja (master), a man who is about his own age, and with whom he shares a strong physical resemblance. Hoja reports to the Pasha, who asks him many questions about science and the world. Gradually Hoja and the narrator are introduced to the Sultan, for whom they eventually design an enormous iron weapon. The slave is told to instruct the master in Western science and technology, from medicine to astronomy. But Hoja wonders why he and his slave are the persons they are and whether given knowledge of each other's most intimate secrets, they could actually exchange identities. Plot summary The story begins with a frame tale in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Castle (radio Drama)
''The White Castle'' is a radio drama, produced by the ZBS Foundation.ZBS.orlink(The White Castle) It is the twentieth of the Jack Flanders adventure series and the fourth of The Fantastic Voyages of Captain Jack Flanders sub-series. It combines elements of old-time radio with psychic phenomena, supernatural beings and energies. Plot Jack and his companions enter The White Castle upon the invitation of its wealthy, eccentric and mysterious owner, Sanford White. But far from being a charming rustic folly, the fortress is full of technology and seems to have detailed information on Jack and Mojo's previous adventures. The very unusual walls have a way of showing you things about yourself that you'd rather not confront. Credits * Jack Flanders - Robert Lorick * Mojo Sam - Dave Adams * Claudine - Pascale Poirier * Dominique - Lindsay Ellison * Rose - Sari Bobbin * Johnny Seven - Hank Heimark * Sanford White - John McDonough * Zeevo - Nebadon Adams * Producer/Director - Tom Lopez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitecastle (community)
White Castle may refer to: Castles * White Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales * White Castle, Nunraw, East Lothian, Scotland * White House of Choghtu Khong Tayiji, or White Castle, Bulgan Aimag, Mongolia Other uses * White Castle, Louisiana, U.S. * ''White Castle'' (film), a 2013 Burmese drama film * White Castle (restaurant), an American hamburger restaurant chain * '' The White Castle'', a 1985 novel by Orhan Pamuk * ''The White Castle'' (radio drama), a 2008 installment in the Jack Flanders adventure series * Whitecastle (community) a community in Wales * Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ... * White Castle Whisky, well-known product of Destileria Limtuaco See also *'' Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle'', a 2004 American come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Communities In Wales
This is a list of communities in Wales sorted by principal area. The 'community' is the lowest tier of local government in Wales, and is usually represented by a community council. A Welsh community is broadly equivalent to an English civil parish. In total, Wales is divided into 878 communities, of which about 768 (87%) are represented by community councils. Blaenau Gwent * Abertillery * Brynmawr (town) * Llanhilleth * Nantyglo and Blaina (town) * Tredegar (town) Communities without councils * Badminton * Beaufort * Cwm * Ebbw Vale North * Ebbw Vale South * Garnlydan * Rassau Former communities * Ebbw Vale Bridgend * Brackla * Bridgend (town) * Cefn Cribwr * Coity Higher * Cornelly * Coychurch Higher * Coychurch Lower * Garw Valley * Laleston * Llangynwyd Lower * Llangynwyd Middle * Maesteg (town) * Merthyr Mawr * Newcastle Higher * Ogmore Valley * Pencoed (town) * Porthcawl (town) * Pyle * St Bride's Minor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (, ; ; ), historically known as Aq Kirmān () or by other names, is a port city in Odesa Oblast, southwestern Ukraine. It is situated on the right bank of the Dniester Estuary leading to the Black Sea, in the historical region of Budjak. It also serves as the administrative center of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion and is coterminous with ''Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi urban hromada'', one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It is the location of a large freight seaport. Population: Name The city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi is also referred to by alternative transliterations from Ukrainian as Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky. ''Dnistrovskyi'' was added to differentiate it from Belgorod (in Ukrainian Bilhorod), a city in Russia, when both were a part of the Soviet Union. ;Previous names * Ophiussa (Οφιούσσα), Phoenician colony (meaning "city of snakes" in Greek) * Tyras (Τύρας), Ancient Greek colony (also the Greek name for the River Dniester) * Turis, Antes name * Asp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and List of cities in Ukraine, largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. Ukraine's official language is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. Humans have inhabited Ukraine since 32,000 BC. During the Middle Ages, it was the site of early Slavs, early Slavic expansion and later became a key centre of East Slavs, East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. Kievan Rus' became the largest and most powerful realm in Europe in the 10th and 11th centuries, but gradually disintegrated into rival regional powers before being d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
