WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) Chimelong International Circus: Largest circus building in the world
27-08-2022
(WorldKings.org) CIC has the largest live-action circus stage in the world. A lot of performances are put on in the world’s largest circus stadium with a seating capacity of 8000.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day - August 04, 2022 - Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes his riding school with performances in London, precursor of the circus in 1768
04-08-2022
(Worldkings.org) Philip Astley (8 January 1742 – 27 January 1814) was an English equestrian, circus owner, and inventor, regarded as being the "father of the modern circus". The circus industry, as a presenter of an integrated entertainment experience that includes music, domesticated animals, acrobats, and clowns, traces its heritage to Astley's Amphitheatre, a riding school that Astley founded in London following the success of his invention of the circus ring in 1768.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day - August 03, 2022 - Traffic lights installed at Piccadilly Circus, London in 1926
03-08-2022
(Worldkings.org) The first traffic signal was invented by J P Knight, a railway signalling engineer. It was installed outside the Houses of Parliament in 1868 and looked like any railway signal of the time, with waving semaphore arms and red-green lamps, operated by gas, for night use.
[WORLDKINGS] Exceptional places around the world (P.7) – Gibtown: the last 'freakshow' town in America.
15-09-2020
(WorldKings.org) With the demise of the carnival, an important slice of American history risks being lost – but the residents of Gibsonton, Florida, are trying to keep the legacy of the town’s famous ‘freaks’ alive.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - America Records Institute (AMRI) – Cirque du Soleil: World's largest contemporary circus producer
11-09-2020
(Worldkings.org) Cirque du Soleil is the world's largest contemporary circus producer. Its theatrical, character-driven approach and the absence of performing animals helped define Cirque du Soleil as the contemporary circus ("nouveau cirque") that it remains today.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day - August 04, 2018 - Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes his riding school with performances in London, precursor of the circus in 1768
04-08-2018
(Worldkings.org) Philip Astley (8 January 1742 – 27 January 1814) was an English equestrian, circus owner, and inventor, regarded as being the "father of the modern circus". The circus industry, as a presenter of an integrated entertainment experience that includes music, domesticated animals, acrobats, and clowns, traces its heritage to Astley's Amphitheatre, a riding school that Astley founded in London following the success of his invention of the circus ring in 1768.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day - August 03, 2018 - Traffic lights installed at Piccadilly Circus, London in 1926
03-08-2018
(Worldkings.org) The first traffic signal was invented by J P Knight, a railway signalling engineer. It was installed outside the Houses of Parliament in 1868 and looked like any railway signal of the time, with waving semaphore arms and red-green lamps, operated by gas, for night use.
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