41. The Marco Polo Bridge 360-degree Virtual Tour explorer marco polo of Venice, Italy describes the bridge in his journal and it is assumed he visited it. marco polo lived from 12541324 and and spent 16 http://www.thebeijingguide.com/marco_polo_bridge/

The Marco Polo Bridge The eleven arched marble Marco Polo Bridge is 16 km southwest of Beijing - about a one hour drive. It will take at most an hour to visit so it is usually combined with other destinations including the nearby Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War Museum. Originally built in 1192, the bridge was washed away in a 17th century flood and was rebuilt by Emperor Kangxi (1662-1722). Explorer Marco Polo of Venice, Italy describes the bridge in his writing and it is assumed he visited it. Marco Polo lived from 1254-1324 and and spent 16 years in China (1278-1292). He worked for Kublai Khan several years and later served as Governor of Yangzhou. After his time in China he returned to Venice where he fought against the Genoese and was captured. While in prison he wrote "The Travels of Marco Polo" which told of his adventures. The book fired the imagination of all Medieval Europe. Press and hold your mouse on the panorama and move left, right, up or down. You may also use the controls on the lower left to zoom and pan. 485 stone lions adorn the 235 metre (770 foot) bridge.

42. Planet 5th Explorers polo the first European to travel to Asia and back marco polo was born in Venice, Italy and saw the possibilities of being an explorer so he also became http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/p5/projects/explorers/polo.html

Interview with Marco Polo Polo: the first European to travel to Asia and back Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy and saw the possibilities of being an explorer so he also became one. He traveled through Asia and saw the beauties and great resources of what Asia owned. He then became a confidant of Kublai Khan and stayed in Asia for 24 years. Marco returned to tell the tale about the traveling through the countries of Asia, inspiring other explorers. Web Links Marco Polo and His Travels Marco Polo by Rebecca Return to Explorer Interviews

43. In The Footsteps Of Marco Polo Open the Image explorer. On the other hand, marco polo traveled through the Mongol Empire during most of his time abroad. This was a rare time in history http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Marco/adv.html

Want to learn more about the world of Marco Polo? Try these activities and reading suggestions. Use the online Image Explorer to review the works of art you've seen on this journey through art from Venice to China. More journeys, through lands of the ancient past to our own modern world, await you in the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum. Marco Polo visited a great many different lands and cultures, most of which with customs, religions, and foods very different from his own. To illustrate the diversity of the countries he visited, find` how many different written languages appear on the works of art illustrated in this journey. Open the Image Explorer Seven-Lobed Platter and surrounding the phoenix on the Ilkhanate Glazed Tile ). Strings of pearl-like circles, lotus blossoms, and scrolling vines are other patterns that spread widely. Trace the distribution of these motifs and notice how they were changed by different artistic traditions and use within varying media. Open the Image Explorer Although he is amongst the best known, Marco Polo is not the only famous world traveler who made a remarkable journey at this time.

44. Marco Polo Explorations Country or place Event explorer Date AFRICA Sierra Leone Explored Hanno, Travels Of marco polo Prologue (History of the World) http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0915979.html

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45. ETNIC ORIGIN OF THE EXPLORERS POLs (alias POLO-s) marco polo the elder writes in his Last Will (Venice, 1280. writers believe that the said marco polorebel, was is fact the explorer Marc Pol himself. http://www.ikorcula.net/marcopolo/etnic_origin.htm

SUMMARY ETNIC ORIGIN OF THE EXPLORERS POLs (alias POLO-s) Andjelko Nedo Paveškoviæ, Montecarlo (Unfortunately only summary of this excellent work is available in English.) Can the explorers POL-s (alias Polo and Pollo) be called "The Venetian Polos"? - contrary to the Venetian documents, which say that they "came from Dalmatia", a Croatian maritime province. CHRONICON IUSTINIANI, 1358 (annotation) in the Venetian Bibliotheca Marciana. The Venetian manuscripts from: 1423., 1446., 1450/60., and the two documnets from the beginning of the 1600-ies. The Venetian chronicler Marino Sanudo junior writes to that effect in 1522.: "Poli di Dalmatia". See A. C. Moule: MARCO POLO, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE WORLD (London, 1938), 17, 19, 20. A. C. Moule says: "None of the large number of Venetian genealogies which we have been able to consult seems explicitly to recognize more than one family of Polo, namely "Polo di Dalmatia". Moule, 20. Giovanni Orlandini, the Venetian authority on our subject writes in 1926., that the genealogy of the Polos is not "chiara" (clear). He asserts that their generalogy is traceable in Venice as from the middle of the XIIIth century. He believes that the Polos had been gradually comming from the Near East ports and settling, after the year 1261., in Venice in the consequence of the downfall of the Near East latin Empire. See G. Orlandini "Marco Polo e la sua familia" in ARHIVIO VENETO TRIDENTINO, vol. IX. 1926., 1-68, especiall pp.: 1-3. A. C. Moule contends that the Pols genealogy can be traced in Venice, starting from the middle of the XIVth century. Moule, 20.

46. Marco Polo marco polo was born in 1253 in Venice, Italy. His father and uncle were merchants Our group thinks marco is an explorer because he was very brave and he http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/OakViewES/smith/97-98/sixthhome/marco.html

Marco Polo A research Report Marco Polo was born in 1253 in Venice, Italy. His father and uncle were merchants who traveled far into Asia when Marco was still young. Marco was 15 when they returned. His dad's stories were so wonderful that Marco decided to go with them to Asia when he was 17. The trip to Asia took four years. Marco used paper maps that showed water currents and the way the wind blew. The voyage was almost impossible because he had to hike across miles and miles of hot deserts and get ships to sail back to Venice. Marco stayed in Asia for 24 years. For the majority of the time Marco was governor of Yang Chow, at the time a blooming city. Eventually, Marco came back to Venice and told some of his stories. Our group thinks Marco is an explorer because he was very brave and he explored new lands. Marco started his journey in Venice and then Sailed to Damascus. From their, he walked across Asia's deserts and traded with Kubli Khan. Kubli Khan gave Marco a boat and he traveled southward, past Canton. Marco then sailed around the tip of India, past Calicut and through the canal between Arabia and Asia. Marco walked to Constantinople. After long journey, he sailed back to Venice with his goods. When Marco first came back to Venice, he was wearing tattered rags of traveling clothes but, he tore his clothes apart and a fortune of ivory, jade, jewels, porcelain, silk and other treasures fell out. After a few years in Venice, Marco became the captain of a ship and fought a naval battle against Genoa for rights to the Mediterranean trade routes. Marco was taken prisoner and, when he was in jail, he told his story to cell mate and later, Marco's family published it. He was released from prison 1299.

47. Marco Polo marco polo. marco polo was an explorer. Who felt like a hero marco polo. By Tye. Macro polo was an Italian explorer, and he found most of Asia. http://www.wtisbury.mv.k12.ma.us/projects/bioweb/tye.htm

Return to Biography Index Marco Polo By Tye Marco Polo Marco Polo was an explorer Who felt like a hero Who needed to be believed Who wanted to adventure Who feared nothing Who would have liked to discover more countries Marco Polo By Tye Macro Polo was an Italian explorer, and he found most of Asia. Yes, you probably think I'm crazy saying a pool party game founded most of the world we live in, but there was a real person called Marco Polo. Marco found a lot of Asia, which was not known to the rest of the world. Young Marco was born in Venice, Italy in 1252. His father, Nicolo Polo, was a sea merchant, so it's no surprise that Marco got his sea legs easily. Marco could take days at sea before he came back. Nothing could prepare him for this next journey. One day in Venice, Italy, Nicolo decided to bring Marco on his next trip to China. It took 6 years to get to their ultimate goal, China. On the way, Marco and his dad stopped at Armenia, Russia, Persia, and Macedonia. As an adult, Marco marveled at a number of different Chinese methods, such as coal used for heating, paper money, and many more. After many years away from home, Marco went back to Venice. Unfortunately, a war was going on between Genoa and Venice. So Marco joined the Venetian troops, but he got captured by Genoa's forces. While in prison, Marco entertained prisoners by telling them of his travels. One prisoner liked them so much that he wrote a book about Marco's travels called

48. TAKEgreatPICTURES.com - Photo Book Reviews - Marco Polo: A Photographer's Journe In marco polo A Photographer s Journey, this National Geographic photographer presents Yamashita followed polo s lead and found many of the explorer s http://www.takegreatpictures.com/articles/default.asp?aid=1626

49. National Geographic EdNet--Everyday Explorer Community Resources marco polo Curricula Consortium. http//www.marcopoloeducation. org/teacher/content_index.aspx. National Geographic Xpeditions is part of the marcopolo http://www.ngsednet.org/community/resources_view.cfm?community_id=197&resource_i

50. Chinese Architecture: Marco Polo Bridge, Beijing Photos and descriptions of marco polo bridge, Beijing. is mentioned in the annals written by marco polo, a European explorer who visited the Mongol Yuan http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/beijing/MARCO.htm

Marco Polo Bridge (1192 AD, reconstructed 17th century) other sites in Beijing Beijing, China Click on a thumbnail to enlarge Marco Polo bridge was first constructed in 1192, but the original stones were washed away in a 17th century flood. The reconstruction dates from that era. The bridge is famous because it is mentioned in the annals written by Marco Polo, a European explorer who visited the Mongol Yuan dynasty court in the 13th century. Though not exactly an engineering marvel, the bridge is 260 meters long with nearly 500 carved stone lions. It spans the Yongding river which was dry at the time of our visit. The fame of the bridge was not lost on the 18th century Emperor Qianlong, who inscribed calligraphy on a stele on the bridge. The bridge has occupied a place of notoriety in Chinese history since July 7, 1937, when Japanese troops fired the first shots that led China into World War II. On the fateful day, Japanese troops overwhelmed a railway junction in the nearby town of Wanping and incited Chinese troops to attack their position. This failed, but it gave Japan an excuse to occupy Beijing. entry ticket Bibliography: Storey, Robert. Beijing, Lonely Planet City Guide

51. A Brief History Of Time (Travel): Marco Polo There it is seized by famed explorer marco polo, who intends to present it as a gift to Kublai Khan, in the hope that it will win him his freedom. http://www.physics.mun.ca/~sps/serials/d.html

Previous Story: Inside The Spaceship Next Story: The Keys Of Marinus Serial D: Marco Polo Plot The TARDIS lands in 1289 China. There it is seized by famed explorer Marco Polo, who intends to present it as a gift to Kublai Khan, in the hope that it will win him his freedom. The Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara must accompany Polo as he travels across the desert to the court in Peking, and at the same time unearth the malevolent plotting of Tegana, an agent of a rival warlord whose mission is to assassinate the Khan. Production Before moving to Britain, Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman had made a name for himself at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. There, he met a writer named John Lucarotti, who had been supplying scripts for CBC Radio since the mid-Fifties including a fifteen-part serial in 1956 about Marco Polo. Lucarotti followed Newman when the latter moved to ABC in England, where he wrote for series such as The Avengers (for which he also declined the post of story editor), Ghost Squad and City Beneath The Sea By the time Newman recommended him to Doctor Who story editor David Whitaker, Lucarotti had taken up residence in Majorca, but returned to London in late June 1963 to meet with Whitaker and producer Verity Lambert. Lucarotti was interested in writing an historical adventure for

52. Marco Polo - The Label Of Discovery The traveller marco polo, who visited the court of the Mongol Emperors of the old explorer s original audience, can experience this for themselves. http://www.naxos.com/mp.htm

Marco Polo - The Label of Discovery The traveller Marco Polo, who visited the court of the Mongol Emperors of China in the thirteenth century Yuen Dynasty, brought many tales of his adventures back to Italy, where he was soon known as a man of a million lies. A credulous enough people refused to believe the strange events and customs that Marco Polo had himself witnessed. The Marco Polo record label tells no lies, but brings to listeners a million wonders, music of all kinds from many countries that may sound strange or familiar in musical language, but is generally new. Most of what is recorded appears for the first time on compact disc. The original concept of the Marco Polo label was to bring to listeners unknown compositions by well enough known composers. The great Russian nationalist composers, the Mighty Handful, Rimsky-Korsakov Borodin Mussorgsky Balakirev and Cui were not unfamiliar, but lesser known works by these composers were included in early Marco Polo catalogues Since those days many changes have taken place in public taste and in the availability of recorded music to listeners. The development of the compact disc has, even more than the earlier long-playing record, brought an ever wider repertoire of music into the home. Composers that were once little known, are now heard with some frequency. With this change in taste and knowledge, the Marco Polo label has widened its own horizons to explore even further afield. This exploration has not concentrated its attempts entirely on late romantic repertoire, although here there was an obvious store of music that had immediate attractions. The field of activity was to be greater than this. In opera Marco Polo turned its attention to

53. Marco Polo (1254-1324) - Reviews On RateItAll marco polo wasn t even an explorer. he was a trader who spent 20 years in the service of a mongol kahn. This is how he got maps. http://www.rateitall.com/i-6003-marco-polo-1254-1324.aspx

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55. Cinema Confidential News: 05/03/05 - Matt Damon In "Marco Polo" marco polo journeyed into Asia farther than any other Western explorer and in the process, became a confidante of Kublai Khan and introduced to the Western http://www.cinecon.com/news.php?id=0505036

56. Homework Helper - Explorers polo, marco; marco polo explorer http//www.enchantedlearning. com/explorers/page/p/polo.shtml. polo, marco; marco polo I did not tell the half of http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/library/child/homework/explrs.htm

McAllen Memorial Library Homework Helper Explorers Alphabetical List of Explorers Explorers and Exploration in General Frontiersmen Alphabetical List of Explorers A B C D ... P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Explorers are listed alphabetically, last name first. KIDS! Look for the BUNNY! A [Alexander the Great] Alexander the Great http://1stmuse.com/frames/index.html "This project is dedicated to the most charismatic and heroic king of all times." [Alexander the Great] Alexander the Great http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/alexander/01.htm - from the History of Western Civilization, Boise State University. [Amundsen, Roald] The Life of Roald Amundsen http://www.mnc.net/norway/Amundsen.htm - from the Great Norwegians Homepage. [Amundsen, Roald] Roald Amundsen: Arctic Explorer http://www.mnc.net/norway/roald.html [Amundsen, Roald] Roald Amundsen: Arctic Explorer http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/a/amundsen.shtml [Armstrong, Neil] Neil Armstrong http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?link=/people/astronauts/armstrong.html -A very short biography.

57. BBC - Cult - Doctor Who - CD - Marco Polo Doctor Who CDs marco polo - covers, sample chapters, reviews. co star as the Doctor s companions, whilst Mark Eden plays the explorer marco polo. http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/cd/marcopolo/

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index SUNDAY 25th September 2005 Text only BBC Homepage Entertainment Cult ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! Doctor Who CDs First Doctor CDs Marco Polo Index Cover Big Cover Released November 2003 Publisher: BBC By John Lucarotti The First Doctor, William Hartnell, and his companions join the caravan of the legendary explorer Marco Polo in this seven-part 'lost' story from the programme's original 1964 series. The TARDIS materialises at the Roof of the World, Central Asia, in 1289. There they meet Marco Polo and his fellow travellers, on their mammoth journey across the Pamir Plateau and through the Gobi desert to Peking. Unfortunately for the Doctor, his Ship proves to be of immense interest to Polo, who sets his mind on presenting it to the mighty Kublai Khan on arrival at his court. But Polo isn't the only one with designs on the TARDIS. The war-like Tegana will go to any lengths to steal the magical blue box - lengths which endanger the lives of all the travellers. When the Doctor meets Kublai Khan himself, his precious Ship is his only collateral in a high-stakes game of backgammon - and Khan is a master of the game... William Russell, Jacqueline Hill and Carole Ann Ford co...star as the Doctor's companions, whilst Mark Eden plays the explorer Marco Polo. This story is currently missing from the BBC Television Archives.

58. The Adventures Of Marco Polo Movie Posters And Memorabilia At MovieGoods based on the exploits of 13thcentury Venetian explorer marco polo (Cooper). Looking for a copy of the movie The Adventures of marco polo ? http://www.moviegoods.com/movie_product.asp?master_movie_id=12544

59. The New York Times > Movies > THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO > Review, Cast And Sy The NY Times review of The Adventures of marco polo, a Archie Mayo film starring and often comic retelling of the life of the famed Italian explorer. http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=83205

60. Adventures Of Marco Polo OTR MP3 List This George Edwards Production series revolves around the harrowing adventures of marco polo, a 13th century explorer. marco, with his brother and his http://www.otrcat.com/marcopolo.htm

ADVENTURE CHILDREN COMEDY DETECTIVE ... SOUTH AFRICAN The Adventures of Marco Polo 1 CD (complete series) set ADD TO CART $5 or click here for how to pay by check or money order chapter 1 document.write("To listen to a full episode, right click the above link and choose "Save Target As..."") ABOUT THE RADIO SHOW: Biographical Adventure Serial This George Edwards Production series revolves around the harrowing adventures of Marco Polo, a 13th century explorer. MP3 DISK CONTENTS: 52 shows - total playtime 10 hours 33 minutes Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 01o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 02o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 03o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 04o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 05o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 06o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 07o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 08o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 09o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 10o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 11o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 12o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 13o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 14o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 15o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 16o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 17o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 18o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 19o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 20o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 21o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 22o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 23o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 24o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 25o52 Adventures Of Marco Polo Chapter 26o52

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