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About The Biggest Victorian Shopping City In Britain | Curious Traveler

Why does Cardiff have so many Victorian and Georgian arcades? What is a bara brith? Why is there a giant wall in the middle of Cardiff? Who built Cardiff Castle? And Coch Castle? And laverbread? (Seriously, what is it?)

The Biggest Victorian Shopping City In Britain | Curious Traveler is presented by Absolute History. Its listed runtime is 25 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a cities & architecture documentary, The Biggest Victorian Shopping City In Britain | Curious Traveler uses biggest, victorian, shopping as its central frame. Urban stories connect architecture with transport, housing, public space and unequal access to opportunity. Look beyond landmark images to the workers, residents and infrastructure that make the city function.

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The Biggest Victorian Shopping City In Britain | Curious Traveler
Runtime
25 minutes
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English

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