Dome

General view from Pulteney Bridge looking north over the River Avon; Famous for mineral springs discovered by Romans in the first century and revived in the 18th century; captured by Saxons 577; abbey was built in the 10th century; was important wool center by the 12th century; noted for Royal Cresent (1767-1775), Prior Park (1735-1743) by Robert Adam and for its Roman ruins. Source: Thesaurus of Geographic Names (Notes) [website]; http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/ (accessed 2/7/2008)