We now passed by a fine ruin of a castle, built upon a rocky eminence, and overhanging a brawling river.
The various political parties speak differently of this affair: some say the brass of the statue will soon be converted into mortars, and others, that it is built upon a rock, and will stand for ever!
Laon is built upon an abrupt and rocky eminence, shaded by trees, and commanding a very extensive bird's-eye prospect of the surrounding country.
It is built upon a rock so high and steep, that it is even now very difficult of access.
There is likewise a Chapel entire, built upon an arch as I suppose, and beautifully arched with a stone roof, which is yet unbroken.
This village is built upon a high Promontory or point on the North side and near the head of the Bay.
Opposite this is the Fort of Santa Cruze, built upon a low rocky point that forms the East Entrance of the Bay.
Like Berlin or Havana, it is built upon a perfect level, the most trying of positions.
The ancient citadel of Akershus, built upon a bold and rocky promontory some six hundred years ago, commands the approach to the city.
The city, which is built upon a gradual slope facing the south, is seen to good advantage from the harbor.
The village of Poschiavo in eastern Switzerland, built upon a strath at the head of Lake Poschiavo.
The city of Ithaca, the seat of Cornell University, is built upon a strath at the head of Lake Cayuga, and numberless Scottish and Swiss hamlets have been located upon such fertile plains (Fig.
The icebergs of the south polar region are usually built upon a far grander scale than those of the Arctic regions, and are, further, both distinctly tabular in form and bounded by rectangular outlines (Fig.
The city of Ypsilanti is built upon a terrace (165) of the Huron River, and another terrace in the same series is crossed by the electric line.
Instead of being built upon the sound basis of merit and character, it is built upon display; instead of being built upon substance, it is built upon shadow.
Another suggestion is, that as you go out to work, you will find that for the most part Negro society is built upon a false basis.
Ross stands at the entrance to the glen, built upon a sloping hill which descends steeply to the Wye.
The main part of the town on the western part is built upon a slope that in places descends somewhat rapidly to the river.
It is a low-lying city, built upon a peninsula between the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, just inland from the ocean, and having a good harbor.
Tyre in particular had its most important part built upon a small island, which afforded it wonderful opportunities for defence, as such conquerors as Nebuchadrezzar and Alexander found to their cost.
It is an interesting old city in itself, built upon a side hill, full of unexpected stone steps leading from one street to another, and by and crooked ways, that were my especial delight.
The city is built upon a hill, intersected by ravines, which accounts for this peculiar method of gaining many streets from others above and below.
It is Tell's Chapel, built upon a shelf of rock, and only approachable from the water.
The period of incubation extends from January until March; the nest isbuilt upon a tree, and is a mere heap of grass.
The nest is built upon a tree at about twenty or twenty-four feet from the ground, and is so carefully concealed at the end of the branch upon which it is placed, as to be quite imperceptible until the leaves fall.
The church is built upon a slight eminence to the south, with its low red belfry standing apart, as in Sweden, in a small grove of birches, which have been spared for a summer ornament to the sanctuary.
The city is built upon a little island at the head of the lake, whence we crossed to the mainland by a strong old bridge.
The shape of the town is square, and it is built upon a succession of hills, very much like Sydney.
Like Berlin and Havana, it is built upon a perfect level, which is the most trying of positions as to general aspect.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "built upon" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
