Other activities during the year included a Hong Kong film week organized in conjunction with the Barbican Arts Centre in June and two musical evenings staged in October by the Academy of Performing Arts- one in London and the 年内举行的其他推广活动,包括六月间与巴比肯中心合办的香港电影周,以及十月间,香港演艺学院在伦敦及爱丁堡举行的两场音乐表演。
barbican
[ noun ] a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) <noun.artifact>
Barbican \Bar"bi*can\, Barbacan \Bar"ba*can\, n. [OE. barbican, barbecan, F. barbacane, LL. barbacana, barbicana, of uncertain origin: cf. Ar. barbakh aqueduct, sewer. F. barbacane also means, an opening to let out water, loophole.] 1. (Fort.) A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own.
2. An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy.