Introduction Ciragan Palace is an Ottoman palace‚ built by Sultan Abdul Aziz in 1863. In 1989 it has been renovated by a Japanese corporate and became a five-star hotel of Kempinski Hotels chain. It is located between Besiktas and Ortakoy on the shore of Bosphorus with 284 rooms and 20 suites in hotel section and 11 VIP suites in the palace section. The greatest suite in the palace section is Sultan’s Suite (458 sq.m)‚ billed at 30‚000 euro per night and listed as 14th on World’s 15 most expensive
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It was hard to hear him over all of the cheers. “I’m going to infiltrate the palace. Want to come with?” I replied strongly‚ “Ty zlish’sya? (Are you mad?)” “But think‚” he replied. “We could become rich and famous.” “And we could get shot by a girl‚” I jotted back. He ignored me and bolted to the other side of the
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achieve. Another autocratic ruler was King Louis XIV of France‚ King Louis fit perfectly for the characteristics of an autocratic ruler. Louis limited the nobility‚ he used the military to increase his power‚ tried to control religion constructed palaces for himself and the nobility. To limit the nobility he built
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nobles. When his chief minister Cardinal Mazarin died in 1661‚ the 22-year old was prepared to show his kingdom his power. However‚ in exceptionally bad timing‚ his finance minister‚ Nicolas Fouquet‚ had finished his new palace‚ Vaux-le-Vicomte‚ and invited Louis XIV to his new palace for a weekend of extravagant entertainment. To show his wealth‚ the king imprisoned Fouquet and then hired a building team- Louis Le Vau‚ the architect‚ Andre Le Norte‚ the landscape designer‚ and Charles Le Brun‚ the
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"Sights of London". And today I want to talk about one of them - Big Ben. Big Ben Big Ben is the chiming clock of the Palace of Westminster or the Houses of Parliament in London. The amazing looking Victorian Gothic style clock tower is the most famous landmark of London. Rather‚ one can say it represents the city of London. The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster took 13 years to build‚ and was completed in 1856. The tower is 316 feet high. The spire that rises above the belfry
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King Louis XIV was a man of strength and courage with many ambitions that he was fully determined to achieve. He dedicated most of his rule taking steps to accomplish the goal of “one king‚ one law‚ one faith” for the country of France. By one king he aimed for the ruler to have supreme power over armies‚ government bureaucracy‚ and culture. This would eventually lead to the overall influence of the French upon other countries and their kings. By way of one law he aspired for the nobles to no longer
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Monet In 2005 and 2008‚ my family and I took two trips to London‚ England. During our travels‚ we paid a visit to the Palace of Westminster‚ located in the center of the city. Through the alleys‚ down the cobblestone streets and around the corner‚ there shone the towers‚ sanctifying the city below. I remember it being touching‚ even at so young an age. When venturing through Washington’s National Gallery of Art‚ I stumbled upon Monet’s The Houses of Parliament‚ Sunset. In the instant my eyes met
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harl I’m Going To See The Exhibition For A Shilling Let all the world say what they will‚ I do not care a fig. The Exhibition I will see‚ If I don’t dash my wig; If I sell the pig and donkey‚ The frying pan and bed‚ I will see the Exhibition While it is a bob a head. Never mind the rent or taxes‚ Dear Polly come with me‚ To the great Exhibition all The wonders
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lighting has made artwork change and created new options of expression. In ways of architecture‚ lives and structure have been improved by the production and use of metals in structure and the evolution of architecture that was started in the Crystal Palace. The first true photograph was captured in 1826 with a camera and plate exposed to the sun for eight hours. The creation from this highly impractical form of photography was called a Heliograph. Joseph Nicephore Niepce’s correspondent was able to
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A. The king -1789 Loius XVI -Married to Marie Antoinette (Austria) -Lived in luxury at palace of Versailles -Believed in the "Divine right" of kings (g-d had put him on this earth as his representative on the throne) -Only G-d could remove him from the throne. The people could not remove him. In theory he ruled as absolute power (absolute Monarch) - monarchy in which kings power is unlimited. - Legislative - the Estate General (Parliament) had not met since 1614 - lit de justice - overule
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