RESEARCH PAPER British Architecture Anita PURKINS 2012-2013 Table of contents I) Most Famous English Buildings and their history‚ how are they protected? a) Buckingham Palace b) Palace of Westminster c) Windsor Castle d) Big Ben e) Tower of London II) Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England a) English Heritage b) How it is run and missions c) Funding d) Membership III) Modern architecture in England a) International Architecture b) Brutalist architecture
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We spend a fortune on the flight on the famous London Eye. In only 30 minutes we saw more that fifty London’s most famous landmarks! After the flight‚ Anna and I went to watch Changing the Guard‚ which takes place inside the railings of Buckingham Palace. The Queen’s Guard is always accompanied by a band and the ceremony lasts 45 minutes. It was really amazing! Also‚ we took some photos of the Houses of Parliament‚ of Big Ben and of Westminster Abbey. And we had a nice walk along the riverside. I
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French Architecture France is a country rich in architecture. You can spend all your days day walking through the streets of Paris‚ or any other region‚ visiting the museums‚ and taking pictures next to one of the many impressive monuments. France has many old monuments and some of them they are in well good condition like the Maison Carrée and the Pont du Gard near Nîmes. The Carolingian dynasty of Charlemagne was a period of innovative buildings‚ using the Romanesque architecture‚ which gave
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one that would blow all of the other mansions or palaces out of the water. He decided to move into Versailles‚ a beautiful country home away from the away from the city of Paris on a remote land. Louis started hand picking the best workers to start working on his new home‚ Le Notre was chosen for gardens‚ Le Vau for architecture‚ Le Brun for painting and decorating. They started working on the home in 1661. The court was able to move into the palace in 1682‚ 3 different architects worked on this
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Bolor-Erdene Tseren WRI 1200 10/14/2012 The Amber Room Three hundred years ago‚ there was a great treasure‚ which was built by human hands. It is called the Amber Room. Art experts from Germany said it should be the 8th wonder of world due to its beauty. History‚ when recorded‚ is evidence that shows that the past actually happened. However‚ the Amber Room did not have the fate to stay in a physical form and became one of the interesting mysteries of the century. Many researchers are interested
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While the obligation of diversifying the touristic products begins the activity of movement on alternative tourism options‚ it activates the residence places at the option of catching the tourists with different concepts and themes. Once an area‚ palace or structures to be seen only in its own country are placed on some coast by copying in very similar shape of its original‚ it is possible to be the first prefer of the touristic product consumers. The aim of this research to expose development
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out from the surrounding structures. The Palace of Florence Apartments merely shows a fragment of the historical islands’ structural design capabilities of the mid 1920s‚ and the beautiful Davis Islands legendary ability to entice future homeowners to purchase homes on the once desolate islands. The Palace of Florence Apartments housed 28 units and 23‚320 of living space makes which was rented one at a time or yearly for the wealthier tenants. The Palace of Florence Apartments truly is an historic
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3. Why was the Great Exhibition of 1851 so important for Britain? (12) The Great Exhibition was Britain on display to the rest of the world. It showed the rest of the world how superior Britain was in the many industries which British manufactures has been the first to develop‚ so showed off the best of Britain to the rest of the world which the British could be very proud of. Although Britain wasn’t perfect it focused on the best thing about Britain. The Great Exhibition
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The palace of Versailles was built by Louis XIV of France (1643-1715)‚ and the Escorial was built by Philip II of Spain (1556-1598). By examining the aerial and frontal facades of these two palaces‚ it may be seen that there were many similarities and differences between the two kings’ perception and practice of monarchy. Each king set his own goals for his life‚ and concluded as to how a monarch ought to behave. Both Louis XIV and Philip II had religious duties to pay attention to‚ organized the
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’The underlying causes of the 1905 revolution in Russia were not political. Whatever the revolutionaries wanted‚ it was not the overthrow of the Tsar.’ How far do you agree with this claim? This essay will assess the claim that the underlying causes of the Russian revolution of 1905 were not political and the revolutionaries did not intend to overthrow the Tsar. The 1905 Russian revolution was caused by a number of different factors. The Russo-Japanese War and the Red Sunday were some of them
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