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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Leigh Hamilton AA100 TMA 4 In what ways did Pugin’s revival of the Gothic use tradition as a form of dissent? Essay Plan Introduction – What is dissent? Introduce Pugin Paragraphs 1 & 2 – Pugin’s aims and inspiration Paragraph 3 – Attack on the era of Reformations and Protestantism. Plate 4.7 “decay of taste”. Difference in Church styles. Paragraph 4 – Treatment of the poor. Plate 2.4.11 Paragraph 5 – “Christian” architecture – pointing upwards. Paragraphs 6 & 7 – Emphasis on Britain’s’ greatness
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Chamber Introduction Windsor castle is one of the most famous castles in the World. It is also an official residence of The Queen and the largest occupied castle in the world. A Royal home and fortress for over 900 years‚ the Castle remains a working palace today. The Queen uses the Castle both as a private home‚ where she usually spends the weekend‚ and as a Royal residence at which she undertakes certain formal duties. Windsor Castle offers me an historical site full of attractions and beauty.
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roof of his own great work. These words are written on his grave – if you want to see his monument – look around. The Tower of London was founded by Julius Caesar and in 1066 rebuilt by William the Conqueror. It was used as a fortress‚ a royal palace‚ and a prison. Now it is a museum. Westminster is the governmental part of London. Nearly all English kings and queens have been crowned in Westminster Abbey. It should be also mentioned that the wedding of Prince William‚ The Duke of Cambridge
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Arthur Evans and the Palace of Knossos Archaeology has contributed greatly to our knowledge of past civilisation and in turn the general understanding of humanity’s progression through the ages. Without archaeology‚ this knowledge and understanding would be extremely limited in its range of sources and evidence. Ancient civilisations underground provide an extensive range of remains and artefacts from which historians can draw accurate‚ informed conclusions about mortals who have long since turned
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meaning ``I am the state``; implying his total power over the people 3. During his reign‚ Louis XIV created a centralized government by weakening the power of the nobles‚ excluding them from his councils4. Louis XIV spent millions on the building of the Palace of Versailles and costly foreign wars‚ such as the War of the Spanish Succession and the War of the Grand Alliance‚ bringing France on the verge of
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