Compare And Contrast House Of Parliament And Ironbridge
Marcela Duarte
Professor Carnley
Art History 1304
30 November 2017
Architecture: Ironbridge and Houses of Parliament A couple of prominent things that come to mind in pondering about architecture from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century are British works of architecture. British architecture, as any of its form, reflects change and transformation through time. History shows an evolution of design through adaptation to the environment. This adaptation revolves within an atmosphere of mood and discovery. The Ironbridge from the late 1700s and the Houses of Parliament from the early 1800s, both of which are exceptional in their own right, are two critically acclaimed forms of British architecture that emulate such notion. Although iron has been well known to man since antiquity, it did not develop as structural material because it could not be melted in large quantities. The birth of iron architecture began with the Coalbrookdale Bridge (also known as Ironbridge) on the Severn River in England, an arch of 100 feet (30 m), which was …show more content…
For its part, the vertical component is highlighted in the construction of the two main towers: The Tower of the Queen and the Clock Tower. The first of them serves as entrance to the palace and after the reign of Victoria I acquired the name of Victoria Tower, within it waves the flag of England when the monarch is not present and the royal flag if the monarch is in the palace. For its part, the Clock Tower or Big Ben has become one of the best-known standards in England, designed by Augustus Pugin. It shows a more ornamental neogothic trend with curved and counter-curve shapes reflecting a flamboyant
Professor Carnley
Art History 1304
30 November 2017
Architecture: Ironbridge and Houses of Parliament A couple of prominent things that come to mind in pondering about architecture from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century are British works of architecture. British architecture, as any of its form, reflects change and transformation through time. History shows an evolution of design through adaptation to the environment. This adaptation revolves within an atmosphere of mood and discovery. The Ironbridge from the late 1700s and the Houses of Parliament from the early 1800s, both of which are exceptional in their own right, are two critically acclaimed forms of British architecture that emulate such notion. Although iron has been well known to man since antiquity, it did not develop as structural material because it could not be melted in large quantities. The birth of iron architecture began with the Coalbrookdale Bridge (also known as Ironbridge) on the Severn River in England, an arch of 100 feet (30 m), which was …show more content…
For its part, the vertical component is highlighted in the construction of the two main towers: The Tower of the Queen and the Clock Tower. The first of them serves as entrance to the palace and after the reign of Victoria I acquired the name of Victoria Tower, within it waves the flag of England when the monarch is not present and the royal flag if the monarch is in the palace. For its part, the Clock Tower or Big Ben has become one of the best-known standards in England, designed by Augustus Pugin. It shows a more ornamental neogothic trend with curved and counter-curve shapes reflecting a flamboyant