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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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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Marco comes a little step closer to find his new identity… Marco finds the sign of a china-restaurant named ‘Moon Palace’ ‘I Immediately thought of uncle Victor and his band‚ and in that first‚ irrational moment‚ my fears lost their hold on me. …’ (p.16) what the sign means to Marco is explained later ‘I can’t be sure of any of it‚ but the fact was that the words Moon Palace began to haunt my mind with all the mystery and fascination of an oracle…
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joint monarchs and moved into Nottingham House‚ now Kensington Palace. In 1728‚ the western section of Hyde Park was carved out to create Kensington Gardens which became part of Kensington Palace grounds. Designed and landscaped under the watchful eye of George II’s wife‚ Queen Caroline‚ fashionable features such as the Round Pond‚ formal avenues‚ the Serpentine and the Italian Garden were created. In 1841‚ the former Kensington Palace grounds became a public park and today this beautiful royal park
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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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The Crystal Palace was filled with an astonishing amount of items‚ and perhaps the most amazing sights were within the huge galleries devoted to new technology. There were some 100‚000 objects‚ displayed by over 15‚000 contributors. Britain‚ as host‚ occupied half the display space inside‚ with exhibits from the home country and the Empire. The biggest of all was the massive hydraulic press that had lifted the metal tubes of a bridge at Bangor invented by Stevenson. Each tube weighed about 1 ton
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England Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London‚ and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower Height of Big Ben clock tower: 316’ (96 m) Opened: 1859 Architectural style: Gothic Revival architecture Architect: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London‚[1] and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock
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Absolute Monarchs were eithere kings or queens who controlled the complete way of life in the country they ruled. Absolutism is the rule of one person over any given thing. The two rulers that showed absolutism in the documents are Louis 14th and Peter the Great. They were both absolute monarchs and both ruled over large territories. An absolute monarch has both positive and negative affects as a system or government. One positive attribute is organization. In document eight‚ Louis the 14th
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INDEX 1. Introduction 2. Who has more power‚ the PM or the Queen? The appearance and the reality 3. The roles of the monarch 4. The value of the monarchy 5. The Royal Family 6. Important ceremonies 7. Anti-monarchy groups 8. Curiosities 1. Introduction Over the 20th and 21st centuries‚ monarchy has become an increasingly irrelevant institution in many parts of the world. The deep respect the public had for it has turned into indifference. Most people consider monarchy to be an anachronism‚ totally
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Absolute monarchies were a very popular form of government in the 1600s in European nations. Power‚ selflessness‚ and order had to be executed thoroughly for an absolute monarch to efficiently control their kingdom. To this day‚ it is still debated weather or not absolute monarchies were overall beneficial or detrimental to their victims. Although absolute monarchies were detrimental in England‚ France‚ and Prussia because they did not improve the lives of the citizenry‚ Russia benefited from its
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