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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upon ethics‚ law‚ religion‚ rationality‚ and fairness. But justice is not the same in every country. What some countries may consider to be just may be considered unjust and ever immoral by others. This is demonstrated in the 1999 film “Brokedown Palace”. In the movie‚ two lifelong friends take a trip to Thailand to celebrate their high school graduation. Long story short‚ they are accused of smuggling drugs and are sentenced to 33-years in a Taiwanese prison. What seemed just by the Taiwanese government
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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 RISE of PARLIAMENT in XIII ». Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Magnum Cartum Liberatum. 3. Simon de Monfort and his “Parliamentum”. 4. King Edward’s Parliament. 5. Parliament nowadays. a). The Functions of Parliament. b). The Meeting of Parliament. c). The House of Lords. d). The House of Commons. e). Public Access to Parliamentary Proceedings. 6. Conclusion. INTRODUCTION
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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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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 modern UK Parliament can trace its origins all the way back to two features of Anglo-Saxon government from the 8th to 11th centuries. These are the Witan and the moot. The Witan The Witan was the occasion when the King would call together his leading advisors and nobles to discuss matters affecting the country. It existed only when the King chose and was made up of those individuals whom he particularly summoned. The Witan’s main duty was to advise the King‚ but its assent was not necessary
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