The Origins and Development of Nottingham Castle The castle now looks as if it is now a place for tourism. Many of the original walls and buildings have been either taken away, destroyed or are hard to find. From where the original foundations were there are now; a playground, shop, museum and mansion house. Also there are gardens which are taking up a lot of the original space. From a distance the castle itself looks like a mansion on a hill will parts of a wall surrounding it. Fro the front of the castle the gatehouse is still standing but now has been converted into a shop. It still has its arrow slits and drawbridge. While walking around the castle grounds there are some of the original ruins. The castle itself is placed on top of the highest hill in Nottingham. This was done as a defensive and strategic reason. The castle had a view of the whole of Nottingham and the River Trent. This was good because it meant that no attackers could easily get to the castle without being spotted and the River Trent was the only way into Nottingham using boat. So it was used for bringing supplies and other things to the castle. The hill has natural outcrop of it and that’s where the castle was built. From my own knowledge and looking at the castle I can tell that it was a motte and baily castle. The motte part of a motte and baily castle was a mound wither natural or man made, that had a watchtower placed on top of it. Then the baily part was the surrounding land which was used for the place where the people who worked in the castle ground would live. This area also had a wall round it that was firstly made of wood but changed later in time. The whole castle would have been built out of wood but during the years it was all changed to stone for more defence. Looking at the site itself no one would know that it used to be wood.
With further development of modern buildings, Castleton may evolve into a town or even one of the most visited tourist spots in the UK. The village already has the potential to be evolved further; it merely needs to become more popular. If the village is evolved, larger caravan and camping sites could be built to increase the number of tourists. In addition, more residential buildings could be built so that there would be more residents to run the local businesses. If these succeed, a secondary school could be constructed so that locals will not have to travel as far to get their education. Also, developing the area would increase the wealth of the land. The village could also be made more accessible by building wider roads for transport. By developing Castleton, a large fortune could be made from all of the natural resources and historical value of the village and surrounding
For many the Cathedral is seen to indicate the grandeur and control of the Normans, who were able to build such monuments to their power despite having only recently conquered England. The precarious situation of being an recently instated alien power was even more pronounced in the north, where even the Anglo Saxon Kings had only had a superficial hold, arguably making the construction of Durham “one of the greatest Anglo-Norman achievements”. This so-called achievement is not restricted to architecture but also refers to the political developments which enabled the Normans to apparently gain enough control to do this within 30 years. However the study of Durham Cathedral alone cannot suffice to give a satisfactory outline of Norman politics and the achievements in Durham and must be put into the context of the region. Hence Durham Cathedral and all its powerful connotations can be argued to only be an anomaly to the reality of Norman England and its politics.
The Seige of 1216 and Dover Castle "THE SIEGE OF 1216 BROUGHT ABOUT LITTLE REAL CHANGE TO DOVER CASTLE.
Reflecting the excesses of the Gilded Age, Vizcaya, named after a northern province in Spain, is often called the “Hearst Castle of the East.” With soaring ceilings, sinuous staircases, beautifully textured walls, and monumental columns, Vizcaya is no shrinking violet!
The story pertaining to this castle I first heard in a coffee house on Capitol Hill, in Seattle, Washington. Capitol Hill is known for being the stomping grounds of a wide variety of people. There are bohemians, hippies, homeless people, drag queens, and lots of college students due to the fact that there are five colleges in the city of Seattle alone. It is also not so full of tourists, who spend more of their time at Pikes Place Market (also said to be haunted) and the Center. I spoke to the storyteller around two in the afternoon on Friday, March 23rd during my spring break. She works at a local hospital and is finishing up medical school. She is recently married, twenty-four years old, and she grew up in West Seattle. Her mom is Ukrainian and is the principal of an elementary school.
The novel We Have Always Lived in The Castle by Shirley Jackson is a very unique book. This is due to the very strange behavioral patterns from the two sisters, Merricat and Constance, in the poem. But what is the most unusual about the two sisters is their definitions of happiness. To see Merricat’s definition of happiness is best seen when she refers to the “moon” and under the same weekly routine schedule she has always been under since she her family was murdered. Constance’s definition of happiness clearly displayed when Charles comes to the house and when she starts embracing Merricat’s “moon” fantasy world. By looking at the two girls’ definition of happiness we can see what the girls truly need and want in order to be happy.
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The actual building itself appears similar to a castle. The architecture had royal features due to the triangular points on the top of the building. There were three open doors; one big main entrance in front, two small side doors, and all the guests entered through the main entrance. Once I walked in, a big gold Buddha was centered in the back surrounding multiple iconic religious statues. There seemed to be about a hundred religious statues highly dazzled in silver or good.
Sharpley, R., and Telfer, D. J., 2002. Tourism and Development Concepts and Issues. Bristol: Channel View Publications.
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People visit the extravagant grounds of Versailles every day with joy, hearing about all the historical and cultural events that have taken place there. Since the palace is massive, the tourists only have a select area in which they can see. They get the chance to walk in the footsteps of royalty and the gorgeous gardens and visit the grand apartments of the king. Versailles sets a cultural ground for people to see and experience everyday. Today, the people of France, view Versailles as a cherished, historical monument, and a part of the French culture that reflects the past.
In the recent times, another castle which has come to the limelight in California is Universal Studios Hollywood, which has risen in heaps and bounds and is currently poised to threaten the position and the royalty of Disneyland as the premier theme park.
The keep is probably the best preserved part of the castle and its towers are over 100 feet above Richmond, with the walls an astounding eleven feet thick. It is very defensive, with watch towers, arrow slits and very steep stairs, it would have been easy to see attackers coming. Its sloping walls kept attackers back and there were turrets for look-out and firing on the enemy. The windows got wider the further off the ground they were.
Castle Vale was built in between 1964 to 1969 to accommodate 20,000 people (Mornement, 2005). In the early days, the estate was comprised of 34 tower blocks alongside a mix of maisonettes and houses. This area was initially redeveloped throughout the 60s to provide houses to the people who had to be relocated through slum clearance in Birmingham City Centre.
The original residence, built from 1631 to 1634, was mainly a hunting lodge, by Louis XII and private withdraw for Louis XIII and his family. The palace was transmuted into an excessive complex, which has English and French gardens and each feature of its