White City, London Essays

  • Personal Experience: My Passion and Enjoyment for The Arhitecture of London

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    works of art, and that is what I hope to give to the others one day. 2. MAIN PART 2.1 Introduction to the Architecture of London London is the capital and the largest city of the United Kingdom settled on the river of Thames. It has long been one of Europ... ... middle of paper ... .../www.youtube.com/watch?v=-era-GgAB0g Welcome to St Paul’s Cathedral, London (2014) Explore the Cathedral. [Online] Available from: http://www.stpauls.co.uk/Cathedral-History/Explore-the-Cathedral [Accessed:

  • Comparing Blake's London, Wordsworth's Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3rd 1802 and Johnson's Inglan is a Bitch

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    Comparing Blake's London, Wordsworth's Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3rd 1802 and Johnson's Inglan is a Bitch Blake's disapproval of changes that happened in his time comes in his poem "London". For instance, the narrator in "London" describes both the Thames and the city streets as "chartered," or controlled by people only interested in making money. He also refers to "mind-forged manacles" whereby he comments on how the authorities try to stop pioneers in such thoughts like

  • Analysis of the Title Sequences of Two TV Programmes

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    interesting to investigate whether both title sequences create similar expectations of the proceeding programme. The title sequence of 'The Bill' opens with a close up shot of bright blue flashing lights, which signifies an emergency. Black and white chequered tape rolls across the screen in a suspended edit and then the viewer is immediately informed that a crime drama is about to start. An atmosphere of danger and excitement is created ensuring the viewer wants to keep watching. A car is

  • London Fire Research Paper

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    London in the seventeenth century was a city filled with people, homes and buildings constructed of wood, and narrow roads. However, on the evening of September 2 this played a large part in a disastrous occurrence that would change London forever. In 1666 Thomas Farrinor, a baker, unsuccessfully extinguished his oven causing the Great fire of London to burn from September 2 to September 6, leaving thousands of London’s citizens homeless and churchless. On the dry summer night of September 2, 1666

  • Overcrowding and Housing in Nineteenth-Century London

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    Nineteenth-Century London From 1801 to 1851, the population of London grew from under 1 million inhabitants to 2.25 million. This was due in large part to immigration, both from other countries and from the countryside of England. Hundreds of thousands of people were moving to the newly industrialized cities and towns to find work, having been squeezed off the land because of the enclosure of farms. There was also displacement of the working-class within the city of London because of a number

  • The British Faced the Blitz with Courage and Unity is a Myth

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    German air force had bombed the main places like east London. The main aims of the Blitz were to break the morale of the British people by destroying their homes and to destroy transport and industry. The effects of the Blitz were blackouts, bombings, people dieing, evacuation and gas masks. The blitz was period of intense bombing of London and other cities that continued until the following May. For the next consecutive 57 days, London was bombed either during the day or night. Residents ran

  • The Tower Bridge: The Bridge Around The Thames River Of London, England

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    suspension-bascule-draw bridge that spans the Thames River of London, England. Breaking ground in 1884, the bridge strongly embodies Victorian art design, with classical British influences and aspects of the Christian Church. The bridge has since become a symbol of London and the nation itself, being a famous tourist destination for those visiting the United Kingdom, whilst standing as a persona of the massive leap in bridge design and engineering. Cutting through the London suburbs and business districts, the Thames

  • Temple Of The Feathered Serpent: Case Study

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    Serpent. This area assumed the title of the city’s ceremonial center. The rich lived in enormous “palaces" surrounding this center. This is unique as the rest of the commoners lived clumped together in apartment complexes spread out in other areas of the city. Deities such as the Storm God and the Feathered Serpent hold symbolic meaning in their placement at the entrance of many living compound. For instance, at the Main Temple, we not only see these sculptures, but a reoccurrence of the patio. The temple

  • Liverpool Research Paper

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    Liverpool is the count seat of Merseyside and it is a second (after London) biggest seaport of northwestern England. Liverpool is an English city which is known all over the world by the fact that it’s a birthplace of famous The Beatles. This fact makes the city an attractive place for all The Beatles fans. There are The Beatles Museum and John Lennon Airport - one of the fastest growing airports in Europe. Also Liverpool is a birthplace of two famous football clubs such as Liverpool FC and Everton

  • Research Paper On Dury Lane

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    Introduction: The historic Drury Lane theatre, which is more formally known as Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is one of the oldest theatres in London, dating back to 1663. Drury Lane building is located in Covent Garden, the eastern part of City of Westminster, the ‘theatreland’, which is a place dedicated to professional theatres in the western end of the central London. ‘Theatreland’ is the venue for more than forty theatres, out of which Drury Lane theatre, Cambridge Theatre, Fortune Theatre etc. are

  • Law and Order in London in the Late 19th Century

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    Law and Order in London in the Late 19th Century At the beginning of the nineteenth century 60% of Britain's population lived in the countryside, this meant there wasn't any need for police officers as people were living far apart and away from shops and financial areas. Crime was minimal, apart from small crimes like petty thieving and crimes over land etc. But as technology developed the Industrial Revolution began, steam powered factories were built all over the country, a new industrial

  • Essay On Footbridge

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    lateral vibration, and more locally have included the Paris Solferino and London Millennium bridges in 1999 and 2000 respectively. As a consequence, research has been carried out as to the causes of this lateral vibration, and in particular, to a phenomenon termed ‘synchronous lateral excitation’, (SLE), where, under certain pedestrian loading conditions, a sudden sharp increase in bridge vibration occurs. In particular, the London Millennium footbridge became a high profile case and attracted a lot

  • Subway: A Description Of The New York City Subway

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    Full Name 28th Street Station English 17 December 2016 The New York City Subway is one of the oldest public transit systems in the world, and Manhattan has its fair share of it, especially in the form of abandoned subway stations.Subways are great mean of transportation, with great historical and geographical value. Interborough Rapid Transit company built the first subway in 1904. The subway consisted of what is today the IRT Lexington Avenue Line south of 42nd Street, the 42nd Street Shuttle and

  • Great Fire Of London Essay

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    Great Fire of London On the evening of September 2, 1666, a vast conflagration began in the great city of London, causing an amount of destruction that was neither predictable nor irreversible. As this dreadful disaster unfolded, hundreds of buildings, residences, and shelters were demolished. As London recovered, a wide variety of changes that were made affected the long term layout of the streets, homes, and businesses. An extensive analysis of London before the Great Fire, while the city was set ablaze

  • Karnak Research Paper

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    Hook (quote). The Temple of Karnak located by Luxor, south of Cario, Egypt, although originally the temple was surrounded by the famous city Thebes. These 18th dynasty structures still remain today. The Temple of Karnak is known as one of the world’s most vast and complex temples, covering an area of 100 hectares. The temple gets … through its doors everyyear; making it one of the most visited historical sites in the world. Hypothesis- The Temple of Karnak provides archaeological evidence of the

  • St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England

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    St. Paul’s Cathedral, in London, England, was designed by architect Sir Christopher Wren. Approval of this most significant architectural project took six years just for the plan. Construction, which began in 1675, took thirty-five years until finally complete in 1710. It was built to replace a church that had been leveled by the Great Fire of 1666. St. Paul's is the largest cathedral in England, and said to be Wren's masterpiece. He brought a range of new forms, and architectural combination into

  • London Olympics Impacts

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    The city of London is the capital of England and the most populated city in Britain with a population of 8.788 million (2016) and a population density of 4,542 inhabitants per square kilometre. London is also the first city to host the modern summer Olympics three times (1908,1948,2012). (The Times of India London Olympics 2012, 2012). Although London is the most frequent city to host the games, there is still debate on whether it was a smart move by the government to host the Olympics. Throughout

  • Does Westminster Abbey Play An Important Role In British History?

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    Westminster Abbey has played many roles throughout history. Most importantly, it is has been used as the coronation church since 1066 (westminsterabbey.org). Every king from that point on was crowned at Westminster Abbey, except the two kings who were never crowned (Hutchinson). The abbey also had numerous other uses throughout its history. Not only does Westminster Abbey play an important role in British history, but it also is truly a masterpiece. There is no exact date for the founding of this

  • How London is Portrayed in Composed upon Westminster Bridge and London

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    How London is Portrayed in Composed upon Westminster Bridge and London William Wordsworth's poem, "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" written in 1904 looks at the positive side of London city and it natural Beauty. Whereas William Blake wrote the poem, "London" in 1794, the poem is negative towards authority and politics. The theme of the two poems is the city of London and how different people preserve it. "All bright and glittering in the smokeless air" (line 8) is a romantic view

  • Dbq Fire

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    amount of London. More than 300 houses were destroyed; left under about a mile of ash. The people of the city could have lessened the amount of destruction that the fire brought on the city. However, according the Samuel Pepys’s diary the Mayor complained that they could not pull down houses fast enough in order to keep the fire from spreading so far. Three hundred and fifty years later— with the start of a man with thoughts of fighting fires and preventing them from destroying other cities—technology