THE TOWER OF LONDON.
The Tower of London, officially the Royal Palace and Fortress of His Majesty, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It is within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Separated northern limit of the city for an Open Space known as Tower Hill. It was founded towards the end of 1066 As parte of the Norman conquest of England. The White Tower, which gives its name to the whole castle built by William the Conqueror FUE in 1078, becoming a symbol of Oppression In London For instance part of the new elite Ruler. Since at Least 1100, the castle was used as a prison, although this was not the primary purpose.
Overall, A complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and moat of the Tower UN is; The Castle in Various Stages Broad, especially under the Mandate of Richard the Lionheart, Henry III and Edward I in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The General Arrangement of the late thirteenth century has been maintained despite the subsequent activity.
Thursday, 9 April 2015
Millennium Bridge.
-The Millennium
Bridge, officially known as the London
Millennium Footbridge, is as steel suspension
bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, linking
Bankside with the City of London. It is sited between Southwark
Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge.
-The Millennium
Bridge is owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates, a charitable
trust overseen by the City of London Corporation.
-The southern
end of the bridge is near the Globe theatre, the Bankside Gallery and
Tate Modern, the north end next to the City of London School below St
Paul´s Cathedral.
-Construction
began in late 1998 and the main works were started on 28 April 1999.
This led to
long queues and dampened neither public enthusiasm for what was
something of a white-knuckle ride, nor the vibrations themselves.
-The Millennium
Bridge was featured in the sixth installment of the Harry Potter film
franchise, where the bridge collapsed following an attack by Death
Eaters.
-The Bridge also appeared in the 2014
Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy during the
climactic battle on Xandar.
-The Bridge also appeared in the video to
the Olly Murs song "Heart on My Sleeve.
Big Ben
The
name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock
and the bell but the name was first given to the Great Bell.
The
Elizabeth Tower, which stands at the north end of the Houses of
Parliament, was completed in 1859 and the Great Clock started on 31st
May, with the Great Bell's strikes heard for the first time on 11th
July and the quarter bells first chimed on 7th September.
Big
Ben es
el nombre con el que se conoce a la gran campana del reloj situado en
el lado noroeste del Palacio de Westminster, la sede del Parlamento
de Reino Unido en Londres y popularmente por extensión se utiliza
también para nombrar al reloj de la torre. Su nombre oficial era
Clock Tower hasta que el 26 de junio de 2012, en honor al jubileo de
diamante de la reina Isabel II, se decidió que la torre pasaría a
llamarse Elizabeth
Tower (torre
de Isabel).
La
torre alberga el reloj de cuatro caras más grande del mundo, y es la
tercera torre de reloj más alta del mundo. Celebró su 150
aniversario el 31 de mayo de 2009 y se llevaron a cabo diversos actos
de conmemoración. La torre se completó en 1858 y el reloj entró en
funcionamiento el 7 de septiembre de 1859
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Globe Theatre
The
Globe Theatre
The
Globe Theatre was built in 1599 by Peter Street; he was on the Thames
River on the outskirts of the city of London; about 30 meters in
diameter this size allowed the entry of a total of 3351 spectators,
nevertheless can not know if the theater offered a role with his body
capacity.
The setting was a box protruding from the circumference of the construction industry and invaded the proscenium, measuring approximately 13 meters wide by 8 feet deep and five feet tall.
Had two hatches through reached the stage where the lower part thereof, the first was at the anterior and the other in the rear. The bottom of the stage was known as hell and there appeared and disappeared supernatural characters (demonic) such as the ghost of Hamlet.
The columns were on stage supporting the roof where another trap from which hung divine personages from the sky was; probably these were sustained with ropes and / or harnesses that could get at the time.
El Globo, from the London Millennium Bridge
The three doors to the scenario leading to backstage where they hoped their entry where the actors and characters out the wounded dying offstage, they then were led up to one of the doors so the audience could see them without the need for them to enter the stage again, and so understand that they were really dead.
Above these doors a balcony that was used was when a headspace was needed to develop the action; one of his most famous uses was in the familiar scene from Romeo and Juliet.
The Theatre dismantled material was used for the construction of this theater. After expiration of the license of that theater (the first Elizabethan) in 1597 its owner, James Burbage, must move it across the Thames renaming.
Like most theaters of the time (except for Blackfriars that was covered) The Globe was homeless for construction of the proscenium, which prevented presentations rainy days, for this reason, and because of Winter cold, theater only worked during the summer (May to October) while daylight lasted. The presentations were held during the weekends, beginning after lunch, at about two in the afternoon (I had lunch around eleven, twelve) and extended until nightfall; this for obvious reasons of lack of lighting is well done. Localities costing from 1p on the stage (where they were standing) to 6 for the audience.
This theater served as a refuge for the theater company Lord Chamberlain's Men in which participated the famous playwright William Shakespeare; this room had the honor of being the birthplace of works such as King Lear, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, etc.
The theater inside
The setting was a box protruding from the circumference of the construction industry and invaded the proscenium, measuring approximately 13 meters wide by 8 feet deep and five feet tall.
Had two hatches through reached the stage where the lower part thereof, the first was at the anterior and the other in the rear. The bottom of the stage was known as hell and there appeared and disappeared supernatural characters (demonic) such as the ghost of Hamlet.
The columns were on stage supporting the roof where another trap from which hung divine personages from the sky was; probably these were sustained with ropes and / or harnesses that could get at the time.
El Globo, from the London Millennium Bridge
The three doors to the scenario leading to backstage where they hoped their entry where the actors and characters out the wounded dying offstage, they then were led up to one of the doors so the audience could see them without the need for them to enter the stage again, and so understand that they were really dead.
Above these doors a balcony that was used was when a headspace was needed to develop the action; one of his most famous uses was in the familiar scene from Romeo and Juliet.
The Theatre dismantled material was used for the construction of this theater. After expiration of the license of that theater (the first Elizabethan) in 1597 its owner, James Burbage, must move it across the Thames renaming.
Like most theaters of the time (except for Blackfriars that was covered) The Globe was homeless for construction of the proscenium, which prevented presentations rainy days, for this reason, and because of Winter cold, theater only worked during the summer (May to October) while daylight lasted. The presentations were held during the weekends, beginning after lunch, at about two in the afternoon (I had lunch around eleven, twelve) and extended until nightfall; this for obvious reasons of lack of lighting is well done. Localities costing from 1p on the stage (where they were standing) to 6 for the audience.
This theater served as a refuge for the theater company Lord Chamberlain's Men in which participated the famous playwright William Shakespeare; this room had the honor of being the birthplace of works such as King Lear, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, etc.
The theater inside
In 1613 a fire destroyed the premises of the theater, but was immediately rebuilt in 1614 and demolished in 1644 under the shadows of English Puritanism reborn condemning theatrical presentations of the Elizabethan era.
In 1997 the theater reopened its doors under the name of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre respecting the forms of ancient construction. The site is located about 200 meters from the site where it opened its doors for the first time. Like the original single plays are set during the summer season, but unlike that only seats about 1,500 people.
Schedule to visit:
10:00-17:30
Monday, 6 April 2015
Palace of Westminster
Palace of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Comons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Commonly known as the House of Parliament after its occupants, the Palace lies on the Middlesex
bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London. Its name, which derives from
the neighbouring Westminster Abbey, may refer to either of two structures: the Old Palace,
a medieval building complex that was destroyedby fire in 1834, and its replacement, the New Palace that
stands today. For ceremonial purposes, the palace retains its
original style and status as a royal residence and is the property of
the Crown.
The first royal palace was
built on the site in the eleventh century, and Westminster was the
primary residence of the Kings of England until a fire destroyed much
of the complex in 1512. After that, it served as the home of the Parliament of England, which had been meeting there since the thirteenth
century, and also as the seat of the Royal Courts of Justice, based
in and aroundWestminster Hall. In 1834, an even greater fire ravaged the heavily rebuilt
Houses of Parliament.
The subsequent competition
for the reconstruction of the Palace was won by the architect Charles Barry, whose design was for new buildings in the Perpendicular Gotic style. The remains of the Old Palace (with the exception
of the detached Jewel Tower).
Abbey Westminster
ABBEY WESTMINSTER
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. The abbey is a Royal Peculiar and between 1540 and 1556 had the status of a cathedral; the building is no longer an abbey nor cathedral however, having instead the status since 1560 of a "Royal Peculiar" – a church responsible directly to the Sovereign
According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorn Ey (Thorn Island)) in the 7th century, at the time of Mellitus (d. 624), a Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245, on the orders of Henry III.[3
Westminster Abbey, formally
titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a
large, mainly Gothic
church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings
in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional place of coronation
and burial site for English
and, later, British
monarchs. The abbey is a Royal Peculiar and between 1540 and 1556 had the status of a cathedral;
the building is no longer an abbey
nor cathedral however, having instead the status since 1560 of a
"Royal Peculiar" – a church responsible directly to the
Sovereign
According to a tradition first reported by Sulcar
in about 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorn Ey) in the 7th century, at the time of mellitus
(d. 624), a Bishop of London. Construction of the present church
began in 1245, on the orders of Henry III.
Buckinham Palace
Buckinham Palace is the oficial residence of the British Ropyal family in London from 1837. Currently, it is the place of residence of Queen Isabel II.
Built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckinham, the building was acquired by the King George III in 1762 to be used as a privet residence.
It is used for official ceremonies, State visits and sightseeing.
Since 1997 the oficial flag of the British sovereing flies when the Royal family is staying in th Palace and is the flag of the United Kingdom that flies when they aren´t there in him. Waving at half-starff in cases of death of members of th e Royal family or national diasters such as the attacks in London.
Built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckinham, the building was acquired by the King George III in 1762 to be used as a privet residence.
It is used for official ceremonies, State visits and sightseeing.
Since 1997 the oficial flag of the British sovereing flies when the Royal family is staying in th Palace and is the flag of the United Kingdom that flies when they aren´t there in him. Waving at half-starff in cases of death of members of th e Royal family or national diasters such as the attacks in London.
In these videoes we can see the Buckinham Palace and the police officer's change:
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