LONDON ART

London in the 1980s

London in the 1980s

Introduction

London is not characterized by any general architectural style, having accumulated buildings of various periods. Few structures are preserved before the Great Fire of 1666, except for the Tower of London and some examples of Tudor architecture. Tudor style in English architecture is the latest style of medieval architecture. The British Museum in London is the largest museum in the UK, and one of the largest and most famous museums of antiquities from around the world. It opened on January 15th of 1759 and has over 5 million visitors a year, becoming one of the most visited museums in the world.

On the ruins of a medieval cathedral destroyed by the Great Fire stands the St. Paul's Cathedral, an Anglican church built between 1676 and 1710 under the direction of architect Christopher Wren. At the heart of London, lies Trafalgar Square, a plaza built to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar in which the British navy defeated the Franco-Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain under Napoleon. The original name was Plaza de William IV, but George Led well Taylor suggested changing the name. Here, is where the "column of Nelson.”

The Palace of Westminster is the place to meet the two chambers of Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons). The palace is situated on the north bank of the River Thames in the city of Westminster in London, near other government buildings in Whitehall. The palace initially served as a royal residence, but no monarch has lived there since the sixteenth century. Most of the current structure dates from the nineteenth century, the date on which the palace was rebuilt after a fire in 1834 destroyed most of the building. The architects responsible for the reconstruction of the palace were Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Welby. The building style is an example of Gothic Revival. One of the most prominent building is the clock tower, a tourist attraction that houses the bell known as Big Ben, name erroneously assigned to the clock tower.

Description and Analysis

A look into the past many of the older buildings were destroyed during the Great Fire of London of 1666 (The Great Fire). The only buildings of which have survived are all stone buildings, fireproof, as well as structures of Tudor style. Among the most famous styles of the city, we find the architect Sir Christopher Wren (Xviii century) that draws more than fifty churches in the capital, including his masterpiece, the Cathedral of St Paul's post-Renaissance Baroque and neo-Gothic with sketches. London market town par excellence has financial and splendid ancient monuments of the eighteenth century, among which the Royal Exchange in London (Royal Exchange) and the building of the Bank of England (Robins 1986, 1).

The building of the Royal Exchange in London was opened in 1565 at the hands of Gresharn Wine then destroyed by fire in 1666, then rebuilt by Jerman and just after a second fire destroyed in ...