LONDON
We advice you to go this 1st Day to two important monuments which are :
- British Museum:
*It was designed by the architect Sir Robert Smirke in 1823. It was a quadrangle with four wings: the north, east, south and west wings.
*The building was completed in 1852 incluiding galleries for classical sculpture and Assyrian antiquities as well as residences for staff.
*Smirke designed the building in the Greek Revival style, which emulated classical Greek architecture. Greek features on the building include the columns and pediment at the South entrance.
- Trafalgar Square:
*Trafalgar Square is a public square in the City of Westminster.
* Its name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, a British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars with France and Spain that took place on 21 October 1805 off the coast of Cape Trafalgar, Spain.
*You can see the National Gallery of London and the Nelson's Column.
In the last day ,we chose a pair of monuments related with this artistic movement which are:
-Buckingham Palace:
*It is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
* Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality.
*Originally known as Buckingham House, the building at the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703,but during the 19th century it was enlarged, principally by architects John Nash and Edward Blore, who constructed three wings around a central courtyard.
*It has a NeoClassical Style given by the 19th century architects.
-Houses of Parliament:
*The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Commonly known as the Houses of Parliamentand it is also known as the 'heart of British politics'.
*The Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster.
*It has a Architectural style wich is Perpendicular Gothic Revival.
