Subject: ‘Architecture’
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Posted in Architecture, Arts and Crafts, British Towns, Famous landmarks, Historical articles, History, Royalty on Saturday, 30 January 2016
This edited article about architecture originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 439 published on 13 June 1970.
General view of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, East Sussex.
If a certain Doctor Richard Russell had not very fervently advised sea-water as a cure for many ills, George Prince of Wales, later King George the Fourth, would never have come to Brighton to try the cure for himself. Nor would he have ever dreamt of building for himself a small palace, or pavilion, of Eastern design down by the sea.
Brighton – or Brighthelmstone as it was then called – was a simple fishing town when the Prince of Wales arrived there on Sunday, September 7th, 1783. He was twenty-one years of age. He liked the place, and came to it again the following year when he rented a house.
The Prince was extravagant, and so vast had grown his debts that in 1786 he decided to close his London residence of Carlton House and go to Brighton to lead a simple, and healthy life.
This time he rented a house on that part of the town known as the Steyne, the rent being £150 a year. This house was to be changed and changed again until finally it became his dream home, the fantastic Royal Brighton Pavilion as we know it today.
When first he rented his “house” the Prince of Wales had secretly married a Mrs. Fitzherbert who lived in a house nearby. They were happy enough at first, but George Prince of Wales was a restless man, and forgetting his resolution of economy, he decided to rebuild the house as a “Marine Pavilion”. The actual owner of the house was one Thomas Kemp. Brighton’s Kemp Town of today is named after him.
The well-known architect, Henry Holland, was given the commission to design the new house on the old site. 150 workmen were employed, and in a remarkably short time a classically simple residence was built. The grounds were laid out by two pupils of that great landscape designer Lancelot – “Capability” – Brown. Everything was as it should be – no mad “new ideas” or revolutionary designs. Although one touch which forecast the growing romantic ideas of George, Prince of Wales, was that he had in his bedroom . . . a glass so situated as to afford the Prince an extensive view of the sea and the Steyne as he lay in bed.
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Posted in Ancient History, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Best pictures, Boats, Customs, Educational card, Historical articles, History, Legend, Leisure, Politics, Sea, Ships, Theatre on Thursday, 26 November 2015
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards.
The first picture shows Croesus showing his treasures to Solon.
Croesus showing his treasures to Solon, 6th Century BC
The second picture shows the Marriage of the Doge and the Adriatic.
Marriage of the Doge and the Adriatic in Venice
The third picture shows a Winter Carnival in St Petersburg in 1765.
Winter Carnival in St Petersburg in 1765
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Posted in Actors, Architecture, Best pictures, Educational card, Fairy Tale, Famous Composers, Heroes and Heroines, Historical articles, History, Law, Magic, Music, Politics, Theatre on Thursday, 26 November 2015
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards.
The first picture shows Cinderella by the kitchen fire.
Cinderella by the Kitchen Fire
The second picture shows townsfolk reading a Notice giving their town the right to levy local taxation.
Notice of the right of a town to levy Octroi tax in the Middle Ages
The third picture shows the dying Violetta in the closing scene of Verdi’s La Traviata.
Rodolphe Asks For Forgiveness From Violetta Who Is Dying
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Posted in Aerospace, Ancient History, Architecture, Aviation, Best pictures, Boats, Customs, Disasters, Educational card, Famous battles, Historical articles, History, Sea, Ships, Transport, Travel, War on Thursday, 26 November 2015
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards.
The first picture shows an Ancient Egyptian funeral ceremony.
Ancient Egypt, funeral ceremony
The second picture shows Francisque Arban being rescued by Italian fishermen, 1846.
Francisque Arban rescued by Italian fishermen after his balloon crashed into the Adriatic, 1846
The third picture shows the Battle of Milazzo, 260 BC.
Milazzo, the first Roman naval victory over Carthage in 260 BC
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Posted in America, Architecture, Art, Best pictures, Educational card, Engineering, Famous Inventors, Historical articles, History, Inventions, Railways, Revolution, Transport, Travel on Thursday, 26 November 2015
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards.
The first picture shows the Colossus of Nero, by the Sculptor Zenodore, 66 AD.
The Colossus of Nero, by the Sculptor Zenodore, 66 AD
The second picture shows George Stephenson’s locomotive Rocket, 1830.
George Stephenson's locomotive Rocket, 1830
The third picture shows the Philippine Revolution and its leader.
Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino revolutionary leader and politician
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Posted in Anniversary, Architecture, Best pictures, Christmas, Country House, Educational card, Historical articles, History, Invasions, Leisure, Music, Religion, Saints, War on Thursday, 26 November 2015
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards.
The first picture shows Wagner conducting Siegfried’s Idyll at Triebschen to celebrate the birth of his son, Siegfried.
Wagner conducts Siegfried's Idyll at Triebschen to celebrate the birth of his son
The second picture shows Saladdin’s entry into Jerusalem.
Saladdin's Entry Into Jerusalem
The third picture shows a cook roasting a goose on St Martin’s Day, Germany, in the 18th Century.
Roasting a goose on St Martin's Day, Germany, 18th Century
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Posted in Architecture, Best pictures, Boats, Castles, Customs, Educational card, Historical articles, History, Law, Leisure, Rivers on Thursday, 26 November 2015
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards.
The first picture shows a firework display in Rome.
Firework display in Rome
The second picture shows a court martial in the Middle Ages.
Court martial
The third picture shows boats on the Ganges.
Boats on the Ganges
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Posted in Ancient History, Architecture, Best pictures, Castles, Educational card, Famous landmarks, Historical articles, History, Literature, Magic, Music, Religion, Royalty, Travel on Thursday, 26 November 2015
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards.
The first picture shows Mozart and Schikaneder working on The Magic Flute.
Mozart and Schikaneder Work on The Magic Flute
The second picture shows the Merovingian Do-nothing Kings.
The Do-nothing Kings
The third picture shows the Statue of Osiris visiting the temple of Ipsambul.
Statue of Osiris visiting the temple of Ipsambul
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Posted in Ancient History, Archaeology, Architecture, Best pictures, Educational card, Famous landmarks, Historical articles, History, Plants, Religion, Ships, Trade, War on Thursday, 26 November 2015
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards.
The first picture shows Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice, preaching the Fourth Crusade in St Mark’s Basilica, Venice.
Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice, preaching the Fourth Crusade in St Mark's Basilica, Venice
The second picture shows Cogs of the Hanseatic League, 14th – 15th Century.
Cogs of the Hanseatic League, 14th – 15th Century
The third picture shows a shopkeeper weighing fruit in a shop in Pompeii.
Weighing fruit in a shop in Pompeii
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Posted in Ancient History, Architecture, Best pictures, Customs, Dance, Educational card, Famous landmarks, Historical articles, History, Music, Myth, Religion, Royalty on Thursday, 26 November 2015
We have selected three of the best pictures from our large collection of 19th and early 20th century educational trade cards.
The first picture shows the Muses on Mount Parnassus.
The Muses on Mount Parnassus
The second picture shows the outer gate of the enclosure containing the palaces in Peking.
Outer gate of the enclosure containing the palaces in Peking
The third picture shows celebrating Ramadan in Turkey.
Celebrating Ramadan, Turkey
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