User:Eawilson

Emily Wilson

Overview

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Milestone 1

London Architecture
Objective: A descriptive timeline of the change in architecture throughout the city through photographs including comparing different churches, buildings, bridges, museums and even unsung architectures accomplishments such as parking garages (or car parks).

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Milestone 2

Street Art in London
Objective: London is known for it's street art, so I will be taking a look at the street art and the history and artists behind it. London has very street laws against graffiti and artist chose to continue anyways. I will be looking into the iconic artists of London, and how there art has made an impact on the streets"

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Milestone 3

Photography Guidebook
Objective: I will be taking the photographs from my other objectives, as well as photographs of iconic London spots and artwork and create a guidebook. This guidebook will have the locations where the photographs were taken and a few words about the work of art so it can be used as a resource for those traveling to London. This guidebook will have a glossary that has each page as a pinpoint on a map of London. This will allow people reading the Guidebook to find all types of art in London, from street art to museum art and architecture."

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Activity Journal

The activity journal represents an ongoing log of reflections gained through each and every project activity on the calendar.

Day #1 Westminster Abbey, Tower of London

Bright and early in the morning of May 8th, 2017 we headed to the tube to get to Westminster Abbey. Form this tube ride we figured out just because you take the tube eastbound one way, heading back does not mean you take it westbound. After many delays and just making it on time for the tour to start, we ran out of the tube station. When you exit the tube and look up you can see the gorgeous structure ahead, and with one of my milestones being architecture, I immediately took notice of the architectural details. We met up with a tour guide who took us into Westminster Abbey. He told us about the gothic feature of using stone to disperse the weight of the ceilings which allowed for larger windows. Because the weight is dispersed to the walls flying buttresses are needed to keep the building together. Continuing through the church, there were many beautiful memorials, all very detailed, but unfortunately we could not take any pictures inside because it is a sacred place. The Westminster Abbey was a great place to start our activities! After visiting Westminster Abbey we hopped back on the tube (this time with no troubles) and headed towards Tower Hill. When you first see the Tower of London you are taken aback. When you enter you are surrounded by towering walls. You have the freedom to walk around the Tower and visit exhibits that interest you. My group went to see the torture exhibit which was fascinating yet grim all at the same time. We also saw the crown jewels, the precise detail of all the stones, and the overwhelming presence of gold in the room, it really was jaw dropping. We did the wall walk, where we got to walk through some of the tours, and see a wonderful view of the London bridge. As we were heading down the wall we saw actors throwing projectiles over the wall as a demonstration! This was my second time at the Tower of London and I still enjoyed it. After the Tower of London we headed over to the British Library, which to our surprise had no seats on any of the floors. Olivia, Justine, Ben, Andrew, Emily Mceachern, Trinity, and I all sat down out side of the library in the cold, to work on the Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London articles.

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  Westminster Abbey
  The Exit

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  Westminster Abbey
  Ceilings

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  Westminster Abbey
  Gate Detail

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  Tower of London
  Jewel House

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  Tower of London
  White Tower

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  Tower of London
  Stone Walls

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  Tower of London
  Actor from Demonstration'

Day #2 British Museum

Today we went to the British Museum. When you first walk in the building your attention is drawn to the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court. The Great Court is one of the most amazing architectural features in the museum, and it is how this activity related to my milestones. The Great Court used to be an open aired court until it was covered and it is now the largest covered public square in Europe. It was opened in 2000 by Her Majesty the Queen. After marveling at the open aired court I ventured through the different galleries. I was especially interested in the Europe and England galleries. We saw many tiles, pieces of jewelry, sculptures, and figurines. We also got to see the Rosetta Stone, which is something you read about in the history books but you never expect to see, it was a lovely surprise. After we finished up looking through the galleries, Olivia, Natalie, Cole, Peter and I sat down and worked on the British Museum article. After working the rest of the afternoon I went back to Westminster Abbey for Evensong. It was the mens choir signing and it was absolutely amazing. We couldn't see much because of where we were seated, but just sitting back and listening was still an experience. After Evensong finished Justine, Olivia, and I walked down the River so we could take photos for our milestones. Along the way we discovered some street art, and the strangest thing we have seen in a subway, bubble waffles! We ended our walk by walking over the Tower Bridge and taking pictures of our buildings as the sun set. It was another great day in London!

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  The British Museum

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  The Great Court

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  The Rosetta Stone

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  Reconstructed head of a Sumerian women

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  Ram in a Thicket
  more accurately described as a Goat

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  Gold necklace with flying eagles and pendant discs

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  London Street Art
  by Billy (2017)

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  London Street Art
  by Jimmy C.

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  The Shard

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  Hay's Galleria

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  The Queens Walk
  at Sunset

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  London Sky Line

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  View of
  City Hall

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  View from Tower Bridge

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  Tower of London

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  View from
  Tower of London

Day #3 St. Paul's Cathedral

Today we went to St. Paul's Cathedral in London. It was built in the Baroque style which was new form the gothic style that England has typically seen. Unfortunately again we could not take pictures inside. There were many architectural features to the Cathedral and it is actually one of the buildings I am focusing on in the first milestone. The main feature of the Cathedral is the dome, the first of its kind on a church in England. Form the audio guide, there was a lot of politics that went into the design of the church. The dome was painted with the scenes of the life of St. Paul without colors because a big concern was looking to much like a Catholic Church. I found this very interesting since they are both Christian faiths. The organ was also very interesting. It dates back to 1697 and can still date back to that year because there are a few original pipes remaining. We also went up to the whispering galleries and Olivia tried to whisper to each other across the dome but it did not work. Some people around us had said it worked for them so I tried it again with Sofia and it worked! After finishing up at St. Paul's we went across the street to the Soho Coffee Co. to contribute to the St. Paul's Cathedral article. Once we finished up there Olivia, Natalie, and I went on a walk to find more of our buildings for our first milestone. The most impressive building was the Barbican center, we found information about concerts and a nice seating area so we will probably go back there again.

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  Front of St. Paul's

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  The Dome

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  Side of St. Paul's

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  Group 2
  Hard at Work

Day #4 The National Gallery

Today we went to the The National Gallery. While there was not anything inside that relates to my current milestone while we were walking in we saw a ton of street artists in Trafalgar Square. They were using chalk as there medium and you can read more about there work on my milestone page for milestone two. This was my second time visiting the National Gallery so I have seen a lot of the paintings before. When walking through it was interesting to see how the subjects and styles of paintings have changed over the years. The Gallery is set up so that the paintings are group by century so it really easily allows you to see this change. The most interesting style of painting to me was Impressionism. I really enjoyed looking at Claude Monets work. His Lily's on the Water and The Thames below Westminster caught my attention. Some other works of art that caught my attention were The Virgin on the Rocks by Leonardo de Vinci and The Introduction of the Cult of Cybele to Rome by Andrea Mantegna. The Virgin on the Rocks caught my attention because of how uniquely it was framed. Most are framed with very straight lines however this painting has a half circle top. This really draws your attention to the people and not on the background. The second painting caught my attention because of its neutral colors in the forefront but dark reds and oranges in the background. This is unlike any other painting we had seen in the section of the 1500's.

Day #7

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