The 5th Exhibition: 2012.4.14 - 2013.1.6
British Legend - King Arthur
Westminster Center of politics and the history of London
City of Westminster lies on the shore of the River Thames. This area contains several UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Big Ben is well known as a global clock tower. Westminster Palace is house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom now. There is also Westminster Abbey where Prince William and Princess Catherine had celebrated their royal wedding on April 2011. You may can experience dramatic history of Royal Family at City of Westminster.
Absolute Monarchism Under the Regime of Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I had her accession in 1558. She was the intelligent Queen with a strong determination. Queen had never got married. She groped resolution ways to deal with religious dispute regarding on Church of England. Victory of British Combined Fleet over Invincible Spanish Armada brought Queen a great thalassocracy. The time of Queen Elizabeth I was the prime of absolute monarch and she built the foundation of prosperity for Great British Empire.
The Age of Exploration: Wind-Powered Vessel and Port View
Spice and woolen goods had been valuable in Europe. It was one of the biggest reasons that European countries expanded their colonialism-like overseas to obtain those materials. Thalassocracy brought prosperity to British Empire, and the port was lively with various trade products, merchant and sailors.
Traditional English Pub: Laughter and Lively People
During the period of time of the Age of Exploration, the English pub was full of sailors. Various people came in and out to the pub and the pub was the part of their life. The pub is very famous icon in England. English Pub was not just a bar, but it was also the duplicate functions of bar, hotel and dining room.
British Literature -William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare remained his name as the superior writer in the world literature history with his works such as "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet", and "A Midsummer Night's Dream". During the times of Queen Elizabeth I, the Globe Theatre was the place where a lot of dramas of Shakespeare were given the first public performance. This theatre was restored to the original state and still attracts many funs until now.
British Science: Sir Issac Newton and Charles Robert Darwin
Issac Newton introduced "The Law of Universal Gravitation" in his "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" and Charles Darwin proposed "Evolution Theory" in his theory of "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection". Their devotion to each realm made revolutionary progresses and it made possible to go forward. Their result of the study gave a great influence for development of civilized society to next generations.
British Science: Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution began during the British Empire time. The change of power source from charcoal to coal brought a transformation for dig method of the coal, and using the steam engine for drainage pump became a practical way to exhaust the groundwater which collected in the coal mine during the procedure. The improvement of this steam engine and its application support the invention of a steam locomotive and the steamship. This great change of industrial structure made the industrialization progress rapidly.
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle has been used as a residence of Royal Family until present time. Queen Elizabeth II spends her relaxing weekend at this Castle when she doesn' t have any official engagements. In 1992, the Castle faced major fire accident. To cover the cost of repairing expense for Castle's damages, some parts of Royal Court, for example Buckingham Palace, are opened for public with entrance fee.
The British Museum
The British Museum is one of the world's largest museums. The origin of the museum is started by Sir Hans Sloane with his exonumia. There are approximately 8 million works of art of the world in this museum and "Rosetta Stone" is one of the popular exhibit among other works. A permanent exhibition is provided about 150,000 works and there are a lot of precious things which are prohibited to carry out to overseas.
Hampton Court
This Court was the former Royal Palace and it was the symbol of the Tudors and the Absolute Monarch of Queen Elizabeth I. Since Henry VIII in 16th century, this court had been existed as the center of politics, history and life of Royal family for 200 years. Nowadays, you can enjoy seeing graceful decollations inside of the court. This court is also well known because of beautiful garden which has a famous maze.
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is the official place for British Royal Family. This palace contains several facilities such as Dance Hall, Music Hall and Library. This palace is also famous for Changing of the Imperial Guards. During the summer time, this palace is opened for public and holds different kinds of exhibitions every year. You can experience to see splendor life style of Royal Family.
Tower Bridge and Double Decker
Double Decker is a popular figure of London. It is suitable transportation to enjoy sightseeing for tourists. Tower Bridge has a beautiful Gothic form and it is a draw bridge over the River Thames. Tower Bridge became a key factor for commercial development with creating another access way for both land carriage and large-scale vessel's shipment.
London Taxi and Tourists
London taxi is called as "Black Cab" . The driver who had passed a severe examination knows the every corner of the town and they are good guide for tourists. This sculpture expresses a scene of symbolic London with London Police, public telephone box and rainy day of London Street.
London Tower
London Tower is located shore of the River Thames and it had been a fort during the medieval era. In certain period of time, it was the King's Court. Moreover, Tower had been used as the Mint and Astronomical observatory. Before Queen Elizabeth succeed to the throne, she was confined in this tower. Therefore it is famous for tourist that the Tower was used to be a prison and execution zone.
Imperial Guard's Cavalcade
Imperial Guard is one of the popular events to see for tourists. The parade of Guards with music band is stunning. There are some differences of costume which depend on regiment divisions. Most popular image of the formal costume is that red jacket with bearskin.
Queen Elizabeth II
with the Carriage Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee in this year. She is the Queen for the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states and the Monarch of the United Kingdom. Queen usually uses Rolls-Royce for her daily life. However, when Royal family has the special occasion such as Royal Wedding or Memorial Events, Queen takes medieval designed luxurious traditional carriage for her parade.
English Fairy Tales - Alice in Wonderland