Sydney Museum History

Not only were the baths beautifully decorated with marble and tile patterns, but their internal construction which heated and supplied water was also very astonishing. Underneath the bath, was a two foot space underneath the rooms which was called the “hypocaust”. Above the hypocaust, lay a water tank which stored the water that the aqueducts brought to the baths. The “aqueduct” was connect to the water tank to supply the water. The aqueduct was a large structure built onto the side of a mountain next to a large mass of water where the builders could drill deep into the mountain and drain the water through it. Beneath the hypocaust, water from the water tank was drained down to be heated by the furnace and pumped up into the baths. The hypocaust allowed the heat from the water to steam up into the sudatorium and other heated rooms. Through the mountain, the aqueduct would carry the water to the water tank. The hypocaust and aqueduct were two Roman inventions that greatly benefitted the Roman bath

Structured with a grid-like order that embraces an extruding eccentric metal clad form, the Melbourne Museum highlighted an irregular sculptural composition. The architecture is a result of poetic forms, featuring an impressive sculptural blade roof that cantilevered across the west, projecting and sharing a central axis with the neighbouring Royal Exhibition Building.

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The Robert Russa Moton Museum, is located in Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. In 1939 it was known as Robert Russa Moton High School. It was a single-story brick building that contained six classrooms and a small auditorium. The building was holding about five-hundred students yet it was built to only hold one-hundred and eighty students. This was a school for African Americans students only. The large well equipped whites only Farmville High School served as a reminder to the students of Moton High School that it was separate but definitely not equal. There were many major differences between the two high schools. In Monton High School they were forced to learn in shack like buildings that lacked a proficient heating source. The

The building itself uses an abundance of straight lines that give it a very neat and sleek finish. It is perfectly symmetrical, having a broad staircase with granite steps going right down from the second level to the front of the building. Written on these stairs are the words Invent, Discover, and Remember. Right next to this staircase, placed on each side are some brilliant green plants which wrap around the entire building and make it look very appealing. The building has several tower like sections that have upward sloping roofs that give it a bit of a medieval castle look. Made mostly of red brick and a yellow looking stone, this also gives the building the look of a castle. It also has lots of windows that give a welcoming feeling. There are also six bright lights which hang down from the second and third levels which add to that welcoming

Analyze the political, social, and economic continuities and changes in Australia from 1700 AD to the present. While Australia has politically gained independence since the 1700’s, their ethnicities have shifted to create a socially diverse country as they remain closely tied with the rest of the world in regards to global trade. Since Britain used to rule Australia in the 1700’s, Australia since has had revolutions that granted them political independence from a larger ruling body. This provides freedom for all of the inhabitants in Australia from an outside force. In addition to this, the ethnicities of Australia have been allowed to mix with those of the rest of the world as new people join the society of

Sydney Hyde Park Barracks Museum (see figure 23) was chosen because of its contribution to Australia’s history. The Museum has witnessed many changes throughout its history, from 1819 when it was completed to 1979. From its humble beginning as a convict male dormitory to a women’s immigrant half way house, mostly for Irish orphans shelters who immigrated to Australia after the Irish famine while awaiting employment, hence the monument An Gorta Mor (see figure 24) erected in 1999 by governor General of Australia Sir William Dean to commemorate the young Irish women who left their motherland because of the infamous famine in Ireland (Sydney living Museum, 2014). The history behind the monument may connect with some children whose heritage originated from the Irish community from the Sydney Hyde Park Barracks and those children with no Irish descent will appreciate and develop

The sounds loud, deafening even, as shots rang out. The fighting raged on, over to the left, an explosion went off, knocking a young man off his feet, pain stung his arms, legs, his body, as he fell to the ground, first to his knees then to his hands. His face hit the dirt. The sounds were loud, deafening even, as more shots rang out, and then the sounds were just in the background, a distant memory, the young man faded, but as he did, he did for his country. Before I walked into The Coles Museum, after I left, and during my time there, I had, and still am thinking and pondering greatly on what freedom is, and what it means to me. Freedom is a power, freedom is a privilege, and we have it because of our veterans and those who fight.

Elizabeth Bay house that was built between 1835 and 1839 as the home of Alexander Macleay became one of the Australian historic houses and opened as a museum in 1977. This is a critical analysis of comparing and contrasting between the historic and contemporary design. The first object that has been chosen from Elizabeth Bay house was the ‘cabinet’ (picture 1) that was made for Alexander Macleay in the late 18th century and the second object is contemporary cabinet which is called “Delphine Cabinet” (picture 2) made by the company named Coco Republic design. In this critical analysis, firstly it will demonstrate the detail information of each item. Secondly, it will explain the significance between the two objects that related to the international design movement during their time.

This fire station build in 1993 has a form that resemblance Ringwood Library with a reverse curved roof acting in lieu of a dome to render the building monumental (Annex J). This time it was marked with a series of tubular skylights and vents which serves as a dome lanterns. Cream colour brick wall covers the façade of this building as a shell of a core of local red brick and concrete columns architecture internally which was a legacy of Melbourne’s everyday warehouse and factory architecture of the 1920s. The design had 2 constraints that Corrigan had to consider. Firstly the garage, reception area and dormitory had to be squeeze side by side within a tight space along Albert Street. Second the building was a replaced of an earlier fire station by Seabrook and Fildes whom was Melbourne’s leading early modernist and it was also near to two Modern cinemas.

While much of the building’s exterior is original, there are some changes that have occurred both inside and outside of over time. The door for the front entrance

The 19th century architect, Sir John Soane (1792-1824), is one of the greatest architects and educators of the Regency era. Despite the Bank of England being his most renowned piece of architecture, one should not forgot the architectural reputation of the ‘Sir John Soane’s Museum.’ As stated in the Oxford Dictionary of Architecture, the museum is “one of the most complex, intricate, and ingenious series of interiors ever conceived.” Clearly, without Soane’s ‘ingenious’ and ‘complex’ use of top-lit galleries and double - height spaces , the museum would lack it’s originality and inspirational qualities that make it one of the most distinctive museums in London. The atmospheric journey begins with the façade of number 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields,

Australia’s history goes far beyond 1788. 1788 was when the first fleet arrived from England and set foot on the sands of Botany Bay, Sydney. The term ‘shared history’ simply means that Australia’s history is shared between both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians and that the country actively acknowledges the fact that the first people who inhabited this country were Aboriginals. Professor Mick Dodson, who was the Australian of the year in 2009 stated the fact that Indigenous Australians are still affected by what happened to their ancestors back when the first fleet arrived. Dodson continued to explain that people who have little knowledge of Aboriginal history wouldn 't understand the pain that is still caused from the past, once people understand the history, they understand hardships back in 1788 and todays present time. Having a shared sense of history is a vital component of reconciliation and restoring the lives that have been affected by past situations. The reconciliation council suggests that shared history “involves changing the way that Australian history is constructed and represented. It involves non-Indigenous Australians identifying with aspects of Indigenous Australians ' cultures and histories. It also involves Indigenous Australians sharing their knowledge and perspectives of history in this country (Reconciliation Council, 1994, p. 1).

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, is known for its wide variety of architectural artworks, and its collection of Asian art. It also has many works of Medieval and Ancient art, while also showing some present art pieces. My experience through the museum went very well. Throughout the whole museum, there wasn’t any place to look that was boring, or didn’t involve art, which was very cool. I liked how the pieces were labeled with a helpful description, and were categorized in similar sections. All the art pieces having the interesting descriptions, helped me understand the visual, value, and history behind all of the pieces, which I found very helpful relating them to class.

Questions 1-5 Choose the correct title for each book from the list of book titles below Write the correct alphabet for the question 1-5 1. Book A 2. Book B 3. Book C Example Book D