Kensington Palace

Karl Johnson A Block, History Lisa Feirtag The Sun God Louis XIV is known for his powerful approach to rule. For example, within foreign policy, pressing the invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in 1667, boldly deeming it his wife 's rightful inheritance. The conflict was named, The War of Devolution, and lasted a year. France lost, although Louis XIV did not give up, and engaged in the great Franco-Dutch War from 1672 to 1678. During the war, France managed to acquire more land and the victory promoted

The humble beginnings of the grand Palace of Versailles starts in the small town of Versailles, France. The town is located only about 10 miles from the capital of France; Paris. Louis XIII first took appreciation to the land when he decided to build a small building in the town of Versailles. This building was primarily used by the king and his family for hunting parties and private get-aways for Louis XIII and his family. The building that stood at Versailles got a major renovation when in 1661

Introduction Schönbrunn Palace is a political, cultural, and artistic marvel as it stands today and during the period it was made and as it exists today. The building and all surrounding buildings are meant to be taken in as a whole, as if it were four walls of canvases each unique and significant while still being part of the room. Schönbrunn is seen as a Gesamtkunstwerks. It was meant to out shine Versailles Palace in France. (5,6) From the height of the Hapsburg Empire to the present, the

important building to come out of the mid-seventeenth century is the Palace of Versailles outside of Paris. The designers Le Vau, Mansart, Le Brun, and Andre Le Notre all worked in conjunction to complete everything from the building design to the colossal gardens and fountains. Another notable feature of the early-seventeenth century is the emergence of dignified, attractive city squares. A strong example of such square is the Palace of Vosges in Paris, constructed in the early-seventeenth century,

During the 16th century to the 18th century, Monarchs in Europe used absolutism. Monarchs such as King Louis and Peter The Great used absolute tactics because they wanted to consolidate power from the nobility. They wanted to consolidate power from the nobility because they wanted to take the power they lost during the middle ages. King Louis and Peter the Great used all multiple means to reclaim power. They used their power to glorify themselves and their country. The practice of absolutism can

France. One of the most famous attempts to do this was through the constructed of Chateau De Versailles or The Palace of Versailles. This architectural wonder is still deeply apart of Frances Culture, which emphasized the Impact of Louis XIV reign. This was a lavish project that accentuated the absolute power of Louis XIV onto his subjects and the other European countries. Since the Palace was located in the suburbs, It help distance the King from the Nobility. This furthermore increased to the power

Figured Out Yet The drastic difference in time periods between the Hearst Castle and the Topakapi Palace leads to the differentiation in materiality and function, but the similarities of both the structures come together with the grandiosity of the project and the lasting effect of the architecture. While the Hearst Castle was initially built just to accommodate the Hearst family, the Topakapi palace was built for Mehmed II and his dynasty. After a long line of collaboration with the Hearst family

Baroque Era: Art and Achitecture of 17th Century France The Baroque are was an era of extravagance and nowhere in Europe showed this better then France. France was a country ruled by the aristocracy in every way imaginable. This proved to be the monarchies downfall in the end (Fiero, pg. 61). Baroque refers to a style of art that appeared around 1600 C.E. and continued until 1750 C.E. and was named after the Portuguese word barrocco which refers to irregularly shaped pearls further referencing the

The Rococo era was an imaginatively experimental and colorful period of time in France in which highly ornamented fashion and décor were at the forefront of fashion. The Rococo movement was already vaguely invented during the Late Baroque era in Italy, but after gaining some headway, it was then pushed by King Louis XV of France who was very interested in showcasing luxury, wealth, and good taste of that time through art and fashion. By the mid-1700’s, the majority of France was sick of the dull

Until now, the analysis of both Louis XIV and Peter the great form of absolutism showed some similarities in term of ideals, but more important differences on the method of application. And this contrast in again portrayed in their use of religion but also in the monarch himself. The exercise of religion in an absolute monarchy was only made to legitimate the monarch. Kings in France were said to be chosen by God to represent Him on earth. As argued by Jacques Bossuet “ Monarchical authority