英国建筑简介课件.ppt

《英国建筑简介课件.ppt》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。

1、PlacesofInterestinBritainBritishMuseumTheBritishMuseumisamuseumofhumanhistoryandcultureinLondon.Itscollections,whichnumbermorethan7millionobjects,areamongstthelargestandmostcomprehensiveintheworldandoriginatefromallcontinents,illustratinganddocumentingthestoryofh

2、umanculturefromitsbeginningtothepresent.BritishMuseumLibraryBigBenisoneofLondon’sbest-knownlandmarks,andlooksmostspectacularatnightwhentheclockfacesareilluminated.Youevenknowwhenparliamentisinsession,becausealightshinesabovetheclockface.Thefourdialsoftheclockare

3、23feetsquare,theminutehandis14feetlongandthefiguresare2feethigh.Minutelyregulatedwithastackofcoinsplacedonthehugependulum.BigBenisanexcellenttimekeeper,whichhasrarelystopped.BigBenBigBenTheclockhasbecomeasymboloftheUnitedKingdomandLondon,particularlyinthevisualme

4、dia.Whenatelevisionorfilm-makerwishestoindicateagenericlocationinBritain,apopularwaytodosoistoshowanimageoftheClockTower,oftenwithareddouble-deckerbusorblackcabintheforeground.StonehengeStonehengeisaprehistoricmonumentlocatedintheEnglishcountryofWilshire,about3.2

5、kilometerswestofAmesburyand13kilometersnorthofSalisbury.Asoneofthemostfamoussitesintheworld,Stonehengeiscomposedofearthworkssurroundingacircularsettingoflargestandingstones.StonehengeTowerofLondonbridgeTowerofLondonTheTowerofLondonisoftenidentifiedwiththeWhiteTow

6、er,theoriginalstarksquarefortressbuiltbyWilliamtheConquerorin1078.However,thetowerasawholeisacomplexofseveralbuildingssetwithintwoconcentricrings(同心环)ofdefensivewallsandmoat.TowerofLondonbridgeSalloPaulocathedralSalloPaulocathedralThecurrentCathedral–thefourthtoo

7、ccupythissite–wasdesignedbythecourtarchitectSirChristopherWrenandbuiltbetween1675and1710afteritspredecessorwasdestroyedintheGreatFireofLondon.ItsarchitecturalandartisticimportancereflectthedeterminationofthefivemonarchswhooversawitsbuildingthatLondon’sleadingchur

8、chshouldbeasbeautifulandimposingastheirprivatepalaces.WestminsterAbbey伦敦最杰出的哥特式建筑，是11世纪号称“笃信者”的英王爱德华建立的。教堂的主要特点是大门处有一对塔楼。教堂自建以来，一直是英国历代国王或女王加冕礼典和王室成员结婚的场所。英国历代