This stunningly beautiful stained glass window at Eltham Palace represents Catholicism, as stained glass something that one would find in most Catholic churches, and being a Catholic myself- I can vouch for that. This stained glass represents the same stained glass in the novel Brideshead Revisited, and symbolizes Lady Marchmain's (and inevitably her family's) unbreakable Catholic faith.
Besides being my favorite "visit" this week, this fountain at Oxford is also a representation of the fountain at Brideshead, that played many roles in the novel. It represents many things; Holy-ness and rebirth playing as two very important connections made to the fountain.
This chapel at Eltham Palace represents the same chapel at Brideshead. Similar to Eltham Palace, the Marchmain's also had a chapel connected to their home- one that was frequently used.
This picture is meant to represent the stunning "baroque" architecture at Hampton Court Palace. While Hampton Court Palace had both baroque and tudor architecture, this picture in particular represents a more baroque part. As we learned during class, baroque, in England, more so represents Catholicism "cleaning up it's act." Baroque architecture is very easy to point out, especially because it typically is very clean and symmetric.
Oxford campus was absolutely stunning... This picture- although only being one angle of the campus- doesn't even do it justice. I sincerely enjoyed our tour, and really felt like I learned a lot from our tour guide, and just being able to walk around and explore on our own. Our tour guide showed us many different areas of Oxford, and I remember one area in particular where she said that the students will typically hang out. I also remember her pointing out an area (as shown in the picture above) that she said students are not permitted to be in, as it is only for staff. I could picture Sebastian and Charles hanging out in an area like that, just because they always seemed to be breaking rules and causing mischief, (especially Sebastian... ;)
I love the picture you got of the stained glass at Eltham Palace. Great shot!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad our visits helped you visualize everything we've been reading about! I enjoyed it as well.
ReplyDeleteNice photos, Alexis. Keep in mind that the Great Hall at Eltham was never a chapel. It was a dining hall, a dance space, and, for a time, a barn. The front of Hampton Court Palace was Tudor (16th c) not Baroque (17th/18th c). The back area of HCP was baroque.
ReplyDeleteGreat picture of the fountain! I was going to use a picture like the one you used, because I enjoyed it so much, and I think it has a great connection the fountain at Brideshead. Nice photos and information!
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