Black and white image showing cannonballs and cannon barrels in the foreground. Church steeples, a structure that looks like a Greek temple, and a smoke stack are in the background, surrounded by destroyed buildings.
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Look at this photograph of Richmond, Virginia after its capture. How does this represent an important event during the Civil War?
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It shows the large amount of weapons and ammunition the Union forces lost in the battle. It demonstrates the increased strength of the Confederate forces following Sherman's attack. ... It illustrates the North's failure to protect important military targets.
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Palace and Gardens of Versailles
Date: 1662-1690
Location: Versailles, France
Architect: Louis Levau and Jules H. Mansart, Andre Le Notre landscape architect, Charles LeBrun painter
Patron: Louis XIV
Facts: Trivium (3 streets leading up to square) lead to the palace, Embodiment of the ambition of the patron, Built incrementally, Transforms an old hunting lodge, Great plan is by Andre lenotre for palace, Single great axis over 8 miles long, Larger complex held together by network of diagonal axes, Remodeling is based on original house that was there, Has stables, Think of plan as one of histories great examples of conspicuous misconception, display your wealth by showing how much you can afford, Land used to be farms but was taken over to show the power of the King, Projecting pavilions to break up facade, Louis part of absolutism (King had absolute power) he was famous for saying "I am the state, I am France" thought that he was put on the throne by God, Inside has more of Baroque lavishness, Louis' bedroom is the fulcrum of all the other rooms its in the center, About 10,000 people lived there, Hall of mirrors (where treaty of Versailles was signed for WWI) pushes technology (biggest cut mirrors) mirrors reflect light coming in, Broad boulevards reaching destinations (Baroque) for gardens, Unlike Sixtus V plan for rome which inspired it, some of the roads go on forever and don't stop at a particular thing, Has grand public spaces within palace, Everything revolves around personality of King, center has king's bedroom, Great ceremonial rooms, Curved interior, rich materials, different colored marbles, lots of ornamentation (all Baroque), Interior display of wealthy of kingdom of France, Aristocrats lived in palace, so King could keep eye on them, Rooms covered in precious stone, marble, and paintings, War room, peace room, both propaganda depictions of King, Queen's stairs near party rooms, guys would get drunk and pee on it, Not a single bathroom, used chamberpots, One bathtub, rovided with lots of activities, billiards, orations, parties, concerts
Gardens of Versailles: network of boulevards, not a single point where you can appreciate it all, Gigantic orangerie (forerunner of greenhouse), huge body of water called Swiss Basin b/c workers that dug out the basin were largely Swiss, near palace is enormous platform w/parterres, parterre embroidery imitates embroidery patterns, underneath the platform were cisterns of water, fountain of apollo (sun god), Louis associated with himself as the King of the sun, Feet of venitian gondolas in water and also had water battles, Lots of references to past, Channeled water to Versailles, series of about 17 water wheels, Plants were put into architectural forms, constantly clipped, implying greater work here than nature (that being the King), Aesop fable characters as water fountains powered by hydropower, Menagerie of exotic animals, Louis' enemies copied his gardens