between 1675 and 1710 after it's predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London. · It's architectural and artistic importance reflect the determination of the five monarchs who oversaw its building that London's leading church should be as beautiful and imposing as their private palaces. · Since the first service was held here in 1697, Wren's masterpiece has been where people and events of overwhelming importance to the country have been celebrated, mourned and commemorated. Important services have included the funerals of Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington and Sir Winston Churchill; Jubilee celebrations for Queen Victoria;
Sydney Cove by its commander Captain Arthur Phillip, in 1788. On Australia Day, over half of the nation's population of 21 million attend either an organised community event, or get together with family and friends with the intention of celebrating our national day. It is celebrated with parties, picnics, and fireworks and coincides with the last days of summer vacations. Anzac Day Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, and is commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War One. It now more broadly commemorates all those who died and served in military operations for their countries. Queen`s birthday The Queen's Birthday holiday is a moveable feast in Australia and New Zealand. It celebrates the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II who is not only Queen
He died of perforated duodenal ulcer on 18 January 1936, two days before George V, at the age of 70. His death had in fact previously been incorrectly announced in a magazine, to which he wrote, "I've just read that I am dead. Don't forget to delete me from your list of subscribers." Rudyard Kipling was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium and his ashes were buried in Poets' Corner, part of the South Transept of Westminster Abbey, where many distinguished literary people are buried or commemorated. Despite changes in racial attitudes and literary standards for poetry, Kipling's poetry continues to be popular with those who see it as "vigorous and adept" rather than "jingling". In modern-day India, whence he drew much of his material, his reputation remains controversial, especially amongst modern Hindu nationalists and some post-colonial critics. In November 2007, it was announced that his birthplace in the campus of the J J School of Art in Mumbai will be turned into
He was assassinated in 1793 by a supporter of the Girondists, Charlotte Corday, who stabbed him in the chest while Marat was taking a bath. The members of the Jacobin club organized him a funeral and his coffin was placed in Pantheon. Marat would have gone down in history as a great murderer, if it had not been Charlotte Corday, whose deed allowed the Jacobins to display Marat as a martyr. The same deed enabled David to portray him as a hero. David, a member of the Jacobin club, commemorated his killing with a sincerely mourning painting. (Vaughan, ?????????????) With The death of Marat David expressed both his personal and public emotions and thoughts. For the public Marat was first and foremost a painting about patriotism and courage: "In these "martyr" canvases he portrays the tragedy of the patriot (and later in life David still viewed Marat as such) who, in the midst of carrying out his patriotic duties, falls a victim to the dagger." (Friedlaender, 1952, p.25)
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