Brighton Pavilion
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Explore the Brighton Pavilion and its connection to nineteenth-century Romanticism and exoticism. Discover the history, architecture, and cultural significance of this iconic building through a virtual tour and examination of its interior rooms. Gain insights into the Prince of Wales and King George IV’s influence on its construction. Uncover contemporary reactions to the Pavilion’s aesthetics, culture, and social milieu. Enroll in this free course today!
In this free course, Brighton Pavilion, you will examine the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, and its relationship to nineteenth-century Romanticism and exoticism. You’ll begin with a biographical discussion of the Prince of Wales, afterwards Prince Regent and eventually King George IV, to whose specifications the Pavilion was built. With the help of video and still images you will take a tour of the Pavilion, examining the exterior then a series of interior rooms as a visitor in the 1820s may have experienced them. Besides this you will look at contemporary aesthetic, cultural and political reactions to the building, its contents and its social milieu.
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