Hi, and welcome to the Christ Church Burial Ground! Today I’ll be teaching you about this historic site, as well as the Christ Church. Both sites are incredibly interesting and hold a lot of history. I hope you enjoy learning about them! Though today we can not enter the Christ Church, we can view the 200 foot steeple and observe the architecture of the building. The church itself is a simple Georgian-style brick building, but the church’s steeple (made in 1754, 59 years after the church was established) was considered an architectural masterpiece at the time. It was built by some of the finest architects in Philadelphia; Robert Smith, who was one of the first architects in the colonies, and Thomas Walter, who designed the U.S. Capitol. The steeple stands 200 feet tall, and was the tallest structure in Philadelphia for nearly eighty three years! The church was a quite popular one- many historical figures including Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross worshipped here. …show more content…
This burial ground is the final resting place of not only Church members and Yellow Fever victims, but Benjamin Franklin and 4 other signers of the Declaration of Independence! Though not many historical events other than burials occurred here, the burial ground itself has undergone many eventful changes. In 1977, the burial ground closed due to a lack of funding, among other reasons. It reopened in 2003 after a brief but extremely beneficial restoration project. In this project, many tombstones were repaired or completely remade. Along with this renovation, updates are made to the burial ground on both Benjamin Franklin’s birthday and the burial site’s anniversary. An example is the brick path installed around Benjamin Franklin’s grave, which was added in December 2005 to celebrate his 300th birthday. More of these updates and renovations will likely occur as the years go
Ever take a midnight train to Georgia? No, well ever drive through Georgia? When driving through Georgia on State Road 49, there is a little town called Andersonville that is very easy to miss. To many it is just another town. Yet this town has its own trail. The Andersonville Trail is a small brown dirt road that leads visitors to the Andersonville National Historic Site (Roberts xi). This National Historic Site looks like a “well- tended” national cemetery. On closer examination, this cemetery is nothing like Arlington (Roberts xi). “In this national cemetery, the marble headstones are so close together, they almost touch. The markers appear to be one long head...
In the midst of one of the busiest cities in the world, there lies a sanctuary. There lies an area where all men are equal, where poverty is non-existent, where all men are united under two things; the first being death and the second being America. Arlington National Cemetery is a tribute to all of the fallen heroes, the patriots, the soldiers, the pioneers, all who have cried American tears. I have been forever changed since visiting Arlington National Cemetery and it is a visit that every American should make. The statistics are truly mind-numbing, as more than four hundred thousand people have been buried at Arlington National Cemetery since the 1860s.
In the late 11th century the well now known Old St. Paul’s Cathedral, was erected out of Caen stone. This was one of the biggest structures in England at that time, having its spire standing higher than the dome of the already standing cathedral.
The African Burial Ground National Monument and Museum (NPS) is New York’s earliest known African American cemetery, which dates back to 1626. The burial ground was in-active use from 1626 to 1794. The African Burial Ground was the setting for thousands of funerals during the time period. The families that would lay their loved ones to rest would do so with dignity and respect in a ceremony that was rich in traditions. These ceremonies would weave together traditions from their African homeland and new Christian traditions. The site contains the remains of 419 African American men, women and children in what was the largest colonial-era cemetery for free and enslaved Africans. The burial ground was closed in the 1790s, and was later divided into different sections to be put up for sale. The site was then covered with numerous layers of building developments until it was rediscovered in 1991. All other burial sites had already been destroyed over the years by the construction of other buildings. In 1993, the site was designated a National Historic Landmark and it was declared a National Monument in 2006.
‘…the characters’ strength was a direct result of their necessary stoicism in the face of so much hostility.’ Discuss the role of women in Burial Rites.
It was the first Anglican Church that they had in the 1660's, and the first in a series of three. When it was first built, it was wood, and could only fit one hundred ten families. The second time it was built, the church was made of brick, and was paid for by the donations of John Page, along with tax money for liquor and slaves. That building stood for 27 years, until November 21, 1710. At that point, the church was severely run down, and the vestry declared it so. They declared it to be in ruins, and they suggested that one large church be built. It was to be mainly brick, and large enough to fit the officers and public. That was last building of the church in the colonial
Arlington National Cemetery is significant to the American people for several reasons. The most famous cemetery in the country holds a long history of hero's from every American battle. Arlington cemetery is also the second largest military cemetery in the United States. Within this beautiful and historic resting place are many monuments and memorials that hold tribute to a diverse number of individuals and events. America has held this burial site close to it's heart for hundreds of years and will for more to come.
My EAST project is called Greenbrier Cemetery. My project members are Garrett Ring me, Jonah Ashworth, Connor Reeves, and Ryin Johnson. Our problem in the community is people can’t or cannot find their relatives at a certain point that's where we come in. This project will benefit people like that, that are confused or do not know were there past relatives are buried. I could personally tell you this is a problem because I was in this same situation. One time when I and my family were going through Quitmen, AR to see my great grandpas but we were confused on where that might be located. This gave or group an idea how we could do this for Greenbrier. By the end of April this project should be completed. Our team will complete project inside
On June 2009, a pit was dug to construct the Weymouth Relief Road unravelling a gruesome discovery, a burial area for Vikings. It was discovered in Ridgeway Hill near Weymouth, Dorset (South West, England). All the bodies in the pit have been decapitated and their skulls thrown to one side of the pit. According to archaeologist the pit is a burial compound for Viking mercenaries. 54 skeletons and 51 skulls lay in this area hence receiving the name, the Headless Vikings of Dorset.
The interesting history of the capitol building begins back in 1810. This is when Harrisburg was named the new capital city of Pennsylvania (“CPC Home Page”). Since then, three buildings have sat upon Harrisburg’s Capitol Hill. Local architect, Stephen Hills, was chosen to design the first building. In 1819, Hills began to construction on the structure. The building was completed in 1822, and cost a total of $135,000. The first capitol building existed for seventy-five years, until a fire destroyed it in 1897 (“Capitol”).
In Duncannon Pa at the top of Cemetery Road is the Duncannon Presbyterian Cemetery. The road narrows and bends in between large sections of green lawn filled with gravestones. Follow the most outside road around the cemetery towards the older side where the stones begin to fade, slow down for the sharp bend and at the far corner you'll find where the first log church that was built in Duncannon stood. The one that is standing there now is not that church, but a replica, built to look exactly like the original.
After walking inside and trying to first experience, the church, and all its beauty and ornateness, I began examining the floor plan and elevations of the cathedral. Grace Cathedral was build in a gothic style, which it represents in its architecture inside and out. There were three huge rose windows. One at the very top of the main entrance and one on either end of the transept. There wer...
The Papal Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, or simply St Peter’s Basilica is one of the largest church’s in the world with a total area of 44,000 square meters, with 219 square meters of the basilica itself. (Dupre’, J., 2001, p.65) Located in Vatican City, the papal enclave within Rome, St Peter’s Basilica is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture. There were 4 main architects who contributed to the project: Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Construction began on the new basilica on 18 April 1506 under Julius II, who also laid the first stone and was completed in 1615 under Paul V. The Façade, designed by the architect Carlo Maderno, “Is 114.69 metres wide and 48 metres high, and has an order of Corinthian columns and pilasters, over which lies an imposing cornice with a central tympanum, crowned by a balustrade with thirteen statues (nearly 6 metres high).”
St. Paul’s Cathedral, in London, England, was designed by architect Sir Christopher Wren. Approval of this most significant architectural project took six years just for the plan. Construction, which began in 1675, took thirty-five years until finally complete in 1710. It was built to replace a church that had been leveled by the Great Fire of 1666. St. Paul's is the largest cathedral in England, and said to be Wren's masterpiece. He brought a range of new forms, and architectural combination into English architecture. Masonry, brick, timber, and cut stone were used to form the structure of the cathedral. St. Paul’s Cathedral has been one of the main socially significant buildings in London. Cathedrals all around, have always played a large role in the communities they serve. Their fundamental purpose is to bring people closer to God, but over the centuries they have served as a focal point for trade, as a stronghold and a place of safety in times of war, and as immense status symbols. The functions, of a cathedral, take on an additional significance for St Paul's, because it’s known as the cathedral of the capital city and, of the nation. The present building is also the first cathedral to have been built since the creation of the Church of England in 1534, when religion was brought under the direct control of the monarch. This quote from Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage really shows the significance the Church has made in England. “St Paul's Cathedral is the internationally recognized signature of London and the capital's most important historic and architectural focal point. Only St Paul's and the Palace of Westminster are protected by strategic views but the proposed tower disregards this legal protection and the significance of the Cathedral as the icon of London.” The West Front, which faces the heart of the City of London, is an iconic image with great national significance. It is through the famous West Doors that so many British monarchs and distinguished figures have entered the Cathedral. The nation’s “best-loved” church, St Paul’s has hosted some of the most important commemorative events in British history. In recent years the memorial service for the victims of 9/11, the Queen’s Golden Jubilee and the Queen Mother’s 100th birthday. Also, it was where the funeral services of Nelson, the Duke of Wellington, and Winston Churchi...
The diversity among those buried there extends beyond the British Army and includes soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Commonwealth Armies New Zealand and Canada, allied forces from South Africa, Belgium, Poland, Netherlands and France, axis forces Germany, Italy, Russia and others from Nepal, Nigeria, the United States of America and Norway. Additionally, the range of religions found at the cemetery is another of its unique features with people of Catholic, Protestant, Hindu and Jewish faiths being buried