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One of the most memorable museums in London, the Florence Nightingale Museum, will reopen its doors this month to celebrate the centenary of the death of the famous nurse. If you plan to visit London this spring and would like to try something new and exciting, you should go through the Florence Nightingale Museum, which has been recently renovated. Three different exhibitions relate different parts of life of Florence, from their ideas and opinions to their historical context. The design has been carried out by the architect Kossmann de Jong and incorporate new exhibition halls, entrance and shop. This attraction, which constitutes one of the most fascinating museums in London, will again open its doors in may after a renovation project in which about 1.6 million euros have been invested. Thanks to the reform, the Museum can accommodate a greater variety of items and activities. In view of the next opening, the Museum experts have carried out instructional sessions in schools and campuses, which would normally take place in the attraction of London.

History enthusiasts will be eager to explore the building dedicated to one of the most important health reformers of all time. Florence Nightingale is famous for having served thousands of soldiers in the Crimean War, but also pioneered a nurse that is committed to the reform of health practices. Ms. Nightingale, who was born in 1820 and was devoted to caring for and offer comfort to the injured of the Crimean War, became known as the Lady with the lamp. He died in 1910 at 90 years of age, after becoming one of the most influential women of the 19th century. The Museum contains more than 2,000 objects related to your work and your life in general.

In addition, Florence published more than 200 books, thanks to which got that nursing be considered a profession suitable for a woman. The location of the Florence Nightingale Museum, beneath the St. Thomas hospital on the banks of the Thames, is very significant, since it is there where Florence established his school of nursing. In addition, it is easy to access if you are using the transport in London, since it lies near the stations of metro Westminster, Waterloo and Lambeth North, just at the junction of Westminster Bridge Road and Lambeth Palace Road streets.

They were constructed of two halves, each of which is 8 feet and 4 inches wide and 27 feet in height. The doors were framed with bronze edges or bars at 10 inches tall, covered with bas-reliefs. The wooden doors often made about 3 inches thick, while tying hinged timber was more than 14 inches in diameter. Antique Doors Greece and Rome were carried out in three variants: either single or double, or wing. In the latter case, the sash were attached on a hinge and folded. In the tomb of Theron in the city of Agrigento (Sicily) is a single door with an engraved in stone, as, for example, in the collection Blyundella a bas-relief of the church with double doors, each half of which has five sections make up panels.

Roman church of the sixth century Cosma e Damiano – still one of the fascinating examples of performance doors. These doors are an important example of metal works of Roman masters better era. This double-door, each half of which has two panels and admirably framed bronze. In the Renaissance Italian doors made simple enough, while in Germany and France there was a totally different situation. Doors in these countries were decorated with exquisite carvings, especially during the reign of Louise 14 and Louise 15-th. In addition, sometimes these doors had some architectural additions, such as columns and entablature (overlap, lying on top of columns) with gables and bays, and the door opening level off with masonry. While in Italy the tendency to attach the door scale, increasing the number of panels, in France the situation was the opposite and one of the majestic bivalve Door famous castle of Fontainebleau is made in such a way as if a member of only one large panel. Meanwhile, in England, in the 17th century, the door panels were built by convex paneled breakup (architectural element design), or acting breakup, sometimes lavishly decorated with unique carvings. In the 18th century, architectural breakup, applied to bars vertical and horizontal strapping, often decorated with additional exquisite patterns. Such a diversity of styles used in the construction and decoration of doors, once again underscores its importance for humanity. After all, good reason for the appearance of the front door is often judged on the house and its host as a whole.