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The Peace Illuminations -The Green Park, 1856. Creator: Unknown
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The Peace Illuminations -The Green Park, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Peace Illuminations -The Green Park, 1856. London celebrations to mark the end of the Crimean War. In a fit of old-boyish excitement...the old gentlemen of England determined to make the people "jolly, " to give them a grand spectacle, such as children and savages love, and to immolate the War-demon in the several parks of the metropolis in a shower of rockets and Roman candles, and amid a gush of blue and crimson flame...it was resolved to celebrate the auspicious birthday of the Queen and the inauspicious Treaty of Peace on the same evening...Ten, and probably twenty, thousand pounds worth of gunpowder and other combustibles was thus expended...to teach the people, we suppose, how much more rational and pleasant it is to put gunpowder to such uses than to employ it in the demolition of Russian fortresses, or in the restoration of the equilibrium of Europe'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856
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The Peace Illuminations - The Green Park, 1856, is an enchanting photograph that captures the jubilant scene of London's celebration to mark the end of the Crimean War. The image, created by an unknown artist, portrays the illuminated Green Park, filled with a sea of people, all gathered to witness the grand spectacle. The old gentlemen of England, in their old-boyish excitement, had planned a night of joy and merriment for the people of London. They decided to immortalize the Queen's birthday and the signing of the Treaty of Peace in one grand evening. The result was a dazzling display of fireworks, worth an estimated ten to twenty thousand pounds, that lit up the night sky. The photograph captures the beauty and excitement of the moment, with the blue and crimson flames illuminating the night, and the people's faces filled with wonder and delight. The scene is reminiscent of children's excitement at a fireworks display, and a stark contrast to the destruction and devastation of war. The Illustrated London News reported on this event, describing it as a rational and pleasant use of gunpowder, a reminder that war and destruction could be replaced with joy and celebration. The photograph is a testament to the power of unity and peace, and a reminder of the human capacity for joy and happiness.
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