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| The National Gallery, London |
One of London places in my location list is National Gallery. Of course, the National Portrait Gallery sitting beside too. Again, ton of people crowded in the gallery, and then I realise that this extraordinary phenomena can be found easily, as long as the places have fulfilled one of these three criterion:
- It's about the history of Royal (e.g. a painting portraiture of Elizabeth I, or the glorious interior)
- About precious painting and treasurable collections
- Magnificent facade together with a long history background.
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| Trafalgar Square |
They shouldn't be said as "Criterion". They should be the characteristics of attraction. But the fact is why these characteristics can "seduce" the people from all around the world to visit? I am not an expert in this field, but I guess it is effects of the British colonialism. Although now we are in the post-colonialist era, and Hong Kong has returned back to China 14 years ago, there are lots of other countries, whose flags still have the UK's flag on the top left corner (Canada and India excluded), are in the net of Commonwealth of Nations. Plus the entire European culture has effectively influenced the world, that's why the British Museum and The Louvre in Paris are so crowded.
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| The map of the gallery |
Back to the gallery. I was very impressed by the well-known painters' works, and feel so lucky that I have an opportunity to see, to look, to watch and to stare those paintings produced by the masters. I was also fascinated by the people who brought their painting kit, sitting in front of a master's work amongst the crowded and started fabricating a clone of the masterpiece. I couldn't understand why they do such thing until I asked a enthusiastic fellow. He answered: "I'm just trying to understand the painter and it work." Wow... isn't it fascinating?
