Today we were able to see behind the walls of two famous castles: Cashel and Blarney. It was very impressive to see these massive structures and study the features and details of each. We observed first-hand the crenellations on the castle walls and the murder hole hidden within. As we have both completed castle projects with our students, it was exciting to see these features in existing remnants of castles. It brought so much more meaning behind the architectural elements required in our students' castle designs and the purpose behind the castle walls. We realize we will be able to elaborate so much more in exploring these concepts with our students next year.
Throughout
our journey today, we also noticed the doors of Dublin and the multiple uses of
bridges through the city. As discussed in detail in the architecture class, the
use of significant entrances was clearly observed with the doors of Dublin.
In addition, much discussion was noted about the various types of bridges and their uses. We are now noticing bridges throughout the city and countryside which has inspired thoughts of a project in the geometry class tying together the selected geometry and the function of each bridge.
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