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Kostel svatého Havla
Havelské ulici / Havel Street
Old Town, Prague
The church originated in 1280 and served a German community; the area was called Havelske mesto (Gall's Town)The three-nave church with two towers, standing on Gothic foundations, with Baroque undulating facade was built between 1723-1738- architect Giovanni Santini Aichel, sculptures by Ferdinand Brokoff. Havelska Street once held Prague's biggest outdoor market and still has stalls of flowers, toys and clothes.
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Clifton House, 17 Queen Street, King's Lynn, was originally two hall houses dating back to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The elevation to Queen Street was refronted in 1708 (the date is on a rainwater hopper). The windows have sashes under gauged skewback arches. The wooden doorcase is recessed with two barley-twist columns in antis and modified Corinthean capitals. There is a flat hood with guttae carrying a segmental pediment. Is this doorcase earlier in date and retained when the front was remade in 1708?
Cumberland House, 9 Kings Straith, York, built circa 1710 by William Cornwall, tanner, brewer and twice Lord Mayor. Orange-red brick in Flemish bond with ashlar quoins. First-floor centre window with 18-pane sashes (nine over nine) with moulded stone sill, apron, and prominent architrave. Windows on either side have flat arches of gauged brick.
The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich (London, UK).
Listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
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Newdigate House, 64 Castle Gate, Nottingham, was built for Thomas Newdigate around 1675. Later Marshall Tallard was held prisoner there after the battle of Blenheim. The house is of three storeys with an attic and has a modillioned eaves cornice. It is now stuccoed, with ashlar dressings, chamfered quoins, and a hipped slate roof. The windows are sashes with at second-floor level (seen here) lugged architraves and fleurons. There are three dormers with alternating triangular and segmental pediments, but with the segmental one at the centre, creating a contrasting rhythm to the pedimented windows at first-floor level, where the one at the centre has a triangular pediment. The dormers have casements with nine panes.
Sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Tuby (1635–1700), based on drawings by Charles Le Brun (1619-90), and built by André Le Nôtre (1613-1700), the Apollo Fountain replaced the pre-existing Swans Fountain from 1638.
The statues are gilded lead, constructed 1688-70, and installed in 1671. The sculpture is of Apollo in his chariot, a symbol closely related to Louis XIV, the Sun-King (le Roi-Soleil).
The Palace of Versailles was created at the instruction of Louis XIV, and was the centre of French government and power from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until Louis XVI and the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789.
The chateau is built around a hunting lodge established by by Louis XIII, and was created in four phases: 1664–68, 1669–72, 1678–84 and 1699–1710, by the architects Le Vau, Le Nôtre, and Le Brun.
Service buildings in brick and stone flanking the avant-cour. Vaux-le-Vicomte was originally planned to be constructed in brick and stone, but after the mid-century, as the middle classes began to imitate this style, aristocratic circles began using stone exclusively. Rather late in the design process, Fouquet and Le Vau switched to stone.
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658) - a baroque French château on a 33 hectares (100 acres) estate with formal gardens along a three-kilometer axis. Built between 1658 to 1661 as a symbol of power and influence and intended to reflect the grandeur of Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. The architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on this large-scale project. This marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. Their next following project was to build Versailles.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Spectacular garden view from castle “rotunda” lounge roof, the highest point of the castle. It's stunning to see the lanscape along the three-kilometer long axis of the estate. The roof section is one of the most impressive spots to visit and worth the climb.
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658) - a baroque French château on a 33 hectares (100 acres) estate with formal gardens along a three-kilometer axis. Built between 1658 to 1661 as a symbol of power and influence and intended to reflect the grandeur of Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. The architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on this large-scale project. This marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. Their next following project was to build Versailles.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Tuby (1635–1700), based on drawings by Charles Le Brun (1619-90), and built by André Le Nôtre (1613-1700), the Apollo Fountain replaced the pre-existing Swans Fountain from 1638.
The statues are gilded lead, constructed 1688-70, and installed in 1671. The sculpture is of Apollo in his chariot, a symbol closely related to Louis XIV, the Sun-King (le Roi-Soleil).
The Palace of Versailles was created at the instruction of Louis XIV, and was the centre of French government and power from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until Louis XVI and the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789.
The chateau is built around a hunting lodge established by by Louis XIII, and was created in four phases: 1664–68, 1669–72, 1678–84 and 1699–1710, by the architects Le Vau, Le Nôtre, and Le Brun.
Newdigate House, 64 Castle Gate, Nottingham, was built for Thomas Newdigate around 1675. Later Marshall Tallard was held prisoner there after the battle of Blenheim. The house is of three storeys with an attic. It is now stuccoed, has ashlar dressings, and a hipped slate roof. The ashlar doorcase has a lugged moulding and a broken segmental pediment on volutes. The door has six fielded panels.
Built late 17th Century by architect Jean-Baptiste Mathey for Count Sternberg
Troja district, northern Prague
March 1995
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New Square at Lincoln's Inn, which contains eleven sets of legal chambers, was begun by Henry Serle in 1680, largely on his own land. Members of the Inn objected to this development, but, after an agreement of 1682, the square was adapted for its benefit. Serle died in 1690 and the work was completed by Nicholas Barbon. New Square is built of brown brick with red brick dressings. The stone doorcases have architraves and pulvinated friezes, and the cornices, carried on consoles, have broken pediments.
French Baroque castle artwork. Many items on the property were taken by the King after the arrest of Fouquet. The current owners still try to recover these lost objects.
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658) - a baroque French château on a 33 hectares (100 acres) estate with formal gardens along a three-kilometer axis. Built between 1658 to 1661 as a symbol of power and influence and intended to reflect the grandeur of Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. The architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on this large-scale project. This marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. Their next following project was to build Versailles.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Service buildings in brick and stone flanking the avant-cour. Vaux-le-Vicomte was originally planned to be constructed in brick and stone, but after the mid-century, as the middle classes began to imitate this style, aristocratic circles began using stone exclusively. Rather late in the design process, Fouquet and Le Vau switched to stone.
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658) - a baroque French château on a 33 hectares (100 acres) estate with formal gardens along a three-kilometer axis. Built between 1658 to 1661 as a symbol of power and influence and intended to reflect the grandeur of Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. The architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on this large-scale project. This marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. Their next following project was to build Versailles.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Formal garden and castle, the garden is designed by landscape architect André le Nôtre.
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658) - a baroque French château on a 33 hectares (100 acres) estate with formal gardens along a three-kilometer axis. Built between 1658 to 1661 as a symbol of power and influence and intended to reflect the grandeur of Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. The architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on this large-scale project. This marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. Their next following project was to build Versailles.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Gray's Inn Square was formed by joining two older courts between 1685 and 1693. The three terraced sets of chambers and a gatehouse are built of brown brick with red brick dressings, and have brick bands between floors. The sashes are in flush boxing. The stone doorcases give access to the sets of chambers and have broken segmental pediments carried by consoles. The balls over the doors are inscribed 'with figures [=numerals] for distinction'. Gray's Inn Square was much repaired after War damage.
The Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel (placed under the invocation of St. Michael the Archangel ) is a church catholic located in the heart of the historical center of Menton . Since the road from the seafront , with majestic staircases allow to gradually reach the site where, on a spot in the stalls CALADE triumph whole perspective of the baroque architecture .
At the beginning of the xvii th century, desired by Prince Honoré II of Monaco , its construction was entrusted to the architect Lorenzo Lavagna. TheMay 27 1619The first stone was laid in the presence of the prince and lord Nicolà Spinola, bishop of Ventimiglia which depended Menton and Roquebrune while Monaco depended on the Bishop of Nice. Excavation works actually began in 1639 and the church was opened for worship in 1653 . Finally, theMay 8 1675The bishop of Ventimiglia Monsignor Mauro Promontorio dedicated the new church in the presence of Prince Louis I st . In 1701 , the architect Emmanuel Cantone erects a tower of fifty-three meters high, real watchtower overlooking the city. Its current facade was completed in 1819 in the spirit of the baroque of the xvii th century.
Inside, the vast nave with four bays form a large Latin cross . The choir , preceded by a triumphal arch is decorated with stucco marble with pilasters dishes. A painted wooden statue of 1820 representing Saint Michael slaying the dragon overcomes the altar in polychrome marble. The side chapels are decorated with altarpieces baroque. One is dedicated to Saint Devote . Some had been granted to wealthy families of Menton.
Beautiful organ in the choir (XVII c.) Unknown factor. It has been often attributed to Gio Oltrachino (Jean Utrect), organ builder native of this town, located in Genoa and which is known by many constructions organ archives in Liguria - only one still existing intact in Alassio - and Monaco: the parish church of Saint-Nicolas Monaco dated 1639 (current buffet that of St. Charles church restructured by architect Charles Lenormand and Merklin), that of the palatine chapel (1639) disappeared and another organo portatile the same time also disappeared. Gio Oltracchino died in Genoa in 1647 and the organ of Saint-Michel can not be attributed to him.
In 1999 , the Saint-Michel church is raised to the dignity of minor basilica by Pope John Paul II , and consecrated basilica in January 2000 . Since 1949 , each year in August, the square hosts the famous Festival of Classical Music . She is one of the most visited attractions in the Alpes-Maritimes.
The Basilica (and its square ; other items were enrolled at other dates) is the subject of a classification as historical monuments since 3 March 1947
Step into the heart of Antigua, Guatemala, where history and architecture intertwine to tell tales of a bygone era. The city’s skyline is graced by the majestic ruins of Iglesia El Carmen and the enduring San Juan de Dios Convent, each a testament to the resilience and beauty of Spanish colonial architecture.
Iglesia El Carmen, with its partially crumbled yet captivating façade, invites you to explore its 17th-century origins. This baroque-style church, once a beacon of faith and community, now stands as a poignant reminder of Antigua’s tumultuous past. The intricate stucco work that adorns its façade, though weathered by time, still hints at the grandeur that once was. Walking through its surviving arches, one can almost hear the echoes of centuries-old prayers and the bustling life that once filled its halls.
Just a stone’s throw away, the San Juan de Dios Convent offers a glimpse into the city’s colonial history. Established in 1636, this convent originally served as a hospital and a place of worship. Its robust stone columns and spacious courtyards are designed to withstand the frequent earthquakes that have shaped Antigua’s landscape. The convent’s architecture, with its ornate wooden doors and cobblestone pathways, speaks of a time when craftsmanship and durability were paramount.
Both Iglesia El Carmen and San Juan de Dios Convent are more than just historical landmarks; they are storytellers. Their walls, marked by volcanic eruptions and seismic activity, stand resilient, offering a window into the past. As you wander through these sites, let your imagination transport you to a time when horse-drawn carriages clattered over cobblestones and the air was filled with the scent of incense and the sound of fervent prayers.
PUEBLA: La Compañía
the magnificent church of Espirito Santo, commonly known as La Compañía. (so called because it was built by the Jesuits, the "company of Jesus") This 18th century Jesuit church is an outstanding example of the urban barroco poblano style.
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Spectacular garden view from castle “rotunda” lounge roof, the highest point of the castle. It's stunning to see the lanscape along the three-kilometer long axis of the estate. The roof section is one of the most impressive spots to visit and worth the climb.
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658) - a baroque French château on a 33 hectares (100 acres) estate with formal gardens along a three-kilometer axis. Built between 1658 to 1661 as a symbol of power and influence and intended to reflect the grandeur of Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. The architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on this large-scale project. This marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. Their next following project was to build Versailles.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte
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The Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel (placed under the invocation of St. Michael the Archangel ) is a church catholic located in the heart of the historical center of Menton . Since the road from the seafront , with majestic staircases allow to gradually reach the site where, on a spot in the stalls CALADE triumph whole perspective of the baroque architecture .
At the beginning of the xvii th century, desired by Prince Honoré II of Monaco , its construction was entrusted to the architect Lorenzo Lavagna. TheMay 27 1619The first stone was laid in the presence of the prince and lord Nicolà Spinola, bishop of Ventimiglia which depended Menton and Roquebrune while Monaco depended on the Bishop of Nice. Excavation works actually began in 1639 and the church was opened for worship in 1653 . Finally, theMay 8 1675The bishop of Ventimiglia Monsignor Mauro Promontorio dedicated the new church in the presence of Prince Louis I st . In 1701 , the architect Emmanuel Cantone erects a tower of fifty-three meters high, real watchtower overlooking the city. Its current facade was completed in 1819 in the spirit of the baroque of the xvii th century.
Inside, the vast nave with four bays form a large Latin cross . The choir , preceded by a triumphal arch is decorated with stucco marble with pilasters dishes. A painted wooden statue of 1820 representing Saint Michael slaying the dragon overcomes the altar in polychrome marble. The side chapels are decorated with altarpieces baroque. One is dedicated to Saint Devote . Some had been granted to wealthy families of Menton.
Beautiful organ in the choir (XVII c.) Unknown factor. It has been often attributed to Gio Oltrachino (Jean Utrect), organ builder native of this town, located in Genoa and which is known by many constructions organ archives in Liguria - only one still existing intact in Alassio - and Monaco: the parish church of Saint-Nicolas Monaco dated 1639 (current buffet that of St. Charles church restructured by architect Charles Lenormand and Merklin), that of the palatine chapel (1639) disappeared and another organo portatile the same time also disappeared. Gio Oltracchino died in Genoa in 1647 and the organ of Saint-Michel can not be attributed to him.
In 1999 , the Saint-Michel church is raised to the dignity of minor basilica by Pope John Paul II , and consecrated basilica in January 2000 . Since 1949 , each year in August, the square hosts the famous Festival of Classical Music . She is one of the most visited attractions in the Alpes-Maritimes.
The Basilica (and its square ; other items were enrolled at other dates) is the subject of a classification as historical monuments since 3 March 1947
Newdigate House, 64 Castle Gate, Nottingham, was built for Thomas Newdigate around 1675. Later Marshall Tallard was held prisoner there after the battle of Blenheim. The house is of three storeys with an attic and has a modillioned eaves cornice. It is now stuccoed, with ashlar dressings, chamfered quoins, and a hipped slate roof. The windows are sashes with at second-floor level (seen here) lugged architraves and fleurons.
Ship and urn on the almshouses at Trinity Green, Whitechapel, founded through the benefaction of Captain Henry Mudd of Ratcliff (d. 1692) and built in 1695 by William Ogbourne, master carpenter, for the Corporation of Trinity House. The residents were '28 decayed masters and commanders of ships or the widows of such'. The almshouses are in two facing rows, one storey high, with basements, and a wooden block and bracketed eaves cornice. The end of each row of the almshouses terminates on Whitechapel Road with an elevation of two storeys in brick with stone dressings, rusticated angled stone quoins, a modillioned cornice and a central cartouche with an inscription. At ground floor there are two windows, blind on the left, but, on the right, with flush shutter boxes and stone architraves. Above, in each case, there is a brick niche with a stone architrave set in a gable with a pediment. The ships on the copings are fiberglass replicas of a marble pair carved by Robert Jones (originals in the Museum of London).
Wilanów Palace at Wilanów in Warsaw is, together with its park and other buildings, one of the most precious monuments of Polish national culture. It survived the time of partitions and wars and preserved its authentic historical qualities. It was built for the Polish king Jan III Sobieski in the last quarter of 17th century and later was enlarged by other owners. It represents the characteristical type of baroque suburban residence entre cour et jardin (between the court and garden). Its architecture is very original – it is a merger of European art with Old-Polish building tradition and its elevation and palace interiors that, using antique symbols, glorifies the Sobieski family, especially military triumphs of the king.
Eaves cornice with wooden blocks from Church Row, Wandsworth. This is one of a terrace of six houses, all of three storeys over basements, and constructed of brown brick with red brick dressings to segmental window arches and jambs. The houses were built in 1723 (see inscription on the sundial, 'AD1723 Vigilate et Orate', meaning 'Watch and Pray'). Sash windows have flush frames. The front doors are approached up flights of steps. The doorcases have fluted Corinthean pilasters and entablatures with dentil cornices. The houses have iron railings to forecourts and entrances.
The late evening at St Philip's Cathedral, in Birmingham.
Birmingham’s St Philip’s Cathedral has been the home of the city’s Anglican diocese since 1905, almost 200 years after it was consecrated.
Built in the English Baroque style by Thomas Archer in 1715, it was initially a parish church, but was chosen over the older St Martin’s to be the city’s cathedral.
The building was enlarged by the Victorians in the 1880s, who installed stained-glass windows by Edwards Burne-Jones, depicting the Nativity, Crucifixion, Ascension and the Last Judgement.
It is the third-smallest cathedral in England – after Derby and Chelmsford – and survived bombing in the Second World War to be restored.
The stable block, known as The Square, at Houghton Hall, Norfolk, built around 1733-35 for Sir Robert Walpole, later 1st earl of Orford. The design is attributed to William Kent, supervised by Thomas Ripley. The stables are constructed from coursed carstone with some brick on the south and west fronts, and brick with carstone dressings in the courtyard. There is a plinth at ground-floor level. The north and south fronts each have a centrepiece with rusticted and chamfered quoins, as seen here.
Cartouche inscribed "THIS IS SCLATER Street 1778' on Nos 125 and 127 Sclater Street, off Brick Lane. This was originally one house, developed in 1720 with Pierre Fromaget, a Huguenot weaver as its first occupant (see Peter Guillery, 'The Small House in Eighteenth-Century London', New Haven and London, 2004, p. 108). It was rebuilt in 1778 , for Daniel Delacourt, a distiller and Fromaget's grandson as two houses with one-room deep weavers' workshops on the upper floors. It was also originally taller, with four rather than three storeys and a long garret window. Sclater Street had been part of the eighteenth-century silk district, but, by the nineteenth century it had become the centre for the market in live birds in London, by which time it was lined with tall weavers' tenements.
La Salle des buffets - a luxurious dining room at the courtyard side of the building, decorated from top to bottom. Ready to serve a Kings dinner.
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658) - a baroque French château on a 33 hectares (100 acres) estate with formal gardens along a three-kilometer axis. Built between 1658 to 1661 as a symbol of power and influence and intended to reflect the grandeur of Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. The architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on this large-scale project. This marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. Their next following project was to build Versailles.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte
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The Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel (placed under the invocation of St. Michael the Archangel ) is a church catholic located in the heart of the historical center of Menton . Since the road from the seafront , with majestic staircases allow to gradually reach the site where, on a spot in the stalls CALADE triumph whole perspective of the baroque architecture .
At the beginning of the xvii th century, desired by Prince Honoré II of Monaco , its construction was entrusted to the architect Lorenzo Lavagna. TheMay 27 1619The first stone was laid in the presence of the prince and lord Nicolà Spinola, bishop of Ventimiglia which depended Menton and Roquebrune while Monaco depended on the Bishop of Nice. Excavation works actually began in 1639 and the church was opened for worship in 1653 . Finally, theMay 8 1675The bishop of Ventimiglia Monsignor Mauro Promontorio dedicated the new church in the presence of Prince Louis I st . In 1701 , the architect Emmanuel Cantone erects a tower of fifty-three meters high, real watchtower overlooking the city. Its current facade was completed in 1819 in the spirit of the baroque of the xvii th century.
Inside, the vast nave with four bays form a large Latin cross . The choir , preceded by a triumphal arch is decorated with stucco marble with pilasters dishes. A painted wooden statue of 1820 representing Saint Michael slaying the dragon overcomes the altar in polychrome marble. The side chapels are decorated with altarpieces baroque. One is dedicated to Saint Devote . Some had been granted to wealthy families of Menton.
Beautiful organ in the choir (XVII c.) Unknown factor. It has been often attributed to Gio Oltrachino (Jean Utrect), organ builder native of this town, located in Genoa and which is known by many constructions organ archives in Liguria - only one still existing intact in Alassio - and Monaco: the parish church of Saint-Nicolas Monaco dated 1639 (current buffet that of St. Charles church restructured by architect Charles Lenormand and Merklin), that of the palatine chapel (1639) disappeared and another organo portatile the same time also disappeared. Gio Oltracchino died in Genoa in 1647 and the organ of Saint-Michel can not be attributed to him.
In 1999 , the Saint-Michel church is raised to the dignity of minor basilica by Pope John Paul II , and consecrated basilica in January 2000 . Since 1949 , each year in August, the square hosts the famous Festival of Classical Music . She is one of the most visited attractions in the Alpes-Maritimes.
The Basilica (and its square ; other items were enrolled at other dates) is the subject of a classification as historical monuments since 3 March 1947
In the Antechamber of the Grand Couvert.
The Queen’s antechamber was where the public meals were held, a ritual with an audience. Only the royal family could seat at the table, before them, were the duchesses, princesses or high-ranking persons with the privilege to sit on a stool, then, standing, were the others allowed to enter. Louis XIV subjected himself to this performance almost every evening; Louis XV often preferred intimate suppers; as for Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, a testimony from that time reports that: "The Queen sat on the King’s left. They had their backs turned to the fireplace […] The King ate with a good appetite, but the Queen did not remove her gloves and did not use her serviette, which was very wrong of her". To counter this boredom, Marie-Antoinette asked for there always to be music in the Grand Couvert and for that purpose a platform was set up for the musicians in this room.
[from the Versailles website]
The Palace of Versailles was created at the instruction of Louis XIV, and was the centre of French government and power from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until Louis XVI and the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789.
The chateau is built around a hunting lodge established by by Louis XIII, and was created in four phases: 1664–68, 1669–72, 1678–84 and 1699–1710, by the architects Le Vau, Le Nôtre, and Le Brun.
The east side of the Great Court of Blenheim Palace catches the last light of the setting sun at 3pm on a late November afternoon.
Castle basement service area, on the sides of the castle all the way from the front to the back. In between the service areas like the kitchen, storage and cellars.
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658) - a baroque French château on a 33 hectares (100 acres) estate with formal gardens along a three-kilometer axis. Built between 1658 to 1661 as a symbol of power and influence and intended to reflect the grandeur of Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. The architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on this large-scale project. This marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. Their next following project was to build Versailles.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Discover the majestic Neues Schloss, nestled in the heart of Stuttgart’s bustling Schlossplatz. This exquisite Baroque palace, constructed between 1746 and 1807 under Duke Carl Eugen von Württemberg, stands as a testament to Germany’s rich history and architectural prowess.
As you approach Neues Schloss, you’re greeted by its imposing yet graceful facade—a harmonious blend of sandstone and intricate rococo detailing that whispers tales from centuries past. The central dome crowns this regal structure with an air of nobility while Corinthian pilasters add depth to its storied walls.
Step closer to uncover meticulously crafted sculptures adorning every corner; each figure intricately carved to perfection—silent guardians of history watching over Palace Square (Schlossplatz). The grandiose main entrance invites visitors into a world where opulence meets elegance; every doorway and window framed by ornamental gables speaks volumes about the craftsmanship of yesteryears’ artisans.
The sprawling courtyard boasts an enchanting fountain centerpiece that dances in harmony with sunlight—a spectacle that has charmed onlookers for generations. It’s not just a fountain but an emblematic feature symbolizing Stuttgart’s vitality.
Neues Schloss isn’t merely an architectural marvel; it’s a cultural hub that has survived wars and stood resilient through time—now housing government offices while still echoing royal footsteps within its halls during special public events.
Immerse yourself in this architectural jewel—an insider’s treasure waiting to be explored—and let Neues Schloss transport you back to an era where artistry reigned supreme under German skies.