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' iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen y Santa Teresa '
Alameda Marqués de Comillas
Cadiz ✪ Spain
Built by the Carmelite order
completed 1762
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This Church was built on the site where Emperor Alexander II was severely wounded and died in March 1881.The church was built from 1883 till 1907. The construction was funded by the imperial family.
The Church is now one of the main tourist attractions in St. Petersburg. Bus loads of tourists arrive daily and get their 15 minutes of exterior shot before being moved on.
Visit to the Austrian National Library on Wednesday May 21st, 2025 during the Joint Meeting Vienna. We went as a group before our gala dinner. The library in German is Österreichische Nationalbibliothek and is located at Josefsplatz 1, 1015 Wien. This is truly one of the most stunning libraries I have ever visited. The public area is the State Hall, built in the Baroque style in the 18th century by Emperor Charles the VI whose statue sits in the middle of the space.
Castle library, fully decorated and with lots of precious books.
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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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reconstruction of the Berlin Schloss, created 2013-2020
recreates the 1698–1713 palace exterior of architect Andreas Schlüter, created for Frederick I, King of Prussia, and destroyed by the battle of Berln and the DDR
Berlin, Germany
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May 2019.
Central London Outdoor Group (CLOG) long weekend in Turin.
Venaria's Palace was built in the 17th century in Baroque style for Charles Emmanuel 11, one of the Savoy dukes.
Bristol Open House 2010, Photograph by James Russiello, September 11, 2010
The Royal Fort House is a historic house in Tyndalls Park, Bristol. The building currently houses the University of Bristol's Faculty of Science offices, Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research and the Cabot Institute.
The house was built for Thomas Tyndall KCB, in the 18th century, on the site of bastions which were fought over during the English Civil War and demolished in 1655. The Baroque, Palladian and Rococo styles of architecture are because of the work of three different architects: James Bridges, Thomas Paty, John Wallis. The garden was laid out by Humphry Repton around 1800.
The design of the mid-eighteenth-century house by James Bridges, for Thomas Tyndall KCB, was a compromise between the separate designs of architects Thomas Paty, John Wallis and himself. This led to different classical styles: Baroque, Palladian and Rococo, for three of the facades of the house. It was built between 1758 and 1761, by Thomas Paty with plasterwork by Thomas Stocking.
A later Colonel Thomas Tyndall employed Humphry Repton from 1799 to landscape the gardens which form a small part of Tyndall's Park, which extended to Whiteladies Road in the west, Park Row in the south and Cotham Hill to the north. Over the years large parts of the park were sold for housing development, as the site for the Bristol Grammar School, purchased in 1877, and only a small part of the original area remains, as Royal Fort Gardens. The siting of drives in the Royal Fort park is still reflected in street plans today.
The current stone gatehouse, built in the Victorian era and known as the Royal Fort Lodge, stands at the entrance to the driveway leading to Royal Fort House. It currently houses the University of Bristol security services.
The house has been designated by Historic England as a grade I listed building.
Detail of a circular mosaic floor design. The Hermitage, Baroque in style, was the one-time palace of the tsars, founded by Catherine the Great in 1764.
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July 4, 2023 - "Built on top of Mount St. Stephen (Monte de Santo Estêvão), between the 18th and 20th centuries, this Marian shrine is visited by pilgrims from all over the country - especially on September 8, the day of the Nativity of the Virgin and the high point of the feasts in honour of Our Lady of Remedies, which usually include fireworks, musical shows and various sports and recreational activities amidst the dense grove of the pleasant Santo Estêvão Park. The Procession of the Triumph, with its richly adorned paraders, is a highpoint.
Already during the Middle Ages catholic worship was celebrated there, in an old hermitage dedicated to Santo Estevão that was erected in 1361. At risk of collapsing, it was demolished in the 16th century and the construction of a new hermitage in the same spot was started, by the Bishop of Lamego, where an image of the Virgin and Child was placed. Worship of St. Stephen was thus progressively replaced by Marian Devotion. In 1750, the construction of the present sanctuary began, and was only finished in 1905.
The monumental Baroque staircase (with 686 steps) that gives access to the sanctuary is divided over several levels, punctuated by sculptural elements, such as statues of the kings, the backrests of the eight fountains (among which the Remédios, by Nicolau Nasoni) and various allegorical representations. Half way is the Chapel of Desterro.
Inside the temple is Rocaille in style and entirely dedicated to Marian iconography: on the main altar in gilded carving, in the altarpieces dedicated to the Virgin's parents, in the three stained glass windows with images of Our Lady of the Conception, the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Annunciation, and in the tiles of the Conimbrigan artist Miguel Costa that represent key moments in Mary’s life.
The tomb of the founder of the sanctuary, Canon Jose Teixeira Pinto, is at the entrance of the nave." Previous description: www.visitportugal.com/en/node/134774
Orphanotropheum
Ostrów Tumski
Wroclaw
Orphanage for Catholic children of noble descent, currently the Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of Wrocław.
built in 1702. Donated by Archbishop Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg, one of the main patrons of the city's Baroque period. Franz Ludwig's sister 'happened to be' the wife of the Emperor Leopold I,
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The Peterhof Palace is a series of palaces and gardens located in Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great.
Kostel Panny Marie Sněžné
St Mary of the Snows /Our Lady of the Snows.
built 1712-1722
Olomouc, Moravia, Czech Republic
'it has a five-window, richly sculpturally decorated façade with two towers, which are an important element of the city skyline. It is an example of the high Baroque theory of combining architecture with complex artistic interior furnishings'
The Jesuits were invited to Olomouc in 1566. After the Thirty Years' War, they began the construction of a large complex of Baroque buildings, which included a new college church as a place for the pastoral care of students. Preparatory work for the construction of the new temple had been underway since 1637, and in 1692 the plans were completed.
The foundation stone on the site of the former Minorite monastery church was laid in 1712 and consecrated in February 1716.
The entrance portal with twisted columns was created by Václav Render
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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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The Neues Schloss was built by Elector Max Emanuel from 1704 onward; He had expectations of being elected Holy Roman Emperor and this was to serve as a fitting residence for the would-be Emperor. Construction was interrupted when the entire state of Bavaria was overrun and occupied by the Austrians during the War of the Spanish Succession. Architect Joseph Effner enlarged the building to one of the most impressive baroque palaces in 1719-1726. But only the main wing was completed. It is more than 300 meters in length.
Neues Schloss, Scheißheim
Munich
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June 27, 2023 - Koruko Andre Mariaren Basilika (Basilica of Santa Maria) "The Basilica of Santa María is an impressive 18th century Baroque building that presides over Calle Mayor in the heart of San Sebastián's Old Town. It was built between 1743 and 1774 on the foundation of an older church that occupied the same space. The main entrance to the basilica is on a straight line from the entrance to Buen Pastor Cathedral 1 kilometre away. The Baroque façade with its Churrigueresque touches is a particular highlight, topped by a sculpture of Saint Sebastian the Martyr, and the main altarpiece dedicated to the Virgen del Coro, patron saint of the city." Previous description: accessibility.sansebastianturismoa.eus/en/what-to-visit/c...
May 2019.
Central London Outdoor Group (CLOG) long weekend in Turin.
Venaria's Palace was built in the 17th century in Baroque style for Charles Emmanuel 11, one of the Savoy dukes.
Bristol Open House 2010, Photograph by James Russiello, September 11, 2010
The Royal Fort House is a historic house in Tyndalls Park, Bristol. The building currently houses the University of Bristol's Faculty of Science offices, Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research and the Cabot Institute.
The house was built for Thomas Tyndall KCB, in the 18th century, on the site of bastions which were fought over during the English Civil War and demolished in 1655. The Baroque, Palladian and Rococo styles of architecture are because of the work of three different architects: James Bridges, Thomas Paty, John Wallis. The garden was laid out by Humphry Repton around 1800.
The design of the mid-eighteenth-century house by James Bridges, for Thomas Tyndall KCB, was a compromise between the separate designs of architects Thomas Paty, John Wallis and himself. This led to different classical styles: Baroque, Palladian and Rococo, for three of the facades of the house. It was built between 1758 and 1761, by Thomas Paty with plasterwork by Thomas Stocking.
A later Colonel Thomas Tyndall employed Humphry Repton from 1799 to landscape the gardens which form a small part of Tyndall's Park, which extended to Whiteladies Road in the west, Park Row in the south and Cotham Hill to the north. Over the years large parts of the park were sold for housing development, as the site for the Bristol Grammar School, purchased in 1877, and only a small part of the original area remains, as Royal Fort Gardens. The siting of drives in the Royal Fort park is still reflected in street plans today.
The current stone gatehouse, built in the Victorian era and known as the Royal Fort Lodge, stands at the entrance to the driveway leading to Royal Fort House. It currently houses the University of Bristol security services.
The house has been designated by Historic England as a grade I listed building.