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Lagrangeville, NY. October 2016.
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Deckenmalerei von Cosmas Damian Asams (1731 vollendet)
Klosterkirche der ehemaligen Zisterzienserabtei Fürstenfeld in Fürstenfeldbruck in Bayern
Januar 2013
Das Kloster wurde 1263 vom Wittelsbacher Herzog Ludwig II. (der Strenge) als Sühne für die unrechtmäßige Hinrichtung seiner ersten Frau Maria von Brabant gestiftet.
Ab 1691 wird die heutige barocke Klosteranlage unter dem Münchner Hofbaumeister Giovanni Antonio Viscardi errichtet,
ab 1713 folgt der Bau der Klosterkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt durch Johann Georg Ettenhofer nach Plänen Viscardis. 1741 geweiht dauert die Fertigstellung der Innenausstattung bis 1780.
Nach der Säkularisation 1803 wird die Kirche zur königlichen Landhofkirche erhoben und dient seit 1953 als Pfarr- bzw. Nebenkirche. Das monumentale Gotteshaus gilt als ein Hauptwerk der barocken Sakralarchitektur und Dekorationskunst in Bayern.
Von 1965 bis 1978 wurde die Kirche umfassend saniert und die Aussenfassung dem Originalzustand angeglichen.
Cloister church of the former Cistercian monastery Fürstenfeld Abbey in Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria (Germany).
The monastery was founded in 1263 by Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (Louis the Severe) as penance for the killing of his first wife Maria von Brabant.
In 1691 the foundation stone was laid of the Baroque monastery buildings, responsibility for the construction of which lay with the Munich court architect and master builder, Giovanni Antonio Viscardi.
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is erected under supervision of Johann Georg Ettenhofer. In 1723 the quire was completed, and in 1741 the church was dedicated, but the remaining works lingered on until about 1780.
The ceiling of the Hypostyle Hall at Dendera Temple is enriched with an incredible amount of figurative detail carved in low relief and painted in subtle shades against a blue background. The subjects include numerous deities and hybrid figures (some familiar, others much less so) and even astrological elements, such as recognisable figures from the zodiac.
Over the centuries the ceiling had become so darkened by dirt and soot to become heavily obscured and hard to read, and this is how I saw it for the first time in the 1990s, when many visitors probably missed it altogether. Now it has been fully cleaned and restored it shines again not only as one of the glories of the temple but one of the most remarkable surviving decorative schemes of ancient Egypt. The contrast with its previous blackened, unrestored condition is dramatic, giving an entirely different impression from our previous visit.
The Temple of Hathor at Dendera is one of Egypt's best preserved and most beautiful ancient shrines. This magnificent edifice dates to the Ptolemaic period, late in Egyptian history, though the site long had been the cult centre for the goddess Hathor for centuries before (the earliest extant remains date to c360BC but a temple is recorded here as far back as c2250BC). Most of the main building dates to the reigns of the last Cleopatras and further decoration and building work within the complex continued in the Roman period up to the reign of Trajan.
The dominant structure in the complex is the Temple of Hathor, an enormous structure with a rectangular facade punctuated by the Hathor-headed columns of the hypostyle hall within. This hall is an architectural wonder, a masterpiece of ancient Egyptian design and decoration, which covers every surface and has been recently cleaned, revealing a superb astrological ceiling in all its original vibrant colours.
Sadly there was much iconoclasm here during the early Christian period and most of the reliefs of the walls and pillars have been defaced. Worse still is the damage to the 24 Hathor-head capitals: not one of the nearly a hundred huge faces of the goddess that once smiled down on this hall has been left unblemished, most with their features cruelly chiselled away.
The main temple building is otherwise structurally intact, and extends into further halls and chapels beyond, again with much relief decoration (much of which is again defaced). In one corner is an entrance to a crypt below, an unusual feature in Egyptian temple architecture consisting of several narrow passages adorned with carved relief decoration in good condition.
There are further sanctuaries and chapels above on the roof of the temple, accessed by a decorated staircase and including the room where the famous Dendera Zodiac was formerly located (today its place in the ceiling taken by a cast of the original, now displayed in Paris). The highest part of the roof complex is no longer accessible to tourists, but I can still recall making the ascent there on our first visit in 1992.
Several other buildings surround the main temple, the most impressive of which is the mammisi or 'birth-house'. This consists of a large rectangluar hall surrounded by a colonnade near the entrance to the site and has some well preserved relief decoration on its exterior. Most of this structure dates to the Roman period, but the ruins of its predecessor built under Nectanebo II (Egypt's last native pharoah) stand nearby.
Dendera temple is one of the most rewarding in Egypt and shouldn't be missed. It is one of the most complete and evocative ancient monuments in the country and its recent restoration has revealed a surprisingly extensive amount of colour surviving within (we were amazed by the dramatic contrast with the soot-blackened ceiling we'd beheld on our previous visit in the 1990s). Despite its relative youth (in Egyptian terms at least!) it is easily one of my favourite sites in Egypt.
The elaborate ceiling of the Sala dos Brasões Heraldry room in Sintra National Palace, Sintra, Portugal.
Now part of Ottawa City Hall; they call it the Heritage Building.
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The Former Ottawa Teacher’s College National Historic Site of Canada is located on Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa. A fine example of late-19th century eclectic design, the building’s two-and-a-half-storey front block is a balanced composition exhibiting an eclectic interpretation of the Gothic Revival Style. The roof, in the Second Empire style, with a central spired belfry, features a gable and a lively series of turrets. The building is now part of the Ottawa City Hall Complex. Official recognition refers to the former school building on its original lot.
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The Former Ottawa Teacher’s College was designated a national historic site of Canada in 1974 because it is a nationally significant example of the Gothic Revival Style in Canada whose use of disparate architectural details reflects a spirit of eclecticism.
The Ottawa Teacher’s College or Normal School, designed by the architect W.R. Strickland and built in 1874-1875 by J. Forin under supervising architect James Mather, was the second institution of its type to be established in Ontario. The College continued to train teachers for Ontario until 1974. Purchased by the regional government, an office complex was constructed to the rear. After municipal amalgamation, the building became part of Ottawa City Hall.
The rectangular massing with central pavilion of the main block follows an accepted format for 19th century academic institutions, while the use of disparate architectural details including a mix of pointed Gothic-style, semi-circular and flat-headed windows, Romanesque columns, and Second Empire-style roof, reflects a spirit of eclecticism.
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The Heritage Building was formerly the Ottawa Normal School, built in 1875. It was the second Normal School established in Ontario and is the oldest still standing today. In 1879, a model school for 360 pupils was added. As well, an assembly hall and additional classrooms were added in 1892.
The original architect, WR Strickland, chose the Gothic renaissance style to reflect the influence of the parliament buildings. Semi-circular Italiante windows, Romanesque columns and Second Empire roof complete the Victorian structure. The exterior walls are made from limestone quarried in Gloucester Township. The roof is slate and all the decorative trim is made of cast iron.
The building was purchased by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (RMOC) in 1987, which built the office complex to the rear. Restoration and renovation work began in early 1988. Renamed the Heritage Building, it officially was reopened as part of Regional Headquarters in May 1990. After municipal amalgamation in 2001, the building became Ottawa City Hall. Today it is the executive block of Ottawa City Hall housing the offices of the Mayor, City Manager and City Clerk.
The Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame, showcasing Ottawa sports legends, is now permanently housed on the first floor of the building.
Doors Open 2023 @ City Hall; Ottawa, Ontario.
Oxford's Divinity School. Among the identifiable arms here are the royal arms in the centre with the Lancastrian rose behind it and the arms of the University.
In-progress photo of hand-painted ceiling.
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Walton's church of St James is a small and neat structure dating from 1750, sitting next to Gilbert Scott's Victorian Gothic Walton Hall. The presence of stained glass in the windows however indicates that the church did not come through the Victorian period untouched (Pevsner says it was enlarged in 1842).
Inside the church is very attractive with decorative plaster ceilings though the stained glass diffuses the Georgian atmosphere somewhat. The 'Venetian' east window and flanking lights in the tiny projecting chancel are the work of Clayton & Bell and centres on a crucified Christ who looks somewhat older than 33! Two later pictoral north nave windows are rather heavily ornamented and along with the ornamental glazing opposite subdue what must have originally been a very light interior.
The church is generally kept open to visitors during normal daylight hours.
One of the many painted ceilings in the Vatican. This one is actually a small dome, though it doesn't really show up well in 2D.