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The Secretariat Building or Central Secretariat is where the Cabinet Secretariat is housed, which administers the Government of India. Built in the 1910s,home to some of the most important ministries.
The 1931 series celebrated the inauguration of New Delhi as the seat of government. The one rupee stamp shows George V with the "asking Alexandria" and Dominion Columns.
The planning of New Delhi began in earnest after Delhi was made capital of the British Indian Empire in 1911. Lutyens was assigned responsibility for town planning and the construction of Viceroy's House (now Rashtrapati Bhavan); Herbert Baker, who had practised in South Africa for two decades, 1892–1912, joined in as the second in command. Baker took on the design of the next most important building, the Secretariat, which was the only building other than Viceroy's House to stand on Raisina Hill. As the work progressed relations between Lutyens and Baker deteriorated; the hill placed by Baker in front of Viceroy's House largely obscured Viceroy's House from view on the Rajpath from India Gate, in breach of Lutyens' intentions; instead, only the top of the dome of Viceroy's House is visible from far away. To avoid this, Lutyens wanted the Secretariat to be of lower height than Viceroy's House, but Baker wanted it of the same height, and in the end it was Baker's intentions that were fulfilled.
Many employees were brought into the new capital from distant parts of British India, including the Bengal Presidency and Madras Presidency. Subsequently housing for them was developed around Gole Market area.
The Secretariat Building was designed by the prominent British architect Herbert Baker in Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture. Both the identical building have four levels, each with about 1,000 rooms, in the inner courtyards to make space for future expansions. In continuation with the Viceroy's House, these buildings also used cream and red Dholpur sandstone from Rajasthan, with the red sandstone forming the base. Together the buildings were designed to form two squares. They have broad corridors between different wings and wide stairways to the four floors and each building is topped by a giant dome, while each wings end with colonnaded balcony.
Much of the building is in classical architectural style, yet it incorporated from Mughal and Rajasthani architecture style and motifs in its architecture. These are visible in the use of Jali, perforated screens, to protect from scorching sun and monsoon rains of India. Another feature of the building is a dome-like structure known as the Chatri, a design unique to India, used in ancient times to give relief to travelers by providing shade from the hot Indian sun.
The style of architecture used in Secretariat Building is unique to Raisina Hill. In front of the main gates on buildings are the four "dominion columns", given by Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. At the time of their unveiling in 1930, India was also supposed to become a British dominion soon. However, India became independent within the next 17 years and the Secretariat became the seat of power of a sovereign India. In the years to follow the building ran out of accommodation
September 2013.
Open House is the annual opportunity to explore hundreds of buildings in London for free and see the architecture. Many of the buildings are not normally open to the public.
The main Foreign Office building in King Charles Street was built by George Gilbert Scott in partnership with Matthew Digby Wyatt. George Gilbert Scott was responsible for the overall classical design of these offices, but Matthew Digby Wyatt, the India Office’s Surveyor, designed and built the interior of the India Office. It was built with rich decoration to impress foreign visitors.
September 2013.
Open House is the annual opportunity to explore hundreds of buildings in London for free and see the architecture. Many of the buildings are not normally open to the public.
The main Foreign Office building in King Charles Street was built by George Gilbert Scott in partnership with Matthew Digby Wyatt. George Gilbert Scott was responsible for the overall classical design of these offices, but Matthew Digby Wyatt, the India Office’s Surveyor, designed and built the interior of the India Office. It was built with rich decoration to impress foreign visitors.
The Instituto Veneto is an Italian Language School ... there are a few locations throughout Italy and we happened to come across the one in Venice. There are all kinds of courses one can take - have look at the site - www.istitutovenezia.com/en/venice_institute_about_us.html
Digging back into my archives - a few photos from our Mediterranean cruise. Hope you don't mind coming back with me to re-visit this jewel of a city. It seems some people don't care much for this city - they could take it or leave it ... but I loved it there ... and I could return tomorrow! Now tomorrow may be next year or in five years ... I don't care ... i will return one day.
St Swithin's Church in Bath.
St Swithin’s Church is the only classical-style Georgian parish church left in Bath, having been rebuilt in 1777. Jane Austen’s father is buried here and anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce was married here in 1797.
The reconstructed Casa del Prado Theater shows its Churrigueresque ornamentation framing the front entrance.
For more info on Balboa Park - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balboa_Park,_San_Diego,_California
IBA-Projekt-Nr. 166: Instandsetzung und Modernisierung • Forster Straße 16–21 • Joachim Schmidt • Block 145 • Foto Juli 2012 • Projektnummer und -bezeichnung, Ortsangabe und Angaben zu den beteiligten Personen folgender Publikation entnommen: Bauausstellung Berlin GmbH (Hrsg.): „Internationale Bauausstellung Berlin 1987. Projektübersicht“, offizieller Katalog, aktualisierte und erweiterte Ausgabe, Berlin 1991
.A detailed description of this structure is given by F.S. Mackenna in the Kist, vol. 22, 1981. with an Appendix in Vol. 24. According to Mackenna Its design is attributed to William Adam c 1747 and the building dates from 1749.
It is built over a large boulder in the hillside from which a natural spring issues. The stream from the rock is collected in an oval rock-cut basin at the foot. A notch in the front rock wall of the basin permits an overflow into a small shallow basin cut into the flagged floor, from which it is conducted by a narrow winding channel in the floor to the outside edge of the pavement. The overflow now falls into a small hole in the channel before it reaches the edge.
It is a beautifully built classical structure. The interior has an arched roof and the floor is paved. The blocks, apart from the keystone, surrounding the arched doorway and above it, are decorated with vermiculation. The roof has stone slabs and is curved at the rear. Carved graffiti are present on some roof blocks and on at least one side wall. The finer graffiti have been suggested by Mackenna to have been the work of the stonemasons.
Visited by David Dorren and Nina Henry on 20 February 2018.
Sony Alpha A6000 with Sigma 19mm f2.8
September 2013.
Open House is the annual opportunity to explore hundreds of buildings in London for free and see the architecture. Many of the buildings are not normally open to the public.
The main Foreign Office building in King Charles Street was built by George Gilbert Scott in partnership with Matthew Digby Wyatt. George Gilbert Scott was responsible for the overall classical design of these offices, but Matthew Digby Wyatt, the India Office’s Surveyor, designed and built the interior of the India Office. It was built with rich decoration to impress foreign visitors.
The Locarno Suite consists of 3 rooms originally designed by Scott for diplomatic dinners, conferences and receptions.
, All Saints' Church, Northampton, England, United Kingdom, UK
Under an overcast sky on a late June afternoon, All Saints' Church in Northampton, England, serves as a backdrop for daily life. Pedestrians are seen walking along the pavement and near the church entrance, while a few individuals rest on the steps of its prominent portico, which is decorated with colourful banners. The image captures a moment in the historic town centre, with the church's imposing tower and classical architecture prominent in the scene.
The pair of Mistley Towers in Essex.
The Mistley Towers are all that remains of the grandiose church of St Mary the Virgin, built in the 18th century in Lawford, Essex, close to the River Stour.
The church was built in the early 18th century in the Classical style and was expanded developed in 1776 by architect Robert Adam, under the auspices of politician Richard Rigby.
The porticoed neoclassical towers were built at the east and west end of the church and resemble tall pavilions.
The towers are now all that remains of the great church – the majority demolished in the 19th century – and are looked after by English Heritage.
September 2013.
Open House is the annual opportunity to explore hundreds of buildings in London for free and see the architecture. Many of the buildings are not normally open to the public.
The main Foreign Office building in King Charles Street was built by George Gilbert Scott in partnership with Matthew Digby Wyatt. George Gilbert Scott was responsible for the overall classical design of these offices, but Matthew Digby Wyatt, the India Office’s Surveyor, designed and built the interior of the India Office. It was built with rich decoration to impress foreign visitors.
View into the chapel with Batoni's Sacred Heart of Jesus. The principal church of the Jesuits in Rome, il Gesu was built between 1568 and 1575, to the designs of Vignola and Giacomo della Porta; and Baciccia, Antonio Raggi and Leonardo Retti (nave ceiling). The marble decoration of the nave interior is of a later date.
Photo © Lina Groza 2024
Pavlovsk Palace (Russian: Павловский дворец) is an 18th-century Russian Imperial residence built by the order of Catherine the Great for her son Grand Duke Paul, in Pavlovsk, within Saint Petersburg. After his death, it became the home of his widow, Maria Feodorovna. The palace and the large English garden surrounding it are now a Russian state museum and public park.
Sagadi estate was first mentioned in written records in 1469. During the course of history, it has belonged to several different Baltic German families. A rococo-style manor house was built in 1749-1753, the plans for which have unusually been preserved. The von Fock family who owned the estate hired master builder Johan Nicolaus Vogel to construct the house. The building was rebuilt 1793-1795 and acquired its present elegant, early classicist look at that time. Minor changes were made in 1894 under the guidance of architect Rudolf von Engelhardt. During the larger part of the 20th century, the manor housed a school. It was renovated in 1977-1987.
The manor house ensemble, complete with 20 outbuildings and a park, remains one of the most well-kept manor house complexes in Estonia. In the main house, numerous details, such as painted ceilings and carved wooden stairs, have been restored, and the main house is historically furnished
#Temple of #Hephaistos in central Athens, Greece, is the best-preserved ancient #Greektemple in the world, but is far less well-known than its illustrious neighbour, the Parthenon.
It was dedicated to Hephaestus, the god of smiths and metal-workers.
Hephaestus
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