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.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.
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Looking at the sunken garden in Rendinghu Park, seen through a classical-style archway
Rendinghu Park, near Deshengmen Gate Beijing, contains several landscapes. The park originated in the 1950's and underwent considerable renovation in 2007. One of its fascinating features is the partially sunken pseudo-Grecian/Roman style gardens.
Interior of San Giacomo in Augusta. A 14th c. church was reconstructed and enlarged at the end of the 16th c. The facade was begun by F.da Volterra and finished by C.Maderno. Interior of the church has a fine elliptical plan and vault fresco by Silverio Capparoni. The name derives from the nearby Mausoleum of Augustus.
St. Paul's Cathedral was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and was completed in 1677.
The cathedral is a grade I listed building.
Taken in Chicago, IL
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Su construcción se inició en el año 421 a. C., durante la tregua de la Paz de Nicias en la guerra del Peloponeso, reemplazando el antiguo templo arcaico de Atenea que había sido destruido por los persas durante las Guerras Médicas.
Está formado por un edificio central con planta irregular, adecuado al desnivel del terreno, que comprende dos partes sin comunicación entre ellas: al este es un santuario dedicado a Atenea de tipo hexástilo, con unas columnas de orden jónico; al oeste está formado por dos capillas con doble culto: una a Erecteo y Poseidón y la otra a Hefesto y Butes.[24] En el acceso a estas salas se encontraba la fuente de agua salada que supuestamente Poseidón hizo brotar con un golpe de su tridente durante la disputa con Atenea. Tiene una stoa en la parte norte, con columnas y en la parte sur es donde se encuentra la Tribuna de las Cariátides, con seis columnas con figura de mujer de 230 cm de altura, realizadas por Calímaco, un ayudante de Fidias. Las que se pueden ver in situ son copias de las cinco que se encuentran en el Museo de la Acrópolis y de una sexta que hay en el Museo Británico.[25]
El Erecteión mostraba un friso que recorría los lados del edificio, formado por figuras de mármol montadas sobre lápidas de piedra calcárea negra de la ciudad de Eleusis. Se ha conservado una lápida de la segunda etapa de su construcción, donde se pueden leer los 130 nombres de los trabajadores y su paga, una dracma diario, que era la misma que la que recibía el arquitecto.[26]
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I remember my first time in Israel - for my Bar Mitzvah, back in 1995 - we spent some time on the beach in Tel Aviv. It was the only time I've ever touched the Mediterranean, and it was pleasantly surprisingly warm, as compared to the lame beaches here on Long Island.
This brief jaunt to Caesarea on the first day of our Birthright trip was the closest we would come to the sea the whole trip; we never went to Tel Aviv at all. Which is a shame. Next time.
The garden door of the house showing the classical detailing typical of the work of the architect James Gibbs.
Ceiling of San Giacomo in Augusta. A 14th c. church was reconstructed and enlarged at the end of the 16th c. The facade was begun by F.da Volterra and finished by C.Maderno. Interior of the church has a fine elliptical plan and vault fresco by Silverio Capparoni. The name derives from the nearby Mausoleum of Augustus.
#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.
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