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La Cattedrale di Helsinki, con la sua posizione sopraelevata e la sua mole, domina lo skyline della capitale finlandese.
La chiesa venne costruita in stile neoclassico tra il 1832 e il 1852.
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Helsinki Cathedral, with its elevated position and bulk, dominates the skyline of the Finnish capital.
The church was built in the neoclassical style between 1832 and 1852.
ant Agustí Nou és un temple d'estil neoclàssic edificat entre 1728 i 1750, a la plaça de Sant Agustí, al carrer Hospital del barri del Raval de Barcelona.[1] En l'indret hi ha restes de l'antic convent dels agustins homònim.
És una església amplia d'una sola nau, amb capelles laterals. Està coberta amb volta de canó amb llunetes i creuer amb cúpula. La capçalera és del segle xix i forma un semicercle de columnes corínties.[1] La façana va ser projectada el 1735 per Pere Costa i ha quedat inacabada, ja que només es va completar la part inferior, amb un atri d'arcades de mig punt amb pilastres jòniques. Al mig hi ha un escut borbònic.[1]
Història
Veneració de Santa Rita el 22 de maig
L'orde dels frares agustins, instal·lat a Barcelona des del segle x, havia instaurat la seva seu entre els actuals carrers de Tantarantana i del Comerç, en un conjunt conventual construït bàsicament entre 1309 i 1474, amb diverses reformes i ampliacions durant els ss. XVI i XVII, anomenat Convent de Sant Agustí Vell, situat al barri de la Ribera.[1] Després del setge de Barcelona de 1713-1714 de la Guerra de Successió havia quedat demostrat que el flanc nord de la ciutat tenia unes defenses insuficients, raó per la qual es va plantejar la construcció de la Fortalesa de la Ciutadella. La construcció, a partir de 1716, d'aquella fortalesa implicava la creació d'una gran esplanada defensiva i la reducció de l'alçada de les edificacions que l'envoltaven per facilitar-ne la defensa. Aquestes necessitats afectaren greument el convent de Sant Agustí, que l'any 1718 va ser radicalment rebaixat en alçada i que l'any 1738 fou desposseït d'una part de la seva superfície per adaptar-la a les noves alineacions de l'esplanada (actual Carrer del Comerç).[2]
Davant la insistència dels Agustins per trobar un nou emplaçament digne per al seu orde, l'any 1727 el rei Felip V cedí uns terrenys entre els carrers de l'Hospital i de Sant Pau, resultants de la demolició de set cases preexistents. El projecte per al nou convent, de dimensions molt majors a l'originari, va ser traçat pel mestre d'obres Pere Bertran que, precisament, també s'havia encarregat de la destrucció parcial de Sant Agustí Vell. Per bé que la primera pedra de la nova església fou col·locada solemnement el 12 de desembre de 1728, un seguit de polèmiques i plets originats des de la Parròquia del Pi i altres convents del barri, provocaren que les obres dels agustins fossin paralitzades nombroses vegades. L'any 1748, l'arquitecte i escultor Pere Costa, acadèmic de la Real Academia de San Fernando de Madrid, presentà el projecte definitiu per a la façana principal de l'església. Ferran VI i el capità general Marquès de la Mina donaren l'últim impuls a les obres, dirigides per Bernardí Padallàs i Josep Pi, fins que el 30 de desembre de 1750 es produí el trasllat definitiu del convent.[3] Tanmateix, les obres de tan gran recinte es prolongaren fins a l'any 1835.[2]
Durant l'ocupació napoleònica de Guerra del Francès del 1808, el convent va haver d'allotjar, durant dos anys, el batalló de Guardies Valons i, un cop expulsats els religiosos, l'església fou desmantellada i convertida en paller. L'any 1813 va quedar sense religiosos. El 1814 els soldats van marxar i els frares iniciaren les obres de restauració, però van patir acusacions d'haver col·laborat amb els ocupants.[3] Arran de la crema de convents generalitzada a Barcelona el 25 de juliol de 1835, el convent de Sant Agustí va ser assaltat, saquejat i incendiat pels revolucionaris. Després d'aquest episodi i amb motiu de la desamortització de 1835, la biblioteca conventual es convertí en teatre i el convent fou venut a la Societat Barcelonesa de Fundició de Ferro i Construcció de Maquinària. Altres dependències del convent foren convertides en dipòsits municipals de malsendreços, mobiliari i objectes que arribaren d'altres convents saquejats.[2]
Amb l'exclaustració del convent promoguda per la Desamortització, el mateix any 1835, l'església de Sant Agustí Nou s'erigí com a parròquia.[1] El mal estat de l'edifici, però, obligà la nova parròquia de Sant Agustí a tenir la seva seu a la veïna i rival Parròquia del Pi fins a la primavera de 1839, quan es contractà la rehabilitació de l'església als mestres d'obres Josep Mas Vila i Francesc Valles. És probablement en aquesta època que es modificà la capçalera, transformant l'antic presbiteri quadrat per un presbiteri semicircular envoltat de columnes corínties i coronat per un quart d'esfera.[2]
L'any 1855 l'ajuntament expropià l'atri de l'església i n'enderrocà la reixa antiga per obrir la nova "Plaza de la Igualdad", avui Plaça de Sant Agustí. L'any 1860 el pintor Claudio Lorenzale i Sugrañes, recentment nomenat director de la Llotja, decorà el quart d'esfera del presbiteri amb una glòria mariana, seguint un esbós presentat pel llavors jove pintor Fortuny. L'altar columnari sota el quart d'esfera va ser daurat i decorat per l'arquitecte Elies Rogent l'any 1864. L'any 1880 el cos desocupat afrontat al Carrer de l'Arc de Sant Agustí passà a acollir l'escola de les "Hijas de la Caridad Españolas de San Vicente de Paúl", per a nenes i joves obreres.[2] En l'espai de la biblioteca del convent s'hi edificà el Teatre Odeon, que va funcionar de 1850 a 1887. En els terrenys del convent també s'hi va ubicar l'empresa Tous, Ascacíbar y Compañía (1841) de Nicolau Tous i Soler, i el Teatre Romea l'any 1863.
L'any 1925 l'interior de l'església fou restaurat per l'empresa Vilaró i Valls, que s'encarregà de repintar murs i fusteries i netejar els elements petris. Tanmateix, entre el 19 i el 20 de juliol de 1936, l'església fou incendiada i saquejada durant els primers disturbis de la Guerra Civil, quedant destruït el presbiteri, la Capella del Santíssim (decorada entre 1904 i 1906 per Joaquim Torres Garcia), les gelosies de la tribuna i la resta de retaules que ornaven les capelles laterals. Fou ocupada pel sindicat d'Arts Gràfiques.[3] A més, durant la Guerra, l'ajuntament va demolir el cos afrontat al carrer de l'Arc de Sant Agustí que acollia l'escola de noies i la casa parroquial (on avui hi ha l'Hotel Sant Agustí) quedà en estat de ruïna total. Tot i que s'havia ordenat la demolició total de la parròquia, l'arquitecte municipal Joaquim Vilaseca i Rivera, aconseguí frenar-la, al·legant que podria ser utilitzada com a sala de concerts. Després de la Guerra Civil, l'interior de la parròquia fou profundament remodelat, sense que hagi transcendit, de moment, l'autoria i direcció de les obres.[2]
El 7 de novembre de 1971 la parròquia de Sant Agustí fou l'escenari de la constitució de l'Assemblea de Catalunya,[3] una plataforma antifranquista que agrupava l'oposició de partits, sindicats i organitzacions polítiques i socials catalanes.[2]
L'any 2009 s'endegaren les obres de consolidació i revestiment de la façana del costat de l'evangeli, resultant de l'enderroc de l'escola de noies durant la guerra. Aquell mur, que mai havia estat interactuat fins llavors, tradueix encara els perfils de les voltes que cobrien l'antiga Capella de la Bona Mort i la galeria de sepultures.[2]
L'any 2011 s'hi va celebrar un acte commemorant els 40 anys de l'Assem
Church of Sant Agustí Nou del Raval
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A popular church in the Barcelona district of El Raval. It was built on the site of the former convent of Sant Agustí and is also known as the “cathedral of the poor” due to the great social roots that it has always had in the neighbourhood.
Called Sant Agustí Nou (new) to differentiate it from the church of the old convent of Sant Agustí, this temple in the Barcelona neighbourhood of El Raval was built between 1728 and 1760. It formed part of a larger architectural ensemble, however, during the disendowment of Mendizábal the convent and cloister were lost. It is commonly known as the “cathedral of the poor” and plays an important role in the social life of the neighbourhood of El Raval. It is the headquarters of two brotherhoods, La Macarena and Gran Poder.
It is formed by a single nave with interconnected side chapels. Two of the most popular chapels among the parishioners are the chapels dedicated to Saint Ponç and Saint Rita, in which it is common to see floral offerings.
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire (1778). Shown is the frontage and the right wing of the building. This is clearly a statement made in stone: times are changing, and the church must change too. In the end, it turned out that stone is a lot more malleable than tradition. Shot at approx. F11.
The big copper dome of Old Supreme Court which turned green due to oxidisation is one of the distinctive features of the old Supreme Court building. This building was the last Classical architecture building to be built on the former British colony. Hopefully it will remain as one of the finest monuments ever preserved in Singapore.
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98 Douglas Street has many unique features including the hipped roof with small brackets, bulls-eye window with four keystones and Neo-Classical rounded verandah with second floor walkouts.
St George's Hall is in the centre of the English city of Liverpool, built in 1841 It is a building in Neoclassical style which contains concert halls and law courts, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
Saint George was a Roman soldier and officer in the Guard of Roman emperor Diocletian of the Roman army, who ordered his death for failing to recant his Christian faith. As a Christian martyr, he later became one of the most venerated saints in Christianity.
Helsinki Cathedral (Tuomiokirkko) is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral located in the centre of Helsinki. Its green domes and snow white facade are a distinctive landmark in the Helsinki cityscape. It was built in the neoclassical style.
Built in the neoclassical style between 1783 and 1787 for the Dutch consul Daniel Gildemeester, the Seteais Palace is located in the picturesque hilltop town of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera, operating since 1954 as a luxury hotel. The palace is a national landmark and is included in the UNESCO Cultural Landscape of Sintra World Heritage Site listing.
York Place is a street in central Edinburgh of almost exclusively 18th century buildings, linking Queen Street to Broughton Street and Leith Walk. This block is so busy that there are no crosswalks for pedestrians except at the corners.
The street's Georgian Neoclassical architecture remains almost completely intact. It is one of the busiest streets in the city centre being part of the main east-west route for traffic together with the Edinburgh Trams line and several bus services. The tram tracks and overhead catenary wires are visible in this image.
The little chimneys are generally built one for each fireplace. Some of these homes must have or had a lot of fireplaces!
Selected for Explore on 1 Aug 2025, at #309.
A staircase from the Tokyo National Museum, Japanese Gallery (Honkan). The exhibition was vast and interesting, but the architecture itself was nothing spectacular. However, the western neoclassical styled building has many interesting details, one being this. The black-and-white approach here is especially funky as the sides of staircase turn into light itself.
Neoclassical style Palace Bellevue in the Tiegarten Garden is the official residence of the German Federal President (President of Germany). Seen from a city bus passing through the area. This building is closed to the public. It was built in 1785.
- Berlin, Germany
A view of the temple-like façade at Downing College, Cambridge, showcasing its graceful columns and clean Neoclassical lines. Founded in 1800, Downing was the first major college in Cambridge to adopt this architectural style, marking a shift from medieval courtyards to open, symmetrical planning. The design reflects Enlightenment ideals of reason and harmony — still evident today in the college’s serene setting and timeless proportions.
The Neoclassical revival, Corinthian style building was designed by architect Richard K.A. Kletting, and built between 1912 and 1916. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Beginning in 2004, the capitol underwent a major restoration and renovation project.
Neoclassical palace in Topolno village from the end of the 19th century. The Congregation of the Pastoral Sisters run here a Girls Halfway House for over 100 years. Lover Vistula Valley, North-central Poland.
A house in Berkeley, near campus. Many houses of this type were built in the early 20th century to house students and faculty, as the university grew.
The neoclassical Surgeons' Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSED). It houses the Surgeons' Hall Museum, and the library and archive of the RCSED. The present Surgeons' Hall was designed by William Henry Playfair and completed in 1832. It was extensively refurbished from 2013-5.
Monastery was founded at the end of XVI Century. Most of the current buildings were built in the 18th and 19th Centuries in a neoclassical style. Main Cathedral (at the photo) was built in 1821-25.
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Magnificent stately home property of the family Travé. It is a neoclassic building that contains numerous sculptural elements related to the greco-roman world and classic mythology. Frederic Travé created, in relation to this thematic one, an exceptional library. The garden of the property is very remarkable, with diverse exotic species.
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In Lynnewood Hall - an old Neoclassical Revival Mansion with about 110 rooms located in the Philadelphia suburb of Elkins Park.
The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor) is an 18th-century neoclassical triumphal arch in Berlin, and one of the best-known landmarks of Germany. It is built on the site of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from Berlin to the town of Brandenburg an der Havel. During the post-war Partition of Germany, the gate was isolated and inaccessible immediately next to the Berlin Wall, and the area around the gate was featured most prominently in the media coverage of the tearing down of the wall in 1989.
As we strolled through the Hofgarten park in Munich, Germany, we couldn’t help but notice the impressive building standing before us - the Bayerische Staatskanzlei, the official seat of the Bavarian government. The building is grand, imposing, and massive, with an impressive sense of symmetry. Although we are not big fans of neoclassical architecture, we couldn't help but be impressed by the building's presence in the peaceful beauty of the Hofgarten – München, Germany.
Fulton County erected this handsome, neoclassical-style courthouse in 1897-98 using the architectural designs of Charles E. Bell. Bell designed a number of other courthouses throughout the United States including Fulton County's sister courthouse, the Woodford County Courthouse in Eureka, Illinois. The courthouse is the fourth to serve Fulton County.
Fulton County, located in central Illinois southwest of Peoria, is named for Robert Fulton, the first successful builder of steamboats on American waters. The county seat of Lewistown is best known as the source of Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters, who lived here.
Lewistown population in 2019 was estimated at 2,146. The estimated population of Fulton County in 2018 was 34,844.
Union Station in DC. Neoclassical elements combined the Roman architecture. Very interesting place. Don't miss it on your next trip in DC.
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Neoclassical Salon set with or without a little touch of D/s
Each seating piece has 25 texture choices + 28 singles/couples animations
(Photo by Patty Bartavelle <3)
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Wheeler Hall on the UC Berkeley Campus. With a lecture hall seating 1,000 or 700 people, depending on which source you read. Over 100 years old.
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A solitary figure holds a wing-like wire structure in its arms. The object seems both fragile and unresolved – like something slipping away. The figure’s gaze is calm, yet inward. It might be an attempt to hold on to something loved, even as it begins to fade.
To me, there is great tenderness in this gesture – as if one is still carrying the weight of the relationship, while the other is already drifting away.
Nuvole Bianche drifts softly over them, like something remembered, but never quite named.
Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi is known for minimalist piano pieces that feel more like reflections than performances — quiet, deliberate, deeply human.
His music often moves like breath – minimal, emotional, made to be felt more than explained.
the place: Retrospect
Church of the Poblenou Cemetery (1818), Art style. Neoclassicism. Architect: Antoni Ginesi, Barcelona.
Osterley Park, West London, as seen from the air.
Remodelled in the 1760s by neoclassical architect Robert Adam, the main mansion was described by Horace Walpole as 'the palace of palaces'. It has been managed by the National Trust since 1991.
Behind the park lies Ealing to the North, with Ealing Hospital visible in blue, and the arch of Wembley Arena visible in the distance.
Taken from the air with a Nikon D40 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
NeoClassical Style - Palladian Version
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France which then became one of the most prominent and iconic architectural styles in the Western World
The Neoclassical revival, Corinthian style building was designed by architect Richard K.A. Kletting, and built between 1912 and 1916. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Beginning in 2004, the capitol underwent a major restoration and renovation project
La iglesia parroquial de la Asunción, ... en Maltés: Knisja Arċipretali ta' Santa Marija, comúnmente conocido como la rotonda de Mosta, es una parroquia católica de Malta, dedicada a la asunción de María.
El diseño de la iglesia actual se basa en el Panteón de Roma, y se dice que es la tercera bóveda en el mundo construida sin soporte. "neoclassical style".
El 09 de abril de 1942. Recibió tres bombas, dos de ellas se desviaron sin explotar. Sin embargo, una de las bombas alemanas con alto poder explosivo de 500kg atravesó la cúpula y entró en la iglesia, donde se encontraba, una congregación de más de 300 personas. La bomba no explotó. Este evento fue interpretado por los malteses como un milagro .Una bomba, similar se muestra ahora en la sacristía en la parte posterior de la iglesia, bajo las palabras Il-Miraklu tal-Bomba, 9 ta' que significa "El milagro de la bomba”.