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Terracotta build date on the Simms Reeve intitute at Brancaster. The building is named after the man who was Lord of the Manor in the later years of the nineteenth century.
The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife.
The figures, dating from approximately the late third century BCE, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong County, outside Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. The figures vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Estimates from 2007 were that the three pits containing the Terracotta Army held more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which remained buried in the pits near Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum.
Other terracotta non-military figures were found in other pits, including officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians.(Wikipedia)
Corder House at 21 Fawcett Street, Sunderland was built as a cafe and offices between 1889 and 1891. The architect was Frank Caws and the contractors David and John Rankin. The terracotta, as clearly marked, is by J C Edwards of Ruabon. Frank Caws had his own office in these buildings. It is listed Grade II.
Qin Shihuang (259-210 BCE), the First Emperor of China, conquered much in this life, but his driving purpose was even greater: He sought to conquer death. In order to achieve immortality, he built himself a tomb—a vast underground city guarded by a life-size terracotta army including warriors, infantrymen, horses, chariots and all their attendant armor and weaponry. Here are two archers and a charioteer; they are on display at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. They are mesmerizing, as is the story.
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Kantanagar Temple at Kantanagar,is a late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. The Kantajew Temple is one of the most magnificent religious edifices belonging to the 18th century. The temple belongs to the popular Hindu Kanta or Krishna and this is most popular with the Radha-Krishna cult (assemble of memorable love) in Bengal. This beautiful temple is dedicated to Krishna and his wife Rukmini. Built by Maharaja Pran Nath, its construction started in 1704 CE and ended in the reign of his son Raja Ramnath 1722 CE,during the reign of his son Maharaja Ramnath. It boasts one of the greatest examples on Terracotta architecture in Bangladesh and once had nine spires, but all were destroyed in an earthquake that took place in 1897.
56-60 Newhall Street, Birmingham is a feast of delightful terracotta detail. The ground floor between the entrances had been completely replaced with a modern shopfront but this has now been largely restored. The building is listed Grade II*.
This image of lavender flowers was captured against part of a house which gave it a terracotta bokeh background.
Summer has started and so have my internships. I was lucky to pass the iconic Flatiron and Empire State Buildings' every day during my first internship this summer at The One Club. I coordinated the social media for all of NYC Creative Week, which was a blast, and next month I start my second internship at Droga5. By the end of this summer I'll be looking into investing in a full-frame and saying goodbye to my D90, and goodbye to crop-sensor images in general.
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Une sélection de 165 répliques, parmi les 8000 statues de guerrier en terre cuite du mausolée de l'empereur Qin. Très belle exposition à Pasaia.
A selection of 165 replicas, among the 8000 terracotta warrior statues of the mausoleum of Emperor Qin. Very nice exhibition in Pasaia.
Even in a small village there are opportunities to find interesting terracotta. This is a butcher's shop in Tattenhall, Cheshire, where I presume the terracotta came from one of the works around Ruabon. I like to think that the oval once contained images of pigs, cows and sheep! Sadly I fear that the business has now closed.
The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife.
He is part of the famous Terracotta Army of some 8000 figures discovered near to Xi`an , China in 1974. Considering that he is about 2200 years old , he is in a truly incredible condition . This is the well known kneeling figure which is kept in a sealed glass case ( hence not easy to photo) . His original wooden crossbow has not survived so well as its owner.
Click on image to appreciate the detail.
On display at the Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois.
The terracotta army was discovered by accident in 1974 at Xian, in China, when local farmers digging a well broke into a pit containing 6000 life-size terracotta figures. Excavation in 1976 revealed two further pits both filled with terracotta warriors. On the eastern side of the tomb a number of small pits have been found containing the bones of horses and smaller size terracotta figures of grooms. Since then discoveries have continued to be made at the site and to date the remains of nearly 8000 terracotta figures have been recovered.
There has been worldwide fascination in the discovery of the Terracotta Army and it is now regarded as the 8th Wonder of the Ancient World.
The terracotta army was guarding the tomb of the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang di, who lived over 2200 years ago. He became famous for unifying the warring states into what is now China, and for becoming the country's first emperor. He is remembered for instigating the building of the Great Wall of China, and the fanatical fear of death and an obsessive quest for the secret of immortality. This craze for life and the fear of death ultimately gave us the legacy of the terracotta warriors.
The terracotta warriors are unique. Not only are they life-size and individually modelled in clay, but the detail of the figures is astounding. Not only can we observe the construction of body armour of terracotta army, with even the heads of rivets standing out, but the soles of the shoes of the kneeling warriors are modelled with fine tread patterns. The hands and the heads of the terracotta warriors were made separately, and each head is reputed to be different and individual. Although all the warriors were in the pits they had been buried in, many of them were in pieces and have had to be restored. The museum technicians and craftsmen who undertook this difficult task often had to remodel parts to restore areas of the figures that were too badly damaged to be reconstructed.
Advertising the product with lots of glazed faience on the 1927 office building at the Waterside Works of Shaws of Darwen. This architectural terracotta business was established in 1897 and in 2009 was split into two parts, one manufacturing architectural terracotta and the other making belfast sinks and other such ware. The terracotta business has since failed, leading to the establishment by the former employees of Darwen Terracotta Ltd which is based in Blackburn. Sink manufacture by Shaws continues at Waterside.
Members of the terracotta army have been reassemblied to stand guard for their emperor, Qin Shi Haung
Terracotta (previously known as hardened clay) is a block formed from clay, with a hardness and blast resistance comparable to stone.
Fine terracotta doorway at 37-38 Cannon Street in Birmingham. The plaque contains the letters N H but I have been unable to identify to whom this refers.
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Qin Terracotta Warriors pit who had been destroyed, with pits had water, long buried in the ground and other factors, most of the time no longer unearthed terracotta colors, as well as a handful of local residual color; and unearthed in the process, but also from some painted figurines body and clods stick together; incomplete painting, such as the protection of ill-will appear in a short time cracking, blistering, loss and other phenomena.
Manchester and Salford Bank building, Middleton, 1892. Designed by local architect Edgar Wood and listed Grade II, Sadly the terracotta frontage has been ruined by the application of brick acid which has removed the outer layer. It is now a bar.
The Terracotta Army or the "Terracotta Warriors and Horses" is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife.
The figures, dating from approximately the late third century BCE, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The figures vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Estimates from 2007 were that the three pits containing the Terracotta Army held more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which remained buried in the pits nearby Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum. Other terracotta non-military figures were found in other pits, including officials, acrobats, strongmen and musicians.(Wikipedia)
Terracotta at its very best on the exterior of the Grade One listed Pierhead Building in Cardiff, built in 1897 for the Bute Docks Company to the design of the English architect William Frame. The terracotta was supplied by Ruabon based brickmakers JC Edwards & Co. It is now a visitor and education centre for the National Assembly.