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I love the terracotta rooftops of Tuscany! This piccy was taken from the Duomo in Florence back in 2008. A very beautiful place one of my favourites. I also love the little rooftop garden you can see to the top right, Mmmm glass of chianti anyone?
Terracotta ornamentation on the former Hollywood Park Council School. This former junior and senior council school was designed by architects Cheers & Smith of Blackburn and Twickenham. It was built as a council school in 1906-7, and formed one of a pair of schools designed by Cheers & Smith for the County Borough of Stockport (the other school, which also opened in 1907, is North Reddish Infant and Junior School, Lewis Road, Stockport). The school closed in 1979, and has since been used as a nursery and adult education centre.
Too wet and windy for biking, walking or outdoor photography so I thought I'd create my very own Terracotta Army.
From the Terracotta Warriors exhibition at the World Museum, Liverpool.
The larger 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 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, People's Republic of China, 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
Large pots at Buddha Eden in Portugal.
The oriental garden with around 35 hectares of land was created as a reaction to the destruction of the Buddha’s of Banyan, in which one of the greatest acts of cultural barbarity took place, erasing masterpieces of late-period Gandhara art.
From Buddhas, pagodas, terracotta statues and the various carefully-placed sculptures which can be found throughout the gardens, it is estimated that some six thousand tons of marble and granite were used to create this monumental work of art.
The central staircase is the focal point of the garden, where the golden Buddhas offer you a calm welcome.
At the central lake, KOI (Japanese carp) fish can be seen, and sculpted dragons rise out of the water.
There is also the opportunity to see the seven hundred hand-painted terracotta soldiers, each of them unique copies of those which were buried some 2,200 years ago.
You will be truly enchanted with the peace and tranquillity of this unique and special place.
Buddha Eden
Quinta dos Loridos
2540-480 Bombarral Bombarral
Leiria
Portugal
+351 262 605 240
The "ripple" on top of the pits were where the wooden "roof" was when first built ~2200 years ago. Illustrated here in Lego.
This is the view which greets you when you first approach the hall
The front rows of terracotta warriors have been restored from having been crushed under parts of the ceiling which originally was supported by the longs lines of earth going all the way to the back of the hall
Co-operative society emblem on the former Co-op drapery store on the corner of Higher Bridge St & St George's Rd, Bolton. The building dates from 1904 and the terracotta work on the frontage is all the product of Henry Dennis' Hafod Red Brick Works at Ruabon.
Prague, Czech Republic - It was an amazing day walking the streets of Prague. The city is known for its terracotta roofs, which got me thinking, terracotta sounds like it could be a dessert. This was taken near the Prague Castle.
It looks like they maybe setting up a wedding on the lower part of the image. Why so many chairs?
Carpet centre on Mill Street in Crewe. The cream terracotta faience is unusual for the area. The building has a date of 1937 at the bottom of the black central rectangle. I wonder whether it was shops when built?
Aging of Time
This warrior was first created in full color and glory and over the last two millenniums his body and armour now show the aging of time. Painted realistically, this warrior appears like he was recently dug up, re-constructed and cleaned up, exposing the last remaining paint of its original state. Through the aging, I hope the viewer gets a feeling of wisdom, wonder and strength -------- Dean Lauze
Canada Place-------Vancouver, BC
If you're a Vancouverite this should be not new to you. It feels good if you see a photo with great exposure, it just feels right. It's like the colors appear natural and sharpness kind of follows, of course the focus should be right, hehe.
Anyway, not sure if these are life size but can you guess how tall I am? I could have done guess work but my tilting LCD helped here :).
The Whitakers department store in Bolton expanded into a large buff terracotta-faced building in 1920. This was extravagantly decorated with towers and domes and covered in a wide range of ornamentation. By the time of this view the shop was trading as Beales and closure came in 2016. The building has since been divided into a range of retail units.
100 years old and still proudly announcing ownership of this building at Cefn Mawr. It is now occupied by a firm specialising in sewing machine sales and repairs. The terracotta is almost certainly a product of the nearby works of J C Edwards.
A long model depicting how a terracotta horse was constructed in stages. a pano of the display in six images stitched together.
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 and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife.
A small number of figures and artifacts is on display in the the World Museum in Liverpool, from 9 February 2018 to 28 October 2018.
Qin's terracotta army was accidentally discovered in 1974 while digging a well. It consists of life-size figures of warriors, depicted in battle dress according to rank an unit, and figures of horses and chariots. The army lies approximately a mile east of Qin's main tomb which is said to contain spectacular objects.
Emperor Qin ordered the construction of his tomb when he was only 13 years old, an order that involved hundreds of thousands of workers and thirty-six years to complete. It is also believed that Qin ordered that the tomb workers and supervisors involved in its design be buried alive to protect its secrets.
Restored and ready to go back into the pit.
Taken inside the building over Pit # 1,
Remastered, replaced and re posted to groups
Terracotta Army
In the early 20th century this plant started with only 6 men producing Terracotta flower pots. Later on the production shifted to ceramics for sanitair.
At the top of the production were 1300 people working at the plant. Due to the massive increasing of competition the plant had to close down in the 1980's after more then 90 years of production.
Visited this location in may 2014 during our Italy 2014 tour
Watts Cemetery Chapel, Compton, Surrey. 1895-6. The building was designed by Mary Watts, wife of the painter George Frederic Watts. Mary Watts ran evening classes in terracotta relief carving for the villagers and they helped build and decorate this extraordinary Celtic revival-style chapel.
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 him in his afterlife.
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is one of the most important regional museums in the country, with collections ranging from archaeology to an extensive collection of fine art, including a superb sequence of Pre-Raphaelite paintings. There is also an impressive industrial gallery, which exhibits some of the highest quality crafts made in the city during the 19th century, most notably ceramics and stained glass.
micro Terracotta Army
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army
I've always wanted to do this since the Iron Builder last year that used this piece.
Part of an art installation in Manchester called The Lanterns of the Terracotta Warriors and are modelled on the famous clay army which guards the tomb of the first emperor of China and dates from 210BC.
Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China, it is known as "Spring Festival," the literal translation of the Chinese name 春节 (Pinyin: Chūn Jié), owing to the difference between Western and traditional Chinese methods for computing the seasons. It marks the end of the winter season, analogous to the Western carnival. The festival begins on the first day of the first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: Zhēng Yuè) in the traditional Chinese calendar and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day. Chinese New Year's Eve, a day where Chinese families gather for their annual reunion dinner, is known as Chú Xī (除夕) or "Eve of the Passing Year." Because the Chinese calendar is lunisolar, the Chinese New Year is often referred to as the "Lunar New Year".
Obligatory shot of the Terracotta warriors, a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.
Very much of its time is the Wesley Hall in Whitby. Plenty of terracotta trim with 1901 date and named over the door.
The terracotta soldier sculptures (兵馬俑) of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's funerary army date to around 210 BC. Only a few of these 2,200 year old terracotta soldier/warriors have been removed from the archeological pits and are on display in the adjacent Qinshihuang Mausoleum Museum (Museum of the Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qinshihuang).
Roughly 8,000 terracotta soldiers have been discovered as of 2017. The figures are life-sized and have individualized faces. They were originally painted. The terracotta army was intended to be the symbolic protector of the Emperor's mausoleum/tomb.
Xian; September 2004
Terracotta plaques on a row of houses in Church Lane, Marple. It is little details such as these that are sadly lacking from modern buildings.
Bankura horse is the terracotta horse, produced in Panchmura village in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal, waiting for sell.
Terracotta plate
Greek, Corinthian, Middle Corinthian, ca. 595–570 B.C.
Artist or MakerPossibly by the Chimaera Painter
A man lies in bed, and his lyre hangs above.
The Terracotta warriors near Xian, China
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 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.