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Tilework on the Red Sandstone Second Gate of the Akbari Darwaza (Amar Singh) Gate of Agra Fort (Qila-i-Akbari) (Built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, designed by Qasim Khan Mir Barr-wa-Bahr, 1565AD-1573AD)
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Taken at Latitude/Longitude:27.176691/78.022315. 0.93 km South-East Belanganj Uttar Pradesh India (Map link)
Nazir al-Molk Mosque.It was built around 1872-1884 by order of Nasirol-Mulk the aristocrat of Shiraz.
The mosque is the essence of Iranian art and architecture. The ceiling has fine stalactite molding plus beautiful tilework.
...and here's a better shot of the room. The tilework goes all the way around the walls; the highlights are done in something metallic so they stand out. Here we have who I assume are the fathers of Bulgarian communism: I'm guessing Dimitar Blagoev in the centre from his Wikipedia photo. They sit staring across the room at Engels, Marx and Lenin.
Not equating themselves with the three founders of the socialist movement, of course. I'm sure they were very humble guys in real life.
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Buzludzha. I'd been meaning to visit this place for a long time, ever since I'd read about it and seen the photos. It didn't disappoint.
The Buzludzha Monument is an enormous building - shaped roughly like a UFO with a tower stuck to the side - that broods atop the Buzludzha peak in the Central Balkan Mountains, in Bulgaria. It was built in 1981 at a cost of about $21m in today's money in order to commemorate the founding of the Bulgarian Socialist Democratic Party, and it's as much of an ode to socialism as you're going to get. The architecture is insane - perched at 1,441m, and visible from every direction - but the inside is now closed to the public as the building decays.
Inside is, however, where all the good stuff is. I thought I was being an intrepid explorer but I later discovered the local hostel runs tours where they show you how to get in. It's a little sad, though, that this history is being left to rot; it's an adventurous piece of design. Looking at some of the old photos and hints of how the building used to be (deep red paint in the stairwells), it must have been awe-inspiring (or a joke, perhaps) to walk through. Now, it's home to a few birds, the roof is about to cave in, and everything remotely valuable has been cut way. The star on the roof has gunshot damage, because (apparently) people thought it was made of rubies, and wanted some for themselves.
It'd be something to see it restored, but that's unlikely to happen; socialism has had its day in Bulgaria.
This is another brilliant example of Islamic art: not only is this panel a tile mosaic, but key design elements are raised above the plane of the wall, creating a three-dimensional effect.
Seen at the Friday Mosque in Esfahan, Iran.
Tilework at University of Michigan hospital decorates the elevator lobbies in the main hospital.
February 18, 2010.
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...Traced from decorative tilework on a building in Isfahan, in 1877. A series of 39 designs was commissioned on behalf of the V&A (then the South Kensington Museum), in order to record this astonishing aspect of the sacred architecture of Safavid Iran, rendered in full scale and in colour. Robert Murdoch Smith and Ernst Hoeltzer, both of whom worked for the Anglo-Persian Telegraph Department, hired a team of Isfahani contractors to produce the paintings, which required "light scaffolding and other mechanical appliances" to reach difficult areas. The designs are painted onto sized paper fixed onto plain canvas, and show the tiled surfaces of walls, window-panels, arches, rib-vaults and even domes, copied from six different religious monuments. The decorative repertoire features a characteristic range of flowers, foliate scrollwork, ogival medallions and lobed cartouches, usually set against a blue background. Although the project was discussed as the documentation of historic Safavid architectural design from the early 17th century, one of the surveyed monuments was very much contemporary: the Masjid-e Sayyid which was built for a powerful landowning family of clerics, known as the Agayan-e Masjid-e Shah.
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Epic Iran
(May - September 2021)
Epic Iran explores 5,000 years of Iranian art, design and culture, bringing together over 300 objects from ancient, Islamic and contemporary Iran.
Iran was home to one of the great historic civilisations, yet its monumental artistic achievements remain unknown to many. Epic Iran explores this civilisation and the country's journey into the 21st century, from the earliest known writing – signalling the beginning of history in Iran – through to the 1979 Revolution and beyond. Ranging from sculpture, ceramics and carpets, to textiles, photography and film, the works in this exhibition reflect the country's vibrant historic culture, architectural splendours, the abundance of myth, poetry and tradition that have been central to Iranian identity for millennia, and the evolving, self-renewing culture evident today.
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...Traced from decorative tilework on a building in Isfahan, in 1877. A series of 39 designs was commissioned on behalf of the V&A (then the South Kensington Museum), in order to record this astonishing aspect of the sacred architecture of Safavid Iran, rendered in full scale and in colour. Robert Murdoch Smith and Ernst Hoeltzer, both of whom worked for the Anglo-Persian Telegraph Department, hired a team of Isfahani contractors to produce the paintings, which required "light scaffolding and other mechanical appliances" to reach difficult areas. The designs are painted onto sized paper fixed onto plain canvas, and show the tiled surfaces of walls, window-panels, arches, rib-vaults and even domes, copied from six different religious monuments. The decorative repertoire features a characteristic range of flowers, foliate scrollwork, ogival medallions and lobed cartouches, usually set against a blue background. Although the project was discussed as the documentation of historic Safavid architectural design from the early 17th century, one of the surveyed monuments was very much contemporary: the Masjid-e Sayyid which was built for a powerful landowning family of clerics, known as the Agayan-e Masjid-e Shah.
[V&A]
Epic Iran
(May - September 2021)
Epic Iran explores 5,000 years of Iranian art, design and culture, bringing together over 300 objects from ancient, Islamic and contemporary Iran.
Iran was home to one of the great historic civilisations, yet its monumental artistic achievements remain unknown to many. Epic Iran explores this civilisation and the country's journey into the 21st century, from the earliest known writing – signalling the beginning of history in Iran – through to the 1979 Revolution and beyond. Ranging from sculpture, ceramics and carpets, to textiles, photography and film, the works in this exhibition reflect the country's vibrant historic culture, architectural splendours, the abundance of myth, poetry and tradition that have been central to Iranian identity for millennia, and the evolving, self-renewing culture evident today.
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Taken in the V&A
Beautiful tilework on a bakery wall in Hammamet depicting a baker kneading dough.
Fujifilm X-Pro1 + XC 16-50mm OIS lens at 24mm.
This tilework graces the octagonal pavillion that Karim Khan built for official receptions.
According to Wikipedia, "Karim Khan Zand . . . (c. 1705- 1779), was the ruler and de facto Shah of Iran from 1749 until 1779." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Khan
Since 1933, the building has been a museum whose collection focuses on the history of Fars Province and the life of Karim Khan . The paviliion is renowned for its tile panels and painted roof.
Shiraz, Iran.
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The upper murqana (stalactite-like adornment) is a special decorative feature of Persian mosques. They can be laid with bricks, coated with plaster, or, more commonly, encrusted with geometric tilework.
Architects: Mohammad Reza Kashi Paz-e-Shirazi, Muhammad Hasan-e-Memar.
The mosque was built during the Qajar era - 19th century.
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Bathroom remodel completed by Sitka Projects, a Portland OR remodeling company. www.sitkaprojects.com/
Art Nouveau tile panel below the French balcony of a house dating from 1900. On the tilework two names are to be found: "Lotus" and "Martin Co" (see the notes in the picture). The first was the manufacturer of the tiles (located in Watergraafsmeer), "Martin & Co" was a trader in tiles, also the Amsterdam agent of earthenware manufacturer De Porceleyne Fles in Delft.
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Art Nouveau tegeltableau onder het Franse balkon van een pand uit 1900. Op het tableau staan de namen "Lotus" and "Martin Co" (zie de notes in de foto). De eerste was de producent van de tegels (gevestigd in Watergraafsmeer), de tweede een tegelhandelaar en de Amsterdamse vertegenwoordiger van aardewerkfabrikant De Porceleyne Fles in Delft.
This tilework graces the octagonal pavillion that Karim Khan built for official receptions.
According to Wikipedia, "Karim Khan Zand . . . (c. 1705- 1779), was the ruler and de facto Shah of Iran from 1749 until 1779." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Khan
Since 1933, the building has been a museum whose collection focuses on the history of Fars Province and the life of Karim Khan . The paviliion is renowned for its tile panels and painted roof.
Shiraz, Iran.
Fronteira Palace is located northwest of the city center, in the district of Benfica. Built in 1640, it's still one of the most beautiful residences in Lisbon, containing splendid rooms with 17th- and 18th-century decorative tiles, frescoed panels and oil paintings.
But it's most famous for its stunning formal gardens with even more tiles (some of the country's finest, depicting hunting, battles, and religious scenes), statuary (figures personifying the arts and mythological figures as well as busts of Portuguese kings), and fountains. It's still privately owned, and a guided tour conducts visitors around the rooms and gardens (you're also free to just visit the gardens).
Along with the Tile Museum, this is the most important place to see great tilework -- the Room of Battles has been called "the Sistine Chapel of Tilework."
This tilework graces the octagonal pavillion that Karim Khan built for official receptions.
According to Wikipedia, "Karim Khan Zand . . . (c. 1705- 1779), was the ruler and de facto Shah of Iran from 1749 until 1779." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Khan
Since 1933, the building has been a museum whose collection focuses on the history of Fars Province and the life of Karim Khan . The paviliion is renowned for its tile panels and painted roof.
Shiraz, Iran.
One of many Azulejos, found in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
Azulejos are a form of Spanish and Portuguese painted tin-glazed ceramic tilework.
They are found on the interior and exterior of churches, palaces, ordinary houses, schools, and nowadays, restaurants, bars and even railways or subway stations.
They were not only used as an ornamental art form, but also had a specific functional capacity like temperature control in homes.
This tilework graces the octagonal pavillion that Karim Khan built for official receptions.
According to Wikipedia, "Karim Khan Zand . . . (c. 1705- 1779), was the ruler and de facto Shah of Iran from 1749 until 1779." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Khan
Since 1933, the building has been a museum whose collection focuses on the history of Fars Province and the life of Karim Khan . The paviliion is renowned for its tile panels and painted roof.
Shiraz, Iran.
Taco Bell #4451 (2,028 square feet)
2391 George Washington Memorial Highway, York River Crossing, Hayes, VA
Built and opened in 1991, renovated in February 2014
Hayes' Taco Bell was one of the last on the Peninsula to have not only 1990s aesthetics, but the pre-1994 logo on the outside as well. Towards the end of 2013 I could see that change was on the horizon when the road sign was replaced, and sure enough a few months later the building was completely overhauled; I speculated before that the new McDonald's being constructed right next door at the time was the swift kick in the ass that franchisee BurgerBusters needed to finally update this place, and I stand by it! The restaurant features Taco Bell's usual late 2000s-early 2010s aesthetics, with an array of blue/orange/purple/red colors, tilework, and a drop ceiling with black tiles, but it still retains its' 90s feel through things like the layout and the structural architecture.
Begun in 1980, and completed in 1993, it is reputed to be the largest mosque outside Mecca. It was designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau.
There is a beautiful tile mosaic by Motawi Tileworks, a local company of artisans, on each floor of the main hospital, UMHS. The University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor.
"Architextures" is a series of composite images. Each image is a mashup of multiple photographs. At least one of the sources is of an architectural subject, anything from closeup walls or windows to broad cityscapes. The added images provide texture or pattern. In some, the architectural forms are preserved and obvious. In others, the pictures become pure abstractions. Yet in all of them, the inherent geometry, angles, lines, and repetitions of the architecture are essential to the geometry and esthetics of the final image. Most of the source images used for this series are already posted in this photostream. The links to the original and source images are listed below.
The Gothic Tileworks images use the same common foundation image used by the Deco Tileworks sets 11 & 12. See pictures from those series for explanations about the basis for these Architexture images. In the Gothic series, the Deco tilework images are combined with other elements.
Gothic Tileworks 13a. Added to the base Deco tile images is a lancet window from a stone cathedral. It is from the Bryn Athyn Cathedral, a facility of the New (Swedenborg) Church, in Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, northeast of Philadelphia. (The lancet window image is pending posting to this photostream.) In this image, “Gothic” refers to the historical period and architectural style circa 1100-1500 CE, because the cathedral is built in the Gothic style of basilica plan churches.
Gothic Tileworks 13b. Added to the base Deco tile images is an image of a tree. This is the image used in the Deco Tileworks 12 set to create orange and red coloration. In this case, the image merge used different mathematical operators to preserve the tree branches. In this image, “Gothic” refers to the dark mood of culture and arts that was popularized in 19th century Romanticism.
Additional images used for the Deco Tileworks 12 series are:
atlanta highview _ blue sky facets v2
sunset trees & red rock cliffs _ arches national park, utah
www.flickr.com/photos/meg99az/7587580966
www.flickr.com/photos/meg99az/7284703594
Deco Tileworks 11 & 12, explanatory text & images:
architextures 11a _ deco tileworks
architextures 12d _ deco tileworks
www.flickr.com/photos/meg99az/33302633221
www.flickr.com/photos/meg99az/33431068215
Additional images used for the Gothic Tileworks 13 series are:
sunset trees & red rock cliffs _ arches national park, utah