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Jalis, or pierced screens, were used extensively in Indian architecture as windows, room dividers, and railings. In the course of the day, the movement of their patterns in silhouette across the floor would enhance the pleasure of their intricate geometry. This jali, one of a pair, would have formed part of a series of windows set in an outside wall, as suggested by the weathering on one side. They are attributed to the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1550–1605), when red sandstone was the favored building material. — at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
A set of stained glass windows, which all carry a sporting theme, from an alcove on the stairway leading up to the first floor of the mansion house.
The Old Warden estate was bought in the late 17th century by London merchant Sir Samuel Ongley. It passed down in the Ongley family until 1872, when the 3rd Baron Ongley, in financial difficulties, sold it to Joseph Shuttleworth of the Lincoln engineering firm of Clayton & Shuttleworth. It thereafter became better known as the Shuttleworth estate.
The mansion house which stands today was built for Joseph Shuttleworth by Henry Clutton, the prominent Victorian architect, to rival the Shuttleworth mansion at Gawthorpe Hall in Lancashire. Built of ashlar in the Jacobean style, it is a 3 storey rectangular block which replaced an existing house and is a grade II* listed building.
Clutton's design with its high chimneys and 100 foot high clock tower have defined and distinguished the mansion for over a century. In addition, Clutton designed many of the interior features such as the carved doors, balustrades and chimneypieces.
Gillows of Lancaster made many of the interior furnishings and there are several magnificent examples of 19th-century paintings by prominent artists such as Sir Frank Dicksee, William Leader, George Vicat Cole and Frank Holl.
The Shuttleworth crest and arms illustrate the origins of the Shuttleworth family’s wealth in weaving and wool.
During the Second World War, the house was a Red Cross convalescent home and auxiliary hospital for airmen. It then opened as an agricultural college in 1946. Today, Bedford College Services manage the Mansion and the Shuttleworth College on behalf of the Shuttleworth Trust.
In an adjacent part of the estate the Swiss Garden houses a number of other grade II* listed structures including bridges, the Indian kiosk and a grotto.
What is more entertaining? Watching a TV or watching a Window. If we could able to stare through the window all day, we may able to know the pure purpose of the existence of life; the desires of life. Why watch a TV when you have a Window?
A rare burst of sun through the cloisters windows at Wells yesterday.
Wells, Somerset.
Nikon D40 & Sigma 10-20mm.
Windows can be closed or opened. It can be also a sight at the soul, a view at a landscape or a stare at the weather. This is why we'd love to see your favorite window from your photostream this #TwitterTuesday. You can take a picture of your window, but you can also select your favorite shot from your archives.
Once you've made your choice, tweet it to @flickr adding #TwitterTuesday. We'll showcase the best ones on FlickrBlog tomorrow.
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CreativeCommons-Attribution photo from Napafloma-Photographe
We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call; no way out, just the upstairs window to look out of while the fire burns the house down with us trapped, locked in it
-- Tennessee Williams
This is a possible window design for the third floor of the LEGO Store modular building. The original design just had the barrier however as I was walking past a building a few days ago I discovered that I could use a hanging plant pot on the barrier. Using the jumper plates for the window made this have a sense of realism and depth.
Stained glass window "By faith Abraham was tried offering up Isaac" - Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Uffington, Lincolnshire.
I love the old fashioned pub interiors in central London. The frosted windows alone are a subject worth photographing
Regaleira Estate and Palace, a mysterious place in Sintra, Portugal.
Architect : Luigi Manini, Count of Fagagna (1848 – 1936) - on the next photo.
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Quinta e Palácio da Regaleira, um dos locais misteriosos de Sintra, Portugal.
Arquitecto : Luigi Manini, Conde de Fagagna (1848 – 1936) - na foto seguinte.