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The Theatre of Marcellus (Latin: Theatrum Marcelli, Italian: Teatro di Marcello) is an ancient open-air theatre in Rome, Italy, built in the closing years of the Roman Republic. At the theatre, locals and visitors alike were able to watch performances of drama and song. Today its ancient edifice in the rione of Sant'Angelo, Rome, once again provides one of the city's many popular spectacles or tourist sites. It was named after Marcus Marcellus, Emperor Augustus's nephew, who died five years before its completion. Space for the theatre was cleared by Julius Caesar, who was murdered before it could be begun; the theatre was so far advanced by 17 BC that part of the celebration of the ludi saeculares took place within the theatre; it was completed in 13 BC and formally inaugurated in 12 BC by Augustus.
The theatre was 111 m in diameter; it could originally hold 11,000 spectators. It was an impressive example of what was to become one of the most pervasive urban architectural forms of the Roman world. The theatre was built mainly of tuff, and concrete faced with stones in the pattern known as opus reticulatum, completely sheathed in white travertine. The network of arches, corridors, tunnels and ramps that gave access to the interiors of such Roman theaters were normally ornamented with a screen of engaged columns in Greek orders: Doric at the base, Ionic in the middle. It is believed that Corinthian columns were used for the upper level but this is uncertain as the theater was reconstructed in the Middle Ages, removing the top tier of seating and the columns.
Like other Roman theaters in suitable locations, it had openings through which the natural setting could be seen, in this case the Tiber Island to the southwest. The permanent setting, the scaena, also rose to the top of the cavea as in other Roman theaters.
The former Baptist Church on the corner of Victoria and Otway Streets, South Ballarat, first opened its doors in 1904. Built of red brick with stone detailing, it is a picturesque country church which serviced the southern outskirts of the Ballarat township, rather than the grander Baptist church built on Dawson Street in the centre of Ballarat’s church precinct in 1866. With no pretentions of grandeur it is simple and unassuming in its design, in spite of sitting on such a prominent thoroughfare as Victoria Street. The former Baptist Church is a classic example of an Arts and Crafts style of building, and beyond the wall treatment has other common qualities of the movement including; its original hipped corrugated iron roof, a stone base, and red brick banding around the doors and Romanesque style windows. Only the front elevation is made of stone. The remainder of the church is a weatherboard construction with large, plain windows.
In the year 2000, Paula Heenan of the Ballarat Centre for Music & the Arts recognised the potential of her local disused Baptist Church in Victoria Street. It seemed ideally suited for refurbishment as a school for music, dance and drama. Today it continues to provide a stunningly spacious and ambient environment for the education of our young, along with an embracing community feel.
This beautiful home was built around 1907 by William Paterson for his son. On the corner of Fourth Street and Clifford Street (now Wallenburg), this home is curently for sale. This would make quite a residence!!
920 O Street
Completed in 1879 as a U.S. Post Office and Courthouse at a cost of $200,000 in Gothic Revival and French Second Empire style.
In 1906 a new U.S. Post Office and Courthouse was completed and the federal government sold the city of Lincoln the building for $50,000. It served as City Hall until 1969.
Placed on NRHP Oct. 15, 1969---No. 69000132.
Dutch Colonial Revival House (1923)
69-60 110th St.
Cord Meyer District
Forest Hills, Queens
Elmhurst developer Cord Meyer (1854–1910) began building in Forest Hills in 1906. He concentrated in the area north of Queens Boulevard. His company is still active today.
When this house was constructed, 110th Street was known as Colonial Avenue.
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This magnificent building built in 1925 was the residence of a couple with a particular history. An injured World War I soldier was hospitalized in England and reportedly met his future wife, the widow of a wealthy governor. After marrying in Brussels, they built this castle in a Belgian village, with architecture inspired by many trips made by the aristocratic wife. The building has many rich architectural characteristics, with oriental, Art Deco and chinese inspirations. Some receptions were organized for the village inhabitants, and the owner was a time elected alderman of the community.
Both died in 1940, and the castle was bought in 1988 by a wealthy entrepreneur and his wife. As the building was too big for the two of them, they saw the opportunity to turn the space into a luxury hotel, then into a bed and breakfast, before being abandoned, presumably after the couple's death.
Today, this superb place is abandoned and at the mercy of squatters and vandals of the region. One part of the building was recently the target of a fire, in March 2017. Today, the site could be transformed into a nursing home and/or apartment buildings. These photos were taken before the fire.
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Cette magnifique bâtisse construite en 1925 était la résidence d’un couple à l’histoire particulière. Un combattant blessé de la Première Guerre Mondiale fut hospitalisé en Angleterre et y aurait rencontré sa future épouse, veuve d’un riche gouverneur. Après s’être mariés à Bruxelles, ils firent construire ce château dans un village de Belgique, avec une architecture inspirée de nombreux voyages effectués par l’épouse aristocrate. Le bâtiment présente en effet de nombreuses et riches caractéristiques architecturales, orientales, Art Déco, ou encore chinoises. Le lieu servit notamment de réception pour des fêtes de village, de même que son propriétaire fut un temps élu échevin de la communauté.
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Décédés tous deux en 1940, le château fut racheté en 1988 par un riche entrepreneur et son épouse. Le bâtiment étant trop grand pour eux deux, ils y virent l’opportunité de transformer l’espace libre en hôtel de luxe, puis en Bed & Breakfast, avant d’être laissé à l’abandon, vraisemblablement après le décès du couple.
Aujourd’hui, ce superbe lieu est délaissé et à la merci de squatteurs et vandales de la région. Une partie a récemment été la cible d’un incendie, en mars 2017. On parle actuellement de transformer le site en maison de repos et/ou cité d’appartements. Les présentes photos datent d’avant l’incendie.
We were fortunte to fly the Delta Shuttle from Chicago to the Marine Air Terminal and back.
The Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport is the only active airport terminal dating from the first generation of passenger travel in the United States. Originally built to handle seaplanes, the Art Deco building was designed in 1939 by William Delano of the firm Delano & Aldrich.
Since 1985, the terminal has been used primarily for shuttle services between New York and Boston and Washington D.C. In 1985, Pan American World Airways began the Pan Am Shuttle service between New York and Boston from the terminal while its competitor, the Eastern Shuttle, operated from the major terminal. Delta Air Lines acquired the service from Pan Am in 1991 and continues to use the terminal for operating the Delta Shuttle. It has added a Chicago shuttle (formerly to Midway, now O’Hare) and discontinued the Boston route.
"Flight," a mural measuring 12 feet in height and 237 feet in length, is the largest mural created as part of the Work Projects Administration (WPA). Completed by James Brooks in 1940, it depicts the history of man's involvement with flight.
I liked the contrast between the faded old window sill with peeling paint, the old brickwork and the fresh Ivy which was steadily making it's way upwards.
Architect: Amerigo Marchesin, 1964. This is my favorite, with the Japanese pavilion
It appears as though the pavilions are essentially abandoned during the period between Biennales. The vegetation is overgrown. Windows are broken or boarded up. There is trash and construction debris everywhere. Walls are crumbling. Even electric utility junction boxes have been ripped from the walls, and trash cans and light posts are dented and turned over. It's quite depressing, and it all looks a bit post-apocalyptic.
Continuing my tour (?!) of Tokyo's Cinderella Castle from all angles, today I present to you the side!
I love the details on this Castle - I think the colours used in the brickwork stand out a lot more, compared to Walt Disney's World version.
Thanks for looking, have a great day!
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Glowing white interior of amphitheatre form auditorium.
Alvar Aalto.
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More from the architect in my Wang Shu/Amateur Architecture set. Some general thoughts on the work of this firm at my blog: Amateur Architecture: A New Vernacular?
San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, north-central Italy. Known as the Town of Fine Towers, San Gimignano is famous for its medieval architecture, unique in the preservation of about a dozen of its tower houses, which, with its hilltop setting and encircling walls form "an unforgettable skyline".Within the walls, the well-preserved buildings include notable examples of both Romanesque and Gothic architecture, with outstanding examples of secular buildings as well as churches. The Palazzo Comunale, the Collegiate Church and Church of Sant' Agostino contain frescos, including cycles dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. The "Historic Centre of San Gimignano", is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town also is known for the white wine, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, produced from the ancient variety of Vernaccia grape which is grown on the sandstone hillsides of the area.