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Kazimierza Pułaskiego 24, 58-100 Świdnica,
Swidnica, Silesia, Poland
The Baroque tenement house with a decorated façade dates back to 1740./b>
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Begun in 1604. Noted for its Plateresque facade
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Templo construido entre 1676 y 1687 por el arquitecto Carlos García Durango, es uno de los más hermosos ejemplos del barroco poblano. En su fachada de basalto gris resaltan las decoraciones de finos relieves y las columnas de estrías ondulantes, que contrastan con los relieves en mármol del apóstol San Juan. Su interior está decorado con una profusión de relieves de yesería en muros, bóvedas y cúpula.
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Garden Staircase: "The two sons of Mother earth that adorn the ... oval staircase are part of a group of sculptures by Johan Georg Heermann and his nephew Paul depicting the struggle of the Olympian gods with the Titans" (1685 - 1703) -DK Prague
House built late 17th Century by architect Jean-Baptiste Mathey for Count Sternberg
Troja district, northern Prague
March 1995
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one of two famed St. Nicholas' churches in Prague, this one is in the "Lesser Quarter". It was designed by Kryštof Dientzenhofer and his son Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer and built from 1702 to 1752.
9, Fournier Street, London, is an early eighteenth-century house of around 1722, but refronted in the nineteenth century. The area around Christ Church, Spitalfields, previously a tenter ground and market garden, was bought by two lawyers, Charles Wood and Simon Mitchell who leased out plots from 1718 onwards. No. 9 is built of yellow brick. It is two windows wide, and has three storeys with basement and attic. The 1973 listing document describes shop fronts at ground floor which have now gone so most of what is seen here is reconstruction.
Elder Street was leased for building in 1722. No. 9 is built of dark-red brick with rubbed brick dressings. The house is of three storeys with basement and attic. The windows are segment-headed with double-hung sashes, and have flush frames.
Kostel Nalezení svatého Kříže /
Marcantonio Canevalle - architect (1690s)
Franz Ferdinand von Gallas, patron
The Reichenberg master builder Johann Josef Kunze renovated the church from 1753 to 1756 in the late baroque style.
Malé náměstí, Staré Město, Liberec
Czechia
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25, Albury Street, Deptford, was built by Thomas Lucas between 1705 and 1717. The doorcase has panelled pilasters and flat hood on carved brackets with cherubs. For the original carved brackets formerly on no. 27 (see photograph in B. Cherry and N. Pevsner, London, 2: South, Harmondsworth, 1983, pl. 59). The door has ten fielded panels (two now glazed).
In the Hall of Mirrors
The Hall of Mirrors (Grande Galerie or Galerie des Glaces) lies between the Salon de la Guerre (War Room) and the Salon de la Paix (Room of Peace); it is 239ft long with 17 arcaded windows faced by a wall of 17 arches, each containing 29 mirrors.
The hall was built in the Palace's third phase of construction (1678-84), and work began in 1678.
The Hall was only used for ceremonies on exceptional occasions, when sovereigns wanted to lend splendour to diplomatic receptions or regal weddings.
In 1871, at the end of the Franco-Prussian War, Wilhelm I of Prussia was declared Emperor of Germany in the Hall. In 1919 the French Prime Minister Clemenceau chose this location as the site for Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles.
The Palace of Versailles was created at the instruction of Louis XIV, and was the centre of French government and power from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until Louis XVI and the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789.
The chateau is built around a hunting lodge established by by Louis XIII, and was created in four phases: 1664–68, 1669–72, 1678–84 and 1699–1710, by the architects Le Vau, Le Nôtre, and Le Brun.
Piazza Navona, Rome, was built on the site of the Stadium of Emperor Domitian, built in the 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium.
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Fountain of the Four Rivers (1651) designed by architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Naples, 7 December 1598 - Rome, 28 November 1680), topped by the Obelisk of Domitian, brought in pieces from the Circus of Maxentius. So it came home in the end, back at the Isaeum/Serapeum Campense, a large complex of Temples dedicated to the Egyptian gods Isis (hence Isaeum) and Serapis (hence Serapeum) in Campus Martius.
Bernini involved his assistants in the execution of the fountain: Ganges (by Claudio Francese identified as Claude Adam or as Claude Poussin - two French sculptors who worked in Rome - according to R. Wittkower), Nile (by Giacomo Antonio Fancelli), Danube (by Antonio Raggi), Rio de la Plata (by Francesco Baratta) represent the four parts of the world known at the time. The rivalry between Bernini and Borromini is usually mentioned to explain the raised hand of Rio de la Plata (which you can see in the image used as background for this page), as if the river was scared that the church built by Borromini could fall on him, but the fountain was designed and completed before Borromini started to design the church. (source : www.romeartlover.it)
Sant'Agnese in Agone (1652-1668)
Piazza Navona
Via S.Maria dell’Anima, 30/A
00186 ROMA
Italy
The building of the church was begun in 1652 at the instigation of Pope Innocent X (born as Giovanni Battista Pamphili, remember the famous Portrait painted by Diego Velázquez that was such an inspiration to Francis Bacon) whose family palace, the Palazzo Pamphilj (1644-1650), also by Girolamo Rainardi, now the Brazilian Embassy, is adjacent to this church.
subsequent architects:
1652-1653 : Girolamo Rainaldi (Rome 1570-1655) + son Carlo Rainaldi, responsable for the Greek Cross floorplan
1653-1657 : Francesco (Castelli) Borromini (Bissone, Canton of Ticino 1599 – Rome 1667)
1657-1672 : Carlo Rainaldi (Rome 1611 – 1691)
1667-1668 : Giovanni Maria Baratta constructed the bell-towers, while his brother Giuseppe Baratta completed the grand entrance steps and Gian Lorenzo Bernini supervised the interior decorations
(PS: sources on the dates of succession of architects are unclear or contradictory, so sorry if it's not quite correct)
© picture by Mark Larmuseau
the cloister of the former Jesuit Real Colegio del Espíritu Santo de la Compañía de Jesús. The Jesuit college was sponsored by Queen Margarita de Austria of Spain and her husband King Felipe III; they even planned to be buried in the church. Since 1940, this complex has housed the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca.
The cloister's architect was Andrés García de Quiñones and it is dated to 1730.
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Looking along the 239.5 ft gallery.
The Hall of Mirrors (Grande Galerie or Galerie des Glaces) lies between the Salon de la Guerre (War Room) and the Salon de la Paix (Room of Peace); it is 239ft long with 17 arcaded windows faced by a wall of 17 arches, each containing 29 mirrors.
The hall was built in the Palace's third phase of construction (1678-84), and work began in 1678.
The Hall was only used for ceremonies on exceptional occasions, when sovereigns wanted to lend splendour to diplomatic receptions or regal weddings.
In 1871, at the end of the Franco-Prussian War, Wilhelm I of Prussia was declared Emperor of Germany in the Hall. In 1919 the French Prime Minister Clemenceau chose this location as the site for Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles.
The Palace of Versailles was created at the instruction of Louis XIV, and was the centre of French government and power from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until Louis XVI and the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789.
The chateau is built around a hunting lodge established by by Louis XIII, and was created in four phases: 1664–68, 1669–72, 1678–84 and 1699–1710, by the architects Le Vau, Le Nôtre, and Le Brun.
Built late 17th Century by architect Jean-Baptiste Mathey for Count Sternberg
Troja district, northern Prague
March 1995
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Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (est. 1658) by Louis Le Vau. Constructed from 1658 to 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV, the château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. At Vaux-le-Vicomte, the architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on a large-scale project for the first time. The beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior and landscape design..
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658) - a baroque French château on a 33 hectares (100 acres) estate with formal gardens along a three-kilometer axis. Built between 1658 to 1661 as a symbol of power and influence and intended to reflect the grandeur of Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. The architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on this large-scale project. This marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. Their next following project was to build Versailles.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte
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"One of the most outstanding features of the Cathedral is the Baroque altarpiece called El Transparente. Its name refers to the unique illumination provided by a large skylight cut very high up into the thick wall across the ambulatory behind the high altar, and another hole cut into the back of the altarpiece itself to allow shafts of sunlight to strike the tabernacle. This lower hole also allows persons in the ambulatory to see through the altarpiece to the tabernacle, so that they are seeing though its transparency, so to speak. The work was commissioned by Diego de Astorga y Céspedes, Archbishop of Toledo, who wished to mark the presence of the Holy Sacrament with a glorious monument. El Transparente is several storeys high and is extraordinarily well-executed with fantastic figures done in stucco, painting, bronze castings, and multiple colors of marble; it is a masterpiece of Baroque mixed media by Narciso Tomé and his four sons (two architects, one painter and one sculptor). The illumination is enhanced when the Mass is being said in the mornings and the sun shines from the east, shafts of sunlight from the appropriately oriented skylight striking the tabernacle through the hole in the back of the retable, giving the impression that the whole altar is rising to heaven. The fully Baroque display contrasts strongly with the predominant Gothic style of the cathedral."
Toledo Cathedral
27 November 2012
camera: Sony DSC H90
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5, Princelet Street, Spitalfields, was built by Marmaduke Smyth around 1720, but was refronted in the late nineteenth century. The house is built of yellow stock brick with red brick dressings. The door has a stucco surround with console brackets supporting a cornice.
Boston House, Chiswick Square, is of c.1680 but refronted around 1740. It is of brown brick with red dressings and five windows wide. The windows have flat brick arches and the sashes are in flush frames.
The magnificent church of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice.
The white stone edifice of Santa Maria della Salute – the Salute – was built in the 17th century by a Venetian government who prayed for an end to plague and had their prayers answered.
The Senate had decreed a church to honour the Virgin Mary would be built and they honoured their promise, commissioning Baldassare Longhena to construct the present building.
It took 50 years to erect and is a masterpiece of baroque architecture, owing much to Andrea Palladio. The octagonal structure, with a great dome rising from the base, contains several altars and works of art by painters such as Titian.
Every year on November 21 – the feast of the Presentation of the Virgin – the church is the home of great celebrations and prayers for health and wellness
The Plaza de Armas is the center of Cusco. It was here that the last Inca emporer was executed by the Spanish. Across the square is the Church of the Society of Jesus.
Lancaster, England, UK - November 12, 2017: Sunshine lights up the Portland Stone structure of the Ashton Memorial, a large Baroque folly in Williamson Park in Lancaster.
Old Palace Terrace at Richmond Green, was a speculative development of 1692 by Vertue Radford, a barrister, which was built by William Wollings, a carpenter. This is an early example of a terrace outside London. The houses are of brown brick with red dressings. Each house has three bays and is of two storeys over a basement, with attic and tiled roof, joined by a continuous wood modillion eaves cornice. The windows have flush frames.
2, Amen Court, in the City of London, was designed by Edward Woodruffe in 1670 and built in 1671-73. It is one of three houses in a group constructed for the Canons Residentiary of St Paul's Cathedral. No. 2 is of two storeys, five windows wide, with a half-basement and an attic with dormer windows. The house is built of red brick with bands and a later parapet of yellow brick. It has a plain, recessed doorway without a doorcase but with panelled reveals. The fanlight is a later eighteenth-century addition. Each entrance has a lamp arch with torch extinguishers.
Malate Church is one of the oldest churches in the Philippines. It was built in the sixteenth century by the Agustinians. This is a wonderful example of the many baroque style churches in the Philippines. On a personal note, my mom was baptized in this church.
Manila, Philippines
Church of Santo Domingo de Guzman ♦ Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Guzmán
Oaxaca, Mexico
30 Jan. 2014
2014-Mexico 1871
Close up on Marilyn 2011 by Joana Vasconcelos; a giant pair of stilletto shoes formed from stainless steel cookware, in the Hall of Mirrors.
The Hall of Mirrors (Grande Galerie or Galerie des Glaces) lies between the Salon de la Guerre (War Room) and the Salon de la Paix (Room of Peace); it is 239ft long with 17 arcaded windows faced by a wall of 17 arches, each containing 29 mirrors.
The hall was built in the Palace's third phase of construction (1678-84), and work began in 1678.
The Hall was only used for ceremonies on exceptional occasions, when sovereigns wanted to lend splendour to diplomatic receptions or regal weddings.
In 1871, at the end of the Franco-Prussian War, Wilhelm I of Prussia was declared Emperor of Germany in the Hall. In 1919 the French Prime Minister Clemenceau chose this location as the site for Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles.
The Palace of Versailles was created at the instruction of Louis XIV, and was the centre of French government and power from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until Louis XVI and the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789.
The chateau is built around a hunting lodge established by by Louis XIII, and was created in four phases: 1664–68, 1669–72, 1678–84 and 1699–1710, by the architects Le Vau, Le Nôtre, and Le Brun.
In 1713, one year after the last great plague epidemic, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, pledged to build a church for his namesake patron saint, Charles Borromeo, who was revered as a healer for plague sufferers. An architectural competition was announced, in which Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach prevailed over, among others, Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena and Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt. Construction began in 1716. After J.B. Fischer's death in 1723, his son, Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach, completed the construction in 1737 using partially altered plans. The church originally possessed a direct line of sight to the Hofburg and was also, until 1918, the imperial patron parish church.
As a creator of historic architecture, J.B. Fischer united the most diverse of elements. The façade in the center, which leads to the porch, corresponds to a Greek temple portico. The neighboring two columns, crafted by Lorenzo Mattielli, found a model in Trajan's Column in Rome. Next to those, two tower pavilions extend out and show the influence of the Roman baroque (Bernini and Borromini). Above the entrance, a dome rises up above a high drum, which the younger J.E. Fischer shortened and partly altered. [wikipedia]
Perspective view French Baroque castle (Est.1658) and forecourt platform surrounded by a medieval moat. The moat is the only remain of a defensive type of castle replaced by the new one.
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658) - a baroque French château on a 33 hectares (100 acres) estate with formal gardens along a three-kilometer axis. Built between 1658 to 1661 as a symbol of power and influence and intended to reflect the grandeur of Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. The architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on this large-scale project. This marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. Their next following project was to build Versailles.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte
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1, Amen Court, in the City of London, was designed by Edward Woodruffe in 1670 and built in 1671-73. It is one from a group of three houses constructed for the Canons Residentiary of St Paul's Cathedral. No. 1 is of two storeys, five windows wide, with a half-basement and an attic with dormer windows. It is built of red brick with bands and a later parapet of yellow brick. The windows have eighteenth-century sashes with exposed shutter boxes (presumably replacing casements).
Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca
Centro Cultural Santo Domingo, church and former monastery of Santo Domingo de Guzmán
Oaxaca, Mexico
30 January 2014
2014-Mexico 1784
Canon's residence
House known as "at the Black Gate" [u Černé brány]
Křížkovského street
Olomouc, Moravia, Czechia
Entrance portal carved by John Michael Scherhof, 1766, bears the coat of arms of the builder canon and count Scherffenberger.
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baroque church
Via Maqueda, Palermo, Italy
✫ ( It is one of the first buildings erected after the opening of Via Maqueda, the second most important street of the city. )
✫ Construction of the church began on 10 August 1601 with funds assigned by the Senate of Palermo and donations.
✫ The church was open in 1660, but because of financial difficulties, the construction was completed only in 1750 with the conclusion of the façade designed by Ferdinando Lombardo.
photos and info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Ninfa_dei_Crociferi
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Blenheim Palace is home to the 11th Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
Set in 2100 acres of beautiful parkland landscaped by ‘Capability’ Brown, the magnificent Palace is surrounded by sweeping lawns, award-winning formal gardens and the great Lake, offering a unforgettable day out for all.
Roman classicism in the Hall of Mirrors.
The Hall of Mirrors (Grande Galerie or Galerie des Glaces) lies between the Salon de la Guerre (War Room) and the Salon de la Paix (Room of Peace); it is 239ft long with 17 arcaded windows faced by a wall of 17 arches, each containing 29 mirrors.
The hall was built in the Palace's third phase of construction (1678-84), and work began in 1678.
The Hall was only used for ceremonies on exceptional occasions, when sovereigns wanted to lend splendour to diplomatic receptions or regal weddings.
In 1871, at the end of the Franco-Prussian War, Wilhelm I of Prussia was declared Emperor of Germany in the Hall. In 1919 the French Prime Minister Clemenceau chose this location as the site for Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles.
The Palace of Versailles was created at the instruction of Louis XIV, and was the centre of French government and power from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until Louis XVI and the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789.
The chateau is built around a hunting lodge established by by Louis XIII, and was created in four phases: 1664–68, 1669–72, 1678–84 and 1699–1710, by the architects Le Vau, Le Nôtre, and Le Brun.