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The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad is located four blocks west of the Cathedral on Avenida Independencia. It is built between 1682 and 1697 by Father Fernando Méndez on a site where supposedly an image of the Virgin Mary appeared 'inside a box". It is of Baroque style "finished in 1690". Its front is made of a reddish stone sculpted to look like a folding screen.
Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico
29 January 2014
2014-Mexico 1580
Red and gold, lit by the immense crystal chandelier hanging below Marc Chagall's brightly coloured ceiling, the Italian-style horseshoe-shaped auditorium has 1,900 red velvet seats. The magnificent painted-canvas house curtain imitates a draped curtain with gold braid and pompoms.
Early eighteenth-century house at 26 Lincoln's Inn Fields in brown brick at ground floor level and multi-coloured stock brick above, heavily restored in the twentieth century. Four storeys with attic and basement. Original wooden doorcase with panelled reveals. Carved console brackets carrying a hood, and carved frieze with grotesque head wearing a plumed headdress. Door with six fielded panels and plain rectangular overlight.
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Louis XIV commissioned the Mirror fountain around 1702. Built facing the King’s Garden, the sculpture with two dragons framing the pool was entrusted to Jean Hardy. Installed on three levels, it leads to three paths and four antique-style statues, including one of Apollo.
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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.
May 2019.
Central London Outdoor Group (CLOG) long weekend in Turin.
Venaria's Palace was built in the 17th century in Baroque style for Charles Emmanuel 11, one of the Savoy dukes.
21, Albury Street, Deptford, was built by Thomas Lucas between 1705 and 1717. The doorcase has panelled pilasters and hood on carved brackets. The door is nineteenth-century and has a rectangular fanlight.
21 Crow Lane, Rochester, Kent, is an early eighteenth-century house of three storeys. It has a brick ground floor and is timber framed above with external weatherboarding. The door is placed asymmetrically. Sash windows (six over six panes) with moulded architraves, those windows at either end are narrower than the remainder. External shutters at ground-floor level. Doorcase with moulded surround and shell hood on console brackets. Door has six fielded panels and a rectangular overlight divided in two. Iron doorscraper of unusual design.
37, Albury Street, Deptford, built by Thomas Lucas between 1705 and 1717. It is stock brick with red brick dressings. Sash windows in flush mounted frames. Recessed panels below ground-floor windows. The sunken windows at basement level have been blocked up.
12 Princelet Street was built by Samuel Worrall, a carpenter, in 1721, and backed onto his yard in Fournier Street. It has three storeys, is three windows wide, and has an attic. The windows are straight-headed and set in flush frames. The ground floor was refaced in stucco in the nineteenth century, which transforms its appearance.
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.
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer + Christoph Dientzenhofer, architects
"The construction had started in 1626 and the Holy Hut was blessed on March 25, 1631. The architect was the Italian Giovanni Orsi; the project was financed by a noblewoman of the Lobkowitz family.
The Face wall in Baroque style was designed by the architects Christoph Dientzenhofer and Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer and added at the beginning of the 18th century." [sic]
Hradčany, Prague, March 1995
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The marble carvings suggest that this is the Chapel of the Spanish Langue of the Knights of St. John. The maltese cross was adopted as the symbol of the Knights of St. John in the 16th century. It can be seen on the altar in this picture. It is now a national symbol of Malta.
The Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel (placed under the invocation of St. Michael the Archangel ) is a church catholic located in the heart of the historical center of Menton . Since the road from the seafront , with majestic staircases allow to gradually reach the site where, on a spot in the stalls CALADE triumph whole perspective of the baroque architecture .
At the beginning of the xvii th century, desired by Prince Honoré II of Monaco , its construction was entrusted to the architect Lorenzo Lavagna. TheMay 27 1619The first stone was laid in the presence of the prince and lord Nicolà Spinola, bishop of Ventimiglia which depended Menton and Roquebrune while Monaco depended on the Bishop of Nice. Excavation works actually began in 1639 and the church was opened for worship in 1653 . Finally, theMay 8 1675The bishop of Ventimiglia Monsignor Mauro Promontorio dedicated the new church in the presence of Prince Louis I st . In 1701 , the architect Emmanuel Cantone erects a tower of fifty-three meters high, real watchtower overlooking the city. Its current facade was completed in 1819 in the spirit of the baroque of the xvii th century.
Inside, the vast nave with four bays form a large Latin cross . The choir , preceded by a triumphal arch is decorated with stucco marble with pilasters dishes. A painted wooden statue of 1820 representing Saint Michael slaying the dragon overcomes the altar in polychrome marble. The side chapels are decorated with altarpieces baroque. One is dedicated to Saint Devote . Some had been granted to wealthy families of Menton.
Beautiful organ in the choir (XVII c.) Unknown factor. It has been often attributed to Gio Oltrachino (Jean Utrect), organ builder native of this town, located in Genoa and which is known by many constructions organ archives in Liguria - only one still existing intact in Alassio - and Monaco: the parish church of Saint-Nicolas Monaco dated 1639 (current buffet that of St. Charles church restructured by architect Charles Lenormand and Merklin), that of the palatine chapel (1639) disappeared and another organo portatile the same time also disappeared. Gio Oltracchino died in Genoa in 1647 and the organ of Saint-Michel can not be attributed to him.
In 1999 , the Saint-Michel church is raised to the dignity of minor basilica by Pope John Paul II , and consecrated basilica in January 2000 . Since 1949 , each year in August, the square hosts the famous Festival of Classical Music . She is one of the most visited attractions in the Alpes-Maritimes.
The Basilica (and its square ; other items were enrolled at other dates) is the subject of a classification as historical monuments since 3 March 1947
architect - Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann
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Das Kronentor des ZwingersDer in aller Welt bekannte und wohl der am meisten fotografierte Teil des Zwingers ist das Kronentor.
Das Kronentor zeigt durch die Säulenarchitektur Merkmale des italienischen Hochbarocks und antiker Elemente eine ´harmonische Verschmelzung eines Triumphbogens und eines Torturms´. Über den Säulen des Torweges prangen das königliche Zepter, die gekreuzten Schwerter und über dem Torbogen wieder das sächsische Wappen. Außerdem zeigt das Kronentor noch griechische Helden und Götter z.B. Herakles, Athene noch weitere Wassergottheiten. Auf der Turmspitze tragen vier polnische Adler die Nachbildung der polnischen Königskrone. Das Dach besteht aus vergoldetem Kupfer und zeugt für die sächsische Prachtentfaltung.
Dem Tor gegenüber auf der Westseite befindet sich ein weiteres Portal mit Blick auf das bronzene Reiterdenkmal des König Johann von 1889 auf dem Theaterplatz.
April 22, 2022 - "Saint Charles Borromeo's Church, locally known under the Latin name of Sint-Carolus Borromeus, was built between 1614 and 1621 on instructions of the Jesuit order. Hardly a square foot was untouched by art works, and there are dozens of 17th century depictions of the church, it apparently being a popular travel destination at the time.
Among the art works, were 39 ceiling paintings by Peter Paul Rubens (his studio, and with assistance of Anthony Van Dyck), Antwerp's foremost and one of the world's most famed baroque painters. Unfortunately they have all gone now, after a fire destroyed them and many other works in 1718. The church was subsequently rebuilt and opened its doors again. Sketches of about half of the ceiling paintings by Rubens have been preserved and are distributed in various art collections around the world.
The church received its present name only in 1803, when the church became a parish church, after the Jesuit order was disbanded by the pope.
The facade of the church is impressive and is higher than the church building itself. It is inspired by the Jesuit's mother church in Rome, the Gesu, which was built some 4 decades earlier. The sumptuous decoration on the facade is partly attributable to Peter Paul Rubens.
The High Altar of the church is most remarkable. Behind the altar is a large chest which contains 4 different canvasses. With a system of pulleys, the paintings can be changed throughout the year, according to the liturgical religious year. Two of the original paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, were requisitioned by Empress Maria Theresia of Austria in 1776.
Impressive art works in the church further include two long rows of wooden confessionals, all with sculptures of angels in front. Wooden panels also depict the lives of two of the Jesuit's order principal saints : Saint Ignatius and Saint Francis Xavier.
The Lady Chapel on the right side of the church, is exuberantly decorated with marble, paintings and sculptures. The chapel is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The painting 'The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary', a copy after Peter Paul Rubens, is displayed behind the altar. Also here, the original painting by Rubens, was 'purchased' by the Empress Maria Theresia in 1776. The ceiling relief in stucco was also designed by Rubens (who seems to have been a profligate designer as well as a painter).
Some parts of the church are only open on certain days (wednesday when we checked lately). They include the Sacristy, which is a repository for textile hangings and vestments from the 17th and 18th centuries, and the Lace Room.
The tower of Saint Charles Borromeo's Church is not visible when you enter from the main facade. It is located along Sint-Katelijnevest, and dates from around 1617 to 1721. The splendid tower has only recently been restored.
Saint Charles Borromeo's Church offers outstanding baroque architecture, outside and inside. It is unfortunate that so many buildings have been built adjacent to the church, preventing it being viewed unhindered." Previous text from the following website: www.discoverflanders.com/antwerp-carolusborromeus.asp
Clifton House, 17 Queen Street, King's Lynn, was originally two hall houses dating back to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The elevation to Queen Street was refronted in 1708 (the date is on a rainwater hopper). The windows have sashes under gauged skewback arches. The wooden doorcase is recessed with two barley-twist columns in antis and modified Corinthean capitals. There is a flat hood with guttae carrying a segmental pediment. Is this doorcase earlier in date and retained when the front was remade in 1708?
The Peterhof Palace is a series of palaces and gardens located in Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great.
Garden loggia, known as the Praeneste, built by William Kent, 1738-40, for General James Dormer at Rousham House, Oxfordshire. Based on the forecourt to the Temple of Fortune at Palestrina, near Rome. Seven-bay arcade containing arches with open pediments.
12 and 14 Princelet Street were built by Samuel Worrall, a carpenter, in 1721, and backed onto his yard in Fournier Street. Both houses have three storeys, are three windows wide, and have attics. The windows are straight-headed some with brick keystones at No. 14 (on the left). The ground floor of both houses has later stucco, that at No. 12 plain, and that at No. 14 with horizontal rustication, keyed over the windows.
above Tlaxcala, Tlax., Mexico
Tuesday May 29, 2008
Nikon AF Lite Touch zoom film camera
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"The façade of Ocotlán is the lightest, slender, airy, that no baroque artist could ever imagine until this genius arrived and shaped it."
Early eighteenth-century. For Joseph Allan, Master Shipwright of the Deptford Dockyard in 1705. Staircase of circa 1710. Three twisted balusters to each tread.
Aula Leopoldina in the main building (Collegium Maximum) at the University of Wroclaw
Wroclaw, Poland
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3, Greenwich Church Street, was at one time an Inn. It dates from the late seventeenth century, but was subsequently altered in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when a shop front was opened to the street. In fact, the main seven bay elevation is to the side and overlooks the churchyard of St Alphege's. The building is of three storeys with a deep, dentiled eaves cornice, and a hipped tiled roof. It has bands at each level, but that on the second floor is broken by the staircase window which is positioned centrally. The windows are later eighteenth-century sashes (and, on the street elevation, not shown here, they were given architrave surrounds in the nineteenth century).
Collegium Maximum, seen from the University Bridge on the Oder
original building of Wroclaw University, built in the first half of the 18th centuries by the Emperors
Wroclaw ✶ Poland
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Elder Street in Spitalfields was leased for building in 1722, and No. 15 was built in 1727. It was originally only one room deep but was given an extension with staircase during building. The house is built of dark-red brick with rubbed brick dressings.
the New Palace in Potsdam, Germany
built in the 1760s by King Frederick II
As part of the palaces and parks of Potsdam and Berlin, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1990.
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Sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Tuby (1635–1700), based on drawings by Charles Le Brun (1619-90), and built by André Le Nôtre (1613-1700), the Apollo Fountain replaced the pre-existing Swans Fountain from 1638.
The statues are gilded lead, constructed 1688-70, and installed in 1671. The sculpture is of Apollo in his chariot, a symbol closely related to Louis XIV, the Sun-King (le Roi-Soleil).
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.
Sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Tuby (1635–1700), based on drawings by Charles Le Brun (1619-90), and built by André Le Nôtre (1613-1700), the Apollo Fountain replaced the pre-existing Swans Fountain from 1638.
The statues are gilded lead, constructed 1688-70, and installed in 1671. The sculpture is of Apollo in his chariot, a symbol closely related to Louis XIV, the Sun-King (le Roi-Soleil).
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.
formal name: Oratorio de San Felipe Neri
Avenida Francisco I. Madero
Centro Historico
Mexico City
23 Oct. 2013
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Aula Leopoldina, Wroclaw University
The Aula Leopoldina was built between 1728 and 1732 in honor of the founder of the University of Wrocław, the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I of the Habsburg dynasty. The client was his son Emperor Charles VI, who, like his father, was King of Bohemia and thus Silesian sovereign. It is Poland's largest and one of the largest Baroque halls in Europe.
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Early eighteenth-century house of two storeys. Parapet front. Guilloche moulded band at first-floor level. Ground floor rusticated with wooden panels imitating stone. Heavy voussoirs and keystones over windows, which are sashes in near flush boxes Doric doorcase has triglyph friezes and mutule cornices below an open pediment. Radial fanlight.
This baroque church was built to a design by Christopher Wren between 1677-84, replacing an earlier, medieval, church damaged in the Great Fire of London.
Garforth House, 54 Mickelgate, York, probably by John Carr. Built for Edmund and Elizabeth Garforth, 1757. The date is found on a rainwater head. The patron was born Dring and changed his name in order to inherit from his uncle, William Garforth, a York merchant. The attribution to Carr comes from Knowles's 'York Artists' and Carr also worked for Garforth at Askham Hall (Askham Richard, Yorkshire) in 1750-51 (rebuilt 1889). The York house is red brick with stone bands and quoins. It is five bays wide and three storeys high with a slightly projecting three-bay centrepiece. This has a moulded dentil cornice and a pediment with a radial glazed occulus.