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Church of the Savior
Salvátorská Street
Old Town, Prague
One of the first Protestant congregations in Prague, founded in 1872 as an Evangelical (Lutheran) congregation.
The land for the construction of a church for the German Protestant congregation was bought on February 5, 1610 by the Protestant nobleman Jáchym Ondřej Šlik. The Protestants planned to build a church, a rectory, a school and a grammar school here. The foundation stone of the church was laid on July 27, 1611, the builder was Johann Bartholomeus zu Christoffen, sometimes Jan Dominik de Barifis or Giovanni Maria Filippi are also mentioned as builders. The rough construction was completed in about 1612, the church was completed in 1614 (although according to sources it seems that it did not have a front tower), it was consecrated in October of the same year.
After the Battle of White Mountain, the church was confiscated from the Protestants, the donor of the church, Jáchym Ondřej Šlik, was executed in 1621 for his participation in the Czech Estates Uprising.
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The Pauline monastery was abolished as part of the church reforms of Emperor Joseph II in 1796 and passed together with the church to the mint office and the church became a mint.
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The mint operated until 1848, in 1857 it was abolished and in 1863 the church was bought for 15,000 guldens by the Prague Protestants of the Augsburg Confession, who renovated the church and have been using it for their worship ever since.
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Die Heidecksburg in Rudolstadt ist das prachtvollste Barockschloss des 18. Jahrhunderts im Freistaat Thüringen.Im hohen Mittelalter noch Besitztum der Grafen von Orlamünde, erwarben im Jahr 1340 die Schwarzburger Grafen die Burg. Von 1574—1918 war sie Residenz der Grafen und späteren Fürsten von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
Heidecksburg palace in Rudolstadt is the most magnificent palace from the 18th century in the Free State of Thuringia.The counts of Schwarzburg acquired the palace during the time of the High Middle Ages in 1340 when it was still property of the counts of Orlamuende. From 1574 to 1918 the palace was the residence of the counts and later princes of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
The Dragon Fountain depicts the python snake being shot by a young Apollo.
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.
Along the Green Carpet, between the Palace of Versailles and the Grand Canal.
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.
French Baroque castle (Est.1658) garden front facade, almost the whole day facing the sun overlooking the park and gardens. Nitice that the small bridge between the castle and garden is open.
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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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Baroque land, the Principality of Monaco and the County of Nice is an architectural ensemble that nothing connects to the French model.
The baroque character of the place St. Michael , complemented by the role of design, form one of the most beautiful urban ensembles of the coast. This set is the realization of a long evolution whose point of departure from Saint-Michel building greatly contributing to the monumentality of the whole; a series of divergent orientations ramps connecting the cathedral square in Long Street opposite the Palace of aristocratic Pretti of SAINT AMBROSE built in the mid-fifteenth century and refurbished in the mid seventeenth century.
Overlooking the sea, the facades of the Saint-Michel Basilica and the Chapel of the White Penitents silhouetted against the clear sky. The construction of the Saint-Michel church, begun in 1640 during the reign of Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, continues for several centuries. The facade is rebuilt in 1819 in the style and spirit of the seventeenth century, smooth drums columns and Ionic capitals and the second level twin columns and Corinthian capitals.
Slightly shifted, the White Penitents chapel offers a much decorated façade. Built in 1687, the pinnacles, friezes, garlands play with light ocher, yellow and pink.
Much lower on the seafront, Bastion, a small fortress built in 1636-1639 by Prince Honoré II, is the only example of baroque military in Menton. This fort, which was the "city of the army head," is in advanced rocky promontory that carries all of the old town. After being assigned to various uses, it now houses the Bastion museum.
The Rotunda lounge or Grand Salon on the garden siede, a unique piece of architecture. The whole, formed by the vestibule and this large space, forms like a central span. This arrangement, also known as a "lantern", allows the visitor to have a view through the axis of the main courtyard-porch-vestibule-alley in perspective of the gardens located on the other side, around which revolve two parts autonomous each with a staircase..
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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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July 5, 2023 - A view of Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios from Jardim da Avenida Visconde Guedes Teixeira.
"Built on top of Mount St. Stephen (Monte de Santo Estêvão), between the 18th and 20th centuries, this Marian shrine is visited by pilgrims from all over the country - especially on September 8, the day of the Nativity of the Virgin and the high point of the feasts in honour of Our Lady of Remedies, which usually include fireworks, musical shows and various sports and recreational activities amidst the dense grove of the pleasant Santo Estêvão Park. The Procession of the Triumph, with its richly adorned paraders, is a highpoint.
Already during the Middle Ages catholic worship was celebrated there, in an old hermitage dedicated to Santo Estevão that was erected in 1361. At risk of collapsing, it was demolished in the 16th century and the construction of a new hermitage in the same spot was started, by the Bishop of Lamego, where an image of the Virgin and Child was placed. Worship of St. Stephen was thus progressively replaced by Marian Devotion. In 1750, the construction of the present sanctuary began, and was only finished in 1905.
The monumental Baroque staircase (with 686 steps) that gives access to the sanctuary is divided over several levels, punctuated by sculptural elements, such as statues of the kings, the backrests of the eight fountains (among which the Remédios, by Nicolau Nasoni) and various allegorical representations. Half way is the Chapel of Desterro.
Inside the temple is Rocaille in style and entirely dedicated to Marian iconography: on the main altar in gilded carving, in the altarpieces dedicated to the Virgin's parents, in the three stained glass windows with images of Our Lady of the Conception, the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Annunciation, and in the tiles of the Conimbrigan artist Miguel Costa that represent key moments in Mary’s life.
The tomb of the founder of the sanctuary, Canon Jose Teixeira Pinto, is at the entrance of the nave." Previous description: www.visitportugal.com/en/node/134774
Baroque land, the Principality of Monaco and the County of Nice is an architectural ensemble that nothing connects to the French model.
The baroque character of the place St. Michael , complemented by the role of design, form one of the most beautiful urban ensembles of the coast. This set is the realization of a long evolution whose point of departure from Saint-Michel building greatly contributing to the monumentality of the whole; a series of divergent orientations ramps connecting the cathedral square in Long Street opposite the Palace of aristocratic Pretti of SAINT AMBROSE built in the mid-fifteenth century and refurbished in the mid seventeenth century.
Overlooking the sea, the facades of the Saint-Michel Basilica and the Chapel of the White Penitents silhouetted against the clear sky. The construction of the Saint-Michel church, begun in 1640 during the reign of Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, continues for several centuries. The facade is rebuilt in 1819 in the style and spirit of the seventeenth century, smooth drums columns and Ionic capitals and the second level twin columns and Corinthian capitals.
Slightly shifted, the White Penitents chapel offers a much decorated façade. Built in 1687, the pinnacles, friezes, garlands play with light ocher, yellow and pink.
Much lower on the seafront, Bastion, a small fortress built in 1636-1639 by Prince Honoré II, is the only example of baroque military in Menton. This fort, which was the "city of the army head," is in advanced rocky promontory that carries all of the old town. After being assigned to various uses, it now houses the Bastion museum.
July 8, 2023 - Igreja de Santo Ildefonso (Church of Saint Ildefonso) located at R. de Santo Ildefonso 11, 4000-542 Porto, Portugal. "The granite church, in Baroque style, was 30 years in construction and is named after an early, 7th century Bishop of Toledo, Ildephonsus.
The Igreja de Santo Ildefonso stands on a slight incline and has a striking façade of over 11,000 classic blue and white azulejos, added in 1932 by Jorge Colaço, depicting the life of Saint Ildefonso and stories from the Gospels. Jorge Colaço was also responsible for the tile work on other churches in Porto including the Igreja dos Congregados, near Sao Bento Station.
The church also has some beautiful stained glass windows and a pipe organ dating from 1811.
The two bell towers are topped with stone crosses, masonry spheres and flag poles with flags of Portugal." Previous description: www.portugalvisitor.com/portugal-city-guides/portugal-att...
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.
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.
Entrance gate (Est.1658) with Herm figures..
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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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La Salle des buffets - a luxurious dining room at the courtyard side of the building, decorated from top to bottom. Ready to serve a Kings dinner.
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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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Bristol Open House 2010, Photograph by James Russiello, September 11, 2010
The Royal Fort House is a historic house in Tyndalls Park, Bristol. The building currently houses the University of Bristol's Faculty of Science offices, Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research and the Cabot Institute.
The house was built for Thomas Tyndall KCB, in the 18th century, on the site of bastions which were fought over during the English Civil War and demolished in 1655. The Baroque, Palladian and Rococo styles of architecture are because of the work of three different architects: James Bridges, Thomas Paty, John Wallis. The garden was laid out by Humphry Repton around 1800.
The design of the mid-eighteenth-century house by James Bridges, for Thomas Tyndall KCB, was a compromise between the separate designs of architects Thomas Paty, John Wallis and himself. This led to different classical styles: Baroque, Palladian and Rococo, for three of the facades of the house. It was built between 1758 and 1761, by Thomas Paty with plasterwork by Thomas Stocking.
A later Colonel Thomas Tyndall employed Humphry Repton from 1799 to landscape the gardens which form a small part of Tyndall's Park, which extended to Whiteladies Road in the west, Park Row in the south and Cotham Hill to the north. Over the years large parts of the park were sold for housing development, as the site for the Bristol Grammar School, purchased in 1877, and only a small part of the original area remains, as Royal Fort Gardens. The siting of drives in the Royal Fort park is still reflected in street plans today.
The current stone gatehouse, built in the Victorian era and known as the Royal Fort Lodge, stands at the entrance to the driveway leading to Royal Fort House. It currently houses the University of Bristol security services.
The house has been designated by Historic England as a grade I listed building.
Zwinger Palace - pleasure palace of the Saxon Electors and baroque masteriece. Architect: Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, built ca. 1728 by Saxon Elector and Polish King Frederick Augustus..
View into the chapel with Batoni's Sacred Heart of Jesus. The principal church of the Jesuits in Rome, il Gesu was built between 1568 and 1575, to the designs of Vignola and Giacomo della Porta; and Baciccia, Antonio Raggi and Leonardo Retti (nave ceiling). The marble decoration of the nave interior is of a later date.
Aula Leopoldina, Wroclaw University
stucco sculpture of the Emperor Leopold I
"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." wikipedia (de)
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French Baroque castle (Est.1658) front facade, many art elements and decorations. The three arched doors with glass doors were originally only closed using a fence.
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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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Visit to the Austrian National Library on Wednesday May 21st, 2025 during the Joint Meeting Vienna. We went as a group before our gala dinner. The library in German is Österreichische Nationalbibliothek and is located at Josefsplatz 1, 1015 Wien. This is truly one of the most stunning libraries I have ever visited. The public area is the State Hall, built in the Baroque style in the 18th century by Emperor Charles the VI whose statue sits in the middle of the space.
One of the most iconic stations of the Moscow Metro, Komsomolskaya (Koltsevaya Line) is known for its grand chandeliers, baroque-style arches, and ornate yellow ceiling. A stunning example of Soviet-era architecture blending art and function.