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Not really a palace, according to our guide (and this is a place where it's really nice to have a good guide to explain the history), it "was in use between 1859 and 1873 and was completed by 1900."
explore #320 on may 17, 2008
the ceiling of the desert view watchtower -- a stone building on the south rim of the grand canyon in arizona.
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"The Desert View Watchtower, constructed in 1932 as a replica of a prehistoric Indian tower, commands a magnificent view of the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert to the east and the San Fransico Peaks to the south. This seventy-foot tower is the highest point on the South Rim. The interior walls of the tower feature murals by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie."
more information about the building here: www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/placestogo.htm
This complex image is the ceiling in the main hall of the National Art Gallery in Ottawa, Ontario. This is a massive ceiling, and even with a very wide 10mm shot I was not able to capture it all.
« L'idée de construire une gare centrale remonte à la fin du xixe siècle, avec le projet d'établir une liaison dite Jonction Nord-Midi, entre les gares en cul-de-sac du Nord et du Midi, installées au nord et au sud des quartiers centraux de Bruxelles. La conception du bâtiment est confiée à Victor Horta dans les années 1930, alors que le creusement en souterrain de la jonction avance lentement, après avoir été interrompu par la Première Guerre mondiale et alors que la crise économique compromet les budgets. La Seconde Guerre mondiale ayant à nouveau arrêté le chantier, c'est après la mort de l'architecte, en 1947, que Maxime Brunfaut, fils de l'architecte Fernand Brunfaut, président de l'Office de la Jonction Nord-Midi, se voit confier la réalisation de la gare, alors que le tunnel à six voies est en construction. » [Wikipédia] fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_de_Bruxelles-Central
The St. Jakobikirche is the oldest church in Goslar. It was mentioned in a document in 1073--it was presumably built 1065-1073 as a basilica with three naves in a Romanesque style. The Westwerk (western addition) with the two spires was added in the early 12th century. The vaulted ceiling in a Gothic style (in view here) was added in the middle of the 13th century. In the years before 1275, the Romanesque eastern choir was replaced with a larger Gothic choir. The church was substantially remodeled between 1506 and 1512.
The Baroque high altar dates to 1727. Along with other furnishings, It was brought here from the dissolved Kloster Riechenberg which is located at the outskirts of Goslar in 1803. At that time, the Jakobikirche was re-constituted as a Catholic parish church.
Galerías Pacífico is a shopping mall located at the junction of Calle Florida (a major shopping-oriented pedestrian-only street) and Avenida Córdoba. The building was constructed in 1889 by architects Emilio Agrelo and Roland Le Vacher, modelled on Paris’ Le Bon Marché. In 1896, part of the building was converted into the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (which has since been relocated). In 1908, British-owned Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway acquired part of the building for offices, resulting in the building becoming known as the “Edificio Pacífico”.
The building was remodelled in 1945 by architects José Aslan and Héctor Ezcurra. The offices were separated from the rest of the building and a large central cupola was built. In 1946 the cupola was decorated with 12 frescos by Argentine artists Lino Enea Spilimbergo, Antonio Berni, Juan Carlos Castagnino, Manuel Colmeiro and Demetrio Urruchúa.
In 1989 the building, which had been abandoned for a number of years, was declared a national historic monument. Further renovations under Juan Carlos López were done at that time and the building re-opened in 1990 as Galerías Pacífico. Four more frescos by Romulo Maccio, Josefina Robirosa, Guillermo Roux and Carlos Alonso were added to the cupola. In addition to major high-end boutique stores, the building has become the home of the contains the Jorge Luis Borges Cultural Centre and the Julio Bocca Dance Studio.
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Refectory - Fan vaulted ceiling - typical of the Manuelline style.
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, Lisbon.
This mansion – called “a palace” in Polish – was built in the first half of the 16th century by the Hetman, Jan Tarnowski, as an elegant Renaissance residence. Windows with characteristic divisions and stone frames and a crenellated parapet wall survive from that period. The mansion was redeveloped around the middle of the 17th century at the behest of the new owners of the mansion: the Wielopolski magnate family. The impressive hallway and stairs leading to the first floor, as well as portals and ceilings date from this period. The Palace remained the property of the Wielopolskis until the tragic fire of the city in 1850. After a makeshift rebuilding of the burnt interiors, the building housed, among other things, an elegant café and a ballroom.
In 1864, the Palace was purchased by the Municipality of Kraków as headquarters for the Municipal Offices. The ballroom on the second floor was at that time replaced by the elegant Assembly Hall designed by Filip Pokutyński. Early in the 20th century, following the major geographical expansion of the city and following the concept of Greater Kraków, it was necessary to expand the Municipal Office accordingly and give it a radical rebuilding which was completed in 1913 to the design of Jan Rzymkowski. New wings of the complex in Poselska Street were also built at that time. The rooms used for official functions were decorated in historicist style in the spirit of the Viennese Art Nouveau making use of motives taken from folk art. In 1926, the Main Assembly Hall was consumed by fire yet was meticulously restored within the space of several months, respecting the original designs, but at the same time embellishing them in Art Déco style, fashionable at the time.
This mansion – called “a palace” in Polish – was built in the first half of the 16th century by the Hetman, Jan Tarnowski, as an elegant Renaissance residence. Windows with characteristic divisions and stone frames and a crenellated parapet wall survive from that period. The mansion was redeveloped around the middle of the 17th century at the behest of the new owners of the mansion: the Wielopolski magnate family. The impressive hallway and stairs leading to the first floor, as well as portals and ceilings date from this period. The Palace remained the property of the Wielopolskis until the tragic fire of the city in 1850. After a makeshift rebuilding of the burnt interiors, the building housed, among other things, an elegant café and a ballroom.
In 1864, the Palace was purchased by the Municipality of Kraków as headquarters for the Municipal Offices. The ballroom on the second floor was at that time replaced by the elegant Assembly Hall designed by Filip Pokutyński. Early in the 20th century, following the major geographical expansion of the city and following the concept of Greater Kraków, it was necessary to expand the Municipal Office accordingly and give it a radical rebuilding which was completed in 1913 to the design of Jan Rzymkowski. New wings of the complex in Poselska Street were also built at that time. The rooms used for official functions were decorated in historicist style in the spirit of the Viennese Art Nouveau making use of motives taken from folk art. In 1926, the Main Assembly Hall was consumed by fire yet was meticulously restored within the space of several months, respecting the original designs, but at the same time embellishing them in Art Déco style, fashionable at the time.
This mansion – called “a palace” in Polish – was built in the first half of the 16th century by the Hetman, Jan Tarnowski, as an elegant Renaissance residence. Windows with characteristic divisions and stone frames and a crenellated parapet wall survive from that period. The mansion was redeveloped around the middle of the 17th century at the behest of the new owners of the mansion: the Wielopolski magnate family. The impressive hallway and stairs leading to the first floor, as well as portals and ceilings date from this period. The Palace remained the property of the Wielopolskis until the tragic fire of the city in 1850. After a makeshift rebuilding of the burnt interiors, the building housed, among other things, an elegant café and a ballroom.
In 1864, the Palace was purchased by the Municipality of Kraków as headquarters for the Municipal Offices. The ballroom on the second floor was at that time replaced by the elegant Assembly Hall designed by Filip Pokutyński. Early in the 20th century, following the major geographical expansion of the city and following the concept of Greater Kraków, it was necessary to expand the Municipal Office accordingly and give it a radical rebuilding which was completed in 1913 to the design of Jan Rzymkowski. New wings of the complex in Poselska Street were also built at that time. The rooms used for official functions were decorated in historicist style in the spirit of the Viennese Art Nouveau making use of motives taken from folk art. In 1926, the Main Assembly Hall was consumed by fire yet was meticulously restored within the space of several months, respecting the original designs, but at the same time embellishing them in Art Déco style, fashionable at the time.
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Mudéjar style ceiling, 16th century (Spain), carved, painted, and gilded pine, 33 x 28 feet constructed of thirty panels (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
We were not allowed inside and were only allowed to get a peek from one of the small viewing rooms. This is the best composition I could get with my wide-angle lens.
The store had a bit of decorative ceiling over some random aisles in the middle of the store, spanning from this aisle over to frozen. I assume there was once some reason for this, but it has been lost over time with the many resets this store has presumably had. It still looks kind of cool, though, and certainly fits with the decor.