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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)
"The chapel interior was created by New York designer Charles Lamb and many consider it the most perfect example of Byzantine mosaic art in the United States." All I know is - it's stunning to see in person!
Lakewood Memorial Chapel in Minneapolis:
Again, hard to get the light right. Love all those tiny moons and stars though - I'm sure those have been fashionable motifs for clothing sometime in the last 10 years or so, but the ceiling obviously predates those by a few centuries!
Notre Dame de la Garde
Marseille, France
We visited this beautiful Basilica during our excursion to the south of France. It sits atop an enormous hill, and the people of Marseille have viewed it as their protector for centuries. (Photo by Anna Driscoll '16 – French FSP, fall 2013)
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Deckenmalerei von Cosmas Damian Asams (1731 vollendet)
Klosterkirche der ehemaligen Zisterzienserabtei Fürstenfeld in Fürstenfeldbruck in Bayern
Januar 2013
Das Kloster wurde 1263 vom Wittelsbacher Herzog Ludwig II. (der Strenge) als Sühne für die unrechtmäßige Hinrichtung seiner ersten Frau Maria von Brabant gestiftet.
Ab 1691 wird die heutige barocke Klosteranlage unter dem Münchner Hofbaumeister Giovanni Antonio Viscardi errichtet,
ab 1713 folgt der Bau der Klosterkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt durch Johann Georg Ettenhofer nach Plänen Viscardis. 1741 geweiht dauert die Fertigstellung der Innenausstattung bis 1780.
Nach der Säkularisation 1803 wird die Kirche zur königlichen Landhofkirche erhoben und dient seit 1953 als Pfarr- bzw. Nebenkirche. Das monumentale Gotteshaus gilt als ein Hauptwerk der barocken Sakralarchitektur und Dekorationskunst in Bayern.
Von 1965 bis 1978 wurde die Kirche umfassend saniert und die Aussenfassung dem Originalzustand angeglichen.
Cloister church of the former Cistercian monastery Fürstenfeld Abbey in Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria (Germany).
The monastery was founded in 1263 by Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (Louis the Severe) as penance for the killing of his first wife Maria von Brabant.
In 1691 the foundation stone was laid of the Baroque monastery buildings, responsibility for the construction of which lay with the Munich court architect and master builder, Giovanni Antonio Viscardi.
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is erected under supervision of Johann Georg Ettenhofer. In 1723 the quire was completed, and in 1741 the church was dedicated, but the remaining works lingered on until about 1780.
The working end of a lift in a giant warehouse which stored the fertilizer before loading into a railroad car. Entrance to this walkway was an outside protected ladder which is now collapsed.
So Patrick is sad that he couldn't climb up to this viewpoint while Nancy is happy that silly Patrick couldn't climb up to this viewpoint!
The ceiling of the Hypostyle Hall at Dendera Temple is enriched with an incredible amount of figurative detail carved in low relief and painted in subtle shades against a blue background. The subjects include numerous deities and hybrid figures (some familiar, others much less so) and even astrological elements, such as recognisable figures from the zodiac.
Over the centuries the ceiling had become so darkened by dirt and soot to become heavily obscured and hard to read, and this is how I saw it for the first time in the 1990s, when many visitors probably missed it altogether. Now it has been fully cleaned and restored it shines again not only as one of the glories of the temple but one of the most remarkable surviving decorative schemes of ancient Egypt. The contrast with its previous blackened, unrestored condition is dramatic, giving an entirely different impression from our previous visit.
The Temple of Hathor at Dendera is one of Egypt's best preserved and most beautiful ancient shrines. This magnificent edifice dates to the Ptolemaic period, late in Egyptian history, though the site long had been the cult centre for the goddess Hathor for centuries before (the earliest extant remains date to c360BC but a temple is recorded here as far back as c2250BC). Most of the main building dates to the reigns of the last Cleopatras and further decoration and building work within the complex continued in the Roman period up to the reign of Trajan.
The dominant structure in the complex is the Temple of Hathor, an enormous structure with a rectangular facade punctuated by the Hathor-headed columns of the hypostyle hall within. This hall is an architectural wonder, a masterpiece of ancient Egyptian design and decoration, which covers every surface and has been recently cleaned, revealing a superb astrological ceiling in all its original vibrant colours.
Sadly there was much iconoclasm here during the early Christian period and most of the reliefs of the walls and pillars have been defaced. Worse still is the damage to the 24 Hathor-head capitals: not one of the nearly a hundred huge faces of the goddess that once smiled down on this hall has been left unblemished, most with their features cruelly chiselled away.
The main temple building is otherwise structurally intact, and extends into further halls and chapels beyond, again with much relief decoration (much of which is again defaced). In one corner is an entrance to a crypt below, an unusual feature in Egyptian temple architecture consisting of several narrow passages adorned with carved relief decoration in good condition.
There are further sanctuaries and chapels above on the roof of the temple, accessed by a decorated staircase and including the room where the famous Dendera Zodiac was formerly located (today its place in the ceiling taken by a cast of the original, now displayed in Paris). The highest part of the roof complex is no longer accessible to tourists, but I can still recall making the ascent there on our first visit in 1992.
Several other buildings surround the main temple, the most impressive of which is the mammisi or 'birth-house'. This consists of a large rectangluar hall surrounded by a colonnade near the entrance to the site and has some well preserved relief decoration on its exterior. Most of this structure dates to the Roman period, but the ruins of its predecessor built under Nectanebo II (Egypt's last native pharoah) stand nearby.
Dendera temple is one of the most rewarding in Egypt and shouldn't be missed. It is one of the most complete and evocative ancient monuments in the country and its recent restoration has revealed a surprisingly extensive amount of colour surviving within (we were amazed by the dramatic contrast with the soot-blackened ceiling we'd beheld on our previous visit in the 1990s). Despite its relative youth (in Egyptian terms at least!) it is easily one of my favourite sites in Egypt.
This lovely room has numerous glass sculptures stacked on the ceiling. Lights above cast colorful shadows on the walls.
Italian Air Force historical museum (Vigna di Valle) – Lockeed F-104G Starfighter
Il Lockeed F-104 Starfighter, progettato da C.L. Johnson nella prima metà degli anni '50, entrò in servizio (versione F-104A) come caccia intercettore nel 1958. L'F-104G, con avionica migliorata fu sviluppato all'inizio degli anni '60 (primo volo: giugno 1960) per soddisfare un requisito della Germania relativo a un velivolo da combattimento multiruolo in grado di trasportare un'arma nucleare tattica. Il velivolo risultò di interesse anche per altre nazioni, tra cui l'Italia. L'Aeronautica Militare Italiana ha utilizzato complessivamente 105 F-104G, 24 TF-104G (versione biposto da addestramento), 20 RF-104G (versione da ricognizione fotografica), più 205 F-104S e 6 TF-104G ex-Germania. Molti di questi velivoli furono prodotti su licenza dalla Aeritalia.
L’F-104 fu impiegato dall'Aeronautica Militare Italiana principalmente come intercettore ognitempo armato di missili aria-aria a guida infrarossa AIM-9B Sidewinder. Altri reparti utilizzarono invece l’F-104G come cacciabombardiere convenzionale o strike, fino all'introduzione del “Tornado IDS”. Nel 1968 i reparti italiani iniziarono a ricevere l'F-l04S con motore ed armamento potenziati. Alla fine degli anni '70 l'Aeronautica Militare Italiana era dunque praticamente tutta montata su F-104.
Nei ruoli di attacco gli F-104 sono stati sostituiti dai Tornato e dagli AMX. Nei ruoli di intercettazione, l'F-104S è sopravvissuto fin oltre il 2000, ed è stato sostituito da F-16 e dai moderni Eurofighter 2000.
Sotto il profilo tecnico, l'aspetto più innovativo era certamente sistema di ipersostentazione, molto sofisticato. L'F-104, è sempre stato considerato una macchina di difficile pilotaggio, anche se professionalmente stimolante. Un serio limite è costituito dai modesti volumi interni disponibili per avionica, radar ed altri apparati; per poter imbarcare la sonda di rifornimento in volo è necessario sbarcare il cannone Vulcan a canne rotanti.
L’esemplare esposto (MM6501) è l’unico F-104G italiano costruito negli Stati Uniti ed il primo ad essere stato consegnato all’Aeronautica Militare il 3 Marzo 1962.
Caratteristiche generali (F-104G)
- Lunghezza: 16.69 m
- Apertura alare: 6.68 m
- Superficie alare: 18.22 m^2
- Peso a vuoto: 6760 Kg
- Peso massimo: 14070 Kg
- Motore: Turboreattore General Electric EJ79-GE11A 44.5 KN (4535 Kgf) - 70 KN (7165 Kgf) con postbruciatore
- Velocità max: 2.459 km/h (Mach 2) a 11000m
- Quota di tangenza: 17700 m
- Velocità di salita: 244 m/sec a livello del mare
- Autonomia: 1247 Km
Armamento
- 1 cannone M61 Vulcan da 20 mm a canne rotanti
- 7 punti di attacco per complessivi 1800 Kg di carico, che potevano consistere in 2/4 missili aria-aria AIM-9 Sidewinder e/o bomber, razzi, o altri carichi
Lockeed F-104 Starfighter
The Lockeed F-104 Starfighter, designed by C.L. Johnson in the first half of the Fifties, was put into service (version F-104A) in USAF as an interceptor fighter in 1958. The F-104G, with better avionic equipment, was developed at the beginning of the Sixties (first flight: June 1960) to satisfy a requirement of the German aviation (Luftwaffe) for a multirole fighter thet could carry tactical nuclear weapons. Other nations were interested in F-104G, and among them Italy. F-104 was widely used by the Italian Air Force: 105 F-104G, 24 TF-104G (two-seat version for training), 20 RF-104G (photo-recognaissance version), 205 F-104S, and 6 TF-104G ex-Germany. Many F-104 were produced under license by Aeritalia.
The F-104 was in use in Italian Air Force mainly as an all-weather interceptor, equipped with air-to-air AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles. Some wings used F-104Gs as fighter-bombers, later replaced by “Tornado IDS”. In 1968 the Italian Air Force adopted the new version l'F-l04S, with improved engine and armament.
As a fighter-bomber, F-104 has been replaced by Tornado and AMX. As an interceptor, F-104S was in use for many years, and was replaced by F-16, and by Eurofighter 2000.
From a technical point of view, the most relevant feature of F-104 was its boundary layer control system (BLCS) of blown-flap bleed air over the trailing-edge flaps to help a lower landing speed.
The F-104F on display (MM6501) is the unique F-104G built in USA, as well as the first to enter service in Italian Air Force.
General characteristics (F-104G)
- Length: 16.69 m
- Wingspan: 6.68 m
- Wing area: 18.22 m^2
- Empty weight: 6760 Kg
- Gross weight: 14070 Kg
- Powerplant: 1 × General Electric EJ79-GE11A turbojet, 44.5 KN (4535 Kgf) - 70 KN (7165 Kgf) with afterburner
- Velocità max: 2.459 km/h (Mach 2) a 11000m
- Service ceiling: 17700 m
- Rate of climb: 244 m/sec at sea level
- Range: 1247 Km
Armament
- Guns: 1 × 20 mm M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon
- 2/4 × AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles + Bombs, rockets, or other stores
Ornate ceiling of the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in Washington DC. The heavily decorated Beaux Arts style building was built in the 1890s.
Gielgud Theatre London. The ceiling and balcony fronts with at the rear of the dress circle the new boxes containing extra seating. There are no pillars to obstruct views.
London Gieldgud Theatre
February 2012
The elaborate ceiling of the Sala dos Brasões Heraldry room in Sintra National Palace, Sintra, Portugal.
Oxford's Divinity School. Among the identifiable arms here are the royal arms in the centre with the Lancastrian rose behind it and the arms of the University.
"The Hôtel Biron is a jewel of Parisian rocaille architecture, with its park that covers nearly three hectares, adding to its immense attraction and explaining the museum’s very high attendance. In total, it welcomes over 700,000 visitors every year.
Late in 2005, the architect Pierre Louis Faloci finished the restoration of the chapel building, making possible the reopening of a temporary exhibition room.
Stretching over three hectares, the grounds are divided into a rose garden, north of the Hôtel Biron, and a large ornamental garden, to the south, while a terrace and hornbeam hedge backing onto a trellis concealed a relaxation area, at the bottom of the garden. Pierced by three openings, this trellis reflects the design and proportions of the three bay windows on the mansion’s garden façade. Two thematic walks were also laid out: in the east, plants thrive amidst the rockery in the “Garden of Orpheus”, and, in the west, water is omnipresent in the “Garden of Springs”.
Rodin started to place selected works in the overgrown garden that he liked so much in 1908, together with some of the antiques from his personal collection. Male and female torsos, copies made in the Roman or modern period, after Greek works, were presented in these natural surroundings, their contours dappled by the sunlight: “Nature and Antiquity are the two great sources of life for an artist. In any event, Antiquity implies nature. It is its truth and its smile.” (Rodin)
The first bronzes were erected in the gardens before World War I. Since 1993, they have been regularly cleaned and treated so as to preserve their original patinas."
"The Musée Rodin in Paris, France, is a museum that was opened in 1919, dedicated to the works of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. It has two sites: the Hôtel Biron and surrounding grounds in central Paris and just outside Paris at Rodin's old home, the Villa des Brillants at Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine). The collection includes 6,600 sculptures, 8,000 drawings, 8,000 old photographs, and 7,000 objets d’art. The museum receives 700,000 visitors annually.
While living in the Villa des Brillants, Rodin used the Hôtel Biron as his workshop from 1908 and subsequently donated his entire collection of sculptures (along with paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Pierre-Auguste Renoir that he had acquired) to the French State on the condition that they turn the buildings into a museum dedicated to his works.
The Musée Rodin contains most of Rodin's significant creations, including The Thinker, The Kiss, and The Gates of Hell. Many of his sculptures are displayed in the museum's extensive garden. The museum is one of the most accessible museums in Paris. It is located near a Metro stop, Varenne, in a central neighborhood, and the entrance fee is very reasonable. The gardens around the museum building contain many of the famous sculptures in natural settings. Behind the museum building are a small lake and casual restaurant.
Additionally, the Metro stop, Varenne, features some of Rodin's sculptures on the platform. The building is served by Métro (line 13: Varenne or Invalides), RER (line C: Invalides), and bus (69, 82, 87, 92).
The museum has also a room dedicated to the works of Camille Claudel. Some paintings by Monet, Renoir, and Van Gogh that were in Rodin's personal collections are also presented. The Musée Rodin collections are very diverse, as Rodin used to collect besides being an artist."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_Rodin
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