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The Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) is an opera house – and opera company – with a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It is located in the centre of Vienna, Austria. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera (Wiener Hofoper); in 1920, it was renamed the Vienna State Opera. The members of the Vienna Philharmonic are recruited from its orchestra.
The building was the first major building on the Vienna Ringstraße commissioned by the controversial Viennese "city expansion fund". Work commenced on the building in 1861 and was completed in 1869, following plans drawn up by architects August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll, who lived together in the 6. Bezirk. It was built in the Neo-Renaissance style.
The Ministry of the Interior had commissioned a number of reports into the availability of certain building materials, with the result that stones long not seen in Vienna were used, such as Wöllersdorfer Stein, for plinths and free-standing, simply-divided buttresses, the famously hard stone from Kaisersteinbruch, whose colour was more appropriate than that of Kelheimerstein, for more lushly decorated parts. The somewhat coarser-grained Kelheimerstein (also known as Solnhof Plattenstein) was intended as the main stone to be used in the building of the opera house, but the necessary quantity was not deliverable. Breitenbrunner stone was suggested as a substitute for the Kelheimer stone, and stone from Jois was used as a cheaper alternative to the Kaiserstein. The staircases were constructed from polished Kaiserstein, while most of the rest of the interior was decorated with varieties of marble.
The decision was made to use dimension stone for the exterior of the building. Due to the monumental demand for stone, stone from Sóskút, widely used in Budapest, was also used. Three Viennese masonry companies were employed to supply enough masonry labour: Eduard Hauser (still in existence today), Anton Wasserburger and Moritz Pranter. The foundation stone was laid on May 20, 1863.
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The Castle originated from a fortified building erected in the 13th century next to the city's walls. This first edifice was called Castelvecchio ("Old Castle"), was the seat of the Bishopric of Trent from the 13th century. Bishop George of Liechtenstein was the first to enlarge the castle, in the late 14th century, turning it into a well-styled residence. In the first decades of the 16th century Bishop Bernardo Clesio had a new residence, called Palazzo Magno ("Grand Palace") built in Renaissance style alongside the old castle. The last great addition was the so-called Giunta Albertiana, from the name of Bishop Francesco Alberti Poja (1686), with which the Castelvecchio and the Palazzo Magno were united. The castle served as residence of the Prince Bishops. until the conquest by Napoleon troops in 1796. Used by the Austrians as military barracks and, later, as a jail, it decayed. In the 1920s, when Trento was returned to Italy, it became seat of a National Museum and was restored. Since 1992 it is home to the Provincial Gallery of Art. The castle is renowned for its precious frescoes painted on the interior halls and ceilings as well as on some exterior walls.
Castelul s-a dezvoltat pornind de la o construcţie fortificată ridicată în secolul al XIII-lea în apropierea zidurilor oraşului. Primul edificiu s-a numit „Castelvecchio” şi a fost sediul Prinţilor-Episcopi de Trent începând din secolul al XIV-lea . Prinţul Episcop George de Lichtenstein a fost primul care a extins castelul, transformându-l la sfârşitul secolului al XIV-lea într-o reşedinţă elegantă. In primele decenii ale secolului al XVI-lea, Prinţul Episcop Bernardo Clesio a construit în lungul palatului vechi o nouă reşedinţă în stil renascentist, numită „Palazzo Magno”. Ultima mare modificare, aşa numita „Giunta Albertiana”, a fost realizată în vremea Prinţului Episcop Francesco Alberti Poja (1686), când palatele Castelvecchio şi Palazzo Magno au fost unite. Castelul a continuat să fie rezidenţă episcopală până la invazia napoleoniană din 1796. Folosit apoi de austrieci pe post de cazarmă şi, mai târziu, de închisoare, castelul a cunoscut o perioadă de decădere. In 1920, când Trento a redevenit parte din Italia, a fost restaurat şi transformat în Muzeu Naţional. Din 1992 adăposteşte Galeria de Artă a Provinciei Trentino. Castelul este renumit pentru preţioasele fresce pictate pe pereţii interiori şi pe tavane, ca şi pe unele ziduri exterioare.
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Arches in the ceiling of Westminster Abbey. When using this photo, please credit "Kurt Munz" and link to www.munzmedia.com/ . Leave a comment on this picture so I can see where it is (you don't need permission to use it, I just think it's cool to see it places).
Meoded Gold Metallic Paint on the framing surrounding the recessed ceiling helps to draw the eye upward expanding the feel of the room. The recess created with a grey base and rag rolled to add gold touches matching the frame. For more products and ideas
A bit of fancy coffered ceiling fallen to earth. Roman architects cast roofs in concrete with this honeycomb structure to lighten them while maintaining strength.
Made by Carter & Co. for the side entrance porch of the former Greenwich Town Hall. 1938-9. Showing the signs of the Zodiac around a sailing vessel and telescope. Building architect: Clifford Culpin. Grade II listed.
For Our Daily Challenge 03/04/11, "In the Air". For some reason, all I could think about was my ceiling fan suspended above me in the living room, "whooshing" its blades through the air. I liked how the light seems to catch the air in this photo while the blades speed by.
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My students gaze in awe at Andrea Pozzo's ceiling in Sant' Ignazio, Rome. Concordia College--New York study trip to Rome (2012).
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
©2012 Patrick J Bayens
The Fin Whale passage leads to the Haaga Family Rotunda, the central part of the 1913 building, which reopened last year after a four years of restoration. The coffered ceiling contains this glorious stained glass dome.
Taken at Moni Agias Triadas. Incidentally, this was the monastery where chunks of the Roger Moore-era James Bond flick "For Your Eyes Only" were filmed.
The ceiling at the Market of the Holiday Inn Resort Orlando Suites - Waterpark in Orlando (ORL), Florida (FL), United States (USA). #orlando #florida #usa #hotels
St Bartholomew's church in Tardebigge was rebuilt in 1777 to the designs of Francis Hiorn following the collapse of the medieval church two years earlier. It has remained largely unchanged since aside from the apse which was rebuilt in 1850.
The most striking feature is the slender steeple, a landmark visible for some distance thanks to the church's commanding hilltop position.
The interior is typically Georgian and fairly austere, though does feature some impressive wall tablets and windows. All that survives of the previous church is a broken figure from one of the monuments.
www.tardebiggechurch.org.uk/about-us/about-the-churches/a...