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Been laid up with a bad knee so not got out much! This is one from the summer that I never got around to posting. It was taken in Bath, Somerset.
A staircase from the Tokyo National Museum, Japanese Gallery (Honkan). The exhibition was vast and interesting, but the architecture itself was nothing spectacular. However, the western neoclassical styled building has many interesting details, one being this. The black-and-white approach here is especially funky as the sides of staircase turn into light itself.
This is a photo of one of the ceilings in the Borghese Gallery in Rome. I have not been able to find out anything about it.
From comment by Eric below who just happens to be my brother-in-law. Thank you very much.
Room of the Bacchantes
Room 12
This small room takes its name from the fresco in the centre of the ceiling, which depicts three women dancing within frames of ivy decorated all around by floral motifs, garlands, festoons, and musical instruments that recall the grotesques and stuccos of ancient Roman villas. Felice Giani (1758-1823) executed it between 1782 and 1785 as a reworking of the decorations of the Domus Aurea and Hadrian’s Villa, which he visited regularly. galleriaborghese.beniculturali.it/en/il-museo/la-villa/sa...
At the end of the Hall of the Five Hundred a small windowless side room was held. This masterpiece, the Studio (Studiolo) of Francis I de Medici, was also designed by Vasari and executed in Mannerist style (1570-1575). The walls and vaults are completely covered with paintings, stucco and sculptures. Many of the paintings are from Vasari's school and represent the four elements: water, earth, air and fire. The portrait of Cosme I and his wife, Leonor de Toledo, was made by Agnolo Bronzino. The delicate bronze sculptures were built by Giambologna and Bartolomeo Ammannati. Dismantled over the centuries, they were rebuilt only in the twentieth century.
Explored on April 18th, 2012. www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/2012/04/18/page23/
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Into the Light - Day 60 - Year 2022
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Inside Lobby Bone & Joint Institute
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
This is the ceiling of the Great Hall in the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. I can't get enough of The Library of Congress. My love for this incredible building in DC is immense. I think it is perhaps more interesting than most of the nearby Smithsonian Museums, thanks to the incredible architecture, artwork, and many exhibits.
Though the Library was founded 1800, the Thomas Jefferson Building was opened in 1897 after a significant period of expansion following the Civil War.
Calgary
Alberta Canada
Chinese Cultural Centre
The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre is a special community centre for the Community of Chinatown, the Chinese community and the citizens of Calgary. Its objectives are to serve as a community centre and hub for Calgarians to meet and socialize.
The centre piece of the complex is the Dr. Henry Fok Cultural Hall, a building modeled after the Hall of Prayers of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The 21 m high ceiling is decorated with 561 dragons and 40 phoenixes. It is supported by 4 columns with gold ornamentation representing each season. The outer surface of the dome is covered in blue tiles imported from China and crafted by the same company that endowed the Temple of Heaven during the Ming Dynasty 600 years ago.
Thank you for the visit and comments are welcome.
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The Christian part of the world famous Mezquita in Córdoba. I still feel grateful for getting to go here! Such impressive architecture.
Restaurant ceiling in Liverpool. Loved the feeling of space it gave to the room and the shapes it created.
San Juan de Los Reyes . Toledo.
El monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes fue mandado construir por los Reyes Católicos en la ciudad de Toledo, en acción de gracias por la victoria en la batalla de Toro de 1476.
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Evangelical Church (in need of repair), Bistrita, Romania
Located in Bistriţa's Main Square, the Evangelical Church was built by Transylvanian Saxons centuries ago. Construction of the Gothic church with Renaissance elements (i.e. the pews) began in 1470 and was completed almost 100 years later by Petrus Italus de Lugano, who added renaissance elements to the structure. A 76.5 m high steeple (Saxons' Tower) overlooking the city was added later, making it the highest stone church tower in Romania. (surprising-romania.blogspot.com/2010/01/evangelical-churc...)
The modern ceiling in the otherwise old building of the Grand Hotel Amrâth Kurhaus in The Hague adds a cheerful note to the entrance hall.
This iconic, beautiful old castle in Europe. Despite visiting Belgium many many times exploring, this was the first time I'd seen this place.
Last minute 48 hour trip taking in a few new spots and some old locations. 17 hour days and mixed weather added to the fun.
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The ceiling frescoes of St. Katharina in Garching. The oldest parts of the church date to the 13th century, but most of the current structure was built in the 15th century. In the 18th century the interior was converted to the current Baroque style.
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