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The Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (aka the 'Latin Cathedral') was consecrated in 1405 as a church for the newly created Latin Diocese. In 1481 it was consecrated as a cathedral.
The Mausoleum of I'timad ad Daulah is a stunning example of Mughal architecture standing on the banks of the Yamuna river in the centre of Agra. It was built in 1622-8 to house the tomb of Mirza Ghiyas Beg and his wife, who were also the grandparents of Mumtaz Mahal, for whom another larger and much more famous mausoleum was built nearby; thus this tomb is popularly known as the 'Mini Taj', as it is also believed to be the architectural precedent and forerunner to Agra's most celebrated monument.
The complex consists of the central square mausoleum building, a delicate affair in white marble with minarets at each corner, all of which is covered in an astonishing array of coloured stone inlay, an extremely delicate craft for which Agra is renowned. Around the mausoleum is a garden with four identical gateways in contrasting red sandstone (with white marble inlaid decoration).
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An example of an ornate design on the ceiling at Swannanoa Palace, on Afton Mountain near the entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
This ceiling mural titled Apothèse d’Hercuele by François Le Moyne is found in the Salon d'Hercule in the Château de Versailles. The ceiling mural gave the room its present name.
Parroquia de San Buenaventura
Domicilio Conocido
Zona Centro
San Buenaventura Nealtican
Estado de Puebla,México
Iglesia parroquial dedicada a San Buenaventura, data del siglo XVI. Cruz de piedra ubicada en el centro de Nealtican.
Su sobria fachada principal esta construida de la torre con campanario y la portada que en uno de sus extremos se levanta una espada de un solo vano. Estos elementos solo presentan pilastras, roleos, pináculos y escasos relieves vegetales.
entrada y portada del templo de san buenaventura
En el interior se puede admirar retablos dorados del barroco salomónico y churrigueresco, con esculturas y cuadros al óleo. Merecen atención el ciprés neoclásico de San Buenaventura y un antiguo órgano de fuelle localizado en el coro
Nealtican es una zona estuvo habitada desde el año 400 d. C. Por grupos humanos con influencias de las culturas: Tolteca, Olmeca y Teotihuacana, los cuales se vieron obligados a abandonar la zona debido a la intensa actividad del volcán Popocatepetl. Fundada en la época prehispánica por grupos olmecas y nahuas; fue sometido por los nonoalcas de Xelhua; tributario de México-Tenochtitlán. A la llegada de los españoles (1521) estos pueblos fueron sometidos dando asà origen al mestizaje y a la historia escrita de nuestro pueblo.
Perteneció al antiguo distrito de Atlixco y en 1930, se constituye como municipio libre. La Cabecera Municipal es el pueblo de San Buenaventura Nealtican.
Portugal 2013
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Some people would say that these are light fixtures in a shopping mall. No - I say - these are alien light emitting jellyfish in an unknown universe.
This is a view nearly straight up at the central part of the ceiling of Gallery 3 in the Legion of Honor art museum, San Francisco. It shows most of a square inset, roughly 15 feet on a side, that curves upward a few feet to its central point, forming a shallow dome. Here is what its explanatory sign has to say about the work:
"Mudéjar Ceiling
Spanish, Torrijos region, 1482-1503
Carved and gilt wood with polychrome
Gift of Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick
"This ceiling is one of four that were removed from their original setting in the Palacio de Altimira in Torrijos, near Toledo. Others are owned by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The decaying palace was destroyed early in the 20th century.
"The coats of arms depicted on the ceiling are those of Gutierre de Cádenas and his wife, Teresa EnrÃquez, builders of the palace.
"Ceilings of similar design survive in Spain, reflecting the intricate Mudéjar or Hispano-Moresque style that was popular in the region through the last years of Moorish occupation."
House by Richard Leplastrier; The white panels on the library ceiling can actually be raised or lowered. When the panels are raised, the ceiling makes a continuous arc upwards to help catch breezes coming in through openings near the top of the wall. When the panels are down, they help to insulate the library from these same openings and significantly reduce the volume of the space so there is less space to heat. The concrete floors of the library are heated from underneath.
This is part of the Mosaic Tile House in Venice, CA. It has been created over the past 23 years by artists Cheri Pann and Gonzalo Duran. Tours are available to the public.
Rila Monastery, Bulgaria: I took countless pictures of this ceiling facade over a balcony towering high above me. Tourists were not permitted access to the upper floors of the monastery unless they are staying there. It is apparently really cheap accommodation though if the public toilets are anything to go by, I am not sure how comfortable.
Walton's church of St James is a small and neat structure dating from 1750, sitting next to Gilbert Scott's Victorian Gothic Walton Hall. The presence of stained glass in the windows however indicates that the church did not come through the Victorian period untouched (Pevsner says it was enlarged in 1842).
Inside the church is very attractive with decorative plaster ceilings though the stained glass diffuses the Georgian atmosphere somewhat. The 'Venetian' east window and flanking lights in the tiny projecting chancel are the work of Clayton & Bell and centres on a crucified Christ who looks somewhat older than 33! Two later pictoral north nave windows are rather heavily ornamented and along with the ornamental glazing opposite subdue what must have originally been a very light interior.
The church is generally kept open to visitors during normal daylight hours.