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#Temple of #Hephaistos in central Athens, Greece, is the best-preserved ancient #Greektemple in the world, but is far less well-known than its illustrious neighbour, the Parthenon.
It was dedicated to Hephaestus, the god of smiths and metal-workers.
Hephaestus
#Godoffire , #volcanoes , #metalworking , #artisans , #metallurgy , #carpenters , #forges #sculpting , and #blacksmiths
September 2013.
Open House is the annual opportunity to explore hundreds of buildings in London for free and see the architecture. Many of the buildings are not normally open to the public.
The main Foreign Office building in King Charles Street was built by George Gilbert Scott in partnership with Matthew Digby Wyatt. George Gilbert Scott was responsible for the overall classical design of these offices, but Matthew Digby Wyatt, the India Office’s Surveyor, designed and built the interior of the India Office. It was built with rich decoration to impress foreign visitors.
The Durbar Court is at the heart of the India Office and was first used in 1867 for a reception for the Sultan of Turkey. The actual name dates only from 1902 when some of the coronation celebrations of King Edward VII were held there.
We have visited the college before and both times it has been a hive of activity with "Frosh Week."
Trinity College, Dublin (TCD; Irish: Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath), corporately designated as the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university"[1], and is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin. Trinity and the University of Dublin form Ireland's oldest and most prestigious university.
Trinity is located in the centre of Dublin, Ireland, on College Green opposite the former Irish Houses of Parliament (now a branch of the Bank of Ireland). The campus occupies 190,000m² (47 acres), with many buildings, both old and new, ranged around large courts (known as "squares") and two playing fields.
Balboa Park is a 1,200 acre (4.9 km²) urban cultural park in San Diego, California, United States named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa. Placed in reserve in 1835, it is one of the oldest sites in the United States dedicated to public recreational usage. Besides open areas and natural vegetation, it contains a variety of cultural attractions including museums, theaters, gardens, shops and restaurants as well as the world-renowned San Diego Zoo. Balboa Park was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977.[1][3] The park is managed and maintained by the City of San Diego Parks and Recreation Department.
United States Capitol, Capitol Hill, Washington D.C.;
• Nord- und Südflügel: 1793–1811, William Thornton/Étienne »Stephen« Sulpice Hallet/James Hoban/Benjamin Henry Latrobe;
• Mittelteil: 1815–1826, Charles Bulfinch;
• Erweiterungen und Kuppel: 1850–1868, Thomas Ustick Walter/August Schönborn/Edward Clark;
• East Front Extension: 1958–1962, John George Stewart
All Hallows by the Tower is the oldest church in the City of London and was founded by the Abbey of Barking in 675AD, 300 years before the Tower of London. An arch from the Saxon church can still be seen today. In the crypt beneath is a second century Roman pavement, discovered in 1926, evidence of city life on this site for nearly two thousand years.
Masterpiece of Russian Classical architecture, the church was reconstructed in the end of 18th century by Moscow architect Ivan Yegotov
From my archives - our trip to Paris in the fall of 2007. Hope you enjoy the trip.
The Sacré-Cœur Basilica (French: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, "Basilica of the Sacred Heart", pronounced [sakʁe kœʁ]) is a Roman Catholic basilica and popular landmark in Paris, France, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city.
For more info on the basilica - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_the_Sacr%c3%a9_C%c5%93ur
Matthias Church (Hungarian: Mátyás-templom) is a church located in Budapest, Hungary, at the heart of Buda's Castle District. According to church tradition, it was originally built in Romanesque style in 1015. The current building was constructed in the florid late Gothic style in the second half of the 14th century and was extensively restored in the late 19th century. It was the second largest church of medieval Buda and the seventh largest church of medieval Hungarian Kingdom.
For more info - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Church
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Casa Loma (Spanish for Hill House) is a Gothic Revival style house in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that is now a museum and landmark. It was originally a residence for financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. Casa Loma was constructed over a three-year period from 1911-1914. The architect of the mansion was E. J. Lennox,[1] who was responsible for the designs of several other city landmarks.
For more info on Casa Loma, visit www.casaloma.org/History/
Arch of Septimius Severus. Approx. 21M high and 23 M wide. Erected in 203 AD in honor of the tenth anniversary of the emperor's accesion, dedicated by the senate and people to Severus and his sons Caracalla and Geta in memory of their victory over the Parthians, Arabs, and Assyrians.
The Ballarat Synagogue at 2 Barkly Street in East Ballarat, is one of the few surviving Nineteenth Century synagogues in Victoria. Designed by architect T. B. Cameron, the Synagogue was built in 1861. Situated on the Victorian goldfields, its importance was such that its first Rabbi was Av (head) of the first recognised Australian Beth Din. The gold rush brought many Jewish people to Ballarat and the first congregation was held in 1853 and for decades the local community was the largest in the Victorian colony.
The single storey building is one of the early surviving buildings in Ballarat and is important in the streetscape and townscape of the city and in the history of the area. Architecturally the structure is an interesting example of conservative Classical design, given distinction by the architectural treatment of its facade and portico. The main facade of the brick structure was corner Tuscan pilasters supporting a parapet entablature. Paired Tuscan squared columns and pilasters support the pedimented prostyle portico and the windows are roundheaded.
The interior of the building, with features such as the ladies gallery, is in very good condition. The interior seen today is the result of extensive remodeling in 1878 including notable internal use of Victorian iron lacework panels on the balconies of the gallery and magnificent ceiling fretworks from which hang impressive crystal chandeliers. Beautiful windows with blue and red stained glass panels fill the Synagogue with light. Presiding above all is a very grand arched stained glass window created in 1884, which according to legend, is made from glass taken from a 16th Century Irish mansion.
Templo de Atenea Niké
Al lado sur de los propileos se encuentra el templo de Atenea Niké (‘Atenea victoriosa’) o Niké Aptera (‘Victoria sin alas’). La construcción encargada al arquitecto Calícrates data del año 421 a. C. y el 410 a. C. Este monumento emplazado en la entrada de la Acrópolis quería simbolizar que, una vez sin alas, la diosa no se movería de Atenas.31
El naos consta de una planta casi cuadrada de 418 cm x 3178 cm, con el pronaos de cuatro columnas y cuatro más en el opistodomos, todas de orden jónico.
El friso que recorre todo el templo tuvo una decoración alusiva a las Guerras Médicas, con los frontones dedicados a la diosa Atenea. En el parapeto del bastión se añadió en el año 410 a. C. una decoración con grandes relieves, donde se aprecia la escuela de Fidias, por ejemplo en los pliegues de la ropa, que se adapta al cuerpo de las representaciones de las «victorias», las cuales están representando con gestos cotidianos como desatándose una sandalia o subiendo a un carruaje.32
El templo actual es una reconstrucción realizada en los años 1936 a 1940 por Nikolaos Balanos y Anastasios Orlandos, con el propósito de solucionar algunos problemas estructurales.33
A beautiful set of carved wooden doors in the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral in Florence.
Wayne State University, Architect Minoru Yamasaki, McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Detroit, Michigan
Wayne State University, Architect Minoru Yamasaki, McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Detroit, Michigan
It's been a really long since I've seen lights on the clock. Gives me hope that Chase won't tamper with this building much.
Wayne State University, Architect Minoru Yamasaki, McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Detroit, Michigan
The Halászbástya or Fisherman's Bastion is a terrace in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style situated on the Buda bank of the Danube, on the Castle hill in Budapest, around Matthias Church. It was designed and built between 1895 and 1902 on the plans of Frigyes Schulek. Between 1947–48, the son of Frigyes Schulek, János Schulek, conducted the other restoration project after its near destruction during World War II.
From the towers and the terrace a panoramic view exists of Danube, Margaret Island, Pest to the east and the Gellért Hill.
Its seven towers represent the seven Magyar tribes that settled in the Carpathian Basin in 896.
The Bastion takes its name from the guild of fishermen that was responsible for defending this stretch of the city walls in the Middle Ages. It is a viewing terrace, with many stairs and walking paths.
A bronze statue of Stephen I of Hungary mounted on a horse, erected in 1906, can be seen between the Bastion and the Matthias Church. The pedestal was made by Alajos Stróbl, based on the plans of Frigyes Schulek, in Neo-Romanesque style, with episodes illustrating the King's life.
It was featured as a Pit Stop on the sixth season of The Amazing Race.
For more info and photos - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman%27s_Bastion
In an effort to attract attention, and to present a strong image, some station owners incorporated aspects of Classical Roman or Greek architecture into their buildings. The builder of the station used urns--a familiar element of classical decoration, at roof level, to accentuate what is an otherwise vernacular gas station.
I love metopes. In my experience, they are one of the least used elements of classical architecture. When you do see them, they are usually only on public buildings. Here is a rare and very tasteful example of metopes in residential architecture.
Wayne State University, Architect Minoru Yamasaki, McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Detroit, Michigan
.A detailed description of this structure is given by F.S. Mackenna in the Kist, vol. 22, 1981. with an Appendix in Vol. 24. According to Mackenna Its design is attributed to William Adam c 1747 and the building dates from 1749.
It is built over a large boulder in the hillside from which a natural spring issues. The stream from the rock is collected in an oval rock-cut basin at the foot. A notch in the front rock wall of the basin permits an overflow into a small shallow basin cut into the flagged floor, from which it is conducted by a narrow winding channel in the floor to the outside edge of the pavement. The overflow now falls into a small hole in the channel before it reaches the edge.
It is a beautifully built classical structure. The interior has an arched roof and the floor is paved. The blocks, apart from the keystone, surrounding the arched doorway and above it, are decorated with vermiculation. The roof has stone slabs and is curved at the rear. Carved graffiti are present on some roof blocks and on at least one side wall. The finer graffiti have been suggested by Mackenna to have been the work of the stonemasons.
Visited by David Dorren and Nina Henry on 20 February 2018.
Sony Alpha A6000 with Sigma 19mm f2.8