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In the mid 1700s, when Chinoiserie vied with Rococo and Gothic as the fashionable style of the day, British designers and craftsmen created their own fanciful imitations of Chinese designs.
Chinoiserie was the style adopted by William Halfpenny for the wooden bridge he designed for the 6th Earl of Coventry in the garden at Croome. The designs were published in 1749 in his pattern book Developments in Architecture and Carpentry.
When Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown arrived in 1751 to redesigned both the house and the garden, the bridge was one of the few features that he kept.
As Brown’s first commission, Croome marked a key moment in the development of the English Landscape style that was to become Britain’s most significant contribution to garden design, adopted the world over. It also helped establish Brown as the most famous landscape designer of his age and his friendship with the Earl endured for the rest of his life.
The Chinese bridge appears in a 1758 painting by Richard Wilson of Croome Court and garden but by the early nineteenth century it had disappeared under the murky depths of the artificial river it once spanned.
Information by The National Trust.
Texture's & Effect's by William Walton & Topaz.
The bodhissattva Avalokiteshvara
Avalokiteshvara is the Buddhist Lord of Compassion. He is a bodhissattva , an enlightened being who has selflessly chosen to remain in the earthly realm to help others attain spiritual liberation. In Tibet, the Dalai Lama is believed to be his incarnation. Here, Avalokiteshvara's right hand is the varadamudra gesture of charity. His left hand is empty but may have held a lotus stalk, a symbol of purity. The figure was made in gilded bronze in several pieces - rivets above the waist and above the elbows hold it together. Judging by the fine quality of the metalwork it was probably made by Newar craftsmen from the Kathmandu Valley whose skills were in great demand across Nepal, Tibet and China.
There are craftsmen to repair whatever needs to be repaired in George Town.
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Karlštejn is a market town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. It is known for the Karlštejn Castle.
The predecessor of Karlštejn was Budňany, a settlement founded in 1348 by craftsmen who built the Karlštejn Castle. In 1952, the modern market town of Karlštejn was created by merging Budňany and Poučník municipalities and named after the castle.
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A fragment of the famous Baroque three-tiered iconostasis with its 39 unique images of the faces of saints (1754-1761), which was made according to a drawing by B. F. Rastrelli by St. Petersburg craftsmen from linden covered with gold leaf. Assembled on site in parts. The notable color of the iconostasis is bright red.
It is the only completely authentic iconostasis designed by Rastrelli in the world that has survived to this day.
Gilded pilasters with molded gilded capitals. Golden Imperial cartouches on a red background, into which picturesque icons are inserted, inform about who exactly should have been a parishioner of this church.
Фрагмент знаменитого барочного триярусного іконостаса із його 39 унікальними зображеннями ликів святих (1754-1761), який був виготовлений за малюнком Б. Ф. Растреллі петербурзькими майстрами з липи з покриттям сусальним золотом. Зібраний на місці частинами. Примітний колір іконостасу – яскраво-червоний.
Це єдиний у світі, повністю автентичний цілісний іконостас за проектом Растреллі, який зберігся незмінним до наших часів.
Рами іконостасу переважно завжди виготовляли з липи. Ця порода дерева м'яка та пластична. Рідше використовували дуб. З цією породою дерева важко працювати. Наприклад, дубовий іконостас є лише у церкві Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці біля далеких печер Києво-Печерської лаври.
Покриті золотом пілястри коринфського ордера з ліпними позолоченими капітелями, особливістю яких є те, що вони відтворюють мотив кошика - калафа, чашки квітки, прикрашеної стилізованим листям аканта. Такі капітелі, прикрашені натуралістичним ліпним рослинним орнаментом, відрізняють Андріївську церкву від інших храмів України першої половини XVIII століття.
Золоті Імператорські картуші на червоному фоні, в які вставлені мальовничі ікони, однозначно сповіщають про те, хто саме мали бути парафіянами цього храму.
Інтер'єр Андріївської церкви відрізняється пишністю та різноманітністю: чудовий живопис, декоративне ліплення та різьблення по дереву створюють досконалий ансамбль. Квіткові гірлянди, пальмові гілки, головки херувимів та інший ліпний декор органічно поєднуються з архітектурою, прикрашаючи купол, двері та вікна.
Внутрішнє оздоблення Андріївської церкви неможливо уявити без хитромудрого різьблення, яке вражає не лише масштабами, а й вдалим поєднанням пласких та рельєфних візерунків, золоченої та поліхромної скульптури.
The bishopric of the Lord Jesus Christ consists in the mysterious combination by Him in His Person of two titles at once - He is a Priest and a King at the same time. The Lord God announced about Him through the psalmist David: “Thou art a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek” (Ps. 109:4). King and priest, as was customary in pre-legal times, the Old Testament Melchizedek was a prototype of Christ and His sacred kingdom. Such a merging of two aspects of dominion - spiritual and civil, apparently gave reason for the icon of the “Savior of the Great Bishop” to also be called the “King of Kings”.
Архієрейство Господа Ісуса Христа полягає у таємничому з'єднанні Ним у Своїй Особі одразу двох звань – Він Священик і Цар одночасно. Господь Бог сповістив про Нього через псалмоспівця Давида: «Ти єш ієрей на віки, за чином Мелхиседека» (Пс. 109, 4). Цар і священик, як це було прийнято в дозаконні часи, старозавітний Мелхиседек став прообразом Христа і Його священноцарства. Таке злиття двох аспектів панування - духовного і громадянського, мабуть, дало підставу ікону "Спасителя Великого Архієрея" називати також "Царем царів".
Craftsmen George, a carpenter/ guitar maker and Charlie, a sheet metal worker ... outside their workshop in Inverclyde
Found in the archives: Architectural detail on one of the older buildings in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut. Some craftsmen spent a lot of time on this building.
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From the Historic Buildings of Connecticut site:
The Court Exchange Building, at 211 State Street in Bridgeport, is a grandiose commercial structure, built in 1896. It was built by C. Barnum Seeley, the grandson of P.T. Barnum. The great showman, who had no sons, wanted the family name to continue and so he had provided that C. H. Seeley would receive the sum of $25,000, in addition to his portion of his grandfather’s estate, if he added Barnum to his name. For the Court Exchange Building, Seeley hired architect George Longstaff, whose extravagant plans caused building costs to skyrocket.
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In der Weißgerbergasse findet sich das größte Nürnberger Ensemble alter Handwerkerhäuser. Überwiegend mit Fachwerk versehen, zeugen die historischen Bürgerhäuser, oft mit eigenem Brunnen und einem Garten, vom Wohlstand, den das Lederhandwerk mit sich brachte - The largest ensemble of old craftsmen's houses in Nuremberg is located on White Tanners' Alley. Mostly half-timbered, these historic town houses, often with their own wells and gardens, bear witness to the prosperity that the leather trade brought with it (Nuremberg, Germany)
Orthodox congregation in Valmiera was established in the 1920s, when many Russian merchants, craftsmen and soldiers settled in the city. In Vidzeme in general, the conversion of Latvian farmers to Orthodoxy is widespread, both under the general policy of Russification and hoping to acquire land in this way.
The construction of the new Valmiera Orthodox church began in 1877 and was completed in December 1878. Its author is the first academically educated Latvian architect Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis (1834–1891). The church was consecrated on May 16, 1879. The church was built of torn gray boulders. Eaves, corners and cornices are made of red locally made bricks. Next to the church is the Mengden family chapel - a mausoleum (built in 1903). A new iron fence was built around the chapel, on stone poles and on a stone foundation. The money, 2000 rubles, was given for the construction of the fence by Count George Mengden's son Georgy Mengden. On November 9th, 1903, in the presence of Dmitry Muraveisk, a clergyman of the Church of St. Sergey of Radonezh, took the coffin of Count George Mengden's father with ashes from the Lutheran chapel to the chapel of the Orthodox church. Inside it, on the east wall, a marble slab with an inscription was fastened and the symbol "Resurrection" was placed in a special niche.
Jade balls within balls.
We watched craftsmen making these in Beijing, China 🇨🇳 Oct. 2018
Macro Mondays: Handmade Dec. 16
Lors de notre visite de l'exposition Roy Lichtenstein à Mons, nous avons visité ce parc labellisé "Jardin Remarquable" depuis mai 2021, ce domaine de 3ha accueille les bâtiments d'une ancienne brasserie-malterie entouré d'un parc aux arbres centenaires jalonnés d'objets déco.
En retrait dans une grande propriété arborée, clôturée d'un haut mur et de grilles, ensemble néoclassique d'une ancienne brasserie construite dans la 2e moitié du 19e siècle, aujourd'hui dénommé le château du Bocage. Disposés en ordre semi-clôturé autour d'une cour quadrangulaire, dépendances basses, grange et imposant corps de logis, d'une remarquable homogénéité.
les structures décoratives proposées par le magasin Quintessence sont rassemblées par thèmes. On les découvre au fil de la promenade avec partout cette rouille caractéristique de l’acier Corten.
C’est la nouvelle tendance. L’acier Corten se prête maintenant à la découpe de décors végétaux qui peuvent compléter une ambiance particulière au jardin. Pour ces découpes précises, les artisans emploient un rayon laser à commande numérique. Il fond le métal sans créer de bavures. Le trait peut être très délicat .
Claudine en a profité pour acheter trois décorations de jardin dont un module.
During our visit to the Roy Lichtenstein exhibition in Mons, we visited this park labeled "Remarkable Garden" since May 2021, this 3ha estate accommodates the buildings of a former brewery-malt house surrounded by a park with century-old trees. decorative objects.
Set back in a large wooded property, fenced with a high wall and gates, neoclassical ensemble of an old brewery built in the 2nd half of the 19th century, today called the Château du Bocage. Arranged in semi-enclosed order around a quadrangular courtyard, low outbuildings, barn and imposing main building, remarkably homogeneous.
the decorative structures offered by the Quintessence store are grouped by theme. You can see them throughout the walk with that characteristic rust of Corten steel everywhere.
This is the new trend. Corten steel is now suitable for cutting plant decorations that can complement a special atmosphere in the garden. For these precise cuts, craftsmen use a digitally controlled laser beam. It melts metal without creating burrs. The line can be very delicate.
Claudine took the opportunity to buy three garden decorations including a module.
Welcome to Sleggveien, Slag road. Day workers/labourers, craftsmen, poor peoples, gypsies and others who had no permanent work for the Copper Works and no land to farm lived here. These timber houses were clad with planks and painted as the Swiss style became popular throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Houses was occupied until 1950s.
Imaging what it was like living in these small houses. Winters here are super cold. Often with temperatures down to -20°C to -30°C in January and February.
During the summer months some of the houses are open to the public.
Since 1999 the museum’s craftsmen have worked on the restoration of the houses in accordance with the principles of antique preservation.
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Painted Gourds made into Folk Art bird houses by local craftsmen in North Carolina, colorful and very cheerful.
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Αγία Βαρβάρα Η Μεγαλομάρτυς Εορτή 4 Δεκεμβρίου
Βιογραφία
Η Αγία Βαρβάρα έζησε κατά τους χρόνους του αυτοκράτορος Μαξιμιανού (286 - 305 μ.Χ.) και ήταν κόρη του ειδωλολάτρη Διοσκόρου ο οποίος ήταν από τους πιο πλούσιους ειδωλολάτρες της Ηλιουπόλεως.
Ο πατέρας της λόγω της σωματικής ωραιότητας της Αγίας, την φύλαγε κλεισμένη εντός πύργου. Δεν γνωρίζουμε που διδάχθηκε τις χριστιανικές αλήθειες, καθώς ο πατέρας της ήταν φανατικός ειδωλολάτρης, λόγος για τον οποίο άλλωστε προσπάθησε να κρατήσει κρυφή την πίστη της στον Τριαδικό Θεό. Ένα τυχαίο περιστατικό, όμως, την πρόδωσε. Ο πατέρας της πληροφορήθηκε από τεχνίτες ότι η Αγία ζήτησε να τις ανοίξουν τρία παράθυρα στον πύργο όπου ήταν έγκλειστη, στο όνομα της Αγίας Τριάδος και, έτσι, βεβαιώθηκε ότι η κόρη του είχε γίνει Χριστιανή.
Εξοργίσθηκε τόσο που την κυνήγησε εντός του πύργου με το ξίφος του για να την φονεύσει. Η Αγία κατέφυγε στα όρη, αλλά ο πατέρας της την συνέλαβε και την παρέδωσε στον τοπικό άρχοντα, Μαρκιανό, κατηγορώντας την για την πίστη της. Όταν ανακρίθηκε, ομολόγησε με παρρησία την πίστη της στον Χριστό και καθύβρισε τα είδωλα. Μετά από φρικτά βασανιστήρια, διεπομπέφθη γυμνή στην πόλη και τέλος σφαγιάσθηκε από τον ίδιο τον πατέρα της. Την στιγμή όμως που είχε αποτελειώσει το έγκλημά του, έπεσε νεκρός χτυπημένος από κεραυνό κατά θεία δίκη.
Η σύναξη της Αγίας ετελείτο στο μαρτύριο αυτής, στον Βασιλίσκο πλησίον της αγίας Ζηναΐδος.
Η Αγία Βαρβάρα θεωρείται όχι μόνο στην Ελλάδα αλλά και σ΄ άλλες Χώρες Αγία προστάτις πυροβολικού. Στην Ελλάδα καθιερώθηκε ως Προστάτις του όπλου αυτού το 1828 μ.Χ. όπου και αναφέρεται η πρώτη σχετική τελετή με δοξολογία και παράθεση στη συνέχεια γεύματος όπου έλαβαν μέρος αξιωματικοί και οπλίτες πυρβολητές.
Στη Ορθόδοξη εικονογραφία η Αγία Βαρβάρα ζωγραφίζεται πολλές φορές μ’ ένα ποτήριο στο χέρι όντας προστάτιδα ενάντια στο αιφνίδιο θάνατο και μη θέλοντας να στερηθούν οι ετοιμοθάνατοι την θεία κοινωνία. Συχνά τη συναντούμε κοντά σ΄ έναν πύργο (με τρία παράθυρα) ή κρατώντας ένα βιβλίο (για τους ετοιμοθάνατους) ή ένα κλαδί φοίνικα.
Saint Barbara the Great Martyr Feast of December 4
Biography
Saint Barbara lived during the reign of Emperor Maximian (286 - 305 AD) and was the daughter of the pagan Dioscorus who was one of the richest pagans of Heliopolis.
Her father, due to the physical beauty of the Saint, kept her locked inside a tower. We do not know where she learned the Christian truths, as her father was a fanatical pagan, which is why she tried to keep her faith in the Triune God secret. An accident, however, betrayed her. Her father was informed by craftsmen that the Saint asked them to open three windows in the tower where she was imprisoned, in the name of the Holy Trinity, and thus, he was convinced that his daughter had become a Christian.
He became so angry that he chased her inside the tower with his sword to kill her. The Saint took refuge in the mountains, but her father arrested her and handed her over to the local lord, Marciano, accusing her of her faith. When interrogated, she openly confessed her faith in Christ and despised idols. After horrific torture, she was deported naked to the city and finally slaughtered by her own father. But at the moment when his crime was over, he fell dead struck by lightning during a divine trial.
The gathering of the Saint took place in her martyrdom, in Vasiliskos near Saint Zinaidos.
Saint Barbara is considered not only in Greece but also in other countries as a patron saint of artillery. In Greece he was established as the Protector of this weapon in 1828 AD. where the first relevant ceremony is mentioned with doxology and a dinner followed by officers and hoplite shooters.
In Orthodox iconography, St. Barbara is often painted with a glass in her hand, being a protector against sudden death and not wanting the dying to be deprived of divine communion. We often find it near a tower (with three windows) or holding a book (for the dying) or a palm branch.
These three men are craftsmen after completing their apprenticeship. In Germany, it has been the custom since the Middle Ages for journeymen to go on a “traveling” journey for 2-3 years after completing their apprenticeship. Today this custom is voluntary; previously, the journeymen were only fully trained after completing this journey. All “Tippel brothers” wear the same outfit, which also includes the wide-brimmed black hat. The photo was taken in Wismar in northern Germany; There was probably a big meeting of journeymen on that day, as hundreds could be seen in Wismar.
Silverware making. Thai craftman are making silverware. The original of the silver craftsmen on Wua Lai road, Chiang Mai. Thailand
When the day has come to change your life and you are finally ready to join the Light Side of the Force - and you can't get the key for your Snowspeeder, because the craftsman has installed the new key rack beyond your reach. Inspired by the current situation at home: craftsmen and renovation work. Makes me want to join the Dark Side of the Force.
Yes. I did it, I went to the toy shop and bought Star Wars Lego. Just for MMs. The Stormtrooper figure is really tiny, just 4,5 cm (1,77165 inches), and the key, a pendant (a present from my brother), is even tinier, 1,5 cm (0,590551 inches).
Size of what you see in the frame: 7,5 x 7,5 cm (2,95276 x 2,95276 inches).
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Wenn der Tag gekommen ist, an dem Du Dein Leben ändern und Du Dich endlich der hellen Seite der Macht anschließen möchtest. Und nicht an den Schlüssel für den Snowspeeder kommst, weil der Handwerker das neue Schlüsselbrett zu hoch angebracht hat. Zur Zeit in der Wohnung: Handwerker. Und nein, es läuft nicht direkt nach Plan. Zeit, mich der dunklen Seite der Macht anzuschließen.
Vielen Dank für Eure lieben Kommentare und Faves, über die ich mich stets freue, und einen schönen, sonnigen Montag!
The building was constructed by local craftsmen of handhewn blue granite sourced on the property. The antique pews came from the Royal London Society for the Blind. The chandeliers are hand-crafted wrought iron. A very peaceful place. Carved into one of the granite blocks at the right of the entryway is this:
"BEHOLD, HEAVEN AND THE HEAVEN OF HEAVENS CANNOT CONTAIN THEE; HOW MUCH LESS THIS HOUSE WHICH I HAVE BUILT (2 Chronicles 6:18 KJV)"
The 12th century wooden muqarnas ceiling of the Palatine Chapel in Palermo, Italy, was the work of Muslim craftsmen working under Norman rule.
Uliczka rzemieślników w Norymberdze. Można tu kupić wyroby rzemieślnicze tradycyjne i charakterystyczne dla Norymbergi. /
You can buy there traditional craftsmanship and products typical of Nuremberg
The Chinese Garden of Friendship in Sydney was built with the help of designers and artisans / craftsmen from Guangdong province in China. It is so authentic in appearance that it could be somewhere in China.
The Bahia Palace, set in extensive gardens, was built in the late 19th century by the Grand Vizier of Marrakesh, Si Ahmed ben Musa (Bou-Ahmed). Bou Ahmed resided here with his four wives, 24 concubines and many children. With a name meaning "brilliance", it was intended to be the greatest palace of its time, designed to capture the essence of Islamic and Moroccan architectural styles. Bou-Ahmed paid special attention to the privacy of the palace in its construction and employed architectural features such as multiple doors which prevented passers-by from seeing into the interior. The palace took seven years to build, with hundreds of craftsmen from Fes working on its wood, carved stucco and zellij.The palace is set in a two-acre (8,000 m²) garden with rooms opening onto courtyards. The palace acquired a reputation as one of the finest in Morocco and was the envy of other wealthy citizens. Upon the death of Bou-Ahmed in 1900, the palace was raided by Sultan Abd al-Aziz.
The Royal Ontario Museum describes this as part of its full-scale reconstruction of an imperial Chinese palace hall: a Qing Dynasty–style section with bright, symbolic colours (red-painted architectural elements and yellow glazed roof tiles), including painted bracket clusters (dougong) and ornamental roof decoration such as dragon figures—built using traditional wooden-architecture methods so the columns carry the roof without load-bearing walls. Wikipedia
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The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America and the largest museum[2] in Canada. It attracts more than one million visitors every year, making it the most-visited museum in Canada.[3] The 74,000-square-metre (800,000-square-foot) [4] museum building is located north of Queen's Park, in the University district, with its main entrance on Bloor Street West. Museum subway station is named after it and, since a 2008 renovation, is decorated to resemble the ROM's collection at the platform level; Museum station's northwestern entrance directly serves the museum.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Palace_Hall_Reconstruction
The Imperial Palace Hall Reconstruction in the Royal Ontario Museum is a full-scale model of a section of a 17th-century Chinese Imperial Palace building in Beijing’s Forbidden City. The hall was built in 2005 at the Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum in Beijing and transported in pieces to the museum in Toronto where it was reconstructed in the Gallery. This object is a center piece to the Chinese Galleries and is used by many to illustrate to the detailed work of craftsmen during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912).
The bright colors, carvings and terra cotta tiles are all reflective of the Qing Dynasty. The architecture of this time period is filled with symbolism, as with most eras in Chinese architecture. Traditionally, wooden buildings were a place for the living to use while stone construction was used to house the dead (see ROM's Ming Tomb). The hall was built using the traditional methods and materials of Ancient Chinese wooden architecture.[1] The original palace is 5 bays wide and 4 bays deep. A "bay" is the space between each large support column. This unique construction allows for the columns to support the weight of the roof without the need for any load bearing walls.
Architectural features of note are the dougong, which are the brightly painted bracket clusters supporting the tile roof, which were carved using traditional methods. The glazed roof tiles and dragon figures are representative of temple decoration.
Toronto 2026
Built by indigenous craftsmen.
The estate features about 20 single-story rooms, an enclosed plaza and a large enclosed kiva. The entire great house contains 90 ground-floor rooms, 40 second-story rooms, and 5 third-story rooms.
That should accommodate plenty of guests, a real party house.
FRENCH : A l' occasion de l'exposition de mes photos "Nights and Days in Paris" dans une galerie de Tokyo, voilà 6 jours et 7 nuits que je suis dans cette effervescente City. Ce sera ma dernière journée sur Tokyo. Ce 6ème livret sur cette ville est donc consacré à ce dernier "INCERTAIN JOUR", à cette ville étonnante aux yeux de lumières. Après un ultime pèlerinage matinal en mes lieux favoris de Ginza, où se trouve ma galerie, je décide de prendre un train de banlieue et d'aller voir un nouveau cimetière du grand Tokyo, celui de Yanaka, perché sur des hauteurs et non loin de quartiers populaires. Là où l'on trouve les si nombreux "artisans ancestraux du funéraire" par exemple. Puis revenant à pied sur Ginza, je me perds un peu partout avec délice jusqu'au crazy quartier d'Akihabara, lieu des jeux et débauches virtuelles. Un dernier souper tokyoïte, puis dernières lueurs sur la City. On ferme ses yeux et l'on pense à l'hypothétique lendemain. En effet, demain j'embarque pour Séoul pour y exposer à nouveau mes photos initialement présentées à Tokyo. A suivre.
ENGLISH : On the occasion of the exhibition of my photos "Nights and Days in Paris" in a gallery of Tokyo, here are 6 days and 7 nights that I am in this effervescente City. My last day. This 6th booklet on this city is dedicated to this last "UNCERTAIN DAY",to this amazing city with light eyes. After a final morning pilgrimage to my favorite places in Ginza, where my hotel is, I decided to take a suburban train and visit a new cemetery in Greater Tokyo, that of Yanaka, perched on heights and not far from neighborhoods so typical and so alive. Where we find so many "ancestral craftsmen of the funeral". Then walking back on Ginza, I get lost everywhere with delight to the crazy neighborhood of Akihabara, place of games and virtual debauchery.Then last supper, last glow on Tokyo. We close our eyes and we think of the hypothetical tomorrow Indeed, tomorrow I embark for Seoul to expose, again, my photos initially presented in Tokyo. To be continued.
The Royal Ontario Museum describes this as part of its full-scale reconstruction of an imperial Chinese palace hall: a Qing Dynasty–style section with bright, symbolic colours (red-painted architectural elements and yellow glazed roof tiles), including painted bracket clusters (dougong) and ornamental roof decoration such as dragon figures—built using traditional wooden-architecture methods so the columns carry the roof without load-bearing walls. Wikipedia
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The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America and the largest museum[2] in Canada. It attracts more than one million visitors every year, making it the most-visited museum in Canada.[3] The 74,000-square-metre (800,000-square-foot) [4] museum building is located north of Queen's Park, in the University district, with its main entrance on Bloor Street West. Museum subway station is named after it and, since a 2008 renovation, is decorated to resemble the ROM's collection at the platform level; Museum station's northwestern entrance directly serves the museum.
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The Imperial Palace Hall Reconstruction in the Royal Ontario Museum is a full-scale model of a section of a 17th-century Chinese Imperial Palace building in Beijing’s Forbidden City. The hall was built in 2005 at the Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum in Beijing and transported in pieces to the museum in Toronto where it was reconstructed in the Gallery. This object is a center piece to the Chinese Galleries and is used by many to illustrate to the detailed work of craftsmen during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912).
The bright colors, carvings and terra cotta tiles are all reflective of the Qing Dynasty. The architecture of this time period is filled with symbolism, as with most eras in Chinese architecture. Traditionally, wooden buildings were a place for the living to use while stone construction was used to house the dead (see ROM's Ming Tomb). The hall was built using the traditional methods and materials of Ancient Chinese wooden architecture.[1] The original palace is 5 bays wide and 4 bays deep. A "bay" is the space between each large support column. This unique construction allows for the columns to support the weight of the roof without the need for any load bearing walls.
Architectural features of note are the dougong, which are the brightly painted bracket clusters supporting the tile roof, which were carved using traditional methods. The glazed roof tiles and dragon figures are representative of temple decoration.
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The church is renowned for its 12th century mosaics executed by craftsmen working in the Byzantine style. The mosaics show many iconographic and formal similarities to the roughly contemporary programs in the Cappella Palatina, in Monreale Cathedral, and in Cefalù Cathedral, although they were probably executed by a distinct atelier.[16]
The walls display two mosaics taken from the original Norman façade, depicting King Roger II, George of Antioch's lord, receiving the crown of Sicily from Jesus, and, on the northern side of the aisle, George himself, at the feet of the Virgin. The depiction of Roger was highly significant in terms of its iconography. In Western Christian tradition, kings were customarily crowned by the Pope or his representatives; however, Roger is shown in Byzantine dress being crowned by Jesus in the Byzantine fashion. Roger was renowned for presenting himself as an emperor during his reign, being addressed as basileus ("king" in koine Greek). The mosaic of the crowning of Roger carries a Latin inscription written in koine Greek characters (Rogerios Rex ΡΟΓΕΡΙΟΣ ΡΗΞ "king Roger").
The nave dome is occupied by the traditional byzantine image of Christ Pantokrator surrounded by the archangel saints: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel. The register below depicts the eight prophets of the Old Testament and, in the pendentives, the four evangelists of the New Testament. The nave vault depicts the Nativity and the Death of the Virgin.
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C&C Drum Kits are handcrafted by Bill Cardwell and his team of craftsmen and musicians in Gladstone, Missouri, USA. They specialize in producing drum kits with an authentic vintage sound, crafting them entirely in-house, from the raw wood shells to the final finishes and edges. Due to their handcrafted quality, the use of their own "Gladstone Shells," and their focus on a premium vintage sound, C&C drum kits are positioned in the higher price range. 😎👌
This splendid parade vessel is extremely impressive to look at and was built by Venetian craftsmen in the Arsenale, probably between the first half and middle of the 18th century during the period of Hapsburg rule. The vessel was used in St. Mark's Basin for festivities, historical and social events in the city. The semicircular stern forms a small platform for a wooden group of sculptures, decorated with gold leaf depicting "the Coronation of Italy by the Venetian Republic"; this was completed after King Vittorio Emanuele II's visit to Venice on 7 November 1866. This historic event is documented by Girolamo Induna's painting, which is preserved in the Museo del Risorgimento in Milan.
The painting depicts the Scalé Reale sailing through St. Mark's Basin; a crowd standing in the Piazzetta and in front of the Doge's Palace is watching the luxurious vessel with its tricolored flags go past. Wearing the Doge's ducal hat, the statue of Venice is standing up and placing a laurel crown on Italy's head (the seated figure), surrounded by a crenellated crown. A small angel is walking in front of the two statues with its arms upwards. Below the stern is an elegant crimson red velvet train that reaches down into the water. The canopy that protects the illustrious guests is completely glazed and support by four Doric columns; a frieze decorated of gold leaf with mock- classical racemes and lions' heads runs down the entire length of the boat. The side of the hull is painted red while the lower part is white. Placed at the bow, the statue of St. Mark's Lion was also made when the King visited Venice. The Savoy coats of arms have been replaced by those of the Italian Navy and can be seen on the bow hull.
The last time this magnificent vessel sailed was in 1959 for the funeral of Pope Pius X, who had been patriarch of Venice and whose funeral was held in the Basilica of St. Mark. He was buried in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The Scalé Reale was a source of inspiration for the shape of the eighteen-oar bissona Serenissima, built by the local shipwright Giovanni Giuponi between 1958 and 1965 that we can admire each year during the Regata Storica procession in Venice.
Sighisoara: The Outstanding Citadel of Saxon Transylvania
- During the 12th century, German craftsmen and merchants known as the Transylvanian Saxons were invited to Transylvania by the King of Hungary to settle and defend the frontier of his realm. The chronicler Krauss lists a Saxon settlement in present-day Sighișoara by 1191.The city played an important strategic and commercial role at the edges of Central Europe for several centuries. Sighișoara became one of the most important cities of Transylvania, with artisans from throughout the Holy Roman Empire visiting the settlement. The German artisans and craftsmen dominated the urban economy, as well as building the fortifications protecting it. It is estimated that during the 16th and 17th centuries Sighișoara had as many as 15 guilds and 20 handicraft branches. The Baroque sculptor Elias Nicolai lived in the city. The Wallachian voivode Vlad Dracul (father of Vlad the Impaler (Dracula)), who lived in exile in the town, had coins minted in the city (otherwise coinage was the monopoly of the Hungarian kings in the Kingdom of Hungary) and issued the first document listing the city's Romanian name, Sighișoara.
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The Lan Chang Styled Scripture Repository and Wihan...
The northeastern community, established since the early Buddhist era, has created its own unique artistic style that is different from other types of indigenous architecture. The art became known as the art of Lan Chang.
Muang Boran has constructed this particular scripture repository and wihan in Lan Chang style in order to demonstrate the unique artistic features of Lan Chang art. The extraordinary architectural style and design of the buildings are worth studying. The local architecture is ordinarily made of wood, the material often used by northeastern craftsmen. These architectures can hardly be seen today.
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The ancient city (Muang Boran), Samutprakan, Thailand..
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The wandering of a journeyman craftsman after completing his journeyman examination is known as the "Walz" or the "Tippelei". The apprentice is "cleared" by the master and goes on the roll. Young craftsmen have been roaming the country since the 12th century to get to know other regions, cultures, but above all new skills in their field.
Norymberga, jedna z uliczek rzemieślniczych. Podoba mi się i w dzień i w nocy :-)) /
Nuremberg, one of the streets craftsmen. I like it during the day and at night
Modellfiguren von drei Handwerkern
Ägypten, Mittleres Reich, 2150-2050 v.Chr.
Model figures of three craftsmen
Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 2150-2050 BC
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This splendid parade vessel is extremely impressive to look at and was built by Venetian craftsmen in the Arsenale, probably between the first half and middle of the 18th century during the period of Hapsburg rule. The vessel was used in St. Mark's Basin for festivities, historical and social events in the city. The semicircular stern forms a small platform for a wooden group of sculptures, decorated with gold leaf depicting "the Coronation of Italy by the Venetian Republic"; this was completed after King Vittorio Emanuele II's visit to Venice on 7 November 1866. This historic event is documented by Girolamo Induna's painting, which is preserved in the Museo del Risorgimento in Milan.
The painting depicts the Scalé Reale sailing through St. Mark's Basin; a crowd standing in the Piazzetta and in front of the Doge's Palace is watching the luxurious vessel with its tricolored flags go past. Wearing the Doge's ducal hat, the statue of Venice is standing up and placing a laurel crown on Italy's head (the seated figure), surrounded by a crenellated crown. A small angel is walking in front of the two statues with its arms upwards. Below the stern is an elegant crimson red velvet train that reaches down into the water. The canopy that protects the illustrious guests is completely glazed and support by four Doric columns; a frieze decorated of gold leaf with mock- classical racemes and lions' heads runs down the entire length of the boat. The side of the hull is painted red while the lower part is white. Placed at the bow, the statue of St. Mark's Lion was also made when the King visited Venice. The Savoy coats of arms have been replaced by those of the Italian Navy and can be seen on the bow hull.
The last time this magnificent vessel sailed was in 1959 for the funeral of Pope Pius X, who had been patriarch of Venice and whose funeral was held in the Basilica of St. Mark. He was buried in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The Scalé Reale was a source of inspiration for the shape of the eighteen-oar bissona Serenissima, built by the local shipwright Giovanni Giuponi between 1958 and 1965 that we can admire each year during the Regata Storica procession in Venice.
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Haveli, remarkable manor houses, built from the 18th century by members of the Bâniyâ merchant caste, are decorated with a very fine work of stone, a specialty of local craftsmen.
read in Wpedia 'Although located in the heart of the Thar, the city experienced a disastrous monsoon in 1993, partially or completely destroying some 250 historic buildings. It also suffers from overexploitation of tourism.'