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An extraordinary piece of symbolic architecture sits along a lonely country lane, about a mile from the village of Rushton. From a cursory glance at this small but ostentatious building, it bears all the hallmarks of being nothing more than a folly. Upon a closer inspection of both its structure and its history, however, a deeper explanation for the existence of this building gradually reveals itself.
The Rushton estate was the principal seat of the Tresham family from 1437, and a large, country manor house was built in the late 15th century. With a staunchly Catholic background, Sir Thomas Tresham experienced a difficult and troubled life during the last two decades of the 1500s, and was imprisoned for much of the time because governments of the day felt threatened by his religious persuasion. It was during his prolonged captivity that Sir Thomas formulated the idea of making a covert declaration of his faith, having already smothered his cell walls with symbolic letters, dates, numbers and other religious scribbles.
It was not uncommon for the Elizabethans and Jacobeans to incorporate 'messages' within their elaborate buildings, but to emblazon a house with so many clear references to the Trinity was an outrageous notion. Nonetheless, on his release in 1593, Tresham began designing the triangular lodge, as something of a shrine dedicated to his long suffering. The result was this small, colourful house adorned with dates, emblems, biblical passages, shields and skilfully carved gargoyles. Constructed on the basis of an equilateral triangle, the symbolism is apparent throughout the entire building, and all features relate back to the Holy Trinity and the Mass. On the three walls, there are three windows on each of the three floors, three roof gables, and even a triangular chimney adorned with Tresham trefoils.
Inside the house is remarkably plain, providing compact and simple accommodation for a gamekeeper or someone of similar status. The building is often referred to in the Rushton estate documents as The Warryners Lodge. Not a lavish palace, an impressive stately home, or a romantic country manor house, just a bizarre little dwelling created by the imaginative, perhaps slightly eccentric, mind of a devout Catholic man. Even if the religious connotations seem a bit heavy going and difficult to interpret, the fascination of identifying some of the emblems, and trying to understand how Thomas Tresham's mind worked, invites a compelling investigation of the lodge.
Shorter version of my Triangular Knitting Needle Case published in Sew Gifts!, book by Martingale. Blogged herel.
I love the geometric feel to this shot. Granted, dress shots are not always my forte, but I'm a little partial to this one, because of the awesome windows behind it.
"Rejuvenating" older pieces including this. Covered some parts that I didn't like & added this beautiful stamp.
I found a few of these as we travelled around the N-W of Tasmania, all on Boobyalla (Coastal Wattle). This particular one was at Narawntapu NP (most Tasmanians know it as the Asbestos Ranges NP) , but the first was at Gunns Plains.
Explore: January 8, 2009
This is a photograph of a tatty old print of a photograph I took that was published in The Observer in the late 1980’s.
Part of a glass and stainless steel work of art, it has unfortunately been vandalised, thus the pitting on some of the sheet metal.
Just saw a photo on flickr ( www.flickr.com/photos/miss-sarah/400323580 ) that made me think of this pic I took in China in the city of Bao Ji.
Some strange designs are present in ancient Chinese artifact. This was the strangest one I came across though!
New Mexico Museum of Art
Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings
The exhibition opens on Friday, January 29, 2010 and will run through April 18, 2010.
Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano, Daniel Libeskind, Tadao Ando, Spacelab’s (Peter Cook/Colin Fournier), Rafael Viñoly, and Yoshio Taniguchi are members of a pantheon of architects regarded for their original, innovative, and groundbreaking designs. In common, they were all commissioned between 2000 and 2010 to design museums – some realized, others in progress, and a few indefinitely on hold.
The first ten years of the 21st century witnessed the apex internationally for the commissioning of museum buildings by star architects, such as these. The many new museum buildings, renovations, and/or expansions taking place all over the world interested the director of the Art Centre Basel, Suzanne Greub, who then developed the exhibition Museums of the 21st Century, opening at the New Mexico Museum of Art on Friday, January 29, 2010.
Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, Chichu Art Museum, Naoshima, Japan, 2004, Triangular Court © Tadao Ando photo by Mitsuo Matsuoka
- Erasmusbrug
- Rotterdam
- The Netherlands
- 2012
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Two males have been coming for a week but until now they were very shy and flew away when you go near the window. I really envy people who can get these feeding yard pictures and not show the feeders. But at least I got a nice triangular frame here!
I will be away until late Friday at Magee Marsh east of Toledo, OH for some birding.
Sinónimos: Hibiscus simplex L; Firmiana platanifolia (L. f.) Schott & Endlicher; Sterculia firmiana J. F. Gmelin; S. platanifolia L. f.. Arboles caducifolios de hasta 16 m de alto.; corteza verdosa, lisa. Peciolo de la hoja de15-30 cm; lámina cordada, palmatilobada (3-5 lóbulos), de 15-30 cm de diámetro, lóbulos triangulares, ambas superficies glabras o menudamente puberulentas, 7 nervios basales, base cordada, ápice acuminado. Inflorescencia en panículas terminales de 20-50 cm. Cáliz verde amarillento, de 7-9 mm, dividido cerca de la base, con lóbulos lineares, pedicelo casi tan largo como el cáliz. Flores masculinas con androginoforo tan largo como el cáliz, engrosado en la parte inferior. 15 anteras, irregularmente fasciculadas, con pistilodo piriforme y muy pequeño. Flores femeninas con ovario globoso y piloso. Fruto en folículo membranoso, pedunculado, foliáceo, de 6-11 x 1,5-2,5 cm, con 2-4 semillas, envés puberulento o casi glabro. Semillas globosas, de unos 7 m de diámetro, arrugadas. Especie nativa de China y Japón. En Iturraran se encuentra en la zona 3.
Synonyms: Hibiscus simplex L; Firmiana platanifolia (L. f.) Schott & Endlicher; Sterculia firmiana J. F. Gmelin; S. platanifolia L. f. Deciduous trees, up to 16 m tall; bark greenish, smooth. Petiole 15-30 cm; leaf blade cordate, palmately 3-5-lobed, 15-30 cm in diam., lobes triangular, both surfaces glabrous or minutely puberulent, basal veins 7, base cordate, apex acuminate. Inflorescence paniculate, terminal, 20-50 cm. Calyx yellowish green, 7-9 mm, divided nearly to base, lobes linear, twisted outward, abaxially puberulent and yellowish; pedicel nearly as long as calyx. Male flower: androgynophore as long as calyx, thicker in lower part, glabrous. Anthers 15, irregularly fascicled, pistillode pear-shaped and very small. Female flower: ovary globose, hairy. Follicle membranous, stalked, foliaceous, 6-11 × 1.5-2.5 cm, 2-4-seeded, abaxially puberulent or nearly glabrous. Seeds globose, ca. 7 mm in diam., wrinkled. Species native to China and Japan. In Iturraran is in zone 3.
Decades ago there was a private parking structure on this little block that lifted cars by elevator.
Inspired by the square molecule.
From a hexagon of spiderweb embossed glassine I've bought in Berlin, grid 1/48. Iso-area.