A charming former merchant town, Hoi An is a wonderfully preserved architectural wonder combining Chinese, Japanese and European influences.
A conservator will be able to carry out cleaning and give you advice on surface cleaning for architectural ironwork of all kinds.
A country French kitchen isn't complete unless it has two main architectural features.
A great proportion of architectural ornaments are literally hollow, and a September gale would strip them off, like borrowed plumes, without injury to the substantials.
A number of fine sculptures were found in the square in front of the cathedral in 1890, and architectural fragments belonging to some public building.
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Activities included architectural modeling, psychological testing, map making, a photographic portraiture project, and a memorial plaque sculpture project.
Adaptive re-use has in this case rescued a building of great historical and architectural merit from the brink of disaster.
Additional evidence of this, according to Hammer-Purgstall, is to be found in the architectural decorations of the Templars' churches.
Additionally, ask about educational background, architectural certifications, and references.
After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in History and Architectural History, Stewart went on to become a stock broker.
All of the changes reflected Jefferson's travels in France and the different architectural styles and features he saw.
All the architectural and decorative details, all the carvings and colors, all the accessories everything was wrought in silk, and each of the 1500 figures forming the procession wore exactly appropriate costume.
All the so-called " giant cities of Bashan " without exception are now known to be Greco-Roman, not earlier than the time of Herod, and, though in themselves of very high architectural and historical interest, have no connexion whatever with the more ancient periods.
All the spandrils of the Taj, all the angles and more important architectural details, are heightened by being inlaid with precious stones such as agates, bloodstones, jaspers and the like.
Also, be sure to match architectural elements like molding and flooring with the other rooms.
Although from a small area, the architectural fragments include columns and their capitals, decorative corbels, lintels and finely carved architraves.
Among other works with which Britton was associated either as author or editor are Historical Account of Redcliffe Church, Bristol (1813); Illustrations of Fonthill Abbey (1823); Architectural Antiquities of Normandy, with illustrations by Pugin (1825-1827); Picturesque Antiquities of English Cities (1830); and History of the Palace and Houses of Parliament at Westminster (1834-1836), the joint work of Britton and Brayley.
Among the churches of greatest architectural beauty are the First Congregational, with a fine Byzantine interior, St John's Episcopal, the Woodward Avenue Baptist and the First Presbyterian, all on Woodward Avenue, and St.
Among the most conspicuous of these are the mosque of Aurangzeb, built as an intentional insult in the middle of the Hindu quarter; the Bisheshwar or Golden Temple, important less through architectural beauty than through its rank as the holiest spot in the holy city; and the Durga temple, which, like most of the other principal temples, is a Mahratta building of the 17th century.
Among the most important are the objects from prehistoric tombs and the architectural fragments from Selinus, including several metopes with reliefs, which are of great importance as illustrating the development of Greek sculpture.
Amongst the kings of the XIIIth Dynasty (including perhaps the XIVth), not a few are represented by granite statues of colossal size and fine workmanship, especially at Thebes and Tanis, some by architectural fragments, some by graffiti on the rocks about the First Cataract.
An immense hemicycle was designed by Bramante for the Vatican, where it constitutes a fine architectural effect at the end of the great court.
An origami architectural card is similar in design to a pop-up card.
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Another of the impressive architectural treasures still very much in evidence, apart from the abbey church, is the monks ' refectory.
Apart from churches, mosques and synagogues, there are a few noteworthy modern buildings, such as the Ottoman Bank, the baths, quarantine station, schools and hospitals; but the chief architectural interest of Salonica is centred in its Roman and Byzantine remains.
Apart from the church of St Gory (or St Maurice) rebuilt in the 13th century but preserving a tower of the 12th century, the public buildings of Epinal offer little of architectural interest.
Apart from the Hotel des Monneyroux (used as prefecture), a picturesque mansion of the 15th and 16th centuries, with mansard roofs and mullioned windows, Gueret has little architectural interest.
Applying architectural tactics when studying the face, Anastasia came up with a unique strategy for shaping eyebrows to create the appearance of an altered facial structure.
Architectural and furniture designs from 18th and 19th century Europe dominate a traditional style living room.
Architectural buffs will have a hard time keeping their jaws shut while touring the historic Edmondston-Alston House located on Charleston’s High Battery.
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Architectural motives even were introduced, as frames to the embroidered figures of saints, while sometimes the upper edges of the mitre were ornamented with crockets, and the horns with architectural finials.
Architectural ornament was also highly developed.
Architectural remains of earlier date than the Norman period are very few, and of historical rather than topographical importance.
Architectural salvage undoubtedly raises the question of whether or not listed building consent has been obtained to remove the items in question.
Architectural variety and solidity are favoured in the buildings of the city by a wealth of beautiful building stones of varied colours (limestones, sandstones, lavas, granites and marbles), in addition to which bricks and Roman tiles are employed.
Architecture, chiefly exercised in connexion with religious buildings, is clearly a decadent form of that practised by the ancient Khmers, whose architectural remains are among the finest in the world.
Are there glaring architectural flaws that I've just missed?
As a rule the buildings of Palmyra do not possess any architectural individuality, but these tombs are an exception.
As an architectural term "bevel" is a sloped or canted edge given to a sill or horizontal course of stone, but is more frequently applied to the canted edges worked round the projecting bands of masonry which for decorative purposes are employed on the quoins of walls or windows and in some cases, with vertical joints, cover the whole wall.
As for me, I'm a writer who comes from a long line of interior designers and who has taught herself architectural design piece by piece as I've worked on the house.
As is natural in a place long celebrated for its religious and educational pre-eminence, there is no lack of temples, monasteries and colleges, but few of these are of any architectural significance.
As the result of the reconstruction of this section, thousands of wooden buildings, which had been a striking architectural characteristic of the city, were replaced by structures of steel, brick, and, especially, reinforced concrete.
As you can see, I can wax lyrical about Winchester Cathedral on purely architectural and historical grounds.
Aston Hall, erected by Sir Thomas Holte in 1618-1635, is an admirable architectural example of its period, built of red brick.
At almost every step, the stranger is regaled with a fresh display of architectural grandeur....
At some point you may grow tired of always needing to buy origami architectural cards and decide to try your hand at making your own.
At the north end of the town there is a height, Bailey Hill (perhaps from ballia, the architectural term applied to fortified castle courts).
Athens, however, was the favourite site of his architectural labours; here he built the temple of Olympian Zeus, the Panhellenion, the Pantheon, the library, a gymnasium and a temple of Hera.
Beaux Artsmbers occupied positions of power within the profession and instilled Beaux-Arts values in the reformed architectural education system.
Besides busts and figurines, which belong as a rule to the Greek period, the smaller objects usually found are earthen pitchers and lamps, glass-wares, tesserae and gems. Of buildings which can be called architectural few specimens now exist on Phoenician soil, for the reason that for ages the inhabitants have used the ruins as convenient quarries.
Bold rich colors, exposed dark beams, cross lattice on the walls, and high-pitched ceilings mark Tudor architectural features.
Borrowing heavily from the architectural style that preceded it, the Gothic touch has been felt in a number of industries, including fashion and jewelry design.
Brisbane has a large number of buildings of architectural merit, though in some cases their effect is marred by the narrowness of the streets in which they stand.
Buildings, &c. - Brick, blue limestone, and a greyish buff freestone are the most common building materials, and the city has various buildings of much architectural merit.
Bulic, who had charge of the work and of the museum at Spalato, reported in 1894 that the collection of minor objects comprised "2034 inscriptions, 387 sculptures, 176 architectural pieces, 1548 fragments or objects of terra-cotta and vases, 1243 objects of glass, 3184 of metal, 929 of bone, 122 9 gems, 128 objects from prehistoric times, and 15,000 coins" (Munro, P. 244).
But apart from its early date it has no special interest, and is wholly wanting in the external architectural decorations that give such grandeur of character to similar edifices in other instances.
But its architectural poverty and small size show that the resources of Assyria were at a low ebb.
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By the forms of the letters of the inscriptions, and by the architectural details, the age of the monument has been approximately fixed in the 3rd century B.C. The bas-reliefs give us invaluable evidence of the literature, and also of the clothing, buildings and other details of the social conditions of the peoples of Buddhist India at that period.
By their versatile nature, track lights can be used to highlight things like artwork, emphasize architectural details, or can be used to add to the overall décor.
Bygones is one of the largest reclamation yards in the UK providing high quality architectural antiques.
Ceiling lights not only cast a wider expanse of illumination than floor lamps, but also complement the architectural features of a home and the interior design.
Children discuss the historical relevance of the Seine River, the architectural design of the Eiffel Tower and make their own flag of France, taken from an illustration.
Close by is the architectural marvel of the new Scottish Parliament building.
Contemporary Resort - One of the original Walt Disney World resorts, guests will enjoy staying in this unique architectural property that sits just outside the Magic Kingdom.
Dallas Design Group specializes in interior architectural detailing and has won many awards for their designs while also being featured on the covers of national interior design magazines.
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Deck railing designs can easily turn your plain, boring deck into a real centerpiece of architectural design.
Designed to reflect a billowing sail, this spectacular hotel can only be described as an architectural marvel.
Designers' responsibilities extend beyond paint and fabric selection and border on interior architectural design, often necessitating computer drafting skills as well as a basic understanding of structural design and spatial organization.
Despite its size it contained few buildings of any architectural merit; the most important were the palace of the governor-general and the church of the Austrian mission.
Dog houses featuring vaulted roofs and attractive but unnecessary architectural features such as turrets usually contain a lot of wasted space above the dog's head.
Dr. William Staso, child psychologist and author of Brain Under Construction, believes that the period of development between the ages of 8 months and 18 months is the key time for children's brains to form their architectural structure.
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East Anglia Norwich city Heritage Open Day in Norwich opened a number of architectural gems to the public last week.
Elena has managed to preserve the greater part of its architectural heritage.
Eloquent testimony is given by the beautiful churches and palaces of Prague - largely Gothic and baroque in style - to the architectural genius of the nation.
Entering the city at the Potsdam Gate, traversing a few hundred yards of the Leipziger-strasse, turning into Wilhelm-strasse, and following it to Unter den Linden, then beginning at the Brandenburg Gate and proceeding down Unter den Linden to its end, one passes, among other buildings, the following, many of them of great architectural merit - the admiralty, the ministry of commerce, the ministry of war, the ministry of public works, the palace of Prince Frederick Leopold, the palace of the imperial chancellor, the foreign office, the ministry of justice, the residences of the ministers of the interior and of public worship, the French and the Russian embassies, the arcade, the palace of the emperor William I., the university, the royal library, the opera, the armoury, the palace of the emperor Frederick III., the Schloss-briicke, the royal palace, the old and new museums and the national gallery.
Esthetic convention allows that an architectural folly, well executed, can achieve a real artistic integrity in its deliberate incompleteness.
Even after being devastated by an earthquake and a bomb in the early 20th century, it is still is an elegant architectural sight.
Even in the field of architectural decoration for interiors, tradition tells us scarcely anything about the masters who carved such magnificent works as those seen in the KiOto temples, the Tokugawa mausolea, and some of the old castles.
Every architectural paint palette includes warm colors in its mix.
Examination of the key architectural elements provides an improved understanding of shallow marine facies and facies architecture within these basins.
Except perhaps the silversmiths, no one was conscious of being engaged in "art metal-working," yet the average is neither vulgar nor in bad taste, and the larger works are both dignified and suited to their architectural surroundings.
Features are either compressed or elongated and so architectural detail, such as windows and doors, can look rather odd.
Few of the buildings of Gijon are noteworthy for any architectural merit, except perhaps the 15th-century parish church of San Pedro, which has a triple row of aisles on each side, the palace of the marquesses of Revillajigedo (or Revilla Gigedo), and the Asturian Institute or Jovellanos Institute.
Finally, the research results will be implemented into a publicly available architectural design environment, community workbench.
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Finding only a small space of level ground along the shore, it has been obliged to climb the lower hills of the Ligurian Alps, which afford many a coign of vantage for the effective display of its architectural magnificence.
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For example, if it's an architect job, you would ask who is in charge of selecting architectural applicants.
For sculpture and various architectural purposes white, fine-grained marble was brought from Paros and Naxos.
For the architectural embellishment of the city the finest building material was procurable without difficulty and in abundance; Pentelicus forms a mass of white, transparent, blue-veined marble; another variety, somewhat similar in appearance, but generally of a bluer hue, was obtained from Hymettus.
For the purposes of scientific topography observation of the natural features and outlines is followed by exact investigation of the architectural structures or remnants, a process demanding high technical competence, acute judgment and practical experience, as well as wide and accurate scholarship. The building material and the manner of its employment furnish evidence no less important than the character of the masonry, the design and the modes of ornamentation.
For this reason, an architect or interior designer may be required to add architectural details by constructing a new wall depending on the style desired.
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Fragments of reliefsculptures belonging to the parapet and columns, and of fluted drums and capitals, cornices and other architectural members have been recovered, showing that the workmanship and Ionic style were of the highest excellence, and that the building presented a variety of ornament, rare among Hellenic temples.
Fragments of the temple included a series of terra-cotta architectural ornaments.
French became a member of the National Academy of Design (1901), the National Sculpture Society, the Architectural League, and the Accademia di San Luca, of Rome.
From Architectural Digest to House and Home and Better Homes and Gardens, you are sure to find a wealth of color inspiration within their glossy pages.
From Crete and one or two small areas of Turkey, it has attractive silvery-grey leaves and a generally spiky, architectural appearance.
From the architectural point of view the addition of chapels to a cathedral or large church assumes some historical importance in consequence of the changes it involved in the plan.
Further complications arise when the lower walls of the mother zooid become thickened and interpenetrated with solenia, from which buds are developed, so that lobose, tufted, or branched colonies are formed.The chief orders of the Synalcyonacea are founded upon the different architectural features of colonies produced by different modes of budding.
Ground-plans of both are given in Britton's Architectural Antiquities.
Hamburg has comparatively few secular buildings of great architectural interest, but first among them is the new Rathaus, a huge German Renaissance building, constructed of sandstone in 1886-1897, richly adorned with sculptures and with a spire 33 o ft.
He became successively superintendent of the architectural school of the Royal Academy of Venice, inspector of antiquities under the Ministry of Public Instruction, commissioner for the monuments of Rome, and, in especial, director of the excavations in the Roman Forum and on the Palatine Hill, begun in 1899 (see 23.591 et seq.).
He is an architectural historian but all subjects are supervised by the specialist course lecturers.
He is based at the Northamptonshire office and is working primarily in the areas of sound insulation testing and architectural acoustics.
He said the event had celebrated the ' unique architectural magnificence ' of the new bridge.
Here I've selected two blue-toned pictures; one of an architectural detail and one picture of Harry.
Here interesting inscriptions and Byzantine architectural remains were found.
Here you find articles in the encyclopedia about architectural elements.
Here, as elsewhere in Magna Graecia, the architectural terra-cottas are a valuable part of the finds.
His architectural and engineering projects were of a daring which amazed even the fellow-citizens of Alberti and Brunelleschi.
His architectural education was carried out successively in Hamburg, where later, upon his return from Greece, he built the Donner Museum, in Berlin, in Dresden, in Paris under Gau and in Munich under Gartner; afterwards he visited Italy and Greece.
His collected articles and essays on places of historical interest are perhaps the most pleasing of his writings, but they deal exclusively with historical associations and architectural features.
His current research interests include adaptive hypertext, on-line adaptive assessment and interoperability and architectural issues within eLearning systems.
His early mastery of classical literature led him to the study of classic monuments in classic lands, while his equally conspicuous talent for mathematics gave him the laws of form and proportion in architectural design.
However, for more expensive treatments or architectural details, consulting a design professional may be essential to avoid a costly mistake.
However, it was n't particularly sophisticated in architectural terms.
However, looking over the whole field of North American achievement, architectural and non-architectural, composite and monolithic, the palm for boldness, magnitude of proportions and infinity of labour, must go to the sculptured mosaics of Yucatan.
However, this architectural feature is often ignored with poor furniture placement or by placing large items in front of the fireplace.
However, you may also choose a defining architectural element, such as an arched window or built-in bookshelves.
I do not need architectural groupies skulking around my home.
If a wall is being added to a space, or a new space is being created, a more architectural approach may be preferred.
If an aperture for ingress and egress, for purposes of feeding, were left in the wall of such a chamber, there would arise in a rudimentary form what is known as the tubular nest or web; and the next important step was possibly the adoption of such a nest as a permanent abode for the spider., Some spiders, like the Drassidae and Salticidae, have not advanced beyond this stage in architectural industry; but next to the cocoon this simple tubular retreat - whether spun in a crevice or burrow or simply attached to the lower side of a stone - is the most constant feature to be observed in the spinning habits of spiders.
If there are no architectural features you can use as your central point, then go for a striking piece of art or a unique piece of furniture.
If you have your heart set on that spectacular door you saw in Architectural Digest and have to use it in your pocket door setup, by all means indulge your need to explore your creative vision, but use good judgment.
If you're completely gutting a room to remodel, or building from the ground up, include many interior architectural styles of the Old World.
If your home has a specific architectural style, it may be worth learning what the associated paint colors are to help you with your decision.
In 1805 Britton published the first part of his Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain (9 vols., 1805-1814); and this was followed by Cathedral Antiquities of England (14 vols., 1814-1835).
In a few cases, such as the Begova Dzamia at Serajevo, the Foea mosques and the Mostar bridge, the buildings raised by the Turks are of high architectural merit.
In accordance with this view, crosses, if not placed on the Holy Table, and also crucifixes, if part only of a sculptured design or architectural decoration, have been declared lawful.
In and around Boli are numerous marbles with Greek inscriptions, chiefly sepulchral, and architectural fragments.
In architectural magnificence and in wealth of sculpture and painting Verona almost rivalled the Tuscan city, and, like it, gave birth to a very large number of artists who distinguished themselves in all branches of the fine arts.
In architectural merits its monuments, though not so extensive, are worthy of comparison with those of Granada.
In architectural relics of a later date than the GraecoBuddhist period Afghanistan is remarkably deficient.
In fact, it's been around for centuries and has been put to especially good use in architectural design.
In fact, Paris offers visitors some of the most amazing architectural structures in the world.
In his gift for recording the most subtle characters of architectural carvings and details, Ruskin has hardly been surpassed by the most distinguished painters.
In recent times there has been a good deal of activity in Venice in regard to the preservation of its artistic and architectural treasures.
In the architectural plans it is an octagon with chapels projecting on each side.
In the context of the city's role as a great international emporium, we analyze how trading contacts influenced architectural expression.
In the inscription recording the contracts for its building it is called the Thymele; and this name may give the clue to its purpose; it was probably the idealized architectural representative of a primitive pit of sacrifice, such as may still be seen in the Asclepianum at Athens.
In the mountains were several valuable mines of iron and copper; and from Karystos, at the south of the island, came the green and white marble, the modern Cipollino, which was in great request among the Romans of the imperial period for architectural purposes, and the quarries of which belonged to the emperor.
In the same year, 1490, Leonardo enjoyed some months of uninterrupted mathematical and physical research in the libraries and among the learned men of Pavia, whither he had been called to advise on some architectural difficulties concerning the cathedral.
In the year 1278 they had entrusted the erection of their fine Campo Santo to Niccola and Giovanni Pisano, by whom the architectural part of it was completed towards the end of the century.
In-between breathtaking museums and the awesome architectural scenes, take a walk through some of Rome's public squares for a real slice of Roman life -- both ancient and modern.
Inspired by the architectural beauty and intricate design of the Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy, the brand aims to project these qualities to their footwear.
Interior designers who work in conjunction with large architectural or engineering firms can often command much higher salaries simply because of the specialized work that is required.
Issues addressed include exterior paint, landscaping and exterior architectural features.
It contains no building of high architectural merit, except, perhaps, the collegiate church of Santa Maria, with its lofty blue-tiled dome and fine west doorway.
It contains several interesting architectural remains of the days of its former prosperity, many of its quaintly gabled old houses dating from the 16th century.
It contains two churches and a monastery, the Kasa Kilissa, famous for its antiquity and architectural grandeur.
It forms one of the most decorative features of the synagogue, and of ten takes an architectural design, with columns, arches and a dome.
It has an Evangelical and a Roman Catholic church, a gymnasium, an architectural school and a school of engineering.
It has narrow picturesque streets, ancient walls, and, besides the cathedral, many churches and buildings of architectural interest.
It is a large straggling encampment rather than a town, with few buildings of any architectural merit.
It is a thriving industrial town, devoid of any great antiquarian or architectural interest, though founded by the Moors.
It is also the most versatile of railing materials, and can fit almost any architectural style if properly cut and prepared.
It is also used in making artificial limbs, for lining entomological cases, for pommels in leather-dressing, and as a medium for making architectural models.
It is an episcopal see of great antiquity, but its cathedral, built in the 18th century on the site of a mosque, possesses little architectural merit.
It is built principally of stone, and contains several handsome streets with numerous great warehouses and business premises, many of which are of high architectural merit.
It is important to decide if any alterations to the actual architectural elements within the room are required before purchasing items to fill the space.
It is possible to create an astonishing contemporary bathroom in a regular space, but if you have the opportunity of molding out an architectural area, it will be much easier.
It is regularly built and contains few buildings of architectural interest, but is a flourishing and important commercial town, not merely owing to its own manufactures (which are miscellaneous) but for the products of the district, and one of the greatest railway centres in Italy.
It is situated at the foot of the Taragarh mountain, and consists of a block of white marble buildings without much pretension to architectural beauty.
It is true that the use of glass for windows was only gradually extending itself at the time when Roman civilization sank under the torrent of German and Hunnish barbarism, and that its employment for optical instruments was only known in a rudimentary stage; but for domestic purposes, for architectural decoration and for personal ornaments glass was unquestionably much more used than at the present day.
It may be realized better there than anywhere how much architectural splendour was concentrated in the public quarters.
It possesses few buildings of architectural merit.
It possesses many edifices, public and private, which are handsome or elegant, but it has almost nothing to which the memory reverts as a masterpiece of architectural art.
It was an octostyle, pseudo-dipteral temple of highly ornate Ionic order, built on older foundations by Hermogenes of Alabanda at the end of the 3rd century B.C. The platform has been greatly overgrown since the excavation, but many bases, capitals, and other architectural members are visible.
Its contrasts are like those of an architectural scheme, not those of a landscape or a drama.
Its grey houses have a neglected, almost a dilapidated appearance, from the friable stone of which they are constructed; and there are no buildings of antiquarian interest or striking architectural beauty, except, perhaps, the ruined citadel and the remnants of the town walls.
Its important architectural features have already been described.
Jefferson had a great appreciation for Neoclassical architecture, especially Italian Renaissance designs, so it's no wonder that he designed his home, Monticello, using many of the classical architectural features.
Karlsruhe possesses further the Zahringen museum of curiosities, which is in the left wing of the Schloss; an architectural school (1891); industrial art school and museum; cadet school (1892); botanical and electrotechnical institutes; and horticultural and agricultural schools.
Kevin O'Connor, host of This Old House, Tedd Benson, founder of woodworking company Bensonwood, and Steve Kieran, founding partner of architectural firm Kieran Timberlake Associates, LLP, gave the keynote address.
Lesley pointed out the striking architectural Eryngium agavifolium which forms rosettes of sword shaped sharply toothed rich green leaves.
Like most architectural periods, modernism is a term that straddles a large variety of interiors that evolved over several decades.
Listed building A building may be listed as being of architectural or historic interest, in several categories.
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Looking at Stonehenge from the architectural standpoint, there can be no hesitancy in regarding it as an advanced representative of the ordinary stone circles, some two hundred of which, great and small, are known within the British Isles.
Lower Sind also contains a great wealth of architectural remains, which may be found to the west of the Indus as well as in the delta.
Magazines like Architectural Digest, Elle Home and Better Homes and Gardens are all good jumping off points for finding interior design ideas.
Mahommedan art is also largely architectural and has affected Literature, art, science.
Many caravanserais in Syria, Mesopotamia and Anatolia have considerable architectural merit; their style of construction is in general that known as Saracenic; their massive walls are of hewn stone; their proportions apt and grand.
Many homes have an architectural style that dictates the paint color.
Many larger architectural firms employ interior designers.
Many local and regional community colleges and art schools offer limited training in interior design, with classes in such basic topics as design styles, history of design, color, and architectural elements.
Many of the commercial buildings are of architectural merit, notably the banks, of which the bank of Australasia, a massive edifice of the Doric order, and the Gothic Australian bank are the finest examples.
Many of them, however, are of considerable architectural importance and the revival of the Renaissance style is perhaps illustrated nowhere better than in Stuttgart.
Many of these buildings are of considerable architectural merit, the material chiefly used in their construction being granite from the Paarl and red brick.
Marble of very fine quality and grain is extensively quarried and exported for architectural ornamentation and for furniture-making.
Maximilian Street is remarkable for its breadth and architectural beauty.
Medallions and shell motifs are just a few of the many designs you'll find in furniture, fabric patterns and architectural molding.
Medieval Churches of West Yorkshire a survey of the county's medieval parish churches, many of which have been ignored by architectural historians.
Modern churches are numerous, but of no remarkable architectural merit.
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More than eighty churches, many of them of architectural value, are found scattered over the city, while the General Hospital, Women's Home, Children's Home, Children's Aid Shelter and Deaf and Dumb Institute speak of the benevolence of the citizens.
Moreover, Persian tradition at a very remote period knew of only three architectural wonders in that region, which it attributed to the fabulous queen Humai (Khumai) - the grave of Cyrus at.
Mosaic is the essential decoration of the church, and the architectural details are subordinated to the colour scheme.
Most of the architectural stonework was removed or broken up in ancient times.
Most of the churches are remarkable rather for richness in internal decoration than for architectural beauty.
Much of the architectural influences of the Southwestern designs are borrowed from Mexican-Spanish home designs.
Munich owes its architectural magnificence largely to Louis I.
Museum Without Walls stands as both totem and architectural model, creating a contemporary primitivism from cultural refuse.
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage of the Republic of Ireland is building an illustrated online gazetteer.
Nicole Interiors, Inc. is lead by Shawna Nicole Fisher, an ASID member designer, who is licensed by the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners.
Not only are these architectural elements labor intensive, but they also make use of expensive building materials.
Notre Dame – Built in 1163, Notre Dame is a historical and architectural marvel.
Obviously, an amount of research and trust is involved with buying a vintage item, but what a great resource for matching period architectural details on an older house.
Of a later date, though of no great pretensions to architectural merit, are the Petri-kirche with a lofty spire, the Franzosische-kirche and the Neue-kirche with dome-capped towers, on the Gendarmen-markt, and the round, Roman Catholic St Hedwigs - kirche behind the Opera-house.
Of these works only two remain perfect, St Sophia in Constantinople, now a mosque, and one of the architectural wonders of the world, and the church of SS Sergius and Bacchus, now commonly called Little St Sophia, which stands about half a mile from the great church, and is in its way a very delicate and beautiful piece of work.
Often it's an interior designer who specializes in architectural design.
On his death, however, the brief period of comparative prosperity which his architectural works attest was tragically interrupted, and it seemed for a time that Walachia was doomed to Turkish sink into a Turkish pashalic. The Turkish commander, Mahmud Bey, became treacherously possessed of Neagoe's young son and successor, and, sending him a prisoner to Stambul, proceeded to nominate Turkish governors in the towns and villages of Walachia.
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One of the architectural hightlights is the Catedral de San Juan, a magnificent church which dates back to 1540 and it is the final resting place of the explorer, Ponce de Leon.
One of the finest buildings is the modern Jain temple of Hathi Singh outside the Delhi gate, which was built only in 1848, and is a standing monument to the endurance of Jain architectural art The external porch, between two circular towers, is of great magnificence, most elaborately ornamented, and leads to an outer court, with sixteen cells on either side.
One of the former class was the family tomb of the Tarchna-Tarquinii, perhaps descended from the Roman kings; others are interesting from their architectural and decorative details.
One only has to look at Art Deco architectural styles, such as the Chrysler Building or the Empire State Building in New York City, to admire this style's simplicity.
Other museums are Sir John Soane's collection in Lincoln's Inn Fields and the Museum of Practical Geology in Jermyn Street, while the scientific societies have libraries and in some cases collections of a specialized character, such as the museums of the Royal College of Surgeons, the Royal Architectural Society, and the Society of Art and the Parkes Museum of the Sanitar y Institute.
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Outside of the city, to the south of Porta Pusterla, stands the Palazzo del Te, Giulio's architectural.
Painting your home in a monochromatic color palette is a safe choice to make, provided that the colors work with your home's architectural style and your neighborhood.
Parker in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Journal asiatique, Revue numismatique, Asiatic Quarterly, &c. (C. EL.) EPI, the French architectural term for a light finial, generally of metal, but sometimes of terra-cotta, e forming the termination of a spire or the angle of a roof.
Picture yourself strolling along cobble stone streets taking in architectural wonders.
Play up your home's architectural strengths by highlighting them in colors that may have been used by the original architect, or updated versions of the same palette.
Portions of the coloured terra-cotta slabs which decorated the cornice and other architectural members have also been discovered.
Prague is characterized by its many architectural treasures, dating from all periods.
Prague, the capital (677,000 inhabitants), is picturesquely situated on the Vltava and justly famous for its architectural beauty.
Puchstein has cleared and studied important architectural remains.
Reference must also be made to the articles on Anglo-Saxon antiquities in the Victoria County Histories, and to various papers in Archaeologia, the Archaeological Journal, the Journal of the British Archaeological Society, the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries, the Associated Architectural Societies' Reports, and other antiquarian journals.
Remember that feng shui is logical and methodical, so you should seek an example that is in keeping with your overall architectural design and décor.
Research Staff Dr. Tim Ayers Medieval stained glass in England; architectural and artistic patronage in the medieval universities.
Rising from the sea-shore like an amphitheatre, Bastia presents an imposing appearance, which is enhanced by the loftiness of its houses; it has, however, little of architectural interest to offer.
Rivoira, in the book cited below, shows that many of the characteristic architectural details can be traced back to a classical and in particular a Roman origin, and were not derived from the East, e.g.
Rough hewn wooden beams in the ceiling, plaster walls and stone, clay or brick flooring are common architectural features of a French country style home.
Rousseau was also employed to paint architectural subjects and landscapes in the palace of Hampton Court, where many of his decorative panels still exist.
Ruskin's architectural studies, of which The Seven Lamps was the first fruit, turned him from Turner and Modern Painters.
Secondhand furniture shops, architectural salvage and antique stores, and even thrift shops all sell previously owned kitchen cabinets.
Siding possesses grooves and texture variances which can also add to the architectural appeal of the home.
Since the foundation of the German Institute in 1874, Athenian topography has to a large extent become a speciality of German scholars, among whom Wilhelm DOrpfeld occupies a pre-eminent position owing to his great architectural attainments and unrivalled local knowledge.
Since the introduction of stone and brick, the whole city has been rebuilt and now contains numerous structures of some architectural pretension, the royal palaces, the houses formerly belonging to the prime minister and nobles, the French residency, the Anglican and Roman Catholic cathedrals, several stone churches, as well as others of brick, colleges, schools, hospitals, courts of justice and other government buildings, and hundreds of good dwellinghouses.
Since then exterior ornamentation and architectural eccentricities have run riot, and the city is now a mixture of the plain one-storey and two-storey buildings of the Portuguese type, and fanciful modern creations, embellished with stucco and overtopping the others by many storeys.
Sir Guy Dawber (1861-1938) is now largely overlooked by architectural historians but deserves to be better known.
Slabs are also manufactured, and, being readily cut, planed, dressed and enamelled, are used for chimney pieces, billiard tables, wall linings, cisterns, paving, tomb-stones, ridge rolls, electrical switch-boards and various other architectural and industrial purposes.
Some of the great warehouses are of considerable architectural merit.
Some remains of the town walls still exist, and also two ancient bridges, both belonging to the Via Clodia, and many tombs hewn in the rock - small chambers imitating the architectural forms of houses, with beams and rafters represented in relief.
Someone looking for land surveyor job openings should focus his or her job search on architectural and engineering firms.
Sometimes architectural details from the space are all that is required to inspire your backsplash design.
Speaking generally, the New Town wzs resorted to by professional men - lawyers, doctors and artists, - and in its principal streets will be found the head offices of the leading banks and insurance offices, all lodged in buildings of remarkable architectural pretensions.
Steven Metsker's approach is mostly architectural, with lots of object relationship diagrams and relatively little code.
Stirling Lee, examples of which are the bronze gates of the Adelphi Bank at Liverpool, have all contributed, especially when applied to architectural decoration, to a high standard of excellence.
T his architectural drawing of the Hackney branch shows how the shops were laid out.
Take advantage of this architectural lighting detail if you have an island that is different in wood tone and counter than the rest of the kitchen.
Thanks to all these architectural treasures, the narrow Sienese streets with their many windings and steep ascents are full of picturesque charm, and, together with the collections of excellent paintings, foster the local pride of the inhabitants and preserve their taste and feeling for art.
The "quasi-reticulate" period - walling faced with masonry not yet quite so regular as opus reticulatum, and with brick quoins, coinciding with the second period of decoration (the architectural, partly imitating marble like the first style, but without relief, and by colour only, and partly making use of architectural designs).
The 12th and r3th centuries, which witnessed the great struggle between the secular and spiritual powers in the state, witnessed also the rise of a literature inspired by the lay spirit, and of an art which was already escaping from the thraldom of the stereotyped ecclesiastical forms. Gothic sculpture was not incidentally decorative, it was an essential element in the harmony of the architectural design.
The 19th century brought no important modifications until near its close, when French and Italian styles began to appear, both in exterior decoration and in architectural design.
The 5 papers on supercritical fluid technology, 6 papers on architectural uses and 6 papers on surface fluorination are of particular interest.
The accessories used in Mediterranean decor and interior design echo the simple, clean architectural details of this style.
The accounts of the palaces of the native kings must be taken with some reserve, from the tendency to use descriptive terms not actually untrue, but which convey erroneous ideas taken from European architecture; thus what are called columns of porphyry and jasper supporting marble balconies might perhaps be better described as piers carrying slabs, while the apartments and terraces must have been more remarkable for number and extent than architectural grandeur, being but low one-storied buildings.
The adoption of the Roman instead of the Gothic ritual of Saint Isidore has been lamented, but it marked the assumption by Castile of a place in the community of the western European kingdoms. The Frenchmen, both monks and knights, who accompanied Constance brought to bear on Spain the ecclesiastical, architectural, literary and military influence of France, then the intellectual centre of Europe, as fully as it ever was exercised in later times.
The almost complete destruction of the buildings on the Acropolis and in the lower city, among them many temples and shrines which religious send- the walls of ment might otherwise have preserved, facilitated the Themis- realization of the magnificent architectural designs tocles .
The animal body, if it be composed of many cells, follows a different architectural plan; the compact nature of its food, and the yielding nature of its cell-walls, result in a form of structure consisting essentially of tubular or spherical masses of cells arranged concentrically round the food-cavity.
The appearance of the city plainly demonstrates the modern growth of its importance, and evidence is not wanting that for a considerable period architectural improvement was unable to keep pace with commercial development.
The architectural and ornamental sculpture of the interior is mostly by the same artist, and there are a few interesting pictures, as well as some realistic wall paintings by the 18thcentury artist Jacob de Wit similar to those in the Huis ten Bosch near the Hague.
The architectural details are in some cases unmistakably copied, without intentional modification, from the architecture of Greek temples; others point perhaps to Persian influence, while several - which are perhaps among the early works of this period - show the old freedom and power of employing in new and original ways details partly learned from abroad.
The architectural members of some of the treasure-houses have been found built into the Byzantine wall, or elsewhere on the site, as well as the terra-cotta plates that overlaid the stonework in some cases, and the pedimental figures, representing the battle of the gods and giants, from the treasure-house of the Megarians.
The architectural Mexicans, Central Americans, and especially the Peruvians, had no derricks or other hoisting devices, but rolled great stones into place along prepared ways and up inclined planes of earth, which were afterwards removed.
The architectural style is dignified and pleasing in design and proportions.
The architectural style which has been principally followed in the later public buildings, among them the law courts, finished in 1897, the German bank, St Martin's hospital, as well as in numerous private dwellings, is the Italian and French Rococo, or Renaissance, adapted to the traditions of Munich architecture in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The architectural unity of the fortress is due to the rapidity of its construction, which took place between 1230 and 1242, under Enguerrand III., lord of Coucy.
The Areopagus is now a bare rock possessing few architectural traces.
The arrangement of the building and floor framings is in a great measure governed by the architectural effect sought and by the arrangement and proper planning of the interior according to the intended uses; the positions of columns, girders and floor beams are usually the result of particular requirements, and unless complicated and expensive framing is to be expected the distance between columns must be kept within the limits of simple girder construction.
The artwork ranged from mosques made out of sugar candy to newspaper architectural structures.
The best and most architectural of these is the Thomas Dingwall and Hector Mackenzie monument with flanking engaged columns and side panels.
The building is the property of the Commission of Historical Monuments, which has carried on the work of restoration with great architectural and antiquarian ability.
The buildings, as far as they have been excavated, have indications of architectural pretensions.
The capture and sack of Athens by Sulla (March 1, 86 B.e.) seems to have involved no great injury to its architectural monuments beyond the burning of the Odeum of mom,.
The cathedral is of great historic and architectural interest.
The cathedral, a large, modern structure, is devoid of architectural merit, but some of the smaller, ancient, Byzantine churches are singularly interesting and beautiful.
The chief architectural ornament of Marburg is, however, the Elisabethenkirche, a veritable gem of the purest Early Gothic style, erected by the grand master of the Teutonic Order in 1235-1283, to contain the tomb of St Elizabeth of Hungary.
The church is extremely interesting from the architectural point and strikingly beautiful.
The church of St Burkhard is externally one of the best-preserved architectural monuments in the city.
The church of St Germain (15th, 16th and i 7th centuries) has several features of architectural beauty, notably the sculptured northern portal, and the central and western towers.
The church of St Michael, founded in the 8th century, and built of marble within and without, has a lofty and magnificent western facade (1188) - an architectural screen rising much above the roof of the church.
The church, which was built at a cost of £50,000, was specially adapted for congregational worship and was mentioned by an architectural journal as one of the hundred remarkable buildings of the century.
The churches of Conches (15th or 16th century) and of Rugles (13th, 15th and 16th centuries), and the château of Beaumesnil (16th century) are also of architectural interest.
The churches of Conches (15th or 16th century) and of Rugles (13th, 15th and 16th centuries), and the château of Beaumesnil (16th century) are also of architectural interest.
The city contains many public and private buildings of architectural importance.
The city was once the handsomest and most flourishing in western India, and it still ranks next to Agra and Delhi for the beauty and extent of its architectural remains.
The construction of such buildings as the palace at Uxmal and the castillo at Chichen (Chichenitza) indicates a mastery in architectural design.
The early thuribles were usually simple in design; but in the medieval period an architectural form was given to the lids by ornamenting them with towers, battlements and traceries, varying according to the prevalent Gothic style of the period.
The embarrassed financial condition in which Gregory left the States of the Church makes it doubtful how far his lavish expenditure in architectural and engineering works, and his magnificent patronage of learning in the hands of Mai, Mezzofanti, Gaetano, Moroni and others, were for the real benefit of his subjects.
The ever-growing online auction site is a treasure trove of architectural salvage, new building supplies, and the down right quirky items that make a room your own.
The exterior is diversified by arched recesses forming machicolations, and the same architectural feature is reproduced in the square tower which rises like a donjon above the building.
The extraordinary architectural skill, the sanitary and hydraulic science revealed in details of the building, bring us at the same time face to face with the power of mechanical invention with which Daedalus was credited.
The extreme length of the city was little less than a mile, and the whole intramural area is still thickly strewn with architectural remains.
The Fairmont, which was designated San Francisco Landmark No. 185 in 1986, was named one of America's 150 Favorite Architectural Works in a public poll sponsored by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 2007.
The fan-traceried roof, with its carved stone pendants, is the most exquisite architectural feature of the chapel.
The fashion for architectural vignettes, often employing perspective trickery reached its zenith, however, in the 1st century BC.
The foundations and some of the architectural fragments of the temple were still in existence until 1777, when they were used to build the Passionist monastery by Cardinal York.
The Golden Temple is so called on account of its copper dome, covered with gold foil, which shines brilliantly in the rays of the Indian sun, and is reflected back from the waters of the lake; but the building as a whole is too squat to have much architectural merit apart from its ornamentation.
The Gothic style is evident in the architectural design of Hornibrook Mansion.
The great line of public offices along the esplanade and facing Back Bay, which are in the Gothic style mixed with Saracenic, are not individually distinguished for architectural merit, but they have a cumulative effect of great dignity.
The high degree of civilization then prevailing in the country is proved by its architectural remains dating from the early Christian centuries; the investigations of De Vogue, Butler and others, have shown that from the 1st to the 7th century there prevailed in north Syria and the Hauran a special style of architecture - partly, no doubt, following Graeco-Roman models, but also showing a great deal of originality in details.
The horizontal stratification of some of these masses gives them a curiously architectural aspect, further increased by the effect of the numerous vertical joints by which the rock is cleft into buttresses and recesses along the fronts of the precipices and into pinnacles and finials along the summits.
The hotel de ville (15th century) and some houses of the Renaissance period are also of architectural interest.
The hotel de ville is established in a mansion of Renaissance architecture; a town gateway of the 15th century, surmounted by a belfry, is also of architectural interest.
The hotel was built in the architectural style of Vienna at the end of the 19th century.
The introduction of steel construction has simplified many details of architectural treatment, such as projections for cornices, bay windows and galleries.
The khan of Asad Pasha at Damascus is a model of constructive skill and architectural beauty.
The Langaza tomb had unusually elaborate architectural ornaments and two pairs of doors, one of wood, the other of marble.
The last excavations at Ephesus, Miletus and Pergamon produced (besides inscriptions) little more than architectural remains of Hellenistic and Roman date.
The last thing you want to do is try to combine two different architectural styles.
The latter give the names of the donors of particular portions of the architectural ornamentation, and most of them are written in the characters used before and after the time of Asoka in the middle of the 3rd century B.C. The monuments are Buddhist, the bas-reliefs illustrate passages in the Buddhist writings, and the inscriptions make use of Buddhist technical terms. Some of the smaller topes give us names of men who lived in the Buddha's time, and others give names mentioned among the missionaries sent out in the time of Asoka.
The look is characterized by architectural details, such as rough-hewn beams, stone fireplaces, wide-plank floors and vaulted ceilings.
The main architectural features of Genoa are its medieval churches, with striped facades of black and white marble, and its magnificent 16th-century palaces.
The main house at Boldt Castle was designed by the popular Gilded Age architectural firm of W.D.
The middle and eastern portions of the south side were places at which architectural changes, large or small, were numerous down to the latest times, and where the older buildings met with scant mercy.
The ministry of finance is in the Treasury building on Rua do Sacramento - an immense structure of no special architectural merit.
The Minta kitchen mixer faucet with its sleek architectural lines is the perfect finishing touch for the contemporary kitchen.
The most general application of the word is to such a representation when used as an object of religious worship or adoration, or as a decorative or architectural ornament in places of religious worship. The worship of images, or idolatry, from the point of view of comparative religion, is treated in the article Image-Worship, and the history of the attitude of the Christian church, outside the post-Reformation church of England, towards the use of images as objects of worship and religion in the article Iconoclasts.
The most important and imposing among the more modern architectural additions to the city are the handsome Gothic exchange, completed in 1867, the municipal theatre, the municipal library, the post office (1878), the law courts (1891-1895), the wool exchange, the German bank, the municipal museum for natural science, ethnology and commerce, and the fine railway station (1888).
The most interesting object is the church of St Paraskeve, which was once the chief church of the Venetians; it dates from the Byzantine period, though many of its architectural features are Western.
The most noteworthy architectural details are the Chapel of the Trinity (15th century) and that of Christian IV.
The most prominent of its public buildings is the principal Protestant church, built at the beginning of the 19th century, which ranks as the largest in the country, but has no great architectural pretensions.
The most remarkable architectural feature of the building is the partition that separated the altar from this long gallery; it consists of two columns between antae, with capitals of a very peculiar form, consisting of the fore parts of bulls set back to back; from these the whole building is sometimes called the sanctuary of the bulls.
The north-west side of the parade-ground is occupied by the new university buildings, completed in 1865; these and the new exchange on the south side of the Pregel are the finest architectural features of the town.
The one pleasing aspect of his life is his patronage of the arts, and in his days a new architectural era was initiated in Rome with the coming of Bramante.
The only relics of classical antiquity are the numerous inscribed altars and bases of statues, as well as architectural fragments, which are found scattered in the courtyards and gardens of the houses in the extensive suburbs which now surround the town, the whole of which were comprised within the limits of the ancient city.
The palace at Mandvi, and a tomb of one of their princes at Bhuj, are fair specimens of their architectural skill.
The palaces of the Genoese patricians, famous for their sumptuous architecture, their general effectiveness (though the architectural details are often faulty if closely examined), and their artistic collections, were many of them built in the latter part of the 16th century by Galeazzo Alessi, a pupil of Michelangelo, whose style is of an imposing and uniform character and disphiys marvellous ingenuity in using a limited or unfavourable site to the greatest advantage.
The Paulskirche, the principal Evangelical (Lutheran) church, built between 1786 and 1833, is a red sandstone edifice of no architectural pretensions, but interesting as the seat of the national parliament of 1848-1849.
The period of Cimon's administration, however, especially the interval between his victory on the Eurymedon and his ostracism (468-461 B.C.), was marked by great architectural activity in the lower city as well as on the citadel.
The present Abbey is an architectural masterpiece of medieval times, built from around the 12th Century to the end of the 16th Century.
The present foundations are built of architectural fragments, probably from an earlier building of circular form on the same site.
The principal square contains the cathedral of St Nicholas, the Senate House and the university, all striking buildings of considerable architectural distinction.
The projects will initially be assessed by regional panels comprising architects and architectural ironmongers, before being submitted to a national judging panel.
The public buildings of the Irish capital have great architectural merit, and private houses still preserve much evidence of a refined taste.
The pyramids of Egypt, the mausolea of the Lydian kings, the circular, chambered sepulchres of Mycenae, and the Etruscan tombs at Caere and Vold, are lineally descended from the chambered barrows of prehistoric times, modified in construction according to the advancement of architectural art at the period of their erection.
The reformation of abuses generally took the form of the establishment of new monastic orders, with new and more stringent rules, requiring a modification of the architectural arrangements.
The remarkable ruins of Palenque, Uxmal, Chichenitza, Lorillard, Ixinche, Tikal, Copan and Quirigua, with their carved stonework and astonishing architectural conceptions, show that they had attained a high degree of civilization.
The ruins apparently are of an earlier period than those of Mitla and Xochicalco, and have no inscriptions and architectural decorations, but the use of dressed stone in the walls, rather than adobe, warrants the conclusion that they belonged to the civilization of southern Mexico.
The sculpture from this treasury, which ornamented its frieze and pediment, is of great interest in the history of the development of the art, and the fragments of architectural mouldings are of great delicacy and beauty.
The second architectural feature, if budget and space allow is a cooking fireplace.
The Stadium had been already completed and the Odeum had not yet been built when Pausanias visited Athens; these buildings were the last important additions to the architectural monuments of the ancient city.
The study of Paris that follows traces the developments of the architectural forms of Absolutism and of bourgeois domesticity between 1600 and 1800.
The style of your master bedroom should not compete with the architectural elements and the style of other rooms within your home.
The tent is a choice of architectural strategy which is not merely pragmatic.
The topographical and architectural results are disappointing, and show either that the site always retained its primitive simplicity, or else that whatever buildings once existed have been very completely destroyed.
The town is built on high ground underlain by solid limestone, and has much natural and architectural beauty.
The town is without any architectural pretensions, but possesses fine public gardens.
The towns have left hardly any architectural or sculptural remains, but the numerous barrows in their neighbourhood have yielded very beautiful objects now mostly preserved in the Hermitage in St Petersburg.
The trend towards rustic contemporary interiors is supported by the area's streamlined architectural designs.
The Twilight's classic rounded stern and ornate architectural details are reminiscent of the vintage riverboats Mark Twain referred to as "Floating Palaces."
The two campanili flanking the apse at each end of the side aisle are the oldest example of this architectural arrangement.
The unique, atmosphere enhancing exteriors of the show are shot in a number of locales, making Smallville look a blend of rustic, historic and contemporary architectural influences.
The wealth which thus accrued found architectural expression in those noble palaces, so characteristic of Venice, which line the Grand and smaller canals.
The west tower contains an architectural gem, the newel staircase to the roof.
Their numbers were falling off, their zeal was gone; there is little good to be said of them save that they were still in some cases endowing England with splendid architectural decorations.
There are 15 churches in the city, some occupying the most conspicuous sites on the hills, all dating from the more prosperous days of the city's history, but all devoid of architectural taste.
There are a number of theatres, but the city had no large theatre of architectural merit previous to the construction of the Municipal Theatre at the intersection of the Avenida Central with Rua 13 de Maio, with an elegant marble facade in the French Renaissance style.
There are several great architectural examples of the early intarsia method found in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome as well as fifteenth century Florence buildings.
There are some business edifices and residences of considerable architectural merit, but the greater part are small and inconspicuous, a majority of the residences being thatched, mudwalled cabins.
These architectural decorations are derived from a style of building found by the recent German expedition extant in an ancient church; courses of stone here alternate in the walls (both inside and out) with beams of wood held by circular clamps.
These are regions steeped in history, whose every village seemingly hides an architectural treasure, from Romanesque chapels to crumbling castles.
These include The Old Dame School, one of two cottages - with The Old Post Office - which show a little architectural finesse.
These islands are remarkable for a number of architectural remains of a very early date.
These materials are used in several different styles of con struction belonging to the six different periods which Mau traces in the architectural history of Pompeii.
These products, usually made from foam or plastic, are marketed as an easy way to add architectural detail to a room.
These ramparts are ascribed by architectural authorities to the Herodian period.
These ruins have been particularly fruitful in inscribed material, especially clay tablets, many of them from the very earliest periods; but little of artistic or architectural importance has been discovered.
These works of the painter's advanced age, which have suffered somewhat from restorations, show vigour superior to that of his youth, along with a more adequate treatment of the architectural perspectives.
They are one of the leading retail and wholesale sources for fountains, architectural mouldings, statuary, and other decorating must-haves.
They raised Netherr miracles of architectural beauty, which were modified in the 15th and 16th centuries by characteristic elements of the new style.
They range in architectural styles from the converted mansion houses of wealthy 19th century industrialists, to modern purpose built complexes.
They represent the Early English style at its best, and the view across the great transept is unsurpassed for architectural effect.
They were often dismissed by British architectural historians as disobeying all the tenets of architecture.
This adds to the rich mix of influences in the country and is reflected in many architectural styles.
This arrangement brought them within the province of architects, and for nearly a century utility and fitness for the cultivation of plants were sacrificed, as still is often the case, to the unity of architectural expression between the conservatory and the mansion.
This edifice, in the Italian baroque style, surmounted by a dome, possesses but little architectural merit, and its position is so confined that great ingenuity had to be employed in its internal arrangements to meet the demands of space, but its collection of pictures is one of the finest in Europe.
This kind of architectural ornament is now very rarely seen.
This mosque was rebuilt in the 19th century and is of no architectural importance.
This non- executive group will include leading experts from the architectural and sustainable design world.
This temple appears to have suffered very severely from the earthquake, and at present affords little evidence of its original architectural ornament; but we learn from existing remains that its walls were covered with slabs of marble, and that the columns of the portico were of the same material.
This unique architectural solution will produce a development which will positively enhance the townscape of the central area.
This was presented in the form of a precise scale maquette placed in the context of an architectural model.
Though one of the largest towns in the county, neither its streets nor its public buildings, except perhaps its ecclesiastical buildings, have much claim to architectural beauty.
Though the demand for good domestic wrought-iron work has enormously increased, adaptations from the beautiful work of the 17th and 18th centuries have been found so suited to their architectural surroundings, that new departures have been relatively uncommon.
Thus the architectural remains, though they fail to solve the problem of the culture of the nations round the Gulf of Mexico, throw much light on it when their evidence is added to that of religion and customs. At any rate two things seem probable - first, that the civilizations of Mexico and Central America were pervaded by a common influence in religion, art, and custom; second, that this common element shows traces of the importation of Asiatic ideas into America.
To create a more architectural look, add a single large candle to the center of the arrangement or arrange tapers in the greenery.
To the north a large open court divides the monastic from the menial buildings, intentionally placed as remote as possible from the 1 The Architectural History of the Conventual Buildings of the Monastery of Christ Church in Canterbury.
To the north-west, beyond the Tal-i-Bangi, the magnificent outlines of the Mosalla filled a wide space with the glorious curves of dome and gateway and the stately grace of tapering minars, but the impressive beauty of this, by far the finest architectural structure in all Afghanistan, could not be permitted to weigh against the fact that the position occupied by this pile of solid buildings was fatal to the interests of effective defence.
To1485-1486also appears to belong the inception of his elaborate though unfulfilled architectural plans for beautifying and strengthening the Castello, the great stronghold of the ruling power in the state.
Today's choices include three-dimensional tiles in architectural designs that piece together to form complex patterns.
Topics include the Victorian terraced house and its development and the architectural elements of the Victorian interior.
Trafalgar Square is still one of London 's grandest architectural set pieces with its central focal point of Nelson 's Column.
Trafalgar Square is still one of London's grandest architectural set pieces with its central focal point of Nelson's Column.
Tropical colors sit comfortably beside Antebellum architectural features, and natural elements like reed and natural wood are common choices for everything from furniture to accent pieces.
Two architectural fragments, probably from a Romanesque shrine, built into the wall.
Under Charlemagne, whose principal residence was in Aix-la-Chapelle, the culture of the Rhine valley again began to flourish, its results being still to be traced in the important architectural remains of this period.
Unfortunately only the foundation and a few Doric capitals and other architectural fragments remain; they were coated with stucco which was brightly painted.
Unlike traditional architectural styles, modern wall designs rely more on the innate structure of the wall rather than ornament being added to the structure.
Upgrade your shingles to high-quality architectural shingles or opt for cedar siding as a finish for interior and exterior walls.
Use them to highlight artwork, architectural details, workspaces, and more.
Venice is an incredible and unique tourist destination - and with its picturesque canals, narrow passageways, and architectural wonders, why wouldn't a tourist be enthralled?
Venlo, with narrow streets irregularly built, is not of the ordinary Dutch type in architectural style.
Very beautiful pieces of ornament of an architectural character are met with, which probably once served as decorations of caskets or other small pieces of furniture or of trinkets; also tragic masks, human faces and birds.
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When an architectural style, such as Victorian style homes, or Craftsman style homes are first created, more than just the building materials and details are chosen by the architects.
When the group is done building an architectural masterpiece, they can enjoy eating the creation!
When, in the last decade of the 19th century, works of thorough architectural investigation and repair were undertaken in that building under the superintendence of Professor Luca Beltrami, a devoted foreign student, Dr Paul Muller-Walde, obtained leave to scrape for traces of Leonardo's handiwork beneath the replastered and whitewashed walls and ceilings of chambers that might be identified with these.
Whether you are just looking to buy origami architectural cards or are interested in learning the technique to create your own paper masterpieces, you are sure to enjoy this intricate and delicate art form.
Whether you live in new construction or an old home with beautiful moldings, iron wall brackets can add a layer of architectural interest.
While it is less expensive to purchase freestanding bookshelves, custom, built in shelves can enhance the architectural features of your home.
With different types of fixtures to go with this type of light, including pendants and directional spot lighting, curved or straight rails, track lighting can even be used to illuminate architectural details and artwork.
With the recovery of Babylonian independence under Nabopolassar a new era of architectural activity set in, and his son Nebuchadrezzar made Babylon one of the wonders of the ancient world.
Without being so forward as the rival city of Augsburg to embrace the architectural fashions of the Italian renaissance - continuing, indeed, to be profoundly imbued with the old and homely German burgher spirit, and to wear, in a degree which time has not very much impaired even yet, the quaintness of the old German civic aspect - she had imported before the close of the 15th century a fair share of the new learning of Italy, and numbered among her citizens distinguished humanists like Hartmann Schedel, Sebald Schreier, Willibald Pirkheimer and Conrad Celtes.
York also possesses a large number of churches of special architectural interest, including All Saints, North Street, Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular, with a spire 120 ft.
You can research the history of your house yourself, or you can employ professional architectural historians.