Sometimes memories collide across decades. The comparisons between the fires Monday at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and the 1968 blaze in St. Boniface were inescapable to at least one generation.
The New York Palace (Hungarian: New York-palota) is today a luxury hotel. Built by an insurance company as a company hall, its Café in the ground floor named New York Café (Hungarian: New York kávéház) was a longtime center for Hungarian literature and poetry, almost from its opening on October 23, 1894 to its closure in 2001, to reconstruct it into a luxury hotel, as it is now. The café was also reopened in May 5, 2006 in its original pomp, as was the whole building.
Reflection Garden at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art University of Oregon The evolution of decorative and garden sculpture in ancient Greece. The most radical transformation of sculptural art for mainstream decoration occurred in ancient Greece. The earliest incarnation of Greek sculpture was in the form of wooden cult statues, where they were used as objects of veneration. The first piece of Greek statuary to be reassembled was the Lefkandi Centaur, a terra cotta sculpture found on the island of Euboea, dated c. 920 BCE. It is the earliest known depiction of myth in the history of Greek sculpture. The artistic
In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque, usually made of granite, with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building thereby preventing ra…
Who knew decorative water drains could be so fascinating? Originally crafted to prevent eroding and corrosion of cathedrals and religious buildings, Gargoyles are surrounded by myth and legacy. The…
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In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque, usually made of granite, with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building thereby preventing ra…
Chinese Antique Blue Glazed Porcelain Vase with a dragon encircling around the neck - Qing Dynasty The Dragon - symbol of life, growth and bringer of harmony, virtue, riches, fulfillment and longevity. In Eastern art, as far as mythical creatures go, the dragon still attracts the most attention. Most likely because it is revered for its courage, inspiration, creativity and luck. Every 12 years when the Year Of The Dragon comes around there is a spike in childbirths in Asia. Images of the dragon that are highly animated attract more luck, while the expressions of character are good
set of Gargoyles Chimera of Notre-Dame de Paris, engraved, hand drawn vector illustration with gothic guardians include architectual elements, vintage statue medieval.
Who knew decorative water drains could be so fascinating? Originally crafted to prevent eroding and corrosion of cathedrals and religious buildings, Gargoyles are surrounded by myth and legacy. The…
Gargoyle at the National Cathedral
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In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque, usually made of granite, with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building thereby preventing ra…
How much do you know about the gargoyles of Notre-Dame Cathedral?
set of Gargoyles Chimera of Notre-Dame de Paris, engraved, hand drawn vector illustration with gothic guardians include architectual elements, vintage statue medieval.
Gargoyle photo by Bill Styple (bellegrovepublishing.com) Since my last gargoyle post I have heard from so many people and learned so much! I had no idea that gargoyles were such an object of fascin…