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Architect: John Bond Pearce Erected: 1882 Anglia House (Agricultural Hall), Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK Used for many years by Anglia TV for their weekly local farming programme "Farming Diary".
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Mascaron de Bordeaux à la place de la Bourse réalisés entre 1730 et 1755 sur les façades par Jacques Verbeckt (1704-1771) et son cousin Van der Woort (1705-1777), puis Pierre Vernet et enfin Claude-Clair Francin (1702-1773) | Photo : Hervé Leyrit
The Pont Neuf (The New Bridge) travels 232 meters over the widest part of the River Seine, connecting the 1st arrondissement with the 6th arrondissement, anchored over the downstream tip of Île de la Cité. Ironically, given its name, it is the oldest standing bridge on the Seine. Its first stone was laid in 1578 under King Henri III, and after delays caused by the Wars of Religion, it was completed in 1604 and inaugurated in 1607 under Henri IV, whose statue was erected at the center platform in 1614. Designed by a team of , Pont Neuf is actually composed of two separate spans, one of five arches across the small arm of the river, joining the Left Bank to the Île de la Cité; and another of seven across the large arm, joining the island to the Right Bank. When initially built, the bridge grazed the tip of the island, but since then, the natural sandbar building, aided by stone-faced quais, has extended the island and given us Square de Vert Gallant. Unlike the other old bridges, it was the first stone bridge in Paris not to support houses in addition to a thoroughfare. It was also the first bridge with pavements. Bastions that may look ornamentary today were actually added to allow pedestrians to step aside, letting bulky carriage pass. Despite restorations, the structure hasn't been altered in its 400+ years. Unique to Pont Neuf, the 12 rounded arch cornices each have a keystone carved with mascarons (from the Italian mascarone, meaning mask) or grotesques. There are 384 of the sculptured faces with bizarre features like pointed ears, horns, sea-shell crowns or beards made of grapes. No two are identical. And although most are male, there is one mascaron that seems to portray an African American female. Over time, the mascarons have been damaged and blackened by air pollution, acid rain and wind. In the 1990's, a renovation replaced more than half of them with sculpted copies.
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Photo about Medusa Gorgon. Mascaron on the Art Nouveau building in Prague, Czech Republic. Image of czech, mascaron, detail - 49152300
Mascaron on the side of the building housing the Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
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Este artículo describe el hundimiento del navío de línea francés Duguay Trouin en 1949 en el Canal de la Mancha. El barco había combatido en la Batalla de Trafalgar en 1805 y luego fue capturado po... by elias_duran_9
ITALY VENICE Door with scary mask on the wall of San Trovaso Church, Venice, Italy
IMPORTANT CABINET "AU MASCARON",Louis XIV style, after designs by A.C. BOULLE (Andre Charles Boulle, 1642-1732), probably from the workshop of J. CREMER ( Joseph Cremer, born 1811), Paris, 19th century, parts with older elements. Ebony, exceptionally finely inlaid with tortoiseshell and engraved brass fillets in "premiere partie". Front with double doors, inside also with fine marquetry. Exceptionally fine, matte and polished gilt bronze mounts. Requires restoration. 145x48x200 cm. Louis XIV-Stil, nach Vorlagen von A.C. BOULLE (André Charles Boulle, 1642-1732), wohl Werkstatt des J. CREMER ( Joseph Cremer, geb. 1811), Paris, 19. Jh., teils ältere Elemente. Ebenholz profiliert sowie fein eingelegt mit Schildpatt und Messingfilets in "première partie"; Blumen, Blätter und Zierfries. Rechteckiger Korpus mit giebelförmigem Kranz auf markantem Bastionssockel mit gedrehten Pyramidenbeinen. Zweitürige, auch inwendig fein marketierte Front mit breiter Schlagleiste. Ausserordentlich feine, matt- und glanzvergoldete Bronzebeschläge und -applikationen in Form von Maskaron, Rosetten und Zierstäben. Zu überholen. 145x48x200 cm.
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Collection: A. D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library Accession Number: 15/5/3090.01433 Title: Reims. House of the Musicians Photographer: Séraphin Médéric Mieusement (French, 1840-1905) Building Date: ca. 1200-ca. 1299 Photograph date: 1888 Location: Europe: France; Reims Materials: albumen print Style: Gothic Provenance: Gift of Andrew Dickson White Persistent URI: hdl.handle.net/1813.001/5tn7 There are no known copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source. We had some help with the geocoding from Web Services by Yahoo!
Маскаро́н (от французского mascaron и итальянского mascherone ) вид скульптурного украшения здания в форме головы человека или животного анфас. Маскароны, в отличие от устрашающих горгулий , могут также носить комический, нейтральный или романтический облик.…
