Tagged "architecture"
Tiepolo Passi Villa is open every Sunday morning: it's situated in the province of Treviso, in the village of Carbonera. It's one of the many precious venetian villas filling Treviso landscape and belonging to the socalled Civiltà di Villa (Villa Culture) started by the Serenissima, the Venice Republic, while it was turning from a mere sea power into a mainland power.
The building dates back to the early XVIth century, just in the brightest period of ...
From Romagna in Italy at the Liberty Grand Hotel Rimini - May 11, 2012
The "Italian Liberty" ABCOnlus Cultural Association of Venice, edited by Andrea Apothecaries, (artist of the 54 th Venice Biennale) stems from re-evaluate in more depth what was the art movement Nouveau architecture in order '800 and '900 throughout Italy.
Friday, May 11 at 11:30 am in the fascinating setting of the Grand Hotel Rimini, ...
It’s one of the most impressive place in Rome: it’s not so well-known and not so listed in paper travel guides, but it must be seen indeed.
I’m talking about the Capuchins’ Crypt (Church of the Immaculate, via Veneto 27), the “coemeterium” underneath the church where the friars have been buried until 1870.
Once it was the place where Capuchins retired to pray and reflect every evening, now it is a work of art.
A very special work ...
In 1476, the Confraternity of St Roch purchased a building in which to hold the meetings of the chapter. In 1525, work began on the present-day building, composed of two large halls, one above the other, which received the Bishop's blessing in 1542. In 1697, the altar-piece showing The Virgin and the Saints, by Alessandro Maganza, was placed on the altar in the lower hall.
An inside staircase leads to the upper hall, at least partly ...
The clock tower is one of many symbols recalling the era of the da Carrara family in the history of Padova. The monument and its mechanism became an abiding presence in the daily life of the townspeople — and others besides — during the 14th century. This impressive building, standing in the Piazza dei Signori, between the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi and the Palazzo del Capitanio, was erected between 1426 and 1430 over the ruins of ...
After numerous delays, setbacks and various controversies, one of the landmarks of Barcelona, the Sagrada Familia, has a date for the end of the work of its complete construction. Of course it is not an early date but at least it's something you can count on. They say that the final delivery will be in 2026 or maximum in 2028, 140 years after laying the first stone. Today the cathedral is being built for about ...
Since the end of the XIX century Villa Wenner was the Wenners’ home, who
founded textile industry in the Irno valley.
Don Alberto Wenner built it in 1862 on the public soil of Pellezzano in the area
that is still named “Villini Svizzeri” (Swiss Villas). In the same area more
buildings were built for people who worked in that industry. For the project of the
Swiss architecture the architect Stefano Gasse, already famous in Naples for the
facade of St. Giacomo ...
It was up until 1732 that a little round fountain was in that place for the use of local people and as drinking troughs for animals.
In 1730 Pope Clement XII, born Corsini from Florence, decided to improve the whole city of Rome by asking architects to study a new monumental fountain. The winner was Nicola Salvi whose project to build a fountain on the main façade of Palazzo Poli was originally of ...
It has taken three years of work and 36 million dollars to prepare the new museum devoted to Salvador Dalì in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The Dalì Museum, which contains almost one hundred works of the master - the most prestigious collection about Dalì outside Spain, opened its doors just yesterday.
On the AOL Travel News website they have referred to it as "one of the buildings to be seen before dying". The project is of the architect ...
Literally clinging to the rock of a hill sloping down to the sea, about half way between Genova and France, there is Cervo: a network of terraces, arches, stairways, rooftops and alleyways, white medieval houses (arranged in rows, two or three floors, with still visible - on the ground floor - the large arches of the arcades) and Baroque palaces, creating incomparable views, in the warm light of the Mediterranean Sea, the delight of painters ...
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Built in a historic area near temple of Gawdawpalin, on the banks of Ayeyarwaddy, a few steps away from Old Bagan Archaeological Museum.
The architect has combined influences that reflect the ancient and ...
Bottega Artigianale Lavacca is an artisanal workshop where love for wood, culture and respect for the traditions of master artisan Mario and his son Libero manifests in creations designed and made entirely ...
