Corinthian Villa in Regent's Park, London, designed by Quinlan Terry, late 20th century. Detail of the extraordinary spiral fluted columns and the bases sculpted with beautiful plant ornaments.
Pheidias' workshop
The top of each Parthenon pediment was adorned by one big acroterion in the form of a palmette placed on a low marble base. The reconstructed acroterion exhibited in the Acropolis Museum aims to visualise the impressive size of the two acroterions that exceed three metres and highlight their design novelty that draws on the combination of acanthus and palm tree leaves.
photo by barefoot_duchess
The top of each Parthenon pediment was adorned by one big acroterion in the form of a palmette placed on a low marble base. The reconstructed acroterion exhibited in the Acropolis Museum aims to visualise the impressive size of the two acroterions that exceed three metres and highlight their design novelty that draws on the combination of acanthus and palm tree leaves.
photo by barefoot_duchess
The unfinished facade of the San Petronio Basilica in Bologna, Italy. 1390
Play of light and shadow in the Grand Central Terminal, Midtown Manhattan, New York City. 1913
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy's oldest active shopping gallery and one of the first passages in Europe, built in 1865-1877.
The sheer scale of the Galleria is impressive and can be gauged by the shoppers in the foreground.
photo by identity chris is
The sheer scale of the Galleria is impressive and can be gauged by the shoppers in the foreground.
photo by identity chris is
Jonh William Godward
Classical form and refined marble wall in the background
Classical form and refined marble wall in the background
Tribuna, Palazzo Grimani
Giovanni Grimani (1506-1593) was a passionate and knowledgeable collector, influenced by the great interest in the arts that his family always had. His most valuable sculptures were exhibited in the extraordinary hall conceived for this purpose known as the "Chamber of Antiquities" or the Tribuna. Originally housing more than 130 ancient sculptures, the Tribuna was the room where Patriarch Giovanni received his illustrious guests. Presumably, the work was led by Michele Sanmicheli.
high quality
photo by Palgri
Giovanni Grimani (1506-1593) was a passionate and knowledgeable collector, influenced by the great interest in the arts that his family always had. His most valuable sculptures were exhibited in the extraordinary hall conceived for this purpose known as the "Chamber of Antiquities" or the Tribuna. Originally housing more than 130 ancient sculptures, the Tribuna was the room where Patriarch Giovanni received his illustrious guests. Presumably, the work was led by Michele Sanmicheli.
high quality
photo by Palgri
3D reconstruction of Hadrian's Villa. The imperial villa at Tivoli near Rome, from where Emperor Hadrian ruled the Roman Empire in the twilight of his life. 118—134 AD
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