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Category Archives: Architecture
Hell and the Journey of the Magi
The Florence Baptistery, (Baptistery of Saint John or the Battistero di San Giovanni), is considered a minor basilica in Florence, Italy. The octagonal building stands in both the Piazza del Duomo and the Piazza San Giovanni, across from the Florence … Continue reading
What a lot of ‘White Noise’ | The Pamela Anderson House
St Kilda West’s “Pamela Anderson House” was once owned by infamous Australian Rules footballer/commentator from “The Footy Show“, Sam Newman. Situated at 270 Canterbury Road, on a former railway reserve, this post-modern style house was built in 2001 by Melbourne … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Urban Art
Tagged Architecture, Baywatch, Cassandra Fahey, house design, minimalism, Pamela Anderson House, Post-modernism, Sam Newman, White Noise
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Compare the Pair #15: Compare the Chair
Left: “Hollow“(2012) fibreglass & paint by Anish Kapoor, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor was born on 12 March 1954, in Bombay. Kapoor lived and worked in London during the 1970s studying art at the Hornsey College of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, DecorativeArts, Textiles
Tagged Anish Kapoor, Ball Chair, Blobe Chair, Eero Aarnio, International Furniture Fair
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Far from Ross River Fever
Stonemason and Tasmanian convict Daniel Herbert was baptized on 17 February, 1802, in the Paul Street Independent Chapel, Taunton, Somerset, England; the son of Daniel Herbert, a Corporal in the 6th (Inniskillen) Dragoons. In March 1827, with James Camble and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Carvings
Tagged Bridges, Convict Transportation, Convicts, Daniel Herbert, Tasmania
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So who designed the true coat of the Chester Blue Coat?
The Blue Coat Hospital, is the site of a medieval hospital originally known as St. John the Baptist, located at Upper Northgate Street, in the English city of Chester, Cheshire. The Blue Coat Hospital was founded by the Bishop of … Continue reading
May the Mather Inlaid Layer Remain a Major Lasting Stayer
Scottish-born Australian plein-air painter and etcher John Mather was born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire in 1849. After studying art at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts he migrated to Australia in 1878. By 1880, Mather was partly responsible … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Artists A-Z, Furniture & Furnishings, Gallery Art
Tagged Aesthetic Movement, John Mather, plein air, William Henry Rocke
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Praise for Matilda’s Legacy for Caen
L’Abbaye-aux-Dames (aka Ladies’ Abbey and Abbey of Sainte-Trinité / Holy Trinity) sits in the parish of St. Giles in Caen, Normandy was founded by Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror. The Abbey is a former monastery for women and Benedictine nuns, and … Continue reading
When in Singapore, you must Sri Mariamann Temple
Sri Mariamman Temple is Singapore’s oldest Dravidian Hindu temple named after its principal deity, Mariamman – a mother goddess who protects against diseases in rural south India. Therefore, it is the centre of worship for the majority of South Indian … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Oriental Art
Tagged Chinatown, Dravidian Hindu Temple, Naraina Pillai, Singapore, South Bridge Road, Sri Mariamman Temple
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It’s Gaudi | Not gaudy!
The Gothic, high art Nouveau, Expressionist and Cubist church, Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia (aka Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family), is commonly referred to as “La Sagrada Família”. It is a large Roman Catholic Church in Barcelona designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Artists A-Z, Cemetries & Churches
Tagged #Modernism, Antoni Gaudi, Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia, Catalan architects, Catalan architecture, Catalan Modernism, La Sagrada Familia, Modernista movement, neo-Gothicism, notable vegetarians, Sagrada Familia
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Oranges and Lemons say the Bells of St. Clement’s
St. Clement Danes Church on London’s The Strand in the City of Westminster, was largely untouched by the Great Fire of London in 1666. The first church on this site was reputedly founded in the 9th century by the Danes, … Continue reading
The Rolling English Road…to Kensal Green
Kensal Green Cemetery was the first of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ garden-style cemeteries to be developed in London. Kensal Green consists of a 72-acre cemetery in the west of London, which was consecrated by the Bishop of London, on 24th January, 1833. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Cemetries & Churches, DarkArt
Tagged Dark art; cemeteries, Kensal Green, London cemeteries
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