Architecture

Mindy · 11-04-2020, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Thanks for the extra photos -this one particularly shows that it's much bigger than I thought too. I always thought the Lincoln Statue was just a shelf ornament

...and the building is such a good example of the Doric Order that it reminds me of illustrations I used to pour over in pre-internet days:-

....

The same way a doctor learns a zillion different words in anatomy, architecture also has a name for every bit of classical building: the volutes, the dentils, the ovolu moldings!

What's your favourite Order?
If pushed, I'd probably break the rules and do some mix and match: a Doric entablature on Ionic columns.

In fact, I just noticed that the L M is also an exercise in mix-and-match: Doric columns outside, Ionic columns inside:-

Corinthian, because of the detail. Ionic is nice also...

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Originally Posted by Plankton

Some good info Lisna. I've never gotten that far into those terms and styles. I did happen to visit that very same monument in 1976 though. A family trip to our nations capital during the bicentennial year.

We visited quite a few notable places there during that trip, but the most vivid memory of it was getting lost and separated from my family. My brother and me were told to run ahead to catch the tour bus for the White House, and I got on the wrong one. I ended up sitting in a park watching someone sing and play guitar when a few secret service men came up to me and asked me my name. Boom! They swarmed me and escorted me to a different location where I met up with my hysterical Mom. We were cleared and went on with the rest of our trip, but the shock waves from that day resonated for years to come.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House

That's cool you've toured the city... especially on the bicentennial year

Mindy · 11-29-2020, 09:16 PM

Lisnaholic · 12-16-2020, 04:51 PM

Music has a bewildering number of genres and subgenres, and if anything, architecture has even more. Why? Because on top of all the historical and stylistic variations that music and architecture have, with buildings there is the additional factor: availability of local building materials.

Two buildings of local stone in Dundee, Scotland:-

The McManus Gallery, a Scottish Gothic Revival art gallery and public library, opened in 1895.

The Morgan Academy, a Scottish Baronial Revival boarding school, opened in 1866.

Mindy · 12-17-2020, 11:08 AM

Those are awesome Lisnaholic.

Lisnaholic · 12-20-2020, 06:36 AM

Thanks Mindfulness!

Your photo of the inside of a dome was impressive, with its geometry and perspective. I even worked out where it was from:

Not so different in style, here are some perfectly detailed Corinthian columns for you: tightly packed in two rows, supporting the front of the Supreme Court building:

Lisnaholic · 12-24-2020, 10:56 PM

A Tale of Two Cities:

Maybe it's my mood, but these two places both seem to have a sad beauty about them. Why not spend 5 mins in each place?

In Detroit, it's the photos and circumstances of abandonment.

In Shaftesbury, it's the music, first of Dvorak, then of Vaughan Williams, and a nostalgia for an England that once was.

adidasss · 12-25-2020, 12:07 AM

^^ Thanks for that second video Lisna, that was lovely. Is that really the most famous view in England? If yes, why?

Didn't watch much of the first video, too sad. The U.S. really resembles the third world a lot of the time. The wealth disparity is incomprehensible.

Lisnaholic · 12-25-2020, 12:23 AM

Thanks for the response, adidasss.

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Originally Posted by adidasss

^^ Thanks for that second video Lisna, that was lovely. Is that really the most famous view in England? If yes, why?

Glad you liked Gold Hill. It's an exaggeration to call it England's most famous view, although many people would recognise it because of this award-winning tv ad that set new standards of what an ad could be:-

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Didn't watch much of the first video, too sad. The U.S. really resembles the third world a lot of the time. The wealth disparity is incomprehensible.

Yes, somewhere in this thread OH and me talk about America's "Rust Belt" as it is called: makes me think of Chernobyl tbh. Marie Monday posted some beautiful pics of rust-belt houses too.

adidasss · 12-25-2020, 12:56 AM

Thanks for the info.

Lisnaholic · 12-28-2020, 07:55 AM

It's obvious when you think about it.

The other day I mentioned how architecture has a limitless number of styles, and very often a label is slapped on that relates to a time period. In Britain, Tudor, Georgian, Victorian are commonly used adjectives, which of course refer to the monarchs of the time.
In Russia, in a basement in Ekaterinburg, they drew a brutal line under their their monarchal dynasty, so how do they label post-revolution architectural styles? Logically enough, by the dictator of the day - and if you watch this video you can learn the differences between a Stalinka , a Khrushchyvoka and a Breshnev commieblock. 11 mins, thick accent, but I found it a very interesting insight into Russian public housing, plus great photos of sad-looking buildings:-

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	It's obvious when you think about it. The other day I mentioned how architecture has a limitless number of styles, and very often a label is slapped on that relates to a time period. In Britain, Tudor, Georgian, Victorian are commonly used adjectives, which of course refer to the monarchs of the time. In Russia, in a basement in Ekaterinburg, they drew a brutal line under their their monarchal dynasty, so how do they label post-revolution architectural styles? Logically enough, by the dictator of the day - and if you watch this video you can learn the differences between a Stalinka , a Khrushchyvoka and a Breshnev commieblock. 11 mins, thick accent, but I found it a very interesting insight into Russian public housing, plus great photos of sad-looking buildings:- __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953