Archive for the ‘Baroque Architecture’

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    Baroque Elegance at Dilkusha Kothi
    When you come to India, you are sure to go back with a valuable travel memory, as it is a land of surprises, intriguing places, and mind-blowing destinations. With the most fascinating forms of architecture, India is certainly a land filled with the most of travel delights and the utmost forms of tour pleasures. Visit Lucknow in India and enjoy the Baroque architecture forms here. The Dilkusha Kothi here is famous for its ancientness and offers great attractions in tours to India. Come here and enjoy the delights of an eighteenth century house here that has been built in English baroque style and is located in the quite Dilkusha area in Lucknow in India. Today there are very few towers and walls of this magnificent monument left in India but there are beautiful stretches of the garden left here. The house was part of the structures  [...]
    Posted at January 9th, 2013 in Baroque Architecture
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    Chokahatu Megalith Pleasures
    Chokahatu is a great megalith in the primitive region of India and is a language that is today spoken by many tribals in the central and eastern part of contemporary India. Chokahatu means the Land of Mourning. Located around 80 kms to the south east of the city of Ranchi which is the capital it is mainly a burial ground that is a megalith. It belongs to th Mundas. Such grounds are also called as sasandiri or haragarhi or harsali. The local Mundaric languages are found in all the villages of the tribals found in and around Ranchi. But Chokahatu is different and it has two menhirs and then the rest of them are all dolmens and burial slabs. The dolmens are also called as Sasandiri for the Hos, Oraons, Mundas, Hos and the Asurs. It was T F Pepe who discovered the site sometime back in the latter half of 19th century. In fact Mr. Pepe  [...]
    Posted at January 8th, 2013 in Baroque Architecture
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    Baroque Architecture and ancient forms
    Come to the many designs that are produced across the world and these have actually deviated from the compositions of the Renaissance and the ancient world. The plans for the building were totally on the geometric figures of the complex structures. There are architectural forms that have been inventive and unusual and there are symbolism and multi layered structure in these designs of architecture. The architectural spaces here have a feeling of great expanse and they also contract when needed. The style is totally dependent on the style of Michelangelo. The iconic masterpiece of the San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and it is distinguished by a totally different arrangement that is a cross partly and an oval partly. So the wall has a lot of complex concave rhythms. Then there is the Church of SantIvo all Sapienza which also displays  [...]
    Posted at June 23rd, 2012 in Baroque Architecture
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    Baroque Architecture Styles
    Baroque architecture is a way of describing the style that existed in the Baroque era. This began sometime in the 16th century and originated in Italy. The Roman fashion of Renaissance was exemplified and showcased with a new theatrical and rhetorical manner. This was mainly used to show the joy of the Catholic Church and the absolutist state. There was lot of light, shadow and forms in this form of extreme density. The Baroque unlike the Renaissance style was connected to the Counter Reformation movement that existed in the Catholic Church. The architectural style mainly was accessible to the emotions and made a statement of power and wealth in the Church. This new style has been seen in the religious orders like the Jesuits and the Theatines. The High Roman baroque architecture is seen in the reigns of Urban VIII and also Alexander  [...]
    Posted at May 9th, 2012 in Baroque Architecture
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    St Sulpice Paris
    St Sulpice Paris is a Late Baroque Church in Paris. It featured in the novel and movie the Da Vinci Code. (it is where the albino monk Silas searches for the keystone that holds the secret to the Holy Grail.) The church plays an important role in the movie, and has been experiencing a huge surge in popularity as a result of the novel. History . . . St Sulpicus is the patron of St Sulpice Paris, and was a seventh century bishop that was known for his staunch faith and the resistance he offered to the tyrannical Merovingian Kings. The church was established by the society of St Sulpice who wanted to replace a small Gothic church. The church took close to a hundred years to build, and was built in a number of phases. There were a number of architects that contributed to the design. It was constructed in sixteen forty six, and was subject  [...]
    Posted at April 1st, 2011 in Baroque Architecture, Churches
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    Iglesia de San Francisco
    Iglesia de San Francisco is a church famous in the whole of the Americas as a major example of baroque mestizo architecture. It is located in La Paz, Bolivia. The elaborately carved façade of the church features a huge number of intricate detailing. There are a great number of things to see here. San Francisco church was built originally on the site of the present one. The building for the church began in the year fifteen forty eight. Just about one year before the La Paz would be founded. However, the original church building got destroyed in sixteen ten, when the weight of the snow atop the building proved too much for it. The church was rebuilt in seventeen eighty four. Iglesia de San Francisco has a unique mix of architecture. The church has a blend of both Catholic Church art as well as native influences. The façade is Baroque,  [...]
    Posted at March 23rd, 2011 in Baroque Architecture, Churches
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    Bode Museum, Berlin
    Bode Museum is located on the northernmost end of “Museum Island”, within the city-centre of Berlin. This Museum is a must-visit for any person who is  interested in art, predominantly medieval art. The Bode Museum was established in the year 1904. For past few years it was closed down and was reopened in the year 2006, subsequent to extensive renovations. The Bode Museum contains prosperity of art and artifacts, which are from the medieval period and Byzantine period, mainly from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and France. Things to see in Bode Museum: The Museum Building The main building of this museum was designed by Ernst von Ihne. He was the government building officer. The Bode Museum is constructed in  “Wilhelminian Baroque” form of architecture. The museum building is a majestic, splendid  [...]
    Posted at June 25th, 2010 in Baroque Architecture
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    Esquipulas Basilica- the Shrine of the Black Christ in Esquipulas
    Esquipulas Basilica is commonly known as Shrine of the Black Christ. As stated by Pope John Paul II it is the “spiritual center of Central America”. This Basilica of Esquipulas every year attracts numerous pilgrims to the astounding statue of the Black Christ, which was carved in the year 1595. The township of Esquipulas is located in southeastern regions of Guatemala close to the borders of El Salvador and Honduras, at an altitude of almost 3,018 ft (around 920 m). An attractive Baroque structure, which is painted in a glossy white color, this basilica dominates the skyline of Esquipulas. Extraordinarily, this basilica has survived numerous earthquakes over many centuries with small damages. The Shrine of the Black Christ has got its name from the dark wood, which it was used for the carving of the shrine. The statue  [...]
    Posted at June 23rd, 2010 in Baroque Architecture
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    Berliner Dom, Berlin
    The Berliner Dom is located in Berlin, Germany. It is an appealing basilica and is commonly known as the “Protestant St. Peter’s.” In addition to this, the current Baroque structure was completed in the year 1905, however stands on the location of numerous earlier structures. Berliner Dom, Berlin is surely not a must-visit attraction, but if you have sometime it s worth taking a trip. The pipe organ is one of the most interesting features of Berliner Dom, Berlin. It was reconstructed by a renowned architect Wilhelm Sauer. The pipe organ was first built in the year 1905 and has around 7000 pipes. Several members from the Hohenzollern family are resting in peace in this church. Few of them are Friedrich I along with his wife. Both of them are entombed within marvelously sculpted sarcophagi. The oldest tomb in Berliner  [...]
    Posted at June 17th, 2010 in Baroque Architecture
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