It’s said that the entire history of Gothic art is summed up in the Cathedrals astounding architecture and the unique and mind-blowing collection of artworks that include paintings, choir stalls, reredos, tombs, and stained-glass windows. It’s worth the visit while in Spain as the craftsma...
France and has long been held as the ultimate example of exuberant luxury. Famously associated with the extravagant lifestyle of Marie Antoinette and her court before the French Revolution, Versailles is a wonder to behold in the present day with its prawling expanse of wealth outfitted with ha...
The Palau de la M�sica Catalana is located in Spain and has a gorgeous glass ceiling that dips in the middle to form a glass chandelier. The entire glass ceiling is surrounded by ornate designs that seem to radiate outwards and the upper levels are separated by a very ornate addition to...
Using the medium of stained glass, he produced windows for the cathedrals of Reims and Metz, windows for the UN and the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Jerusalem Windows in Israel. He also did large-scale paintings, including part of the ceiling of the Paris Opéra. Before World War I...
His work appears in many English cathedrals and on the National Gallery, London.1Originally inspired by reading Eric Gill's Autobiography, he worked as Reynolds Stone's assistant between 1955 and 1961. He then became a freelance, producing some 1500 hand-lettered book jackets over the next ...
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7. Cathedrals Mexico is a deeply religious country with over 80% of Mexicans identifying as Catholic. Thanks to this, Mexico boasts some of the most stunning cathedrals in the world from the Catedral Metropolitana in Mexico City to Cholula’s colourful Santa María Tonantzintla and Los Remedios....
and heavy articles of furniture would somehow manage to strike her. More than once a great beam fell mysteriously close to her, either in the palace or while she was passing through the streets. None of these things did her serious harm, however. Most of them she luckily escaped; but when...
Forget the skyscrapers. Forget the cathedrals, museums, and airports. The greatest architects of modern times didn't stop at buildings. They designed lamps, tables, sofas, beds, and chairs. And whether designing a high-rise or a footstool, they expressed the same lofty ideals. ...
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