This love for learning paved the way for his future roles as a statesman, architect, and inventor. Jefferson's political career began in earnest when he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1769. He made his mark early on as a fervent advocate for colonial rights, gaining ...
A flowering of the arts mirrored the city's prosperity. Konstantin Stanislavsky produced Anton Chekhov's then-new realist plays at his Moscow Arts Theatre, and the architect Vladmir Shekhtel pioneered art-nouveau architecture. In the wake of the bloody Bolshevik revolution of 1917, and with the...
When it comes to maximizing the potential of your property, few investments offer the return and satisfaction that landscape design does. A landscape architect in Salt Lake City possesses the expertise to create a unique outdoor environment that complements the local terrain, climate, and your speci...
Architect Paul Konstant originally created the firm, Konstant Architecture & Planning with the intent to create beautiful structures that are rooted in the value of form and function. MORE > REX NICHOLS ARCHITECTS Rex Nichols Architects has been established for more than 30 years and is dedicated...
The first architect to work on the Cathedral was Arnolfo di Cambio. He designed it in the Gothic style and left space for a huge dome to top the building. However, he had no idea how to build this dome. Fortunately, Filippo Brunelleschi, a goldsmith and clockmaker, solved this puzzle. ...
It was constructed between the years 1602 and 1607 by the renowned architect Elias Holl. This period piece of architecture offers a glimpse into the city's rich history and is a notable landmark in Augsburg. 4.5 History 25 Nymphenburg Palace Munich Designed by Agostino Barelli, the name of...
When sculptor (and landscape architect and theatrical-set and furniture designer) Isamu Noguchi opened his Queens museum in 1985, he was the first living artist in the U.S. to establish such an institution. It occupies a former photo-engraving plant across the street from the studio he had ...
The boat-shaped fountain at the foot of the Spanish Steps is known as the Barcaccia and was created by Pietro Bernini, father of the great Baroque architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Via Condotti, leading southwest from Piazza di Spagna, isRome's most fashionable shopping street, where theCaffè ...
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One of Barcelona’s most fanciful buildings, the elaborate Casa Batlló was built by celebrated Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and is nicknamed the “House of Bones” for its contorted window frames and skeletal pillars. Casa Batlló’s interior is equally mind-boggling, featuring rippled walls, ...