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Architectural Gourmandise from Giovanni Battista Piranesi
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In 1782 Marie Antoinette commissioned a hamlet at Versailles inspired by Rousseau
Inspired by Rousseau's idyllic descriptions of country life, in 1782 Marie Antoinette asked for a little hamlet to be laid out for her right within the grounds of Versailles. In the course of a single winter an entire village of peasant cottages and farms was raised for the
Architecture · Faith · Books · Observations
On my way to Zvenigorod and to Mozhzhenka I kept passing Bolshiye Vyazyomy, but could never bring myself to go and see it, though it lies quite close to Golitsyno station
On my way to Zvenigorod and to Mozhzhenka I kept passing Bolshiye Vyazyomy, but could never bring myself to go and see it, though it lies quite close to Golitsyno station. One day, on a lovely spring morning, I got off the train and strolled over to the estate. I
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The Legendary Reading Room of the British Library
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The Bathroom of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna in the Winter Palace
The bathroom of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna in the Winter Palace. Eduard Petrovich Hau, 1850s
Architecture · Moscow · Observations · Heritage · Education
Walls of an 1884 student residence in Filippovsky Lane exposed, revealing a wooden building
In Filippovsky Lane the walls of the former Lepyoshkin Student Hostel of the Imperial Moscow University (1884), which now houses the Theatre House "Old Arbat", have been stripped of their plaster. The most interesting thing here, besides the vivid demonstration of the lost technologies of the past, is
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The Arc de Triomphe looks splendid after restoration, and even a strange sphere for the opening of the Olympics does not spoil the view
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Basement room of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, where the Tsar's family was shot in 1918
The cellar of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, where the Tsar's family was shot on the night of 16–17 July 1918. The house was demolished on 16 and 17 September 1977
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Versailles and Arkhangelskoye
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On 14 July 1902, a dreadful thing happened in Venice: the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica collapsed in Piazza San Marco, with repair work under way on its roof
On 14 July 1902 a dreadful thing happened in Venice: the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica collapsed in Piazza San Marco, with repair work under way on its roof. The main causes of the collapse were said to be wear and tear, the effects of earthquakes and
Architecture · Observations · Humour
Architectural elevation of a town house facade with mansard and balconies
What Is Stopping You from Building Houses Like This? (In fact, we know what)