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The beautiful Imperial Gate of the Dolmabahçe Palace 🇹🇷
Samples of abandoned palace architecture of Ukraine:
Tereshchenko Palace The village of Chervone, Andrushiv district, Zhytomyr region. The style of the palace is Neo-Gothic. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century at the expense of the Polish nobleman Adolf Groholsky. The estate was bought by Ukrainian industrialists and philanthropists - Tereshchenko brothers, who expanded the palace and the park. The palace began to fall into disrepair with the arrival of communist regime. After 1917 here were located a children's boarding school and vocational school. Later the building survived a fire. Nowadays, the palace of the Groholsky-Tereshchenkos belongs to the women's monastery of the Holy Nativity of Christ. In addition to the palace, the stables, the left wing and the fountain have been preserved.
Oosten-Saken Palace Kyiv region, Kyiv-Svyatoshinskyi district, between Myrotske and Nemishaeve villages. It is believed that the palace was built in the 19th century at the expense of Count Karl Saken. It was an Ancestral estate. The count's descendants had the surname Osten-Saken, which is where the conventional name of the estate comes from. In Soviet times, the palace housed a biochemical plant. After a fire broke out at the factory, the palace burned down and only the walls remained.
Dakhovsky Palace Village of Leskovo, Monastyryshche district, Cherkasy region. The style of the building is Neo-Gothic. Leskiv Palace was built at the expense of magnate Casimir Dakhovsky in the middle of the 19th century. The complex consists of a palace, outbuildings, service premises and stables. In June 2013, the palace received the status of a historical and cultural reserve of state importance.
Palace of the Muravyov-Apostles the outskirts of Khomutets village, Myrhorod district, Poltava region. The estate was built at the beginning of the 19th century by a descendant of Ukrainian hetman Danylo Apostol - diplomat Ivan Muravyov-Apostol. The palace is surrounded by considerable French park. Ivan Muravyov-Apostol left the estate and went abroad after the failure of the Decembrist uprising.
Popov estate Vasylivka town, Zaporizhzhia region. The style of the preserved buildings is Neo-Gothic. Vasyl Popov, a general of the Russian Empire, founded a settlement here at the end of the 17th century. In the 19th century, the grandson of the general, who was also named Vasyl, developed the estate and built numerous farm buildings.
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drottningholm palace by christine franck on flickr
By Costanza Beltrami
The birthday of a Palazzo: on 18 December 1625, Maffeo Barberini, or Pope Urban VIII, purchased some land on the Quirinale Hill of Rome. Over the following years—and especially between 1628 and 1638—the suburban site would become one of the most famous and original buildings of early modern Italy. The palace has a unique plan shaped like an H. Between the legs of the H a portico looks towards the Vatican and St Peter’s, where Urban VIII lived as a Pope and where he changed the fortunes of his family forever.
Thanks to its H-shaped structure, the palace has two side wings which were initially intended as residence for two of the Pope’s nephews, Taddeo and Francesco Barberini, These private apartments are reached through grand staircases from the palace’s salone, the main hall which opens right behind the portico.
The palace’s original design was the result of many changes of plan. The project’s architects—initially Carlo Maderno and then Gianlorenzo Bernini—were influenced by discussions with their attentive patrons as well as by the most recent architectural developments. They were helped by assistants who would become leading architects in their own right, for example Francesco Borromini, who realised several architectural drawings for the project.
Very few years after its completion, the palace was substantially remodelled to create new vistas and access routes through the grounds and to make space for the Barberinis' large collection of painting and sculpture. An impressive series of ceiling paintings added to the splendour of the display, comprising works by contemporary artists but also of sixteenth-century pieces transferred from the previous residence of the Barberini family. The decoration is notable for its stylistic variety, possibly a result of the speed at which the interiors were finished before the arrival of the palace’s inhabitants. Many well-known Roman artists took part in the project, for example Andrea Sacchi, Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, Paolo Baldini, Giacinto Gimigani and Andrea Camassei. The most important was surely Pietro da Cortona, the overseer of the project responsible for the famous fresco in the Palace’s salone, Triumph of Divine Providence and the Accomplishment of its Ends through the Pontificate of Urban VIII Barberini, a tour-de-force of baroque illusionism.
Pietro da Cortona, Ceiling vault in the Salone, 1633-39, fresco. Rome, Palazzo Barberini. Source: Web Gallery of Art.
Pietro da Cortona, Design for the ceiling of the salone of Palazzo Barberini, 1633-39, pen with brown wash, 427 x 562 mm. Vienna, Graphische Sammlung Albertina. Source: Web Gallery of Art.
Palazzo Barberini, interior, staircase by Francesco Borromini. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Palazzo Barberini, interior. Wikimedia Commons.
Palazzo Barberini, façade, detail. Wikimedia Commons.
Palazzo Barberini, exterior. Wikimedia Commons.
Reference: ‘Palazzo Barberini.’ Grove Art Online http://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/view/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7002287914.
An elegant arch at the Dolmabahçe Palace 🇹🇷
A palace façade designed by Algedra, crafted with sculpted stonework, grand arches and softly illuminated ornamentation. The dome, columns and detailed carvings give the structure a graceful presence. The warm lighting enhances each layer of the façade, creating a serene and luxurious mood. A vision of classic architectural elegance shaped with precision and refined artistic character.
High-end residential architecture is known for its grandeur approach, and the design of palaces stands as a distinct and fascinating endeavo
HIKE TO LAMJUNG DURBAR
HIKE TO LAMJUNG DURBAR
Before the end of the long vacation, I packed my bag and went to Lamjung for a short and sweet trip with mom. Exploring majestic beauty of such a pure land along with architecture of that place was really worthy.
A walk from Beshisahar to Lamjung Durbar ( also known as Gausahar) was like a package of surprises. The more we go upwards more we’ll be painted by the beauty of pristine nature.…
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