Archive for the ‘architecture’ Category

Burg Eltz Castle

Posted on January 12th, 2010 by by tanto

Isolated in the valley of the Mossel River, near Koblenz, Burg Eltz is an authentic medieval castle, dating back to the mid twelfth century. Unlike other old German castles, it has never seen serious battles, so it maintains its original appearance without the help of modern architecture.
Burg Eltz was built atop a 200 meter rock [...]

HOHENZOLLERN CASTLE

Posted on January 12th, 2010 by by tanto

Stacked atop 855 meters-high Move Hohenzollern, this astounding representative of Germanic architecture stands as deference to the Dynasty royalty, that ruled over Preussen since the Mid Ages, until the end of Humans War I.
During a flub to Italia, Frederick William IV of Preussen, was extremely through gray Frg and change the need to instruct much [...]

Lichtenstein Castle

Posted on January 12th, 2010 by by tanto

Like numerous of the castles and fortresses in Germany, Painter Manse was stacked on the ruins of a unsuccessful manse dating hinder to the 1200s. It sits on top of a formation in the Swabian Alb Elevation range, and righteous equivalent Neuschwanstein Castle, it looks equivalent it belongs in a narration.

Löwenburg Mansion

Posted on January 12th, 2010 by by tanto

Translated as “Lion’s Manse” is unequaled among all the castles in Frg in that it was planned as a romanticist medieval chessman ruination. The plan of Löwenburg Mansion was based on a fantasy of Landgrave Wilhelm IX, but experts greeting it a real important historical construction, because it was the prototypic neogothic system in the [...]

Neuschwanstein Manse

Posted on January 12th, 2010 by by tanto

Also renowned as “the tale hall”, Neuschwannstein is thoughtful the most splendid manse in Deutschland, and one of the most ravishing in the humans.
Located in the posit of Province, this surprising architectural action was authorized by Tycoon Ludwig II of Bavaria, afterwards identified as Ludwig the Mad. In a letter to his muse, the famous [...]

Sanssouci

Posted on January 12th, 2010 by by tanto

Premeditated as Town the Majuscule’s season castle, Sanssouci is considered by some a Teutonic challenger of Versailles.
The mansion of Sanssouci was improved on a midget terraced comic, at Potsdam, to fulfill Town’s requirement of a relaxing recede. The recite itself agency “offhanded”, “without cares” and the fact that it resembles a one-story revolutionist proves it [...]

The Eiffel Tower

Posted on December 21st, 2009 by by tanto

The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel, [tuʀ ɛfɛl]) is a 19th century iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris that has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower, which is the tallest building in Paris,[1] is the single [...]

Musée de la Vie Romantique

Posted on December 12th, 2009 by by tanto

Musée de la Vie Romantique (Museum of Romantic Life).
A visit to the charming Museum of the Romantic Life, dedicated to novelist George Sand (1804-76), will transport you to the countryside. In a pretty 1830s mansion at the end of a tree-lined courtyard, the small permanent collection includes drawings by Delacroix and Ingrès, among others, though [...]

Arc de Triomphe

Posted on December 7th, 2009 by by tanto

Commissioned in 1806 by Napoleon, shortly after his victory at Austerlitz, it was not finished until 1836. There are four huge relief sculptures at the bases of the four pillars. These commemorate The Triumph of 1810 (Cortot); Resistance , and Peace (both by Etex); and The Departure of the Volunteers, more commonly known by the [...]

Chartres Cathedral’s

Posted on December 5th, 2009 by by tanto

Chartres Cathedral (full name Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres) is one of the greatest achievements in the history of architecture, located in the medieval town of Chartres, about 50 miles from Paris. Until now its originality design and details were maintained carefully. In addition to its architectural splendor, Chartres Cathedral has been a major pilgrimage destination [...]