#classical architecture

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Temple of Hephaestus, Ancient Agora of Athens, Greece

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State Capitol

Madison, Wisconsin 05.2025

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Porte de Bourgogne, Bordeaux, France: The Porte de Bourgogne, also known as the Porte des Salinières, is a monument located in Bordeaux, in the French department of Gironde. It has been classified as a historical monument since June 2, 1921. The Porte de Bourgogne is located on Place Bir-Hakeim, opposite the stone bridge, and opens onto the Cours Victor Hugo. To replace the old rampart, the intendant Tourny had decided to surround the city with walking paths planted with trees and punctuated by squares decorated with gates. Wikipedia

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I like the contemporary spin on traditional architecture. I also like the symmetrical design.

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Library interiors in Rosersberg Palace, Sweden (watercolours c. 1797)

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Sicily

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Finnish Museum of Natural History, Helsinki, Finland,

Designed by Lev P. Chichko and M.G. Chayko (1913).

[artandthebible]

The Wedding at Cana

Artist: Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665–1747)

Date: c. 1686

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Description

Giuseppe Maria Crespi filled this depiction of the wedding feast where Jesus performed his first miracle with luxurious accessories and smaller interactions between characters within the larger narrative. On the left, Jesus converses with his mother; on the right, the wedding’s astonished host and his servant taste the water Jesus has miraculously turned into wine. The painting brings together the Venetian tradition of color and grandeur with the close observation of figures characteristic of the artist’s native Bologna.

John 12:1-12 (NIV)

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” “Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.” What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.

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One Day In Moscow.

2014.

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First Snow. Turku, Finland, November 2024

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State Capitol

Madison, Wisconsin 05.2025

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Beautiful craftsmanship and artistry.

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The National Museum in Wroclaw, Poland.