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[quiet-september-nights]

time to bring back this blog but I really don't know what to post,,

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Cuypers Library, Amsterdam

[mindfulstudyquest]

discipline is self care

self care isn't just face masks and bubble baths, it's also doing your assignment in advance so you won't pull an all nighter before the deadline, cooking at home instead of ordering out; discipline is an act of self love and care

[angelicasdigitaldiary]

July 19, 2024, 6am.

Morning study vibe, but of course I have to do a quick Pinterest scroll to set the mood.

[galina]

Happened to have the back room in the Ivy House to myself one afternoon recently, a truly gorgeous little space

[sociologi]

30.10.2024 | I spent a few days in Paris in the beginning of October and writing my thesis there just seemed so much more appealing than it does now I'm back at home

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Some Architecture Vocabulary

Arcade: a succession of arches supported on columns. An arcade can be free-standing covered passage or attached to a wall, as seen on the right.

Arch: the curved support of a building or doorway. The tops of the arches can be curved, semicircular, pointed, etc.

Architrave: the lowest part of the entablature that sits directly on the capitals (tops) of the columns.

Capital: the top portion of a column. In classical architecture, the architectural order is usually identified by design of the capital (Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian).

Classical: of or pertaining to Classicism.

Classicism: a preference or regard for the principles of Greek and Roman art and architecture. Common classicizing architecture is a sense of balance, proportion, and “ideal” beauty.

Column: an upright post, usually square, round, or rectangular. It can be used as a support or attached to a wall for decoration. In classical architecture, columns are composed of a capital, shaft, and a base (except in the Doric order).

Cornice: the rectangular band above the frieze, below the pediment.

Dome: a half-sphere curvature constructed on a circular base, as seen on the right.

Entablature: the upper portion of an order, it includes the architrave, frieze and cornice.

Frieze: the wide rectangular section on the entablature, above the architrave and below the cornice. In the Doric order, the frieze is often decorated with triglyphs (altering tablets of vertical groves) and the plain, rectangular bands spaced between the triglyphs (called metopes).

Metopes: the rectangular slabs that adorned the outside of Doric temples, just above the exterior colonnade.

Order: an ancient style of architecture. The classical orders are Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian. An order consists of a column, with a distinctive capital, supporting the entablature and pediment.

Pediment: a classical element that forms a triangular shape above the entablature. The pediment is often decorated with statues and its sides can be curved or straight.

Pronaos (pro-NAY-us): the entrance hall of a temple.

Triglyphs: a decorative element of a frieze consisting of three vertical units.

Vault: an arched ceiling usually made of wood or stone, as seen on the right.

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Церковь Казанской Иконы Божией Матери, Мерлинка, Пензенская область

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college is college-ing

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this city is the definition of dark academia | oxford

[quiet-september-nights]

back here for september <3

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Rome on film 10.2024

Canon AE-1 / Kodak Gold 200

[mindfulstudyquest]

the day i get rid of my crazy fear of failure and my procrastination, it will be over for you all.

[angelicasdigitaldiary]

Sick but still trying to make progress albeit slowly.

Congestion is so not cool. 🤧

[galina]

An unassuming, almost missable entrance to The Rookery, a historic east London hotel, just a brass name plate and a small buzzer

[magicaloxford]

There is a secret little village in the middle of Oxford that almost no one knows about 🌃! Cut off from the bustling city and almost lost in time, it's accessed through a tunnel. Here are some photos I took of this amazing place 💫