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Ancient Architecture

ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE

Baroque Architecture

BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE

Castles

CASTLES

France

FRANCE

Interior

INTERIOR

Islamic Architecture

ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

Louvre

LOUVRE

Medieval Architecture

MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE

Modern Architecture

MODERN ARCHITECTURE

Palladio,Andrea

PALLADIO,ANDREA

Prehistoric Architecture

PREHISTORIC ARCHITECTURE

Renaissance Architecture

RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE

Schinkel,Karl Friedrich

SCHINKEL,KARL FRIEDRICH

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Neo-gothic window in the collonade-courtyard of Vienna's city-hall. 1872-1883
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Neo-gothic window in the collonade-courtyard of Vienna's city-hall. 1872...

Visitors' gallery in the meeting hall of the city council. Murals show allegories for art, education and science. 1872-1883
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Visitors' gallery in the meeting hall of the city council. Murals show all...

Detail from the visitors' gallery in the city council hall: mural "Science",signed and dated Ludwig Mayer, 1885.
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Detail from the visitors' gallery in the city council hall: mural "Science",si...

Orchestra balcony in the ceremonial hall, with portrait busts of composers Christoph Willibald Gluck and Joseph Haydn. 1872-1883
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Orchestra balcony in the ceremonial hall, with portrait busts of compos...

Portrait of post-war, social-democrat mayor of Vienna Theodor Koerner (1873-1957) who was Austrian federal president from 1951-1957. Portrait in the senate hall of Vienna's city hall is by Sergius Pauser.
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Portrait of post-war, social-democrat mayor of Vienna Theodor Koerner (1873-19...

The "red salon" in Vienna's city hall; reception room for the lord-mayor. On the far wall portrait of Vienna's popular (and populist) mayor Karl Lueger (mayor 1897-1910).
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The "red salon" in Vienna's city hall; reception room for the lord-mayor....

St.Etienne du Mont,facade 1622, statues 19th. Construction began in 1492, but the church was not finished before the 17th century. The ground plan is gothic, the facade and interior are Renaissance.
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St.Etienne du Mont,facade 1622, statues 19th. Construction began in 1492, but th...

St.Etienne du Mont,interior with rood screen,1530-35. Pulpit 1651, by G.Pilon, after drawings by Laurent de La Hyre. Construction of the church began in 1492, but it was not finished before the 17th; the ground plan is gothic, the facade and interior are Renaissane.
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St.Etienne du Mont,interior with rood screen,1530-35. Pulpit 1651, by G.Pilon, a...

St. Etienne du Mont, the rood screen with rood cross. To the right and left of the rood screen, stairs lead to the gallery. 1601-1603.
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St. Etienne du Mont, the rood screen with rood cross. To the right and left of t...

St. Etienne du Mont, interior, detail of the rood screen. To the right and left of the rood screen, portals and stairs leading to the gallery. 1601-1603. Tympanon: two lambs; in the center the initials "SG", for Saint Genevieve.
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St. Etienne du Mont, interior, detail of the rood screen. To the right and left...

St. Eustache church, 1532-1637. The ground plan is gothic, the interior Renaissance. With a length of 100 m and 34m high, it is the largest Renaissance church in France. Richelieu was baptised here, as was Moliere and the future Mme. de Pompadour.
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St. Eustache church, 1532-1637. The ground plan is gothic, the interior Renaissa...

Hotel Sale (accent) or "salted" was built in 1656 for a salt tax collector, hence the malicious name given it by the Parisians. Today it houses the Pablo Picasso-Museum.
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Hotel Sale (accent) or "salted" was built in 1656 for a salt tax collecto...