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Evening Nevsky, the sun sets behind the colonnade of the Kazan Cathedral.

The U.S. Capitol under a low ceiling of storm clouds. Rain-darkened pavers and a monochrome treatment give the stone a heavier, more civic weightâquiet, watchful, and a little foreboding.

Wilshire Colonnade building on Wilshire Blvd., KTown, LA.

Construído no século XVI sob a orientação de Duarte Coelho e por ordem do bispo D. Fernando, o claustro da Sé de Lamego representa uma importante adição renascentista ao conjunto arquitetónico, contrastando com a sua estrutura original românica e posteriores intervenções góticas. A estrutura, em dois pisos, apresenta no inferior uma arcada de arcos de volta perfeita assente em colunas robustas e, no superior, uma galeria com colunata simples a suportar o telhado, revelando uma harmonia e equilíbrio característicos do Renascimento. O claustro integra ainda as capelas de São Nicolau e de Santo António, construídas na mesma época sob o patrocínio do bispo D. Manuel de Noronha, destacando-se a porta da Capela de São Nicolau como relevante obra quinhentista. O espaço central, com um jardim, servia propósitos práticos e simbólicos, como o fornecimento de água e a meditação, integrando-se na vida monástica e litúrgica. A combinação do estilo renascentista com elementos tardo-góticos, assim como a presença do jardim interior, tornam o claustro num exemplar notável da arquitetura religiosa portuguesa.

Built in the 16th century under the guidance of Duarte Coelho and by order of Bishop Fernando, the cloister of Lamego Cathedral represents an important Renaissance addition to the architectural complex, contrasting with its original Romanesque structure and later Gothic interventions. The two-story structure features a lower arcade of round arches resting on sturdy columns and, on the upper level, a gallery with a simple colonnade supporting the roof, revealing a harmony and balance characteristic of the Renaissance. The cloister also includes the chapels of São Nicolau and Santo António, built at the same time under the patronage of Bishop Manuel de Noronha, with the door of the Chapel of São Nicolau standing out as an important 16th-century work. The central space, with a garden, served practical and symbolic purposes, such as water supply and meditation, integrating itself into monastic and liturgical life. The combination of the Renaissance style with late Gothic elements, as well as the presence of the interior garden, make the cloister a remarkable example of Portuguese religious architecture.

Construído no século XVI sob a orientação de Duarte Coelho e por ordem do bispo D. Fernando, o claustro da Sé de Lamego representa uma importante adição renascentista ao conjunto arquitetónico, contrastando com a sua estrutura original românica e posteriores intervenções góticas. A estrutura, em dois pisos, apresenta no inferior uma arcada de arcos de volta perfeita assente em colunas robustas e, no superior, uma galeria com colunata simples a suportar o telhado, revelando uma harmonia e equilíbrio característicos do Renascimento. O claustro integra ainda as capelas de São Nicolau e de Santo António, construídas na mesma época sob o patrocínio do bispo D. Manuel de Noronha, destacando-se a porta da Capela de São Nicolau como relevante obra quinhentista. O espaço central, com um jardim, servia propósitos práticos e simbólicos, como o fornecimento de água e a meditação, integrando-se na vida monástica e litúrgica. A combinação do estilo renascentista com elementos tardo-góticos, assim como a presença do jardim interior, tornam o claustro num exemplar notável da arquitetura religiosa portuguesa.

Built in the 16th century under the guidance of Duarte Coelho and by order of Bishop Fernando, the cloister of Lamego Cathedral represents an important Renaissance addition to the architectural complex, contrasting with its original Romanesque structure and later Gothic interventions. The two-story structure features a lower arcade of round arches resting on sturdy columns and, on the upper level, a gallery with a simple colonnade supporting the roof, revealing a harmony and balance characteristic of the Renaissance. The cloister also includes the chapels of São Nicolau and Santo António, built at the same time under the patronage of Bishop Manuel de Noronha, with the door of the Chapel of São Nicolau standing out as an important 16th-century work. The central space, with a garden, served practical and symbolic purposes, such as water supply and meditation, integrating itself into monastic and liturgical life. The combination of the Renaissance style with late Gothic elements, as well as the presence of the interior garden, make the cloister a remarkable example of Portuguese religious architecture.

St. Peter's Square, Vatican city

Ancient repairs to the columns at the east of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak

More views inside the grid of 134 columns supporting the roof of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak, built during the reigns of Seti I and Ramesses II

A view of the architraves and slatted clerestory windows above the central aisle in the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak

In the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak, a grid of 134 columns supported the roof, now fallen, of a massive interior space built during the reigns of Seti I and Ramesses II. Taller columns along the central aisle support a clerestory with slatted windows like those seen in the middle ground.