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Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

Henry Hobson Richardson, Trinity Church (interior), Copley Square, Boston, 1872–77

La iglesia de Santa María de Retortillo en Cantabria (Spain), está sobre los restos de la ciudad romana de Julióbriga, desde donde se divisa un precioso paisaje. Este edificio románico del siglo XII consta de una sola nave, ábside, dos puertas de acceso, una de ella oculta por la construcción posterior de la espadaña.
Sobre la portada sur destaca un gran tímpano posiblemente reaprovechado mostrando dos monstruos, un grifo y un león ambos alados, con una cruz griega dentro de un círculo debajo de sus bocas; encima dos ángeles llevando una gran cruz latina.
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The church of Santa María de Retortillo in Cantabria (Spain) is located on the remains of the Roman city of Julióbriga, from where a beautiful landscape can be seen. This 12th century Romanesque building consists of a single nave, an apse, and two entrance doors, one of which is hidden by the later construction of the bulrush.
Above the south door there is a large tympanum, possibly reused, showing two monsters, a griffin and a lion, both winged, with a Greek cross inside a circle below their mouths; above them two angels carrying a large Latin cross.

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The Arts and Industries Building is the second oldest (after The Castle) of the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Initially named the National Musem, it was built to provide the Smithsonian with its first proper facility for public display of its growing collections. The building, designed by architects Adolf Cluss and Paul Schulze, opened in 1881, hosting an inaugural ball for President James A. Garfield. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971. After being closed since 2004 for repair and renovation, the building reopened in 2021 with a special exhibition, Futures. The Arts and Industries Building was sited slightly farther back from the Mall than the Smithsonian Castle to avoid obscuring the view of the Castle from the Capitol. The building was designed to be symmetrical, composed of a Greek cross with a central rotunda. The exterior was constructed with geometric patterns of polychrome brick, and a sculpture entitled Columbia Protecting Science and Industry by sculptor Caspar Buberl was placed above the main entrance on the north side. The interior of the building was partially lit through the use of skylights and clerestory windows. An iron truss roof covers the building. In 1883, the exterior was adjusted to use a more vibrant, maroon-colored brick. The building is composed of four pavilions, one at each corner, about 40 feet (12 m) square and three stories tall. These surround a central rotunda. Lower sections or "ranges" were placed outside the pavilions. Pervasive complaints of dampness and the poor health of the building's occupants led to the replacement of the wood floors in the 1890s. Balconies were added in 1896–1902 to increase space after a new Smithsonian Building failed to be authorized by the United States Congress. A tunnel was constructed in 1901 to the Smithsonian Institution Building next door.
This image was captured on negative film decades ago. Many years later the image was digitized via an Epson Perfection 3170 Photo scanner.
Info above was extracted from Wikipedia.

Explored August 16, 2024.

IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE

Sembla que les esglesies dedicades a Sant Cugat tenen certa vinculació amb el millor del romanic català. Aquesta NO és Sant Cugat del Vallès, pero tot i ser molt més petita, es una de les joies (desconegudes) del romanic a Catalunya.

Es tracta de Sant Cugat del Racó, a ponent de Navàs, al Bages. Inicialment coneguda com a Sant Cugat de Castelladrall o Sant Cugat Salou (perquè era un alou o establiment del monestir de Ripoll). No fou coneguda com "del Racó" fins al s. XVII.

Tot i estar només envoltada per dues o tres cases, és un temple espectacular, on clarament Ripoll hi invertí força. L'esglesia actual (la 2ª documentada) data del s. XI, en estil romanic llombard. Té planta de creu grega amb tres absides a llevant (un va desapareixer al s. XVII per fer-hi la sagristia), campanar de cadireta i un magnific cimbori cilindric, únic a Catalunya. La porta és d'època gòtica.

ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Cugat_del_Rac%C3%B3

www.artmedieval.net/Barcelona/Sant Cugat del Raco.htm

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This gorgeous, little, and lonely church is one of the (unknown) Romanesque jewels in Catalonia.

This is Sant Cugat del Racó, west of Navàs, in central Catalonia. Initially known as Sant Cugat de Castelladrall or Sant Cugat Salou (because it was an "alou" or establishment of the monastery of Ripoll). It was not known as "del Racó" until the XVII Century.

For the pun in the title, "Racó" means corner in Catalan.

Despite being surrounded by only two or three houses among the countryside, it is a spectacular temple, in which Ripoll clearly invested a lot. The current church (the 2nd documented) dates from the XI Century, in Lombard Romanesque style. It has a Greek cross plan with three apses to the east (one disappeared in the 17th century to make way for the sacristy), a steeple bell tower and a magnificent cylindrical dome, unique in Catalonia (all the others of this era are polygonal. The door is from the Gothic period.

ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Cugat_del_Rac%C3%B3

www.artmedieval.net/Barcelona/Sant Cugat del Raco.htm

IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE

Originariament, aquesta església lluïa amb tres àbsides, però el de la esquerra fou sacrificat al s. XVII per a construir-hi la sagristia. Llàstima...

Sembla que les esglesies dedicades a Sant Cugat tenen certa vinculació amb el millor del romanic català. Aquesta NO és Sant Cugat del Vallès, pero tot i ser molt més petita, es una de les joies (desconegudes) del romanic a Catalunya.

Es tracta de Sant Cugat del Racó, a ponent de Navàs, al Bages. Inicialment coneguda com a Sant Cugat de Castelladrall o Sant Cugat Salou (perquè era un alou o establiment del monestir de Ripoll). No fou coneguda com "del Racó" fins al s. XVII.

Tot i estar només envoltada per dues o tres cases, és un temple espectacular, on clarament Ripoll hi invertí força. L'esglesia actual (la 2ª documentada) data del s. XI, en estil romanic llombard. Té planta de creu grega amb tres absides a llevant (un va desapareixer al s. XVII per fer-hi la sagristia), campanar de cadireta i un magnific cimbori cilindric, únic a Catalunya. La porta és d'època gòtica.

ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Cugat_del_Rac%C3%B3

www.artmedieval.net/Barcelona/Sant Cugat del Raco.htm

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Originally, this church was built with three apses, making it perfect. Unfortunately, the left-side one was destroyed to make room for the sacristy in the XVII Century.

This gorgeous, little, and lonely church is one of the (unknown) Romanesque jewels in Catalonia.

This is Sant Cugat del Racó, west of Navàs, in central Catalonia. Initially known as Sant Cugat de Castelladrall or Sant Cugat Salou (because it was an "alou" or establishment of the monastery of Ripoll). It was not known as "del Racó" until the XVII Century.

For the pun in the title, "Racó" means corner in Catalan.

Despite being surrounded by only two or three houses among the countryside, it is a spectacular temple, in which Ripoll clearly invested a lot. The current church (the 2nd documented) dates from the XI Century, in Lombard Romanesque style. It has a Greek cross plan with three apses to the east (one disappeared in the 17th century to make way for the sacristy), a steeple bell tower and a magnificent cylindrical dome, unique in Catalonia (all the others of this era are polygonal. The door is from the Gothic period.

ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Cugat_del_Rac%C3%B3

www.artmedieval.net/Barcelona/Sant Cugat del Raco.htm