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Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Pioneer Archaeologist and Engraver
G. B. Piranesi, 1758, Tempio Cibele (Hercules Victor) 2nd c BCE in Forum Boarium (Photo P. Hunt) By P. F. Sommerfeldt – Giovanni Battista...
The Throne of Charlemagne: Carolingian Symbolism
Fig. 1 Charlemagne’s Throne , Aachen Cathedral, ca. 800 (Photo P. Hunt 2019) By Patrick Hunt – Aachen Cathedral (also known in German as the...
Schlosshotel Kronberg – Modern Classic Fairy Tale Castle
Schlosshotel Kronberg im Taunus (Photo P. Hunt, 2019) By P. F. Sommerfeldt – When you are first driven through the park gatehouse for the Schlosshotel...
Villa Monastero, Lake Como
Villa Monastero Como Lakeside front with Loggia (Photo P. Hunt, 2018) By Alessandra Scola- Villa Monastero is one of the several monumental villas mostly...
Russia’s Most Beautiful Gem: St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow
St. Basil’s Church, Red Square, Moscow (photo P. Hunt, 2017) By P. F. Sommerfeldt – Moscow’s Red Square is one of the most recognizable...
Alsace’s Dual Crowns: Eguisheim and Riquewihr
View up Riquewihr’s central street, Rue de General de Gaulle (Photo P. Hunt 2016) By Patrick Hunt – Those who love the best...
Imperium and Genius in the Pantheon of Rome
Dezgotetz 1695 Engraving of the Pantheon (image public domain) By Patrick Hunt – Almost any informed list...
Mandalay’s Royal Palace Reconstructed: Lessons in Historic Preservation
Mandalay’s Golden Palace (Image courtesy of Oway Agency, Myanmar) By Catherine Clover – On a recent trip to Myanmar (Burma) I made a stop in the...
Gardens of Pompeii as Roman Legacy
Roman wallpainting from the House of the Golden Bracelets, Pompeii (Image courtesy of The Telegraph and British Museum) By Cher Stone Beall – Gardens are...
The Architecture of Mario Tamagno and the Neilson Hays Library in Bangkok
Neilson Hays Library Bangkok (Photo courtesy of the library) By Catherine Clover – By its definition, the Beaux Arts movement in architecture combined the...
