Si creías que los edificios de aspecto malvado y diabólico eran exclusivos de las películas de superhéroes, estás completamente equivocado. En realidad existen y estas fotografías lo demuestran. 1. Polygone Riviera, Francia 2. Philadelphia, Estados Unidos 3. Berlín, Alemania 4. Glasgow, Re
The Architect Expresses His Collecting Impulse in Santiago, Chile
This giant 4 foot 2 inch wide sticker of the Empire's prized weapon of intergalactic mass destruction may still be under construction, but it makes any wall look complete. Impressive, most impressive...
Los duques de Sussex, recién llegados de su viaje de novios, participan con la familia real en el aniversario de Isabel II
The charge of the light brigade at Balaclava led by Lord Cardigan during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. Mentioned in famous poem by Lord Alfred Tennyson 'The Charge of...
víaPasamos unos días en... la Provenza FrancesaSeguro que tod@s habeis oído hablar de la Provenza Francesa, o visto alguna de las películas donde aparecen sus maravillosos pueblos y paisajes.
Genio artístico por antonomasia, Miguel Ángel Buonarroti fue también un testigo privilegiado de su época. Su larga vida –89 años, de 1475 a 1564– coincidió con un período crucial de la historia de Europa.
Lectura en homenaje a Ramón Sijé. *** Sentado sobre los muertos Sentado sobre los muertos que se han callado en dos meses, beso zapatos vacíos y empuño rabiosamente la mano del corazón y el alma que lo sostiene. Que mi voz suba a los montes y baje a la tierra y truene, eso pide mi garganta desde ahora y desde siempre. Acércate a mi clamor, pueblo de mi misma leche, árbol que con tus raíces encarcelado me tienes, que aquí estoy yo para amarte y estoy para defenderte con la sangre y con la boca como dos fusiles fieles. Si yo salí de la tierra, si yo he nacido de un vientre desdichado y con pobreza, no fue sino para hacerme ruiseñor de las desdichas, eco de la mala suerte, y cantar y repetir a quien escucharme debe cuanto a penas, cuanto a pobres, cuanto a tierra se refiere. Ayer amaneció el pueblo desnudo y sin qué comer, y el día de hoy amanece justamente aborrascado y sangriento justamente. En su mano los fusiles leones quieren volverse: para acabar con las fieras que lo han sido tantas veces. Aunque le faltan las armas, pueblo de cien mil poderes, no desfallezcan tus huesos, castiga a quien te malhiere mientras que te queden puños, uñas, saliva, y te queden corazón, entrañas, tripas, cosas de varón y dientes. Bravo como el viento bravo, leve como el aire leve, asesina al que asesina, aborrece al que aborrece la paz de tu corazón y el vientre de tus mujeres. No te hieran por la espalda, vive cara a cara y muere con el pecho ante las balas, ancho como las paredes. Canto con la voz de luto, pueblo de mí, por tus héroes: tus ansias como las mías, tus desventuras que tienen del mismo metal el llanto, las penas del mismo temple, y de la misma madera tu pensamiento y mi frente, tu corazón y mi sangre, tu dolor y mis laureles. Antemuro de la nada esta vida me parece. Aquí estoy para vivir mientras el alma me suene, y aquí estoy para morir, cuando la hora me llegue, en los veneros del pueblo desde ahora y desde siempre. Varios tragos es la vida y un solo trago es la muerte. *** Para la libertad, una lectura Elegía
Sancho I, king of Leon in the north of Spain, was overthrown by rebel nobels in 958 CE. In what is likely a never-before-and-never again accusation in history, the nobles accused Sancho of being...
From hell-themed amusement parks to islands covered with snakes, these are some of the scariest spots in the world—visit them if you dare.
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17th century Braganza House is open to the public. It is Goa's grandest colonial mansion and is still occupied by two branches of the Braganza family.
Houghton Hall was built for Sir Robert Walpole between 1722 and 1735. Walpole was Britain’s first Prime Minister, and this palatial house was intended to celebrate his rising political fortunes. The state rooms have always been a showpiece. They still retain their original decoration, designed by the architect William Kent, and their original furnishings. Walpole employed the architects James Gibbs and Colen Campbell to draw up plans for the house while William Kent took charge of the interiors. No expense was spared and each room was lavishly decorated using the finest craftsmen of the time. It was to become a place for political entertaining on a grand scale as well as family living. In 1797 the house passed to the 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley after the death of Horace Walpole, Sir Robert’s only surviving son and fourth and last Earl of Orford. It remains a family home to the present 7th Marquess and his wife and children. Despite long periods of neglect when the house was put up for sale, little has changed since Walpole’s time with much of the original furniture and fabrics still in place as well as a considerable art collection. BRITAIN'S FIRST PRIME MINISTER: Sir Robert Walpole David and Rose, the Marquess and Marchioness of Cholmondeley,(pronounced Chumbly) in a private sitting room at Houghton Hall. Airial view of Houghton Hall The Stone Hall is the center of the house. A vast two-storey chamber in marble, stucco and glowing silver limestone that formed the original entrance hall. The ceiling in the Stone Hall features stucco medallions of Walpole’s wife and children Thrones used for the State Opening of Parliament are kept in a stateroom at Houghton Hall. As in other houses of that time, there was a progression of patterns and materials, with the boldest in the The Saloon. The wall covering is called Genoa cut velvet. The records show 164 yards were ordered to cover the walls. The Saloon was the principal room of state and it preserves 18th-century upholstery and wall hangings of the same material. Over Kent's Ionic pedimented chimneypiece hangs once more Salvator Rosa's Prodigal Son (1651-5), one of Walpole's most treasured pictures. The main dining room is known as the Marble Parlour because the whole of the west wall with its arched screen and buffet alcoves is of variegated marble. This arrangement originated with James Gibbs, although its final form was worked out between 1728 and 1732 by Kent. The focus of the room is a chimneypiece with a Rys-brack panel of The Sacrifice to Bacchus. The White Drawing Room covered in white silk. The White Drawing Room The Carlo Maratta Room, possesses a chimneypiece of white marble with decorations in black marble. Originally covered in green velvet, the walls were recovered in white silk in 1779. Recently green velvet was once again installed in the room. The Picture Gallery-At the time of Walpole’s death in 1745, the art collection was one of the greatest treasures on Earth. Sir Robert Walpole’s private study. Looking into the Grand Stairway through a cherub decorated pediment. The Great Staircase, featuring grisaille paintings by designer William Kent. The Yellow Drawing Room features paintings by Jacques-Louis David, Hogarth, and Gainsborough The Common Parlour features the almost over-powering grandeur of Kent's carved marble chimneypiece layered with white and purple-and-white marble from Seravezza near Carrara. State bed with the coat of arms of Sir Robert Walpole, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, England, about 1726 The Embroidered Bedchamber, with bedhangings of oriental-style embroidery. The Brussels tapestry scenes are from the story of Dionysus. Another Houghton Hall bedroom The Green Velvet Bedroom The Green Velvet Bedchamber at Houghton Hall. This bed was designed by William Kent with an enormous shell inspired by Venus' chariot. The park is home to a herd of about six hundred white fallow deer, as well as small groups of other rare deer species from around the world, such as Pere David, Sambar and Chital. The stables are even quite elegant! Houghton Hall gardens Some of the images are from visitinghousesandgardens.com Click here to see the previous post! http://eyefordesignlfd.blogspot.com/2013/09/decorate-with-iconic-sunburst-mirror.html This blog post was published by Lisa Farmer
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Lavapiés y El Rastro forman parte del barrio madrileño de Embajadores que tiene sus límites en la calle Atocha, Concepción Jerónima, Toledo, Ronda de Toledo, Ronda
