Image 2 of 33 from gallery of Discover the Grit and Glory of New Belgrade's Communist Architecture. © Piotr Bednarski
Regarded as the chief architectural glory of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, the chancel vault is a sublime example of late medieval rib vaulting. It is a Lierne Pendant vault, built by William Orchard around 1500. It is made up of 12 lantern shaped pendants that hang miraculously suspended in mid-air, and tiny ribs of stone, known as 'liernes', that intersect along the centre of the vault creating large eight-pointed star shapes - the stars of heaven.
Image 23 of 33 from gallery of Discover the Grit and Glory of New Belgrade's Communist Architecture. © Piotr Bednarski
Polish photographer Piotr Bednarski fell in love with the socialist-era neighbourhood on the outskirts of Belgrade
Image 25 of 33 from gallery of Discover the Grit and Glory of New Belgrade's Communist Architecture. © Piotr Bednarski
Image 17 of 33 from gallery of Discover the Grit and Glory of New Belgrade's Communist Architecture. © Piotr Bednarski
Image 32 of 33 from gallery of Discover the Grit and Glory of New Belgrade's Communist Architecture. © Piotr Bednarski
An exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art sheds light on the architecture of the social and political experiment that was Yugoslavia.
Image 1 of 33 from gallery of Discover the Grit and Glory of New Belgrade's Communist Architecture. © Piotr Bednarski
Image 14 of 33 from gallery of Discover the Grit and Glory of New Belgrade's Communist Architecture. © Piotr Bednarski
Image 25 of 33 from gallery of Discover the Grit and Glory of New Belgrade's Communist Architecture. © Piotr Bednarski
Image 25 of 33 from gallery of Discover the Grit and Glory of New Belgrade's Communist Architecture. © Piotr Bednarski
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Imagem 5 de 15 da galeria de Ballhaus / Hope of Glory. Fotografia de Paul Ott
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Designed by John Lautner and immortalised in the Coen brothers film, this modernist masterpiece is being donated to LACMA by NBA superfan James Goldstein
Roman Robroek takes beautiful photos at abandoned sites all over Europe, including the thousands of abandoned churches across the continent as much of Europe becomes more secular. He writes: When…
Being inside this financial trading house building at sunrise, watching the wonderful features and space come alive as the light crept across it was quite an experience. We were the first group inside on this morning and a big crowd had started building up outside the security fence, before long the space would be crawling with photographers and models. This is a 3 shot vertorama (vertical panorama). For more like this: www.facebook.com/ForgottenHeritagePhotography
