Architecture Art

The audioguide tells the story, describes architecture and reports interesting facts about the mausoleum of Santa Costanza, the daughter of the founder of Constantinople, which is one of the main examples of late-ancient architecture among Roman monuments. At the base of the Mausoleum's architecture, there are exceptional Roman models such as the Pantheon, but its structure is innovative with its concentric circular spaces.

The audioguide tells the story, describes the architecture and reports interesting facts about the basilica of San Lorenzo, outside the walls, one of the oldest basilicas in Rome. According to the legend, Lorenzo was the Archdiocese of Sixtus II, the pope at the time of Emperor Valerian, who rose to the throne in 253 AD. San Lorenzo was executed in 258. The basilica is part of the itinerary of the seven churches made by pilgrims to Rome.

The audioguide tells the story, describes architecture and reports interesting facts about the largest Roman church dedicated to the Mother of God and founded between 432 and 440. In front of the Sistine Chapel is the tomb of Bernini. In the Borghese Chapel, there are the funerary monuments of the popes Paolo V and Clement VIII. At the center of the chapel stands the icon of the "Salus Populi Romani" attributed to San Luca's hand brought from Byzantium.

The audioguide tells the story, describes the architecture and reports interesting facts about the basilica. Saint John the Evangelist preached in this place. Tradition tells us that John, the apostle of Jesus, was placed in a cauldron of boiling oil, but came out miraculously uninjured and safe. The real gem of this church are the medieval frescoes, discovered during the restoration works of the last century.

The audioguide tells the story, describes architecture and reports interesting facts about the mausoleum of Santa Costanza, the daughter of the founder of Constantinople, which is one of the main examples of late-ancient architecture among Roman monuments. At the base of the Mausoleum's architecture, there are exceptional Roman models such as the Pantheon, but its structure is innovative with its concentric circular spaces.

Nobody could get Frederick Law Olmsted to sit still. He was filled with energy, adventure, and dreams of changing the world. As a boy, he found refuge in the peace and calm of nature, and later as an adult, he dreamed of designing and creating access to parks for a growing and changing America. When New York City held a contest for the best park design for what would become Central Park, Olmsted won and became the father of landscape architecture. He went on to design parks across America, including Yosemite National Park and even the grounds for the United States Capitol.

Louise loves art more than anything. Imagine her delight when a new neighbor, Andie, moves in...and she loves art, too! It's the best day ever. But liking the same thing doesn't always mean you agree on it. Can they overcome their creative differences? Sometimes friendship, like art, can require collaboration.

Gail Gibbons uses clear, simple wording to present all the steps involved in building a house. From the architect who draws the plans, through the various types of workers who construct it, to the family who will make the house their home, each aspect is explained. Children can easily follow along as construction begins at the ground level with surveyors, describing the jobs of carpenters and plumbers.

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Junto a la gran arquitectura románica que marca indefectiblemente la Europa medieval aparece, como es natural, una escultura y una pintura que la acompaña en toda su extensión. El arte románico se ha convertido en el gran arte altomedieval que fue el resultado del esfuerzo germánico sobre los restos clásicos anteriores.

El estilo gótico es el característico de la Baja Edad Media y su representación arquitectónica más importante son las catedrales que definen esta época como el románico había caracterizado a la anterior. La catedral gótica es una obra maestra de la arquitectura de todos los tiempos que ha dejado buenas muestras de su valor en muchas ciudades europeas bajomedievales.

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Ya hemos afirmado en distintos capítulos que el arte gótico es el estilo de la clase burguesa de la Baja Edad Media. Sin embargo, en España no hubo una verdadera burguesía más que en Cataluña y Levante. En los reinos centrales la aristocracia y las Ordenes monásticas monopolizaron la casi totalidad de la riqueza. Sólo en el Principado de Cataluña existe una clase social de negociantes, armadores y artesanos que va tomando auge a medida que avanza la Edad Media.