Arquivo da tag: architecture
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BAS-RELIEF OF RIO DE JANEIRO
9, CANDELARIA STREET PALACE OF COMMERCE OR HOUSE OF BUSINESSMAN PROJECT BY HENRI PAUL PIERRE SAJOUS AND AUGUSTE RENDU, 1935 BUILT BY DOURADO S.A. MARBLE BAS-RELIEFS ALBERT FREYHOFFER, 1940 It is too much responsibility to be the “most beautiful bas-relief of the town”, in a town full of beautiful bas-reliefs. But the reader is going […]
MUNICIPAL THEATRE, PART 2: THE CARYATIDS
N/N, FLORIANO SQUARE RIO DE JANEIRO MUNICIPAL THEATRE PROJECT BY FRANCISCO DE OLIVEIRA PASSOS AND ALBERT GUILBERT, 1904 UNKNOWN AUTHORS EIGHT BRONZE SCULPTURES 1909 C. Atlantes[1] and caryatids – we´ve already seen here – are anthropomorphic ornamental structures[2] employed in buildings since classical antiquity. In most cases, they are responsible for the symbolical function of supporting […]
VISITA GUIADA DE 16 DE AGOSTO / NEW GUIDED TOUR!
Prezados amigos e amantes do Rio, Boa tarde! No dia 16 de agosto próximo – um sábado, como sempre – farei mais uma visita guiada pelo Centro do Rio. Desta vez partiremos da Praça Tiradentes em direção ao Palácio Tiradentes, passando pelo Real Gabinete Português de Leitura, Largo de São Francisco, Convento de Santo Antonio, […]