The Marienkapelle is a Roman Catholic church located at the Unterer Markt of the town of Würzburg, Bavaria. It was built in the Gothic style in the 14th century. Despite its large size, it is a chapel by status, as it does not have a parish. Today it is administered by the united parishes of the Würzburg Cathedral and the Kollegiatstift Neumünster. The chapel was heavily damaged by the Bombing of Würzburg in World War II and its interior was destroyed by flames. It was rebuilt in the 1950s and re-consecrated in 1962. Its two best known works of art, the sculptures of Adam and Eve by Tilman Riemenschneider, are today located in the Mainfränkisches Museum and have been replaced in-situ by copies. The chapel is also the place of burial of noted Baroque architect Balthasar Neumann.
Municipalità delle Spiagge Settentrionali
The Manly Art Gallery and Museum , located in Manly, New South Wales, Australia, was the first metropolitan-based regional gallery in New South Wales and holds an extensive collection of Australian ceramics and 130 works by Antonio Dattilo Rubbo. Since 1982, MAGAM has also been a museum of beach culture and the history of Manly and the Northern Beaches. The permanent collection numbers over 6,000 objects in a range of media including paintings, works on paper, ceramics and museum objects, documents and photographs.
The Converse Memorial Library – also known as Converse Memorial Building – is a historically significant building designed by noted American architect H. H. Richardson. From 1885 to 1996, it housed the Malden Public Library, which now occupies a modern building adjacent to it. The former library is located at 36 Salem Street, Malden, Massachusetts. The building was a gift of Elisha S. and Mary D. Converse in memory of their murdered son, Frank Eugene Converse, who was the victim of the first bank robbery/murder in North America. It was constructed 1883-1885 in an overall L-shape, with a facade of brown Longmeadow sandstone, a tower rising from the L's inner corner, and a heavily arched entry porch set within the L's short arm. The main library room is 50 x 36 feet and finished in elaborately carved white oak with a high, vaulted ceiling. Its furniture was designed by Richardson and manufactured by the Boston firm of A. H. Davenport and Company.In 1896 two additions were made to the building, designed by Richardson's successor firm, Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge. One gable-roofed wing extends the building to the rear, along Park Street, following the same general lines of the existing structure. The other addition was a flat-roofed rectangular stack area also attached to the rear. An octagonal gallery space further extended the rear in 1916, designed by Newhall and Blevins.The Converse Memorial Building was the last of Richardson's library designs, and is generally considered among his finest works. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987.
Il Palazzo di Malacañan è la residenza ufficiale e il principale ufficio del presidente delle Filippine. La struttura originaria fu costruita nel 1750 da Luís Rocha come casa estiva affacciata sul fiume Pásig. L'edificio fu acquistato dallo Stato nel 1825 per fungere da residenza estiva per i governatori generali delle Filippine. Dopo che il terremoto del 3 giugno 1863 distrusse il Palacio del Gobernador ad Intramuros, divenne ufficialmente la residenza del Governatore-Generale. Nel 1898, a seguito del passaggio di sovranità dell'arcipelago nelle mani degli Stati Uniti d'America, la struttura divenne residenza dei Governatori statunitensi, il primo dei quali fu il generale Wesley Merritt.Dal 1863 il Palazzo è stato occupato da 18 governatori-generali spagnoli, 14 governatori americani e numerosi Presidenti delle Filippine. L'edificio è stato ampliato e rimodellato più volte sin dalla sua costruzione; i pian terreni sono stati espansi per includere le proprietà confinanti, comportando la demolizione di numerosi edifici vicini durante le dominazioni spagnole e statunitensi. Le ultime importanti modifiche furono apportate nel corso dell'amministrazione di Ferdinand Marcos. Fra i Presidenti della Quinta Repubblica solamente Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ha effettivamente vissuto nel Palazzo, mentre gli altri hanno deciso di risiedere in differenti proprietà del governo nelle vicinanze.L'edificio è stato assalito o sequestrato numerose volte per via di eventi storici, come ad esempio la rivoluzione del Rosario oppure il tentato colpo di Stato del 1989.
The Maison de Balzac is a writer's house museum in the former residence of French novelist Honoré de Balzac . It is located in the 16th arrondissement at 47, rue Raynouard, Paris, France, and open daily except Mondays and holidays; admission to the house is free, but a fee is charged for its temporary exhibitions. The nearest métro and RER stations are Passy and Avenue du Président Kennedy. The modest house, with its courtyard and garden, is located within the residential district of Passy near the Bois de Boulogne. Having fled his creditors, Balzac rented its top floor from 1840-1847 under his housekeeper's name . It was acquired by the city of Paris in 1949, and is now one of the city's three literary museums, along with the Maison de Victor Hugo and the Musée de la Vie Romantique . It is the only one of Balzac's many residences still in existence. Balzac's five-room apartment was located on the top floor, at three levels, and as today opened into the garden. Here he edited La Comedie humaine and wrote some of his finest novels, including La Rabouilleuse, Une ténébreuse affaire, and La Cousine Bette. Although the writer's furniture was dispersed after his widow's death, the museum now contains Balzac's writing desk and chair, his turquoise-studded cane by Lecointe , and his tea kettle and a coffee pot given to him by Zulma Carraud in 1832. The museum also contains an 1842 daguerreotype of Balzac by Louis-Auguste Bisson, a drawing of Balzac by Paul Gavarni , a pastel portrait of Balzac's mother Laure Sallambier , an oil portrait of his father Bernard-François Balzac , and 19th-century prints by renowned artists including Paul Gavarni, Honoré Daumier, Grandville, and Henry Bonaventure Monnier. Since 1971 the house's ground floor has contained a library of the author's manuscripts, original and subsequent editions, illustrations, books annotated and signed by Balzac, books devoted to Balzac, and other books and magazines of the period. In 2012, Balzac's House was renovated in order to meet current standards and now has a more modern appearance. The house is also notable for underlying cavities which have been identified by pottery shards as former troglodyte dwellings dated to the time of the late Middle Ages. These excavations, however, are not open to the public. Balzac's House is one of the 14 City of Paris' Museums that have been incorporated since January 1, 2013 in the public institution Paris Musées.
Il Museo della Franconia - Museo statale d'arte e di storia culturale di Würzburg all'interno della fortezza Marienberg di Würzburg è una delle più grandi collezioni d'arte della Baviera. Ospita opere di alto valore di artisti della Franconia; per questo motivo il museo è uno dei musei tedeschi di maggior livello internazionale. Le 45 sale contengono dipinti, sculture e prodotti artigianali di Würzburg dalle origini al XIX secolo, oltre ad una importante raccolta dei capolavori dello scultore Tilman Riemenschneider. Entro il 2025, il museo sarà convertito in museo statale sotto la direzione di Erich Schneider e in futuro esporrà una visione d'insieme di tutta la Franconia, comprendendo anche la storia di Würzburg.
The Maine State Museum is the official Maine government's museum and is located at 230 State Street, adjacent to the Maine State House, in Augusta. It collections focus on the state's pre-history, history, and natural science. Permanent exhibits include dioramas of Maine's animals, birds and plants in different ecosystems; gems and minerals; displays about the state's natural resources and industries, including forestry, granite, fishing, and agriculture; Clovis culture and archaeological artifacts; and settlement and state history. There is also a working three-story water-powered woodworking mill, and craftsmen's work areas. The current director of the Museum is Bernard Fishman.
The Maine Historical Society is the official state historical society of Maine. It is located at 489 Congress Street in downtown Portland. The Society currently operates the Wadsworth-Longfellow House, a National Historic Landmark, Longfellow Garden, the Maine Historical Society Museum and Store, the Brown Research Library, as well as the Maine Memory Network, an online database of documents and images that includes resources from many of state's local historical societies.
Il Palazzo Nazionale di Mafra è un esteso monastero della città portoghese di Mafra, di stile barocco con richiami al neoclassicismo italiano. Situato a circa 28 chilometri da Lisbona, le sue dimensioni sovrastano la città. Il palazzo, che serviva anche da convento francescano, fu costruito durante il regno di Giovanni V, in conseguenza del voto fatto dal re nel 1711, che promise di innalzare un convento se sua moglie, Maria Anna d'Austria, gli avesse dato dei discendenti. Dopo la nascita della sua primogenita, la principessa Maria Barbara di Braganza, il re avviò i cantieri. Il palazzo era anche comodo come avamposto per la caccia nei boschi vicini, e servì da residenza secondaria per la famiglia reale. Questo vasto complesso è tra i più sontuosi monumenti barocchi del Portogallo e uno dei più grandi edifici costruiti in Europa durante il XVIII secolo. Il palazzo fu costruito simmetricamente da un asse centrale, occupato dalla Basilica di Nostra Signora e di Sant'Antonio, e prosegue lungo l'asse della facciata centrale fino alle due torri principali. Le strutture del convento si trovano dietro la facciata d'ingresso. L'edificio contiene una biblioteca di notevole valore, con circa 30.000 volumi rari.
Chiesa di San Biagio (Montepulciano)
Unione dei comuni Valdichiana Senese
La chiesa di San Biagio, chiamata per la sua monumentalità anche tempio di San Biagio, è un luogo di culto cattolico di Montepulciano, in provincia di Siena, sede dell'omonima parrocchia appartenente alla diocesi di Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza.La chiesa, opera di Antonio da Sangallo il Vecchio ed esempio dell'architettura rinascimentale toscana del XVI secolo, sorge poco fuori il centro storico della città, in una posizione isolata.
The Art Gallery of Guelph , formerly the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, is a public gallery and adjoining sculpture park in Guelph, on the corner of Gordon Street and College Avenue. The AGG has a permanent collection of over 9000 works which is a focus of research, publishing, educational programs, and touring exhibitions. The AGG is a non-profit charitable organization with three sponsors: the University of Guelph, the City of Guelph, and the Upper Grand District School Board. As the principal public art gallery serving Guelph and the surrounding region, the Art Gallery of Guelph was founded as a new cultural institution to benefit the broad community. MSAC was established in 1978 through a provincial act as a non-profit charitable organization. When the gallery formally opened as a public art gallery on November 7, 1980, the University of Guelph curator, Judith Nasby, was appointed director and curator of the MSAC. Architect Raymond Moriyama renovated the historic 1904 school building to create a public art gallery meeting international standards. In 1983, the Donald Forster Sculpture Park was established on the 2.5 acre site adjacent to the building. It is the largest outdoor collection at an institution in Canada and has since grown to include 39 works, with an overall objective of 50, representing artists from across Canada. In 2016, the Art Gallery of Guelph appointed new leadership: Shauna McCabe became the gallery's Director on August 1, 2016.The AGG is housed in a 31,000 square foot building comprising seven gallery spaces on two floors. There are three open-concept galleries on the main floor, including a central clerestory gallery. The second floor boasts three uniquely configured gallery spaces, as well as a lecture room, large-scale art storage, and an art studio. The AGG undertakes contemporary exhibition programming featuring international and national artists as well as the curation of exhibitions highlighting the work of emerging to established regional artists. The Art Gallery of Guelph collection includes a large assortment of Canadian art, an expansive Inuit art collection and many other unique pieces. In 1926, the Ontario Agricultural College purchased a painting by Tom Thomson called The Drive , which marked the start of the collection and is now one of the gallery's most celebrated works. Today the permanent collection of over 9000 works features First Nations, Inuit, Canadian and international art.
Lyme Regis Museum is situated in the town of Lyme Regis on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England. It is a registered charity under English law.The museum building was commissioned in 1901 by Thomas Philpot, a relative of the fossil collector Elizabeth Philpot, hence the name. The architect of the building was George Vialls, who also designed the nearby Guildhall . It is built on the site of the birthplace and home of the fossil hunter Mary Anning. The Anning family also ran a shop here. The collections and subject areas exhibited include fossils from the surrounding area dating from the Jurassic period, geology, local maritime history, memorabilia, and writers associated with the town such as Jane Austen and John Fowles. An ornate example of Coade stone work, in the form of ammonites is set into the pavement outside the museum, reflecting both local history and the palaeontology for which Lyme Regis is well known.
Lublin Museum is one of the oldest and largest museums in Eastern Poland, located in Lublin. It was created in 1914, and received its own building in 1923.
Lorenzo State Historic Site is a mansion built by Colonel John Lincklaen, founder of the village of Cazenovia, New York. Colonel Linklaen was the agent of the Holland Land Company upon whose recommendation the Company purchased the 135,000-acre tract of land where the village grew. The painted brick mansion, begun in 1807 and completed in 1809, overlooks Cazenovia Lake. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in July 1970. Located on the grounds is the separately listed Rippleton Schoolhouse.
La loggia del Bigallo, con annessi oratorio e palazzo, è situata in piazza San Giovanni, cioè la parte ovest di piazza del Duomo a Firenze.
Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate
Lodge Park was built as a grandstand in the Sherborne Estate near the villages of Sherborne, Aldsworth and Northleach in Gloucestershire, England. The site is owned by the National Trust and the former grandstand is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is England's only surviving 17th-century deer course and grandstand.In the 19th century Lodge Park was modified into a house, then a row of cottages, and then into a house again. It was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1982, and restored to its original form as a grandstand. Lodge Park is open to the public at advertised times, and the footpaths in the Sherborne Estate are available to the public at all times.
Guildhall and Stonebow, Lincoln
The Guildhall and Stonebow, Lincoln, has been the meeting place of the Lincoln City Council from Medieval times to the present. The term Stonebow indicates a stone archway that visitors entering the city from the south, along the High Street, would have passed through. The present building was completed around 1520, but has been subject to alterations in about 1840 and in 1885–90.
