I have not had the fortune to travel to many places, but did not really need to in order to write about one of my favorite places. I have chosen to write about Vizcaya, a place in which I have personally been able to experience and enjoy many times throughout my life. Although Vizcaya was constructed in what would be considered modern times, Vizcaya’s Gardens were inspired and designed in a European Renaissance style. Its formal gardens and design are reminiscent of Italian home and garden design of the late 15th to 18th century, influenced by Veneto and Tuscan Italian Renaissance. These splendid gardens are very formal and orderly, created for the environment of the user. They are very symmetrical and include all sorts of fascinating elements …show more content…
The lavish estate and elaborate gardens were built in the early 20th century between 1914 and 1923; a time in U.S. history known as the American Renaissance; when the wealthy would build extremely opulent residential estates inspired by the European Renaissance. Vizcaya presently consists of 50 acres of land; with the villa, gardens and remaining native forests, of which has been conserved from its original 180 acres. The grand estate was built by and served as the winter home for businessman/ international Harvester and conservationist, James Deering. The poetic seaside grounds original 180 acres consisted of dense inland native tropical forests and shoreline mangrove swamps before being purchased by Deering and transformed in to the magnificent …show more content…
These are very formal and symmetric using paths and hedges all trimmed to shapes. Is an interesting dichotomy to think that the designers of Vizcaya, even though they were intent in designing an Italian Reinassance Garden recognized the uniqueness of the tropical environment of South Florida and accommodated it in the design and the use of plant material. In my view this is what defines a good designer, one that even though had been commissioned to accomplish a very formal venue, taking on a completely new and unfamiliar location, had the sensitivity to recognize the natural environment of the
There is a long, rectangular pool in the center that is bookended by bronze statues, copies of those found at the Villa of the Papyri. Surrounding the pool is a walkway, and on the outside of the walkway is a covered colonnade, separating the two is a myriad of plants and statues. On the inside walls of the covered colonnade wall paintings are found that nearly exactly match the descriptions of wall paintings at the Villa of the Papyri. The wall paintings at the Papyri Villa are described as having a “rich festoon of leaves” that hangs in a window and “supports a yellow taenia”.
Although there are many marine mammals, one of the smallest of all is also one of the most uncommon animals. The vaquita porpoise is highly endangered for many reasons. . There are approximately thirty vaquitas remaining in the ocean today. The vaquita porpoise is a very fascinating animal in a numerous amount of ways (“Vaquita, the World’s Most Endangered Marine Mammal”).
Along the side of the walkway in the pergola was a garden of small trees and shrubbery. Plants were present everywhere in the Palace, along the pergola and the rotunda, befitting the theme of a decaying ruin, overrun by nature. According to Maybeck, "it is the water and the trees" that people came to see (Macomber, 23). The natural scenery was integral to his design. The combination of majestic
In formal terms, Matisse’s “The Rose Marble Table” is a presented as a two-dimensional style of painting in the modernist style of the early 20th century. The rose marble table at the center of the composition is seen with the top of the table fully exposed, and the lower base of the table that extends below it. This central positioning of the table provides a compositional approach that makes the colorful values of the table come forth in contrast to the dark brown background. More so, the placement of a basket on the table and few small fruits provides some evidence of depth perception, although they are also presents in a very two-dimensional style. In the background, the black stems of trees and ivy vines provide a fringe accent to the painting, as ivy covers the base of the table and is seen at the upper right side of the painting. These organic parts of the painting define a more realistic presentation of flora, which contrasts the more two-dimensional aspects of the rose table at the center of the painting. This type of compositional arrangement blends the modernist shape of the table as a
Each creative is carefully portrayed in such detail that you can see the individual hairs on the animals and the veins on the leaves of the plants in the garden. Peter searches in vain to find the garden gate and the utter
This idea is supported by the fact the house is situated in a rural area surrounded by tall trees to conceal the surrounding buildings disguising that the inhabitant is in a city. Even these deciduous trees have a functional purpose and aesthetic purpose as in the winter the bare trees allow maximum sunlight to be absorbed into the conservatory and house whereas they provide shade in the summer.
Vujicic was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1982, to Dušanka and Borislav Vujicic, devout Serbian Orthodox emigrants from Yugoslavia. His parents became active in a Melbourne church. His mother attended nursing school at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne while his father worked in business management. He was born with phocomelia without some fully formed limbs. According to his autobiography, his mother refused to see him or hold him while the nurse held him in front of her, but she and her husband eventually accepted their son's condition and understood it as God's plan for their son.
The Villa La Rotonda was designed to be built on top a hill which was situated just outside the city of Vicenza. Unlike numerous other Palladian villas the building was not in any way designed from the very start to be able to accommodate a working farm. In fact the sophisticated building was designed for a site which in modern terms would have been referred to as “suburban”. In fact the architect Palladio had classed the building in question as a “palazzo’ rather than a villa which it came to be. The entire design was so symmetrical having an impeccable squarer plan with about four facades with each projecting portico. The entire whole was contained all within an imaginary circle which touched each and every corner of the building and the individual centers of the porticos (Lasansky 104).
Andong Lu's analysis of Wen Zhengming's 1533 album of the Garden of the Unsuccessful politician takes a look at the reclusive and transitioning world of gardening during the 16th century, more specifically how Wen Zhengming identified his very unique and intriguing garden. Wen's collections document the garden through four mediums: prose, paintings, poems and notes. After careful analysis, Andong Lu's overall analysis of the description of the Garden of the Unsuccessful Politician is that this particular garden is an accurate representation in the overall transition of the art form that also was "strongly influenced by the reclusive culture of the
When visiting Tampa, Florida on a family vacation or work-related stop, take a trip to Davis Islands, and enjoy the view of the magnificent structures placed on the islands. Although there are historic sites all over the Davis Islands, one residence stood out from the surrounding structures. The Palace of Florence Apartments shows merely a piece of the historical islands’ elegant design abilities of the mid 1920s, and the beautiful Davis Islands legendary capability to seduce future landowners looking to procure one of these brilliant architectural sculptures on the once desolate islands. “The Palace of Florence Apartments provided accommodations with twenty-eight apartment units and plenty of living space that accommodated voluminous tourist
In conclusion the writers main contention was to persuade all of the readers of this article to agree to the construction of a communal garden and he/she did this by using some powerful techniques the correct way in their article, these include but are not limited to inclusive language, repetition, statistics and imagery. The main
Are you planning to go out on an exuberant trip leaving behind the mundane city-life with lots of screeching vehicles out on the road and scorching heat burning the skin? Are you an adventure lover who wishes to set up an aberrant example deviating the most of the pre-laid rules and find the true you in indefinitely extended natural and panoramic picturesque? Are you a nature lover who wants to experience the solace in the green and lavish grasslands surrounded with large trees, fresh breeze, and the infinitely expanded natural sceneries? What could be the one place in thousands of sites, which could satisfy everything? Well, if you have ever heard of ‘Venice of the East’, then that is the place among the thousands, which can hold your nerve, make you spellbound and give a buffet of amazingly splendid experience. The place is a bliss and you have never thought that such place exists.
The Imperial complex built in my honor sits on the highest hill of the capitol serving as the city’s architectural focal point and drawing the eye of both the residents and visitors. Meant to symbolize the expanse of my wealth and power as a ruler, the complex sits above the thriving capital, reminding the residents of the sole person responsible for the wondrous accomplishments and successes of the people. The location also helps protect the complex as the defensive walls and watch towers appear large due to the additions of the hills. To visit my complex, one must travel through the highly decorated roads of the hills, past beautiful vegetation and scenic views of the countryside. However, once at the entrance of my complex, a massive gate greets the visitors, and leads them to a small courtyard, with gardens and decorative fountains. Above the main door, my tugra marks the complex, visually demonstrating the importance of this site.
modern artifact stood out for me. Looking at it from a distance, it grabbed my attention with its light translucent structure; I couldn’t define the shape. In my eyes all I could see was clustered, intersecting, free stranding lines in the middle of Plaza Nova. This installation titled “Identity” was designed by Chinese-based studio Urbanus, for Voltaire’s “Barcelonans extreme love of freedom” 300th anniversary of 11 September 1714. On that date, after a thirteen month siege, the city of Barcelona collided with French-Castilian troops and it turned into a very bloody affair that involved all sectors of the city. The sacrifices and subsequent spirit of recovery turned this date into a symbol of the Catalan existing national entity. A colored bamboo structure in a grid installation reinterpreting a form of an ancient wall with vaults creating openings you could walk through. This modern artifact had clearly behind it more than aesthetic beauty; a sense of travel through Time and Space emerged while gazing in to this monument. The “Identity” piece had an urban definition within the space and a strong feel of cultural representation.
The garden was beautiful and well maintained. Many tired travelers laid on the lawn to rest after their long and rough journey. There were many eatery stalls which were densely populated that the tables were full and people started to sit on the road. Eating on the garden lawn was prohibited and there were guards that roamed around to keep a check on the people.