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Europe for Visitors, - StepBySteps An index of StepBySteps for the Europe for Visitors guide site.
LINKS AND RESOURCES FOR THE ANCIENT LIBRARY OF CELSUS IN EPHESUS Panoramic photographs and virtual tours make ancient Ephesus and the Library of Celsus come alive on the Web.
Trier Juxtapositions - Roman Trier A city is the sum of its constructions. Trier is peppered with Roman architecture that imposes itself on the city. Pictures of Roman and modern Trier
Plovdiv Bulgaria Travel Guide Plovdiv is Bulgaria's cultural center, an ancient and lively city with an Old City, Roman ruins, and winding cobblestone streets. With a history dating back to 600 BC, Plovdiv's traditions of festivals and fairs continue to today. It's quite hilly an
Ancient Greek and Roman Ionic Columns Ionic columns were more slender than the Doric and had scrollwork on the Capital.
Structure/ornament and the modern figuration of architecture
In architectural writings from about 1830 to the present a great many buildings are consistently described as divided between structures that represent ......(Continue Reading) The curse of Palladio: as the Raymond Erith exhibition at the Soane Museum makes clear, the interesting question is not 'classical or modern?' but 'good
Raymond Erith--some of whose exquisite drawings are currently on display in a centenary exhibition at Sir John Soane's Museum--has long been the most ......(Continue Reading)Encountering God through modern church architecture
For a study guide, see www.thelutheran.org/study. To discuss this article with the author, Aug. 17-24, see www.thelutheran.org (click discussion boards)....(Continue Reading)Past and present: a creative dialogue - harmony between ancient and modern architecture
Modern architects are responsible for preserving and enriching the heritage of the centuries. There must be a juxtaposition of styles between the ancient ......(Continue Reading)Democratic representation: since the beginning of the state, all governments have built to demonstrate their power. How can modern democracies find expression
Do governments have to build symbolically when they are making architecture for themselves? Most of them have thought so since the first emperor, Augustus, ......(Continue Reading)
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