In all my visits to Paris over the years I have never seen Notre Dame without scaffolding. It is normally the building itself that is covered in scaffolding but this time as you can see it was in front of the building. A temporary structure is being built for the Cathedral’s anniversary celebrations [...]
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Architecture 100 :: 30 – Ightham Mote
My previous posts on Ightham Mote can be found here.
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This is the Parish Church for the villages of Great Witley and Little Witley. It is still in regular use for services, concerts and other events. It stands next to Witley court which is now in ruins following a fire that occurred in 1937.
From the church guide book:
Witley Parish Church is the only [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2012
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Architecture 100 :: 27 – The Dome Fernery
The picture in yesterday’s post is a detail from the Dome Fernery. It is one of the follies that can be seen in Westonbury Mill Water Gardens. The dome is made from sunlit wine bottles that are cemented together to provide this extraordinary structure. From the inside it is quite dazzling as you can see.
This [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 13th 2012
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Architecture 100 :: 26 – Estagel
Following our visit to Rennes-Le-Chateau and our winding way to and through the Gorges de Galamus we eventually ended up taking a late lunch in Estagel. I have memories of eating a delicious tuna salad sitting opposite this clock tower and watching the world go by.
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 9th 2012
