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Quadrifora
Quadrifora is a type of four-light window. It appears in towers and belfries on top floors, where it is necessary to lighten the structure with wider openings. The quadrifora can also be a group closely set windows. Overview The quadrifora is divided vertically in four parts by three small columns or pilasters, on which four arches rest, round or pointed. Sometimes, the quadrifora is framed by a further larger arch; the space among the arches may be decorated by a coat of arms or a small circular opening. Less popular than the bifora or trifora, the quadrifora was nevertheless used in the Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance periods. In the 19th century, it came back in vogue in the period of eclecticism and the revival of old styles. Compared to the trifora, the quadrifora was generally used for larger and more ornate openings. Gallery File:4472 - Piacenza - Il Gotico - Polifore - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 14-7-2007.jpg, Quadrifora and trifora of the Palazzo del Comune in Pia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palazzo Testa
Palazzo Testa is a small Gothic palace in Venice, Italy, located in the Cannaregio district and overlooking the Canale di Cannaregio. History The palazzo was built in the 15th century but underwent numerous alterations between the 16th and 19th centuries. The building belonged at least from 1531 to 1748 to the ancient patrician Testa family. After the death of the last heir, Uberto Testa, the building passed to Count Alessandro di Marsciano. The palazzo remained the property of this family until 1808. Architecture The small façade is of the late Gothic style. It consists of three floors with a noble floor on top. The noble floor is decorated with a quadrifora supported by a balcony. The balcony is decorated with lion heads. The quadrifora is flanked by a pair of lancet windows A lancet window is a tall, narrow window with a pointed arch at its top. It acquired the "lancet" name from its resemblance to a lance. Instances of this architectural element are typical of Gothic c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palazzo Nani
Palazzo Nani is a Renaissance palace in the Cannaregio district of Venice, Italy. History The palazzo was built in the 16th century to be a residence of the Nani family of the "Cannaregio" branch (later Nani Mocenigo). In the 1680s, the palazzo was remodeled according to a design plan by Alessandro Vittoria, who also performed the interior decoration. In its golden years, the palace kept a substantial art collection, consisting of finds from the Roman era. The entrance portal was decorated with two large statues of consuls. The Nani owned the palazzo until 1810, when they moved to San Trovaso to live in Palazzo Barbarigo Nani Mocenigo. In 1859, the palazzo was occupied by the Austrian army that converted it into barracks, then it was used as a school. The pieces of the art collection were gradually dispersed. In 2021, following a 22-month renovation led by architect Marco Piva and approved by the Fine Arts Heritage Committee, Palazzo Nani became a five-star Radisson Collectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szent István University
The Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences is a university of technology in Hungary. Its headquarters and main campus are located about 30 kilometres from the capital, Budapest, in the Central Hungarian town of Gödöllő. Other campuses are based in Budapest, Békéscsaba, Gyula, Jászberény, and Szarvas. The University consists of eight different faculties for study and research, and enrolls approximately 15,000 students. The university was established in 2000 from the merge of several previously independent institutions - the oldest of these being the former University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, founded in 1787. (Note: In 2016, the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest regained its independence thus it is no longer part of the SZIU.) The Szent István University is named after Hungarian King Stephen I (the Saint). The current rector of the university is Dr. János Tőzsér. Change of structure On the 1st of February the unuiversity structure c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polifora
Polifora is a type of the multi-light window. It appears in towers and belfries on top floors, where it is necessary to lighten the structure with wider openings. The term ''polifora'' usually refers to the window with at least five parts. Overview The polifora is a multiple-part window, divided by small columns or pilasters. Each part has a small arch, which can be round or, more often, pointed. Central parts may sometimes be taller than side openings. The space among the arches is often decorated or perforated. The polifora is typical for Gothic architecture and widely used to decorate large cathedrals in the Northern Europe—particularly in Belgium and the Netherlands where the polifora became a true feature of distinction and personalization of the French Gothic style. The polifora is also widely used in Venetian Gothic architecture to decorate the main halls of Venetian palaces. Such windows can sometimes take specific names that indicate the exact number of openings: pentaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trifora
Trifora is a type of three-light window. The trifora usually appears in towers and belfries—on the top floors, where it is necessary to lighten the structure with wider openings. Overview The trifora has three openings divided by two small columns or pilasters, on which rest three arches, round or acute. Sometimes, the whole trifora is framed by a further large arch. The space among arches is usually decorated by a coat of arms or a circular opening. Less popular than the mullioned window, the trifora was, however, widely used in the Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance periods. Later, the window was mostly forgotten, coming back in vogue in the nineteenth century, in the period of eclecticism and the rediscovery of ancient styles (Neo-Gothic, Neo-Renaissance, and so on). Compared to the mullioned window, the trifora was generally used for larger and more ornate openings. Gallery File:Rivalta Scrivia Abbazia Santa Maria Trifora.jpg, Abbazia di Santa Maria di Rivalta in Tortona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bifora (architecture)
A bifora is a type of window divided vertically in two openings by a small column or a mullion or a pilaster; the openings are topped by arches, round or pointed. Sometimes the bifora is framed by a further arch; the space between the two arches may be decorated with a coat of arms or a small circular opening (oculus). The bifora was used in Byzantine architecture, including Italian buildings such as the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, in Ravenna. Typical of the Romanesque and Gothic periods, in which it became an ornamental motif for windows and belfries, the bifora was also often used during the Renaissance period. In Baroque architecture and Neoclassical architecture the bifora was largely forgotten, or replaced by elements like the three openings of the Venetian window. It was also copied in the Moorish architecture in Spain, where it is called (from Arabic ).: "from Arabic ''ash-shammīs'' the ajimez" It returned in vogue in the nineteenth century in the period of e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monofora
Monofora is a type of the single-light window, usually narrow, crowned by an arch, and decorated by small columns or pilasters. Overview The term usually refers to a certain type of window designed during the Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance periods, and also during the nineteenth-century Eclecticism in architecture. In other cases, the term may mean an arched window with a single opening. Gallery File:DetalleVentanaSantaLucia LaRebolleda 002.JPG, Windows detail in the shrine of Saint Lucia in La Rebolleda (Burgos, Spain). File:Francesco Brescia retro3.JPG, Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi a Brescia. File:Sjogestakyrka window1.jpg, Sjögestads kyrka File:IMG 5224 - Milano - P.zza Missori - S. Giovanni in Conca - Monofora - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto - 17-Feb-2007.jpg, Monofora window in Piazza Missori in Milan See also * Lancet window *Bifora *Trifora *Quadrifora *Polifora Polifora is a type of the multi-light window. It appears in towers and belfries on top floors, where i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reglerkirche
The Reglerkirche (, also called ''Augustinuskirche'', "Augustine's Church") is a church building in the historical centre of Erfurt in Thuringia, Germany. It serves a Lutheran parish as a place of worship and is one of the larger churches in the city's old part. In times of the former German Democratic Republic, it was considered a centre of church music in Erfurt. History Construction of the Romanesque Regler Church was begun in 1130 by the "regulated" Augustinian canons and completed in 1238. The church originated from a Romanesque collegiate church, which is said to have been founded as early as 1117. The beginnings of the collegiate church have not been properly clarified to this day. In 1362, parish rights were granted for baptism, preaching, confession and visiting the sick. The first building probably had forms of a three-nave basilica of four bays with an indented, rectangularly closed choir and a pair of towers on the west side. The west façade of the sacred building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trifora
Trifora is a type of three-light window. The trifora usually appears in towers and belfries—on the top floors, where it is necessary to lighten the structure with wider openings. Overview The trifora has three openings divided by two small columns or pilasters, on which rest three arches, round or acute. Sometimes, the whole trifora is framed by a further large arch. The space among arches is usually decorated by a coat of arms or a circular opening. Less popular than the mullioned window, the trifora was, however, widely used in the Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance periods. Later, the window was mostly forgotten, coming back in vogue in the nineteenth century, in the period of eclecticism and the rediscovery of ancient styles (Neo-Gothic, Neo-Renaissance, and so on). Compared to the mullioned window, the trifora was generally used for larger and more ornate openings. Gallery File:Rivalta Scrivia Abbazia Santa Maria Trifora.jpg, Abbazia di Santa Maria di Rivalta in Tortona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Window
A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and may also allow the passage of sound and sometimes air. Modern windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent material, a sash set in a frame in the opening; the sash and frame are also referred to as a window. Many glazed windows may be opened, to allow ventilation, or closed, to exclude inclement weather. Windows may have a latch or similar mechanism to lock the window shut or to hold it open by various amounts. In addition to this, many modern day windows may have a window screen or mesh, often made of aluminum or fibreglass, to keep bugs out when the window is opened. Types include the eyebrow window, fixed windows, hexagonal windows, single-hung, and double-hung sash windows, horizontal sliding sash windows, casement windows, awning windows, hopper windows, tilt, and slide windows (often door-sized), tilt and turn windows, transom windows, sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revivalism (architecture)
Revivalism in architecture is the use of visual styles that consciously echo the style of a Architectural style, previous architectural era. Notable revival styles include Neoclassical architecture (a revival of Classical architecture), and Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic Revival (a revival of Gothic architecture). Revivalism is related to Historicism (art), historicism. Architecture produced during the 19th century, including Victorian architecture, is especially associated with revivalism. History 19th-early 20th centuries The idea that architecture might represent the glory of kingdoms can be traced to the dawn of civilisation, but the notion that architecture can bear the stamp of national character is a modern idea, that appeared in the 18th century historical thinking and given political currency in the wake of the French Revolution. As the map of Europe was repeatedly changing, architecture was used to grant the aura of a glorious past to even the most recent nations. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
