Favourite architecture

[Camikaze]

I don't really like any monuments in Australia, not including the obvious choice- The Sydney Opera House.

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Neuschwanstein Castle:

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London Parliament and Big Ben:

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I was going to say Neuschwanstein, but you beat me to it.

Personally, I think Hungary's Parliament is much better than Westminster.

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[RoboPig]

Sigmaringen Castle:

City Hall of Tübingen:

I just jizzed in my pants. Especially for the top one.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

 

[bestbrian]

Have another drink, Dude.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Yes officer

I don't know how I can progress from stonehenge->princess peach's castle though.

 

[scherbchen]

come on! Neuschwanstein is a joke building. the world's first theme park...

I have always been partial to our Westphalian water castles, myself.

here is the place where the (locally) famous Annette von Droste-Hülshoff was born

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Burg Vischering which we used to visit quite a lot when I was a boy

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and our famous Westphalian cottages ('Kotten') into one of which we moved when I was 14 after my dad restored it.

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Neuschwanstein... pfff...

 

[red_elk]

German castles are really beautiful.

Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir

Assumption Cathedral in Sergiev Posad (Troitse-Sergieva Lavra)

Church of the Intercession on the Nerl (XII century)

 

[Aramazd]

Art Deco and Modernism.

 

[bestbrian]

Yes officer

I don't know how I can progress from stonehenge->princess peach's castle though.

What's next? The Death Star?

 

[Godwynn]

German castles are really beautiful.

Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir

Assumption Cathedral in Sergiev Posad (Troitse-Sergieva Lavra)

Church of the Intercession on the Nerl (XII century)

Are those domes for something in the Orthodox faith? It reminds me a lot of the Kremlin. Wonderful looking churches I say!

 

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Are those domes for something in the Orthodox faith? It reminds me a lot of the Kremlin. Wonderful looking churches I say!

Onion domes (called cupolas) are a staple of Russian Orthodox architecture. You can even see some Onion domed Orthodox churches in the United States. A Kremlin is actually the fortified area of a city (the most famous in Moscow, in which several churches with golden onion domes stand):

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When most people think of the Kremlin, they incorrectly think of St. Basil's cathedral:

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A great example of Russian baroque architecture, but not actually part of the Kremlin.

 

[Godwynn]

Onion domes are a staple of Orthodox Christianity. The Kremlin is actually the fortified area (the most famous in Moscow, in which several churches with golden onion domes seen here

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stand. When most people think of the Kremlin, they incorrectly think of St. Basil's cathedral.

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A great example of Russian baroque architecture, but not actually part of the Kremlin.

Count me as part of those who are incorrect!

As part of my repentance, I will post more German castles!

Castle Hohenzollern:

Schwerin Castle:

Burg Eltz:

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[Perfection]

Two Story Outhouse

 

[bestbrian]

Onion domes (called cupolas) are a staple of Russian Orthodox architecture. You can even see some Onion domed Orthodox churches in the United States. A Kremlin is actually the fortified area of a city (the most famous in Moscow, in which several churches with golden onion domes stand):

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When most people think of the Kremlin, they incorrectly think of St. Basil's cathedral:

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A great example of Russian baroque architecture, but not actually part of the Kremlin.

There are actually alot of churches in Southern Germany with onion domes. I thought that was sort of unusual when I lived there.

 

[Kraznaya]

Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai

 

[Kraznaya]

Interior of the Grand Hyatt, Shanghai

 

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There are actually alot of churches in Southern Germany with onion domes. I thought that was sort of unusual when I lived there.

Are they Orthodox churches?
Cupolas were influenced by the Byzantines (as pretty much everything else in Russian Orthodoxy was) and those churches in red elk's post are earlier examples of Russian Orthodox architecture. The earliest I have seen is the Saint Sofia Cathedral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sophia_Cathedral_in_Novgorod

The wiki article on Onion domes does say there are large numbers in southern Germany, but the whole article seems to refer to later Baroque domes, so I assume the churches you saw in Germany are much younger. I dont know why they are so prevalent there, is there a large (or even small) population of Russian immigrants there? There was a large influx of Russian immigrants in the beginning of the 20th century to Erie, PA where they settled along the lake and worked in the shipyards. My Russian teacher's parish was built right on the shore of the lake, and is a beautiful example of Orthodox architecture mixed in with a few western elements:

The domes are excellent for shedding large amounts of snow, which is good for Russia, and might explain their use elsewhere.

 

[Mowque]

In my hometown their is a prominent Orthodox Church but every just calls it the "Onion Church".

 

[RavenKing]

As an overall style, I would say American Colonial/Federalist is my favourite. Handsome churches inspired by St Martin's-in-the-Fields, London; attractively scaled public buildings like Independence Hall in Philadelphia; Jefferson's Monticello and even the ordinary brick homes of average citizens had dignity to them. This architecture had a strong influence on parts of the Maritime provinces, Ontario and south-eastern Quebec as well before the Victorians got hold of our cities.

 

[red_elk]

Are those domes for something in the Orthodox faith? It reminds me a lot of the Kremlin. Wonderful looking churches I say!

Exactly. This style originated from Byzantine architecture and was further developed in Russian architecture.
A few more examples:

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod (1045)

More recent one, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Moscow, XIX century, rebuilt in 1990-s)

And one more nice picture of Assumption Cathedral in Sergiev Posad

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