Urban planning: the expansion of Paris, Haussmannian breakthroughs and urban densification have led to the disappearance of ...

Boston architect Henry Hobson Richardson is known as the father of the Romanesque Revival style of architecture, so much so that the term Richardson Romanesque is synonymous with the more correct term ...

Rugged, muscular and opulent, the Romanesque Revival style was perfectly suited to the power and might of Victorian robber barons, captains of industry, and grand money makers. It was a highly ...

Romanesque Revival is the third Victorian style that was prevalent in the United States from 1880 to 1900. Of the seven Victorian styles, Romanesque can be described as the most masculine and massive ...

The Riggs Hotel transforms the former Bank of Presidents into a family-friendly luxury retreat. I'm defenseless against ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Trinity Church, Boston, is often described as a building of "firsts," giving the country its first "Richardson Romanesque" masterpiece and ...

Archaeologists in central Slovakia have uncovered the remains of what is believed to be the oldest church in the Pohronie valley, hidden for centuries beneath the floor of a village chapel.

This 1899 Belle Époque townhouse at 1219 Dean Street stands out, even along the blocks of ornate homes in the Crown Heights ...

Much of New Orleans culture derives from outside influences imported by newcomers, whose traditions and tastes gradually syncretized locally into something distinct. The city has returned the favor, ...

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier, rounder ...

Romanesque Revival is the third Victorian style that was prevalent in the United States from 1880 to 1900. Of the seven Victorian styles, Romanesque can be described as the most masculine and massive ...