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Corinthian Columns
© LynEve
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Uploaded: 11/19/17 11:13 AM GMT
Corinthian Columns
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Closer to home than Greece. Six of these magnificent columns are a feature of our local Art Gallery building. It was built for the Bank Of New South Wales in 1884 with local stone. Trans Tasman rivalry was in play even back then as this Australian bank was built right next door to the Bank of Otago which was a little smaller and boasted just 4 columns :)
There is a photo of them both HERE
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---Closer to home than Greece---
Lyn, that's only valid for you, and not for the ones living on the northern hemisphere, ☺ .
This building has a Greek appearance indeed. Think that the architect was inspired by the Greek history.
Thanks for your impressive and wonderful image, narrative and additional comment, the latter being a (refreshing) lesson in the Greek history, ☺ .
Lyn, that's only valid for you, and not for the ones living on the northern hemisphere, ☺ .
This building has a Greek appearance indeed. Think that the architect was inspired by the Greek history.
Thanks for your impressive and wonderful image, narrative and additional comment, the latter being a (refreshing) lesson in the Greek history, ☺ .
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Well done, and very interesting legend to go with it my friend. tigs=^..^=
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Impressive masonry.....R.
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The columns look very impressive. Interesting narrative too Lyn.
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I love the legend of the columns, LE. I also love the angle you chose. Do you keep your money in the big or little bank?
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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
Back (way back) in my school days, when the subject of the three Greek columns came up, I think I immediately told myself, hey, I really like the Corinthian column the best! The column were made up of (starting at ground level) the base, then the shaft, and finally the capital. For me, the Corinthian was the most stylish and the most interesting one to behold. My next mansion will have them ;)
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It reminds me of the now State Library, the oldest structure on the North Dakota capitol grounds... except for that gorgeous filigree at the tops of the columns and the dentil application at the eaves (an occupational hazard, knowing the names of architectural detailing). Grecian architecture has been popular with architects designing structures meant to project a sense of strength, moral intent, and civilization. The Greeks created democracy and their architecture just followed right along, becoming a symbol in its own right.
-Nik
-Nik
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Catching up a real backlog on comments almost there....nice Lyn.
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"In the world's first architecture textbook, De architectura (30 BC), Vitruvius tells the story of the death of a young girl from the city-state of Corinth, "A free-born maiden of Corinth, just of marriageable age, was attacked by an illness and passed away," writes Vitruvius.
She was buried with a basket of her favorite things atop her tomb, near the root of an acanthus tree. That spring, leaves and stalks grew up through the basket, creating a delicate explosion of natural beauty. The effect caught the eye of a passing sculptor named Callimachus, who began to incorporate the intricate design onto column capitals. The people of Corinth are called Corinthians, so the name is attributed to where Callimachus first saw the image."