Review: English Baroque Architecture by Kerry Downes

1968 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-77
Author(s):  
Damie Stillman
Keyword(s):  
Baroque Architecture

Classification of Mason’s Skills by Analysis of Selected Churches of the Broumov Group

2021 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Pavel Kuklík ◽  
Martin Valek ◽  
Charalampos Paschopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
Baroque Architecture ◽  
Current State ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Local Construction

The churches of the Broumov region are renowned for their unique baroque architecture, their distinct shapes, and sizes. They are an integral part of the Czech cultural heritage. If you analyze the churches, it becomes evident that both the local geological conditions and the municipal economic situation have played an important role in their current condition. Moreover, the local construction industry has been significantly affected by historical events. In this article we would like to present the effects of those factors on the current state of selected churches, namely on the bearing capacity of their walls. Besides being very interesting, it also plays a key role in the maintenance and the potential reconstruction of the churches.

scholarly journals Two Palaces by Bartolomeo F. Rastrelli According to Drafts from Friedrich Bergholtz collection, Stockholm National Museum

2021 ◽  
pp. 106-120
Author(s):  
Tat'yana Vyatchanina ◽  
Georgiy Smirnov
Keyword(s):  
National Museum ◽  
Baroque Architecture ◽  
Three Sheets

The article includes the description and analysis of 12 sheets from Bergholtz collection de­dicated to two Courland palaces of Duke Ernst Johann von Biron in Mitau and Ruhenthal (nowadays, Latvia — Jelgava and Rundāle, respectively). Designed by Bartolomeo F. Rastrelli, the palaces belong to the finest works of the Russian Baroque architecture of the 1730s. The findings of the study reveal that 7 sheets illustrating the design and the façade of the Ruhenthal palace are practically an exact copy of the original project stored in the collection of the Albertina Museum in Vienna. Two out of five drafts of Mitau palace are also a copy of Viennese drafts, while three sheets of five are a copy of completed projects. Therefore, the most valuable items of Bergholtz collection are three architectural drafts of the façade and lay-outs of two floors of Mitau palace — the only copies of the completed Rastrelli’s project known to science; the original copies are yet to be discovered.

scholarly journals Transformation of the column order in the Baroque architecture in St. Petersburg of the XVIII century

2018 ◽  
Vol 193 ◽  
pp. 04020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Vozniak ◽  
Tatyana Slavina ◽  
Anna Kopytova
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Order System ◽  
Historical Period ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Baroque Architecture ◽  
Xviii Century ◽  
Western European ◽  
Style Preferences ◽  
Architectural Orders

The forms and proportions of the Baroque column order of the buildings in St. Petersburg of the XVIII century differ substantially from the Western European canonical designs. The independent order system was created in each historical period under the influence of European architectural concepts, local style preferences, and creative choice of architects, and is of undoubted interest to both historians of architecture and restorers of historic buildings. The authors made a comparative analysis of the construction and drawing of architectural orders of buildings in St. Petersburg with architectural orders of classical works of the Renaissance, architectural works of the XVII - XVIII century. The process of gradual formation and modification of the column order in the architecture of St. Petersburg in the first half of the XVIII century is expounded. The main features of the construction of architectural orders during the Peter’s, Ann’s, and Elizabethan Baroque periods are revealed.

scholarly journals Stability Analysis of St Barbara Church in Otovice

2020 ◽  
Vol 868 ◽  
pp. 173-179
Author(s):  
Ivana Božulić ◽  
Pavel Kuklík
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Degradation Process ◽  
Fem Modeling ◽  
Baroque Architecture ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
The One

Broumov Region and its group of churches represent a perfect example of symbiosis between Baroque architecture and countryside landscape. This peculiar heritage site requires specialized analysis to preserve its uniqueness. St. Barbara Church in Otovice, the one investigated in this thesis, was built by Christoph and Kilian Dientzenhofer. Nowadays, concerns about its stability and degradation process led to the necessity to investigate more deeply its current condition. Therefore, the main objective of the article consists in the FEM modeling and the evaluation of the bearing capacity of enclosure walls, with particular attention on the influence of the soil deterioration. In conclusion, technical advices are recommended.

scholarly journals Reliability Analysis of St. Barbara’s Church in Otovice

2020 ◽  
Vol 868 ◽  
pp. 166-172
Author(s):  
Chandrashekhar Mahato ◽  
Pavel Kuklík
Keyword(s):  
Reliability Analysis ◽  
Reliability Index ◽  
Probabilistic Approach ◽  
Probability Of Failure ◽  
Structural Safety ◽  
Site Condition ◽  
Baroque Architecture ◽  
Material Parameters ◽  
Safety And Stability ◽  
Present Site

The Churches of the Broumov region are well known for their unique baroque architecture, distinct shapes, sizes, and constitutes an integral part of the Czech cultural heritage. The St. Barbara’s Church that has been studied in this article, is in the Otovice village of Broumov. It was built in the year 1726 by Bavarian architects Christoph Dientzenhofer and Kilian Ignaz and is significant because of its religious, artistic and historic values. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the structural safety and stability of St. Barbara’s Church based on a probabilistic approach. A deterministic assessment of the structure is carried out and the results are assessed concerning the present site condition. Depending upon the observed damages, a condition for failure is defined for the structure. The uncertainties in the material parameters are considered and reliability analysis is performed to determine the reliability index, probability of failure and influence of different material parameters in the structural stability.

The Villa Pigneto Sacchetti excavation: a new interpretation

2009 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 273-290
Author(s):  
Phil Perkins ◽  
Sally Schafer
Keyword(s):  
Baroque Architecture ◽  
British School ◽  
Pietro Da Cortona ◽  
New Interpretation

I resti settecentesca della Villa Pigneto Sacchetti si trovano a Roma, a nordovest della Città del Vaticano, sul ripido fianco nella Valle dell'Inferno nel parco regionale di Monte Mario. Concepito per la famiglia Sacchetti da Pietro da Cortona, essa fu una delle poche tra i suoi progetti architettonici ad essere costruita. Nel 1990 si pensava che la villa fosse andata perduta, e così fu elaborato un progetto per collocare ed esplorare i resti materiali; nel 1992 abbiamo parzialmente scavato la villa e in seguito pubblicato una relazione di scavo (in Papers of the British School at Rome 68 (2000)). Nel 2008 è stata pubblicata la molto attesa monografia di Jörg Martin Merz, Pietro da Cortona and Roman Baroque Architecture. Senza alcun dubbio questo volume fornisce un importante contributo alla letteratura architettonica del Barocco romano. Esso include un capitolo dedicato alla Villa Pigneto Sacchetti, che prende in considerazione alcuni dei nostri rinvenimenti. Questo articolo riguarda vari punti sollevati sul nostro lavoro e offre una reinterpretazione della storia della costruzione della villa con lo scopo di riconciliare opinioni divergenti e di incorporare i progressi degli studi dal 2000.

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