Loreto, Prague
Our Lady of Loreto, Prague, begun 1721
Nearer the forms of rococo, the facade of the sanctuary of Loreto - made beginning in 1721 on a design by Christoph Dientzenhofer and completed by his son Kilian is especially wide and has austere architectural forms emphasized by the elegant colouring of the cornices, with subtly undulating [...]
Pagoda of Kew Gardens, London
William Chambers, Pagoda of Kew Gardens, London, 1757-62
The English turned to Oriental models to replace the geometric gardens of French and Italian derivation; alongside neo-classical and Gothic buildings, the landscape garden came to be enriched by tea houses, pagodas, and small bridges. In this context the Pagoda at Kew Gardens exists between transgressions and impulses, [...]

















