Thursday, December 13, 2012

Capitals

Detail of the façade of Palazzo Rosso, piazza Cavour, Livorno
Columns with Ionic and Corinthian capitals on the second and third floor of the façade of “Palazzo Rosso”, with a glimpse of the Doric capitals of the first floor.

External links: Doric order - Ionic order - Corinthian order (Wikipedia)
See also: Palazzo Rosso - Piazza Cavour

9 comments:

Luis Gomez said...

Great looking image VP. Love the light and architecture.

Jack said...

I remember these three kinds of capitals. Now, what grade was I in when we were taught that, and is anyone taught it today?

Randy said...

Beautiful building.

cieldequimper said...

@ Jack: I was taught that too. But I don't think anyone in France would learn that at school.

Love all the details and the shutters.

Dina said...

The columns give the impression of strength. And the capitals make it look like one classy building!

Halcyon said...

The columns are fantastic and so are the windows! I love that some shutters are open and others closed. Great shot.

Traveling Hawk said...

I love the symmetry in this photo!

Gunn said...

Beautiful details and a nice image.
I LOVE looking at windows, (doors, trees etc.)
Blue sky.
Yes, I love that too:)

Unknown said...

Beautiful and very well composed, VP!