This lovely door and surrounding facade belongs to one of the Ontario government buildings oat Queen's Park. I love all the carving and details that were used in older times - such wonderful craftsmanship!
I agree with you and wonder why we can't do these kinds of things today...we've become so preoccupied with utilitarianism that art for art's sake is a forgotten concept. But it's buildings like this that bring character and resonance and illustrates the values of beauty and permanence to a society awash in hedonism, nihilism and immediacy - damn the consequences.
Beautiful work. Stonemasons really are craftsmen.
ReplyDeleteWonderful style!
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely and very grand.
ReplyDeleteIt looks solid and official, just the way a government building should look.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and wonder why we can't do these kinds of things today...we've become so preoccupied with utilitarianism that art for art's sake is a forgotten concept. But it's buildings like this that bring character and resonance and illustrates the values of beauty and permanence to a society awash in hedonism, nihilism and immediacy - damn the consequences.
ReplyDeleteHere ends the lecture! :-)
Nice..feels like summer!
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful and classical.
ReplyDeleteIt does look very stately.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful, RedPat. Yale University has a lot of Gothic architecture like this.
ReplyDeleteNowadays city councils would probably be accused of wasteful spending!
ReplyDeleteGreat entranceway, wonderful stone work!
ReplyDeleteA very grand entrance indeed!
ReplyDeleteLove the arch above No.23 Pat, buildings were truly built to last in times long ago..we could learn something from them.
ReplyDeleteI love the arches and agree that the details are exquisite.
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