Black and white photo of the façade of a three story structure. The façade - constructed in the Baroque style - is composed of finely dressed stone with stucco infill. At its base, it features a trio of arched entryways, each enclosing a pair of doors topped by an elaborate transom. Above the central entryway is a balustraded balcony and, directly above that, there is a large escutcheon flanked by supporting figures and surmounted by a crown. Multi-paned windows are set into the second and third stories to either side of the balcony.

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The entrance to the Mittelbau as viewed from the expansive Ehrenhof at the Barockschloss Mannheim (Mannheim Baroque Palace, 1720-60), Mannheim, Germany.

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Color photo looking up at an ornate ceiling which features a polychromatic design - composed of geometric shapes and abstract plant forms - executed in cast plaster. A three-tiered chandelier hangs from a large roundel at the center of the design.

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Looking up at the resplendent ceiling of the Grand Hall at Union Station (Jarvis Hunt, 1914), Kansas City, MO.

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Black and white photo looking up at limestone buttress which supports a tall, cylindrical tower, also composed of limestone. Paired arched windows - situated under a shallow gable - can be seen to either side of the buttress.

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A corner buttress at the North Point Water Tower (Charles A. Gombert, 1874), Milwaukee, WI.

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Color photo looking up at the interior of a large dome. The surface of the dome has been painted a vivid blue and features an elaborately decorated circular vent - from which gilded rays emanate - at its center. A pair of gilded structural elements curve up - one on each side - to meet the vent.

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An interior detail of the dome at the Basilica of Saint Mary (originally the Church of the Immaculate Conception by Emmanuel Masqueray, 1915), Minneapolis, MN.

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Black and white photo looking up at the curving façade of a Beaux-Arts style office tower. A tall, arched entranceway - featuring a wide, bronze relief plaque set above a large, metal framed window - is flanked by pair of engaged columns which support a cornice. Above this, windows - separated by piers - continue all the way up to the roofline.

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Looking skyward from the entrance to the LondonHouse Chicago hotel (originally the London Guarantee & Accident Building by Alfred S. Alschuler, 1923), Chicago, IL.

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Color photo looking up at a coffered ceiling which features a polychromatic design - executed in cast plaster - of alternating octagons and squares. Each of these elements is further embellished with a combination of geometric and abstract plant forms.

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The coffered ceiling of the Great Hall at the Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau (Pierre & Wright, 1934), Indianapolis, IN.

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Black and white close-up of the edge of an aluminum canopy. The cast design - regularly divided by vertical elements - features a zigzag surrounded by abstract plant forms.

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A close-up of an entrance canopy at the T&P Station (originally the Texas & Pacific Railway Terminal by Wyatt C. Hedrick, 1931), Fort Worth, TX.

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Color photo looking up at a bronze latticework canopy that is framed by a cornice which, in turn, rests upon black marble columns. A pair of bronze angels flank the canopy. Above the structure can be seen the ornate interior of a large dome ringed with arched windows.

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A view of the bronze latticework canopy atop the baldachin (Whitney Warren) at the Cathedral of Saint Paul (Emmanuel Louis Masqueray, 1915), St. Paul, MN.

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Black and white close-up of a vertical band of light colored architectural terra cotta which feature a strapwork and button design

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A detail of the terra cotta ornamentation on the Marott's Shoes Building (1900), Indianapolis, IN.

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Color photo of a pair of square columns which share a single capital. The columns are composed of a light colored stone which has veins of brown and dark red running through it. The stylized capital is made of black stone. All of the surfaces are polished.

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Paired columns in the Billing-Bau (Hermann Billing, 1907) at the Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.

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Black and white close-up of a perforated metal panel which has been painted white and features a regular pattern of both large and small circular holes

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A detail of a perforated metal panel at the DFW Airport Terminal B Station (HKS, 2019), Grapevine, TX.

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Color close-up of an openwork metal railing on a bridge. The railing is painted primer red and features a design composed of three concentric circles - crossed by horizontal, vertical, and diagonal bars - set into a square frame. Four small flowers decorate the corners of the frame, while a larger flower occupies the innermost circle.

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A close-up of a railing on the Wells Street Bridge (Thomas G. Pihlfeldt with Edward H. Bennett, 1922), Chicago, IL.

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Black and white photo of the upper portion of a movie theater façade. Elaborately decorated in the Spanish Baroque style, it features an array of white terra cotta columns, arches, niches, finials, and medallions.

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A detail of the profusely decorated façade of the Indiana Theater (Rubush & Hunter, 1927), Indianapolis, IN.

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Color photo of an interior wall which features a series of blind arches richly decorated with natural and geometric designs executed primarily in shades of blue, green, and orange. Each of the larger arches contains a trio of smaller (narrower) arches divided by gilded piers. Gilded tracery fills the upper portion of each of the large and small arches.

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The polychrome interior of Kościół Mariacki (St. Mary's Basilica), Kraków, Poland.

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Black and white photo of the point where three horizontal bands of polished granite - each presenting a convex face - are divided vertically by the removal of an angled section of stone

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A detail of the polished granite cladding at the base of 120 North LaSalle (Murphy/Jahn Architects, 1991), Chicago, IL.

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Color photo of a large, semi-circular stained glass window. The window - made up of blue and green glass elements - is set into a huge brick arch which rises from a sandstone masonry base. Metal mullions - painted blue-green - divide the window vertically.

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One of the two stained glass windows by Louis J. Millet at the Wells Fargo Bank (originally the National Farmers' Bank of Owatonna by Louis H. Sullivan, 1908), Owatonna, MN.

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Color photo of the entrance to a palace - constructed in the Baroque style - which features a pair of tall, metal doors flanked by stone columns. Above these is an arched window set between four, angled pilasters. These pilasters, in turn, support a broken pediment which frames a small, round window.

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Approaching the Ostflügel (East Wing) of the Barockschloss Mannheim (Mannheim Baroque Palace, 1720-60), Mannheim, Germany.

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Black and white photo of an aluminum and glass ceiling light. The fixture consists of a glass lens set into a round aluminum frame which, in turn, is secured to the ceiling by three radiating brackets, each featuring a stepped design.

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An Art Deco light fixture at the Santa Fe Depot (1934), Oklahoma City, OK.

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Color photo of several brightly backlit stained and leaded glass panels, each of which features a design composed of stylized vines and flowers. The central panel consists of a cartouche set into a trapezoidal frame.

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A detail of the beautiful dome in the G.A.R. Rotunda at the Chicago Cultural Center (originally the Chicago Public Library by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, 1897), Chicago, IL.

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Black and white photo of four bays of a cast iron façade - designed in the Italianate style - with dark window frames and mullions set between lighter colored piers

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A detail of the cast iron façade of the Vajen Exchange Block (1872), Indianapolis, IN.

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Color photo of a bronze clock face surrounded by green architectural terra cotta ornament. All of this is set into a wall constructed of Roman brick. A painted mural featuring a blue sky with clouds can be seen beyond the top edge of the wall.

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An effusive response to a simple question at the Wells Fargo Bank (originally the National Farmers' Bank of Owatonna by Louis H. Sullivan, 1908), Owatonna, MN.

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Black and white close-up of the point where four angled metal columns - each tapered and painted white - converge and are anchored to the floor. Three stainless steel rings - all of the same circumference - surround the columns, protecting them from accidental damage.

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A quartet of columns meet in the Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal (HOK with AeroDesign Group, 2008) at the Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis, IN.

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Color close-up of a cast bronze tympanum which features a crosshatch design with the number 8 in a circle at its center. Directly above this is a modestly ornamented, pointed stone arch.

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One of the twin bronze tympanums gracing the Michigan Avenue entrance to the Willoughby Tower (Samuel N. Crowen & Associates, 1929), Chicago, IL.

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West front elevation of Wells Cathedral viewed from across the Green under a cloudy sky.

West front elevation, Wells Cathedral, Somerset, April 2025

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Black and white photo of a slender, limestone clad tower which rises up from a wider base structure. The base features two horizontal bands of abstract relief carvings. The glare of the Sun can be seen in the upper left-hand corner.

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The San Jacinto Monument (Alfred C. Finn, 1939) rises sunward at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, La Porte, TX.

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Color photo of three arches - faced in a warm colored limestone - supported by a pair of Ionic columns. A lighted lantern hangs from the center arch. Behind the arcade is a wall of burnt orange colored Roman brick.

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The second floor arcade at Rozzelle Court, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (originally the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art by Wight & Wight, 1933), Kansas City, MO.

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Black and white photo of a carved stone capital which features a human face surrounded by elaborate ornamentation. The word BROADWAY - also carved in stone - appears just above it.

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A fierce visage stares down from above the entrance to the Baumbach Building (Eugene R. Liebert, 1900), Historic Third Ward, Milwaukee, WI.

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Color close-up of a brick wall which features a decorative element comprised of a series of intersecting arches set below a saw tooth course

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A pattern of intersecting brick arches enlivens the exterior of the Kościół św. Franciszka z Asyżu (Church of St. Francis of Assisi), Kraków, Poland.

#Kraków #Poland #Architecture #Photography #Detail #Symmetry #FORAPhotography #SymmetrySunday