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But those are burgundy pilasters instead.
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October 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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The painted pilasters were designed to touch the real chimney.
Ferdinand Bol Painted Ionic Pilasters That Were Meant to Touch the…
Chimney The first thing to notice about Ferdinand Bol
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October 3, 2026 at 4:09 PM
artdecodaily.bsky.social
Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California
This Art Deco movie palace in Oakland opened in 1931, designed by architect Timothy Pflueger; it was photographed here on May 28, 2013 by Carol M. Highsmith.
📷 Carol M. Highsmith (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons
A symmetric, golden-lit Art Deco theater lobby with fluted pilasters, chevron-patterned wall panels, sunburst ceiling motifs, and a glowing central archway flanked by stylized sculpted figures. Color photo of the Paramount Theatre's tall Art Deco tower facade, with mosaic tile mural and vertical neon PARAMOUNT sign against a blue sky. Close view of the Paramount Theatre's north facade mosaic mural, showing a woman's face above a scene of dancing and musical figures. Close view of the Paramount Theatre's south facade mosaic mural, with a stylized woman's face, stars, and dancing figures in tile.
October 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
lccmunicipal.bsky.social
Colchester Town Hall from earlier today (I went on a Henry Collins and Joyce Pallot mural mooch earlier - more on that later). Anyway, this rather grand building in the Edwardian Baroque style was by John Belcher and opened in 1902. Reminds me of Alfred Brumwell Thomas’s Woolwich Town Hall a bit.
The view of the building and clock tower from the south east corner. Per Wikipedia: Construction of the new building began in 1897. It was designed by John Belcher in the Edwardian Baroque style and was opened by the former Prime Minister, the Earl of Rosebery in 1902. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with seven bays facing onto the High Street; the central section featured an arched doorway with the borough coat of arms in the tympanum and flanked by Doric order pilasters. There was an ornate balcony above the doorway and there were also three pairs of huge engaged Corinthian order columns spanning the first and second floors each carrying a broken pediment. Pevsner described the design as having been completed "with more braggadocio than anyone". A 192 feet (59 m) tower, funded by a donation from James Noah Paxman, the founder of local engineers, Davey, Paxman & Co, was erected at the east end of the building to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It featured four allegorical figures by L. J. Watts representing engineering, military defence, agriculture and fishery. At the top of the tower the architect placed a large bronze figure representing Saint Helena (the patron saint of Colchester) holding the True Cross. Councillor Arthur Jarmin travelled as far as Italy to locate a suitable statue of the saint, but could only find one of the Virgin Mary, which then had to be modified locally. Just below this statue four bronze ravens by Francis Carruthers Gould could be found, representing the portreeve who ran Colchester's medieval port. A chiming clock with five bells was placed in the tower, with another 15th-century bell which is thought to have hung in the original moot hall. The clock is known locally as Charlie, after Charles Hawkins, who paid for it; it was manufactured by Smith & Sons of Derby. The bells, were by John Warner & Sons. The front of the building showing the main entrance. See previous image for description.
October 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
tsarskoeselo.bsky.social
🇬🇧 Catherine Palace's Chapel
Guided tour for senior visitors on the International Day of Older Persons 1st Oct → www.tzar.ru/en/news/1790...
📷 Tsarskoe Selo,Evgeny Voroshilov
🇷🇺 Церковь Екатерининского дворца
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EN: This photograph captures the breathtaking interior of the Chapel (aka the Church of the Resurrection), a masterpiece of Russian Baroque architecture in the northern wing of the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoe Selo. The architectural surfaces are painted a rich, intense shade of Prussian blue (Berlin azure), which creates a deep backdrop for the multi-tiered rows of arched windows and decorative niches. Moldings, pilasters, window frames and structural accents are covered in opulent gold leaf carving. Sculpted golden cherubs and ornate floral motifs frame the windows and line the balconies. At the far center stands a spectacular multi-tiered golden iconostasis, integrated with framed classical icons and a golden sunburst design. A massive ceiling fresco depicts the Ascension of Christ floating within blue skies and soft clouds, surrounded by classical religious figures. RU: На фотографии запечатлён великолепный интерьер дворцовой церкви, шедевра архитектуры русского барокко в северном флигеле Екатерининского дворца в Царском Селе. Стены и своды окрашены в насыщенный синий, служащий эффектным фоном для ярусов арочных окон и декоративных ниш. Лепнина, пилястры, оконные рамы и архитектурные элементы украшены роскошной позолоченной резьбой. Окна и балконы обрамлены скульптурными изображениями золотых херувимов и пышными цветочными узорами. В центре, в глубине, возвышается многоярусный золочёный иконостас с иконами в классическом стиле и декоративным элементом в виде сияющего солнца. Масштабная потолочная роспись изображает Вознесение Христа: Спаситель парит в небесах среди облаков в окружении фигур святых.
October 2, 2026 at 12:26 PM
artdecodaily.bsky.social
U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, Texas
Built in 1936, El Paso's U.S. Courthouse blends Neo-Classical Revival and Art Deco design in downtown El Paso.
📷 Carol M. Highsmith (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons
A corner view of a tan stone Art Deco courthouse building with fluted vertical pilasters, rows of multi-pane windows, and a decorative carved frieze near the roofline, palm trees in front under an overcast sky. Art Deco courtroom in the El Paso U.S. Courthouse with wood pews, green-trimmed ceiling panels, and the judge's bench beneath a federal seal. Historic black-and-white 1936 photo of the El Paso Federal Courthouse exterior, a stark Art Deco building with streetcar tracks in front. Modern color exterior view of the U.S. Courthouse in El Paso, Texas, showing its fluted limestone facade and palm trees along the street.
October 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Hertford Bridge (Bridge of Sighs) Close-up, Oxford, UK

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An ornate, stone architectural structure featuring a large arch spans between two buildings. Above the arch, the structure contains several arched windows with dark, leaded glass panes and rectangular windows separated by decorative stone pilasters. A decorative stone crest is centered on the facade above the arch. Through the archway, a building with a green dome and a white cupola is visible in the background. Additional stone buildings line the street under an overcast sky.
October 1, 2026 at 7:42 PM
everylotcambridge.bsky.social
1270 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA
Built 1900 · Frat Organiz · 3 floors
Assessed $6,564,800, last sold 1998
Historical maps of this lot: https://mapbeast.net/#ll=42.37250,-71.11670,18
Street-level photograph of the property at 1270 Massachusetts Ave. The three-story building is constructed of red brick with extensive light-colored stone trim, including a prominent ground-floor base and fluted pilasters extending through the upper floors. Its central entrance is recessed and framed by classical columns, topped by a second-floor balcony with an ornate black wrought-iron railing and a decorative stone window surround; the roofline appears flat behind a parapet. The building's symmetrical facade, classical columns, and formal detailing suggest a Neoclassical architectural style. Parcel [160-46].
October 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
dlpworks.bsky.social
➖ Formwork for the concrete pilasters is now in place.
September 28, 2026 at 8:18 PM
amantegna.bsky.social
Holders of currencies and gold jewelry, trophies royal armor with pilasters https://www.wikiart.org/en/andrea-mantegna/holders-of-currencies-and-gold-jewelry-trophies-royal-armor-with-pilasters-1500
Holders of currencies and gold jewelry, trophies royal armor with pilasters
September 28, 2026 at 2:09 PM
shadowcat-mdk.bsky.social
Another photograph from my archives. This is from Jul/Aug 2026. Elaborate gold relief on Victoria's royal barge, Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

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Lavishly gilded carved prow and figurehead of an ornate ceremonial boat, showing scrollwork, floral pilasters and a fish‑like creature, displayed indoors behind railings beneath a museum skylight.
September 27, 2026 at 1:01 PM
owjones.bsky.social
Italian Ornament no. 1. Pilasters and ornaments from the loggie of the Vatican, reduced from the full size paintings at Marlborough House https://www.wikiart.org/en/owen-jones/italian-ornament-no-1-pilasters-and-ornaments-from-the-loggie-of-the-vatican-reduced-from-the
Italian Ornament no. 1. Pilasters and ornaments from the loggie of the Vatican, reduced from the full size paintings at Marlborough House
September 27, 2026 at 12:50 PM
seewhatidid.bsky.social
Finally got around to putting the pilasters in the milk crate. A lot of learning went on with this first attempt. Next thing is to buy a piece of wood to use as a shelf. OR, I could cut up a milk crate to make shelves out of its sides. Which to do?
a red milk crate with shelf pilasters installed
September 25, 2026 at 8:23 PM
darrensilk3.bsky.social
Those paired plain pilasters with the bridging capitals that link them together are a motif used in William IV fireplace surrounds and other features. Which means the style lingered at least a couple of years after his death. There's also many terraces with the features in London reaching into 1840s
William IV fireplace surround with typical paired pilasters to the sides with linking capitals.
September 24, 2026 at 1:58 AM
parkerwelch.bsky.social
This man is so predictable lol
WaPo exclusive ‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues James McCrerh II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and ferry codes Today at 5:00 AM EDT Photo of a reference image for the Epstein memorial ballroom, with Trump’s handwriting in sharpie circling the Doric capitals of the pilasters between the ballroom windows and writing “JAMES - GREAT LOOK - BUT CORINTHIAN COLUMNS”
September 23, 2026 at 2:07 PM
dmercer.bsky.social
White terra cotta Art Deco door surround, Oak Park, Illinois. Dubin & Eisenberg, architects
Beautiful white terra cotta door surround in the Art Deco style. Features include fluted pilasters Extending from the sidewalk to several feet above the door, ending in large scrolls. Right above the door is a terra cotta panel depicting two angry birds with wings spread and beaks open. There is more scrollwork above and below the birds. Above this panel is a Juliet balcony with a wrought iron balustrade. Flanking the balcony are panels of geometric shapes done in white terra cotta that resemble sailboats on a rough sea.
September 21, 2026 at 2:44 PM
everycarnegie.bsky.social
Fergus Public Library, Ontario, Canada 📚
190 Saint Andrew St. W
📍 Map

$7,000 from Andrew Carnegie, 29 January 1908 (about $251,000 today)

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A.I.-written description: A rough-cut stone building with an arched entrance framed by pilasters, flanked by pairs of tall arched windows, below a peaked gable and a dark pitched roof. A stone sign at the base reads the library’s name, with a red chair and planters along the sidewalk out front.
September 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
cmadrawings.bsky.social
Eighteen Views of Rome: The Collegio di Propaganda Fide (recto); Sketches of Windows and Pilasters of the Attic Storey of the Collegio di Propaganda Fide (verso) https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.262
Eighteen Views of Rome: The Collegio di Propaganda Fide (recto); Sketches of Windows and Pilasters of the Attic Storey of the Collegio di Propaganda Fide (verso)
September 18, 2026 at 11:45 AM
dmercer.bsky.social
4520 W. Addison, Chicago. 1946, Sivert Klefstad, architect.
One-story Streamline Moderne factory building clad in variegated orange brick. The corner on the right side is curved as are the walls leading to the front entrance in the center. The entrance is framed by fluted stone pilasters rising just above the roof line. The curved entrance walls are filled in with clear glass block. The building has a flat roof with rounded stone coping. Centered above the entrance is a blue sign with white lettering reading "Slidematic."
September 17, 2026 at 4:38 PM
nguthrie.bsky.social
Christ Church, Spitalfields (1729), in the characteristically idiosyncratic baroque of Nicholas Hawksmoor. Sadly the interior was not open for viewing #c18 #c18th #18thc
Porch with columns and Palladian arch at the foot of a spire with a Palladian window and pilasters but also a pointed steeple. Dramatic clouds.
September 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
dmercer.bsky.social
3547 W. Montrose, Chicago. 1928, Koenigsberg & Weisfeld, architects
Former Fernstrom Fireproof Storage building, built in 1928. The 3-story facade is completely covered in mottled tan terra cotta (except for the windows). Terra cotta decoration includes fluted pilasters topped with scroll capitals; narrow bands of foliate design; a stripe of bead and reel decoration; and large terra cotta keystones above the second floor windows.
September 16, 2026 at 12:25 PM
everylotboston.bsky.social
10 Wardman Rd
Boston, MA
Built 1890 · Three-family home · 3 floors
Assessed $926,100
Historical maps of this lot: https://mapbeast.net/#ll=42.31526,-71.09465,18
Street-level photograph of the property at 10 Wardman Rd. This three-story red brick row house features a prominent, ornate light-colored cornice with dentil molding and brackets, characteristic of a Victorian row house style. Its recessed main entrance is framed by heavy light-colored stone pilasters and an entablature, accessed by stone steps with black metal railings. Rectangular windows with white frames are regularly spaced across the facade, some fitted with air conditioning units and Parcel [1101671000].
September 16, 2026 at 9:30 AM
dmercer.bsky.social
Grein Funeral Directors, 2114 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. Built in 1931. Their website says the architect was "G. Gaul" of Hermann J. Gaul & Son, but I can't find G. Gaul mentioned anywhere else. Also, this building is not on Chicago's Historic Resources Survey.
Art Deco funeral home constructed of smooth light gray limestone. The facade is symmetrical (almost), with the main entrance in the center and another door at the far left. The building has a stepped roofline, carved chevrons, and fluted pilasters rising up from the street on both sides of the main entrance. Art Deco ceiling light made of white glass and black metal. The glass is cut in a zigzag pattern on both sides. Beautiful wood Art Deco light fixture featuring chevrons and diamond shapes. The wood is honey-colored.
September 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
everycarnegie.bsky.social
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 📚
235 W. 10th St.

$30,000 from Andrew Carnegie, January 24, 1901 (about $1.2 million today)

📷 AlexiusHoratius · CC BY-SA 3.0

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A.I.-written description: Rough stone building with a peaked gable framed by pilasters over the entrance, tall arched windows along the side, set on a raised lawn behind a low stone retaining wall with steps up to the door, large shade trees, an American flag on a pole out front, and a paved street in the foreground.
September 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
sherlockquotes.bsky.social
“Then that, of course, accounts for my getting no answer.”

🏉 Sherlock Holmes, “The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter”

📷 Library of Congress (1895)

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Hampton Court Palace, Centre portion of East Front, 1895. Library of Congress. A.I.-generated description: Black-and-white postcard photograph of a grand classical stone facade with tall pilasters, a triangular pediment with carved relief, rows of large windows and chimneys along the roofline, and two figures standing before the entrance.
September 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM