WINTER GARDEN by claude19

Mixed Medium • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Oct 28, 2008

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Les Serres royales de Laeken comptent parmi les principaux monuments du XIXe siècle en Belgique. Elles ont été entièrement édifiées en métal et en verre, ce qui représentait pour l’époque une innovation spectaculaire tout comme le Crystal Palace (édifié à Londres par l'architecte Paxton en 1851). En 1873, l’architecte Alphonse Balat conçoit pour le Roi Léopold II un complexe de serres en relation avec le château de Laeken. Ce complexe revêt l’apparence d’une ville de verre implantée dans un paysage vallonné. Il est caractérisé par des pavillons monumentaux, des coupoles de verre, des larges galeries qui parcourent le terrain comme des rues couvertes. Les serres ont surtout inspiré la nouvelle architecture belge de cette époque. Leur rayonnement s’est propagé, avec l'Art Nouveau, à travers le monde entier. (source WIKIPEDIA) The royal Greenhouses of Laeken count among the principal monuments of the XIXe century in Belgium. They were entirely built out of metal and glass, which represented for the time a spectacular innovation just like the Hook De luxe hotel (built in London by l' Paxton architect in 1851). In 1873, the architect Alphonse Balat conceives for the King Léopold II a complex of greenhouses in relation to the castle of Laeken. This complex revêt the appearance of a town of glass established in an undulating landscape. It is characterized by monumental houses, cupolas of glass, broad galleries which traverse the ground like covered streets. The greenhouses especially inspired the new Belgian architecture of this time. Their radiation was propagated, with l' Art nouveau, through the whole world.

Comments (17)

Realm_Of_Illusion

6:09AM | Tue, 28 October 2008

Very nice complex composition, I like the colors :)

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Roger60

6:10AM | Tue, 28 October 2008

Fractals at reflecting mirror patterns. Great idea.

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RodolfoCiminelli

7:33AM | Tue, 28 October 2008

Wonderful fractal, beautiful palette of colors and creative abstract shapes.....!!!!

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MrsRatbag

8:22AM | Tue, 28 October 2008

I love your "glass pane" work; this is lovely!

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pops

9:58AM | Tue, 28 October 2008

This is sinply incredible

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bakapo

10:23AM | Tue, 28 October 2008

nice muted colors... very pretty.

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Janiss

10:29AM | Tue, 28 October 2008

Comme un poussin dans une cage... j'aime beaucoup! PS: oublié de le mettre, c'était au cimetière Montmartre!;-)

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amota99517

12:30PM | Tue, 28 October 2008

Absolutely wonderful work! Your use of the glass block effect is fantastic.

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carlx

12:57PM | Tue, 28 October 2008

Gorgeous composition and design!!!

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BloodFlowers

2:56PM | Tue, 28 October 2008

Une bien belle illustration de ton explication ...

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jocko500

6:37PM | Tue, 28 October 2008

thanks for the history. this is lovely

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NekhbetSun

7:23AM | Wed, 29 October 2008

Thanks for the info and love this one !

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MagikUnicorn

10:41AM | Wed, 29 October 2008

Ici ce matin la neige tombe...signe que le Printemps acheve ;-)

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Richardphotos

9:18PM | Wed, 29 October 2008

exceptional work

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three_grrr

10:43PM | Wed, 29 October 2008

Ah, to have such a garden now! I would sit here on winter mornings and enjoy my first cup of coffee! This morning I awoke to find snow on my car window! Thankfully none stayed on the ground yet!

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