Chicago - Architecture & Cityscape

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Museum of Science & Industry -II - Caryatids

Caryatids at Museum of Science and Industry..

What are Caryatids?
Wikipedia informs..
A caryatid is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head.

Museum of Science and Industry..
Address: 57th St. at Lake Shore Drive
Year Built: 1891-1893, Reconstructed 1929-30, Interior renovation 1930-41..
Architects: Charles Atwood, Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, Shaw, Naess & Murphy
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: November 1, 1995..

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Museum of Science and Industry...

Museum of Science and Industry- III [Wall details - by Philip Martiny]

West side of the museum..

Some very interesting wall details..

West wall details..

Museum of Science and Industry - IV [Bronze Doors - North entrance]

The large bronze door at the museum North entrance, represent fourteen important subjects in science, including mathematics, engineering, medicine, transportation and architecture..

Museum of Science and Industry..
Address: 57th St. at Lake Shore Drive
Year Built: 1891-1893, Reconstructed 1929-30, Interior renovation 1930-41..
Architects: Charles Atwood, Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, Shaw, Naess & Murphy
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: November 1, 1995..

RELATED LINKS:
Museum of Science and Industry...

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Chicago Theater - III [Auditorium - Murals]

Sun God Apollo in his chariot..

Chicago Theater: Auditorium..
The auditorium has 3,550 seats..

The above image gives a good perspective of the theater.. The Sun God Apollo's mural, can be seen [to the right] on the proscenium arch.

I wish I knew what these murals represent.. That gives me a topic for research..

Chicago Theater: II [Auditorium]

Chicago Theater: Auditorium..
The auditorium has 3,550 seats, and it's opulent.
For the sake of some sort of organization in imge-postings, I'm diving them as
- Proscenium Arch details
- Wall details
- Ceiling details
AND..
- Murals [covered in a seperate post, click here..

PROSCENIUM ARCH deatils..
What is procenium arch?
Dictionary.com expalins..
In theatrical design, the arch that frames a stage, separating it from the auditorium.

Apollo, the Sun God on his chariot..
For more murals, click here..

WALL details
Since all the photographs were taken sitting oon one seat, there was not much scope of manuvering. Here are some images of one corner of the wall..

CEILING Details..

All these images were taken, sitting on one seat, as on stage the graduation ceremony of my niece was in progress...