NOTES: The reliefs illustrate scenes from Plutarch's Triumphs and the famous meeting between Francois I of France and Henry VIII of England at the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
NOTES: The reliefs illustrate scenes from Plutarch's Triumphs and the famous meeting between Francois I of France and Henry VIII of England at the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
NOTES: Cragside was the enlargement of a shooting lodge of 1864 into a large country house. The alterations took place in stages over the period 1869-1885.
NOTES: This is a collection buildings of the former Zsolnay porcelain factory, which made architectural ceramics, as well as domestic pieces. The factory pioneered the use of the eosin process, introduced in 1893, which gave a red irridescence to the porcelain, which became a favourite of Art Nouveau artists. Another process was pyrogranite, developed for ornamental outdoor ceramics by 1886. Fired at high temperature, this durable material was acid and frost-resistant making it suitable for use as roof tiles, indoor and outdoor decorative ceramics, and fireplaces and also used by architects such as Odon Lechner.
NOTES: The New Wing was constructed in 1975-1979 to designs by Colin St John Wilson & Partners. Cuts in government spending resulted in only half of the original scheme being completed. See RIBA109586 for a black and white version of this image.