http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/tags/artwork/ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:13:20 -0700 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:13:20 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8177/buddyicons/34917706@N07.jpg?1347920759#34917706@N07 http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/tags/artwork/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/6100271573/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/6100271573/" title="A VIEW AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6074/6100271573_2072bfcc00_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="A VIEW AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART" /></a></p> Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:13:20 -0700 2011-07-03T14:43:09-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6100271573 A VIEW AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital ralphbull jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972362816/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972362816/" title="EAST BUILDING PLAZA"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6143/5972362816_10b27869af_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="EAST BUILDING PLAZA" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:03:56 -0700 2011-07-24T10:00:08-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5972362816 EAST BUILDING PLAZA <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5971788699/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5971788699/" title="EAST BUILDING PLAZA"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6140/5971788699_3332cb5f6b_m.jpg" width="240" height="165" alt="EAST BUILDING PLAZA" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:58:04 -0700 2011-07-24T09:55:28-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5971788699 EAST BUILDING PLAZA <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/6054010513/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/6054010513/" title="SAINT SEBASTIAN"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6205/6054010513_9dfd8be38d_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="SAINT SEBASTIAN" /></a></p> <p>Artist/Sculptor: Matteo Civitali. Circa 1492. Painted Terra Cotta.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=12174" rel="nofollow">www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=12174</a></p> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:58:51 -0700 2011-07-03T14:17:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6054010513 SAINT SEBASTIAN <p>Artist/Sculptor: Matteo Civitali. Circa 1492. Painted Terra Cotta.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=12174" rel="nofollow">www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=12174</a></p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5975204008/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5975204008/" title="FOUNTAINS AND SKYLIGHTS"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6139/5975204008_2e9a5f1a1d_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="FOUNTAINS AND SKYLIGHTS" /></a></p> Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:48:07 -0700 2011-07-25T14:48:07-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5975204008 FOUNTAINS AND SKYLIGHTS THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5971805687/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5971805687/" title="EAST BUILDING PLAZA/NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART WEST WING DOOR"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6124/5971805687_8e2f80b31c_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="EAST BUILDING PLAZA/NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART WEST WING DOOR" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:04:11 -0700 2011-07-24T10:00:28-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5971805687 EAST BUILDING PLAZA/NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART WEST WING DOOR <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972366584/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972366584/" title="EAST BUILDING PLAZA/COURTYARD SKYLIGHT"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6138/5972366584_bf1c612901_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="EAST BUILDING PLAZA/COURTYARD SKYLIGHT" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:05:16 -0700 2011-07-24T10:00:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5972366584 EAST BUILDING PLAZA/COURTYARD SKYLIGHT <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972371916/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972371916/" title="THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6009/5972371916_0c49c6a613_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Art" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Art</a></p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:07:12 -0700 2011-07-24T10:06:11-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5972371916 THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Art" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Art</a></p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5971814299/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5971814299/" title="THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6140/5971814299_2dd2d2bb68_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Art" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Art</a></p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:07:21 -0700 2011-07-24T10:06:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5971814299 THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Art" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Art</a></p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972370348/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972370348/" title="COURTYARD SKYLIGHT/EAST BUILDING PLAZA"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6016/5972370348_72fe2bb136_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="COURTYARD SKYLIGHT/EAST BUILDING PLAZA" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:06:36 -0700 2011-07-24T10:02:15-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5972370348 COURTYARD SKYLIGHT/EAST BUILDING PLAZA <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972368950/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972368950/" title="EAST BUILDING PLAZA"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6021/5972368950_389eb07a74_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="EAST BUILDING PLAZA" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:06:07 -0700 2011-07-24T10:01:22-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5972368950 EAST BUILDING PLAZA <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972363198/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972363198/" title="EAST BUILDING PLAZA"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6025/5972363198_744b48a89d_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="EAST BUILDING PLAZA" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:04:04 -0700 2011-07-24T10:00:19-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5972363198 EAST BUILDING PLAZA <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5971811659/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5971811659/" title="COURTYARD SKYLIGHTS/EAST BUILDING PLAZA"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6133/5971811659_2a49238375_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="COURTYARD SKYLIGHTS/EAST BUILDING PLAZA" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:06:22 -0700 2011-07-24T10:01:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5971811659 COURTYARD SKYLIGHTS/EAST BUILDING PLAZA <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972368690/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972368690/" title="EAST BUILDING PLAZA/COURTYARD SKYLIGHT"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6141/5972368690_40a46f4a28_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="EAST BUILDING PLAZA/COURTYARD SKYLIGHT" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:06:01 -0700 2011-07-24T10:01:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5972368690 EAST BUILDING PLAZA/COURTYARD SKYLIGHT <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5971787287/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5971787287/" title="EAST BUILDING PLAZA"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6018/5971787287_8cfcd7bbef_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="EAST BUILDING PLAZA" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:57:37 -0700 2011-07-24T09:54:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5971787287 EAST BUILDING PLAZA <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972344478/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972344478/" title="EAST BUILDING PLAZA"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6121/5972344478_06d3e9bd73_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="EAST BUILDING PLAZA" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:57:23 -0700 2011-07-24T09:54:48-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5972344478 EAST BUILDING PLAZA <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5971791361/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5971791361/" title="EAST BUILDING PLAZA"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6130/5971791361_a5c7997194_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="EAST BUILDING PLAZA" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:58:58 -0700 2011-07-24T09:56:43-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5971791361 EAST BUILDING PLAZA <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972349886/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972349886/" title="EAST BUILDING PLAZA"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6025/5972349886_9e20c0cbae_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="EAST BUILDING PLAZA" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:59:15 -0700 2011-07-24T09:57:08-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5972349886 EAST BUILDING PLAZA <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972342018/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5972342018/" title="GROVE OF SAUCER MAGNOLIAS/EAST BUILDING PLAZA"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6146/5972342018_ac46d76fcf_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="GROVE OF SAUCER MAGNOLIAS/EAST BUILDING PLAZA" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:56:31 -0700 2011-07-24T09:53:47-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5972342018 GROVE OF SAUCER MAGNOLIAS/EAST BUILDING PLAZA <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5971787899/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917706@N07/">THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5971787899/" title="EAST BUILDING PLAZA"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6148/5971787899_4ccec5458e_m.jpg" width="240" height="120" alt="EAST BUILDING PLAZA" /></a></p> <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:57:48 -0700 2011-07-24T09:55:13-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5971787899 EAST BUILDING PLAZA <p>Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> <br /> The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.<br /> <br /> Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.</p> THE ENIGMATIC TRAVELER blackandwhite bw art museum architecture garden painting washingtondc smithsonian photo dc washington artwork christ culture jr tourist canvas photograph picasso oil vermeer marble raphael goya rembrandt johnsingersargent oldmasters fdr neoclassical tempera nationalgalleryofart claudemonet impei hals dürer vanderweyden vincentvangogh newdeal alexandercalder ingres johnwalker titian franklinroosevelt grünewald thenationalmall rembrandtvanrijn italianrenaissance johnrussellpope janvermeer adorationofthemagi paulmellon cranachtheelder chesterdale thenationscapital jcarterbrown samuelhenrykress andleonardodavinci davidefinley earlarustypowelliii