Sentences with word «cupola»

We learned that even the tilted cupola of the cathedral's tower in Cap - Haïtien, blown askew by an ill wind, is interpreted by the people as an omen that Duvalier is about to topple.

This focal point of the gay movement has now become an iconic destination for LGBT weddings, with cupola topped City Hall a popular — and beautiful — place to tie the knot in an urban setting.

Its extensive refurbishment in the late 1990s, including the glass cupola designed by the British architect Sir Norman Foster, had already won it plaudits.

The spacious Hawaiian styled architecture includes open beamed ceilings and a large center cupola for great airflow.

The gleaming white Belle Epoque facade sums up the essence of Monte - Carlo ritz and glitz: inside, it boasts one of the most famous lobbies in Europe, with a glass domed cupola designed by Gustave Eiffel (as in, the tower).

When it opened in 1957, the Robert Ridgefield Library had been the tallest building in Ridgefield - a nine - story neoclassical behemoth of granite and glass, columns and cornices, with an incongruous cupola perched uncomfortably on top.

The building's major architectural element was a windowed cupola in the ceiling.»

Literally capping off work at West Point Foundry Preserve in Cold Spring, Putnam County, we've restored the 21 - foot - tall cupola atop the 1865 Office Building.

Spacious two bedroom Casita with crafted cupola ceilings, high quality king beds and luxury linens in each room.

Spacious two bedroom casita with crafted cupola ceilings, high quality king beds and luxury linens in each room.

Features include: king sized bedroom sleeps 2 Capacity: 2 adults + 1 child Large en - suite Bath and seperate shower and cupola roof window Smart 50» TV with freeview digital channels Free WiFi throughout B & B Coffee / tea tray Cribs / infant beds available Ironing board, iron and hairdryer on request

Flight Engineer Steve Swanson joined his crewmates in the seven - windowed cupola to assist with the capture and help coordinate the activities.

Follow the winding stairs in the Master Bedroom to the third floor cupola to toast the sunset at the end of the day.

Located on the second floor and 262 square feet in size, Luxury Bay Front Rooms feature king - size beds with deluxe linens, and spa - inspired glass - tiled en - suite bathrooms with «free - floating» Kohler soaking tubs, sky - lit cupolas with remote controlled shades, walk - in showers, and Aveda Bath products.

It took around two years just to install this impressive cupola.

It still would be a lovely home — but it's cupola makes the whole house demand attention.

At first I was at a school on Gianicolo hill, an occasional job with a sublime view over Rome's patchwork of terracotta and glinting cupolas that made me catch my breath every time, and almost made up for the exasperating school politics.

Its website has this description: «Emphasising values of clarity and transparency, the glazed cupola is a new landmark for Berlin, and a symbol of the vigour of the German democratic process.»

Among the discoveries were several pyramids designed with an inner cupola (circular structure) connected to the pyramid corners through cross-braces.

The film allows the dragon its own precious character moment: crashing through the Gringotts cupola, the great creature pauses for a second to savor its freedom before flapping its torn papier - mâché wings, soaring low and kicking a few chimney tops into rubble, then ascending to lift its passenger - saviors into the sky.

Tradition and modernity are united in an overarching work of art with a double cupola, «ducktail» and 19 - inch Sport Classic wheels.

The central market in Valencia is one of the most spectacular in the country, with soaring cupolas, ceilings that reach 100 feet / 30 m, and ample windows that infuse it with Mediterranean light.

Above, a brick facade ended in a broken cupola silhouetted against the sky.

Mediterranean - inspired, the gleaming white property is topped with blue tile cupolas.

It is a lower, longer building, painted pink and white and decorated with ten dark green cupolas, each with a golden cross on top.

Considered the white island, due to its landscape and place names (White Hills and White Stones), Graciosa offers beautiful sights of well - preserved vineyards and quaint windmills of Flemish influenced red cupolas.

The casita is air conditioned, has cable television, ceiling fans, a covered veranda and a romantic cupola with vaulted hardwood ceilings.

Take a closer look by stepping out on the large rooftop terrace complete with turrets to have an eye level peek at Brunelleschi» s grand cupola.

It featured two floors of gingerbread Victorian architecture, 30 rooms, ornate cupolas and verandas.

Next, get a peek - a-boo view of St. Peter's cupola through the Keyhole of the Knights of Malta, set in the lush gardens of the Priory of the Knights of Malta.

The most striking exterior feature is the large central dome covered with brilliantly colored tiles and capped with a small copper cupola.

Following an extensive renovation to sensitively transform the 1914 Edwardian Belle Epoque building, the original architectural features have been painstakingly restored by an expert team of craftsmen, including the magnificent Grade II - listed street frontage and dome, and the grand Pavonazzo marble staircase which rises up through all seven storeys of the hotel beneath the 166 - foot cupola.

Images of Singapore street scenes mix with French cupola - style light boxes and paneled walls that echo a Parisian apartment.

Under an impressive crystal cupola the lobby of the hotel is characterized by its hanging plants and exotic gardens.

This room also offers a spiral staircase leading to the enclosed cupola, which offers a breathtaking view of the Gulf of Mexico.

La Bauhinia, the all - day dining restaurant and lounge in the centre of the building, features a newly uncovered and restored glass cupola modelled after the Eiffel Tower.

The veranda also includes sumptuous lounge areas, while the second - story balconies and third - story cupola boast the villa's most privileged vistas.

Tourist visits to the Reichstag cupola in Berlin are to be suspended as security fears grow in Germany.

Exquisite attention to detail, custom amenities including hand painted Trompe L'Oeil bath, solid granite piano bar... in the shape of a grand piano... extra wide stairwells, mezzanine library opening onto Living Area, gourmet kitchen with double convection ovens, warming drawer, separate food prep area, multiple private decks, Dining Room cupola ceiling that floods the Great Room with light... built - in audio, truly a breath - taking custom Cambria home!

The resort offers 45 colorfully decorated villas situated in town houses with white cupolas.

At the Richard L. Feigen & Co. booth, which was set off in a stately cupola crafted by master Chilean interior designer Juan Pablo Molyneux, a massive bust by Gustave Courbet had been attracting a large amount of interest, though had not sold yet.

The most apparent are the two shapes that hang in the Duveen's central cupola, the same angled spoked disc and its larger companion, made with six concentric lines, that originally appeared in the bottom half of Marcel Duchamp's eccentric, wholly enigmatic The Large Glass, whose first version was completed in 1923.

Known as the «Keith Haring velum», the painting was stretched below the monumental glass cupola above the historic staircase.

[7] This squat tower, known as a «hamper,» is on the site of Leoni's intended cupola, which was rejected by the owner.

When the dancers hit the inlaid circle of marble on the floor under the Duveen cupola, some quiet folderol music delays them for a couple of minutes before they continue on their way, stealthy in their ballet pumps.

The structure has been lodged into an unused cupola of the building and it is suspended from above.

Located in a secret cupola, never before opened to the public, at the Victoria & Albert Museum it is designed by digital artist Keiichi Matsuda.

In some homes, cupolas provide soft, indirect sunlight that illuminates the home without bringing in the heat.