Sentences with phrase «palatial buildings»

This most beautiful of Russian cities was the vision of Peter the Great who, in 1703, ordered its construction beginning with the Fortress of Peter & Paul, a stronghold guarding the mouth of the Neva River; later bringing the finest European architects to create an elegant ensemble of palatial buildings.

«We have examples of bathrooms of this kind mainly in palatial buildings.»

Dig into Hawaiian history at the Honolulu Museum of Art, a palatial building from 1927 with tropical gardens and water fountains that comprise the gorgeous grounds.

Blending English heritage with contemporary sophistication, the palatial building that houses the hotel has been sensitively renovated to create an ultra-luxurious hotel with the ambience of a stylish London residence.

Not exact matches

I Glasgow here in Scotland in the 1860's the minister of Cambridge Street United Presbyterian Church in Glasgow led wealthy merchants and manufacturers to a more palatial church in the west end, a scribe chalked on the door of the new building on the opening day:

I do not own any properties in London or in any part of the world, let alone own a «5 bed Edwardian palatial» building, valued at # 9.3 million mansion.»

Roughly 700,000 craftsmen and laborers built Emperor Qin Shihuang's palatial mausoleum in east - central China between 247 B.C. and 210 B.C..

The mineral gypsum building and ornamental elements catalogue of the palatial complex of Knossos consists of 2.185 entries.

So instead of working within the palatial 5th Avenue offices of top beauty brand LeClaire, she is stuck in a basement workspace in dingy building off an alleyway, working on the «online» forgotten section of the company's website with one pretty non-verbal and sometimes pants-less workmate, Mason (Adrian Martinez).

For instance, are we to really to expect that Mary Shaw not only could afford to build a palatial theater in what happens to be quite a small town, but that her performances within that theater would continue to be attended by townsfolk who act like they are seeing her perform every showing for the very first time?

Walk right out of your verandah and directly into the palatial swimming pool with a built - in seating section.

Built around two principle courtyards with palatial proportions, the hotel has 67 suites with lofty 4m high ceilings ranging from 50 to 180m ².

A palatial early 20th century building with a neo-classical look from the outside, wonderfully blended with sleek, light and well - balanced interiors of marble and honey - toned wood.

The beauty of Lang Co was legendary among kings from the Nguyen Dynasty who came here to build their palatial complexes for vacation.

This palatial residence was built in the 17th century by Carlo Maderno for Pope Urban VIII; you will have time to admire the Pontifical Villas and stroll the extensive gardens.

The Kandy House is the former home of a Sri Lankan aristocrat who committed an act of «decadent defiance» by building himself a palatial villa using roof tiles, which at the time were decreed only for royal residences.

The palatial, 19th century Palácio de Bolsa, formerly a stock market, was built to impress potential European investors.

The small corner towers and the vases styled as wheat sheaves underline the palatial splendor of the building while the spire imparts the excellent strictness.

This oceanfront property is ideal for a corporate retreat or a palatial vacation rental home, built into the rocks overlooking the famous Los Arcos, this contemporary Moroccan - styled villa has a -LSB-...]

This oceanfront property is ideal for a corporate retreat or a palatial vacation rental home, built into the rocks overlooking the famous Los Arcos, this contemporary Moroccan - styled villa has a 22 - foot vaulted ceiling in the grand salon, a modern, fully equipped gym, circular dining room.

MASS MoCA's palatial grounds — comprised of converted textile factory buildings — will host 15 - 25 year long shows; not permanent exhibitions but something quite different than the typical months - long installation.

When it was being built, European craftsmen stayed on the grounds for more than a year to create its palatial architectural ornaments, complemented by intricate hand ‑ carved fireplace mantels, soaring archways and custom ‑ designed plaster ceilings.