For the past three months, parishioners and friends of the Church of Our Saviour on Park Avenue in midtown Manhattan have been wondering what happened to the fourteen icons that were removed from two
pilasters in the sanctuary on the evening of August 22.
Not exact matches
The lobby, restored to its turn of the 20th century glamour, is a model of old - school opulence, with eight hand - painted trompe l'oeil ceiling murals, Corinthian - capped
pilasters, and a king's ransom
in marble and gold trim.
The most consistent Colonial Revival elements found
in these buildings are building symmetry; hipped roofs that often intersected one another; the use of a single, decorative fan or Palladian windows located high - up
in the gabled or pedimented (triangular end) of the roof; double - hung windows with decorative features like thick concrete sills or curved, segmental arches overhead; thin columns or
pilasters with simple capitals (tops); pronounced front porches.
The entrance facade,
in the southern cylinder, is a wall of glass flanked by square corner
pilasters, while the northern cylinder is illuminated by 56 hexagonal windows inserted into the diagonal brick grid of the frame.
The recent project involved covering all four elevations of the Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin (Temporary Kunsthalle Berlin), built
in 2008 by Adolf Krischanitz and situated
in the historical centre of Berlin, with a digitally manipulated collage of archival images of the glass skin and concrete
pilasters of the nearby Palast der Republik (Palace of the Republic).
Another features an exterior
pilaster with the word «HATS» advertised — underneath is a slightly tattered handbill announcing Lesbian Pride Week
in June 1973.
The moldings often come
in kits that include
pilasters — vertical moldings resembling columns, which flank the door — and either a crosshead or pediment for on top.
To give your porch substance, add
in architectural millwork, such as these the simple
pilasters with columns.
The cabinetry
in this Colonial Kitchens design has been enhanced with period accents such as cornicing and
pilasters.