Marble architecture

These exquisite marble models of sacred architecture feature extraordinary details, including tiny ornate objects and mini shelves.

Traditional white marble carved arches in the temple, Gujarat, India

nikos athina's new flagship store by saint of athens draws on greek heritage, with a quarry-like interior crafted from sculpted white marble.

St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy "is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of Byzantine architecture. It lies at the eastern end of the Piazza San Marco, adjacent and connected to the Doge's Palace. Originally it was the chapel of the Doge, and has only been the city's cathedral since 1807, when it became the seat of the Patriarch of Venice, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, formerly at San Pietro di Castello. For its opulent…

Chiseled doric columns, ornate arches, vaulted ceilings, staircases, and tiny sculptures within a sculpture—all of this fits into miniature architectural spaces that resemble ancient and medieval ruins and sacred architecture carved into raw marble and stone. These historical sculptures are brought to life by an internationally acclaimed British sculptor, Matthew Simmonds (previously here on Bored Panda), who currently lives and works in Denmark.

openbox architects has joined architecture and landscape as one, in its most recent residential design in bangkok, thailand.

The 5th-century basilica of Santa Sabina was built at the top of the Aventine Hill on the site of the Temple of Juno Regina and re-used many of its materials including these Roman columns hewn from Proconnesian marble. The spandrels of the closely-spaced arches have inlaid marble designs in green and purple, depicting chalices and patens to represent the Eucharist.

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Photographer Frederik Vercruysse created the series ‘Tempo Polveroso’ while participating an ‘artist in residency’ project in Villa Lena, Tuscany. Initially he planed to photograph a new series of still lifes during his stay though he soon felt compelled to capture his inspirational surroundings in images rather than remain within the four walls of his studio. […]