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Tag Archives: Art Nouveau

Riga’s Beautiful Art Nouveau: The Icing On the Cake
Architecture / Latvia / Travel

Riga’s Beautiful Art Nouveau: The Icing On the Cake

Posted on November 18, 2019 by gallivance.net • 19 Comments

Naked maidens, snarling gargoyles, screaming faces, writhing snakes, flying dragons, prancing peacocks, and heroic gods and goddesses: does this sound like a recipe for a fantasy novel? Continue reading →

A Gem and a Gym: Bratislava’s Art Nouveau
Architecture / Slovakia / Travel

A Gem and a Gym: Bratislava’s Art Nouveau

Posted on December 10, 2018 by gallivance.net • 29 Comments

On a crisp Fall day with clear, azure skies it’s hard to take a bad photo – but I’m having no luck. It’s “Blue on Blue.” My subject seems to blend right into the sky and nearly disappear – except for the white icing and sparkly bits. Continue reading →

Rockin’ the Rhinos Since 1903: Kyiv’s Chimera House
Architecture / Travel / Ukraine

Rockin’ the Rhinos Since 1903: Kyiv’s Chimera House

Posted on October 17, 2018 by gallivance.net • 43 Comments

Whether by design or default, our homes reflect a good deal about our personalities. But what does a 6-story house covered with rhinos, elephants, frogs, catfish, lizards, stags, mermaids, and a snake hanging down like a scaly drain pipe say about the owner? Continue reading →

Helsinki Central Station: An Art Nouveau Tour de Force
Architecture / Finland / Travel

Helsinki Central Station: An Art Nouveau Tour de Force

Posted on February 6, 2017 by gallivance.net • 25 Comments

You gotta love big, buff guys sportin’ pageboys and holding glowing globes. I mean, really. And you’ll find these stoic, Prince Valiant look-alikes standing guard in front of Helsinki’s Central Railway Station. Continue reading →

Beguiling Baltic Doors: What’s the Message?
Architecture / Baltics / Travel

Beguiling Baltic Doors: What’s the Message?

Posted on May 2, 2016 by gallivance.net • 41 Comments

We’ve always been fascinated by doorways and what they have to say. It doesn’t take an architect or etymologist to know that the facade is the face of a building, and if this is so, then the door can be the beguiling lipstick that enchants visitors. Continue reading →

This is Serbia
Serbia / Travel

This is Serbia

Posted on October 1, 2015 by gallivance.net • 59 Comments

Smells are the first things that strike you. Food is revered, sausage is a delicacy, and ajvar is a culinary delight to be embraced. The scent of cigarette smoke pervades the air. This is Serbia. Continue reading →

Upstarts and Ingrates: Art Nouveau in Subotica, Serbia
Architecture / Serbia / Travel

Upstarts and Ingrates: Art Nouveau in Subotica, Serbia

Posted on September 21, 2015 by gallivance.net • 61 Comments

From fashion to furniture, houses to hair styles, every generation knows exactly what it finds attractive. And then the next-generation ingrates arrive on the scene to scoff at bygone trends, calling them old-fashioned and outdated relics. Continue reading →

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