An astounding plot in Durham’s Maplewood Cemetery with three monumental axes.
Category Archives: architecture
Santa Costanza in Rome and San Michele Arcangelo in Perugia
I was astounded to find a Perusine church cite one of my favorites in Rome.
The Kates monument in Laurel Hill
The Kates monument in Laurel Hill gets us to the name of the quarry that contracted several works discussed here.
Slifer my God to thee
The most expensive monument in the cemetery supports the posturings of the Slifer family.
Trompe l’oeil in Laurel Hill
A wondrous trompe l’oeil effect created by the landscape architect of the Conarroe plot in Laurel Hill.
A Hollywood angel
The Rueger monument in Hollywood Cemetery is a nice example of art we sadly no longer see in American cemeteries.
The Bolte-Willms folly
A finicky, complicated beaux-arts confection is the focus of a close analysis. I deploy every food metaphor I could in the process.
An interesting and malleable monument type.
A grand beaux-arts monument evolves to something charming.
Terra Cotta!
A wondrous collection of terra cotta architectural elements in Dupont Circle.
