Tennis star Ivan Lendl’s unique Alfons Mucha collection in Prague

Lendl’s unique Mucha collection goes on show in Prague:

New Mucha exhibit appearing in the Prague Municipal Building (Obecní dům), where Mucha has several works permanently built-in to the surfaces. Tennis star Ivan Lendl was born in the Czech Republic and with the help of Alfons Mucha expert Jack Rennert, the pair has gathered all but three of the original 119 posters created by the master of Art Nouveau.

On vacation in Prague, called the "City of 100 Towers", I was stunned with the amount of Art Nouveau (Jugenstil) buildings. The Mayor's Office in Obecní dům is enough to bring a tear to your eyes, it's that gorgeous. The central train station, Novak Departement store (U Novaku) and Villa Henlenka are more of the completely awe-inspiring Art Nouveau building in town. 

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Kutna Hora is a small gold mining town near the capital city with a fair share of Art Nouveau style architecture and surface design. St. Vitus cathedral on the outskirts of town has stained glass windows by Mucha.

 

 

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Modern architecture in ancient Barcelona

The home of Gaudi and Art Nouveau style buildings, and modern Barcelona is also worth the pilgrimage for the contemporary architectural triumphs.

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Modern architecture in Barcelona

We traveled to Barcelona in 2006 and created this map to plan our days to see many great buildings. A rental apartment that we found onthe internet was our home inthe center of the city one week, which is certainly a great way to enjoy living in a city while on vacation. Take a tour of architecture new and old with photographs in the Catalonian city of Barcelona in the Kingdom of Spain.

Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel

Gas Natural office building

The Mercat Santa Caterina

Torre Calatrava

Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Pavilion

The ancient architecture of this medieval city is a perfect backdrop for beautiful modern buildings that together make this city so unique as a destination for a grand tour of architecture in Europe. Read more at www.redgage.com

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March at Winterthur - furniture museum, garden lecture, antique consultations + related articles

5 things to know about March at Winterthur - Hockessin, DE - The Community News:

"Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library has re-opened its door for the public to explore its gorgeous gardens and attractions.

And as if visiting the beautiful site wasn’t enough, Winterthur is spoiling guests with several events and exhibits in March. Without further ado, here’s five things to know about Winterthur and this month’s events."

History abounds About 60 years ago, collector and horticulturist Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969) opened his childhood home, Winterthur, to the public. Today, Winterthur is the premier museum of American decorative arts, including a collection of 85,000 objects made or used in America between about 1640 and 1860. The collection is displayed in a 175-room house.

 

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Terry Dickson: It's an easy ride for a courthouse collector | jacksonville.com:

"Fred Veator has been to more courthouses than Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen combined ... and all on a motorcycle. Veator has been to 1,405 county courthouses 'and one insane asylum,' he said."