Wednesday, December 10, 2008

I Love Baltimore.4













Designed by Benjamin Latrobe, who also designed the U.S. Capitol, the Baltimore Basilica is actually less exciting to me (from what I've heard recent renovations are closer to the original look, but lose some of the built up layers--it really looked all too shiny and new and clean to me for my taste) than the crypt, which is lovely with rows and rows of brick arches. It is also notable for four inverse arches under the upstairs dome. This is unusual, as far as I know, and very lovely.





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