“A section through the Propylaea, showing the northern half. The Pinakotheke is on the left. The gateway was approached by a broad ramp which was probably stepped. Visitors passed through a temple-like entrance composed of six Doric columns....
“The Erechtheum seen from the west, as it might have appeared at the beginning of the fourth century BC. A sacrificial procession with a lamb for the sacrifice is approaching the sanctuary of Athena Polias.” (p.77); "[...] in 420 BC the...
"Every so often as the excavation continued, one of the workmen would shout: 'Another marble here!' In the end, we found ourselves - entranced and speechless - before a group of sculptures lying side by side: from west to east ([in this...
"In plan it follows the Etruscan pattern. [...] Moreover, in an effort to approximate a peripteral Greek temple - while maintaining the basic Etruscan plan - the architect added a series of engaged Ionic half-columns around the cella's sides...
"The design, inspired by the Erechtheion at Athens, includes a six-column Ionic façade and demonstrates the continuing impact of Greek art and architecture." (Caption, Pedley, p. 386)
A low stone wall separates a wide lawn from the sidewalk and street. Broad steps lead up to the entry of a building, which appears to be constructed of brick with a stone foundation and is adorned with multi-story Ionic columns topped by a...
Dwellings; Porches; Stone walls; Buildings; Houses
Address: 1400 Cherokee Road, Louisville, Kentucky. This home in the Cherokee Triangle neighborhood sits on a hill with a large stairway leading up to it. The stone fence at the sidewalk echoes the stone used on the first floor wrap-around porch....
Address: 1525 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The building in the middle has a plaque on one of its columns indicating, "Funeral Home, Herman Meyer." The building three or four-story building has a conical roof on the left side...
Louisville Water Company (Louisville, Ky.); Office buildings; Automobiles; Street railroad tracks; Cobblestone streets; Transportation; Buildings
Address: 433 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A cobblestone street with trolley tracks runs in front of the Louisville Water Company building. The sidewalk is lined with a street lamp and utility poles. A convertible automobile with...
Address: 515 E. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. The Preston Lodge, No. 281 building is shown. In Greek Revival style, the building is made of stone, is symmetrical and has a flat roof. In addition to its name and number, the letters "F and...
Young Women's Christian associations; Cobblestone streets; Street railroad tracks; Utility poles; Buildings; Transportation
Address: 720 S. Second Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Trolley and utility lines crisscross the cobblestone street. On the corner is the Young Women's Christian Association, bearing a sign with YWCA spelled out in light bulbs. To the side of the...
Temple Adath Israel (Louisville, Ky.); Religious facilities; Buildings; Historic buildings; Synagogues
Address: 834 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. "Mine house shall be an house of prayer for all people" marks the entry of Temple Adath Israel. The words are carved above a series of Ionic columns which support a pediment with...
Address: 953 Cherokee Road, Louisville, Kentucky. This brick home is labeled "Dr. Kettig's Residence." It includes a canopied porch with four Ionic columns. The front door appears to be surrounded by leaded glass. A two-tiered sidewalk...
Nosocomial infections; Catheterization--Complications; Drug resistance in microorganisms
Catheters represent an essential part of the management of critically and chronically ill patients. However, their use is often plagued by catheter related blood stream infections (CRBSIs), which are associated with increased morbidity, hospital...
From the Sacred Gate, Kerameikos, [Athens, Greece]. "The latest work in the group is the Sphinx, which is dated to about 560 BC. All that we found [in spring 2002] was the upper part of the body, partly preserved wings, and the head. We...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Educational facilities; University of Louisville. School of Law; Columns; Cupolas; Trees; Cannons;
Front of Law School building now known as Wyatt Hall. The leaves on the tree in front of the building have turned from green to orange. The ionic columns at the front entrance can be seen, and a banner is strung between two of them. The words...
Churches; First Christian Church (Winchester, Ky.)
Grey stone church building, viewed from the front. There is a shallow dome on top, but no steeple. Four ionic columns frame the front doorway. This is a Disciples of Christ church. Published by S.H. Kress & Co., manufacturer's number A-3515.
Note the front steps of the podium, the deep pronaos, and the carved column bases (Caption, Pedley, p.343); "This huge and surprising temple replaced the gigantic Archaic temple burned down by the Persians in 494 BC. It was raised high on a...
State Capitol of Tennessee in Nashville. The white columned building, which has a tall tower, is surrounded by trees a lawn. Text printed on verso reads, "Tennessee State Capitol Building was erected in 1845-1853, at a cost of $2,500,000. The...
Temple of "Fortuna Virilis": "In plan it follows the Etruscan pattern. [...] Moreover, in an effort to approximate a peripteral Greek temple - while maintaining the basic Etruscan plan - the architect added a series of engaged Ionic...
