Showing posts with label George. Show all posts
Showing posts with label George. Show all posts
Saturday, 24 March 2012
George Pappas
George Pappas is a Greek famous architect working in France and not known in Greece. In this video you can see some samples of his work.
Friday, 18 November 2011
Agenda: With George Friedman
While German Chancellor Angela Merkel says talks on the Greek debt problem will lead to a new financial architecture for Europe, the European Union is now facing problems on its eastern front. STRATFOR CEO George Friedman says Europe has now reached a crossroads in its history.
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
1989 On the day President George Bush (Snr) moved into the White House
Before and after shots of the Hammerwood Park restoration in 1989. Hammerwood Park was built by Benjamin Henry Latrobe in 1792. He emigrated to America in 1795 and became the first professional architect, working on the White House interior for Dolly Madison and more for Predident Jefferson. The porticos of the White House were built by James Hoban to Latrobe's design whilst Latrobe was working on the Capitol. Among Latrobe's other famous works was Baltimore Cathedral, the city water supply to Philadelphia and introducing the Greek Revival as the style of public architecture to the United States
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