the city of domes-第26章

按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页，按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页，按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部！
————未阅读完？加入书签已便下次继续阅读！



East；　Arch　of　Rising　Sun；　Arch　of　Setting　Sun；　in　west。　Suggested　by　arches　of　Constantine　and　Titus　in　Rome；　modified　by　use　of　green　lattices；　Oriental；　and　by　colossal　sculptural　groups；　the　East　and　the　West；　in　place　of　Roman　chariot　or　quadriga。

Columns　in　front　of　arches；　composite；　mingling　of　Ionic　and　Corinthian；　female　figure　used　as　decoration。

〃Angel　of　Peace；〃　by　Leo　Lentelli；　on　each　side　of　arches　on　Sienna　columns；　repeated　four　times。　Sword　is　turned　down；　but　not　sheathed；　a　commentary　on　modern　peace。

〃Pegasus；〃　in　triangular　spaces　above　arch；　by　Frederick　G。　R。　Roth；　repeated　on　the　other　side。

Medallions；　right　and　left　sides　of　arches。　Female　figures　suggesting　Nature；　by　Calder；　male　figures　suggesting　Art；　by　B。　Bufano；　of　New　York。

Above　medallions　on　frieze；　decorative　griffons。

Quotations　on　Arch　of　Rising　Sun；　west　side；　facing　court；　chosen　by　Garnett。　Panels　from　left　to　right：　〃They　who　know　the　truth　are　not　equal　to　those　who　love　it；〃　from　Confucius；　the　Chinese　philosopher；　〃The　moon　sinks　yonder　in　the　west　while　in　the　east　the　glorious　sun　behind　the　herald　dawn　appears；　thus　rise　and　set　in　constant　change　those　shining　orbs　and　regulate　the　very　life　of　this；　our　world；〃　from　〃Shakuntala〃　by　Kalidasa；　the　Indian　poet；　〃Our　eyes　and　hearts　uplifted　seem　to　gaze　on　heaven's　radiance；〃　from　Hitomaro；　the　Japanese　poet。

Quotations　on　Arch　of　Rising　Sun；　east　side；　facing　Florentine　Court。　Panels　from　left　to　right：　〃He　that　honors　not　himself　lacks　honor　wheresoe'er　he　goes；〃　from　Zuhayr；　the　Arabian　poet；　〃The　balmy　air　diffuses　health　and　fragrance；　so　tempered　is　the　genial　glow　that　we　know　neither　heat　nor　cold；　tulips　and　hyacinths　abound；　fostered　by　a　delicious　clime；　the　earth　blooms　like　a　garden；〃　from　Firdausi；　the　Persian　poet；　〃A　wise　man　teaches；　be　not　angry。　From　untrodden　ways　turn　aside；〃　from　Phra　Ruang；　the　Siamese　poet。

Crenellated　parapet　on　arches；　note　from　military　architecture。　Archers　used　to　shoot　from　behind。

Cleopatra's　Needle　repeated　on　edge　of　arches。　Used　by　the　Egyptians　as　historical　records　and　public　bulletins。　Merely　decorative。

Green　jars；　beautifully　designed；　in　niches　at　base　of　Arches　of　Rising　and　Setting　Sun；　McKim；　Mead　&　White。　Eight　in　each　arch。

Arch　of　the　Rising　Sun；　surmounted　by　group　representing　types　of　Oriental　civilization。　〃Nations　of　the　East；〃　designed　by　Calder；　and　executed　in　collaboration　with　Lentelli　and　Roth。　From　left　to　right：　Arab　sheik　on　horse；　negro　slave；　Egyptian　on　camel；　Arab　falconer；　Indian　prince；　Buddhist　priest　or　lama　from　Thibet；　Mohammedan　with　crescent；　negro　slave；　and　Mongolian　on　horseback。

Murals　in　arch　by　Edward　Simmons；　of　New　York。　On　north　wall；　from　left　to　right；　True　Hope　and　False　Hope；　Commerce；　Inspiration；　Truth；　Religion；　Wealth；　Family；　in　background　Asiatic　and　American　cities。　On　south　wall：　historical　types；　nations　that　have　crossed　the　Atlantic；　from　left　to　right；　〃Call　to　Fortune；〃　listening　to　the　past；　the　workman；　the　artist；　the　priest；　Raleigh　the　adventurer；　Columbus　the　discoverer；　the　savage　of　lost　Atlantis；　the　Graeco…Roman；　and　the　Spirit　of　Adventure　sounding　the　call　to　fortune。　In　background；　ancient　and　modern　ships。

Arch　of　Setting　Sun。　Statues；　frieze；　spandrels；　parapet；　identical　with　Arch　of　Rising　Sun。　Group　on　top；　〃The　Nations　of　the　West；〃　designed　by　Calder；　executed　in　collaboration　with　Lentelli　and　Roth。　American　figures　grouped　around　prairie　wagon；　drawn　by　two　oxen。　Above　wagon；　〃Enterprise〃；　in　front；　〃The　Mother　of　Tomorrow；〃　white　boy　on　one　side；　colored　boy　on　other；　south；　a　French…Canadian；　an　Alaskan　woman；　a　Spanish…American；　a　German；　north；　an　Italian；　British…American；　squaw；　American　Indian。

Quotations　on　Arch　of　Setting　Sun；　chosen　by　Garnett。　Panels　from　left　to　right；　facing　court：　〃In　Nature's　infinite　book　of　secrecy　a　little　I　can　read；〃　from　〃Antony　and　Cleopatra；〃　by　Shakespeare；　the　English　poet；

　　　　　　〃Facing　west　from　California's　shores；　　　　　　　Inquiring；　tireless；　seeking　what　is　yet　unfound；

I；　a　child；　very　old；　over　waves；　toward　the　house　of　maternity；　the　land　of　migrations；　look　afar；

Look　off　the　shores　of　my　Western　sea；　the　circle　almost　circled。　from　〃Leaves　of　Grass；〃　by　Walt　Whitman　the　American　poet；　〃Truth；　witness　of　the　past；　councillor　of　the　present；　guide　of　the　future；〃　from　〃Don　Quixote；〃　by　Cervantes；　the　Spanish　novelist。

Murals　in　Arch　of　the　Setting　Sun；　by　Frank　Vincent　Du　Mond　of　New　York。　〃Westward　March　of　Civilization；〃　beginning　on　north　and　continuing　on　south　wall。　Four　groups　in　north　panel；　from　left　to　right；　Emigrants　setting　out　for　the　west；　two　workmen　and　a　woman　holding　child；　symbolic　figure　of　the　Call　to　Fortune；　types　of　those　who　crossed　the　continent；　the　driver；　the　Preacher；　the　Pioneer；　the　Judge；　the　Schoolmistress；　the　children；　youth　bidding　farewell　to　parents；　in　background；　New　England　home　and　meeting　place。　South　wall：　four　groups　in　panel；　from　left　to　right；　two　Spanish…American　soldiers　and　captain　with　a　Spanish　priest；　suggesting　Mission　period；　symbolical　figure　〃Spirit　of　Enlightenment〃；　types　of　immigrants；　the　Scientist；　the　Architect；　the　Writer　Bret　Harte；　the　Sculptor；　the　Painter　William　Keith；　the　Agriculturist；　the　Laborer；　women　and　children；　California　welcoming　the　easterners；　figures　of　California　bear；　farmer；　miner；　fruit　pickers；　orange　tree；　grain　and　fruit；　symbols　of　state。

Classic　groups　at　head　of　steps　in　front　of　arches　leading　down　into　gardens　by　Paul　Manship；　of　New　York。　North　side；　〃The　Dancing　Girls〃；　south；　〃Music　and　Art。〃

Star…figure；　along　upper　edge　of　court；　by　Calder。　Repeated　ninety　times。　Contrast　with　angel　in　front　of　arches。

Lion's　head；　on　cornice　below　star…figure；　repeated　around　court。

Gilt　balls　on　the　domes　of　all　six　pavilions。　Represent　an　ornamental　motive　borrowed　from　the　Byzantines　and　often　used　on　synagogues。　A　feature　of　St。　Mark's。　Dr。　Jacob　Nieto；　rabbi　of　the　Temple　Israel；　of　San　Francisco；　has　an　interesting　theory　as　to　their　origin。　〃The　ancients　always　had　the　greatest　regard　for　the　central　star　of　each　of　the　constellations　that　made　tip　the　zodiacal　signs。　No　doubt　in　their　method　of　representation　they　would　symbolize　the　central　stars　by　a　globe；　as　they　also　did　the　sun　and　the　moon；　looking　upon　them　all　as　servants　of　the　earth；　and　having；　possibly；　no　idea　that　these　other　constellations　might　be　separate　solar　systems。〃

Frieze　on　pavilions　at　corners　of　court；　〃Signs　of　the　Zodiac；〃　Atlas　and　fourteen　daughters；　seven　Pleiades　and　seven　Hyades　twelve　bearing　plaques；　by　Herman　A。　MacNeil；　of　New　York。　On　four　sides　of　each　of　the　six　dome…covered　pavilions。　The　third　figure　from　the　end　on　either　side　represents　Electra。　Sculptor；　in　modelling　the　form；　put　it　on　one　side　and　then　reversed　it　on　the　other　side。　The　daughters　of　Atlas：　only　those　representing　signs　of　the　Zodiac；　have　shields。　On　each　shield　is　one　of　the　signs　of　the　Zodiac。　What　the　sculptor　has　designed　on　the　right　is　reversed　on　the　left；　securing　absolute　symmetry。　The　figures　are　finely　done　and　merit　special　attention。

Lamps　around　sunken　garden。　Women；　the　Canephori；　priestesses　who　carried　baskets　in　ancient　Greek　religious　festivals；　men；　suggestive　of　Hermes；　used　by　Romans　at　ends　of　roads。　Instead　of　baskets；　they　all　carry　jars。

〃Fountain　of　the　Rising　Still。〃　Ninety…foot　column　crowned　by　figure　of　Rising　Sun；　by　Adolph　A。　Weinman；　of　New　York。　Reliefs　at　base　of　column；　〃Day　Triumphant〃；　Time；　Light；　Truth；　Energy；　conquering　Falsehood；　Vice；　and　Darkness。　Ornamental　figures　under　upper　bowl　looking　down　into　water；　suggest　Neptune；　but　are　winged；　〃Spirit　of　the　Waters。〃

〃Fountain　of　Setting　Sun。〃　Column　with　figure　of　Setting　Sun；　a　woman；　called　also　〃Descending　Night。〃　Reliefs　at　base　of　fountain；　〃Gentle　Powers　of　Night；〃　with　Dusk　covering　Labor；　Love；　and　Peace；　followed　by　the　Stars；　Luna；　Illusions；　and　Evening　Mists。

Tritons　in　pools　of　Fountains　of　Rising　and　Setting　Sun；　by　Weinman。　Two　statues；　one；　triton　struggles　with　snake；　in　the　other；　with　fish。　Two　duplicated　in　each　pool。

Sheetlike　appearance　of　water　whe