Instructions. The Building- Architecture. US Supreme Court Building by Cass Gilbert. Greek Revival architecture. With a newfound access to Greece, archaeologist-architects of the period studied the Doric and Ionic orders, examples of which can be found in Russia, Poland, Lithuania and Finland (where the assembly of Greek buildings in Helsinki city centre is particularly notable). Yet in each country it touched, the style was looked on as the expression of local nationalism and civic virtue, especially in Germany and the United States, where the idiom was regarded as being free from ecclesiastical and aristocratic associations. Rediscovery of Greece[edit] Britain[edit] Following James Stuart's travels to Greece in the early 1750s, intellectual curiosity quickly led to a desire to emulate.
If it is tempting to see the Greek revival as the expression of Regency authoritarianism, then the changing conditions of life in Britain made Doric the loser of the Battle of the Styles, dramatically symbolized by the selection of Barry's Gothic design for the Palace of Westminster in 1836. Germany and France[edit] Beautiful Architecture - What Makes a Building Beautiful. "Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building. " ~Thomas Fuller, 17th century historian and author of The Worthies of England. "The first principle of architectural beauty is that the essential lines of a construction be determined by a perfect appropriateness to its use. "~Gustave Eiffel, designer of the Eiffel Tower Now, it's your turn. What qualities do you think makes a building beautiful?
Architectual Beauty The beauty in architecture is to produce designs that must have the correct concept, which will attract the eyes of people. —Guest jewel c cameron Individuality The Beauty. —Guest Riddhi Shah Functionality A coherent space is a predominant factor that gives a building an aesthetic value...inner beauty "functionality" has a direct impact; physically, mentally & emotionally on its users.
—hayzed2010 Simple Simple design, good ventilation, and comfortable living, color, pattern ,beautiful exterior view with a balcony, garden, simple gate with safety. —Guest neelam Balance. Michigan Law: A Conversation with Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Senator Tom Coburn Questions Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Legally Speaking: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Q&A: Justice Stephen Breyer. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The Supreme Court Historical Society - History Timeline. Supreme Court, United States: History. History of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Judiciary Act of 1789 implemented the entire federal judicial branch, including the Supreme Court.
It was also the first act by Congress to be partially invalidated by the Supreme Court. The following is a history of the Supreme Court of the United States, organized by Chief Justice. The Supreme Court of the United States is the only court specifically established by the Constitution of the United States, implemented in 1789; under the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Court was to be composed of six members—though the number of justices has been nine for almost all of its history, this number is set by Congress, not the Constitution.
The court convened for the first time on February 2, 1790.[1] The Old Royal Exchange, in New York City, where the first meeting of the Court was held in February 1790. The Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth Courts (1789–1801)[edit] The first Chief Justice of the United States was John Jay, and the Court's first docketed case was Van Staphorst v. U.S. U.S. Supreme Court Justices. Supreme Court of the United States. US Supreme Court Photos and Pictures. Supreme Court Tour | The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.