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Illustration - Versailles

Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE. YVELINES (78) PALACE OF VERSAILLES: AERIAL VIEW OF THE WESTERN FACADE OF THE CASTLE. THE FLAT ITALIAN ROOF IS CONCEALED BY A BALUSTRADE LINED WITH TROPHIES AND VASES. THE AVANT-CORPS, SURMOUNTED BY STATUES OF DIANA AND APOLLO AS WELL AS THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR, WAS RESERVED FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Versailles

Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE - ILE DE FRANCE - YVELINES (78) - VERSAILLES: CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES - COUR DE MARBRE: GENERAL VIEW FROM THE GABRIEL WING. EIGHTEEN STATUES REPRESENTING THE ROYAL VIRTUES AND THE PARTS OF THE WORLD ADORN THE BALUSTRADE. IN THE CORNER, THE STATUE OF PEACE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Versailles

Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE - ILE DE FRANCE - YVELINES (78) - VERSAILLES: CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES - COUR DE MARBRE: GENERAL VIEW FROM THE GABRIEL WING. EIGHTEEN STATUES REPRESENTING THE ROYAL VIRTUES AND THE PARTS OF THE WORLD ADORN THE BALUSTRADE. IN THE CORNER, THE STATUE OF PEACE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-RESTORATION

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-RESTORATION

(240716) -- SIEM REAP, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This undated photo shows staff members working at the restoration site of the Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Cambodia's APSARA National Authority (ANA) archaeologists have been restoring the southern central stairs and Naga balustrade on the ground floor of the famed Angkor Wat, said an ANA's news release on Tuesday. (APSARA National Authority/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-RESTORATION

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-RESTORATION

(240716) -- SIEM REAP, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This undated photo shows staff members working at the restoration site of the Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Cambodia's APSARA National Authority (ANA) archaeologists have been restoring the southern central stairs and Naga balustrade on the ground floor of the famed Angkor Wat, said an ANA's news release on Tuesday. (APSARA National Authority/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CAUSEWAY-RESTORATION

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CAUSEWAY-RESTORATION

(240611) -- PHNOM PENH, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This undated photo shows a ruined Naga balustrade at the eastern causeway of the Beng Mealea temple in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Cambodia has prepared to restore the structure of the eastern causeway of Beng Mealea temple in the famed Angkor Archaeological Park, under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said in a news release on Tuesday. (ANA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mandiao Dai Village in Xishuangbanna

Mandiao Dai Village in Xishuangbanna

XISHUANGBANNAN, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2024 - Tourists visit the traditional wooden balustrade Dai building at the Mandiao Dai Village, which has a history of more than 1,000 years, in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, China, Jan 15, 2024.

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Mandiao Dai Village in Xishuangbanna

Mandiao Dai Village in Xishuangbanna

XISHUANGBANNAN, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2024 - Tourists visit the traditional wooden balustrade Dai building at the Mandiao Dai Village, which has a history of more than 1,000 years, in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, China, Jan 15, 2024.

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Mandiao Dai Village in Xishuangbanna

Mandiao Dai Village in Xishuangbanna

XISHUANGBANNAN, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2024 - The traditional wooden balustrade Dai building of the Mandiao Dai Village, which has a history of more than 1,000 years, is pictured in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, China, January 15, 2024.

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Dupont-Moretti Visits Court of Appeal - Aix-en-Provence

Dupont-Moretti Visits Court of Appeal - Aix-en-Provence

A lawyer is seen along the balustrade, while in the foreground a sign saying "no clerk, justice at a standstill" is stuck to a column in the Court of Appeal in Aix-en-Provence, France on February 5, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Farmers Block A64 Motorway - South Of Toulouse

Farmers Block A64 Motorway - South Of Toulouse

Three young farmers sit on a balustrade on the freeway, waiting for the summary of the meeting with the Prefect. Farmers rally and blockades on the A64 at Carbonne. France, Carbonne January 20, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The hundred steps of Motomachi and Maeda-bashi Bridge,Yokohama

The hundred steps of Motomachi and Maeda-bashi Bridge,Yokohama

The hundred steps in Motomachi, Yokohama and Maeda Bridge over Hori River. Maeda Bridge used to be made of wood, but it was rebuilt with steel in 1890. The bridge in the photo is a three-plate girder steel bridge. The balustrade is beautiful.==Date:unknown, Place:Yokohama, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number25‐44‐0]

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The bell tower at Kofukuji Temple

The bell tower at Kofukuji Temple

Written February 1866 by Beato. The bell tower to the right front of the Buddha Hall at Kofukuji Temple. It was built in 1663, restored in 1692 after being destroyed by fire, and repaired four times after 1731. It is a wooden building in two stories with roof tiles and irimoya. It has a balustrade and chidori barge.==Date:1866, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number17‐4‐0]

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Inside of hall of worship of nikko toshogu shrine

Inside of hall of worship of nikko toshogu shrine

In the balustrade of the front of the hall of worship, there is a Shinkyo (mirror of the gods). Pendant paper strips are dedicated under the mirror. There is a stone room dividing the main hall and the hall of worship with bamboo blinds. Paintings of the Sanjurokkasen (36 chosen poets) by Tosa Mitsuoki line the holders in the hall of worship. The ceiling of 100 Ken (596.5 ft) is decorated with 100 different types of dragons by a painter from the Kano School.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number1‐30‐0]

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