It emphasizes clear, strong picturesque massing, round-headed " Romanesque " arches, often springing from clusters of short squat columns, recessed entrances, richly varied rustication, blank stretches of walling contrasting with bands of windows, and cylindrical towers with conical caps embedded in the walling.

Significant to Richardson's style was his picturesque massing and roofline profiles, along with his mastery of rustication and polychromy, semi-circular arches supported on clusters of squat columns, and round arches over clusters of windows on massive walls.

The tiny and picturesque churches of Pskov feature many novel elements: corbel arches, church porches, exterior galleries and bell towers.

Titusville's central feature is a small village that sits on a bluff overlooking a picturesque stretch of the Delaware River with stairwells connecting the village to private docks on the river.

The Royal Palace ( Gan ' duvaru ) was destroyed along with the picturesque forts ( kotte ) and bastions ( buruzu ) when the city was remodelled under President Ibrahim Nasir's rule after the abolition of the monarchy.

Another par excellence tourist destination is the ancient seaside district of Boccadasse, with its picturesque multicolour boats, set as a seal to Corso Italia, the elegant promenade which runs along the Lido d ' Albaro, and renowned for its famous ice-creams.

The movie Last of the Mohicans was filmed along the shores of the picturesque Lake James.

There are walks and cycle routes to Hampton Court, Teddington and Richmond along some of the most picturesque stretches of the Thames.

Foundations for Middelburg's " stately and picturesque " cathedral ( one of only two pre-Reformation cathedrals in The Netherlands, along with St. Martin's in Utrecht ) were first laid in the 10th century ; additional construction continued through the Middle Ages.

Until the 1990s, the main commercial block of the town along highway 178 was a somewhat picturesque street of older buildings constructed of fitted local rocks and bricks, including a vintage post office, and cafe, 3 bars, and a small Chinese restaurant.

Maitland has many picturesque parks along lakes, which attract many boaters.

It is part of the " Main Line ", a string of leafy, picturesque suburbs with quaint Welsh names extending west from Philadelphia along the old Pennsylvania Railroad's " main line " from Merion through Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Villanova, Devon and Wayne among other towns and municipalities.

I95 crosses a narrow arm of the lake into the town lands, along a picturesque causeway ( see photo at right ).

The strip adjoins the beachfront, and flights to Moruya offer a slow and picturesque descent along the coastline.

From each station, it is just a short walk to the temple, along picturesque streets with many small shops selling snacks and other foodstuffs, as well as good-luck charms and other souvenirs, such as Daruma dolls.

* Cayetano Rubio: residential area, it includes the town of Hercules, a picturesque village-like area, nestled between steep slopes along the riverway of the Río Querétaro.

* Gorge-Tillicum-A mix of lower-middle-and middle-class homes, as well as mixed industrial and commercial neighbourhoods, bounded to the northwest by Portage Inlet, to the southwest by the picturesque Gorge waterway ( a narrow channel leading from Selkirk Water to Portage Inlet ), to the east by Interurban and West Burnside Roads, to the north by the Trans-Canada Highway, and to the southeast by the border with Victoria, running along Harriet Road.

Anyway, the damages caused by the many fires and quakes along the centuries, together with the repairs done without a general plan, gave to the market-especially in its Western part-a picturesque appearance, with its maze of roads and lanes crossing each other at various angles.

This reputation, along with the city ’ s picturesque homes and surrounding landscapes have made tourism the main economic activity as the only large-scale mining operation here is coming to a close.

Today this community is only slightly less affluent than the former Kingsmill, although picturesque along the Mimico Creek which winds through the former Thompson farms.

The other part of the county name is for the picturesque hill of Bilogora that stretches along the northern edge of the county.

Deep River is generally known to have picturesque scenery, excellent boating along the broad river, and good hiking in the hills across the Ottawa River.

Highlighting the university's aesthetic appeal, an Eau Claire poet wrote, " Through and from a shady glen / A charming streamlet hies / And rippling along its picturesque way / A campus glorifies.

Located along the picturesque Great South Bay, Islip has a long history associated with fishing, clamming ( the world-famous Doxsee Clam Company started in Islip ), swimming and boating.

Kallista, along with the other towns of the Dandenong Ranges is celebrated for its picturesque natural setting, wealth of heritage houses and gardens, and country atmosphere all within commuting distance to inner Melbourne.

The village atmosphere, along with good cafes, and large parklands located in the centre of the shopping area adjacent to the train station, has led Oatley to be commonly mentioned as the most picturesque shopping village in the St George area.

Information and maps on recreation along the great bend of the Hood Canal can be found in the picturesque town of Union, which was voted one of America's twenty prettiest small towns by Forbes Traveler.

Solid brick buildings painted dazzling white, large domes and tall, picturesque palms stretched as far as the eye could see, while the wharves and harbor were filled with tall-masted sailing ships.

Laura begins her tale by relating her childhood in a " picturesque and solitary " castle in the midst of an extensive forest in Styria where she lives with her father, a wealthy English widower, retired from the Austrian Service.

According to scholars Carole Kismaric and Marvi Heiferman, " The golden age of detective fiction began with high-class amateur detectives sniffing out murderers lurking in rose gardens, down country lanes, and in picturesque villages.

Adonijah Welch, ISU ’ s first president, envisioned a picturesque campus with a winding road encircling the college ’ s majestic buildings, vast lawns of green grass, many varieties of trees sprinkled throughout to provide shade, and shrubbery and flowers for fragrance.

The three main upland areas, in the provinces of Kurzeme ( western Latvia ), Vidzeme ( central Latvia, Vidzeme Upland and Aluksne Upland ), and Latgale ( eastern Latvia ), provide a picturesque pattern of fields interspersed with forests and numerous lakes and rivers.

In those Continental contexts where Rococo is fully in control, sportive, fantastic, and sculptured forms are expressed with abstract ornament using flaming, leafy or shell-like textures in asymmetrical sweeps and flourishes and broken curves ; intimate Rococo interiors suppress architectonic divisions of architrave, frieze, and cornice for the picturesque, the curious, and the whimsical, expressed in plastic materials like carved wood and above all stucco ( as in the work of the Wessobrunner School ).

The designs of the City Beautiful Movement ( closely tied with the municipal art movement ) are identifiable by their classical architecture, plan symmetry, picturesque views, axial plans, as well as their magnificent scale.

The film was attacked by critic Serge Kaganski of Les Inrockuptibles for an unrealistic and picturesque vision of a bygone French society with few ethnic minorities.

The city contains a picturesque Medieval and Renaissance historic centre, with ancient buildings such as Trento Cathedral and the Castello del Buonconsiglio.

The first proposal for a Brazilian national park aimed at providing a pristine environment to " future generations ", just as " it had been created by God " and endowed with " all possible preservation, from the beautiful to the sublime, from the picturesque to the awesome " and " an unmatched flora " located in the " magnificent Iguaçú waterfalls ".

The city is picturesque, with a dense network of arcaded streets opening into large communal piazze, and many bridges crossing the various branches of the Bacchiglione, which once surrounded the ancient walls like a moat.

In his review in the San Francisco Chronicle, Mick LaSalle wrote that director Lawrence Kasdan " takes what could have been a fluffy comedy with lots of plot complications and picturesque scenery and instead puts his focus on the important things: on the characters played by Ryan and Kline and how they happen to be feeling.

The picturesque hamlet of Bucklers Hard, with its Georgian cottages running down to the Beaulieu river is part of the Beaulieu Estate.

Visitors to the picturesque city of Khabarovsk are likely to enjoy walking the broad Amursky Boulevard with its many vibrant shops and perhaps visit the local market.

Next to the palace is the late Gothic Saint John cathedral ( 1665 ) with picturesque frescos.

Bacchylides is renowned for his use of picturesque detail, giving life and colour to descriptions with small but skilful touches, often demonstrating a keen sense of beauty or splendour in external nature: a radiance, " as of fire ," streams from the forms of the Nereids ( XVI.

The traditional opening of the Strassenfest is marked with cannon shots from the picturesque city tower at 6 p. m. on Friday and ends with the Zapfenstreich on the following Monday at 11 p. m.

Some come for its warm mineral springs, with temperatures of 21 ° C ( 70 ° F ), others for its whey cure, and still others on account of its equable climate and picturesque surroundings.

It is a popular venue for tourism, with its picturesque medieval harbour and city walls.

In what is now Penn Treaty Park, the founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn, is said to have entered into a treaty of peace in 1683 with the native Lenape Turtle Clan under a picturesque elm tree immortalized in a painting by Benjamin West.

It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.