User talk:Giano/Behind the facade

eep, didn't realize this was being edited, sorry 86.44.48.204 (talk) 22:13, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Have you any idea WHO you have just conflicted in his own user space? Giano 22:16, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How would you classify this?

The thing is over 120 meters long. No wonder their lordships sold after less than forty years of ... heating the universe ... NVO (talk) 22:20, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Without a foto it's hard to say, but most likly neoclassical, it looks to have a long Grecian type portico so could bend towards Greek Revival architecture. Interesting though, definitely neoclassical do we have a foto anywhere?. There's a slim and remote chance it could be Rococo or Baroque but without a foto, it looks neoclassical. Giano 22:33, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It looked like File:Catherine's Hospital 1790s facade.jpg this as built. Photos don't tell much, it was rebuilt into a public hospital in 1830s. I wonder, however, where the first owner could fit in your scheme - he left nothing to remember apart from the house (and a nice family portrait by Joshua Reynolds). NVO (talk) 22:39, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's a grim neoclassical, perhaps the other side was more interetsing, it looks as though it might have been. Schemes don't work so well with Russian aristos because they had not the same sense or need for nobless oblige/self justification. Giano 22:48, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

One for the Scots baronial style

"This is a rather elaborate Wikipedia essay addressed largely to Wikipedians living in England." Now, can you guess what I'm going to say? You seem to use England and Britain interchangeably here - which is going to ruffle my feathers. (Unless you are assuming that us Scots are too well educated to need a lecture on British Architecture - which with the large number of Scots who designed London would not be far off true - in which care I forgive you.). --Scott Mac (Doc) 23:07, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I could say, I do it deliberatly to annoy you, Doc! but in fact I don't it's because I have never really got to grips with Scotland and don't really understand it. I have never understood how the first league Scotish aristocracy and for that matter the Royal family can leap about in kilts and tartans and have huge great castles like Glamis and Balmoral, but actually have Scotish blood that must be so diluted it's non-existant and very plummy English voices - Scottishness must be an attachment thing, I once went to a fourth generation Australian wedding where they all wore kilts. I shall have to go to Scotland sometime and study the natives in their natural habitat, but the eones I come into contact with through architecture and RL do seem very English which is confusing to those of us who are not. Anyway, I am digressing and you are judging this long before it is finished, but I am still not sure it will have a Scottish example even then, ah I might where is that nice Edwardian one Manderston? That will fit the bill nicely for early 20th century, isn't that in Scotland? Giano 23:58, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Latin

I thought the Latin form of Charles was Carolus? Carlos is Spanish. Waltham, The Duke of 04:15, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It expect it is, but my English spell checker only recognises Carlos, so everytime I run it through it changes back - please don't worry about it untill the page is finished. Giano 13:21, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]