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Ariana Swiss Museum of Ceramics and Glass
10 Avenue de la Paix, Geveva, Switzerland

Built by Gustave Revilliod (1817-1890), the Ariana Museum has Neoclassical and neo-baroque features.



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Main entrance ... Keystone in arch surround

Plaster ceiling decoration - acanthus design

Marble Corinthian columns

Twisted column

Twisted column

Bead-and-reel molding ... modillions

Fanlight

Fanlight

Corbel

Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau

Wedgwood - Adamesque Neoclassical style

Wedgwood - Adamesque Neoclassical style

Wedgwood - Adamesque Neoclassical style

Wedgwood - Adamesque Neoclassical style

Neoclassical style

Neoclassical style

Neoclassical style

Neoclassical style

Neoclassical style

Neoclassical style

Neoclassical style

Neoclassical style

Neoclassical style

Neoclassical style

Neoclassical style

Neoclassical style

Neoclassical style

Neoclassical style niche

Wedgwood - Adamesque Neoclassical style

Wedgwood - Adamesque Neoclassical style

Stained glass - Note crockets and twisted columns



Photos and their arrangement © 2004 Chuck LaChiusa
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