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"Finding Beauty in Symmetry

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Arcady, ' George Owen Knapp house, Sycamore Canyon Road, Montecito, California, 1917

"Arcady, " George Owen Knapp house, Sycamore Canyon Road, Montecito, California, 1917. House Architecture: Italianate mission style house by Ralph Radcliffe-Whitehead

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Jr. house, 213 Hale Street, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1926

Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Jr. house, 213 Hale Street, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1926. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Jr. house, 213 Hale Street, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1926. House Architecture: Little & Browne, alterations to existing house, 1899-1900. Landscape: Little & Browne, 1899-1900

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'York Hall, ' Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia

"York Hall, " Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia
"York Hall, " Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, York County, Virginia, 1929

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Indian Ridge, ' Dr. Francis Bishop Harrington house, 166 Argilla Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1926

"Indian Ridge, " Dr. Francis Bishop Harrington house, 166 Argilla Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1926. House Architecture: Built circa 1903

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Mount Vernon, ' George Washington house, George Washington Parkway, Mount Vernon, Virginia, c1894

"Mount Vernon, " George Washington house, George Washington Parkway, Mount Vernon, Virginia, c1894

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Andorra, ' William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Andorra, " William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, 1919. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Andorra, " William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, 1919. House Architecture: Robert Rodes McGoodwin in partnership with Samuel D. Hawley 1912

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Chatham, ' Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia, (1927)

"Chatham, " Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia, (1927)
"Chatham, " Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Stafford County, Virginia, (1927?)

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Pavillon Colombe, ' Edith Jones Wharton house, 33 rue Edith Wharton, St. Brice-sous

"Pavillon Colombe, " Edith Jones Wharton house, 33 rue Edith Wharton, St. Brice-sous-Fore^t, Seine-et-Oise, France, 1925

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Villa Gamberaia, Settignano, Tuscany, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Villa Gamberaia, Settignano, Tuscany, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Villa Gamberaia, Settignano, Tuscany, Italy, 1925. House Architecture: Zanobi Lapi, 1610- 1630. Landscape: Zanobi Lapi and others, from 1610

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Villa Reale di Castello, Castello, Tuscany, Italy, 1923. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Villa Reale di Castello, Castello, Tuscany, Italy, 1923. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Villa Reale di Castello, Castello, Tuscany, Italy, 1923. House architecture: Niccolo` Tribolo (also known as Niccolo` di Raffaello or Niccolo` di Pericoli)

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Hampton, ' John Ridgely house, Hampton Lane, Towson, Maryland, c1915

"Hampton, " John Ridgely house, Hampton Lane, Towson, Maryland, c1915. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Hampton, " John Ridgely house, Hampton Lane, Towson, Maryland, c1915. House Architecture: Captain Charles Ridgley and Jehu Hall, architect and master carpenter, from 1783

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Andorra, ' William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Penn. 1919. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

"Andorra, " William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Penn. 1919. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Andorra, " William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Penn. 1919. House Architecture: Robert Rodes McGoodwin in partnership with Samuel D. Hawley 1912

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Chailey, ' Charles William Moseley house, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1920

"Chailey, " Charles William Moseley house, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1920. House Architecture: Built by Charles William Moseley, circa 1915

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Hammersmith Farm, ' Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Hammersmith Farm, " Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Originally built for John W. Auchincloss, 1887

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Armsea Hall, ' Charles Frederick Hoffman Jr. house, Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"Armsea Hall, " Charles Frederick Hoffman Jr. house, Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Francis Laurens Vinton Hoppin, Hoppin & Koen, completed 1901

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Armsea Hall, ' Charles Frederick Hoffman Jr. house, Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"Armsea Hall, " Charles Frederick Hoffman Jr. house, Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House: Francis Laurens Vinton Hoppin, Hoppin & Koen, completed 1901

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Mariemont, ' Thomas Josephus Emery house, 386 Greenwood Ave. Middletown, Rhode Island, 1914

"Mariemont, " Thomas Josephus Emery house, 386 Greenwood Ave. Middletown, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Dr, Charles F

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Andorra, ' William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Andorra, " William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, 1919. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Andorra, " William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, 1919. House Architecture: Robert Rodes McGoodwin in partnership with Samuel D. Hawley 1912

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Waveny, ' Lewis Henry Lapham house, 677 South Avenue, New Caanan, Connecticut, c1915

"Waveny, " Lewis Henry Lapham house, 677 South Avenue, New Caanan, Connecticut, c1915. House Architecture: William Bunker Tubby, commissioned 1911, built 1912

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'The Breakers, ' Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"The Breakers, " Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Richard Morris Hunt, 1892-1896

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Bremo, Fork Union vic. Fluvanna County, Virginia, 1931. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Bremo, Fork Union vic. Fluvanna County, Virginia, 1931. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Bremo, Fork Union vic. Fluvanna County, Virginia, 1931

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Chateau near Paris, Pavilion Colombe, St. Brice, 'entrance to flower garden', 1925

Chateau near Paris, Pavilion Colombe, St. Brice, "entrance to flower garden", 1925
Chateaux [sic] near Paris, Pavilion Colombe, St. Brice, "entrance to flower garden", 1925. [Edith Wharton's villa, St. Brice-sous-Foret, France]

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Villa La Pietra, via Bolognese, 120, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, 1925

Villa La Pietra, via Bolognese, 120, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Villa La Pietra, via Bolognese, 120, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, 1925. House Architecture: First half 16th century, purchased by Arthur Acton 1907. Landcape: Arthur and Hortense Mitchell Acton

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Lazio, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Lazio, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Lazio, Italy, 1925. House Architecture: Giacomo (Jacopo) Barozzi de Vignola, seventeenth century

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Villa I Tatti, Ponte a Mensola, near Settignano, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Villa I Tatti, Ponte a Mensola, near Settignano, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Villa I Tatti, Ponte a Mensola, near Settignano, Italy, 1925. House Architecture: Cecil Ross Pinset, from 1909. Landscape: Cecil Ross Pinset, from 1909, and with Geoffrey Scott from 1914

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Villa I Tatti, Ponte a Mensola, near Settignano, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Villa I Tatti, Ponte a Mensola, near Settignano, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Villa I Tatti, Ponte a Mensola, near Settignano, Italy, 1925. House Architecture: Cecil Ross Pinset, from 1909. Landscape: Cecil Ross Pinset, from 1909, and with Geoffrey Scott from 1914

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Lazio, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Lazio, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Lazio, Italy, 1925. House Architecture: Giacomo (Jacopo) Barozzi da Vignola, 1568-1600. Landscape: Giacomo (Jacopo) Barozzi da Vignola and Carlo Maderno, 1568-1600

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati, Lazio, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati, Lazio, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati, Lazio, Italy, 1925. House Architecture: Giacomo della Porta and Carlo Maderno, 1598-1603. Landscape: Giacomo della Porta and Carlo Maderno, 1598-1603

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Chateau of Vaux-Le-Vicomte, Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Chateau of Vaux-Le-Vicomte, Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Chateau of Vaux-Le-Vicomte, Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France, 1925. House Architecture: Chateau built for Nicolas Fouquet by Louis le Vau, from 1656

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Sketch for the north entrance hall of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: Bear. The night. A Dragon, 1892

Sketch for the north entrance hall of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: Bear. The night. A Dragon, 1892

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917
"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917. House designed in 1910 by John Mead Howells

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917
"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917. House designed in 1910 by John Mead Howells

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917
"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917. House designed in 1910 by John Mead Howells

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Sketch for the festival staircase at the Hotel de Ville in Paris: December, between 1888 and 1898

Sketch for the festival staircase at the Hotel de Ville in Paris: December, between 1888 and 1898

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Sketch for the festival staircase at the Hotel de Ville in Paris: November, between 1888 and 1889

Sketch for the festival staircase at the Hotel de Ville in Paris: November, between 1888 and 1889

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Sketch for the festival staircase at the Hotel de Ville in Paris: October, between 1888 and 1898

Sketch for the festival staircase at the Hotel de Ville in Paris: October, between 1888 and 1898

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: The Ault & Wilborg Company, c1894 - 1896. Creator: William H Bradley

The Ault & Wilborg Company, c1894 - 1896. Creator: William H Bradley. The Ault & Wilborg Company, c1894 - 1896
The Ault & Wilborg Company, c1894 - 1896

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: The Ault & Wilborg Company, c1894 - 1896. Creator: William H Bradley

The Ault & Wilborg Company, c1894 - 1896. Creator: William H Bradley. The Ault & Wilborg Company, c1894 - 1896
The Ault & Wilborg Company, c1894 - 1896

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: The Ault & Wilborg company, c1894 - 1896. Creator: William H Bradley

The Ault & Wilborg company, c1894 - 1896. Creator: William H Bradley. The Ault & Wilborg company, c1894 - 1896
The Ault & Wilborg company, c1894 - 1896

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Fountain and sculpture in the gardens at Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate

Fountain and sculpture in the gardens at Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate... 1917 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Fountain and sculpture in the gardens at Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate, designed by William Welles Bosworth, 1917

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1929 Creator: Arnold Genthe

Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1929 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1929

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Interior view of the old Saint-Lazare station, around 1845. Creator: Unknown

Interior view of the old Saint-Lazare station, around 1845. Creator: Unknown
Interior view of the old Saint-Lazare station, around 1845

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: La Fontaine. Creator: Hubert Robert

La Fontaine. Creator: Hubert Robert
La Fontaine

Background imageSymmetrical Collection: Vue intérieure du Panthéon, c1810. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly

Vue intérieure du Panthéon, c1810. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly
Vue interieure du Pantheon, c1810




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"Finding Beauty in Symmetry: From Hobbit Houses to Islamic Carvings" Discover the enchanting world of symmetry as we embark on a visual journey across continents and cultures. In the lush landscapes of Hobbiton, North Island, New Zealand, quaint Hobbit Houses stand tall with their symmetrical designs, transporting us into the magical realm of Middle-earth. Traveling back in time to c1913, we witness the Cambridge rowing team gracefully gliding along a river, their synchronized movements creating a mesmerizing symphony on water. Meanwhile, aboard The Jacobite train in Scotland's Lochaber region, our eyes feast upon the perfectly aligned tracks that guide this iconic railway through breathtaking scenery. Venturing further into Europe's architectural wonders, we explore the grandeur of North Wales Lunatic Asylum in Denbigh. Its symmetrical structure commands attention while hinting at its intriguing history within its walls. As twilight paints Selsey Bill with vibrant hues over West Sussex's coastline in England, we are captivated by nature's harmonious display - where sky meets sea symmetrically at sunset. Across oceans to Oahu island in Hawaii lies Mormon Temple Laie; its immaculate symmetry reflects both faith and precision. Delving into artistry now takes us to an elegant blue and white wallpaper design that showcases perfect balance and harmony within every intricate detail. In France's Camargue region resides a herd of majestic Camargue horses grazing amidst marshes - their graceful forms mirroring one another like poetry written by nature itself. While beauty often lies within symmetry’s embrace; it is important to acknowledge Crysotile asbestos' presence as well – reminding us that even seemingly perfect patterns can hide potential dangers beneath their surface. Unveiling Alhambra’s Islamic carvings transports us to Spain; here intricate geometric patterns intertwine flawlessly - showcasing centuries-old craftsmanship rooted deeply within cultural heritage.