tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071757402186489670.post4805688026744542124..comments2023-03-25T21:50:50.891+13:00Comments on Bavardess: Renaissance architecture: France 1, England 0Bavardesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10737120234578385755noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071757402186489670.post-27723417025147189762012-10-28T12:20:27.013+13:002012-10-28T12:20:27.013+13:00Somehow I thought that having plans that cost more...Somehow I thought that having plans that cost more than the budget is a prerequisite for getting onto Grand Designs! Anyway, England is a part of northern Europe, dour and dull compared to all that southern European frippery, but solid and prudent. I mean, where is the French royal family now? Quite lost their heads, I gather. White Horse Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18256903307281225327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071757402186489670.post-41100265954145956852012-10-28T10:33:45.134+13:002012-10-28T10:33:45.134+13:00Yes, it's funny in a way. Some of the lovelies...Yes, it's funny in a way. Some of the loveliest old buildings in New Zealand are in small rural towns where the money and prosperity ran out before the 'improvements' could be made.Bavardesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737120234578385755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071757402186489670.post-87143107051343063042012-10-28T00:22:32.924+13:002012-10-28T00:22:32.924+13:00I was once given a tour of Cambridge aarrchitectur...I was once given a tour of Cambridge aarrchitecture by a knowledgeable young scholar. His story: all the great buildings still existed only because plans to knock them down ran out of money!Steve Muhlbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136005762428407135noreply@blogger.com