Sting's winter of content continues to confound Nov 20, 2009
Sting sings, and immediately an image floats into the mind of him dressed as a monk, walking deliberately, slowly, through cloisters, melodies falling from his lips in the chill. In the notes to the CD, (which is also the title of Italo Calvino's classic novel) he writes evocatively of what winter means to him and the part it has played in his life. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Chartres Cathedral, France Oct 15, 2009
There are beautiful gardens, cloisters and stunning medieval architecture everywhere the visitor chooses to meander in this historic area of France. The town is slowly being restored into the medieval town it once was and therefore worth the visit. (Suite101.com)
Duck the din of Midtown with a garden-view meal Aug 12, 2009
Fort Tryon Park, which houses the Cloisters Museum and Gardens, is also home to a 1930s stone building that in 2001 was turned into New Leaf Restaurant & Bar. You can dine inside or outdoors on a tree-covered patio. (Boston Globe)
Italy: 6 ways to spend the night Jul 10, 2009
Visitors ranging from devout Catholics to transcendental spiritualists stay in the Foresteria, where the 72 austere rooms -- Formica floors, modular furniture, crucifixes on the walls -- line the arcaded cloisters. All meals are included with your stay, and dinnertime seating arrangements put guests together randomly so they're forced to make conversation -- which is part of the point. (CNN -- Travel)
Budget Travel in Lisbon Jul 9, 2009
Although the cloisters require purchase of a ticket, the church is open for tourists except when it is in service. Modern architecture lovers may also appreciate the Parque das Nacoe district in the east side of the city. (Suite101.com)
Research Triangle: a Model for Other Parks Jun 5, 2009
"The campuses resembled a set of isolated city states. There were research cloisters rather than clusters," Lane recalls. "It was quite deliberately designed to be the antithesis of Silicon Valley.". (BusinessWeek)
HOMER GEE GREENE JR.: 'Bird cages' reinforce City College's OAB May 23, 2009
The ceiling of the cloisters has also been reinforced with rebar and shotcrete braces attached to the exterior wall of the building and the interior wall of the cloisters ... The arches that provide the artistic elements for the lower cloister of the west and east courtyards have been reinforced by hewing out a center portion of the impost or support of the arch, installing rebar, building a wooden frame and then shotcrete the cavity created, thereby, reinforcing the artistic brick arches of the... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Summer Preview May 23, 2009
See even more exotic creatures -- hawks, raptors, unicorns and dragons -- at the Family Festival at The Cloisters Museum & Gardens. Of course, only the birds are live. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Which Portugal is right for you? May 22, 2009
Extravagantly decorated doorways lead through long cloisters to a church supported by pillars adorned with stone ropes and coils of faux seaweed. These rise to a fan-vaulted ceiling whose thousands of tons of stone somehow look light and airy. (CNN -- Travel)
10 SIGHTS YOU CANNOT MISS May 5, 2009
Out a side door, a whole new world of lesser-seen delights awaits, including a pretty string of quiet cloisters, a museum containing rehearsal versions of the Crown Jewels, and the Chapter House (from 1250), famous less for its stunning tile floor and more for being the setting of the climax of "The Da Vinci Code" —though this room is so priceless they made Tom Hanks shoot elsewhere. Info: 020/7222-5152; ; Mon. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Northern Italy's Top Ten Secret Sig... May 1, 2009
A Gothic Duomo, frescoed cloisters, and Frozen Fritz, the 5300-year-old man found on a glacier nearby, are reasons to visit, along with its pleasant ambiance. Isola San Giulia -- The island in is entirely covered in Medieval buildings clustering around the 12th-century Basilica di San Giulio The sainted founder is buried in the crypt, and the church is full of art from the 9th to the 12th century: frescoes, intricately carved columns and a carved marble pulpit. (Suite101.com)
A Brief Guide to The Metropolitan M... Apr 4, 2009
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cloisters present 5000 years of artistic achievement in their permanent collections ... Facilities are maintained at the Fifth Avenue location and The Cloisters in Manhattan's scenic Fort Tryon Park ... Same-day admission policy provides access to The Met and The Cloisters. (Suite101.com)
A Metropolitan Museum curator “illuminates” the Claverack Library Mar 30, 2009
The manuscript itself has been called one of the most beautiful and richly decorated manuscripts in the world, and is now located in the cloisters. It has 172 luminous miniatures and glowing gold scroll borders. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Turn off that light! Mar 27, 2009
"We're excited about it," said Roger Simpson, who plans to participate with his wife and a group of friends at The Cloisters in DeLand. "We want to cut down on the use of fuel as much as we can," said Simpson, a retired University of Iowa professor. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Cant afford a European tour? Try NYC instead Mar 12, 2009
Uptown, The Cloisters, in Fort Tryon Park, was literally built from stones from medieval monasteries in France. The Cloisters houses the Met's medieval European art, including the famous 15th-century Unicorn Tapestries. (MSNBC -- Travel)
