Visite de l'architecture de Sarasota
Description
Sarasota abrite un héritage architectural étonnant. Au cours de cette visite climatisée de 105 minutes, les invités visiteront des exemples exceptionnels d'architecture et de design, avec des visites présentant trois des styles les plus distinctifs de la ville : Art déco, néo-méditerranéen et moderne du milieu du siècle (avec "l'école de Sarasota" d'architecture, une adaptation régionale du modernisme de style international du XXe siècle qui a prospéré en Floride des années 1940 aux années 1960.) Ces visites se vendent chaque semaine, alors réservez tôt !
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
Les voyageurs découvriront le style Art déco, qui est apparu pour la première fois en France dans les années 1910 et s'est épanoui dans l'architecture et la mode jusqu'aux années 1930. L'auditorium municipal de Sarasota est un bel exemple de style Art déco. Les visiteurs découvriront également l'histoire de l'Auditorium, construit en 1938. La bibliothèque Art Déco Chidsey est également sur l'itinéraire. La bibliothèque Chidsey a ouvert ses portes en mai 1941 en tant que premier bâtiment de bibliothèque publique de la ville de Sarasota.
Le quartier historique de Burns Court comprend des maisons (et quelques bâtiments commerciaux) qui sont de beaux exemples d'architecture néo-méditerranéenne. Les visiteurs découvriront l'histoire et la conception du développement de Burns Court au milieu des années 1920.
Le Sarasota Art Center représente la Sarasota School of Architecture, un mouvement particulier dans l'architecture moderne du milieu du siècle. La pagode bleue est un autre bâtiment moderne du milieu du siècle sur la tournée. Conçue par un membre fondateur de l'école d'architecture de Sarasota, Victor Lundy, cette structure inspirée d'un jardin japonais de 1956 est un spectacle à voir près de la baie. Construit pour la chambre de commerce du Grand Sarasota, la structure présente un toit en tuiles vernissées bleues japonaises. Lundy voulait que les carreaux bleus reflètent les eaux bleues voisines de la baie de Sarasota.
Commandé en 1959, le Center for Architecture de Sarasota est un exemple de l'architecture moderne du milieu du siècle. Les visiteurs découvriront la construction et la conception du bâtiment.
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
- Les invités doivent être âgés d'au moins 10 ans ; pas d'enfants de moins de 10 ans autorisés.
Avis(43)
Jon the tour guide was excellent. His ability to relate Sarasota’s history into interesting stories is absolutely wonderful and so entertaining. He is such a delight to be around. He has an aura about him that draws you in and want to hear every word he utters.
The tour was most enjoyable! The owner/guide is very knowledgeable and gave us facts about the Sarasota architectures and fun stories of the buildings and houses we pass by but never saw, I highly recommend this tour to learn about our city.
Thank you so much!
The Discover Sarasota architectural tour was excellent. The tour guide was knowledgeable, easy to understand, and gladly answered questions. The trolley car ride was comfortable and clean. Don't miss a tour of Ca D'Zan (house of John Ringling) to supplement this over-all city tour. I would recommend this tour for anyone who would like to learn about Sarasota's architectural history.
Thank you for this review and for adding great advice!
It is soooo interesting. Sarasota has such a wonderful history. It great to go around the neighborhoods and understand the architecture vision and story. I highly recommend to take the tour to uncover Sarasota history.
Thank you very much!
Good general overview. Rather pricy for the offering. Some houses/structures couldn’t be seen because the trolley wouldn’t fit down the street. Using handouts to show things not visible from the bus such as interiors was useless. By the time the handout had made the rounds we were two stops further along.
If you booked on Trio Advisor rather than directly with us you are paying more. Our daytime tours are all the same $54.99 price for a 90-min narrated air-conditioned tour. The one street not accessible due to narrow width of street was only mentioned as a place to explore on your own. We saw similar homes on Burns Court on the tour so you missed nothing on the tour. The handouts were simply additional buildings by the architects that no longer exist. They were meant to help you see the past and were not specific to buildings still standing. Most guests like them and have requested these visual aids.
We are full time Sarasotans. Our neighbors recommended this Tour, and we are glad we did it. It mwas our 3rd Tour and we have enjoyedm them All.
Appreciate your wonderful review! Thanks for being SUPERFANS!
We enjoyed the architecture tour but it would have been nice to be able to get out of the trolley to take some pics. Also it would be nice to be able to go into the building on Orange Ave and check out their exhibits.
Thank you. We aren’t able to let people out on these 90 min tours because there just isn’t time. We encourage you to return to buildings to view them on your own at a later time. The African American Museum is open daily 10-5.
This was a last minute decision on our last day in Sarasota and I was not disappointed. The tour was so fun, entertaining and informative, John was interesting the entire time. The driver was great, I felt safe. It was worth the price. They are friendly and accommodating, the cute shop is an added bonus before and after the tour. They were so kind to sing happy birthday to me!
The tour was informative and fun! Our guide was the founder of DiscoverSarasota Tours so we had the best. We will definitely return for other tours.
Very kind of you and I’m glad you enjoyed the tour!
Tammy was a terrific guide and we covered so many buildings in an hour and a half! I would recommend it. The only complaint is about seeing buildings from a trolley: if you're on the wrong side, you don't see the building very well; the trolley sometimes goes by too quickly. it wasn't always clear which building Tammy was referring to.
Thank you for this helpful comment. I will be more clear in future tours.
