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Fort Travis is an early 20th century US Army coastal defense artillery installation on the Bolivar Peninsula, northeast of Galveston. It was built in 1898, with additions made over the years. In 1949 the installation was declared surplus and sold. Galveston County later purchased the site and now uses it as a public park. I visited this place on March 15, 2021.
In addition to the batteries and military structures, there were here a number of support buildings. The buildings, usually wooden, no longer exist, but the foundations remain.
Battery Kimble is in the background.
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Les vitraux de Saint-Vincent. En 1939, prévoyant le pire, l'Administration prit la décision de déposer tous les vitraux anciens de l'église Saint-Vincent. Après classement en bonne et due forme, ils furent envoyés au donjon de Niort, dans les Deux-Sèvres. Les vitraux des XVIIIe et XIXe siècles restèrent en place. Avec l'église, ils furent réduits en miettes lors du bombardement allié du 31 mai 1944. On parvint à extraire des décombres quelques pièces de mobilier et des restes de sculpture. L'église avait été classée aux Monuments historiques. Elle fut déclassée, à l'exception du portail sud du transept, et partiellement rasée. Les vitraux, entreposés entre-temps à Paris, n'avaient donc plus d'édifice de destination. Que faire? Construire une nouvelle église? Bâtir un musée dédié? Les exposer à demeure dans un musée déjà existant? Il fallut trente-cinq ans pour régler l'affaire.
En 1951, la Ville envisagea d'exposer les plus beaux vitraux au musée le Secq des Tournelles. De Paris, ils revinrent donc à Rouen. Quatre furent exposés : l'Arbre de sainte Anne, les Chars, les Saints et le Jugement dernier.
En 1957, on partagea les verrières de Saint-Vincent en deux. Le premier groupe, jugé indivisible, comprenait les vitraux du chœur de l'ancienne église jusqu'au transept. Les autres, qui ne constituaient pas un véritable ensemble, formaient le second groupe. Huit verrières de ce groupe furent remontés, à la cathédrale, dans la chapelle de la Vierge et dans l'ancienne salle du trésor de la tour Saint-Romain.
Peu après, la décision fut prise de construire une nouvelle église place du Marché et l'on ne parlait plus vraiment d'y remonter les vitraux de l'ancien chœur. De quel style serait-elle? Néo-gothique? Résolument moderne? Les avis se heurtaient. Et puis, des vitraux anciens dans du moderne? Des services officiels s'y opposaient. Cependant, en 1962, les Amis des Monuments Rouennais bataillèrent pour que l'insertion des vitraux dans la nouvelle église fût inscrite au cahier des charges. L'idée de créer un musée du vitrail fut rejetée. L'historien d'art Jean Lafond fit alors une nouvelle répartition des vitraux : ceux qui appartenaient à l'église primitive avant la reconstruction du chœur ; ceux qui provenaient d'autres églises et avaient été remontés à Saint-Vincent pendant la Révolution ; enfin, la série installée dans le chœur. Cette série, indivisible, sera, au bout du compte, remontée en 1978 dans la nouvelle église après de nouvelles péripéties.
En 1972, le projet finalement choisi ne prévoyait pas de place pour l'insertion des treize verrières. Le projet était celui de l'architecte Louis Arretche, Architecte en Chef des Bâtiments Civils et des Palais Nationaux et urbaniste de la ville de Rouen. Les défenseurs des vitraux, scandalisés, firent pression. La vice-présidente des Amis des Monuments Rouennais, madame Néel-Soudais, à la tête d'un petit groupe, les Amis de Rouen et de Jeanne d'Arc, amena l'architecte, par sa force de persuasion, à modifier ses plans. Celui-ci accepta d'enfoncer de deux mètres l'église dans le sol afin de donner à la façade nord une hauteur suffisante pour les verrières. Les treize verrières furent restaurées de 1975 à 1978 par l'atelier Gaudin, et remontées à Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc au second semestre 1978.
The stained glass windows of Saint-Vincent. In 1939, foreseeing the worst, the Administration decided to remove all the old stained glass windows from the Saint-Vincent church. After proper classification, they were sent to the keep of Niort, in Deux-Sèvres. The stained glass windows from the 18th and 19th centuries remained in place. Along with the church, they were reduced to rubble during the Allied bombing of 31 May 1944. A few pieces of furniture and remains of sculpture were managed to be extracted from the rubble. The church had been classified as a Historic Monument. It was downgraded, with the exception of the south portal of the transept, and partially razed. The stained glass windows, stored in the meantime in Paris, therefore no longer had a destination building. What to do? Build a new church? Build a dedicated museum? Display them permanently in an existing museum? It took thirty-five years to resolve the matter. In 1951, the City considered exhibiting the most beautiful stained glass windows at the Secq des Tournelles museum. From Paris, they returned to Rouen. Four were exhibited: the Tree of Saint Anne, the Chariots, the Saints and the Last Judgement.
In 1957, the stained glass windows of Saint-Vincent were divided into two. The first group, considered indivisible, included the stained glass windows of the choir of the old church up to the transept. The others, which did not constitute a real ensemble, formed the second group. Eight stained glass windows from this group were reassembled, in the cathedral, in the chapel of the Virgin and in the old treasure room of the Saint-Romain tower.
Shortly afterwards, the decision was made to build a new church on the Place du Marché and there was no longer any talk of reassembling the stained glass windows of the old choir. What style would it be? Neo-Gothic? Resolutely modern? Opinions were conflicting. And then, old stained glass windows in modern ones? Official services were opposed to it. However, in 1962, the Friends of Rouen Monuments fought to have the insertion of the stained glass windows in the new church included in the specifications. The idea of creating a stained glass museum was rejected. The art historian Jean Lafond then made a new distribution of the stained glass windows: those that belonged to the original church before the reconstruction of the choir; those that came from other churches and had been reassembled in Saint-Vincent during the Revolution; finally, the series installed in the choir. This indivisible series would ultimately be reassembled in 1978 in the new church after new adventures. In 1972, the project finally chosen did not provide space for the insertion of the thirteen stained glass windows. The project was that of the architect Louis Arretche, Chief Architect of Civil Buildings and National Palaces and urban planner of the city of Rouen. The defenders of the stained glass windows, scandalized, put pressure on. The vice-president of the Friends of Rouen Monuments, Mrs. Néel-Soudais, at the head of a small group, the Friends of Rouen and Joan of Arc, persuaded the architect, through her powers of persuasion, to modify his plans. He agreed to sink the church two meters into the ground in order to give the north facade sufficient height for the stained glass windows. The thirteen stained glass windows were restored from 1975 to 1978 by the Gaudin workshop, and reassembled at Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc in the second half of 1978.
Daytona Beach Post Office
220 North Beach Street
Daytona Beach, Florida
Built: 1932
Works Progress Administration
Architect: Harry M. Griffin
Minffordd Cottage Hospital is a small isolation hospital built in the aftermath of the 1882 Bangor typhoid epidemic. There were a total of 42 fatalities, and source was eventually found to be bacteria transferred in water and milk from a local farm, situated above Bangor's water supply.
The hospital was finally abandoned in 2009, having functioned as a hospital for the mentally infirm in its final years.
These photographs, taken in April 2017, showcase the buildings as they stand today.
Inspiration for the framing of the shots came from the 1975 New Topographics exhibition.
I apologize if this offends anyone and in no way I do I mean to be offensive to anyone's political stances, but I just thought it would be fun have a villains line up.
L to R:
Emperor Palpatine
Mumm-ra
Loki
Cobra Commander
Donald Trump
Malificent
Voldemort
Skeletor
Joker
I saw this old man in Spain enjoying the sun and his pigeons. I ask him and he agreed to have his photo taken.
Scanned from Fuji Superia X-TRA 400
(expired from Sept 2003, shot at ISO 80)
Chicago, IL
November 2021
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Local call number: PR25442
Title: Boys sleeping on idle fishing nets in Riviera Beach, Florida
Date: May 1939
Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - sepia - 14 x 11 in.
Series Title: Print Collection
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida
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Back entrance to the Administration part of the prison. West Virginia State Penitentiary is now a retired, gothic style prison located in Moundsville, WV. It operated from 1876 to 1995. It closed after a riot broke out in 1988 resulting in the deaths of 3 inmates and exposing the facility to the fact that it was not designed for what had become modern day criminals.
44 second exposure, protomachines light set to green and gold, massive sodium vapor light behind camera right and left.
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This government building in downtown Fort Myers, Florida offers the following services:
• Visitor & Convention Bureau
• Economic Development
• Sports Development
• Mediation
• Clerk of Court’s Human Resources
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Trump administration suspends mortgage premium rate cut which would have saved $ for many homeowners. So it begins… t.co/gViIc8ak21 (via Twitter twitter.com/GehresLaw/status/825577466194489344)
“Baby it hurts the most when you don’t have a friend.
You know you broke our trust and now you’re stuck on the wrong side of the fence.”
In The End - Nick Jonas & The Administration
I've grown a strong love for this song :)
Leidsekade 12/02/2021 14h35
Leidsekade 5 days after blizzard Darcy.
(album with all the photos of Darcy blizzard, the frost period, drifting snow, people in the snow, cars in the snow, transport and more)
Leidsekade
The street is located on the northeastern bank of the Singelgracht and is indicated on an old administration map of the municipality of Amsterdam as lying between the Huis van Bewaring (entrance Weteringschans) and the Nieuwe Passeerdersgracht. It received its name by council decision on 19 November 1879 and was named after the city of Leiden; here in the area was the Leidsepoort. In the eighties of the 19th century, a breakthrough was made between the Leidsegracht and the Singelgracht, which helped determine the appearance of the Leidsekade.
The Leidsekade was given consecutive house numbers, the other side on the Singelgracht became Nassaukade with its own numbers. It is striking that the house numbering starts at number 49, as if the municipality intended to extend the quay northwards, but nothing is known about this. The buildings were built here around 1887 and connect with the inlet to the Leidsegracht, where the Leidsekades overflow into the quays of the Leidsegracht. This also applies to the other side of the inlet, where the buildings rest on the old bastion.
Explore #125 13-01-13
Sad news at the end of last week....Jessops into administration. The Southend store has served me well over the last 3 years....I've bought nearly all my camera kit from here, preferring to support it over buying online. Unfortunately (although my wallet will disagree) I obviously wasn't spending enough. Thanks to the staff of the Southend store - genuine photography/camera enthusiasts always willing to offer sensible advice. You will be missed - a huge loss to the highstreet. :(
Bit of fancy dress fun and an early (and v.cold) Sunday morning. Big thanks to the wife for being a model death and braving the cold with me.......
Hero City: Voronezh.
From 10 to 17 September 2011, Voronezh celebrated its 425th anniversary. The anniversary of the city was given the status of a federal scale celebration that helped attract large investments from the federal and regional budgets for development. On December 17, 2012, Voronezh became the fifteenth city in Russia with a population of over one million people. Today Voronezh is the economic, industrial, cultural, and scientific center of the Central Black Earth Region. As part of the annual tradition in the Russian city of Voronezh, every winter the main city square is thematically drawn around a classic literature. In 2020, the city was decorated using the motifs from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. In the year of 2021, the architects drew inspiration from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen as well as the animation classic The Snow Queen from the Soviet Union.
The Miami Beach Post Office is a historic 1937 Art Moderne U.S. Post Office building in Miami Beach, Florida, designed by Howard Lovewell Cheney and built under the patronage of the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.
This building is a historic building primarily in the Art Moderne style, closely related to Art Deco, known for its circular lobby, glass blocks, and distinctive cupola.
Key Architectural Features:
Style: Art Moderne (sometimes called Depression Moderne or Streamline Moderne), blending with Miami's Art Deco
surroundings.
Materials: Constructed with limestone and concrete.
Interior: Features murals by Charles Hardman depicting Florida history. While the main public area is on the ground floor, the central rotunda has a second level, topped by a cupola.
Significance: A notable example of Depression-era federal architecture, built under the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Cheney designed the post office with a tall circular lobby with a cone-shaped roof and a thin tall cupola; a small round fountain directly beneath it and murals by Charles Hardman depicting Ponce de Leon's invasion of Florida on the wall above gold-colored post office boxes.
The building features a noteworthy main entrance with double doors topped by a ten-foot-high wall of glass blocks that allow natural light to fill the lobby. Just above the doorway a large stone eagle dominates the entrance. From the main lobby, the post office branches off to the rear service area and the side lobby where customers are received.
Charles Hardman, a native Floridian, was commissioned to paint a mural in 1940 by the Section of Fine Arts of the Works Progress Administration. He created a three-section mural that adorns the lobby wall. The sections are entitled Discovery, which shows Ponce de Leon’s arrival in Florida in 1513; de Soto and the Indians, showing Hernando de Soto and his men engaged in battle with Native Americans in 1539; and Conference, which shows General Thomas Jesup negotiating with Native Americans after the Second Seminole War in 1837. Hardman also painted a mural entitled Indians Receiving Gifts for the post office in Guntersville, Alabama.
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The Royal Courts of Justice was opened by Queen Victoria in 1882 and became the permanent home of the Supreme Court. The history of the administration of justice in England and Wales spans many centuries. By the mid-19th century‚ a number of separate courts had come into existence at different times and to meet different needs. Many anomalies and archaisms had arisen and it was recognised that this state of affairs was unacceptable‚ and‚ in consequence‚ the Judicature Acts of 1873-75 reconstituted all the higher courts. The Judicature Acts abolished the former courts and established in their place a Supreme Court of Judicature‚ the name of which was changed in 1981 to the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
The Supreme Court consists of two courts: the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal. The High Court consists of three Divisions dealing mainly with civil disputes: the Chancery Division (which took over the work of the old High Court of Chancery)‚ the Queen’s Bench Division (which incorporated the jurisdiction of the three former common law courts: the Court of King’s Bench‚ the Court of Common Pleas and the Court of Exchequer) and the Probate‚ Divorce and Admiralty Division which took over the former Court of Admiralty‚ Court of Probate and Court for Divorce. This last division has itself been replaced by the Family Division which was created in 1970.
When Queen Victoria opened the Royal Courts of Justice on 4th December 1882 she was drawing a line under a long and difficult effort to achieve a home for the Supreme Court for England and Wales.
Before 1875‚ courts had been housed in Westminster Hall‚ Lincoln’s Inn and various other buildings around London and pressure had been mounting for a grand new building and in 1866 Parliament announced a competition for the design.
The eleven architects competing for the contract for the Law Courts each submitted alternative designs with the view of the possible placing of the building on the Thames Embankment. The present site was chosen only after much debate.
In 1868 it was finally decided that George Edmund Street‚ R.A. was to be appointed the sole architect for the Royal Courts of Justice and it was he who designed the whole building from foundation to varied carvings and spires.? Building was started in 1873 by Messrs. Bull & Sons of Southampton.
There was a serious strike of masons at an early stage which threatened to extend to other trades and caused a temporary stoppage of the works. In consequence‚ foreign workmen were brought in - mostly Europeans. This aroused bitter hostility on the part of the men on strike and the newcomers had to be specially protected by the police and were housed and fed in the building.? However‚ these disputes were eventually settled and the building took eight years to complete and was officially opened by Queen Victoria on the 4th of December‚ 1882. Sadly‚ Street died before the building was opened.
Parliament paid ?1‚453‚000 for the 7.5 acre site. It was reported that 4‚175 people lived in 450 houses. In two houses in Robin Hood Court 52 people had their abode‚ in Lower Serle’s Place 189 people slept in 9 houses. The site also housed the Kit Kat Club.
The building was paid for by cash accumulated in court from the estates of the intestate to the sum of ?700‚000. Oak work and fittings in the courts cost a further ?70‚000 and with decoration and furnishing the total cost for the building came to under a million pounds.
The dimensions of the building (in round figures) are: 470 feet (approx.143 metres) from East to West; 460 feet (approx.140 metres) from north to south; 245 (approx 74 metres) feet from the Strand level to the tip of the fleche.
Entering through the main gates in the Strand one passes under two elaborately carved porches fitted with iron gates. The carving over the outer porch consists of heads of the most eminent Judges and Lawyers. Over the highest point of the upper arch is a figure of Jesus Christ; to the left and right at a lower level are figures of Solomon and Alfred; that of Moses is at the northern front of the building. Also at the northern front‚ over the Judges entrance are a stone cat and dog representing fighting litigants in court.
The walls and ceilings (of the older‚ original Courts) are panelled in oak which in many cases is elaborately carved. In Court 4‚ the Lord Chief Justice’s court‚ there is an elaborately carved wooden royal Coat of Arms.? Each court has an interior unique to itself; they were each designed by different architects.
There are‚ in addition to the Waiting Rooms‚ several Arbitration and Consultation Chambers together with Robing Rooms for the members of the Bar.
Port Said is an Egyptian city at the northern end of the Suez Canal, on the Mediterranean Sea. A concrete lighthouse dates from the canal’s opening in 1869. On the waterfront is the former department store Simon Arzt. Now disused, the art deco building offers a glimpse into the past, to when Port Said was a cosmopolitan trading hub. Nearby is the Islamic-style Suez Canal Authority Building, with its green domes.
Creator(s): General Services Administration. National Archives and Records Service. Office of the National Archives. (9/19/1966 - 4/1/1985)
Series: Construction of the National Archives Building, 1932 - 1942
Record Group 64: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789 - ca. 2007
Production Date: 1932 - 1942
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Use Restriction(s): Unrestricted
Scope & Content: This photograph is part of the George Fuller Co. Contract for the construction of the National Archives Building.
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Federal Railroad Administration track geometry car DOTX 221 sits outside the Ensco facility near Chambersburg, PA. The FRA car had been running measurements on Amtrak before being dropped off in Harrisburg. Norfolk Southern brought the car down the Lurgan Branch to Shippensburg and CSX brought the car to the Pennsylvania and Southern.
The Trump Administration’s May 2018 “zero tolerance policy” means that every person caught crossing the border illegally will be referred for federal prosecution on criminal charges and sent to detention centers awaiting trial. A painful consequence of this policy has been the separation of over 2,300 children from their parents since May 5, 2018 due to the fact that minors cannot be kept in federal criminal detention facilities.
Public outcry quickly arose over separating migrant children, including those as young as 8 months old, from their parents. Concerns also mounted over the conditions of the child detention centers where they were housed, with images surfacing of children sleeping inside cage-like metal fences.
This week, Trump signed an executive order ending the practice of separating migrant children from their parents. However, the path forward remains unclear, particularly for the children who have already been separated from their families.
To discuss the humanitarian, legal, and political challenges going forward, the Inter-American Dialogue is pleased to host a panel discussion on Friday, June 29.
W. Fulton Market and N. Elizabeth St.
Little did I know two years ago when I first photographed this building that the bank would play a part in the conviction of fixer Paul Manafort, who received a loan amounting to 25% of the bank's equity capital. The bank's president unsuccessfully lobbied for the Secretary of the Army position in the new administration. NOTE: The bank's former CEO is under indictment; his brother is now running the company. It was announced last month the bank is moving its headquarters to a former Marshall Field & Co. warehouse at 4000 W. Diversey Ave. NOTE 2: Stephen Calk, the former CEO of The Federal Savings Bank, was found guilty of financial institution bribery and conspiracy to commit financial institution bribery after a three-week trial in Manhattan in July 2021.
Italien / Piemont - Cannobio
Cannobio is a town and comune on the river Cannobino and the shore of Lago Maggiore in Piedmont, Italy.
History
The local inhabitants probably became subject to Roman rule by the time of the emperor Augustus. Sarcophagi from the 2nd–3rd century CE have been found and conserved in the "Palazzo della Ragione".
The first documented mention of Cannobio dates to 909. During medieval times, the town became a center for wool and tanning industries, as well as the lumber trade. Cannobio was named as a village by 1207, and was granted administrative autonomy. The Palazzo della Ragione was constructed by 1291 under the government of the podestà Ugolino da Mandello.
Cannobio was assigned to the archdiocese of Milan and from 1817 was under the authority of the bishop of Novara. Its "pieve" comprised the areas of Cannobina, Cannero, Brissago and several areas on the eastern side of the lake. The church of St. Vittore, already present in 1076, and with a bell tower from the 13th century, was completely rebuilt between 1733 and 1749. Autonomous rule for the community of Cannobio and its valley came about in 1342, with the spontaneous submission to Luchino and Giovanni Visconti, lords of Milan. From then on, its administration remained closely connected to that of the Duchy of Milan.
In 1522 a painting of the Virgin Mary allegedly started bleeding. Shortly after this apparition, a plague swept through the area devastating lakeside and valley towns and villages, but leaving Cannobio relatively unscathed. Religious minds linked these two events and Cardinal Charles Borromeo ordered a chapel to be built to hold the painting which is still there today.
The economy went through a renewal in the 15th and 16th centuries. The built-up area spread from the original nucleus (the village) down towards the lake. Large residences were built including the Omacini and Pironi palaces.
During the Risorgimento the town repelled an Austrian attack from the lake (27–28 May 1859) and was visited by Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1862. The opening of the lakeside road to the Swiss border in 1863 created favorable conditions for the arrival of factories, including silk mills.
In 1927 the territory of the comune of Cannobio was extended to incorporate some small villages in the vicinity (Traffiume, Sant’Agata, San Bartolomeo). During the Second World War the people of Cannobio rose up against the Nazi and fascist regime, from 2 to 9 September 1944, and proclaimed the Republic of the Ossola. Since the end of the war the community has undergone further changes. From 1995 the town has come within the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.
Main sights
The large lakefront piazza named after King Victor Emmanuel III was given a major refurbishment when in the winter of 2003–04 it was completely relaid in cobblestones and granite slabs. Also added was of a set of wide flagstone steps down to the lake, where people may sit and watch the lake steamers come and go from the landing stages nearby, and the sailing boats and wind-surfers skimming across the lake.
Some of the buildings both on the lakefront and further back in the old part of town date back over 600 years, from when Cannobio was a renowned smuggling town, and most of these have been restored in fine style.
From one, Giuseppe Garibaldi addressed the people of Cannobio in 1859, and on another stands a plaque celebrating an important event in Cannobio in 1627. Each building is painted a different colour, creating a traditional Italian port scene. To one side of the Piazza is Cannobio’s old harbour, which houses the sailing, rowing and speedboats belonging to the locals.
The Santuario della Pietà church commemorates the events of 1522, when a painting of the Virgin Mary was believed to have bled. With its open dome it stands by the lakeside. The painting itself is now housed in another church in the town, and though it is not removed itself, a "Sacra Costa", representing the painting, is processed through the streets on 7 January every year.
Cannobio has its own "Lido" at the north end of town with a large sandy beach. The beach has a European Union Blue Flag for its cleanliness and facilities.
(Wikipedia)
Cannobio (nicht zu verwechseln mit Canobbio in der Schweiz) ist eine italienische Gemeinde in der Provinz Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) in der Region Piemont und ist Träger der Bandiera Arancione des TCI.
Geographie
Die Gemeinde liegt am westlichen Ufer des Lago Maggiore und ist die erste größere Ortschaft nach der Grenze zur Schweiz in Piaggio Valmara. Cannobio liegt auf dem Schwemmkegel des Flüsschens Cannobino, im Hinterland dehnt sich das Valle Cannobina aus.
Die Gemeinde umfasst eine Fläche von 52,53 km². Zu Cannobio gehören die Fraktionen Campeglio, Carmine Superiore, Carmine Inferiore, Cinzago, Formine, Marchile, Piaggio Valmara, Pianoni, Ronco, Sant’Agata, San Bartolomeo Valmara, Socraggio, Socragno und Traffiume.
Geschichte
Cannobio war vermutlich schon in vorrömischer Zeit besiedelt. Der Name geht zurück auf das römische Canobinum. Zur Römerzeit galt der Ort wegen seiner günstigen Lage als bedeutendes strategisches und wirtschaftliches Zentrum.
929 beherbergte die Ortschaft einen Königshof (curtis regia). Die Anlage wurde später den Erzbischöfen von Mailand unterstellt. 1207 erhielt Cannobio den Titel eines Borgo.
Im 12. Jahrhundert wurde die Stadt eine freie Kommune, bis sie sich 1342 freiwillig der Familie Visconti unterwarf, deren Herrschaft 1441 als Lehensherrschaft an Vitaliano Borromeo überging. Von dieser Epoche zeugen bis heute die zwischen dem 14. und 19. Jahrhundert erbauten Paläste.
Sehenswürdigkeiten
Cannobio besitzt einen historischen Stadtkern und ist ein beliebtes Ausflugsziel.
Die Pfarrkirche San Vittore mit romanischem Turm wurde im 17. Jahrhundert erbaut, die Eingangsfassade stammt aus dem Jahr 1842. Sie beherbergt eine Orgel von Luigi Maroni Biroldi aus Varese aus dem Jahr 1837.
Die Wallfahrtskirche Santissima Pietà wurde 1575–1614 erbaut, dann 1583 von Sankt Karl Borromäus nach einem Entwurf von Pietro Beretta aus Brissago TI wieder aufgebaut. Die Fassade ist das Ergebnis einer Rekonstruktion von Febo Bottini von 1909. Das Innere besteht aus einem einzigen Schiff mit einer üppigen barocken Dekoration. Über dem Altar befindet sich ein wertvolles Altarbild Aufstieg zum Kalvarienberg von Gaudenzio Ferrari und Giovan Battista della Cerva.
Das Oratorium Santa Marta wurde 1581 erbaut und zeigt über dem Hochaltar das Gemälde Madonna col Bambino des Malers Camillo Procaccini (* 3. März 1561 in Parma; † 21. August 1629 in Mailand).
Der Palazzo della Ragione, genannt Parrasio, wurde zwischen 1291 und 1294 vom Podestà Ugolino Mandello erbaut und im Laufe des 17. Jahrhunderts umgebaut.
Der städtische Turm in romanischer Bauweise stammt aus dem 12. Jahrhundert. Es ist aus Stein gebaut und ist eigentlich der Glockenturm der alten Kirche San Vittore.
Die Rocca Vitaliana ist als die Burgen von Cannero bekannt. Auf den Felseninseln, die aus dem Wasser des Sees hervorgehen, kann man die Ruinen alter Festungsanlagen sehen. Sie wurden zwischen dem 11. und 12. Jahrhundert gebaut.
Uferpromenade
Markt an der Promenade (sonntags)
Hängebrücke Ponte ballerino (Tänzerbrücke) über den Fluss Cannobino.
Lido Cannobio, ein sehr schöner öffentlicher Badestrand mit Liegewiese
In der Umgebung:
Tal und Schlucht des Gießbaches Cannobino
Kirche Sant’Anna erbaut 1638 hoch über der Schlucht des Cannobino
Kirche Sant’Agata mit Aussicht auf den Lago Maggiore
Mineralwasserquelle Fonte Carlina
Mittelalterliches Dorf Carmine Superiore
Regelmäßige Veranstaltungen
Jedes Jahr am Vorabend des 8. Januar findet in Cannobio das Fest der Allerheiligsten Pietà mit einer eindrucksvollen Lichterprozession statt.
(Wikipedia)
Transportation Security Administration
Ford F-150
K-9 Unit
Picture Date: 03/08/2012
A T.S.A. K-9 Team vehicle sits parked at the Philadelphia Airport.