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A warm September afternoon at the older Hujialou area looking towards the China Zun tower and CCTV HQ
A mini van drives up Hudson Street, spoiling a shot of some fine architectural contrasts and a bodega in Greenwich Village. The photographer was in too much of a hurry to wait for a lull in traffic. That's life in the big city.
Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. In front, the Ozark National Life building, originally KC's public library, was designed in the 1890s by William F. Hackney. I had been told that Hackney was a great-great uncle of mine, but my own research casts doubt on that old family notion. Behind the old library is the recently built Ilus Davis District Court House.
The City National Bank Building was designed by Alfred C. Finn designed and opened in 1947. It is on the National Register of Historic Places #00000291.
San Francisco is a city of many architectural contrasts. Perhaps nowhere else in the city is this more evident than at the modern and pristine plaza in Jesse Street Square opposite St. Patrick's Church and in front of the Contemporary Jewish Museum. The large brick building, that is now the museum, once housed the historic Jessie Street Pacific Gas & Electric Power Substation, a 1907 landmark designed by architect Willis Polk. In 1998, the noted architect Daniel Libeskind was selected to design a new home for the museum that would include reuse of the power substation. The restored landmark building along with a bold new and unique contemporary extension finally opened its doors to the public in 2008.
St. Patrick's Catholic Church was consecrated in 1854 by the Jesuits of St. Ignatius College (now the University of San Francisco). The church was built in 1872 and restored in 1906 after the great earthquake.
See other views of the square at www.flickr.com/photos/greatestpaka/sets/72157608422777728/
An area of 1950's workers apartments contrasts with the stark modernity of China Zun skyscraper and CCTV HQ building
The Water Tower (actually a stand pipe to regulate water pressure) was constructed in in 1869 by William Boyington.
The Water Tower is on the National Register #75000644.
See Gothic Revival and Classical Revival can get along (at least in death).
Founded as Atlanta Cemetery in 1850, it was renamed in 1872. It currently has 88 acres. An estimated 70,000 people are interred at Oakland. The cemetery is an excellent example of a Victorian-style cemetery, and reflects the "garden cemetery".
Oakland Cemetery is on the National Register #76000627.
Georgetown is on the National Register #66000243, and it is also a National Historic Landmark district.
Vilnius, 14-06-2006. The Church is a square basilica shape, with elements of Gothic, Baroque and Russian Byzantine styles. The first church on the site was built to mark the spot where three Lithuanian Christians martyrs Anthony, John and Eustace were martyred. Legend has it that in 1937 Grand Duke Algirdas’ wife Julijona built a wooden Orthodox Church in their honour. In the 16th century the Church was funded by Constantin Ostrogishki as the Orthodox Church. Between 1608 and 1827 the Church belonged to the Uniates of the Basilian Order. Later the Church was given to the Orthodox Church and after independence it was returned to the Uniates.
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My Vilnius, June 2006 set in my Eastern Europe collection and my European Union collection.
The Tower of London is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a World Heritage Site and its buildings range from II to I listed buildings.
Downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan - Contrast is seen among the rear facades of a row of 19th century buildings, an early 20th century art deco structure, and the new Radisson Plaza Hotel.
Erected in 162 AD, this temple stands on ruins of earlier sacred sites. From the Forum, a staircase leads up to the temenos (sacred precinct). Originally, a rock in the temenos served as a high place, and was enclosed into a shrine (Naos) in 100-80 BC. This shrine was modified in 69-70 AD and in the 2nd century AD, probably under Emperor Hadrian. From there, another staircase leads to the Temple of Zeus, which was originally surrounded by 15 meter high Corinthian columns.
Jarash is known for the ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa. Gerasa became an urban center during the 3rd century BC and a member of the federation of Greek cities known as the Decapolis ("ten cities" in Greek). Gerasa prospered during the 1st century BC as a result of its position on the incense and spice trade route from the Arabian Peninsula to Syria and the Mediterranean region. Gerasa reached its zenith in AD 130, flourishing economically and socially. The city began to decline in the 3rd century, later becoming a Christian city under the rule of the Byzantine empire. In AD 749, a major earthquake destroyed much of Jarash and its surroundings.
...being compromised a bit by the modern state office buildings a block away.
Blount Street Historic District - Raleigh, North Carolina USA. In the foreground is The Fannie Heck house (1869).
An area of To Kwa Wan near the old Hong Kong Kai Tak airport. Many of the old buildings have been recently refreshed with colourful paint schemes. Perhaps an attempt to fit in with the modern skyscrapers moving in.
Chase Center (1987, formerly known as Bank One Center), a striking 60-story granite and glass skyscraper faces off against the Mercantile Tower (1942). The Mercantile Complex is currently under renovation.