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The Medinah Temple was designed by Huehl and Schmidt and opened in 1912. It was adaptively reused into a Bloomingdales Home Store in 2003.
My first visit to Japan was far too brief - just a week to explore Tokyo and Kyoto. And yet, it surpassed my expectations, demolished my preconceptions, and spoiled me with color and vibrancy.
These images do not utilize AI beyond basic de-noising and are original imagery with no items added or removed (such as errant leaves, pieces of trash, or power lines). What you see is as close to the moment as I experienced it.
All images by Alex Berger, please reach out directly for licensing or usage requests.
Find more of my work at alex-berger.com or on virtualwayfarer.com.
The National Gallery is on the right which was designed by William Wilkins and was constructed from 1832–8. The National Gallery is a Grade I Listed Building. The building on the left is the New Zealand House which was one of the first, large post-war houses constructed in London. It was designed by Robert Matthew, Johnson Marshall & Partners (RMJM) and opened in 1963. The New Zealand House is a Grade II Listed Building.
The 1889 Auditorium Building has been home to Roosevelt University since 1847. Behind it is the university's new 32-story building scheduled to open in 2012.
The Wood County Courthouse was built 1899 - 1901 and the architect was L.W. Thomas. It is probably WV's most impressive courthouse. Perhaps you will note a similarity to the Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh.
In the 1970s, a bunch of dorks with no taste whatsoever wanted to tear this building down, but thankfully, better sense prevailed.
the main sculpture on the front facade of the terminal faces down Park Avenue. It was designed by French sculptor Jules-Alexis Coutan and depicts Mercury flanked by Hercules and Minerva surrounding a large clock. Grand Central Terminal was designed by Reed and Stem and Warren and Wetmore and it opened in 1913. Grand Central Terminal is on the National Register #75001206, and is also a National Historic Landmark.
My first visit to Japan was far too brief - just a week to explore Tokyo and Kyoto. And yet, it surpassed my expectations, demolished my preconceptions, and spoiled me with color and vibrancy.
These images do not utilize AI beyond basic de-noising and are original imagery with no items added or removed (such as errant leaves, pieces of trash, or power lines). What you see is as close to the moment as I experienced it.
All images by Alex Berger, please reach out directly for licensing or usage requests.
Find more of my work at alex-berger.com or on virtualwayfarer.com.
Taken from the Ben Franklin Parkway. I thought the fog made the Comcast Center look kind of ghostly.
Brooklyn Borough Hall was designed in 1835 by architect Gamaliel King. It was completed in 1849 to be used as the City Hall of the City of Brooklyn, but when the counties of New York, Kings, Queens, a portion of Westchester (The Bronx), and Richmond consolidated into New York City it became the Brooklyn Borough Hall. Brooklyn Borough Hall is on the National Register #80002630.
Old Channel Garage building on Austin Street with the new Harris County Court center in the background.
The Archives Building sits on the ground of the Iolani Palace. It was designed by O.A. Traphagen and opened in 1906. It was designated as the repository of the Republic of Hawaii records which were in the attic of the Iolani Palace.
Found in the San Antonio Downtown and River Walk Historic District which is on the National Register of Historic Places #100002128.
An old red brick building on Sherman Avenue in downtown Evanston, Illinois is dwarfed by new towers rising behind it.
The Tower of London is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a World Heritage Site and its buildings range from II to I listed buildings.
Thomas Circle, Washington DC. Believe it or not, this circle was actually more unfriendly to pedestrians before it was re-configured. Now it's better but still an obstacle course... a huge one. A pedestrian must cross at least 6 crosswalks to get through it.
Brooklyn Borough Hall was designed in 1835 by architect Gamaliel King. It was completed in 1849 to be used as the City Hall of the City of Brooklyn, but when the counties of New York, Kings, Queens, a portion of Westchester (The Bronx), and Richmond consolidated into New York City it became the Brooklyn Borough Hall. Brooklyn Borough Hall is on the National Register #80002630.
My first visit to Japan was far too brief - just a week to explore Tokyo and Kyoto. And yet, it surpassed my expectations, demolished my preconceptions, and spoiled me with color and vibrancy.
These images do not utilize AI beyond basic de-noising and are original imagery with no items added or removed (such as errant leaves, pieces of trash, or power lines). What you see is as close to the moment as I experienced it.
All images by Alex Berger, please reach out directly for licensing or usage requests.
Find more of my work at alex-berger.com or on virtualwayfarer.com.
My first visit to Japan was far too brief - just a week to explore Tokyo and Kyoto. And yet, it surpassed my expectations, demolished my preconceptions, and spoiled me with color and vibrancy.
These images do not utilize AI beyond basic de-noising and are original imagery with no items added or removed (such as errant leaves, pieces of trash, or power lines). What you see is as close to the moment as I experienced it.
All images by Alex Berger, please reach out directly for licensing or usage requests.
Find more of my work at alex-berger.com or on virtualwayfarer.com.
Tuanjiehu Park goes back to the 1950's when this was a major industrial/factory area for eastern Beijing. Today it is an important garden within the rapidly growing CBD.
The Exchange Building on the left was constructed in 1910 and is on the National Register #79002474.