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From Tbilisi, we took a day trip to Mtskheta, which is the most important place for Georgian Christians. This is where the 11th century Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is found on a hill above the confluence of the Aragvi and the Kura rivers.
Tbilisziből kirándulást tettünk Mtskhetába, amely a grúziai keresztények számára a legfontosabb helyszínt jelenti. Itt található a 11. századi Svetitskhoveli katedrális is.
"Presbyterian denomination was taken to North America mostly by Scots and Scots-Irish immigrants. Early Presbyterians until the late 19th century, did not refer to their buildings as "churches." Presbyterians believed that meeting-houses (now called churches) are buildings to support the worship of God. The decor in some instances was austere and extremely plain. No stained glass, no elaborate furnishings, and no images were to be found in the meeting-house. In the late 19th century a gradual shift began to occur. Prosperous congregations began building imposing churches."
J. Schmuck building, 113 North 5th Street, Beatrice, Nebraska, was erected in 1887 at the cost of $8,000 by John and Anna Schmuck. The building was constructed in the High Victorian Eclectic style and is a one-of-a-kind building true to the Victorian era.
John and Anna lived on the top floor while renting the rest of their building to other various tenants. The basement became a saloon where the famous Hollywood film-actor and producer Harold Lloyd made a living as a young boy selling popcorn. At the street level, the Schmuck building was a dry-goods store; the second floor housed six separate offices and apartments while third floor remained home to John and Anna until their deaths in 1916 and 1917, respectively.
Shortly thereafter, in 1918, the property was purchased by Earl Marvin and became home to The Beatrice Daily Sun. Throughout the 1920’s, Marvin renovated the front façade, adding the awning, new windows, and the front door which are all still present to this day. The Beatrice Daily Sun was at home in the Schmuck building from 1918 till 1963.
The Schmuck building is a wonderful piece of History and is recognized as a National Historic treasure and has become a Gage Country treasure, being placed on the National Historic Register in July of 2008.
Constructed in 1897-98, the long-vacant Jamaica Savings Bank building "is a fine and particularly exuberant example of the classically inspired Beaux-Arts style strikingly executed in carved limestone and wrought iron, and is one of only a few buildings in the borough of Queens to embrace that architectural aesthetic. Prominently sited on Jamaica Avenue, the bank building is an urbane presence on the neighborhood’s main commercial thoroughfare. Although the four-story structure is relatively small in scale, the imposing design of the facade conveys a monumentality which is appropriately suited to the distinguished image and reputation of the banking institution, while lending the building the formal elegance of a private club or townhouse."
UPDATE (Oct. 2016): The old bank and its two neighbors to the right are being turned into a three-building retail complex. The 10-story tower that stood immediately to the right (visible above) has been knocked down and is being replaced by a structure similar in height to the bank building. Here's a rendering of the proposed development.
Many, many people have taken photos of this, but it's still worth doing before it's demolished to make way for Crossrail (the entire block is going).
Church. Weston Chapel to south west circa 1540, remainder of old church rebuilt in 1749-1763 by James Horne of London in Palladian style; nave fenestration altered by Henry Woodyer in 1869, apsidal east end and transepts added by Sir A. W. Blomfield in 1888 and vestry built in 1913. Flint and freestone chequerwork on Weston Chapel, red/brown brick with gauged brick and stone dressings and slate roofs on remainder. Nave with apsidal chancel and two transepts, vestry to south east and tower to west end. Three stage tower with stone-coped battlements and large wrought-iron scrolled and gilded finial on top. Small block-rusticated angle quoins to each stage with stone modillioned cornice across upper stage and Portland stone plat bands over central and lower stages. Rainwater heads on lower dated 1764. One louvred round-headed, two-light opening on each face of upper stage under gauged brick head and with stone sills. One leaded round-headed window to west face,middle stage,with lunette window below in lowest stage. Clock face on tower contains motto of the Onslow family "Make haste slowly". West end pediment broken by tower. One round-arched window on first floor to either side of tower with brick pedimented doorcase in lugged moulded surround below to north and south, keyed roundel window over the former. Double doors to centre of west front in pedimented keystoned and lugged surround approached up a flight of 3 steps. South side: Weston Chapel to south west of two bays with diagonal offset buttresses alternating with two large diamond-pane,3-light windows in hollow chamfered surrounds and with ogee-head tracery to centre light and hood mould over. Stone cornice and 4 round-arched windows on south side of nave with gauged brick heads. Pedimented south transept with stone stack on apex and keyed stone-dressed roundel in tympanum. Venetian window in stone-dressed surround with Doric-column mullions, hexagonal-glazing and scrolled keystone to arched centre light. Apsidal east end with blind round-arched arcading,with moulded brick caps to the piers,and stone sills below. Foundation stone of apse laid by Edward Harold, Bishop of Winchester. North side facing High Street:- Six round-headed windows on stone string course to nave, that to right smaller and over Portland stone pedimented door surround with block rustication and double panelled doors. Transept to east of similar design to south transept but projecting less boldly. Interior:- Octagonal entrance hall under tower with round-headed niches on canted angles; larger niches on principal axial walls. Central octagonal panel to ceiling. Main body of church gutted in 1869 when galleries to north and south were removed. West gallery survives on fluted Doric columns placed on tall panelled pedestals. Panelled front and three doors to rear of gallery behind the box pews; that to centre in pedimented surround. Dado panelling on north and south nave walls, deep plasterwork ceiling above with elongated central octagonal panel separated from side panels by guilloche... EH Listing
Both the former Exchange Buildings, and the former Corn Exchange, two of Leith's most important buildings of the 19th century, both listed in Category A.
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The top picture shows the corners of East Grand Ave. with 3rd St. Mr. Gougas residence is to the right of the stores between 3rd and 2nd Streets to the left with the position of the oil station of today. The second picture does not show the Gougas dwelling, which had been removed, but does show the building known as the Bogager building between the Ideal Theater and 2nd St. The picture at the bottom shows the Northwest corner, where East Grand Ave. intersects 2nd St. This property is owned by the Wood County Reality [sic] Company and the building to the left of it is also part of the same property. This picture also shows the buildings as they were before the remodeling of this block in 1935. The corner occupied by Wm. Gleue Shoe store was the first home of the Wood County National Bank. Present Wood County National Bank Building occupies the original location of the Robert Farrish & Bro. Store that for many years was a local trading place.
The Town Hall in Vilnius, Lithuania. A Town Hall has stood on this site since the late 14c. though the present building was built in the late 18c and renovated 1936-40. September 2009
This is a very eclectic building to shoot as it is constantly changing colors at night.
Madrid, Spain
Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad, India
Chowmahalla Palace or Chowmahallatuu (4 Palaces), is a palace of the Nizams of Hyderabad state. It was the seat of the Asaf Jahi dynasty and was the official residence of the Nizams of Hyderabad while they ruled their state. The palace remains the property of Barkat Ali Khan Mukarram Jah, heir of the Nizams. In Persian, Chahar means four and in Arabic Mahalat (plural of Mahal) means palaces, hence the name Chowmahallat/four palaces. All ceremonial functions including the accession of the Nizams and receptions for the Governor-General were held at this palace.
It is believed to be modelled after Shah of Iran's palace in Tehran which was built by Juveria Khan Rahimullah. The palace is unique for its style and elegance. Building of the palace began in the late 18th century and over the decades a synthesis of many architectural styles and influences emerged. The palace consists of two courtyards as well as the grand Khilwat (the Dharbar Hall), fountains and gardens. The palace originally covered 45 acres (180,000 m2), but only 12 acres (49,000 m2) remain today.
Croton Point Park is a 508-acre park situated on a peninsula on the east shore of the Hudson River. This park offers year-round events and activities and has facilities for camping, hiking and swimming.
The park, rich in natural and human history, is also the site of historic wine cellars that are thought of to be the oldest in New York State and the Croton Point Nature Center.
Day 7 of our French Riviera and Adriatic cruise aboard the Celebrity Constellation marked our arrival at our fifth port of call: Sicily. We docked at the Port of Messina, where joined a private tour organized by our new friends April and Reagan Bax through Sicily Life.
Before boarding the tour van, I snapped a few quick photos of the port area. This photo shows a view of Messina's City Hall and two colossal papier-mâché sculptures representing the legendary giants Mata and Grifone. The marble statue closer to the foreground is an allegorical figure representing Messina; it was sculpted by Giuseppe Prinzi in 1852. The handsome domed building toward the far right is the Sacrario di Cristo Re (Temple of Christ the King), which honors fallen military service members.
Shanklin is a popular seaside resort and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England, located on Sandown Bay. Shanklin is the southernmost of three settlements which occupy the bay, and is close to Lake and Sandown. The sandy beach, its Old Village and a wooded ravine, Shanklin Chine, are its main attractions. The esplanade along the beach is occupied by hotels and restaurants for the most part, and is one of the most tourist-oriented parts of the town. The other is the Old Village, at the top of Shanklin Chine.
This is another night shot taken of the EuroStaete building in Stadskanaal. This time the side lights are not burning.
Originally built as the minaret to the famous mosque in the mid 10th Century, it was converted into the Bell Tower we now see in the 16th century.
The wavy steel frame structure cladding the roof of the Mall facing the arcade shopping area as well as the Legend hotel in the background, Kuala Lumpur, 2006.
Barn (a.k.a. Horse Barn) (begun c!899)
The barn consists of three major components: a large horse
barn (begun c!899, enlarged by 1915) a cow shed (c!899), and a wash room addition for washing carriages and later
automobiles (after 1916).
The horse barn is a large, rectangular, two story, gable-roofed vernacular board-and-batten frame building built on a rubble stone foundation. The cow shed is a one-story, shed-roofed addition built against the horse barn's west wall. The wash room is a one-story, gable-roofed addition projecting from the horse barn's north wall. Both additions are finished with wall and roof materials matching the horse barn.
The interior is divided into two levels, with a hayloft at the east end and living quarters above the west end. The ground floor was partitioned off to contain tack rooms and storage. The ground floor has been renovated as an auditorium/ orientation center. The barn retains much of its outward appearance as developed over time by c!916.
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Taken at Latitude/Longitude:51.514194/-0.129637. 0.28 km South-East Tottenham Court Road England United Kingdom (Map link)
This photograph is one from the large collection held by Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies.
Not all of the photographs from this collection are available online yet but you can find out more information about this photograph and see other items from the collection on the Black Country History website, blackcountryhistory.org/collections/getrecord/GB149_P_7549/
You can view the complete collection of photographs at the Archives at the Molineux Building www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/leisure_culture/libraries/archives/
You have to see this photo in full size (7,302x4,107 pixels) to identify the persons at the stairs directly in front of the Upper Belvedere. This photo was taken with the D800 and the REALLY CHEAP Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 lens that is less than 1/4 of the Nikon 24-70 f/2.8. Do I still need the Nikon lens?