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I came across this art gallery entirely by accident. Formerly the location of H. W. Beattie & Co., now it's the W. (William) Rupnik Gallery. I initially thought someone has ransacked the office, as you can see the overturned and broken desk, typewriter, decoration, office supplies and equipment, with papers and documents strewn all over the place. Upon closer examination, I realised this is a special art exhibit.
Later, I learnt that this is an art exhibit by photographer Brandon P. Davis, called Ruins, Relics and Revealations, and is about urban blight in the Rust Belt. The exhibition happened between August 11 and 31, 2012.
US Bank doesn't appear to be too active in downtown Cleveland, I nevertheless came across a building bearing its name and logo.
1350 Euclid Avenue.
More on the history of U.S. Bank and U.S. Bancorp:
bankingmergers.blogspot.ca/2013/07/united-states-bank-mer...
Update 4/18/2013: This image has been invited to be on display at the Edison Place Gallery in Washington DC at 701 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20068.
Crown Sydney is a skyscraper in Barangaroo, Sydney, Australia. It is the tallest building in Sydney and the fourth tallest building in Australia. The building has been praised for its design and architecture, and it has won several awards, including the Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2021.
Photo by Girl Travel Factor
Murin-an is the former villa of Yamagata Aritomo, statesman of the Meiji and Taisho periods. The estate was constructed in 1894 as a stroll garden, designed by Yamagata, around streams fed by the Lake Biwa Canal and incorporating Higashiyama (the Eastern Hills) as borrowed scenery. Along with Shisendo-do, Murin-an provides an opportunity to see an elegant private family residence--as opposed to temple and garden. In 1941 the property was donated to the city of Kyoto which holds it as a cultural asset.
Murin-an is the former villa of Yamagata Aritomo, statesman of the Meiji and Taisho periods. The estate was constructed in 1894 as a stroll garden, designed by Yamagata, around streams fed by the Lake Biwa Canal and incorporating Higashiyama (the Eastern Hills) as borrowed scenery. Along with Shisendo-do, Murin-an provides an opportunity to see an elegant private family residence--as opposed to temple and garden. In 1941 the property was donated to the city of Kyoto which holds it as a cultural asset.
As I was arriving home in Villa Frei, Ñuñoa, the sky transformed into a canvas painted with the magnificent hues of sunset. This photograph captures the tranquil moments of dusk, where the silhouettes of urban structures are set against the gradient of twilight colors. The life in the park goes on, with people taking leisurely strolls and enjoying the playground, oblivious to the skyscape's allure above them. It's a daily spectacle that graces the bustling neighborhood with a moment of serenity.
Murin-an is the former villa of Yamagata Aritomo, statesman of the Meiji and Taisho periods. The estate was constructed in 1894 as a stroll garden, designed by Yamagata, around streams fed by the Lake Biwa Canal and incorporating Higashiyama (the Eastern Hills) as borrowed scenery. Along with Shisendo-do, Murin-an provides an opportunity to see an elegant private family residence--as opposed to temple and garden. In 1941 the property was donated to the city of Kyoto which holds it as a cultural asset.
William Penn statue atop City Hall (1901). Urban designer Edmund Bacon was known to say that no gentleman would build taller than the brim of William Penn's hat. William Penn faces to the northeast, toward a location on the banks of the Delaware River where he signed a treaty of friendship with the Lenape Indians in 1682.
The 26-ton statue of William Penn on the top of City Hall is 37 feet high. City Hall itself is 548 ft. This was the tallest building in Philadelphia until the completion of One Liberty Place in 1987. It was second in height (U.S.A.) only to the Washington Monument when it was completed in 1901. Made of 88 million bricks and several thousand tons of stone, City Hall is the world's tallest masonry load-bearing structure.
- The main tower is supported by brick walls, which are 27 feet thick at their base.
- The lower 338 feet are covered with marble.
- The upper 210 feet were covered with cast-iron until the iron was replaced with steel during the 1990s.
Murin-an is the former villa of Yamagata Aritomo, statesman of the Meiji and Taisho periods. The estate was constructed in 1894 as a stroll garden, designed by Yamagata, around streams fed by the Lake Biwa Canal and incorporating Higashiyama (the Eastern Hills) as borrowed scenery. Along with Shisendo-do, Murin-an provides an opportunity to see an elegant private family residence--as opposed to temple and garden. In 1941 the property was donated to the city of Kyoto which holds it as a cultural asset.
The future of green design is an exciting field with unlimited opportunities for creativity and innovation. Promoting green buildings, green roofs, parks, indoor landscaping, and landscape level planning, while creating policies and green design programs, will make your city a more attractive and healthy environment, setting a positive example for a greener future by design.
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In 2007 fire gutted the historic Metropole building built by Seattle pioneer Henry Yesler. For years bare plywood surrounded the site. Artist Jeff Jacobson decided to do something to liven up the eyesore and involve the community. This enormous and colorful mural is the result. You can read about the project here. I like the salmon in the sea swimming deep (see detail below).