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Nestled within the heart of the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park, the Spreckels Temple of Music stands as an architectural gem and a cultural centerpiece. Commissioned in 1899 by Claus Spreckels, a wealthy sugar magnate, the temple embodies both grandeur and grace. Designed by the Reid Brothers, known for their work on other San Francisco landmarks, this classical-style band shell was crafted from Colusa sandstone. The structure's monumental scale is accentuated by its ornate details, including sculptural carvings by the acclaimed artist Robert I. Aitken.
The Spreckels Temple of Music has been an iconic setting for public concerts, speeches, and performances, serving the community for over a century. Its elegant arches and classical columns reflect Beaux-Arts influences, while the bas-relief sculptures add a sense of timeless artistry. In 2003, the San Francisco Planning Commission recognized the historical significance of this venue, acknowledging its central role in the Music Concourse, which is San Francisco Landmark 249. The area was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
The temple's enduring importance is further highlighted by its ability to connect the past with the present. Today, the Spreckels Temple of Music remains a cherished performance venue and gathering place, surrounded by cultural institutions like the de Young Museum and the California Academy of Sciences. Its location in Golden Gate Park adds to its allure, making it a must-visit for anyone interested in San Francisco’s rich history and vibrant cultural landscape.
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國泰金控 贊助， 7月28日(六) 晚上7:30，台北國家兩廳院藝文廣場 戶外公演。
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre troupe performed ‘Formosa’ at Liberty Plaza in Taipei on Saturday in the first of its two free outdoor performances this summer.
Taipei, Taiwan
2018/7/28
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These towering Corinthian columns stand just beyond the central rotunda of San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, crowned with sculpted female figures gazing inward in quiet contemplation. Designed by architect Bernard Maybeck for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, the intricate capitals and reliefs draw inspiration from Greco-Roman traditions. The overcast sky creates a muted backdrop that highlights the sculptural detail, while the manicured lawn and curved paths below soften the monumentality. This quiet corner of the Palace feels both formal and serene—an architectural pause between grandeur and garden, where historic ornament meets California calm.
Built in 1859 in classical style for the South Australian Banking Company. Later became the Union Bank. In 1938 it was sold to Rudall lawyers who still own it.
A Town of One, Two, Three.
The story of Gawler, the first town developed outside of Adelaide in 1839 is the story of numbers. Colonel William Light, after he resigned as Surveyor General for SA, formed a private surveying company with his friend and former Assistant Surveyor Boyle Finniss. (Remember Boyle Finniss became our first Premier in 1854.) They did some commercial surveying; they surveyed a sort of village along the Sturt River at what is now Marion; but the only other town apart from Adelaide that they surveyed and laid out was Gawler.
•Their township of Gawler had three squares- Light, Orleana and Parnell. Light had planned for the squares to be the centres for the Anglican, Presbyterian and Catholic churches. It did not quite work out like that!
•Light carefully sited this town on a ridge of high ground between three rivers –the North Para, South Para and Gawler Rivers. The first two rivers join just below Light’s town to form the Gawler River which flows out to the sea. The town grew quickly for a non mining town and became the 19th century industrial hub of SA.
•The first settlers around the town grew wheat and consequently flour milling became the first industry with three flour mills –the Albion Mill, the Victoria Mill and the Union Mill.
•The farmers needed plough disks, windmills, strippers and winnowers and other farm machinery. The Gawler residents wanted fancy wrought iron lace work to adorn the verandas of their houses and cottages. So from the mid 19th century Gawler became a town of three foundries- the May Brothers Foundry, the Eagle Foundry and the Phoenix Foundry.
•Like all country towns in the 19th century Gawler was dominated socially by a select group of business and social leaders. In Gawler the well respected and known leaders of the 19th century were three prominent men- Walter Duffield - the flour miller, James Martin - the foundry man and John McKinley - the explorer.
Some Unique Aspects of Gawler’s History.
The origins of Gawler are unique in SA. When the Special Surveys of 1839 were offered for those with £4,000 to select 4,000 acres in an area of the person’s choice, a group of farming settlers who had voyaged out together on the ship the Orleana clubbed together to purchase a Special Survey at the junction of the North and South Para Rivers. Those settlers were John Reid, Henry Dundas Murray, E. Jerningham, Stephen King, William Porter, Patrick Tod, James Fotheringham, John Patterson, Thomas Stubbs, John Sutton, Robert Tod and the Reverend Howard. You will see many of these names on the street signs of Church Hill. These pioneering men came to a strict agreement and each donated a certain number of acres for the township of Gawler (named after the Governor of the day) in proportion to the total number of acres they had purchased from the 4,000 acres. Most of this group purchased around 300 acres and donated 7½ acres for the town and parklands but John Reid, Henry Murray, E Jerningham and
Stephen King purchased between 530 and 932 acres each. Hence the main street of Gawler is Murray Street. John Reid was the first to settle in the town and built a house called Clonlea. Stephen King built his sandstone mansion, Kingsford along the North Para a couple of miles out of Gawler. It was used for the TV series McLeod’s Daughters but is now an upmarket bed and breakfast establishment. Some of the others from this Special Survey appear to have sold their land and moved on quickly rather than settling in the emerging township. Fotheringham stayed and set up the town’s first brewery.
Social aspects and a sense of civic pride were always strong in Gawler. It was remarkable that in 1859 this small “gateway to the north” sponsored a competition for a national song to be conducted by the Institute Committee. As we all know Mrs Caroline Carleton won the competition. The Song of Australia was sung in all SA primary schools and was one of the options voted upon for the new national anthem in the 1970s. The music for the song was written by German born Carl Linger and the lyrics and music were first presented in the Gawler Oddfellows Hall in December 1859. The town also offered a prize for a written history of SA in 1861. Henry Hussey won that award. Also in 1859 the township opened the first museum in SA. At one time Mr Schomburgk, who later became Director of the Botanic Gardens, was the curator of this museum. Gawler also formed the Humbug Society in 1859 to consider social and political issues of the day and in 1863 the town established its own newspaper, which is still published, called the Bunyip. In later years it was unique in building so many steam railway engines that were used in SA or exported for use in other states.
O peristilo das traseiras do teatro romano de Mérida é um vestígio arquitetónico da grandiosidade desta antiga cidade romana. As colunas, em parte reconstruídas, delimitam um espaço que outrora serviu de pátio ajardinado, proporcionando um local de encontro e lazer para os cidadãos da época. Hoje, integra-se harmoniosamente no conjunto arqueológico de Mérida, Património Mundial da UNESCO.
I had to climb the Victoria Monument to get this shot ... Quite slippery marble there
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Buckingham Palace is the London home and primary residence of the British monarch.[1] Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focus for the British people at times of national rejoicing and crisis.
Originally known as Buckingham House, the building which forms the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1705 on a site which had been in private ownership for at least 150 years. It was subsequently acquired by George III in 1761[2] as a private residence for Queen Charlotte, and known as "The Queen's House". During the 19th century it was enlarged, principally by architects John Nash and Edward Blore, forming three wings around a central courtyard. Buckingham Palace finally became the official royal palace of the British monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. The last major structural additions were made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the East front which contains the well-known balcony on which the Royal Family traditionally congregate to greet crowds outside. However, the palace chapel was destroyed by a German bomb in World War II; the Queen's Gallery was built on the site and opened to the public in 1962 to exhibit works of art from the Royal Collection.
The original early 19th-century interior designs, many of which still survive, included widespread use of brightly coloured scagliola and blue and pink lapis, on the advice of Sir Charles Long. King Edward VII oversaw a partial redecoration in a Belle Époque cream and gold colour scheme. Many smaller reception rooms are furnished in the Chinese regency style with furniture and fittings brought from the Royal Pavilion at Brighton and from Carlton House. The Buckingham Palace Garden is the largest private garden in London.
The state rooms, used for official and state entertaining, are open to the public each year for most of August and September, as part of the Palace's Summer Opening. The palace is sometimes colloquially referred to as Buck House.
Soaring into the soft blue cielo of San Francisco, these dramatic Corinthian columns of the Palace of Fine Arts present an artistic marvel of urban architecture. Captured from an abstract, low-angle perspective, the photo accentuates the rich pink hue of the columns and the ornate classical detailing above. Built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, this structure remains a beloved icon in the Bay Area—surrounded by gardens, reflecting pools, and quiet paths perfect for portraits or a couple's stroll. The interplay of light, shadow, and geometry creates a timeless composition that celebrates the fusion of history, artistry, and urban landscape.
At the golden edge of dusk, the Keegan Theatre’s red-brick façade glows warmly against a clear Washington, D.C. sky. Located at 1742 Church Street NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood, this former church building has been transformed into one of the city’s most beloved intimate performing arts venues. With light spilling softly from its symmetrical arched windows and entryway, the building invites visitors in with the promise of storytelling, creativity, and community.
Originally built in 1905 as the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church, this structure has seen the neighborhood around it evolve dramatically over the past century. Its dignified Romanesque design—with rounded-arch windows, decorative brickwork, and modest stone trim—retains the gravitas of its ecclesiastical origins while now embracing a lively new purpose as a theater.
Posters flank the entrance announcing upcoming performances, while the LGBTQ+ pride flag waves proudly above the doorway, signaling the venue’s inclusive spirit. The modern glass expansion to the left harmonizes gracefully with the original architecture, showcasing how adaptive reuse can balance heritage with growth.
This image captures more than just a theater; it reflects the soul of a city that values art, diversity, and historic preservation. It’s a moment of stillness before the lights go down and the curtain rises.
Architectural Survey Appendix (Historic Documentation Format):
Name: Keegan Theatre (formerly Mount Vernon United Methodist Church)
Address: 1742 Church Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Date of Construction: 1905
Style: Romanesque Revival
Architectural Features: Red brick façade, arched windows with fanlights, decorative stone keystones, symmetrical elevation, modern glass addition
Building Material: Brick masonry with stone accents
Number of Stories: 2
Historic Integrity: Well preserved with sensitive modern addition
Current Use: Theater / Performing Arts Venue
Contributing Structure: Yes (within the Dupont Circle Historic District)
The Yea Shire Hall in Yea’s main thoroughfare of High Street was originally a single storey building erected in 1877. The grander double storey Victorian Academic Classical building with a tower that stands on the site today was built in 1894 by architect L. J. Bishop. Its construction is of concrete with cement rendering. Its facilities include a ballroom, a stage, two dressing rooms and a supper room.
The Yea Shire Hall has aesthetic appeal and is of social significance, as it was the headquarters of the shire and council meetings, which were conducted in the building’s supper room. Today, the hall caters for the cultural, amusement, entertainment and recreation needs of the community. Remodelling was undertaken in 1894 and extensions in 1923 when the building’s kitchens were finally sewered. The office accommodation was converted to sewered toilet rooms in 1968.
The hall is typical of the mid Victorian eclectic revival and modification of various stands of European Renaissance architecture that culminated in the Academic Classical style. The building is symmetrical with rounded windows and entrance inspired by Roman or Renaissance architecture. The construction date of 1894 and building’s name appear above the doorway on the pediment. The pedemented portico is inspired by a classical temple front, which may also have inspired the Corinthian topped columns that ornament the front. The façade itself, covered in cement render, has the ground floor as a base and the main floor treated like a piano nobile. Other typical attributes of the Victorian Academic Classical style include the balustrade ornamented parapet, which conceals the roof, and perhaps the building’s most impressive feature, the prominent central tower with its mansard roof. The tower employs classical motifs and garland boiseries and features a working clock.
Yea is a small country town located 109 kilometres (68 miles) north-east of Melbourne in rural Victoria. The first settlers in the district were overlanders from New South Wales, who arrived in 1837. By 1839, settlements and farms dotted the area along the Goulburn River. The town was surveyed and laid out in 1855 and named after Colonel Lacy Walter Yea (1808 – 1855); a British Army colonel killed that year in the Crimean War. Town lots went on sale at Kilmore the following year. Settlement followed and the Post Office opened on 15 January 1858. The town site was initially known to pioneer settlers as the Muddy Creek settlement for the Yea River, called Muddy Creek until 1878. When gold was discovered in the area in 1859 a number of smaller mining settlements came into existence, including Molesworth. Yea expanded into a township under the influx of hopeful prospectors, with the addition of several housing areas, an Anglican church (erected in 1869) and a population of 250 when it formally became a shire in 1873. Yea was promoted as something of a tourist centre in the 1890s with trout being released into King Parrot Creek to attract recreational anglers. A post office was built in 1890, followed by a grandstand and a butter factory (now cheese factory) in 1891. There was a proposal in 1908 to submerge the town under the Trawool Water Scheme but it never went ahead. Today Yea is a popular stopping point for tourists on their way from Melbourne to the Victorian snow fields and Lake Eildon, and is very popular with cyclists who traverse the old railway line, which has since been converted into a cycling trail.
Standing in the middle of Memorial Square in the heart of Colac, facing Murray Street is the Colac War Memorial.
Built rather like a classical temple of Roman or Grecian origin, the war memorial is built of sandstone and was erected as a tribute to those who both fought and died in the Great War (1914 - 1918), but it has been supplemented with plaques to other conflicts that occurred in later times. The shrine is engraved "1914 The Shire's Tribute 1918" and features places where conflict took place during the Great War; Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine, Flanders, Pozieres, Polygon Wood, Bullecourt, Paschendale, Viller Brettoneux and Mont St Quinton. The Colac War Memorial was unveiled by Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Chauvel (1865 - 1945) on the 15th November, 1924. The cost of the memorial was ₤3600.00 and it was built by the monument manufacturers Sale and Keape. There are the names of 1665 men who had enlisted during the war. Those who died as a result of the conflict have their names picked out in gold lettering. A pine tree taken as a cutting from the original Lone Pine tree in Galippoli has been planted at the rear of the shrine on a lush piece of lawn.
Located approximately 150 kilometres to the south-west of Melbourne, past Geelong is the small Western District city of Colac. The area was originally settled by Europeans in 1837 by pastoralist Hugh Murray. A small community sprung up on the southern shore of a large lake amid the volcanic plains. The community was proclaimed a town, Lake Colac, in 1848, named after the lake upon which it perches. The post office opened in 1848 as Lake Colac and was renamed Colac in 1854 when the city changed its name. The township grew over the years, its wealth generated by the booming grazing industries of the large estates of the Western District and the dairy industry that accompanied it. Colac has a long high street shopping precinct, several churches, botanic gardens, a Masonic hall and a smattering of large properties within its boundaries, showing the conspicuous wealth of the city. Today Colac is still a commercial centre for the agricultural district that surrounds it with a population of around 10,000 people. Although not strictly a tourist town, Colac has many beautiful surviving historical buildings or interest, tree lined streets. Colac is known as “the Gateway to the Otways” (a reference to the Otway Ranges and surrounding forest area that is located just to the south of the town).
Construction of this, Michigan’s first permanent Capitol, began in 1872. The building was completed in 1878. It is, and was, a most elegant structure. It was primarily designed as a Greek Revival style.
old buildings in Gyeongbok-gung Palace, the main royal palace of Seoul, built in14C Joseon Dynasty
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Standing in the middle of Memorial Square in the heart of Colac, facing Murray Street is the Colac War Memorial.
Built rather like a classical temple of Roman or Grecian origin, the war memorial is built of sandstone and was erected as a tribute to those who both fought and died in the Great War (1914 - 1918), but it has been supplemented with plaques to other conflicts that occurred in later times. The shrine is engraved "1914 The Shire's Tribute 1918" and features places where conflict took place during the Great War; Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine, Flanders, Pozieres, Polygon Wood, Bullecourt, Paschendale, Viller Brettoneux and Mont St Quinton. The Colac War Memorial was unveiled by Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Chauvel (1865 - 1945) on the 15th November, 1924. The cost of the memorial was ₤3600.00 and it was built by the monument manufacturers Sale and Keape. There are the names of 1665 men who had enlisted during the war. Those who died as a result of the conflict have their names picked out in gold lettering. A pine tree taken as a cutting from the original Lone Pine tree in Galippoli has been planted at the rear of the shrine on a lush piece of lawn.
Located approximately 150 kilometres to the south-west of Melbourne, past Geelong is the small Western District city of Colac. The area was originally settled by Europeans in 1837 by pastoralist Hugh Murray. A small community sprung up on the southern shore of a large lake amid the volcanic plains. The community was proclaimed a town, Lake Colac, in 1848, named after the lake upon which it perches. The post office opened in 1848 as Lake Colac and was renamed Colac in 1854 when the city changed its name. The township grew over the years, its wealth generated by the booming grazing industries of the large estates of the Western District and the dairy industry that accompanied it. Colac has a long high street shopping precinct, several churches, botanic gardens, a Masonic hall and a smattering of large properties within its boundaries, showing the conspicuous wealth of the city. Today Colac is still a commercial centre for the agricultural district that surrounds it with a population of around 10,000 people. Although not strictly a tourist town, Colac has many beautiful surviving historical buildings or interest, tree lined streets. Colac is known as “the Gateway to the Otways” (a reference to the Otway Ranges and surrounding forest area that is located just to the south of the town).
ANNE was Queen when St Paul’s was built in 1710. The weather-beaten original of this 1712 sculpture by Francis Bird was replaced with a replica by Richard Belt in 1885.
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Passeio noturno pelas arcadas junto do Porto Antigo de Génova ✨. A arquitetura clássica e a iluminação suave criam um ambiente encantador.
Standing in the middle of Memorial Square in the heart of Colac, facing Murray Street is the Colac War Memorial.
Built rather like a classical temple of Roman or Grecian origin, the war memorial is built of sandstone and was erected as a tribute to those who both fought and died in the Great War (1914 - 1918), but it has been supplemented with plaques to other conflicts that occurred in later times. The shrine is engraved "1914 The Shire's Tribute 1918" and features places where conflict took place during the Great War; Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine, Flanders, Pozieres, Polygon Wood, Bullecourt, Paschendale, Viller Brettoneux and Mont St Quinton. The Colac War Memorial was unveiled by Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Chauvel (1865 - 1945) on the 15th November, 1924. The cost of the memorial was ₤3600.00 and it was built by the monument manufacturers Sale and Keape. There are the names of 1665 men who had enlisted during the war. Those who died as a result of the conflict have their names picked out in gold lettering. A pine tree taken as a cutting from the original Lone Pine tree in Galippoli has been planted at the rear of the shrine on a lush piece of lawn.
Located approximately 150 kilometres to the south-west of Melbourne, past Geelong is the small Western District city of Colac. The area was originally settled by Europeans in 1837 by pastoralist Hugh Murray. A small community sprung up on the southern shore of a large lake amid the volcanic plains. The community was proclaimed a town, Lake Colac, in 1848, named after the lake upon which it perches. The post office opened in 1848 as Lake Colac and was renamed Colac in 1854 when the city changed its name. The township grew over the years, its wealth generated by the booming grazing industries of the large estates of the Western District and the dairy industry that accompanied it. Colac has a long high street shopping precinct, several churches, botanic gardens, a Masonic hall and a smattering of large properties within its boundaries, showing the conspicuous wealth of the city. Today Colac is still a commercial centre for the agricultural district that surrounds it with a population of around 10,000 people. Although not strictly a tourist town, Colac has many beautiful surviving historical buildings or interest, tree lined streets. Colac is known as “the Gateway to the Otways” (a reference to the Otway Ranges and surrounding forest area that is located just to the south of the town).
Designed by John Gibson and built between 1866-75 - a striking example of classical civic architecture.
Landgericht Berlin Dienststelle Tegeler Weg, ehemals Landgericht III, Osnabrücker Straße, Tegeler Weg, Charlottenburg-Nord, 1901 –1906 Hermann Dernburg und Ernst Petersen
《關於島嶼》 雲門舞集
國泰金控 贊助， 7月28日(六) 晚上7:30，台北國家兩廳院藝文廣場 戶外公演。
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre performed ‘Formosa’ at Liberty Plaza in Taipei on Saturday in the first of its two free outdoor performances this summer.
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2018/7/28
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Kazan Cathedral or Kazanskiy Kafedralniy Sobor, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, is a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan, one of the most venerated icons in Russia.
Construction of the cathedral started in 1801 and continued for ten years under the supervision of Alexander Sergeyevich Stroganov. Upon its completion in 1811, the new church replaced the Church of Nativity of the Theotokos, which was disassembled when the Kazan Cathedral was consecrated.
The architect Andrey Voronikhin modelled the building on St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
It was Saturday, November 4, 1989 and I was in Athens. The first thing I did after finding cheap accommodation, was head to the Acropolis. Hand-held analogue selfie at the Parthenon, just avoiding shooting directly into the sun. I visted the site again a few years ago, with my wife and son, and it's just remarkable just how few people there were there back in 1989.
35mm Pentax ME Super with 50mm lens and screw-on fisheye attachment from Jessop, Oxford Street, London.
Google Maps - still needing some love in 2017.
37.9716649, 23.7259532
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.... Nutinamu 느티나무 or zelkova tree of 380 years old, in the yard of Gongseri Catholic Church in Asan 아산, South Chungcheong Province 충청남도
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Creator: Van Altena, Edward
Landscape Architect: Hopkins, Alden
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826
Type: Projected media
Date: 1930
Topic: Summer
Lawns
Trees
Universities
Campuses
Columns
Libraries
Local number: VA008006
Physical description: 1 slide: glass lantern, col.; 3 x 5 in
Place: Virginia
Charlottesville
Persistent URL:http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siarchives&uri=full=3100001~!182817~!0#focus
Repository:Archives of American Gardens
Na Plaza de Sagasta, em Zamora, destaca-se o Edifício das Cariátides, um exemplo marcante da arquitetura modernista. A sua fachada é ornamentada com figuras femininas esculpidas que sustentam a varanda (cariátides), inspiradas na arte clássica. Os detalhes decorativos e as amplas janelas conferem-lhe uma elegância distinta, contrastando com os tons quentes dos edifícios vizinhos. Este conjunto arquitetónico reflete a influência do modernismo no início do século XX, num dos espaços mais emblemáticos da cidade.
It’s a joy to see this classic facade in such prime condition. The details are reminiscent of the Renaissance.
The last comparison shot with theSamyang 14mm and the TS-E 17mm. However sadly, it only took me 2 minutes to set-up the shot with the Samyang vs the 7-8 minutes of TS-E and also the extra 3 mm on the Samyang gives a totally different feel to the final image.
This image was geometrically corrected in Lightroom and also profile corrected. Under closer scrutiny there was little difference between the tilt-shift and this lens. Hard to say which is the clear winner. The fact that this lens is 1/5 the cost, I think wins big points here.
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