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Modern Cantonese menu, from dim sum to roast duck served in a lavish French-colonial setting.
Mr Wong is one of my favourite restaurant in Sydney.
Have a lovely weekend!
I'm looking through a window that reflects the trees (and Le Grand Champ) to my left.
Maison Amoureux-Beauvais, Sainte Genevieve, Haute-Louisiane.
New Orleans is a photographer's paradise. Aside from being a very vivid and colorful city that offers plenty of street photo opportunities, it has a strong architectural influence from 2 styles: French Colonial and Spanish. The heart of the city, also its oldest section, is named French Quarter and it was founded in 1718 by French people and naturally had many French colonial buildings. However, 2 great fires in 1788 and 1794 resulted in the destruction of the majority of the houses and as the area was ruled by Spanish at that time, when they rebuilt it, they decided to follow a different and more modern architectural style. As a result of this shift, most of the structures in the neighborhood had their balconies and galleries decorated with elaborate ironwork "fences" like the ones in this picture. The distinction between a gallery and a balcony is that while a balcony is self-supported and attached to the building, a galley is supported from the ground by columns and poles (which obviously were also decorated with fancy ironwork). As I post more photos of the city, you will see those "fences".
As it's a Friday, i thought it was the most appropriate day of the week to post those fences: HFF!!
Η Νεα Ορλεανη ειναι ο παραδεισος ενος φωτογραφου. Περα απο το οτι ειναι μια πολη ζωντανη και γεματη χρωμα που προσφερει αφθονες ευκαιριες για φωτο δρομου, εχει πολυ εντονες επιρροες απο 2 αρχιτεκτονικους ρυθμους: Γαλλικο και Ισπανικο. Η καρδια της πολης, που ειναι επισης και η παλαιοτερη περιοχη της, ονομαζεται Γαλλικη Συνοικια (French Quarter), ιδρυθηκε το 1718 απο Γαλλους και φυσιολογικα ειχε πολλα κτηρια Γαλλικου ρυθμου. 2 μεγαλες φωτιες το 1788 και 1794 ειχαν ως αποτελεσμα να καταστραφει η πλειοψηφια των κτηριων της συνοικιας και καθως οι Ισπανοι κυριαρχουσαν τοτε στην περιοχη, οταν την ξαναχτισαν, αποφασισαν να ακολουθησουν ενα πιο μοντερνο αρχιτεκτονικο στιλ. Αποτελεσμα αυτης της ροπης ηταν τα περισσοτερα κτηρια της Γαλλικης Παροικιας να εχουν τα μπαλκονια και τις στοες τους διακοσμημενα με ομορφα καγκελα οπως αυτα της φωτογραφιας. Η διαφορα μεταξυ μπαλκονιου και στοας ειναι οτι ενω τα μπαλκονια ειναι κολλημενα στο κτηριο και αυτο-υποστηριζομενα, οι στοες ειναι μπαλκονια τα οποια στηριζονται σε κολωνες και πυλωνες στο εδαφος. Καθως θα ανεβασω και αλλες φωτογραφιες της πολης, θα δειτε περισσοτερα κτηρια διακοσμημενα με τετοιυ ειδους καγκελα.
The fence around the Maison Bolduc once kept the chickens and other small livestock inside the garden. (Presumably it also kept rabbits and other pests out.)
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America has owned the property since 1940. The Society operates it as a house museum.
This property is not part of the new national historic site but it is on the National Register of HIstoric Places and part of the Ste Genevieve National Historic Landmark district.
This tavern is one of a very small handful of remaining examples of French Colonial architecture in the quarter. It’s also supposed to be very haunted. I never saw anything to prove this, but that means absolutely nothing.
"Developed in French-settled areas of North America beginning with the founding of Quebec in 1608 and New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1718, as well as along the Mississippi River valley to Missouri.
The early French Colonial house type of the Mississippi River Valley region was the poteaux-en-terre, constructed of heavy upright cedar logs set vertically into the ground. These basic houses featured double-pitched hipped roofs and were surrounded by porches (galleries) to handle the hot summer climate.
By 1770, the basic French Colonial house form evolved into the briquette-entre-poteaux (small bricks between posts) style familiar in the historic areas of New Orleans and other areas. These homes featured double-louvred doors, flared hip roofs, dormers, and shutters.
The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. It is a rare extant example of briquette-entre-poteaux construction."—Wikipedia
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New Orleans
2014-2015
The Louis Ratte Labruyere House dates to 1784, and may be the oldest in Ste Genevieve. It is privately owned.
Built in the French colonial style in 1788-9 with portions believed to date back to 1730 this former residence is considered the oldest home in New Orleans. It is now part of the Louisiana State Museum.
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This tavern is one of a very small handful of remaining examples of French Colonial architecture in the quarter. It’s also supposed to be very haunted. I never saw anything to prove this, but that means absolutely nothing.
"Developed in French-settled areas of North America beginning with the founding of Quebec in 1608 and New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1718, as well as along the Mississippi River valley to Missouri.
The early French Colonial house type of the Mississippi River Valley region was the poteaux-en-terre, constructed of heavy upright cedar logs set vertically into the ground. These basic houses featured double-pitched hipped roofs and were surrounded by porches (galleries) to handle the hot summer climate.
By 1770, the basic French Colonial house form evolved into the briquette-entre-poteaux (small bricks between posts) style familiar in the historic areas of New Orleans and other areas. These homes featured double-louvred doors, flared hip roofs, dormers, and shutters.
The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. It is a rare extant example of briquette-entre-poteaux construction."—Wikipedia
This is a mobile shot to show the colour.
New Orleans
2014-2015
The Bauvais-Amoureux House from the street side, one of a few properties owned by Ste Genevieve National Historic Site.
The neoclassical beaux arts Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, was built by the French around 1900 to house the French Governor-General of Indochina. When Ho Chi Minh overthrew the French in 1954 he refused to live in the Palace, preferring, until his death in 1969, to live humbly in a traditional Vietnamese two room stilt house that he built behind the palace by the carp pond
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The streets of Hoi An Ancient Town light up at night with beautiful lanterns, lined with shophouses and makeshift stalls selling handicrafts, jewellery, and traditional apparel. Hoi An’s shopping scene is legendary for its plethora of affordable yet quality tailoring services, where you can easily get your hands on custom-made dresses, suits, shirts, and shoes at a fraction of the price you’d pay for them back home.
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A foreground bokeh fence sets off two windows of the Louis Buldoc House in Sainte Geneviève, Haute-Louisiane. The porch is a French colonial style from the Caribbean, common in modern Louisiana. Its airflow helps cool the home and its residents on hot days - less a problem in Missouri and Illinois (Haute-Louisiane).
The Bequette-Ribault Home in Ste Genevieve, overlooking a small northern portion of Le Grand Champ. Le Grand Champ was arranged in longlots, with narrow fronts on the Mississippi River reached back across the floodplain (part of the American Bottom) to the town. Long, skinny properties are easier to plow.
While the St. Lawrence River is known for its longlots, each family put its farm and house buildings on their field's frontage. In Ste Genevieve, the homes cluster in town. Farmers commuted to work their fields.
Probably the most elegant post office I've ever encountered, the Saigon Central Post Office is a beautiful example of French Colonial architecture ... with a giant picture of Ho Chi Minh keeping watch!
These pictures date from the late 1980's-early90's and were shot on Kodak colour film with a Nikon FE.
The distinctive French colonial construction style as seen at the Green Tree Tavern (Janis-Ziegler House). Ste Genevieve National Historic Site, Missouri.
Stunning French colonial architecture (The historic district of Panama City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site)
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Hendley Foxworth Horne House (1853).
Jones Creek, Long County, Georgia USA.
Graffiti is not a victimless crime; get the fuck over yourselves, taggers! New Orleans, LA - April 2017
I actually teach that fence in one of my classes.
The Centre for French Colonial Life owns this impressive property in Ste. Genevieve.
This very strange structure by the side of the road. The frontmost part looks like cast concrete or maybe stucco over brick, the rear part is entirely made of brick