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I saw this absolutely beautiful townhouse (fancy row house) in downtown Baltimore.
I'm sure it has now been divided up into condos or apartments.
The Nelson Monument is a monument to Admiral Horatio Nelson, in Exchange Flags, Liverpool, England. It was designed by Matthew Cotes Wyatt and sculpted by Richard Westmacott. It stands to the north of the Town Hall and was unveiled in 1813.
In 1805, Liverpool City Council resolved to commemorate Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar by erecting a monument and voted to pay £1,000 towards its design and construction. A public subscription fund was launched and within two months a total of £8,930 (£610,000 as of 2014)[1] had been reached; this included £750 from the underwriters at Lloyd's and £500 from the West India Association. It was agreed that the monument should be located in a prominent site near the Exchange. A competition for its design was arranged, and this was won by Matthew Cotes Wyatt, son of James Wyatt, the contract being signed in 1809. Matthew Wyatt was relatively inexperienced, and was assisted by Richard Westmacott.[a] The first stone was laid on 15 July 1812, and the monument was unveiled on 21 October 1813, the eighth anniversary of Nelson's death. In 1866 the monument was moved to its present site in Exchange Flags to allow for an extension to the Exchange Buildings, and the Westmorland stone base was replaced by one in granite
The monument consists of a bronze statue on a stone base. Its overall height is 29 feet (8.8 m), and the circumference of the base is 95 feet 4 inches (29.1 m). The base consists of a drum-shaped pedestal in Westmorland marble 8 feet 10 inches (2.7 m) high, standing on a granite basement 6 feet (1.8 m) high.[b] Seated around the pedestal are four statues depicting manacled prisoners sitting in poses of sadness; they represent Nelson's major victories, the battles of Cape St Vincent, the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar. Set into the drum between the statues are four bronze bas-reliefs depicting other naval actions in which Nelson was involved. Encircling the pedestal above the statues are swags of laurel hanging from behind lions' heads. Attached to rings in the lions' mouths are chains that descend to manacle the prisoners. At the top of the pedestal is a cornice with an inscription in metal letters reading ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY (sic).[2]
On top of the pedestal is a bronze group of figures 14 feet 2 inches (4.3 m) high, each figure being 7 feet (2.1 m) in height, and forming a roughly pyramidal structure. There are five figures surrounded by the drapes and poles of captured flags, with an anchor and a rope on the ground. An idealised nude representation of Nelson stands with one foot on a cannon and the other on an enemy's corpse, holding upright a sword on which Victory is placing the last of four crowns.[c] To the right of Nelson is the figure of Death reaching out to touch him. On the left of Nelson is a British seaman striding forward. Behind Nelson is the figure of Britannia holding a laurel wreath and Nelson's decorations.
The monument was the first item of public sculpture to be erected in Liverpool, and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. Grade II* is the middle of the three grades of designation for listed buildings and is applied to "particularly important buildings of more than special interest".
In July 2008, I spent a week in San Francisco for a conference. Each evening I did a walkabout in a different neighborhood.
I really enjoyed getting to see so many nicely restored Victorian houses.
These are Eastlake or Stick Victorians.
I saw the 1895 Victorian Barbados Mutual Life Assurance Society Building during a walkabout in downtown, Bridgetown, Barbados.
I thought the wraparound cast-iron balconies were very attractive.
The Pincus Building, also known as the Zadek Building, is a historic Queen Anne-style commercial building in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The four-story brick masonry structure was designed by Rudolph Benz and completed in 1891. It first housed the Zadek Jewelry Company. The original design included a round tower with a spire on the outside corner of the building; this was removed by the 1940s. Additionally, the architectural details of the first floor exterior have been simplified. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976.
1891
Architect:
Benz,Rudolph
Architectural style:
Late Victorian
Governing body:
Local
NRHP Reference#:
76000345
Added to NRHP:
December 12, 1976
I saw the 1895 Victorian Barbados Mutual Life Assurance Society Building during a walkabout in downtown, Bridgetown, Barbados.
I thought the wraparound cast-iron balconies were very attractive.
View from a few yards away from Comer's 'Hotel de Paris', where we spent Christmas 2019.
The hotel has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since January 1977.
It's orignial Victorian period interior decor has been lovingly mainted too ; I can personally vouch for it.
The dock was opened in 1852. It was named after the road it runs alongside and which also gave its name to the Wapping Tunnel.
The large brick warehouse built in 1856 along the eastern side of the dock was designed by Jesse Hartley. The building is of a similar architectural style to the warehouses surrounding the nearby Albert Dock. When originally built, it was 232 m (254 yd)long and consisted of five separate sections.Bombed in the May Blitz of 1941, the badly damaged southernmost section was not rebuilt, with only the supporting cast iron columns remaining in situ. The remainder of the building continued in commercial use, even after the dock closed in 1972. The warehouse was restored and converted into residential apartments in 1988 and is Grade II* listed.
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The wonderful Natural History Museum in London. It would take a few days or even weeks to look around the museum properly.
St George’s Hall turned Liverpool from a provincial north of England town, to the second city of Empire.
Its nearness to the station is of great significance. It was Liverpool’s message to the world.
If you looked out of St George’s Hall on the day of opening, you would have seen thousands of houses. They couldn’t leave it "stuck out there like a sore thumb" as one person said, they had to connect it to the old town. William Brown Street was that connection.
The library and museum of the 1860s; the Walker Art Gallery, now refurbished, of the 1870s; the good old Empire Theatre, of another name in 1871, then under its modern name in 1925 and the North Western Hotel - all of these buildings turned Lime Street into a dramatic quarter.
An arrival place for those people coming from all over the country and indeed, all over the world. The plateau has been the scene for some of the most dramatic events in our history:
Crowds gathered there after the death of Gladstone, the death of Queen Victoria and the assassination of John Lennon.
The Virginia Retirement System (VRs) is in this attractive Richardsonian Romanesque building in downtown Richmond.
Viewed from Tyrrel Street, the Prudential Assurance Buildings (1895), one of twenty-six local offices built for the company by the prolific artchitect Alfred Waterhouse. A wonderful example of late Victorian architectural exuberance in red brick and terracotta. To the right, the view up Ivegate affords a glimpse of the pediments of the rather attractive building at the corner of Westgate and Kirkgate, which is surprisingly unlisted. The columns of the 1871-3 Thorpe Buldings are just visible right of shot.
Built of red brick in 1878, the Wandiligong Public Library is a simple building that may be found along Morses Creek Road in the pretty Alpine town of Wandiligong.
Simple it may be, with minimal ornamentation and elegant lines, but this building shows how important and populated Wandiligong was during the Victorian Gold Rush. Not every town had a public library, which makes this survivor a significant piece of history.
Today the Wandiligong Public Library is used as a small local art gallery.
Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.
Victor H. Allen Home, Buford Georgia
This Colonial Revival home was built in 1908. It is decorated with patriotic bunting banners to celebrate Independence Day. Victor Allen was the 5th son of Bona Allen.
These flags are not usually on this house, only on certain holidays. I rode past and thought about this for Selective Color theme. I have taken photos of this house before. It is bright yellow!
The early morning light picks out all the Portland stone detailing on Portsmouth’s Guildhall. It was completed in 1890 but suffered bomb damage in World War II. A simplified hexagonal cap replaced the original dome,
Queen Victoria was very familiar with Portsmouth, choosing the city as her preferred embarkation point when staying at Osbourne House on the Isle of Wight. There is a story that rival port Southampton urged the Queen to give their city a try. Her Majesty duly obliged, but did not repeat the experience after the Southampton city fathers submitted a bill to the palace for the use of a red carpet.
A interesting old Victorian building in downtown Victoria, BC. The Milne Building, drawn with a fountain pen.
Ouray, Colorado - nicknamed the "The Switzerland of America" is a small town scenically located in the San Juan Mountain range in the Rocky Mountains. Surrounded on three sides by 13,000 foot towering peaks, Ouray began as a gold and silver mining town in 1876 and at one time had more than 30 active mines. Now an exciting vacation destination, Ouray is know for its hundreds of miles of historic Jeep roads, hot springs and the Ouray Ice Park. Many of the original Victorian style buildings have been beautifully restored and the town is a National Historic District and on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ouray is located at the beginning of the scenic Million Dollar Highway connecting Ouray to neighboring towns of Silverton and Durango. Regarded as one of the most beautiful roads in Colorado, the Million Dollar Highway is also considered one of the most dangerous because of its sharp turns, sheer edges and lack of guard rails. We have traveled this road many times over the years and have found it to be the highlight of many of our vacations!
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Explored 1/25/2012 #206
I saw this attractive and well maintained pair of Victorian houses from the Canal Streetcar in New Orleans, Louisiana.
They are located on the 4500 Block of Canal Street. I actually got off the streetcar to admire them. I then just waited a few minutes to catch the next streetcar.
Nocturnal scene where Congress Avenue meets 11th Street in downtown Austin, overlooked by a floodlit Texas State Capitol.
San Francisco is absolutely the best city to take a walkabout in.
Highlights are the views from the many hills and the numerous and gorgeously painted Victorians.
I saw this attractive Victorian building in downtown Concord, North Carolina.
The city is lucky, it still has a vibrant downtown
The Perry Mansion at Heritage Square Museum shot from behind the glass in the antique windows of the Palms Depot across the street.
One of the many century-plus old homes in Santa Clara, near the mission and monastery.
Pentax 645Nii at 45mm on Kodak Ektar.
One of the Minnesota state capital’s signature buildings, overlooking Rice Square. Designed by Willoughby J. Edbrooke in his capacity as Supervisory Architect of the US Treasury Department, it was completed in 1902, serving originally as the United States Post Office, Courthouse and Custom House for the state of Minnesota. The building has many of Edbrooke’s gothic revival stylistic touches as seen in his famous Old Post Office in Washington DC. Today, it serves as an arts and cultural centre.
The formation of Amtrak in May 1971 to take over individual railroads’ long-distance passenger services spelt the immediate end of Chicago’s Dearborn Station as a functioning railroad depot. Fortunately, the red brick and pink granite head house of 1885 was spared demolition, and the remnants of the complex today host office, retail and hospitality businesses.