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One hundred years ago, the south Texas town of Asherton was full of hope and promise. With the discovery of deep artesian wells and a temperate climate that allowed for year-round crops, the 'Winter Garden' region of in deep southwest Texas was booming. Asher Richardson saw an opportunity, and by the turn of the century he owned nearly a quarter million acres of land, and the town of Asherton was established in 1902. It developed quickly within a few short years, with the heralded arrival of the Asherton and Gulf Railway in 1910, which was the same year that he built his impressive Bel-Asher Mansion. The town prospered for some time, becoming the Bermuda onion capital of the world. But the underground aquifers were soon tapped out, the Great Depression took a heavy toll, and Asherton fell into a slow decline. Today, Asherton is a poor, blue-collar community where hard-scrabble workers travel to nearby farms; the downtown is completely deserted without any businesses remaining. On the edge of town sits the remnants of the Asherton High School, the hundred-year-old two-story building as its centerpiece, shut down over a decade ago in a funding scandal. For more information: www.texasescapes.com/MikeCoxTexasTales/208-Asherton-Texas...
The Tower Grove East neighborhood is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C for architecture. The neighborhood is locally significant for the quality and diversity of its architectural components and for their embodiment of an intact collection of forms, styles, and methods of construction previously recognized as significant under the Multiple Property Documentation Form (MPDF) "South St. Louis Historic Working- and Middle-Class Streetcar Suburbs. " The nomination is submitted using this MPDF under the subcontext: "Architectural Patterns of South St. Louis Streetcar Suburbs: 1880-1940." Because of architecturally significant outlier properties that both predate, and post-date the period covered by the MPDF, the period of significance for contributing resources in the District has been expanded to between c.1850 and 1946. The neighborhood is a remarkably intact collection of residential, commercial, religious and educational resources that collectively form a district of superior architectural quality and integrity. Surrounded on all sides by existing (and pending) National Register Districts and Certified Local Historic Districts, the Tower Grove East District contains a collection of historic architectural resources that possess integrity of design, materials, setting, and craftsmanship. Its listing in the National Register of Historic Places will make a significant contribution to the already-recognized catalogue of high-merit architectural resources surrounding Tower Grove Park, a National Historic Landmark (NHL 12/20/89).
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The Feathers Hotel, The Bullring, Ludlow, Shropshire is an historic inn. Its imposing half-timbered frontage was constructed in 1619, over an earlier core, for a local lawyer, Rees Jones. John Newman describes the hotel as a "prodigy" of Tudor architecture and it is noted for its Jacobean furnishings.
Victorian Society in America London Summer School - Visit to Wolverhampton, West Midlands, Wightwick Manor, July 9, 2013 - built by Theodore Mander, of the Mander family, who were successful 19th-century industrialists in the area, and his wife Flora, daughter of Henry Nicholas Paint, member of Parliament in Canada. It was designed by Edward Ould of Liverpool in two phases; the first was completed in 1887 and the house was extended with the Great Parlour wing in 1893. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wightwick_Manor
Paradise Angkor Villa Hotel situated free of busy area but easy to access to city center, shops, business center, city’s famous nightlife (Pub Street) & Night Market and magnificent Angkor Wat Temple. Stylish decorated rooms are elegantly furnished and come with modern amenities. Rooms are equipped with internet access facilities, TV, mini bar, hairdryer and safety box. It’s just 10mn drive from Siem Reap International Airport and 2 km to Psar Leu Market where guest can experience the daily activities of Cambodian people
The church plans were established in an architectural competition in April 1854. The architect was Heinrich von Ferstel (1828–1883), who, at the time, was only 26. He chose to build the cathedral in the neo-Gothic style, borrowing heavily from the architecture of Gothic French cathedrals. Because of this concept, many people mistake this church for an original Gothic church. However, the Votivkirche has not become a servile imitation of a French Gothic cathedral, but shows a new and individual concept. Furthermore it was built by one single architect, supervising the whole construction, and not by several generations, as the cathedrals in the Middle Ages.
Construction began in 1856, and it was dedicated 26 years later on April 24, 1879, the occasion of the silver jubilee of the royal couple.
The church was one of the first buildings to be built on the Ringstraße. Since the city-walls still existed at that point, the church had no natural parishioners. At that time it was meant as a garrison church, serving the many soldiers that had come to Vienna in the wake of 1848 revolution. The church is not located directly on the boulevard but along a broad square (the Sigmund Freud park) in front of it. The Votivkirche is made out of white sandstone, similar to the Stephansdom, and therefore has to be constantly renovated and protected from air-pollution and acid rain, which tends to colour and erode the soft stone.
The church has undergone extensive renovations after being badly damaged during World War II.
Since its architectural style is quite similar to the Stephansdom, it often gets mistaken for it by tourists. In reality more than 700 years lie between the two churches.
The design of this church has been closely imitated in the Gedächtniskirche in Speyer, Germany and the Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk in Oostende, Belgium.
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This is another night shot taken of the EuroStaete building in Stadskanaal. This time the side lights are not burning.
Yo no necesito muros a mi alrededor. Y no necesito drogas para calmarme. He visto la escritura en el muro.
If you're interested in Chicago area history, this is one place you can't afford to miss. Markers are a who's-who of Chicago history. Almost anyone who was anyone calls this their final resting place. The monuments range from the understated and classy, to the over-the-top, ego inflated monolithic monstrosities that are more at home at Caligula's summer palace than a cemetery.
Смоленск - административный центр Смоленской области. Расположен на на реке Днепр. Один из древнейших городов России. Первое упоминание 863 год. Носит звание «Город-герой».
Костёл Непорочного Зачатия Пресвятой Девы Марии - недействующий католический храм в неоготическом стиле 1884-1894 годы. Находится в аварийном состоянии. В настоящее время здание занимает Смоленский архив.
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. One of the most ancient cities of Russia. The first mention of the 863 year.
Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an inactive catholic church in neo-gothic style 1884-1894 years. Is in the emergency condition. At the present time the building occupies the Smolensk archive.
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