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A first church in Châtres, what was the name of the settlement in the early times, got replaced already in 1006. Later a priory was added. In 1265 a "Hotel-Dieu" existed here for the accommodation of travelers. During the Hundred Years War, the fortified town was besieged by King Edward III´s army. At that time the church, in which 800 refugees sought shelter, was burned leaving no survivors.
The church got rebuilt, renovated, restorated and still serves the parish.
Benjamin Franklin, politician, scientist, inventor, one of the "Founding Fathers of the United States", who lived as a diplomat in France 1776–1785, installed a lighting rod on this church in 1782.
Written in 1903, The True Benjamin Franklin (442 pages) can be downloaded @ www.christianhomeschoolhub.spruz.com/holiday-and-seasonal... (Benjamin Franklin's Birthday is January 17th)
Written in 1903, The True Benjamin Franklin (442 pages) can be downloaded @ www.christianhomeschoolhub.spruz.com/holiday-and-seasonal... (Benjamin Franklin's Birthday is January 17th)
Bigger Ben
Philadelphia, PA
Proposed by Reginald Beauchamp of the Philadelphia Bulletin: A 14-story-high bust of Benjamin Franklin, to be mounted atop the Belmont Plateau in Philly's Fairmount Park. Made of 6"-thick stainless-steel tubes set 1" apart, the $5 million sculpture would be lit from the inside.
Documented in Architectural Forum in 1967, this proposal may just be weirder than the giant Lincoln monstrosity a local preacher proposed for the town of the same name in Illinois some 30-odd years later. (I gave you the Roadside America link. I wish I could still find the link to the actual PowerPoint presentation. It may still be out there, and it is astounding. Good luck!)
The chamber in which some of America's most revered figures met, debated, and argued while creating the two most important documents in America's history. The chair at the front is the original chair where George Washington sat. It is the half-sun carved into head of the chair which prompted the famous quote by then 81 year old Benjamin Franklin:
I have often looked at that behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. But now I... know that it is a rising...sun.
One of the most, if not the most historically significant structure in the United States, the old Pennsylvania State House became the birthplace of American independence in 1776. The main complex, built in 1753, became the meeting place for the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention--the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution were both drafted and signed here. The building is now part of the National Park Service and has been an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
Independence Hall. Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
French armchair brought back from Paris in 1785. Benjamin Franklin planned to enlarge his Philadelphia house in order to acommodate his French souvenirs including this chair made about 1780.
It is a great costume, but you can imagine my surprise when we encountered and had a few drinks with Benjamin Franklin at a science fiction convention.
Benjamin Franklin lived here.
Independent National Historic Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
www.nps.gov/inde/learn/historyculture/places-franklincour...
The statue was apparently a gift to the city from a Chicago resident who spent winters in New Orleans.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_Square_(New_Orleans)
Location: Philadelphia PA to Camden NJ
Carry: 7 lanes of I-676 and US 30, 2 PATCO rail lines, 2 sidewalks and 2 underground walkway tunnels
Type: Steel Suspension Bridge
Opened: 1926
First visited: 2 June 2010
The Liberty Bell is an iconic symbol of American independence, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
America's First Public Library
22 December 2012
Franklin, Massachusetts
The Franklin Public Library, on Main Street in Franklin, MA, is listed as the first public library in the United States. The library is appropriately named after Benjamin Franklin who, in 1731, composed the charter of the Library Company of Philadelphia. It was this charter that introduced the concept of a subscription service for members of a library to pool funds, purchase books, and lend them to one another. It is amusing to note that it's Franklin who, quoting Shakespeare's "Hamlet" wrote in his Poor Richard's Almanac, "Neither a lender nor a borrower be." He was talking about money, of course, but it's an amusing thought in the context of a library.
Popular folklore attributes the concept of a library to Franklin, however that is clearly not historically accurate. In point of fact, the Royal Library of Alexandria was built before 283 BC and was, at the time, the largest collection of books in the world. While open to scholars from around the world for on-site research, that library did not permit the borrowing of scrolls (or books), however it does serve as the model for modern mega-repositories such as the Library of Congress or the Vatican Library. Thus, while Ben certainly brought the concept to the American Colonies, the overarching concept of a library pre-dated him by at least 2000 years.
Post processing today started with a brilliant warm filter in Topaz Adjust. I then adjusted adaptive exposure, contrast, protect highlights, and strength. A deep blue filter and a slight levels adjustment was added in PSE.
Taken at the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, Ocean City Maryland.
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I'm jumping in on the Assignment 52; group, my second entry for: Week 6, Emotion.
So, so very glad I was able to save this lil' guy.
Blogged here
UPDATE: On June 20th, 2010 my precious Ben lost his battle. He had kidney problems that weren't noticeable until it was too late. He passed peacefully in my arms, I felt his last breath and heartbeat... and it crushed me.
He will be so, so, greatly missed. he was just 7 months old.
The Philadelphia City Hall was designed by John McArthur, Jr. in the Second Empire style. Construction began in 1871 and finished in 1901. It was the tallest habitable building in the world until 1908. The central tower is topped by a statue of William Penn sculpted by Alexander Milne Calder. The statue happens to be the tallest on top of any building.
It is on the National Register #76001666, and also a National Historic Landmark.
Montreal (est. 1642, pop. 1.7 MM) • Notre Dame Street
• Chateau Ramezay • built as the residence of Claude de Ramezay (1659-1724), governor of Montreal
• owned by the French West India Company 1745-1763
• after a fire, was rebuilt in 1756 • walls are limestone rubble recovered from first house • separate turreted bldg. to the left of the main facade completed in 1903
• in 1775 was Canadian hq for the Continental Army when it seized Montreal, then a British province
• in the spring of 1776 Benjamin Franklin, one of three commissioners sent by Congress, stayed in this house while trying to recruit French Canadian troops to help fight the British in the American Revolutionary War …read on
• first building in Québec to be classified an historic monument • now a museum