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Ancient bridge with lots of signs. The concrete thingy is the counterweight for the still-functioning lift bridge to allow vessels in and out of the inlet.
Cannons on the US Constitution at Boston Harbor. This is re-cropped from a prior posting to focus on the cannons.
Wellington Arch, also known as Constitution Arch or (originally) as the Green Park Arch, is a Grade I-listed triumphal arch by Decimus Burton that forms a centrepiece of Hyde Park Corner in central London, between corners of Hyde Park and Green Park; it stands on a large traffic island with crossings for pedestrian access. From its construction (1826–1830) the arch stood in a different location nearby; it was moved to its current site in 1882–1883. It originally supported a colossal equestrian statue of the 1st Duke of Wellington by the sculptor Matthew Cotes Wyatt, acquiring its name as a result. Peace descending on the Quadriga of War by sculptor Adrian Jones, a bronze quadriga (an ancient four-horse chariot) ridden by the Goddess of Victory Nike, has surmounted the arch since 1912.
Both the Wellington Arch and Marble Arch (originally sited in front of Buckingham Palace) were planned in 1825 by George IV to commemorate Britain's victories in the Napoleonic Wars. During the second half of the 1820s, the Commissioners of Woods and Forests and the King resolved that Hyde Park, and the area around it, should be renovated to match the splendour of rival European capital cities, and that the essence of the new arrangement would be a triumphal approach to the recently completed Buckingham Palace. The committee of the project, led by the Prime Minister, Lord Liverpool, and advised by Charles Arbuthnot, President of the Board of Commissioners of Woods and Forests, selected Decimus Burton as the project's architect. In 1828, when giving evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee on the Government's spending on public works, Arbuthnot explained that he had nominated Burton "having seen in the Regent's Park, and elsewhere, works which pleased my eye, from their architectural beauty and correctness". Burton intended to create an urban space dedicated to the celebration of the House of Hanover, national pride, and the nation's heroes.
The renovation of Hyde Park, Green Park, and St James's Park began in 1825, with the demarcation of new drives and pathways, subsequent to which Burton designed new lodges and gates, viz. Cumberland Gate, Stanhope Gate, Grosvenor Gate, the Hyde Park Gate/Screen at Hyde Park Corner, and, later, the Prince of Wales's Gate, Knightsbridge, in the classical style. There were no authoritative precedents for such buildings, which required windows and chimney stacks, in the classical style, and, in the words of Guy Williams, "Burton's reticent treatment of the supernumerary features" and of the cast iron gates and railings was "greatly admired".
At Hyde Park Corner, the King required "some great ceremonial outwork that would be worthy of the new palace that lay to its rear", and accepted Burton's consequent proposal for a sequence comprising a gateway and a classical screen, and a triumphal arch, which would enable those approaching Buckingham Palace from the north to ride or drive first through the screen and then through the arch, before turning left to descend Constitution Hill and enter the forecourt of Buckingham Palace through Nash's Marble Arch. The screen became the neoclassical Hyde Park Gate/Screen at Hyde Park Corner, which delighted the King and his Committee, and which the architectural historian Guy Williams describes as "one of the most pleasing architectural works that have survived from the neo-classical age". The triumphal arch became the Wellington Arch at Constitution Hill into Green Park, London, which has been described as "one of London's best loved landmarks". Burton's original design for the triumphal arch, which was modelled on the Arch of Titus at Rome, on which the central and side blocks of the Screen had been modelled, was more technically perfect, and coherent with the Screen, than that of the arch that was subsequently built: this original design, however, was rejected by the Committee – who had envisaged a design based on the Arch of Constantine, on which Nash's Marble Arch had been modelled – because it was not sufficiently ostentatious. Burton created a new design, "to pander to the majestic ego", which was much larger and modelled on a fragment found in the Roman Forum, which was accepted on 14 January 1826, and subsequently built as the present Wellington Arch.
The arch has a single opening, and uses the Corinthian order. Much of the intended exterior ornamentation was omitted as a cost-saving exercise necessitated by the King's overspending on the refurbishment of Buckingham Palace, which was underway at the same time. A contemporary account, written in anticipation of its completion to its original plan, describes what was intended:
The entabulature is lofty and elegant with a richly sculptured frieze, and a row of boldly projecting lions' heads on the cymatium, marking the centres of columns and other sub-divisions of the order. Above the entablature, on a lofty blocking course, is raised an attic, the body of which is embellished with a sculptural representation of an ancient triumph. On each of the columns is a statue of a warrior, and on the summit of the acroterium which surmounts the attic is a figure in a quadriga or ancient four horse chariot
The glass wall extends along the street. As I do not know the constitution of Germany, I was not sure if all paragraphs are displayed there.
My take on a very slightly updated Constitution Class starship. I wanted it to be mostly true to the original Matt Jeffries design but tweaked just a bit to modernize it.
USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest ship still afloat.[Note 1] She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed.
Three-mast heavy frigate of the US Navy. The world's oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat.
www.history.navy.mil/ussconstitution/
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
The Consititutional Convention delegates met here during the Summer of 1787. What the delegates to that convention did, and the document they forged through months of arguing, listening, deliberating, and compromising changed the world.
Now the building may seem rather small compared to the surroundings....to me however, it is very grand indeed.
At the time of the convention, it was the Pennsylvania State House, only later becoming known as Independence Hall.
Normally crowds of people, but not today due to Covid restrictions - and the rain. Small gatherings and local Marching Bands are though allowed with no advertising. This band came around the corner in our neighbourhood this morning.
A digital fine art in watercolor by B. Bouley
USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat. Constitution is most noted for her actions during the War of 1812 with the United Kingdom, when she captured numerous British merchantmen and five warships. She is usually berthed at Pier 1 of the former Charlestown Navy Yard at one end of Boston's Freedom Trail.
Prompt: A dramatic, high-resolution digital painting of a historic U.S. Navy tall ship resembling the USS Constitution, battling a storm at sea. The ship, with fully unfurled sails straining in the wind, rides towering, crashing waves of a rough, tumultuous ocean. Swirling storm clouds fill the sky, pierced by flashes of lightning. Cannon fire erupts from the ship’s gun ports, with bright muzzle flashes and smoke trailing out over the churning water. The American flag billows violently in the wind. The scene is intensely dynamic and cinematic, capturing the chaos and bravery of naval warfare during the Age of Sail. Ultra-detailed, high contrast lighting, epic maritime atmosphere. Horizontal aspect ratio.
This digital fine art was created using chatgpt Sora AI and Photoshop
Constitution Hill dates from the 17th century and the reign of King Charles II. He is said to have come to the park for his daily constitutional walk, along with his favourite spaniels.
The May 17th Constitution Day parade makes its way through the snow. I was told that this event is normally graced by Spring sunshine! --- Longyearbyen, Svalbard (May 2013).
Made it to Flickr Explore.
USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest ship still afloat.[Note 1] She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed.
Located near the Lincoln Memorial, this is a lovely hidden spot in DC. And with the pandemic, it's been so very quiet.
constitution of the GDR, transparent paper, yarn.
more pics here: ines-seidel.de/en/geaenderte-verfassung/
Geänderte Verfassung.
Verfassung der DDR, Transparentpapier, Garn.
Mehr Fotos: ines-seidel.de/geaenderte-verfassung/