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Interior of the Palace of the Parliament of Romania
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After a day trip to Cholula we are back in Puebla City and passing through Paseo Bravo State Park. The park has some different seating since our last visit in 2016.
Paseo Bravo is one of the more central spots in the city. The park was founded in the 17th century as a alternative neighborhood to the Village Center as it was outside of the Spanish influence.
The original plans show the divisions that comprise this area: five blocks surrounded by large estate housing.
At various times the area served as a military practice field, a cemetery, a site of the gallows, and finally as a square, where the monument in commemoration to Nicolas Bravo was placed.
The parks present popularity is due to the pathways where people can sit or walk to admire the sculptures and monuments that adorn the park.
Nicolás Bravo Rueda (10 September 1786 – 22 April 1854) was the 11th Mexican President and a soldier. He distinguished himself in both roles during the 1846–1848 U.S. invasion of Mexico.
So here we have a few images of the excellent Kings Theatre here in Southsea
Up in the 'Penny Seats' again & I'm not sure that I would fancy getting into these after a few beers!
A little different this photo. The inside of The Crown Hotel Poole. Bistro / Pub and haunted too. Amazing food and dog friendly also. Worth a visit. #crownhotelpoole
Under the Golden Arch.
After a rid up Haifa's funicular on Mt. Camel, we walked the Louis Promenade along the escarpment.
Passing the Bayview Hotel a concrete pumping truck was depositing a slurry product for a hotel reno project.
LOUIS PROMENADE:
Louis Promenade opened in 1992 thanks to the contribution of Paul and May Goldschmidt, Haifa residents, who desired to commemorate the memory of their son Louis, who was killed in a car accident, and who loved so much the magnificent views of Haifa.
The Promenade’s 400 meters stretch along Yefe Nof Street, from Nof Hotel to the upper entrance of the Bahá’í Gardens.
The interior of San Pedro y San Pablo (Saint Peter and Saint Paul) Parish Church with a magnificent Churrigueresque altarpiece.
The second of three random Down Town East Side (DTES) homeless camps.
This one in Oppenheimer Park is less portable than some. Many if not most of the camps in the DTES are inhabited by drug users, many with mental challenges.
Amazingly, the majority of the homeless who die were in contact with the healthcare system within the year prior to dying from an overdose. When they sought help, the system let them down.
Over 870 BC addicts succumbed to an overdose in all 2016. In the first eight months of 2018 more than 972 died, down from 1058 in the same period in 2017 - unbelievable.
Most victims are regular or chronic drug users, men, single, divorced or separated. Not all died on the street, many die overdosing alone at home.
Too much money is spent on harm reduction including dispensing naloxone the so-called overdose antidote) with little effect. A down side is the billions of dollar cost to the Canadian economy.
The current thought is funds need to be targeted to long-term treatment and recovery and less on crisis response.
Vancouver's approach to housing its low-income residents has a role to play in creating epidemic conditions. The large network of DTES low income housing was originally developed for seasonal workers, and over time became homes for the urban poor and the deinstitutionalized mentally ill population that’s created a situation ripe for the illicit drug trade to flourish.
And, year after year, politicians keep adding to the supply of housing for customers with no cash exacerbating the problem.
Some data courtesy of Vancouver Sun 02 Oct Daphine Bramham column on the Coroner’s analysis of overdose deaths.
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Just a short walk from home in Pittville, Cheltenham.
This is almost monochrome - always a nice result.
On the streets of Tlaxcala.
The capilla on the right side of the church is ornate.
La Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption was first known as the Temple of San Francisco de Asis, however, when the diocese began it was decided to name it cathedral by the name of Our Lady of the Assumption. Built in the sixteenth century between 1530 and 1536 by Diego Muñoz Camargo, the church has a single nave with wooden roof gabled, and deck beams adorned by a magnificent wooden coffered Mudejar style, very well preserved and in fact one of the last of its kind remaining in the Americas.
A place to sit, reflect and take in the most incredible sunrises. This was shot at the place we rented on Beaver Island.
A visit to the gathering rooms in Teatro Colón feels like one has intruded in a royal palace. Old world opulence is on full display.
Where the hell is the royal butler with my drink ?
This area is one end of the Golden Hall.
The story of the Teatro Colón dates back to Argentina's independence. There were many different ideas about the future of the new nation, but one voice carried a little louder. That was the voice of Bernardino Rivadavia, who would become Argentina's president in 1826.
Rivadavia insisted on making Argentina a truly European-style nation, thus showing that Argentina had a right to participate in a world dominated by European empires.
Amongst the very-European things to be brought to Argentina was opera which was regarded as the pinnacle of refined tastes in Europe.
In 1857, a new opera house was opened in Buenos Aires named the Teatro Colón (named after Italian explorer Christopher Columbus).
The original Teatro Colón was the first iron frame structure in the nation and a clear symbol of where Argentina believed it fit amongst world powers. For thirty years, this was the centerpiece of elite culture in Buenos Aires.
Eventually, it was apparent the Teatro Colón was simply not up to European standards. So, Buenos Aires set about planning to create a new Teatro Colón.
This one would be built to the most detailed specifications for French and Italian opera houses. It was financed by selling the boxes to wealthy families at a cost of 60,000 pesos each.
The cornerstone was laid in 1889. The city planned to open the theater on October 12 of 1892, the 400th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the Americas.
Unfortunately, construction did not go quite as planned. The new Teatro Colón was designed by Italian-born architect Francesco Tamburini, who had built many of Argentina's best and most modern European-style structures.
Tamburini was a national hero, but unfortunately he died in 1891. His pupil, Vittorio Meano, took over the project. Then, the contractor in charge of the project went bankrupt, and Meano was murdered by his wife's lover.
With the planned completion date of 1892 passed, Belgian-born architect Julio Dormal took over around 1904.
Dormal had the non-enviable task of completing a project started by one architect and revised by a second to accommodate changing tastes. Italian styles were all the rage in the late 1880s.
Finally, in 1908 the new Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires opened its doors with a stunning performance of Aida
Parroquia del Sagrario Metropolitano Templo de Capuchinas (Temple and Ex-Convent of the Capuchins).
Construction of the Baroque-style complex began in 1680 and was completed in 1737.
It belonged to the Clarisas Capuchinas sisters and was used to house the Indian maidens daughters of caciques and the Capuchin nuns.
A fire consumed the main altar and only 3 baroque altarpieces remain. Over time it has undergone numerous renovations. In 1908 the part that functioned as a convent was demolished.
The most important thing about the temple is its colorful interior that contrasts with its sober exterior.
Inside are gilded boards with themes of the passion of Christ and the Holy Family.
Today only three of the six original boards remain.
Bow Bridge crosses a narrow point in "The Lake".
From Central Park website:
The first cast-iron bridge in the Park (and the second oldest in America), the bridge was built between 1859 and 1862. Bow Bridge is named for its graceful shape, reminiscent of the bow of an archer or violinist.
This handsomely designed bridge spans the Lake, linking Cherry Hill with the woodland of the Ramble. When the Park was first planned, the commissioners requested a suspension bridge. The designers compromised with this refined, low-lying bridge.
Today, Bow Bridge is one of New York's most romantic settings and a muse for photographers. Rising from the bridge are eight cast-iron urns, installed by Central Park Conservancy in 2008 as replicas of the originals that had disappeared by the early 1920s.
A skilled team of Conservancy craftsmen used historic images and took cues from an urn thought to be an exact model of those that originally adorned the Bridge.