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Several Chapultepec Castle rooms occupied by Maximilian and Carlota have been restored.
The castle is located in the first section of the Chapultepec Woods. Chapultepec means “Mountain of the Grasshopper” (Montaña del Chapulín).
Today the castle is the Museo Nacional de Historia of Mexico.
Throughout the years the building was modified and adjusted to meet several purposes.
In 1859 it became the Imperial Palace and the residency of Maximilian I and Carlota, then Emperors of Mexico.
With the years, the Castle fell in disuse but in 1939 the Castle was set to function as museum.
The Castle is divided into two areas: The Military School and the Alcázar, the residency of the Emperor.
The Alcázar rooms, show the life inside the Castle at the time of Maximilian, with furniture, jewelry, paintings and other objects.
The palace would remain the official residence of the president of Mexico until 1939 when President Lázaro Cárdenas made it the National Museum of History.
A group of older men sitting together at a bird sanctuary having a laugh, on the outskirts of Philadelphia.
As Dean Podestá (@JeSuisDean) tweeted earlier today:
If you're ever sad, just remember the world is 4.543 billion years old and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as David Bowie.
R.I.P.
Another day of wandering the streets south of the Centro Historico.
The "Phone Bar" in Hotel Geneve.
The Bar showcases a collection of antique telephones in a retro Londonian atmosphere from the 1880s thru 1934 that gives this venue its name.
The Hotel Geneve opened its doors in 1907, during the regime of Porfirio Díaz.
It was surprising that the Hotel Geneve did not suffer any damage during the earthquakes of September 19 and 20, 1985, not even a broken window or a detached partition.
Among the hotel's most recognized guests were William Randolph Hearst, Sir Winston Churchill, Charles Lindbergh, Marlon Brando, Paul Newman, Jack Palance among many others.
The first class dining room of the Hikawa Maru. The first class area in the ship featured art deco wood panelled interiors. The second class passengers made do with plain wood panels painted white.
Hikawa Maru was one of three Hikawa Maru class motor ships, all named after major Shinto shrines. The Hikawa Shrine is in Saitama in central Honshu. Her two sister ships, both sunk in the Second World War, were Heian Maru and Hie Maru.
It turned my head.
I used to drink beer in the warmer months, now I drink wine all year round, thanks to this little chappy. It was on special for a tenner. I bought it for a laugh.
Several Chapultepec Castle rooms occupied by Maximilian and Carlota have been restored.
The castle is located in the first section of the Chapultepec Woods. Chapultepec means “Mountain of the Grasshopper” (Montaña del Chapulín).
Today the castle is the Museo Nacional de Historia of Mexico.
Throughout the years the building was modified and adjusted to meet several purposes.
In 1859 it became the Imperial Palace and the residency of Maximilian I and Carlota, then Emperors of Mexico.
With the years, the Castle fell in disuse but in 1939 the Castle was set to function as museum.
The Castle is divided into two areas: The Military School and the Alcázar, the residency of the Emperor.
The Alcázar rooms, show the life inside the Castle at the time of Maximilian, with furniture, jewelry, paintings and other objects.
The palace would remain the official residence of the president of Mexico until 1939 when President Lázaro Cárdenas made it the National Museum of History.
Another re-crop. Every time I looked at the first version of this image (posted below) it unsettled me. I'm not absolutely certain why, but I think it needed a tighter crop, which I have now done.
I feel less unsettled. Perhaps some of you with a keener eye might see something I've missed.
In our local park....I was watching the old lady with her dog, and the younger lady (with her dog, which was too quick for the shutter) strode in. I liked the result :-D
HBM!
Cherry Street Pier/Delaware River.Walt Whitman Bridge,Battleship New Jersey and the SS United States in the distance.Philadelphia Pa.35mm Olympus Stylus Epic,Ilford XP2 400.
Take a seat and read the wall while waitinng.
Unedited image taken with and uploaded from my smart phone.
Another monument on Stanley's Commonwealth Walkway commemorates another war - the 1982 Liberation Memorial pays tribute to the 02 April to 14 June, 74 day war between Britain and Argentina over ownership of the Falkland Islands.
Situated in a prominent position at the junction of Ross and Reservoir Roads, the Liberation Memorial was constructed to commemorate all the British Forces and supporting units that served in the 1982 war.
Funds to build the monument were raised entirely from Falkland Islanders.
The monument was designed by Falklands born architect Gerald Dixon with the bronze figure of Britannia sculptured by David Norris.
The monument was unveiled on the Liberation Day, 14th June, of 1984.
The Memorial consists of an obelisk with the coat of arms of the Falkland Islands on the front surrounded by a laurel wreath above the words "In Memory of Those Who Liberated Us" and the date the war ended; "14 June 1982".
On top of the obelisk is a bronze figure of Britannia, the female personification of the island of Great Britain.
On the back and sides of the Memorial are the lists of the British Army regiments, RAF squadrons, Royal Navy vessels and the Royal Marine formations and units that took part in the conflict.
The names of the 255 British military personnel who died during the war are listed on ten plaques behind the Memorial, divided into the service branches.
Directly behind the Memorial (not visible in this shot) is a relief depicting famous moments during the war.
The Memorial has been featured in commemorative coins and postage stamps issued by the Falkland Islands government.
Saskatoon water front park and Meewasin Trail have many pieces of public art. This one is called "Tribute to Youth" by local sculptor Bill Epp. It was unveiled 24 July 1989 by the Duke and Duchess of York.
The statue is dedicated to the youth of Saskatoon and was funded by the Mitchell family and Intercontinental Packers Ltd.
WILLIAM EPP:
William Epp was born in 1930 in Glenbush, Saskatchewan. Growing up on a farm, Epp’s father was also a blacksmith and William became interested in the creative use of metal and wood from an early age.
Epp studied in Saskatoon at the Saskatchewan Teachers' College with Wynona Mulcaster (1948-1949) and taught elementary and high school in Saskatoon for almost two decades.
Epp continued his art studies at the Banff School of Fine Arts (1949), and at the Winnipeg School of Art witih Cecil Richards (1951-1952). Epp's early art education also included a 1955 workshop at Emma Lake with Jack Shadbolt. He went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Saskatchewan in 1968, studying with Eli Bornstein.
In 1967, Epp began teaching sculpture, design, drawing, and art history at the University of Saskatchewan, a position he held until his retirement in 1993.
William Epp passed away in 1995.
THE MITCHELL FAMILY:
From Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan:
The Mitchell family of SASKATOON has a longtime association with the meat processing industry in Saskatchewan.
The founding of the family company, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods Inc. (formerly Intercontinental Packers Ltd.), can be traced to the early 1800s, when the Mendel family of Westphalia, Germany, opened a successful meat-packing business. Decades later, Robert Mendel started an international canned ham business, packing and selling his product across Europe and the United States.
In 1940, Robert’s son FRED MENDEL left the family’s European operations and imported the canned ham business to Saskatoon, where it later became Intercontinental Packers.
Fred’s daughter, Johanna Mitchell, was appointed director, and later president, of the new company. In 1976, Fred Mendel’s grandson, Fred Mitchell, became the fifth generation to preside over the family company. Under his leadership Intercontinental Packers grew into one of the largest value-added pork processors in Canada.
In 1986, Fred Mitchell launched the Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods line of products; in 1998, Intercontinental Packers was renamed Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods. That same year, Fred Mitchell passed away unexpectedly, leaving the company to his widow, LuAn Mitchell.
LuAn led Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods through a remarkable growth period, earning herself recognition as one of Canada’s top female entrepreneurs. In 2002, LuAn sold her interest in the company to the Schneider Corporation.
Today's photo is of a view from the deck in which I enjoyed a cold iced tea. I used the fish eye lense to make this photo since it truly captured the majestic beauty of Hanalei Bay.
Not a "tacky" furniture store window display, a "tacky" hookah lounge spotted on a Roma Norte street.
Yes, Morelia has churches, many of them and most have opulent interiors. This is Parroquia San Jose or Templo de San José.
It was erected in the early eighteenth century consisting of a single nave and an octagonal drum dome and is presently the scene of a major exterior restoration project.
Bishop Calatayud ordered construction of a dignified, baroque-style chapel here during the 1740's. Two decades later, Bishop Sanchez de Tagle began building the larger church seen today. Its towers and clock and clock were added in 1945.
Kutschkermarkt Vienna (Austria).
Nikon FE 50mm/f 1.8, Fuji Velvia 50.
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At Beaufoy Merlin Lookout
"By the end of March 1872, the A. & A. Photographic Co. had established itself at Hill End. There Merlin met the German-born gold miner B. O. Holtermann and a studio was built for the A. & A. Co. on a block Holtermann owned. After three months of photographing at Hill End and Tambaroora, Merlin's company travelled to Gulgong where they set about making images of practically every building, with owners, tenants and passers-by, achieving an unrivalled documentation of a town of that time. At Hill End on 19 October Merlin, again photographing house-to-house, recorded the unearthing of 'Holtermann's nugget'. He wrote an account of Holtermann's life for the Town and Country Journal (2 November 1872)."
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