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Pendennis Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, England between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal.
Inspired by a photo by HamburgCam ( www.flickr.com/photos/internationalphotos/7209693760/in/p... ) I deceided to do some shooting in the Europapassage as well. Here's the first of the resulting images.
Applied crop only, otherwise unr3touched.
@LocustGroveEstate, #Poughkeepsie, #NewYork "Royal Retreats: The Holiday Homes of Queen Victoria & The Prince" presentation by Ian Cox at Locust Grove Estate, South Road, Poughkeepsie, New York -
“Queen Victoria and Prince Albert held court at their official residences, Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. However, during the early years of their marriage they yearned for private retreats where they could enjoy family life. The royal couple would go on to acquire estates at Osborne, East Cowes on the Isle of Wight and at Balmoral, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Prince Albert would take a hand in developing suitable houses for the time they would spend in each of these special places—Osborne built between 1845-1851 and designed in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo, and Balmoral completed in 1856 in the Scots Baronial style. Both properties became central to their lives and much loved holiday homes, each providing, in different ways, much needed relief from the intense pressures of court life in and near the capital. Osborne became a monument to their marriage and Balmoral a remote and very Scottish seasonal home. The latter is still much enjoyed by the royal family today. Ian Cox's lecture will explore the history, development and significance of both of these fascinating royal residences.”
Photograph by James Russiello
#VicSocAmerica #Vsasummerschool #VSALondon #victorianny #lookingup #architourist #newyork #poughkeepsie dutchesscounty #LocustGrove #IsleofWhite #Balmoral #royalretreats #royalpalaces #lgny
Detail of futuristic metal decorative element crowning "The Focal" building in Spring Street, Melbourne.
This decoration has fascinated me for years, and always makes me think of Art Deco flagpoles, ray guns from Marvin the Martian cartoons, and Fritz Lang's film Metropolis.
"The Focal" was built in 1996, and is a nine level mid-rise residential apartment building containing a heated indoor pool, full sized tennis court, gym, and my favourite - a communal herb garden. Most of the other commercial and residential buildings in the area are pretty boring and don't have anything like this on them to make them stand out.