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Navajo Tribal Park, Utah
I recently took a Desert Road Trip through northern Arizona and southern Utah. Some of our major destinations were Zion National Park, Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, and Sedona! I will be sharing pictures from each of these places, but if you would like to check out my blog posts from my trip visit www.sethberryphotography.com/blog
Students from the University of Pittsburgh enrolled in a class on public art reinterpreted the Foster statue with this inscription added at its base. This group went beyond the theoretical exercise and actually installed their reinterpretation. The installation brought new attention to the monument and sparked several interesting conversations on site with locals as well as out of town visitors.
April 2010.
Day 229 was my 29th birthday. I can't really bake and I was in no condition to eat anything baked so I took some Blue Tack and 29 matches to make myself a birthday monument. I never dared to light it on fire, though.
It is being transformed into a museum of contemporary history. Presumably the rooftop cafe will be on the part of the building which extends into the foreground - the Hall of the Red Army, as was. I hope that the Socialist Realist statues will return.
This side of the monument may be familiar from the first Hellboy film.
The plaque at this reads: This monument is erected to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese Naval Ship Kanrin Maru in San Francisco on 17 March, 1860. The Kanrin Maru crossed the Pacific at the same time as the U.S.S. Powhatan which brought the first Japanese Embassy to the United States. Presented to the City of San Francisco by its sister city Osaka as a token of sincere desire to further friendship and goodwill between the United States and Japan and as part of the program to mark the centennial celebration of the opening of their diplomatic relations. 17 May 1960
The monument was a gift from Osaka, Japan Mayor Nakai.
“Maru” means “circle,” the word is frequently added to names of Japanese ships “as a way of blessing the vessel, wishing it safe travels and a safe return to port, thus closing the circle.
There are two sculptors listed for this monument. Mitsui Nakai and Ishi Katsu.
The Monument to the 1666 Great Fire of London was constructed in the 1670's, and is 62 metres (202 feet) in height. There are 311 steps up to the viewing platform, from where excellent views of the River Thames and the city of London can be seen.
On the Monument's pedestal, as seen here, is depicted king Charles II with his brother, James, Duke of York, surrounded by liberty, architecture, and science, arranging for London's rebuilding.
Redcliffe Parade Monument
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of Hindu and Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh, India, about 175 kilometres (109 mi) southeast of Jhansi. They are one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. The temples are famous for their nagara-style architectural symbolism and their erotic sculptures.
Most Khajuraho temples were built between 950 and 1050 by the Chandela dynasty.Historical records note that the Khajuraho temple site had 85 temples by 12th century, spread over 20 square kilometers. Of these, only about 20 temples have survived, spread over 6 square kilometers. Of the various surviving temples, the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is decorated with a profusion of sculptures with intricate details, symbolism and expressiveness of ancient Indian art.
The Khajuraho group of temples were built together but were dedicated to two religions—namely Hinduism and Jainism—suggesting a tradition of acceptance and respect for diverse religious views among Hindus and Jains