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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.
Outside Monument underground station in the City of London, a LU roundel from a different era still sits above this entrance to the transport network
10th Century (987) Considered to be Denmark's Certificate of Baptism, the monuments reflect the transition from paganism to Christianity.
Washington, D.C.
I was taking some engagement photos for Ting's sister, and was treated to this fantastic sunset in D.C. We were standing right behind the Capitol building, but I don't remember what this pool was all about.
Discoveries Monument, built on the north bank of the Tagus River in 1960 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Henry the Navigator.
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.