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Frühmorgens auf der Albrecht Dürer Strasse. Rechts vorne befindet sich das Albrecht Dürer Haus, wo der Künstler und Menschenfreund geboren und aufgewachsen ist.
Early in the morning on the Albrecht Dürer Street. In the right foreground is the Albrecht Dürer House, where the artist and philanthropist was born and raised.
Early in the morning on the Albrecht Dürer Street. In the right foreground is the Albrecht Dürer House, where the artist and philanthropist was born and raised.
Early in the morning on the Albrecht Dürer Street. In the right foreground is the Albrecht Dürer House, where the artist and philanthropist was born and raised.
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Simon Benson was a lumber magnate, philanthropist, and one of the principal promoters of the Historic Columbia River Gorge Highway. Located one mile west of Multnomah Falls on I-84 at milepost 30 , picnickers love this park; there's even a disc golf course and a reservable shelter for groups.
Try your luck catching some of the thousands of rainbow trout stocked each month into the lake between March and October. This is a non-motorboat lake, (no boat launch) so it's perfect for rowboats and swimmers.
When the trees start changing color in the fall you can get some great reflection shots. The Columbia River is just across the highway, or further to the left of this image.
Temple of sv. Elijah the Prophet was built in 1753 by a retired captain of the Life Guards F.V. Sukhovo - Kobylin. The temple has a bell tower, built in 2014 at the expense of philanthropists. Russia, Yaroslavl region, Uglichsky district, Zolotruchye village
University building dedicated to William Morris, an English motor manufacturer and philanthropist. He was the founder of Morris Motors Limited and is remembered as the founder of the Nuffield Foundation, the Nuffield Trust and Nuffield College, Oxford, as well as being involved in his role as President of BUPA in creating what is now Nuffield Health. He took his title from the village of Nuffield in Oxfordshire, where he lived.
* Description revised as I had assumed the other William Morris!
The Lane–Hooven House is a historic house museum in Hamilton, Ohio. Built in 1863 for Clark Lane, a Hamilton industrialist and philanthropist, the octagonal house features a brick exterior with Gothic Tudor elements. Other features include an open spiral staircase extending from the basement to the third floor turret, cast-iron fence, a greenhouse and a fountain. It was listed in the National Register on October 25, 1973.321
There is a new star in my sky with your name on it. You will always be with us, my husband's godfather and uncle. R.I.P.
An extraordinary loving person, lawyer, philanthropist, husband, godfather, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Will love you forever.
The lawyer Darcy Paz de Pádua, one of the main builders of the FEAC Foundation, the main social organization in Campinas, passed away this Friday, July 22, 2022, and which still represents a unique model in its area of operation in Brazil. Dr. Darcy, as he is known, was present in the main moments of FEAC's trajectory, since its foundation, on April 14, 1964. I had the honor to record this trajectory in the two books I wrote about the institution: “Biografia de a social pact: 40 years of integration, support and solidarity” (Editora Átomo, 2005) and “FEAC 50 years: A history of innovation and solidarity” (Arte Escrita, 2014). And also in “Vocação Solidária” (1998) and “Campinas, Vocação Solidária” (2004), both published by Fundação Educar DPaschoal, a historical partner of FEAC in multiple initiatives.
For the organization, Dr. Darcy represented Brazil at the 15th UNESCO International Conference on Voluntary Service, which would take place soon after, between February 20 and 27, 1966, in the city of Rosario, Argentina. FEAC was structuring the Volunteer Training Center (Cetrevo) and was the first Brazilian organization to join UNESCO's International Volunteer Service.
He was very fond of history, which he respected. He donated his magnificent collection on the 1932 Revolution to Unicamp.
Dr.Darcy was very humorous. Always with a quick “balcony”, according to the occasion. And in love with dear Lucinha, who died a few years ago. Now they are together in eternity. He would have turned 100 on October 16th. But it seems that his life lasted centuries, whatever.
He is always attentive and considerate. With a great vision of the future. His physical presence will be sorely missed by the “FEAC family”, but his ideas, his way of being, are enduring. He liked to say that the important thing is the works, not the empty words. Dr.Darcy leaves an immense legacy of works and for works, as he liked to refer to organizations that get their hands dirty, make change happen.
Dr. Darcy Paz de Padua. (1922-2022) Campinas, San Pablo. Brazil.
Founded in 1867 this school was built to educate former slaves. It was funded by New York educator and philanthropist, Emily Howard. The one room schoolhouse is 26 x 40 feet and was built by local black carpenters and builders. It was known as a graded school because it only educated grades 1 through 7.
Originally it was called the Howland Chapel because on Sundays it also served as a place of worship (for what would become the First Baptist Church congregation) until 1920. The school closed its doors in 1958 after being a schoohouse for almost 100 years. It is little altered from the Reconstruction era, but got new siding and minor restoration in 1991. This is the oldest school in Northumberland County, Virginia. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Merci à A.Raphaël.
Léon L. Gallet (1832–1899), watchmaker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and past family patriarch of the Gallet Watch Company of Switzerland,[1] is considered as one of the primary architects and founders of the 19th century industrialization of the Swiss watchmaking industry.
The son of Julien Gallet (1806–1849), who moved the family watchmaking business from Geneva, Switzerland, to the manufacturing district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1826, Léon L. Gallet was responsible for the creation of numerous Swiss and American watch brands.[2] Among these was the prestigious Fabrique Electa, which became the upscale line of the jewelry department at Macy’s Department store in New York City during the first quarter of the 20th century. Léon L. Gallet also established the brands National Park, Continental Watch Company, Jerome Park, Bridgeport, Eureka, Commodore, Union Square, and Lady Racine.[3] While the appearance and function of many of Gallet’s timepieces were tailored to the tastes of the American consumers, all of the movements in these watches were manufactured in Switzerland.
Léon Gallet played a philanthropic role in the business, cultural, and social life of his native home. As well as his prominent position as a member of both the legislature of Neuchâtel and the Council of La Chaux-de-Fonds, he was for many years, the president of the Société des Amis des Arts (Fine Arts Society) and Grand Master of the Free Masons. Together with Louis & Jules Courvoisier, Ernest Francillon of Longines, and Constant Girard-Perregaux, Léon Gallet founded the Société Intercantonale des Industries du Jura (Intercantonal Society for the Industries of the Jura Area) in 1876. The purpose of this organization was to assist in the promotion and distribution of products from Switzerland's Watch Valley while addressing the growing threat of competition in European markets from American watch manufacturers.
Upon his death in 1899, Léon Gallet bequeathed a sum of 43,000 Swiss Francs (today equivalent to 1,000,000 Swiss Francs or approx. 1,000,000 US dollars) to his hometown of La Chaux-de-Fonds, of which 25,000 Swiss Francs were earmarked to build the Musée International d'Horlogerie (International Watch Making Museum).[4] Donated by Léon Gallet’s son Georges, the museum’s collection was started with a body of over 100 of Gallet's most complicated and valuable timepieces, including the world's first wristwatch produced for mass consumption in 1892. The balance of the bequeathed funds was used to construct the Musée des beaux-arts de La Chaux-de-Fonds (Beaux Arts Museum of La-Chaux-de-Fonds), designed by renowned painter Charles l’Eplattenier and architect René Chapallaz, Le Corbusier's architecture teacher.
Prior to his passing, Léon Gallet commissioned René Chapallaz, to design "Villa Gallet". Situated in "Parc Gallet" in the southern part of La Chaux-de-Fonds, "Villa Gallet" still retains its original name and is considered as an important historic contribution to the Swiss Art Nouveau movement of the late 19th century.
This informations was found at : Wikipédia.
This beautiful 16th Century townhouse, once belonged Robert Raikes, he was an English philanthropist and Anglican layman. He was educated at The Crypt School Gloucester, he is noted and celebrated for his promotion of Sunday schools which pre-dated state schooling.
formerly an art gallery built by Bebington philanthropist Joseph Mayer, a noted antiquarian, whose collection of Anglo-Saxon antiquaries helped in the development of British archaeology. He made Pennant House his home. It is still a community resource and boasts many of its original features.
Peter Herdic (1824–1888) was a lumber baron, entrepreneur, inventor, politician, and philanthropist in Victorian era Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (PA).
Herdic was one of the wealthiest men in PA and was a major figure in the development of the lumber industry throughout North Central PA.
Currently, Peter Herdic House, restored Victorian mansion, is an elegant gourmet restaurant/Inn.
The Millionaire’s Row Historic District is a national historic district, with buildings dated as early as 1855 that are representative of Victorian style architecture. Once the Lumber Capital of the World, Williamsport had more millionaires per person than any other city in the USA.
The district includes 263 contributing buildings and one contributing site in a residential area of Williamsport.
Merci à A.Raphaël.
Léon L. Gallet (1832–1899), watchmaker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and past family patriarch of the Gallet Watch Company of Switzerland,[1] is considered as one of the primary architects and founders of the 19th century industrialization of the Swiss watchmaking industry.
The son of Julien Gallet (1806–1849), who moved the family watchmaking business from Geneva, Switzerland, to the manufacturing district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1826, Léon L. Gallet was responsible for the creation of numerous Swiss and American watch brands.[2] Among these was the prestigious Fabrique Electa, which became the upscale line of the jewelry department at Macy’s Department store in New York City during the first quarter of the 20th century. Léon L. Gallet also established the brands National Park, Continental Watch Company, Jerome Park, Bridgeport, Eureka, Commodore, Union Square, and Lady Racine.[3] While the appearance and function of many of Gallet’s timepieces were tailored to the tastes of the American consumers, all of the movements in these watches were manufactured in Switzerland.
Léon Gallet played a philanthropic role in the business, cultural, and social life of his native home. As well as his prominent position as a member of both the legislature of Neuchâtel and the Council of La Chaux-de-Fonds, he was for many years, the president of the Société des Amis des Arts (Fine Arts Society) and Grand Master of the Free Masons. Together with Louis & Jules Courvoisier, Ernest Francillon of Longines, and Constant Girard-Perregaux, Léon Gallet founded the Société Intercantonale des Industries du Jura (Intercantonal Society for the Industries of the Jura Area) in 1876. The purpose of this organization was to assist in the promotion and distribution of products from Switzerland's Watch Valley while addressing the growing threat of competition in European markets from American watch manufacturers.
Upon his death in 1899, Léon Gallet bequeathed a sum of 43,000 Swiss Francs (today equivalent to 1,000,000 Swiss Francs or approx. 1,000,000 US dollars) to his hometown of La Chaux-de-Fonds, of which 25,000 Swiss Francs were earmarked to build the Musée International d'Horlogerie (International Watch Making Museum).[4] Donated by Léon Gallet’s son Georges, the museum’s collection was started with a body of over 100 of Gallet's most complicated and valuable timepieces, including the world's first wristwatch produced for mass consumption in 1892. The balance of the bequeathed funds was used to construct the Musée des beaux-arts de La Chaux-de-Fonds (Beaux Arts Museum of La-Chaux-de-Fonds), designed by renowned painter Charles l’Eplattenier and architect René Chapallaz, Le Corbusier's architecture teacher.
Prior to his passing, Léon Gallet commissioned René Chapallaz, to design "Villa Gallet". Situated in "Parc Gallet" in the southern part of La Chaux-de-Fonds, "Villa Gallet" still retains its original name and is considered as an important historic contribution to the Swiss Art Nouveau movement of the late 19th century.
This informations was found at : Wikipédia.
Covington, KY
"The Ripple of Ralph" honors Ralph Haile, a banker and philanthropist whose efforts influenced the development of Covington over the years.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Roof Garden, NYC, (Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden) is a rooftop terrace, art venue and restaurant open in the warm weather months at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Roof Garden offers breathtaking views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline.The garden is the gift of philanthropists Iris and B. Gerald Cantor
There is a causeway on The Wirral known as Lever's Causeway after Lord Leverhulme who was a bit of a philanthropist and built the Model Village, Port Sunlight (Sunlight Soap) for the workers in his factory, similar to Titus Salt with Saltaire and George Cadbury with Bournville.
This is the view South but there are several other pathways that lead off, West to his home at Thornton Manor, East to the factory and another to Clatterbridge. I was always under the impression it was his private road so he had a direct route to the factory.
I've found some information dating back to the 1920's when the Causeway was first constructed that says this isn't the case, that it was originally constructed with the intention of building a new housing estate on either side of the West to East part. There are maps online which show services which seem to confirm the plans. However his business and finances took a turn for the worst and the housing estate plans were scrapped. Not sure if there is any truth in it but it would make sense given the depression in the early 1930's.
Whichever it is, it's left some wonderful tree lined avenues across The Wirral that are enjoyed by dog walkers, hikers and cyclists.
Oheka Castle, also known as the Otto Kahn Estate, is located on the North Shore of Long Island, in Huntington, New York. It was the country home of investment financier and philanthropist Otto Hermann Kahn and his family. The name Oheka is an acronym of its original owner's name Otto Hermann Kahn, which Kahn also used to name his yacht Oheka II and his ocean-front Villa Oheka in Palm Beach, Florida. The mansion was built by Kahn between 1914 and 1919, and is the second largest private home in the United States, comprising 127 rooms and over 109,000 square feet (10,100 m2), as originally configured.
The castle is currently a historic hotel with 32 guest rooms and suites on the upper floors of the mansion, a popular wedding venue for socialites, celebrities, and dignitaries, and the backdrop to many photo shoots and Hollywood films. The estate also offers tours of the estate and gardens.
In 2004, Oheka was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Oheka Castle is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
James Henry Dooley was a Virginia lawyer, business leader, politician, and philanthropist based in Richmond during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age. He was a key figure in construction of the Richmond and Alleghany Railroad, and represented Richmond in the Virginia House of Delegates.
In 1893, Major Dooley had a large stone mansion built on a large estate overlooking the James River in the western portion of Richmond, which he and his wife named Maymont.
Major Dooley left their home, Maymont, to the City of Richmond, to be used as a park and museum after Mrs. Dooley's death. Today, Maymont is a major Richmond attraction on the James River, with a museum, formal gardens, native wildlife exhibits, nature center, carriage collection, and children's farm and petting zoo.
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Founded in 1801 by philanthropist David Mitchell in “a desire in these severe times to provide lodging, maintenance and clothing for a few aged relicks and maiden daughters of decayed gentlemen merchants or trade burgesses”.
Calouste Gulbenkian Planetário, Lisboa, Portugal
Architect: Frederico George, opened 1965.
Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (1869 – 1955) was a businessman and philanthropist of British nationality and Armenian origin. He played a major role in making the petroleum reserves of the Middle East available to Western development and is credited with being the first person to exploit Iraqi oil. Gulbenkian travelled extensively and lived in a number of cities including Istanbul, London, Paris and Lisbon.
Throughout his life, Gulbenkian was involved with many philanthropic activities including the establishment of schools, hospitals, and churches. The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, a private foundation based in Portugal, was created in 1956 by his bequest and continues to promote arts, charity, education, and science throughout the world. It is now among the largest foundations in Europe By the end of his life he had become one of the world's wealthiest individuals and his art acquisitions one of the greatest private collections.
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Metallica "Mama Said" ;- ))
Swannanoa is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley (1841–1922) and it sits atop Afton Mountain near Charlottesville Virginia. Today it is slowly decaying away, but is open for tours occasionally. Anita and I got lucky this past Sunday and this was our first stop on a grand day out adventure. Rain and Fog didn't slow us down a bit and only added to the mystic side of this once glorious estate. This structure is in the gardens. Swannanoa is one of only three in the US built of white Georgia marble . I loved the whole feel of the place and I think the fog just enhanced the lost feeling and hopeless abandonment of it.
New Lanark is a small 18th- century village set in a sublime Scottish landscape where the philanthropist and Utopian idealist Robert Owen moulded a model industrial community in the early 19th century. The imposing cotton mill buildings, the spacious and well-designed workers' housing, and the dignified educational institute and school still testify to Owen's humanism.
Detail of the external pentice stair (reconstructed) of the historic (1590s) Riddles Court in the Old Town of central Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
About Riddle's Court
Located at the top of the Royal Mile, and only a short walk from Edinburgh Castle, the history of Riddle’s Court extends back into the Medieval Era. However, the building as we understand it today was amalgamated and rebuilt by Baillie John McMorran in the 1590s. Its purpose was to be a high-status, multiple-occupancy dwelling, providing its residents with privacy as well as the convenience of a central location.
Its grandeur when first built is evidenced by the fact that it was the town residence of the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and later Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Alexander Seton and in 1598 played host to a grand banquet attended by King James VI and his wife Anne of Denmark. It became known as Riddle’s Court after 1726, when George Riddell purchased and reconstructed the part of the site facing the Lawnmarket.
Like many other properties in the Old Town, the status of Riddle’s Court declined during the late 18th century when its wealthy residents moved to the newly-built and more spacious New Town. In the 1830s, the southern-most parts of the building were demolished and its façade reconstructed to bring it in-line with the new Victoria Terrace, commissioned as part of the 1827 Edinburgh Improvement Act.
Further parts of the building were demolished in the 1890s by Patrick Geddes. Geddes was a true polymath – a biologist and sociologist as well as a philanthropist, educator and town planner. His work at Riddle’s Court was motivated by his principle of ‘conservative surgery’, which aimed to preserve the most historically significant parts of Old Town buildings by demolishing the more dilapidated parts, making what remained more hygienic and suitable for modern living. Patrick Geddes converted the main part of Riddle’s Court into one of Edinburgh’s first student halls of residence. His motto ‘Vivendo Discimus’, ‘By Living We Learn’, remains carved over the entrance to the inner courtyard, a sign of how his educational philosophy continues to influence the use of the building and SHBT’s wider approach to learning.
Geddes’s attempts to rejuvenate Riddle’s Court were short-lived, and during the early 20th century the building reverted to its use as small, private dwellings. In 1946, the site was purchased by City of Edinburgh Council who oversaw its renovation in the 1960s and discovered the medieval painted ceiling in the north block. From 1951, Riddle’s Court became a regular venue of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in 1973, the headquarters of the Workers Educational Association.
In 2005, as the building once again fell into disrepair, the WEA sought to raise awareness of its plight and historical importance. Their call was answered by SHBT, who in 2008 completed a Feasibility Study for the building and were subsequently granted a 99-year lease by City of Edinburgh Council in order to restore the building and oversee its subsequent use.
The Passmore Edwards Library in Redruth.
John Passmore Edwards was a British journalist, newspaper owner and philanthropist. The son of a carpenter, he was born in 1823 in Blackwater, a small village a few miles from Redruth.
A lifelong champion of the working classes. Over the space of 14 years, 70 major buildings were established as a direct result of his bequests. They included libraries and hospitals all over the country. I remember frequently passing one of his buildings, a museum, on the Romford road at Stratford east London on my way into work. The libraries that bare his name in Cornwall are now under threat of closure by the council who want to sell off the buildings to save money. Its seems wholly unfair that something bequeathed to the people can now be sold for profit.........
I'm very grateful for all your visits and would like to thank you now for stopping by, and any comments you may leave. Much appreciated, John...
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. ©2018 John Baker. All rights reserved.
Traditional living wagons. 1969. Our travelling fair runs throughout the summer....for fun rather than profit...one of our charity enterprises begun decades ago by my grandfather who was a dedicated philanthropist, a tradition which we have followed with equal devotion.
The famous Georgian financier, public figure and philanthropist Akaki Khoshtaria built this palace in the village of Sujuna in honor of his mother with the help of European architects in 1915. As we know, the construction of the house with its original and sophisticated architecture coincides with the period when he bought the house of the famous Georgian industrialist David Sarajishvili at auction and invited Italian architects to reconstruct it.
Currently, the Khoshtaria Palace is owned by the Patriarchate of Georgia and the servants of the Sujuna Monastery live there. The palace is in poor condition and requires reconstruction.
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Akaki Khoshtaria was born into the petty Georgian nobility, aznauri, near Abasha, then part of the Russian Empire. Educated as an agronomist in St. Petersburg, Khoshtaria made his fortune as a businessman and financier in the south Caucasus. He owned several assets in Tbilisi, sponsored cultural establishments in Georgia and provided bursaries for Georgian students abroad. He was particularly interested in oil fields in Azerbaijan and Northern Iran. During the Russian Revolution of 1917, he was close to pro-independence revolutionaries in Georgia and helped the government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia purchase a vessel for its embryonic navy. After the fall of the republic to a Bolshevik invasion in 1921, Khoshtaria emigrated to Paris, where he died in 1932 and was interred at the Père Lachaise Cemetery.
Khoshtaria's wife Minadora née Turkia (1881–1924) is buried at the Doulab Russian Orthodox Cemetery in Tehran. A mausoleum for her commissioned by Khoshtaria is influenced by the medieval Georgian church architecture and is the only Georgian Christian monument in Iran. Their daughter, Minadora (1918–1985), married, in Paris, in 1942, Mikhail Bagration-Mukhransky, a Georgian émigré and scion of the last princes of Mukhrani, who is the paternal uncle of Khétévane Bagration de Moukhrani, Georgia's ambassador to the Holy See from 2005 to 2014.
This beautiful Queen Anne style house was built in 1894 for Oscar & Sara Mandel. Oscar, a philanthropist and leader in the Jewish community, owned My Store in downtown Bloomington. His family lived in the house for over 100 years.
The Oscar & Sara Mandel House is a contributing property in Bloomington's East Grove Street District. This residential historic district includes 43 houses and apartment buildings, 25 of which are considered contributing buildings. The houses in the district were built between 1855 and 1915 for many of Bloomington's upper middle class residents. Due to a building boom between 1880 and 1900, the then-popular Queen Anne style is the most prevalent in the district. Other popular architectural styles in the district include Greek Revival homes from the 1850s, Italianate homes built between 1860 and 1880, and Arts and Crafts homes built in the 1900s. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1987.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
Millikin University was founded in 1901 by James Millikin, a wealthy Decatur businessman and philanthropist. This photograph shows what was originally known as Liberal Arts Hall, the center building of a three building complex designed by architects Patton & Miller of Chicago in the Elizabethan style. The three buildings stood about 25 feet apart and were connected by arcades.
This photo shows only the center building, originally known as Liberal Arts Hall. Just a small portion of the other two buildings can be seen on the edges of the photo. The building on the west (left) was originally dedicated to Science and Engineering, and the one on the east (right) was dedicated to Domestic Science. These three buildings were among the first structures built on the Millikin University campus, which was dedicated on June 4, 1903 by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Classes at the University began on September 15, 1903.
In 1987, the three buildings were connected, remodeled, and renamed Shilling Hall after Charles Franklin Shilling, who was mayor of Decatur when the University opened in 1903. His son, Franklin W. Shilling, was a member of the class of 1916, and established the Shilling Trust, which provided the funding for the remodel.
Today Shilling Hall houses administrative offices; the School of Education; the Department of Theatre & Dance; PACE, Millikin's accelerated adult degree program; and programs from the College of Arts & Sciences. Millikin is an independent, four year university that is privately funded and has an enrollment of approximately 2,200 students in traditional and non-traditional undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
In honor of the merits of the great industrialist and philanthropist, the Municipality of São Paulo, conferred the name of Álvares Penteado, one of the oldest streets in the center of the capital. Still in 1907, he received the title of nobility of Count (Earl) Romano and the insignia of the decorations of the Orders of St. Gregory the Great and the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem conferred by Pope Pius X.
We were treated to a gorgeous sunset at the Robert Allerton Park - an unusual oasis in central Illinois.
Artist and philanthropist Robert Allerton built a private estate along the Sangamon River in 1900. Modeled after some of the great estates in Europe, in addition to a mansion, it has several formal gardens, pristine, old growth woods with miles of hiking trails, and over one hundred pieces of art, including some impressive sculpture, scattered around its 1500+ acres - amongst them, this imposing giant bronze figure of the Sun Singer.
Carl Milles was the swedish sculptor that created the original Sun Singer for the harbor in front of the Royal Palace in Stockholm. It is a representation of Phoebus Apollo, Greek god of light, prophecy, poetry, music, and healing.
Allerton saw this sculpture and asked Milles to create a smaller replica similar to the one in Milles' garden. Milles' replica had no hands nor head, and Allerton asked to "send a copy of Sun Singer like this but I'd like it with the head and arms as it is down at the harbor."
When a huge crate arrived at the estate, Allerton thought it must be very well packed. But as they opened the crate, it became apparent that Milles had not created a small verison like the one in his garden, but had replicated the size of the colossus in the Stockholm harbor! A bronze figure over 13 feet (4 meters) tall!
Allerton had a space created worthy of this astounding sculpture, and the Sun Singer circle with a three tiered dias was born, with Apollo facing to the east, and the rising sun.
The library is located on Mill Street in Grass Valley, California.
Opened in 1916, the Grass Valley Library, Royce Branch is a historic Carnegie library listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Grass Valley Library was named for the California philosopher, Josiah Royce, whose family settled on this site during the California Gold Rush.
Carnegie libraries were built with money donated by Scottish American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. A total of 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929 in the United States, including some belonging to public and university library systems. 1,689 were built in the United States, 660 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 125 in Canada, and others in Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Serbia, Belgium, France, the Caribbean, Mauritius, Malaysia, and Fiji.
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This vintage La Salle belonged to Richard Driehaus of Chicago. (Driehaus Investment Funds). He passed 2021. On Father's Day predictably, and on other holidays as well, he would bring a couple of his vintage cars to the corner of Wabash/Erie streets across from his office and in front of the Driehaus Museum, for the public to enjoy. Some days he would rotate cars throughout the day. I lived across the street for a number of years and saw dozens of his vehicles. These photos were taken around 2013. A kind and generous philanthropist who allowed our condo to have holiday parties at his museum for a minimal fee, asking only that red wine not be served to protect the carpets. He will be missed.
The Camondo family was a prominent European family of Jewish financiers and philanthropists.
Part of the Sephardic community in Spain, the Camondo family settled in Venice after the 1492 Spanish decree that ordered the expulsion of all Jews who refused conversion to Catholicism. There, some of its members became famous for their scholarship and for the services which they rendered to their adopted country. Following the Austrian takeover of Venice in 1798, members of the Camondo family established themselves in Istanbul. Despite the many restrictions and sumptuary laws imposed on all minorities, the family flourished as merchants in the business section at Galata at the outskirts of the city. They branched into finance in 1802 with the founding of their own bank, Isaac Camondo & Cie. On Isaac's death in 1832 his brother Abraham Salomon Camondo inherited the bank. He prospered greatly and became the prime banker to the Ottoman Empire until the founding of the Imperial Ottoman Bank in 1863. In 1866, the year Venice became part of Italy after a peace treaty ended the Austro-Prussian War, Abraham Salomon Camondo's son Raphaël died. In 1869, the eighty-six-year-old patriarch followed his grandsons Behor Abraham Camondo and Nissim de Camondo to Paris, France, a city the family had previously frequented and where they had established business connections. In recognition of his contributions and financial assistance to the liberation of Venetia from the Austrian Empire, in 1870 Abraham Salomon Camondo was created a hereditary count by King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. Abraham died three years later in Paris but in accordance with his wishes his remains were returned to Istanbul for burial there in the Jewish cemetery at Hasköy, a neighbourhood on the Golden Horn in Istanbul. His two grandsons remained in Paris and continued to successfully expand their banking business.
This family is now extinct; the last descendants, Nissim de Camondo was killed in aerial combat during World War I in 1917, his father Moïse de Camondo died in 1935, his daughter (and sister of Nissim) Béatrice de Camondo, and her two children Fanny and Bertrand as well as her husband Léon Reinach were deported and murdered in Auschwitz from 1943 to 1945 during World War II.
Perched atop Mount Hollywood, the Griffith Observatory gazes eastward as twilight bathes Los Angeles in hues of amber and lavender, its Art Deco silhouette a sentinel bridging earth and sky. Opened in 1935 and gifted by Griffith J. Griffith—a philanthropist who envisioned a public gateway to the cosmos—the observatory’s weathered copper domes and streamlined moderne architecture reflect LA’s golden-age ambition. Below, the city unfolds in layers: the Hollywood Sign, a relic of 1920s boosterism, overlooks a mosaic of Spanish Revival homes, mid-century apartments, and the glittering towers of Downtown. The US Bank Tower and Wilshire Grand Center, symbols of modern ambition, rise beside Art Deco gems like the Eastern Columbia Building, whispering of the 1930s, when Hollywood’s Golden Age cemented LA as a global beacon. Griffith’s dream of democratizing science endures here, where telescopes once trained WWII pilots and plotted Apollo missions now invite millions to ponder the universe.
The photograph captures LA’s “blue moment,” that fleeting breath between day and night. Streetlights and freeways streak like golden veins across the basin, while the marine layer softens the skyline’s edges, blending smog and sunset into an ethereal haze. To the south, the pulse of Staples Center and LA Live mirrors the city’s nocturnal energy, while the distant San Gabriel Mountains anchor the scene in timelessness. Even the Space Shuttle *Endeavour*, visible as a faint silhouette, feels like a nod to Griffith’s celestial aspirations. This is a city of contrasts—wild hills against concrete grids, historic ambition against sleek modernity—all unified under twilight’s glow.
A pilgrimage site immortalized in *Rebel Without a Cause* and *La La Land*, the observatory’s lawn embodies LA’s paradox: a place of transience and permanence, where 4 million stories collide beneath the stars. As the domes illuminate against the deepening sky, the vista invites reflection on a metropolis forever reaching forward, yet forever haunted by its past. Here, amid the hum of helicopters and the rustle of canyon winds, the City of Angels reveals its soul—a tapestry of dreams, grit, and light.
Houston businessman Alfred Glassell, Jr. was a well-known philanthropist, but many never knew of his devotion to large species of game fish – not only sport but also for research and conservation. This exhibit highlights Tumbesian fish species including the world record black marlin caught by Glassell on 4 August 1953 that tipped the scales at 1560 pounds. Footage of the catch was used in the 1958 film The Old Man and the Sea, starring Spencer Tracy. The exhibit includes over 40 specimens of game fish representing over a dozen species found off the coast of Cabo Blanco, Peru, where Glassell landed the big marlin.
Houston Natural Science Museum
It was designed and built in 1902–1904, with funds provided by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It is one of 2,500 such libraries constructed between 1883 and 1929, and one of 107 in New York State. The structure cost $50,000 to build and opened in April 1904. It is a low one-story brick structure. The interior features elaborate plaster moldings and trim, marble steps, and pale skylights. The building functioned as a library until March 9, 1974 when the library's collections outgrew the small building and were moved to the new Earl W. Brydges Building at 1425 Main Street, and is now occupied by the offices of Niagara Falls Urban Renewal Agency, along with other city department 188
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It is called Rhodia by Ptolemy (V, 3) and Stephanus Byzantius; Rhodiapolis on its coins and inscriptions; Rhodiopolis by Pliny the Elder, who locates it in the mountains to the north of Corydalla. The city was considered to have been founded by colonists from Rhodes; the name Rhodiapolis means Rhodian City in English.
Not much is known of the history of Rhodiapolis. It was a relatively small city in the Lycian League with only one vote, but did have the right to mint coins. A notable amount of silver coins produced in Rhodiapolis have been found.
In the Roman period the city became famous for being the home of the millionaire philanthropist Opramoas. A monument was constructed in his memory close to the city's theater. On the monument's walls is the longest inscription in Lycia, commemorating his benefactions and the numerous honors bestowed on him. According to these, Opramoas donated approximately 500,000 denarii to twenty-eight cities in Lycia to repair the damage caused by an earthquake between 140 and 143 AD. He also funded the construction of two temples at Rhodiapolis. Heraclitus was another famous resident, known for his oratory and knowledge of medicine.
According to inscriptions the city was a center for the cult of Athena Polias during the Hellenistic and Roman period.
Every winter morning at twilight an unknown good Samaritan comes to Delhi River Yamuna bank & feed the thousands of migratory gulls with .. ready made Mixtures ( a savoury item, something like fried vermicelli ) made of chickpea flour. ( Better viewed big )
Richard Driehaus vintage car collection in Chicago. This vintage Packard belonged to Richard Driehaus of Chicago. (Driehaus Investment Funds). He passed 2021. On Father's Day predictably, and on other holidays as well, he would bring a couple of his vintage cars to the corner of Wabash/Erie streets across from his office and in front of the Driehaus Museum, for the public to enjoy. Some days he would rotate cars throughout the day. I lived across the street for a number of years and saw dozens of his vehicles. These photos were taken around 2013. A kind and generous philanthropist.
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I share my birthplace, Dunfermline, with one Andrew Carnegie the famous steel magnate and philanthropist.
Carnegie was born here in 1835 into a handloom weaving family. Dunfermline has a rich history in the textile industry. In fact, Queen Elizabeth II's wedding dress material was made at the Erskine Beveridge linen damask factory, St Leonard's Mill, which was established in 1851. Erskine Beveridge himself was a keen photographer and a book of his fascinating photographs is now available from bookshops including Amazon.
Dunfermline was also once the the ancient seat of Scotland's royalty.
Carnegie's family borrowed money and emigrated to the USA in 1848 to find a better quality of life, and from there he went from strength to strength, eventually becoming the second richest man in the world, afer J.D. Rockeffeler. Carnegie gifted over $350m (equivalent to around $5bn today) in his lifetime. His name lives on today in the many dozens of charitable trusts he established, in the Carnegie libraries around the world (the first one being in Dunfermline), the Carnegie Hall (both of them - New York and Dunfermline), and of course Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.
Today, the tiny cottage in which he was born and lived during the early part of his life, as seen here, is home to the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum and Hall of Philanthropy.
In 1902, Carnegie bought Pittencrieff House and Estate. Its lands include the rugged glen which interrupts the centre of Dunfermline and the original site of Malcolm's Tower - after Malcolm Canmore (Malcom III of Scotland), who shifted the centre of government from Forteviot to Dunfermline in the mid 11th century.
Carnegie gifted the entire estate to the people of Dunfermline.
Its formal name is "Pittencrieff Park" but locals refer to it, with great affection, as "The Glen". Many shots on my stream have been taken in The Glen, such as this one, and this one. It is one of my favourite places and dear to the hearts of the local people. The splendid iron gates leading in to the park were gifted by Carnegie's wife, Louise, and as a result they are known as The Louise Carnegie Gates. The Glen is maintained to this day by the Dunfermline Carnegie Trust, a charitable trust founded in 1903.
The official website of the museum is here.
The Carnegie Library of Reims owes its name to American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Its construction was made possible, in the aftermath of the First World War, by exceptional assistance from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
On May 3, 1917, an incendiary shell destroyed Reims City Hall (and the library housed there). However, some of the most precious collections had been safely stored in Paris or in the cellars of the Sainte-Clotilde Church. By a resolution of April 20, 1917, confirmed on December 16, 1918, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace decided to allocate $500,000 to reconstruction efforts in the devastated regions of Belgium, France, Serbia, and Russia. Of this amount, $200,000 was allocated to the city of Reims to enable it to build a new library.
The library's plans were designed by architect Max Sainsaulieu. (...) The Carnegie Library is today considered a masterpiece of the Art Deco style in France.
The chandelier in the grand entrance hall was designed by Reims master glassmaker Jacques Simon.
The building was completely renovated between 2003 and 2005 by architects Jean-Loup Roubert and Jacques Bléhaut.
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La bibliothèque Carnegie de Reims doit son nom au philanthrope américain Andrew Carnegie. Sa construction fut en effet rendue possible, au lendemain de la Première Guerre mondiale, par une aide exceptionnelle de la dotation Carnegie pour la paix internationale.
Le 3 mai 1917, un obus incendiaire détruisit l'hôtel de ville de Reims (et la bibliothèque qui s'y trouvait). Cependant, une partie des collections les plus précieuses avaient pu être mises à l'abri à Paris ou dans les caves de l'église Sainte-Clotilde. Par une résolution du 20 avril 1917 confirmée le 16 décembre 1918, la dotation Carnegie pour la paix internationale décida de consacrer 500 000 dollars à des opérations de reconstruction dans les régions dévastées de Belgique, de France, de Serbie et de Russie. Sur cette somme, 200 000 dollars furent attribués à la ville de Reims pour lui permettre de se doter d'une nouvelle bibliothèque.
Les plans de la bibliothèque furent conçus par l'architecte Max Sainsaulieu. (...) La bibliothèque Carnegie est aujourd'hui considérée comme un chef-d'œuvre du style Art déco en France.
Le lustre du grand hall d'entrée fut dessiné par le maître verrier rémois Jacques Simon.
Le bâtiment fut entièrement rénové entre 2003 et 2005 par les architectes Jean-Loup Roubert et Jacques Bléhaut.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioth%C3%A8que_Carnegie_(Reims)