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Girard Trust Building
also known as: Girard Trust Company Office Building, Girard Bank
currently: The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia Hotel
architect: Frank Furness, 1907-08
architectural firm: Furness, Evans & Company
architectural style: Beaux Arts, neoclassical
Rittenhouse Square neighborhood
28-32 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Waddesdon Manor is a country house in the village of Waddesdon, in Buckinghamshire, England. The house was built in the Neo-Renaissance style of a French château between 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898). Since this was the preferred style of the Rothschild's it became also known as the Goût Rothschild. The house, set in formal gardens and an English landscape park, was built on a barren hilltop overlooking Waddesdon village. The last member of the Rothschild family to own Waddesdon was James de Rothschild. He bequeathed the house and its contents to the National Trust in 1957. Today, following an extensive restoration, it is administered by a Rothschild charitable trust that is overseen by Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild. In 2007–08 it was the National Trust's second most visited paid-entry property, with 386,544 visitors. The Baron wanted a house in the style of the great Renaissance châteaux of the Loire Valley. The Baron, a member of the Viennese branch of the Rothschild banking dynasty, chose as his architect Gabriel-Hippolyte Destailleur. Destailleur was already experienced in working in this style, having overseen the restoration of many châteaux in that region, in particular that of the Château de Mouchy. Through Destailleur's vision, Waddesdon embodied an eclectic style based on the châteaux so admired by his patron, Baron Ferdinand. The towers at Waddesdon were based on those of the Château de Maintenon, and the twin staircase towers, on the north facade, were inspired by the staircase tower at the Château de Chambord. However, following the theme of unparalleled luxury at Waddesdon, the windows of the towers at Waddesdon were glazed, unlike those of the staircase at Chambord. They are also far more ornate. The structural design of Waddesdon, however, was not all retrospective. Hidden from view were the most modern innovations of the late 19th century including a steel frame, which took the strain of walls on the upper floors, which consequently permitted the layout of these floors to differ completely from the lower floors. The house also had hot and cold running water in its bathrooms, central heating, and an electric bell system to summon the numerous servants. The building contractor was Edward Conder & Son. The towers were modelled on the staircase towers of Château de Chambord. One of the twin staircase-towers inspired by those at the Château de Maintenon. Once his château was complete, Baron Ferdinand installed his extensive collections of French 18th-century tapestries, boiseries, furniture and ceramics, English and Dutch paintings and Renaissance works of art. Extensive landscaping was carried out and the gardens enhanced with statuary, pavilions and an aviary. The Proserpina fountain was brought to the manor at the end of the 19th Century from the Palace of the Dukes of Parma in northern Italy: the Ducal Palace of Colorno. The gardens and landscape park were laid out by the French landscape architect Elie Lainé. An attempt was made to transplant full-grown trees by chloroforming their roots, to limit the shock. While this novel idea was unsuccessful, many very large trees were successfully transplanted, causing the grounds to be such a wonder of their day that, in 1890, Queen Victoria invited herself to view them. The Queen was, however, more impressed by the electric lighting in the house than the wonders of the park. Fascinated by the invention she had not seen before, she is reported to have spent ten minutes switching a newly electrified 18th-century chandelier on and off. When Baron Ferdinand died in 1898, the house passed to his sister Alice de Rothschild, who further developed the collections. Baron Ferdinand's collection of Renaissance works and a collection of arms were both bequeathed to the British Museum as the "Waddesdon Bequest". During World War II, children under the age of five were evacuated from London and lived at Waddesdon Manor. Following Alice de Rothschild's death in 1922, the property and collections passed to her great-nephew James A. "Jimmy" de Rothschild of the French branch of the family, who further enriched it with objects from the collections of his late father Baron Edmond James de Rothschild of Paris. When James de Rothschild died in 1957, he bequeathed Waddesdon Manor, 200 acres (0.81 km2) of grounds and its contents to the National Trust, to be preserved for posterity. The Trust also received their largest ever endowment from him: £750,000 (£15,310,270 as of 2014).
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“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.”
~ Golda Meir
My cat, with a sense of suspicion in his eyes - hardly surprising as he knows damn well that the bed is a no-go area.
This was taken on Saturday 21st September 2013 at the National Trust property Chirk Castle. For more information about Chirk Castle see the national trust web site:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chirk-castle/
This image is a HDR image taken as 7 stop exposures and processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.
As I drifted under and then behind her perch on Horsepen Bayou, Ms American Bald Eagle repositioned herself to better keep an eye on me.
Girl between grey men - Commemoration of the "Kristallnacht"
Gedenken am 9. November Berlin Reinickendorf
For a brief moment, the boundary between people and nature disappears. A small Eurasian tree sparrow perches lightly on a hand, trusting enough to eat crumbs straight from the palm, while another waits close by. The background melts into soft branches and winter light, making the quiet exchange feel gentle and unplanned.
Olympus OM2000
Zuiko Auto-Zoom 75-150/4.0
Kodak Portra160
Epson Perfection 2400
Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company Building
currently Wells Fargo Building
sculptors: Piccirilli Brothers
window designers: d'Ascenzo Studios
architect: Simon & Simon, 1927-28
architectural style: Beaux-Arts
Center City - Rittenhouse Square
Avenue of the Arts - Broad Street Historic District
123-151 S. Broad St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Good Evening folks, I know it's just after Christmas and money is always limited at this time of year, but if you can help it would be really appreciated.
We are running the London Landmarks Half Marathon for the Teenage Cancer Trust at the end of March.
Most folks will not know that when I was younger I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease, a type of lymphatic cancer. I spent a couple years getting treatment including chemotherapy, radiotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. It was a long and difficult period of my life to go through.
I received a lot of help going through my treatment and one way I would like to give something back is by myself and Suzanne running the London Landmarks Half Marathon for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
I would really appreciate any help with donations you can give, every donation does make a difference.
As an added extra, for everyone who donates at least 10.00 you will be put in to a draw to win a large framed print of my Buachaille Etive Mor at sunrise in Glen Coe image.
Again please donate if you can, it would mean the world to us and help some other young people going through cancer.
Donate just £10 to our @LLHalf fundraising and you could win this HUGE framed print by @BrianKerrPhoto #TeamLegend #FitTogetherAtFifty @TeenageCancer
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I am so busy actually, that i am not even up to date with commenting your beautiful posts of the last days!! But i watched many!!!
So now i feel the urge to upload a capture, which represents peace, relief, and an absolut stress - free situation :-)))
This is my cat Benjamin, a wild and aggressive street cat in the beginning, who bit me several times and was really dangerous (you can still see a scar at his nose, not to talk about some on my arms :-)) ).
But my constantly talking to him, petting him as much as possible, allowing him to stay, where he felt safe, let him free, when he needed to keep distance, finally tamed him.
Today he loves me wholeheartedly (not yet unconditional, i have to earn it every now and then again ....... haa haa haa ), trusts me (not yet completely, but more or less ;-) ) and tries to stay close to me, whenever possible.
And this touches my heart so deeply - i can see, how much he struggled to overcome his nearly inborn fear of human beings or of being hurt, beaten or rejected.
Isn't this the same with human beings? Being patient and friendly, giving space, when it is needed, hugging, when sadness is around and trying to create a space, where the feeling of safety and shelter can grow - can also tame the ever living fear in human beings of being rejected, being abandoned, being hurt.
Location: Dam Square - Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Camera: Canon EOS 400D Digital
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There are hands that will support you in any possible way, there are also hands that will try to bury you.
Put your trust on the right people and let the wrong ones apart, everyone will make you grow in the end, but only if you’ll separate what is good and what is bad for your health. Collect love from the ones who love you, learn from people that hurt you.
Kingston Lacy (National Trust)
Managed to fit in a visit to Kingston Lacy before the rain arrived.
22nd April 2024.
On this day........
1838 - The British Packet Steamer 'Sirius' made the first transatlantic crossing by steam power, reaching New York from Cork in 18days and 10 hours.
1870 - Vladimir Lenin, prime minister of Soviet Union was born.
1969 - Robin Knox-Johnston won the race for non-stop single handed circumnavigation of the globe.
1994 - Former U.S. president Richard M. Nixon died.
On 23 October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, four U.S. Navy P-3A aircrews from Patrol Squadron 8 (VP-8) and four from VP-44 began enforcing President John F. Kennedy’s blockade of Cuba to prevent Soviet missiles from reaching the island. The P-3 crews patrolled the Atlantic sea lanes to locate and track Soviet cargo ships carrying missiles or launch support equipment. After the crisis ended, a VP-44 crew was photographed flying close surveillance over the Russian freighter Anasov on its return to the Soviet Union. Anasov was the only Russian vessel that refused to uncover the large oblong objects lashed to its deck. The Orion crew was able to verify that the objects were crated missiles, and the ship was allowed to proceed. lockheedmartin.com/codeone
5th Street & Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles
Proverbs 3:5-6 [Full Chapter]
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Photo by Alexandre Fernandez
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