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The University of Tampa is just across the Hillsborough River from downtown Tampa, Florida.
Plant Hall is in an absolutely fabulous building - the former Tampa Bay Hotel.
The hotel was built in 1891 by Henry B. Plant near the terminus of his rail line.
Built in the late Nineteenth Century, "Claremont: is a weatherboard villa, which may be found in the small alpine town of Wandiligong.
This villa is quite charming and obviously belonged to someone of means, for it is not a miner's cottage with several rooms built either side off a central hallway. It features two red brick chimneys and an elegant shady verandah that runs around the perimeter of the house. The house's name, "Claremont" appears painted in gilt letters on the lunette above the front door.
Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.
The Opera Hotel and Spa is a 4-star hotel on Raina Boulevard 33. The building was built in 1884, architect Janis Fridrihs Baumanis. At first it was used as a residential building, but then transformed into a hotel.
Spent a period during Soviet times as the Hotel Stalingrad.
A column of exquisite Victorian glazed tiles featuring stylised birds and foliage — one of the many decorative details gracing the Entrance Hall of the Blackpool Tower complex, completed in 1894.
These richly coloured ceramics were typical of the late 19th-century Arts & Crafts influence, combining artistry with durability to impress the crowds entering Britain’s new seaside wonder. The bold turquoise and cream glaze provides a perfect foil to the red brickwork of the façade, creating a visual rhythm that draws the eye upward towards the Tower itself.
Though often overlooked amid the grandeur of the Ballroom and Circus, these details reveal the hand of the architects Maxwell and Tuke and the artistry of the decorative craftsmen who helped define the look of the Matcham era — where even a doorway was a work of art.
Old Victorian library with amazing architecture - just liked the way this mirror showed the building and glass roof
I saw this lovely Victorian while taking the Canal Street Streetcar. It is located at the corner of S. Derbigny and Canal Streets.
It is the only house standing in a two block area near the University Medical Center.
It looks like it is undergoing restoration. Hopefully, it's not going to be torn down for a parking lot!
It's amazing how many people think Tower Bridge is London Bridge! Anyway here are 4 not so great photos of Tower Bridge taken with my phone. Thankfully the cloud quickly burned off. London remains quiet due to Covid-19 but hopefully that can safely end
Hintze Hall is home to 162 decorated panels, illustrated by hand, dating from when the Museum opened to the public in 1881. Central Hall was renamed Hintze Hall in 2014 following a £5million donation from Sir Michael and Lady Hintze.
After plans for the ceiling decoration were made, the Manchester-based firm Best and Lea were charged with making the panels, and experts think artist Charles James Lea scaled up the original drawings to panel size.
It is likely that he painted the plaster panels in situ, balancing on top of scaffolding in the same way conservators do today.
The botanical illustrations showcase Earth's abundance of plants. Among them are illustrations of fruit trees such as lemons and pears, drugs such as tobacco and opium poppies, and garden ornamentals such as rhododendrons, irises and sunflowers.
Many of the plants have medicinal uses, while others are purely ornamental. Some, like cotton and tobacco, were the plants that fuelled the British Empire's economy.
The University of Tampa is just across the Hillsborough River from downtown Tampa, Florida.
Plant Hall is in an absolutely fabulous building - the former Tampa Bay Hotel.
The hotel was built in 1891 by Henry B. Plant near the terminus of his rail line.
There wasn't a lot of work on this one, just a bit of tidying, cropping, brightening and sharpening.
All Souls is by Sir George Gilbert Scott and he considered it his finest church. It is in desperate need of repair and restoration and is currently closed due to the risk of falling masonry. Originally funded lavishly, by local worsted manufacturer Edward Ackroyd, it towers over Halifax. The spire is deliberately 1 foot higher than that of the Square Congregational Church by the rival Crossley family, completed two years before All Souls. Dean Clough Mills is judged by "The Buildings of England" to be "one of the most impressive C19 industrial sites anywhere". The mills are always impressive and contribute to making Halifax one of the best preserved Victorian towns.
The railway viaduct that runs across the top of Fareham Creek and the river Wallington. I have always loved this amazing Victorian brick structure as it is so well built. I wonder how many bricklayers and labourers worked on it and how long it took to build
Built 1872 Architect - Henry Langley .... in High Victorian Gothic style .... The Toronto Necropolis Cemetery is the final resting place for over 50,000 souls ....
The Pioneer Building in downtown St. Paul, MN, was built in 1889.
When built, it was the tallest building in St. Paul as well as west of Chicago.
Designed by legendary theatre architect Frank Matcham, the Blackpool Tower Circus opened in 1894, the same year as the Tower itself. It remains the only surviving permanent circus in the UK still operating in its original purpose-built ring — complete with the famous hydraulic arena floor that sinks to reveal a pool for aquatic finales.
Matcham’s lavish interior combines Moorish arches, gold-leaf plasterwork, and dramatic lighting — a theatrical world of fantasy built beneath the Tower’s steel frame. For more than a century, this ring has echoed with the gasps and laughter of audiences entranced by acrobats, clowns, and daredevils alike.
In this rare view from above, a modern gathering occupies the legendary arena — a quiet pause in a space long devoted to spectacle.
Queen Anne Row.4200-4220 Spruce Street.Hewitt Brothers Architects.William Kimball Builder.Built 1885.West Philadelphia.-35mm Olympus Stylus Epic,Ilford XP2 400.
Many similar angels can be seen brandishing the victor’s laurel leaves on war memorials in Canada, Britain and France, erected in the aftermath of World War I. This statue outside Lowell City Hall is more remarkable as its plinth states that it was erected in 1867, just two years after the end of the American Civil War - a poignant reminder that many of Lowell’s menfolk paid the ultimate sacrifice in that bloody conflict.
The Arcade is a Victorian-era structure of two nine-story buildings, joined by a five-story arcade with a glass skylight spanning over 300 feet (91 m), along the four balconies. Erected in 1890, the Arcade is identified as one of the earliest indoor shopping malls in the United States. Designed by John Eisenmann, the Arcade is one of the few remaining arcades of its kind in the United States. Modeled after the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II located in Milan, the construction was financed by John D. Rockefeller, Marcus Hanna, Charles F. Brush and several other wealthy Clevelanders of the day. In 2001, the Hyatt corporation redeveloped the Arcade into Cleveland's first Hyatt Regency hotel. The Hyatt Regency occupies the two towers and the top three floors of the atrium area. The two lower floors of the atrium area remain open to the public with retail merchants and a food court.
In July 2008, I spent a week in San Francisco for a conference. Each evening I did a walkabout in a different neighborhood.
I really enjoyed getting to see so many nicely restored Victorian houses.
These are Eastlake or Stick Victorians.
I thought the x's on the brown house were an interesting touch.
The Nelson Monument is a monument to Admiral Horatio Nelson, in Exchange Flags, Liverpool, England. It was designed by Matthew Cotes Wyatt and sculpted by Richard Westmacott. It stands to the north of the Town Hall and was unveiled in 1813.
In 1805, Liverpool City Council resolved to commemorate Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar by erecting a monument and voted to pay £1,000 towards its design and construction. A public subscription fund was launched and within two months a total of £8,930 (£610,000 as of 2014)[1] had been reached; this included £750 from the underwriters at Lloyd's and £500 from the West India Association. It was agreed that the monument should be located in a prominent site near the Exchange. A competition for its design was arranged, and this was won by Matthew Cotes Wyatt, son of James Wyatt, the contract being signed in 1809. Matthew Wyatt was relatively inexperienced, and was assisted by Richard Westmacott.[a] The first stone was laid on 15 July 1812, and the monument was unveiled on 21 October 1813, the eighth anniversary of Nelson's death. In 1866 the monument was moved to its present site in Exchange Flags to allow for an extension to the Exchange Buildings, and the Westmorland stone base was replaced by one in granite
The monument consists of a bronze statue on a stone base. Its overall height is 29 feet (8.8 m), and the circumference of the base is 95 feet 4 inches (29.1 m). The base consists of a drum-shaped pedestal in Westmorland marble 8 feet 10 inches (2.7 m) high, standing on a granite basement 6 feet (1.8 m) high.[b] Seated around the pedestal are four statues depicting manacled prisoners sitting in poses of sadness; they represent Nelson's major victories, the battles of Cape St Vincent, the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar. Set into the drum between the statues are four bronze bas-reliefs depicting other naval actions in which Nelson was involved. Encircling the pedestal above the statues are swags of laurel hanging from behind lions' heads. Attached to rings in the lions' mouths are chains that descend to manacle the prisoners. At the top of the pedestal is a cornice with an inscription in metal letters reading ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY (sic).[2]
On top of the pedestal is a bronze group of figures 14 feet 2 inches (4.3 m) high, each figure being 7 feet (2.1 m) in height, and forming a roughly pyramidal structure. There are five figures surrounded by the drapes and poles of captured flags, with an anchor and a rope on the ground. An idealised nude representation of Nelson stands with one foot on a cannon and the other on an enemy's corpse, holding upright a sword on which Victory is placing the last of four crowns.[c] To the right of Nelson is the figure of Death reaching out to touch him. On the left of Nelson is a British seaman striding forward. Behind Nelson is the figure of Britannia holding a laurel wreath and Nelson's decorations.
The monument was the first item of public sculpture to be erected in Liverpool, and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. Grade II* is the middle of the three grades of designation for listed buildings and is applied to "particularly important buildings of more than special interest".