Egyptian Avenue

 

Egyptian Avenue is the name of this section of the Highgate Cemetery.  Highgate Cemetery was opened in 1839 and was privately run. By 1970 it had fallen on hard times and nature and vandals had left their mark.  There are two sides to the cemetery which is now operated by an all volunteer group who work to preserve this place.  This side of the cemetery, the more historic area, is open for small tour groups by appointment only.  It's well worth the effort to tour this atmospheric place with its Victorian charm.  

London England

Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis

 

This magnificent cathedral was completed in 1914 in a Neo-Byzantine Romanesque Revival style.  It was designated a Basilica in 1997 by Pope John Paul II.  The inside of the church contains one of the largest mosaic installations in the Western Hemisphere.  

St. Louis Missouri 

Caryatids

 

The caryatids located on the south facade of the St. Pancras New Church in London.  The church was built  in Greek Revival style between 1819 and 1822.

London England

Cathedral

 

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi lit up at night. 

Santa Fe New Mexico

Urban Lights

 

Urban Lights is a large scale art installation created by Chris Burden.  It is located at the Wilshire Blvd. entrance to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  It's composed of restored historic street lights dating from the 1920's to the 1930's.  Most of them lit the streets of southern California at one time.

Los Angeles, California

The Royal Exchange

 

The Royal Exchange was founded in the 16th Century by Sir Thomas Gresham to act as a center of commerce for the City of London.

London England

Tending His Flock

 

Paternoster is a bronze sculpture created by Elisabeth Frink and installed near St. Paul's Cathedral in Paternoster Square.  It depicts a shepherd tending his flock of sheep.

London England

The Hollywood Bowl

 

The Hollywood Bowl amphitheater.  It was named one of the 10 best live music venues by Rolling Stone Magazine in 2018.

Los Angeles California

Evita!

 

The tomb of the Duarte Family where Eva Peron is interred in the Recoleta Cemetery.  It's probably the most popular stop when exploring this cemetery.  

Buenos Aires Argentina

Italian Ceramics

 

One of many of the beautiful ceramics shops found in Florence.  

Florence Italy

The Pediment Sculptures

 

The front of the British Museum is photographed by many who visit this monumental establishment but, I wonder how many take a close look at the statues on the pediment.  They were created by Sir Richard Westmacott.  The museum was constructed between 1823 and 1847 and during that time Westmacott was working on the stautes until 1851.  The whole array of statues shows the Progress of Civilization.

In the Center is the allegorical statue of Civilization flanked on the left by Painting and on the right by Mathematics.    To the left of Painting we see Sculpture and Architecture and Farmer hunched over a hoe and wearing fleece.

On the right side next to Mathematics we see Dramatic Arts and Music and Poetry.  These ladies and gentlemen have a lot to tell us while we are waiting in the line to enter the museum.

London England

Mission Inn

 

The clock tower overlooking the Spanish Wing of the Mission Inn Hotel and Spa.

Riverside California

Temple Fountain

 

Temple Fountain located at the Honorable Society of Middle Temple.  It's a lovely place to rest after a long wander around Middle Temple.

"Brilliantly the Temple Fountain sparkled in the sun, 

and laughingly its liquid music played and merrily 

the idle drops of water danced and danced, 

and peeping out in sport among the trees plunged 

lightly down to hide themselves."

A quote from Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens

Old Palace Yard

 

The Old Palace Yard is adjacent to the Palace of Westminster (Parliament Buildings).  The space was known as a site of executions most notably of Sir Walter Raleigh and Guy Fawkes.  

The statue is of Richard I who ruled from 1189 to 1199.  The statue of Richard Coeur de Lion was created by Baron Marochetti and first displayed at the Great Exhibition in 1851.  It was moved to the Old Palace Yard afterward in 1860.  

The Rosewood

 

The Rosewood Hotel.  An elegant and pricey place to stay but beautiful to admire. 

London England

Bush House

 

Bush House was conceived as a major new trade center by the American industrialist Irving T Bush.  He commissioned, designed and funded the building with construction starting in 1925 and completed in 1935.  By 1929, it was already considered the most expensive building in London.

The statues at the top were designed by the female American artist Malvina Hoffman. The statues symbolize Anglo-American friendship and the building bears the inscription "To the friendship of English Speaking Peoples."

London England

Historic Church

 

The historic Church of Saints Peter & Paul in the village of Agliate, near Milan Italy.

Agliate Italy

The Old Mission

 

Mission Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara California

Mountain Village

 A mountain stream flowing through the village of Canazei in the Dolomites of northern Italy.  

Canazei Italy

Imagination

 

The Imagination Pavilion at EPCOT.  A center that explores different forms of expression through an imaginative ride.

Near Orlando Florida

Whimsical Sculpture

 

A sculpture by Claes Oldenburg located in front of the Denver Art Museum.  Oldenburg is a Swedish born American sculptor.  He is known for his public art installations featuring everyday objects. 

Denver Colorado

The Four Seasons

 

The Four Seasons mosaic mural by Marc Chagall.  Located in the Chase Tower Plaza in downtown Chicago.  It was a gift to the City of Chicago from Frederic H Prince.  The mosaic is wrapped around a rectangular box 70 feet wide, 14 feet high and 10 feet wide.

Chicago Illinois

Carousel Horse

 

A middle row, jumping horse created by Daniel Muller for the Gustav A Dentzel Carousel Company in 1924.  Seen at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Sacro Coure del Suffragio

 

Sacro Coure del Suffragio (Sacred Heart of Suffrage, in English) is a church located in the heart of Rome.  The facade features statues of 19 saints.

Rome Italy

Poet Laureate John Betjeman

 A statue of John Betjeman, one time poet laureate stands inside St. Pancras station in London.  It was cast in 2007 and unveiled by Betjeman's daughter on November 12, 2007 to commemorate the opening of St. Pancras International as the London terminus of the Eurostar high speed rail link.  Betjeman led the campaign to save the station from demolition back in the 1960's.  

London England

The Pine Cone Courtyard

 

A giant sculpture called "Sphere Within a Sphere" by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro located in front of the Vatican Museum in an area called the Pine Cone Courtyard.

Vatican City 

A Famous Lion

 

One of the two lions that guard the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago.  I can never visit the museum without a photo or two of these majestic creatures.  

Chicago Illinois

A Most Picturesque Place

 

One of many bridges over the canals of Bruges Belgium, a place of historic beauty.  

Bruges Belgium

An Arizona "Ghost" Town

 

The tourist town of Jerome Arizona viewed from across the valley.  Its position on the side of the mountain doesn't look as precarious from this distance.  From the town itself, it looks like it is clinging to the side of the mountain.

Jerome Arizona

Recoleta Cemetery

 

Looking at the many domes, spires and crosses on the tops of tombs inside Recoleta Cemetery.

Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Historic Fort

 

Entering a historic fort built in 1745.

Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay

Hotel Portmeirion

 

The Hotel Portmeirion in the very unique village of Portmeirion.  

Portmeirion Wales

Queen of Peace

 

Our Lady Queen of Peace chapel inside the Basilica of the National Shrine of Immaculate Conception.  It's one of the 10 largest churches in the world with many individual chapels inside.

Washington DC

Museum of the West

 

The Scottsdale Museum of the West

Scottsdale Arizona

Standing on the Corner...

...In Winslow Arizona.  The town of Winslow Arizona has latched onto its fame from the old Eagles song "Take it Easy".  They have the statue of a guitarist standing on the corner and there is always a flatbed Ford parked nearby.  

Winslow Arizona

Apple and Raven

 

Apple and Raven Sculpture by artist Peter Woytuk located in downtown Oklahoma City

Oklahoma

Salisbury Cathedral

 

The Baptismal Font inside the Salisbury Cathedral adorned with a hanging, reflective sculpture above it.

Salisbury England

Natural History Museum

 

The Natural History Museum in London is housed in this beautiful historic building.

London England

Windsor Castle

 

Entering Windsor Castle

Windsor England

In the Garden

 

In the Garden at the Getty Center

Los Angeles California

Metropolis

 

Metropolis II by artist Chris Burden.  A kinetic sculpture full of buildings, trains and cars, speeding over the highways and tracks representing a frenetic city. At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Los Angeles, California

United States Naval Academy

 

Inside the Chapel at the U.S. Naval Academy 

Annapolis, Maryland

Mission Inn

 

One of the central courtyards inside the historic Mission Inn.

Riverside California

Miane Lighthouse

 The Cape Neddick Lighthouse on the Maine coast.

York Maine

Chaco Canyon

 

Pre-Columbian Indigenous ruins at Chaco Canyon National Historic Park 

North of Grants New Mexico

The Home of a Victorian Artist

 

The home of Sir Frederic Leighton (1830-1896), the painter and sculptor.  The home is open for tours to see the unique living quarters and his work studio.  The interior is very unique with Arabian style features. Leighton's most well known painting is called "Flaming June" and is now located in the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico.  I missed seeing that painting by just a few weeks.  It was scheduled to be on display in his former home in late 2016 through April of 2017.

I have featured the "Flaming June" painting on my love of art site today.  It is a painting that most people will recognize because it has been reproduced in posters many times.  

London, England

City Hall

The Northampton City Hall built in 1850 and designed by William Fenno Pratt.  It's a building that inspires a wide range of emotions.

Northampton Massachusetts 

Mission Inn

 

A wedding procession entering the chapel at the historic Mission Inn Hotel. 

Riverside, California

Flying High

 

The United State Air Force Thunderbirds, the demonstration squadron housed at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.  This photo was taken years ago when they were at the former Williams Air Force Base for an air show.  

Mesa, Arizona