A Stately Building by beachzz
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I actually know what this one is--The Old State House in Boston. Here's a Wikipedia bit of info about it:
"The Old State House is a historic government building located at the intersection of Washington and State Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Built in 1713, it is the oldest surviving public building in Boston, and the seat of the first elected legislature in the New World. It is now a history museum operated by the Bostonian Society, a nonprofit whose primary focus is the museum. It is one of many historic landmarks that can be visited along the Freedom Trail."
And speaking of the Freedom Trail--we walked it start to finish. One of the really wonderful things about it is that there is a line of either red brick or a painted red line you can follow the whole way. We took more than one detour, so the 2.5 miles trail was probably more like 5!!
Comments (13)
Bossie_Boots
Superb capture !!
durleybeachbum
Such a terrific contrast with the one behind! I do like the lion and the Unicorn!
awjay
very grand
Faemike55
Cool capture
blinkings
Lovely shot. I always love the contrast between the old and the new and you have captured it really well here. I'm waiting for a cuckoo bird to jump out!
goodoleboy
Exquisite and elegant to a T, Marilyn! Love the scrolling, lion and unicorn.
MrsRatbag
Wonderful shot; I love the lion and the unicorn!
lior
Excellent capture!
vaggabondd
what a beautiful building, awesome shot
bazza
Fabulous old building, nice shot!!
CoreyBlack
They don't build 'em like that anymore, that's for sure. What a great shot and fascinating story.
Chipka
Oh, my Inner Nemaean is really intrigued and giddy at the sight of that rampant lion with headgear! As for the other parts of me, I have to say that I really like the stately elegance of this shot. Yeah, the subject matter has a certain stateliness of its own, but your capture of it adds something to it, and I think it's due to the tension between the older, ornate, grand structure in the foreground and that anonymous monolith behind it. I love seeing tension like that, it gives images such a dynamic and actually makes me pause to consider what I'm seeing and to find ways in which supposedly opposite things are actually connected. I guess it highlights the unseen human element and that's what I really like about this shot. This is human stuff: older and newer, prettier and uglier, but all exquisitely human. Oh yeah, and that lion with a crown doing the cha-cha is the icing on the cake, though I gotta say that unicorn rocks too!
danapommet
Love the British influences in this design and there is actually a subway station under this building. Dana