Castle Williams is a round defensive get the job done of pink sandstone on the west position of Governors Island in New York Harbor. It was designed and erected among 1807 and 1811. The fort is named for its designer and the Main Engineer of the US Military Corps of Engineers, Lt. Col. Jonathan Williams,… Continue reading Castle Williams- Governors Island National Monument
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“Parisian Hôtel de Tessé’s Grand Salon on Display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, New York, United States”
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, located on the eastern edge of Central Park in Manhattan, is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection boasts over two million works of art, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The museum’s main building, covering a wide area in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, is one… Continue reading “Parisian Hôtel de Tessé’s Grand Salon on Display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, New York, United States”
“Dining Room with Wisteria, Paris” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, NY, USA
The content describes a finely crafted dining room that dates back to the early 20th century. The room was designed and overseen by Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, a French ceramist and artist, and each element of the room was crafted by a highly skilled maker, from the woodwork and furniture to the embossed leather chairs and woven… Continue reading “Dining Room with Wisteria, Paris” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, NY, USA
“Grand Salon from Hôtel de Tessé, Paris” Selfie at Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York, United States
This content describes the history and decoration of a salon in a Paris mansion built between 1765 and 1768. The mansion was rebuilt after a fire at the request of the widowed Marie-Charlotte de Béthune-Charost and her son René Mans de Froulay. The paneling in the room was carved in the Neoclassical style by woodworker… Continue reading “Grand Salon from Hôtel de Tessé, Paris” Selfie at Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York, United States
Dine on a Meal
The author arrives at a space where a couple is constructing a shelf from black walnut lumber that has been brought in from Lancaster. The finished shelf showcases pieces that have been made by their family and friends. Posted by Inhabitat on 2011-11-11 18:14:28