One More Photo of a Grand Old Lady

Paris ~ October 16, 2008

This may be one of my last photos in a series paying homage to the landmark building and company that is (or was) La Samaritaine on the bank of the Seine at Pont Neuf. Look at the wonderful detail of the medallions among the gold letters and the way the windows reflect various hues of the sky.

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Lions and Unicorn on The High Street, Oxford

Oxford, England ~ February 18, 2010

Brasenose College, The High Street entrance

How many lions can you find?

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Peacocks in Portland

Portland, Oregon ~ August 7, 2010

On an Art Deco building near Pioneer Square

The Charles F. Berg Building

See today's Tapirgal's Daily Image for a full view of this delightful building.

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Animal Art on a Victorian Facade

London ~ February 19, 2010
Natural History Museum

This eel, snake, and dog- or wolf-like animal are some of the many sculptures and reliefs on the facade of the magnificent Victorian-era Natural History Museum in London.

Visit Weekend Reflections, hosted by James

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The Oxford Ox in Stone?

Oxford, England ~ February 18, 2010

Market Street

Is this carved stone bovine outside the old market an early version of the Oxford ox?

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Natural History, Unnatural Light

London ~ February 14, 2010

Natural History Museum

As day faded, the electric lighting bathed the sculpture-adorned Victorian facade in wonderfully eerie colors.

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Birds on a Crest

Oxford, England ~ February 18, 2009

This is one of a number of painted crests carved on the old wooden exterior doors of the Bodleian Library.

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Pirie Scott Peacock

Chicago ~ April 23, 2005

I love the animal art on this building in downtown Chicago. If the plaque I photographed a few minutes later is attached the same building as is adorned by the peacock and gryphons, the information is this:

Chicago Landmark

Carson Pirie Scott & Company Building
Louis H. Sullivan, architect
1899, 1903-1904
1906 addition by D.H. Burnham & Co.

The Carson Pirie Scott store ranks as one of the most important structures in early modern architecture. An example of 19th century modular construction, it also clearly expresses the period's philosophy about an ornamental architecture.

Designated a Chicago Landmark on November 5, 1970,
by the City of Council of Chicago,
Richard J. Daley, Mayor

Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks

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