Archive for the tag 'Statue'
Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, York 2011
100 Photos 94 :: History and Heritage
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 27th 2011
Filed under Art, Crookham 2011, Heritage, Holidays
Cragside – The Slave Girl
This bronze statue entitled ‘The Slave Girl’ is displayed on the main staircase in the house at Cragside. It was modelled by the London sculptor John Bell and acquired by Lord Armstrong in around 1870.
The American Civil War and the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin had sharpened awareness of the plight of slaves. [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 23rd 2011
Filed under Art, Crookham 2011, Heritage, Holidays
Floors Castle
Floors Castle is home to the 10th Duke of Roxburghe who inherited the estate at the age of 19. For that last 20 years he has worked on ensuring that estate is self sustaining and financially viable for future generations.
The history of the castle:
The site for the building of Floors Castle is a natural terrace [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 2nd 2011
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32 Foot Statue of Amenhotep III Revealed
Archaeologists unearthed one of the largest statues found to date of a powerful ancient Egyptian pharaoh at his mortuary temple in the southern city of Luxor, the country’s antiquities authority announced Tuesday.
The 13 meter (42 foot) tall statue of Amenhotep III was one of a pair that flanked the northern entrance to the grand funerary [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 28th 2011
Filed under Gardens
Mostly White
Following a comment on my recent ‘mostly black‘ post, I am posting these pictures to show that photographs of ‘mostly white’ are in fact possible
20 Comments CherryPie on Mar 2nd 2011
