Wonderful Central Park
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Central Park by peterjr1961 Hans Christian Andersen Monument
“To be born in a duck’s nest, in a farmyard, is of no consequence to a bird, if it is hatched from a swan’s egg.” –The Ugly Duckling (1844)
This bronze larger-than-life-sized figure depicts Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), Danish poet, novelist, and author of fairy tales including The Ugly Duckling and The Little Mermaid. Sculptor Georg John Lober (1892–1961), who also created the statue of George M. Cohan (1958) in Duffy Square, shows the writer seated on a bench appearing to be reading his semi-autobiographical Ugly Duckling story to a rather attentive 2-foot-high bronze “duckling.”
The sculpture was sponsored by the Danish American Women’s Association and was first unveiled in 1955 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Andersen’s birthday. Both Danish and American schoolchildren helped raise the $75,000 needed to build the piece. To this day it continues to attract children who enjoy sitting in the writer’s lap. In 1973 the bronze cygnet was stolen, later recovered, and secured. Since 1956 the statue has served as a backdrop for children’s reading events, the best known of these storytellers is author Diane Wolkstein, who has spearheaded the summer reading program at the statue since 1966. http://flic.kr/p/8yPssh
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Here is a view of a portion of the city from the Eiffel Tower, some minutes after it stopped raining.
It was not everyday I got the opportunity to visit Paris, after all. The day I got to le Tour Eiffel, I waited in the rain for half an hour (which I hear was not too long a wait compared to peak times when it can be as long as three hours), and by the time I reached the magnificent summit, I was grateful I made the decision to visit. It was indeed a magical afternoon atop one of the world’s most renowned landmarks.
Every second in Paris was magical.
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World Trade Center 9-11 Tribute of Light 2012 by Glyn Lowe Photoworks. youtu.be/QFeCuhcBo24
Taken on September 11-2012 from Exchange Place, Jersey City. Patriot Day, the “Tribute In Lights” is a temporary art installation of 88 searchlights placed South of the site of the World Trade Center, to create two vertical columns of light in tribute & remembrance of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City.
bangkok20 by CHAIWATPHOTOS City town at night, Bangkok, Thailand http://flic.kr/p/dqUXif
The Incredible BMW Headquarters, Germany
The Incredible BMW Headquarters, Germany
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Sig Nordal 