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Normandy apartments

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Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States The Normandy Apartments is one of the most outstanding apartment buildings on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. A large eighteen-story (with nineteenth-story penthouse) twin-towered structure overlooking the Hudson River, it dominates the vista of Riverside Drive. Designed by Emery Roth, …

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Church of the savior

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"It was on Holy Saturday in 1880 when the Vorya River flooded and people from nearby villages had no opportunity to cross the river and attend the Easter service in the church, they directed their steps to the estate because they knew that the matins would be held there. The …

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Canterbury cathedral

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Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Its formal …

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Rule of thirds photo

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I tried to give this photo asymetric value by angling the camera so that the right section is smaller, but more exciting and brighter than the other larger section of the photo. It is this way because it is darker, contains warm colors, and because it is where the diagonal …

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Civic club

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Kips Bay, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States The elegant building of the Civic Club, now known as Estonian House, Mas designed in the French Beaux-Arts style by Thomas A. Gray. Erected in 1898-99, the Civic Club building was commissioned by Frederick Norton Goddard (1861-1905), the founder of …

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Panhellenic tower

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Turtle Bay, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Prominently sited at the top of Beekman Hill, the Panhellenic Tower (now the Beekman Tower Hotel) is one of the great Art Deco skyscrapers in Midtown Manhattan. Erected in 1927-29 as a residence and clubhouse for women belonging to national …

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