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SC Johnson headquarters tour, Racine, Wisconsin
The SC Johnson headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin is a peculiar little enclave. The company's heritage campus includes its iconic, Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Research Tower and Administration Building, as well as the Golden Rondelle Theater, transplanted from the...
New York Times: Racine, Wisconsin is a travel destination with art
Racine was featured in a New York Times travel story yesterday as something of a Mecca for art and artists and architecture: New York Times: "On Lake Michigan, a Port of Call for Art," by Mary Billard It's a very nice piece, and as...
Piazza della Repubblica: Arcone, Florence, Italy
Florence, Italy — The triumphal Arcone ("arch") on the west side of the Piazza della Repubblica, the city's ancient center, the site of its original Roman Forum, its former Mercato Vecchio ("old market") and former Jewish...
Siena Cathedral with bell tower, Siena, Italy
Siena, Tuscany, Italy — Siena Cathedral, designed and completed between 1215 and 1263, with its façade and the bell tower of black and white marble.
Torre del Mangia and Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy
Siena, Italy — The Torre del Mangia ("Tower of the Eater," left) and the Palazzo Pubblico (town hall) on the Piazza del Campo. Built between 1338 and 1348, the 289-foot tower was designed to be of equal height to Siena...
Milwaukee Art Museum: Windhover Hall in Quadracci Pavilion
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Visitors converse in Windhover Hall, the Milwaukee Art Museum's gateway and reception hall in the Quadracci Pavilion, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and completed in 2001.[includeme...
Basilica of the Sacré-Coeur, Montmartre, Paris
Paris, France — The Basilica of the Sacré-Coeur ("sacred heart"), viewed from the base of the butte Montmartre in the evening. Along its railing, people are gathered to gaze at the Paris skyline.[includeme...
Notre Dame de Paris: Portal of Saint Anne
Paris, France — Notre Dame Cathedral, west facade: The tympanum of the Portal of Saint Anne, the rightmost and earliest of the cathedral's three western portals. Depicted are the enthroned Virgin with Child, visited by the...
Cathedral: Norte Dame de Paris, west facade
Paris, France — West façade of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris), with its 31.5-foot rose window at center, dating from about 1225, behind the Virgin with Child between two angels. Under the...
Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, Paris, France
Paris, France — West façade of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. One of the finest examples of French Gothic church architecture, the cathedral is located on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité, in the fourth...
Louvre Pyramid interior, Louvre Museum, Paris
Paris, France — Interior of I. M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid, the main entrance to the Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre), which is visible through the glass. According to Wikipedia: The pyramid and the underground lobby...
Louvre Museum and Louvre Pyramid, Paris
Paris, France — At left, Pavillon Denon on the southern wing of Louvre Palace, which houses the Musée du Louvre. At right, I. M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid, which serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum.[includeme...
Victorian mansion: Bayfield, Wisconsin bed & breakfast
Bayfield, Wisconsin — Le Chateau Boutin is a 1908 Queen Anne Victorian mansion on Rice Ave. between Front St. and First St. which now serves as a bed and breakfast inn. Overlooking Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands, it...
Tiffany dome at Marshall Field’s in Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — The breathtaking glass mosaic dome of Marshall Field's State Street store, made of 1.6 million pieces of Favrile iridescent glass, was designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, and installed in 1907.[includeme...
John Hancock Center, downtown Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — Looking up the 100-story, 1,127-foot John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue from ground level. The John Hancock Center was designed by architect Bruce Graham and completed in 1970. Official...
One South Wacker and Sears Tower, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — The north faces of the One South Wacker building and Sears Tower.