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Minneapolis City Hall, Minnesota – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Minneapolis City Hall:
The Minneapolis City Hall - also called the Minneapolis Courthouse - was designed in 1888 by the architectural firm of Long & Keys. Construction on the building went on until 1909 and the final cost was in the area of $3.5 million dollars, considerably more expensive than the original $1.5 million that was budgeted for the project. It replaced an earlier building that served as the city hall, but that was too small to fit the ever expanding city's needs. The design is based on the Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The building's style is known as "Richardsonian Romanesque" At the time, it was the tallest building in the city, and remained so until 1929 when the Foshay Tower was built. The exterior of the building is very rough looking, and the blocks used are made from Ortonville Granite and weigh in the area of 20 tons.The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
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Minneapolis Skyline – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Minneapolis Skyline:
The Minneapolis skyline includes many notable buildings, including some of the first "skyscrapers" in the central part of the United States. Several prominent architects have been employed in the design of some of the buildings, such as H. H. Richardson (Minneapolis City Hall) and I.M. Pei. The downtown area is one of the main hubs of business and financial activity in the region. Some of the buildings house offices for the top companies in the world, such as American Express and IBM. The Foshay Tower, built in 1929, was one of the earliest tall buildings in Minneapolis and remained so until 1971. Unfortunately, in the collapse of Wall Street Foshay lost his fortune. Much of the downtown area languished for decades, and the area called "the Gateway district" was especially bad and rundown. During the years of 1957-1956 nearly 1/3 of the entire downtown area had been leveled. Freeways breathed new life into the city with connections to the ever expanding suburbs and Saint Paul. In the following years, building was slow into the 1980's, with only the IDS Tower being the really remarkable building that was added. However, afterwards several others were added, including the Wells Fargo Center, the Campbell Mithun Tower (previously Piper Jaffray) and Capella Tower, built in 1992 as the headquarters of First Bank.The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
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Minneapolis Sculpture Gardens – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Minneapolis Sculpture Gardens:
The Minneapolis Sculpture Gardens is a large park that covers about 11 acres in the western part of the downtown area. It sits in front of the Walker Art Center, which operates it in connection with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. It is one of the largest open air, urban sculpture gardens in the world and features important works from many prominent 3D artists and sculptors. The most famous and recognizable of these is the 'Spoonbridge & Cherry" by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. The grounds also includes a large conservatory that houses a glass sculpture called "Standing Glass Fish." At one time, the park was connected to Loring Park to the east, but the construction of I-94 cleaved the park in two. However, with the addition of pedestrian bridge designed by Siah Armajani the two parts of the park were again connected.The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
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Spoonbridge and Cherry Sculpture – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Spoonbridge and Cherry:
The Spoonbrige & Cherry - also called the Spoon & Cherry - is a large piece of 3D artwork located in the MinneapolisSpoonbridge and Cherry. It was completed between 1985-1989 by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. It was a gift to the gardens from Frederick R. Weisman in honor of his parents; William and Mary Weisman. The materials used in the making of the sculpture is aluminum, paint and stainless steel. The size is approximately 354" tall, 618" long, and 162" wide. Oldenburg is known for his oversized versions of ordinary objects, and has other pieces in the Walker Art Museum, including one of a giant overturned bag of french fries. While the design of the sculpture is due mostly to Oldenburg, his wife helped develop the piece and added the element of the cherry. The spoon weighs about 5,8000 pounds and the cherry is 1,2000. The items were created in a shipbuilding yard in New England. The sculpture became an immediate success and anchor point of the drawing, while the image of the piece became a recognizable image for the city of Minneapolis and the impressive gardens filled with wonderful works of art.The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
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Witches Hat Water Tower, Minneapolis – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Witch's Hat Water Tower:
The Witch's Hat Water Tower is located in the historic Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis. The park dates back to 1874, when real estate magnate Louis Menage began to lay out the foundations for new subdivisions in this area of the city. The tower itself, designed by architect Frederick William Cappelen, was built in 1913. It is one of the few remaining towers in the city. It held 150,000 gallons of water when it was active. It is believed that the Bob Dylan song "All Along the Watchtower" was inspired by this tower, which resides on one of the highest points in the city and would have been easily visible from the "Dinkytown" area in which Dylan once lived. The tower was decommissioned in 1952 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places.The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
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Trolley by Lake Harriet in Minneapolis – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Trolley at Lake Harriet Station:
The story of the trolleys of the Twin Cities is a colorful and somewhat sad one. As the city boomed, tracks were laid in virtually all neighborhoods. At it's height, the system was one of the best and extensive in the nation. The trolley system was built in large part by the now defunct Twin City Rapid Transit Company. Here is a map of the network . The trolleys covered much of the city from the eastern suburbs of Saint Paul stretching all the way the western suburbs of Minneapolis. There were some very unique features to the system, including a trolley boat that would cross Lake Minnetonka, and take visitors out to an island in the lake, which at one time had an amusement park. Due to changes in attitudes of the citizens, and the increasing popularity of buses and cars, along with the destructive business practices of Wall Street speculators, trolleys fell out of favor and the system was dismantled. Most of the cars were destroyed and the scrap metal salvaged. There is exists only a small part of the original lines left, riding alongside Lake Harriet in South Minneapolis.The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
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Father of the Waters, Minneapolis City Hall – Signed Fine Art Print
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Stone Arch Bridge, Minneapolis – Signed Fine Art Print
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Canterbury Cathedral, England – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Canterbury Cathedral:
Canterbury Cathedral is a large, gothic building in the town of Canterbury in Kent, England. The official name of the structure is the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury. It is one of the most famous and oldest Christian structures in England. It is believed to have been founded in about 602 by Augustine of Canterbury. One of the most famous historical events connected with the cathedral is the murder of Thomas Becket by the knights of King Henry II, who had frequent conflicts with the priest culminating his assassination. The cathedral survived a massive fire in 1174, which destroyed much of the eastern portion of the building as well as an earthquake in 1382. The cathedral has nearly two dozen bells in it's three towers.The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
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Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Russia – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ:
One of the man sites for tourists to visit in Saint Petersburg is the Cathedral of the Resurrection of the Christ, also called the Church on Split Blood (but the former is the official name). The building sits on the site of Czar Alexander II was assassinated in 1881 by a member of the "People's Will" group. The cathedral was built by Alexander III, as a tribute to his father. The cathedral wasn't completed until 1907, and was funded by the imperial family along with private donors. The church, done in the style of the romantic nationalism of medieval Russian architecture, stands along the Griboedov canal. The interior of the church contains many impressive works of religious art, including 7500 square meters of mosaics, believed by some to be the most in the world. After the Russian revolution in 1917, the church was raided and pillaged, leaving it badly damaged. It was shuttered by the Soviets in the 1930s. During World War II, the church was used to store the dead, then after the was was over it served as a warehouse for vegetables. The church was reopened in 1997, after 27 years of restorative work. Regular services are not performed there, although occasionally special ceremonies are held. It serves mostly as an attraction to tourists visiting Saint Petersburg.The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
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Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Turkey – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Hagia Sophia:
The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque was built as an Orthodox patriarchal basilica. The site was dedicated in 360. The building was constructed between 532 and 537 on the orders of emperor Justinian. and it served as a church until 1453, when it was converted to a mosque. It was secularized in 1941, and now is a museum. The structure in notable for it's massive dome, which is considered the very essence of Byzantine architecture. The museum holds many religious relics and artifacts, including a massive silver iconostasis (wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary) which is nearly 50 feet long. The building was dedicated to Lagos, the 2nd person of the Holy Trinity. For many centuries the Hagia Sophia served as a mosque and the design was the inspiration for other famous mosques in the region.The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
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Lee Castle, Scotland – Signed Fine Art Print
Information about the Lee Castle:
Lee Castle, also known as "The Lee", is a large ornamental palace located in South Lanarkshire in Scotland. The building is the ancestral home of the Lockhart family, which owned it until the mid-20th century when it was sold. The grounds the castle sits on covered many acres of land, most of which was broken up and sold in lots. Although it appears to be a medieval style castle, with functional turrets and battlements, it is an ornamental building constructed in the early 19th century, long after castles were no longer needed in the area. The architect was James Gillespie Graham (1776-1855) and designed by Thomas White the Younger (1764-1836)The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
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