Port Washington Lighthouse

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:15:53 Z

by aj0020020 "There are some rooms I haven't highlighted, so you will have to use the next button a bunch of times to get to them. Special thanks to the 8th graders at Holy Cross School!"

Duckett's Grove

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:22:23 Z

by The.Rev "Ducketts Grove, Co. Carlow, Ireland was originally a Georgian home of noted Anglo Irish family, which was rebuilt in Gothic Revival style. Although burnt in 1933 the remaining towers and turrets, mostly ivy clad, give this enchanting structure a fairy tale air. Built in 1830 by William Duckett in an estate covering more than 5,000 acres. During the Troubles, Duckett was occupied by soldiers from the Irish Republican Army and many Nationalist leaders sought refuge here. The last male heir died in 1908, but his widow lived in the house until 1912. At its entrance is the most stupendous castellated gateway in southern Ireland. located in Co. Carlow. It was designed in a Castellated Gothic revival style by Thomas A. Cobden for John Davidson Duckett circa 1825. The building incorporates numerous towers and turrets of varying shapes – round, square and octagonal. One tall octagonal turret rises from the structure. Duckett’s Grove is elaborately ornamented with oriels and niches containing statues. Several statues on pedestals surrounded the building and lined the approaches. The house itself is situated in the townland of Rainstown, between Carlow and Tullow but the estate comprised several large townlands and parts of others. Following the departure of the Duckett's the estate was managed by an agent until 1921 then by local farmers and later by the Land Commission. The division of the lands was completed by 1930. Duckett’s Grove was destroyed by fire in April 1933 but the cause of the fire has not been determined."

Machu Picchu

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:21:50 Z

by Treggers "A synth of Machu Picchu in Peru created in September 2008."

Aerial: Idaho Capitol Renovation 1/21/09

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:55:46 Z

by Idaho_Airships "Aerial photosynth tour of construction progress on the Idaho State Capitol, 1/21/09. This was imaged under balanced lighting conditions (complete overcast) using a 1DsMIII and a 100-400 L IS lens."

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