The condition of the site before park operations were commenced seems incredible to us of the present day.
Beginnings of Central Park in New York City.
Tag: Cultural history
Dorothy Levitt. The Woman and the Car. The question of dress.
Levitt, Dorothy (1909), The Woman and the Car – A chatty little handbook for all women who motor or who want to motor.
Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland.
Margaret was the daughter of Christian I, King of Denmark and Dorothea of Brandenburg.
Well at Bolonchen, Mexico.
Bolonchen derives its name from two Maya words, Bolon, which signifies “nine,” and Chen, “wells” and it means “the nine wells.”
Castle of Thurnberg. Called also “The Mouse”.
Castle of Thurnberg is the most perfect of all the Rhenish castles. In sublimity of character, the feudal palace of Thurnberg is unequalled.
Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, England.
Ely Cathedral is considered a masterpiece of medieval architecture.
Cologne, on the Rhine, Germany 19th c..
Cologne, viewed from the water, appears with more of ancient majesty than from any other point.
The Louvre and Tuileries at Paris.
The Louvre and the Tuileries, were once central residences of the French monarchies
The Guitar of David Rizzio.
The Spanish guitar of David Rizzio.
The English royal crowns.
The King’s crowns. St. Edward’s Crown. The Imperial State Crown. The Imperial Crown of India.