Esther's photos with the keyword: grand

Pins, strings and dampers (Explored)

Pins, strings and dampers (Explored)

Esther
17 Mar 2019 25 25 355
A small portion of the more than 10,000 parts of a grand piano. The Sunday Challenge: Musical instrument/s, in B&W and square format. TSC20190316 130211
Tickling the ivories

Tickling the ivories

Esther
18 Oct 2014 8 9 438
Taken for the Sunday Challenge: Grey Idiom: Tickling the ivories is a colloquial expression for playing the piano. This phrase references a light touch (tickling) to a piano's keys, which were traditionally made of ivory veneer. Nowadays, piano keys are made of plastic and most people believe that ivory looks out of place except on an elephant. AIMG 4435
A quiet time on the Grand Canal

A quiet time on the Grand Canal

Esther
02 Sep 2012 316
Gondolas are not the only boats in Venice, Italy that are rowed standing up. AIMG_4827
One reason for the crowds in Venice

One reason for the crowds in Venice

Esther
30 Jul 2012 2 254
The Star Princess cruise ship dwarfs the port of Venice, Italy. The Star Princess holds 2590 passengers and is only one of several cruise liners that can use the port at the same time. Day trippers from the cruise ships and visitors staying on the mainland and the surrounding islands fill San Marco Square during the day. AIMG_4598
View from the boat to Murano

View from the boat to Murano

Esther
31 Jul 2012 1 305
Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy, was built as offering for the city's deliverance from the 1630 plague which killed nearly a third of the inhabitants of Venice. The octogonal bascilica contains masterworks of Titian and Tintoretto as well as the works of other master painters and sculptors. AIMG_4608
The crowds in Venice

The crowds in Venice

Esther
30 Jul 2012 225
Venice, Italy AIMG_4581
Side view of Santa Maria della Salute

Side view of Santa Maria della Salute

Esther
31 Jul 2012 1 350
Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy, was built as offering for the city's deliverance from the 1630 plague which killed nearly a third of the inhabitants of Venice. The octogonal bascilica contains masterworks of Titian and Tintoretto as well as the works of other master painters and sculptors. AIMG_4601
Grand Staircase

Grand Staircase

Esther
08 May 2012 1 1 286
Achilleion Palace in Corfu, Greece, was built in 1890 by Austrian Empress, Elizabeth of Bavaria. After her assasination, German Kaiser Wilhelm II purchased Achilleion Palace and used it as his summer residence. It was used as a military hospital for French and Serbian troops during World War I and as military headquarter for axis powers during World War II. It is now managed by the Hellenic Tourist Organisation and is open to the public. AIMG_4048