Esther's photos with the keyword: chandelier

U.S. Capitol Building. AIMG 9958-1

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_4042

The rooms in the Capitoline Museums are exquisitely decorated from ceiling to floor. They are not to be missed in a visit to Rome. "The Capitoline Museums (Italian Musei Capitolini) are a group of art and archeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy. The museums are contained in three palazzi surrounding a central trapezoidal piazza in a plan conceived by Michelangelo Buonarroti in 1536 and executed over a period of more than 400 years. The history of the museums can be traced to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV donated a collection of important ancient bronzes to the people of Rome and located them on Capitoline Hill. Since then, the museums' collection has grown to include a large number of ancient Roman statues, inscriptions, and other artifacts; a collection of medieval and Renaissance art; and collections of jewels, coins, and other items." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitoline_Museums AIMG_2666

This is a photograph of Representatives' Hall in the Vermont State House in Montpelier, Vermont AMontreal.08 011

This wonderful chandelier hangs in the State House, Montpelier, Vermont AMontreal.08 012