LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: war

Parts of the city of Palermo still bear scars from WWII. The city has done a great deal in terms of restoration within the past 10 years.

New Jersey Korean War Memorial Brighton Park (where Park Place meets the Boardwalk) Atlantic City , NJ 08401 Dedicated to ensuring that future generations remember veterans, their proud and dedicated service; the legacy they continued; and the freedom they preserved. Free. Open daily. Text from: www.atlanticcitynj.com/DirectoryCliDetails.asp?CliID=1969... For more information: www.state.nj.us/military/korea/main.html

New Jersey Korean War Memorial Brighton Park (where Park Place meets the Boardwalk) Atlantic City , NJ 08401 Dedicated to ensuring that future generations remember veterans, their proud and dedicated service; the legacy they continued; and the freedom they preserved. Free. Open daily. Text from: www.atlanticcitynj.com/DirectoryCliDetails.asp?CliID=1969... For more information: www.state.nj.us/military/korea/main.html

New Jersey Korean War Memorial Brighton Park (where Park Place meets the Boardwalk) Atlantic City , NJ 08401 Dedicated to ensuring that future generations remember veterans, their proud and dedicated service; the legacy they continued; and the freedom they preserved. Free. Open daily. Text from: www.atlanticcitynj.com/DirectoryCliDetails.asp?CliID=1969... For more information: www.state.nj.us/military/korea/main.html

New Jersey Korean War Memorial Brighton Park (where Park Place meets the Boardwalk) Atlantic City , NJ 08401 Dedicated to ensuring that future generations remember veterans, their proud and dedicated service; the legacy they continued; and the freedom they preserved. Free. Open daily. Text from: www.atlanticcitynj.com/DirectoryCliDetails.asp?CliID=1969... For more information: www.state.nj.us/military/korea/main.html

New Jersey Korean War Memorial Brighton Park (where Park Place meets the Boardwalk) Atlantic City , NJ 08401 Dedicated to ensuring that future generations remember veterans, their proud and dedicated service; the legacy they continued; and the freedom they preserved. Free. Open daily. Text from: www.atlanticcitynj.com/DirectoryCliDetails.asp?CliID=1969... For more information: www.state.nj.us/military/korea/main.html

Cinerary urn with arms and war trophies Roman, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of the 1st century A.D. Marble; height: 14 1/4 (36.2 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Philodoroi Gifts, 2002 (2002.297) and Gift of Ariel Herrmann, 2002 (2002.568) A recently acquired marble cinerary urn, or container for the ashes of a cremated body (Roman, Julio-Claudian, first half of the first century A.D.), is a singular example of Roman funerary art. The back and side panels are covered with trophies, weapons, and armor – subject matter more usually found on imperial monuments – carved in exquisite detail. Both the imagery and the quality of the carving suggest that it was a special commission, possibly for a high- ranking imperial officer. The work is missing the front and the lid. After the urn's acquisition, a separate joining fragment was donated to the Museum, and this piece has now been restored to the urn, completing the right rear corner. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/special/greek_roman/viewone.asp?item=23 and www.metmuseum.org/press_room/full_release.asp?prid= {1BE9346C-DE1D-4184-8863-7BFB264E8656}

Cinerary urn with arms and war trophies Roman, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of the 1st century A.D. Marble; height: 14 1/4 (36.2 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Philodoroi Gifts, 2002 (2002.297) and Gift of Ariel Herrmann, 2002 (2002.568) A recently acquired marble cinerary urn, or container for the ashes of a cremated body (Roman, Julio-Claudian, first half of the first century A.D.), is a singular example of Roman funerary art. The back and side panels are covered with trophies, weapons, and armor – subject matter more usually found on imperial monuments – carved in exquisite detail. Both the imagery and the quality of the carving suggest that it was a special commission, possibly for a high- ranking imperial officer. The work is missing the front and the lid. After the urn's acquisition, a separate joining fragment was donated to the Museum, and this piece has now been restored to the urn, completing the right rear corner. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/special/greek_roman/viewone.asp?item=23 and www.metmuseum.org/press_room/full_release.asp?prid= {1BE9346C-DE1D-4184-8863-7BFB264E8656}

Forest Hills Gardens is a private community located in Forest Hills, in the New York City borough of Queens. The area consists of a 142-acre development, fashioned after a traditional English Village, that is one of the country's oldest planned communities and the most prominent American example of Ebenezer Howard's Garden city movement. The community, founded in 1908, consists of about 800 homes, townhouses, and apartment buildings, mostly in Tudor, Brick Tudor or Georgian style, in a parklike setting designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., son of noted landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and partner in the Olmsted Brothers firm. Architect Grosvenor Atterbury proposed an innovative construction method: each house was built from approximately 170 standardized precast concrete panels, fabricated off-site and positioned by crane. The system was sophisticated even by modern standards: for example, panels were cast with integral hollow insulation chambers. The streets (today private) were fully laid-out in 1910, many of them winding specifically to discourage through-traffic. Though Forest Hills Gardens is private property, it is not a gated community and through traffic, both automotive and pedestrian, is permitted. Street parking, however, is restricted to community residents. The project was not completed, however, until the mid-1960s when the last remaining lots were developed. Although most of the buildings consist of single-family homes, the development also includes some garden-apartment buildings and retail space. Today, the area contains some of the most expensive housing in the borough of Queens. One of the more famous residents is Geraldine Ferraro. In 1913, the West Side Tennis Club moved from Manhattan to Forest Hills Gardens. The U.S. Open and its predecessor national championships were held there until 1978, making the name "Forest Hills" synonymous with tennis for generations. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Hills_Gardens,_Queens

Forest Hills Gardens is a private community located in Forest Hills, in the New York City borough of Queens. The area consists of a 142-acre development, fashioned after a traditional English Village, that is one of the country's oldest planned communities and the most prominent American example of Ebenezer Howard's Garden city movement. The community, founded in 1908, consists of about 800 homes, townhouses, and apartment buildings, mostly in Tudor, Brick Tudor or Georgian style, in a parklike setting designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., son of noted landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and partner in the Olmsted Brothers firm. Architect Grosvenor Atterbury proposed an innovative construction method: each house was built from approximately 170 standardized precast concrete panels, fabricated off-site and positioned by crane. The system was sophisticated even by modern standards: for example, panels were cast with integral hollow insulation chambers. The streets (today private) were fully laid-out in 1910, many of them winding specifically to discourage through-traffic. Though Forest Hills Gardens is private property, it is not a gated community and through traffic, both automotive and pedestrian, is permitted. Street parking, however, is restricted to community residents. The project was not completed, however, until the mid-1960s when the last remaining lots were developed. Although most of the buildings consist of single-family homes, the development also includes some garden-apartment buildings and retail space. Today, the area contains some of the most expensive housing in the borough of Queens. One of the more famous residents is Geraldine Ferraro. In 1913, the West Side Tennis Club moved from Manhattan to Forest Hills Gardens. The U.S. Open and its predecessor national championships were held there until 1978, making the name "Forest Hills" synonymous with tennis for generations. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Hills_Gardens,_Queens

CALVARY VETERANS PARK .03 acre This park, in a triangle formed by First Calvary, Green Avenue, and Gale Street within Calvary Cemetery, has roots in the history of the Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan. In 1817, the Trustees of St. Patrick's Cathedral (now called Old St. Patrick's Cathedral) on Mott Street realized that their original cemetery on Mulberry Street was almost full. They drew up a charter for a burial ground in Queens, and on October 29, 1845, the Trustees bought 71 acres of land from John McMenoy and John McNolte. They named the cemetery after Mount Calvary, where Jesus Christ was crucified according to the New Testament. The first burial in Calvary Cemetery took place on July 31, 1848. Since then, the Roman Catholic cemetery, which now comprises Old Calvary Cemetery and New Calvary Cemetery, has expanded to 365 acres, and is the largest cemetery in the United States. On April 28, 1863, the City of New York purchased the land for this park from the Trustees of St. Patrick's Cathedral and granted Parks jurisdiction over it. The land transaction charter stated that Parks would use the land as a burial ground for soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War (1861-65) and died in New York hospitals. Parks is responsible for the maintenance of the Civil War monument, the statuary, and the surrounding vegetation. Twenty-one Roman Catholic Civil War Union soldiers are buried here. The last burial took place in 1909. This park is one of many public parks that serve as burial grounds. There are burial sites in Fort Greene Park (the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument) and Prospect Park, in Brooklyn, and in Drake Park, Pelham Bay Park, and Van Cortlandt Park, in the Bronx. Other parks throughout the city were once potter's fields which had no grave markers. Washington Square, Union Square, Madison Square, and James J. Walker Parks in Manhattan and Wayanda Park in Queens were all cemeteries for paupers and drifters. The monument features bronze sculptures by Daniel Draddy, fabricated by Maurice J. Power, and was dedicated in 1866. Mayor John T. Hoffman (1866-68) and the Board of Aldermen donated it to the City of New York. The 50-foot granite obelisk, which stands on a 40 x 40 foot plot, originally had a cannon at each corner, and a bronze eagle once perched on a granite pedestal at each corner of the plot. The column is surmounted by a bronze figure representing peace. Four life-size figures of Civil War soldiers stand on the pedestals. In 1929, for $13,950, the monument was given a new fence, and its bronze and granite details replaced or restored. The granite column is decorated with bronze garlands and ornamental flags. Updated May 17, 2007 Text from: www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_his...

CALVARY VETERANS PARK .03 acre This park, in a triangle formed by First Calvary, Green Avenue, and Gale Street within Calvary Cemetery, has roots in the history of the Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan. In 1817, the Trustees of St. Patrick's Cathedral (now called Old St. Patrick's Cathedral) on Mott Street realized that their original cemetery on Mulberry Street was almost full. They drew up a charter for a burial ground in Queens, and on October 29, 1845, the Trustees bought 71 acres of land from John McMenoy and John McNolte. They named the cemetery after Mount Calvary, where Jesus Christ was crucified according to the New Testament. The first burial in Calvary Cemetery took place on July 31, 1848. Since then, the Roman Catholic cemetery, which now comprises Old Calvary Cemetery and New Calvary Cemetery, has expanded to 365 acres, and is the largest cemetery in the United States. On April 28, 1863, the City of New York purchased the land for this park from the Trustees of St. Patrick's Cathedral and granted Parks jurisdiction over it. The land transaction charter stated that Parks would use the land as a burial ground for soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War (1861-65) and died in New York hospitals. Parks is responsible for the maintenance of the Civil War monument, the statuary, and the surrounding vegetation. Twenty-one Roman Catholic Civil War Union soldiers are buried here. The last burial took place in 1909. This park is one of many public parks that serve as burial grounds. There are burial sites in Fort Greene Park (the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument) and Prospect Park, in Brooklyn, and in Drake Park, Pelham Bay Park, and Van Cortlandt Park, in the Bronx. Other parks throughout the city were once potter's fields which had no grave markers. Washington Square, Union Square, Madison Square, and James J. Walker Parks in Manhattan and Wayanda Park in Queens were all cemeteries for paupers and drifters. The monument features bronze sculptures by Daniel Draddy, fabricated by Maurice J. Power, and was dedicated in 1866. Mayor John T. Hoffman (1866-68) and the Board of Aldermen donated it to the City of New York. The 50-foot granite obelisk, which stands on a 40 x 40 foot plot, originally had a cannon at each corner, and a bronze eagle once perched on a granite pedestal at each corner of the plot. The column is surmounted by a bronze figure representing peace. Four life-size figures of Civil War soldiers stand on the pedestals. In 1929, for $13,950, the monument was given a new fence, and its bronze and granite details replaced or restored. The granite column is decorated with bronze garlands and ornamental flags. Updated May 17, 2007 Text from: www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_his...