LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Victory

For all you die-hard Roman History fans out there, Caesars Palace Atlantic City will surely quench your desire for a dose of ancient Roman opulence. Located at the center of the world famous Atlantic City Boardwalk, Caesars in Atlantic City stuns guests as they ascend the escalators to the four-story lobby atrium, named “The Temple,” decorated with imported marble and stunning fountains. If there was any question that the Romans couldn’t do things up right, let it hence forth be put to rest amongst the lavish imperial setting of Caesars Palace Atlantic City. Text from: www.destination360.com/north-america/us/new-jersey/atlant...

Bronze Cheekpiece of a Helmet Roman, late 2nd century AD Accession # 1986.11.13 This left cheekpiece is decorated with the figure of Victory bearing a trophy. It probably belongs to an officer's helmet, since its ornate workmanship would accord with the owner's high rank. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Terracotta Lamp Roman, mold-made, 2nd half of the 1st century AD Accession # 06.1021.291 Winged Victory holds a shield inscribed with a New Year's wish for happiness. Around her are representations of things that were usually given as gifts to celebrate the New Year- money (in the form of three coins) and dried fruit (dates and figs.) Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

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