Sentences with phrase «of iconic monuments»

The fully renovated hotel allows guests to relax and recharge in suites with views of iconic monuments including the Arc De Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower.

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Just like the holiday snaps we like to take in front of iconic monuments, our little Sicilian man is immortalized travelling around the world.

Whether you are researching the latest museum exhibition to catch, or seeking a behind - the - scenes look at the architecture of an iconic monument — even hunting for the absolute perfect road - trip playlist to download, Travel + Leisure is here with the answers.

Enjoy stunning views of the city from the top of this iconic monument accessible from mainland via an iron bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel, father of the Eiffel Tower.

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American Atheists — which may have the most self - descriptive name of any organization out there — has launched a lawsuit over the iconic seventeen - foot crossbeam at Ground Zero, saying it should be removed or at least make room for a similar - sized atheist monument.

In the United States, Mount Rushmore is a mountain on which the faces of four of the greatest and most iconic American Presidents — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt — have their faces carved as a monument to their legacy.

In a related development, the State Government also commissioned the statue of «From Ebute» located at the Mobolaji Bank Anthony way, Ikeja and statue of the «Community» at Ile Zik, Ikeja as part of its effort to tell the history of the State through iconic statues and monuments spread across historical locations in the five divisions of the State.

During the event, Chairman Crowley presented Sen. Stewart - Cousins with a portrait of the Unisphere at Flushing Meadows - Corona Park in Queens, one of the borough's most iconic monuments and a symbol of community.

Brooklyn is awash with trendy bars, unique events and of course, it's home to one of the most iconic monuments in the world; the Brooklyn Bridge.

Lincoln often appears in the film as the irresistible monument to folksy decency that we know from the simplified myths of our school history books, and Spielberg exploits these scenes for all their iconic worth, often visualizing the president as a ghostly totem burdened by the secret knowledge of his pivotal destiny in the story of American reform.

With many things to do, Osaka Castle is one of the most iconic monuments in the city.

From iconic «wilderness» parks to monuments, memorials, battlefields, historical parks, and more, the making of the parks — and the elements preserved within them — are crucial pieces of this nation's still unfolding history, pieces tied to often unspoken and unexamined narratives about what and who we are.

Located in the center of Tuscany wine country and abound with museums, cathedrals, iconic statues and historic monuments, Florence basically sells itself.

Maybe you'd like to see the iconic blue and white tiled dome of Altea's old church, or discover Moorish monuments in Adsubia.

Hang around though and you'll discover galleries, iconic monuments and a great wine - and - dine scene: hip cafes, vibrant bars and an array of excellent local and international restaurants.

One of the most diverse destinations you'll come across, with its iconic monuments, stunningly beautiful cities, magnificent castles, idyllic countryside, glorious beaches and arguably some of the best restaurants and the finest wines you're likely to experience, France really does have something for everyone.

Almost all guestrooms have balconies or terraces offering stunning views of Florence's iconic monuments.

You'll travel in comfort and style, get off the beaten track, stay in fantastic locally owned accommodations, meet the locals & experience some of the world's most iconic landscapes and monuments - all in typical Active Adventures style of course.

Magnificent architecture, iconic monuments and rejuvenated cities combine on a Berlin, Dresden and Prague tour, visiting three of the Continent's most important and most beautiful destinations on a journey into history.

There are also many iconic landmarks and world - famous monuments such as the Notre Dame Cathedral which can be enjoyed from the unique vantage point of a Seine river cruise.

Eternal Rome: A National Trust Signature Tour September 1 - 8, 2018 Examine the iconic monuments, hidden gems, and fascinating architecture of Rome.

From any of these areas, you can walk to many iconic monuments and museums, including the Picasso Museum, La Sagrada Familia, Palau de la Musica, and more.

The historic Marble Arch monument has become such an iconic part of London's architecture that it has given name to the area surrounding it.

The Eternal City boasts countless works of art, iconic archaeological sites, baroque churches and stunning monuments, set against a backdrop of lush green gardens, irrigated by water from the River Tiber.

A San Francisco bay cruise — there's nothing like being out on the bay and sailing on a catamaran gives you a different perspective on the water while you see many of the iconic sites and monuments of the city

In Assassin's Creed 2, Ezio was first introduced as our playable assassin, through whom players could visit some of the most iconic and memorable Italian monuments.

Enjoy stunning views of America's iconic monuments while you cruise between Old Town Alexandria and Georgetown.

Her sculptures have a presence that conjures impressions of iconic architecture and monuments to gods whose legacy was lost to time.

Through the appropriation of architectural monuments and other engineering feats, Fontana recently focused on San Francisco's iconic bridge.

In Untitled (Statue of Liberty)(1989), Albert Oehlen takes one of the world's iconic representations of the female form as his subject, pushing the features of a monument recognised across the globe to the point of abstraction.

From the outside, the museum looks like two entirely different buildings, a monument to the distinction between old and new: Botta's iconic squat brick and stone parent, and the architectural firm Snøhetta's much taller scion of white, polymorphic, high - tech tile.

Emphasizing his understudied contributions to the medium of sculpture, the exhibition traces three decades of the artist's readymades, monuments, and sculpture, restaging iconic as well as lesser - known series by the artist.

«The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today,» at the Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, through November 1, moma.org This stunner, organized by MoMA photography curator Roxana Marcoci, may be the surprise star of the summer, assembling dozens of works that document other pieces, from Lee Friedlander's snapshots of public monuments to Robert Mapplethorpe's iconic portrait of the late Louise Bourgeois with a large sculptural phallus tucked under her arm.

Oldenburg became interested in the idea of «poetry of scale» as he received numerous public commissions for sculpture parks, museums and college campuses, defying the concept that monuments need to depict iconic events or historical figures.

The retrospective features Oldenburg's iconic early installations such as The Street and The Store, in addition to his original designs for colossal monuments for public spaces and the Mouse Museum — a miniature, walk - in museum in the form of a Geometric Mouse, filled with nearly 400 souvenirs, kitsch objects, and studio models.

Although today he is little known, David produced some of the most iconic portraits and ambitious public monuments of the Romantic era.

These works, many of which have never been exhibited publicly, suggest a nuanced relationship between the forms and motifs of pre-Columbian monuments and the artist's iconic abstract canvases.

The project consists of a specially designed research pavilion, a prototype monument by artist Terry Adkins, and free dialogues led by Philadelphia artists and critical thinkers using William Penn's iconic plan for the city's five public squares as inspiration.

In recent work, Clay has focused on two contrasting sets of artifacts — first, on the Black Paintings of Frank Stella, iconic monuments to modernist authorship, and, second, on handmade marbleized paper (such as that used in the colorful endpapers of antique books), readily identifiable as a reference to anonymous historical craft.

These include: Nelson's Column (1840 - 3), the 185 - feet monument to Lord Nelson (topped by a 17 - feet high statue of Nelson himself) designed by E.H.Baily and located in Trafalgar Square; the Statue of Liberty (1886, Liberty Island, New York Harbour), the iconic 302 - feet high statue designed by the French sculptor Bartholdi (1834 - 1904); and the Parisian landmark, the 1,000 - feet high wrought - iron Eiffel Tower (1885 - 9), designed by the engineer Gustav Eiffel and architect Stephen Sauvestre.

More than 2.7 million acres of iconic US landscape could be at risk from fossil fuel exploration following Donald Trump's decision to review protections on national monuments, an Energydesk investigation can now reveal.