Located at 1600 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, the Chancery stands directly behind the standing figure of Daniel Webster, the “Expounder of the US Constitution” along Scott Circle. Webster’s statue faces Scott circle from the west. The Statue was donated by Stilson Hutchins, founder of the Washington Post, and unveiled in January 1900 by Jerome Bonaparte, Webster’s great grandson.
The classic lines of the Chancery building allows it to blend with the older, imposing buildings along Massachusetts Avenue. It stands alone on the block at the intersection of 17th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, facing the Johns Hopkins University Building, with the Embassy of Peru at the right side and Beacon Hotel at the back, along N Street.
Posted by Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines (guest) on Mon 01 Mar 2010 09:42:59 PM UTC
a universal symbol of hospitality and welcome
Unknown to most, each pineapple plant gives its own life to produce a single fruit. Upon its western discovery by Christopher Columbus around 1681, the pineapple has been recognized as a Christian symbol. Around this time, designers and architects began using pineapple finials on church tops, newel posts, hand rails and curtain rod ends.
Posted by Pineapple Finial (guest) on Mon 01 Mar 2010 09:35:36 PM UTC
Por La Razon O La Fuerza "By right or might"
National Coat of Arms of the Republic of Chile. Crowned Huemul (local reindeer) and Condor with 5 pointed star and chevron.
Posted by Chile (guest) on Mon 01 Mar 2010 09:22:33 PM UTC
Shamrock Festival Pictures
Check these images out. They will definitely get you in the mood for Saint Patty's Day!
Posted by Ed Palmedo (guest) on Mon 01 Mar 2010 09:14:32 PM UTC
Viceroy of Peru and 2nd Supreme Director of Chile
August 20, 1778 - October 24, 1842
Bernardo O'Higgins is know as the Founding Father of Chile. At seventeen years old, Bernardo was sent to London to complete his studies. There, studying history and the arts, Bernardo became acquainted with American ideas of independence and developed a sense of nationalist pride, coming to admire liberalism in the Georgian British model. An idealist and believer in independence, O'Higgins joined a Masonic Lodge established by Miranda, and dedicated himself to achieving the independence of Latin America. Later In 1810, He joined the revolt against the now French-dominated Spanish government.
Posted by Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (guest) on Mon 01 Mar 2010 09:11:24 PM UTC
Official Coat of Arms
Uzbekistan was incorporated into the Russian Empire in the 19th century and in 1924 became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, known as the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (Uzbek SSR). It has been an independent republic since December 1991.
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi
Ўзбекистон Республикаси
Posted by The Republic of Uzbekistan (guest) on Mon 01 Mar 2010 08:55:34 PM UTC
Washington DC Sculpture
This is a very unique abstract depiction of our Earth: North America, Australia, Central and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe, all connected as one.
Posted by Art World (guest) on Mon 01 Mar 2010 08:45:43 PM UTC
cool t-shirt
I Love this T-Shirt. Where Can I buy one???
Posted by IRISHPOWER (guest) on Mon 01 Mar 2010 08:10:36 PM UTC
Psychic Cobbler
Have your palm read while you wait for your shoes to be repaired.
Posted by Pretty hands and feet (guest) on Mon 01 Mar 2010 07:41:46 PM UTC
The Dominion of Providence over the Passions of Men
As president of the College of New Jersey (1768-94),(now Princeton University) he was both the only active clergyman and college president to sign the Declaration. John Witherspoon served on over 100 committees, including the board of war and the committee on secret correspondence or foreign affairs. He helped draft the Articles of Confederation, helped organize the executive departments, and played a major role in shaping foreign policy.
Posted by 1723 - 1794 (guest) on Mon 01 Mar 2010 07:25:42 PM UTC