MANY FIBERGLASS-composite doors not only resemble real wood but also have wood components. This Arcadia door from Therma-Tru has kiln-dried oak edges and lumber reinforcement for the lockset.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Italian Art
| A Distinguished Member Of Summit Hotels And Resorts. The Michelangelo Is The Only Four star Luxury Boutique Hotel In New Yorks Business Cultural And Theater District. Italian Touches Are Seen And Heard Throughout The Michelangelo. All Hotel Employees Have Been Trained In Basic Italian, Making Both International And Domestic Travelers Feel Right At Home Italian Art Work Adorns Both Public And Private Spaces The Property Features A Wide Array Of Guest Services And Amenities. Situated At 51st Street And Seventh Avenue, The Hotel Is Within Easy Walking Distance Of Many Of New YorkS Fortune 500 Companies. The Hotel Is Convenient To The Exclusive Stores And Boutiques Of Fifth Avenue, Central Park And Such Outstanding Cultural Attractions As Carnegie Hall Lincoln Center, Rockefeller Center, The Museum Of Modern Art, Radio City Music Hall, The Whitney Museum At Equitable Center And The Theatre District 1/4 Mile. |
Italian Art
| A Distinguished Member Of Summit Hotels And Resorts. The Michelangelo Is The Only Four star Luxury Boutique Hotel In New Yorks Business Cultural And Theater District. Italian Touches Are Seen And Heard Throughout The Michelangelo. All Hotel Employees Have Been Trained In Basic Italian, Making Both International And Domestic Travelers Feel Right At Home Italian Art Work Adorns Both Public And Private Spaces The Property Features A Wide Array Of Guest Services And Amenities. Situated At 51st Street And Seventh Avenue, The Hotel Is Within Easy Walking Distance Of Many Of New YorkS Fortune 500 Companies. The Hotel Is Convenient To The Exclusive Stores And Boutiques Of Fifth Avenue, Central Park And Such Outstanding Cultural Attractions As Carnegie Hall Lincoln Center, Rockefeller Center, The Museum Of Modern Art, Radio City Music Hall, The Whitney Museum At Equitable Center And The Theatre District 1/4 Mile. |
Friday, March 20, 2009
Paris Parfait
More views of York Minster Cathedral
Trompe l'oeil at York Minster Cathedral, York, England. This is the second of three posts about York Minster.
An ornate astronomical clock was created by craftsmen at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. It was presented to the Minster to commemorate 18,000 Allied airmen who lost their lives in World War II, when flying out of bases in Yorkshire and the Northeast.
Sweeping ceiling views.
An intricately-detailed embroidered cloth drapes this altar.
Another marble angel bearing a shield over the choir loft, next to tall gothic pillars.
A small chapel with stained-glass windows.
A clock on the exterior wall of the nave.
A memorial panel at York Minster.
The Prince William of Hatfield Monument in the North Quire Aisle.
Velvet seats in York Minster's nave.
An ornate tableau and altar.
The uppermost pipes of the pipe organ in the choir room.
Modern sculptures added to the ancient stone.
An altar representing Anglican churches in Southwark, Winchester and York.
Painted iron and gilt scrollwork.
A modern portable baptismal fontArt
marble bust of artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci was erected in 1869 on the spot of the 12th-century Florentine church where da Vinci was originally laid to rest. In the 19th-century, his remains were transferred to St. Hubert Chapel on the chateau grounds.