Lions guarding interior stairways, Boston Public Library.
The Lion on the right sits atop a granite base inscribed with honors for the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, also known as the Harvard Regiment. The Lion on the left likewise honors the officers and men of the Second Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Both regiments were considered among the best in the Union Army and participated in almost all of the major battles and many of the smaller battles of the Civil War.
13 comments:
Gosh that looks more GRAND than our Royal Family`s castle in Oslo....
Nice architecture, beautiful composition and a very good shot.
Have a nice weekend!
How impressive !How beautyful!!So majestuous, so..Well, I can't find my words in english!Ü But I want you to know that I LOVE this place!!
You've really composed this beautifully. The color is so honeyed and warm.
Yes, I agree nice composition here.
How nice to give us a look inside the Public Library. I hope that you have more to share.
Grand! Libraries in the U.S. seem so imponent and elaborate!
God bless you!
Cezar
Very impressive.
Really, I'd have a hard time reading books if surrounded by all this magnificent art and architecture!
A bit intimidating but very beautiful! Perfect framing and dynamic!
really lovely. I haven't been to that library in years and years. Strange I wouldn't remember such an incredible space.
The lions are quite striking, especially how they're placed in the stairwell. You'd think they'd be near the bottom of the stair, flanking it.
Such fun to be taken on this guided tour of my city!!!
Oh magnificent!
Such exquisite architecture in this grand library. And you've captured it well in this photo. I like that you have a person in the photo, coming up the stairs...that helps to see the scale of this amazing library. I've been trying to get to Boston for the past 2 years now, but something always comes up! One day.....and I must visit this library.
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