This place in Lithuania looks totally insane. They say there are over 50,000 crosses, and each one was placed there by someone looking for good luck. Photos taken from my new favorite blog ENGLISH RUSSIA.
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IDORA PARK
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Oakland once had it's own amusement park, complete with a roller coaster and skating rink. Wish it were still here and still looked like this...
ROMAN POOL
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Another Julia Morgan favorite is the Roman Pool at Hearst Castle, built between 1927-34 in San Simeon, CA. The indoor pool is decorated floor to ceiling with 1" glass tiles in blue, orange, and gold. I visited Hearst Castle as a kid fresh out of a chicken pox haze and the decadence of the pool has left an impression on me ever since.
BERKELEY CITY CLUB POOL
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I guess I'm onto an architectural tangent now. Julia Morgan is among my favorite architects and I've always really loved swimming pools, so thought I'd share one of my most favorite Berkeley places. The Berkeley City Club was built in 1929 by Julia Morgan in Moorish and Gothic revival styles and is a California historical landmark today. Every part of the building is amazing, but the pool really takes the cake with its sweeping archways and elaborate tile work.
I've been working on a new project that was largely inspired by this pool...I'll share details of that soon.
I've been working on a new project that was largely inspired by this pool...I'll share details of that soon.
THORNCROWN CHAPEL
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Here is the Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, designed by architect E. Fay Jones in 1978. I love the indoor/outdoor feel of this place and the intersecting graph patterns the beams inside make. If only this place could be my home, I'd be the happiest person.
