#lysicrates

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IDEAL CITIES - The Presence of the Past: we believe that to acknowledge the past while forging ahead to the future is the key to an urban environment that benefits all. It allows needed development while respecting the environment which people live in and treasure - the best of all possible worlds. In the old world, that can mean living with the heritage of the ancient world - the pyramids in Cairo (1) , St. Peters in Rome (2) , the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens (3). Here in Philadelphia Willliam Strickland transferred the Lysicrates monument to the top of the Stock Exchange two hundred years ago (4). More recently, a pair of twentieth century skyscrapers framed the view of Independence Hall, joined by a third in the 21st century (5). Aldo Giurgola, designer of the Penn Mutual building, for better of worse, preserved the Egyptianizing facade of the Pennsylvania Fire Insurance building of 1838 alongside the entrance to his building (6)

IDEAL CITIES - The Presence of the Past: we believe that to acknowledge the past while forging ahead to the future is the key to an urban environment that benefits all. It allows needed development while respecting the environment which people live in and treasure - the best of all possible worlds. In the old world, that can mean living with the heritage of the ancient world - the pyramids in Cairo (1) , St. Peters in Rome (2) , the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens (3). Here in Philadelphia Willliam Strickland transferred the Lysicrates monument to the top of the Stock Exchange two hundred years ago (4). More recently, a pair of twentieth century skyscrapers framed the view of Independence Hall, joined by a third in the 21st century (5). Aldo Giurgola, designer of the Penn Mutual building, for better of worse, preserved the Egyptianizing facade of the Pennsylvania Fire Insurance building of 1838 alongside the entrance to his building (6)

Les stèles autour du monument chorégique de Lysicrate, souvenir du monastère des Capucins, de Lord Byron et de la restauration des archéologues français. Les premiers plants de tomates y furent plantes !!! #lysicrates #lysicratesmonument #choregies #tripodon #capucins #monastere #lordbyron #archeologue #restauration #france (à Diogenes (Διογένης)) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoGv0wClNYs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4d7rzyq22bp3

Detail rendering of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, Athens

The #Choragic #monument of #Lysicrates, one of my favourite spots in #sunny #Athens Photo by Kikamod

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Φωτογραφία Henri Beck - Το χορηγικό Μνημείο του Λυσικράτους (Φανάρι του Διογένη) / Monument de Lysicrates / Vues d’Athènes et de ses Monuments, Photographies d’Après Nature, Βερολίνο-Λονδίνο, A. Asher & Co., 1868  [***]