The World's Most Beautiful Places
Looking up at the exterior of the historic Cape Blanco Lighthouse, along the Oregon coast, near the town of Sixes. The lighthouse was built starting in 1867, to protect commercial ships navigating near the islands and reefs that surround Cape Blanco. The central tower through which the staircase rises is made of brick, and rises three floors to the optic section where the lamp and fresnel lens are located.
Interior Rotunda (Dome) of Historic Cincinnati Union Terminal Train Station – Ohio
Union Terminal opened in 1933. It served as an intercity train station located in Queensgate neighborhood of Cincinnati. Like many buildings of that era it was designed in an Art Deco style by the architectural firm, Fellheimer & Wagner, with much of the credit for its final appearance going to Paul Philippe Cret. Today it serves as the home of the Cincinnati Museum Center, and Amtrak, which runs trains through Cincinnati three days a week. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
The historic Louisville Public Library Building, constructed in 1908. The structure includes classic greek and roman building elements, in a style known as Beaux Arts. This style developed in France in the 1830s. Funding for the original building came from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, as part of Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropic initiative to fund free public libraries throughout the United States.
The emphasis of the word “Library” in roman-like style is what drew me to this particular building. Located in Kentucky’s largest city.