The school, Ps. 282, is located in Park Slope Brooklyn. The Park Slope district centers about the Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway. Park slope is best known for its Victorian-era mansion and brownstones. It is one of the most romantic neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Railroad owner and land speculator, Edwin C. Litchfield, built the present neighborhood of Park Slope. Five hundred and twenty-six acres of land was bought by the city to
and resolved to return to Ithaca, the island that Odysseus ruled. Schliemann set out to find Troy. At that time, Bunarbashi was believed to be the site of Troy, but Schliemann thought that the nearby hill Hissarlik was a more likely area. Frank Calvert, an Englishman who owned the eastern half of the hill, agreed with Schliemann, and had discovered the ruins of a palace or temple made out of large blocks of hewn stone. After marrying for the second time Schliemann returned to Hissarlik in 1870,
for her daring and self-determination. She never married but that did not keep stop her from flourishing in a world ruled by men. Instead, she became a successful businesswoman, trading land and servants, and earned the respect of Governor Leonard Calvert, who entrusted her with managing his estate upon his death. (Witkowski) While these achievements were both unusual and significant, Margaret is best known for being the first woman in America to request the right to vote. According to Lois Green Carrborn
"We could describe (Heinrich) Schliemann's excavations on the hill of Hissarlik and consider their results without speaking of Troy or even alluding to it," Georges Perrot wrote in 1891 in his Journal des Savants. "Even then, they would have added a whole new chapter to the history of civilization, the history of art" (qtd. in Duchêne 87). Heinrich Schliemann's life is the stuff fairy tales are made of. A poor, uneducated, and motherless boy rises through his hard work and parsimonious lifestyle
through the vestibule, gallery and out to the Seine. The Le Vau name began to garner more traction and became synonymous with extraordinary and opulent designs. Despite that, his past project paled in comparison to his newest feat, the Chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte, which was designed for wealthy finance minister to the king Nicholas Fouquet. His ideas were revolutionary and so grandiose it was unlike anything seen in France before. The salon was two stories with an oval dome and was placed on the
When many people hear about the term “landscape”, they immediately think that it means “nature”. The natural landscape does play an important role in our society but what is more important is the landscape that we make and occupy. So, what exactly is “landscape”? The term can be illiterate in many ways but the definition given by the European Landscape Convention is perhaps the most useful and widely agreed one. It states that a landscape is ‘an area, as perceived by people, whose character is the
The Hidden History of Prospect Park The emerald jewel of Brooklyn, Prospect Park is often called the borough’s backyard and has been a serene and idyllic retreat for Brooklynites for well over a century now. In fact, the park recently celebrated its 150th anniversary with great fanfare, attesting its historic importance and role it’s played in city life for generations. Few people, however, know the true history of the park, such as its connection to Central Park and the role it played in the development
find out whom he really was and what he wanted to do with his life, career wise. Frederick had one brother, John Hull, who died in 1857. This left Olmsted feeling empty and at loss of what to do. That was when Calvert Vaux came and filled the space in Olmsted’s life that his brother left. Vaux convinced Olmsted to enter the Central Park Commissioner’s design competition with their design entitled the “Greensward Plan.” With the success in that project, Olmsted figured out what he wanted to do with
and Eighth Avenue and running from 59th Street to 110th Street. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States. The Park was initially opened in 1857. It was later improved and expanded according to Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux’s Greensward Plan, after which it was reopened in 1873. Central Park is comprised of 341 hectares (843 acres). It is 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) long and (0.8 kilometers) 0.5 mile wide. Central Park initially consisted of 315 hectares (778 acres)
Central Park was one of those best outdoor venues for huge concerts. But not only that, it is even one of the venue for the largest concerts ever in terms of estimated attendance. That seems quite a feat but the huge space that the park offers was able to accommodate around 980,000 attendees during Garth Brooks’ concert in 1997. Thousands of years ago, the area where Central Park now stands is covered and surrounded by glaciers. But about 12,000 years ago, the last of them known as the Wisconsin
Landscape architecture has been around since the beginning of time, but it was not until Frederick Law Olmsted came along that the idea of integrating design into the landscape with plants, water, and structures turned into a profession. Not only did Olmsted work on parks and college campuses, but also insane asylums. There are seven different design principles, which Olmsted incorporated into his projects that start with the letter S: scenery, suitability, style, subordination, separation, sanitation
public. The land, over 750 acres, was given from the New York State Legislator, in 1853, to create the first major landscaped park, in central Manhattan. The state held a competition of what design the park was going to have. Frederick Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won the competition in 1858. The park held up well at first. People respected the land. During the early 1900’s, the park took a great downfall. Instead of it begin known for its beauty, it was known for the illegal activity that was going on.
No place in New York City quite captures the essence of the upside/downside process of the construction/destruction of environmentally important institutions as well as Manhattan Square, a seventeen-acre parkland bounded by Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, and by West 77th street and West 81st street. Known since 1958 as Roosevelt Park, Manhattan Square has become home to American Museum of Natural History since the land was ceded to that fledging institution by the Commissioner of Central
Roman Sarcophagus, which was the first object to be displayed in the museum. After being situated for a short period of time on West 14th street, the museum moved to the current site on Fifth Avenue, and opened to the public. “The architects Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould designed the initial Ruskinian Gothic structure, the west facade of which is still visible in the Robert Lehman Wing” (The Met Museum). Since then the building has been
The great park’s creator Olmsted, who “made a central concern of his career how to retain proximity with nature in what was swiftly becoming a nation of cities” (p. 11-12), designed the park in 1858 with Calvert Vaux in hopes to eliminate the “‘social failures:’ the swelling ranks of criminals and prostitutes, of the alcoholic, insane, diseased, and the poor” (p. 11-12), but was futile instead. After the “rural retreat” (p. 12) of Central Park was completed
Stephanie M. Adams December 15, 2013 AMS 9-2 AMS Midterm Project I. In society, art is very important. It is one of the best ways to express yourself. Art provides enjoyment to the society. Art helps provide a better quality of life for many people by making their lives better. II. Art says a lot about society. Since art is a way to reflect yourself, it reflects society. The art that is around from this era reflects what is going on during the present time. It also in a
Machinery Hall, Centennial Exposition 1876, Philadelphia The "International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, in the city of Philadelphia" was opened on the 10th day of May in the year 1876. As it was more commonly known, the "Centennial Exposition" was America's first successful World's Fair. The fair celebrated the one hundred year anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and America's start as a sovereign nation. It was at the Centennial Fair that Americans
Landscaping improves the aesthetic appearance of a building or a piece of property by changing its contours, adding ornamental features, or planting trees or shrubs. Landscaping can improve business production, looks of a business, and gather more customers. Not only does it contribute to business production, it contributes to everyday people. Most people love their property to look nice and compelling. Landscaping makes people's property look ten times better and therefore more appealing. During
After his completion of the Delaware Park and Parkway system with Calvert Vaux throughout Buffalo, New York, Frederick Law Olmsted declared Buffalo as “the best planned city, as to its streets, public places and grounds, in the United States, if not the world.” Inspired largely by the baroque styling of Paris, France, Olmstead wished to create a park within urban Buffalo but rather put the city of Buffalo in a park system. The parks were non-gated and easily accessible for all patrons creating an
Sub-urbanization in America AHousing is an outward expression of the inner human nature; no society can be understood apart from the residences of its members.@ That is a quote from the suburban historian Kenneth T. Jackson, from his magnificent piece on suburbanization Crabgrass Frontier. Suburbanization has been probably the most significant factor of change in U.S. cities over the last 50 years, and began 150 years ago. It represents Aa reliance upon the private automobile, upward mobility