The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (domed roof building) located on the campus of The Catholic University of America in northeast Washington, D.C. photographed from Tenleytown in northwest Washington, D.C. on Thursday, January 14, 2010. The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is the largest Roman Catholic church […]
The Islamic Center
The Islamic Center- Washington, D.C. photographed from a cab on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Located on a section of Massachusetts Avenue known as “Embassy Row”, the idea for the Islamic Center came about through a discussion between Mr. M. Abu Al Hawa and the former Ambassador of Egypt, Mr. Mahmood Hassan Pasha. The center first […]
Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
Woodrow Wilson Senior High School in northwest Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, named after Thomas Woodrow Wilson the 28th President of the United States, is one of the largest high schools in Washington, DC and the most diverse. Located in the Tenleytown area of northwest Washington, D.C., the […]
Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower
The top of the Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower in downtown Baltimore, MD. Erected in 1911, the Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower stands 288.7 feet tall. The tower is named after its inventor, Captain Isaac E. Emerson. Inspired by the Palazzo Vecchio, which Emerson saw during a trip to Florence, Italy, in 1900, the base of the building originally […]
The Belvedere
The often photographed Belvedere Hotel sign leading into what is now known as the Belvedere Condominiums on Sunday, August 23, 2009 in Baltimore, MD. A Baltimore landmark, the Belvedere Hotel dates back to 1903. The hotel was designed by the same architectural firm that designed The John Hopkins University Homewood campus, Parker and Thomas of […]
Wheelabrator Technologies Smoke Stack
In this July 26, 2009 photo, the Wheelabrator Technologies Smoke Stack towers over Federal Hill in Baltimore, MD. The Wheelabrator Technologies Smoke Stack, also known as the Baltimore Smoke Stack, stands 315 feet tall. Drivers on I-95 can’t miss the smoke stack as they travel through Baltimore City. Wheelabrator Technologies is a waste-to-energy facility that […]
First Franklin Presbyterian Church
Hundreds of ribbons hang on the side of the First and Franklin Presbyterian Church in mid-town Baltimore, MD. The ribbons are the churches way of encouraging peace and reconciliation in the Baltimore community, the United States, and through out the world by way of prayer. The blue ribbons represent prayers for peace and reconciliation, green […]
Rosedale Manor Family Chapel
A view of the Rosedale Manor family chapel at Greenwell State Park in Hollywood, MD, July 2, 2009. The family chapel is a 12 ft. x 12 ft. one room chapel that can hold about 15 people. Greenwell State Park sits on part of a 4000-acre tract once known as Resurrection Manor. In the 1940’s, […]
The B & O Railroad Museum
The inner dome of the B & O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD on Saturday, October 6, 2007. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum is located in what was once known as the Mount Clare Station, the oldest railroad manufacturing complex dating back to 1829. The museum first opened its doors on July 4, 1953, […]
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