Carmel Mission Basilica, California
The Mission Basilica was founded in Carmel in 1771, and contains the Shrine of Saint Junipero Serra, founder of California and the Spanish Colonial Missions.
Motion Blur Cable Car Museum, San Francisco
Light on rapidly spinning drive wheels at the Cable Car Museum, San Francisco
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From San Francisco, CA
Rosie the Riveter Factory Floor, Richmond, CA
A factory floor located in the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front Museum, Richmond, CA. Rosie, a fictional icon, represents the thousands of women who worked in factories and shipyards like Kaiser’s in Richmond, CA during World War II.
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From Black and White
Apothecary, Bishop, CA
© Mike Watson. Laws Railroad Museum, Bishop CA
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Monet Studio, Giverny, France
A studio behind the Ancien Hotel Baudy in Giverny frequented by Claude Monet and friends
Grand Foyer Opulence, Paris
Opera Garnier
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The Grand Foyer, Paris
Opera Garnier
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Marc Chagall's Colorful Ceiling, Paris
The Opera Garnier building is huge, the intricate and opulent auditorium decor is richly covered in red velvet and it seats only 2000 people. The auditorium is topped by Marc Chagall's ceiling illuminated by a 7-ton bronze and crystal chandelier designed by Charles Garnier. This Opera house was used as the setting for Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel, “The Phantom of the Opera”, and the novel's subsequent adaptations in films.
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Opera Garnier Dome, Paris
Domed ceiling above the Grand Staricase in the Palais Garnier, the Opera National de Paris
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Retired Tug Boat Engine Compartment, San Francisco
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Mission Delores Pews, San Francisco
Afternoon light filtered by stained glass and channeled between pews at Mission Dolores Basilica in San Francisco
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