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the beauty of Lightscape by Julia O Via Flickr: Brooklyn Botanic Garden

[nyc-urbanism]

#FacadeFridays – Only 1/5 of the original McKim Mead & White designed Brooklyn Museum was ever constructed – if completed, it would have been the largest museum structure in the world. These photos document the phases of construction between 1895 and 1926. The second photo shows a half-constructed museum, with the sole West Wing, which opened in 1897, and the Central Pavilion, completed in 1905. The East Wing wing (1910) is seen in the third photo; notice the bright white of the new wing's facade. The court on the northeast side was delayed due to World War I and not finished until 1926! The final image shows an early perspective of the original plan, which was never completed. The museum had a monumental staircase leading up to the central pavilion but by the 1930s plans to create a more "direct" entrance were floated. The Municipal Art Commission found their chance in 1934 when Mckim Mead & White principals were out of the country and demolished the staircase, greatly modifying the design of the museum. The auditorium was also demolished to create a new entrance on the ground floor. In 2004 the museum opened a new $63 million glass entrance pavilion and public plaza where the staircase was originally located. The entrance pavilion is supposed to recall the original staircase, but we would have preferred the staircase in the original design. What do you think? Tap the images above to purchase a fine-art print or visit our website for high-resolution views of the construction phases. #brooklynmuseum #danielchesterfrench #beauxarts #brooklynny #brooklynbotanicgardens #easternparkway #prospectpark #prospectparkbk #architecture #brooklynhistory #nyhistory #nychistory #architecturehistory #nyc #flatbush #flatbushave #grandarmyplaza #urbanism #nycurbanism (at Brooklyn Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2XCuEan7QW/?igshid=cceporb64fxt

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#MapMondays!! Olmstead & Vaux's original 1868 map for Prospect Park. While Central Park is the golden child of The New York City Parks Department, receiving somewhere around 40 million visitors a year, another major park in the city, designed by the same firm, might be the true favorite. Prospect Park, built in the 1860s by #Olmstead & Vaux (famous landscape designers at the time), has a storied history. Shown here is a map of the original design plan - Notice the large multiple pavilions just to the left of the lake at the top of the map. One of these was to be used for a restaurant with cascading terraces; other cancelled projects include an observation tower, and a carriage concourse (now the location of Lefrak Center). This was in part due to the economic panic of 1873, and the ballooning cost - in 1860, an act authorizing the construction called for a budget to not exceed $300,000. Upon completion, the full bill was $9,919,370. However, when the park was built, it was ahead of its time; Olmsted created a drainage system for the park that fed runoff into the streams and lakes, and it’s still in use today. And unlike Central Park where you can see the surrounding city, #ProspectPark features rolling hills, and curving walkways, paths and roads that give the impression of unending space. If you fancy a visit to prospect park, be sure to explore the other civic institutions that use the park as an anchor; directly to to east is The #BrooklynBotanicGardens and the #BrooklynMuseum. The North point, Grand Army Plaza, houses the #BrooklynLibrary, a #Beaux-Art landmarked structure, which took nearly three decades to build. (at Prospect Park)

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Hearty Hibiscus #freefridaymornings #morningwalk #mommymetime #freeyourmindfridays #BrooklynBotanicGardens (at Brooklyn Botanic Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/BntPOFKhekq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ny169tpzugdn

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Our annual engagement visit to the #brooklynbotanicgardens #thisislove

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"Come on, Miss Kobayashi brand me as yours!!!" 🖤🐲 Photographer : @ameilychang #tohru #misskobayashi #anime #misskobayashisdragonmaid #cosplay #sakuramatsuri #cherryblossomfestival #brooklynbotanicgardens #tohrucosplay #misskobayashicosplay #misskobayashisdragonmaidcosplay #sakuramatsuri2017 #cherryblossomfestival2017

[kitt3nx4x3v3r]

Here's another great shot of my Tohru cosplay! Had to crop it however because my horns were giving me trouble and one decided to shift downward 😓 #tohru #misskobayashisdragonmaid #anime #cosplay #sakuramatsuri #cherryblossomfestival #brooklynbotanicgardens #tohrucosplay #misskobayashi #misskobayashisdragonmaidcosplay #misskobayashicosplay #cosplayer #sakuramatsuri2017 #cherryblossomfestival2017

[kitt3nx4x3v3r]

My Kobayashi had the easiest day cosplaying with me! Got to take a nap while people snapped photos of us. And I got Kobayashi sleeping on me for a whole hour!!! 🤤😍 I love you Miss Kobayashi!!! #misskobayashisdragonmaid #tohru #misskobayashi #sakuramatsuri #sakuramatsuri2017 #cherryblossomfestival #cherryblossomfestival2017 #brooklynbotanicgardens #cosplay #cosplayer #anime #tohrucosplay #misskobayashicosplay #misskobayashisdragonmaidcosplay