Monday, December 23, 2024

Seattle Public Schools -- Staff Grows & Enrollment Shrinks. Also NYC

 Growth in Staff versus Students Seattle


Dec. 23, 2024

This decline in enrollment without accompanying budget cuts has ballooned the city’s education spending to approximately $39,000 per student, making NYC the most lavishly funded urban district in the country.

https://nypost.com/2024/12/23/opinion/mayor-adams-face-facts-and-start-closing-failed-schools-now/

Sunday, December 22, 2024

Incredibly Beautiful Places





53.  Montreal



52.  Madonna della Corona in Spiazzi, Italy.






51.  General Electric Building NYC






50. Niagara Mohawk Building, Syracuse by Melvin L. King, Bley & Lyman,(1932)



49. Fisher Building, Detroit (1928)
A golden-hued skyscraper with intricate details, symbolizing the Motor City’s resilience.





48.   Strahov Monastery Library, Prague

Home to the Strahov Evangeliary and stunning ceiling frescoes.







47.  Zhangjiajie China







46. Abbey Library St Gall Switzerland




45. Wiblingen Monastery Library, Ulm




44. The Library of the University Club of New York, USA
Founded in 1890, it is a private social club located in Midtown Manhattan. Notable founding members include J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Theodore Roosevelt, and Mark Twain.





43. The Bavarian State Library, Munich, Germany

The "Antiquarium" hall is a German Rococo masterpiece, originally designed as a Renaissance reading room.








42.  Peterhof Palace




41.  Li River China




40.  Chateau de Chambord,










39.  The Toledo Cathedral, Spain
Its construction began in 1226 during the reign of King Ferdinand III. Inside, you'll find a soaring ribbed-vaulted ceiling, 500-year-old stained-glass windows, ornate wood carvings, statuary, and a forest of stout pillars.











38.  

Frescoes in the Interior of Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo Italy











37.  Great Wall



36.  St Stephens in Budapest






35. Basilica Santissima Annunziata

The Basilica in Florence has a rich history and several legends associated with it. The church was originally founded in the 13th century by the Servite Order, built on the site of a small chapel dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. Over the centuries, it underwent significant renovations and expansions, particularly during the Renaissance.



34.  Iranian Architecture but I am not sure where. 




33. Medici Chapel, Florence, Italy
Michelangelo’s architectural and sculptural masterpiece is a perfect blend of art, balance, and historical legacy.






32. The Temple of Hathor at Dandera





31.  Sun Temple Modhera India







30.  Church of the Holy Martyrs Turin, Italy    






29.  King's College Chapel 




28.  Doria Pamphilj



27.  Church of Gesu, Rome




26.  St Paul's Cathedral






25.  Kylemore Abbey, Connemara, Galway, Ireland. A Benedictine Monastery built in 1868.





24.  Bookstore in Chengdu





23. Built on Cardinal Fazio Santoro's 16th-century residence, the palace combines art and history through the union of some of the most important Italian noble families, including the Aldobrandini, Pamphilj, and Doria.


22.  Galleria Borghese, Rome
Galleria Borghese features some of the most impressive artworks of all time, including Canova’s Paulina Borghese, Bernini’s David, Apollo and Daphne and The Abduction of Proserpina, and Caravaggio’s Boy with a Basket of Fruit.



21.  Galleria Colonna, Rome


20. Asamkirche, Munich



19.  L'Assomption Chartes 




18.  Musical Feast in the Teatro Argentina in Rome 1747 (painting.)




17.   Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Medina, Saudi Arabia 




16.  Doge Palace Venice




15.   The deepest and the largest natural well on earth called Xiaozai Tiankang





14.  The white temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand





13.  Palace of Caserta, Italy
One of the largest royal residences in the world, it features grand staircases, opulent rooms, and beautiful gardens.




12.  Margravial Opera House Bayreuth, Germany 🇩🇪





11.  St. Johann Nepomuk??






10, Fanjingshan Temples, China  

These old Buddhist temples, covered with iron tiles to withstand fierce winds, cling to a rocky cliff in the Wuling Mountains, creating a scene that seems almost magical. 

Reaching them involves a four-hour ascent of over 8,000 steps.



9.  The grandeur at Schloss Augustusburg in Brühl, Germany

8.  The Temple of Karnak, Egypt










7. Basílica del Voto Nacional






6.  Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourvière, Lyon 





5.  La Samaritaine, Paris








4.  Berliner Dom (the Predigtkirche, the Sermon Church)






3.  Painted Hall


The Painted Hall: Sir James Thornhill's Masterpiece at Greenwich





2. 

2. Palazzo Colonna in Rome









1. St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Passau, Germany, inspires with Baroque grandeur and houses the world's largest cathedral organ.



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