Mosaic Tile Benches
August 6, 2009 | Filed Under Chronicles of a NYC Bench, Grant's Tomb, Harlem, Mausoleums | 16 Comments
Seventeen colorful and curvy mosaic, tile benches surround Grant’s Tomb. Artist Pedro Silva and architect Phillip Danzig designed the benches that were erected in the 1970s. Adults and children in the community helped to make the benches.
Each bench has different images that range from Medieval mythology to modern.
The image on the above bench shows a police officer giving a ticket to a cab driver .
One of the most popular benches is known as the Lover’s Bench. I forgot to take a photo of it. Next time. The Lover’s Bench is designed with hearts and flowers and its curves resemble the curves of a nude couple. It’s a favorite bench for couples to sit on and watch the sunset over the Hudson River.
There’s been some controversy that the benches and its type of folk art are inappropriate and should not surround the mausoleum of the Civil War General and 18th U. S. President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia. However, the benches are still there.
Paz
Ruby Tuesday: Grant’s Tomb
May 25, 2009 | Filed Under Grant's Tomb, Harlem, Landmarks, Mausoleums | 11 Comments
At this time of the year, the mausoleum of Civil War General and 18th U. S. President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife is decorated with the American flag to commemorate Grant’s birthday (April 27) and Memorial Day. (May 25).
This is my photo entry for Ruby Tuesday. Stop by WORK OF THE POET to see other Ruby Tuesday photos, pictures of something red.
Happy one year anniversary, Ruby Tuesday!
Paz
The Dome
March 31, 2008 | Filed Under Grant's Tomb, Harlem, Mausoleums, Neighborhoods, West Side | 4 Comments
Inside Grant’s Tomb, the largest mausoleum in North America, one can admire the intricately designed dome. It’s very impressive.
Paz
Let Us Have Peace
March 30, 2008 | Filed Under Grant's Tomb, Harlem, Mausoleums, Neighborhoods, West Side | 11 Comments
Elizabeth is visiting and we’ve been hanging out together and having fun. We stopped by Grant’s Tomb, the largest mausoleum in North America. The bodies of Ulysses S. Grant , the Union Civil War General and 18th President of the U.S., and his wife Julia Dent Grant are entombed there.
The phrase "Let us have peace" greets visitors at the entrance of the mausoleum. It is taken from Grant’s words in his 1885 memoirs. I think it’s an important wish, especially coming from a man of war. Inside, there’s a mural of the two generals shaking hands.
We need peace. Let us have peace.
Paz
Who’s Buried in Grant’s Tomb?
December 13, 2007 | Filed Under Architecture, Harlem, Mausoleums, West Side | 4 Comments
Behind the trees stands the mausoleum (the largest in North America) where Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, is entombed (along with his wife, Julia).
Minute after: In photo below, I was about to take a second photograph, when a jogger passed by and came in my shot.
Paz
