Bryn Mawr Historic District [Edgewater Presbyterian Church]

  • Subscribe to our RSS feed.
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Digg

Saturday, March 6, 2010

The Elks National Memorial: Grand Reception Hall

Posted on 5:05 AM by babli panday










The Grand Reception Hall..
It has heat sensitive lights, so as soon as one enters the Hall, the lights switches on.. and one is surrounded with luxurious beauty all around... A masterpiece in rare woods, palatial Oriental rugs and unique fine furnishings...
I am covering some of the different features of this Grand Reception Hall seperately..
- Grand Reception Hall- Wall murals..click here..
- Grand Reception Hall- Ceiling murals.. click here..
- Grand Reception Hall- Hand painted glass windows.. click here..

For more.. [click on the link]
# The Elks National Memorial..
# Facade freizes- By Adolph A. Weinman...
# Sculptures: "Fraternity" and "Patriotism" - By Adolph A. Weinman..
# Sculptures: Reclining Elks - By Laura Gardin Fraser..
# Sculptures: "Air" & "Earth" - By Laura Gardin Fraser
# Rotunda: Heroic Sculptures - By James Earle Fraser..
# Rotunda: The intricately carved ceiling...
# Rotunda: murals- By Eugene Francis Savage..
# Grand Reception Hall: Entry murals - By Edwin Howland Blashfield..
# Grand Reception Hall..
# Grand Reception Hall: Hand-painted glass windows..
# Grand Reception Hall: Ceiling murals...
# Grand Reception Hall: Wall murals- By Eugene Francis Savage..
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook
Posted in | No comments
Newer Post Older Post Home

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Popular Posts

  • Index
    THE LOOP # 1 South Wacker Drive [Architect: Helmut Jahn /1982] # 333 Wacker Drive [Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC/1983] # A...
  • S Dearborn Street [Fisher Building - II , Sculptural Ornamentation]
    Fisher Building.. Address: 343 S. Dearborn St. Year Built: 1896 North addition: 1907 Architect: Burnham & Co. North addition: Peter Webe...
  • S. Dearborn Street [Old Colony Building]
    Old Colony Building.. Address: 407 S. Dearborn St. Year Built: 1894 Architect: Holabird & Roche Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: July...
  • Milwaukee Art Museum: The Quadracci Pavilion
    Milwaukee Art Museum.. The Quadracci Pavilion.. is an architectural addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum. The name, "Quadracci Pavilio...
  • Tribune Tower : Grotesques & Gargoyles
    Tribune Tower Address: 435 N. Michigan Ave. Completed: 1925 Architect: Raymond M. Hood and John Mead Howells.. Sculptural ornamentation: Ren...
  • Roloson Houses
    Front Elevation of the houses for R.W.Roloson Houses, in the exhibition, Wright's Roots.. Wright's Roots Location:  Expo 72 72 E. Ra...
  • Louis Sullivan's Ann Halsted Row Houses..
    Ann Halsted Row Houses.. [1884-85] 1826-34 N. Lincoln Park West.. Architects: Adler & Sullivan A set of five row houses. Dankmar Adler ...
  • The Krause Music Store
     Add caption Chicago Landmark.. Krause Music Store William Presto, architect Louis Sullivan, associate architect 1922.. The facade of this ...
  • S. Dearborn Street [Fisher Building]
    Fisher Building.. Address: 343 S. Dearborn St. Year Built: 1896 North addition, 1907 Architect: Burnham & Co. North addition: Peter Webe...
  • The Donohue Building
    The Donohue Building .. Address: 711 – 727 S. Dearborn Street Designed by Julius Speyer Built in 1883 in Romanesque revival style .. Annex d...

Blog Archive

  • ►  2012 (31)
    • ►  October (1)
    • ►  August (2)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  June (4)
    • ►  May (5)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  February (14)
    • ►  January (3)
  • ►  2011 (93)
    • ►  December (1)
    • ►  November (7)
    • ►  October (3)
    • ►  September (10)
    • ►  August (6)
    • ►  July (7)
    • ►  June (3)
    • ►  May (16)
    • ►  April (4)
    • ►  March (21)
    • ►  February (12)
    • ►  January (3)
  • ▼  2010 (165)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (1)
    • ►  October (14)
    • ►  September (14)
    • ►  August (9)
    • ►  July (22)
    • ►  June (21)
    • ►  May (7)
    • ►  April (8)
    • ▼  March (30)
      • Cermak Road Bridge District
      • Sydney Kent House
      • Wood-Maxey-Boyd House
      • Ida B. Wells - Barnett House
      • Black Metropolis - Bronzeville Historic District -...
      • Black Metropolis - Bronzeville Historic District - I
      • Black Metropolis - Bronzeville Historic District - II
      • Overton Hygienic Building
      • Chicago Bee Building
      • Chicago Defender Building
      • Wabash Avenue YMCA
      • Unity Hall
      • Supreme Life Building
      • Sunset Cafe
      • Eighth Regiment Armory
      • The 47th Street Blues District - Bronzeville
      • Update
      • The Elks National Memorial
      • The Grand Reception Hall: Wall murals
      • The Grand Reception Hall : Ceiling Murals
      • The Grand Reception Hall: Hand Painted Glass Windows
      • The Elks National Memorial: Grand Reception Hall
      • The Elks National Memorial: Entry to the Grand Rec...
      • The Elks National Memorial: Rotunda Murals
      • The Elks National Memorial: Rotunda
      • The Elks National Memorial: Rotunda [sculptures b...
      • The Elks National Memorial: Air & Earth
      • The Elks National Memorial: Reclining Elks
      • The Elks National Memorial: "Fraternity" & "Patrio...
      • The Elks National Memorial: Freize
    • ►  February (24)
    • ►  January (13)
  • ►  2009 (126)
    • ►  November (3)
    • ►  October (3)
    • ►  September (35)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (10)
    • ►  April (17)
    • ►  March (7)
    • ►  February (23)
    • ►  January (27)
  • ►  2008 (1)
    • ►  December (1)
  • ►  2007 (14)
    • ►  December (7)
    • ►  September (6)
    • ►  June (1)
  • ►  2006 (14)
    • ►  February (5)
    • ►  January (9)
Powered by Blogger.

About Me

babli panday
View my complete profile