Metairie Cemetery : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Metairie Cemetery / Loco Steve
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Metairie Cemetery has the largest collection of elaborate marble tombs and funeral statuary in the city.One of the most famous is the Army of Tennessee, Louisiana Division monument, a monumental tomb of Confederate soldiers of the American Civil War. The monument includes two notable works by sculptor Alexander Doyle (1857–1922):Atop the tomb is a 1877 equestrian statue of General Albert Sidney Johnston on his horse "Fire-eater", holding binoculars in his right hand. General Johnston was for a time entombed here, but the remains were later removed to Texas.To the right of the entrance to the tomb is a 1885 life size statue represents a Confederate officer about to read the roll of the dead during the American Civil War. The statue is said to be modeled after Sergeant William Brunet of the Louisiana Guard Battery, but is intended to represent all Confederate soldiers.Other notable monuments in Metairie Cemetery include:the pseudo-Egyptian pyramidthe former tomb of Storyville madam Josie ArlingtonMoriarity tomb, with a marble monument with a height of 60 feet (18 m) tall. A temporary special spur railroad line was built to bring the materials for this monument.Memorial of 19th-century police chief David Hennessy, whose murder sparked a riot. |
| 撮影日 | 2010-09-25 07:31:44 |
| 撮影者 | Loco Steve , Bromley , UK |
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| 撮影地 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 地図 |
| カメラ | NIKON D3000 , NIKON CORPORATION |
| 露出 | 0.003 sec (1/320) |
| 開放F値 | f/4.5 |
| 焦点距離 | 62 mm |