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NYC: New York County Courthouse and Triumph of Human Spirit
Made by wallyg
The Supreme Courthouse (New York County Court) overlooks Foley Square and is located between Worth and Pearl Streets. The building houses the Supreme Court and the Office of the County Clerk. In 1927 the New York County Court moved from the old Tweed Courthouse to this spacious granite-faced building. The Boston architect Guy Lowell won a competition in 1913 with a design for a round building. Construction was delayed and the design altered to a hexagonal form; work finally began in 1919. The Roman classical style chosen was popular for courthouse architecture in the first decades of the 20th century. The courthouse was the first major New York commission for the well-known Boston architect Guy Lowell (1870-1927). He designed the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the building plan for Philips Academy at Andover, Massachusetts. He was also a landscape architect and designed formal gardens for Andrew Carnegie and J. Pierpont Morgan in New York. The courthouse rises above a 100-foot wide flight of steps to an imposing colonnade of 10 granite fluted Corinthian columns. Above the columns are engraved words of George Washington: The true administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government. Above this is a triangular pediment, 140-feet long, with 14 classical figures in high relief. Along the huge roofline are three statues representing Law, Truth and Equity. All of the pediment sculpture was carved by Frederick Warren Allen. The monument Triumph of the Human Spirit by Lorenzo Pace is the world’s largest site-specific installation venerating the experience of African American enslavement. Towering over fifty feet and weighing more than 300 tons, the massive black granite sculpture was built near a rediscovered African burial ground. The sculpture depicts an abstract female antelope form, mounted on a boat shaped base. The piece is inspired by “Chi Wara,” an antelope effigy from West Africa that symbolizes a responsibility for continuing the next generation and for celebrating a successful harvest. Triumph of the Human Spirit serves as a monument to honor all Africans brought to America but is also dedicated to all ancestors, as well as the future generations to come. Foley Square is named for Thomas F. “Big Tom” Foley (1852-1925), a prominent Democratic Party leader from the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Foley left school at the age of thirteen to support his widowed mother, working for a period as a blacksmith’s helper. In 1877 he began his active connection with politics as a Tammany election district captain and rose to be First Assembly District leader.


NYC: US Courthouse and Triumph of Human Spirit
Made by wallyg
The U.S. Courthouse was built as the Federal courthouse in New York City. Design work was started in 1933 and, after Cass Gilbert's (Woolworth Building) death the next year, supervised by his son until its completion in 1936. The six-storey base of the building is reminiscent of a Classical temple with its pilastered facades and colonnaded entrance, and rising from this is the sturdy 32-storey tower, topped by a pyramidal roof clad in gilded terra-cotta and a lantern. The monument Triumph of the Human Spirit by Lorenzo Pace is the world’s largest site-specific installation venerating the experience of African American enslavement. Towering over fifty feet and weighing more than 300 tons, the massive black granite sculpture was built near a rediscovered African burial ground. The sculpture depicts an abstract female antelope form, mounted on a boat shaped base. The piece is inspired by “Chi Wara,” an antelope effigy from West Africa that symbolizes a responsibility for continuing the next generation and for celebrating a successful harvest. Triumph of the Human Spirit serves as a monument to honor all Africans brought to America but is also dedicated to all ancestors, as well as the future generations to come. Foley Square is named for Thomas F. “Big Tom” Foley (1852-1925), a prominent Democratic Party leader from the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Foley left school at the age of thirteen to support his widowed mother, working for a period as a blacksmith’s helper. In 1877 he began his active connection with politics as a Tammany election district captain and rose to be First Assembly District leader.


Occupy Wall Street
Made by de-lineation
I just want to start out by saying... what an amazing night. I'm really impressed with the turnout. Estimates are saying somewhere between 15,000-20,000 showed up for the march, although, being there it felt like easily three times that amount. I really don't think I've ever been in a protest that large and it was wonderful to be a part of it. And, the best part? While I was there, I did not see one single act of aggression from either the police force( who btw, where there in LARGE numbers ) or the protestors. Unfortunately, I read that it got a little ugly later on in the night after we left. Overall though, the mood was incredibly positive throughout the march. People chanting and singing, bands playing, there were even young children and toddlers holding signs. All in all, it was a wonderful night and I'm glad I went. So, here are some shots of the huge crowds in Foley Square before beginning the march down to Zuccotti Park. I have plenty more shots of individual protestors that I'd like to post, but I'm starting to get a back log of photos I've taken recently, so I'm not sure when I'll get to those.


Playing in the Fountain
Made by stormdog42
My brother plays with one of the spray nozzles at the Triumph of the Human Spirit sculpture and fountain (which he and I, not knowing the actual name, decided was the Giant Middle Finger of Justice, given it's proximity to the Manhattan courthouses.)


Night Fountain
Made by allistair
Fountain in Foley Square, Financial District, Manhattan. Lorenzo Pace's Sculpture Triumph of the Human Spirit is just visible on the left.


Just Married
Made by Jeffrey
Outside divorce court, I took a photo of this newly married couple. They were breathless with nervous excitement and happiness.


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Made by blulaces
LOST MY JOB, FOUND AN OCCUPATION. blulaces.com


Chambers Street Station
Made by AntyDiluvian
The Chambers Street subway station at Centre and Duane Streets. (Does that make sense?)


MVI_0808
Made by peterwalshprojects
Massing to March at Thomas Paine Park, Occupy Wall Street, October 5, 2011


The Gay Angel
Made by Jeff Sparano
This was at city hall on the first day of legal gay marriage in NYC!


Picture from the fountain
Made by PunkElmo
sitting on the sculpture in the fountain near all the courhouses


Save the American Dream
Made by Robert Lejeune
Wall Street Protest: Rally at Foley Square, October 5, 2011.


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Made by blulaces
blulaces.com


EVERYONE FLASH YOUR CAMERAS
Made by Sidnicious
The guy on the right had a mission of his own.


May Day Rally
Made by Patja
Foley Square, downtown Manhattan, 2011


OWS01
Made by peterwalshprojects
Occupy Wall Street, October 5th, 2011


Obama Inauguration - Foley Square
Made by Judley
Olympus digital camera


Centre St
Made by jag's not here
New York City Supreme Court


Courthouse
Made by Francis Zuber
Taken with the Nikon D300.


IMG_9077
Made by Brunocerous
'G.O.P. = Taliban'