Lynn Classical High School is a high school in the city of Lynn, Massachusetts.
19 July, 2008
18 July, 2008
Academy Building, Leiden University Postcard
The front of this used postcard reads:
The postcard shows the Academy Building at Rapenburg. The Academy Building is first building of Leiden University. Leiden University (Dutch: Universiteit Leiden), is the oldest university in the Netherlands.The university was founded in 1575 by Prince William of Orange.
Between 1425 and 1450 a cloister for Dominican nuns, or white nuns, was founded on the site of the present Academy Building. The cloister had a chapel. In 1507, this cloister chapel was replaced by a church: the present Academy Building. The church has two naves, a broad one on the Rapenburg side and a narrower one running parallel to it. In 1581, the site came into the hands of the University.
SOURCE:
Leiden University Wikipedia Entry
My Alma Mater "the oldest university of Holland foundedin1574."
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The postcard shows the Academy Building at Rapenburg. The Academy Building is first building of Leiden University. Leiden University (Dutch: Universiteit Leiden), is the oldest university in the Netherlands.The university was founded in 1575 by Prince William of Orange.
Between 1425 and 1450 a cloister for Dominican nuns, or white nuns, was founded on the site of the present Academy Building. The cloister had a chapel. In 1507, this cloister chapel was replaced by a church: the present Academy Building. The church has two naves, a broad one on the Rapenburg side and a narrower one running parallel to it. In 1581, the site came into the hands of the University.
SOURCE:
Leiden University Wikipedia Entry
17 July, 2008
Calle de la Escolta Postcards
Named "La Escolta" as this was the former quarters of the Royal Spanish Escort of the Governor-General of Manila. From the 19th century until the late sixties, it remained a fashionable district in Old Binondo selling only the finest silks from China, perfumes from Paris, crystals, jewelry, furniture and luxury goods from Spain and the rest of Europe.
Calle de la Escolta Postcard 1(Casa Burke en la Escolta, Circa 1880)
The back of the postcard below reads:
Escolta is the main street of Binondo or New Manila, and is a well-paved thoroughfare, lighted by electricity. Large dry goods and other retail stores line its sides and throngs of pedestrians, marketwomen , carts and carriages add to its picturesqueness.
16 July, 2008
15 July, 2008
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