Empire State Building Postcard

The postcard shows the Empire State Building in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. The postcard also shows the 86th-floor and 102nd-floor observation decks that offer 360-degree views of the city, pinnacle and floodlights. The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper and its name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York.

Empire State Building Postcard

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The Empire State Building rises to 1,250 ft at the 103rd floor, and including the 203 ft pinnacle, its full height reaches 1,453 ft–89⁄16 in. The Empire State Building stood as the world's tallest building for more than forty years (1931-1972). The building is the 2nd tallest skyscraper in the Americas, 4th tallest freestanding structure in the Americas and the 11th tallest in the world. The Empire State Building once again became the tallest building in New York City and New York State following the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001.

SOURCE:
Empire State Building Wikipedia Entry

The Mansion, Baguio City Postcard

This multi-view postcard shows The Mansion buildings (the elegantly-designed main building and guest house) and the main gate. Inside The Mansion is a mini-museum housing memorabilia and works of art collected over its years of occupancy by the former presidents.

The Mansion, Baguio City Postcard

The Mansion, Baguio City Postcard

This is another postcard that shows The Mansion and its gate, and the Wright Park. You can see throngs of tourists wanting to take a photo of themselves standing in front of the gate.

The Mansion, Baguio City Postcard

The Mansion, Baguio City Postcard

The postcard shows not only The Mansion and its gate but also the "Pool of Pines" or better known as Wright Park. The park features a 100-meter shallow, elongated, rectangular man-made pool of water lined on both sides by pine trees.

Wright Park was named after the architect, Governor Luke E. Wright (who ordered architect Daniel Burnham to build Baguio as a recreational facility for American soldiers and civilians).

The Mansion, Baguio City Postcard

SOURCES:
Wright Park
Baguio City Wikipedia Entry

The Mansion, Baguio City Postcard

The postcard shows the famous gate of The Mansion in Baguio City. The elaborate main gate, made of ornate ironwork, is said to be a replica of one of the main gates at Buckingham Palace in London. I have seen the Buckingham Palace front gate, but it does not look like The Mansion gate.

The Mansion, Baguio City Postcard

SOURCE:
Mansion House, Baguio City Wikipedia Entry