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ROTUNDA (JEFFERSON HOTEL) - Richmond
ROTUNDA (JEFFERSON HOTEL)
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Architecture: A crown jewel of the USA
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  • JEFFERSON HOTEL - Richmond
    JEFFERSON HOTEL
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    Nat (b1bob) showed the famous and luxurious Jefferson Hotel built in 1895 and completely renovated in recent years. Its exterior (on my picture) was interesting however very different in style: partly modern, partly in Beaux-Arts style. It reminded me Spanish or Mexican and mainly Italian architecture. But I saw the best when we came inside. Shortly I felt old-world charm and luxury.

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  • Address: 101 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220
  • Phone: + 1 (804) 788-8000
  • Directions: Here.
  • Website: http://jefferson-hotel.com
  • Other Contact: +1 (800) 424-8014

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    Architecture: Huge stained-glass skylight
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  • SKYLIGHT OF JEFFERSON HOTEL - Richmond
    SKYLIGHT OF JEFFERSON HOTEL
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    Interior design of Jefferson Hotel really surprised me. Look at the picture of a Tiffany stained-glass skylight put on a 70-foot high ceiling of the Jefferson Hotel's Palm Court lobby. It was amazing, impressive art work and believe me, very huge as well.

    There were magnificent sweeping staircase similar to the one in Gone With the Wind in the hotel, too.

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  • Address: 101 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220
  • Phone: + 1 (804) 788-8000
  • Directions: Here.
  • Website: http://jefferson-hotel.com
  • Other Contact: +1 (800) 424-8014

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    Architecture: Jewish synagogue and museum
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  • JEWISH SYNAGOGUE - Richmond
    JEWISH SYNAGOGUE
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    The Byzantine style octagonal building on my picture, with a Doric portico was built in 1904. It houses Jewish synagogue of Beth Ahabah (House of Love) Congregation the oldest congregation in Virginia founded in 1841.

    If you are interested in Jewish history and culture don't miss Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives located in the buildings east of the sanctuary at # 1111.

    HOURS
    Sun - ThuL 10.00 am - 3.00 pm.
    Admission free.

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  • Address: 1109 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220
  • Phone: +1 (804) 353 2668
  • Directions: Near the corner of Boyd St. , 1.5 mi northwest of the Capitol Square.
  • Website: http://www.bethahabah.org/Museum/museum.html

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    Architecture: First English Lutheran Church
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  • STUART MONUMENT AND FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH - Richmond
    STUART MONUMENT AND FIRST
    ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
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    This edifice with impressive front facade on the background of my picture, stands by monument to J.E.B. Stuart since 1911. It houses First English Lutheran Church. It is neo-gothic in style with vaulted ceilings and archways and large stained glass windows.

    The Neo-gothic style also known as Late Gothic Revival was very popular at first 3 decades of 20th century when Monument Avenue district was built up.

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  • Address: 1603 Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220
  • Phone: +1 (804) 355-9185
  • Directions: At the eastern beginning of Monument Avenue (= at the western end of Franklin Street), on the southwestern corner of the square (Stuart Circle) crossed by N. Lombardy Street, 1.6 mi northwest of the Capitol Square.
  • Website: http://www.cvco.org/fengelc
  • Other Contact: felcrichmond@erols.com

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    Architecture: Rotunda
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  • ROTUNDA (JEFFERSON HOTEL) - Richmond
    ROTUNDA (JEFFERSON HOTEL)
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    From the Palm Court lobby of the Jefferson Hotel we went upstairs to see Rotunda lobby. There was an event there. The lobby was full of people dressed a little bit different than we were :-).

    We admired beauty and charm of the Rotunda lobby with marble pillars supported a 70 foot (22 m) high ceiling with a stain glass skylight.

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  • Address: 101 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220
  • Phone: + 1 (804) 788-8000
  • Directions: Here.
  • Website: http://jefferson-hotel.com
  • Other Contact: +1 (800) 424-8014

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    Architecture: Reminiscent of a more gracious era
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  • LOBBY OF JEFFERSON HOTEL - Richmond
    LOBBY OF JEFFERSON HOTEL
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    We came inside Jefferson Hotel and at first sight it looked pretty and luxary. There was the square Palm Court lobby surrounded by embellished faux-marble columns with stained glass on the second floor and amazing ceiling with powerful Tiffany stained-glass skylight. Life-sized, marble statue of Thomas Jefferson stood behind low fence in the middle.

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  • Address: 101 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220
  • Phone: + 1 (804) 788-8000
  • Directions: Here.
  • Website: http://jefferson-hotel.com
  • Other Contact: +1 (800) 424-8014

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    Architecture: Superb acoustics and organ
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  • ST. JAMES'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - Richmond
    ST. JAMES'S EPISCOPAL
    CHURCH
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    The present building of St. James's Episcopal Church on my picture was built in 1912 to the designs of a Richmond architect in a district called Fan or Franklin Street District. It was renovated in 1990s with new organ, one of the best in the USA added.

    The church has feautures of so called the Wren-Gibbs churches, the style of churches in England named after the two leading English architects and common in the USA from 18th century till the beginning of 20th. Especially the classical style of the front facade and the tower surmounted by spires centered on the main facade are typical for that style. The most known feature of the style is superb acoustics, especially for the speaking voice. This is not an accident. Acoustics played a major role in their development.

    St. James's Church is known for organ recitals and music concerts. A series of recitals by the world's finest organists take place there. I would like to join it. Check their schedule here.

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  • Address: 1205 W. Franklin St., Richmond, VA 23220
  • Phone: +1 (804) 355-1779
  • Directions: On the corner West Franklin St. and Birch St., 1.7 mi northwest of the Capitol Square.
  • Website: http://www.doers.org
  • Other Contact: Fax: +1 (804) 353-4837

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    Architecture: High decorative tower
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  • CLOCK TOWER OF JEFFERSON HOTEL - Richmond
    CLOCK TOWER OF
    JEFFERSON HOTEL
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    The closk tower of Jefferson Hotel (its top on my picture) was highly decorated and reminds me a litlle bit of the famous La Girada cathedral in Sevilla, Spain. It was the most beautiful part of the hotel's exterior. To be honest the main street facade along West Franklin Street look like casual office buildings of that time.

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  • Address: 101 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220
  • Phone: + 1 (804) 788-8000
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  • Website: http://jefferson-hotel.com
  • Other Contact: +1 (800) 424-8014

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    Architecture: Boring edifice of strange church
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  • By matcrazy1 on November 25, 2004
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  • FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST - Richmond
    FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,
    SCIENTIST
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    This boring, monumental building on my picture was placed on Monument Avenue among more interesting mansions and houses. At first I thought that it housed some office but it was... a church, I didn't see any crosses or other religious signs on that building. It was First Church of Christ, Scientist - one of probably thousands churches registered in the USA.

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  • Address: 2201 Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220
  • Directions: On the southern side of Monument Avenue (its eastern part), corner of N. Allison Street, 2.2 mi northwest of the Capitol Square.
  • Website: http://christianscienceusa.com/index.html

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    Architecture: St. John's United Church of Christ
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  • ST. JOHN'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST - Richmond
    ST. JOHN'S UNITED CHURCH
    OF CHRIST
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    This interesting, stone facade church building on my picture was completed in 1928 as a result of the conversion of the former President's house (1900) of the University of Richmond. The church community (protestant) was established in 1843 by German residents who wanted to worship in their native language.

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  • Address: 503 Stuart Circle; Richmond, VA 23220
  • Phone: +1 (804) 358-9291
  • Directions: On the square where Franklin Street is extended northwest as Monument Avenue, 1.7 mi northwest of the Capitol Square.
  • Website: http://www.stjohnsrichmond.org

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