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eisenhower building at night…  

The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is located next to the West Wing, and houses a majority of offices for White House staff in Washington DC. Originally built for the State, War and Navy Departments between 1871 and 1888, the EEOB is an impressive building that commands a unique position in both the american national history and architectural heritage.

 

Designed by Supervising Architect of the Treasury Alfred Mullett, the granite, slate and cast iron exterior makes the EEOB one of America’s best examples of the French Second Empire style of architecture. It took 17 years for Mullett’s masterpiece to finally be completed.

 

The building continues to house various agencies that compose the President’s Executive Office, such as the Office of the Vice President, the Office of Management and Budget, and the National Security Council. However, its predominant purpose is that of the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office, used mainly for special meetings and press conferences.

 

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August 2nd, 2008 at 4:34 am

Binondo Church…  

Binondo Church, also known as Minor Basilica of St. Lorenzo Ruiz was erected in 1596.

 

the binondo church

 

the ceiling of the church

 

the church’s interior

 

Over the centuries the original edifice has sustained considerable damage from earthquakes and other natural disasters. Today the octagonal bell tower is all that remains of the 16th century construction.

 

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July 18th, 2008 at 4:39 am

balingkinitan…(slender)  

this is the washington monument viewed from the reflecting pool

 

viewed from the jefferson memorial

 

from another angle…

 The Washington Monument’s tall, slender obelisk towers above the Mall in the nation’s capitol, dominating the skyline. A grateful public constructed it in the nineteenth century to commemorate George Washington.

this is my share for this week’s theme balingkinitan (slender) for litratong pinoy.

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July 10th, 2008 at 12:33 am