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U.S. Naval Academy
2008.05.22
1. Sailor with a cell phone
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2. The Academy seal
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3. Detail atop a lantern
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4. Detail echoing the torch motif from the seal
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5. Anchors Aweigh
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6. USNA mascot: a goat
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15. The entrance to the campus chapel
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16. Another lantern detail -- this time a shepherd's crook
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17. One of the two reliefs at the entryway to the chapel. This image disturbs me: God approving of the bomb. Is this a part of the Christian message I missed?
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18. The other relief
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19. The ornate pipe organ within the chapel
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21. An embarrassingly phallic sculpture commemorating the service of submariners.
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22. Some of the details within the waves of the submarine sculpture
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24. The Star Spangled Banner (Francis Scott Key lived in Annapolis, too)
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In honor of my father, the Navy Captain and minister to men and women at sea.
I found the nautical details of these buildings on the Naval Academy campus quite beautiful. Not like the sterile, bland, functional architecture of so many of the bases I lived on or visited as a child.
I found the nautical details of these buildings on the Naval Academy campus quite beautiful. Not like the sterile, bland, functional architecture of so many of the bases I lived on or visited as a child.
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wanderful . great talk
Asianeye · 2008-05-21: 04:58
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sailor is yummy
Dragana · 2008-05-21: 08:20
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The hidden face in 23 is great :)
????? · 2008-05-21: 12:24
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great ! I like the details, the bull is impressive ... and yes, the sailor is yummy, I think so, too !
camilleauteuil · 2008-05-21: 12:57
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I agree with you about the details, they are very nice. Nice tribute to your dad..
eljapa · 2008-05-21: 14:49
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Wonderful set - I love the architecture. The relief in #17 bothers me as well. I might have to research that a bit. The phallic sculpture makes me laugh (because I have the mind of a 12 year-old), but I do love the detail in the waves. Last, but certainly not least, I *love* the first shot. Something about a man in uniform!
ncshutterbug · 2008-05-24: 22:00
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