Thursday, January 15, 2009

Cowboy Italianate


CUPOLA, HOTEL COLORADO, GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO, JANUARY 12, 2009

Pentax K10D
SMC Pentax-DA 50-200 at 115mm
1/1000 sec. f11
ISO 200

One of the most striking examples of Victorian-era Italianate architecture is the 1893 Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, a loose replica of the Villa Medici in Rome. This shot of one of the two cupolas with Christmas decorations shows the careful detail of the style.

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