Took this photograph in 2002 in Barcelona. Barcelona is the capital and the most populous city of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, after Madrid.
Barcelona Black and White
In 1686, when the area was still a wilderness, New York’s colonial governor, Thomas Dongan, designated the area now known as Bryant Park as a public space. George Washington’s troops crossed the area while retreating from the Battle of Long Island in 1776. Beginning in 1823, Bryant Park was designated a potter’s field (a graveyard for the poor) and remained so until 1840, when thousands of bodies were moved to Wards Island.
The first park at this site opened in 1847 as Reservoir Square. It was named after its neighbor, the Croton Distributing Reservoir. In 1853, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations with the New York Crystal Palace, featuring thousands of exhibitors, took place in the park.
The square was used for military drills during the American Civil War, and was the site of some of the New York Draft Riots of July 1863, when the Colored Orphan Asylum at Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street was burned down.
In 1884, Reservoir Square was renamed Bryant Park, to honor the New York Evening Post editor and abolitionist William Cullen Bryant. In 1899, the Reservoir building was removed and construction of the New York Public Library building began. Terraces, public facilities, and kiosks were added to the park. This photograph was taken in 2009.
Bryant Park, New York Black and White
The locals are known as Cariocas and spend their time relaxing on the Copacabana Beach.
Copacabana Beach, Rio Black and White
New York Central Park Black and White
One thing that everyone who goes to Singapore says you must do is visit the world famous Raffles hotel. This pictures was taken in 2006
Singapore Raffles Black and White
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