The Met Cloisters has 3 cloisters (a covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral typically with a wall on one side and a colonnade open to a quadrangle on the other). We spent longer time at the Cuxa Cloisters. The columns in this cloister were sourced from the Read more…
The Hunt of the Unicorn or the Unicorn Tapestries is a series of seven tapestries (a piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs formed by weaving colored weft threads or embroidering on canvas, used as a wall hanging or furniture covering) dating from between 1495 and 1505 and is one of the most Read more…
Another reason for visiting the Big Apple is the MET Cloisters. Located on four acres overlooking the Hudson River in northern Manhattan’s Fort Tryon Park, the MET Cloisters is the branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET) dedicated to the art, architecture, and gardens of medieval Europe. Deriving its Read more…
Not your usual New York “touristy” photos. Beautiful art installation at the Hudson Yards. The security guard allowed me to take a photo with my cellphone only. This is not completed yet as it does not have the plaque of the artists and the name. Frontage of the Church of the Guardian Read more…
One of the places I wanted to check out was the High Line (also known as High Line Park). This 2.33 kilometers of an elevated linear park built on the disused section of the New York Central Railroad line. The park starts from Gansevoort St (3 blocks below 14th Street) Read more…