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matt_harris_42 (151) 2008-06-14 15:48

I'm suprised to be the first person to compliment this picture - composition is excellent, and the note is useful. Regards, Matt

matt_harris_42 (151) 2008-04-28 13:18

C'est un photo tres joile, je ne sais pas pourquoi je suis le premier personne de le critiquer. J'aime beaucoup la lumiere - on peut voir l'architecture tres bien. Matt

matt_harris_42 (151) 2008-04-20 12:50

Stunning. I want to go here! Beautifully composed with the horse positioned nicely. Regards, Matt

matt_harris_42 (151) 2008-04-13 14:00

A stunning piece of architecture well-photographed. Regards, Matt

matt_harris_42 (151) 2008-04-13 3:54

I also stayed in Chez Alice!

matt_harris_42 (151) 2008-04-13 3:49

J'adore le contraste entre le jolie batiment et les montagnes. Les fleches sont amusant en plus. Matt

matt_harris_42 (151) 2008-04-12 7:07

J'ai pris une taxi-brousse exactement comme celui-ci! (Entre Tulear et Ifaty) C'etait plein avec plus de 25 personnes et beaucoup des poissons! Merci pour le souvenir.

matt_harris_42 (151) 2007-09-02 14:45

Hi Joao, An excellent picture, simple yet perfectly composed. The clouds are dramatic enough to add extra interest to the picture. Your note was also interesting - I have been here many times but never noticed that it leans... Regards, Matt

  matt_harris_42 (151) 2007-08-20 6:56

1921 was just after the First World War, which the USA had recently helped Britain to win, so the two countries were quite close allies at that point. But the differences between the countries were still not entirely forgotten,as many Americans still disapproved of European-style imperialism, which was seen as a major cause of the First World War. (I would argue that this was slightly hypocritical of the USA, seeing as they had recently taken Cuba and the Philippines, but this is not the place for my complaints). So the Americans' choice of George Washington, a great symbol of national freedom, as a gift to the British (whose vast Empire had been expanded even further after 1918 by taking German colonies) was perhaps supposed to be a little ironic. Perhaps the British didn't realise this irony. Although it should also be pointed out that in the past many British people admired American democracy (whereas these days it is fashionable for most Europeans to hate America) so the gift may not have been inappropriate. The British were, by the 1920s, giving a lot more freedom to their colonies than before (we did learn something from the American Revolution). This is all conjectural on my part, as I have never seen this statue, but I hope it helps. Regards, Matt

matt_harris_42 (151) 2007-08-20 6:19

Hi Klaudio - this is an excellent picture that displays the architectural detail and colour very well. This is a truly spectacular building, and one of the places in the world I most want to visit - hopefully I'll be posting my own pictures of it some day. Regards, Matt