Wrigley's Memorial by Diana Sainz Canvas Print

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FEATURED IMAGE: Art From The Past ~ FAA ~ 12/02/2013 FEATURED IMAGE: In Between ~ FAA ~ 11/22/2013 FEATURED IMAGE: Places You Visited and Would Recommend ~ FAA ~ 11/13/2013 Wrigley Memorial & Botanical Gardens - The Wrigley Memorial ................ The arch of the Wrigley Memorial is decorated with colorful tiles which are found enhancing architecture all over the island. ................. "This building was constructed as nearly as possible from Catalina materials. Aggregate stone, all which was quarried and crushed in Catalina was the principal building material. It was bonded with white cement ans sandblasted to reveal and accent the colors and textures of the stone and to expose as little of the cement as possible. Nevertheless, 13,400 sacks of white cement were needed to bond the aggregate in addition to the 9,900 sacks of gray cement from the Pacific Coast used for the foundation and other non-exposed parts of the building. There are 114 tones of reinforcing steel in the st...

Diana Raquel Sainz, United States and Madrid, Spain - My Vision and Mission: "Photography With A Cause". Creating the ability to bring REAL LIFE to those who otherwise may never see not only the true beauty of this earth but the reality of the decaying, the sick, poverty, contaminated areas, polluted water, and the number of children and adults who die each year due to our own faults. Exposing the truth that so many either choose to ignore or are completely oblivious to. Photography With A Cause! ****NOTE***** The Fine Art America watermark does NOT APPEAR on any purchased image or item! A professional photographer focusing on travel, vacations, honeymoon destinations, entertainment, sports, the oddest of the oddest, and whatever...