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09/03/2026

Famous Frank Lloyd Wright home in L.A. is falling apart: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/frank-lloyd-wright-sturges-house-los-angeles-falling-apart/

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08/31/2026

The Apprentice Pillar, Rosslyn Chapel. Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

One of the most beautiful carvings in Rosslyn Chapel is also at the centre of one of its darkest and most enduring legends.

Known as the Apprentice Pillar, this extraordinary column is covered in intricate twisting stonework. According to legend, the chapel’s master mason travelled abroad to study the design before attempting such a complicated piece of work.

While he was away, his young apprentice supposedly had a dream revealing how the pillar should be carved. He completed the masterpiece himself — but when the master mason returned and saw that his apprentice had surpassed him, jealousy turned to rage.

The story claims that the master struck the apprentice on the head with his mallet, killing him on the spot.

Whether the tale is history or legend remains uncertain, but it has become inseparable from Rosslyn Chapel and adds another layer of mystery to an already extraordinary place.

Almost six centuries later, the Apprentice Pillar remains an astonishing example of medieval craftsmanship. ❤️

🚨 Photography is NOT ALLOWED inside the Chapel but I was given special permission for which I’m eternally grateful! 🚨 Rosslyn Chapel 🙏

08/27/2026

George Lucas’s long-awaited $1 billion museum is finally opening.

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will open in Los Angeles on September 22, 2026. Designed by Ma Yansong of MAD, the roughly 300,000-square-foot building is defined by its sweeping, spaceship-like form and landscaped roof.

Founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the museum will focus on narrative art across painting, illustration, photography, film, comics, and digital media.

The museum also announced this week that its rooftop Skywalker Grill will open alongside it on September 22.

08/21/2026

07/26/2026

Balconies of Barcelona.

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07/20/2026

This ceiling was carved from stone more than 500 years ago.

Built between 1503 and 1509 as Henry VII’s royal mausoleum, the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey is crowned by extraordinary pendant fan vaulting—stone ribs, pendants and tracery arranged like suspended lace.

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