A gigantic map of all the cool plaques in the world. A project of 99% Invisible.

Robert A. Conyes

In Memory of ROBERT A. CONYES by Harriet B. Conyes

In Memory of ROBERT A. CONYES by Harriet B. Conyes

    Jo and Norm Budman

    Jo and Norm Budman Celebrating 50 years of marriage "I'll never find another you"

    Jo and Norm Budman Celebrating 50 years of marriage "I'll never find another you"

      John Balbach

        Allen and Ellen Wexler, 'Overlook'

        Allan and Ellen Wexler in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners Overlook 2009 Granite and Glass Fabricated by Digital Stone Project Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and MTA Long Island...

        Allan and Ellen Wexler in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners Overlook 2009 Granite and Glass Fabricated by Digital Stone Project Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and MTA Long Island...

        • new york
        • brooklyn
        • atlantic terminal
        • atlantic avenue
        • mta
        • art
        • station
        • lirr

        The Atlantic Terminal Pavilion

        THE ATLANTIC TERMINAL PAVILION "A NEW GATEWAY TO BROOKLYN" JANUARY 5, 2010 THE NEW ATLANTIC TERMINAL PAVILION IS DEDICATED TO BROOKLYN THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD'S BIRTHPLACE IN 1836   DAVID A....

        THE ATLANTIC TERMINAL PAVILION "A NEW GATEWAY TO BROOKLYN" JANUARY 5, 2010 THE NEW ATLANTIC TERMINAL PAVILION IS DEDICATED TO BROOKLYN THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD'S BIRTHPLACE IN 1836   DAVID A....

        • new york
        • brooklyn
        • atlantic terminal
        • atlantic avenue
        • mta
        • david paterson
        • jay walder
        • marty markowitz
        • helena williams
        • 2010

        George Gamow

        George Gamow Professor of physics The George Washington University From 1934 to 1956   Gamow (1904-1968)  is renowned for developing the “Big Bang Theory” of the universe (1948), explaining...

        George Gamow Professor of physics The George Washington University From 1934 to 1956   Gamow (1904-1968)  is renowned for developing the “Big Bang Theory” of the universe (1948),...

          Jan Karski

          Jan Karski (n. Jan Kozielewski) (1914-2000)   Messenger of the Polish people to their government in exile Messenger of the Jewish people to the world The man who told of the annihilation of the...

          Jan Karski (n. Jan Kozielewski) (1914-2000)   Messenger of the Polish people to their government in exile Messenger of the Jewish people to the world The man who told of the annihilation of...

            Haskell Museum

            Haskell Museum 1894-1931 Caroline E. Haskell in 1894 presented to the University of Chicago the Haskell Oriental Museum. For 35 years it was a center for the study of the Near East and a sanctuary...

            Haskell Museum 1894-1931 Caroline E. Haskell in 1894 presented to the University of Chicago the Haskell Oriental Museum. For 35 years it was a center for the study of the Near East and a sanctuary...

              Tchaikovsky

              PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY  GAY RUSSIAN CLASSICAL COMPOSER (1840-1893)   PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY was raised in a society that offered no public music education. In spite of his aptitude for music,...

              PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY  GAY RUSSIAN CLASSICAL COMPOSER (1840-1893)   PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY was raised in a society that offered no public music education. In spite of his aptitude for music,...

                Cole Porter

                Cole Porter Gay American composer (1893-1964)   Cole Porter remains one of America’s all-time greatest composers and songwriters – one of the few who wrote both the lyrics and the music. His hits...

                Cole Porter Gay American composer (1893-1964)   Cole Porter remains one of America’s all-time greatest composers and songwriters – one of the few who wrote both the lyrics and the music. His hits...

                  Alan Turing

                  Alan Mathison Turing (Gay British Mathematician and Computer Scientist) (1912-1954)   During the second world war, Alan Turing worked at Britain’s code breaking center where he was responsible for...

                  Alan Mathison Turing (Gay British Mathematician and Computer Scientist) (1912-1954)   During the second world war, Alan Turing worked at Britain’s code breaking center where he was responsible...

                    Billy Strayhorn

                    Billy Strayhorn Gay U.S. Composer, Arranger and Pianist (1915-1967) “If you want something hard enough, it just gets done.”  —Billy Strayhorn   Billy Strayhorn studied music at the Pittsburgh...

                    Billy Strayhorn Gay U.S. Composer, Arranger and Pianist (1915-1967) “If you want something hard enough, it just gets done.”  —Billy Strayhorn   Billy Strayhorn studied music at the...

                      Xavier Dolida, Suspended Pots

                      SUSPENDED POTS   ARTİST: Xavier Dolida   "This mural is an ode to French Impressionism. I am inspired by their stylistic depictions of flowers and use of bright and airy colors. I wanted to...

                      SUSPENDED POTS   ARTİST: Xavier Dolida   "This mural is an ode to French Impressionism. I am inspired by their stylistic depictions of flowers and use of bright and airy colors. I wanted...

                      • new york
                      • manhattan
                      • hudson yards
                      • hell's kitchen
                      • west side highway
                      • art
                      • xavier dolida

                      The Green-Wood Cemetery

                      THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY   HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK   THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   ESTABLISHED...

                      THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY   HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK   THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   ESTABLISHED...

                      • new york
                      • brooklyn
                      • green-wood cemetery
                      • cemetery
                      • 1838
                      • 2006

                      Brachiopod Fossil Paving

                      BRACHIOPOD FOSSIL PAVING   The stone you stand on was quarried in Alcove, NY 30 miles south east of the Gilboa Dam. This stone was formed during the same geological period as the fossilized tree...

                      BRACHIOPOD FOSSIL PAVING   The stone you stand on was quarried in Alcove, NY 30 miles south east of the Gilboa Dam. This stone was formed during the same geological period as the fossilized...

                      • new york
                      • brooklyn
                      • greenpoint
                      • newtown creek
                      • fossil