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

St James Cathedral

    Historic Clay and Brick Bathhouse

    Submitted by Brett Culbert

      Charles “Chalou” Trepagnier Building

      This building built in 1868 served as the Ascension parish Courthouse and jail. On June 1, 2017, the Ascension Parish Council officially changed the name to Charles "Chalou" Trepagnier Building in...

      • louisiana

      Lecompte High School

      Built in 1924, the Lecompte High School is a significant historic landmark of Bayou Boeuf. It's Neo-Classical style was designed by architect Scott Yeager, Jr., built by general contractor W. J....

      • louisiana
      • education

      Prospect School

      Prospect School had its beginning in the late 1800s, having its first class at Prospect Baptist Church, which was across the road from where the first building was built. In the late 1920s...

      • louisiana
      • education

      Fanny Rosenfeld

      Submitted by Gilda Spitz

        Raoul Wallenberg Park

        RAOUL WALLENBERG PARKThis park is dedicated as a living memorial to Raoul Wallenberg,the Swedish diplomat who save the lives of tens of thousands of HungarianJews destined to die at the hands...

        • raoul wallenberg
        • holocaust
        • canada
        • b'nai brith
        • saskatoon

        Piedmont High School

          Mahlon D. Ogden Residence

          THIS LIBRARY STANDS ON THE SITE  FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE  MAHLON D. OGDEN RESIDENCE,  THE ONLY HOUSE IN THE PATH OF  THE GREAT FIRE OF 1871  WHICH WAS NOT BURNED  PRESENTED BY THE GENERAL...

          • chicago
          • great fire
          • library
          • 1871

          The Cairo

          1615 Q Street, NW The Cairo apartment house, built in 1894, was (and remains) the tallest privately owned building in Washington. At 156 feet, it towered over its neighbors, prompting...