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

Broadway-Chambers Building

BROADWAY CHAMBERS BUILDING   DESIGNED BY RENOWNED ARCHITECT CASS GILBERT, THIS VIBRANT STRUCTURE, FACED WITH PALE PINK GRANITE, MULTI-HUED BRICK, AND COLORED TERRA GOTTA, IS A...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • cass gilbert
  • 1899
  • 1900
  • 1992
  • landmark

The Audience (Part I)

THE AUDIENCE (Part 1) by MICHAEL SNOW with:   Project Manager - GEORGE FARMER Assistant-JOHN KAMEVAAR The sculpture is metallic painted Fiberglass by J.J. TAYLOR and Sons Armatures by HENRY...

  • canada
  • ontario
  • toronto
  • art
  • baseball
  • sculpture
  • michael snow
  • 1989

Firefighter Christopher Bopp Triangle

FIREFIGHTER CHRISTOPHER BOPP TRIANGLE MARINE PARK This Triangle is dedicated to the memory of F.D.N.Y. Firefighter Christopher Michael Bopp (1971-1998) who devoted his life to keeping New Yorkers...

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • marine park
  • firefighter
  • 1971
  • 1998
  • 1937

Beverly Frank and the Georges Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust

RESTORED APRIL 1996 THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF BEVERLY FRANK AND THE GEORGES LURCY CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL TRUSTSubmitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • bronx
  • riverdale
  • wave hill
  • garden
  • 1996

Jackie Chang, "Signs of Life"

Jackie Chang Signs of Life 1999 Ceramic and glass mosaic Fabricated by Peter Colombo Artiste Mosaics Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts Transit and MTA New York...

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • williamsburg
  • art
  • subway
  • mta
  • jackie chang
  • 1999

Dedicated by the Women of St. Philip's Church

DEDICATED   BY THE WOMEN OF ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE WORK OF THIS PARISH   RESTORED   1950   RENOVATED   1987Submitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • church
  • st. philip's church
  • 1950
  • 1987

Huguenot Church

HUGUENOT CHURCH   HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK   THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   1974   NATIONAL...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • church
  • national par...
  • 1974

The French Protestant Church Huguenot

The French Protestant Church HUGUENOT   ORGANIZED ABOUT 1681 FIRST CHURCH BUILT 1687 THIS BUILDING THE THIRD ON THIS SITE WAS ERECTED IN 1845Submitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • church
  • huguenot
  • 1681
  • 1687
  • 1845

Walker, Evans & Cogswell Company

WALKER, EVANS & COGSWELL COMPANY   DISTINGUISHED FOR ACHIEVEMENT AS STATIONERS BOOK BINDERS, AND PRINTERS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1821 BY JOHN C. WALKER APPOINTED LITHOGRAPHERS AND PRINTERS TO...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • john c. walker
  • 1821
  • 1861
  • 1865
  • 1953

Col. Othneil Beale's House

99-101 EAST BAY COL. OTHNEIL BEALE'S HOUSE   C. 1723 - 1740   OTHNEIL BEALE, SEA CAPTAIN FROM NEW ENGLAND, COLONEL OF PROVINCIAL TROOPS, ENGINEER, SUCCESSFUL MERCHANT, BUILT THIS HOUSE ABOUT...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • othneil beale
  • 1740
  • 1931

95 East Battery

95 EAST BATTERY   CA. 1740 IS PROTECTED BY A CONSERVATION EASEMENT DONATED TO HISTORIC CHARLESTON FOUNDATION   2004Submitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • 1740
  • 2004

83-107 East Bay Street, Rainbow Row

83-107 EAST BAY STREET RAINBOW ROW   Rainbow Row represents the longest cluster of intact Georgian row houses in the United States. The earliest structures on this portion of East Bay...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • east bay street
  • rainbow row
  • 1680
  • 1720
  • 1790
  • 1935

William Mills Tenement

WILLIAM MILLS TENEMENT   C. 1801   THE BUILDER OF THIS TENEMENT, WILLIAM MILLS, WAS BORN IN DUNDEE, SCOTLAND AND BECAME A PROSPEROUS TAILOR AND PLANTER IN CHARLESTON. HE WAS THE FATHER OF...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • william mills
  • 1801
  • 1835

The Ann Peacock House

The Ann Peacock House   BUILT c. 1760   The front portion of this fine example of the Charleston single house was built on part of the original town lot #37 of the plat of Charleston known as the...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • ann peacock
  • 1760
  • 1769
  • 1877

Thomas Bee's House

94 CHURCH STREET THOMAS BEE'S HOUSE   circa 1730 A PATRIOT OF THE REVOLUTION, BUILT THIS FINE HOUSE ABOUT 1730. A LATER OWNER WAS GOVERNOR JOSEPH ALSTON AND HIS WIFE, THEODOSIA, DAUGHTER OF...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • thomas bee
  • 1730
  • 1832
  • 2003