Various Things

A collection of art, nature and a little architecture. We'll start with an anonymous art piece in the Emeryville Marina.

Bufano's Madonna in Fort Mason.

Wendy Ross's sculpture of Congressman Phil Burton in Fort Mason.

Fire Boat near Point Reyes Station.

Zhu Jinchi's boat in the Asian Art Museum.

Big snake in Golden Gate Park.

Big Sale on Clement Street.

Cuttlefish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Kelp Forrest at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Heart of Darkness at 555 California Street.

The Chapel of the Chimes

The Chapel of the Chimes is a large columbarium located in Oakland, CA next to Mountain View Cemetery. The present building is a 1920s remodel of the original building and was based on designs by Julia Morgan. The oldest rooms are presented as libraries with the ashes of the dead contained in "books".

The rooms are light and airy with tastefully chosen plants.

Other rooms are finished in a plainer style. In this room the vase holders unfortunately cast  noose-shaped shadows.

Skylights let in plenty of light and glimpses of the outdoors.

A king is interred here.

In typical American fashion there's an even brighter future coming.

The entire building is called The Chapel of the Chimes but it has an actual chapel in it that hosts concerts at several times during the year; however, its central function is shown by these boxes of tissues.