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The mausoleum of King William Charles Lunalilo located on the grounds of the
Kawaiahaʻo Church in Honolulu, Hawaii.
*Edited to add: Here is a screen shot from the 'Iolani Palace website of the historical buildings and landmarks in the area (including the mausoleum of King William Charles Lunalilo - #18 on the map).
This website gives a nice description of many of the landmarks.
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Comments (27)
Beautiful! I just love old historic buildings, etc. Thanks for sharing. :)
Posted by charlotte | April 11, 2009 9:37 AM
Posted on April 11, 2009 09:37
How funny that the first photo hunt post I visit for today are ones from where I was born and raised. These are beautiful photos. Love the architecture. I wish I had taken more photos like these before I left the islands.
Have a great Easter weekend!
Posted by Pink Monkey | April 11, 2009 9:43 AM
Posted on April 11, 2009 09:43
Great shots, girasoli. And the church is beautiful.
It is a nice day on Maui today, after rain and clouds for the past two days.
Have a great weekend!
Posted by candi | April 11, 2009 9:48 AM
Posted on April 11, 2009 09:48
Wow that's a fine mausoleum. Great take on the theme!
Posted by jams O'Donnellj | April 11, 2009 10:34 AM
Posted on April 11, 2009 10:34
Nice to see this against the background of blue sky and palmtrees. Such interesting angles you chose to view.
Posted by Barb Cabot | April 11, 2009 10:45 AM
Posted on April 11, 2009 10:45
This is a beautiful piece of architecture... I love the different angles and shapes in the old buildings. Mine is up too.
Posted by srp | April 11, 2009 11:43 AM
Posted on April 11, 2009 11:43
I love seeing your Hawaii photos. :) Happy Easter. :)
Posted by Leslie | April 11, 2009 11:45 AM
Posted on April 11, 2009 11:45
Aloha, Girasoli - great building! Is this near the Iolani Palace? menehune
Posted by menehune | April 11, 2009 12:54 PM
Posted on April 11, 2009 12:54
Such beautiful buildings. Gorgeous photos.
Posted by Tara R. | April 11, 2009 12:57 PM
Posted on April 11, 2009 12:57
Beautiful triangles. One thing I learned this week is that architects really make use of triangles.
Great shots for this week.
Posted by Sherry at EX Marks the Spot | April 11, 2009 1:38 PM
Posted on April 11, 2009 13:38
Love your take on this weeks theme. Great photos too!
I found it hard to find triangles in my house this week but I did finally find some.
Mine's up and ready...come on over!
Posted by Kim | April 11, 2009 2:08 PM
Posted on April 11, 2009 14:08
I especially like the third photo down... It looks like a mirror image. Great angle, and beautiful take on the theme.
Posted by dana | April 11, 2009 2:11 PM
Posted on April 11, 2009 14:11
What a beautiful mausoleum! It looks like a chapel.
Have a blessed Easter Sunday!
Posted by julie | April 11, 2009 2:48 PM
Posted on April 11, 2009 14:48
Wow, a beautiful church! And I love the contrast with the palm trees -- so unlike the urban Italian churches I usually admire.
Posted by sandrac | April 11, 2009 4:53 PM
Posted on April 11, 2009 16:53
Those are great photos and really interesting. I thought at first they were pictures of Italy and I was surprised to see such a regal building in Hawaii. Nice post for this week's theme.
Posted by marta | April 11, 2009 5:14 PM
Posted on April 11, 2009 17:14
The mausoleums are beautiful and perfect for the theme. Great post!
Posted by Carver | April 11, 2009 6:22 PM
Posted on April 11, 2009 18:22
Another beautiful church! THat is a great photohunt for the day.
Posted by sandi @ the whistlestop cafe | April 11, 2009 6:51 PM
Posted on April 11, 2009 18:51
Thanks everyone!!
I was surprised to find this unique little mausoleum in downtown Honolulu. I took these photos a few years ago. At the time I thought it was a chapel. I wasn't focusing on the triangles at the time.
I have been trying to do a few more Hawaii posts. I still have a few to do but need to finish putting them together. Never enough time...
menehune, I added a screen shot of the location for you. Yes it is near the 'Iolani Palace.
I will try to get to everyone's PhotoHunt this weekend. If you have a blogger blog and it is set to only accept google/blogger and open ID identities I won't be able to comment though. I signed up for an open ID once but already forgot my user name and password.
Posted by girasoli | April 11, 2009 8:26 PM
Posted on April 11, 2009 20:26
impressive looking mausoleum. the church itself is beautiful.
My PH entry is up too. Hope to see you there. Happy Easter!
Posted by MArites | April 11, 2009 9:26 PM
Posted on April 11, 2009 21:26
is that church somewhere in asia - the coconut / palm tree peeking from behind one of the shots tell me so.
Posted by saint3 | April 11, 2009 10:22 PM
Posted on April 11, 2009 22:22
Great choice for the theme...especially given that it's Easter weekend!
Posted by june | April 12, 2009 12:59 AM
Posted on April 12, 2009 00:59
Beautiful photos, as always. Happy Easter:)
Posted by maryann | April 12, 2009 3:51 AM
Posted on April 12, 2009 03:51
Hi Girasoli, great selection for this week's photo hunt! I also love seeing the palm trees rising above the mausoleum and along the sides. Very cool! It looks like it was a beautiful sunny day when you took these fabulous shots too! Happy Easter Sunday!
Posted by Kathy (Trekcapri) | April 12, 2009 5:28 AM
Posted on April 12, 2009 05:28
YES! Mahalo. That is a place I visited last time I was in Honolulu. Ty took me there as he says - a grand place (as in historically grand as well). Thanks for bringing back this memory...Go Sox! Menehune
Posted by menehune | April 12, 2009 7:00 AM
Posted on April 12, 2009 07:00
Nice photos, it does look more like a chapel than a mausoleum. It also looks very European which makes the palm trees look even cooler!
Hope you're having a great Easter weekend! I am except that it's going by too fast. :)
Posted by Annie | April 12, 2009 11:39 AM
Posted on April 12, 2009 11:39
Thanks again everyone :) Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates.
saint3, this mausoleum is located in the US in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Posted by girasoli | April 12, 2009 5:32 PM
Posted on April 12, 2009 17:32
Lovely photos. What a glorious day, I love seeing the palm trees against the blue skies.
Posted by María I. | April 15, 2009 7:02 AM
Posted on April 15, 2009 07:02