| Page Views: 2,713 Last Visit to Milwaukee: August, 2007 I Visit Here Frequently | Milwaukee: Beers, Brats, and Architecture by yooperprof - last update: Aug 15, 2007 |
A Spainard Builds a Masterpiece in Wisconsin Milwaukee has joined the throng of cities worldwide which have built or are building new cathedrals of art. This is actually an addition to an existing structure, an extremely modest and undistinguished facility that completely fails to do justice to its site. By contrast, the new MAM addition is a breathtaking piece of architectural sculpture, dramatically exploiting its lakeside location in a way which Frank Lloyd Wright (who himself worked in and around Milwaukee) would have certainly appreciated. |
| a bit of France in Germantown |
|  | Joan of Milwaukee's Chapel Hidden away on the campus of Marquette University is this simple and beautiful medieval French chapel.
It's not very well known that after saving France from the hated English, Joan of Arc emigrated to Milwaukee and found employment at the Blatz Brewery. She would come to this chapel for prayer, enjoining God to raise her bowling average, and to give the Brewers a fair shot at the play-offs.
For a full account of how this 15th century stone chapel from "la France profonde" ended up here, check it out among my "must-sees" for Milwaukee. |
Milwaukee County Courthouse Almost looks like a mausoleum!
This is one of the grandest County Courthouses in the United States - a product of the Depression Years, when governmental units tried to assert their legitimacy by re-inforcing their legacy from the Greco-Roman past. | | |
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| Pros: | "The MAM is really neat" | | Cons: | "Traffic is a mess while they're working on the Marquette interchange!" | | In A Nutshell: | "(Actually, there's more to eat and drink than Brats and Beer)" |
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marcbrazil Mon Oct 22, 2007 18:54 UTC
Very informative pages about one destination that I am very curious to see, I loved all the tips!;) | Tom_In_Madison Sun Jul 8, 2007 01:31 UTC
I didn't know TRoosevelt was shot in Milw, and I grew up there! I walked all the way to Von Triers for lunch thursday, in 90+ temps, and it was closed! | moiraistyx Thu Sep 7, 2006 21:11 UTC
I'll have to come back and check out your Wisconsin stuff. I lived in Fond du Lac County for 9 years. God I miss the tornados. | shikokuzen Fri Apr 21, 2006 02:26 UTC
i'm visiting milwaukee this sept.....i will go see this church....wow!!!! |
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