Olana
Olana is the American landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church from 1870 to 1891 on a hill near Hudson , New York built the castle in the Persian style . The building has been a National Historic Landmark since June 1965 . In October 1966, it was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places .
From the building you can enjoy a wide view over the valley of the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains . Church began construction after he suffered from arthritis and therefore had to end his artistic activity - as far as filigree work with canvas and brush was concerned.
The palace and the surrounding park are administered by the New York State Park Service.
Trivia
The American singer / songwriter Marc Cohn was so impressed by a magazine article about Frederic Church and Olana that he wrote the song "Olana" about it and published it on his 1997 CD " Burning The Daze ". In it he describes how the spirit of the artist moves in the rooms of the castle, his “last masterpiece” and looks back on his life. The turning from painting to architecture, forced by the illness, finally turns out to be an artistic challenge that brings him new fulfillment.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York. National Park Service , accessed January 30, 2020.
- ^ Olana in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 30, 2020.
- ↑ Marc Cohn - Olana lyrics. Retrieved September 13, 2017 .
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Coordinates: 42 ° 13 ′ 3.4 ″ N , 73 ° 49 ′ 6.6 ″ W.