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The Hudson River Happy 400th!

The Mighty Hudson
In September of 1609--11 years before the Mayflower landed--an English explorer named Henry Hudson sailed into New York Bay and up a river that would later be named after him. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Hudson's voyage, LIFE searched its archives for the best shots of the river. Pictured: Artillery at West Point, site of the famous military academy, in 1859.


Small Harbor on the Hudson
This is what Yonkers looked like in 1859: A small harbor with sail boats and piles of timber ready to move down river.


Ferry Station, 1859
A quaint landing for a ferry that provided transportation across the Hudson, between Garrison (pictured) and West Point.


Waiting for the Train, 1859
A group of men standing at Garrison Railroad Station on the east side of the Hudson River.


Rush Hour, Circa 1896
Early morning commuters disembark from the Pavonia Ferry at the foot of West 23rd Street at the Hudson River, New York City.


Ice Breakers
Spectators on the docks watch New Jersey Central tugboats slowly cross the ice-filled Hudson River in the winter of 1925.


Building the George Washington Bridge
A worker stands near the top of the George Washington Bridge--which connects New York to New Jersey--during its construction, circa 1930.


The Banks of the Beautiful Hudson, 1939


A River Ran Through It
Members of a Mohawk tribe greeted Henry Hudson when, sailing under a Dutch flag, he landed on the banks of the Hudson.


Canoe Party on the River


Lighting the Way, 1939
A lighthouse stands in the middle of the mighty Hudson, near the historic village of Athens, New York.


Roosevelt's Guide
Noah LeCasse was with Theodore Roosevelt, serving as his wilderness guide, when the news of President McKinley's assassination reached them at a remote spot on the Hudson river.


Grande Dam
The Croton Dam near the Hudson River.


Gore Vidal at Sunset
Author and essayist Gore Vidal on the porch of his home, in Barrytown, New York, 1960.


Bound for the City
Hudson River Day Liner, the Alexander Hamilton, passing under a bridge on its way to New York City.


View From the Sky
The piers and docked ships along the Hudson River in lower Manhattan.


River Traffic
Ship and tug boat traffic on the Hudson picks up as New York City becomes an industrial powerhouse.


Here Comes the Queen
Luxury ocean liner Queen Mary steaming down the Hudson River past a bustling 42nd Street.


Big River
Dozens of Navy battleships anchored in the Hudson River--from above the George Washington Bridge to the southern tip of Manhattan--during the first post-war Navy Day.


Rounding the Bend


One Ferry, Three Cars


The Glistening River, 1976


The Little Lighthouse That Could
Since 1921--ten years before the George Washington Bridge above it was completed--the "Little Red Lighthouse" has stood in this location, the only lighthouse in the city.


A Sense of Scale
That same lighthouse, dwarfed by the George Washington Bridge.


The G.W. Bridge at Night


Hudson Valley Green


The Hudson in January


Friends of the River
Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L) and riverkeeper John Cronin helped revitalize the Hudson through their Riverkeeper organization which fights industries that pollute the river.


July 4th on the Hudson
Looking across the river at fireworks above the Manhattan skyline, 2009.

World's Most Unique Churches

Saint Basil's Cathedral: The Red Square's Colorful Church

The St. Basil's Cathedral is located on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia. A Russian Orthodox church, the Cathedral sports a series of colorful bulbous domes that taper to a point, aptly named onion domes, that are part of Moscow’s Kremlin skyline.

The cathedral was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of the Khanate of Kazan. In 1588 Tsar Fedor Ivanovich had a chapel added on the eastern side above the grave of Basil Fool for Christ, a Russian Orthodox saint after whom the cathedral was popularly named.


St. Joseph Church: Known for its Thirteen Gold Domed Roof


The St Joseph The Betrothed is an Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in Chicago. Built in 1975-1977 by architect Zenon Mazurkevich, it is most known for its ultra-modern thirteen gold domed roof symbolizing the twelve apostles and Jesus Christ as the largest center dome. The interior of the church is completely adorned with byzantine style icons (frescoes). Unfortunately the iconographer was deported back to his homeland before he was able to write the names of all the saints as prescribed by iconographic traditions.

Las Lajas Cathedral: A Gothic Church Worthy of a Fairy Tale

The Las Lajas Cathedral is located in southern Colombia and built in 1916 inside the canyon of the Guaitara River. According to the legend, this was the place where an indian woman named María Mueses de Quiñones was carrying her deaf-mute daughter Rosa on her back near Las Lajas ("The Rocks"). Weary of the climb, the María sat down on a rock when Rosa spoke (for the first time) about an apparition in a cave.



Temppeliaukio Kirkko: The Rock Church

The Temppeliaukio Kirkko (Rock Church) is a thrilling work of modern architecture in Helsinki. Completed in 1952, it is built entirely underground and has a ceiling made of copper wire. It was designed by architect brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen and completed in 1969. They chose a rocky outcrop rising about 40 feet above street level, and blasted out the walls from the inside. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Helsinki and frequently full of visitors.



Ružica Church: Where Chandeliers are made of Bullet Shells



Located over the Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade, Serbia, the is a small chapel decorated with... with trench art! Its chandeliers are entirely made of spent bullet casing, swords, and cannon parts.

The space the church now occupies was used by the Turks as gunpowder storage for over 100 years and it had to be largely rebuilt in 1920 after WWI. Though damaged by bombings there was an upshot to the terrible carnage of The Great War. While fighting alongside England and the US, Serbian soldiers on the Thessaloniki front took the time to put together these amazing chandeliers. It is one of the world's finest examples of trench art.


Hallgrímskirkja: Iceland's Most Amazing Church

The Hallgrimskirkja (literally, the church of Hallgrímur) is a Lutheran parish church located in Reykjavík, Iceland. At 74.5 metres (244 ft), it is the fourth tallest architectural structure in Iceland. The church is named after the Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614 to 1674), author of the Passion Hymns. State Architect Guðjón Samúelsson's design of the church was commissioned in 1937; it took 38 years to build it.



Cathedral of Brasília: The Modern Church of architect Oscar Niemeyer

The Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida in the capital of Brazil is an expression of the architect Oscar Niemeyer. This concrete-framed hyperboloid structure, seems with its glass roof to be reaching up, open, to heaven. On 31 May 1970, the Cathedral’s structure was finished, and only the 70 m diameter of the circular area were visible. Niemeyer's project of Cathedral of Brasília is based in the hyperboloid of revolution which sections are asymmetric. The hyperboloid structure itself is a result of 16 identical assembled concrete columns. These columns, having hyperbolic section and weighing 90 t, represent two hands moving upwards to heaven. The Cathedral was dedicated on 31 May 1970.



Harajuku: Japanese Futuristic Church

This futuristic protestant church is located in Tokyo and it was first unveiled by the design firm of Ciel Rouge Creation in 2005. The ceiling is specially made to reverberate natural sound for 2 seconds to provide a unique listening experience for worshipers and tourists.


Chapel of St-Gildas: Built into the base of a bare rocky cliff

The Chapel of St-Gildas sits upon the bank of the Canal du Blavet in Brittany, France. Built like a stone barn into the base of a bare rocky cliff, this was once a holy place of the Druids. Gildas appears to have travelled widely throughout the Celtic world of Corwall, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. He arrived in Brittany in about AD 540 and is said to have preached Christianity to the people from a rough pulpit, now contained within the chapel.


Borgund Church: Best Preserved Stave Church

The Borgund Stave Church in Lærdal is the best preserved of Norway’s 28 extant stave churches. This wooden church, probably built in the end of the 12th century, has not changed structure or had a major reconstruction since the date it was built. The church is also featured as a Wonder for the Viking civilization in the video game Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings.

Singapore Airlines A380


This is called travelling 'in style'.

The first Air Bus A380 aircraft was delivered to Singapore Airlines four months ago. Their maiden flight was from Singpore to Sydney, Australia and the ticket was S$10,000

All 455 tickets were sold in no time and all proceeds went to charity.