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Birmingham

I feel like I had heard of this church, but didnt really understand the significance of what happened there until I visited. The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute right next door is a really well done history of racism and civil rights in the US. I'd definitely recommend if you are in Birmingham for a while.
Several powerful sculptures were commissioned for the park to illustrate the Civil Rights Movement events that happened here and this one was one of tho most moving. 
The park served as a gathering place for demonstrations in 1963 and fire hoses were turned on marchers, many of them children. This art piece depicts the 

#MLK #CivilRights
Miss Electra, Power Goddess !! 

This Gold Leafed Goddess wields her lightning bolts over the City of Birmingham from 20 stories high atop the Art Deco Alabama Power Building built in 1925. 

 Finding the right vantage point to take a picture is tricky and you will need a long lens. I caught her on a very overcast day and was really hoping to catch her with a dark blue clear sky. Maybe next time...

Electra stands on her tippy-toes to reach 23 feet and, although it is ungentlemanly of me to discuss, weighs 4,000 pounds. She was originally cast in bronze and then gold leafed.

Cleaned and re-gilded on her 70th birthday in 1996, The "Butt-Naked" Babe still looks as intoxicating as ever from her elusive perch. 

She has no affiliation with Greek Myth Electra, the vengeful and murderous daughter of King Agamemnon. But.... not sure I would want to cross her either way with those ominous bolts in hand.

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#birmingham
This commemorative statues of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stands In Kelly Ingram Park. In 1992 the park was renovated and rededicated as "A Place of Revolution and Reconciliation."

#MLK #CivilRights
A statue of Martin Luther King Jr. looks towards the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.  The 1963 bombing of the church by the KKK murdered 6 children in total and sparked outrage across the world. This  marked a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. #civilrights #historymatters

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Fountain Heights: Suosituimmat hotellit

Tourway Inn

Tourway Inn

2 out of 5
1101 6th Ave N Birmingham AL
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7,4/10 Good! (866 arvostelua)
Clean room, courteous staff, fine for the price. It is close to expressway so if traffic noise bothers you probably not the spot for you.

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Days Inn by Wyndham Hoover Birmingham

Days Inn by Wyndham Hoover Birmingham

2 out of 5
1800 Riverchase Dr Birmingham AL
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Very clean room. Quick and efficient check-in process. Very nice front desk people.

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Red Roof Inn Birmingham South

Red Roof Inn Birmingham South

2 out of 5
1466 Montgomery Highway Birmingham AL
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Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Wynfrey Hotel

Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Wynfrey Hotel

4 out of 5
1000 Riverchase Galleria Birmingham AL
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8,8/10 Excellent! (1 441 arvostelua)
The people at the hotel were so incredible. I asked one morning about whether the water in the room was complementary or if we had to pay. I think it was the manager of the hotel, not only told me it was complementary, but he went and got me more water. I was really disappointed though, because the ...

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La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Birmingham Hoover

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Birmingham Hoover

3 out of 5
120 Riverchase Pkwy E Birmingham AL
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Very nice La Quinta property. Convenient to everything in a nice place to stay! Comfortable beds and pillow pillows. The room is very spacious and nice!

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La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Birmingham Homewood

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Birmingham Homewood

3 out of 5
60 State Farm Pkwy Birmingham AL
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I had to check out a night early and find somewhere else to stay. People were banging on the doors, hollering, and running from 2am till 4am on the 3rd floor Friday night.

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Fountain Heights: Muita alueita lähistöllä

This sculpture in Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama depicts a vicious dog attack during the civil rights protests in 1963. This sculpture is very effective.  I got chills walking through and imagining what it just have been like. #civilrights #historymatters

Civil Rights Historic District

Civil Rights Historic District tunnetaan lukuisista ruokailumahdollisuuksista, ja Birmingham Civil Rights Institute sekä Alabama Theatre (teatteri) ovat näkemisen arvoisia täällä vieraillessasi.

Civil Rights Historic District
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Northside

Protective Stadium ja Birminghamin taidemuseo ovat näkemisen arvoisia kohteessa Northside vieraillessasi.

Northside
Mugshots downtown.   Chocolate Milkshake in a Frozen mug.

Druid Hills

Jos vietät aikaa kohteessa Druid Hills, Protective Stadium ja Coca-Cola Amphitheater ovat näkemisen arvoisia nähtävyyksiä.

Druid Hills
Birminghamin keskusta

Birminghamin keskusta

Birminghamin keskusta tunnetaan lukuisista ruokailumahdollisuuksista, ja voit myös vierailla muissa alueen kohteissa, joihin kuuluu McWanen tiedekeskus ja Regions Field.

Birminghamin keskusta
Spectacular Firework show over Birmingham, AL celebrating Independence Day #troeon #Fireworks

Central City

Jos vietät aikaa kohteessa Central City, Slossin masuunit ja Birminghamin taidemuseo ovat näkemisen arvoisia nähtävyyksiä.

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Southside

Alabama Ballet ja Alabama Symphony Orchestra ovat näkemisen arvoisia kohteessa Southside vieraillessasi.

Southside


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