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The family decided to leave the Atlantis resort for a few hours and venture in search of the cloisters. The cab driver pretended to not know where it was till we told him we would exit the cab. It is not very far from Atlantis but if you don't know where you are going I would advise to take a cab. These photos were taken with a Nikon D200. I also brough along a converted infrared camera which is also a Nikon D200.
Here is a brief description and the history of the cloisters taken from various websites.
A&P heir Huntington Hartford hired artist and sculptor Jean Castre-Manne to reassemble this French cloister piece by piece at the Versailles Gardens on Paradise island.
When newspaper czar William Randolph Hearst bought the cloister from the Augustinian monks in Lourdes, he was baffled by the random blocks of unlabelled stone that were shipped over. He sold them to Hartford, who engaged Castre-Mann to rebuild them. It took him two years, and what you see today presumably bears some similarity to the original.
The gardens, which extend over the rise to Nassau Harbour, are filled with tropical flowers and classic statues. Unfortunately, although the monument retains a timeless beauty, recent buildings have encroached on either side, marring Huntington Hartford's original vision. Nonetheless, the garden where the Cloisters sit is still a popular spot to watch the sun go down.
Statues of historical and mythological figures adorn the finely manicured grounds of this stately formal garden on the eastern end of Paradise Island. Situated on the Ocean Club property just a 15-minute walk from Atlantis Resort, the garden offers visitors a chance to meander up the majestic stepped lawns and through the grounds fringed with aromatic flowers. Guests can stroll amongst the imposing bronze visages of Hercules, Napoleon and Josephine, former U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and others, explore the columned temple, or stop by a lovely gazebo that overlooks Nassau Harbor.
At the summit of the garden is the gothic stone cloister, the ruins of a reconstructed French monastery. Dating back to the 12th century, the cloister was brought brick by brick from France during the 1920s by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. It was not until 1962 that the Augustinian structure was painstakingly reassembled at the request of A&P heir Huntington Hartford.
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Here is a brief description and the history of the cloisters taken from various websites.
A&P heir Huntington Hartford hired artist and sculptor Jean Castre-Manne to reassemble this French cloister piece by piece at the Versailles Gardens on Paradise island.
When newspaper czar William Randolph Hearst bought the cloister from the Augustinian monks in Lourdes, he was baffled by the random blocks of unlabelled stone that were shipped over. He sold them to Hartford, who engaged Castre-Mann to rebuild them. It took him two years, and what you see today presumably bears some similarity to the original.
The gardens, which extend over the rise to Nassau Harbour, are filled with tropical flowers and classic statues. Unfortunately, although the monument retains a timeless beauty, recent buildings have encroached on either side, marring Huntington Hartford's original vision. Nonetheless, the garden where the Cloisters sit is still a popular spot to watch the sun go down.
Statues of historical and mythological figures adorn the finely manicured grounds of this stately formal garden on the eastern end of Paradise Island. Situated on the Ocean Club property just a 15-minute walk from Atlantis Resort, the garden offers visitors a chance to meander up the majestic stepped lawns and through the grounds fringed with aromatic flowers. Guests can stroll amongst the imposing bronze visages of Hercules, Napoleon and Josephine, former U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and others, explore the columned temple, or stop by a lovely gazebo that overlooks Nassau Harbor.
At the summit of the garden is the gothic stone cloister, the ruins of a reconstructed French monastery. Dating back to the 12th century, the cloister was brought brick by brick from France during the 1920s by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. It was not until 1962 that the Augustinian structure was painstakingly reassembled at the request of A&P heir Huntington Hartford.
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awesome pics.
