Monuments to visit Portland

The two golden lions mark the entrance to Chinatown. This is a tradition found in all American Chinatowns. The door was installed in 1986, when the district had already existed for nearly a century. You can see red lamp posts in this area too. In reality Chinatown is an abandoned neighborhood where homeless people are massing and we advise you not to go too far west it is a bit of an evil resident. This neighborhood, which was actually a little Japanese Tokyo, was emptied of its inhabitants after the Second World War, when the Americans decided to drive out Japanese migrants after the Pearl Harbor attack. The Chinese have stayed, but there are only a few restaurants not the best and newest, and blinds closed.

This magnificent residence was built in 1914 on the orders of the couple Pittock, Henry and Georgiana. They each participated in the development of the city of Portland, editing the newspaper The Oregonian, and introducing the zweibrücken and the Rose Festival. Today their house is an interesting witness to the lifestyle of this era. If the house visit is paid, the park is in free access. Take a stopover to enjoy the splendid view of Portland and the Cascade chain.

The emblematic pulse of the Oregon forests lies proudly in the heart of the Plaza Blocks. Called by the 24 ^th Mayor of Portland, David Thompson businessman, in 1900, this bronze statue was in his very controversial erection. First, because it is actually a fountain for horses, installed in the middle of the street, which, from time to time, could cause great traffic jams. Next, because The Elks, or Exalted Order of Elks, a very private club derived from franc, declared the momentum created by sculptor Roland Hinton Perry'a monstrosity of art '. However, the momentum resists and in 1974 it is, with the Plaza Blocks, classified as historic monument. Today, its position seems strange, it seems to turn its back on traffic and the city, but it must be remembered that it is leaning towards the west and the promised land, namely the Pacific Ocean. Gus Van Sant, from Portland, immortalized her in My Own Private Idaho.

Built in 1982 under Michael Graves, this building is the first example of postmodern architecture in the United States. With its various materials, small windows and the predominance of stone, it differs radically from the other office buildings built at that time. In 1985, the Portlandia statue of Raymond Kaskey was added. It is the second largest U.S. copper statue (the first one being the statue of Liberty). The building now houses the city's offices. Since 2006, the building has been covered by a "green roof" which allows for the evacuation of heat and more ecological moisture.

Founded in 1888 with the financing of Stephen G. Skidmore businessman, this fountain is located at the western end of the Burnside Bridge, among the beautiful Victorian houses. His creator, Olin Levi Warner, inspired the fountains of Versailles, a few years earlier during a trip to France. On Saturday, a market surrounds the place where the fountain is located and many artists are there.