*Picture of Denver Capitol Building shot by LG @jayasimha78 *
This post is part of the #StateChallenge Meetups from Team USA, hosted by @Denise_Barlock and Co-hosted by @LeyleyS
I visited Denver in 2014 of September, as part of business trip to Boulder, CO. I had half a day free time to explore Denver, visited Civic Center Park and surrounding areas, as well as Coors Stadium. These pictures were captured during that visit. During those days I was fascinated with HDR photography. Most pictures were captured in bracketed mode and post processed in Photomatix to convert them in to HDR.
*Picture of Denver City Council shot by LG @jayasimha78 *
"As per a blog at buydenverurbanhomes.com Here are some Fun Facts about Denver, Colorado.
- Denver is one of the 12 US cities to have teams from four major sports (baseball, hockey, football, and basketball).
- The National Western Stock Show, held in Denver, is the largest stock show in the world. The National Western Rodeo is also one of the biggest rodeos on earth.
- Denver has been named the âBaby Boomer Capital of America,â boasting a higher number of baby boomers than any other US city.
- Louis Ballast, who operated the Humpty Dumpty Barrel Drive-In in Denver, was the first person to trademark the cheeseburger.
- The first permanent structure in Denver was not a hospital, bank, or houseâit was a saloon. This is appropriate, since Denver now brews more beer than any other city in the nation, with over 200 different beers brewed daily.
- In Denverâs rarified air, golf balls go about 10% farther than they would at sea level.
*Picture of Denver Art Museum shot by LG @jayasimha78 *
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In 1902, the police at Denver Union Station started enforcing a âno kissingâ rule on platforms because it slowed down the trains.
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The 1976 Winter Olympics were originally going to be held in Denver. However, after the community voted against it, the city withdrew its bid, making it the first place to ever turn down hosting the Olympics.
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Famed music group Led Zeppelin played their first show in America at the Denver Auditorium Arena on December 26, 1968.
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The dome of the Colorado State Capitol is plated with real 24K gold. However, the real rarity of the Colorado state capitol is on the insideâthe worldâs entire known supply of Colorado Rose Onyx was used on the buildingâs interior.
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Denver was rated as the healthiest city in the country for pets, ranking high in categories like a veterinarian to pet ratio and a low number of fleas.
*Picture of The Yealing shot by LG @jayasimha78 *
The red painted steel chair is 21 feet tall and ten feet wide, and the painted fiberglass pinto pony is six feet tall at the ears. The scale of this work is meant to recall that time in life when even everyday objects seemed monumental.
- Denver has the largest city park system in the nation, with 14,000 acres of mountain parks and 2,500 acres of natural areas.
- Denver collects more money for the arts per capita than any other US city, and the Denver Performing Art Complex is the 2nd largest performing arts center in the world.
- Except for Calvin Coolidge, every US President since Teddy Roosevelt has visited Denverâs Brown Palace Hotel and Spa.
- When viewed from above, the 400,000 pieces of granite paving on the pedestrian walkway of the 16th Street Mall resemble the skin of a western diamondback rattlesnake.
- 200 named peaks are visible from Denver. 32 of them tower at 13,000 feet and above.
*Picture of Denver Public Library shot by LG @jayasimha78 *
- Elvis Presley once flew in his private jet from Memphis to Denverâs Stapleton Airport just for a sandwich. He ordered 22 Foolâs Gold Loafs, a sandwich containing a jar of peanut butter, a jar of grape jelly, and one pound of bacon, from the Colorado Gold Mine Company Steakhouse for him and his friends. They dined on the sandwiches with champagne and then returned home.
- Denver was named after Kansas Territorial Governor James Denver in hopes of gaining political favor. However, by the time the town was named, Governor Denver had retired.
- Denver is one of the sunniest cities in the US, with 300 annual days with some sunshine each year.
- At just over 26 miles long, Colfax Avenue is the longest continuous street in America.
*Picture of Liberty Park shot by LG @jayasimha78 *
- The Denver Mint is the single largest producer of coins in the world. You can tell if a coin is made in Denver by a D mark.
- In Denver, it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your neighbor.
- Denverâs bright blue sky really is bluer than many other citiesâ. Because of Denverâs elevation, the air has less water vapor than it would at a lower altitude, making for a gorgeous sky!
*Picture of Denver City Council shot by LG @jayasimha78 *
- Colorado Rockiesâ Coors Field is one of the best ballparks in the nation for home runs. Because of its high elevation and the dry air, the balls fly much farther when hit than in other stadiums. The field has twice broken the record for major league home runs hit in a single ballpark in one season."
*Picture of Coors Field shot by LG @jayasimha78 *
Also when I visited Denver, there was a Beer Tasting opportunity right at the Denver airport. Beers were sampled from Local Breweries.
Denver Airport with âBeer Flightâ Beer tasting from Local Breweries
References:
Blog at buydenverurbanhomes.com