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ONCE IN 80 YEARS
Puya raimondii, queen of the Andes, is the largest species of bromeliad, reaching up to 15 m (50 ft) in height and carry 20,000 flowers. It is native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru. It has been considered a Protocarnivorous plant (ensnaring birds).
Its reproductive cycle lasts approximately 80 years.
Photo : Waldemar Niclewicz
Cycloramas were a popular form of entertainment in the 1880s. French artist Paul Philippoteaux created his first version of the painting in 1883. The second version, still viewable in Gettysburg today, was first displayed in Boston in 1884 and remained there for 20 years before being purchased by a Gettysburg businessman. The Cyclorama opened in Gettysburg in 1913 on Baltimore St. (pictured here). The National Park Service purchased the cyclorama in the 1940s. The Cyclorama moved to the newly built visitor's center in 1962 and remained there for decades. Before its next move to the current visitor's center, the Cyclorama underwent a multi-million dollar restoration project. Today, the Cyclorama can be seen at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center.
It is a breathtaking painting that anyone interested in Civil War history should see. It is wonderful it is in a secure and safe location for all to see. We saw it last summer.
