A large well planted and framed image of Syria on the Sea (1873) by Frederick Church sits in front of possibly the largest industrial ruin in North America - Michigan Central Train Station in Detroit. The contrast between the ruins of Syria are a reminder of how architecture is often discarded. The orginal painting is housed at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Frederick Church has a long relationship with Detroit. He was commissioned for one or more painting by Charles Lang Freer for placement in his private home/art gallery in Detroit around 1880. The Freer collection became the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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