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Sofitel Hotel and the surrounding buildings, Chicago

There are many unique structures in Amarillo, Texas some being abandoned, some rebuilt, old and modern structures.

"We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps." ... Hermann Hesse

This is the Centennial Tower on the Bruce Trail in Owen Sound. I was surprised to see it open in the winter. ... happy climbing!

Hand-held shot

 

Thank you for the visit...

 

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From my black and white negative. Circa 1984, Sicily. Negative digitized and restored.

Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. Originally known as Boulder Dam from 1933, it was officially renamed Hoover Dam, for President Herbert Hoover, by a joint resolution of Congress in 1947. Since about 1900, the Black Canyon and nearby Boulder Canyon had been investigated for their potential to support a dam that would control floods, provide irrigation water and produce hydroelectric power. In 1928, Congress authorized the project. The winning bid to build the dam was submitted by a consortium called Six Companies, Inc., which began construction on the dam in early 1931. Such a large concrete structure had never been built before, and some of the techniques were unproven. The torrid summer weather and lack of facilities near the site also presented difficulties. Nevertheless, Six Companies turned the dam over to the federal government on March 1, 1936, more than two years ahead of schedule. Hoover Dam impounds Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States by volume (when it is full). The dam is located near Boulder City, Nevada, a municipality originally constructed for workers on the construction project, about 30 mi (48 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The dam's generators provide power for public and private utilities in Nevada, Arizona, and California. Hoover Dam is a major tourist attraction; nearly a million people tour the dam each year. The heavily traveled U.S. Route 93 (US 93) ran along the dam's crest until October 2010, when the Hoover Dam Bypass opened. As the United States developed the Southwest, the Colorado River was seen as a potential source of irrigation water. An initial attempt at diverting the river for irrigation purposes occurred in the late 1890s, when land speculator William Beatty built the Alamo Canal just north of the Mexican border; the canal dipped into Mexico before running to a desolate area Beatty named the Imperial Valley. Though water from the Imperial Canal allowed for the widespread settlement of the valley, the canal proved expensive to maintain. After a catastrophic breach that caused the Colorado River to fill the Salton Sea, the Southern Pacific Railroad spent $3 million in 1906–07 to stabilize the waterway, an amount it hoped in vain would be reimbursed by the Federal Government. Even after the waterway was stabilized, it proved unsatisfactory because of constant disputes with landowners on the Mexican side of the border. As the technology of electric power transmission improved, the Lower Colorado was considered for its hydroelectric-power potential. In 1902, the Edison Electric Company of Los Angeles surveyed the river in the hope of building a 40-foot (12 m) rock dam which could generate 10,000 horsepower (7,500 kW). However, at the time, the limit of transmission of electric power was 80 miles (130 km), and there were few customers (mostly mines) within that limit. Edison allowed land options it held on the river to lapse—including an option for what became the site of Hoover Dam. In the following years, the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), known as the Reclamation Service at the time, also considered the Lower Colorado as the site for a dam. Service chief Arthur Powell Davis proposed using dynamite to collapse the walls of Boulder Canyon, 20 miles (32 km) north of the eventual dam site, into the river. The river would carry off the smaller pieces of debris, and a dam would be built incorporating the remaining rubble. In 1922, after considering it for several years, the Reclamation Service finally rejected the proposal, citing doubts about the unproven technique and questions as to whether it would in fact save money.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam

2016

 

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There are many fine arts Museums or Galleria in Santa Fe, New Mexico and for each one we could find, we enjoyed the history given. For the Gallerias we went to, it was a time to also marvel at the adobe structures as well as their unique designs. For all the local residents that pointed us in the direction of a great adventure, thank you.

2016

 

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Oak Star Bank @ Prairiefire

Overland Park, KS

Black and white exterior view of the Bantay Church Bell Tower in Vigan, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

2014

[Augmented in 2023]

 

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The Torch Doha Hotel

 

iPhone 7 Plus

music:

youtu.be/GwUsnzPDA9w

Francesco Grillo - Vivaldi L'Inverno (Arr. for Piano), RV 297

  

Brion Family Cemetery

Brion tomb

Cimitero Brion

Brion sanctuary

Brion-Vega tomb

Tomba Monumentale Brion

 

1969–1978

in San Vito d'Altivole near Treviso, Veneto, Italy

  

Brion Memorial - F.A.I. - Fondo Ambiente Italiano

fondoambiente.it/memoriale-brion-eng/

 

Brion Family Cemetery

www.archinform.net/projekte/639.htm

 

Brion tomb

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brion_tomb

 

Brion-Vega Cemetery

www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Brion-Vega_Cemetery.html

  

Carlo Scarpa

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Scarpa

www.archinform.net/arch/4.htm

The pool in front of the Scripps Institute building facing west.

Toronto-Streetscape Happy Window Wednesday Folks

 

Archives Edit

...who needs those slot canyons of the Midwest anyway?!!.... staircase at the Art Gallery of Ontario....

monochrome challenge image #44

youtu.be/6xfCA5AJuRs

Takemitsu: How Slow the Wind (1991) for chamber orchestra

  

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Brion Family Cemetery

Brion tomb

Cimitero Brion

Brion sanctuary

Brion-Vega tomb

Tomba Monumentale Brion

 

1969–1978

in San Vito d'Altivole near Treviso, Veneto, Italy

  

Brion Memorial - F.A.I. - Fondo Ambiente Italiano

fondoambiente.it/memoriale-brion-eng/

 

Brion Family Cemetery

www.archinform.net/projekte/639.htm

 

Brion tomb

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brion_tomb

 

Brion-Vega Cemetery

www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Brion-Vega_Cemetery.html

  

Carlo Scarpa

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Scarpa

www.archinform.net/arch/4.htm

  

A sweeping broom left inside a brick belltower stairwell catches the afternoon light from an open portal. Vigan, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

Exterior view of the Bantay Church Bell Tower in Vigan, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The last image of this structure I am publishing, this time with a person walking down the stairs to give it a sense of scale.

Toronto Ontario Canada

 

Random Goodness Working for a Better World

2014

[Augmented in 2023]

 

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2016/2018

 

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Fall is here at the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut.

The house was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter, an architect from New York City. When it was being built, the Hartford Daily Times noted, "The novelty displayed in the architecture of the building, the oddity of its internal arrangement and the fame of its owner will all conspire to make it a house of note for a long time to come."

"5th Station is situated 2300 m above sea level and is the most popular station for visitors and often the start base for climbers before their ascent to Mount Fuji. Not only can you experience the great view of the mountain but you can also get a great view towards the Fuji Five Lakes and Hakone national park from Komitake Shrine situated just behind the large shop at 5th Station."-https://www.tripadvisor.com

The Manila Chinese Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in Manila after La Loma Cemetery and was designated as the resting place for the Chinese citizens who were denied burial in Catholic cemeteries during the Spanish colonial period

music:

youtu.be/hbe3CQamF8k?si=Cwc7qBOQdWygFETz

Massive Attack - Angel

 

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this photo is from the filming location of this scene in Dune part II:

[scene with Princess Irulan and Reverend Mother Mohiam]

youtu.be/w4JRjW7Uvt8?si=CP3vAPgnpcO9_qS2

Dune: Part Two Movie Clip - This Is Our Doing (2024)

 

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location :

Brion Family Cemetery

Brion tomb

Cimitero Brion

Brion sanctuary

Brion-Vega tomb

Tomba Monumentale Brion

1969–1978

in San Vito d'Altivole near Treviso, Veneto, Italy

 

Brion Memorial - F.A.I. - Fondo Ambiente Italiano

fondoambiente.it/memoriale-brion-eng/

Brion Family Cemetery

www.archinform.net/projekte/639.htm

Brion tomb

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brion_tomb

Brion-Vega Cemetery

www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Brion-Vega_Cemetery.html

 

Carlo Scarpa

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Scarpa

www.archinform.net/arch/4.htm

 

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Stand with Ukraine!

L'Ukraine va gagner cette guerre

youtu.be/yiz__AzM-LY?si=Dd5Va4QBV1NYFzAo

youtu.be/H9jisMtQeMM?si=OzmUD7GF2vmYg6CI

Soutenez l’Ukraine!

Stai con l’Ucraina!

 

The best time of the year to us is Spring. Seems like Spring colors brings out beautiful courtyards and architecture seems to blend in so well. Spring surely is beautiful.

Comments welcome but no gif/award pls

 

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Buddhist temple at the base of Tokyo Tower

"Zojoji Temple (増上寺, Zōjōji) is the head temple of the Jodo sect of Japanese Buddhism in the Kanto Region. Standing next to Tokyo Tower, the temple grounds consist of some impressive structures as well as a mausoleum of the Tokugawa family and a small museum.

 

Most of Zojoji's current buildings are recent reconstructions except for the main entrance gate, the Sangedatsumon, which has survived many fires, earthquakes and wars and dates from 1622.

The temple was originally built in the year 1393 and moved to its present location in 1598 by Tokugawa Ieyasu who selected it as his family temple. The mausoleum of the family is located at the back of the complex and contains the tombs of six of the Tokugawa shogun.

 

The small museum in the basement of the temple main hall focuses primarily on the previous manifestation of the Tokugawa Mausoleum, which included ornate buildings before it was severely damaged during World War 2. In addition to various documents, the museum includes a video about the mausoleum's construction and a detailed 1:10 scale model of the former buildings."

source: www.japan-guide.com

 

2020

 

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Walton Street, Oxford

2011

 

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2016/2018

 

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Toronto-Streetscape-

 

Archives Edit

A section of the side of the Monte Carlo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

 

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Thanks for following me, always, Wayne S. Grazio aka fotograzio

The entrance to the brand new Chiaia metro station (2024)

2011

 

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#vines #queens #toronto #facade #autumn #arches

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Photographic capture of modern architecture inside a new building in the north of Sydney. I loved the angles.

 

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Exterior, low angle view of the Bantay Church Bell Tower in Vigan, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

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