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Glasgow's SEC Armadillo, originally known as the Clyde Auditorium. It opened on 1st January 2000 and hosts theatre, music and convention events for up to 3,000 people.
It was designed by architects Foster and Partners and was renamed after becoming affectionately known locally as The Armadillo, due to its resemblance to the animal of the same name.
I feel a bit conflicted on this photo... on the one hand, it's very busy, and probably all the rules were broken in terms of proportion and scale... on the other, what can I say, it kind of pleases me.
* This shot would I think defy any straightening software. Both The Two Towers are leaning very significantly. At the heart of the city they are the symbol of Bologna. They are located at the intersection of the roads that lead to the five gates of the old ring wall (mura dei torresotti). The taller one is called the Asinelli while the smaller but more leaning tower is called the Garisenda. Their names derive from the families, which are traditionally credited for their construction between 1109 and 1119. Their construction was a competition between the two families to show which was the more powerful family.
The Asinelli tower rises 318 feet (97 metres) and slopes seven feet to the West. The smaller tower Garisenda once rose to 197 feet but it had 39 feet lopped off the height in the mid fourteenth century for safety reasons. Garisenda leans full 11 feet to the North East. It is possible to climb the 425 steps to the top of the Asinelli Tower but I did not risk my knees
It hard to imagine but Dante knew these towers well and are cited several times by in the Divine Comedy
Considering their size they proved rather difficult to photograph and this is probably the best of the many shots I took of them
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Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Cost: $4.5 billion
When fully completed, the Hub will connect 11 different subway lines, serve 200,000 commuters daily and will be almost as big as Grand Central Station.
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late blue hour
This is a cool little spot called Sergels Torg. It’s the most central public square in Stockholm, Sweden. I kept returning here after sunset in an attempt to capture the right blue hour sky. Finally, on the last night, I got it.
I had plenty of time to get here after my sunset shots simply due to the time. With the sun setting at around 10:00pm, blue hour didn't roll around till about 11. This left the sky plenty lit until 1 or 2 am. It was a really nice having some pad time for a change. ;)
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Taken on the River Avon this week
Lots to look at as we were on holiday touring on the River Avon and over to Bristol Harbour.
A shot here of former warehouses and industrial buildings which have been converted
Although in RL theres almost a foot of snow on the ground here, my SL world is full of Spring! Can't wait until I have it in both worlds!
Credits:
Pavilion - Trompe Loeil
Trees - HPMD & Fiddlers Green
Stone Columns - Hideki
RAMUBA .En la rehabilitación de la plaza redonda,permitieron durante dos días el acceso peatonal a los ciudadanos y visitantes después de retirar las tiendas instaladas en el centro de la plaza y antes de instalar las tiendas nuevas.Solo estos dos días se pudo ver la plaza diáfana y disfrutar de todo su atractivo arquitectónico sin el obstáculo visual de los tenderetes.Dedicada a los que no pudieron disfrutar de tan mafnifica panoramica
One of the Buildings set.
I've been waiting to snap this for a long time. Waiting to see when the light was best etc. Still not sure that this does it justice..
It was a complete delight to watch the architecture with such fine level of carvings. For those who want to travel for architecture, Ranakpur is a must visit location.