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View of Grand Canal with vaporetto water bus light trails from Rialto Bridge at blue hour - (Canal Grande, Venezia, Italia) Venice, Italy 2011
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Municipal House (Obecní dům), Náměstí Republiky, Prague (Czech Republic)
Some background information:
Obecní dům is not only a major civic landmark and concert hall, but also an architecturally and politically very important building.
Around 1900 the building was commissioned by the city on an odd-shaped lot. Two architectural competitions were arranged but unfortunately both were unsuccessful. Thereafter the job was simply given to architects Osvald Polívka and Antonín Balšánek. Construction started in 1905 and Obecní dům opened its doors in 1912.
The Art Nouveau structure is an artifact of the Czech nationalism of that time and carries a wealth of ornaments by some of the leading Czech artists of their day. The main facade features a large ceramic half-dome mosaic above the entry. It’s called "Homage to Prague" and was created by Karel Špillar.
On either side this mosaic are allegorical sculpture groups representing "The Degradation of the People" and "The Resurrection of the People" by Ladislav Šaloun, while the remainder of the rich decoration was made by Josef Mařatka, František Úprka and others, with light stands designed by Karel Novák. The interior of the building includes murals by famous Czech Art Nouveau artists like Alfons Mucha and Max Švabinský.
The concert hall inside the Municipal House is named Smetana Hall in honour of the famous Czech composer Bedřich Smetana. On 28th October 1918 the independent state of Czechoslovakia was proclaimed in Smetana Hall. Nowadays Obecní dům also includes a very beautiful Art Nouveau café and a restaurant just as beautiful. But be mindful of the high prices before you decide on having a lunch, dinner or just a cup of coffee there. ;-)
Ecco un classico della fotografia! La piazza del Duomo di Pisa è inserita dal 1987 fra i patrimoni dell'umanità dall'Unesco e vi si possono ammirare tre fra monumenti più conosciuti del medioevo italiano: la cattedrale, il battistero e la torre pendente.
La piazza come la conosciamo inizia a essere realizzata nel 1064 quando viene costruito il nuovo duomo della città. Nel 1153 prende il via la costruzione dell’antistante battistero con un diametro pari alla larghezza della facciata del duomo e vent’anni dopo si avvia la costruzione del campanile che subito si inclinò per il cedimento del terreno. La piazza pedonalizzata rivestita da un grande prato erboso assunse l'aspetto definitivo solo nel XIX secolo.
E’ anche definito “campo dei miracoli”, termine coniato nel 1910 da Gabriele d'Annunzio nel romanzo “Forse che sì, forse che no” per sottolineare la straordinaria bellezza dell’impianto architettonico dell’area.
Immagine panoramica realizzata assemblando 4 fotografie e coprendo un angolo di circa 180 gradi
Pisa (Tuscany) - The square of the Duomo
Here it is a classic photo! The square del Duomo in Pisa is inserted since 1987 into the World Heritage sites of UNESCO and we can see three of the best known monuments of the italian middle ages: the cathedral, the baptistery and the leaning tower.
The square, as we know it now, began to be realized in 1064 when the city built the new cathedral. In 1153 began the construction of the opposite baptistery with a diameter equal to the width of the facade of the cathedral and twenty years later it start the construction of the bell tower that immediatly leaned due to the land subsidence. The pedestrian plaza covered by a large grassy meadow assumed its final appearance in the nineteenth century.
The square is also called "Field of Miracles", a term coined in 1910 by the famous writer Gabriele D'Annunzio in his novel "Maybe yes, maybe not," to emphasize the extraordinary beauty of the architecture of the area.
Panoramic image made by assembling 4 photographs covering an angle of about 180 degrees
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I visited Seattle for the first time this past weekend and loved it! :) It truly is an amazing city with a lot of character.
Riverside is the location of ferry and paddlesteamer and other boat cruise terminals and numerous riverside cafes, bars and restaurants.
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On Explore/Flickr Top 500, May 13, 2009
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Pisa's modern side. Shot taken from the opposite bank of the Arno River, near Ponte Mezzo(Mezzo bridge).
Pisa, Tuscany
Italy
The Church of St. Elisabeth was built in 1857 - 1864 as the first Protestant church in Basel after the reformation. It is the best know Neo-Gothic structure in Switzerland with its tower being 72 meters (236 feet) high. Its name dates back to ta hospital chapel in the 13th century that was dedicated to the Saint Elisabeth of Thuringen
This lovely church was built on the spot on which Czar Alexander was murdered, hence the name "Spilled Blood."
This is the Hilton Palacio del Rio in San Antonio, TX, with Christmas lighting. Press lower case "L" to see it on black.
Architecture shot with the Carl Zeiss 18mm f/3,5 Distagon ZF.2.
All three images are pretty much straight from camera. Only minor contrast/brightness adjustments applied.
Exif
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 18 3.5 ZF.2
Aperture: f/5
Exposure Time: 1/400
Focal Length: 18mm
ISO: 400
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St Peter, Needham
It is an ill wind which blows nobody any good, and Needham has benefited from the hideous Diss to Yarmouth road which now bypasses it, leaving it a pleasant, pretty village with an exceptionally wide and empty high street. St Peter is thoroughly rural, sitting in a tight little churchyard right beside the road. In the days when the juggernauts were hurtling through to the east coast ports, it must have been as beleagured as poor little Thorpe Abbotts a couple of miles off. Now, it is a haven of peace, dripping with wysteria and laburnum.
Well out of the loop with Flickr after a busy week. Threw this together just as I left the house again this morning. Another shot looking west down the nave of Exeter Cathedral. Pleased with the shot, but not had a proper look after a harried processing and may be a little dark.