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Having been round St. Pauls it was now getting dark but as I walked away and off up the street I noticed this view peeking through the buildings, I only had the 50mm lens on me but the composition felt right.
The dome looms over the London streets but was caught briefly between two modern buildings, pinching the old and reminding it that its majesty and size can be dwarfed but only just. The cathedral wins though as it has stood through history endeavouring where other buildings have gone. The religion and prayers keeping the faithful safe under its roof as the world spins by.
Potted history of St Pauls Cathedral:
The current Cathedral, the fourth to occupy this site, was designed by the court architect Sir Christopher Wren and built between 1675 and 1710 after its predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London.
Its architectural and artistic importance reflect the determination of the five monarchs who oversaw its building that Londons leading church should be as beautiful and imposing as their private palaces.
More photos from a downtown Chicago walk-about. I had gotten up early one Saturday morning to take pictures of the city from the lake shore. However, my best shots of the day came a bit later while walking home.
As one looks up into the sky while in the walkway next to the Wrigley Building. The sky bridges are all too often a memory of Minneapolis for me (as a means of avoiding walking outside on those bitter cold days).
Rusting Building, Leadfield. Death Valley National Park, California. April 1, 2014. © Copyright 2014 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
A rusting corrugated building, one of the few remaining structures at the ghost town of Leadfield, California
This is one of the few standing structures remaining from the boom town of Leadfield, in the backcountry of Death Valley National Park, in the Grapevine Mountains more or less midway between the Beatty, Nevada area and the main Death Valley. The standard story is that this town was the result of one of the biggest swindles and scams in the mining history of the area, and the story is often told of the main promoter salting the mine with ore brought in from other locations and producing brochures featuring boats on the Amargosa River... which is typically completely dry. In the process of preparing this photograph to share I did a bit of reading, and it seems like the story might not be quite so simple nor so dramatic. Apparently there was a history of prospecting and mining in this area before the town was created in the mid-1920s, and lead and perhaps silver were actually mined from the place. A range of problems led to its downfall—the distance the ore needed to be transported, problems with the sale of shares in the mines—but it may not be true that the mine itself was essentially just a scam.
This building is well-known to those who have visited the place, as it is one of two buildings that still stand. Both are located near the entrance to one of the mine shafts, and it seems likely that this was not a residence but rather some building related to mine operations. Today it is a mere shell, but I find it amazing that it still stands nearly 90 years after the "town" (which apparently consisted largely of tents) was abandoned. Even more amazing is to stand at this spot and look out at the surrounding landscape—a rugged and uncompromising mountainous desert terrain—and imagine what it must have been like to live and work in such a place.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, night photography, and more.
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I forgot which building this is since I took this photo! If any locals could ID it for me, that would be appreciated!
I haven't added a picture of the Liver building for at least two days, so thought I'd better remedy that :)
Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and built between 1664 and 1669. Its purpose was to be the ceremonial hall of Oxford University, and the main venue for meetings and public ceremonies, a role that it still fulfills today.
The ceiling was painted by Robert Streater, the Serjeant Painter to King Charles II, in 1668-69 and consists of 32 separate panels. The ceiling is meant to represent Truth descending upon the Arts and Sciences to expel ignorance from the University.
Yomiuri Shimbun Head Office Building (読売新聞東京本社ビル).
Architect : Nikken Sekkei (設計：日建設計).
Completed : 28 November 2013 (竣工年：2013年11月28日).
Structured : Steel Reinforced Concrete (構造：SRC造).
Height : 656ft (高さ：200m).
Floor : 33 (階数：33階).
Floor area : 964,995 sq.ft. (延床面積：89,650.99㎡).
Location : Otemachi 1-7-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan (所在地：東京都千代田区大手町1-7-1).
Referenced :
www.nikken.co.jp/ja/news/2013/20131128.html
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A FDNY firetruck is heading along 8th Avenue - between West 20th Street and West 21st Street
Ein FDNY Firetruck kommt die 8th Avenue entlang - zwischen der West 20th Street und West 21st Street
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GUARDA (Portugal): Nave central da Sé Catedral.
A majestosa nave central, iluminada por um clerestório de frestas maineladas, é coberta por uma abóbada de cruzaria de ogivas, cobertura essa que também se observa nas naves laterais.
Flatiron District
Taken during our trip to New York in April 2013.
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