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Zwischen 1894 und 1896 entstand das neugotisches Bauwerk, das die alte Holzbrücke ersetzte und auf der oberen Ebene die 1902 in Betrieb genommenen Hochbahngleise der ersten Berliner U-Bahn-Linie (heute: Linie U1) über die Spree führt. Der mittlere Brückenbogen wird von zwei je 34 Meter hohen Türmen geschmückt, die dem Mitteltorturm der Stadtmauer in Prenzlau nachempfunden sind. Beide Türme und andere Elemente der Brücke sind am 23. April 1945 schwer beschädigt worden, als deutsche Truppen während der Schlacht um Berlin den Mittelbogen sprengten. Die Brücke wurde notdürftig repariert. Nach dem Mauerbau 1961 wurde auch der U-Bahn-Verkehr eingestellt, da die Spree hier die Grenze zwischen Ost und West bildete. Auf der Brücke befand sich danach ein nur von Fußgängern nutzbarer Grenzübergang. Nach der Wiedervereinigung wurde die Brücke bis 1995 restauriert.
This neo-Gothic bridge was built from 1894 to 1896 substituting an old wood bridge. On the upper level, the first Berlin subway inaugurated in 1902 (today line U1) crosses the river Spree on an elevated track. The central bridge arch is accentuated by two tower 34 metres high, inspired by the Central Gate Tower of the town wall of Prenzlau, a town in Northern Brandenburg. Both towers and other elements of the bridge were severely damaged when German troops blasted the central arch on April 23, 1945, during the battle of Berlin. The bridge was provisionally repaired and the subway resumed operation. But after the Berlin Wall was built in 1961, the subway ceased operation over the bridge as the river Spree was the border between East and West at this site. Later on, a border crossing point for pedestrians only was installed on the bridge. Following German reunification, the bridge was restored until 1995.
Location: Al-Faisaliyah Tower, Olaiyah Town, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
About:
Architect:
Norman Foster and Partners
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The Shot:
Nikon D90
Nikkor Wide Lens 10 - 24mm
Manual Mood
f/8
1/60 Sec.
ISO 100
Software:
: : Lightroom: Processed in RAW using a Preset made by me :)
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Plac Grunwaldzki skyscrapers -Osiedle Plac Grunwaldzki - Plac Grunwaldzki Estate, also known as "Sedesowce" or "Manhattan". Complex of 6 brutalist highrises.
Location: Wroclaw, Poland
Built: 1970-1973
Height: 54-60m
Architectural Style: modernism
Architect: Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak
Renovation: 2015-2016
Architects of renovation: Jednostka Architektury foundation
"I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field..."
21 N. Park Place; the former Bamberger's building in Morristown, which was renamed Macy's in 1986 and closed in 1993. Currently Century 21.
New York, NY - USA
One ultra-wide-angle shot of the most beautiful skyscraper in Manhattan - the Chrysler Building! :)
The Chrysler Building is an art-deco building located in East Manhattan, near the Grand Central Terminal. It was briefly the tallest building in the world until the completion of the Empire State Building nearly one year later.
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This classic building, at the junction of Prospect and Ontario in downtown Cleveland, was built in 1838 and raqzed in January of 1971. Slide by Mentor Sig
At 5:24AM on October 20, 2018 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 700 block of S Normandie Av in Koreatown. Firefighters arrived to a four story, center-hall apartment building with people exiting through the front doors. Although no fire or smoke was visible, crews immediately deployed into fire attack and roof ventilation operations and located fire in the basement. Further investigation located pockets of fire in walls on the first and second floors.
Firefighters strategically opened sections of walls to extinguish fire while determining the extent of the fire's spread. The size of the building (54,152 square feet) and potential for a working attic fire led the Incident Commander Assistant Chief Kwame Cooper to request additional units and raise this to a Major Emergency status.
The efficient and precise efforts of the firefighters successfully prevented a dangerous attic fire and limited damage to the building. The structure, built in 1926, contained 76 units and occupants were evacuated with only one resident requesting medical evaluation by LAFD paramedics but did not require ambulance transport.
106 firefighters achieved knockdown in one hour and 30 minutes. While the cause of the fire is under active investigation by LAFD Arson and Counter-Terrorism Section (ACTS) (based on protocol for a Major Emergency structure fire) it appears the fire originated in a first floor utility room and traveled to the basement via a light well and then through the walls to the attic.
Photo Use Permitted via Creative Commons - Credit: LAFD Photo - Erik Scott
LAFD Incident: 102018-0259
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Spring has arrived & most of the snows have melted. Only the ice on the lakes & the snows in deeply shaded areas remain. The spring temps. & the winds will soon remove those.
This year's season of rebirth will soon become visible.
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The United Nations Secretariat Building is a 154 m (505 ft) tall skyscraper and the centerpiece of the United Nations Headquarters, located in the Turtle Bay area of Manhattan, in New York City. The lot where the building stands is considered United Nations territory, although remains part of the United States.
It has 39 stories and was completed in 1952. The building was designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and the Swiss/French architect Le Corbusier. This building is connected to the Conference Building to the north that houses the General Assembly, the Security Council, among others, and a library building to the south.
The building houses the administerial functions of the UN, including day-to-day duties such as finance and translation, and the offices of ambassadors and delegates.
As part of the UN complex, the building is subject to an agreement between the United Nations and its host country, the United States.
The UN Secretariat Building was recently renovated, starting in May of 2010, and reopened via phased reoccupancy with the first occupants moving in July of 2012.
The building style has inspired some notable copies, including the Headquarters of South Lanarkshire Council in Hamilton, Scotland - known locally as the "County Buildings".
On October 29th, 2012 the basement of the UN complex was flooded due to the hurricane/super-storm Sandy, leading to a three day closure and the relocation of several offices.