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Adrines Beach | Skopelos Greece
Adrines is the name given to three small beaches in the bay of Panormos on the island of Skopelos. The local legend is that a pirate queen, "Adrina", drowned herself there.
A string of small shingle beaches along the far side of Panormos bay, extending from Linarakia up to the corner of Milia beach. Each beach is very pretty-all have pine trees just above them, which makes the sea take on a very special turquoise colour , but which also gives them natural shade. Some are tiny coves, just for 2 or 3 people while others are larger. One of the beaches lies below Adrina Beach hotel, so tends to be busier.
Access is via a rather overgrown footpath through the forest from Linarakia, or by taking a path down from the main road which goes on towards Milia beach.
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View of the Ann Street entrance of Emporium, a mixed use precinct in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane, Australia)
The city center of Dublin is full of a variety of charming and colorful low-rise buildings from the Georgian and Victorian eras, many of which form a vibrant mixed-use tapestry that gives the city economic and social vitality. The city rapidly grew and evolved throughout the 18th Century and 19th Century into what we see today, leaving little remaining of the Medieval city, but providing many charming structures that contribute to a very intact and whole urban fabric that rivals that of Edinburgh for the completeness of the cityscape from the pre-WWII period on the continent. The city retains its low-rise character and yet remains an engaging, walkable, and dense metropolis, showing that the traditional urban form does, in fact, still work in the modern age.
View of Rabat medina from Kasbah des Oudaias.
Kasbah des Oudaias is a picturesque place which occupies the oldest part of the city, the site of the original ribat. It commands magnificent views over the river and ocean from its cliff-top perch.
The kasbah is predominantly residential with tranquil alleys and whitewashed houses mostly built by Muslim refugees from Spain.
St.-Josefs-Kirchplatz 2
Finanzamt. Dreigeschossiger historisierender Bau mit Volutengiebeln und Erker, 1904 D-7-64-000-326
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More specifically, downtown Vancouver. And the little mountains. Well, what a classic shot. All mine. :9
I can haz emigration?
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England's Finest Medieval Village.
Discover Lavenham; England's finest medieval village and food capital of Suffolk.
Lavenham has wonderful places to stay, restaurants and pubs with excellent food and interesting shops and galleries.
An ideal place to stay for a short break to explore Suffolk's countryside and coast.
Lavenham is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. It is noted for its 15th century church, half-timbered medieval cottages and circular walk. In the medieval period it was among the 20 wealthiest settlements in England. Currently, it is a popular day-trip destination for British people from across the country and Americans from the air bases of Lakenheath and Mildenhall, along with another historic wool town in the area, Long Melford.
For four centuries, Lavenham made its fortune from the wool trade, selling blue broadcloth, 'Lavenham Blues' - everywhere from Africa to the Baltic. By 1524, the town, its population just 2,000, was 14th richest in England, ahead of York and Lincoln.
The church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Lavenham. A very grand parish church dating from the 15th Century it was paid for by several rich Lavenham clothiers and the Lord of the Manor. It was built on the site of an earlier church and the present building is of the late perpendicular style.
With the Church Tower clearly visible on the Suffolk Skyline, this church can be seen for miles around. Once a year it is open to the public. Well worth climbing the 200 steps to the top!
An ideal place to start a historic Potter trail, the medieval town of Lavenham was where it all began for Harry Potter in the Deathly Hallows, after deciding it had an "ethereal" quality. Lavenham stars as Harry’s childhood village of Godrick’s Hollow - the scene where his parents fell foul to the Dark Lord, and the epic battle began.
March 2007 - We went rented on Agnes Street in 1996, we had no idea there'd be so many other apartment buildings coming to downtown New Westminster.
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Walmer must be one of the most Godly towns in Kent, so well served is it by it's churches. On the main Dover Road it has a Baptist and Roman Catholic churches, bit impressive Victorian buildings, and noteworthy on their own.
And yet there are two other wonderful churches in the town, the old church we will come to another day, but St Mary New Church is now hidden away in the midst of a modern housing estate, just behind Walmer Castle.
But it is of a grand scale, and I was rather taken by it. The two wardens who were in attendance were rightly proud of the church, and also only too happy to provide me with directions to the old church.
But the new church is fine, not as spectacular as a Pugin, but I liked it, and should be better known for sure.
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A standard Blomfield church but one of great character and wealth. Built to replace the old church of The Blessed Virgin of Walmer and supplement accommodation at Victorian St Saviour's, this was always going to be a showpiece. The tall clerestoried nave is light and entered via a three bay baptistery. Immediately ones eyes are taken to the east end and the High altar and reredos designed by Powell's under tall triple lancet windows. The sanctuary tiling, of opus sectile, is in the same design as can be found at Meopham but here is brown rather than blue. The low alabaster chancel screen shows that Blomfield wished to nod to the Camden Society and their ideal that a chancel and nave should be structurally separate. To north and south the aisles are relatively narrow and terminate in lean to arches rather than complete ones into vestry (south) and chapel (north). However the remarkable thing about them is the sheer number of windows they contain. Five sets of three lancets race along each side. Those on the north represent saints and apostles whilst the south side has Old Testament figures from Moses to Hezekiah. They must give the Vicar many opportunities to illustrate his sermon! Most windows are by Powell's who must have been kept going by the wealth of money here.
St. Colman's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral located in Cobh, Ireland. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Cloyne. The cathedral was begun in 1868 and finally completed in 1915, a total of 47 years. The foundation stone was laid on 30 September 1868 by Bishop William Keane. The roof was completed in 1879 and that same year the first Mass was celebrated on June 15 by Bishop John McCarthy. Building of the spire, the last of the major external works, was completed in March 1915.
I feel compelled to take pictures of this room every time I'm here.
This room is only used for special functions and conferences now, I think. But originally it was where passengers waited for their trains.
Downtown Beacon is unique in that its Main Street actually passes through two separate commercial centers. This goes back to the city's previous condition as the two independent villages of Fishkill Landing and Matteawan. Both have successfully turned around and are framed by great views of Mt. Beacon and the Hudson Highlands.
St. Isaac's Cathedral, Leningrad.
Inside there is a pendulum with an heavy metal ball that shows the inclination of hearth.
Ellan Vannin - Isle of Man.
The Old House of Keys in Castletown - part of the Tynwald, the Isle of Man Government, the House of Keys met in this purpose-built building from 1821 until 1874, when it followed other Government offices and departments and moved to Douglas. It is preserved by Manx Heritage as it would have appeared in 1866; this was a momentous period in Manx History when the House of Keys became directly elected and the Island embraced democracy.
The House of Keys has had 24 members since the 16th Century (the word 'Keys' is thought to be an abbreviation/corruption of the House's Manx Gaelic name 'Yn Chiare as Feed', meaning 'The four-and-twenty'). Members of the House of Keys, or MHKs, are mostly Independents although three of the current incumbents are affiliated to Liberal Vannin, the Manx Liberal Party, and one to the Manx Labour Party.
Castletown is dominated by the medieval Castle Rushen, one of the best preserved medieval castles in Europe and ancient home of the Kings and later Lords of Mann. Tynwald, the Manx Government, was based in Castle Rushen by the 1500s and Castletown was the Island's capital until Tynwald moved to Douglas during the 1860s and 1870s.
Located in Lake County,Indiana,USA. Still used for everyday traffic, notice the wooden deck. Might be for sale.
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Some historical background is in order: Congo was a colony of Belgium during the 19th century, and for the last 12 years has been in civil war. Almost four million people have died during the fighting. They just had elections, though.