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The Thompson Bank (1835) is a beautiful Greek Revival building.
Located in Western Massachusetts, Old Sturbridge Village is an open air living history heritage museum. It consists of over 40 historic buildings on over 200 acres of land. The Village depicts life in New England from the 1790's through the 1830's.
Recent research by the Airfield Research group has revealed that building was nicknamed "Dragon Mountain" by base personnel, Not the often quoted "Magic Mountain" . The first reference to Magic Mountain is in the research notes for the listing of the Building and is in error. The Dragon Mountain name makes more sense as the U2/TR-1 aircraft are nicknamed "The Dragon Lady" and personnel with the 17th RW called themselves "Dragon Keepers"
"The Avionics building, constructed c. 1989 by US Air Force, is a two storey, partly sunken reinforced concrete bunker, rectangular in plan. The building accommodates a drive-through access roadway and is capped with a rough concrete buster cap designed to absorb the impact of a missile before penetrating the bunker's roof.
INTERIOR: The purpose of the avionics building was to service the electronic components of reconnaissance aircraft and process the data retrieved. The interior of the building housed life support systems, stainless steel decontamination rooms, electronics workshops, photographic dark rooms, handling and storage areas. It is protected internally by subterranean 'portcullis' type blast doors on a hydraulic release mechanism. By the main doors are a suite of decontamination rooms and male and female toilets. An internal vehicular decontamination facility is also present. Large rooms on the lower floor housed the computers (now removed) where the data was downloaded and analysed. One of these rooms has a painted motto 'Aircrews live by the knowledge, skill, awareness and integrity of their maintenance people' over the door. A unique feature is the system for maintaining air pressure in the case of attack, by the use of compressed air cylinders on the lower floor, still present. All fixtures and fittings apart from the air cylinders and generators, floor surfaces, wall panelling and doors have been removed.
HISTORY: Land for an airfield at Alconbury was first acquired in 1938 as a satellite landing ground for RAF Upwood and when war broke out, the base was used by Blenheims from RAF Wyton. As part of the US 8th Air Force, it fulfilled a variety of roles until being handed back to the RAF in November 1945. In June 1953, the base was reactivated for the US 3rd Air Force and from 1959, Alconbury assumed its principal Cold War role as the home to various reconnaissance squadrons. In 1983, U2/TR-1 spy planes were permanently based at Alconbury, resulting in the construction of a number of hardened structures including the Avionics building and a number of Hardened Aircraft Shelters which have group value. Following the cessation of the Cold War, flying ceased in March 1995 and the base was released for disposal.
SOURCES. RCHME/English Heritage 'MPP Cold War Survey' 1999. Cocroft, W.D and Thomas, R.J.C 'Cold War, Building for Nuclear Confrontation 1946-1989', English Heritage, 2003.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: The hardened Avionics building at Alconbury airfield was constructed by the US Air Force in 1989. It is a very rare surviving example of this building type, and along with other buildings from this period, represents the physical manifestation of the global division between capitalism and communism that shaped the history of the late 20th century. The Avionics building is unique amongst the few such buildings in England, because of its size, form and internal survival of the vehicular decontamination unit and compressed air re-pressurising system. It is uniquely associated with the U2/TR1 aircraft, stationed only at Alconbury. As one of the last Cold War structures built in the country, it is the most sophisticated hardened structure remaining and as such has very special architectural and historic interest.
Listing NGR:TL2156676882"
Ehemaliges Palais Bartolotti-Partenfeld
Objekt ID: 30727 Dorotheergasse 2–4
Katastralgemeinde: Innere Stadt. Dieses bemerkenswerte barocke Stadtpalais wurde um 1720, wahrscheinlich von Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt erbaut. Die Fassade ist mehrfach geknickt und auf die Dorotheergasse ausgerichtet, während am Graben nur vier Achsen zu sehen sind. Oberhalb eines genuteten Sockels mit zwei von Hermenpilastern eingerahmten Korbbogenportalen befinden sich die durch ein Kordongesims geteilten Obergeschoße. Die Fensterdachungen sind rhythmisiert angeordnet und aufwändig gestaltet. Im ersten grabenseitigen Obergeschoß befindet sich in einer Rundnische die Steinskulptur einer Madonna mit Kind.
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Dresden, Germany.
Wikipedia: Built in the 18th century, the church was destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden during World War II. It was reconstructed as a landmark symbol of reconciliation between former warring enemies. The reconstruction of its exterior was completed in 2004, its interior in 2005 and, after 13 years of rebuilding, the church was reconsecrated on 30 October 2005 with festive services lasting through the Protestant observance of Reformation Day on 31 October.
Just one of the 3 main types of buildings, which include tram sheds, workshops and stables at the Old Tram Depot at 38-40 Upper Clapton Rd in Hackney, London.
A lovely old building in Woodbridge, but a bit boring photographically, so I've put on a gradient map and a watercolour effect. (It works on the tide rather than a stream or river, as you might imagine)
9471 Children play room and bed, Swan House- Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road Northwest, Atlanta, Fulton, GA. April 19, 2014. Decimal degrees: 33.842600, -84.385930
The Skierri - Fell Lapland Nature and Culture Centre at Enontekiö.
In the spring of 2007, the Vuovjjuš - Wanderers exhibition was opened at the Skierri - Fell Lapland Nature and Culture Centre. The exhibition introduces the nomadic Sami culture and the special character of the natural world in the North. The reindeer has the leading role in the wonderful exhibition, as it represents the relationship between the local people and the wildlife. In the land of fells and rivers, animals and people alike move according to their sources of livelihood and traditions.
The nomadic Sami exhibition has been organized by the Sami Museum Siida and Johtti Sápmelaččat association. Metsähallitus has been responsible for the extension work to the building, the organization of various wildlife, history, hiking, and children’s exhibitions, and the alteration of the Yrjö Kokko library. This centre is a thing to do for visitors in the area.
A worker installing some new details on an old apartment building on 49th Street between 9th and 8th Avenues.
CHRIST CHURCH, Summerfield (Summerfield Cres. and Gillot Rd.), was built as a memorial to George Lea, Perpetual Curate of St. George's, Edgbaston, 1864-83. It is a building of stone in the Perpendicular style, with apsidal chancel, nave, aisles and transepts, designed by J. A. Chatwin. It was consecrated in 1885, a parish being assigned from St. John's, Ladywood, in the same year. Part of the parish was transferred to St. Augustine's, Edgbaston, in 1906. (fn. 48) The living, a vicarage since 1885, was in the gift of the Vicar of St. John's, Ladywood, for the first turn, and then of the bishop until 1905, when the Rector of Birmingham became patron. (fn. 49) The City Road mission room, opened in 1896, was transferred to the parish of St. Augustine, Edgbaston, in 1906. Old School Hall, Coplow Street, has been licensed for public worship since 1908, and Cavendish Road Hall since 1914. (fn. 50)
Style "néo-gothique" qui serait signé Jean Falp, mais je n'ai pas pu vérifier. Décidémment, ce quartier est plein de surprises.
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Enkhuizen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.
Enkhuizen was one of the harbour-towns of the VOC, just like Hoorn and Amsterdam, from where overseas trade with the East Indies was conducted. It received city rights in 1355. In the mid-17th century, Enkhuizen was at the peak of its power and was one of the most important harbour cities in the Netherlands. However, due to a variety of reasons, notably the silting up of the harbours, Enkhuizen lost its position to Amsterdam.
Nowadays, Enkhuizen continues the maritime tradition and has one of the largest marinas of the Netherlands. It is also the location of the Zuiderzeemuseum, an open-air museum reflecting life in the villages around the Zuiderzee throughout history. Most of the buildings in the museum come from other locations in the Netherlands, such as Purmerend and Amsterdam.
Industrially, Enkhuizen is home to a number of seed production companies, as well as a plastics factory. Tourism, however, is one of the most important businesses as large parts of the inner city are still intact. This includes two magnificent 15th century churches, the largely intact 17th century city walls, gates and tower (the Drommedaris, see picture) and the 17th century city hall.
The demolition of Middlesbrough Police Station.
The demolition of Middlesbrough's former Dunning Road police station is under way as part of the latest phase of town centre regeneration.
Developers JR Properties have started work on demolition to make way for a new development which will include a 120-bedroom Express by Holiday Inn Hotel, new town centre offices and a 502-space town centre car park.