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Photo taken from Market Square during the Doors Open Pittsburgh event in October 2017. See my Doors Open Pittsburgh album for more Pittsburgh architecture, both old and new: www.flickr.com/photos/cj_proartz/albums/72157671390229503)
Appropriately the Pittsburgh Plate Glass corporate headquarters is a complex of buildings (PPG Place) created with 19,750 sheets of plate glass. The spires were designed to pay homage to the Cathedral of Learning, a gothic style skyscraper on the University of Pittsburgh campus.
"Upon completion of the project, architectural critics and the media called PPG Place 'the crown jewel in Pittsburgh's skyline,' 'the towering success of downtown Pittsburgh,' and 'one of the most ambitious, sensitive and public spirited urban developments since Rockefeller Center.' In 2006, readers of the Pittsburgh City Paper voted PPG Place as the best building in Pittsburgh."
(Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPG_Place)
Architects: Philip Johnson, John Burgee
The main building of 40 stories was dedicated in 1984.
Submitted to 7 Days With Flickr's 2 Jan 2018 theme: "Monument or emblematic building of the place where we live"
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More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPG_Place
Note that Pittsburgh has a history of buildings that have skins that are made from the corporation's own products. The 1953 Alcoa Building (now the Regional Enterprise Tower) was covered in aluminum, which greatly reduced construction costs due to aluminum being much lighter than other facade materials. The newer (1998) Alcoa Corporate Headquarters has an aluminum and glass facade. The 1971 U.S. Steel Tower is covered in Cor-ten steel, which resists rust and other corrosion caused by weather.
Donaucity: Tor zur Stadt vom ARCOTEL Kaiserwasser gesehen.
DC-Tower (Bildmitte): Höhe 250 m, Architekt: Dominique Perrault
Entrance into Vienna seen from ARCOTEL Kaiserwasser.
DC-Tower (in the middle): height 250 m, architect: Dominique Perrault
Kaysersberg, Alsace, France.
Kaysersberg es una pequeña ciudad entre Riquewihr y Colmar en el departamento de Haut-Rhin de la región de Alsacia. En general, se considera una de las ciudades más impresionantes de Alsacia, especialmente en el centro medieval de la ciudad.
La ciudad se encuentra en un entorno muy pintoresco, en un valle rodeado de viñedos y con colinas boscosas que se elevan por encima de la ciudad.
Tan pronto como entre en Kaysersberg, encontrará la agradable plaza principal, rodeada de muchos edificios pintados de madera y una calle principal muy agradable.
Al caminar por la calle principal y llegar al río, aquí es donde la ciudad se vuelve realmente encantadora. A lo largo de las orillas del río hay numerosas casas de madera medio pintadas de vivos colores, y el río Weiss está atravesado por un precioso puente de piedra fortificado del siglo XVI que añade aún más encanto a la encantadora imagen.
Otro punto de referencia notable dentro de la ciudad es la Iglesia Sainte-Croix de los siglos XIII-XV. La fachada frontal se encuentra entre las partes más antiguas de la iglesia, y en estilo romano: entre en la iglesia a través de la puerta tallada para ver el impresionante retablo del siglo XVI de Jean Bongart.
Kaysersberg is a small town between Riquewihr and Colmar in the Haut-Rhin department of the Alsace region. It is generally considered to be one of the most impressive of the Alsace towns, particularly in the town's medieval centre.
The town is in a very picturesque setting, in a valley surrounded by vineyards and with forested hills rising above the town.
As soon as you enter Kaysersberg you fnd the nice main square which is surrounded by lots of painted half-timber buildings, and a very pleasant main street.
As you walk down the main street and reach the river this is where the town becomes really lovely. Along the edges of the river there are numerous brightly painted half-timber houses, and the Weiss river is crossed by a lovely 16th century fortified stone bridge further adding to the charming picture - delightful!
Another notable landmark within the town is the 13th-15th century Church Sainte-Croix. The front facade is among the oldest parts of the church, and in roman style - enter the church through the ornately carved doorway to see the impressive 16th century altarpiece by Jean Bongart.
Palace of Fine Art in San Francisco is a pretty cool place to visit during the day but it takes on a special look and feel at night!
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The vast emptiness of an upscale shopping mall 10 minutes before closing time.
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I really like the sharpness and rendering from the $100 Nikkor 50mm 1.8D. It's susceptible to flare, but it's not a problem when the bright lights are far enough away.
Tenement house with stores at Brivibas Street was built between August 1937 and September 1939. Architects J. Rengarts and A. Vecsīlis; Riga city property. At the end of the 1930s, Vidzeme Market Restaurant (owner A. Šmits), Jānis Melders confectionery, City Pharmacy, Jānis Gabliņš Mr. and Ladies Hairdresser, Vidzeme Market Inspectorate, also 15 shops, were located on the ground floor of the building block.
Test shot with a portable tabletop tripod. 75 sec @ f22. Lessons learned: 1) Be sure to clean the UV filter first. 2) I was hoping to make this into a "street shot" but at 75 seconds, all the heavy foot traffic is gone.
Empire State building in Manhattan viewed from One World Observatory in the evening light.
Best viewed large.
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FALERII NOVI. - Quando nel 241 a. C. i Romani distrussero Falerii (v. falerii veteres) e ne deportarono gli abitanti in località meno forte naturalmente, fu scelto all'uopo un punto a 6 km. dall'antica città oltre il profondo Fosso Maggiore, sulla via Amerina, diverticolo della Flaminia. Questa città ha conservato il vecchio nome leggermente alterato, collegato alla chiesa romanica del XII secolo (della quale si ammirano tuttora le belle rovine), di S. Maria di Fàlleri. La località, abbandonata nel Medioevo, corrisponde alla Falerii Novi romana. La cinta muraria (metà del sec. III) pressoché intatta, di forma trapezoidale, misura 2108 metri di circuito, ed è il più bell'esempio di fortificazione di quel periodo. Da un lato un fiumicello, detto ora Rio del Purgatorio, forma una profonda valle, dall'altro le mura si innalzano sulla pianura e sono visibili dalla linea Roma-Civita Castellana-Viterbo. Si riconoscono circa 50 torri e 9 porte, fra le quali notevoli quelle dette di Giove (ad occidente) e del Bove (a scirocco). L'interno della città fu appena saggiato e meriterebbe una totale esplorazione; vi si segnalarono resti del teatro e del foro; mentre fuori delle mura si riconosce l'area dell'anfiteatro. Notevole è anche la rete stradale che si può riconoscere nel prossimo territorio, con ponti, tra i quali perfettamente conservato quello tra Falerii Novi e Sutri, dalla Via Amerina. In tutti i dintorni e specialmente lungo la strada tra Falerii Novi e Falerii Veteres, vi sono avanzi di tombe monumentali a camera, scavate nella roccia. Fra il 1885 e il 1891 fu rivelato tutto il territorio falisco; ma il lavoro è rimasto sospeso e inedito. Anche dopo il 219 Falerii conservò il suo foedus con Roma, ed ebbe allora come magistrati dei praetores. Dopo la guerra sociale divenne municipio ed ebbe come magistrati supremi i quattuorviri.