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Wat Pho is a Buddhist temple in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in the Rattanakosin district directly adjacent to the Grand Palace. Known also as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, its official name is Wat Phra Chettuphon Wimon Mangkhlaram Ratchaworamahawihan. The temple is also known as the birthplace of traditional Thai massage.
A lot has changed here. In the background is the now demolished Clyde Port Authority (Meadowside Granary) buildings. They were Europe's largest brick built structures and sat empty for a couple of decades before they were finally demolished in 2002.
A Regal cigarette advertisement can be seen on the billboard on the right hand side, with the slogan "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue".
It's such a shame to see this stylish 1950s brick-built structure in a derelict state, a building which once showcased Stanton & Staveley's varied product range and also acted as a small company cinema. Surely the ideal building and venue for a Stanton Iron Works, come local history museum and educational centre?
Matsumoto Castle (松本城 Matsumoto-jō?) is one of Japan's premier historic castles, along with Himeji Castle and Kumamoto Castle. The building is also known as the "Crow Castle" (烏城 Karasu-jō?) due to its black exterior. It was the seat of the Matsumoto domain. It is located in the city of Matsumoto, in Nagano Prefecture and is within easy reach of Tokyo by road or rail.
Renowned as being the second largest brick built structure in England, the first being recognised as Battersea Power Station, Chappel Viaduct is situated near Wakes Colne in Essex off the A1124 (Colchester Road) and spans the picturesque Colne Valley. It presently still supports the Sudbury to Marks Tey line which regularly connects with trains to and from London's Liverpool Street Station along the main line.
The foundation stone for this man made wonder was laid on the 14th September 1847. A bottle containing a newly minted sovereign, a half-sovereign, a shilling, a sixpence and a four-penny piece was placed underneath this stone. This bottle and all its contents were stolen shortly after the laying ceremony; the culprit was caught after he tried to pass over a brand new sovereign coin in the Rose and Crown public house.
Chappel Viaduct is 1,066ft long and some 5 to 6 million bricks are believed to have been used in its construction. A work force of 606 men known at the time as 'navvies' were employed to complete the work which took two years, this was relatively fast for such a large structure. The Viaduct has 32 arches; each having a span of 30ft and at its maximum the height is 75ft. Although so many bricks were used in the construction, to save money and to cut down on weight, the piers were left hollow.
The engineer of the viaduct was Peter Schuyler Bruff and his plan was for the line to continue on as far as Ipswich in Suffolk, but the railway company did not have sufficient funds for this. Bruff later built the line himself and is also credited for founding the Essex seaside resort of Clacton-on-Sea.
On the 2nd July 1849, the first passenger train crossed the viaduct from Colchester to Sudbury carrying an official party. A large crowd greeted the honoured guests at Sudbury despite its station still being unfinished.
To this day Chappel Viaduct is in daily use by trains and is well worth a visit if you are in the area. It attracts many tourists and visitors every year and is a highly photographed structure. Bordering the viaduct is The Chappel Millennium Green and as the name suggests this was opened to celebrate the Millennium. It contains a walk around area and children's play area which should keep the kids amused while you take in this wonder.
The Stour Valley Railway opened on 9 August 1865, linking Shelford near Cambridge with Marks Tey in Essex, with 13 intermediate stations along the line.
The section between Shelford and Sudbury was closed on 6 March 1967 following the Beeching cuts, leaving Bures and Chappel & Wakes Colne as the only stops between the termini.
In 2005 the line received around £3 million of investment, which saw around 5 miles (8 km) of old jointed track replaced with new continuous welded rail. Further investment was made in 2006 to replace around 6 miles (10 km) of track, leaving just the Chappel viaduct and Lamarsh to Sudbury sections in need of modernisation. This work was completed in 2007.
In 2006 the line was designated as a community railway[2] by the transport minister and is part of the Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership.[3]
The current name of the line commemorates the painter Thomas Gainsborough, who was born in Sudbury; the previous name was the Lovejoy line, after the television series Lovejoy, which was filmed in the Sudbury area.
All passenger services on the line are currently operated by Greater Anglia, which runs an hourly service seven days a week, with frequency increasing slightly during peak hours. One train each day is extended to or from Colchester.
Sanctuary of the Virgin of Jaraba, a XVIII Century temple built among the rocks in the Hoz Seca ravine in Aragon, Spain.
The Close Defence Block House is an oblong brick built structure, divided into three rooms inside, there are four non-standard Loopholes for rifles in the front face overlooking the sea, and another four Loopholes in the rear wall, these appear to be later additions, as there is evidence of cuts into the existing brickwork. Above and centre of each pair of Loopholes is another square hole, but this was an air vent. The entrance is in the south facing wall, there are two large openings to the north and south, these appear to have had windows removed, and below the tiled sill is a hole in the centre. There is also evidence of previous extensions to the north and south walls and concrete floor, and unpointed brickwork on the walls. The whole structure is covered with a heavy reinforced concrete roof.
A World War Two Coastal Battery and some associated structures along with some earthworks were constructed and centred around TM 4760 6158. The Coastal Battery was constructed around 1940, as two Gun Houses in the grounds of The Dower House, Sizewell, two possible Searchlight Batteries on the cliff edge and a possible Observation Towers in the grounds of The Dower House. The site was probably one of a number of ''Emergency Coastal Batteries'' that were built in 1940.
The Road Block at TM 4759 6169 was already in place at this time, and was probably an early coastal anti-invasion feature, but the associated probable Pillbox didn't come until December 1941. By 1941 further structures have been built immediately behind the Gun Houses and elsewhere in the grounds of The Dower House, centred on TM 4751 6148, and many of the battery structures are now disguised. A number of Slit Trenches are also dug to guard the perimeter of the site. By June 1942 Barbed Wire Obstructions have been installed to further defend the site and also augment the coastal defences.
The site is clearly visible on photographs from 1946 and by 1975 a number of the structures have been retained and are visible on aerial photography. Also seen as part of the field survey of the Suffolk Coast, Anti-Tank Blocks buried in the sand at intertidal level with four steel rods set in the top. A Close Defence Block House as previously mentioned, and a concrete block built Loopholed Wall running along the cliff top for almost 300ft.
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CALIGULA - Deep Space Mining Vessel
Most of my spaceships are quite fantastical or combative in nature and I have rarely attempted anything ‘hard sci-fi’. Here then is the CALIGULA. A ship purely built for long range mining operations in the most hazardous environments space can offer.
Once again I’ve combined bionicle pieces with a brick built structure. As this is effectively a midi scale build the challenge was to make it look as detailed, imposing and gigantic as possible by packing it with as much crazy stuff as I could think of.
The Roman Catholic church of St Charles in Gosforth was built in 1911 (replacing an earlier iron-built structure) and is a handsome building with two small west steeples flanking the main facade and a wide cruciform body culminating in a shallow apse. The interior is partially enlivened by marble-cladding, particularly around the sanctuary.
The outstanding features here however are in glass, principally the two large windows that dominate the north and south transepts, the largest windows in the church and both filled with gloriously rich stained glass by Harry Clarke Studios of Dublin and installed in 1945 (long after the death of Clarke himself and most likely designed by his successor Richard King). The south window depicts the Nativity, whilst that to the north represents the Deposition, with Christ's body being removed from the Cross. There is a further window by the same studio in the south nave clerestorey depicting Christ before Pilate, somewhat smaller and sadly less accessible.
This is a thoroughly rewarding church to visit for lovers of stained glass, though it is best to check with the church about access as it isn't always open outside mass times.
I visited this Built Structure which was located in Namhansanseong Fortress, Gyeonggido, South Korea.
its date was about 28th Dec 2014.
and I reorganised this photography combining Clouds Photo which was took on the street when it appeared beautiful skylines. combining ancient architecture and skyline photography is my one of the skill by using photoshop.
Female tourist with a map in New York walking near the Wall street - People traveling concepts [DSC04437]
Panoramic aerial sunrise photo of Kansas City, Missouri near Liberty Memorial with view toward Union Station and downtown area.
on my site: ericbowers.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Panorama-Photog...