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Calgary downtown June 7 panorama 10 frames 70mm vertical 1 row. while everyone was chasing the big storms I was sticking close to home shooting the new moon and the now distant storm to the right side of this 95 megapixel frame
the light pollution from Calgary acts as a false sunset. this is just after midnight at Forgetmenot pond in Kananaskis
Calgary, a cosmopolitan Alberta city with numerous skyscrapers, owes its rapid growth to its status as the centre of Canada’s oil industry. However, it’s still steeped in the western culture that earned it the nickname “Cowtown,” evident in the Calgary Stampede, its massive July rodeo and festival that grew out of the farming exhibitions once presented here. ― Google
The Calgary Globalfest international fireworks competition got off to a bright start with Brazil on Friday night
after I gave up on the foggy pond at Irricana, I came back to clearer sky in Calgary, and you can just see a hint of aurora through the towers
Calgary is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the southwest of the province, in the transitional area between the Rocky Mountain Foothills and the Canadian Prairies, about 80 km (50 mi) east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies, roughly 299 km (186 mi) south of the provincial capital of Edmonton and approximately 240 km (150 mi) north of the Canada–United States border. The city anchors the south end of the Statistics Canada-defined urban area, the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor.
Calgary's economy includes activity in the energy, financial services, film and television, transportation, and logistics, technology, manufacturing, aerospace, health and wellness, retail, and tourism sectors. The Calgary Metropolitan Region is home to Canada's second-largest number of corporate head offices among the country's 800 largest corporations. In 2015, Calgary had the largest number of millionaires per capita of any major Canadian city. In 2022, Calgary was ranked alongside Zürich as the third most livable city in the world, ranking first in Canada and in North America. In 1988, it became the first Canadian city to host the Olympic Winter Games.
Calgary, a cosmopolitan Alberta city with numerous skyscrapers, owes its rapid growth to its status as the centre of Canada’s oil industry. However, it’s still steeped in the western culture that earned it the nickname “Cowtown,” evident in the Calgary Stampede, its massive July rodeo and festival that grew out of the farming exhibitions once presented here.
This image is of the exterior of the Calgary Central Library.
The library, also known as the Calgary New Central Library (NCL), is a public library in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and the flagship branch of the Calgary Public Library system. The building is located in the Downtown East Village neighborhood and opened on November 1, 2018.
The four-storey building cost CA$245 million to construct and was designed by American-Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta and Canadian firm DIALOG after the two firms' joint bid won a design competition in 2013.
Their design features an oval-like form and an interior with a large central atrium with a skylight. (Notes from Wikipedia)
I needed to get to the downtown library, but didn't have a lot time and couldn't take transit like I would normally. But then I remembered the new downtown parking garage (know colloquially here as a 'Parkade') has finally opened, and it looks architecturally interesting. The views from the parkade were new and different, and the interiors were fascinating, but I'll post some of those later. In this series, I have posted a shot from inside the elevator, as it was of a design I have never encountered before.