Colombo
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A street photograph in Colombo, the de facto capital of Sri Lanka. The building in the background was rather disturbing, which is why I show it only faintly.
Il colombo è stato una delle prime specie ad essere addomesticata ed il suo legame con l’uomo e le costruzioni si perde nell’antichità : tra l’8000 e il 3000 a.C. nell’area della Fertile Mezzaluna, dove l’uomo diventò un agricoltore sedentario. Oggi appare la specie più inurbata, con un completo adattamento all’ambiente urbano, di cui sfrutta ogni possibile risorsa e nel quale ha trovato un surrogato del suo antico habitat (pareti rocciose).
Colombo, de facto capital of Sri Lanka. The sheltered location on a peninsula + a protected natural harbor made the formerly small fishing village a sought-after trading port for the spice island.
After independence in 1948, Colombo also became the political center of the island.
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Colombo, de facto Hauptstadt Sri Lankas. Die geschützte Lage auf einer Halbinsel + ein geschützter Naturhafen machten das ehemals kleine Fischerdorf zu einem begehrten Handelshafen für die Gewürzinsel.
Nach der Unabhängigkeit 1948 wurde Colombo auch politisches Zentrum der Insel.
Colombo, de facto capital of Sri Lanka. The sheltered location on a peninsula + a protected natural harbor made the formerly small fishing village a sought-after trading port for the spice island.
After independence in 1948, Colombo also became the political center of the island.
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Colombo, de facto Hauptstadt Sri Lankas. Die geschützte Lage auf einer Halbinsel + ein geschützter Naturhafen machten das ehemals kleine Fischerdorf zu einem begehrten Handelshafen für die Gewürzinsel.
Nach der Unabhängigkeit 1948 wurde Colombo auch politisches Zentrum der Insel.
Colombo, de facto capital of Sri Lanka. The sheltered location on a peninsula + a protected natural harbor made the formerly small fishing village a sought-after trading port for the spice island.
After independence in 1948, Colombo also became the political center of the island.
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Colombo, de facto Hauptstadt Sri Lankas. Die geschützte Lage auf einer Halbinsel + ein geschützter Naturhafen machten das ehemals kleine Fischerdorf zu einem begehrten Handelshafen für die Gewürzinsel.
Nach der Unabhängigkeit 1948 wurde Colombo auch politisches Zentrum der Insel.
The Town Hall - Colombo is the headquarters of the Colombo Municipal Council and the office of the Mayor of Colombo. It is built in front of the Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the meeting place for the elected municipal council.
In 1922 the Colombo Municipal Council held an international architectural design competition and the winning design was drawn by S. J. Edwards, of the architectural firm Ralph Booty & Co. The foundation stone was laid on 24 May 1924, by the Mayor of Colombo, Thomas Reid, CCS. The construction of the building was undertaken by A. A. Gammon & Co and on 9 August 1928 it was opened by the Governor Sir Herbert Stanley KCMG. Edwards' design was similar to L'Enfant's neoclassical style Capitol Building in Washington, D. C.
It is is 108 m (354 ft) in length and 51.3 m (168 ft) in width. The total height of the building equals its width. Many alterations have been made to the original design, but the building still possesses a few characteristics that have not been altered by modern renovations.
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1 - Uma das minhas primeiras fotos
2 - Num lugar prá lá de especial
3 - Numa data muito importante
4 - Sempre que vou lá, clico, mas nunca consegui uma que ficasse melhor, mesmo sabendo que essa está +/-
5 - Preciso de mais motivos para o repost??
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One of my favorite pictures, due a few personal reasons;-))
Confeitaria Colombo. Downtown. Rio de Janeiro.
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Port City Colombo is a 269-hectare multi-services special economic zone built on reclaimed land adjacent to Galle Face Green. Key aspects include its $15 billion projected investment, special economic zone status, and 5 distinct urban precincts.
I chased this train from Cuttingsville to Summit where it pulled up to a stop to await the mid day fall foliage passenger special to come up to Ludlow before turning back east to Chester.
After getting those shots the whole gang of Doug Boudrow, John Kittredge, Tyler Varnum, Vincent Colombo, and whoever else I'm missing moved down to the Ludlow area to shoot the foliage train from Chester coming up the hill. Doug and I did the same, but then made the risky decision to leave the rest of the gang and chase east a bit because there was one shot I really wanted with the last Green Mountain painted geep on the rear.
We weren't sure if we could get it and then still double back west before the 263/slurry freight started down hill.
Well, as you can see, we did. But if we hadn't and missed the shot of 263 round the curve at Okemo in perfect storm light I think Doug would have lost it!
Ludlow, Vermont
Saturday October 20, 2018