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Two columns overlooking the plain at the grave mound of Karakus, in southeastern Turkey, erected by Mithridates II. for members of his family.
The Victory Column (German: Siegessäule ) is a monument in Berlin, Germany. Designed by Heinrich Strack after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War, by the time it was inaugurated on 2 September 1873, Prussia had also defeated Austria in the Austro-Prussian War (1866) and France in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71), giving the statue a new purpose. Different from the original plans, these later victories in the
so-called unification wars inspired the addition of the bronze sculpture of Victoria, 8.3 metres high and weighing 35 tonnes, designed by Friedrich Drake. Berliners, with their fondness for giving nicknames to buildings, call the statue Goldelse, meaning something like "Golden Lizzy".
View of the Temple of Antoninus Pius and Faustina in the Roman Forum from the Capitoline Hill in Rome. The temple, built for the deified emperor and his wife, is located along the north side of the forum, across the Sacra Via and the Regia. The shrine is now part of the church of San Lorenzo in Miranda. The inscription of the facade is just visible on the Corinthian entablature: DIVO ANTONINO ET / DIVAE FAUSTINAE EX S(enatus) C(onsulto). The Column shafts (total column H: 17 m) are monolithic, of Greek cipollino marble (in bright sunlight green in color); here a view at the last light of sunset.
The temple was first constructed by the emperor Antoninus Pius in honor of his wife in 141 CE; when the emperor himself died in 161, his cult was added to that of his wife's. Note the griffins carved into the frieze course on the sides of the temple. The diagonal cuttings on the facade columns were carved into the shafts to provide a seating for ropes that were intended to facilitate the destruction of the temple and the salvage of the marble . . . evidently the scavengers failed, fortunately for those of us who like to see ancient columns still standing!
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Concrete columns in a construction site. As usual, in urban areas (like Dubai here) abstracts and minimalistic approaches are favored by me.
I think of making some contrast philosophically; as Dubai is one big city with entwined roads and scape, it is possible to create some minimalistic touch out of it. I'm not sure it is minimalistic enough here though!
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Architects: Chamberlin, Powell, and Bon. Column detail of the Grade II listed Defoe House, 1973. Barbican Estate, City of London.
In camera HDR of the columns at Heaton Park in Manchester.
The Original Manchester Town Hall facade, located on the corner of King St and Cross St, designed by Francis Goodwin, the Town Hall was built between 1822 and 1825 at a cost of £25,000.
The King St building was replaced by the present Town Hall, built between 1868 and 1877, following which it then served as the main public reference library until 1911, when the City Council decided to demolish it. Public opposition to the plan, led to a decision to retain the facade. Platt Fields Park was considered but rejected, following which the facade was erected in Heaton Park.
The Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece was built between 447 and 438 BC. It was a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena and its name comes from Athena Parthenos, or virgin Athena.
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