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Detail: gilded columns in one of the many Shwedagon halls.
Shwedagon Zedi Daw, or Shwedagon Pagoda, the 99 meter gilded pagoda situated on a hill in Yangon, is the most sacred of Myanmar’s Buddhist sites.
For the story that accompanies these photos, please check out my PhotoBlog: www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/culture/the-heart-of-myanmar...
This column is at the centre of Confederation Hall, which is itself in the centre of the Centre Block. It was completed on July 2, 1917, the 50th anniversary of Canadian confederation. On it is enscribed, in English and French, “1867 July 1917 - On the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Confederation Of British Colonies in North America as The Dominion Of Canada the Parliament and People dedicate this building in process of reconstruction after damage by fire as a memorial of the deeds of their forefathers and of the valour of those Canadians who in the great war fought for the liberties of Canada, of the Empire and of Humanity”.
Support. Their job integral, the building's weight upon their shoulders!
Image by Mark Bloot'hoofd © 2006
Exploring Rewatex - an abandoned industrial laundry and dyeing factory in Berlin. Read about the adventure at andberlin.com/2013/02/12/rewatex-abandoned-laundry-and-dy...
Lead, cast iron and wood.
Michigan Central Railway Station, St. Thomas Ontario built in 1872. The shortest route between New York and Chicago at that time ran along the north shore of Lake Erie through Canada. St. Thomas was at the midpoint between Buffalo and Detroit, and was intended as a corporate headquarters as well as a stop offering fine dining in a massive dining room to travelers.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the third President of the United States. The neoclassical building was designed by John Russell Pope. It was built by Philadelphia contractor John McShain. Construction began in 1939, the building was completed in 1943, and the bronze statue of Jefferson was added in 1947.
the california academy of sciences kept some of its original architectural detail when redesigned by renzo piano. www.calacademy.org
Devils Postpile National Monument, California
I visited Devils Postpile, which is a large collection of basalt volcanic columns.
Camera: Mamiya M645, f2.8 55mm Mamiya-Sekor lens. Tri-X 320 processed in Rodinal @ 1:100. Union station, Toronto, ON.
The first columns based on land were completely covered in this stunning ivy. The top of the ivy spread out like a tree canopy on the bottom of the bridge.