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Don't normally take my camera into work but since I was having sensor cleaned I grabbed this shot of Nelson's Column at sunset.
Rostral Columns. Installed in 1811. The Doric columns were lighthouses at the tip of Vasilyevsky Island to mark the split of the Neva into two channels, the the Bolshaya Neva and Malaya Neva.
At the base of the columns are statues of four allegorical figures representing four of Russia's major rivers - the Volga and Dnieper at the northern column, and the Neva and Volkhov at the southern column.
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Part of a National Forest project. The Noon Columns are a series of six interpretive sculpture pieces that represent the flavour of the six main landscape areas of the Forest.
This one is at Grangewood and stands in a clearing in a newly planted woodland area. It's shape reflects the church spires well known in this part of the forest.
The works are by David Nash and are all designed with slots in them that will allow the sun to shine through them at true noon. Hence the name.
"Embracing 200 square miles of the Midlands, The National Forest is taking root in the heart of England across parts of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire.
From one of the country’s least wooded regions, the ambitious goal for The National Forest is to increase woodland cover to about a third of all the land within its boundary."
This series of collages began with Eaton jigsaw of a Van Gogh painting that was missing quite a few pieces. I filled them in with the pieces from a puzzle of strawberries that had a matching stamp. Of course, then I had a new puzzle missing quite a few peices (maybe even more than the first) so the series is endless in that to finish it off I'll have to find a puzzle with only the pieces the next to the last one in the series lacks.
Mistergrey commented "These are beautiful, like visual poetry."
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
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.
Architectural details at the Wang Compound.
The Wang Family Courtyard, about 40 minutes from ancient Pingyao as the crow (or magpie, if you prefer) flies, feels much more like a castle than a home.
To start, it's massive. There are 123 courtyards, so touring begins to feel a bit redundant (though never underwhelming at all, at least to me). The other thing that makes this feel more like a castle than a home is the distinct lack of furnishings or insight into family life. Other than a small handful of art museums/displays on the grounds, the focus is exclusively on the architecture of the buildings, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's very well-designed.
The Wang patriarch was a government official who built this compound during the Qing Dynasty for his family and (I think) that of his two sons. I've had a hard time finding more information on the grounds or buildings themselves.
To get here from Pingyao, most of the guesthouses arrange private cars/vans to take day-long excursions to sites nearby. Just be prepared to see more coal trucks on the road than private vehicles, as Shanxi is in the heart of coal mining country for China.
All in all, Wang's Family Courtyard is well worth the visit, and a pleasant drive from ancient Pingyao.
The visit and guided tour of Poblet Monastery.
Monks still lives in this monastery. It was restored in the 20th century, having been ruined in the 19th century. There are tombs here of the Kings and Queens of Aragon.
The Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet (Catalan: Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet) is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located at the foot of the Prades Mountains, in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Catalonia (Spain). It was founded by Cistercian monks from France on lands conquered from the Moors. The main architect was Arnau Bargués.
This monastery was the first of three sister monasteries, known as the Cistercian triangle, that helped consolidate power in Catalonia in the 12th century. (The other two are Vallbona de les Monges and Santes Creus.)
Poblet was one of the two royal pantheons of the kings of the Crown of Aragon since James I of Aragon (along with Monastery of San Juan de la Peña). Some of the most important royal sepulchres have alabaster statues that lie over the tomb. The kings have lion sculptures at their feet, while the queens have dogs.
Peter IV of Aragon (1319 – 1387) made it a condition, under solemn oath at the moment of crowning, that all the Aragonese kings be buried there. Only Ferdinand II of Aragon broke the oath, after his kingdom had been merged with the Kingdom of Castile, and was buried in Granada.
Outdoor balcony area (leaving the Dormitory). Can see the Cloisters below. Also the Sacristies.
Column - can't tell if this was a sundial or not.
The former Bank of Montreal building on James St. in downtown Hamilton.
This set of 5 is attempt #1 for my architectural photography course.
Luxor Temple all lit up at night. This was our 3rd or 4th temple of the day, and they really all were starting to look alike. Only this one all the photos are at night, so it haelp to tell it apart from Karnak.