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I like the simplicity of the photograph, showing the connection via the steam. this was my 2nd favorite photo of a morning shoot in Seattle. I like the contrast of the sharp structure of the buildings with the softness of the steam.
Charles Bridge is a famous historical bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Location: 50°5′11.21″N, 14°24′42.68″E. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the beginning of 15th century. As the only means of crossing the river in Prague, Charles Bridge used to be the most important connection between the Old Town, Prague Castle and adjacent areas until 1841. Also this 'solid-land' connection made Prague important as a trade route between east and west Europe. The bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenný most) or the Prague Bridge (Pražský most) but has been the "Charles Bridge" since 1870.
The bridge is 516 meters long and nearly 10 meters wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two of them on the Lesser Quarter side and the third one on the Old Town side. The Old Town bridge tower is often considered to be one of the most astonishing civil gothic-style buildings in the world. The bridge is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues and statuaries, most of them baroque-style, erected around 1700.
History
Building the bridge
The need for building a new bridge emerged after the old romanesque Judith Bridge (Juditin most, built around 1170 and named after king Vladislav I's wife Judith) was destroyed by a flood in 1342. Royal astrologers and numerologists specified a precise moment for Charles IV to personally assist in the laying of the foundation stone as 9 July 1357, at 5:31 am. This minute can be enumerated as 135797531. This palindromic sequence of ascending and descending odd digits is carved out on the Old Town bridge tower. The building was supervised by Peter Parler and led by a "magister pontis", Jan Ottl.
The bridge was built from Bohemian sandstone. There is a legend saying that eggs were used to enrich the mortar used to bind the stone blocks to make it harder. Although the saying cannot be verified, modern laboratory tests have indeed proved anorganic and organic ingredients to the mortar. The construction of Charles Bridge took place until the beginning of 15th century. To sustain the bridge, tolls were taken, first by the religious order of the Knights of the Cross, who had their mother-house nearby, then by the Old Town municipality (until 1815).
Until the 20th century
Throughout the history, Charles Bridge suffered several havocs and witnessed many historic events. A flood in 1432 damaged three pillars. In 1496 the third arch (counting from the Old Town side) broke down after one of the pillars lowered, being undermined by the water (repairs were finished in 1503). A year after the Battle of White Mountain, when the 27 leaders of the anti-Habsburg revolt were executed on 21 June 1621, the Old Town bridge tower served as a deterrent display of the cut-off heads of the victims to stop Czechs from further resistance. During the end of the Thirty Years' War in 1648, the Swedes occupied the west bank of Vltava and as they tried to advance into the Old Town, the heaviest fights spread out right on the bridge. During the fighting, they severely damaged one side of the Old Town bridge tower (the side facing the river) and the remnants of almost all gothic decorations had to be removed from it afterward. During the late 17th and early 18th centuries the bridge gained its typical appearance when an alley of baroque statues was installed on the pillars. During a great flood in 1784, five pillars were severely damaged and although the arches didn't break down, the traffic on the bridge had to be greatly restricted for some time.
The original stairway to Kampa island was replaced by a new one in 1844. The next year, another great flood threatened the bridge, but the bridge escaped major damage. In 1848, during the revolution days, the bridge escaped unharmed from the cannonade, but some of the statues were damaged. In 1866, the pseudo-gothic gas (later changed to electric) lights were erected on the balustrade. In 1870s, the first regular public transport (omnibus) line went over the bridge (officially called "Charles Bridge" after 1870), later replaced by a horse-tram. The bridge towers underwent a thorough reconstruction between 1874 and 1883.
On 2-5 September 1890, another disastrous flood struck Prague and severely damaged the Charles Bridge. Thousands of rafts, logs and other floating material that escaped from places upstream gradually formed a huge barrier leaning against the bridge. Three arches were torn down from the great pressure and two pillars collapsed from being undermined by the water, while others were partly damaged. With the fifth pillar, two statues - St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. Xavier, both by Ferdinand Brokoff - also fell into the river (the former statue was replaced by a statuary of Cyril and Methodius by Karel Dvořák, the latter was replaced by a replica of the original). Repair works lasted for two years (the bridge was reopened on 19 November 1892) and cost 665,000 crowns.
20th Century to Present
In the beginning of the 20th century, Charles Bridge saw a steep rise of heavy traffic. The 15 May 1905 was the last day of the horse-line on the bridge, as it was replaced with an electric tram until 1908 and with buses afterward. At the end of World War II, a barricade was built in the Old Town bridge tower gateway. A capital repair of the bridge took place between 1965 and 1978, based on a collaboration among various scientific and cultural institutes. The stability of the pillars was reassured, all broken stone blocks were replaced, the asphalt top was removed and all traffic has been excluded from the Charles Bridge since then, making it accessible by pedestrians only. The repair cost 50 million crowns.
During the 1990s, some people started criticizing the previous reconstruction of the bridge and proposing a new one. As of the beginning of the new millennium, most of the experts appeared to agree that the previous reconstruction had not been flawless but disputed the need for further interference with the bridge. However, after the disastrous floods of 2002 (which itself caused only minor harm to the bridge), it was decided that repair and stabilization of the two pillars (number 8 and 9) on the Malá Strana side of the Bridge would happen. These are the only river pillars that have not been repaired after the 1890-floods. The floods intensified the voices of the supporters of an overall bridge reconstruction and, as of 2005, the current repair of the pillars is considered as the first phase of the reconstruction, which will concentrate especially on building a new hydroisolation system protecting the bridge. The whole reconstruction will be done gradually without needing to close the bridge and is scheduled to finish in 2007.
During the night Charles Bridge is a quiet witness of medieval times. But during the day it changes its face into a very busy place. Painters, owners of the kiosks, and black sailors trade to carry away some money on the tourists.
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A first picture of the „cobweb connection“ series.... :P
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“Connections”
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I really hope the bridges are all repaired soon in James A Bible Park so I can take cool photographs again 😜😜😜
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Flamenco Dancer in Barcelona 9/9/2024.
There are many things I love about Flamenco the obvious being the dance and the music but right up there for me is the passion intensity and connection between the dancers and the musicians. the expression and concentration on the guitarists face as he keeps pace with the dancer is wonderful I think.
Waste Connections of Colorado single-sort recycling dumpster.
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This building was a second home to my daughter for 6 years. It was her cadet parade square. It is the building where they met. It was an important place for their teenage years, and now it has been demolished. Too old and not safe, it could not be saved. The only was to save the memories was to grab the camera and remember the good times.
Bear Cross Bus Company former Bournemouth Corporation Leyland Titan PD2 with Weymann body seen giving free trips around Wimborne in connection with a mini steam and vintage day at Wimborne Model Town.
In frame is a part of Mandaue City and the old bridge which connects it to Mactan island.
Visible on the upper left of the frame is the Mactan-Cebu International Airport.
Coach Connections Newtownards County Down Mercedes-Benz Tourismo Reg VEZ 5555 is seen in Belfast Titanic Quarter on cruise ship work
Merci pour vos visites.
Thank you for your visits.
Grazie per le vostre visite.
Danke für ihre Besuche.
Melting Connection
Almost a kiss, almost a collapse.
This image was generated by artificial intelligence.
Two cybernetic beings—man and woman—reach for intimacy,
but as they connect, their circuits melt and form dissolves.
They are made of code, light, and nothing permanent.
Born from data, they can be erased like a thought.
The Red & Blue Zeroids are with Zeroid 'Zogg" . It is the base for the Red & Blue of course. Red & Blue are from the STAR Team for any who may not know. Came out in 1977- 78
I like the original Zeroids that came out in 1967.
Zogg was the last Zeroid for the original line. Released in 1969.
The first three Zeroids seem fairly common.
But Zogg does not show up for sale very often. In my searching anyway. I guess because of the later release. And it started out only being sold with the Commander Action Set . Then later sold separately.
This Zogg is missing several bits. A spoiler like part on the top of his head. His motor and its' cover. He comes with a laser ball thing he holds. I am fine with that missing.
I just would like the intact basic robot.
Zogg has two little cone things. on top of his base above the treads. And below their hand like parts. Blue has the two. But Red has only one. Zogg has those with what look like two stacked black rubber donuts. With a chromed tip on top of them. This ones' are gone.
But he has his treads !
And the rest of it, is nice and clean. And the chrome is good.
Even has the forearm stickers intact....
So I am happy to get him. To finally get some version of it !
I got it from a toy shop. Out in the wild.
It was likely, still there because it was incomplete ?
But I don't even see beat up ones for sale. So I am happy to get it.
A nice complete Zogg has been a grail collectable since I learned of it. Because of its' STAR Team connection. So this a good stand in for now :)
Also, got this Zem - 21 too. Its' silver is so good.
Compared to the one I have had for yrs. This one has the silver intact much more. I got it at the same toy store Zogg was at. The electroplated silver chrome is so thin on the Zem- 21 to start with. So after 47 years now, it seems to be disappearing on so many of them.....
Three rather indistinct vehicles at Yeovil bus station on 17th Sep 2020.
First 42954 WX06OML is still defiantly wearing its Urban livery and Solent fleetname after 18 months in Yeovil, and began life in Bristol, working at all three depots before heading to Hampshire, at Southampton and then Fareham punctuated by a spell in Weymouth.
Similarly, 44920 YX09AHG was at First Cymru and was at Hengrove depot in Bristol before it headed to Bath and then Hampshire (albeit in Portsmouth) before a spell in Cornwall where it gained green colours before a move to Yeovil.
The Cornish connection is more tenuous with SWC WK11APU, which has a Kernow registration and with its green LED signifies an early life with Western Greyhound.
Liquid distortion - an entirely predictable medium. So appropriate to illustrate the notion that everything is predictable provided that its connection to everything else is understood.
This is the daughter of one of my best friends. We grew up in the same region and went to schools in the same town, but didn't know each other until we lived at college together at uni in Brisbane. It is always so good to catch up - it may be many years since we lived near each other, but when we do get together, those years melt away...
But this photo represents so much more than that. This photo represents all those friendships and relationships I have from my days at school and uni and beyond. It represents all my family, immediate and extended. It represents the people who have been in my life significantly in one way or another, but now live a distance apart. We might not get to see each other as often as I would like, but when we do.....well, everything is right and life is perfect.
100x: Things that warm the heart
I have had this orchid since over two month now and just realized last night that I never took a picture of this plant. So since it was pretty windy outdoors I started photographing indoors ;-))
Take a look in the lightbox if you have time!!
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The Bahia Honda Rail Bridge is a derelict railroad bridge in the lower Florida Keys connecting Bahia Honda Key with Spanish Harbor Key. It was originally part of the Overseas Railway, but the state of Florida purchased it from the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) after the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane and converted it for automobile use as part of the Overseas Highway in 1938. After a replacement Bahia Honda Bridge was opened in 1972, two spans of the old bridge were removed for the safety of boat traffic and to prevent pedestrian access to unsafe parts of the bridge.
Before being reused as a highway bridge, the Bahia Honda Rail Bridge carried a single track of FEC across Big Spanish Channel from Bahia Honda Key to Spanish Harbor Key. Unlike other bridges on the Overseas Railway, the Bahia Honda has a steel truss construction. This was a necessary difference from the predominant concrete arch form of the other bridges of the Overseas Railroad, as the channel is the deepest of those spanned, at 24 feet (7.3 m).[1] The central span is a Parker truss with a span of 247 feet (75 m). This is surrounded by 13 Pratt truss sections spanning 186 feet (57 m) on either side, and 13 smaller Pratt trusses each spanning 128 feet (39 m) outside those. Nine plate girder sections were used for the western approach, for a total length of 5,055 feet (1,541 m). The smaller Pratt trusses have riveted connections, but the larger Pratt and Parker trusses use pinned connections, making the Bahia Honda Rail Bridge the longest pin-connected truss bridge in the U.S.
The original construction of the bridge was carried out by William Krome and Joseph Meredith, and the vehicular conversion was undertaken by B.M. Duncan.
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2017 Reel www.starnow.com/media/778224
2016 Reel www.starnow.co.uk/media/623368
2015 Reel www.starnow.co.uk/media/500618
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