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Dinamarca - Copenhague - Vistas desde la Rundetaarn (Torre Redonda)
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www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/round-tower-gdk410741
ENGLISH:
The Rundetaarn, or Rundetårn (Round Tower in English), is a 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen, Denmark. One of the many architectural projects of Christian IV, it was built as an astronomical observatory. It is most noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the top, and for the expansive views it affords over Copenhagen.
The tower is part of the Trinitatis Complex which also provided the scholars of the time with a university chapel, the Trinitatis Church, and an academic library which was the first purpose-built facilities of the Copenhagen University Library which had been founded in 1482.
Today the Round Tower serves as an observation tower for expansive views of Copenhagen, a public astronomical observatory and a historical monument. At the same time the Library Hall, located above the church and only accessible along the tower's ramp, is an active cultural venue with both exhibitions and a busy concert schedule.
The Round Tower is a cylindrical tower built in masonry of alternating yellow and red bricks, the colours of the Oldenburgs. The bricks used were manufactured in the Netherlands and are of a hard-burned, slender type known as muffer or mopper. On the rear side, it is attached to the Trinitatis Church, but it has never served as a church tower.
Steenwinckel — whose name is otherwise synonymous with Dutch Renaissance architecture in Denmark — with the Trinitatis Complex has left his signature style. Unlike his other buildings with their lavish ornamentations and extravagant spires, the complex is built to a focused and restrained design. Hans van Steenwinckel must have been up on the situation in Holland, cogniziant that the style which he had once learned from Hendrick de Keyser had been altogether abandoned.
The architects now setting the agenda in the Netherlands, masters such as Jacob van Kampen (Amsterdam City Hall), Pieter Post (Mauritshuis in the Hague) and Philip Vingboons, now favoured a style characterized by sobriety and restraint. It is now known as Dutch Baroque or sometimes Dutch Classicism. Its proponents often relied on the theoretical works such as those of Palladio and of Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola. Steenwinckel may have paid a visit to his native Netherlands prior to his change in style but it will have been too early for him to have seen any of the period's buildings realized.
Instead of stairs, a 7.5-turn spiral ramp forms the only access way to the towertop observatory as well as the Library Hall and the Bell-Ringer's Loft, both located above the church. The ramp turns 7.5 times around the hollow masonry core of the tower before reaching the observation deck and observatory at the top, on the way also affording access to the Library Hall as well as the Ringer's Loft. This design was chosen to allow a horse and carriage to reach the library, moving books in and out of the library as well as transporting heavy and sensitive instruments to the observatory.
The winding corridor has a length of 210 m, climbing 3.74 m per turn. Along the outer wall the corridor has a length of 257.5 m and a grade of 10%, while along the wall of the inner core the corridor is only 85.5 m long but has a grade of 33%.
The observation deck is located 34.8 m above street level. Along the edge of the platform runs a wrought-iron lattice made in 1643 by Kaspar Fincke, Court Artist in metalwork. In the latticework, Christian IV's monogram and the letters RFP are seen, the letters representing the King's motto: Regna Firmat Pietas – Piety strengthens the Realms.
The observatory is a small domed building, built on the roof of the tower. Built in 1929, the current observatory is 7 m high and has a diameter of 6 m. Access is by a narrow winding stone staircase from the observation deck.
On the upper part of the façade of the tower, there is a gilded rebus inscription. Christian IV's draft of it, written in his own hand writing, is kept at the Danish National Archives. The rebus includes the four Hebrew consonants of the Tetragrammaton. The rebus can be interpreted in the following way: Lead God, the right teaching and justice into the heart of the crowned King Christian IV, 1642.
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ESPAÑOL:
La Rundetårn (en español: Torre Redonda) es una torre del siglo XVII ubicada en el centro de Copenhague, Dinamarca. Siendo uno de los numerosos proyectos arquitectónicos del rey Cristián IV, fue construida como observatorio astronómico. Es conocida por su pasillo helicoidal que recorre 7 vueltas y media antes de llegar a la parte más alta y por las amplias vistas panorámicas de la ciudad de Copenhague que ofrece.
La torre forma parte del Trinitatis Complex, que también estaba compuesto por una capilla universitaria, la Iglesia Trinitatis y una biblioteca universitaria, que fueron las primeras instalaciones construidas específicamente por la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Copenhague, fundada en 1482.
Actualmente, la Torre Redonda tiene la función de mirador, observatorio astronómico público y monumento histórico. Asimismo, en la Sala de la Biblioteca, que se encuentra por encima de la iglesia y a la cual solo se puede acceder a través de la rampa de la torre, se suelen exhibir exposiciones y celebrar conciertos.
Happy Bench Monday everyone! Doneraile Court is a magnificent 17th century stately home situated within 400 acres of parkland in Co. Cork, Ireland. Doneraile Court was the former residence of the St. Leger family. The tea room has this lovely outside courtyard area. Behind the house itself is a more formal garden, the one part of the park I haven't visited yet so that is on the agenda for next time. See my Album for more photos of Doneraile Park www.flickr.com/photos/juliek1967/sets/72157651560820135
The third and final shot to be published from Bevin Court during this years Openhouse London event.
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Ashton Court, Bristol
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Ashton Court is a mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England. Although the estate lies mainly in North Somerset, it is owned by the City of Bristol. The mansion and stables are a Grade I listed building. Other structures on the estate are also listed.
Ashton Court has been the site of a manor house since the 11th century, and has been developed by a series of owners since then. From the 16th to 20th centuries it was owned by the Smyth family with each generation changing the house. Designs by Humphry Repton were used for the landscaping in the early 19th century. It was used as a military hospital in the First World War. In 1936 it was used as the venue for the Royal Show and, during the Second World War as an army transit camp. In 1946 the last of the Smyth family died and the house fell into disrepair before its purchase in 1959 by Bristol City Council.
The estate developed from the original deer park and is Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England. It is the venue for a variety of leisure activities, including, Bristol International Kite Festival and the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.
www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/witley-court-and...
Witley Court was once of the great country houses of England, reaching its peak in the Victorian period when it was the setting for extravagant parties and royal entertainments. After a devastating fire in 1937, however, it became one of the country’s most spectacular ruins. It is still possible to gain a sense of the opulence and scale of the 19th-century interiors, as well as to see the earlier layers of the building’s history laid bare by the fire.
In the gardens, the south and east parterres have been restored by English Heritage to give an idea of their Victorian glory. At the centre of the south parterre, the Perseus and Andromeda fountain – one of the grandest in Europe – has been restored to working order.
The ensemble is completed by the Georgian parish church (not owned by English Heritage), which has one of the finest interiors of its period in the country.
Renovated bungalow court on 42nd Street near El Cajon Boulevard, with every square inch of ground paved over.
I captured this image just as the sun started to rise. I have been wanting to make an image of the manor house for a long time but its not the easiest to get a decent composition with.
Description: Dubbo Court House
Dated: c.1881
Digital ID: 4481_a026_000776
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The Brewtopian design for the new World Court bunker. On the surface level is the super-secret entry, with a retinal scanner. If someone fails the retinal scan, they are immediately vaporized by the overhead Illudium Q-36 Space Modulator.
Upon gaining entry, the World Court Ambassador proceeds to the upper transporter room, where he or she is sent through the either to the lower transporter room.
At the lower level is the World Court chamber. On the wall is a world map and at the right hand side of the conference table is a podium where the Chief Magistrate can deliver his speeches (in Penguinese).
This is the inner courtyard, part of several additions and changes made in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. At one stage it was made less like a castle and then, presumably adding more battlements, made more so.
Building of this Tudor Mansion near Ilminster in Somerset commenced in 1538 and in subsequent centuries it was occupied by various families. It became a Grade 1 listed building in 1959 which gives it legal protection from demolition or major alteration without prior approval from the local authority – Somerset Council.
Today it is owned and managed by the National Trust, having acquired it in 1907, and is open to the public.
Like many National Trust properties, it has been used for films and television productions – the most recent being the BBC series Wolf Hall.
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Quiet, hidden nooks like this are what make New Orleans Square my favorite land of them all. The stairs serve as castmember access to the back of Club 33 and the Dream Suite; to everybody else they're just decorative. A great place to just duck the crowds and chill out.
Something about this told me to go Dutch.
A fantastic trip to Hampton Court in the Spring sunshine. Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace in the borough of Richmond upon Thames. Along with St James's Palace, it is one of only two surviving palaces out of the many owned by King Henry VIII.
Former Chesterfield Magistrates Court house built 1963-65, converted into residential accommodation comprising 30 luxury flats in 2022.
Designed by Prof S Allen and Robert Keenlyside for Chesterfield Borough Council, altered in 1975. Reinforced concrete, with decorative stone cladding, and timber roofs clad with copper sheeting. Double fan shaped plan, three storeys. Original east entrance front has recessed ground floor with central double glazed doors now blocked with glazed side lights. Either side four windows with concrete louvres to the offices. Above eleven bays topped with gables, the three central bays have recessed windows to both floors. Either side the two storey courts have grey slate panels with side lights and set back grey! green slate cladding. West front has recessed ground floor with eleven windows each with concrete louvres. Above eleven gabled bays, the central three and outer tow with grey slate cladding and side lights with set back grey green slate cladding. The four remaining bays on either side have recessed windows. The north and south sides have recessed angled facades with slightly recessed ground floor with glazed entrance at centre of east section with large glazed windows above.
Renovated and turned into 30 flats in 2022.
Taken with Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Shift lens on Sony A7RII.
Turnastone Court a farmhouse built in the early 1800's Now abandoned and slowly decaying
Update this house has now been sold and restoration is in process
Onslow Court is a spectacular example of Art Deco Architecture, a purpose-built block of flats constructed in 1933. Located on the seafront at the Eastern edge of Worthing, it was designed to offer unrestricted sea views in what was, for the time, a relatively tranquil setting.
Originally, Onslow Court had thirty luxury apartments available, all owned by a company called Knight & Co. and all available for rental only. One flat was occupied by the caretaker who looked after the whole building (and the communal boiler). This is no longer the case, and this flat eventually became available to rent and then later to purchase. One other flat was split into two, bringing the total number of flats to the current figure of thirty-two.
The building was designed by A. T. W. Goldsmith, who was also responsible for several other buildings in Worthing. (onslowcourt.org)