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Much of Lisbon was destroyed in the great earthquake of 1755. The earthquake's epicentre was in the Atlantic Ocean, far from Lisbon. But the tsunami was 20 metres in height, and deluged much of the city, after which fires ranged for days. The part of Lisbon then inhabited by Moors from North Africa (Mouraria) was largely spared, however, as it was situated on elevated land. This image is of a typical street in that historic area featuring a narrow cobblestone pathway flanked by historic buildings and homes.
Oberlaa Land, the southern part of Oberlaa, whose inhabitants seem to fear their village life will be destroyed by the extension of the Viennese underground line U1. www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/wien/stadtpolitik/914396...
A simple site visit shows two things: From the new terminus the railway underpass leading to their village is much farther away and much harder to find than it was before. And therefore there are no signs of huge crowds of strangers inundating their village. The huge crowds that were also today on their way are automatically lead to the park in the northern part of Oberlaa by the new underground buildings.
What's the problem of these villagers? They don't feel like Viennese, and they detest the district they belong to, Favoriten, the 10th district. They're hostile to foreigners, but living in Favoriten you mustn't be hostile to foreigners, for there are lots of them there. So why don't they separate? The U1 extension, in any case, leaves them alone.
Photographed from Eastcheap, opposite Rood Lane, with the massive building at 20 Fenchurch Street looming over St Margaret Pattens church.
The 38 storey 20 Fenchurch Street, also known as the "walkie talkie" building, is 525 feet tall. Construction was completed in spring 2014, and the three-floor "sky garden" was opened in January 2015.
The building gets it's "walkie talkie" nickname because of it's shape and is not without some controversy. It won the Carbuncle Cup in 2015, awarded by Building Design magazine to the worst new building in the UK during the previous year.
During the building's construction, it was discovered that for a period of up to two hours each day if the sun shines directly onto the building, it acts as a concave mirror and focuses light onto the streets to the south. Spot temperature readings at street-level including up to 91 °C (196 °F) and 117 °C (243 °F) were observed during summer 2013, when the reflection of a beam of light up to six times brighter than direct sunlight shining onto the streets beneath damaged parked vehicles.
In July 2015, the building was criticised in having an unexpected impact on wind strength at street-level. The City of London Corporation received an increased number of complaints about draughts around 20 Fenchurch Street following its completion.
St Margaret Pattens church was first recorded in 1067, at which time the church was probably built from wood. It was then rebuilt in stone but fell into disrepair and had to be demolished in 1530. It was rebuilt again in 1538 but was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The present church was built by Sir Christopher Wren in 1687. It is one of only a few City churches to have escaped significant damage in the Second World War.
Exploring the Isle of Skye was a mixed bag. On the one hand I got to explore and experience nature at its finest. On the other hand I understood just how a location could become a shadow of its past self very easily if steps are not made to stem the flow of tourists, especially during the high season.
From my experience there are other islands in Scotland that are of equal beauty to the Isle of Skye that don't attract the masses which is where I'd go again.
Have you been? What did you think?
Magnificient Mriya accelerating for take off serving its last set of commercial flights ever. Two months later the unique plane will be destroyed during Russian invasion in their attack on Hostomel.
[Antonov Airlines 🇺🇦] An-225 'Mriya' / Ан-225 'Мрия' # UR-82060
Almaty Airport (ALA), KZ 🇰🇿
Outfit:
[LANEVO] MANEATER MACHINE (MAINFRAME)
*AG* Cyber Holo Hand_L/R (MAINFRAME)
[LINKRAVE] Edge Runner Trousers (MAINFRAME)
[LINKRAVE] GoLink Sneakers (MAINFRAME)
Enemies:
Butanik83 - Optical Implant SPYDR6 (MAINFRAME)
Others:
Dura-U110-HAIR-FAT PACK1:Male[left](TMD)
VRSION RV49 Jacket w/ Double Sling Bag WO (TMD)
[ContraptioN] The Snarl *???* wear
[Omise.] A.S.S.BUNKER
Productive Sunday? FATAL idea, I'll stay in bed instead~
Wearing:
!FATAL! Destroy Shirt
-Reborn size
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Houston Texas Me playing some Grand Theft Auto IV 4 video game online in multiplayer mode The mission title is Bomb Da Base its me destroying or killing all my team mates with automobiles Off line this game really sucks 2010 games vehicles murder run over Kill PS3 PlayStation 3 hit cars Chase Fight GTA4 Gta
Yet another image that I destroyed applying my HLUT camera profile mimicking look from the forgotten past.
Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f1.5 for Prominent (cca 1954)
Dawny magazyn Neuer Bau, widok z wieży katedry (Ulmer Münster), 14 stycznia 2015 r.
Budynek powstał w 1584-93 w celu przechowywania ziarna, składowano tutaj też sól i wino. Zbudowany jest na planie nieforemnego pięciokąta. Tymczasowa nazwa "Nowa Budowa" (Neuer Bau) przyjęła się i budowla nazywana jest tak do dzisiaj. Od XIX w. budynek przeznaczono na cele wojskowe. Budynek został zniszczony w pożarze w 1924 r. oraz podczas bombardowania miasta w 1944 r. (w tym czasie urzędowało tutaj Gestapo). Obecnie budynek należy do policji.
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Old warehouse Neuer Bau, view from the tower of the minster (Ulmer Münster), January 14, 2015
The building was erected in years 1584-93 as a grain granary, also salt and wine were stored inside. It is constructed on irregular pentagonal floor plan. A temporary name "New Construction" (Neuer Bau) remained permanent and it is used also today. In the 19th century the building was used for military purposes. It was destroyed by fire in 1924 and during the bombing of the city in 1944 (the Gestapo was located here at that time). Currently the building is used by the police.
Saturday night at the Banana Stand, and my first house show since returning from Cayman. Sadly, my favorite venue, The Coop, is no more. But Destroy Nate Allen continues to spread the punk-rock acustic cheer nonetheless.
David had never been to a house show before, and I think he was quite impressed. It's nothing like a concert at Hawthorne or even Satyricon, because the band and the crowd have no barriers (physical or imagined) between them. Nate and Tessa are exceptional performers, and are always a pleasure to photograph.
Last year, I captured a moment which Nate said was a dream come true: "I've always wanted to be the acustic guy who crowd surfs," he explained.
Of course, the performance ended in a huge dog pile on the floor, and was followed by free vegan cookies.
It's good to be back in Portland.
Scene for old podcasting area in kuwait
using EF 16-35 wuth 1D PL filter on the upper corner
using DPP canon and Photoshop .
special thanks for |HD| hamad darwish for his support
with Editing & Advices ..
This white mushroom is most likely a "Destroying Angel" mushroom, very deadly but beautiful!
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
This is picture of a worker helping rebuild the WORLD TRADE CENTER. This was taken shortly after 10pm. I believe this a 24/7 job for the next 15 years or so. I'm up editing, late (more like early) as usual and decided to post this. For everyone who isn't in New York, you can witness the rebuild.
The historic capital of Normandy, Rouen is a famous old French city commonly known as the “city with a hundred bells chiming in the air”. With numerous cathedrals, this beautiful city exudes the charms of traditional French culture. Situated north of France on the River Seine, the capital city of Normandy is well known for its Notre Dame Cathedral and the city where Joan of Arc was trialled. Today, the city of Rouen is a vibrant city with old and new attractions to welcome its visitors.
The key attraction for Rouen, this Roman Catholic Cathedral is the important icon for Rouen with its majestic and grand architecture. The cathedral houses the tomb of Richard the Lionheart, who was the King of England. Located in the center of the city, it is one of the most visited attractions in Rouen. Magnificent light shows illuminate the cathedral at night, a definite must see for the city.
A church was already present at the location in the late 4th century, and eventually a cathedral was established in Rouen as in Poitiers. It was enlarged by St. Ouen in 650, and visited by Charlemagne in 769. All the buildings perished during a Viking raid in the 9th century. The Viking leader, Rollo, founder of the Duchy of Normandy, was baptised here in 915 and buried in 932. His grandson, Richard I, further enlarged it in 950. St. Romain's tower was built in 1035. Construction on the current building began in the 12th century in Early Gothic style for Saint Romain's tower, front side porches and part of the nave. The cathedral was burnt in 1200. Others were built in High Gothic style for the mainworks: nave, transept, choir and first floor of the lantern tower in the 13th century; side chapels, lady chapel and side doorways in the 14th century. Some windows are still decorated with stained glass of the 13th century, famous because of a special cobalt blue colour, known as "the blue from Chartres". The north transept end commenced in 1280.
The cathedral has actually been destroyed and rebuilt several times before.
The Renaissance spire was destroyed by lightning in 1822. A new one was rebuilt in Neo-Gothic style, but of cast iron instead of wood. The cathedral was named the tallest building (the lantern tower with the cast iron spire of the 19th century) in the world (151 m) from 1876 to 1880. In the 20th century, during World War II, the cathedral was bombed in April 1944 by the British Royal Air Force. Seven bombs fell on the building, narrowly missing a key pillar of the lantern tower, but damaging much of the south aisle and destroying two rose windows A second bombing by the U.S. Army Air Force (before the Normandy Landings in June 1944) burned the oldest tower, called the North Tower or Saint-Romain Tower. During the fire the bells melted, leaving molten remains on the floor. In 1999, during Cyclone Lothar, a copper-clad wooden turret, which weighed 26 tons, broke and fell partly into the church and damaged the choir.