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On the streets of ancient Pingyao.
Pingyao is considered one of China's best-preserved ancient walled towns. (From my limited travels around China, I wholeheartedly concur.)
Pingyao's history goes back about 2,700 years. Located about 90 km (55 miles) south of Taiyuan in Shanxi (山西) province, modern-day Pingyao has around 450,000 residents. The ancient town, is enclosed within a stone wall, 10 meters (31 feet) high and slightly more than 6 kilometers (3.6 miles) with 6 gates: north, lower east, upper east, south, upper west, and lower west, that was built in 1370.
Within these walls live 50,000 people. Also to be found are a number of religious institutions including temples - the Confucian temple with the oldest surviving building in Pingyao (Dacheng Hall from 1163 A.D.), the Taoist City God Temple, Taoist Qingxu Guan (temple), and a Catholic church, among others.
Besides the various religious sites, there are museums to the banking industry such as the Rishengchang Museum. (The first draft bank in China was located here in Pingyao), a few art museums, and -- centrally located -- a city tower on Nan Dajie.
Pingyao also has many guesthouses (I chose Harmony Guesthouse on Nan Dajie near the south gate and highly recommend it to anyone who goes to Pingyao), restaurants (western and local Pingyao cuisine), teahouses, bars, massage parlors, and souvenir shops.
By day, the panoramic view of Pingyao is slightly reminiscent of the imperial city scenes at the beginning of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (perhaps with a creative imagination). As evening comes, the red lanterns begin to dominate the landscape. Alleys, doorways, the main roads, and courtyards all find themselves awash in a red glow.
In short, Pingyao has plenty to offer by day or night. These images are just a small reflection, through my eyes, of Pingyao's charms.
This was taken on a walk through Hanningfield Reservoir back in 2021 when the pathway to the lakehouse / visitor centre was closed. Taken on my Fujifilm X100T.
This is the gate into the old imperial Winter Palace. Stormed by the communists during the revolution, the palace was built by Peter the Great and expanded by his progeny. Currently it houses the Hermitage museum: contained within are some of the treasures of the empire, as well as some amazing artwork from around the world.
Visted the new Gates Foundation Campus to see their Bike to Work facilities. A collection of everyday bikes were in the bike cage.
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The Hadrian's Gate or Üçkapılar ("The Three Gates" in Turkish) is a triumphal arch located in Antalya, Turkey, which was built in the name of the Roman emperor Hadrian, who visited the city in the year 130. It has three arched gates. According to local legend, Sultan Belkis, the Queen of Sheba, is said to have passed under those gates and enjoyed a happy day in the palace in Aspendos on her way to visit King Solomon. Formerly the city walls enclosed the outside of the gate and it was not used for many years. This may be the reason why it has not been harmed, and it was only revealed when the walls collapsed. It is considered as Pamphylia's most beautiful gate. The upper part has three apertures in the shape of a cupola, and except for the pillars is built entirely of white marble. The ornamentation is very striking. The original gate was two storeys but little is known of the top storey.
On either side of the gate are towers, which are known not to have been built at the same time. The southern one is known as the Julia Sancta tower and is a work of the Hadrian era. It was constructed of plain stone blocks. While the base of the northern tower belongs to antiquity, the upper part is left over from the Seljuk period.
As Iraqi children peek out their front gate, Spc.Vencent Hashimoto, an infantryman in 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment from Fort Carson, Colo., scans his surroundings during a combat patrol in Mosul, Iraq, April 12, 2008. Photo by Spc. John Crosby, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
Golden Gate Bridge on a night with a Supermoon
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Gates at Kala Academy and Old GMC and Sholay Film theme structure on the promenade together cost Rs. 60 lacs ?
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Gates to the Palais de Justice, leading on to the Cour d'honneur (Court of Honour).
The Palais is a Second Empire building (built 1857-68) by architects Joseph-Louis Duc (1802–79) and Honoré Daumet (1826-1911).
Taken on Île de la Cité, one of Paris's two natural remaining islands, home to the heart of medieval Paris, and the point of France from where all distance is measured.
This is the famous Namdaemun gate - gateway to the Namdaemun marketplace; a structure that survived both WWII and The Korean War, but sustained fire damage due to arson (reportedly a disgruntled land developer who'd burned another monument years before). It was rebuilt in 2008. Sorry the picture isn't better.
golden gate bridge and behind the sas bay bridge - golden gate national recreation area, marin county, california. 4 stitched images.
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Gate system proposal for clients seeking "Old World" charm
Influenced by the Basque reion of Gipuzkoa in Northern Spain, this gate system takes elements of villages and homes along the hilly and green mountainous landscape. This gate system is a combination of hardwood, iron, metal trim and masonry.