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The interior of the Wiener Riesenrad.
The Wiener Riesenrad or Riesenrad Ferris wheel at the entrance of the Prater amusement park in Vienna. It is one of Vienna's most popular tourist attractions, and symbolises the city for many people. It was constructed in 1897.
Un instant suspendu devant la Chapelle Notre-Dame de Rocamadour à Camaret-sur-Mer 🌊⛪
Chaque pierre ici murmure des histoires séculaires. Le clocher, droit et majestueux, veille sur une porte en bois. Les nuances chaudes du granit se détachent sur le ciel breton, capturées avec précision au Nikon D800 📷✨
Casa Cavassa, a refined Renaissance residence in the historic heart of Saluzzo, was transformed in the late 15th century by Marquis Michele Antonio di Saluzzo into an elegant urban palace blending medieval structure with Renaissance elegance. Today home to the Civic Museum Casa Cavassa, it preserves original frescoes, stuccoes, and period furnishings, offering a rare glimpse into the domestic life and artistic tastes of the noble elite in the Marquisate of Saluzzo. Its harmonious courtyard and richly decorated interiors reflect the cultural flourishing of this independent Piedmontese state before its absorption into the Duchy of Savoy.
With its impressive Neoclassical façade, the cathedral is located in the heart of Fossano, on the site of the original 13th-century collegiate church of Santa Maria and San Giovenale. The interior decoration is mainly 19th-century, though it features valuable older works, including paintings by the Flemish master Claret.
'Darion Aiulf da Fortebraccio' and his eyes and ears in the sky 'Gaita' are back for another adventure.
So this is where the story continues!
First batch of detailshots will follow later today
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Where other men blindly follow the truth, Remember, nothing is true.
Where other men are limited by morality or law, Remember, everything is permitted.
We work in the dark to serve the light.
We are assassins!
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'Darion Aiulf da Fortebraccio' and his eyes and ears in the sky 'Gaita' are back for another adventure.
So this is where the story continues!
First batch of detailshots will follow later today
____________________________________________
Where other men blindly follow the truth, Remember, nothing is true.
Where other men are limited by morality or law, Remember, everything is permitted.
We work in the dark to serve the light.
We are assassins!
#lego #legos #toy #toys #moc #afol #venice #venezia #italia #italy #art #artist #medieval #historocal #historic #architecture #historicarchitecture #historicalarchitecture #legoartist #legocreator #legoarchitecture #legodesign #legomoc #ac2 #assassinscreed #legoassassinscreed
A black-and-white vintage photograph of a woman smiling while pushing a baby stroller near an equestrian statue in a park in Győr, Hungary, taken in the 1960s.
Early Christmas morning leaves the usually packed Piccadilly Circus strangely deserted.
Piccadilly Circus is a road junction and public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster, built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly. In this context, a circus, from the Latin word meaning "circle", is a round open space at a street junction.
The Ford Model TT is a truck made by the Ford Motor Company. It was rated at 1 short ton (0.91 t). It was based on the Ford Model T, but with a heavier frame and rear axle. It was often equipped with an accessory gearbox. Mass production with Ford produced bodies ran from 1925 to 1927, but production of the Model TT had started with the first chassis being released in 1917. It was very durable for the time, but slow when compared to other trucks.
A black-and-white vintage photo showing a woman with a baby stroller standing near a statue of a horse rider, with a historical building in the background, taken in Győr, Hungary, during the 1960s.
Commercial Quay in Leith is a Category A listed office and retail development, originally a bonded whisky warehouse, now hosting restaurants, cafés, bars and trendy hangouts as well as open-plan offices and hybrid-working hubs.
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The house is built under one continuous ridge with the barn, whereby the house is narrower than the barn . The barn is very large. There is room for a cowshed, a horse stable and tools. There is space for hay storage in the middle of the barn. The roof is supported by trusses that divide the shed lengthwise into sections, which are approximately six meters wide. The cows are kept two by two between willow or wooden partitions that connect the truss posts to the outer wall.
The Torre Civica (Civic Tower) of Saluzzo, rising in the heart of the town’s historic center, was built in the 13th century as a symbol of communal power and civic pride. Adjacent to the former Piazza del Comune, it served multiple roles: a watchtower for spotting danger, a bell tower to mark the hours and summon citizens, and a stronghold during periods of unrest. Its simple yet imposing stone structure reflects medieval military architecture, while its survival through centuries of change makes it one of Saluzzo’s most enduring landmarks. Restored in recent years, the Torre Civica stands today as a testament to the town’s communal past and its legacy as a free city within the Marquisate.
Bazan sadece fotoğrafı dinlemek yeter. Her bakışta ayrı bir çağrışım ve izdüşümlerle sıralanır kelimeler. Herkes kendi cümlesini kurup kurup yutar yeniden.
Bazan, susmak ve sadece dinlemek, en iyisidir ...
I was in England and planning a trip with my friend. I wanted to go to France but she had been there too many times already. So she asked "where you want to go". I said, "surprise me" and our tickets to Venice were booked. It was the most amazing decision, I was in awe and felt like walking in a dream ever since I set foot in the old part of the city. It is a photographers paradise, where ever you point your camera, you get an amazing Image.
It is a place where you want to go about without any itinerary, lost in the streets, sights, sounds and history of the place.
In the upper terraces of Palácio Nacional da Pena, the interplay of light and color feels almost theatrical. The warm ochre and deep red façades glow under the morning sky, revealing centuries of history woven into every stone. Built atop a Sintra peak, the palace fuses Romanticism with Moorish and Manueline influences — exuberant yet deliberate, whimsical yet architectural.
The courtyard’s textured paving leads to arched walkways and winding staircases, where each curve reveals a new perspective of the surrounding forest and Atlantic mist. It’s a place that feels both surreal and deeply human, a masterpiece of imagination brought to life above the clouds.
The Fort of Fenestrelle, nestled in the Piedmontese Alps, is one of the largest and most complex mountain fortresses in Europe. Construction began in 1728 by the Kingdom of Sardinia (House of Savoy) to defend against French incursions. Stretching over 3 kilometers up the mountainside, its vast system of walls, bastions, and stairways reflects centuries of military engineering. Known as the 'Great Wall of the West,' it played a strategic role in regional defense until the 20th century.
The Wallace Monument stands against the backdrop of a clear blue sky, its stone façade a testament to the legacy of Sir William Wallace. In capturing this photograph, I was awestruck by the monument's architectural grandeur and the way it commands the landscape. The angle of the shot was chosen to accentuate the tower's height and the intricacy of its design, with the sunlight casting sharp, defining shadows that give the image a three-dimensional feel. This structure is not just a monument but a storyteller, recounting a tale of courage and history etched in stone.
The cobbled High Street runs past the distinctive St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
St Giles Cathedral has been one of Edinburgh's religious focal points for approximately 900 years. The present church dates from the late 14th century, though it was extensively restored in the 19th century, and is protected as a category A listed building.
Photographed in the wake of the Bosnian War, this image captures the haunting state of the Holiday Inn Sarajevo’s twin towers — once a landmark of Olympic optimism, later transformed into a battered icon of conflict. Designed by architect Ivan Štraus and completed in 1983 for the XIV Winter Olympic Games, the hotel exemplified Yugoslavia’s embrace of bold, modernist architecture. Just a decade later, those same geometric forms and mirrored glass became the canvas of war.
Situated on Sarajevo’s infamous “Sniper Alley,” the Holiday Inn served not only as shelter for international journalists during the longest siege of a capital city in modern history, but also as an inadvertent participant in what would later be termed warchitecture — a movement examining how built environments are transformed, scarred, and reinterpreted through conflict. The aesthetic of bullet holes, blown-out windows, and exposed structural systems embodies a raw, involuntary art form: architecture altered by violence.
The left tower’s signature rooftop penthouse and the right tower’s shattered curtain wall façade are no longer mere design features — they are historic artifacts, visible markers of a city under siege. The damaged façade, with its scorched symmetry and skeletal floors, unintentionally exemplifies the principles of warchitecture: destruction as form, trauma as texture, and resilience embedded in material memory.
The Holiday Inn became a visual and symbolic threshold between civilian life and frontline danger. Its vibrant yellow exterior — once a bold color choice against the gray Yugoslav skyline — faded and darkened, not just by time but by war. Its structural endurance despite the surrounding chaos became a metaphor for Sarajevo itself: battered but not broken.
Architecturally, Štraus’s work is a case study in late socialist modernism, combining prefab concrete and mirrored glass to project internationalism and modern identity. Ironically, the very openness these materials suggested became liabilities during war — reflective surfaces shattered, exposed floor plans became targets. But through the lens of warchitecture, these scars now speak volumes. They chronicle a city’s suffering and survival, capturing the interplay of design, politics, and human cost.
Today, parts of the Holiday Inn have been restored and repurposed, but the legacy of its war-scarred form remains visible and vital. This image, stark and silent, stands as more than a record of physical damage. It’s a document of how architecture lives through war — how buildings not only shelter but witness, endure, and remember.
Light from the rising sun warms up the Pisa Cathedral in the Square of Miracles, helping it stand out against a dramatic dawn sky.
The Square of Miracles is a wide walled area located in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world.
With its impressive Neoclassical façade, the cathedral is located in the heart of Fossano, on the site of the original 13th-century collegiate church of Santa Maria and San Giovenale. The interior decoration is mainly 19th-century, though it features valuable older works, including paintings by the Flemish master Claret.
Eminönü İlçesi’nde, Vezneciler semti 16 Mart Şehitleri Caddesi üzerinde ve Vezneciler Kız Yurdunun yanında bulunan Kalenderhane Camii; Kiliseden devşirilmiş camilerimizdendir. Yapının kilise olarak ne zaman yapılandırılmaya başlandığı kesim olarak bilinmemekle birlikte, 9. ve 12. yüzyıllar arasında inşa edildiği sanılmaktadır.
Fatih Sultan Mehmed İstanbul’u aldıktan sonra bu kiliseyi, ordudaki kalender adlı dervişlere tahsis ettiği için mekân Kalenderhane olarak anılır. 18 yy.da Babüssaade Ağası Maktul Beşir Ağa tarafından camiye çevrilmeden önce kilise ve daha önceki dönemlerde manastır olarak kullanılmıştır. Saray hamamından, komnen kiliseye, sonra bir zaviyeye, daha sonra küçük bir camiye çevrilen mekân, İmparatorluğun çöküşüne doğru harap bir hale gelmiş ve caminin minaresi 1930 yılında yıldırım çarpması sonucu yıkılmış, 1966 yılından 1972 yılına kadar süren onarım sonrası tekrardan ibadete açılmıştır. Ayrıca tarihi yapı; 1966 ve 1975 yılları arasında Harvard Üniversitesi ve İTÜ işbirliği ile ayrıntılı bir kazı çalışmasına da sahne olmuştur.
Kalenderhane Camisi’nin ana mekânına, tonozlarla örtülü narteksten girilmektedir. Ana mekânın ortası pandantifli kubbeyle örtülüdür ve bu ana kubbe, beşik tonozlarla desteklenerek tavan örtüsü ortaya çıkarılmıştır. Caminin duvarları taş ve tuğla karışımıdır. İç duvarlar renkli mermer kaplama ve kabartmalarla süslenmiş olan yapı ibadete açık olup, aynı zamanda yerli ve yabancı konukların da uğrak yeridir.
Hazırlayan: Ali Akçakaya
Urbex Benelux -
The roof of farms used to be covered with straw. This was available on almost every farm and also the cheapest. A thatched roof was much more durable, but also much more expensive. Straw and reed were very sensitive to fire. Roof tiles were safer and better, but many times more expensive than roofing made of straw or reed. Many farms have a part of the roof covered with tiles; the more roof tiles, the richer the farmer concerned. The straw and reed were often replaced from below by pans. If someone had done well, he was completely 'covered up'.