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Aspens usually grow in groves with an interconnected root systems. Rare to find one all alone along Last Dollar Road.
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The national park of Plitvice is world-famous for its 16 lakes arranged in cascades. These lakes are a result of the confluence of several small rivers and subterranean karst rivers. The lakes are all interconnected and follow the water flow. They are separated by natural dams of travertine, which is deposited by the action of moss, algae, and bacteria. . The encrusted plants and bacteria accumulate on top of each other, forming travertine barriers which grow at the rate of about 1 cm per year.
The 16 lakes descend from an altitude of 636 to 503 m, and the water exiting from the lowest lake form the Korana River.
The lakes are renowned for their distinctive colors, ranging from azure to green, grey or deep blue. The colors change constantly depending on the quantity of minerals or organisms in the water and the angle of sunlight.
Evening view of the new district of Krasnogorsk on the bank of the Moscow river.
About the cathedral: built in 2020, two floors: the upper church is dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the lower one is dedicated to the holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called. The interior and exterior decoration of St. Andrew's Church is focused on the best examples of Byzantine and Old Russian architecture.
The height of the temple is 55 meters. The temple is designed for one and a half thousand people. The monolithic reinforced concrete building of the temple, with a total area of about 4,500 square meters, was built on two floors, interconnected by three stairs. For the convenience of parishioners, the church has 3 elevators. The concrete elements of the dome are covered with smalt ceramics, and translucent elements are inserted into the windows. Depending on the holiday, the domes of the temple will glow in different colors.
Erechtejon is a four-level temple built on the Athenian Acropolis.
The temple was erected in honor of Erechtheus, one of the first Athenian rulers. The first temple was destroyed during the Persian wars and the present one comes from 421 BC-406 BC. In the 6th century the temple was converted into a Christian church, and then used by the Turks as a harem.
It is the culmination of Ionic architecture in Attica. The whole temple is composed of three interconnected solids, built on a rectangular plan.
The roof of the southern portico (shown in the photo) was based on six caryatids.
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Erechtejon to czteropoziomowa świątynia zbudowana na ateńskim Akropolu.
Świątynię wzniesiono na cześć Erechteusza, jednego z pierwszych władców ateńskich. Pierwsza świątynia została zniszczona podczas wojen perskich a obecna pochodzi z 421 p.n.e.–406 p.n.e. W VI wieku świątynię zamieniono na kościół chrześcijański, a następnie używany był przez Turków jako harem.
Jest szczytowym osiągnięciem architektury jońskiej w Attyce. Cała świątynia złożona jest z trzech połączonych ze sobą brył, zbudowanych na planie prostokąta.
Zadaszenie południowego portyku (widoczny na zdjęciu) oparto na sześciu kariatydach.
Yuck! An abattoir? Read on!
Well, actually the "1933" complex is the fomer Municipal Slaughterhouse from colonial times. Built in 1933 out of reinforced concrete by British architect C.H. Stableford in cooperation with others.
After an intermediate career as medicine factory, and much disrepair and decay, now the building is restored as an arts and restaurant center. And here you can see the roof of this building.
Located in Hongkou, No. 10 Shajing Road (上海1933老场坊，虹口区沙泾路10号)
It's a complex structure featuring an outer building in an about square footprint and an inner round core building, multiple levels, all interconnected by an amazing maze of spiral and straight staircases, ramps and walkways.
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Museum Het Depot, Wageningen Villa Hinkeloord
Sculpture Gallery Het Depot is located at three locations, which are interconnected by Arboretum De Dreijen. In Villa Hinkeloord there is a permanent exhibition of the work of Eja Siepman van den Berg with changing exhibitions in the downstairs room.
New Nicholas Church.
The first stone of St. Nicholas Church was laid on January 19, 2013.
The height of the temple is 55 meters. The temple is designed for one and a half thousand people. The monolithic reinforced concrete building of the temple, with a total area of about 4,500 square meters, was built on two floors, interconnected by three stairs. For the convenience of parishioners, the church has 3 elevators. The concrete elements of the dome are covered with smalt ceramics, and translucent elements are inserted into the windows. Depending on the holiday, the domes of the temple will glow in different colors.
The upper temple is dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the lower one - to the holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called. Paintings were made in the lower church, galleries, refectories and conference hall. The painting of the dome of the upper temple was made in 2020.
The murals of St. Andrew's Church are designed in the traditions of Byzantine painting of the 6th century, as well as in ancient Russian painting of the 10th - 12th centuries. The style of the picturesque decoration of St. Andrew's Church is entirely associated with its external and internal architecture, which are focused on the best examples of Byzantine and ancient Russian architecture, Russian cathedrals of the "neo-Byzantine style".
The temple can accommodate one and a half thousand people. Inside there are three elevators, a library, a refectory, a conference room, classrooms for preschoolers, a cloakroom. The church has a Sunday school for children and adults.
Around 1037 AD, Amer was conquered by the Kachwaha clan of Rajputs. Much of the present structure known as Amer Fort is actually the palace built by the great conqueror Raja Man Singh who ruled from 1590 to 1614 AD. The palace contains several spectacular buildings, such as the Diwan-i-Khas, and the elaborately painted Ganesh Poll built by the renowned warlord Mirza Raja Jai Singh I (Man Singh I's grandson). The old and original fort of Amer, dating from earlier Rajas or the Meena period, is what is known in the present day as Jaigarh Fort, which was actually the main defensive structure rather than the palace itself. The two structures are interconnected by a series of encompassing fortifications.
The national park of Plitvice is world-famous for its 16 lakes arranged in cascades. These lakes are a result of the confluence of several small rivers and subterranean karst rivers. The lakes are all interconnected and follow the water flow. They are separated by natural dams of travertine, which is deposited by the action of moss, algae, and bacteria. . The encrusted plants and bacteria accumulate on top of each other, forming travertine barriers which grow at the rate of about 1 cm per year.
The 16 lakes descend from an altitude of 636 to 503 m, and the water exiting from the lowest lake form the Korana River.
The lakes are renowned for their distinctive colors, ranging from azure to green, grey or deep blue. The colors change constantly depending on the quantity of minerals or organisms in the water and the angle of sunlight.
The dome of the Epiphany Cathedral on the territory of the monastery - Nilova Pustyn, on Stolobny Island. Tver region. Russia.
From the observation deck of the bell tower there is a beautiful view of the village and Lake Seliger.
The lake is of glacial origin, located in a depression between the moraine ridges remaining from the last Valdai glaciation. The glacial origin of the lake explains its peculiar shape - it is not a single body of water, but a chain of lakes stretching from north to south for 100 km and interconnected by short narrow channels. The Seliger lake system includes 24 stretches and lakes, interconnected by short straits-intercurrents and long straits-rivers.
The coastline of the lake is more than 500 km long and is significantly indented. The shores are low, sandy in places, there are many natural beaches. There are also many steep banks, overgrown with pine and spruce.
Seliger (Ostashkovskoe) is a system of lakes on the Valdai Upland, on the border of the Tver and Novgorod regions. Russia.
Lake Seliger in the Russian chronicles of the 12th – 13th centuries. occurs under the name Sereger. The name of the lake is most likely of Baltic-Finnish origin, but its exact etymology remains a matter of controversy. According to one version, the name comes from the Finnish “Selkäjärvi” (“high lake”), according to another - from the Finnish “Särkijärvi” (“roach lake”). There is also an assumption that the name of the lake, translated from the Finnish selhea, is interpreted as “a transparent, indented lake”.
The water's edge is located at an altitude of 205 m above sea level. Lake Seliger is an alternation of stretches and channels. The total area of the water surface, according to the State Water Register, is 212 km2, the area of the lake with islands is 250 km2. The average depth of the lake is 5.8 m, the maximum is 24 m. The volume of the contained water is 1.23 km3.
The glacial origin of the lake explains its peculiar shape - it is not a single body of water, but a chain of lakes stretching from north to south for 100 km and interconnected by short narrow channels. The Seliger lake system includes 24 stretches and lakes, interconnected by short straits-intercurrents and long straits-rivers.
The coastline of the lake is more than 500 km long and is significantly indented. The shores are low, sandy in places, there are many natural beaches. There are also many steep banks, overgrown with pine and spruce.
Ice sets on the entire lake by the end of November - early December and lasts until the end of April. In summer, the lake water heats up quickly, already in June the temperature of the upper layer reaches 20 ° C, and in July and the first half of August it warms up to 25 ° C.
The water is fresh, slightly mineralized. Transparency up to 5 m.
Troca-troca (2002) is a work by Jarbas Lopes composed of three colored beetles, originally yellow, blue and red, which had their bodywork changed, resulting in three multicolored cars. They were used in 2002, by the artist and a group of friends, on a trip from Rio de Janeiro to Curitiba. Communication between the cars was done through an interconnected sound system.
On the way, they put stickers on the windshields of the cars they found on the road, produced from the palindromes archive by artist Luis Andrade: “zé desert, three is ten”, “the bitch leaves in vain”, and “and the bolero; borel oboe”, among others. In 2007, after the restoration, the cars were once again on the road, this time from Belo Horizonte to Brumadinho, after traveling through the surrounding communities.
The Pavilion at the Nature Boardwalk (South Pond) near the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois was designed by Studio Gang Architects. Inspired by the tortoise shell, the laminated structure has bent-wood members and a series of interconnected fiberglass pods. Built in 2010.
Cahal Pech is a Maya archaeological reserve located on a hill above the Macal River near San Ignacio in the Cayo District of Belize. The site was a palatial, hilltop estate for an elite Maya family. It was first discovered by archaeologists in the 1950s but excavation didn't begin until 1988.
The area has a long settlement history beginning in the Early Pre-Classic era (1300-1000 B.C.) It has 8 interconnected plazas containing pyramids, temples, ballcourts, stelae (carved stone columns), and elite residences, a total of 34 structures. The site and surrounding area reached a peak population of 10,000 to 15,000 inhabitants during the Late Classic era (600-900 A.D.)
The Monster Building, located in Quarry Bay neighbourhood in Eastern Hong Kong, isn’t actually a single building, but an E-shaped 19-floor complex composed of five interconnected structures: Oceanic Mansion, Fok Cheong Building, Montane Mansion, Yick Cheong Building, and Yick Fat Building. It was built during a population boom in the 1960s to offer housing for low-income residents. The Monster Building has 2443 flats and is home to around 6 thousand people.
Natural ice in the Netherlands is a rare occurrence. In fact, some winters there's no natural ice at all. Maybe that explains why the Dutch love to skate outdoors. They hardly ever get the chance! But when a cold wave hits, and the interconnected maze of canals, rivers and lakes freeze over, it's a spontaneous celebration, a national holiday. Businesses close their doors and everyone goes skating.
The Alblasserwaard tour starts in the town of Kinderdijk, a tourist mecca famous for its windmills. (Molentocht means windmill tour.) The Krimpenerwaard is one of the oldest polders in Holland, dotted with ancient villages, and you can skate through nine of them in a day. (Negendorpentocht means Nine Villages Tour.) You can read about the area's history in this Krimpenerwaard site.
Aside from the scenery, the joys of Dutch skating are the companionship of other skaters, and the delicious food served up along the canals. With so many skaters on the ice, you're guaranteed to find someone who skates at your speed, and gets hungry or thirsty with the same regularity.
Russia, Saint-Petersburg 2021
The main museum complex includes six interconnected buildings - the Winter Palace, the Reserve House of the Winter Palace, the Small Hermitage, the Big (Old) Hermitage, the New Hermitage and the Hermitage Theater. There are 365 rooms open to the public. The museum also houses the General Staff Building, the Museum of the Imperial Porcelain Factory, the Staraya Derevnya restoration and storage center and the Menshikov Palace.
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Par-delà l’horizon
Devant ma fenêtre,
Des nuages bas sont venus embrasser la Terre,
Comme des amants éternels
Sous une pluie chaude et vitale.
D’ici, le monde visible ne fait qu’un,
Toutes formes de vie interconnectées, interdépendantes,
Calmement, en paix, sans égard au grondement de l’orage qui s’annonce.
Là-bas, l’horizon a disparu,
Dissimulé par les aimants qui tournoient entre ciel et Terre,
Dans ce monde qu’on pourrait tenir dans une seule main.
Mais, par-delà l’horizon,
Il y a d’autres fenêtres.
Des fenêtres qui s’ouvrent de l’infiniment petit à l’infiniment grand
Sur soi, sur l’espèce humaine et toutes les autres,
Sur la rumeur du Temps qui passe.
Toi, ma Paix, viendras-tu avec moi,
« découvrir les mots qui se cachent dans la rumeur des forêts et des vagues? » *
Patrice photographiste, Chroniques de Poësia
emprunté à Gustave Flaubert, Novembre
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Beyond the horizon
In front of my window,
Low clouds have come to embrace the Earth,
Like eternal lovers
Under a warm and vital rain.
From here, the visible world is one,
All forms of life interconnected, interdependent,
Calmly, in peace, regardless of the roar of the coming storm.
Over there, the horizon has disappeared,
Hidden by the lovers that swirl between sky and earth,
In this world that could be held in one hand.
But beyond the horizon
There are other windows.
Windows that open from the infinitely small to the infinitely large
On oneself, on the human species and all the others,
On the rumor of passing time.
You, my Peace, will you come with me,
“Discover the words hidden in the murmur of forests and waves? » *
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Patrice photographer, Chronicles of Poësia
* borrowed from Gustave Flaubert, November
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."
– Audrey Hepburn
And may we all emerge from these difficult times more aware how interconnected life is on this beautiful and fragile planet.
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"This natural water feature is in the confluence of the Blyde River and the Treur River; thousands of years of water erosion have created a unique and otherworldly geological feature.
Here at the mouth of the Blyde River Canyon, the two rivers formed swirling eddies of water. Over time, this formed huge cylindrical potholes in the sandstone bedrock. The effect, seen from the crags above, is now a fascinating network of tunnels and tubes and interconnected whirling pools. The different soil levels in each hole give them each a unique color and makes for a striking and colorful landscape."
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Karaca Cave (Turkish: Karaca Mağarası) is a network of caves located near the town of Torul in Gümüşhane Province, Turkey.
In the area extending between Gümüşhane and Torul, there are extensive formations consisting of various types of extrusive, igneous rock, including andesitic and basaltic lavas, tuffs and agglomerates. The total thickness of these deposits reaches 1,000 m (3,300 ft). These igneous strata are interleaved with sedimentary layers, varying in thickness between 100 and 200 m (330 and 660 ft) and consisting of limestone and certain other types of sedimentary rock. The Karaca Cave formed in one of these layers of highly-fissured, massive limestone sandwiched between volcanics.
Karaca Cave is rich in dripstone formations of many different shapes and colours, including stalactites, stalagmites, and travertines. There are also many cave roses located on certain of the travertines and stalagmites.
Some of the dripstone pools are very large - particularly those in the inner parts of the cave, which range up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in depth.
The travertines vary in colour from white to dark blue, revealing the presence of high levels of iron and magnesium minerals in the cave waters.
The cave system is disposed more or less in a level plane and consists of four interconnected caverns. Two of these caverns are further subdivided by 'walls' composed of dripstone, and it could thus be argued that Karaca comprises not four but six chambers.
The height of the cave entrance is about 1.8 m (5.9 ft) - the height of an average man - but, as one moves deeper into the interior increases steadily, the cave opening out into a funnel shape. The cave is roughly 105 m (344 ft) in length, averages 18 m (59 ft) in height and has a total floor area of 1,500 m2 (16,000 sq ft).
There is no stream in Karaca, water percolating through fissures in the roof of the cave being responsible for the formation of the dripstones. Such water as persists within the cave is in the form of various ponds and pools. The ponds at the entrance of the third and fourth caverns contain a considerable volume of water.
There is no significant air circulation in the cave, with the result that the level of humidity in its atmosphere increases from around 65% at the entrance to up to 75% in the cave's interior. The air inside the cave is cooler than that outside it in summertime and warmer in winter. Because of this, it is considered to have a microclimate of its own.
The Karaca Cave has been open to visitors since 1996.
Villa Hinkeloord, Wageningen (museum Het Depot)
Sculpture Gallery Het Depot is located at three locations, which are interconnected by Arboretum De Dreijen. In Villa Hinkeloord there is a permanent exhibition of the work of Eja Siepman van den Berg with changing exhibitions in the downstairs room.
The Monster Building, located in Quarry Bay neighbourhood in Eastern Hong Kong, isn’t actually a single building, but an E-shaped 19-floor complex composed of five interconnected structures: Oceanic Mansion, Fok Cheong Building, Montane Mansion, Yick Cheong Building, and Yick Fat Building. It was built during a population boom in the 1960s to offer housing for low-income residents. The Monster Building has 2443 flats and is home to around 6 thousand people.
The Canadian Rockies (French: Rocheuses canadiennes) or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising both the Alberta Rockies and the British Columbian Rockies, is the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains. It is the easternmost part of the Canadian Cordillera, which is the northern segment of the North American Cordillera, the expansive system of interconnected mountain ranges between the Interior Plains and the Pacific Coast that runs northwest–southeast from central Alaska to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico.
Vessel is a relatively recent New York City attraction. It is the centerpiece of Hudson Yards, a major cluster of skyscrapers on the western side of mid-town Manhattan. Vessel consists of 16 levels of interconnected staircases, said to be inspired by stepwells in India. An amazing structure in itself, it also offers great views of Manhattan and the Hudson river, which become better as you climb up.
Unfortunately, it has been closed since last summer. I'm pretty bummed about it. It's been so much fun, while it lasted.
Europe, Greece, Attika, Athens, Marousi suburb, OAKA, Esplanade, People (uncut)
The linked parabols of the OAKA Esplanade that gives access to the main Olympic facilities of 2004 in Athens (Santiago Calatrava, 2004). It's an array of 99 interconnected metal parabolic arches.
Most OAKA facilities were already created in 1980-1982 for the European Athletics Championship and enlarged and given a new outer shell. Almost entirely devoid of people, OAKA was a fascinating but also a somewhat eerie place to visit.
Another capture of the Esplanade from within is: here
A capture of the renovated Olympic stadium (Calatrava) is: here.
A capture of the roof (Calatrava) of the velodrome is: here
A capture of the Olympic Indoor Hall is: here.
This is number 47 of the Athens/Piraeus album and and 1411 of Minimalism / explicit Graphism.
(english follow)
Semences de vie
Les semences de vie de ces sapins appartiennent aux mêmes réseaux de vie que vous et moi. Rien dans la nature n’est isolé. Tout est interconnecté. Patrice photographiste, Dialogue avec Gaïa.
« Plus nous pourrons concentrer notre attention sur les merveilles et les réalités de l'univers qui nous entourent, moins nous aurons le goût de la destruction. » ― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
Patrice photographiste, Chroniques du Monde de Poësia
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Seeds of life
The seeds of life of these fir trees belong to the same networks of life as you and me. Nothing in nature is isolated. Everything is interconnected. Patrice
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” ― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
Patrice photographiste, Chronicles of the Lands of Poësia
Natural ice in the Netherlands is a rare occurrence. In fact, some winters there's no natural ice at all. Maybe that explains why the Dutch love to skate outdoors. They hardly ever get the chance! But when a cold wave hits, and the interconnected maze of canals, rivers and lakes freeze over, it's a spontaneous celebration, a national holiday. Businesses close their doors and everyone goes skating.
The Alblasserwaard tour starts in the town of Kinderdijk, a tourist mecca famous for its windmills. (Molentocht means windmill tour.) The Krimpenerwaard is one of the oldest polders in Holland, dotted with ancient villages, and you can skate through nine of them in a day. (Negendorpentocht means Nine Villages Tour.) You can read about the area's history in this Krimpenerwaard site.
Aside from the scenery, the joys of Dutch skating are the companionship of other skaters, and the delicious food served up along the canals. With so many skaters on the ice, you're guaranteed to find someone who skates at your speed, and gets hungry or thirsty with the same regularity.
Lincoln County-Washington State.
The Channeled Scablands at one time were a relatively barren and soil-free region of interconnected relict and dry flood channels, coulees and cataracts eroded into Palouse loess and the typically flat-lying basalt flows that remain after cataclysmic floods within the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington. The channeled scablands were scoured by more than 40 cataclysmic floods during the Last Glacial Maximum and innumerable older cataclysmic floods over the last two million years. These cataclysmic floods were repeatedly unleashed when a large glacial lake repeatedly drained and swept across eastern Washington and down the Columbia River Plateau during the Pleistocene epoch. The last of the cataclysmic floods occurred between 18,200 and 14,000 years ago.
Die hell verputzen Fassaden gaben der Weißen Stadt einst ihren Namen. Die Pläne zur Siedlung in Berlin-Reinickendorf waren bereits vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg entstanden, realisiert wurde diese aber erst zwischen 1928 und 1931. Sie ist das Gemeinschaftswerk der Architekten Otto Rudolf Salvisberg, Bruno Ahrends und Wilhelm Büning, die damit eine nach den Grundsätzen des Bauhauses errichtete Großsiedlung errichteten.
Die Siedlung erstreckt sich entlang der Aroser Allee, einst Schillerpromenade, und setzt sich aus drei- bis fünfgeschossigen Rand- und Zeilenbauten mit ineinander fließenden Grünräumen zusammen. Diese aufgelockerte Bauweise findet sich in verstärkter Form auch in der Siemensstadt wieder, einem weiteren prägenden Wohnungsbauprojekt der späten 1920er-Jahre Berlins. Besonders markant sind die beiden Torhäuser an der Emmentaler Straße, die den Eingang zur Aroser Allee bilden und der Brückenbau, der selbige überspannt.
The name Weiße Stadt, or “White City”, came from the estate’s bright plaster façades. The plans for this housing estate in the Reinickendorf district of Berlin had already been drawn up before the First World War, but they were not realised until between 1928 and 1931. It is the joint work of three architects, Otto Rudolf Salvisberg, Bruno Ahrends and Wilhelm Büning, who together built a large-scale residential project that follows the principles of the Bauhaus.
The housing estate stretches along Aroser Allee, then named Schillerpromenade, and is made up of three- to five-storey row buildings and perimeter blocks with interconnected green spaces. This dispersed layout can be found in even starker form in Siemensstadt, another influential Berlin housing project of the late 1920s. Particularly striking are the two gate-like buildings on Emmentaler Straße, which flank the entrance onto Aroser Allee, and a building that bridges over the same street at the far end.
Source: bauhauskooperation
Bologna is a city with a lot of historical sites that are well worth visiting . The Basilica of Santo Stefano is the most interesting in my opinion . One ticket gets you into a complex of seven interconnected churches as you walk between them you literally move through architectural time .
The basilica of Santo Stefano encompasses a complex of religious edifices it is located on Piazza Santo Stefano, and is locally known as Sette Chiese ("Seven Churches”)
At the centre of this image is the Church of Saint Stephen or of the Holy Crucifix which dates back to the eighth century . On the far left is Church of the Saints Vitale and Agricola that is the oldest building in the complex dating from the early fifth century . Finally behind the tall tree you can see a little of the Octagonal shape of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre constructed in the late fifth century .
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The Monster Building, located in Quarry Bay neighbourhood in Eastern Hong Kong, is an E-shaped 19-floor complex composed of five interconnected structures. It has 2443 flats and is home to around 6 thousand people. The blue building on the left is the Kornville Block.
Europe, Greece, Attika, Athens, Marousi suburb, OAKA, Esplanade (cut from all sides)
The linked parabols of the OAKA Esplanade that gives access to the main Olympic facilities of 2004 in Athens (Santiago Calatrava, 2004). It's an array of 99 interconnected metal parabolic arches.
Most OAKA facilities were already created in 1980-1982 for the European Athletics Championship and enlarged and given a new outer shell. Almost entirely devoid of people, OAKA was a fascinating but also a somewhat eerie place to visit.
Another capture of the Esplanade from within is: here
A capture of the renovated Olympic stadium (Calatrava) is: here.
A capture of the roof (Calatrava) of the velodrome is: here
A capture of the Olympic Indoor Hall is: here
Check out the soundtrack by Brian Eno: Music for airports.
This is number 45 of the Athens/Piraeus album and and 1408 of Minimalism / explicit Graphism.
Every time I drive by this beautiful tree-rich street, I say to myself I should stop to take some photos. I finally did. This is my old neighbourhood; I miss it. Have a relaxing weekend!
Info from the Cathedral site:
Gaia at Chester Cathedral
Gaia is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram.
Measuring six metres in diameter, Gaia features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface*. The artwork provides the opportunity to see our planet on this scale, floating in three-dimensions.
The installation creates a sense of the Overview Effect, which was first described by author Frank White in 1987. Common features of the experience for astronauts are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment. Watch this great film about the phenomenon.
The artwork also acts as a mirror to major events in society. In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the artwork may provide the viewer with a new perspective of our place on the planet; a sense that societies of the Earth are all interconnected and that we have a responsibility toward one another. After the lockdown, there has been a renewed respect for nature.
A specially made surround sound composition by BAFTA award winning Composer Dan Jones is played alongside the sculpture. In Greek Mythology Gaia is the personification of the Earth.
Gaia has been created in partnership with the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Bluedot and the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres.
Gaia at Chester Cathedral opens on Tuesday 7 February to Sunday 5 March 2023.
Entry to view Gaia is free of charge, however, donations are welcome. Your donation to Chester Cathedral helps us to maintain our magnificent building and its estate for future generations, but also enables us to host events such as Gaia.
For more information see:
Luke Jerram’s multidisciplinary practice involves the creation of sculptures, installations and live arts projects. Living in the UK but working internationally since 1997, Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the globe. Jerram has a set of different narratives that make up his practice which are developing in parallel with one another. He is known worldwide for his large scale public artworks.
Learn more about Luke here:
chestercathedral.com/gaia-luke-jerram/
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Even today, travelers to Greece can still find many hidden treasure destinations which retain their almost unspoiled beauty, such as the island of Trizonia.
As hard to believe as it may be, because Greece has such a long coastline, as well as almost innumerable islands, there still are a wealth of locations which would make one think that these places are off the map.
One such island without a doubt, is Trizonia, located in the Corinthian Gulf just 400 meters (1,312 feet) off the southwestern coast of the region of Fokida.
The island is said to have been named for the sound of its crickets, which you can always hear singing away while you are there.
This is the famed island which, after visiting it in the 1960’s, Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis attempted to buy — lock, stock and barrel — from the local people who lived there by offering them an enormous lump sum of money.
The locals refused, famously saying that this specific paradise was not for sale. Minas, a local restaurateur, shared with the Greek Reporter that occasionally the thought does cross his mind that “it would have been good if Onassis had bought it.”
The islanders’ refusal is what led Onassis later to buy the island of Skorpios in the Ionian Sea, which he made into his own personal Eden.
The island of Trizonia has been called by many a miracle of nature. While staying on the island, which is just 2.4 square kilometers, or barely one square mile, travelers can forget everything from the outside world, including cars, motorbikes, noise — and stress.
Trizonia is also an island garden of sorts, boasting almond, prickly pear, eucalyptus, holly, plum, and olive trees, as well as pine and cedar trees throughout.
The island only has 40-50 residents in the winter. However, Minas maintains that “in the winter it’s a bit difficult, it gets a bit cold, but if you have good company, good wine and good food, everything is fine.”
With a natural, unspoiled landscape that amazes visitors, its lacework of interconnected, continuous beaches, and sapphire waters, Trizonia and its singing crickets beckon to the discerning visitor who needs a break from the modern world.
Edward Blaquiere, a former lieutenant in the Royal Navy and a well known philhellene of his time, visited Trizonia in 1825 and he mentions a ruined village. He also mentions the excellent harbour of the island which is sheltered from all winds. The Greek military leader and politician Andreas Londos came to Trizonia in 1827 with 500 soldiers. In the ensuing battle with the 2000 Ottomans who were there at that time, the Greeks under the guidance of Londos won, causing great damage to the Ottoman army.
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Design/Artist: Kory Bieg, AIA
The Creek Zipper is a series of interconnected units that form zipper like strands
The show was produced by the Waller Creek Conservancy in Austin, Texas and all the art installations were in the creek.
This was really difficult to capture. And, by that I mean capture in a way that you can appreciate its full scope. So I took two shots and did a panorama. However, you can't really see the water in the creek. I didn't like how some of the shots came out so I went back last night, with my tripod and re-took some of the shots.
I see a lot of your moon shots. It doesn't look that much bigger to me..:) Kind of reminds me of a cantaloupe..;)
Pavilion at the Nature Boardwalk (South Pond) and Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois - designed by Studio Gang Architects; Inspired by the tortoise shell, the laminated structure has bent-wood members and a series of interconnected fiberglass pods. Built in 2010.
Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia is made up of 16 interconnected lakes that tumble into each other, one after the other, in a series of stunning waterfalls. The lakes themselves are filled with crystal-clear water that changes color by the hour, but often appears as a bright turquoise that seems more suitable to a fantasy novel than a place on Earth.
Coal barges coast down the Mahakam River is a river in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Not sure where the coal on these barges are headed – for use in Indonesia or elsewhere? A year or so back coal shipping came to a screeching halt because of economic slowdown in China. It’s always amazing to see how interconnected things are – it’s a small world after all!
This image was the winner of last weeks "Theme Challenge for Landscapes". I brought it to the front of my stream so I could thank all of you who gave the image a "Fave". Thanks again!
Explored: 06-05-09 #241 ~ Thanks to all ~
Please VIEW ORIGINAL to see the detail and focus of the homes on the other side of the lake.. Thanks!
Just east of Orlando amongst downtown Winter Park lies the Winter Park chain of lakes. This chain covers 2,781 acres and includes Lake Virginia, Lake Osceola, Lake Maitland, Lake Mizell, and Lake Minneola. These 5 lakes are all interconnected with deep, narrow channels, allowing for navigation between lakes.
These lakes are an extremely popular destination both for water skiers and pontoon boats, but that does not mean the fish aren't biting. Lake Maitland is a great spot to hook into a largemouth bass, while Lake Virginia and provides a great outlet for schools of crappie and sunshine bass.
Public access is available at a ramp located behind Rollins College. The double lane paved ramp is at Dinky Dock Park, located on Ollie Street just off of E Fairbanks Avenue. The park features a sandy beach, barbeque grills, a fishing dock, and bathrooms. In order to maintain that the Winter Park lakes don't become too frenzied, a ramp use permit must be acquired from the City of Maitland or the City of Winter Park.
The largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, that contains an exceptional large variety of interconnected eco-regions with a high degree of biodiversity is a biodiversity hotspot and was designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1997.
Thank you for your visits comments and faves !!
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and for those inclined: 'Kolyskova' by DakhaBrakha from the album 'light': www.youtube.com/watch?v=CadUSR7dAIE :-)
Comments off for this one (I'm still catching up ;-)
My deep thanks for the quiet company.. it means a lot!
forgive me for deleting group comment codes...
they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!
St. Regis Chicago (the three interconnected towers on the right) is a 101-story skyscraper that became, upon its completion in 2020, the third tallest building in Chicago and the tallest building in the world designed by a woman ... studiogang.com/project/vista-tower
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/8.0, 40mm, 1/500s