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Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotte_World_Tower:
Lotte World Tower, is a 123-story, 555 m (1,821 ft) supertall skyscraper, located in Sincheon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It is the sixth-tallest building in the world, the tallest in OECD countries, and also the first in South Korea to be over 100 stories tall.
It was the fourth-tallest in the world when completed in 2016. The tower opened to the public on April 3, 2017. Haeundae LCT The Sharp in Busan is the second-tallest building in the country.
A "Sky Bridge Tour" is located on the roof of Lotte World Tower at 541 m (1,775 ft), which is the total height of One World Trade Center in New York City, the tallest building in the United States.
On March 17, 2016, before the final phase of external construction, the Diagrid lantern-shaped roof structure was completed. The roof structure was constructed with steel counterparts that are each 12 m (39 ft) and weigh 20 tons. The counterparts were made up of bent metal panels that are 6 cm (2.4 in) thick. The roof structure itself is 120 m (390 ft) high and covers floors 107–123.
Approximately 3,000 tons of steel parts, a high-precision 64t tower crane and GPS alignment systems, as well as welding technicians, were used in the construction of the roof.
The roof structure is engineered to withstand its weight without reinforcing pillars, endure earthquakes up to a magnitude of 9 under the Richter magnitude scale, and winds up to 80 m/s (260 ft/s).
The exterior of pale-coloured glass draws inspiration from Korean ceramics and features accents of metal filigree.
Seoul Sky occupies the top seven levels. Floors 117–118 are the entrance and view floor, including a glass floor and sky show on 118. Sky Friends Cafe and the sky terrace are located on floors 119–120. Seoul Sky Cafe and a souvenir shop are on floors 121–122, and the premium lounge bar, 123 lounge, is on the top floor at 499 m (1,637 ft).
The last surviving Landing Craft Tank (LCT) from D-Day is an outdoor exhibit. The way it is lit at night makes the vessel look like a slightly ethereal apparition!
This is LCT (Landing Craft Tank), the last surviving landing craft from D-Day on 6 June 1944. She is at The D-Day Story, a museum in Portsmouth, England and she had a life after World War II, including being a nightclub in Liverpool! LCTs could carry tanks, trucks, other vehicles, and troops.
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The last surviving Tank Landing craft that saw action on D Day in WW2. It was rescued from where it had sunk in Birkenhead Docks and given a multi million pound restoration. It now stands outside the D-Day Story Museum in Portsmouth.
A break from my 'diary' now to show you the latest on the landing craft that will be part of the D-Day Museum here. Tim was off yesterday and we popped down to check Mum's house, riding partly along the seafront on the way home. Tim couldn't ride his bike this way, but waited while I came to have a look and take some photos.
Some info from the D-Day Museum website:
LCT 7074 is a 59-metre long ‘Landing Craft, Tank’ (LCT) that carried 10 tanks to Normandy for D-Day. The tanks belonged to 7th Armoured Division and went ashore in France on 7 June 1944.
LCT 7074 is owned by the National Museum of the Royal Navy, which has received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to display the ship next to The D-Day Story. The ship has been brought to Southsea seafront by sea from HM Naval Base Portsmouth and will open to the public in 2020. The Sherman and Churchill tanks, which used to be on show in front of the museum, will be displayed on board the LCT.
This photo is a little out of date now, although work is still going on to the landing craft. The road has been closed off due to Covid, but it's open again. Coming soon are some photos from inside the D-Day Museum.
LCT 7074 is a 59-metre long ‘Landing Craft, Tank’ (LCT) that carried 10 tanks to Normandy for D-Day. The tanks belonged to 7th Armoured Division and went ashore in France on 7 June 1944.
LCT 7074 is owned by the National Museum of the Royal Navy, which has received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to display the ship next to The D-Day Story. The ship has been brought to Southsea seafront by sea from HM Naval Base Portsmouth and will open to the public. The Sherman and Churchill tanks, which used to be on show in front of the museum, will be displayed on board the LCT.
An old photograph of *London Transport (LT) 'Feltham' car No. 2148 showing an 'Elephant & Blackfrs - Embankment' destination blind.
The photo reverse is stamped as it having been taken by W. J. Haynes.
No. 2148 was originally *London United Tramways (LUT) tram No. 379 built in 1931 by the Union Construction Co. in Feltham, Middlesex. It seated 22/42 (with 20 standing), ran on EMB maximum traction bogies, and from new had two trolley poles (but no plough carrier which was fitted later on) and driver screens, it was withdrawn from LT service in May 1951.
In 1933 the LUT was absorbed into the *London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) when the tram was renumbered from 379 to 2148. During the 'closure cycle' of the London tram system (closing in Jul 1952) a number of 'Feltham' class trams were sold to Leeds Corporation Tramways (LCT).
Leeds received No. 2148 in May 1951 where it was stripped, overhauled, and repainted in the LCT BET red livery, entering service in Jan 1952 as No. 560. It was withdrawn from service Feb 1957 and in the September was burned at Lowfields Road Permanent Way Yard. The parts of the Leeds tramways systems that had not already been withdrawn or transferred to bus operation closed in Nov 1959.
* The London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) absorbed the local London tramway companies (such as LUT) in 1933 and in turn was replaced in 1948 by the London Transport Executive (LTE), from 1933 the usual operating name used was London Transport (LT).
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My hand *coloured (if you want to use it please credit me and link to this description) version of an old photograph of Leeds City Tramways 'Feltham' tram no 528 in Wellington Street, showing '18 - Crossgates' destination blinds. The photo has been removed from an old scrap book or album, the remains of which obscure any photographer, etc details.
No 528 was an ex Metropolitan Electric Tramways (MET) 'Feltham' tram built in 1930 by the Union Construction Co (UCC)., (based in Feltham, Middlesex) with a UCC body seating 22/48 and running on EMB maximum traction bogies. Ownership would have changed to the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) in 1933 when the differing London operators came under LPTB control. It was bought by Leeds City Transport (LCT) in 1950/1 and withdrawn from service sometime in 1957/9. No 528 was renumbered 527 in Jul 1957, its 528 number going to what had been tram no 539 in Aug the same year.
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Route 18 'City - Crossgates' closed in Nov 1959, the whole Leeds tramway network closing that month as well.
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An old photograph of Leeds City Tramways (LCT) 'Feltham' tram No. 557 showing a '15 - Whingate' destination blind. It has been taken at the junction of Wellington Street and Quebec Street (City Square) with 'The Old Post Office' as the backdrop.
The photo reverse is stamped as it having been taken by Robert F. Mack (Bob Mack).
LCT No. 557 was originally London United Tramways (LUT) tram No. 351 built in 1931 by the Union Construction Co. in Feltham, Middlesex. It seated 22/42 with room for 20 standing and ran on EMB maximum traction bogies.
In 1933 LUT was absorbed into the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) and the tram was renumbered as 2120. During the 'closure cycle' of the LPTB tram system (closing in Jul 1952) a large number of 'Feltham class' trams were sold to Leeds.
Leeds received No. 2120 in May 1951 where it was stripped and overhauled. In Nov 1951 it was repainted in the LCT BET red livery, and renumbered as 557, entering service in December. In Feb 1959 it swapped numbers with No. 564, the new No. 564 (ex 557) was withdrawn Mar 1959 and in the July was burned at the scrapyard of George Cohen & Son Ltd., in Brown Lane, Holbeck, the new No. 557 (ex 664) was withdrawn Jan 1959 and in the April was broken up at the yard of Joseph Standish in South Accommodation Road.
The parts of the Leeds tramways systems that had not already been withdrawn or transferred to bus operation closed in Nov 1959.
If there are any errors in the above description please let me know. Thanks.
📷 Any photograph I post on Flickr is an original in my possession, nothing is ever copied/downloaded from another location. 📷
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