A view along the walkway which runs around the outside of the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations in Marseille, France. The museum was opened the year Marseille was the European Capital of Culture.

Amidst the quiet grandeur of Raj Bhavan, Mumbai, this sunlit veranda stands as a silent witness to history. The delicate latticework, dancing shadows, and sea-kissed breeze evoke a forgotten rhythm — where viceroys once paused, and time still chooses to linger. In this stillness, echoes of the past breathe softly through beams of light.

Raj Bhavan, Mumbai is the official residence of the governor of Maharashtra. It is located on the tip of Malabar Hills, Mumbai.

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The Eiffel tower in Paris: one of the most iconic architectural and engineering masterpieces in the world.

Developed and converted to black-and-white (apart from the searchlights) to emphasise the apparently delicate iron latticework which is, of course, anything other than delicate.

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I like mushrooms, and always take the shot if I find one. I’m especially intrigued by the gills I usually find on the underside, so always look to see what is there. I found this fellow in my back yard, but when I looked at the “B-side,” there were not gills, but this incredible latticework. I’ve never seen one like this before, and would be obliged if anyone could share with me what kind of mushroom this is. In any case, I thought it was cool. Thought I’d share. Eight images combined in Helicon Focus so the whole thing is in focus.

This beautifully preserved machiya (町家) in Kanazawa is a prime example of traditional Edo-period architecture, blending history with modern elegance. The wooden latticework (koshi) on the lower level once served as a discreet way to allow airflow and light while maintaining privacy, a hallmark of classic merchant houses. The dark-stained wood and white plaster walls reflect the careful craftsmanship that has kept these structures standing for centuries.

Kanazawa’s chaya districts—including Higashi Chaya, Kazuemachi, and Nishi Chaya—are renowned for such two-story wooden townhouses, which were historically used as geisha teahouses and merchant residences. The second-floor windows, often covered with bamboo screens (sudare), hint at the building’s past, where patrons once enjoyed performances in intimate, softly lit spaces.

The glowing lanterns lining the entrance create an inviting warmth, while the carefully arranged rock garden at the doorstep adds a touch of Zen minimalism. The roof eaves, with their slightly curved kawara tiles, are designed to channel rainwater away while adding a decorative flourish to the structure.

Despite being surrounded by modern buildings in the background, this historic street remains a quiet retreat, offering visitors a glimpse into Japan’s architectural past. Walking through these lantern-lit alleys at night evokes a sense of timelessness, as if stepping into a bygone era where tradition and craftsmanship reign supreme.

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Another 'flipped' mono version of this almost abstract photo of the concrete main stair in the Herzog & de Meuron designed Tate Modern Switch House extension. I took the original photo back in February but I've only just spotted it's potential as a suitable candidate for 'flipping'.

As always when I make one of these there's four possible options depending on which edge I use as the mirror line and consequently sometimes it's difficult to decide which is the best one.....

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From Wikipedia : "A ten storey tower, 65 metres high from ground level, was built above the oil tanks.

The original western half of the Switch House was demolished to make room for the tower and then rebuilt around it with large gallery spaces and access routes between the main building and the new tower on level 1 (ground level) and level 4. The new galleries on level 4 have natural top lighting. A bridge built across the turbine hall on level 4 to provides an upper access route. The new building opened to the public on 17 June 2016.

The design, again by Herzog & de Meuron, has been controversial. It was originally designed with a glass stepped pyramid, but this was amended to incorporate a sloping façade in brick latticework (to match the original power-station building) despite planning consent to the original design having been previously granted by the supervising authority.

The extension provides 22,492 square metres of additional gross internal area for display and exhibition spaces, performance spaces, education facilities, offices, catering and retail facilities as well as a car parking and a new external public space."

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View of the interior atrium of the Institut du Monde Arabe by Jean Nouvel. To the right and left are the glass elevator banks of the building. This exposed glass stair system runs the height of the building just a few feet off of the south facade wall.

Ginza Place is a commercial complex located in the heart of Ginza district of Tokyo. Designed by Klein Dytham Architects and completed in 2016, Ginza Place features an eye-catching facade, inspired by sukashibori, which a type of open latticework found in traditional Japanese hadicraft products, like baskets or tableware.

Just after midnight on 29th November, plain Virgin Pendolino 390153 waits in platform 5 of Preston Station after arriving with the 21:09 from London Euston. If you are ever at Preston Station it pays to take a few moments to admire the Victorian engineering and cast Iron Latticework overhead - quite an impressive sight.

For the Record Virgin 390153 worked 28th November 2019 - 1P09 21:10 Euston to Preston.

The steamboat Sabino is the oldest wooden, coal-fired steamboat in regular operation. Sabino spent most of her career ferrying passengers and cargo between Maine towns and islands. In 1974 Sabino was leased to Mystic Seaport Museum to determine if a steamboat would appeal to the Museum’s patrons. Sabino became a popular attraction, prompting the Museum to purchase the vessel to serve as a working exhibit. Sabino operates daily trips on the Mystic River for seaport visitors. The vessel operates under electric power.

Prompt: Create a realistic digital fine art of a classic early 20th-century steam-powered riverboat named SABINO cruising peacefully along the Mystic River, Mystic, Connecticut. The boat features a two-deck design with white wooden paneling, polished wood trim, and a prominent black smokestack at the center. American flags flutter proudly at the stern and bow, with the vessel’s name “SABINO” clearly visible on the hull and signboards. Produce accurate details from the referenced image.

The upper deck is covered with a tan canvas awning and surrounded by white railing latticework, hinting at its passenger-carrying function. A gentle wake trails behind as the vessel glides through reflective, silver-toned water. In the background, Mystic Seaport historic buildings line the shoreline.

Style: Realistic digital fine art

Lighting: Soft midday lighting with subtle reflections on water

Color Palette: Whites, wood tones, forest greens, soft blues, and flag reds

Aspect Ratio: Horizontal

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One of the most prominent women associated with Surrealism in the United States,Kay Sage made this work after a five month hiatus from painting following the sudden death of her husband Yves Tungay.Like many surrealist she utilized landscape imagery as a metaphor for the mind and psychological states of being. Rendered in somber gray tones Tomorrow is Never combines motifs that appear often in the later stages of her life including architectural scaffoldings,latticework structures,and draped figures to evoke feelings of entrapment and dislocation.The painting is one of Sages last large works before her suicide in 1963.

Built in 1799, Hawa Mahal (also known as the Palace of Winds) is essentially a high screen wall built so the women of the royal household could observe street festivals without being seen from the outside. Constructed of red and pink sandstone, it was designed in the form of the crown of Krishna, the Hindu god. Its unique five-storey exterior is similar to the honeycomb of a beehive with 953 small windows called jharokhas decorated with intricate latticework. The lattice also allows cool air from the Venturi effect through the intricate pattern, air conditioning the whole area during the high temperatures of summer. This shot was pretty challenging to pull off as I had to work very low in order to get the angle I wanted, and even though I got there early, I had to wait a while for the soft morning light to illuminate the entire façade.

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Its 170,000 pieces of aluminium are a hive-like structure of latticework, controlled by the vibrations of honeybees in a hive at Kew that is connected to the sculpture

A clever photograph taken August 26, 1967, during rollout of the Apollo 4/SA-501 launch vehicle.

Note the repainted & noticeably whiter “t-shaped” area extending upward/outward from the ‘vertical’ black roll pattern stripe between the “USA” lettering of the S-IC (first) stage.

Excellent reading regarding the aforementioned, along with a lot of other wonderful content at Wes Oleszewski’s delightful website:

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Latticework of Dr Quads.

Toronto, Ontario

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Lahore Fort started life as a defensive wall on the banks of River Ravi by the earliest settlers who founded Lahore. It was attacked, damaged, demolished, and rebuilt into various structures several times over, until it acquired its present general form under Emperor Akbar in 1566. Succeeding emperors, Sikh conquerors, and British colonists used the fort as the seat of their governance, and added their architectural influences to the citadel to give it its present configuration.

Detail of lattice work, which is made from a single piece of pink Jaipur sandstone.

For more detailed information on Lahore Fort, please see: sites.ualberta.ca/~rnoor/lahore_fort.html, and

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahore_Fort

What makes the Museum of the Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean (MuCEM) so unique is that it recounts, analyses and sheds light on the ancient foundations of this cradle of civilization. Its exhibitions and cultural programs combine anthropology, history, archaeology, art history and contemporary art to show the public the multiple facets of the Mediterranean world.

The museum, built of "stone, water and wind", was designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti in collaboration with the architect Roland Carta. As a cube of 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq. ft), it is surrounded by a latticework shell of fibre-reinforced concrete.

As the first museum devoted to Mediterranean cultures, the MuCEM opened in Marseille in June 2013. By the following year, it had joined the ranks of the 50 most visited museums in the world.

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House on Camp Street, Georgetown, Guyana, South America

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A mono version of this almost abstract photo of the concrete main stair in the Herzog & de Meuron designed Tate Modern Switch House extension.

The photo is so simple and yet it's probably one of my favourite architectural shots I've taken recently. Question is, which version works better ?

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From Wikipedia : "A ten storey tower, 65 metres high from ground level, was built above the oil tanks.

The original western half of the Switch House was demolished to make room for the tower and then rebuilt around it with large gallery spaces and access routes between the main building and the new tower on level 1 (ground level) and level 4. The new galleries on level 4 have natural top lighting. A bridge built across the turbine hall on level 4 to provides an upper access route.

The new building opened to the public on 17 June 2016.

The design, again by Herzog & de Meuron, has been controversial. It was originally designed with a glass stepped pyramid, but this was amended to incorporate a sloping façade in brick latticework (to match the original power-station building) despite planning consent to the original design having been previously granted by the supervising authority.

The extension provides 22,492 square metres of additional gross internal area for display and exhibition spaces, performance spaces, education facilities, offices, catering and retail facilities as well as a car parking and a new external public space."

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Excerpt from www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/event/linda-rotua-sormin-uncerta...:

Linda Rotua Sormin: Uncertain Ground is the culmination of over 20 years of remarkable exploration and innovation, bringing together clay, sculpture, video, sound, hand-cut watercolour painting, and digital fabrication in a multi-sensory environment that asks how life in the modern, cosmopolitan city can coexist with memories and experiences of our ancestral traditions.

Raised in Canada and Thailand, artist Linda Rotua Sormin has emerged as a leading voice in sculpture with her fearless, monumental structures. Continually pushing clay beyond its limits, Sormin’s web-like forms burst through the boundaries of the medium, literally breaking apart and re-convening in new forms. Colonial artifacts, everyday kitsch, and fragments from the artist’s studio floor dangle and nestle within the latticework.

In her first solo museum exhibition and largest project to date, Sormin delves into her lineage among the Batak people of Sumatra in the Indonesian archipelago, exploring how images and ideas of her ancestors have, sometimes unwittingly, infused her artistic practice. She studied traditional Batak divination books, available to her only in European museum collections, with access strictly controlled, as well as the script and spoken language of her ancestors. Building on her research, Sormin weaves a rich family history of shamanic and other spiritual practices fragmented by colonialism, Christianization, and diaspora.

The exhibition unfolds on three levels: a central raised platform evokes a volcanic lake with an underworld of mythical beasts and coded divination texts; a tangle of precarious ceramic sculptures suggests an earthly middle ground inhabited by humans; and a suspended projection screen references a celestial realm of spirits and birds. The result is an environment that feels alive and in motion, offering audiences an encounter that is both visceral and contemplative.

More views of this ornate tower arch, which dates from the 12th century. The quality of workmanship, and indeed, the decoration itself, are much higher than you would expect in a church of its size in a town that was of no great importance at that time. I find this latticework design astonishing - the only one in a cluster of three on either side of the arch. Obviously the stonemason felt no need to make the two sides match. Not surprisingly, this one has sustained some damage.

After last years 'Beast From The East' Network Rail seem to be taking the chance of more Snow very seriously this winter. Two Ploughs that have been refreshed at Derby are seen here at Brentingby on 7Z41 to Norwich with 37716 and 37424 providing the power.

I decided to go more side on and incorporate the latticework bridge seeing as the locomotives were buried in the train

España - Toledo - Estación de trenes

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ENGLISH:

Toledo Railway Station is a listed monumental station in 1991. It is the work of architect Narciso Clavería. The bulk of the construction was carried out between 1916 and 1917. It was restored in 2005 with the arrival of high-speed rail. It is located in the east of the city.

Built in Neo-Mudejar style, it covers an area of 12,600 square meters. It was built using brick, stone, iron, and cement. The passenger building consists of a central pavilion flanked by two lower side wings.

The entire structure is decorated with multi-lobed arches and stepped crenellations at the top. At one end is the clock tower. Five doors lead into a richly ornamental vestibule that offers a fine example of Toledo craftsmanship and goldsmithing: tile mosaics, latticework, ticket booths, and wrought lamps.

The 2005 renovation included modernizing the platforms, constructing new shelters to protect passengers, renovating the existing shelter, adding a 325-space car park, a new cafeteria, and new entrances. The station's historic fence, designed by Julio Pascual and also considered a Site of Cultural Interest, was also replaced. The clock tower was extensively restored.

ESPAÑOL:

La estación de ferrocarril de Toledo es una estación monumental catalogada como tal desde 1991. Es obra del arquitecto Narciso Clavería. El grueso de la construcción se llevó a cabo entre 1916 y 1917. Fue restaurada en el año 2005 con la llegada de la alta velocidad. Se encuentra al este de la ciudad.

De estilo neomudéjar abarca una superficie de 12 600 metros cuadrados. Para su construcción se usó ladrillo, piedra, hierro y cemento. El edificio de viajeros se compone de un pabellón central flanqueado por dos alas laterales de menor altura.

Toda la estructura está decorada con arcos polilobulados y almenas escalonadas en la parte superior. En uno de los extremos se encuentra la torre del reloj. Cinco puertas permiten acceder a un vestíbulo de gran riqueza ornamental que ofrece una buena muestra de la artesanía y orfebrería toledana: mosaicos de azulejos, celosías, taquillas y lámparas forjadas.

Con la renovación operada en 2005 se modernizaron los andenes, se construyeron nuevas marquesinas para proteger a los viajeros además de renovar la existente, se realizó un aparcamiento de 325 plazas, una nueva cafetería y nuevos accesos. Se recolocó también la valla histórica de la estación, obra de Julio Pascual, que también goza de la consideración de Bien de Interés Cultural. La torre del reloj fue ampliamente restaurada.

George exhibits blue sky thinking routinely.

He came up with this hand-knotted string lattice work for the cucumbers to climb, and it worked like a charm.

He's amazingly mechanical and refuses to think inside the box.

Except for his daily routine, which never varies.

(Steak sandwich and beer for lunch every day at 11:50am and you can tell where he's headed after work by which side of the road he's parked his truck on.)

I'd decided to visit the Olafur Eliason 'In real life' during an evening opening at the Tate Modern to ensure the Exhibition was a bit quieter, an unintended side effect was that the building itself was largely deserted by the time I was ready to leave. I took the opportunity to get some photos like this whilst I had the place largely to myself.

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From Wikipedia : "A ten storey tower, 65 metres high from ground level, was built above the oil tanks.

The original western half of the Switch House was demolished to make room for the tower and then rebuilt around it with large gallery spaces and access routes between the main building and the new tower on level 1 (ground level) and level 4. The new galleries on level 4 have natural top lighting. A bridge built across the turbine hall on level 4 to provides an upper access route.

The new building opened to the public on 17 June 2016.

The design, again by Herzog & de Meuron, has been controversial. It was originally designed with a glass stepped pyramid, but this was amended to incorporate a sloping façade in brick latticework (to match the original power-station building) despite planning consent to the original design having been previously granted by the supervising authority.

The extension provides 22,492 square metres of additional gross internal area for display and exhibition spaces, performance spaces, education facilities, offices, catering and retail facilities as well as a car parking and a new external public space."

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Glimpsed through the footbridge latticework, Greeley 'A4' Pacific 60009 'Union of South Africa' trundles through Carlisle station's platform 3, arriving with the 1Z86 07:06 London Euston to Carlisle 'Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express' on 9th March 2013.

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Based on information I gleaned while posting the linked photo, this is OV-103 some time between November 6 & 8, 1983, while at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB). Discovery arrived there November 6 from Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) and departed November 8, 1983, enroute to Carswell Air Force Base as part of her delivery to KSC on November 9, 1983.

In this well-composed & rare photo, the Orbiter/Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) combination is seen at the Orbiter Lifting Fixture (OLF), a scaled-down version of the Mate-Demate Device (MDD) used at EAFB. At the time, NASA and the Department of Defense planned to fly space shuttles, with Discovery as the designated orbiter, from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex-6 (SLC-6) on military polar orbital missions, beginning with STS-62A in 1986.

www.nasa.gov/history/40-years-ago-space-shuttle-discovery...

Note the white color of the SCA, with a single blue stripe. The original American Airlines livery was repainted to this before flying to the May 1983 Paris Air Show.

I think that’s the red Ingersoll-Rand logo on the side of the pushback tractor.

Lastly, the kinda softish Airman in the lower left foreground, possibly on a walkie-talkie. I hope he wasn’t providing physical security.

Additional pertinent reading:

www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum30/HTML/001520.html

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Wildlife Hide at the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, London UK

Excerpt from redjaen.es:

• It is located on the east wall of the Cathedral Mosque .

• It is located between the Puerta del Baptisterio and the Puerta de Santa Catalina.

• This entry has its origin in the enlargement carried out in the Mosque by Almanzor.

• All the doors on this side resemble the structure of the doors and those of the west wall.

• Its name is taken from the Chapel of San Juan Bautista existing behind the wall.

• It is the last one, on this side, of those that opened onto the street from inside the Cathedral Mosque.

• As the blind side doors have less height, the space thus gained has been used to locate a twin window with horseshoe arches, something that does not exist on the western side.

• The blind arcade of the central upper space, whose arches are horseshoe or trilobed instead of intersecting as those of the West wall.

• This door is one of the five doors that from 1913 were restored by the architect Ricardo Velázquez Bosco, who for this work had the invaluable collaboration of the Cordovan sculptor Mateo Inurria.

• With a composition formed by three vertical streets divided into three sections each.

• The two sides consist of two blind openings in the lower and intermediate bodies and a window covered by a latticework in the upper one.

• The central body is larger, having the lintel door and covered by a horseshoe arch.

• With alfiz, and a frieze of blind arches on it.

• With twin arches of the intermediate lateral bodies.

• Both polylobed arches on the windows with lattices of the upper body.

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“The first flight test of the Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle is being prepared for launching from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s John F. Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Complex 39A. The mission is designated Apollo 4. The Apollo/Saturn V is the most powerful space vehicle developed in the United States space program. It is 363 feet tall and its first-stage engines produce 7,500,00 pounds of thrust at liftoff. Weight fully fueled is 6,220,025 pounds. The Saturn V launch vehicle will place 278,699 pounds in a 101-nautical-mile (117-statute mile) Earth orbit. The command module will reenter the atmosphere, land, and be recovered in the Pacific Ocean about 622 miles northwest of Hawaii. Objectives of the Earth-orbital unmanned mission are to obtain flight information on launch vehicle and spacecraft structural integrity and compatibility, flight loads, stage separation, subsystem operation, emergency detection subsystem operation and to evaluate the Apollo command module (CM) heat shield under conditions encountered on return from a Moon mission.”

A rarely seen perspective, of any Saturn V, depicting either rollout/rollback of the Mobile Service Structure (MSS). Either activity meriting the gentleman documenting it with his tripod-mounted 16mm?/35mm? motion picture camera. He may be a contractor, although I can’t identify the lettering or logo on the back of his jacket. Looks to be a capital 'R", and the third letter possibly a lowercase 'c', which would suggest Rocketdyne; however, that would've been all caps, and that's not the Rocketdyne logo on the left. Finally, the fact he’s wearing a jacket/windbreaker may support it being MSS rollback.

All of that, during the first “all-up” test of the entire rocket that was to safely launch humans, with the goal of landing – also safely – on the moon. And then, returning the crew – safely – back to the earth.

THIS PHOTOGRAPH & MACHINES IS/ARE FROM LATE 1967.

I SAY AGAIN, 1967.

Where were you in 1967?

‘WERE’ you in 1967?

I’m guessing most of you ‘were NOT’.

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What makes the Museum of the Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean (MuCEM) so unique is that it recounts, analyses and sheds light on the ancient foundations of this cradle of civilization. Its exhibitions and cultural programs combine anthropology, history, archaeology, art history and contemporary art to show the public the multiple facets of the Mediterranean world.

The museum, built of "stone, water and wind", was designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti in collaboration with the architect Roland Carta. As a cube of 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq. ft), it is surrounded by a latticework shell of fibre-reinforced concrete.

As the first museum devoted to Mediterranean cultures, the MuCEM opened in Marseille in June 2013. By the following year, it had joined the ranks of the 50 most visited museums in the world.

Jaipur capitale del Rajasthan - la città rosa

Jaipur capital of Rajasthan - the pink city

il “Palazzo dei Venti” chiamato anche Hawa Mahal in lingua Hindù. Costruito nel 1799 dal Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, e realizzato in arenaria rossa e rosa a forma della corona del dio indiano Krishna è collocato accanto a quello che era l’harem permettendo così alle concubine di poter osservare cosa succedeva in strada senza essere viste.

Il palazzo si sviluppa su cinque piani e la facciata principale è costituita da 950 finestre.

Hawa Mahal - Palace of Winds - Jaipur - Rajasthan - India

The structure was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh designed by Lal Chand Ustad in the form of the crown of Krishna, the Hindu god. Its unique five-storey exterior is akin to the honeycomb of a beehive with its 953 small windows called jharokhas decorated with intricate latticework.

The original intention of the lattice was to allow royal ladies to observe everyday life in the street below without being seen.

The lattice also allows cool air from the Venturi effect (doctor breeze) through the intricate pattern, air conditioning the whole area during the high temperatures in summers

I'm not completely convinced by all aspects of the Herzog and de Meuron Switch House extension to Tate Modern but I there's plenty to like about this building. This in particular is one of my favourite little corners.

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From Wikipedia : "A ten storey tower, 65 metres high from ground level, was built above the oil tanks.

The original western half of the Switch House was demolished to make room for the tower and then rebuilt around it with large gallery spaces and access routes between the main building and the new tower on level 1 (ground level) and level 4. The new galleries on level 4 have natural top lighting. A bridge built across the turbine hall on level 4 to provides an upper access route.

The new building opened to the public on 17 June 2016.

The design, again by Herzog & de Meuron, has been controversial. It was originally designed with a glass stepped pyramid, but this was amended to incorporate a sloping façade in brick latticework (to match the original power-station building) despite planning consent to the original design having been previously granted by the supervising authority.

The extension provides 22,492 square metres of additional gross internal area for display and exhibition spaces, performance spaces, education facilities, offices, catering and retail facilities as well as a car parking and a new external public space."

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Capilla Real - Royal Chapel

Esta calle, llena de historia y de visitantes, arranca en la Gran Vía de Colón, importante arteria que desde finales del siglo XIX permite el paseo por el centro con sus amplias aceras.

A nuestra izquierda se levanta un bonito edificio de sillares oscuros, rejerías y farolas: es la antigua Madraza, escuela o universidad coránica que fue fundada por Yusuf I en 1349. Fue en su momento uno de los más bonitos edificios de la ciudad y estaba decorado con atauriques e inscripciones relativas al conocimiento.

En 1500 se destinó a casa del Cabildo y más adelante la fachada se pintó al temple. Ya en el siglo XVIII adquiere la actual apariencia, repleta de detalles barrocos. Del edificio árabe original se conserva la sala de oración con magníficos elementos decorativos. Tras una importante restauración entre 2006 y 2011, ha sido reabierta al público. El edificio, en la actualidad, pertenece a la Universidad de Granada.

Casi frente a la Madraza se abre un pequeño ensanchamiento de la calle. Aquí se encuentra uno de los monumentos más importantes de la ciudad: la Capilla Real.

Fundada en 1504 para albergar sus restos, fue fundada por los Reyes Católicos, Isabel y Fernando. Se construyó entre 1505 y 1517, y fue en 1521 cuando los cuerpos de los monarcas fueron trasladados allí por orden de su nieto Carlos I desde la iglesia de San Francisco, en la Alhambra.

Se edificó en estilo gótico tardío con toques renacentistas, y si el exterior es espectacular con sus remates de tracerías, enrejados y columnas historiadas, el interior es una auténtica belleza. Una maravillosa reja de hierro separa los sepulcros reales del resto de la capilla. El de los Reyes Católicos, obra de Domenico Fancelli, fue realizado en Italia en mármol de Carrara y tiene forma de tronco de pirámide.

Fernando aparece representado con armadura y manto, mientras Isabel lleva un sencillo atuendo y cruza las manos en señal de humildad. El de doña Juana y su esposo, Felipe el Hermoso, sitúa las dos estatuas sobre un lecho sepulcral, innovando en cierta manera respecto al monumento funerario de los monarcas Católicos.

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This street, full of history and visitors, starts at the Gran Vía de Colón, an important artery that since the end of the 19th century has allowed visitors to stroll through the centre with its wide pavements.

On our left stands a beautiful building of dark ashlars, latticework and street lamps: it is the old Madrasa, a Koranic school or university founded by Yusuf I in 1349. It was once one of the most beautiful buildings in the city and was decorated with atauriques and inscriptions relating to knowledge.

In 1500 it was used as a town hall and later the façade was painted in tempera. In the 18th century it acquired its current appearance, full of Baroque details. The prayer room with its magnificent decorative elements has been preserved from the original Moorish building. After a major restoration between 2006 and 2011, it was reopened to the public. The building now belongs to the University of Granada.

Almost opposite the Madrasa is a small widening of the street. Here we find one of the most important monuments in the city: the Royal Chapel.

Founded in 1504 to house their remains, it was founded by the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella and Ferdinand. It was built between 1505 and 1517, and it was in 1521 that the bodies of the monarchs were transferred there by order of their grandson Charles I from the church of San Francisco, in the Alhambra.

It was built in late Gothic style with Renaissance touches, and if the exterior is spectacular with its tracery, latticework and historiated columns, the interior is a real beauty. A marvellous iron grille separates the royal tombs from the rest of the chapel. The tomb of the Catholic Monarchs, the work of Domenico Fancelli, was made in Italy in Carrara marble and is shaped like the trunk of a pyramid.

Ferdinand is depicted wearing armour and a cloak, while Isabella wears a simple garment and crosses her hands in a sign of humility. The statue of Juana and her husband, Philip the Handsome, places the two statues on a sepulchral bed, which is somewhat innovative with respect to the funerary monument of the Catholic monarchs.

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A bit of a contrast to the series of moody monochrome photos of the Herzog & de Meuron designed Tate Modern Switch House extension I've just finished uploading........

When I took this shot of the top floor of the Switch House I thought there might be potential to make an interesting 'flipped' shot with it. In the configuration I thought it looked like a science fiction film set. Anyone else agree ?

Click here to see more of 'flipping' images : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157627889661743

From Wikipedia : "A ten storey tower, 65 metres high from ground level, was built above the oil tanks.

The original western half of the Switch House was demolished to make room for the tower and then rebuilt around it with large gallery spaces and access routes between the main building and the new tower on level 1 (ground level) and level 4. The new galleries on level 4 have natural top lighting. A bridge built across the turbine hall on level 4 to provides an upper access route.

The new building opened to the public on 17 June 2016.

The design, again by Herzog & de Meuron, has been controversial. It was originally designed with a glass stepped pyramid, but this was amended to incorporate a sloping façade in brick latticework (to match the original power-station building) despite planning consent to the original design having been previously granted by the supervising authority.

The extension provides 22,492 square metres of additional gross internal area for display and exhibition spaces, performance spaces, education facilities, offices, catering and retail facilities as well as a car parking and a new external public space."

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Dinamarca - Copenhague - Vistas desde la Rundetaarn (Torre Redonda)

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www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/round-tower-gdk410741

ENGLISH:

www.rundetaarn.dk/en/

The Rundetaarn, or Rundetårn (Round Tower in English), is a 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen, Denmark. One of the many architectural projects of Christian IV, it was built as an astronomical observatory. It is most noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the top, and for the expansive views it affords over Copenhagen.

The tower is part of the Trinitatis Complex which also provided the scholars of the time with a university chapel, the Trinitatis Church, and an academic library which was the first purpose-built facilities of the Copenhagen University Library which had been founded in 1482.

Today the Round Tower serves as an observation tower for expansive views of Copenhagen, a public astronomical observatory and a historical monument. At the same time the Library Hall, located above the church and only accessible along the tower's ramp, is an active cultural venue with both exhibitions and a busy concert schedule.

The Round Tower is a cylindrical tower built in masonry of alternating yellow and red bricks, the colours of the Oldenburgs. The bricks used were manufactured in the Netherlands and are of a hard-burned, slender type known as muffer or mopper. On the rear side, it is attached to the Trinitatis Church, but it has never served as a church tower.

Steenwinckel — whose name is otherwise synonymous with Dutch Renaissance architecture in Denmark — with the Trinitatis Complex has left his signature style. Unlike his other buildings with their lavish ornamentations and extravagant spires, the complex is built to a focused and restrained design. Hans van Steenwinckel must have been up on the situation in Holland, cogniziant that the style which he had once learned from Hendrick de Keyser had been altogether abandoned.

The architects now setting the agenda in the Netherlands, masters such as Jacob van Kampen (Amsterdam City Hall), Pieter Post (Mauritshuis in the Hague) and Philip Vingboons, now favoured a style characterized by sobriety and restraint. It is now known as Dutch Baroque or sometimes Dutch Classicism. Its proponents often relied on the theoretical works such as those of Palladio and of Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola. Steenwinckel may have paid a visit to his native Netherlands prior to his change in style but it will have been too early for him to have seen any of the period's buildings realized.

Instead of stairs, a 7.5-turn spiral ramp forms the only access way to the towertop observatory as well as the Library Hall and the Bell-Ringer's Loft, both located above the church. The ramp turns 7.5 times around the hollow masonry core of the tower before reaching the observation deck and observatory at the top, on the way also affording access to the Library Hall as well as the Ringer's Loft. This design was chosen to allow a horse and carriage to reach the library, moving books in and out of the library as well as transporting heavy and sensitive instruments to the observatory.

The winding corridor has a length of 210 m, climbing 3.74 m per turn. Along the outer wall the corridor has a length of 257.5 m and a grade of 10%, while along the wall of the inner core the corridor is only 85.5 m long but has a grade of 33%.

The observation deck is located 34.8 m above street level. Along the edge of the platform runs a wrought-iron lattice made in 1643 by Kaspar Fincke, Court Artist in metalwork. In the latticework, Christian IV's monogram and the letters RFP are seen, the letters representing the King's motto: Regna Firmat Pietas – Piety strengthens the Realms.

The observatory is a small domed building, built on the roof of the tower. Built in 1929, the current observatory is 7 m high and has a diameter of 6 m. Access is by a narrow winding stone staircase from the observation deck.

On the upper part of the façade of the tower, there is a gilded rebus inscription. Christian IV's draft of it, written in his own hand writing, is kept at the Danish National Archives. The rebus includes the four Hebrew consonants of the Tetragrammaton. The rebus can be interpreted in the following way: Lead God, the right teaching and justice into the heart of the crowned King Christian IV, 1642.

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ESPAÑOL:

www.rundetaarn.dk/espanol/

La Rundetårn (en español: Torre Redonda) es una torre del siglo XVII ubicada en el centro de Copenhague, Dinamarca. Siendo uno de los numerosos proyectos arquitectónicos del rey Cristián IV, fue construida como observatorio astronómico. Es conocida por su pasillo helicoidal que recorre 7 vueltas y media antes de llegar a la parte más alta y por las amplias vistas panorámicas de la ciudad de Copenhague que ofrece.

La torre forma parte del Trinitatis Complex, que también estaba compuesto por una capilla universitaria, la Iglesia Trinitatis y una biblioteca universitaria, que fueron las primeras instalaciones construidas específicamente por la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Copenhague, fundada en 1482.

Actualmente, la Torre Redonda tiene la función de mirador, observatorio astronómico público y monumento histórico. Asimismo, en la Sala de la Biblioteca, que se encuentra por encima de la iglesia y a la cual solo se puede acceder a través de la rampa de la torre, se suelen exhibir exposiciones y celebrar conciertos.

in an alleyway in downtown Ottawa, above the dumpsters, is a latticework of old rusted fire-escapes...it's been pointed out that the perspective actually gives this photo an optical illusion element...when you look at the stairs you can't tell which way they go, or in what direction they descend/ascend.

Dinamarca - Copenhague - Rundetaarn (Torre Redonda)

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www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/round-tower-gdk410741

ENGLISH:

www.rundetaarn.dk/en/

The Rundetaarn, or Rundetårn (Round Tower in English), is a 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen, Denmark. One of the many architectural projects of Christian IV, it was built as an astronomical observatory. It is most noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the top, and for the expansive views it affords over Copenhagen.

The tower is part of the Trinitatis Complex which also provided the scholars of the time with a university chapel, the Trinitatis Church, and an academic library which was the first purpose-built facilities of the Copenhagen University Library which had been founded in 1482.

Today the Round Tower serves as an observation tower for expansive views of Copenhagen, a public astronomical observatory and a historical monument. At the same time the Library Hall, located above the church and only accessible along the tower's ramp, is an active cultural venue with both exhibitions and a busy concert schedule.

The Round Tower is a cylindrical tower built in masonry of alternating yellow and red bricks, the colours of the Oldenburgs. The bricks used were manufactured in the Netherlands and are of a hard-burned, slender type known as muffer or mopper. On the rear side, it is attached to the Trinitatis Church, but it has never served as a church tower.

Steenwinckel — whose name is otherwise synonymous with Dutch Renaissance architecture in Denmark — with the Trinitatis Complex has left his signature style. Unlike his other buildings with their lavish ornamentations and extravagant spires, the complex is built to a focused and restrained design. Hans van Steenwinckel must have been up on the situation in Holland, cogniziant that the style which he had once learned from Hendrick de Keyser had been altogether abandoned.

The architects now setting the agenda in the Netherlands, masters such as Jacob van Kampen (Amsterdam City Hall), Pieter Post (Mauritshuis in the Hague) and Philip Vingboons, now favoured a style characterized by sobriety and restraint. It is now known as Dutch Baroque or sometimes Dutch Classicism. Its proponents often relied on the theoretical works such as those of Palladio and of Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola. Steenwinckel may have paid a visit to his native Netherlands prior to his change in style but it will have been too early for him to have seen any of the period's buildings realized.

Instead of stairs, a 7.5-turn spiral ramp forms the only access way to the towertop observatory as well as the Library Hall and the Bell-Ringer's Loft, both located above the church. The ramp turns 7.5 times around the hollow masonry core of the tower before reaching the observation deck and observatory at the top, on the way also affording access to the Library Hall as well as the Ringer's Loft. This design was chosen to allow a horse and carriage to reach the library, moving books in and out of the library as well as transporting heavy and sensitive instruments to the observatory.

The winding corridor has a length of 210 m, climbing 3.74 m per turn. Along the outer wall the corridor has a length of 257.5 m and a grade of 10%, while along the wall of the inner core the corridor is only 85.5 m long but has a grade of 33%.

The observation deck is located 34.8 m above street level. Along the edge of the platform runs a wrought-iron lattice made in 1643 by Kaspar Fincke, Court Artist in metalwork. In the latticework, Christian IV's monogram and the letters RFP are seen, the letters representing the King's motto: Regna Firmat Pietas – Piety strengthens the Realms.

The observatory is a small domed building, built on the roof of the tower. Built in 1929, the current observatory is 7 m high and has a diameter of 6 m. Access is by a narrow winding stone staircase from the observation deck.

On the upper part of the façade of the tower, there is a gilded rebus inscription. Christian IV's draft of it, written in his own hand writing, is kept at the Danish National Archives. The rebus includes the four Hebrew consonants of the Tetragrammaton. The rebus can be interpreted in the following way: Lead God, the right teaching and justice into the heart of the crowned King Christian IV, 1642.

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ESPAÑOL:

www.rundetaarn.dk/espanol/

La Rundetårn (en español: Torre Redonda) es una torre del siglo XVII ubicada en el centro de Copenhague, Dinamarca. Siendo uno de los numerosos proyectos arquitectónicos del rey Cristián IV, fue construida como observatorio astronómico. Es conocida por su pasillo helicoidal que recorre 7 vueltas y media antes de llegar a la parte más alta y por las amplias vistas panorámicas de la ciudad de Copenhague que ofrece.

La torre forma parte del Trinitatis Complex, que también estaba compuesto por una capilla universitaria, la Iglesia Trinitatis y una biblioteca universitaria, que fueron las primeras instalaciones construidas específicamente por la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Copenhague, fundada en 1482.

Actualmente, la Torre Redonda tiene la función de mirador, observatorio astronómico público y monumento histórico. Asimismo, en la Sala de la Biblioteca, que se encuentra por encima de la iglesia y a la cual solo se puede acceder a través de la rampa de la torre, se suelen exhibir exposiciones y celebrar conciertos.

The honeycomb plaza at Lincoln Park Zoo. Designed by visionary Chicago architect Jeanne Gang, who patterned its latticework dome after a turtle shell, it’s set on the shore of a restored pond ecosystem amid sweeping vistas of prairie plants and native wildlife, with the dramatic downtown skyline rising in the distance.

The rose-pink Hawa Mahal palace with its intricate latticework stands proudly in the centre of the flower field, flanked by the beautiful symmetry of the Amer Stepwell and the eye-catching architecture of the Patrika Gate – iconic elements rich in culture that make Jaipur a UNESCO World Heritage City. Amidst such scenes of grandeur, elephants and peacocks roam. /

Le thème de Jaipur n'est pas une exposition permanente dans le Flower Dome de Singapour. En revanche, les expositions temporaires du Flower Dome changent régulièrement et peuvent être inspirées par des villes ou des régions comme Jaipur. Sur ce thème, on ne s'étonne pas de trouver, parmi les Tournesols, des représentations colorées d'Eléphants et de Paons (prochaine photo !)

Park Avenue Armory launches its first commissioned art installation with anthropodino, a large-scale, interactive work by world-renowned artist, Ernesto Neto. Using hundreds of yards of translucent material, Neto suspends a gigantic canopy from the drill hall’s latticework truss, spanning 120 feet wide and 180 feet long. Magnificent, aromatic “fabric stalactites” descend 60 feet to embrace a vast labyrinth of passageways and rooms.