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PCA204 - Architectural Photography—Exterior
WIT:
This is a partial view of the Denver Public Library. I brought the ND filter, but I didn’t have the remote on me, so I took this image with a finger on the shutter release for 117 seconds. It probably shows. It’s not as crisp as I would like. I boosted the contrast a little, sharpened, and cropped the image to 8x10 dimensions.
14mm, f/22, 117 sec., ISO-160
Glasgow University Library is the modern building in the shot and the round building is the Glasgow University Library Reading Room. This image was taken from the grounds of the Main University Building on University Avenue.
The McMillan Reading Room, also known as the 'Round Reading Room,' was designed by T. Harold Hughes and David Stark Reid Waugh between 1936 and 1939, and renamed in memory of University benefactors, Robert and Edith McMillan. This A-listed building was awarded a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) bronze medal in 1950 for the best building erected in Scotland during the period 1936-1949.
It was built on the site of New Hillhead House dating from c1850. The house was gifted to the University in 1917 by the family of Walter MacLellan of Blairvaddick (1815-89) in his memory. A bust of Walter MacLellan currently sits inside the Reading Room. The Psychology, Russian and Celtic departments occupied the villa in the 1930s.
Since the reading room situated in the south-east quadrangle of the Gilbert Scott Building was no longer able to accommodate the number of students or sustain the required longer opening hours, Principal Hetherington requested urgent funds for a new reading room. The University Grants Committee gave a grant of £15,000 and the Bellahouston Trustees gave a further £7,500 towards the estimated construction cost of £20,000.
Hughes presented a number of alternative designs in January 1938 which involved a U-plan courtyard arrangement of potential future buildings around the south, west and north sides of the reading room, leaving the east side open towards Thomas Lennox Watson's Wellington Church of 1883-1884. The plan was also meant to incorporate a square clock tower. In the end only the Reading Room was built. The monumental circular domed building is meant to be a modern interpretation of the Pantheon in Rome.
The new Reading Room was built to meet the primary needs of students in first and second year courses in all Faculties and have the longest opening hours of any unit in the library system at the University. It was used as ancillary accommodation for the library in the Gilbert Scott Building until the construction of the current Library in the late 1960s.
Continuing to change with the times and demands, the Reading Room service was transferred to the Main Library and the building now houses a student help-desk and IT Education Unit.
A scene from a beach, apparently in Achill, where the locals are gathered with tins, buckets, boats and nets. What is really unusual and demands some explanation is the man inspecting the nets while holding a gun? (Incidentally this is the first time I can recall uploading an "Imperial" sized image to this stream. I shall have to study it carefully to see the difference such a significant size will make.)
We are on Dooagh Beach, thanks Niall McAuley I think we can understand that the peopel we see had a hard existence, it is nice to see some of them playfully pose for the camera. BeachcomberAustralia provides a piece from the magnificent Trove website curated by our friends from The National Library of Australia where we see Michael Davitt pleading for the building of Piers and Harbours for the fishermen in the area, Davitt argues that at little expense the construction would save uncounted lives and increase fishing productivity. There is evidence of a small pier in the streetview, I wonder how long after this photo it was built?
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1880-1900
NLI Ref: L_IMP_1289
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
A view of the Nottebohm library in Antwerp.
the current interior dates from 1936 but the library can trace its history back to 1481. It contains
one milion books with about 40 000 dating before 1830. The books fill 35 km of shelves.
Built for the Teal Nebula collab coming to Bricktastic in just a couple of weeks, this is the Turtle Library. Because what every settlement needs is a roaming book vendor that comes and goes as it pleases.
This uses 4 single and one string of 6 LED lights from Light My Bricks (no, this isn't an ad, but I did like how simple it was to set up) to provide light, and also give Terry an infestation of bioluminescent fungus on his shell.
Don't worry though, it's not harmful and he's already got a couple of contractors on site to get it under control. I'll take more pictures of the space seahorse and share those at some point.
Power is via a borrowed USB powerpack which is slim enough to fit inside the turtle's carapace, and easy to access as the angled panels are only attached via a mixel joint and pop off easily. I've managed to conceal the wiring for the most part, but it's all on the back anyway and the wires themselves are so small. I'm terrified I'm going to damage them.
As far as this build goes, I'm glad it's done. The building in particular was haunted me with its unfinished-ness for longer than I'd have liked, so it's good to get that done. I think my favourite part is the postcard stand. I'm not much of a building builder, it has to be said. But it was designed to be open and reasonably easy to see inside. For a library there's not a huge amount of bookshelf space, but there's some upstairs, under the collection of treasure maps and miscellaneous bits represented by assorted printed tiles.
So there we have it. Space, even if it's not my usual spaceship fare. I still haven't built one of those this year...
The herbarium building I work in is old, I call it 'living urbex'. Plans are made to renovate. In the coming months I will try to capture as much as possible of what is there....
I found this Little Free Library while driving in a nearby neighborhood. Take a book, leave a book. Such a great service.
Voigtländer Nokton 50mm 1.0 Aspherical
When I visited the Library, I used my new Lens, to test it in low light.
It is very nice to see that the Library is used by people, the internet cannot have all information and it is much more difficult to "google" today.
Ephesus Ἔφεσος Efes The roof of the Library of Celsus has collapsed, but its large façade is still intact.
The Library of Celsus in Ephesus Ephesus is located in Turkey Ephesus Shown within Turkey
LocationSelçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey
RegionIonia
Coordinates37°56′28″N 27°20′31″ECoordinates: 37°56′28″N 27°20′31″E
TypeSettlement
AreaWall circuit: 415 ha (1,030 acres)
Occupied: 224 ha (550 acres)
History
BuilderAttic and Ionian Greek colonists
Founded10th century BC
Abandoned15th century AD
PeriodsGreek Dark Ages to Late Middle Ages
Site notes
Excavation dates1863–1869, 1895
ArchaeologistsJohn Turtle Wood, Otto Benndorf
WebsiteEphesus Archaeological Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official nameEphesus
TypeCultural
Criteriaiii, iv, vi
Designated2015 (39th session)
Reference no.1018
RegionEurope and North America
Ephesus (/ˈɛfəsəs/;[1] Greek: Ἔφεσος Ephesos; Turkish: Efes; ultimately from Hittite Apasa) was an ancient Greek city[2][3] on the coast of Ionia, three kilometres southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital[4][5] by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. During the Classical Greek era it was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League. The city flourished after it came under the control of the Roman Republic in 129 BC. According to estimates, Ephesus had a population of 33,600 to 56,000 people in the Roman period, making it the third largest city of Roman Asia Minor after Sardis and Alexandria Troas.[6]
The city was famed for the Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. In 268 AD, the Temple was destroyed or damaged in a raid by the Goths.[7] It may have been rebuilt or repaired but this is uncertain, as its later history is not clear.[8] Emperor Constantine the Great rebuilt much of the city and erected new public baths. Following the Edict of Thessalonica from Emperor Theodosius I, what remained of the temple was destroyed in 401 AD by a mob led by St. John Chrysostom.[9] The town was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 614 AD. The city's importance as a commercial center declined as the harbor was slowly silted up by the Küçükmenderes River.
Ephesus was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the Book of Revelation.[10] The Gospel of John may have been written here.[11] The city was the site of several 5th century Christian Councils (see Council of Ephesus). It is also the site of a large gladiators' graveyard. The ruins of Ephesus are a favourite international and local tourist attraction, partly owing to their easy access from Adnan Menderes Airport.
This was the late Lord Montagu's sitting room where he would often relax with his family at the end of the day. In later years, he also used the room as his office. He had a large record collection which included artists as varied as Ted Heath, Jimi Hendrix and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. In the classical section, his favourite composers were Beethoven, Britten, Elgar, Mahler, Strauss and Wagner. It was the operas of the latter which he particularly enjoyed playing at full volume.
The book collection is mainly that of Henry James, Baron Montagu of Boughton, whose books spanned the 18th and 19th century, and the natural history collection of John Montagu, spanning the late Victorian era to the early 20th century. The library and its bookshelves were moved from the room below to make way for the Picture Gallery when Palace House was first opened to the public in 1952.
Beaulieu Palace House is a 13th-century house in Beaulieu, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Originally part of Beaulieu Abbey, the estate was bought in 1538 by Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, following the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It is still owned and occupied by the earl's descendants, the Barons Montagu of Beaulieu.
Although still home to the current Lord and Lady Montagu, parts of the house and gardens are open daily to the public. It is a member of the Treasure Houses of England consortium. The Palace House is open to the public as part of the visitor attraction known as "Beaulieu", which includes:
* Beaulieu Abbey
* National Motor Museum
* Beaulieu Palace House
* Secret Army Exhibition – an exhibit about the Special Operations Executive training at Beaulieu during World War II
* Gardens
* A monorail
* Rides
Tell us what class are you struggling with and why?
The Bourgeoise b/c they control the modes of production.
This one is in the parking lot at Campbell's Junction, a small commercial settlement a mile or so from our house. Polaroid I-2, I-Type Black & White film.
The internet has certainly taken a toll on the use of public libraries. They don't even teach people how to become a librarian, anymore. It's called progress (The building pictured is now The Petaluma Library Museum in Downtown Petaluma, Ca.).
The Library Bar & Lounge in Doncaster was a well-known venue that provided a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community. It hosted events featuring local talent and even stars from RuPaul’s Drag Race. Unfortunately, the bar closed its doors before Christmas 2023 due to financial challenges and declining patronage
Jerwood Library, Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge. I've already shown a version of this as a part of the recent May Ball series, but this is a closer look and the treatment is different.
Rose Reading Room.
In a moment of total serendipity, I arrived at the library the second it opened (I'd meant to get there earlier, so I'm happy that my ridiculous morning delayed me); I was the first person in the Rose Reading Room!
My second trip to the library in two days was necessary because I forgot to return a book. However, I took the opportunity to borrow a movie.
After seeing Mannesalt's Old Library based on Maxim Baybakov's original design, I decided to build my own library with a furnished interior and removable modular levels.