Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, New South Whales, Australie

Il y a vingt-cinq ans, Hans Imhoff, chocolatier de renom et principal actionnaire de Stollwerck, a réalisé un rêve de longue date en ouvrant son musée du chocolat sur la presqu'île de Rheinauhafen à Cologne, dans l'ancien siège des douanes du port L'idée lui est venue pour la première fois en déménageant l'usine Stollwerck, 18 ans plus tôt, lorsqu'il avait découvert un trésor de machines et d'autres matériaux dignes d'être exposés dans un musée. En 1991, Hans Imhoff a acheté aux autorités locales toute la pointe nord de la péninsule, y compris le bâtiment des douanes du port, construit à l'origine en 1896, la tour Malakoff construite en 1854 et le pont tournant en acier, le plus ancien pont de Cologne, sur la le Rhin. Les plans d'agrandissement et de rénovation du bâtiment ont été élaborés par l'architecte Fritz Eller qui souhaitait redonner au bâtiment historique sa gloire d'avant-guerre, car depuis la guerre, seules des mesures d'urgence avaient été prises. Après 13 mois de travaux de construction, le musée du chocolat Imhoff a été officiellement inauguré en 1993.

À la pointe nord du port, l’architecte a construit un pavillon de verre en forme de proue de navire pour abriter la ligne de production conçue spécifiquement pour le musée ainsi qu’une fontaine de chocolat doré de trois mètres de haut. Du côté ouest du bâtiment des douanes, face à la ville et au pont tournant, Fritz Eller a inséré un cube de verre entre les deux tours du bâtiment. Celui-ci abrite un tropicarium créé en collaboration avec l'Université de Bonn, qui comprend naturellement des cacaoyers. La conception est complétée du côté sud par un bâtiment administratif semi-circulaire.

Twenty-five years ago, Hans Imhoff, renowned chocolatier and largest shareholder of Stollwerck, fulfilled a long-held dream by opening his chocolate museum on the Rheinauhafen peninsula in Cologne, in the former customs headquarters from the port The idea first came to him while moving the Stollwerck factory 18 years earlier, when he discovered a treasure trove of machinery and other materials worthy of display in a museum. In 1991, Hans Imhoff purchased from the local authorities the entire northern tip of the peninsula, including the port customs building, originally built in 1896, the Malakoff Tower built in 1854 and the steel swing bridge, the most old Cologne bridge, over the Rhine. Plans for the expansion and renovation of the building were drawn up by architect Fritz Eller who wanted to restore the historic building to its pre-war glory, because since the war only emergency measures had been taken. After 13 months of construction work, the Imhoff Chocolate Museum was officially opened in 1993.

At the northern tip of the port, the architect built a glass pavilion in the shape of a ship's bow to house the production line designed specifically for the museum as well as a three-meter-high golden chocolate fountain. On the west side of the customs building, facing the city and the swing bridge, Fritz Eller inserted a glass cube between the two towers of the building. This houses a tropicarium created in collaboration with the University of Bonn, which naturally includes cocoa trees. The design is complemented on the south side by a semi-circular administrative building.

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Deux biches nous regardent passer sans inquiétude particulière.

Cours Victor Hugo

...at Australia of course

Le Grau du Roi (Gard)

La Jolla Cove lies within the San Diego La Jolla Underwater Park Ecological Reserve, which helps to ensure that marine life remains plentiful. With small surf in the summer months, the north facing La Jolla Cove is ideal for swimmers, snorkelers and scuba divers. Water visibility at the Cove can sometimes exceed 30 feet.

Captive bred and photographed

Blogged at Tuesday Morning Market in Calabria: Part I.

La Berge, Sommières du Clain

La rete ferroviaria locale a nord est di Vienna, un tempo assai estesa ed al servizio dell'area del Weinvierthel, è nota come la "croce di Schweinbarth" (Schweinbarther kreuz), a causa della forma, somigliante ad una croce sulla mappa. L'automotrice 5047 055 viaggia fra Gänsendorf e Prottes, presso un passaggio a livello protetto da segnali a crode di S. Andrea.

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The once extensive railway network north-east of Wien, serving the Weinvierthel area, is known as "Schweinbarth cross" (Schweinbarther kreuz), due to its form, resembling a cross on the map. 5047 055 travels between Gänsendorf and Prottes, on a St. Andrew's cross protected level crossing.

Montepulciano-Trevinano

A local train enters in Bergamo arriving from Brescia

Uttiramerur - 2016

Venezia

Rolleiflex 3.5F

Ilford Hp5 400

PMK

Tomadas con la insta 360x2

Retour à Gap, où un parcours artistique permet au visiteur de découvrir les nombreuses petites places de la ville tout en appréciant les oeuvres présentées à l'occasion de l'exposition estivale justement intitulée "A ciel ouvert".

Cette sculpture de Nicole Brousse appartient à l'exposition permanente et domine un rond-point du boulevard G. Pompidou. Elle est visible été comme hiver, que la fontaine soit active ou non.

Winkeltjes vol lokale - Mallorquinse - (gok ik) producten in de straten van Palma.

Palma de Mallorca (Mallorca), Spanje

Shops full of local - Mallorcan - (I guess) products in the streets of Palma.

Palma de Mallorca (Mallorca), Spain

Hasselblad 500 cm

Zeiss Distagon 50mm f4 FLE

Fuji Proh 160

Canoscan 9000f

AI Local wildlife

Bourg-en-Bresse

Hujan Locale in Ubud. Highly recommend it as place to eat if in Ubud.

Hasselblad 500 cm

Zeiss Distagon 50mm f4 FLE

Fuji Proh 160

Canoscan 9000f

Toezicht houden in het Parco Sempione, een groot stadspark aan de rand van het centrum van Milaan.

Milaan, Italië

Supervising at the Parco Sempione (Simplon Park), a large city park on the edge of the centre of Milan.

Milan, Italy

Beautiful British Columbia, BC

THE QUEENSFERRY BLUE BRIDGE ALSO KNOWN LOCALY AS JUBILEE BRIDGE, WAS DESIGNED BY MOTT HAY AND ANDERSON, AND BUILT BY SIR WILLIAM ARROL AND CO. LTD, FOR £83,051. THIS BRIDGE WAS ONE OF THE MAIN ROUTES INTO NORTH WALES FROM NORTHERN ENGLAND.

IT'S A DOUBLE-LEAF BASCULE BRIDGE BUILT TO THE SCHERZER "ROLLING LIFT" DESIGN, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN FIXED AT MIDSPAN AND NO LONGER OPENS. BOATS ARE STILL ABLE TO PASS BELOW, INCLUDING BARGES CARRYING AIRBUS WINGS. THE CENTRAL SPAN IS 40.8M, THE TWO SIDE SPANS EACH 40.5M, AND THE DECK IS APPROXIMATELY 10M WIDE.

IN SCHERZER'S DESIGN, THE BASCULES ROLL BACK ONTO CURVED STEEL GIRDERS, ROCKING-HORSE STYLE. BALLAST CHAMBERS AT THE TOP OF THE CURVED GIRDERS BALANCE THE WEIGHT OF THE DECK AND REDUCE THE POWER REQUIRED FOR OPERATION. AT QUEENSFERRY, THE ROLLING GIRDERS ARE LOCATED INBOARD OF THE APPROACH SPAN GIRDERS. THE BRIDGE DECK IS SUPPORTED FROM CROSS-BEAMS WHICH ARE SUSPENDED BELOW THE MAIN DECK TRUSSES IN THE CASE OF THE MAIN SPAN.

THE DRIVING MECHANISM CONSISTS OF SMALL PINIONS WHICH ROLL BACK ALONG FIXED RACKS, PUSHING THE OPENING SPAN BACK ONTO ITS HEELS AS THEY GO. WHILE A NUMBER OF GEARS ARE STILL PRESENT, THE ORIGINAL DRIVE ENGINES HAVE BEEN REMOVED, AND NOR IS THERE ANY CONTROL HOUSE. COMPARE THE SCHERZER BRIDGE AT INCHINNAN IN SCOTLAND, WHERE THE MECHANISM IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, BUT MACHINERY HOUSES ARE STILL CLEARLY PRESENT.

THERE ARE HOLES IN THE ROLLING GIRDERS AND TEETH ON THE SUPPORT GIRDER WHICH SERVE TO PREVENT THE SPANS FROM GETTING MISALIGNED. WEDGES HAVE BEEN INSERTED TO PREVENT THE BRIDGE FROM MOVING.

THE BRIDGE IS GENERALLY IN VERY WELL PRESERVED CONDITION, WITH DISTINCTIVE BLUE PAINTWORK MAKING IT A BOLD SIGHT. IT HAS A DEFINITE INDUSTRIAL BEAUTY DERIVED FROM THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE INTRICATE STEELWORK AND ITS SIMPLE, PURPOSEFUL FORM.

.. avec retombées pan-européennes.

Falls at Garden Creek Trail near Casper, Wyoming

Day 14 (v 9.0) - on location

Perugia, Italy

Rose-breasted Grosbeak RBGR (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

Kincorth Street

Carmichael, Saskatchewan, Canada

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I was excited to see this bird

Now that i review this photo ... the bill looks oddly dark for species

and a bit small?

Walking for exercise, from home, with camera in hand, capturing some passing moments.

Here, the image is a reversed reflection on a local pond.

The image of the reflection turned out better than the crispness of the realty with the light on the spring greens, dappled on the pond surface, enhancing the leaves.

Venice, Italy

La D342 Ansaldo