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A roughly 270° panorama, taken at the intersection of Dülferstraße and Schleißheimer Straße with the skylight of the U-Bahn station Dülferstraße in the center.
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Les Pyramides du Louvre.
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The riddle of the Sphinx.
'What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening? ' The answer? Man, who crawls as a baby, walks on two legs as an adult, and uses a walking stick in his twilight years. In Greek mythology Oedipus correctly answered this prompting the Sphinx to inexplicably drown herself.
More famously these days, American tourists naturally ask why the ancient Egyptians built the Pyramids so close to Macdonalds. The good news for them is that Pizza Hut is now even closer, easily accessible to men of any age. In this photo Pizza Hut is just a few steps behind me.
Les pyramides du Louvres à Paris...
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On a well-positioned picnic table on Jasper's Pyramid Lake with Pyramid peak nicely catching the morning light. The fog was much thicker when I arrived, enjoyed watching it slowly dissipate and move to the right. A winter daydream.....
Enjoy a wonderful Sunday evening and week ahead.
A moody, broody morning waiting for sunrise's bloom on this iconic peak. The sun was shrouded in thick clouds as well behind me but we were able to capture a nice reflection of it in Pyramid Lake.
Dear friend Carlos waiting as well on the point to the right. Was a wonderful start to a special day with Jocy, Panta and Carlos. Hope our paths cross again.
Enjoy a fabulous Friday and weekend!
The Louvre Pyramid in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace in Paris.
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Pyramid Lake is a reservoir formed by Pyramid Dam on Piru Creek in the eastern San Emigdio Mountains, near Castaic, Southern California. It is a part of the West Branch California Aqueduct, which is a part of the California State Water Project. Its water is fed by the system after being pumped up from the San Joaquin Valley and through the Tehachapi Mountains.
In 1843, gold was discovered near what is now Pyramid Lake, in the Santa Feliciana Canyon, just south of what is now Pyramid Dam. The small find failed to trigger a rush to the mountainous countryside. Only Francisco Lopes, owner of Rancho Temescal, a Mexican land grant, and a handful of ranchers attempted to settle the region.
This lake was created in 1972, and completed in 1973, as a holding reservoir for the California State Water Project. The lake was named after a pyramid-shaped rock carved out by engineers building U.S. Route 99. Travelers between Los Angeles and Bakersfield christened the landmark “Pyramid Rock,” which still stands just adjacent to the dam.
Pyramid Lake is the deepest lake in the California Water Project system, built up along the steep canyon walls surrounding Piru Creek.
The 180,000 acre⋅ft (220,000,000 m3) reservoir lies on the border between the Angeles National Forest and the Los Padres National Forest, in the northwestern portion of Los Angeles County. It is to the west of Interstate 5 (I-5) south of Tejon Pass. The former alignment of US 99 is below the waters here, replaced by I-5.
Pyramid Lake seen from the air with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Just below the dam, Piru Creek returns to its natural state as it winds down through the Topatopa Mountains to feed into the Lake Piru reservoir and later the Santa Clara River. Pumps carry water from Pyramid Lake to Castaic Lake, which is the terminus of the west branch of the aqueduct. Pyramid and Castaic act as the upper and lower reservoirs for a 1,495-megawatt pumped storage hydroelectric plant.
Taken yesterday morning.
I was going to try and peak this but a few hours after I took this... Storm clouds rolled in and it started to pour rain...
It wasn't meant to be this time around... Soon(ish) Pyramid... Soon... I will have my revenge haha.
Yes, I wanted to do this zip line, but I gave up on top of the pyramid stone, because I didn't find the adrenaline I needed. I like higher and longer ziplines.
The peaceful water of Pyramid Lake mirrors a surrounding forest and mountains soaring in the background
Captured this impressive monument on a recent hike near Utrecht.
The Pyramid of Austerlitz is 36 meters high and built in 1804 by Napoleon's soldiers on one the highest points of the Utrecht Ridge. It was restored between 2001 and 2014
Wikipedia: Pyramid of Austerlitz
Me and this mountain have quite the history... I aim to finally peak it on August 24th. I'm hoping 4th times the charm! Haha