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Built 1717
Its parapets and side walls were badly damaged in the 18th century and again in the famous flood of August 1829, giving the appearance it still has today.”
“Confederate veteran and capitalist Henry A. Landes (1844-1919) had this house built in 1887-88. Designed by prominent architects George E. Dickey of Houston and D. A. Helmich, the house reportedly provided refuge to some 200 people during the disastrous 1900 hurricane. John P. McDonough, owner of a dry docks and ironworks business, purchased the property in 1911. Acquired by the Dominican Sisters in 1954, it housed a fine arts center for a number of years. The eclectic Victorian structure features Romanesque style accents in its fine ornamental terra cotta, brick and ironwork, and its exuberant parapet and towers.”
“Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 1973”
Location: intersection of Avenue E and 16th Street, Galveston, Texas
In the heart of the picturesque Cairngorms village of Carrbridge, be sure to pay a visit to the oldest stone bridge in the Highlands – The Old Packhorse Bridge, which dates back impressively to 1717.
The bridge was funded by Brigadier-General Alexander Grant of Grant, who paid mason John Niccelsone just £100 to construct it. At the time, it was primarily used to enable funeral processions to reach Duthil Church when the River Dulnain was in spate, giving rise to the nickname ‘the coffin bridge’. On two separate occasions, the parapets and side walls were badly damaged, giving the bridge the worn but characteristic appearance it has today.
Not only is The Old Packhorse Bridge iconic within Carrbridge itself, but it is also one of the most recognisable landmarks in the whole of Cairngorms National Park, so grabbing a photograph or two is an absolute must. It also has the benefit of being a stunning sight no matter the season
Spiky Bridge in the foreground , Built by convicts in 1843, this bridge abruptly pops out of the landscape to baffle passers-by with its odd design. The bridge was made from field stones laid without mortar or cement and the parapet features field stones laid vertically, giving the bridge a spiky appearance. It was built to make it safer for horse drawn carriages to cross a creek.
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Old photo, fresh slider: One of those cloudscapes/sunsets where one goes "Wow!", grabs the camera, and runs out onto the balcony to take a photo. Well, at least I do ;) We had a few of those sunsets this summer and early autumn, but since the house is still scaffolded and the (freshly galvanized) balcony parapets aren't properly re-installed, yet, the balcony is off-limits – so I had to dig into my archives to satisfy this certain "Sunday sunset slider mood".
Photographed with the little Lumix LX100 that is capable of taking quite nice light- and sunstars – and that is also a little prone to flares, but I rather liked this rainbow flare, so I decided to keep it in the image. Just like the airplane with its vapour trail which looks a little like a shooting star – wishful thinking, I know ;). And since it's (Sliders) Sunday, I also tweaked the sky's colours in Color Efex Pro – the original colours were mostly blue with some gold tones and hints of purple in the clouds, but the sunstar was already brightly orange in the Raw file. It's just a fun shot that I thought should finally see the light of day. I hope you like it.
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Altes Foto, neuer Slider. Normalerweise schnappe ich mir die Kamera und renne auf den Balkon, wenn ich einen besonders schönen Sonnenuntergang (oder besonders interessante Wolken) sehe. Da unser Haus aber immer noch eingerüstet ist und die frisch verzinkten Balkongitter noch nicht wieder fest und sicher montiert sind, ist der Balkon weiterhin tabu – also musste ein Archivfoto für den Sliders Sunday her. Eins, das ich mit der kleinen Lumix LX100 gemacht habe, die in der Lage ist, recht schöne Licht- und Sonnensterne zu fabrizieren. Flare-anfällig ist sie dabei auch ein wenig, aber wenn dabei so ein hübscher kleiner Regenbogenfleck herauskommt, bleibt er im Bild, genau wie das Flugzeug mit seinem Kondensstreifen, das ein wenig wie eine Sternschnuppe aussieht – Wunschdenken, ich weiß. Aber Ihr könnt Euch ja trotzdem was wünschen :)
Für Sliders Sunday habe ich in Color Efex ein wenig an den Farbreglern gedreht. Die Originalfarben des Himmels waren überwiegend noch blau mit ein paar goldenen Highlights und einem Hauch von Lila. Aber der Sonnenstern war schon im Original leuchtend orange. Ein reines Spaßfoto, das mal an der Reihe war. Ich hoffe, es gefällt Euch.
Habt einen guten Start un die neue Woche und passt gut auf Euch auf!
Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany.
It is well known for its well-preserved medieval old town, a destination for tourists from around the world. It is part of the popular Romantic Road through southern Germany. Today it is one of only three towns in Germany that still have completely intact city walls, the other two being Nördlingen and Dinkelsbühl.
The impressive fortification was built at the end of the 16th century in the form of a figure of eight. The bastion has two flanks, seven gates, a portcullis, a drawbridge and a parapet suitable for cannons.
Rothenburg was a Free imperial city from the late Middle Ages to 1803. In 1884 Johann Friedrich (von) Hessing (1838–1918) built Wildbad Rothenburg o.d.T. 1884–1903.
Rothenburg has appeared in several films, notably fantasies. It was the inspiration for the village in the 1940 Walt Disney movie Pinocchio.
It was the location for the Vulgarian village scenes in the 1968 family movie, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
It is sometimes mistaken as the town at the end of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971); that town was Nördlingen.
The town served as a loose basis for the fictional town of Lebensbaum ("life tree") in the video game Shadow of Memories (Shadow of Destiny in the American market).
Pictures of the town were used in some parts of "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm" and the trailer for the film. The camera flies over the town from the direction of the valley towards the Town Hall.
A plaque exists on the rebuilt town wall to commemorate this. Filming was done in Rothenburg for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011).
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NEGRELLI VIADUCT
GPS: 50°5'48.12"N, 14°26'26.88"E
The Negrelli Viaduct, is after the Charles Bridge, the second oldest still existing bridge over the river of Vltava in Prague. Its construction was requested by continuation of North state trunk road from Prague to Dresden. The viaduct spans over the valley of Karlín, a non-regulated flood area at that time, and two branches of Vltava, which are divided by the lower part of the Island of Štvanice.
Ing. Jan Perner (1815-1845), who died tragically, and Alois Negrelli (1799-1858), assistant of Lesseps in construction of the Suez channel, participated in the project. They decided on arch and partially segment structure type. Construction of the viaduct, which was realized by company Bratři Kleinové and company of Vojtěch Lanna, started in the spring 1846 and it was completed in 1850, when the first regular train went on the viaduct on 1st June.
It was the hugest railway construction in Europe at that time; 3000 Czech, German and Italian workers were working there. The material was Czech granite and the pillars had coating of sandstone. Length of the viaduct was 1130 m, original width was 7,60 m, and after removal of the stone parapet it was equal to 9 m. The viaduct had 90 arches. The railway line leading on the viaduct was double-line since the very beginning. As a whole the viaduct had a very stylish and balanced effect, and it was thought out in details as well. Project designers and builders executed a perfect technical work, as the bridge withstood the floods of Vltava and it bears huge weight increase of the present train wagons as well.
In 1952-1953 three arches over Křižíkova Street in Karlín were removed, as they had been a serious road obstruction in the present vehicle traffic. They were replaced with concrete beams. In 1981, the same was repeated above Bubenské embankment due to the same reasons. In spite of these tiny cosmetic modifications the Negrelli Viaduct is still proof of the fact that technical work may be realized at high aesthetic level.
Perth Bridge (also known as Smeaton's Bridge, locally, the Old Bridge, and in the local dialect of Scots, the Auld Brig) is a toll-free bridge in the city of Perth, Scotland. A Category A listed structure, it spans the River Tay, connecting Perth, on the western side of the river, to Bridgend, on its eastern side, carrying both automotive and pedestrian traffic of West Bridge Street (the A85). An earlier bridge was demolished at the same location in 1621 (its location marked by a stone tablet at the bottom of the High Street), and many unsuccessful attempts were made to replace it. A subscription was started by James VI and several noblemen to help with the construction cost, but the king's death in 1625 suspended the scheme and a series of ferryboats were instead used.
The replacement bridge was completed in October 1771, which places it in the Georgian era (George Street, which leads up to the bridge from the city, was built at the same time);[6] however, its plaque states the year in which construction began, 1766, as its "built" date. The engineer of its construction was John Smeaton, after whom the bridge is colloquially named.
Funded by Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull, the government, and public subscription, the bridge was put to the test three years after its completion. In February 1774, during a quick thaw, broken ice became wedged under the arches and created a natural dam. Large sections of Perth, including both of its Inches, were flooded. The bridge, however, stood firm. It has survived many subsequent floods, and marks documenting these levels are visible on one of its piers.
An increase in traffic resulted in the bridge being widened in 1869 by A.D. Stewart. Its stone parapets were removed, and footpaths projected over iron brackets.
The Halászbástya or Fisherman's Bastion
is one of the best known monuments in Budapest, located in the Buda Castle, in the 1st district of Budapest.
It is one of the most important tourist attractions due to the unique panorama of Budapest from the Neo-Romanesque lookout terraces.
The Fishermen's Bastion's main façade, parallel to the Danube, is approximately 140 meters long, of which the southern aisle is about 40 meters long, the north is 65 meters long, and the ornate central parapet is 35 meters long.
Its seven high-pitched stone towers symbolize the seven chieftains of the Hungarians who founded Hungary in 895
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Nesting Coot with 2 young Coots popping their heads above the parapet at RSPB Rye Meads, Hertfordshire.
Old packhorse bridge rebuilt 1674, parapets added early 19th century, heightened about 1840. 5' 2" wide, 2-segmental arches with outwaters, rubble-built, defaced armorial stone.
ONE OF THE OLDEST MASONRY BRIDGES IN SCOTLAND.
Alyth’s Pack Bridge (intended to carry packhorses loaded with sidebags or panniers across the burn) is one of the oldest masonry bridges in Scotland and is shown on maps as far back as 1600.
Reputedly built around 1500, it is known to be have been rebuilt in 1674 and heightened in the 19th century with its wide parapets, although it retains its original five-foot width.
The cutwater (the sharp wedge-shaped piers of the bridge, designed to resist water flow and break up ice) is unusual and may be very ancient. The stilted segmental arch shape has also been described by historians as ‘surprising’ and the overhanging parapets ‘quite unusual’.
Bridge Of Dye, Water Of Dye, Bridge Wood
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Single ribbed semi-circular arch hump bridge in rough granite ashlar,
11 ft wide between parapets with triangular refuges at south approach. 1680. Picturesque.
Tolls were once levied for its upkeep.
The Halászbástya in Hungarian or Fisherman's Bastion is one of the best known monuments in Budapest, located in the Buda Castle, in the 1st district of Budapest. It is one of the most important tourist attractions due to the unique panorama of Budapest from the Neo-Romanesque lookout terraces. The Fishermen's Bastion's main façade, parallel to the Danube, is approximately 140 meters long, of which the southern aisle is about 40 meters long, the north is 65 meters long, and the ornate central parapet is 35 meters long. Its seven high-pitched stone towers symbolize the seven chieftains of the Hungarians who founded Hungary in 896.
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Pas de trépieds mais un bon parapet.
Un brin de netteté en plus, un brin de reflets en moins.
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Au loin à droite, la Porte de Bourgogne... Eh oui, nous venons narguer les bordelais chez eux, normal, nos vins sont meilleurs... :-)))
Elle est aussi appelée "Porte des Salinières"
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Derrière le Pont de Pierre, la basilique Saint-Michel :
Parapet walk down from fortress Hohenasperg
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This is the only surviving Church of the five (three parish churches, the Priory and the Hospital) that existed in New Romney in the Medieval Period. The 3 lower stages of the tower and 4 bays of the Nave date from circa 1160-70. the 2 upper stages of the Tower with the corner turrets and octagonal parapet (or remains of spire) are circa 1200. The Easternmost bay of the Nave, the Chancel and the Aisles of the Nave are C14. Piscina and triple sedilia in the Chancel and both aisles. Early C14 recess in the North Chapel having a depressed arch with big cusping and a frieze of large 4-petaled flowers. Brasses. Box pews.
The wind and rainstorms plastered leaves on walls, sidewalks and trails. They'll probably dry and curl up and blow away after a couple of days of sun
Véritable point de repère pour la navigation, la tour de la Lanterne (parfois appelée garrot, tour des Prêtres ou encore tour des Quatre Sergents) combine un phare et un amer : c'est d'ailleurs le plus vieux phare de toute la côte atlantique. Les travaux de sa construction ont été décidés en 1445 sous le mandat de Pierre Bragier, et achevés en 1476.
La Lanterne est la plus haute des trois tours de La Rochelle : elle culmine à 75 mètres (attention si vous êtes sensible au vertige lors de la visite du dernier étage : le parapet est assez bas !).
Durant ses siècles d'histoire, cette tour a rempli différentes fonctions : défense (désarmement des vaisseaux approchant le port), phare, prison… Elle a été classée « monument historique » en 1879.
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This interesting house is in the Poet's Neighborhood, not far from my house. I think it's on Longfellow Blvd.
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L'empereur a utilisé Diwan-i-Khas pour la réception d'invités importants tels que les rois, les ambassadeurs et les nobles en privé et pour traiter des affaires importantes de l'État. Construit en 1635, il avait deux salles
. Diwan-i-Khas avait un plafond plat en bois plat recouvert de feuilles d'or et d'argent en relief pour imiter les rayons du soleil. Ouverte sur trois côtés, on peut y entrer par cinq ouvertures cintrées supportées sur des colonnes doubles. Contrairement à d'autres exemples architecturaux de l'époque de Shah Jehan, il n'y avait pas de chhatris sur le parapet. L'inscription persane à l'intérieur de la salle intérieure datée de 1636-37 compare la pièce au" plus haut ciel et l'empereur au soleil"
.Les chambres étaient abondamment décorées avec des incrustations très raffinées dans des motifs floraux et des sculptures exquises au milieu en relief.
" Lover's Bridge " at Dunster Castle Gardens ( National Trust ),down stream of the 18th century water mill. So called because the historic bridge had stone seats made for two built into the parapets.
Took this one on my morning walk. I liked how the snow glowed under the sun light, while the area around remained in the shadow.
……A handy solid place to rest your phone on!! The large building down river is the old RSI - Royal Shrewsbury Infirmary, now shops & homes! Water levels have dropped since the last time we were in town. Alan:-)……..
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C14 or C15. Coursed ragstone with ashlar coping to parapet. Six round-headed arches; 3 spanning river, that to centre taller, 2 slightly smaller to west and one smaller still and at an angle, to east. Double hollow chamfer to central arch, single hollow chamfer to rest, and ashlared soffits. 6 cutwaters on hollow-chamfered stone plinths to south (upstream side) and 4 to north, all carried up into parapet to form refuges.
This bridge is just over 200 years old, and would have been built at the same time as Foxton Locks, near Market Harborough in south Leicestershire. The parapet was rebuilt in 1927, as recorded by a date-stone. Canals normally only had a towpath on one side, and this is where the horses who towed the canal boats would have walked. Where a towpath changes from one side of the canal to the other, as it does here, you need a means of getting the horses across. And this bridge with its gently sloping ramps - still with the original cobblestones - would have allowed them to do that. It is known as a turnover bridge.
El castro de Cabo Blanco formaba parte del grupo de grandes castros Las defensas del castro Cabo Blanco estaban compuestas por una sucesión de cinco líneas de fosos, al menos tres parapetos o contra-fosos y una gran muralla. De las 5 líneas de fosos, tres de ellos se conservan completos.
El foso principal limitaba el acceso sobre el área continental del cabo. El foso central era el mayor, pertenecía a la tercera línea defensiva y separaba el área peninsular del Cabo (recinto norte) de la plataforma continental convirtiéndola en una isla infranqueable. Este gran foso mide 295 m de longitud, entre 4 – 7 metros de ancho y 10 metros en los puntos mas altos. Las paredes son verticales demostrando que se emplearon herramientas sofisticadas para su excavación. Tras este foso se sucedía una gran muralla levantada con lajas de pizarra y cantos rodados, probablemente se trataba de una muralla de módulos similar a la del Castro de Noega (Campa Torres de Gijón), disponía de escaleras adosadas que conducían a un posible paseo de ronda.marítima. Su estructura es similar a otros castros de la costa asturiana, los lados Norte, Este y Oeste quedaban protegidos por altos acantilados marítimos. El lado Sur del cabo era el más débil al tratarse de una amplia explanada, aquí se concentraron los esfuerzos en la edificación de las defensas del poblado.os del Este castro estaba dividido al menos en dos recintos, uno en el extremo norte del cabo (área peninsular) donde se concentran actualmente las excavaciones, y otro en el lado sur (área continental) pendiente de estudio y sin contrucciones constadas hasta el momento. Estas dos zonas estaban separadas por el foso central y para acceder de uno a otro había que pasar un estrecho pasillo construido a base de los materiales extraídos en la creación del dicho foso.occidente astur, se levantó sobre el cabo que le da nombre, en el concejo del Franco, localidad de Viávelez. Este poblado posee un excelente dominio visual de la rasa costera, de los valles y de los sistemas montañosos que lo rodeaban. Estuvo habitado desde el s.IV a.C hasta el s.II d.C, es decir, en época astur y en eṕoca romana. (Historia de Asturias)
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Une vue de l’extrémité nord du Patio de los Arrayanes (Myrtes), Palacio des Comares du complexe palatial Alhambra, Grenade, Espagne.
Le Patio de los Arrayanes (Myrtes) doit son nom aux buissons des myrtes qui entourent l'étang central et dont la couleur verte vive contraste avec le sol en marbre blanc du patio. Il est parfois appelé Patio de la Alberca (Bassin), en raison de la taille du bassin central qui a 34 mètres de long et 7,10 mètres de large. Ce bassin est alimenté par deux vasques en marbre qui se trouvent à chaque extrémité sous des portiques supportés par des colonnes avec des chapiteaux cubiques et avec sept arcs semi-circulaires décorés avec des losanges ajourés et des inscriptions de louange à Dieu.
L'arc central est plus grand que les autres et présente des écoinçons de l'arc solides avec une décoration de motifs végétaux et des chapiteaux de muqarnas (stalactites). Dans la partie supérieure de la galerie nord, qui fait partie du Palacio des Comares avec son imposante Torre de Comares, il existe un parapet avec deux petites tours latérales, qui furent reconstruites en 1890 parce que les toits de cette galerie et de la suivante avaient brulé.
Les extrêmes de la galerie présentent des placards avec des arcs, des coupoles et des consoles de muquarnas (stalactites). Le bas du mur de la galerie est orné d'azulejos qui datent de la fin du 16e siècle et présentent dans la partie supérieure une inscription d'un poème d'Ibn Zamrak en l’honneur de Muhammad V après la conquête d'Algésiras en 1368.
L'Alhambra, nom signifiant « La Rouge » en arabe à cause de la couleur rougeâtre des pierres, est un ensemble palatial constituant l'un des monuments majeurs de l'architecture islamique. Acropole médiévale la plus majestueuse du monde méditerranéen, située sur le plateau de la Sabika qui domine la ville, elle se compose essentiellement de quatre parties incluses dans son enceinte fortifiée : l'Alcazaba, les palais nasrides, le Généralife, ses jardins, et le palais de Charles Quint.
Grenade est la capitale de la province de Grenade au sud-est de l'Andalousie. Elle s'étend sur plusieurs collines au pied de la Sierra Nevada, au confluent de trois rivières, le Beiro, le Darro et le Genil. Dès l'Antiquité, la ville connaît la culture ibère puis les Carthaginois et les Romains. La conquête de la région par la dynastie des Zirides au 11e siècle marque le début du royaume de Grenade, période au cours de laquelle plusieurs dynasties musulmanes se succèdent. En 1492, les Rois catholiques conquièrent la ville et l'intègrent à la couronne de Castille en tant que royaume catholique. Des persécutions s'ensuivent envers les juifs puis les musulmans, même les convertis (morisques).
Haut lieu culturel et touristique, Grenade abrite notamment le célèbre palais de l’Alhambra, un chef-d'œuvre de l'architecture hispano-arabe avec les merveilleux jardins du Generalife qui sont inscrits depuis 1994 au patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO (WHL-314bis) avec le quartier résidentiel de l'Albaicin qui conserve un riche ensemble d'architecture vernaculaire maure dans laquelle l'architecture andalouse traditionnelle se fond harmonieusement.
New Topographics - neutral landscapes, uninflective and objective photographs devoid of nostalgia and prettiness.
Deal and Baltz took it a step further removing the far point and horizon line and creating an immediacy in their landscapes.
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An interesting modernist high rise in the centre of Malaga with its colour scheme and the trellised bay windows and parapets (historic reference).
It's number 795 of the Minimalism/explicit graphism album. here.
Excerpt from “A Short Walking Tour of the Yates Street Heritage District”:
14 Trafalgar Street looks to be a very old house at first glance but was actually constructed in 1990. The owners chose a historical design to reflect the nature of their new neighbourhood. It was a Classical Revival design with a gabled roof, prominent entablature, and rectangular windows with heavy sills in a regular arrangement. The gable ends are topped by low walls along the roof line, called parapets.
This fabulous ancient bridge, which looks as though it started life as a clapper bridge, crosses the Walla Brook in between Cator and Bellever in the centre of Dartmoor. British Listed Buildings gives its date as possibly early 18th century. But they were building more conventional bridges by then in this area and I suspect it is very much older than that. It is also the first clapper bridge that I have seen with a parapet. Intriguingly, it is not marked as an ancient structure on the OS map. However, there are prehistoric remains all around including ancient enclosures, cairns, cairn circles and hut circles.