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Looking along the parapet on the city side! Other defensive walls are at much lower altitude. That guy rounding the bend is carrying his exhausted son. I backed into the corner against the tower until he passed, and took no further step in this direction.
4 views of and from Óbidos, an ancient walled city just off the modern road from Porto to Lisboa, in chronological order.
...Appuyée contre le parapet,elle regardait en bas.C'était la banlieue de Prague,la Vltava avait déjà traversé la ville,laissant derrière elle les splendeurs du Hradcine et des églises, semblable à une actrice après la représentation,lasse et pensive.
Milan Kundera "L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être"
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……Looking over the bridge parapet at Attingham Park (N/Trust) with the low winter sun shining from the other side (behind me) was rather interesting to see, though perhaps less so in a photo without the sound effects of the water. Alan:-)……
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Piazza della Signoria is a true open-air museum!
In it we find several statues of various periods, the most famous being the great David of Michelangelo! The largest nucleus is under the protection of the so-called Loggia dei Lanzi, or Loggia della Signoria. It was built in the 14th century in late Gothic style by Benci di Cione and Simone Talenti with the function of hosting the assembly and public commemorations. Only in the 16th century, with Grand Duke Cosimo I did it begin to be decorated with statues.
On the Loggia façade below the parapet are trefolis with allegorical figures of the four cardinal virtues (fortitude, temperance, justice and prudence) by Agnolo Galddi. The enameled blue background is the work of Leonardo, a monk, while the golden stars were painted by Lorenzo de Bicci.
"La construction du fort remonte au xviiie siècle1. Il est érigé, en 1746, afin de défendre l'entrée de la Baie de La Forêt en complément des fortifications installées de l'autre côté de la baie à Beg Meil. Il couvre une zone allant de la pointe de la Jument à la pointe de Beg meil. En 1746, le fort est armé de quatre canons de 24 livres. Cinquante ans plus tard, le fort est armé de canons plus puissants avec quatre de 36 livres et il est servi par 24 canonniers2.
Le fort est construit selon un plan radio-concentrique. Il dispose d'un corps de garde et d'une poudrière. La poudrière dispose d'un toit en pierre à degrés à l'épreuve des boulets de canon. L'entrée protégée par deux demi-bastions. Le parapet comporte six embrasures orientées vers la mer. Les batteries de côte sont installées en forme de fer à cheval. Avec l'évolution de l'artillerie au xixe siècle, le fort est rendu obsolète et est déclassé2.
Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, les Allemands ont construit deux Blockhaus sur la presqu'ile du Cabellou, l'un d'eux est accolé au fort du Cabellou. Il est la propriété de la commune de Concarneau depuis 19602."
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Worcester Cathedral or Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary the Virgin, of Worcester to give it its official name, through the parapet on Worcester Bridge.
Built in a stripped back, Gothic style, the former Catholic Church on River Road in the tiny country town of Woodford is a classic example of an unassuming and elegant country church.
Although now used for commercial premises, the former Woodford Catholic Church remains intact and maintains many of its original Gothic features including its parapeted gables, the vertical element of the cross on the skyline and the tracery around the lancet windows. All of these are typical Gothic architectural features. It also still retains its original Gothic style stained glass windows.
Sadly, with no foundation stone or memorial plaque it is impossible to date the church, and I can find no record of it.
Woodford is a very small township in the Western District of Victoria, located nine kilometres north of Warrnambool. The town is home to Woodford Primary School which opened on the first of May 1854. Woodford Post Office opened on 1 January 1854, and closed sometime in 1975. It's population consists of only a few hundred people these days.
The Mausoleum of Aga Khan is the mausoleum of Aga Khan III, Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah, who died in 1957. The mausoleum is located at Aswan along the Nile of Egypt, since Egypt was formerly the centre of power of the Fatimids, an Ismaili Shia dynasty.
The construction of the mausoleum began in 1956 and ended in 1960. The Aga Khan's wife, Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan, commissioned the construction of the mausoleum, which initially accepted tourists inside; however, the interior was closed off to the public in 1997.
A red rose is laid on the Aga Khan's tomb every day--a practice first started by Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan.
The mausoleum sits atop a hill along the west bank of the Nile, where it overlooks Aga Khan III and Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan's villa, the Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan House. The villa was designed by Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy, and it served as a winter home for Aga Khan III, whose will stated that he would be buried near the villa two years after his death.
The Mausoleum of Aga Khan III is built of pink limestone. Crenellated parapets line the outer wall, and an arched doorway on the western side of mausoleum serves as the only entrance to the mausoleum's interior. The eastern side of the mausoleum features a large central dome with arched tracery windows along the octagonal drum. Four miniature domes are located on each corner of the outer wall.
Quran'ic inscriptions adorn the interior tomb of Aga Khan III, which is made of Carrara marble. The mausoleum's floor plan indicates that the tomb faces a mihrab, which is located under the central dome on the eastern wall of the mausoleum. Source Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleum_of_Aga_Khan
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The Simpson Block, located at 115-119 King Street West in downtown Kitchener, was originally built in 1895 to house William Simpson’s furniture factory and retail store. The heritage property has been transformed to house commercial office space while preserving its significant architectural elements. The four-storey, brick-and-beam building features exposed brick walls, open ceilings, and arched windows customized to match the building’s heritage features. 112
The Gallatin Commercial Historic District was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places under criteria A & C for its significance to Gallatin, Tennessee and Sumner County in architecture and commercial history. Gallatin's town plan dates to 1802 when several property owners in Sumner County (established in 1786) were appointed by the state's General Assembly to purchase 40 acres of land, lay out a town for the seat of justice, and superintend the sale of lots and construction of public buildings. Most of the district's buildings were built between 1870 and 1935. Pivotal buildings in the district are the most substantial and ornate buildings located on the corners of the square and a number of good to outstanding examples of various commercial and residential architectural styles scattered throughout. Included in the list of buildings contributing to this district is the Commerce Union Bank building located directly south of the courthouse and public square area. It was built in 1905 and exhibits great architecture of the time including segmental-arched windows, pilasters, and corbeled parapet. This amazing building and the entire district were added to the NRHP on October 23, 1985. All the information above and much more was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
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I visited here on the day of the floods and haven't been back since then , also there is a bridge closure in place as some of the parapet walls are damaged not sure if water or from being struck. Just glad that the bridge is structurally ok .
The water is a lot less today than it was last month and it must be a while since we have had a nice day.
Plus the footpath for the woodland walk is still closed !!
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Detail of a roof parapet at the Kampung Kling mosque, one of the oldest mosques in Malacca and Malaysia too.
The Church of St John sub Castro was built in 1839 on the site of an 11th-century Saxon church. It is listed as a Grade II scheduled ancient monument.
There are two churches in Lewes dedicated to St John. This one is situated close to Lewes Castle leading to the reference of 'sub Castro' in its name.
The Historic England website in part provides the following details: Parish church. 1839 by George Cheeseman. Flint with red brick dressings. Plain tiled roofs. West tower, nave with short chancel. Short tower with castellated turrets. Very large lancet side-windows with unarchaeological tracery divided by thin buttresses. West front with central tower projecting slightly with clasping buttresses and recessed sides, the roof hidden by sloping parapets. Central window with two lights, panelled below with rose above and hoodmould, above pointed arched doorway with doubled boarded doors, overlight and hoodmould.
Due to the line being closed near Stonehaven due to a bridge parapet collapsing and recent travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic, Scotrail have been running a reduced 2-hourly service to serve Montrose. Here, ScotRail 43129 with 43037 on the rear, is seen passing Inverkeilor with 1A59 1041 Glasgow Queen Street to Montrose Service. This would then form 1T26, the 1423 from Montrose back to Glasgow Queen Street.
The Reculver Towers, which overlook the Wantsum Channel, are more commonly referred to as ‘The Two Sisters’. The towers at the medieval Reculver-based fort appear vastly domineering as they stand tall in the skyline of Herne Bay. Following the Romans conquering Britain under Emperor Claudius in AD 43, the towers were erected on the foundations of a 7th-century Saxon church, which has since become a victim of coastal erosion due to its rather close proximity to the beach. As a result of the aforementioned erosion, the towers now act as a navigation marker for ships.
Throughout both the first and second century, a Roman settlement grew at Reculver, with the likelihood being that the earliest forts may have simply protected an existing presence. Upon the commencement of the third century, the fort itself was built in the shape of a square and stood 7.5 metres high with an enclosed area of 3 hectares. Additionally, the fort was built with a gatehouse in the middle of each side, along with a parapet walk along the high outer walls.
By the time that the fifth century had arrived, the Romans had retreated from Britain. Furthermore, at this point in history, the fort had fallen into disrepair following the Romans departure from Britain in around AD 410. Following the fort becoming unusable, it remained abandoned until AD 669 when it was granted to St Augustine’s Abbey in Canterbury for a new monastery by King Echberht.
As a day in early November comes to a close, the setting autumn sun breaks through the trees, lighting up the parapet of the old bridge over the River Shiel and the trees along the riverbank.
Between the central nave and the crypt is a marble parapet by Anselmo da Campione (ca. 1150–1210) portraying the Passion of Christ, including the Last Supper.
The painted marble relief shows the kiss of Judas, also known as the Betrayal of Christ, the act with which Judas identified Jesus to the people, who had come to arrest him, according to the Synoptic Gospels.
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Au bord du parapet, devant son téléphone, un personnage masqué planqué derrière un potelet consulte (peut-être) ses courriers...
Parapet figures of the Vienna Ringtheater (Komische Oper)
Four figures by Friedrich Steger made of calcareous sandstone (c. 1873/74)
Now in the Park of Pötzleinsdorf Palace (Pötzleinsdorfer Schlosspark)
The Ringtheater was completed in 1874 and destroyed by a massive fire with officially 384 dead in 1881. The figures represent the four voice types of singing (from left to right: alto, tenor, soprano, bass). They survived the disaster almost undamaged and were soon afterwards acquired by the owner of Pötzleinsdorf Palace and placed in the park.
Pötzleinsdorf is part of Währing, Vienna's 18th district.
Multiple ghost sighs can be seen on the C.D. Smith & Company building. The company was founded in St. Joseph in 1859 with Abram Nave and James McCord as co-partners with Dudley M. Steele and Charles Daniel Smith, the latter of which was the company’s manager. The company was originally a grocery wholesale business, but later became a drug store in 1886. Amazingly, the company remained in the Smith family for 133 years until it was bought by company employees in 1992. C.D. Smith Healthcare was acquired by AmeriSource Health Corporation in 1999. Located In the South Fourth Street Commercial Historic District, National Register #91000124.
This five story brick building is located at 1888 Chateauesque and was designed by Eckel and Mann it has elaborate terra cotta organic motifs characteristic of the Romanesque Revival style. Terra cotta use dons the corner spandrel of first story, capitals of fourth story, and along parapet. Central parapet inscribed "C.D. Smith, 1888" in terra cotta. Fanciful terra cotta animal figures on southwest corner on second, fourth, and parapet stories. Front facade dominated by arcade of monumental round arches stretching from the first to second stories and wrapping around corner to the south. Windows on front elevation rectilinear; those on south and east set under segmental arches. Sheathing covers top of arcading and two-thirds of windows, but openings maintained; fourth story with 6/2 sash and fifth story with 4/1 sash. A covered concrete loading dock is located in the southeast corner. ; metal platform fire escape on south elevation. Two story historic wing connected on north elevation; brick pilasters with corbeling separate wing into three bays. First story with three wood garage doors, second story with two blocked windows per bay set in segmental arched openings; parapet roof above cornice; painted sign "C.D. Smith Drug Co." between stories.
The parapet stone is dated 1691, but this is assumed to be the date of rebuilding. The bridge is a Grade II Listed Building.
Just out of shot to the left, the traffic on the A50 thunders past on the modern replacement bridge.
This is a 7-story, 3-bay domestic building in the Art Deco style built in 1937. The structural system is fireproof. The foundation is reinforced concrete. The exterior walls are stucco. The building has a flat parapet roof. Windows are replacement aluminum casements. Unique octagonal porthole windows just above "Park Central Hotel" signage on the central bay of east elevation and at the same height on the easternmost part of the south elevation; Continuous band of windows rounded at corners wraps around northeast and southeast corners of building There is a single-story, full-span open porch characterized by an integrated (under the main) roof. Simple full-span porch with aluminum railings; Multi-colored terrazzo floor design; Extends slightly out from building set back Primary entryway is centered on east elevation; Glass double-door framed by dark wood; Terrazzo floor design on the porch points directly towards the primary door, which is also ornamented on the interior by different multi-colored terrazzo floor designs.
Symmetrical tripartite design on the primary facade; Round masonry porthole design at cornice; Octagonal porthole windows directly above first-floor level; Horizontal banding at building's corners; Multi-colored terrazzo floor designs; Neon "Park Central Hotel" signage centered directly above the porch on the east elevation; "Park Central Hotel" signage painted vertically on the east corner of the south elevation; Stepped ziggurat parapet roofline on east elevation; Streamlined vertical design with a recessed central section; Rounded corner windows on northeast and southeast corners just above porch level; Lightly ribbed vertical pilasters ornamented with spandrels; on either side of central bay form an inverted "L" design; Aluminum railings.
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Par-dessus le Pont Neuf, un personnage planqué sous son parapluie se penche par-dessus le parapet pour observer les poissons sous la pluie...
Au-dessus, de grandes et inquiétantes branches se courbent telles des doigts maléfiques...
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In the foreground is the decorative bridge that crosses over the Dell, a low-lying area of grass and flower beds in the model village of Port Sunlight on the Wirral. The tower and spire on the other side of the bridge are part of the Village Social Club.
The Dell was originally a tidal feature of the landscape, hence the bridge, and was only landscaped after the construction of the village had commenced in the 1890s. The bridge was built by Douglas and Fordham and completed in 1894. Historic England describe the Grade II listed structure as made of stone, it is a saddle-back bridge with parabolic arch.. There are flanking buttresses with shaped gablets, and cornice over them. The parapet has coping with roll moulding. The arch has keystones with moulded masks, that to west are of Jacobean man, whilst those to the east are of Restoration man. There is a plaque above the Restoration man with the inscription "ERECTED/ANNO/DOMINI/MDCCCXCIV"; to the west there is a sundial. At the ends of the parapet are canted projections, panelled, those to angles with decorative heads and benches on the inner faces.
The Social Club in the background was originally called the Pavilion and then became the Men's Club. It was built in 1896 by Grayson & Ould.
It was agreed with UEFA that the Allianz Arena in Munich, as one of the European Championship stadiums, may be illuminated in rainbow colours on (the match-free) weekend of Christopher Street Day (CSD), as was the case last year.
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Es wurde mit der UEFA abgestimmt, dass die Allianz Arena in München als eines der EM Stadien an den spielfreien Tagen am Wochenende des Christopher Street Day (CSD) wie auch schon letztes Jahr in Regenbogenfarben illuminiert werden darf.
Detail of the parapet, stairway and the Carondelet Arch.
On Plaza Grande's southwest side stands Quito's cathedral. Although not the most ornate of the Old Town’s churches, it has some fascinating works by artists from the Quito School and houses the tomb of independence hero Antonio José de Sucre. Behind the main altar is a plaque marking where President Gabriel García Moreno died on August 6, 1875; after being slashed with a machete outside the Palacio del Gobierno, he was carried, dying, to the cathedral.
Don’t miss the painting of the Last Supper, with Christ and disciples feasting on cuy (guinea pig), and a nativity painting that features a llama and a horse peering over the newborn Jesus. Admission includes a free guided tour in Spanish and entry to the small cathedral museum. For an extra $3 you can climb up a narrow spiral staircase and onto the cathedral's domed roof; the views are impressive but there is some clambering along narrow ledges involved.
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In a deviation from Spanish convention, the Cathedral actually has two main entrances: one at mid-nave that faces the Plaza and the other, with the belltower, at the northwest facade facing Calle Garcia Moreno. The axis has a southeast-northwest orientation due to the local topography: 16th century ravines prevented the main facade from facing the plaza, as is customary. The elaborate arched side-entrance and its semi-circular staircase facing the Plaza were an early 19th-century addition. Known as the Carondelet Arch, this portal is the main interface between Cathedral and square. The relationship is also underlined by a longitudinal stone parapet running the length of the building on that side (and decorated with spheres, pyramids, etc.) which preserves the difference in level between the Cathedral floor and that of the Plaza.