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Trans America, Financial District, San Francisco CA. US
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A night view of the large glass pyramid by I.M. Pei, which now acts as the main entrance of the Louvre Museum in Paris.
You can see my other shots of the French capital in my Paris set.
La pyramide du Louvre est une pyramide constituée de verre et de métal, située au milieu de la cour Napoléon du musée du Louvre à Paris. Elle abrite l'entrée principale du musée.
Commandée par François Mitterrand en 1983, la pyramide a été conçue par l'architecte sino-américain Ieoh Ming Pei. La structure métallique qui supporte le parement en verre est faite d'acier et d'aluminium et pèse 200 tonnes ; elle s'élève à 21,64 mètres sur une base carrée de 35,42 mètres de côté. Elle est recouverte de 603 losanges et de 70 triangles en verre et est la première grande construction à utiliser le verre feuilleté.
Sutcliffe, Nevada
Pyramid Lake is the geographic sink of the Truckee River Basin, 40 mi northeast of Reno. Pyramid Lake is fed by the Truckee River, which is mostly the outflow from Lake Tahoe. The Truckee River enters Pyramid Lake at its southern end.
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The small pyramid of Sahure at Abusir, a complex of 5th-Dynasty royal burials a few km north of Saqqara. In the foreground is the well-preserved pavement of its causeway leading up to the mortuary temple at the base of the pyramid. Pyramids of this era were far less ambitious than the 4th-dynasty tombs at Giza.
Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, 25th century BCE, Abusir.
Sakkara is best known for the Step Pyramid, the oldest known of Egypt's 97 pyramids. It was built for King Djoser of the 3rd Dynasty by the architect and genius Imhotep. It is one of the oldest stone structures in the world! Almost 5,000 years old.
I did shoot blue berries in a bowl but then, though beautiful to look at, it would have still been common. I thought of photographing these sweet berries like little pyramids or Gopuras as we would call in India.
Explore #340. La Pirámide del Museo del Louvre es una obra situada en el patio del Museo del Louvre, en París, que da acceso al edificio. Fue diseñada por el arquitecto Ieoh Ming Pei. De estilo internacional, esta pirámide de vidrio y aluminio fue inaugurada en el año 1989 por el entonces presidente francés, François Mitterrand.
Tiene una altura de 21,6 m y un total de 673 paneles de vidrio laminado transparente divididos en 603 rombos y 70 triángulos.1 El peso total de la estructura es de 180 toneladas. La inclinación de sus paredes, al igual que ocurre con las pirámides egipcias, es de 51º.
Su centro de gravedad coincide con el de los tres pabellones del museo, Richelieu al norte, Denon al sur y Sully al este. Ésta pirámide es la principal y más grande de las pirámides de cristal del museo, que incluye, a nivel subterráneo, otra pirámide pero invertida. Antes de construirse la pirámide, la entrada al Louvre tenía unas largas colas. Con su construcción, además de solucionarse el problema, se aumenta el espacio de exposición del museo.
Desde su construcción, la pirámide ha estado sujeta a polémicas, debido al contraste de estilos entre la modernidad del vidrio y el clasicismo del museo, si bien ha servido de inspiración para las ampliaciones de muchos otros museos.
On a flight to Frankfurt to see pyramids of a different nature, I looked down and saw the peak in the Pyramid group Dennis Brown and I climbed on an epic weekend trip back in 1970. What a trip down memory lane! Lake Garibaldi and Black Tusk, along with other landmarks in the background.
An account of our climb in the Red Lobster Journals.
If interested, you can view my Youtube playlist of our trip to Egypt .
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Me asombras todos los días, me llevas en un instante soñando a la luna, me haces sonreír desde el principio del día. A mi cielo, mi cosmos en su cumpleaños.
EXPLORE - August 18, 2009 #384
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Around San Francisco (Series #5)
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Transamerica Pyramid
The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest and most recognizable skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline.
Although the building no longer houses the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation, it is still strongly associated with the company and is depicted in the company's logo.
Designed by architect William Pereira, at a height of 260 m (853 ft), it is currently tied for 105th tallest building in the world.
History
Built on the location of the historic Montgomery Block, it has a structural height of 260 m (853 ft) and contains 48 floors of retail and office space. Construction began in 1969 and finished in 1972. It is currently ranked as being tied for 105th tallest building in the world.[2] Transamerica moved their headquarters to the new building from across the street, where they used to be based in another pyramid-shaped building now occupied by the Church of Scientology of San Francisco.
Although it no longer houses the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation, it is still strongly associated with the company and is depicted in the company's logo. The building is evocative of San Francisco and has become one of the many symbols of the city. Designed by architect William Pereira, it faced considerable opposition during its planning and construction, and was sometimes referred to by detractors in derogatory slang.
The Transamerica Pyramid was the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi from 1972–1974 (surpassing the nearby 555 California Street), at which point it was surpassed by the Aon Center in Los Angeles, which was designed by Pereira's former business partner Charles Luckman.
The building is considered to have been the intended target of a foiled terrorist attack, involving the hijacking of airplanes as part of Oplan Bojinka, which was foiled in 1995.
In 1999, Transamerica was acquired by Dutch insurance company AEGON. When the non-insurance operations of Transamerica were later sold to GE Capital, AEGON retained the building as an investment. 2007 Masters Golf Champion Zach Johnson wears an AEGON hat that has a logo of the pyramid building.
Design
Its unique shape is the result of the desire by Transamerica to have a building whose top would be looked up to by the Bank of America executives on the highest floor of the 555 California Street[citation needed], which is not only tall but also sits upon a substantially higher elevation. The land use and zoning restrictions for the parcel limited the number of square feet of office that could be built upon the lot, which sits at the northern boundary of the financial district. The pyramid is an innovative solution to this design challenge, and when viewed from the East Bay forms a prominent and unique skyline projection, forming an important element of San Francisco's "signature skyline". This building was built under the 'Building Codes' to be Earthquake safe.
The building is a tall, four-sided pyramid with two "wings" on opposite sides of the building. The wing to the east of the building contains an elevator shaft, while the wing to the west contains a stairwell and a smoke tower. The top 64.6 m (212 ft) of the building is the spire. There are four cameras pointed in the four cardinal directions at the top of this spire forming a virtual observation deck. Four monitors in the lobby, whose direction and zoom can be controlled by visitors, display the cameras' views 24 hours a day. An observation deck on the 27th floor was closed after the September 11, 2001 attacks, and replaced by the virtual observation deck. The top of the Transamerica Pyramid is covered with aluminum panels. During the holiday season, Thanksgiving, and 4th of July, a bright, white light is seen on top of the pyramid. (source: Wikipedia)
The most famous Egyptian pyramids are those found at Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. Several of the Giza pyramids are counted among the largest structures ever built. The Pyramid of Khufu at Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid. It is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence.Giza is the location of the Pyramid of Khufu (also known as the "Great Pyramid" and the "Pyramid of Cheops"); the somewhat smaller Pyramid of Khafre (or Kephren); the relatively modest-sized Pyramid of Menkaure (or Mykerinus), built around 2500 years BC
Taken By: Nikon Coolpix L4
The third dynasty step pyramid of Djoser was built during his reign (2630–2611 BC), rising in six steps to a height of 60 metres (196.5 feet).
La pyramide du Louvre est une pyramide constituée de verre et de métal, située au milieu de la cour Napoléon du musée du Louvre à Paris. Elle abrite l'entrée principale du musée.
Commandée par François Mitterrand en 1983, la pyramide a été conçue par l'architecte sino-américain Ieoh Ming Pei. La structure métallique qui supporte le parement en verre est faite d'acier et d'aluminium et pèse 200 tonnes ; elle s'élève à 21,64 mètres sur une base carrée de 35,42 mètres de côté. Elle est recouverte de 603 losanges et de 70 triangles en verre et est la première grande construction à utiliser le verre feuilleté.
Chichen Itza Mayan ruins - Yucatan, Mexico
Tourist viewing El Castillo Pyramid (Spanish for "the castle")...
also known as the Temple of Kukulcan, a Mesoamerican step-pyramid. It's at the center of the archaeological site Chichen Itza.
This pyramid was built by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization.
la bellissima e poco conosciuta piramide etrusca nei boschi di Bomarzo , provincia di Viterbo Italy,scavata nel tufo vulcanico, alta 8 m. da un lato 16 da un altro .
beautiful and unknown etruscan pyramid in Bomarzo, viterbo Italy dig out from the vulcanic tuff more than 2000 years ago .
Pyramid Mountain, Jasper National Park, as reflected in Patricia Lake, some minutes after sunrise.
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