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Old City Hall, 111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa.
“Considered one of Canada’s most significant International Style buildings, it won the Massey Medal for design in 1959. It underwent considerable and controversial additions in the early 1990s by architect Moshe Safdie, who also designed Habitat 67 in Montreal and the National Gallery of Canada.” [1]
“Ottawa City Hall is located on Green Island in the Rideau River, perpendicular to the ceremonial route linking Parliament Hill and the residence of the governor general. Safdie’s competition-winning design integrates the existing City Hall, a landmark of Canadian modernism, while tripling its area.
The complex contains two new wings at a 90-degree angle to the existing City Hall, extending east on Green Island and linking a series of indoor and outdoor spaces to create a new public realm. Transparent and metallic forms punctuate the roof line of the complex, creating dramatic light-filled interior rooms and marking important exterior spaces. Inscribed stainless-steel and glass roofs rise from a base of solid masonry walls. Precast columns and beams frame the public thoroughfares and, on the south-facing colonnade, support stainless-steel brise-soleils.
The public enters through a glazed pavilion directly on the city’s ceremonial route. Beyond the 1958 tower block, low pavilions create a new municipal precinct. A subtly curving colonnaded promenade to the south forms the spine of the new building. From the west to east, it opens onto the community hall and city departments, culminating in the Council Chamber and the Mayor’s Pavilion. Departments requiring moderate public access are located along a secondary colonnade to the north.
Between the two colonnades, a terraced garden lies at the heart of the new complex. Beginning in a formal paved courtyard to the west, the garden ends with a cascade of water into the Rideau River to the east. The new building’s northern walls rise dramatically out of the river—cylindrical shapes at the water’s edge offsetting a tall, rectangular observation tower.” [2]
Sources: [1] Bruce Deachman, Islands of Ottawa: Green Island a historical microcosm of the city. Available at ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/islands-of-ottawa-green...
[2] The Moshe Safdie Archive. McGill University Library. Available at cac.mcgill.ca/moshesafdie/fullrecord.php?ID=10843&d=1
Pyramid construction
Video: youtu.be/39nUeU3G4M4
Gallery: bricksafe.com/pages/Liwnik/space/pyramid-construction
The Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide du Louvre) is a large glass and metal pyramid, surrounded by three smaller pyramids, in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris. The large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum. Completed in 1989,it has become a landmark of the city of Paris.
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La pirámide de Micerino (nombre helenizado) o de Menkauraz (según su nombre egipcio) es la menor de las tres célebres pirámides de la necrópolis de la meseta de Guiza. A Menkaura, faraón de la dinastía IV, se le atribuye ordenar construir esta pirámide. Conocida en su época como "La Pirámide Divina" era parte del complejo funerario junto con tres pirámides subsidiarias, un templo funerario, el templo del valle y una calzada procesional que vinculaba ambos templos. mas info
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The Pyramid of Menkaure, located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, is the smallest of the three Pyramids of Giza. It was built to serve as the tomb of the fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure. more info
A spider on the pyramid of green leaves.
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Common name of the Spider: Lynx spider
Location: Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
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Any identification help on the exact species of the spider is welcome.
Thanks :)
Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) on the roadside verge of Exminster bypass, Devon, England.
A widespread, but local orchid on limestone and chalk, and near the coast, especially on dunes. It's not very common in Devon due to the relative scarcity of calcareous soils, though it may be increasing locally around Exeter/the Exe. I first came across them at this site on the verge of Sannerville Way (the A379) in 2012 when checking the verge after first noticing Southern Marsh-orchids whilst driving past the year before. I've also found Bee Orchids, which also seem to perhaps be increasing locally, here.
See my other Pyramidal Orchid photos.
View from the Giza Pyramids.
I was lucky enough to have this wonderful view from the airplane - and also the right amount of time to take the picture :)
Vista das Pirâmides de Giza, no Egito.
Eu tive muita sorte de voar por cima delas e ter esta vista maravilhosa, além de ter tido tempo suficiente para conseguir tirar esta foto :)
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Family portrait from the west, looking back through to Cairo in the distance. A well visited location from which to view and experience these most extraordinary of all human imaginings and endeavours.
To attempt to describe one's feelings on first catching a glimpse of these is to discover that it is indeed possible to be beyond the bounds of the capability of language.
Egyptian pyramids in general:
Pyramid Lake, with Pyramid Mountain overlooking it, is located 7km north of the town of Jasper, in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
I noticed these pyramid shapes on the top of the building whilst walking along in Brighton. They stood at against the very blue sky.
The Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide du Louvre) is a large glass and metal pyramid, surrounded by three smaller pyramids, in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris. The large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum. Completed in 1989,it has become a landmark of the city of Paris.
For the public, these falls are most easily seen from the train connecting Vancouver to Jasper and are difficult to see otherwise. After announcements, the train slows down so that people can get a glimpse (and a good photo if ready with their camera). The creek is said to be glacial in origin and was also called Glacier Creek.
Simplify, simplify, simplify. The distant sand dune, from this angle, took on a pyramid shape.
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Paris, France
August 2012
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Downtown aglow in sunrise through a Muttart Conservatory glass pyramid. There are 4 pyramids that hold plants in various biospheres here. They are all closed for renovations this year. I use to pay to go in and experience humidity occasionally.
Lucky plants!
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