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After three years of restoration that covered the 150-year old dome of the Capitol in scaffolding, the $60 million project was completed this week.
Workers had to repair 1,300 cracks and fix or replace cast-iron ornaments.
One goal of the project was that it be finished in time for the presidential inauguration in January.
Now let's wait for the congress that will fill the exquisite shell - it is up to them to truly justify the expenditure!
Back Shot from April 2017
On a walk around the city April 27, 2017 Christchurch, South Island New Zealand.
History and heritage
Because classroom space was in short supply, a hall was considered a luxury for Canterbury College. The Great Hall opened to both acclaim and controversy on Diploma Day 1882.
In its early years, it housed the College’s small library and was used for public lectures and formal graduation ceremonies. Over time, the University allowed greater use of the hall for events such as music recitals, student dances and society gatherings. Prior to the earthquakes, the great hall held a wide range of events and performances year-round.
The Great Hall provides a strong reflection of local heritage and culture. It makes rich use of native timbers, with kauri and rimu panelling, along with rewarewa, totara and matai lozenges.
It provides space for memorial plaques and icons, the first of which was dedicated to Helen Connon, the first woman to graduate with honours in the British Empire.
In 1938, a large stained glass window was dedicated to the sacrifices of College students in the First World War. This Memorial Window was rededicated in 2016 after its restoration following the Canterbury earthquakes.
With this restoration, the external ring of standing stones has been largely incorporated into a flush dry stone wall. If standing stones had an anthropomorphic interpretation beyond the statue menhirs and menhir steles, then either the allusion was missing for this site, or, the imagery of being sandwiched into anonymity had a public. Alternatively, the tumulus should have finished lower, leaving the standing stones visible, identifiable and proud. A slightly lower outer wall would provide a full range of shadow developments for reading of the sun and sky...
1957 MG MGA displayed at the London Classic Car Show 2023. On a very interesting stand showing cars before restoration.
Mexican woman. Original print was photographed/digitized using Sony RX100. Restored using CS5 and android photo apps.
In 1975, the Greek government began a concerted effort to restore the Parthenon and other Acropolis structures. After some delay a Committee for the Conservation of the Acropolis Monuments was established in 1983. The project later attracted funding and technical assistance from the European Union. An archaeological committee thoroughly documented every artifact remaining on the site, and architects assisted with computer models to determine their original locations. Particularly important and fragile sculptures were transferred to the Acropolis Museum. A crane was installed for moving marble blocks; the crane was designed to fold away beneath the roofline when not in use. In some cases, prior re-construction was found to be incorrect. These were dismantled, and a careful process of restoration began. Originally, various blocks were held together by elongated iron H pins that were completely coated in lead, which protected the iron from corrosion. Stabilizing pins added in the 19th century were not so coated, and corroded. Since the corrosion product (rust) is expansive, the expansion caused further damage by cracking the marble. All new metalwork uses titanium, a strong, light, and corrosion resistant material.
The Parthenon will not be restored to a pre-1687 state, but the explosion damage will be mitigated as much as possible, both in the interest of restoring the structural integrity of the edifice (important in this earthquake-prone region) and to restore the aesthetic integrity by filling in chipped sections of column drums and lintels, using precisely sculpted marble cemented in place. New Pentelic marble is being used from the original quarry. Ultimately, almost all major pieces of marble will be placed in the structure where they originally would have been, supported as needed by modern materials. While the repairs initially show as white against the weathered tan of original surfaces, they will become less prominent as they age.
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Willeke, working at the DAIMLER 1948 in the restoration hall.
Model: Willeke Bartels IG: @willekebartels
Restoration of the the two turrets (Hishi and Tsuzuki Yagura) and a long storehouse (Gojukken Nagaya) between them, 2001. Rebuilt using traditional techniques, the roof tiles are made of lead with a trace of copper. Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa-ken, Japan.
By the end of last year I bought a Peugeot Zenith for my daughter. I spent a lot of time to make it like new, but a few weeks ago it was stolen....
Lucky enough it was found two days later slighty damaged. They forced the steeringlock and tried to hotwire it. This didn't work and the scooter was left behind.
Now it's back I repaired the wiring and placed a new steering and ignitionlock.
The other damage (broken bodyparts) was also fixed and now it's like new again.
If you're interested in all the work take a look at my small movie: overhaulin' a Peugeot Zenith
I almost forgot to tell you that my daughter is happy again :)
The left photo was taken in 2002. (courtesy of Victorian Secrets of Washington, D.C.) The right photo was taken in 2008 by yours truly.
The Portner, an eight-unit condominium located at 1224 13th Street NW in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., is the last remaining Victorian building on its block. Built in 1885 by August Getz, the Second Empire row house was designed by architect Clement August Didden (here's another design by Didden, located nearby) for millionaire real estate speculator and entrepreneur, Robert Portner, a native of the Province of Westphalia, Prussia. The building was renovated in 2004 by the Murillo/Malnati Group (MMg) following the designs of Zahn Design Architects.
This photo was enhanced and refurbished using a combination of editing tools including FaceApp, Remini, Adobe Lightroom, and Paintshop Pro.
Unique surviving J21 65033 has been a somewhat ignored locomotive. Having been withdrawn by the LNER in 1939 the locomotive was reinstated due to shortages of motive power during the war years.
Always a North East locomotive, and for a time allocated to Blaydon (52C), it was originally intended to be preserved as part of the National Collection but was dropped from the list as it wasn't in original condition. Beamish Museum founder Frank Atkinson saved the locomotive and it was based there for many years.
Perhaps too large for the short running line at Beamish the engine did not run after 1984 and was transferred to a new group the Locomotive Conservation and Learning Trust in 2009.
In recent years it has been based at Locomotion in Shildon whilst work has gone on behind the scenes to fully restore the engine. The good news is that a lottery grant has been successful to restore the locomotive. It will be based at Kirkby Stephen East. An appropriate base given the class were synonymous with the Stainmore route.
It is scheduled to be moved from Locomotion soon so restoration can commence in 2018. The plan is that the engine will be back in steam by 2020.
The locomotive is seen resting in the snow outside Locomotion on the 1st December 2017.
A Triumph TR4A dating from 1967. Fully restored to fantastic condition.
Location : Redbourn Classic Car Show, Redbourn Village,Hertfordshire,UK.
© PJR 2022
Hey guys not a lot of time, just this quick one from the workers at the temple I visited.
Amazing craftsmanship here and alot of hardwork.
Hope your all having a great week.
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With much fanfare, the William Underwood was launched into Rockport Harbor Saturday, July 13, culminating a 12-year restoration by Rockport Marine owner Taylor Allen and the boatyard crew. The William Underwood, which, according to Allen, is one of the only sardine carriers remaining on the East Coast, was built in 1941 in Dorchester, Mass., by Simms Brothers for the Underwood Packing Co. The boats would motor out to where sardines were caught and collect them from nets with a hose before bringing them ashore for packing. The UNDERWOOD carried sardines and herring from the weirs and nets where they were caught along the coast of Maine to the Underwood packing plant in Jonesport. Boats like the William Underwood are now considered excellent workboats to convert into yachts because of their attractive lines, speed and maneuverability. Yard owner Taylor Allen plans to use the UNDERWOOD as a cruising boat for his family.
Allen said he had long admired sardine carriers, calling them a great “marriage of form and function,” and praising their efficient hull which, for its size, does not require a lot of power to move.
Allen said that along with other Underwood canned products like deviled ham, sardines from the boat helped feed soldiers during World War II.
The topsides of the bow were painted with sardines in homage to its past, but Allen said the only sardines that would be coming aboard would be in cans.
White said the plan for this summer is to take a couple of short trips and get comfortable on the boat before planning some longer voyages for next summer.
Click link below to see original boat (couldn't get the image to display here).
Restoration: Pullip Barasuishou for Puri. <3
After the pieces replacement, she looks like new! o^___^o
It's incredible how photogenic she is. <3
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Após a substituição de peças, ela parece nova de novo! o^___^o
É incrível como essa doll é fotogênica! <3
Finished works (ready to go home):
1- Custom parcial Byul Cocotte para Puri. 100% done.
2- Restauração Pullip Prunella para Puri. 100% done.
3- Restauração Pullip Barasuishou para Puri. 100% done.
The next works:
1- Roupinhas de Moranguinho para Dex.
2- Gatinhos de feltro para Sui.
3- Bonequinhas de feltro para Helo.
4- Custom Pullip Celsiy para Zaine. 50% done.
5- Bonequinhas de feltro para Puri.
6- Roupinhas de obitsu 11cm para Himitsu.
7- Needle felting for Lulluxx. 50% done.
8- Felt mascots and doll clothes para Gabi.
9- Full Custom Tae for Suu Hideto.
10- Full custom doll for Nat.
11- Restauração Pullip Rida para Lala. 10% done.
12- Full custom MH and EAH para Maíra.
13- Full custom Blythe for Dri Rodrigues.
14- Needle felting para Nath.
15- Custom dolls para a Gabi.
16- Needle felting and felt mascots para Nanda Braz.
Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy.
My museum collection : www.flickr.com/photos/9619972@N08/collections/72157702215...
The Cathedral in Milan, Italy. The advertising on the corners of the building fund restoration work. Clever way to pay for the ongoing efforts to preserve history BUT it is distracting. This is truly a magnificent structure.
An exceptionally large and elaborate Gothic cathedral on the main square of Milan, the Duomo di Milano is one of the most famous buildings in Europe. It is the largest Gothic cathedral and the second largest Catholic cathedral in the world.
History
The street plan of Milan, with streets either radiating from the Duomo or circling it, indicates that the Duomo occupied the most important site in the ancient Roman city of Mediolanum.
Saint Ambrose built a new basilica on this site at the beginning of the 5th century, with an adjoining basilica added in 836. When fire damaged both buildings in 1075, they were rebuilt as the Duomo.
In 1386 the archbishop, Antonio da Saluzzo, began the new project in a rayonnant Late Gothic style that is more characteristic of France than Italy. Work proceeded for generations.
The main spire was topped in 1762 with a polychrome statue of the Madonna, to whom the Duomo and its predecessor have always been dedicated.
Even now, some uncarved blocks remain to be turned into sculpture. Gothic construction on the rest of the Duomo was largely complete in the 1880s.
The Duomo has been under major renovations and cleaning for several years, obscuring the glorious facade with scaffolding. Works should be completed by early 2009.
What do the Brazilian colonial city of Salvador da Bahia and the Spanish colonial city of Ayacucho on the other side of the South American continent have in common?
For what must have been relatively small populations during the colonial era, there is an abundance of handsome old churches. Salvador boasts of at least eight; Ayacucho, dubbed the City of Churches, ten.
That implies a substantial flow of cash to build them and a large flow of donations thereafter to keep them open.
It has proven to be remarkably difficult to identify the churches I photographed in Bahia from the decks of the MV Monte Rosa. While Google has a treasury of photos of Bahian churches and maps to show where they are, so far none of them have the distinctive and prominent arches at the top of each tower. But that's not a completely bad thing; it shows that something as large as that church can evade detection by or in the Total Information System that is coming together faster than we know.
Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.
Extensive restoration of the facade of the Town Hall with 30 - 35 percent of all the exterior sandstone elements replaced at a cost of $28 million .
Newcastle . NSW
Autumn walks at Ashridge.
All the non-native evergreens have been removed, leaving this plantation of tall and spindly beech. Now it’s been surrounded with deer-proof fencing and the intention is to underplant with the native species that would have been growing here originally. Ultimately restoring this section of the woods as “ancient woodland”.
This ‘bathtub’ Packard of c.1948 vintage has rested inside the Sarasota Classic Car Museum for several years, awaiting restoration. It’s future is now far less certain as the museum’s landlord, New College of Florida, has given it notice to quit at very short notice. The Museum is expected to close its doors for the final time at the end of this month.
The flag of the United States of America flies in front of the scaffodling for the United States Capitol dome restoration project
I think the car is a 2nd generation Lotus Esprit.
Hope it will be given a new lease of life.
Seen on the M4 in Newport, South Wales.