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Paris, France, Seine River. Beautiful riverside buildings are framed by autumn leaves in this serene cityscape. The tranquil water reflects the charm of Parisian architecture.
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This is the west gate entrance to Brocklesby Park in Lincolnshire, UK. Public roads now pass through the Earl of Yarborough estate at this picturesque part of the country. Situated a short distance from Humberside International Airport.
Another subtle HDR from three images, then a pass through Photomatix and then CS4.
The "Fraser Schoolhouse", built around 1837 by Thomas McKay, the founder of New Edinburgh in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
It was originally constructed as a semi-detached residence to
house the workmen building Thomas McKay's his elegant family villa (more like a mansion by today's standards). Known locally at the time as “McKay’s Castle,” the villa, which he
named Rideau Hall, later became the official residence of the Governor-General of Canada.
Between 1838 and 1843, it served as New Edinburgh's first school.
A stonemason by trade, Thomas McKay had built Montreal’s Lachine Canal when he and his partner John Redpath were recruited by Colonel John By in 1826 to construct the first eight locks of the Rideau Canal. Using his profits, McKay purchased 1,100 acres near Rideau Falls that he named New Edinburgh in honour of his native Scotland. By 1833 he had two sawmills, a gristmill and a cloth factory underway, along with housing for workers and their families.
With his villa complete in 1838, McKay re-purposed the John Street building into a local school. On June 19, 1838, the Bytown Gazette advertised its opening for the teaching of “Reading and Elocution, French, Writing and Arithmetic, English Grammar and Geography.” The name Fraser School House is associated with its first teacher, James Fraser, who lived in one half of the semi-detached building, while the other half served as the classroom. After its closure in 1844, the school reverted to a double residence.
Crossbasket castle just south of Glasgow near Blantyre.
Originally built as a tower house in the 14th century. Now a 5* luxury hotel.
The Black Swan Hotel has stood proudly in the market square of Helmsley for centuries, combining Tudor, Georgian, and Victorian architecture under one roof. Once a coaching inn, it has long welcomed travellers exploring the North York Moors. Today, its hanging flower baskets and historic frontage make it one of the town’s most photographed buildings.
🇫🇷 L’hôtel Black Swan domine la place du marché d’Helmsley depuis des siècles, réunissant sous un même toit des éléments architecturaux Tudor, géorgiens et victoriens. Autrefois relais de poste, il a longtemps accueilli les voyageurs en route vers les North York Moors. Aujourd’hui, ses façades fleuries et son caractère historique en font l’un des édifices les plus photographiés de la ville.
Hatley Park National Historic Site is located in Colwood, British Columbia, in Greater Victoria. It is the site of Hatley Castle, a Classified Federal Heritage Building. Since 1995, the mansion and estate have been used for the public Royal Roads University.
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From a Kodachrome slide. Photographer unknown.
This is the church of St Peter & St Paul in the village of Healing near to Grimsby. There's another church in the next village with the same name. This is yet another church in this part of Lincolnshire that has limited scope for photography - to get the whole building in the frame at least. Both side views are obscured by close growing trees. This front view is the only way to appreciate the place in a photo.
Sadly - from a photography point of view, there's a new build on the side of the church, you know the style, you can just see the new brickwork around the side.
Tile roof of St. Stephen's Dom (Cathedral) Catholic temple (church). Gothic. Begin in 1304 AD, vaulting completed in 1474 AD. North tower begun in 1450 AD and finished in 1511 AD. Roof rebuilt after it was destroyed at the end of the WWII. Austria, Vienna. Copyright 2016, James A. Glazier.
View of the Round Tower at the main (lower) archaeological site of the monastery of Glendalough (County Wicklow, eastern Ireland), on a mid-May (2011) early afternoon of mixed sun and rain.
The monastic site was initially founded in the 6th century, by St. Kevin; the surviving (ruined) buildings have been dated as probably 10th-12th century. The Round Tower was built during the 11th century, with the roof reconstructed in 1876. The entire site, nestled in the Valley of the Two Lakes -- the meaning of "Gleann dá Loch" -- on the eastern side of the Wicklow Mountains, is maintained by the Office of Public Works (Heritage Ireland). It is located within the Wicklow Mountains National Park / Páirc Náisiúnta Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin.
Next to the visitor centre is an open meadow (in the foreground of this view), with picnic tables and benches.
(A picture in my Sacred Ireland album / set.)
[Glendalough site first tower view 2011 may 13 cd; IMG_0061]
April 22, 2022 - "The Town Hall of Ghent is a quadrangular group of buildings of different styles. The alderman's house of Keure is in the Flamboyant Gothic style (1519-1539). It was designed by Rombout Keldermans and Dominicus de Waeghenmackere. Niches in the facade hold 19 statues of the Counts of Flanders made in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Gedele Alderman's house is Renaissance, built between 1595n and 1618. The facades of both Alderman's houses hold Doric, Ionic and Corinthian three-quarter columns and pilasters. The effect is reminiscent of Italian palace. The complex is surrounded by the streets of Patermarkt, Hoogspoort, Stadhuistaaeg and Pooljiemarkt.
Inside the town hall are 51 rooms, including a wedding chapel and a labyrinth. The most important halls in the town hall are the Pacification Hall, the Arsenal hall, the Cabinet of the Mayor (1728), the Throne Room and the Reception lounge, formerly the chamber of the States of Flanders." Previous text from the following website: www.gpsmycity.com/tours/ghents-historical-buildings-4832....
Gate in the sandstone (and ashlar?) curtain wall around the bailey of Longtown Castle, right in the village of Longtown (southwestern Herefordshire, in the Welsh Borders area of western England), on a mostly sunny morning in mid-September.
Longtown is a long, linear village, located between the Monnow and Olchon valleys, two of the more-or-less parallel valleys that run through southwestern Herefordshire in the area that extends from the Wye Valley up to the Black Mountains, which are on the border with Wales. It was an example of a planned medieval market town, although it declined in size from the later Middle Ages and is today just a quiet village.
Longtown Castle is an Anglo-Norman motte-and-bailey construction begun ca. 1175-1187, by Hugh de Lacy (also spelled as de Lacey), very possibly on the site of an earlier fortification. Prior to the foundation of Longtown, it was called "Ewias Lacey" Castle. It is now a ruin in the care of English Heritage, a British governmental preservation and educational agency. Its clearly pronounced motte provides a splendid viewpoint for much of the surrounding countryside.
(Information from the English Heritage website and Wikipedia, both last consulted 29 November 2014.)
(From the "archive" -- 2007.)
[Longtown Castle inner bailey gate 2007 sep 20 n; DSCN0726]
Köln Cathedral, 1248 AD -1473 AD and 1820 AD - 1880 AD. and main train station 2010 AD. Köln, Germany. Copyright 2016, James A. Glazier.
Out on its own, not far from the town of Davin is a beautiful old stone church known as Fairview Methodist. According "Legacy of Stone" by M. Hryniuk and F. Korvemaker, the church was built in 1903 to replace an earlier wood structure and was designed by a Alexander Malcolm Fraser. It fell into disuse by the early 1960s. The location is superb in the golden light of a Saskatchewan sunset, and my photo-op was enhanced by the appearance of a baby deer springing up and running around trying to decide where to go. It was a real Saskatchewan moment.
Davin, Saskatchewan, 4 July 2013
Also known as the Old Colony Railroad Station, the N. Easton Railroad Station was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson for Frederick Lothrop Ames - 1881.
Given to the Easton Historical Society by William A. Parker, John S. Ames, Jr., David Ames, and Senator Oliver F. Ames - November 1969.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, United States Department of the Interior - April 1972
In 1987 it also became part of the H.H. Richardson Historic District of North Easton, a National Historic Landmark District.
Remaining marble columns from the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina (built in 141 CE) in the Roman Forum
Row of beautiful medieval buildings in the Piazza della Cisterna in San Gimignano in Tuscany. The cistern which can be seen on the left was dug in the 13th century.
Another winter scene that I've gone back to from the archives. This image hasn't been seen on Flickr before.
A cosy scene here in Castleton in the Peak District area of Derbyshire. This is the Three Roofs Cafe and Restaurant on Boxing Day 2009.
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A striking black and white architectural study of the side elevation of Sheffield City Hall, its classical stone facade dramatically patterned with large, irregular patches of reflected sunlight thrown from the glazed buildings opposite. The bold interplay of light and shadow transforms the ornate stonework — sash windows, decorative corbels and balconies — into an almost abstract composition. Bare winter branches reach into the pale sky at the right of the frame, while a parked van and pavement bollards anchor the scene in everyday urban reality.
I thought I would try something a little warmer. This set is our trip up Iowa 17 and associated counties traveling from Des Moines back home early this fall. It was a rainy day which always make it more difficult to get the shot, but also has some interesting side effects that you won't get on a sunny day. Enjoy these pics from the road.
(Webster City)
Luminance parameters are now in the EXIF data.
Out on its own, not far from the town of Davin is a beautiful old stone church known as Fairview Methodist. According "Legacy of Stone" by M. Hryniuk and F. Korvemaker, the church was built in 1903 to replace an earlier wood structure and was designed by a Alexander Malcolm Fraser. It fell into disuse by the early 1960s. The location is superb in the golden light of a Saskatchewan sunset, and my photo-op was enhanced by the appearance of a baby deer springing up and running around trying to decide where to go. It was a real Saskatchewan moment.
Davin, Saskatchewan, 4 July 2013