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The Bund (simplified Chinese: 外滩) is a waterfront area in central Shanghai. The area centres on a section of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan Road) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huangpu District. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas. It is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Shanghai. Building heights are restricted in this area.
The City God Temple or Chenghuang Miao (Chinese: 上海城隍庙) is a temple located in Shanghai, China, within the old walled city. Today the "City God Temple" not only refers to the large temple complex, but also the traditional district of commerce in the city, surrounding the temple. There are over a hundred stores and shops in this area, and most of these store buildings are nearly a century old. The temple connects to the Yuyuan Garden, another landmark of the old city.
More information about the Bund.
The Shanghai Bund has dozens of historical buildings, lining the Huangpu River, that once housed numerous banks and trading houses from the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Italy, Russia, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as the consulates of Russia and Britain, a newspaper, the Shanghai Club and the Masonic Club. The Bund lies north of the old, walled city of Shanghai. It was initially a British settlement; later the British and American settlements were combined in the International Settlement. Magnificent commercial buildings in the Beaux Arts style sprung up in the years around the turn of the 20th century as the Bund developed into a major financial center of East Asia. Directly to the south, and just northeast of the old walled city, the former French Bund (the quai de France, part of the Shanghai French Concession) was of comparable size to the Bund but functioned more as a working harbourside.
By the 1940s the Bund housed the headquarters of many, if not most, of the major financial institutions operating in China, including the "big four" national banks in the Republic of China era. However, with the Communist victory in the Chinese civil war, many of the financial institutions were moved out gradually in the 1950s, and the hotels and clubs closed or converted to other uses. The statues of colonial figures and foreign worthies which had dotted the riverside were also removed.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, with the thawing of economic policy in the People's Republic of China, buildings on the Bund were gradually returned to their former uses. Government institutions were moved out in favour of financial institutions, while hotels resumed trading as such. Also during this period, a series of floods caused by typhoons motivated the municipal government to construct a tall levee along the riverfront, with the result that the embankment now stands some 10 metres higher than street level. The Bunds revitalization began in 1986 with a new promenade by the Dutch Architect Paulus Snoeren and has dramatically changed the streetscape of the Bund. In the 1990s, Zhongshan Road (named after Sun Yat-sen), the road on which the Bund is centred, was widened to ten lanes. As a result, most of the parkland which had existed along the road disappeared. Also in this period, the ferry wharves connecting the Bund and Pudong, which had served the area's original purpose, were removed. A number of pleasure cruises still operate from some nearby wharves.
In the 1990s the Shanghai government attempted to promote an extended concept of the Bund to boost tourism, and land value in nearby areas, as well as to reconcile the promotion of "colonial relics" with the Socialist ideology. In its expanded form, the term "Bund" (as "New Bund" or "Northern Bund") was used to refer to areas south of the Yan'an Road, and a stretch of riverfront north of the Suzhou River (Zhabei). Such use of the term, however, remains rare outside of tourism literature.
From 2008, a major reconfiguration of traffic flow along the Bund was carried out. The first stage of the plan involved the southern end of the Bund, and saw the demolition of a section of the Yan'an Road elevated expressway, including removal of the large elevated expressway exit structure that formerly dominated the confluence of Yan'an Road and the Bund. A second phase involved the year-long restoration of the century-old Waibaidu Bridge at the northern end of the Bund. In a third stage, the former 10-lane Bund roadway was reconstructed in two levels, with six lanes carried in a new tunnel. The vacated road space was used to widen the landscaped promenade along the waterfront. The new concrete bridge that was built in 1991 to relieve traffic on Waibaidu Bridge was rendered obsolete by the new double-levelled roadway, and demolished.
The Bund was re-opened to the public on Sunday 28 March 2010 after restoration.
Text form the Wikipedia article the Bund.
First conceptional approach with the topic structure close-ups.
Shot with Nikon D5100.
ISO 400
38 mm
f/4.5
1/80 sec
Editing in PS Lightroom 5.
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Small model of the first head design, using wire. The challenge is to create a strong, rigid structure, but also position the wires so that scales can be attached at the correct angles on the surface.
At 3:11AM on July 22, 2021 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 8025 N Vineland Ave in Sun Valley. Two Los Angeles Police Department officers on patrol saw a rising smoke plume and located the fire to find it raging. They radioed in the location and went to check the doors to see if anyone was inside. The 82,000 square foot structure, built in 1958, was vacant and boarded up so they safely retreated to await the fire department.
When the first fire companies arrived, they found heavy fire at the back of the building had extended forward. The incident commander quickly implemented a defensive operation with crews on all four sides of the structure. Truck companies deployed ladder pipes and engine companies put large diameter hand lines in place. Over 100 firefighters battled the fire for 95 minutes before Assistant Chief John Drake declared a knockdown.
Due to roof collapse, the building was filled with debris and prevented firefighters from conducting a visual search for any potential victims. Human Remain Detection K9 teams responded and made their way up, over and through the detritus to provide a more thorough search of the area. There were no victims located and no injuries reported to firefighters or civilians.
The LAFD Tractor Company utilized the RS3 Robotic Firefighting Vehicle to safely reach pockets of fire remaining in areas too unstable for firefighter-staffed hand lines. They also used an excavator and skid steer with grapple bucket to pull down unstable sections of the building (for safety) and overhaul the large debris piles.
Due to the size of the incident, the LAFD Arson and Counter-Terrorism Section responded. After completing their investigation, the official cause is 'undetermined'.
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LAFD Incident: 072221-0162
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Sand, silt, clay and organic matter bind together to provide stucture to the soil. The individual units of structure are called peds.
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Units of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District responded a full-first alarm to a reported structure fire on Scarboro Place in San Ramon on March 17th, 2014. First due Engine 39 arrived and confirmed a working structure fire with smoke and flames showing and established Scarboro IC and requested all incoming units continue in Code 3. IC was taken over by Battalion 31 (3112) upon arrival on scene. The fire was out by the time I arrived on scene, but all apparatus (with the exception of Engine 32A) were still on scene. A second alarm was struck summoning more engines, more battalion units, and the Breathing Support Unit to the scene. Responding units included Trucks 31 and 35, Engines 34, 38, 32, 30, 39, Paramedic 39, Rescue Medic 31, Battalion 31, 3110, 3112, 3113, and Breathing Support 31.
Truck 31 is a 2006 American-LaFrance tiller truck with a 100 ft. LTI aerial ladder.
Engine 39 is a 2007 Hi-Tech EVS pumper built on a Spartan Gladiator chassis.
At 6:12PM on September 19, 2019 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 3900 block of W 1st St in Koreatown. Firefighters arrived to find a detached garage fully engulfed in flames. 40 firefighters took 23 minutes to fully extinguish the fire. A nearby utility pole was exposed to flames, but all adjacent properties were protected from the blaze. There were no reported injuries.
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[This set has 7 images] Built in 1920 in the Mediterranean architectural style, the 1-story Kansas City-Southern Depot in Mena, Arkansas sports a Spanish red ceramic tile roof; this architectural style was "popular for passenger depots during the early twentieth century in America." (quoted from the National Register of Historic Places nomination form--link provided below). The rectangular brick structure is long and narrow, 175' long and just under 28' wide. "A wide cornice surrounds the building. The walls and continuous foundation are built of mat tapestry brick, dark red in color with copings and pier heads of Carthage cut stone. The bricks are laid in black mortar with scratch joints." (again from the nomination form). Stone is used as a decorative material throughout, in the pier heads, in bits of white on columns and edges of elements of the facade, in the depot sign and in the projecting vent/window above the building sign. An open waiting area is at one of the building, with original concrete settees. Large wood brackets support the wide overhanging eaves. The building declined after closing in 1969. But in 1985, with contributions and many hours of volunteer labor, the structure reopened in 1987. It's owned by the city of Mena (in Polk County) and houses a museum of local history and railroad items. I had no time to view the interior, to my regret. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places June 5, 1991 with ID# 91000685
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form-- www.arkansaspreservation.com/National-Register-Listings/P...
A brief account of the restoration is at www.menaarkansas.us/depot/index.htm
The photos in this series:
1) front facade, showing the length of the building
2) depot sign, the tiled roof, and ornamental elements mixing brick and stone
3) windows and brickwork below the depot sign
4) view of outside covered waiting area
5) stone pier head
6) concrete seating in waiting area
7} large wooden brackets and view of wide eave
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Impact breccia from Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T) boundary times in Ukraine. (cut & polished surface; ~10 centimeters across at its widest)
Earth experienced a major mass extinction 65 million years ago, at the Cretaceous-Tertiary (“K-T”) boundary. The most famous victims of this event were the dinosaurs, but many other groups of organisms also disappeared. The cause of the K-T extinction has long been a major mystery in geology.
Starting in the late 1970s, abundant evidence has accumulated indicating that the dinosaurs & company were wiped out by the effects and aftermath of a gigantic impact event. An approximately 6-mile large object (“bolide”) hit what is now Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula to form the Chicxulub Crater. Enormous quantities of debris were kicked up into the atmosphere. This material settled out all over Earth to form the K-T boundary clay.
It turns out that Earth at end-Cretaceous times experienced a shower of impacting bodies. These include the Kara Impact at 70 Ma, the Boltysh Impact at 65 Ma, the Chicxulub Impact at 65 Ma, and the Shiva Impact at 65 Ma.
The rock seen here is an impact breccia from the Boltysh Impact Structure in Ukraine. Impact breccias have a mix of small and large, angular fragments. Clasts include basement rock fragments derived from the Ukrainian Shield - early Mesoproterozoic granites and Paleoproterozoic gneisses. Isotopic dating shows the Boltysh Impact occurred almost simultaneously with the Chicxulub Impact in Mexico.
Locality: drill core from 803 meters depth in the Boltysh Impact Structure, central Ukraine
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A small metal shed built near the primitive campsite on the edge of Death Valley National Park.
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The clock images are experiments for a Timestretch.com logo for my blog. I posted an article on Structure Synth to kick things off.
www.timestretch.com/article/structure_synth_tutorial
Stinging Eyes sent me a message about my previous clock image, and mentioned some banding he'd observed. I'd noticed this too, and decided to find a good solution. The image above was rendered using the hdr export format, which exports each pixel in 32 bits per channel. The image files it outputs are huge, but by using Photoshop to dither and convert them back down to standard 8 bits per channel, some banding in the grayscale ramps can be reduced. I can still see some banding in the image above, but I assure you, the PNG file exported directly form Photoshop shows a big improvement!