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Fort Jefferson is a massive but unfinished coastal fortress. It is the largest masonry structure in the Americas, and is composed of over 16 million bricks. The Dry Tortugas are part of Monroe County, Florida, United States. The fort is located on Garden Key in the lower Florida Keys within the Dry Tortugas National Park, about 70 miles (110 km) west of the island of Key West.
The islands get their name from their distinctive characteristics: Turtles, because Ponce de León, a Spanish explorer, saw several big sea turtles on the island. Soon afterward, the word "Dry" was added to the name, to indicate to mariners the islands' lack of springs. Later seafarers would keep the turtles on their backs in the holds of sailing ships and butcher them when they wanted fresh meat. They are not related to the Caribbean island of Tortuga, near Hispaniola.
The islands are home to Dry Tortugas National Park, and are only accessible by boat or seaplane. The large seabird colony, including sooty terns, brown noddy, masked booby and magnificent frigatebird, and the regular occurrence of Caribbean vagrant birds makes them a popular birding destination.
Spanish explorer Ponce de León gave the Dry Tortugas their name on his first visit in 1513. The name is the second oldest surviving European place-name in the US. They were given the name Las Tortugas (The Turtles) due to 170 sea turtles taken on the islands and shoals by de León's men. Soon afterward, the word "Dry" was added to the name, to indicate to mariners the islands' lack of springs.
In 1742 HMS Tyger wrecked in the Dry Tortugas. The stranded crew lived on Garden Key for 56 days, and fought a battle with a Spanish sloop, before sailing to Jamaica in several boats.
The United States government never completed Fort Jefferson after 30 years on Garden Key, and this bastion remained in Union hands throughout the Civil War. It later was used as a prison until abandoned in 1874. Dr. Samuel Mudd, famous for being the doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth in the wake of the Lincoln assassination, was imprisoned here until early 1869. During the 1880s, the Navy established a base in the Dry Tortugas, and it subsequently set up a coaling (refueling) and a wireless (radio) station there as well. During World War I, a seaplane base was established in the islands, but it was abandoned soon thereafter.
From 1903 until 1939 the Carnegie Institution of Washington operated the Marine Biology Laboratory on Loggerhead Key which "...quickly became the best-equipped marine biological station in the tropical world.” Through the years, over 150 researchers used the facilities to perform a wide range of research. In June 1911 the laboratory built a vessel in Miami, Anton Dohrn, for use by researchers as well as logistics between the station and Key West. The vessel, excepting a period of World War I service with the Navy, supported the laboratory's work until closure in 1939 and donation of Anton Dohrn to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
An account of a visit to the fort at the Dry Tortugas by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Justice-to-be Robert H. Jackson can be found in the book That Man: An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, by Robert H. Jackson, edited and introduced by John Q. Barrett (Oxford University Press, New York, 2003).
The Dry Tortugas are also rich in maritime history. In 1989 Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology explored a shipwreck believed to be part of the 1622 Spanish treasure fleet. The wreck located in 1332' (406m) of water, yielded olive jars, copper, gold, silver, glass and other cultural artifacts. On September 6, 1622, the Nuestra Señora de Atocha was driven by a severe hurricane onto a coral reef near the Dry Tortugas, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) west of Key West. Mel Fisher and his company discovered the wreck July 20, 1985. The estimated $450 million cache recovered, known as "The Atocha Motherlode," included 40 tons of gold and silver; there were some 114,000 of the Spanish silver coins known as "pieces of eight", gold coins, Colombian emeralds, gold and silver artifacts, and 1000 silver ingots. In addition to the Atocha, Fisher's company, Salvors Inc., found remains of several nearby shipwrecks, including the Atocha's sister galleon the Santa Margarita, lost in the same year, and the remains of a slave ship known as the Henrietta Marie, lost in 1700.
In August 2004, the Dry Tortugas were directly struck by Hurricane Charley. The following day, a Cessna airplane crashed into the water near the islands, killing cinematographer Neal Fredericks while he was filming scenery for the feature film CrossBones
Wildfire Structure Protection near Shan Creek Road on the Taylor Fire by the Eugene Springfield Fire Department. By removing excess brush and debris, crews may have a chance to decrease potential wildfire damage. Credit: Darren Stebbins 7-27-18
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[Only 3 images] The Timbers, built 1917-20 for George Hewitt Myers (1875-1957), is a rambling 2 1/2 story Tudor Revival style home in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. Constructed of brick and fieldstone with much half-timber detail, the 9800 square foot structure was designed by well-known architect John Russell Pope (1874-1937). Pope and firm also designed The Jefferson Memorial (1943), Union Station in Richmond, Virginia (1917), the National Archives and Record Building (1935), part of the National Gallery of Art, and the Textile Museum (1912) (2310-2320 S Street), which was George Hewitt Myers' residence in Washington, DC. Myers made his money in forestry and as an investment banker and ultimately the heir to what is known today as Bristol-Myers-Squibb pharmaceuticals. Myers also had homes in Union, CT; Woodstock, VT; Charleston, SC; the home in Washington, D.C.; and The Timbers in Watch Hill. My major interest is in the chauffeur's house and garage, which was where my grandparents lived when in Rhode Island. My grandad was chauffeur for Mr. Myers for over 50 years. I never really saw The Timbers, having too much to do as a child to be aware of architectural beauties. From the impact of the partial house views and the Tudor garage comes my fascination and love of that architectural style. This large home has a variety of architectural goodies--many bays, projections, dormer windows, gable windows, massive chimneys, etc. I was unable to get adequate photos of the house and chauffeur's quarters as no parking was permitted on the road and trespassing was out of the question. This summer resort home is included in the Watch Hill Historic District listing of the National Register of Historic Places, placed on the register September 5, 1985 with ID #85001948. This posting completes the photos of Watch Hill, fulfilling a promise made some time ago.
Today apparently The Timbers is a summer rental property. A wonderful 35 image slideshow with both exterior and interior shots is at
www.mottandchacevacationrentals.com/vacation-rental-home....
Information on John Russell Pope and George Hewitt Myers is found at
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Russell_Pope
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hewitt_Myers
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Allard Residence, Saint Louis, Missouri.
designer: Adrian Luchini
architect of record: Andrew Raimist
Photograph copyright © Andrew Raimist.
Over a 106 years old, the Egmore Railway Station in Chennai, remains one of the cities centrally located, renowned landmarks. Its bright red and white colors, and vaulted metal ceiling on the interiors are what make it striking. With typical Victorian wrought iron beams,
Structure 149 of the Scottish Midland Junction Railway is the Cargill Viaduct (sometimes referred to as the Ballathie Viaduct) and it's the defining feature of the line. Although that's not a difficult claim to have as this line passed through quite sedate terrain, making this the only larger structure along the route.
The former Scottish Midland Junction Railway ran between Perth and Forfar and the mainline itself continued on to Kinnaber Junction, just north of Montrose, forming a fast, alternative route that cut out Dundee, Arbroath and Montrose. Ultimately, it was missing out these major settlements that eventually led to the line's demise.
Route 7, Ferrisburgh, Vermont USA • The Third Life begins for this historic structure. It was destroyed February 15, 2005, during a string of three tragic & unnecessary arson fires. This series of photos was taken in March, 2005.
It's first life began in 1868 as Ferrisburgh’s first Congregational Church in the Italianate style fashionable in that era, the wood-frame building features pilasters and corner quoins, large, hooded windows and front entryway, and the double bracketed cornices typical of this style. Its high-rising walls and imposing proportions give it, nevertheless, a somewhat austere, New England look. Originally the tower was topped with a slender spire appropriate to its Congregational beginnings. This was destroyed by a lightning strike in the 1890s and replaced with the present [a] cupola. …
The Congregational Society hired Erastus Daniels of Bristol as their builder. In 1866, Vergennes was booming, and “Boss” Daniels was the area’s most prodigious and influential builder. He built factories, upgraded hotels, and constructed some of those magnificent Main Street houses in Vergennes. The church’s frame was raised on April 1 and on a Saturday morning in early June “the citizens of Ferrisburgh Center, about 200 in number, assembled ... to witness the elevation to its place of the spire of the new Congregational Church”. Mr. Alanson Edgarton of Charlotte, who had been hired to build the 123 foot steeple, supervised the proceedings. The paper reports, “Although weighing some six tons the immense body was safely landed on its destined foundation without the slight- est accident.” On this, as on other occasions, refreshments were served in the vestry by the ladies – the proceeds going toward the furnishing of the church. …
It's second life: On April 9, 1949, the former church was conveyed to the Grange Hall of Ferrisburgh Grange No. 539's ownership, with a clause in the deed stating the Congregational Society’s intention that the Grange “shall keep and use the said lands and premises as a community center ... for the benefit of the community of Ferrisburgh at large.” …
The third life actually began before the fire: In March 2004, following months of research, planning, organizing and fund raising, the citizens of Ferrisburgh voted to accept ownership of the Grange Hall and convert it into the new Town offices and Community Center. After 70 years as a Congregational Church, and 60 years as a Grange Hall, this historic landmark is poised to become again a vibrant center of community life. It seems appropriate and in keeping with our New England tradition of thrift that this building, originally constructed for the Ferrisburgh Congregational Church and later adopted by the Grange, should continue to serve the people of Ferrisburgh. – From a History of the Ferrisburgh Grange Hall, researched and written principally by Silas Towler of the Ferrisburgh Historical Society (prior to the arson).
• In 2009, The Preservation Trust of Vermont made two awards for this project: To Silas Towler and the Ferrisburgh Grange Community Center: In 2003 when Ferrisburgh began searching for a larger town office complex, Silas Towler with several other residents banded together to promote the slowly deteriorating and underutilized Grange Building. In 2004 when citizens voted to renovate the newly acquired Hall, Silas stepped forward to assist and again banded together with community members to form a "Friends of the Ferrisburgh Grange" organization.
However days before construction was scheduled to begin, on the night of February 15, 2005, an arsonist set fire to the historic Grange building. The following morning, only a shell remained. Silas assumed chairmanship of the building committee and urged the Selectboard to stay the course. Noting his talents, Silas was designated to head a salvage effort to measure, salvage, and store architectural features for restoration and replication.
For the next 2 years, in his unpaid capacity with the Town, Silas reviewed all insurance documents and created counter offers. Once settled, Silas became the town's primary liaison, meeting with contractor representatives on a weekly basis and conducting bi-weekly meetings of the citizen building and fundraising committees.
Finally on June 21, 2008, the building was completed and dedicated. Without Silas Towler and his perseverance to see the Grange Hall re-built to exact specifications, the town of Ferrisburgh would not have this landmark.
You probably won't be surprised to learn that there was a second nomination from Ferrisburgh. This one was from Silas Towler crediting countless groups that participated in the Grange Community Center's re-construction...from the UVM volunteers who helped with the salvage to each State Department that provided a permit. Silas credits all of them.
• More info: Here's a brief YouTube Video of the actual fire.
Googie style facade and doors on an otherwise boxy building. Note the use of plate glass on the sides.
Ambient Occlusion test using the new internal Structure Synth raytracer. (Rendering time: 68s)
I've started working on a simple built-in raytracer in Structure Synth, both for providing fast previews in the GUI, and for people who are intimidated by the somewhat complex template export.
So far it is pretty standard stuff: a single-threaded, Phong shaded based raytracer which uses the Fast Voxel Traversel method to accelerate ray-primitive intersection tests. As of now it supports reflections, transparency, shadows (the hard and ugly type), and adaptive anti-alias. I've also implemented a simple Ambient Occlusion scheme.
Celebrating number 20 in the Leaf structure photo series :)
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Wildfire Structure Protection near Shan Creek Road on the Taylor Fire by the Eugene Springfield Fire Department. By removing excess brush and debris, crews may have a chance to decrease potential wildfire damage. Credit: Darren Stebbins 7-27-18
Dancing Rabbit is located in a county that has no building codes, which gives members a great deal of leeway in deciding what to build. They do have an environmental covenant that disallows lumber, except for reclaimed lumber and locally harvested wood. Many structures utilize clay taken right out of the ground, often combined with straw bale construction.
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1/1000 sec at f / 6.3, ISO - 2000, 200mm (18-200)
the structure was made from warehouse shelving, and had 24 individual rooms / offices / workspaces. and a large central open area. here's a view from the top front looking back
Structure setting step 6a: The structure is held in place, while some WAPA crew members direct traffic and others back-fill dirt around the new utility pole, Oct. 14.
Before power can be restored on St. Thomas, new utility structures must be placed and secured. Twenty-five WAPA employees are working to repair the transmission system on St. Thomas, Oct. 14, that will feed power to the submarine cable for St. John. (Photo by Will Schnyer)
I got bored tonight and this is the result :) Hope you like it!
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Metropolitan_Cathedral
"The Cathedral is built in concrete with a Portland stone cladding and a lead covering to the roof. Its plan is circular, having a diameter of 195 feet (59 m), with 13 chapels around its perimeter. The shape of the Cathedral is conical, and it is surmounted by a tower in the shape of a truncated cone. The building is supported by 16 boomerang-shaped concrete trusses which are held together by two ring beams, one at the bends of the trusses and the other at their tops. Flying buttresses are attached to the trusses, giving the cathedral its tent-like appearance. Rising from the upper ring beam is a lantern tower, containing windows of stained glass, and at its peak is a crown of pinnacles.
The entrance is at the top of a wide flight of steps leading up from Hope Street. Above the entrance is a large wedge-shaped structure. This acts as a bell tower, the four bells being mounted in rectangular orifices towards the top of the tower. Below these is a geometric relief sculpture, designed by William Mitchell, which includes three crosses. To the sides of the entrance doors are more reliefs in fibreglass by Mitchell, which represent the symbols of the Evangelists. The steps which lead up to the cathedral were only completed in 2003, when a building which obstructed the stairway path was acquired and demolished by developers."