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Visborggaard manor dates from the 16th century, and possesses Renaissance gardens, now mainly used by the residents of the social psychiatric residential unit which the manor currently houses.
The task was to carefully restore the gardens, the original form of which could still be traced when the project began ten years ago. Work has been done to emphasise the original geometry of the gardens, which include a moat and fishpond, and consist in their basic form of eight lawned segments. Ongoing renewal of the beds is being performed with the help of thorough historical research, introducing, for example, the herbaceous perennials and bulb plants which were fashionable in the Renaissance period.
As a result of the work, the gardens have now been listed for preservation.
The terraces from a small and old street (16th and 17th centuries) at the Belém area in Lisbon, Portugal.
Esplanadas na zona antiga de Belém (séculos XVI e XVII), em Lisboa, Portugal.
By the eminent William Henry Playfair, designed 1820-4; not completed until c1857. Part of an extremely long and imposing 121-bay palace front terrace of townhouses of varying heights, some with Corinthian columns, some Ionic. 2-storey balustraded sections to outer left and right; basements to all houses.
Royal Terrace forms part of the showpiece of Playfair's Calton scheme, and as such is an important example of the work of one of Scotland's leading early 19th century architects. Playfair was one of the major driving forces of the Greek Revival in Edinburgh and his public commissions such as the National Monument, the Royal Institution and the National Gallery gave strength to Edinburgh's reputation as the Athens of the North. The Calton Scheme was one of his few domestic commissions, and the variety of designs, different for each street, demonstrates Playfair's expertise with the Grecian style and his characteristic attention to detail. The railings are important as their design features distinctive elements which Playfair repeated in large areas of the Calton scheme. The massive scale of Royal Terrace, in conjunction with Playfair's characteristic attention to detail (for instance the decision to site houses on one side of the Terrace only, in order to capitalise on the spectacular views), make this one of his most impressive schemes. When designing Royal Terrace, Playfair also rejected the conventional palace front with its distinctive central pavilion; he instead chose a more subtle distribution of pavilions, creating a discreet accumulation of emphasis towards the centre of the terrace through the use of attic storeys and Ionic and Corinthian Orders.
However, demand for the feus faltered severely, due to the growing popularity of new properties being built to the west of the New Town. This had a particularly bad effect on Royal Terrace, where construction stopped for 20 years, leaving 2 large gaps in the Terrace and a further 3 unbuilt feus to the west end. The fate of the whole Calton scheme was sealed in 1838, when it was decided that feuars should pay poor-rates to both Edinburgh and Leith. This virtually halted development for the next thirty years. The result of all these problems was that very little of Playfair's original scheme was ever built.
TERRACE WOOD, COCKEN.
The Terrace Wood incorporates Terrace Walk and Nun's Walk. This is an interesting tract of Ancient Woodland that hugs the road. Diving past in April you will be greeted with a fine display of bluebells. There are some interesting botanical features here. There are a few huge sweet chestnut stumps. Old Hornbeam coppice, small leaved lime, fly honeysuckle and patches of monkshood.
TERRACE WOOD, COCKEN
Species observed, this is not a definitive list only the species I have seen.
1.Acer pseudoplatanus 'Sycamore'
2.Aconitum napellus 'Monkshood'
3.Aegopodium podagraria 'Ground Elder'
4.Alliaria petiolata 'Garlic Mustard'
5.Allium ursinum 'Ramsons'
6.Arctium nemorosum 'Wood Burdock'
7.Arum maculatum 'Cuckoo Pint'
8.Betula pendula 'Silver Birch'
9.Carpinus betulus 'Hornbeam'
10.Castanea sativa 'Sweet Chestnut'
11.Circaea lutetiana 'Enchanter's Nightshade'
12.Corylus avellana 'Common Hazel'
13.Fagus sylvatica 'Common Beech'
14.Galanthus nivalis 'Common Snowdrop'
15.Galium odoratum 'Woodruff'
16.Geranium robertianum 'Herb Robert'
17.Geranium sylvaticum 'Wood Crane's-bill'
18.Geum urbanum 'Wood Avens'
19.Glechoma hederacea 'Ground-ivy'
20.Hedera helix 'Ivy'
21.Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'English Bluebell'
22.Ilex aquifolium 'English holly'
23.Lapsana communis 'Nipplewort'
24.Lonicera xylosteum 'Fly Honeysuckle'
25.Lonicera periclymenum 'Common Honeysuckle'
26.Luzula sylvatica 'Greater Wood Rush'
27.Mercurialis perennis 'Dog's Mercury'
28.Myosotis Sp. 'Forget-Me-Not'
29.Oxalis acetosella 'Wood Sorrel'
30.Prunus avium 'Wild Cherry'
31.Quercus petraea 'Sessile Oak'
32.Ribes rubrum 'Red Currant'
33.Ribes uva-crispa ‘Gooseberry’
34.Rubus Sp. ‘Bramble’
35.Rumex sanguineus 'Wood Dock'
36.Sambucus nigra 'Elderberry'
37.Sanicula europaea 'Wood Sanicle'
38.Scrophularia nodosa 'Knotted Figwort'
39.Silene dioica 'Red Campion'
40.Stachys sylvatica 'Hedge Woundwort'
41.Taxus baccata 'English Yew'
42.Teucrium scorodonia 'Wood-sage'
43.Tilia x europaea 'Common Lime'
44.Ulmus glabra 'Wych Elm'
45.Urtica dioica 'Stinging Nettle'
46.Veronica chamaedrys 'Germander Speedwell'
47.Veronica Sp. ‘Speedwell'
48.VIBURNUM Sp. 'Guelder Rose'
49.Viola riviniana 'Common Dog-violet'
50.Stellaria holostea 'Greater Stitchwort'
TERRACE WOOD, COCKEN.
The Terrace Wood incorporates Terrace Walk and Nun's Walk. This is an interesting tract of Ancient Woodland that hugs the road. Diving past in April you will be greeted with a fine display of bluebells. There are some interesting botanical features here. There are a few huge sweet chestnut stumps. Old Hornbeam coppice, small leaved lime, fly honeysuckle and patches of monkshood.
TERRACE WOOD, COCKEN
Species observed, this is not a definitive list only the species I have seen.
1.Acer pseudoplatanus 'Sycamore'
2.Aconitum napellus 'Monkshood'
3.Aegopodium podagraria 'Ground Elder'
4.Alliaria petiolata 'Garlic Mustard'
5.Allium ursinum 'Ramsons'
6.Arctium nemorosum 'Wood Burdock'
7.Arum maculatum 'Cuckoo Pint'
8.Betula pendula 'Silver Birch'
9.Carpinus betulus 'Hornbeam'
10.Castanea sativa 'Sweet Chestnut'
11.Circaea lutetiana 'Enchanter's Nightshade'
12.Corylus avellana 'Common Hazel'
13.Fagus sylvatica 'Common Beech'
14.Galanthus nivalis 'Common Snowdrop'
15.Galium odoratum 'Woodruff'
16.Geranium robertianum 'Herb Robert'
17.Geranium sylvaticum 'Wood Crane's-bill'
18.Geum urbanum 'Wood Avens'
19.Glechoma hederacea 'Ground-ivy'
20.Hedera helix 'Ivy'
21.Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'English Bluebell'
22.Ilex aquifolium 'English holly'
23.Lapsana communis 'Nipplewort'
24.Lonicera xylosteum 'Fly Honeysuckle'
25.Lonicera periclymenum 'Common Honeysuckle'
26.Luzula sylvatica 'Greater Wood Rush'
27.Mercurialis perennis 'Dog's Mercury'
28.Myosotis Sp. 'Forget-Me-Not'
29.Oxalis acetosella 'Wood Sorrel'
30.Prunus avium 'Wild Cherry'
31.Quercus petraea 'Sessile Oak'
32.Ribes rubrum 'Red Currant'
33.Ribes uva-crispa ‘Gooseberry’
34.Rubus Sp. ‘Bramble’
35.Rumex sanguineus 'Wood Dock'
36.Sambucus nigra 'Elderberry'
37.Sanicula europaea 'Wood Sanicle'
38.Scrophularia nodosa 'Knotted Figwort'
39.Silene dioica 'Red Campion'
40.Stachys sylvatica 'Hedge Woundwort'
41.Taxus baccata 'English Yew'
42.Teucrium scorodonia 'Wood-sage'
43.Tilia x europaea 'Common Lime'
44.Ulmus glabra 'Wych Elm'
45.Urtica dioica 'Stinging Nettle'
46.Veronica chamaedrys 'Germander Speedwell'
47.Veronica Sp. ‘Speedwell'
48.VIBURNUM Sp. 'Guelder Rose'
49.Viola riviniana 'Common Dog-violet'
50.Stellaria holostea 'Greater Stitchwort'
Mediterranean Revival Semi-detached House (1924)
1–5 N. Daniels Ave.
Architect: George W. Kelham
Bay Terrace
Vallejo Heights
Vallejo, Solano
Architect George W. Kelham designed residences as part of the Mare Island Industrial Housing project planned in 1915 and built in 1918–24 to provide civilian workers' housing for the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. The district was originally called Georgetown but re-renamed Bay Terrace in 1920. The houses had varying exterior styles but were limited to about five floor plans. This is an example of two five-room semi-detached houses.
George W. Kelham (1871–1936) came to San Francisco in 1906. He organized the plan for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915 and designed numerous major buildings in San Francisco and elsewhere.
© Matthew X. Kiernan
NYBAI17-4180
Postcard of the Howard Terrace dormitory. Printed on the front: "Howard Terrace M.A.C. Lansing, Mich. Pesha Photo." Written on the back: "Howard Terrace 1911," "Grace H. Hictchcock - 1915."
1911
Repository Information:
Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, Conrad Hall, 888 Wilson Rd., Room 101, East Lansing, MI 48824, archives.msu.edu
Subjects:
Michigan State University -- Buildings -- Howard Terrace
Resource Identifier:
A000992
After a brief repose which followed our initial ascent up the Longji terraced fields, our band of three left the hotel to resume again our hiking. To catch the setting sun, we set off for the high western hills that lay directly behind our residence. Another group of ardent Hong Kong tourists joined us on this trek.
Though we neither anticipated such an arduous journey, nor did we bring enough water to satisfy our parched lips, we nonetheless reached the peak of the acclivity without too much ennui to warrant a hasty departure. As if crack troops on the watch, we bunkered down on our hill, affectionately called "47," and from there we waited for the sun's final languid descent into obscurity.
No sooner had we made ourselves quite comfortable, exploring the adjacent mounds and running along the ridge while emoting in our Braveheart impersonations, than we noticed the ominous smoke billowing into the sky from the nearby mountaintops. The concentrated haze, the result of controlled brushfires, we concluded, was moving closer and closer towards us. Eventually, the crackling from the intense combustion of browned and dry foliage, that had been methodically placed on certain declivities, tinged our ears; and the smoke, which had so far been blown away by an easter gale whose ferocity also invited a biting cold to hill 47, at length enveloped our position, compromising our ability to remain there any longer. But by this time thankfully, the meek sun had ambled its way into the opaque distance and with our primary objective met, we gladly capitulated our untenable camp to our fiery nemesis. As the dark blanket of dusk settled on Longji, we swiftly fell back into the dimming wood, eager to return to our lodgings for a hot meal.
A site of interest to the geogeeks among us, as well as a pretty landscape. (The sheep should give some sense of scale -- it's bigger than it looks!) From the interpretive sign:
"Stormy Point look-out offers you the chance to view one of the best preserved sequences of river terraces in the world. Each major terrace formed during a period of cooler climate than the present.
"An increase of erosion in the Rangitikei River headwaters filled the valley with greywacke gravels. Each intervening period of warmer climate allowed the river to cut into these deposits, forming a deep gorge as seen at present.
"Continued uplift of the land, which is being tilted to face south, raised the older terraces above a level where they could be buried by each successive terrace forming episode.
"Fine silt particles were blown off each gravel terrace, deposited downwind across the landscape as a mantle of loess."
The youngest (lowest) terrace dates from 12,000-25,000 years ago, the oldest (highest) from 350,000-400,000.
I was wandering around looking for something to photograph. And then I noticed this cat way up an alleyway, so I called out to it, more in hope than expectation. But it quickly turned to me and trotted towards me. And when it got closer I realised that it was a tiny little nervous kitten. Very sweet and nervous, but friendly too.
The Richardson Reading Terrace is a new construction added during the Library's 2003-2005 renovation.
The sunlit grand staircase is an excellent place to read or study. Tables with convenient electrical outlets plus access to the building's wireless Internet make laptop use easy.
Terrace Housing, CH-Meilen
Multi-family residence, built in 2005
Architects: e2a eckert eckert architekten, Zurich
photo: © Michael Freisager
Terrassenhaus, CH-Meilen
Mehrfamilienhaus, fertiggestellt 2005
Architekten: e2a eckert eckert architekten, Zürich
Foto: © Michael Freisager
Bethesda Terrace is a sandstone plaza based on a Spanish courtyard. It's right south of the Lake. Steps leading down from the terrace to a beautiful fountain crowned by a statue called Angel of the Waters.
‘BACUP is a manufacturing town, and the most important in the Forest of Rossendale, or Rossendale Valley, as it is generally designated. It is connected with the general railway system by a branch of the East Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from Ramsbottom, opened in 1852. The town is situate on the banks of the Irwell, 7 miles S.E. from Burnley, the same distance N. by W. from Rochdale, 6 miles E. by S. from Haslingden, and 21 by rail from Manchester. The establishments for spinning and weaving cotton are numerous and extensive; and here are also iron and brass foundries, saw mills, brick works, &c.; and in the vicinity of the town are plenty of stone and flag quarries, and other building material. In 1851 the population of the town was returned at 10,318; and in 1861, 10,935. In 1871 the population of the township, which also includes Newchurch, Deadwen Clough, and Woolfenden, amounted to 26,823. A large portion of the population find constant employment at the numerous large establishments in the place, and the laudable interest evinced by the employers to encourage the moral and intellectual improvement of the operative classes is highly commendable. In 1839 a Mechanics’ Institution was established, and in 1846 a convenient building for the purpose was erected in Irwell Street, at a cost of £1,300. It contains a lecture hall capable of holding 750 persons; and there is a library of 3,000 volumes. The principle of co-operation has been largely developed in this district; and there is in conncction with it a department devoted to education, free to the members, with a library of some 5,000 volumes, and reading-rooms attached to the various branches.
The Terrace is the most relaxing place in the resort. From the terrace you can see the majestic view of Laguna Lake and Mt. Makiling. It has 3 long benches and tables that can sit 18 persons. This is also the best place to surf the internet, since the whole resort is WIFI ready, simply bring your laptop and connect to the net.
View of the layer cake-like Longji Rice Terraces from the path between No.1 and No.2 viewpoints. (Brian K. Smith photo.)
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