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Skansen is an open air living history museum on the island of Djurgarden in Stockholm. Examples of buildings have been brought from many parts of Sweden. This wooden windmill is from Öland Island which is just of the south east coast of Sweden.
Proudly and beautifully marked by the wind, the windmills give the landscape of Öland its characteristic silhouette. During the mid-19th century, Öland had around 2,000 windmills and the number was largely unchanged at the turn of the century. By this time it was almost indispensable for every self-respecting farm to have its own windmill as animal farming was increasingly prevalent.
Of the approximately 2,000 mills on the island during the 19th century, only about 355 remain today.
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Hong Kong is one of the, "Must see before you die," cities. It is truly an amazing place. The contrast between the dense urban centre and the mountains behind. The atmosphere of busy consumerism and capitalism at it's peak. The hight of the buildings and closeness of their setting is unmatched elsewhere. If you have not yet been to Hong Kong, you should be booking your flight right now.
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Teatro Nacional San Salvador El Salvador, Centroamérica
Dirección : Calle Delgado y Av. Monseñor Romero frente a plaza Morazán, Departamento de San Salvador, El Salvador America Central
Teléfonos: (503)2222-8760, (503) 2222 5689
Correo electrónico: teatron@cultura.gob.sv
Historia: El presidente Manuel Enrique Araujo, su gabinete y otras delegaciones colocaron la primera piedra como parte del programa general de las fiestas del centenario del Primer Grito de Independenciadado en 1911. Quedaron de esa manera iniciados los trabajos del actual Teatro Nacional que finalizaron con su inauguración a las10 de la mañana del 1º de marzo de 1917en presencia del Sr. Presidente Carlos Meléndez.
Arquitecto: El arquitecto francés Daniel Beylard
Compañia constructora: La firma Ferracutti y Cía. de San Salvador.
Estilo Arquitectonico: Renacimiento Francés, Neo clásico.Estilos Artísticos:Versalles, Rococó, Romántico y Art Nouveau
Esta joya de la cultura salvadoreña comenzó a construirse en 1911 yconcluyó en 1917 tras un concurso internacional promocionado por el Estado salvadoreño. El diseño ganador fue el del arquitecto francés Daniel Beylard.
Se dice que la edificación suplantó a un antiguo Teatro Nacional que se incendió en febrero de 1910. A la fecha, mantiene su fachada principal, la columnata del centro y combina detalles neoclásicos, neogóticos y renacentistas.
Con el pasar de los años, este lugar ha recibido otras dos remodelaciones importantes: durante 1975 a 1976 y la más reciente en 2004 a 2007 para abrir las puertas al público en 2008.
Esta importante edificación ha sido escenario de óperas italianas, zarzuelas, dramas, conferencias científicas, conciertos de caridad y filmes cinematográficos importantes.
Su capacidad es de 650 asientos, distribuidos en tres niveles entre los cuales destacan el exclusivo palco presidencial y el área ministerial.
En su interior apreciará el ostentoso estilo renacentista francés con detalles Rococó, Romántico y Art Nouveau. Asimismo visualizará la cúpula elipsoidal que contiene un impresionante mural del pintor salvadoreño Carlos Cañas, combinada con una llamativa lámpara de cristal.
Hoy en día, el Teatro Nacional brinda servicios para el desarrollo de las artes como obras de teatro tanto nacionales como internacionales, conciertos de cámara, sinfónicos, música popular y folklórica, entre otras manifestaciones artísticas.
Cuenta con cinco espacios disponibles para la realización de estas actividades: la Gran Sala, el Foyer, Lobby, Sala de Cámara y Pequeña Sala para obras de menor montaje y duración.
Declarado Monumento Nacional en 1979, el Teatro Nacional es uno de los centros más importantes para las artes escénicas de este país.
Ficha Arquitectónica
El estilo del Teatro Nacional se le ha denominado Renacentista Francés. Esto se debe por que posee varios estilos combinados en algunos elementos constructivos y arquitectónicos.
El edificio cuenta con un sótano, cuatro niveles y la azotea con 12 tragaluces incluyendo el de la cúpula.
El Teatro cuenta con una fachada principal y lateral (norte y poniente) con 45 mts de longitud en ambos lados. La altura desde la acera al parapeto es de 17.43 mts y al techo del escenario es de 25.94 mts.
Los corredores interiores: se observan pasillos con puertas de madera que poseen un medallón en la parte superior, confeccionados en cobre repujado. En las paredes y cielo falso se pueden observar molduras diversas: lineales y circulares colocadas en forma simétrica. El piso ladrillo de cemento de forma exagonal en colores gris, rojo y negro con figuras cúbicas tridimensionales.
El vestíbulo: en el primer nivel se ubica el vestíbulo el cual posee piso de mármol original, paredes con molduras; pilastras con capiteles jónicos, y “chandeliers” suspendidos del cielo falso y otros empotrados en las paredes, todos en estilo María Teresa.
La Gran Sala: en la gran sala se pueden observar balcones estriados, decorados con escudos repujados en cobre, molduras en forma de guirnaldas. En las pechinas se observan molduras con escudos en color dorado antiguo. En la parte superior del arco del proscenio se observa un decorado completamente con figuras de andeles. La tarima del escenario es de madera opacaste, el cual esta dividido en dos la pare frontal es un elevador hidráulico y la segunda es una tarima fija.
La Gran Sala está conformada por tres niveles; vista en sala tiene forma de elipse; el primer nivel cuenta con el patio de butacas, palcos de viudas que se utilizan para los equipos de luces, 6 palcos en cada costado y 9 palcos frontales; el segundo nivel de palcos se repite el mismo diseño pero es aquí donde se ubica el palco presidencial este cuenta con elementos de mármol (pechos de paloma), molduras, decoraciones que incluyen dos cariátides a cada lado. Las mismas pertenecen a la remodelación de los años 70. En el 3er nivel de la misma cuenta con palcos laterales y una galería de butacas en la parte frontal.
La cúpula: La pintura de la cúpula fue creada por el pintor Carlos Cañas, el nombre de la misma es “EL Mestizaje”. Al centro se observa un tragaluz que posee vitrales en las cuatro caras. Se dice que la pintura original de dicha cúpula estaba plasmada el Atlas en los cuatro puntos cardinales, sin embargo se desconoce el porque fue sustituida.
El Café Teatro: Ubicado en el Primer Nivel al costado poniente del edificio, cuenta también con una pintura en el cielo falso manteniendo el mismo concepto de la pintura de la Gran Sala.
Servicios al público: Los servicios al público de damas y caballeros cuenta con una decoración en relieve en las paredes con estilo Art Noveau, espejos empotrados con molduras ovaladas. Poseen apliques en forma de flor de loto, detalle que se repite en algunas de las molduras en todo el edificio. En las paredes de los descansos de las gradas de áreas públicas se observa la cornucopia en la base de una ventana de forma elipsoidal.
Logotipo: El emblema (logotipo) o escudo del Teatro Nacional el cual se puede observar en ventanas, molduras en paredes, en remates de arcos de medio punto y en decorados de los telones de la Pequeña y Gran Sala; fue implementado en el ultimo periodo de remodelación, Diseñado por el arquitecto Luis Castillo. Su forma es elipsoidal con un decorado sencillo a cada lado, en la parte central se observan dos letras interpuestas la del fondo es la letra T y la antepuesta es la letra N, la ultima de 1/3 del tamaño de a la primera, el tipo de letra se conoce como “Times New Roman”.
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About this shot
The shot above is almost two years old and actually only a 'vehicle' for some hints and tips I want to share with you for when you're preparing a (city) trip.
I took this shot with my (old and now sold) D90 + Nikon 18-200mm VRII travel lens, shooting from the back of the deck of a speedy moving river bus. It's fantastic travelling by boat in and around London! Glad I wasn't in the rowing boat though. :)
Preparing your city trip
In the 20th century (remember?) when you were sort of planning your trip, you went to a library or bookstore and got yourself a couple of books and/or travelguides from the place you we're going to visit. That's kinda old skool now.
Here's three simple tips to help you out planning your trip, picking spots with dusk/dawn in mind, and how to get inspired - all in 21st century stylee!
Tip number one: Let Flickr be your inspiration
Unless you're preparing a city trip to Atlantis (*blub, blub*), you'll find out that plenty of other excellent photographers have been visiting and shooting your destination. Take advantage of their efforts by browsing through their images, and learn from their spots and angles. You'll see the stuff that's been shot to death, so maybe you want to avoid these. Most likely though the work of others will inspire you to go out there shooting and give it your own 'personal touch/twist'.
I use Flickr search to get an idea about the possibilities of a certain location. It's a good idea to use more than one search keyword. So instead of using 'London' (for example), use 'London Thames barrier' or even better 'London Thames barrier night' to narrow down more specific results.
My personal tip is to use the filter 'Recent' on your search results. This way you'll find out the famous object you were planning to shoot is being renovated, surrounded by scaffolding - saving you the time and effort of going there all excited and end up sobbing.
An example: London Thames Barrier - Recent.
It's also a good idea to check out websites of a special spot you prepare to visit. For example: This way I found out the St. Paul (London) was being renovated and the excellent view over London you can get there is closed in March/April. I'd rather be dissapointed in advance than finding out about this after standing in a cue for 10 minutes or something.
Sometimes you're curious from what spot a photograph is taken, because you like that angle very much. Unfortunately not a lot of Flickr folks add maps to their images. Maybe to avoid that other people will 'copy' their angles? Tsk, tsk. We will find out anyhow! This brings us to my second tip...
Tip number two: Google Earth / Streetview
You'd like to explore the locations you're planning to visit beforehand? That's possible with (for example) the help of a couple of Google web applications.
Google Earth A useful download, especially with 3D elements.
Google Streetview Limited, but nonetheless useful.
While Google Streetview is very useful - it gives an excellent idea of 'being there' while you're still in front of your computer - it's rather limited because in the end it's only what it is: 'street view'. What does your photographic object look like from a boat in the middle of a river? What's a nice angle from that pedestrian bridge? How's the view from that hill? You can only find out with Google Earth. Pinpoint your location and you can check it out from any given angle. Together with the first tip (using Flickr search results) you'll get a pretty good idea if a location is promising and worthwhile enough for you. Plus you most likely will find out if there are any obstacles or unpleasant surprises making it difficult or impossible to take the shot you had in mind. No surprises for you if you prepared yourself using the tips above!
Tip number three: The Photographer's Ephemeris
Every photographer knows this, or should know it. Scott Kelby told me. ;-) There's only two periods in a day you can take shots that make a difference: at dusk and at dawn. No really!
Well, at home you can probably 'dream' where exactly the sun is coming up (east, right? hehe) and where it goes down (west - just a wild guess), which buildings it hits from that specific angle, where it sinks in the sea or where to find that nice view/spot at dusk/dawn. Now you're going to visit a different city you don't know *that* well. You know about the east and west thing and all that, but it won't be enough to be at the right spot at the right time at dusk or dawn! *Panic!*
Where's the sun going down while facing your object of photographic desire? Where's the moon? Do you want to plan a city trip with full moon? You want to prepare an evening or night session but want to know if it's in your view from *that* specific spot? Now what!?
Here comes the rather excellent Photographer's Ephemeris in handy! This little program is free for PC and Mac, and you will find it here. You pay for the iPhone/iPad/Android versions, but they're well worth it, especially the iPad edition.
You simply pick your spot (wherever!) and the date (of your future visit for example) and you'll get all the info on the whereabouts of the sun (dusk, dawn and everything in between) percentage and position of the moon, everything you'd like to know beforehand about the perfect light conditions.
Excellent stuff! That's the third and final tip, an awesome tool to plan your perfect city trip.
I also recommend Star Walk for iPhone by the way, an excellent app! Tells you everything about sunrise/sunset, the moon and all that. It's not free, but worth the money!
Summing it up and some extra tips
Free inspiration through Flickr, no more time wasting on location finding your way towards your favourite spots, and no surprises finding out the sun is out of range when you thought of catching a brilliant sunset over that stunning city view.
That being said, it's also a pretty smart idea to keep an eye on the weather conditions at all times - huge chance the unpredictable weather's going to be the biggest spoiler of your perfectly planned trip - especially going to the UK - but hey, that's life!
Even when the weather is not really cooperative you should always try to get the most out of your visit, so go out and try some rain shots or even better - when there's plenty of dark clouds floating by - bring your tripod and ND filters to create stunning Long Exposures!
I wish all of you out there a lot of fun with these hints and tips - if you already didn't use them - and happy shooting! Keep looking for that perfect angle, treat it with your personal touch!
My English is not perfect but I hope you can 'catch my drift'! :-)
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Date: Taken on May 7, 2010 at 7.31pm CEST
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During the Second World War, this square in the city's Podgorze district was the point of departure for thousands of Jews from the Krakow ghetto to various camps. It was a silent witness to the extermination of Jews and now constitutes a memorial, a work of art and a living public space.
Today's design of the Ghetto Heroes Square has been created by Krakow architects Piotr Lewicki and Kazimierz Latak. Central to the square's new look are the 70 empty chairs made of bronze. They represent possesions discarded by the deportees and remind today's passers-by of he displacement of Jews which took place in 1943. In the south of the square at Lwowska Street there is a fragment of the ghetto wall with a commemorating plaque.
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Sunrise at Tanjung Jara Beach, Terengganu Malaysia
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This was the start of my last day in Torres Del Paine National Park, once again I had an early morning and this was the view of the Valley Del Frances I got around 5ish in morning hiking towards Campamento Britanico. I had around 26kms to cover that day alone, but so what? the beauty of that place is undescribeable and you just go along appreaciating and trying to understand how it is possible, one single place alone have inspired mother nature in such a way to create one of the most amazing places on planet earth.
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Huchuy Qosqo is a tourist circuit rich in excellent panoramic views towards the snow-capped mountains and the sacred valley of the Incas and highly recommended for those tourists who do not have much time in Cusco.
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I almost didn't make it here. There was no time on my initial schedule for a trip to Fitz Roy & Cerro Torre. But for whatever reason, I met this kiwi guy in Peru and chating about random things eventually we got to our itineraries and I mentioned that I'd be heading to Patagonia after the Inca Trail. I gave him information about the route I'd be doing, and I mentioned that I had 2 big priorities in Patagonia: 1-Complete the Torres Del Paine Circuit 2- See the Perito Moreno Glacier.
Having said that, he mentioned that his priority in Patagonia was Fitz Roy / Cerro Torre, and the next few words he said would become the trigger for a big and massive change on my initial plans. He said: "But, what a shame you are going to miss Fitz Roy" ... those words hit me baddly, and even not showing that I was felling a bit sad because of the idea of 'missing' these places, I just could not take my thoughts away from it.
Day after day, during the Inca Trail ... there was not a single day I didn't get myself wonddering, is there any way I can manage to go to Fitz Roy / Cerro Torre? I kind of knew the answer for it, but at that point I wasn't believing that it could be done, and trying hard to fight against my own thoughts eventually that issue went away for a while.
Once the Inca Trail was finished, on my way down to Patagonia, whilst on the plain I grabbed guides, maps and notes I had written months, weeks and even days before I set off to Peru. And started to re-do again my trip-plan for Torres Del Paine which was already audacious. By the time I got to Punta Arenas I had drawn a new plan which consisted of finishing the Torres Del Paine Circuit + Side Trips in nothing more than 5 days, 1 day less than the original plann.
With that extra day I would have the time I needed to go and see Fitz Roy / Cerro Torre. So I had to 'work hard' to stick to this new crazy schedule.
Something was making me believe that if nothing goes wrong i.e: get stucked on the John Garner Pass because of rough weather or whatever, I could do it. And all of the sudden just 5 days after having started one of the most amazing hikes on hearth I was again at the Hosteria Las Torres, where it all began.
From there, took the bus to Laguna Amarga and from there back to Puerto Natales, where the next day I would start my trip towards El Calafate in Argentina, and of course straight to El Chalten.
On the 6th of January at 5 in morning I started the last hike for this trip (Fitz Roy & Cerro Torre), where again I basically covered a 2 days hike in 1 (more or less 27kms). The path is very easy compared to what I faced in Torres Del Paine just a few days before. Not to mention I was just carrying my camera gear, all other stuff I had left behind at the hostel where I spent the night.
And this is the epic I went through to get to this place. I have to admit, I would have regret it so much if I haven't at least tried. Specially because I am so far from South America and I have no idea when I will be down there again.
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Chester produced many editions of their official guide - this being the 21st edition - to lure and inform tourists of the charms of the city. The front cover showing the historic core of the city is sketched by the well-known artist S R Badmin who was a prolific illustrator for posters, books and cards.
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PAISAJES DE PARÍS Y LA TORRE EIFFEL (FRANCIA)
La torre Eiffel (tour Eiffel, en francés), inicialmente llamada Tour de 300 mètres («Torre de 300 metros») es una estructura de hierro pudelado diseñada inicialmente por los ingenieros civiles Maurice Koechlin y Émile Nouguier y construida, tras el rediseño estético de Stephen Sauvestre, por el ingeniero civil francés Gustave Eiffel y sus colaboradores para la Exposición Universal de 1889 en París (Francia).
Ubicada en el extremo del Campo de Marte a la orilla del río Sena, este monumento parisino, símbolo de Francia y de su capital, es la estructura más alta de la ciudad y el monumento turístico más visitado del mundo, con 7,1 millones de turistas cada año.
Con una altura de 300 metros, prolongada más tarde con una antena hasta los 324 metros, la torre Eiffel fue la estructura más elevada del mundo durante cuarenta y un años. Es el monumento de pago más visitado del mundo.