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The Gyeltang Sungtseling Monastery is sometimes referred to as the Little Potala Palace; it was built in 1679.
gyel tang sung tse gling dgon paགྱེལ་ ཏང་ སུང་ ཙེ་ གླིང་ དགོན་པ་
The Gyeltang Sungtseling Gonpa was extensively damaged in the Cultural Revolution and subsequently rebuilt in 1983 by Tibetans and are stil working on it; at its peak the monastery contained accommodation for 2000 monks; it currently accommodates 700 monks in 200 associated houses.
The monastery contains 3 temples and features an 8 metre tall statue of Buddha.
Architecture – Modern
This is another collection of buildings (some as photographed), glass panels, abstract shapes formed from buildings. Most are in London, although they could be any city. I have not named any building, nor have attempted to find Architects or Designers. Some I have just altered things to my own taste, nothing is sacrosanct, nothing lasts for ever, new ideas quickly become old as will these images be the moment I post them. Please enjoy.
Cragside is a country house near the town of Rothbury in Northumberland, England. It was the first house in the world to be lit using hydroelectric power. Built into a rocky hillside above a forest garden of just under 1,000 acres, it was the country home of armaments manufacturer, Lord Armstrong, and has been in the care of the National Trust since 1977. The property was opened to the public in 1979.
View through a beautiful concrete screen I saw today.. Bangaloreans in my contact list - any guesses on the place ??
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Roof structure of the 4th Street Arcade in Cleveland, Ohio. The building was designed by Eisenmann and Smith and modeled after the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan, Italy. Financed and built in 1890 by John D Rockefeller, Louis Severance, Marcus Hanna, et al.
The passenger liner on the left is the Carnival Spirit and the lighting is for the Vivid Sydney annual festival.
Wnętrze ICE Congress Centre w Krakowie. Bardzo ciekawa architektura. /
Interior ICE Congress Centre in Krakow. Very interesting architecture.
Bigsweir Bridge is a bridge on the A466 crossing the River Wye and the England/Wales border. The bridge was constructed in 1827 and marks the tidal limit of the Wye. The bridge was cast in Merthyr Tydfil and opened as a toll bridge6d for a horse drawn carriage. The bridge is S1 and is under signal control.
Bristol Cathedral was for many centuries without a nave, something that the Victorians corrected with this masterpiece. View the other way from my last upload.
Explore #19
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Sausalito, San Francisco Bay, near the Golden Gate Bridge, Northern California, USA.
Architecture – Modern
This is a seventh series of buildings (some as photographed), glass panels, abstract shapes formed from buildings. Most are in London, although they could be any city. I have not named any building, nor have attempted to find Architects or Designers. I have just altered things to my own taste, nothing is sacrosanct, nothing lasts for ever, new ideas quickly become old as will these images be the moment I post them. Please enjoy.