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Still an impressive sight on every visit, the two-acre inner courtyard with a 65,000-sq.-ft. glass and steel roof of the British Museum, London.
S-Bahnhof Hammerbrook, Hamburg
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Layers of the stairwell inside the iconic City Hall building - London - with views of the River Thames and Londons cityscape.
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The Saint Hilarion Castle lies on the Kyrenia mountain range, in Cyprus. This location provided the castle with command of the pass road from Kyrenia to Nicosia. It is the best preserved ruin of the three former strongholds in the Kyrenia mountains, the other two being Kantara and Buffavento.
History
The castle is not named after St. Hilarion, active in Palestine and Cyprus in the 4th century. It was named after an obscure saint, who is traditionally held to have fled to Cyprus after the Arab conquest of the Holy Land and retired to the hilltop on which the castle was built for hermitage. An English traveller reported the preservation of his relics in the 14th century.[1] It has been proposed that a monastery built in his name preceded the castle, which was built around it. However, this view is not supported by any substantial evidence.[2]
Starting in the 11th century, the Byzantines began fortification. Saint Hilarion, together with the castles of Buffavento and Kantara, formed the defense of the island against Arab raids against the coast. Some sections were further upgraded under the Lusignan dynasty, whose kings may have used it as a summer residence. During the rule of Lusignans, the castle was the focus of a four-year struggle between Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and Regent John d' Ibelin for control of Cyprus.
Much of the castle was dismantled by the Venetians in the 15th century to reduce the cost of garrisons.
Architecture
View of the Queen's window (Queen Elanor) in the upper ward.
The castle has three divisions or wards. The lower and middle wards served economic purposes, while the upper ward housed the royal family. The lower ward had the stables and the living quarters for the men-at-arms. The Prince John tower sits on a cliff high above the lower castle.
The upper ward was surrounded by a 1.4 metre-thick Byzantine wall, made of rough masonry. The entrance is through a pointed arch built by the Lusignans. This was protected by a semicircular tower to the east. Within the ward is a courtyard, with twin peaks being situated to either side of it. To the north-east is an extremely ruined kitchen. To the west are the royal apartments, dated by various sources to the 13th or 14th centuries. Although mostly ruined today, this was a structure in the northeast-southwest axis, with a length of 25 m and width of 6 m. It has a basement containing a cistern and two floors. The ground floor has a height of 7 m and a pointed barrel vault. The upper floor is known for its carved windows, one of which is dubbed the Queen's Window.[4][1] These are placed on the western wall, which has a scenic view of the northern coast of Cyprus, especially the plains of Lapithos. Wikipedia
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Buckauer Bahnhof
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Dryburgh Abbey architecture, view over the forest of ruins from one of the old monastic buildings. Scotland
Tate Modern
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Day 5 of 8 :: NYC Family Vacation
Another amazing day. We walked a decent section of Central Park up to Tavern on the Green and had an outstanding brunch and then wandered around the Upper West Side a bit. Hit the Central Park Zoo, as well as the American Museum of Natural History. We wrapped the day up by mercifully getting to sit down and enjoy what ended up being one of the highlights of our trip, which was an evening boat tour around Manhattan. We started on the west side of Manhattan on the Hudson which took us south and up the east side of the island up the East River, out around Lady Liberty, and back. Truly amazing architecture, views, bridges and really the overall experience. As always, my little blurb doesn't do it justice, but this shot is of the Empire State Building, just before sunset, with The Vessel in the foreground and I believe W 33rd St creating the path.
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Lounge in the Museum Brandhorst, Munich
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An abstract architectural view of a small section the interior of the vast main building on the Auckland Park campus of the University of Johannesburg. Thanks again to the University management for permitting me to photograph their wonderful buildings. Universities everywhere - and especially in South Africa on account of its difficult history - are important institutions for the formation of 'human capital'.