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Location/Ubicación: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, Saint Anne Sandy Point Parish, Saint Kitts, Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis.
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
UNESCO Sito del Patrimonio Mundial: Parque Nacional de la Fortaleza de Brimstone Hill
More Information/Mas información: whc.unesco.org/en/list/910/
Established on 23 March 1825 in Edinburgh, the Life Insurance Company of Scotland changed its name to the Standard Life Assurance Company in 1832 by royal assent.
The Bombay office is a wonderful example of British commercial architecture transplanted to Bombay. Highly decorative, featuring balconies, balustrades parapet and urns, it was designed by leading Bombay architects Gostling & Morris. Like the Calcutta building, it features Standard Life's logo of the biblical Ten Virgins in statue form in the main pediment; the parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13,) being deemed to be an appropriate motif for an insurance company with the message of always being prepared for future contingencies. The year '1825' (being the founding of the company) cane be deciphered through the grime.
Named after William Hornby, Governor of Bombay from 1771 to 1784, Hornby Road is at the heart of the European center of the Fort area of Bombay. This busy streets cape retains its heritage architecture, a medley of Victorian Neo-Gothic, Indo-Saracenic, Neo-classical and Edwardian structures linked together by a continuous ground floor pedestrian arcade mandated by government regulation in 1896. The pedestrian arcade provided shelter from rain and the sun and remains among the early urban design statements of colonial India.
1. The Mells Quarry, 2. An Old English Cottage, 3. Sienna, 4. Mells Post Office & Shop, 5. Mells Church, 6. Mells 1st school, 7. United Colours Of Rainbow, 8. Red or Ded, 9. Dusky Spring Sunrise, 10. Skylights, 11. Yellow flield, 12. The Talbert, 13. Field, 14. And finally it snowed, 15. 244UXY, 16. Whats the colour of magic?, 17. Mells Duck Pond, 18. Yellow Monster at the Quarry, 19. Austin Seven, 20. 24 bicycles, 21. The only goose in the village, 22. An Old English House, 23. I wonder if snails have brains?, 24. Autum, 25. snow drops, 26. Faces that make us smile everyday, 27. Maldives, SAFF champions 08', 28. Snailing, 29. Peg bokeh, 30. Home is where your heart's at..., 31. Sophie, 32. Mells Duck Pond, 33. Infected, 34. Strawberry on white, 35. Manuscript of a leaf, 36. Zoe
*A collection of some of my faves from the beautiful village of Mells. (february 9th till august 8th)
Established on 23 March 1825 in Edinburgh, the Life Insurance Company of Scotland changed its name to the Standard Life Assurance Company in 1832 by royal assent.
The Bombay office is a wonderful example of British commercial architecture transplanted to Bombay. Highly decorative, featuring balconies, balustrades parapet and urns, it was designed by leading Bombay architects Gostling & Morris. Like the Calcutta building, it features Standard Life's logo of the biblical Ten Virgins in statue form in the main pediment; the parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13,) being deemed to be an appropriate motif for an insurance company with the message of always being prepared for future contingencies. The year '1825' (being the founding of the company) cane be deciphered through the grime.
Named after William Hornby, Governor of Bombay from 1771 to 1784, Hornby Road is at the heart of the European center of the Fort area of Bombay. This busy streets cape retains its heritage architecture, a medley of Victorian Neo-Gothic, Indo-Saracenic, Neo-classical and Edwardian structures linked together by a continuous ground floor pedestrian arcade mandated by government regulation in 1896. The pedestrian arcade provided shelter from rain and the sun and remains among the early urban design statements of colonial India.
Location/Ubicación: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, Saint Anne Sandy Point Parish, Saint Kitts, Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis.
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
UNESCO Sito del Patrimonio Mundial: Parque Nacional de la Fortaleza de Brimstone Hill
More Information/Mas información: whc.unesco.org/en/list/910/
Established on 23 March 1825 in Edinburgh, the Life Insurance Company of Scotland changed its name to the Standard Life Assurance Company in 1832 by royal assent.
The Bombay office is a wonderful example of British commercial architecture transplanted to Bombay. Highly decorative, featuring balconies, balustrades parapet and urns, it was designed by leading Bombay architects Gostling & Morris. Like the Calcutta building, it features Standard Life's logo of the biblical Ten Virgins in statue form in the main pediment; the parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13,) being deemed to be an appropriate motif for an insurance company with the message of always being prepared for future contingencies. The year '1825' (being the founding of the company) cane be deciphered through the grime.
Named after William Hornby, Governor of Bombay from 1771 to 1784, Hornby Road is at the heart of the European center of the Fort area of Bombay. This busy streets cape retains its heritage architecture, a medley of Victorian Neo-Gothic, Indo-Saracenic, Neo-classical and Edwardian structures linked together by a continuous ground floor pedestrian arcade mandated by government regulation in 1896. The pedestrian arcade provided shelter from rain and the sun and remains among the early urban design statements of colonial India.
Location/Ubicación: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, Saint Anne Sandy Point Parish, Saint Kitts, Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis.
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
UNESCO Sito del Patrimonio Mundial: Parque Nacional de la Fortaleza de Brimstone Hill
More Information/Mas información: whc.unesco.org/en/list/910/
From the north garden
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The building is on Queens Way and not Ho Chi Min Sarani as shown on the map..
The Highcliff – amazing #brutalist park houses by Rosemary Stjernstedt. Like a lavish country estate for everyone. #brutalism #britisharchitecture #London #londonarchitecture #brutal_architecture, via Instagram ift.tt/2bDMBLK
With its gilded pipework and unmistakeable sound, our Harrison & Harrison organ is famous the world over.
View from the south side.
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The building is on Queens Way and not Ho Chi Min Sarani as shown on the map..
A punter takes a group of tourists on a guided boat trip around Cambridge.
The town of Cambridge is home to one of the world's most famous university - Cambridge University. The university has hosted some of the world's greatest minds, Isaac Newton, Stephan Fry and even Ali G. The town owes much of it's charm and beauty to the town planning and architecture, of which, famed English architect, Christopher Wren is responsible for a significant amount.
Proudly gazing at the thoroughfare around are the statues of a lion and a tiger at the the grand entrance gate of the station. Lion represents Britain and the tiger represents India. Together, these beautiful royal felines guard the entrance to this heritage building. It’s said that these statues represent the merging of the two cultures during the 19th century.