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Built between 1893 and 1903, the Winter Palace is where Mongolia’s eighth Living Buddha, and last king, Jebtzun Damba Hutagt VIII (often called the Bogd Khan), lived.
In the best tradition of all good Buddhists, the man had a passion for killing animals. Here there is a whole museum bristling with the stuffed remains of the exotic animals he slaughtered, not to mention the pelts of those who escaped the taxidermist's attention.
For reasons that are unclear, the palace was spared destruction by the Russians who turned it into a museum. The Russians levelled all his other palaces in the city.
Built around 1770 it bears witness to the art of living that La Rochelle enjoyed when privileged links were established between its port and the colonies of the New World. This castle has been owned by the same family since the first stone was laid by Pierre-Etienne Harouard, Lieutenant of the Admiralty of La Rochelle.
Built in the late-13th century, the castle is still fully intact, an incredible survival of the period, with all rooms open to the public.
The barracks were built between 1717 and 1721 by Nicholas Hawksmoor for the Board of Ordnance to protect the town during the Jacobite risings. The work, which involved two parallel blocks of military accommodation, was supervised by Captain Thomas Phillips. An additional block was added between 1739 and 1741. After the Napoleonic Wars the barracks were abandoned but put back into use in the 1850s.
Following the Childers Reforms, the barracks became the depot of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, who arrived from Fulford Barracks in July 1881. The regiment moved out of the barracks in 1963 and they are now maintained by English Heritage.
Nicholas Hawksmoor was an English architect. He was a leading figure of the English Baroque style of architecture in the late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth centuries
From www.feelsenigallia.it/en/to-be-seen/monuments/rocca-rover...
The defensive structure that was already present when the town was founded by the Romans was integrated over time with towers and bastions. The Rocchetta (small castle) built by Egidio Albornoz in the 14th century is still visible, together with the Rocca (castle) of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta that was added in 1450.
The current structure of the monument is due to Giovanni della Rovere, Prince of Senigallia, and son-in-law of Federico III da Montefeltro, the Duke of Urbino. It was the Duke Federico who offered Giovanni the best architects of the time: Luciano Laurana and Baccio Pontelli. The works started in 1478 with the purpose of adapting the castle to the new defensive needs. In 1503 the Rocca was conquered by Cesare Borgia, the author of the famous massacre carried out in Senigallia and described by Niccolò Machiavelli.
Rocca Roveresca is a unique monument because it was not only a fortress, but also a noble palace, and the seat of an artillery academy founded by Guidubaldo della Rovere in 1533. After the extinction of the ducal dynasty, when the town returned under the domain of the Church in 1631, the castle was used as a papal prison and an orphanage.
Today it hosts art exhibitions and prestigious cultural events.
Built in 1821. In 1970, a fire, natural in origin, consumed the church leaving only bare stone walls. The bell partially melted from from the fire.
Mistreated Modernism.
A gorgeous mid-century building being let down by those that just don't care.
LR3873 © Joe O'Malley 2020
Long since closed down corner shop. Net curtains, double doors, wall ties, awning frames, blown render and Victorian chimney pots, what's not to love about it ?
I have always thought of crucifixion and the Holy Trinity when passing by . .
LR3989 © Joe O'Malley 2020
Built in seven years, an increÃble feat for the time, the Sainte Chapelle was intended to house precious Christian relics, including Christ's crown of thorns, acquired by Saint Louis.
Sainte-Chapelle is one of the earliest surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace on the Île de la Cité.
On a visit to our native Suffolk I noticed this house built into the city wall. I should have loved to have a peek inside.
Ancient ruin somewhere near Cedar Creek, AZ. Inaccessible without ropes, this ruin may have been used to store grains. The entrance is well hidden from view on the canyon floor. I found it by accident while climbing around. Notice the chinking done with small flat stones.
The area was first settled in 1865 by a Mormon group led by Peter Shirts. This early settlement was named Rockhouse, for Shirts's strongly built sandstone house. After the end of the Black Hawk War in 1867 settlers began to arrive at a rapid pace. Farming produced good crops for several years, but irrigation was very difficult; each spring the surface runoff water was absorbed into the desert soil too quickly to properly water the fields. In 1870 the residents agreed to move the settlement. They divided in two groups; half the people went about 5 miles (8.0 km) upstream and founded the town of Pahreah.
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Built to pump water to drain the neighbouring marshes. Restored and maintained by a Trust of volunteers. One of the few with working headgear.
Built in 1966,the Grosvenor was Sheffield's first 5 star hotel,now it's making way for bigger and better things
Built in 1871 this water tower is the oldest surviving water tower in the Netherlands. In 1981 the water tower and outbuildings were recognized as a national monument.
Built in 1626, Ye Olde Whyte Lyon is an historic community pub that has truly stood the test of time thanks to a winning combination of beautiful beer, great pub food and friendly service.
Located in the centre of Locksbottom, near Orpington, it’s got everything you could wish for in a classic Kentish pub.
Cathedral of St. Alexander in Bergamo was built on the site where church of St. Vincent. In the Middle Ages, Bergamo had two cathedrals: St. Alexander and St. Vincent. In 1561, the Venetians demolished the church of St. Alexander, and they built defensive walls here. From August 1697, Bergamo has one cathedral dedicated to St. Alexander, and it became the church that was previously dedicated to St. Vincent. The dome was rebuilt in the years 1851-1853, and on its top stands the statue of St. Alexander. In 2004 the main altar was rebuilt.
On the left side of the nave is a chapel, called the Crucifix Chapel in which the so-called Rosate crucifix dating from 1810 and considered miraculous.
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Katedra św. Aleksandra została zbudowana na miejscu, gdzie wcześniej wznosił się kościół św. Wincentego. W średniowieczu Bergamo miało dwie katedry: św. Aleksandra i św. Wincentego. Wenecjanie w 1561 zburzyli kościół św. Aleksandra, a w tym miejscu wznieśli mury obronne. Od sierpnia 1697 roku Bergamo ma jedną katedrę pod wezwaniem św. Aleksandra, a został nią kościół, który wcześniej był pod wezwaniem św. Wincentego. Przebudowy kopuły dokonano w latach 1851-1853, a na jej szczycie wznosi się statua św. Aleksandra. W 2004 dokonano przebudowy ołtarza głównego.
Po lewej stronie nawy jest kaplica, nazywana Kaplicą Krucyfiksu w której przechowywany jest tzw. Krucyfiks z Rosate pochodzący z 1810 i uważany za cudowny.
Built between 1908-1912, Fonthill was the home of Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930). Archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramist, scholar and antiquarian, Mercer built Fonthill both as his home and as a showplace for his collection of tiles and prints. The first of three Mercer buildings in Doylestown, Fonthill served as a showplace for Mercer’s famed Moravian tiles that were produced during the American Arts & Crafts Movement. Designed by Mercer, the building is an eclectic mix of Medieval, Gothic, and Byzantine architectural styles, and is significant as an early example of poured reinforced concrete.
The castle was built in the 12th century and only a few walls remain. It has a wonderful view over the valley below. Taken on a lovely sunny day last week - but with heavy showers but worth getting wet for! The view from the castle is quite wonderful. The river meanders slowly to the sea. At high tide the whole of the valley is flooded.
Elegant Hindu shrines built in 700 AD . It is considered the finest early example of medieval southern Indian temple architecture. Unlike most of its neighbours at the site, it is built of cut stones rather than carved out of caves. It has two shrines, one dedicated to Shiva and the other to Vishnu. Its style is characterized by a pyramidal kutina-type tower that consists of stepped stories topped by a cupola and finial, a form quite different from the northern Indian sikhara. The Mamallapuram monuments and temples, including the Shore Temple complex, were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. Marco Polo and the European merchants who came to Asia after him called the site Seven Pagodas. One of these is believed to be the Shore Temple. Temple complex in the category of structural temples goes to the King Rajasimha (700–728 AD), also known as Narasimhavarman II, of the Pallava Dynasty. It is now inferred that this temple complex was the last in a series of temples that seemed to exist in the submerged coastline; this is supported by the appearance of an outline of its sister temples off the coast during the Tsunami of 2004 which struck this coastline.
Built in 1888, this historic bank building stands across from the US Treasury Building in Washington DC. Designed in the Queen Anne style,, the building features copper and brick design elements.
Built in 1879, Oriel Chambers is a Grade II listed building which, since 2006, has housed the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation. It is located in the city of Kingston upon Hull.
Built in 1222 A.D. by Minister Anantathura, who also set up an inscription in stone. The temple rests on a high platform and faces east. The interior walls are decorated with mural painting.
Located in the route between New Bagan and Nyaungu, this temple is just a few meters away from a local village. The temple itself is different from the rest with a white exterior.
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The Arrábida Monastery was built in the 16th century and consists of the Old Monastery (located on the uppermost part of the hillside), the New Monastery (halfway down), the Garden and the Bom Jesus Shrine, set in the property’s 25 hectares. In addition, there are the adjacent but separate quarters of the Duke of Aveiro and the houses where the pilgrims stayed.
The Old Monastery, which stands at the highest point of the Arrábida hills, consists of four chapels, the series of shrines on the mystery of Christ’s Passion and some cells hewn out of the rocks.
The monastery was founded in 1542 by Friar Martinho de Santa Maria, a Castilian Franciscan who was granted the land by D. João de Lencastre (1501-1571), the first Duke of Aveiro.
The Memória Shrine already existed where the Old Monastery now stands. This was a destination of major pilgrimages and also where the first four Arrábida monks (Martinho de Santa Maria, Diogo de Lisboa, Francisco Pedraita and St. Peter of Alcántara) lived for two years in cells cut into the rocks.
as masonry and flagstones, painted ceilings and gilded carved wood.
Built in 1854-1856 the Wheeling Suspension bridge is the oldest bridge of it's kind in the US. But, with a gross weight limit of 2,000 lbs and a requirement that vehicles travel less than 45mph and stay 50' apart it's not practical for today's traffic and has been closed to all vehicles since 2019.
Oscillation is a significant concern for this bridge and noting how close to the banks the piers are built I can understand this is a real issue.
For those inclined to research this bridge, it is interesting the note the battle between Wheeling, to have this bridge built and Pittsburgh, who was concerned about the impact of this bridge on river traffic.