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I've taken a few pics of the US Capital but never this side. Here it is from our trip to DC back in April. A pano taken with the Nikon 20mm and stitched in Photoshop. May it never experience another day like it did on January 6th 2021 and all those involved with the attempted overthrow be held responsible.
Quito is the capital of Ecuador, the country's most populous city, and at an elevation of 2,850 metres (9,350 ft) above sea level, it is the second-highest official capital city in the world, after La Paz, and the closest to the equator. It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains.
The historic centre of Quito is one of the largest, least-altered and best-preserved in the Americas. Quito and Kraków, Poland, were the first World Cultural Heritage Sites declared by UNESCO, in 1978.
Esta es la capital de la isla francesa de Córcega. Aquí se puede apreciar La Ciudadela, que está situada en un sitio estratégico para proteger a la ciudad de Ajaccio de los posibles ataques marítimos. El fuerte fue construido en 1492, y luego hubo ampliaciones a partir de mediados del siglo XVI. Se destruyen numerosos edificios, entre ellos la iglesia Sainte-Croix, primera catedral de la ciudad. La ciudadela cuenta con un “castello”, un torreón y seis bastiones. No es posible visitarla, puesto que pertenece al ejército.
Wrocław
is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia.
Today, it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
The history of the city dates back over a thousand years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany.
Wrocław became part of Poland again in 1945 as part of the Recovered Territories, the result of extensive border changes and expulsions after the Second World War.
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Northern capital is the other name of Saint-Petersburg in Russia.
I suppose a weather like this is the most typical for SPb.
A picture from the recent past. Taken from the fortress of Peter and Paul. Many famous prisoners had a possibility to see this view.
Dedicated to all the victims of air crash in Egypt.
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Medina Sidonia es un municipio español situado en el centro de la provincia de Cádiz, comunidad autónoma de Andalucía. Pertenece a la comarca de La Janda, de la que es su capital. La localidad ha sido declarada Conjunto Histórico-Artístico.
La montaña sobre la que se ubica se llama el Cerro del Castillo, la cual constituye la mayor elevación de todo el tercio occidental de la provincia, desde las últimas estribaciones de la Sierra de Cádiz hasta la línea costera atlántica, lo que le permite ser divisada desde una parte importante de la provincia, ofreciendo, a la vez, la extraordinaria panorámica de la superficie provincial. La ciudad se orienta hacia la Bahía de Cádiz, motivo por el cual se la conoce como el Balcón de la Bahía.
Una pequeña parte del término municipal asidonense pertenece al parque natural de Los Alcornocales, una de las áreas más preciadas en cuanto a riqueza natural y paisajística se refiere de toda Andalucía. El término acoge además gran parte del recorrido del Corredor verde de las dos Bahías, que es una vía verde que une la Bahía de Cádiz y la Bahía de Algeciras.
La economía asidonense ha estado formada durante un largo período por la agricultura y la ganadería. Aunque esta rama aún perdura en menor grado, la mayoría de los jornaleros han abandonado el trabajo en el campo y se han pasado a la construcción, sector que hoy prolifera por todas las zonas turísticas. Desde finales del siglo XX, Medina Sidonia empieza a vivir fundamentalmente del turismo y de su industria de dulces, de la que exporta a toda la provincia.
El Casco Histórico de la ciudad fue declarado Bien de Interés Cultural el 13 de noviembre de 2001,
En 2018 recibió la distinción de "pueblo con más encanto de Andalucía".
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Les Feuilles Mortes-Pedro Iturralde - Las Hojas Muertas.
DUEÑAS
Dueñas es una localidad histórica de la comarca del Cerrato que se ubica al sur de la provincia de Palencia, a pocos kilómetros de la divisoria entre las provincias de Palencia y Valladolid. Su estratégica situación, a los pies de los Montes Torozos, y al paso de los ríos Carrión y Pisuerga por el término municipal, hacen de esta ciudad, de origen medieval, un enclave único y privilegiado declarado Conjunto Histórico-Artístico en 1967 y Bien Interés Cultural en 2011. La localidad dista 20 km de la capital palentina y 30 de la capital vallisoletana, perfectamente comunicada con ambas por la autovía de Castilla A-62. La patrona de la localidad es la Virgen de la O y celebra también con especial devoción la festividad de San Isidro Labrador.
The chain bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Hungary, designed by English engineer William Tierney Clark and built by Scottish engineer Adam Clark. It was opened in 1849. It is anchored on the Pest side of the river to Széchenyi Square (formerly Roosevelt Square), adjacent to the Gresham Palace and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and on the Buda side to Adam Clark Square, near the Zero Kilometre Stone and the lower end of the Castle Hill Funicular, leading to Buda Castle.
The bridge bears the name of István Széchenyi, a major supporter of its construction, but is most commonly known as the "Chain Bridge". At the time of its construction, it was regarded as a marvel of modern engineering.
Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th till the mid-13th century when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda. During the same period, the castle of Esztergom was built on the site of ancient Roman castrum. It served not only as the royal residence until the 1241 (the Mongol invasion), but also as the center of the Hungarian state, religion, and Esztergom county.
After changing his residence to Budapest, Béla IV gave the palace and castle to the archbishop. Following these events, the castle was built and decorated by the bishops. The center of the king’s town, which was surrounded by walls, was still under royal authority. A number of different monasteries did return or settle in the religious center.
Meanwhile, the citizenry had been fighting to maintain and reclaim the rights of towns against the expansion of the church within the royal town. In the chaotic years after the fall of the House of Árpád, Esztergom suffered another calamity: in 1304, the forces of Wenceslaus II, the Czech king occupied and raided the castle. In the years to come, the castle was owned by several individuals: Róbert Károly and then Louis the Great patronized the town.
The Ottoman conquest of Mohács in 1526 brought a decline to the previously flourishing Esztergom as well. In the Battle of Mohács, the archbishop of Esztergom died. In the period between 1526 and 1543, when two rival kings reigned in Hungary, Esztergom was besieged six times. At times it was the forces of Ferdinand I or John Zápolya, at other times the Ottomans attacked. Finally, in 1530, Ferdinand I occupied the castle. He put foreign mercenaries in the castle, and sent the chapter and the bishopric to Nagyszombat and Pozsony.
However, in 1543 Sultan Suleiman I attacked the castle and took it. Esztergom became the centre of an Ottoman sanjak controlling several counties, and also a significant castle on the northwest border of the Ottoman Empire. In the 17th century Esztergom was besieged and conquered several times during the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars. Most of the buildings in the castle and the town that had been built in the Middle Ages were destroyed during this period, and there were only uninhabitable, smothered ruins to welcome the liberators.
In 1761 the bishopric regained control over the castle, where they started the preliminary processes of the reconstruction of the new religious center: the middle of the Várhegy (Castle Hill), the remains of Saint Stephen and Saint Adalbert churches were carried away to provide room for the new cathedral.
Took another shot of the Capital Wheel at sunset during the blue hour. I was trying to capture the vibrant colors of the sky, the lights of the Ferris wheel, and the reflection of the water all in one shot. Did some work in Lightroom to bring out the colors.
If I told you I was heading from my home in rural Wiltshire, into the Capital of England for some landscape photography, you might think I'd lost my marbles, unless of course you have heard of Richmond Park. At almost 2500 acres, it's three times the size of New York's Central Park, and is home to a large resident population of Red and Fallow Deer. With a promising forecast I headed for the City, hoping for a spot of mist and early morning sun. The conditions were perfect, and wandering through the woodland I couldn't help but fire off a few frames of the light rays penetrating the tree canopy.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III|70-200mm f4 L IS
I've been teaching Poppy photography, take a look at her Flickr.
The Dime Savings Bank building in Downtown Brooklyn NYC, When I was young It was more like going to a church. When you walked in it was an ornate cathedral in honor of capital.
“Perlan – the Pearl – is an immersive museum that showcases Iceland’s extraordinary landscapes and nature in an accessible and engaging way. Its impressive hands-on, interactive exhibits and shows explain the country’s landforms, geology and wildlife. State-of-the-art technology elevates Perlan from an ordinary museum to one that guests will find innovative and memorable.
Alongside a fascinating display that focuses on the characteristics of Iceland’s changing glaciers, visitors can step into a hundred-metre-long artificial ice cave. An estimated 350 tons of snow gathered from Icelandic mountains were used in its construction. In graphic contrast, the museum’s Forces of Nature exhibit addresses the country’s volcanic systems and geothermal activity.
Styrmir, the museum’s spectacular indoor geyser, shoots a jet of water 25 metres into the air through the central atrium.
In Perlan’s domed 150-seat planetarium, the spotlight turns to the Aurora Borealis. Utilising 8K projection and 7.1 surround sound, the breathtaking Áróra show takes guests on a spellbinding journey through the origins and legends associated with the Northern Lights, bringing it vividly – and reliably – to life.
Perlan’s striking architecture adds an extra dimension to a visit. Located on Öskjuhlíð, the tallest hill in Reykjavik, it’s an easily recognised landmark, comprising six water tanks that support a glass dome which floods the interior with light. The museum’s wraparound observation deck offers an uninterrupted 360° panorama of the Icelandic capital and its surroundings.
Perlan represents Iceland in a nutshell. As such, it makes an ideal first or last stop on every tourist’s itinerary, whether they plan to venture beyond Reykjavik or choose to remain in the capital.”
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Per DHDISPR fine shot at Albany station posted today, a review in the opposite direction of the B&A 20th Century section/connection. 9/67.
Budapest es sin lugar a dudas una de la capitales europeas mas bellas y su Parlamento asomado al Danubio da fe de ello.
Desde casi cualquier parte, y dependiendo de la hora, resulta siempre tan fotogénico que no es posible negarse a tomar una foto más.....
El Parlamento (en húngaro, Országház) es probablemente el edificio más conocido de Budapest. Es el centro de la legislatura húngara y otras instituciones, como la biblioteca del Parlamento. Se encuentra en el distrito V de la ciudad, junto al río Danubio, situándose la entrada principal en la plaza Kossuth.
El edificio fue construido entre 1884 y 1902, siguiendo los planos de Imre Steindl, que se quedó ciego unos meses antes de la inauguración. Es el mayor edificio del país, escenario de las reuniones de la Asamblea Nacional de Hungría y el segundo mayor parlamento del mundo detrás del de Rumanía. Es de estilo neogótico, aunque con algunas particularidades. (Wikipedia)
El Parlamento de Budapest está situado a orillas del Danubio, del lado de Pest, y es uno de los símbolos más importantes de la ciudad. La estructura cuenta con varios estilos arquitectónicos: se admiran períodos que se remontan al neogótico, neobarroco y neorromántico. El edificio se extiende por 268 metros a lo largo de la orilla este del Danubio, tiene un ancho de 123 metros y una altura de 96 metros. Esta última medida respeta el equilibrio entre la parte civil y religiosa de la ciudad, ya que la basílica de San Esteban alcanza la misma altura. El proyecto y la obra El Parlamento de Budapest fue construido en el siglo XIX como un palacio que representa la independencia alcanzada por los húngaros después de la época del imperio austrohúngaro, mientras que la gente de los magiares se había convertido ya en parte para crear la Transleitania. Los trabajos de construcción se iniciaron en 1885 y se completaron en 1904 siguiendo el proyecto del arquitecto húngaro Imre Steindl, que se inspiró en el Parlamento de Londres, en el barrio Westminster. Steindl utilizó componentes barrocos y renacentistas al realizar la prestigiosa escalera que conduce a la cúpula, mientras que las habitaciones están decoradas con obras de arte de artistas húngaros, como Mihály Munkácsy, Károly Lotz, Aladár Kriesch, Zsigmond Vajda, Béla Spányi y con majestuosos tapices. - www.budapest.org/es/parlamento-budapest/
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