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Shot taken at the Pushkar Fair 2013
Taken for the Texas Motor Speedway in November, 2012.
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Construction of Tower Bridge started in 1886 and took eight years, employing 432 construction workers. Two massive piers, containing over 70,000 tons of concrete were sunk into the riverbed to support the construction. Over 11,000 tons of steel provided the framework for the towers and walkways. This was then clad in Cornish granite and Portland stone, both to protect the underlying steelwork and to give the bridge a pleasing appearance. The original designer, Horace Jones, died in 1887 and George D Stevenson took over the project, replacing Jones' original brick facade with the more ornate Victorian Gothic style, which makes the bridge a distinctive landmark, and was intended to harmonise the bridge with the nearby Tower of London. The total cost of construction was £1,184,000 (£100 million in 2010 money).
Tower Bridge is one of five London bridges now owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation. It is the only one of the Trust's bridges not to connect the City of London to the Southwark bank, the northern landfall being in Tower Hamlets. The bridge is 244m in length with two towers each 65m high, built on piers. The central span of 61m between the towers is split into two equal bascules or leaves, which can be raised to an angle of 83° to allow river traffic to pass. The bascules weigh over 1,000 tons each and are counterbalanced to minimise the force required, allowing raising in five minutes. The original raising mechanism was powered by pressurised water stored in several hydraulic accumulators.
In 1974, the original operating mechanism was largely replaced by a new electro-hydraulic drive system, designed by BHA Cromwell House. The only components of the original system still in use are the final pinions, which engage with the racks fitted to the bascules. These are driven by modern hydraulic motors and gearing, using oil rather than water as the hydraulic fluid. Some of the original hydraulic machinery has been retained, and is open to the public, forming the basis for the bridge's museum, which resides in the old engine rooms on the south side of the bridge.
Visible beyond the middle of the bridge is the Willis Building, a commercial skyscraper in London named after the primary tenant, Willis Group. It is located at 51 Lime Street in the City of London financial district.
The building was designed by Norman Foster and developed by British Land. It stands opposite the Lloyd's building and is 125m tall, with 26 storeys. It features a "stepped" design, which was intended to resemble the shell of a crustacean, with setbacks rising at 97m and 68m. In total, there are 44,130 square metres of office floorspace, most of which was pre-let to the insurance broker Willis.
The Willis Building was constructed between 2004 and 2008 under the management of Mace and represented a significant addition to the City of London skyline, becoming its fourth-tallest building after Tower 42, 30 St Mary Axe and CityPoint. The core was topped out in July 2006 and the steelwork completed in September that year. Cladding began in July 2006 and the structure was externally completed by June 2007. It was internally fitted out and officially opened in April 2008. The building was the first in a wave of new tall towers for London's primary financial district.
New Haven Railroad old 4400 series copper clad wooden coach W-162 used in Wire Train service is seen in a yard area, ca late 1950's. These 1905 era built wood car were rebuilt in earlier days with a steel underframe, plus they received copper sheathing. A good portion of these cars were once used in commuter service as standard coaches, but some also were used as smoker coaches.
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A view of snow clad peaks overlooking Manali, a most picturesque hill town.
I learnt some mountaineering and snow-skiing here in my youth. The picture though is not from that time. The picture is from my archives of a visit in 2007.
Mock Tudor boarding as done by the Victorians...If you are going to do something... just over do it.
I pass this fence every day on my way to work and I've thought about stopping everyday for months. Today was the day.
Project Specs
Pattern: Chickadee Cowl by Kirsten Kapur
Pattern Source: Through the Loops! (also available as a free download on Ravelry)
Yarn: Handmaiden Sea Silk in Bronze, 58 grams (254 yards)
Needles: US 8 Denise circular needles
Finished Size: 11" long x 10.5" wide
Modifications: Cast on 147 sts on US 8 needles, knit for 11", used fingering weight yarn (pattern calls for bulky), at end knit one row plain and bound off on size 7 needles
Inspired by Hannah's Spring Chick Cowl
I really loved knitting this cowl. The pattern is simple and fun, plus it goes great with the yarn!
My son, last DJ gig before moving to Montreal.
Taken at The PINT.
It was extremely dark.
SB-900 bounced off the copper clad ceiling on SLOW TTL.
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Stone cladding was alive and well in the early 18th century. St Peter's church, Swettenham, Cheshire was a timber building, enclosed in stone circa 1720. Victorian restoration has resulted in a mixture of Gothic and Romanesque revival styles.
Perspective correction achieved with software I wrote myself in Visual C#.