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The road from Um Al-Rasas to the town of Dhiban (King,s Road)
Das schwarze vierbeinige Gerüst mit runder Laterne und Rundum-Galerie steht auf einem gemauerten, viereckigen Ziegelunterbau, auf dem Kopf der Nordmole (Marinemole) der ehemaligen 3. Einfahrt zu den Häfen der Kaiserlichen Marine.
Das Leuchtfeuer diente als Quermarkenfeuer für den Punkt, an denen die Schiffe auf der Jade eine Kurskorrektur vornehmen mussten.
Es war von 1975 bis 5. Juli 2005 in Betrieb.
Ende 2005 verkaufte das Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt das Quermarkenfeuer zu einem symbolischen Preis an Anton Tapken, dem Kapitän des in Dangast liegenden Ausflugsschiffs "Etta von Dangast". Dieser ließ den Leuchtturm am 8. November 2005 demontieren und transportierte ihn liegend auf seinem Fahrgastschiff nach Dangast, wo er ihn im dortigen Hafen auf eigenem Grundstück als maritimes Denkmal wieder aufbauen ließ.
Doch die Wilhelmshavener, die den Leuchtturm selbst gerne an Ort und Stelle erhalten hätten, schrieen auf und protestierten gegen den Verkauf. Daraufhin ließen sie durch eine Spendenaktion einen originalgetreuen Nachbau am gleichen Ort erstellen, der schon im Herbst 2006 eingeweiht werden konnte.
Auf einer Sponsorentafel stehen die Namen, die den Nachbau ermöglicht haben.
I haven't been able to get out shooting for way too long. Yesterday, I asked my sherpa if he would mind chauffering me downtown and stopping and waiting at various locations while I got out and shot some architecture. He was happy to do it as I'd been dying to get out there. I've been waiting probably two years to photograph this building. It is still not quite complete, with a construction fence around it and the road closed with construction guys everywhere. One of them was kind enough to point out the best vantage point, but I think I found an even better one. This is the Alberni, a 43 story building designed by Kengo Kuma. From a distance it looks as though there is a large bite taken out of one side. It is quite close to buildings on either side, but maybe one day I'll be able to get the entire height of it in one image. For now, here is a taste.
You will be seeing a few more architectural images intersperced with my other ones :)
Independence Square is the principal and central public square of Quito, Ecuador. This is the central square of the city and one of the symbols of the executive power of the nation. Its main feature is the monument to the independence heroes of August 10, 1809, date remembered as the First Cry of Independence of the Royal Audience of Quito from spanish monarchy. The square is flanked by the Carondelet Palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Archbishop's Palace, the Municipal Palace and the Plaza Grande Hotel.
The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao was designed by the Canadian architect Frank O. Gehry and inaugurated in 1997. The most striking feature of the museum is the innovative building in which it is located, made up of curvilinear and twisted forms, covered with limestone, curtains of glass and titanium plates. It has a total area of 24,000 m², of which 10,540 m² are reserved for exhibitions, distributed in 19 galleries. It is located on the banks of the Bilbao estuary, in an area called Abandoibarra, next to the La Salve bridge, from where the photograph was taken
El Museo Guggenheim de Bilbao fue diseñado por el arquitecto canadiense Frank O. Gehry e inaugurado en 1997. La característica más llamativa del museo es el innovador edificio en el que se emplaza, constituido por formas curvilíneas y retorcidas, recubiertas de piedra caliza, cortinas de cristal y planchas de titanio. Cuenta con una superficie total de 24.000 m², de los cuales 10.540 m² están reservados para las exposiciones, distribuidos en 19 galerías. Se ubica a orillas de la ría de Bilbao, en una zona denominada Abandoibarra, junto al puente de La Salve, desde donde fue tomada la fotografía.
The tower from the ruined church of St Michael's on Glastonbury Tor, overlooking the Somerset Levels
Happy Macro Monday~ High Key
The genus Lantana, in the Family Verbenaceae, includes more than 150 species of hairy-leaved and often prickly-stemmed shrubs and herbaceous perennials native to the tropical Americas. Most are hardy only to USDA Zone 8. All produce verbena-like flowers in stalked clusters arising from the leaf axils or at the ends of branches
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The old windmill at Brill, Buckinghamshire.
Some information about this windmill, together with the story of the photos in my blog. Read about the windmills of Buckinghamshire...maybe not as famous as those in Amsterdam or La Mancha, but beautiful and interesting nonetheless...