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St. Mary's Church is the third brick temple in the world in terms of volume. Built in the years 1346-1506, the church is an example of brick Gothic, popular in the countries of the Baltic Sea basin. A dozen or so years after the completion of construction works, in 1529 the Reformation arrived in Gdańsk and the first Protestant service was held in the Gdańsk parish church, but until 1572 the main altar was used by Catholics.
The historic parish church of the Main Town in Gdańsk in the years 1572-1945 served as a Catholic and Evangelical church. Catholics took over the church only after 1945.
Despite its turbulent history, the temple has retained its historical architectural form, as evidenced by the iconography dating back to the 16th century, and the rich interior design made up of numerous medieval works.
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Kościół Mariacki w jest trzecią pod względem objętości świątynią na świecie zbudowaną z cegły. Zbudowany w latach 1346-1506 kościół jest przykładem gotyku ceglanego, upowszechnionego w krajach basenu Morza Bałtyckiego. Kilkanaście lat po ukończeniu prac budowlanych, w 1529 roku do Gdańska dotarła reformacja i odbyło się w gdańskiej farze pierwsze nabożeństwo protestanckie, ale do 1572 roku główny ołtarz służył katolikom.
Historyczna fara Głównego Miasta w Gdańsku w latach 1572-1945 pełniła funkcję kościoła katolickiego i ewangelickiego. Katolicy przejęli kościół dopiero po 1945 roku.
Pomimo burzliwych dziejów, świątynia zachowała historyczną formę architektoniczną co poświadcza ikonografia sięgająca XVI wieku oraz bogaty wystrój wnętrza, który tworzą liczne dzieła średniowieczne.
This building originally dates to 1502 (completion). It served as one of the main granaries of the town. The name Mauthalle (= customs hall) dates to the 19th century when the building served as the customs headquarters of Nuremberg (Maut = customs duties). The building is 84 m long, 20 m wide and 29 m tall.
During an allied bombing raid in the night of March 8th/9th 1943 the roof structure burned out, the building was covered with a provisional roof afterwards. During another allied bombing raid on October 3rd 1944 the walls received just slight shrapnel damage, but finally during the bombing raid on January 2nd 1945 the building was hit heavily, the eastern gable and the southern walls collapsed, the building burned out completely.
Reconstruction after WWII lasted from 1951 to 1953 in slightly simplified form.
Today it serves as an office building with shops in the ground floor, the basement houses the restaurant Mautkeller which features a microbrewery.
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Those who came before me
Lived through their vocations
From the past until completion
They'll turn away no more
This building is near completion and I think I stumbled across it at just the right time. When I photographed it all the windows were still protected by a blueish protective coating of some kind which I think added to the distinct look of the building. If you look closely you'll see that the exterior is clearly unfinished as the base of the balconies have not yet been clad.
Apologies to anyone that commented on my "Cost of Covid" triptych picture that I posted yesterday. It obviously did not strike a chord with people and as I was unsure of it myself I thought I'd take it down.
The Cathedral of St. Basil the Great was erected near the wall of the Middle City (now lost) back in the 14th century; in the chronicle under 1377, it is said about the decoration of this temple with paintings. He had an alarm bell ringing during the siege of Pskov by the troops of Stefan Batory in 1581. In 1413, a new church was erected, which underwent many alterations. "In order to judge the former appearance of St. Basil's Church on the Hill, research is needed, which no one has even tried to start until now," wrote Yu.P. Spegalsky in 1963. Since that time, the study of the temple has progressed somewhat, but the hour of restoration of the most beautiful of the Pskov temples has not yet struck…
The main volume of the single-domed temple may have been covered with a posacomar; the current four-pitched covering certainly grossly distorts its completion. Placed on the basement, the temple had a two-tiered gallery and a side chapel from the north (St. Alexei). It is difficult to admit that the temple ... is very rich in composition, did not have a second chapel ... the western part is completely distorted, it was attached to it in the 18th century
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The Zeeland Bridge (Dutch: Zeelandbrug) is the longest bridge in the Netherlands. The bridge spans the Eastern Scheldt estuary. It connects the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland in the province of Zeeland.
The Zeeland Bridge was built between 1963 and 1965. It was inaugurated on 15 December 1965 by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, and was originally called Eastern Scheldt Bridge (Dutch: Oosterscheldebrug) before being renamed the Zealand Bridge on 13 April 1967. At the time of its completion, it was the longest bridge in Europe. It has a total length of 5,022 metres, and consists of 48 spans of 95 metres, 2 spans of 72.5 metres and a movable bridge with a width of 40 metres.
The province of Zeeland borrowed the money for the construction of the bridge. The loan was repaid by levying tolls for the first 24 years.
2006 October: The completion and opening date of a major expansion, the Frederic C. Hamilton building, designed as a joint venture by Studio Daniel Libeskind and Denver firm Davis Partnership Architects(architect of record). The new building opened on October 7, 2006, and is clad in titanium and glass. The project was recognised by the American Institute of Architects as a successful Building Information Modeling project
Civic Center Historic District
VOLENDAM - Het Markermeer ontstond na het voltooien van de Houtribdijk tussen Enkhuizen en Lelystad (1976)
VOLENDAM - The Marker Lake was created after the completion of the Houtribdijk between Enkhuizen and Lelystad (1976)
the Parliament of Budapest after its location, is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, a notable landmark of Hungary, and a popular tourist destination in Budapest. It is situated on Kossuth Square in the city's Pest side, on the Danube's eastern bank. It was designed by Hungarian architect Imre Steindl in neo-Gothic style and opened in 1902. It has been the largest building in Hungary since its completion. The gothic Vienna City Hall influenced the architectural style of the Hungarian parliament building, and the Maria vom Siege church influenced the renaissance elements like the cupola in Vienna.
In 1901 the drawing were approved for a new Church,which would relieve St.Peter`s and St.Paul`s parishes,where the population growth was large.Construction started in 1903,with a planned completion date of 1906,which was when St.John`s Parish was founded .The Church was finally inaugurated by Bishop Gottfrid Billing on Holy Teinity Day,june 1907.Designed in the Art Noveau style by Axsel Anderberg.
Tower height: 60,2m.Height to ceiling 26,13m. Length of Church 52,27m.
Both externally and internally,the Church is adorned with roses cut and carved by hand,which is why it is called "The Church of Roses".The are more than 1,000 roses in the Church.
East Wenatchee-Washington State
When Chelan County PUD completed the five-mile trail system along the Wenatchee riverfront in 1990, our valley came alive with a new focus and appreciation for the river. The parks and trails have added much to our quality of living.
The Douglas County side of the trail was opened in October 1994, completing the 10-mile Apple Capital Loop Trail, the longest loop trail in Washington State. The west side of the trail features a state-of-the-art urban waterfront park system, complemented by the rich diversity of natural habitat offered by the east-side trail.
Multiple use
Since completion in 1994, the Loop Trail has become a major transportation corridor that serves thousands of commuter and recreational trail users each year. The trail can at times be busy with cyclists, walkers, joggers, and skaters. In the winter months, cross-country skiers and snowshoers also share the trail.
The marbachsee was originally built between 1978 and 1982 by the Mümling Water Association, which operates the reservoir, for flood control purposes, but has officially also served as a recreational area since 1986.
The primary reason for building the Marbach Reservoir was flood protection for the towns and villages downstream. Because the Marbach stream has a relatively large catchment area, the Mümling's discharge capacity could easily be exceeded after periods of rain or snowmelt. Since the dam's completion, the Marbach's flow into the Mümling can be controlled.
A small hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of 80 kW was attached to the Marbach Reservoir. At full capacity, the Marbach Reservoir is the largest body of still water in the Odenwald region.
Another reason for constructing the Marbach Reservoir was its use for recreation and leisure. Activities possible there include swimming, boating, windsurfing, sailing, fishing, and hiking.
The Marbach Reservoir is divided into three sections from west to east:
"Bird sanctuary" with a nature reserve island; officially not a bird or nature reserve
Bathing area with a beach, sunbathing lawn, and bathing islands
Surfing and sailing area for boats with a sail area of up to 3.5 m².
Der Marbach-Stausee wurde von 1978 bis 1982 vom Wasserverband Mümling, welcher der Betreiber der Stauanlage ist, ursprünglich zum Hochwasserschutz erbaut, dient aber offiziell seit 1986 auch der Erholung.
Hauptanlass zum Bau des Marbach-Stausees war der Hochwasserschutz der talabwärts liegenden Orte. Da der Marbach ein relativ großes Einzugsgebiet aufweist, konnte nach Regen- oder Schmelzperioden leicht die Abflusskapazität der Mümling übertroffen werden. Seit der Fertigstellung der Talsperre lässt sich der Zufluss des Marbachs in die Mümling kontrollieren.
Der Marbach-Talsperre wurde ein kleines Wasserkraftwerk mit 80 kW Leistung angegliedert. Der Marbach-Stausee bei Vollstau das flächenmäßig größte Stillgewässer des Odenwaldes.
Ein weiterer Grund zur Errichtung des Marbach-Stausees war die Nutzung zu Erholungs- und Freizeitzwecken. Zu dort möglichen Aktivitäten gehören: Baden, Bootfahren, Windsurfen, Segeln, Angeln und Wandern.
Die Fläche des Marbach-Stausees ist von West nach Ost in drei Abschnitte unterteilt: „Vogelschutzgebiet“ mit Naturschutzinsel; offiziell kein Vogel- oder Naturschutzgebiet
"Badebereich" mit Badestrand, Liegewiese und Badeinseln und "Surf- und Segelbereich" für Boote bis 3,5 m² Segelfläche.
Bluebell Railway - March 2014 - 1st year celebrations marking the completion of the link from Kingscote to East Grinstead (DSC 8976)
The smugmug link to my page for the two days is below
davidcable.smugmug.com/Events/2014/130322-23-Bluebell-1st...
After its completion in the early 16th century, Seville Cathedral supplanted Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world, a title the Byzantine church had held for a thousand years. The Gothic section alone has a length of 126 m (413 ft), a width of 76 m (249 ft), and a central nave height of 36 m (118 ft) (40 m (130 ft) at the crossing). The total height of the Giralda tower from the ground to the weather vane is 104.5 m (342 ft 10 in). The Archbishop's Palace is located on the northeastern side of the cathedral.
Seville Cathedral was the site of the baptism of Infante Juan of Aragon in 1478, only son of the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. Its royal chapel holds the remains of the city's conqueror, Ferdinand III of Castile, his son and heir, Alfonso the Wise, and their descendant, King Peter the Cruel. The funerary monuments for cardinals Juan de Cervantes and Pedro González de Mendoza are located among its chapels. Christopher Columbus and his son Diego are also buried in the cathedral.
Yes, it's another Cuddly Couple! The point was to show off Din's magnificent feathery collar, but I somehow dominated the scene nonetheless. No light without shadows, and it is the same for me with Din: he is an essential part of my existence, without which I would scatter and dissolve. When I am tired of shining, I can cloak myself in his darkness and rest.
Engine 1095 located in Confederation Park, Kingston Ontario was built in 1913 and fully restored in 2013.
Sir John Alexander Macdonald was the first prime minister of Canada. Amongst his many accomplishments was his role in the completion of the transcontinental 'Canadian Pacific Railway' or CPR. connecting Eastern Canada to British Columbia, completed in 1885...see first comment below...
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-pacifi...
Ninna-ji is the head temple of the Omuro school of the Shingon Sect of Buddhism. Located in western Kyoto, Japan, it was founded in AD 888 by the retired Emperor Uda. It is part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto", a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ninna-ji was founded in the early Heian period. In 886, Emperor Kōkō ordered the construction of the Nishiyama Goganji Temple to bless the nation and propagate Buddhist teachings, but he did not live to see its completion. Emperor Uda saw the construction to its completion in 888 and named it "Ninna" after the regnal year of the late Emperor Kōkō's reign. From 888 to 1869 it was traditional for reigning Emperors to send a son to the temple to take over as head priest when a vacancy arose.
After retiring from his throne, Emperor Uda became the first Monzeki, or aristocratic priest, of Ninna-ji. From then on until the end of the Edo period, the temple saw a succession of head priests of imperial lineage.
In 1467, the temple was destroyed by fire and fighting in the Ōnin War. It was rebuilt roughly 150 year later, thanks to the eldest son of Emperor Go-Yōzei, Kakushin Hosshinnō, who enlisted the help of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. The resurrection coincided with the rebuilding of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto and thus received imperial funding.
The tradition of having aristocratic or persons of imperial lineage serve as chief of the temple ended with the 30th Monzeki, Junnin Hosshinnō in the late Edo period.
Most of the surviving buildings date from the 17th century, and include a five-story pagoda and an orchard of dwarf cherry trees. The temple itself features some beautifully painted screen walls, and a beautiful walled garden.
Visited Bethnal Green and Shoreditch yesterday after the OH announced that he had decided to have the day off at the last minute. Many of the hoardings which the artists use had been removed as building works are nearing their completion ... Not many new works about but rather a lot of paste ups ...
This work by Shok-1 which I had seen as a WIP was finished and hadn't been got at by the taggers ...
Parts have arrived and the Brickmania crew pitched in to help us place close to 10,000 tiles to give it that cobblestone look.
Almost complete. Wait for some big announcements!
Cody did a large part of the building.
Thank you for those who gave your input on which piano to use!
Daniel Siskind's design on the tanks.
Lando made some nice stickers/decals to make the Fury scene authentic.
Name of the building: Kamzík TV Tower
Architects: Stanislav Májek, Jakub Tomašák, Juraj Kozák, Milan Jurica and Ján Privitzer
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Year of completion: 1975
Height: 196-metre (643 ft)
Architecture I.
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Architecture II.
This rare one off 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 by Bertone is one of seven built by Bertone, and is the only coupe of the seven. Powered by a modified 2.9L, 140hp engine, and seen and photographed at the 2024 Greenwich Concours Show. Here is it's story by Sotheby's:
The tale of Stanley H. “Wacky” Arnolt II is well-known to sports car enthusiasts, but bears a rapid repeating: The Warsaw, Indiana businessman made his first fortune as a manufacturer of marine engines, then branched into the selling of British automobiles in Chicago in late 1950. In 1952 he commissioned Italian coachbuilder Bertone to build a limited run of custom-bodied MG TDs, known as Arnolt-MGs, for sale through his showroom. This relationship soon expanded, with Bertone collaborating with “Wacky” on, most famously, the Arnolt-Bristol, as well as Bertone-bodied Alfa Romeos, Bentleys, Ferraris, and other fabulous coachbuilt creations.
There were seven Aston Martins dressed by Bertone under Arnolt’s auspices, or, as the relentlessly self-promoting Arnolt would have preferred they be known, Arnolt-Aston Martins. Their designs differed from series to series and car to car, but DB2/4 chassis number LML/765 is the only coupe. It was and remains a thing of beauty, with lines that are more crisp and elegant than some of the other Bertone creations, arguably more finely tailored and cohesive and especially striking as a coupe. As noted by historian Stanley Nowak in his article on the Bertone Astons in Automobile Quarterly, Vol. 26 No. 4, the car’s dramatic creases in its flanks and a pronounced wraparound rear window were both signature touches of Bertone’s Franco Scaglione.
Build records at Aston Martin Dorset indicate that LML/765 was commissioned by Arnolt on 20 August 1954 for “Monsieur Henrey Pagezy” of Paris and delivered on 7 January 1955. Given the somewhat mangled spelling, it is believed that this client was actually Henri Pigozzi, founder of Société Industrielle de Mécanique et Carrosserie Automobile, better-known as Simca. This is likely, as a few features on LML/765, most notably the taillights, were borrowed from Simca automobiles—an impressive signature.
According to Nowak, Arnolt’s Bertone representative claimed that the coupe was intended to have been the first in a small run of cars, but by the time it appeared Aston Martin had refused to supply any more chassis to the effort. Supporting this statement, the car was shown, well after its completion, at both the 1957 and 1958 Turin Motor Shows—finished in white and then in blue, respectively—each time on the Bertone stand. It is believed that the coachbuilder borrowed the car back both years in an effort to entice Aston Martin to consider them as a new firm to develop the upcoming DB4, a role that eventually went to another Italian coachbuilder, Touring of Milan.
The Bertone coupe later made its way to the United States in 1976, into the hands of John G. Gyann. It was subsequently owned by Dr. Jim Pavlatos of Palos Heights, Illinois, and restored under his care, then passed through the hands of Chicago-based sportscar dealer Bill Jacobs and the Blackhawk Collection. In 1987, it was acquired from Blackhawk by Roger Karlson of California, who would own the car for eleven years and spent much time and spared no expense meticulously sorting the mechanicals of the largely cosmetic restoration that had been undertaken prior to his ownership. The car was shown later in 1987 at Pebble Beach while under Mr. Karlson’s ownership.
In 2019, the special Bertone Aston was acquired by the current owner, who commissioned Aston Martin specialists Kevin Kay Restorations in Redding, California to undertake a full concours restoration. As part of this work, the car was faithfully returned to its “show stand-correct” metallic blue shade, matched to traces of the original finish located below the headlight bezels and in the trunk area. In addition, the correct front bumper and taillights, which had been modified over the years, were fabricated to replicate the original 1955 units, as was the bonnet trim, sun visors, and much of the interior trim hardware. Down to the original red exhaust tip, visible in a surviving 1958 color photograph, no small detail was overlooked during this extensive restoration, which cost over $800,000 and was completed just in time for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2023. The restored car retains its original numbers-matching drivetrain, per its build documentation, with the original engine having been rebuilt to a high-output specification with elevated compression, DB MK III-style valves and camshafts, and an uprated oiling system.
At completion of the work, the car was debuted at the 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, where it was honored with First in Class, a remarkable achievement. It has yet to be shown publicly since, leaving the door open for the next caretaker to enjoy participation in virtually any top-level concours event on the planet. In fact, the Bertone Aston has already been invited to be displayed and compete at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Accompanying the sale is a document file featuring restoration photographs and invoices, as well as a copy of the Automobile Quarterly article and other historical information, including a detailed letter account by dedicated former owner Roger Karlson.
This unique Aston Martin DB2/4 is a singular and exquisite automobile, representing the epitome of English sporting heritage, but inspired by American ingenuity, passion, and ambition, and styled and built by Bertone and Italy’s finest artisans. In so many ways, the Bertone Aston represents the ultimate iteration of company owner David Brown’s “gentleman’s express.” A lively, smooth performer, it is a consummate English gentleman indeed, but clothed in a bespoke Italian suit.
Dodekalitten #3.....
Dodekalliten...from the greek: Δωδεκáλιθος
"Dódeka" means 12, ,
"lit" ("lith”) means "stone"
Art in progress due for completion in 2025. 12 figures of stone, carved in granite.
Their heads facing the centre of a circle 40 meters in diameter.
Electronic music plays in the air during the hours of daylight. Created by a computer using data for sunrise, sunset and the tide it controls the musical process.
See Dodekalitten series here:
“Taipei 101 (Chinese: 台北101; pinyin: Táiběi 101); formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508.0 m, 101 story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. It is owned by Taipei Financial Center Corporation. The building was officially classified as the world's tallest from its opening on 31 December 2004 (in time to celebrate New Year's Eve). However, the Burj Khalifa surpassed Taipei 101 in 2010. Upon completion, it became the world's first skyscraper to exceed a height of half a kilometre. As of 2023, Taipei 101 is the tallest building in Taiwan and the eleventh tallest building in the world.”
Excerpt from www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/community/art_archi_syp_st_sce...:
Art in station architecture
Artwork Title:
Street Scenes of Sai Ying Pun
Artist Name:
Tse Ming-chong and Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation (Hong Kong)
Artwork Location:
Sai Ying Pun Station - Entrance/ Exit B1 and B2 Concourse
Form of Artwork:
Digital Printing on Self Adhesive Vinyl Film
Artwork Completion Date:
March 2015
Artist's Concept:
"Street Scenes of Sai Ying Pun" is a community arts project led by the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation and local photographer and artist Tse Ming-chong.
In recent years, the historical district of Sai Ying Pun has undergone huge changes. To help document these changes and create an archive of memories for the community, over thirty young people worked with the artist to create photo collages combining over 450 pieces of monochrome photos. The artwork depicts the unique and vibrant character of the neighbourhood and records the traditional shops, the heritage buildings and the daily lives of the local residents.
I'm hoping to make one more trip down to see the FL9s this weekend before the excursion season wraps up, so figured I'd post this and file it before doing so. This is just a more tele view of one I posted a couple months back of the cliche Cape Cod rail scene.
Ex CDOT FL9 #2026 (blt. Sept. 1957 as NH 2007) is leading the six car Cape Cod Central dinner train with sister FL9 #2011 (blt. Sept. 1960 as NH #2038) on the south end.
The train has crossed the canal and run north past the depot and is seen here coming over the Pocasset Narrows bridge by Buttermilk Bay and entering the town of Wareham from Bourne at MP 54.3 on MassDOT's ex New Haven Cape Mainline now operated by the Mass Coastal Railroad. As soon as the rear unit clears this deck bridge they will pause and then reverse direction back over the canal and head down the Falmouth Branch for about an hour giving the MBTA/Keolis CapeFLYER time to come up from Hyannis and cross the bridge on their way back to Boston.
In the distance just beyond the station that is out of sight rise the twin 271 ft towers that support the 544 long lift span crossing the Cape Cod Canal. Built by the Public Works Administration it opened in December 1935 and at the time of its completion, it was the longest vertical lift span in the world.
Wareham, Massachusetts
Saturday July 30, 2022
Frank's Shaft Engine House photographed in October 1994 after completion of consolidation and conservation work.
Camera: Contax RTSII + Carl Zeiss 28mm f2.8 Distagon lens
Click here for more 35mm Archive Images of Giew Mine: www.jhluxton.com/The-35mm-Film-Archive/Mines-of-Cornwall-...
Giew Mine lies alongside the B3311 road linking Penzance and St. Ives. The surviving engine house next to the 225m deep Frank's shaft on the western flank of Trink Hill in Towednack Parish.
The mine is known to have been working from the mid-eighteenth century. In its time Giew has been known as Gew, Reeth Consols, Trink and St. Ives Consols. The remaining buildings cantered around Frank's Shaft are only the easternmost of a number of shafts all working the area.
The engine house dates from 1874 as can be seen above the arched window. This was part of the re-working of Giew Mine started in 1869 by Thomas Treweeke.
Other shafts, running from east to west include Blackburn's, Robinsons Engine, Martins, Ladock Shaft and Giew Engine Shaft where it joined Billia Consols Mine.
In 1908 Giew Mine was taken over by St Ives Consolidated Mines Ltd, whose main workings included Wheal Trenwith, and others, two miles to the north. In 1917, the Thermo Electric Corporation that had taken over the group in 1915 abandoned all but Wheal Giew, which continued in production through the period of depression following the Great War (1914-18); it was the only active tin producer in the years 1921-22.
During the final working of the mine electric power was used and the engine house was converted into an ore bin.
Giew mine closed in 1923. In 1994 extensive consolidation / conservation of the landmark Frank’s Shaft engine house was undertaken.
This scene was captured yesterday afternoon at Wango Lane in Aintree Village, Liverpool UK. The narrow boats, barges and canal cruisers were all arriving at the starting point of the flotilla through Aintree Village, Melling and Maghull to celebrate the Bicentenary of the completion of the Leeds Liverpool Canal. The event is later today. My blog posting refers at:- tonyrobertson.mycouncillor.org.uk/2016/06/19/aintree-vill...
The Sagrada Família, located in Barcelona, Spain, is a massive, unfinished Basilica and UNESCO World Heritage site designed by Antoni Gaudí, combining Gothic and Modernisme styles with intricate, nature-inspired architecture. Construction began in 1882, with completion aimed for 2026, marking the centenary of Gaudí's death. It is renowned for its 18 towering spires, three symbolic façades, and unique, tree-like interior pillars.
Excerpt from www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/community/art_archi_wanchai.html:
Art in station architecture
Artwork Title:
This is Wan Chai
Artist Name:
Jevan Chowdhury
Location:
Wan Chai Station
Artwork Completion Date:
March 2020
Concept:
“This is Wan Chai” is an observation of the theatrical stage that everyday life presents, as seen through the lens of magical realism. Images of Wan Chai’s iconic heritage are enriched by the performances of over 40 principal, soloist, coryphée and corps de ballet dancers from the Hong Kong Ballet as well as members of the public. Spanning a length of approximately 150 metres, the artwork reimagines and reinvents the station as a public space at the heart of the local community. In this way, the station is transformed into a living stage of choreographed street scenes that commuters play their part in as they pass through.
“This is Wan Chai” is part of the “Moving Cities” series. Commissioned by MTR Corporation and jointly initiated with Hong Kong Design Centre, it was made in collaboration with Hong Kong Ballet, Treacle Media, UK’s Department for International Trade and Conran + Partners. Moving Cities is part of an on-going global inventory of film and photographic work in which world cities are transcribed through dance.
(Left panel from my husband, re-edited and re-imagined Bullocks Wilshire.)
( Right) Leslie Jean Porter Gallery fashion show.
Following her full rebuild and sporting a five-bladed prop on her Rolls-Royce Griffon engine, racy looking Supermarine Spitfire LF.XIVe RN201 seen taxying out at Duxford sometime in the mid 2000's
Originally delivered to the Belgian Air Force as SG-31, she became G-BSKP after completion of the re-build in 2002
Then flying as RN201 until 2007, she was sold as N201TB in the USA
Scanned print
I just finished participating in November 16th's Macro Mondays challenge, "Keyhole," where I viewed and commented on multiple hundreds of images of orphaned keyholes (there were no keys allowed). This left me feeling a bit unsettled. Locks and keys go together like peanut butter and jelly; love and marraige, a horse and carriage... (you know the song). So, I felt compelled to create an image of a complete lock/key combination so I could go back to being able to sleep at night.
Strobist/technical info:
The lock was staged on a piece of glass with a black fabric background. Two Nikon SB900 speedlights were placed 90-degress CL and CR, 18" away and 24" above subject, pointing down at 45-degree angles. They were each fired in Manual mode through 24" x 24" Neewer soft boxes. The CL strobe was fired @1⁄4 power; CR @ 1⁄8 power. A third speedlight, a Nikon SB700 with Gary Fong 5th Gen Lightsphere attached, was placed CR at camera level and aimed directly at subject for fill. It was placed in Manual mode and fired @ 1⁄8 power.
The SB900's were triggered by three PocketWizard Plus X's; the SB700 was placed in SU-4 mode and triggered by the other strobes.
Lens: AF - S DX VR Zoom - Nikkor 18 - 200mm f / 3.5 - 5.6G IF - ED with a 20mm extension tube attached.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azabudai_Hills:
Azabudai Hills (麻布台ヒルズ, Azabudai Hiruzu) is a complex of three skyscrapers in Tokyo, Japan. Upon its completion in 2023, the Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower in the development became the tallest building in Tokyo and Japan.
Designed by the architectural firm Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and developed by the Mori Building Company, it is estimated that the project will cost about 580 billion yen ($4.4 billion). Construction started in 2019 and was completed in 2023.
The complex is located in the Toranomon business district, in the ward of Minato; it lies between sister Mori Building projects Roppongi Hills to the west, Toranomon Hills to the east and Ark Hills to the north.
Design
The tallest building of the complex, Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower
Tentatively known as the Toranomon-Azabudai District or Toranomon-Azabudai Project, its official name, "Azabudai Hills", was announced by Mori Building on 14 December 2022. Azabudai Hills consists of three buildings: Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, Azabudai Hills Residence A and Azabudai Hills Residence B. Mori JP Tower, measuring 325.2 metres (1,067 ft) and featuring 64 floors, was the first supertall to be built in Tokyo. Its appearance was designed to complement the nearby Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower, a project by the same architect and developer located 250 metres (820 ft) away. The two accompanying buildings, Residence A and Residence B, measure 237.2 and 262.8 metres (778 and 862 ft) in height and feature 54 and 64 floors. The three skyscrapers were designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the firm of Argentine architect César Pelli. Upon completion in 2023, the Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower became the tallest building in Tokyo, surpassing the nearby Toranomon Hills Station Tower, as well as in Japan, surpassing Osaka's Abeno Harukas.
Accompanying the skyscrapers are a series of low-rise buildings that plan to create a landscape pergola, designed by London-based Heatherwick Studio. The 8.1-hectare (20-acre) area will be surrounded by lush greenery and will feature 24,000 m2 (260,000 sq ft) of green space, including a 6,000 m2 (65,000 sq ft) central square. According to Mori, the design embodies the concept of a "modern urban village". Additionally, 9,000 m2 (97,000 sq ft) of cultural facilities will also be included.