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The Zollverein Coal Mine Complex in Essen (More images in my series Zollverein) is one of the most impressive surviving examples of industrial culture from the modern era.
With their design of the central shaft facilities for Shaft XII, built between 1928 and 1932, Fritz Schupp and Martin Kremmer created the single most important part of the complex, both technically and architecturally. The industrial monument has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001.
The site of the Zollverein coal mine and coking plant stands symbolises industrial history and structural transformation in the economy. Here, Schupp and Kremmer created a high-performance industrial complex with clear aesthetics and a high degree of functionality. Symmetry, axiality and gradation of scale – the organising principles of the modernist formal idiom – came into their own here in a new context.
The curtain wall façades, designed in the style of New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) and made of a steel framework inset with clinker bricks, earned the colliery the reputation of being “the most beautiful coal mine in the world”, even back in its working days. Clearly visible from afar, the 55-metre-high double winding tower rises above the other buildings as an icon of mining architecture and a symbol for the entire Ruhr region. Years later, Fritz Schupp built the Zollverein Coking Plant, which went into operation in 1961, in the same style as the coal mine complex. In its day, the mine was regarded as the largest and most efficient one in the world. An era came to an end when the coal mine ceased operations in 1986 and the coking plant in 1993. A total of 600,000 people were employed here and coal was last extracted from a depth of 1,000 metres.
In the context of the International Building Exhibition (IBA) Emscher Park, the facility, which is protected as a historical monument, was promoted as a model project; the first phase of refurbishment began in 1989. Today, the Zollverein complex is the central anchor point of the Route of Industrial Heritage – a 400-kilometre-long trail along the industrial and cultural heritage of the Ruhr region. Based on a master plan by Rem Koolhaas and his firm OMA in collaboration with the architectural firm of Heinrich Böll, the site was transformed with conversions and new buildings by Norman Foster and SANAA into a site for culture, business and education. Today, the Zollverein is a popular tourist destination that is home to the Ruhr Museum, the Red Dot Design Museum, the Zollverein Monument Trail, and the new Folkwang University of the Arts with its design department, plus the studios and ateliers of four dozen creative companies.
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From Portal, AZ, with Nikon D750 (Ha modified) and Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 lens. May 2020. 5 hours of 2 minute exposures, processed via PixInsight.
It was built from plinth and stone up to 1156. It is a cross-domed temple, which has an architectural type unique to Old Russian art. The central volume of the building has the shape of an equilateral cross, originally the temple had a distinctly cross-shaped outside. It was painted from top to bottom in the 30s and 40s of the 12th century by unknown masters from Greece. The uniqueness of the frescoes is in high artistic quality, in a thoughtful iconographic concept, and also in the fact that almost the whole complex of paintings has been preserved. In style they do not have chronological analogues in Russia and resemble Byzantine mosaics in some temples of Sicily of the same XII century.
Выстроен из плинфы и камня до 1156 г. Это крестово-купольный храм, имеющий уникальный для древнерусского искусства архитектурный тип. Центральный объём здания имеет форму равноконечного креста, первоначально храм имел снаружи чётко выраженную крестообразную форму. Расписан сверху донизу в 30-х и 40-х годах XII века неизвестными мастерами, выходцами из Греции. Уникальность фресок — в высоком художественном качестве, в продуманной иконографической концепции, а также в том, что сохранился практически весь комплекс росписей. По стилю они не имеют хронологических аналогов в России и напоминают византийские мозаики в некоторых храмах Сицилии того же XII века.
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The Royal Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam and later Thailand since 1782. It consists of not only royal and throne halls, but also a number of government offices as well as the renowned Temple of the Emerald Buddha. It covers an area of 218,000 square metres and is surrounded by four walls, 1900 metres in length. After King Rama I ascended to the throne in 1782, the palace was built. Fortunately, after the covid period, it is not yet busy with tourists. Thailand has just ended their quarantine policy. Face masks are no longer mandatory. Great to visit the Grand Palace one more time now. The Phra Ubosot, or ordination hall, occupies almost the entire southern part of the temple complex. The Ubosot is surrounded by a low wall; this separation emphasizes the sacred character of the building. The wall contains eight small pavilions with high spires, each with a double bai sema stone covered in gold leaf. In Thai religious architecture, such stones traditionally denote a sacred boundary within which the ordination of monks could be performed.
Impressive 200 years of royal history and architecture at the Grand Palace in Bangkok with more than 100 buildings. The Royal Grand Palace has been the official residence of the kings of Siam. It is the city's biggest tourist attraction and a pilgrimage destination for devout Buddhists. Construction of the Ubosot began during the reign of Rama I in 1783; as such, the building is one of the oldest structures in the temple. The Ubosot was built to house the Buddha statue known as the Emerald Buddha, which the king captured in 1779 from Vientiane, Laos. Photography is not allowed inside of the ordination hall in order to preserve the paintings, which can become damaged from flash photography and to be respectful of the Emerald Buddha icon; however, I shoot without flash and have respect of everything I shoot by my camera ;-)
De Royal Grand Palace is een gebouwencomplex in het hart van Bangkok, Thailand. Het paleis is sinds 1782 de officiële residentie van de koningen van Siam en later Thailand. Het bestaat niet alleen uit koninklijke en troonzalen, maar ook uit een aantal regeringsgebouwen en de beroemde Tempel van de groene Smaragd Boeddha. Het heeft een oppervlakte van 218.000 vierkante meter en is omgeven door vier muren van 1900 meter lang. Nadat koning Rama I in 1782 de troon besteeg, werd het paleis gebouwd. . Gelukkig is het na de covid periode nog niet druk met toeristen. Thailand heeft zojuist hun quarantainebeleid beëindigd. Mondkapjes zijn niet meer verplicht. Geweldig om het Grand Palace nu nog een keer te bezoeken. De Phra Ubosot of wijdingszaal, beslaat bijna het gehele zuidelijke deel van het tempelcomplex. De Ubosot is omgeven door een lage muur; deze scheiding benadrukt het heilige karakter van het gebouw. De muur bevat acht kleine paviljoens met hoge torenspitsen, elk met een dubbele bai sema-steen bedekt met bladgoud. In de Thaise religieuze architectuur duiden dergelijke stenen traditioneel een heilige grens aan waarbinnen de wijding van monniken kon worden uitgevoerd. De bouw van de Ubosot begon tijdens het bewind van Rama I in 1783; als zodanig is het gebouw één van de oudste structuren in de tempel. De Ubosot werd gebouwd om het Boeddhabeeld te huisvesten dat bekend staat als de Smaragdgroene Boeddha, die de koning in 1779 uit Vientiane, Laos had veroverd. Het is niet toegestaan om in de wijdingszaal te fotograferen om de schilderijen te behouden, die beschadigd kunnen raken door flitsfotografie en om het Emerald Buddha-pictogram te respecteren; ik fotografeer echter zonder flits en respecteer altijd alles wat ik fotografeer ;-)
was a historic sandstone shipping quay built in 1791 in Little Neston, Cheshire, to export coal from the Neston Collieries to North Wales and Ireland, as well as for inland transport via canal.
The Neston Coalfield first disturbed the peaceful fields of Ness over two hundred and fifty years ago, in 1759. It was an eastward extension of the North Flintshire Coalfields across the Dee, and much of the coal was hewn from tunnels that ran out under the river.
Sir John Massey Stanley, of the rich and influential Stanley family, lord of the Manor of Ness sunk the first shaft, but in the following decades complex issues of land ownership emerged, involving Stanley, the Earl of Shrewsbury who held 3/5 of Little Neston, and the Cottingham family, who held the other 2/5.
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Photos by Michael Seeley @mseeley / Viewed from the Rocket Garden at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (@kennedyspacecenter), these are views of the May 15-16 "Super Flower Blood Moon," all captured during the total eclipse period between 11:29 pm (May 15) and 12:53 am (May 16).
The first photo shows the Juno II rocket, active between 1958 and 1961.
The second photo shows the Moon next to the Atlas-Agena rocket. This rocket had 93 successful launches from 1960 to 1978, including the Ranger and Lunar Orbiter missions to the Moon.
The third photo is a wide view of the Moon over the Delta II rocket (vertical) and the Saturn 1B rocket (horizontal). The Saturn 1B was integral to the Apollo program to land astronauts on the Moon.
The fourth photo shows the Moon at "maximum eclipse."
This cloud to ground (CG) discharge was the last of a 15 minute period of strikes that saw just one lightning strike per minute on average. This frame was only 0.25s at f/5.6, iso 500, with focal length of 35mm cropped sensor. Fujifilm X-T3, 16-55mm f/2.8 lens in movie mode (4fps). This image was also cropped from original.
Imagine those two flamingos - who were actually fighging for the territory - were two rival team leaders in any big corporation...
Flamingo 1:
“Hi, just to align: I noticed you’ve been operating in our pond area without prior stakeholder involvement.”
Flamingo 2:
“Thanks for flagging. From my understanding, the pond was never formally assigned to your team.”
Flamingo 1:
“Interesting. Because historically, East Mud has been managed under our scope.”
Flamingo 2:
“I appreciate the historical context, but we’re trying to move away from silo thinking.”
Flamingo 1:
“Of course. I’m fully supportive of collaboration. I just want to avoid duplicated shrimp-related activities.”
Flamingo 2:
“Sure. But from a business perspective, it would be inefficient if one team controlled all shrimp streams.”
Flamingo 1:
“We are not controlling them. We are ensuring compliance.”
Flamingo 2:
“Right. And we are ensuring operational flexibility.”
Everything about this flower impresses me. The detail, color, geometry, etc. is so naturally impressive.
Divers rock types, mainly marbles and shists were assembled here either trough glaciers or rockfall. Lake Sils is in the background.
Have you been to India? Oh such a complex land to navigate! Nothing quite prepares you for experience, not even years of traveling in Asia.
Its sights and sounds, mingled with the aroma of exotic spices can overwhelm the visitor. History of the land is complicated by signs of a colonial past that was overthrown by a non- violent force. Many of the majestic architectural masterpieces remain and have been restored. This past joins with many other periods when others of another religion ruled the land and created their own masterpieces. Even the most passionate historian can be overcome with facts and details.
One must add the conflict between religions that seem to be ever present and ever changing: Islam vs. Hinduism. Wars were fought. Many were persecuted. Two nations emerged from one. Though many Muslims moved to Pakistan, many still remain in India. There always seems to be an undercurrent of mistrust.
So as a visitor, one must not only navigate through the past to understand the India of today, but also come to grips with clogged streets of vehicles with horns blasting away, the ever present dust in the air, and the sights of the every day struggles of the outcasts of society.
Who is who? What is poverty? Who is happy? Who is poor? What Hindu god is this? Did a Hindu or Muslim man or a British man build this building?
As much as I had difficulty with some of the arrangements of my first trip, I must applaud the man who sat in his tiny office surrounded by men on phones in front of their computers. He gave me a comprehensive itinerary that took me to places I would never have booked myself.
This is an image of the prayer area of the famous Jana Masjid mosque in Delhi. It was built in the 1650’s from beautiful red sandstone and marble. I will allow you to try to answer the questions I posed above.
An old build. Scene from the original Half-life game.
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I was looking back on my past creations and realized I never uploaded this image, just the one with the comparison.
I'm not quite gone yet as I imagined. Working on a new project.
The molecular complex near Rho Ophiuchi and Antares. a Fanastic area of the sky combining emission, reflecting and dark nebulas in the middle of bright stars, multiple stars and globular clusters.
Believe it or not, this little guy was no more than 20cm long! And despite his tiny stature, he was completely fearless, and even took a few bites right at my lens!
Another shot from Belur. The rains had just stopped and a passage of light ...lucky to
get a patch of blue n shades of white in the sky. THE LEFT section is at a higher level than the right, dry except for the floor and has a roof ...the light/color absorption is different. Same WB settings across.
DRI- Handheld. 3 different exposures. with spot focus on the pillar for one exposure and 2 others between the left flank wall and the right section - sky. I had to hold the cam steady with one hand and move the cursor to specific spots...aligned in PS. Individual exposures treated in ACR.