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The view of Machu Picchu from the main quarry nearby where white granite was cut to build temples and other buildings at Machu Picchu, Peru.
En construcción, año 2009, Valencia, España
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In contruction, year 2009, Valencia, España
Machu Picchu, Peru was a resort for Inca royalty. They were rarely here really the servants that worked to maintain this small city lived here full time. When the king does make it Machu Pichhu, this would have been where he resided, in the two structures left center of the picture. Every morning, rays of light would slice through the mountains tops before the sun rises above the jagged horizon.
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The carved groove in the stone is part of the water supply system that still works today to bring fresh water from a nearby spring to Machu Picchu. Planned before the city could be built, the hydrology system sloped at a consistent 3° from the water source.
A trapezoidal door looks out to the lower residental cluster of Machu Picchu city and the peak of Huayna Picchu.
Burghley House is a grand 16th-century English country house near Stamford on the Cambrigeshire/Lincolnshire border, built by William Cecil. The estate features magnificent State Rooms, art collections and grounds designed by Capability Brown.
William Cecil (later the 1st Baron Burghley) began building the house as a demonstration of his wealth and power and to establish a dynastic family seat, contruction began in 1555 and the house mostly comple by 1587. He was heavily involved in its design, which was intended to impress the Queen (Elizabeth I) and her court.
While the exterior largely retains its original Elizabethan look, the interiors were extensively remodeled in the Baroque style by the 5th Earl of Exeter in the late 17th century. This included commissioning the famous "Heaven Room" and "Hell Staircase" ceiling paintings by the Italian artist Antonio Verrio.
In the 18th century, the renowned landscape architect Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was employed by the 9th Earl to redesign the gardens and parkland. Brown created the sweeping vistas, the lake, and the Lion Bridge, even altering the house's structure to enhance the views.
The 6th Marquess of Exeter, a gold-medal-winning Olympic athlete immortalized in the film Chariots of Fire, oversaw significant modernization of the house, including the introduction of electricity. In 1961, he established the Burghley House Preservation Trust, a charitable trust that now owns and maintains the house, its contents, and the surrounding estate for the public's enjoyment.
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I was asked before to show the image when you can see the light at the end of this 960 yards, or 886 metres tunnel. Well - you can see the dark spot there. I know this treatment might be not everyone cup of tea but i sort of like it. More normal image below.
The fact that it is possible to see the light shows how straight the tunnel is. It was finished in 1819 after 7 years of contruction and since then was repaired only once in 2000. Interestingly initially the competion was organised on design but noone came up with the good enough. So the Company engineer James Morgan was doing it based upon his own ideas. 4 mln bricks where used in the process - i do not know where it is big number for bricks but impressive for sure:-)
Photographing the photographer.
Yet another photo of The Iron Bridge. Ever since its contruction in the late 18th Century the Iron Bridge has been the subject of countless paintings and photographs. One wonders just how many millions of images images have been created over the years?
Ironbridge at Ironbridge. Designed by Thomas Farnolls Pritchard with the metal work cast by Abraham Darby III.
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The Laval Hospital opened its doors in 1974. Here one of the south facing wing of this building.
L'hopital de Laval a ouvert ses portes en 1974. Ici une des façades sud de l'aile de ce bâtiment.
A so-called tied-arch bridge. It was first a single bridge and build in the early 60s, and doubled in the late 80s. Near Rotterdam
Bishop Patrick Donahue was petioned by 8 local men to build the chruch in 1896. Verious degrees of contruction continued through 1930 to create one of the finest examples of Greek architecture.
Regensburg Cathedral (German: Dom St. Peter or Regensburger Dom), also known as St. Peter's Cathedral, is an example of important Gothic architecture within the state of Bavaria It is a landmark for the city of Regensburg, Germany, and the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Regensburg.
The original church called Niedermünster, which was built west of where the current cathedral stands, was built around the year 700. Niedermünster burned down in 1273, and because of the good economic status of Regensburg at the time a new cathedral was able to be constructed. Between 1859 and 1869, the towers as well as their spires were completed, and three years later the cathedral was fully complete.
The state-run Dombauhütte (Cathedral building workshop) was founded in 1923, for the oversight, maintenance, and restoration of Regensburg Cathedral.
Text adapted from Wikipedia.
Red-necked Grebes (Podiceps grisegena) building their nest. "Male and female both build the nest, a bulky pile of aquatic plants that is anchored to emergent plants or piled directly on the lake bottom and built up. Most of the nest mound lies underwater. The central portion above water is lower than the edges, to contain the eggs. Nests average about 44 inches across, with a depression of about 6 inches across and 1.6 inches deep." Cornell