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Looks familiar... like a host of Italian villas. Rockefeller estate, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester, New York
This was the lone survivor of several attempts at the Space Mountain Re-entry tunnel. Speed of the cars, dim lighting and the quickness of the effect all make it a tougher shot than I expected. I think I just got lucky :-)
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Old Deanery Court, Cathedral Green, Wells, BA5 2UQ
Overview
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: I
List Entry Number: 1382906
Date first listed: 12-Nov-1952
Date of most recent amendment: 12-Nov-1953
County: Somerset
District: Mendip (District Authority)
Parish: Wells
Diocese of Bath and Wells
National Grid Reference: ST 55000 45919
Details
Former Deanery, now Diocesan Offices. C12 origins, largely rebuilt by Dean Gunthorpe in later C15 (in office 1472-98), remodelled and south range refenestrated by Dean Bathurst in late C17. Ashlar stonework with some rendering on east flank, Welsh slate roof behind parapets, ashlar chimney stacks. PLAN: gateway from north side of close enters outer court, with on the west side a square building of 4 ranges overlooking an inner court, now built over. Eastern hall range with porch and screens, subdivided into separate rooms in mid C17. Southern block overlooking close had important suite of rooms to first floor, defined by larger windows, with at each end a newel staircase housed in a turret. Dean Gunthorpe's personal suite was on the north side, on the first floor enclosed by a straight staircase enclosed at the western end (see Wood for further details). EXTERIOR: south front facing Cathedral Green of 2 storeys, 6 bays, mostly C15 with late C17 sash windows (very significant early surviving examples of their type) inserted. Plinth, parapet string with gargoyles and crenellated parapet with shields and Tudor Rose carvings on merlons, buttresses with 2 offsets between bays, and octagonal corner turrets on square bases, with panelled upper part and panelled conical roofs with finials, the sash windows large, with 15 panes and thick glazing bars, set in moulded architraves. East elevation to courtyard similar in character, but without buttresses, two storeys of 4 bays, with the rampart to the south end and a further 3-storey bay to north end, mostly set back. Ground-floor bays 1, 2 and 3 have ovolo-mould mullioned and transomd 3-light windows with varied leaded glazing, and above these are 15-pane sash windows with thick glazing bars and moulded stone architraves; bay 4 is a slightly projecting porch, with moulded 4 centred arch housing a C17 door, above which is a square recessed panel with an iron light bracket, then a transomd mullioned 2-light window, with an oculus set in the parapet gable; two 2-light windows in the south return; bay 5 to north end is a taller end gable, set back, with a 2-light mullioned window at second floor level set in an older opening, and a similar window set low at first floor level, projecting flat-roofed extension at ground floor level, with a 5-light mullioned and transomd window and an ornamented crenellated parapet. The west elevation continues the c1700 treatment of the south front, the north elevation almost entirely a selection of medieval work, with a tower to the north-west corner, in 5 bays. Bay 1 to NE elevation has a single 2-light transomd 4-centre-arched window to first floor, and a pair of sash windows set below and later doorways etc at lower ground floor level, then a massive projecting chimney breast, carried back into bay 1 at lower level; bay 2 has a 2-light window above and then a medieval style oriel window below, which may be c1750; bay 3 has two large 4-light windows, with a small 2-light to lower ground floor; bay 5 has another 2-light window at upper ground level. INTERIOR: the main hall is at first-floor level on the north side (now known as the Bradfield Room), and has a fine late C15 fireplace, its original screen, and an oriel on the south side with fan vault ceiling, now internal as the inner courtyard has been filled with rooms. Above is another major chamber, reputed to have been used by Henry VII on a 1497 visit. The major room on the south range first floor (now the main committee room) was panelled in the late C17 by Dean Bathurst (who had Oxford connections with Sir Christopher Wren), with broad coupled Ionic pilasters. Fine staircase to both of these major rooms, and many moulded beams and other features of medieval and late C17 date throughout the building. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: North Somerset and Bristol: London: 1958-: 317-319; Wood M: The English Medieval House: London: 1965-: 204-).
At a temple on Bei Dajie in ancient Pingyao.
Pingyao is considered one of China's best-preserved ancient walled towns. (From my limited travels around China, I wholeheartedly concur.)
Pingyao's history goes back about 2,700 years. Located about 90 km (55 miles) south of Taiyuan in Shanxi (山西) province, modern-day Pingyao has around 450,000 residents. The ancient town, is enclosed within a stone wall, 10 meters (31 feet) high and slightly more than 6 kilometers (3.6 miles) with 6 gates: north, lower east, upper east, south, upper west, and lower west, that was built in 1370.
Within these walls live 50,000 people. Also to be found are a number of religious institutions including temples - the Confucian temple with the oldest surviving building in Pingyao (Dacheng Hall from 1163 A.D.), the Taoist City God Temple, Taoist Qingxu Guan (temple), and a Catholic church, among others.
Besides the various religious sites, there are museums to the banking industry such as the Rishengchang Museum. (The first draft bank in China was located here in Pingyao), a few art museums, and -- centrally located -- a city tower on Nan Dajie.
Pingyao also has many guesthouses (I chose Harmony Guesthouse on Nan Dajie near the south gate and highly recommend it to anyone who goes to Pingyao), restaurants (western and local Pingyao cuisine), teahouses, bars, massage parlors, and souvenir shops.
By day, the panoramic view of Pingyao is slightly reminiscent of the imperial city scenes at the beginning of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (perhaps with a creative imagination). As evening comes, the red lanterns begin to dominate the landscape. Alleys, doorways, the main roads, and courtyards all find themselves awash in a red glow.
In short, Pingyao has plenty to offer by day or night. These images are just a small reflection, through my eyes, of Pingyao's charms.
G. H. Residence was conceived less as a house, but more as an extension and outgrowth of the limestone and aquifers of the Central Texas geography. The roof structure is configured so as to create a natural basin for the collection of rainwater, not unlike the vernal pools found in the outcroppings of Enchanted Rock. These basins harness additional natural flows through the use of photovoltaic and solar hot-water panels. The water, electricity and heat which are harvested on the roof tie into an extensive climate conditioning system which utilizes water source heat pumps and radiant loops to supply both the heating and cooling for the residence. The climate system is connected to geothermal ground loops as well as pools and water features thereby establishing a system of heat exchange which minimizes reliance on electricity or gas.
The primary formal gesture of the project inserts two long native limestone walls into the site. The walls serve as the boundary demarking domesticated space with the vegetation outbound of these walls being native while the interior spaces are more lush and tropical. The program of the residence is configured along the stone walls each of which serves as the spine for the public and private wings, respectively. The offset between the main wings establish an exterior courtyard which will serve as an extended living space for much of the year. The siting of the boundary walls and building elements was informed by the presence and preservation of three mature native oaks. The house enjoys close proximity to both Emma Long Metro Park and
West Bull Creek Preserve.
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Bowled Over
Retro wedding, complete with killer heels and ginger-ale-and-sherbert-punch
A city hall cermony?. Followed by a reception at strike bowling .This wedding is preppy, retro and most all fun. With guest entertained with karakoe - pool - bowling & a photo both.
Color palette - strawberry, chocolate , vanilla
buzz words - preppy, reto, fun
Venue : city hall & strike bowling
IMAGE CREDIT
1. wedding dress : www.henrijosef.com.au/
2 shirt & jacket : img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2004/04/specials/grammys04/glam...
3 favor boxes www.favorstudio.com/ProductImages/thumb_dot_ribbon.jpg
4 scooter : www.family-motorsports.net/VINTAGE150PINK jpg/
5 Converse ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kapO-AUtL._SS260_.jpg
6 invatation: www.amber-creek.com/invitations/ProductImage/527.g
7 cake pops www.seriouseats.com/required_eating/images/potd-cakesicle...
8 hamberger : blog.nola.com/brettanderson/2007/09/large_hamburger.JPG
9 bowling : www.strikebowlingbar.com.au/
My Globetrotter entry in the Eurobricks Custom Minifigure (2011) competition: www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=62107
Rabbi Gerschwitz leaves Greatland Port Street synagogue, which itself was modelled on Great Portland Street's synagogue. (Get it?)