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These old elevators were designed for function not so much for form or prettiness. Over time though their patina transforms them into a wonderful artistic looking form.
MLC Centre architecture cannot be overlooked. With elegantly contoured, stark white concrete, white quartz and glass, the façade presents itself as a handsomely moulded sculpture.
Harry Seidler AC QBE is a luminary of Australian architecture. Widely considered as the first architect to fully express the Bauhaus aesthetic here. The MLC Centre remains one of his most definitive works on the Sydney Skyline.
244m to antenna and 227m to roof. The MLC Centre was Sydney’s tallest building in Sydney from 1977 to 1992. It is currently the fifth tallest building behind the Meriton World Tower (230m), Deutsche Bank Place (240m), Citigroup Centre (243m) and Chifley Tower (244m). The tallest structure in Sydney is still the Sydney Tower at 309m.
The name designation in the map function of Flickr is often wrong, as in this contribution. Ooijen is on the west side of the Meuse River; De Hamert on the east.
The National Park 'De Hamert' is a great place to walk in any season, even in dreary, gray winter. This area was already settled in the bronze and early iron ages; it has only been partially excavated for archaeology in order to leave finds for later generations.
The heath is grazed by Kempen Heath Sheep whose forebears - as uncovered sheep bones attest - lived here as early as the bronze age.
Looking up at the award-winning Sharp Centre for Design at OCAD University in Toronto. Although quite striking with the 12 multi-coloured, pencil-like supports, I downplayed the colour as to highlight the contrasting shapes, angles, light and textures with this capture.
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Glasgow Central ..
397012 5C51 15.08 Glasgow Central-Carstairs empty stock move, on the point of departing,
385039 having recently arrived.
From nature back to industrial aesthetics.
I really like the hidden beauty of the form follows function approach in industrial settings.
This photo was taken in the Energiezentrale Forsthaus in Bern.
Each rhododendron bloom is a gathered colony of small, near-identical flowers—delicate, deliberate, and designed to draw in early summer’s pollinators. Their symmetry has both function and grace.
" The Yei Bi Chei (also spelled Yébichai) is a sacred night dance of the Diné (commonly but improperly called Navajo) people of the southwestern United States. The ceremony lasts nine days and has a healing function for tribe members and is generally performed in the winter." - WIKI
I found this appropriate for this image as it was captured at Sunset in the Winter in Monument Valley. The single spire on the right is called Totem Pole and the group to the left are called " Yei Bi Chei ".
When you are in the valley, away from the crowds, there is an overwhelming calm that settles over you, add the warm afternoon light and a cold Winter breeze and you have a recipe for beautiful.
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Navajo Bridge.
Marble Canyon, AZ.
3-20-22.
Photo by: Ned Harris
Note: Sunning posture, aka" Horaltic Pose" with the wings spread with the back facing the sun. This behavior likely has several functions in different situations – allowing for heat loss when the bird is too warm, heat gain on cool early mornings and wing drying when the feathers are wet. I’ve also heard it suggested that they may sometimes be using ultraviolet light from the sun to kill bacteria on their plumage from their last decaying meal. Another possible explanation is warming up their feathers prior to aligning them properly.
Swallowtail, southwest France this summer. I liked the way the insect and the leaf have the same shape and pattern
Leyton Green Towers, an 11-storey block of flats. Built in the early 1960s and refurbished in the late 2010s.
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Former Southern Pacific C50-9 type caboose No. 4747 is a regular on Union Pacific's LUE43 local, pictured in the heart of Salt Lake City, Utah on May 6, 2021. While its primary function is a perch for crew members to observe the track, crossings, and signals during reverse moves, the caboose still has functioning doors and windows. Check out the SP "frog eye" marker light and "flying saucer" radio antenna, still mounted to the roof.
• Fennec fox
• Fénec, feneco, zorro del desierto
The fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) is a small crepuscular fox native to the deserts of North Africa, ranging from Western Sahara and Mauritania to the Sinai Peninsula. Its most distinctive feature is its unusually large ears, which serve to dissipate heat and listen for underground prey.
Its name comes from the species' Arabic name: fanak (فَنَك), which means "little fox".
Scientific classification:
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Infraorder:Cynoidea
Family:Canidae
Subfamily:Caninae
Tribe:Vulpini
Genus:Vulpes
Species:V. zerda
The fennec is the smallest fox species. Its coat, ears, and kidney functions have adapted to the desert environment with high temperatures and little water. It mainly eats insects, small mammals and birds. The fennec has a life span of up to 14 years in captivity and about 10 years in the wild. Its main predators are the Verreaux's eagle-owl, jackals and other large mammals. Fennec families dig out burrows in the sand for habitation and protection, which can be as large as 120 m2 (1,300 sq ft) and adjoin the burrows of other families. Precise population figures are not known but are estimated from the frequency of sightings; these indicate that the fennec is currently not threatened by extinction. Knowledge of social interactions is limited to information gathered from captive animals. The fennec's fur is prized by the indigenous peoples of North Africa, and it is considered an exotic pet in some parts of the world.
In captive fennec foxes, glaucoma is a common eye disease. Its prevalence in captive animals is due to factors like genetic predisposition (limited genetic diversity), environmental stress, lack of exercise, and age (captive animals often live longer).
Oasis Wildlife Fuerteventura, La Lajita, Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias
We've had a string of winter storms lately - good to be prepared and protected.
From North Hollywood, California.
Stop smoking, as this will only bring you health problems in addition to harming the environment.
The human lung is composed of small structures, the alveoli, responsible for the gas exchange of the blood. Blood flow and blood flow between heart and lungs are intense. Cigarette smoke directly affect the functioning of the heart-lung circulation. Over time the pulmonary alveolus are being cemented by the components of cigarette smoke, failing to do its function. The body will then be replaced by smaller tissue oxygenation, resulting in greater ease of tiredness for the smoker. Cigarette smoking also causes countless damage to the heart and lungs, such as heart attack and cancer.
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These here are the stems of Narcissus... one... with ATTITUDE and great nonchalance, not a care in the world... whistling???
Stems have four main functions which are:
* Support for and the elevation of leaves, flowers and fruits. The stems keep the leaves in the light and provide a place for the plant to keep its flowers and fruits.
* Transport of fluids between the roots and the shoots and blooms .
* Storage of nutrients.
* The production of new living tissue. The normal life span of plant cells is one to three years. Stems have cells called meristems that annually generate new living tissue.
Each time I think... that's it, there's only so much you can do with flowers... and yet again and again, I'll see something new.
Being creative is not a choice... it is an urge in me.
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Seville is full of these elegant and practical inner courtyards to apartments. I'm no architect but my understanding is that the Moors used this design to create a venturi effect in order to circulate relatively cooler air from the ground floor upwards.
Looking great in fresh paint, veteran S317 leads container train 1845 through Lithgow past the last-built member of the 81 class, 8184, in October 2015.
Streamlined bulldog and good looker S317 was about to turn 54 years old, while functional 8184, the newest of its class, was a youngish 24. The first of each class entered service in 1957 and 1982 respectively. 8184 was one of four additional 81 class built several years after the rest.
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Memories of last Summer....
Portland Bill Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse at Portland Bill, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The lighthouse and its boundary walls are Grade II Listed.
As Portland Bill's largest and most recent lighthouse, the Trinity House operated Portland Bill Lighthouse is distinctively white and red striped, standing at a height of 41 metres (135 ft). It was completed by 1906 and first shone out on 11 January 1906. The lighthouse guides passing vessels through the hazardous waters surrounding the Bill, while also acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel.[
Der Trajans Kiosk gehört zum Tempelkomplex von Philae in Ägypten. Der Kiosk wurde während der Herrschaft von Kaiser Trajan (um 100 n. Chr.) errichtet und diente höchstwahrscheinlich als Säulenhalle oder als Eingangsbereich zum Isis-Tempel. Seine prachtvolle Ausstattung vereint römische Baukunst mit ägyptischen Einflüssen.
Die Architektur des Trajan Kiosk besteht aus vier Reihen von sechs monolithischen Granitsäulen, die ein Dach tragen. Diese Säulen sind mit kunstvollen Reliefs verziert, die Szenen aus dem Leben und den Taten von Kaiser Trajan darstellen, wie etwa Opferszenen oder kaiserliche Darstellungen.
Die Funktion des Trajans Kiosk ist nicht ganz eindeutig: Einerseits könnte er als Portal oder Eingangshalle für die Pilger gedient haben, die den Tempelkomplex besuchten, andererseits könnte er auch für Zeremonien im Zusammenhang mit Isis-Kult genutzt worden sein, möglicherweise für Prozessionen oder rituelle Handlungen, die Teil der Verehrung der Göttin waren.
Darüber hinaus könnte der Trajan Kiosk auch eine symbolische Bedeutung gehabt haben und die Verbindung zwischen dem römischen Kaiserreich und dem ägyptischen Isis-Kult darstellte.
Übrigens war der Brehms-Tierleben-Brehm auch mal hier und hat sein Graffiti unrühmlicherweise im Innenhof des Kiosk für alle Zeiten hinterlassen.
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The Trajan's Kiosk, located within the Philae Temple Complex in Egypt, dates back to the reign of Emperor Trajan around 100 AD. This magnificent structure likely served as a colonnaded hall or entrance area to the Temple of Isis, blending Roman architectural styles with Egyptian influences.
Featuring four rows of six monolithic granite columns supporting a roof, the Trajan's Kiosk is adorned with intricate reliefs depicting scenes from Emperor Trajan's life and deeds, including sacrificial rites and imperial representations.
Its multifaceted function likely encompassed serving as a portal or entrance hall for pilgrims visiting the temple complex, as well as hosting ceremonies associated with the worship of Isis, possibly including processions and ritual observances.
Moreover, the Trajan's Kiosk may have held symbolic significance, potentially representing the connection between the Roman Empire and the Egyptian cult of Isis, highlighting the interplay of cultures and beliefs during that period.
For travelers exploring the Philae Temple Complex, the Trajan's Kiosk stands as a testament to ancient craftsmanship and the fusion of Roman and Egyptian traditions, offering insights into the religious and cultural practices of antiquity.