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Blick auf das Paul-Löbe-Haus am Ufer der Spree und auf das Reichstagsgebäude in Berlin. Beide Gebäude liegen im Berliner Regierungsviertel. Das Reichstagsgebäude ist seit 1999 Sitz des Deutschen Bundestages. Das Paul-Löbe-Haus ist ein Funktionsgebäude des Deutschen Bundestages und nach dem Reichstagspräsidenten und Alterspräsidenten des ersten Deutschen Bundestages Paul Löbe benannt.
View of the Paul Löbe House on the banks of the Spree and the Reichstag building in Berlin. Both buildings are located in Berlin's government district. The Reichstag building has been the seat of the German Bundestag since 1999. The Paul Löbe House is a functional building of the German Bundestag and named after Paul Löbe, President of the Reichstag and former President of the first German Bundestag.
Mönchengladbach City Library - Anno 1964 / North Rhine-Westphalia / Germany
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The Volkswagen Beetle (officially the Volkswagen Type 1, informally in Germany the Volkswagen Käfer and in the U.S. as Volkswagen Bug) is a two-door, four passenger, rear-engine economy car manufactured and marketed by German automaker Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003. The need for this kind of car, and its functional objectives, was formulated by the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, who wanted a cheap, simple car to be mass-produced for his country's new road network. Hitler contracted Ferdinand Porsche in 1934 to design and build it. Porsche and his team took until 1938 to finalise the design. The influence on Porsche's design of other contemporary cars, such as the Tatra V570 and the work of Josef Ganz remains a subject of dispute. The result was one of the first rear-engined cars since the Brass Era. With 21,529,464 produced, the Beetle is the longest-running and most-manufactured car of a single platform ever made. Although designed in the 1930s, the Beetle was only produced in significant numbers from 1945 on (mass production had been put on hold during the Second World War) when the model was internally designated the Volkswagen Type 1, and marketed simply as the Volkswagen (or "People's Car"). Later models were designated Volkswagen 1200, 1300, 1500, 1302 or 1303, the former three indicating engine displacement, the latter two derived from the type number. The model became widely known in its home country as the Käfer (German for "beetle") and was later marketed as such in Germany, and as the Volkswagen in other countries. For example, in France it was known as the Coccinelle (French for ladybird/ladybug). [source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Beetle]
Image created from multiple exposures blended together in Photoshop CS6 layers using the "Lighten" blend mode. All exposures were taken with a single Einstein strobe with a 22" beauty dish attached to a boom arm. Send me a FlickrMail message, and I'll be more than happy to send you some information on mostly how I photograph this style and what equipment I use.
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Entered into TMI's TAA... focus on the 4B's (beak, bill, beard & butt)
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This zipper is so essential!! HMM
From Zipper Song Lyrics:
1. Friendship friendship, what a beautiful blendship.
When other friendships have been forgot, Oh zipper, you will not!
2. I can do anything better than you!! (Sung by the zipper.)
The Church of Densuș - Orthodox Place of Worship
Historians say that the “Saint Nicholas” Church in Densuș, currently a functional Orthodox place of worship, is indeed one of the oldest churches in Romania. It was built in the 12th-13th centuries, thus being surpassed by at least a century by the even older “rotunda” in Geoagiu, also in Hunedoara County.
The locals say that there was a Dacian altar here more than 2000 years ago. After the conquest of the new province, rich in gold, wood, but also fruits of the earth, which the Romans called Dacia Felix for a reason, one of the legends says that General Longinus, grateful to his patron god, the god Mars, god of war, built a Christian church here.
In fact, the locals boast of several legendary records: the oldest stone church (although this story is not verified), the oldest icon with Christ painted in Romanian, but also a moving story, a kind of Romeo and Juliet of the Hațeg Country, a legend that is said to have come through the lineage of the Densușian scholar brothers and which you can only learn about if you stay with the welcoming Hațegans. The Painter Ștefan, the author of the paintings on the altar
What is known with certainty about the church, apart from the signatory of the painting from 1443, is the name of a priest, the oldest known priest, who was called Dalc. The main painter, the painter Ștefan, trained, according to specialists, in the tradition of painting specific to the period of the Basarab people and the much better-known monastery at Curtea de Argeș, is the author of the paintings on the entire altar.
He mentions, on the left side of the entrance to the church: “Ștefan painted”. An inscription in Slavonic provides some clarifications and additions, admittedly fragmentary, therefore not very clear: “… in the year 6952 (i.e. 1443) on October 23, Saint Nicholas was painted … the maid and the girls … Amen”.
From the mid-16th century, for almost two centuries, the frescoes were covered with lime and it seems that, during this period, the place of worship would have served, at the same time, both the Orthodox community and the Reformed community of the local nobles (Nemesh), Protestants, Magyarized. There was also a Calvinist parish in the area, and the monument church was taken over by the United Church around 1,700, returning to the Orthodox community a few decades later.
If you visit the church in Densuș, you will notice that the saints painted on the walls have their eyes gouged out along with the plaster. The villagers' stories say that the eyes of the saints were gouged out by Muslim (Turkish) invaders who arrived in the area, as revenge on the Christians they wanted to conquer and subjugate.
A hospital ward, could be anywhere I would think. It is functional too, as long as you know what kind of functions are included or excluded. Is a "sense of beauty" functional? Is a piece of art included in the functions offered by a hospital? A flower perhaps? Small things can make a big difference. Most important is the other thing one cannot see in this picture - the humanity of the hospital staff and the person-to-person contact between nurses, doctors and patients. Whatever the architecture. Fuji X-Pro1 plus Helios 44M-7 wide-open.
Functional is about the best way you can describe this building. No one was around at the time, and in fact you rarely see anyone around this police station - not the place to be seen perhaps. And you have to wonder what is being thrown out with the trash in that wheelie bin. But not all is prosaic. That sky is clearing and the light is breaking through. Beauty is all around if we look hard enough.
' We should learn from the snail it has devised a home that is both exquisite and functional.'
Frank Lloyd Wright
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Situados na encosta da Serra da Cabreira, no concelho de Cabeceiras de Basto, os Moinhos de Rei constituem um testemunho notável da arquitetura vernacular e da engenharia hidráulica da região do Minho. Estas estruturas robustas em granito, perfeitamente integradas na densa vegetação florestal e revestidas por camadas de musgo, integram o percurso do Trilho da Levada da Víbora. Historicamente, estes moinhos desempenharam um papel crucial na economia de subsistência local, aproveitando a força motriz das águas fluviais para acionar os rodízios e transformar cereais, como o milho e o centeio, em farinha. A designação "Moinhos de Rei" remete para a importância administrativa e histórica destas infraestruturas, cuja construção e gestão estavam frequentemente associadas a privilégios ou decretos régios para o aproveitamento dos recursos hídricos. A imagem ilustra a simbiose entre a obra humana e a natureza, onde a queda de água adjacente não serve apenas um propósito estético, mas funcional, alimentando o sistema de levadas que irrigava os campos agrícolas a cotas inferiores, preservando assim um importante legado etnográfico do Norte de Portugal.
Located on the slopes of the Serra da Cabreira, in the municipality of Cabeceiras de Basto, the Moinhos de Rei mills are a remarkable example of the vernacular architecture and hydraulic engineering of the Minho region. These sturdy granite structures, perfectly integrated into the dense forest vegetation and covered with layers of moss, are part of the Trilho da Levada da Víbora trail. Historically, these mills played a crucial role in the local subsistence economy, harnessing the driving force of river waters to power the wheels and transform cereals, such as corn and rye, into flour. The name “Moinhos de Rei” (King's Mills) refers to the administrative and historical importance of these infrastructures, whose construction and management were often associated with royal privileges or decrees for the use of water resources. The image illustrates the symbiosis between human work and nature, where the adjacent waterfall serves not only an aesthetic purpose, but also a functional one, feeding the system of levadas that irrigated the agricultural fields at lower levels, thus preserving an important ethnographic legacy of northern Portugal.
Less than three months after emerging from the assembly plant in La Grange, Illinois, a Union Pacific a SD40-2 glides through North Yard in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 16, 1979.
UP 3569 was built by EMD in March 1979, and retired from the roster in January 2001.
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Turm, Bergen auf Rügen, Germany
Der Turm wurde im Jahr 1877 zum Andenken an Rügens bekanntesten Dichter und Historiker Ernst-Moritz-Arndt auf dem Burgwall Rugard erbaut. Rugard ist slawisch für Rügenburg. Rügens Einheimische sagen oft auch Rugardturm oder Arndtturm. Dieser Turm steht auf einer 91 Meter hohen und bewaldeten Hebung und ist selbst nochmal 26,7 Meter hoch.
Der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Turm bietet in dieser Lage drei Aussichtsmöglichkeiten auf unterschiedlichen Höhen und gewährt seinen Besuchern einen wunderbaren Rundumblick über die Insel Rügen mit Sicht zur Hansestadt Stralsund, Insel Vilm, Insel Hiddensee und zum Kap Arkona an Rügens Nordspitze.
Die Grundsteinlegung erfolgte am 26. Dezember 1869 – dem 100 Jubiläumstag des in Groß Schoritz geborenen Ernst Moritz Arndt. Nachdem die finanziellen Mittel zur Neige gingen und den Bau des Denkmals beinahe scheitern ließen, wurde erneut zum Spenden aufgerufen. Der bekannteste Spender war Kaiser Wilhelm I.. Dieser spendete 3.000 Mark und unterstütze somit den Weiterbau des Turms. Nach 8 Jahren Bauzeit wurde 1877 das 26,7 Meter hohe Denkmal vollendet.
Gegen Ende des zweiten Weltkriegs (1944) wurde die noch geziegelte Kuppel entfernt und eine Flakstellung montiert. Schließlich nutzte die sowjetische Rote Armee den Turm in der Zeit von 1945 bis 1953. Zwei Jahre später, 1955, wurde die Turm-Plattform abgerissen und durch eine neue Holzkuppel ersetzt. Das Dach wurde während der DDR-Zeit mit Schieferschindeln erneuert. Aktuell finden Besucher eine markante Kuppel aus Glas über sich.
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Hey guys... Engine Room event is coming up this semester, and look what we've prepared for you...
Our revolver contains the following features:
➧ Pistol with 1 firemode;
➧ Functional Grappling Hook Built-in;
➧ Menu whit colors;
How to use the hook?
➧ Entering the "M" camera mode, pressing "C" just aim at some object that will be taken to it;
➧ If you target another player, it will bring that person towards you. (The revolver that brings the loved one in 1 click xD)
They fly sooo fast when directly overhead..favored to close in on this one in the short instant available.
A small piece of the mosaic ("Fuctional Vibrations" by Xenobia Bailey) overhead the entrance of the Hudson Yards station of the #7 Flushing Line station, Tenth Avenue and 34th street. Chelsea, NYC -- March 28, 2019
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I am sharing some incredible memories from Helsinki, the Capital of Finland. Helsinki is in the heart of the New Nordics.
The Three Smiths www.hamhelsinki.fi/en/sculptures/kolmen-sepan-patsas-the-...
New Nordics are the Baltics and Nordic countries together.
I am very inspired by Helsinki's vision of being the most functional city in the world. Check it out bit.ly/helsinkifunctionalcity
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Excerpt from historicplaces.ca:
Description of Historic Place
The Navy Hall stands alone in a carefully manicured park setting just below Fort George National Historic Site. Designed with clear, clean lines, it is a low, rectangular, stone-clad structure with a hipped-roof clad in copper, and with a symmetrical organization of its windows and entry points. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
Heritage Value
The Navy Hall is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental values.
Historical Value:
The Navy Hall is a very good example of a building associated with the beginnings of the heritage movement in the first half of the 20th century. It illustrates changing approaches to the management of important historic buildings over time. In particular, it illustrates the role of aesthetics in conservation in the 1930s. Originally a commissariat storehouse, regular troops, the militia and also the Boy Scouts used the building, built in 1815. In the 1930s, the building was taken over by the Niagara Parks Commission.
Architectural Value:
The Navy Hall is valued for its good aesthetic design. The exterior fabric of the structure, the stone cladding, the copper clad roof, and the enhanced symmetry of the fenestration are features of the 1930s intervention. These features, clearly of a later era and philosophy, reflect the classical revival tastes of the period and the design idiom of the Niagara Parks Commission. Good functional design is evidenced in the placement of doors and windows, and in the spatial arrangement and planning of the interior.
Environmental Value:
The Navy Hall reinforces the landscaped parkway that runs along the Niagara lakefront and is a familiar landmark to residents and to visitors.
Character-Defining Elements
The character-defining elements of the Navy Hall should be respected.
Its good aesthetic, good functional design and good quality materials and craftsmanship, for example:
-the simple, rectangular massing.
-the low-pitched hipped roof, the copper roof cladding, and the symmetrically placed chimneys.
-the stone cladding of the exterior walls, the small multi-paned windows and large entrances.
-the interior spatial arrangement of the principal rooms.
The manner in which the Navy Hall reinforces the landscaped setting and is a familiar landmark, as evidenced by:
-its simple design and materials that harmonize with the landscaped parkway consisting of well-maintained lawns and walks, all introduced as part of the Niagara Park Commission’s parkway landscaping in the 1930s.
-its visibility and recognition by those frequenting the parkway and the National Historic Site.
Taken for Saturday Self Challenge 19/03/2022 - Decorative .
First thought for this was the upper window in a big posh house , however , Jan did mention railways and they are always good for some embellishment on the older architecture . Here on this station the pillar supports to the station canopy are functional but on the load spreading supports at the top are quite decorative . I first tried a compressed view on platform two but not happy as I clipped the top a bit too tight plus a gutter got in the way from whichever end I took the shot . Platform one one the other hand presented a clear shot of the whole line of pillars with their elaborate top sections .
Also in shot is a passenger waiting on a seat , not sure about how he looks , but then this is the London platform - not a place to look forward to visiting as far as I am concerned .
A sight and sound to calm things down -----
Built for the Colossal Castle Contest, Manor category. There's a full interior via pull out rooms: dining hall, armory, storage room, barracks and bedroom. The doors and trapdoor are functional.
Mitgardian warriors protect their home from attacking Algus.
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ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Egyptian representational art forms – sculpture in the round, relief, and painting – acquired a distinctive appearance by the beginning of the Dynastic Period. At the same time the level of work in decorative and functional art forms, such as painted patterning, stone vase manufacture, ivory carving, furniture making, and metalwork was very high, while architecture evolved rapidly from then on, continuing to develop as new materials were mastered and new forms introduced. From the beginning, works of art in a wide range of genres are the most important single legacy from ancient Egypt, and one that is remarkably consistent in character. Changes in art through different periods relate to changes in society and throw light on them, although art seeks its inspiration more in other art than in the world. Egyptian art is superficially approachable, yet also alien from western art.
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John Baines and Jaromir Malek, Atlas of Ancient Egypt (Revised Edition) (Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 2002), p. 56.