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The world heritage-listed cottage was built in 1887 and is a significant part of the colonial history of Parramatta.
"Originally there was a smaller cottage that was built here by Lord Fitzroy after his wife tragically died in a carriage accident at the George Street gatehouse and he couldn't stand driving through the gatehouse any more so he opened up the Macquarie Street side so he didn't have to keep driving past where his wife died," he said.
"Then there was a gatehouse built to guard the entrance and then it was renovated in the 1880s to become the cottage that it is now."
The cottage is currently being utilised as Tea Rooms.
Celtic Cross on a red metal gate, green pasture and blue sky in background, family farm, Webster County, West Virginia, USA
These falls are on Gates Mills Creek, which continues to flow meeting the Chagrin River in Gates Mills, Ohio. There was once a small bridge over the ravine, but it was demolished some years ago, presumably to help the ravine be restored to its original form. The county still maintains an easement where the bridge once stood, but there is no place to park a car. The falls can still be viewed by those willing to hike or ride a bike to the area, then climbing down a rocky and slippery escarpment. The ravine can also be viewed from above the falls by walking toward the ledge of the falls (see link below) but I would advise using the strongest of caution if doing this. The creek bottom is extremelly slippery, and going over the falls would not be a pleasant experience.
Gated doors and "no admittance" sign at the rear of a warehouse along Wayne Avenue. Twin Towers neighborhood, Dayton, Ohio
Gates
Why build gates? Do we think
we are chaining something
out, or something in? Rust
brings reason to them; winter
tests their welding. Let’s
face it: they sag open, like
unsutured wounds. Their struts
hang like shards of crumbling
structures: which they are.
I’d like to build a gate before
my knowing. That would bar
the way, and half-disrupt
my going. There would be
no shame in bodgy building:
the worst would be redeemed
by rust and bleeding.
Poem by Giles Watson, 2012.
Gate of St. Romanus
The Gate of St. Romanus (Πόρτα τοῦ Ἁγίου Ρωμάνου) was named so after a nearby church and lies between towers 65 and 66. It is known in Turkish as Topkapı, the "Cannon Gate", after the great Ottoman cannon, the "Basilic", that was placed opposite it during the 1453 siege.[97] With a gatehouse of 26.5 m, it is the second-largest gate after the Golden Gate.[45] According to conventional wisdom, it is here that Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine emperor, was killed on 29 May 1453.[98]
Fifth Military Gate
The Fifth Military Gate (Πόρτα τοῦ Πέμπτου) lies immediately to the north of the Lycus stream, between towers 77 and 78, and is named after the quarter of the Pempton ("the Fifth") around the Lycus. It is heavily damaged, with extensive late Byzantine or Ottoman repairs evident.[99][100] It is also identified with the Byzantine Gate of [the Church of] St. Kyriake,[101] and called Sulukulekapı ("Water-Tower Gate") or Hücum Kapısı ("Assault Gate") in Turkish, because there the decisive breakthrough was achieved on the morning of 29 May 1453. In the late 19th century, it appears as the Örülü kapı ("Walled Gate").[100][102]
Some earlier scholars, like J. B. Bury and Kenneth Setton, identify this gate as the "Gate of St. Romanus" mentioned in the texts on the final siege and fall of the city.[103] If this theory is correct, the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI, died in the vicinity of this gate during the final assault of 29 May 1453. Support to this theory comes from the fact that the particular gate is located at a far weaker section of the walls than the "Cannon Gate", and the most desperate fighting naturally took place here.
The Hotel van Eetvelde, one of Victor Horta's most famous buildings. Nicely set just above the Square Marie-Louise, for the enjoyment of passers-by.
This vehicle is a warranty backed production performance model of the Mitsubishi Evolution. Littered with aftermarket parts, this street car is right at home on a racetrack. Much like Monticello Motor Club, where creator Ryan Gates put it through it's paces.
For more information please visit - 311RS.com/
A panel from the "Gates of Paradise" the doors to the Florence Baptistry in Italy.
The panels are by Ghiberti and depict scenes from the Old Testament.
These doors were dubbed by Michelangelo "the Gates of Paradise" because of their beauty, and they were said to have begun the Renaissance.
"NATION GATE"
East gate of Apadana palace, Perspolis, Shiraz, Iran.
Especially uploaded for persia and persian monuments group:
The main gate has larger cells with multiple benches. Again I have no idea what use there are - apart from maybe providing night-time shelter for the homeless.
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Stopped off for a quick tour of Independence Park at Dongnimmun Station (326) on my way home from Namdaemun Market last weekend. The gate looked pretty cool lit up as the night crept its way in. There's an antenna at the top I'm considering cloning out, but I left it in for now. The shot in my stream before this one was taken a few minutes after this, but it has a lot more light in the sky as the sun was still setting on that side.
I've been enjoying the "blue hour" lately in shots. I think it adds a touch of surrealism you can't quite get out of a full-on daytime or nighttime shot -- something about the combination of a blue sky juxtaposed against the city night lights that really does it for me.
This is a must to stop by sometime. It's seriously like 20 steps outside the subway exit. Get there!
From www.korea.net:
The Independence Gate was among the first pieces of modern western-style architecture to be constructed in Korea. Modeled on the Arc de Triomphe of Paris, it was built out of reinforced concrete and white granite. On one side was written Dongnimmun in Hangeul characters, and on the other side the same word in Chinese characters.
While the gate survived Japanese colonialism (the Mohwagwan/Independence Hall, however, was destroyed completely) and only suffered minor damage during the Korean War, the forces of progress proved too strong to withstand. Dongnimmun was dismantled in 1979 to make way for an elevated highway, and was rebuilt using as much of the original materials as possible about 70 meters to the northwest.
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Angkor Thom located in present day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by king Jayavarman VII. It covers an area of 9 km², within which are located several monuments from earlier eras as well as those established by Jayavarman and his successors. At the centre of the city is Jayavarman's state temple, the Bayon, with the other major sites clustered around the Victory Square immediately to the north.
Gatelys People Store Established in 1917 at 112th Street and Michigan Avenue in Chicago’s Roseland community.
A wrought iron gate in Eason, Maryland. A quaint old town not far from the shore.
Nikon D700 and 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII @ 150mm f/2.8 1/60 handheld.