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Über den Dächern von New York, mit einem fantastischen Blick auf die Gebäude und die tiefen Schluchten der Strassen.
Over the rooftops of New York, with a fantastic view of the buildings and the deep canyons of the streets.
Manhattan - New York
Amerika (America)
September 2012
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Gracias por vuestras visitas y comentarios.
Thanks for your visits and comments.
Un colós dins de la terrassa de l'ou. (L'Hospitalet - Catalunya).
Un coloso dentro de la terraza del huevo. (Hospitalet - Cataluña).
A colossus inside the egg terrace. (Hospitalet - Catalonia).
Gràcies per les vostres visites i comentaris.
Gracias por vuestras visitas y comentarios.
Thanks for your visits and comments.
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El modern gratacels conegut com One Blackfriars el que fa pensar és en les naus alienigenes de Arrival (2016).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Blackfriars
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The modern skyscraper known as One Blackfriars looks like one of the alien spaceships of Arrival (2016).
Gràcies per les vostres visites i comentaris.
Gracias por vuestras visitas y comentarios.
Thanks for your visits and comments.
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És realment increible i colpidor com ha anat creixent la City de Londres, incrementant el seu volum de gratacels cada any. La darrera vegada que vaig estar aquí fent una foto fou el 2013, i només hi havia un terç dels edificis visibles aquest 2022. I estaven en construcció!
Aquí teniu la mateixa City el 2013:
Només he vist quelcom similar al Berlin post-unificació, al 1998, i potser la Barcelona pre-olímpica.
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It is truly amazing and striking how the City of London has been growing, increasing its volume of skyscrapers every year. The last time I was here taking a photo was in 2013, and only a third of the buildings were visible in 2022. And they were under construction!
Here's City itself in 2013:
I have only seen something similar in post-unification Berlin, in 1998, or even Barcelona before the 1992 Olympic Games.
Passejant entre els gegants financers de la City de Londres.
Aquest és el Lloyd's Building, molt controvertit quan es va construir, amb totes les seves estructures i sistemes per fora la façana.
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Walking among the financial and architectural giants of the City of London.
This is the formerly controversial Lloyd's Building, with all it's "entrails" outside.
El Skygarden és un espectacular mirador sobre Londres i el Tamesis, Es troba al poc imaginativament anomenat 20 Fenchurch Street, gratacels de 37 plantes construit a la City de Londres el 2014.
De fet, la millor vista és vers el sud, vers el riu, ja que és la única amb mirador exterior, i els altres costats només son finestrals dins el propi edifici.
Aquí, mirant cap al oest, cap a St. Paul's Cathedral. També es pot veure la BT Tower i fins i tot l'estadi de Wembley.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_Fenchurch_Street#Sky_garden
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The Skygarden is a spectacular viewpoint over London and the Thames. It is located at the unimaginatively named 20 Fenchurch Street, a 37-storey skyscraper built in the City of London in 2014.
In fact, the best view is towards the south, towards the river, since it is the only one with an external viewpoint, and the other sides are only windows inside the building itself.
Looking west, towards St. Paul's Cathedral, you could see from the BT Tower to Wembley Stadium in the background.
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Entre la vila vella de Mónaco i Montecarlo es troba Port Hercule, el principal i tradicional port del país. Tot i que també s'hi poden trobar barques i llanxes, el que destaca son els mega-iots de luxe, obviament.
Molta gent confon Montecarlo amb Mónaco, quan són dues coses diferents. Mónaco és tot l'estat principesc, el 2on país més petit del món i un ultraluxós paradís fiscal. Montecarlo és només el seu barri més exclusiu, on es troben tant el famós casino, com l'Hotel de Paris.
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Located between the old medieval Monaco and the wards of La Condamine and Montecarlo, the Port Hercule is the main and traditional harbour of Monaco. Although there are still small boats there, what gets more atention are the mega-yatches moored there.
Many people confuse Monte Carlo with Monaco, when they are two different things. Monaco is the entire princely state, the 2nd smallest country in the world and an ultra-luxurious tax haven. Monte Carlo is only its most exclusive ward, where both the famous casino, the luxury shops and the Hotel de Paris are located.
The best view of it is from the square in front of the palace of the princes, above the ancient and medieval town of Monaco.
My father took this same photography with his Rolleiflex in the 60's:
Les finestres del gratacel reflecteixen el terra, amb la qual cosa adquireix l'aspecte d'un mirall gegantí.
Las ventanas del rascacielos reflejan el suelo, con lo que adquiere el aspecto de un espejo gigantesco
font:wikipedia
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Al mig de la City de Londres, entre gratacels de corporacions financeres, es troba aquest preciós mercat cobert, present aquí molts segles enrera.
S'hi varen rodar algunes escenes de Harry Potter.
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Leadenhall Market stands in the middle of the City of London, among the finantial giant's skyscrapers.
Scenes of the outside of the "Leaky Cauldron" where shoot here for the first movie of Harry Potter.
The Shard, fent honor al seu nom, mostrant la seva estructura d'estella d'acer i vidre.
Es tracta de l'edifici més alt del Regne Unit, construit a Southwark, Londres.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shard_London_Bridge
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The Shard, honouring it's name, with it's shape of shattered glass and steel, pointing to the sky.
This is the highest building in the UK, built in Southwark, just south of the City, London.
El Skygarden és un espectacular mirador sobre Londres i el Tamesis, Es troba al poc imaginativament anomenat 20 Fenchurch Street, gratacels de 37 plantes construit a la City de Londres el 2014.
De fet, la millor vista és vers el sud, vers el riu, ja que és la única amb mirador exterior, i els altres costats només son finestrals dins el propi edifici.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_Fenchurch_Street#Sky_garden
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The Skygarden is a spectacular viewpoint over London and the Thames. It is located at the unimaginatively named 20 Fenchurch Street, a 37-storey skyscraper built in the City of London in 2014.
In fact, the best view is towards the south, towards the river, since it is the only one with an external viewpoint, and the other sides are only windows inside the building itself.
El Skygarden és un espectacular mirador sobre Londres i el Tamesis, Es troba al poc imaginativament anomenat 20 Fenchurch Street, gratacels de 37 plantes construit a la City de Londres el 2014.
De fet, la millor vista és vers el sud, vers el riu, ja que és la única amb mirador exterior, i els altres costats només son finestrals dins el propi edifici.
I al seu davant hi ha The Shard, el gratacels més alt del Regne Unit.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shard_London_Bridge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_Fenchurch_Street#Sky_garden
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The Skygarden is a spectacular viewpoint over London and the Thames. It is located at the unimaginatively named 20 Fenchurch Street, a 37-storey skyscraper built in the City of London in 2014.
In fact, the best view is towards the south, towards the river, since it is the only one with an external viewpoint, and the other sides are only windows inside the building itself.
Dominating all the Southwark, stands The Shard, the highest building in the UK.
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Fotografies de la zona de combats de la Batalla del Ebre (1938).
Corbera d'Ebre fou el poble més damnificat per la batalla, pràcticament arrasat. Per això fou reconstruit a la seva part baixa, arran de carretera. La part més antiga, al turó, fou abandonada i ha pràcticament desaparescut (crec que més per acció del temps sobre les ruines que pel propi bombardeig, tantmateix). Just en el limit on acaba la part habitada del poble hi ha encara aquest edifici supervivent del poble medieval, recordant-me cert gratacels de fama mundial (en faig col·lecció).
La batalla de l'Ebre (25 juliol - 16 novembre de 1938) fou la més important i mortifera de la guerra civil espanyola. Hi ha que també la consideren també la més decisiva, però crec que per desgracia la guerra ja estava decidida de molt abans, com a minim des del trencament del front d'Aragó el 9 de març del mateix any.
Tot i que l'exèrcit republicà creuà l'Ebre el 25 de juliol del 1938 per molts punts entre Mequinensa i Amposta, la major part dels combats de la batalla es donaren a la Terra Alta, a la zona entre Vilalba dels Arcs, La Fatarella, Camposines i Gandesa, a més de la Serra de Pandols.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLeClt23DxI
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poble_Vell_de_Corbera_d%27Ebre
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batalla_de_l%27Ebre
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbera_d%27Ebre
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This is part of the Ebro battlefield (1938), in Southern Catalonia.
Among all the towns in the former battlefield, Corbera d'Ebre was the most destroyed of them all (although Vilalba, La Fatarella, Flix, Garcia and Benifallet were also quite damaged). All the upper, medieval, town was utterly bombed by the fascist artillery and even the nazi Legion Condor. It was after the war rebuilt only arround the lower road side. The top of the hill remains mostly empty now, because almost all the houses were destroyed and have even been razed afterwards to prevent dangers for the visitors. Only the mighty baroque church remains, although it lost it's roof.
Here are some aerial images:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLeClt23DxI
This is the bombed and destroyed village of Corbera d'Ebre, in Republican hands from the 25th of July to the 3dr of September of 1938. Then it was utterly bombed alongside that sector of the front. Not only the fascist artillery was used, but also the German Legion Condor. Here it could be seen from the Coll del Moro viewpoint, the place from where Franco observed the battle several times. It had until several years ago a monument to the bloody dictator, but now it has been cleaned, moreover as it's an Iberian archaeological site.
The Battle of the Ebro (July 25 - November 16, 1938) was the most important and deadlier of the Spanish Civil War. There are those who also consider it the most decisive, but I think that unfortunately the war was already decided long before, at least since the breaking of the front of Aragon on March 9 of the same year.
The battle began with the greatest offensive made by the Republican forces, when they crossed the river Ebro between Mequinensa and Amposta (especially between Riba-roja and Miravet), and advanced to the line La Pobla de Massaluca -Vilalba dels Arcs -Gandesa - Serra de Pandols . But in just 48 hours, the dazzling advance was stopped short. Then Franco decided to crush the republican forces hill by hill (with massive artillery and bomber barrages), in a battle of attrition identical to the First World War for which the Republicans had no resources or alternative, especially with the river behind them. The main assaults, which lasted from August 10 to October 29, were concentrated in a very small and devastated area: the triangle Vertex Gaeta - Corbera - Camposines.
Finally, a final offensive on October 30 occupied the ridge of the Serra de Cavalls, making the entire Republican bridgehead unsustainable, which managed, however, to withdraw in an orderly manner until November 16. But the damage was already done, and there were no forces left for a proper defense of Catalonia, which fell three months later. Then, fascist darkness.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxQZ_gKCHtk
Composició amb perspectiva. (La Dèfense) París - (França).
Composición con perspectiva. (La Dèfense) París - (Francia).
Composition with perspective. (La Dèfense) Paris - (France).
Passejant entre els gegants financers de la City de Londres.
Aquest és el Leadenhall Building, construit el 2014. El 2013 el vaig fotografiar així:
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Walking among the financial and architectural giants of the City of London.
This is The Leadenhall Building, completed in 2014. I took a picture of it being built, in 2013:
reflexes daurats a Diagonal Mar Barcelona diumenge al vespre... per veure-la en gran sobre fons negre , molt millor, mucho mejor View On Black
The Shard, fent honor al seu nom, mostrant la seva estructura d'estella d'acer i vidre.
Es tracta de l'edifici més alt del Regne Unit, construit a Southwark, Londres.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shard_London_Bridge
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The Shard, honouring it's name, with it's shape of shattered glass and steel, pointing to the sky.
This is the highest building in the UK, built in Southwark, just south of the City, London.
Passejant entre els gegants financers de la City de Londres.
El famós Gherkin, oficialment "30 St Mary Axe", ara està ell també, colgat per els gratacels més moderns. Això sí, continua sent un dels més espectaculars.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe
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Walking among the financial and architectural giants of the City of London.
The famous Gherkin (aka 30 St Mary Axe) is one of the most iconic City skyscrapers, yet by now it's dwarfed by the newer ones, most of them much more boring in shape. What matters, size or character?
Passejant entre els gegants financers de la City de Londres.
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Walking among the financial and architectural giants of the City of London.
The best spot is Leadenhall Street.
Control d'horari i ruta amb un gratacels. (Districte 22@ - Barcelona - Catalunya)
Control de horario y ruta con un rascacielos. (Distrito 22@ - Barcelona - Cataluña)
Timetable and route control with a skyscraper. (22@ District - Barcelona - Catalonia)
Ciutat de vidre - La Dèfense. (París - França).
Ciudad de cristal - La Dèfense. (París - Francia).
Crystal City - La Dèfense. (Paris, France).
Description in English and Dutch:
English
This beautiful residential tower is located in Maassluis and is truly a feast for the eyes. The tower is one of three Waterweg towers at the Steendijkpolder metro station in Maassluis. They are the landmarks of the city and are often admired by the travelers of the metro station. The original design really captures everyone's imagination and people often look up at the architectural masterpieces with open mouth. I took this photo in the evening of March 25, 2020 during a walk in the breathtakingly beautiful surroundings of the waterway in Maassluis.
Nederlands
Deze prachtige woontoren staat in Maassluis en is echt een lust voor het oog. De toren is een van de drie Waterwegtorens bij metrostation Steendijkpolder in Maassluis. Het zijn de herkenningspunten van de stad en worden vaak vol bewondering bekeken door de reizigers van het metrostation. Het originele design spreekt echt tot ieders verbeelding en de architecturische meesterwerken worden om die reden dan ook regelmatig gefotografeerd. Deze foto heb ik in de avond van 25 maart 2020 genomen tijdens een wandeling in de adembenemend mooie omgeving van de waterweg in Maassluis.
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Tot i que de lluny, la antiga City de Londres, el cor medieval i fins i tot romà de la ciutat, sembla engolit per gratacels d'acer i cristall, el seu nucli dur és ben classic. Aquí es troben el Bank of England, el Royal Exchange (la Borsa), i davant seu la residencia oficial del Lord Mayor of London.
La cruilla de carrers al centre de tot això (Bank Junction) és realment el nucli urbanistic de la City.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Junction
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Although from afar the City, the medieval and even Roman heart of London, seems swallowed up by skyscrapers of steel and glass, its hard core is very classical. Here are the Bank of England, the Royal Exchange (the Stock Exchange), and in front of it the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London.
The crossroads in the center of all this (Bank Junction) is really the urban core of the City.
El Skygarden és un espectacular mirador sobre Londres i el Tamesis, Es troba al poc imaginativament anomenat 20 Fenchurch Street, gratacels de 37 plantes construit a la City de Londres el 2014.
De fet, la millor vista és vers el sud, vers el riu, ja que és la única amb mirador exterior, i els altres costats només son finestrals dins el propi edifici.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_Fenchurch_Street#Sky_garden
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The Skygarden is a spectacular viewpoint over London and the Thames. It is located at the unimaginatively named 20 Fenchurch Street, a 37-storey skyscraper built in the City of London in 2014.
In fact, the best view is towards the south, towards the river, since it is the only one with an external viewpoint, and the other sides are only windows inside the building itself.
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Fotografies de la zona de combats de la Batalla del Ebre (1938).
Corbera d'Ebre fou el poble més damnificat per la batalla, pràcticament arrasat. Per això fou reconstruit a la seva part baixa, arran de carretera. La part més antiga, al turó, fou abandonada i ha pràcticament desaparescut (crec que més per acció del temps sobre les ruines que pel propi bombardeig, tantmateix). Just en el limit on acaba la part habitada del poble hi ha encara aquest edifici supervivent del poble medieval, recordant-me cert gratacels de fama mundial (en faig col·lecció).
La batalla de l'Ebre (25 juliol - 16 novembre de 1938) fou la més important i mortifera de la guerra civil espanyola. Hi ha que també la consideren també la més decisiva, però crec que per desgracia la guerra ja estava decidida de molt abans, com a minim des del trencament del front d'Aragó el 9 de març del mateix any.
Tot i que l'exèrcit republicà creuà l'Ebre el 25 de juliol del 1938 per molts punts entre Mequinensa i Amposta, la major part dels combats de la batalla es donaren a la Terra Alta, a la zona entre Vilalba dels Arcs, La Fatarella, Camposines i Gandesa, a més de la Serra de Pandols.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLeClt23DxI
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poble_Vell_de_Corbera_d%27Ebre
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batalla_de_l%27Ebre
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbera_d%27Ebre
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This is part of the Ebro battlefield (1938), in Southern Catalonia.
Among all the towns in the former battlefield, Corbera d'Ebre was the most destroyed of them all (although Vilalba, La Fatarella, Flix, Garcia and Benifallet were also quite damaged). All the upper, medieval, town was utterly bombed by the fascist artillery and even the nazi Legion Condor. It was after the war rebuilt only arround the lower road side. The top of the hill remains mostly empty now, because almost all the houses were destroyed and have even been razed afterwards to prevent dangers for the visitors. Only the mighty baroque church remains, although it lost it's roof.
Here are some aerial images:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLeClt23DxI
This is the bombed and destroyed village of Corbera d'Ebre, in Republican hands from the 25th of July to the 3dr of September of 1938. Then it was utterly bombed alongside that sector of the front. Not only the fascist artillery was used, but also the German Legion Condor. Here it could be seen from the Coll del Moro viewpoint, the place from where Franco observed the battle several times. It had until several years ago a monument to the bloody dictator, but now it has been cleaned, moreover as it's an Iberian archaeological site.
The Battle of the Ebro (July 25 - November 16, 1938) was the most important and deadlier of the Spanish Civil War. There are those who also consider it the most decisive, but I think that unfortunately the war was already decided long before, at least since the breaking of the front of Aragon on March 9 of the same year.
The battle began with the greatest offensive made by the Republican forces, when they crossed the river Ebro between Mequinensa and Amposta (especially between Riba-roja and Miravet), and advanced to the line La Pobla de Massaluca -Vilalba dels Arcs -Gandesa - Serra de Pandols . But in just 48 hours, the dazzling advance was stopped short. Then Franco decided to crush the republican forces hill by hill (with massive artillery and bomber barrages), in a battle of attrition identical to the First World War for which the Republicans had no resources or alternative, especially with the river behind them. The main assaults, which lasted from August 10 to October 29, were concentrated in a very small and devastated area: the triangle Vertex Gaeta - Corbera - Camposines.
Finally, a final offensive on October 30 occupied the ridge of the Serra de Cavalls, making the entire Republican bridgehead unsustainable, which managed, however, to withdraw in an orderly manner until November 16. But the damage was already done, and there were no forces left for a proper defense of Catalonia, which fell three months later. Then, fascist darkness.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxQZ_gKCHtk
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Foto presa amb una Rolleiflex 3.5F fabricada entre 1969 i 1971; Carl Zeiss Planar f3.5 / 75mm; Ilford Delta 100 revelat amb Perceptol 1+1. Mireu-les en mida gran!
Passejant entre els gegants financers de la City de Londres.
El famós Gherkin, oficialment "30 St Mary Axe", ara està ell també, colgat per els gratacels més moderns. Això sí, continua sent un dels més espectaculars, sobretot en contrast amb el poc que queda de la City original.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe
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Picture taken with a Rolleiflex 3.5F, made c.1969-1971; Carl Zeiss Planar f3.5 / 75mm lens; Ilford Delta 100 developed in Perceptol 1+1. Looks much better in large size!
Walking among the financial and architectural giants of the City of London.
The famous Gherkin (aka 30 St Mary Axe) is one of the most iconic City skyscrapers, yet by now it's dwarfed by the newer ones, most of them much more boring in shape. What matters, size or character?
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El HMS Belfast és el més gran supervivent de la Royal Navy que lluità a la Segona Guerra Mundial. Veterà de la batalla del Cap Nord (on ajudà a enfonsar el Scharnhorst) i del desembarc de Normandia, es pot recorrer en detall en el seu moll davant la Torre de Londres.
Vist des del mirador del Skygarden, a la City de Londres.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Belfast_%28C35%29
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bofors_40_mm
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The cruiser HMS Belfast is the largest survivor of WW2's Royal Navy. A veteran of North Cape battle and D-Day, it lays in front of Tower Bridge, perfectly preserved.
Seen from the Skygarden viewpoint, high above the City skyscrapers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSp7CipN1pw
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bofors_40_mm_gun
Edificis de vidre - La Dèfense (París - França).
Edificios de cristal - La Dèfense (París - Francia).
Glass buildings - La Defense. (Paris - France).
Passejant entre els gegants financers de la City de Londres.
Aquest és el Lloyd's Building, molt controvertit quan es va construir, amb totes les seves estructures i sistemes per fora la façana.
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Walking among the financial and architectural giants of the City of London.
This is the formerly controversial Lloyd's Building, with all it's "entrails" outside.
El reflex d'un núvol a la planta 69. (Ciutat dels negocis - L'Hospitalet - Catalunya).
El reflejo de una nube en la planta 69. (Ciudad de los negocios - L'Hospitalet - Cataluña).
The reflection of a cloud on the 69th floor. (City of business - L'Hospitalet - Catalonia).
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Foto presa amb una KMZ FT-2 soviètica, fabricada el 1961; Kodak Ektar 100, revelat a casa amb el kit C-41 de Tetenal.
El Skygarden és un espectacular mirador sobre Londres i el Tamesis, Es troba al poc imaginativament anomenat 20 Fenchurch Street, gratacels de 37 plantes construit a la City de Londres el 2014.
De fet, la millor vista és vers el sud, vers el riu, ja que és la única amb mirador exterior, i els altres costats només son finestrals dins el propi edifici.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_Fenchurch_Street#Sky_garden
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Panoramic picture taken with a Soviet KMZ FT-2 camera, made in 1961; Kodak Ektar 100 film, home developed with the C-41 Tetenal kit.
The Skygarden is a spectacular viewpoint over London and the Thames. It is located at the unimaginatively named 20 Fenchurch Street, a 37-storey skyscraper built in the City of London in 2014.
In fact, the best view is towards the south, towards the river, since it is the only one with an external viewpoint, and the other sides are only windows inside the building itself.
Passejant entre els gegants financers de la City de Londres.
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Walking among the financial and architectural giants of the City of London.
The best spot is Leadenhall Street.
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Fotografies de la zona de combats de la Batalla del Ebre (1938).
Corbera d'Ebre fou el poble més damnificat per la batalla, pràcticament arrasat. Per això fou reconstruit a la seva part baixa, arran de carretera. La part més antiga, al turó, fou abandonada i ha pràcticament desaparescut (crec que més per acció del temps sobre les ruines que pel propi bombardeig, tantmateix). Just en el limit on acaba la part habitada del poble hi ha encara aquest edifici supervivent del poble medieval, recordant-me cert gratacels de fama mundial (en faig col·lecció).
La batalla de l'Ebre (25 juliol - 16 novembre de 1938) fou la més important i mortifera de la guerra civil espanyola. Hi ha que també la consideren també la més decisiva, però crec que per desgracia la guerra ja estava decidida de molt abans, com a minim des del trencament del front d'Aragó el 9 de març del mateix any.
Tot i que l'exèrcit republicà creuà l'Ebre el 25 de juliol del 1938 per molts punts entre Mequinensa i Amposta, la major part dels combats de la batalla es donaren a la Terra Alta, a la zona entre Vilalba dels Arcs, La Fatarella, Camposines i Gandesa, a més de la Serra de Pandols.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLeClt23DxI
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poble_Vell_de_Corbera_d%27Ebre
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batalla_de_l%27Ebre
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbera_d%27Ebre
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This is part of the Ebro battlefield (1938), in Southern Catalonia.
Among all the towns in the former battlefield, Corbera d'Ebre was the most destroyed of them all (although Vilalba, La Fatarella, Flix, Garcia and Benifallet were also quite damaged). All the upper, medieval, town was utterly bombed by the fascist artillery and even the nazi Legion Condor. It was after the war rebuilt only arround the lower road side. The top of the hill remains mostly empty now, because almost all the houses were destroyed and have even been razed afterwards to prevent dangers for the visitors. Only the mighty baroque church remains, although it lost it's roof.
Here are some aerial images:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLeClt23DxI
This is the bombed and destroyed village of Corbera d'Ebre, in Republican hands from the 25th of July to the 3dr of September of 1938. Then it was utterly bombed alongside that sector of the front. Not only the fascist artillery was used, but also the German Legion Condor. Here it could be seen from the Coll del Moro viewpoint, the place from where Franco observed the battle several times. It had until several years ago a monument to the bloody dictator, but now it has been cleaned, moreover as it's an Iberian archaeological site.
The Battle of the Ebro (July 25 - November 16, 1938) was the most important and deadlier of the Spanish Civil War. There are those who also consider it the most decisive, but I think that unfortunately the war was already decided long before, at least since the breaking of the front of Aragon on March 9 of the same year.
The battle began with the greatest offensive made by the Republican forces, when they crossed the river Ebro between Mequinensa and Amposta (especially between Riba-roja and Miravet), and advanced to the line La Pobla de Massaluca -Vilalba dels Arcs -Gandesa - Serra de Pandols . But in just 48 hours, the dazzling advance was stopped short. Then Franco decided to crush the republican forces hill by hill (with massive artillery and bomber barrages), in a battle of attrition identical to the First World War for which the Republicans had no resources or alternative, especially with the river behind them. The main assaults, which lasted from August 10 to October 29, were concentrated in a very small and devastated area: the triangle Vertex Gaeta - Corbera - Camposines.
Finally, a final offensive on October 30 occupied the ridge of the Serra de Cavalls, making the entire Republican bridgehead unsustainable, which managed, however, to withdraw in an orderly manner until November 16. But the damage was already done, and there were no forces left for a proper defense of Catalonia, which fell three months later. Then, fascist darkness.
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