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This historic house in St. Augustine, Florida, is known for its iconic gated entry. [Flickr Explore #63, June 21, 2021.]
Historic bridge over the river Alzette in the Grund district of the city of Luxembourg, where a craftsmen's quarter developed in the Middle Ages. Robert Schumann, a founding father of the European Union, grew up near here.
MYANMAR ,Burma , Naypyidaw /Hauptstadt, die Friedenspagode-Uppatasanti-Pagode,
Am 27. März 2006 beging die Regierung erstmals den „Tag der Streitkräfte“ in der neuen Hauptstadt. Vor ausgewähltem Publikum und streng reglementierter Berichterstattung nahm General Than Shwe eine Parade von über 12.500 Soldaten ab und ermöglichte erstmals der Weltöffentlichkeit einen – wenn auch zensierten – Einblick in die nach wie vor halbfertige Verwaltungskapitale des Landes. Seitdem wurde der Ausbau zur neuen Hauptstadt in großem Tempo vorangetrieben. 2010 zählte die Stadt nach offiziellen Angaben bereits gut eine Million Einwohner. Unabhängige Beobachter halten deutlich geringere Zahlen für realistisch.. Ein Bericht in der Süddeutschen Zeitung über einen „Besuch in der Geistermetropole von Myanmar“ spricht von „eine[r] dröhnenden Leere, die wirklich wehtut“.
Der Bau der Uppatasanti-Pagode begann am 12. November 2006 mit der Pfahlzeremonie und wurde im März 2009 unter der Leitung von Than Shwe , dem Leiter des regierenden staatlichen Friedens- und Entwicklungsrates in Birma, abgeschlossen . Die Einladungskarte für die Pfahlzeremonie wurde mit dem Satz "Rajahtani Naypyidaw" (die königliche Hauptstadt, in der der Präsident wohnt) eröffnet. Die Pagode ist 30 cm kürzer als die Shwedagon-Pagode .
"Uppātasanti" bedeutet grob "Schutz vor Unglück". Es ist der Name eines Sūtra , der im frühen 16. Jahrhundert von einem Mönch hergestellt wurde. Es ist in Krisenzeiten zu rezitieren, insbesondere angesichts der ausländischen Invasion.
Uppātasanti Pagoda ; also called the "Peace Pagoda is a prominent landmark in Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar. The pagoda houses a Buddha tooth relic from China. It is nearly a same-sized replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and stands 99 metres (325 ft) tall.
Dark slate was and is used to cover roofs, but also to clad entire houses. Slate arises in the transition area from diagenesis to rock metamorphosis.
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The steam locomotive is on display opposite the local museum in Altenbeken, a town that is and has been dominated by the railway. The main sight of Altenbeken is the large limestone viaduct that used to be a key element of east-west railway lines in Germany.
Mamiya RZ67, Mamiya Sekor 4.5/50, yellow filter, Ilford HP5+ developed in Rodinal 1+25 using a Jobo tank, scanned on an Epson V800, cropped and adjusted in Lightroom.
We have a large collection of pictures, articles and videos from Jordan exploretraveler.com/the-many-mysteries-of-petra-in-jordan/
'Blow off a little steam'
World's first steam powered clock
Built in 1977. Raymond Saunders' first steam clock was built in 1977 to solve the issue of a steam vent in a popular sidewalk for the renovated Gastown district of Vancouver. Owned by the City of Vancouver, BC Canada
The steam clock's plaque reads:
THE GASTOWN STEAM CLOCK
Designed and built by
Raymond L. Saunders
Horologist
The world's first steam powered clock has been created for the enjoyment of everyone. The live steam winds the weights and blows the whistles. Every 4.5 minutes one steel weight will travel by steam power to the top of the clock. The gravity driven "falling ball" drive was 'engineered' by Douglas L. Smith. Each quarter hour the clock will sound the Westminster Chimes. The large whistle will sound once on the hour. The steam is supplied by the underground system of Central Heat Distributor's Limited. The component parts cost $42,000 and the clock weighs over two tons.
A few years ago the clock was refit and is not entirely steam powered. It also has three small electric motors to help operate two internal fans, one of which blows the steam out the top, and another that controls the valves that play the tunes on the five steam whistles mounted atop the clock case.
The large central whistle, which was taken off the CPR steam tug Naramata, counts off the full hours while the four auxiliary whistles chime the Westminster Quarters every quarter hour. The number of chimes matches the number of quarter hours that have passed.
Wikipedia and various other online sites.
*Please note : Information has not been verified accurate
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Colours and light slightly muted due to weather conditions.
Thanks so much for comments and visits
~Christie
Austin, Texas, ATX, TX. Historic architecture, residence, home, iPhoneography, Hipstamatic, HipstaPrint.
Historic Round Barns
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Illinois_round_barns
September 3, 2021
Champaign, Illinois
Built in 1854-1856 the Wheeling Suspension bridge is the oldest bridge of it's kind in the US. But, with a gross weight limit of 2,000 lbs and a requirement that vehicles travel less than 45mph and stay 50' apart it's not practical for today's traffic and has been closed to all vehicles since 2019.
Oscillation is a significant concern for this bridge and noting how close to the banks the piers are built I can understand this is a real issue.
For those inclined to research this bridge, it is interesting the note the battle between Wheeling, to have this bridge built and Pittsburgh, who was concerned about the impact of this bridge on river traffic.
The Olde Bel at Hurley, allegedly Britain's oldest still-working Inn. Originally the guest house for Hurley Abbey, parts of the Inn date back to 1135
Naples Memorial Town Hall is a historic town hall located at Naples in Ontario County, New York. It was built in 1870-72 and is a lavish and imposing, two story rectangular brick building in the Italianate style. It was designed by A. J. Warner & Company,[2] the Rochester partnership of A. J. Warner and Charles Coots. The town hall served as the center of the village and town's social and recreational activities until World War II. Between 1942 and 1972, the building was in private hands and served a variety of commercial and light industrial uses. In 1972, it was reacquired by the town and serves as a community center and host site for the annual Naples Grape Festival
The entrance screen and gate piers date from ca1870
fantastic weather since we arrived ..
Sefton Park, Aigburth Road Entrance Gates
Aconitum napellus (Blauer Eisenhut, monk's-hood) Giglachseen, Steiermark, Austria. The mountains in the background show activity of mining (mainly nickel in the 19th century).
I am going to take a break today from posting new shots. My family took a lot of photos and some how I ended up with an archive of 100's of old shots.. I have slowly been scanning them and thought I would share a few of my favorites with you. This is my grandfather (James Sr., I am the 3rd) and grandmother (Fannie) "courting". This was shot somewhere around Gainesville Texas in 1913 or 1914.
Menai Suspension Bridge
Connecting Anglesey to the Mainland, an Historic landmark in Wales.
Opened in 1826, designed by Thomas Telford.
It was a marvel of Engineering, allowing tall ships to pass beneath, with its high roadway and significantly cut London-Holyhead travel times.
Laid out in 1857, Gilson was on the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Rail Road in the days when the engines burned wood. By the time engines burned coal, the local timber had been pretty much decimated. Gilson Illinois.
This is a composite of three photos of the historic flour mill ruins along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. The main pic is a reflection of the silos in the slowed water path diverted from the river created to power the mill in the 1800s.