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The Museum of the future is one of the Dubai's landmarks of 2021 most waiting and will bring a original curved shape in this vertical financial district.
It was a bit annoying to get my composition set up and hit the shutter and then see/hear the dish move. Then id jog 60 yards to the right and then get a nice composition and I’d get one shot off, then hear the dish move again. Thats the way it when for about 90 minutes LOL
This Radio Telescope is part of the VLBA (Very Long Baseline Array) and here is more info about the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) -----> public.nrao.edu/
The 40meter radio telescope and the tiny CARMA Telescopes ----> www.astro.caltech.edu/research/ovro/
zibska , thanks a lot to share this wonderful place with us !
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Cold Dreams
The Very Long Baseline Array is a network of ten observing stations located across the United States. Each station consists of a 25-meter radio antenna dish and a control building. Radio signals captured by each antenna are amplified, digitized and recorded. The recorded data are then sent to Socorro, NM to be processed by a powerful computer known as a correlator. By combining their data, the stations form one of the world’s most powerful radio cameras.
This Radio Telescope part of the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) public.nrao.edu/
Mont-Saint-Michel ist eine ehemalige Abtei der Benediktiner in Frankreich und einer der größten erhaltenen Baukomplexe des europäischen Mittelalters. Die – in Stilformen der Romanik, der Gotik und des Klassizismus errichteten – Klosterbauten auf dem Mont-Saint-Michel wurden bereits im Mittelalter als merveille („Wunder“) bezeichnet, da sich kaum jemand vorzustellen vermochte, wie man auf der Spitze eines Berges einen derart gewaltigen Gebäudekomplex in drei Ebenen planen und errichten konnte.
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Started during the 10th century, the Benedictine abbey of Mont Saint Michel has numerous architectural marvels from West Roman empire, roman and Gothic styles. The Mont-Saint-Michel could, in that sense, be considered a megastructure where the buildings are on top of each other while trying to accommodate Benedict activities within a tight space.
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El Panteón de Agripa.- Roma
De: historia.nationalgeographic.com.es/a/templo-agripa-maravi...
El Panteón es una construcción única, y tal vez por ello se salvó de la demolición. Un edificio redondo que poseyó la mayor cúpula del mundo hasta el siglo XX, ni Brunelleschi en Florencia ni Miguel Ángel en el Vaticano se atrevieron a levantar una mayor. Su interior, una esfera perfecta, acoge la tumba de uno de los artistas más célebres de la historia, pero sobre todo destaca por la abertura que la corona, el óculo, por el que cada 21 de abril (aniversario del nacimiento de Roma) penetraba un haz de luz que se proyectaba sobre la figura del emperador que atravesaba la puerta de entrada produciendo un efecto mágico que le daba apariencia de divinidad.
Poco queda de la Roma imperial que los desastres naturales, el abandono o la acción del propio hombre no haya reducido a ruinas, majestuosas, pero ruinas al fin y al cabo. El Panteón de Agripa es una maravillosa excepción. A diferencia del Circo Máximo, el Coliseo o las grandes construcciones del Foro, cuyas ajadas piedras fueron "recicladas" desde la Edad Media para construir nuevas casas, iglesias y palacios, el Panteón de Agripa ha sobrevivido incólume hasta nuestros días, casi 2.000 años.
Un edificio compuesto
El Panteón que conocemos en la actualidad es en realidad la suma de dos edificios construidos para honrar al conjunto de los dioses romanos. El primer Panteón fue levantado en el año 27 a.C. y formaba parte de la transformación urbanística del Campo de Marte, entonces situado fuera de las murallas de Roma, emprendida por Marco Vipsanio Agripa, cónsul y yerno del emperador Augusto. Varios incendios y desastres naturales redujeron el edificio a ruinas y en el año 118 d.C., dutrante el reinado del emperador Adrianofue reconstruido por completo, respetando la entrada original. El templo estaba ubicado en un lugar de gran simbolismo para los romanos, ya que creían que allí había desaparecido Rómulo, el fundador de la ciudad y su primer rey, en medio de una gran tempestad, convirtiéndose acto seguido en un dios.
Una maravilla técnica
El espectacular remate del Panteón era la cúpula más grande jamás construida. Título que ostentó hasta el siglo XX. Mide 43,30 m de diámetro, está hecha de hormigón y se apoya sobre un muro cilíndrico o tambor. Solo 15 siglos más tarde, Filippo Brunelleschi se planteó una cúpula de dimensiones mayores, cuando acometió el cerramiento de la catedral gótica de Florencia, pero al final no pudo superarla, quedando la cúpula de Santa María del Fiore dos metros de diámetro por debajo.
Megaestructura
El principal material de construcción tanto del edificio como su cúpula es el hormigón. Tal vez sea esa la razón de que siga completamente en pie y haya sobrevivido a desastres naturales y expolios, salvo el mármol y bronce de puertas paredes y cúpula. Cómo aguantan las paredes el enorme peso que supone una coronación de este material es un misterio del que no tenemos todavía todas las respuestas. Según los últimos estudios, tanto la cúpula como el tambor que la soporta se construyó con materiales más ligeros a medida que se asciende en altura: hormigón con inclusiones de travertino, piedra caliza, ladrillo o fragmentos de caliza porosa más arriba, y, con piedra pómez, muy porosa, cerca del óculo. El tambor cuenta además con falsos arcos de descarga que la pérdida de revestimiento permiten observar en la actualidad.
Brillo perdido
En su tiempo la cúpula del Panteón estuvo cubierta de tejas de mármol y bronce que le daban un resplandeciente brillo. Está coronada por un inmenso óculo de casi nueve metros de diámetro por el que penetra la luz y que hizo que durante siglos el edificio no tuviera que ser iluminado artificialmente mientras brillaba el sol
El firmamento en la Tierra
El interior de la cúpula del Panteón simbolizaba la bóveda celeste, según el historiador Dion Casio. La parte inferior de la esfera representaría el mundo terrenal. La luz que filtraba el óculo debió de funcionar como un vínculo entre los dioses y los hombres y su reflejo en las paredes simbolizaría el sol y su trayecto por el cielo desde el alba hasta la puesta.
Los casetones
La bóveda está decorada con cinco hileras de 28 casetones cada una. Además de su función decorativa, tienen un papel estructural importante, ya que alivian el peso total de la cúpula.
Luz divina
El haz de luz del óculo tenía una importante función simbólica para el emperador. Según explica Dión Casio, Adriano solía reunirse con el Senado y los hombres más poderosos de Roma a tratar los asuntos más importantes en el Panteón "siempre sentado en una tribuna, de manera que fuese público cuanto se hacía". Si la tribuna imperial se situara en en el lugar que incidía el haz de luz del óculo la figura del emperador re revestiría de un aura divina, como centro del Imperio y del universo.
Natale di Roma
El cálculo era tan preciso que cada año, el día que se celebraba la fundación de la ciudad (il natale di Roma), el 21 de abril, el haz de luz iluminaba la monumental puerta de entrada. en el momento que seo ocurría, el emperador entraba en el templo poseído por un destello que resaltaba su naturaleza divina.
Antiinundaciones
Igual que los rayos de luz, la lluvia podía colarse por la abertura cenital de la cúpula. es por ello que el suelo del Panteón no es recto, sino mínimamente cóncavo para que el agua fluya hacia el canal de desagüe que se encuentra en todo el perímetro.
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The Pantheon of Agrippa - Rome
From: historia.nationalgeographic.com.es/a/templo-agripa-maravi...
+ google translator.
The Pantheon is a unique structure, which is perhaps why it was saved from demolition. A round building that had the largest dome in the world until the 20th century, neither Brunelleschi in Florence nor Michelangelo in the Vatican dared to build a larger one. Its interior, a perfect sphere, houses the tomb of one of history's most celebrated artists, but it stands out above all for the opening that crowns it, the oculus, through which a beam of light penetrated every April 21st (the anniversary of the birth of Rome) and was projected onto the figure of the emperor as he passed through the entrance, producing a magical effect that gave him the appearance of a divinity.
Little remains of Imperial Rome that natural disasters, neglect, or human action have not reduced to ruins—majestic, but ruins nonetheless. The Pantheon of Agrippa is a wonderful exception. Unlike the Circus Maximus, the Colosseum, or the great buildings of the Forum, whose worn stones were "recycled" since the Middle Ages to build new houses, churches, and palaces, the Pantheon of Agrippa has survived unscathed to this day, for almost 2,000 years. A Composite Building
The Pantheon we know today is actually the sum of two buildings constructed to honor the Roman gods. The first Pantheon was built in 27 BC and was part of the urban transformation of the Campus Martius, then located outside the walls of Rome, undertaken by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, consul and son-in-law of Emperor Augustus. Several fires and natural disasters reduced the building to ruins, and in 118 AD, during the reign of Emperor Hadrian, it was completely rebuilt, preserving the original entrance. The temple was located in a place of great symbolism for the Romans, as they believed that Romulus, the founder of the city and its first king, had disappeared there in the midst of a great storm, immediately transforming himself into a god.
A Technical Marvel
The spectacular top of the Pantheon was the largest dome ever built, a title it held until the 20th century. It measures 43.30 m in diameter, is made of concrete, and rests on a cylindrical wall or drum. Only 15 centuries later, Filippo Brunelleschi planned a larger dome when he undertook the enclosure of the Gothic cathedral of Florence, but in the end he was unable to surpass it, leaving the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore two meters in diameter below it.
Megastructure
The main construction material of both the building and its dome is concrete. Perhaps this is the reason why it is still completely standing and has survived natural disasters and looting, except for the marble and bronze of the doors, walls, and dome. How the walls support the enormous weight of a crown made of this material is a mystery to which we still do not have all the answers. According to the latest studies, both the dome and the drum that supports it were built with lighter materials as they rise in height: concrete with inclusions of travertine, limestone, brick, or fragments of porous limestone higher up, and with highly porous pumice near the oculus. The drum also has false relieving arches that can still be seen today due to the loss of their covering.
Lost Brilliance
The dome of the Pantheon was once covered with marble and bronze tiles that gave it a dazzling brilliance. It is crowned by an immense oculus, almost nine meters in diameter, through which light penetrates and which meant that for centuries the building did not need to be artificially illuminated while the sun was shining.
The Firmament on Earth
The interior of the Pantheon's dome symbolized the celestial vault, according to the historian Dio Cassius. The lower part of the sphere would represent the earthly world. The light filtered through the oculus must have served as a link between the gods and men, and its reflection on the walls symbolized the sun and its journey across the sky from dawn to sunset.
The Coffering
The vault is decorated with five rows of 28 cofferings each. In addition to their decorative function, they have an important structural role, as they relieve the overall weight of the dome.
Divine Light
The beam of light from the oculus had an important symbolic function for the emperor. According to Dio Cassius, Hadrian used to meet with the Senate and the most powerful men in Rome to discuss the most important matters in the Pantheon, "always seated on a tribune, so that everything that was done would be public." If the imperial tribune were located where the beam of light from the oculus fell, the figure of the emperor would be imbued with a divine aura.
Taken from the top of the Arc de Triomphe, the imposing megastructures of La Defense stood almost like a gateway into Paris for travelers coming in from the west. Here, one can see the illuminated glow along the Avenue de la Grande Armée with the aligning trees and shorter buildings on the right in front of the district. I was fortunate to capture this with only one shot before the sun disappeared barely a few minutes after.
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Alien Mega Structure Interior
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Merdeka 118, is a 118-story megastructure skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Merdeka 118 stand 678.9 m (2,227 ft) Compared to the highest building Burj Khalifa at 829.8 m (2,722 ft), Merdeka 118 is the second tallest building.
I hope the builders of this wooden wonder had fun putting up their little structure on Seven Mile Beach near Gerroa, Australia. The steeple of sticks served as an interesting foreground feature for this photo of the Milky Way suspended in the cloudless sky last Friday night. As noted in a few recent posts, I visited the beach to try to capture shots of meteors that were part of the Piscis Austrinids, Southern Delta Aquariids or Alpha Capracornids showers around this date.
Knowing that photographing meteors is a hit-and-miss proposition, I made sure to get photos of a few other night sky features, including the megastructure that is the Milky Way’s galactic core and central band, so I wouldn’t go home empty-handed. The bright glow on the horizon on the left of the photo is light spilling from the regional city of Nowra, 19 km (11.8 miles)distant.
I captured this single-frame photo with my Canon EOS R camera, fitted with a Canon RF 16 mm f/2.8 lens @ f4.0 using an exposure time of 30 seconds @ ISO 6400.