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El "30 de St Mary Axe", también conocida como The Gherkin ("El pepinillo") o Torre Swiss Re.
London (England/ United Kingdom).
Torre Foster. Con un total de 250 metros de altura, se trata del edificio más alto de España y el quinto de la Unión Europea
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#windowwednesday
View down the central funnel inside of the Reichstag dome on top of the Reichstag building, the seat of the German parliament (the Bundestag). The funnel is a so-called "light-diverting element" with mirrors that guides diffuse daylight into the plenary hall of the German Bundestag ten meters below and also serves as an exhaust "pipe" that deflects used air from the plenary hall through the 10-meter-wide central opening at the apex of the dome (which you can't see here).
For whatever reason the checked "pattern" of the reflective windows on the funnel's base (theoretically one could take a look into the plenary hall) always reminds me of a gambling table at a casino, hence the title which I've borrowed from one of the best James Bond movies (and I also like the 1967 parody). But of course, there's nothing "royale" or "gambling-ish" about this profoundly democratic place (which, as you know, it hasn't always been). Surrounding the funnel's base you can find the permanent exhibition "From the Reichstag to the Bundestag" which tells the eventful history of the Reichstag building from its beginnings to the present day.
Happy Window Wednesday, Everyone :)
The Reichstag building is the seat of the German parliament, the Bundestag. The people in front provide a scale of the building's size.
The huge German flag (6x10m) in front of it is called "Fahne der Einheit", a national memorial for the German reunification.
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Explored September 16, 2022
Another one from the Reichstag dome on top of the Reichstag building, the seat of the German government. This is the "top of the top", the highest point of the dome that you can reach as a visitor. And yes, the top of the Reichstag dome is open. Always, 24/7/365, and there also is no mechanism to close it, not even when it rains.
A design flaw? No, the open top of the dome is part of the Reichstag building's energy concept. As you can see in some of my other captures from the Reichstag dome (please check my albums, if you like), there's a large funnel at the centre of the dome which was not only constructed to lead diffuse daylight into the plenary hall of the German Bundestag (which is located right below the dome), but also serves as a ventilation system for the plenary hall. Stale air from the plenary hall is directed through the funnel and escapes through the opening at the centre of the dome. Moreover, on its way to the top, it also passes a heat recovery system that can extract usable residual energy from it.
And what happens when it rains? Don't worry, a device directly under the opening of the dome catches the rainwater.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend, dear Flickr friends!
Nach oben offen
Das ist die Reichstagskuppel tatsächlich, und zwar bei jeder Witterung. Was sich wie ein Planungsfehler anhört, ist Teil des ausgeklügelten Energiekonzepts des Reichstagsgebäudes, in das die Kuppel mit einbezogen wurde.
Wie Ihr vermutlich wisst, dient der Trichter in der Mitte der Kuppel nicht nur dazu, diffuses Tageslicht in den sich direkt unter der Kuppel befindlichen Plenarsaal zu leiten. Der Trichter dient auch als Belüftungssystem, indem er verbrauchte Luft nach oben direkt durch die Öffnung im Kuppeldach abtransportiert. Nicht nur das, auf dem Weg zur Kuppelöffnung passiert sie auch noch eine Wärmerückgewinnungsanlage, die ihr verwertbare Restenergie entzieht. Die vom Architekten des Reichstagsgebäudes, Paul Wallot (1841-1912), ursprünglich vorgesehenen Belüftungsschächte wurden beim Neubau der Kuppel übrigens wieder freigelegt und ebenfalls für die Versorgung mit Frischluft nutzbar gemacht.
Und was passiert, wenn es regnet? Keine Sorge, eine Vorrichtung direkt unter der Kuppelöffnung fängt das Regenwasser auf.
Ich wünsche Euch ein schönes Wochenende, liebe Flickr-Freunde!
Explored 15 April 2023
#sliderssunday
Weekend postcard for Sliders Sunday and the first boat(s) for 2023 :) Taken last May on a nice and sunny walk along the Spree at Berlin's government district. The lady in blue is magrit k..
The historical building on the left is the Reichstag building (the seat of the German government) with Norman Foster's modern dome peeking out between the Flags of Europe and Germany, and the modern building center-right is the Paul-Löbe-Haus that houses offices for the members of the German Bundestag (parliament).
I do not recall any of my sliding/processing steps, because this photo has been waiting patiently in my "Flickr coming soon" desktop folder for a few months. Ever since I put that folder on my desktop, unmissable, so to say, I am actually posting from it. I had said folder on drive D before which meant that I never ever opened it – out of sight, out of mind, I guess ;)
Have a nice weekend, and HSS, Everyone!
German parliament, under the glass dome of the Reichstag building by Sir Norman Foster.
Berlin (Germany)
Explored April 23, 2022
#900
#sliderssunday
Laowa C-Dreamer 7.5 mm F/2
My 900th photo upload on Flickr :) I stumbled upon this interior photo of the Reichstag dome while flipping through my photo folders in search of a photo that might be a worthy No. 900. Back then the Laowa 7.5 mm F/2 prime lens had been my widest lens. Now that the dome is open to the public again, I can't wait to plan another visit, and this time I will bring the M.Zuiko 7-14 wide-angle zoom along. The dome isn't easy to photograph, and I'm curious if 7 mm is that much wider compared to 7.5 mm in an interior setting and whether I will benefit from the extra flexibility a zoom lens offers.
Processing-wise, this is a slider already for Sunday. Back in 2019 I still had not been used to doing exposure bracketing regularly, so the original RAW file had been a little on the dark side. To reproduce the open, airy atmosphere of the Reichstag dome, I went both into Color Efex and Luminar Neo and individually processed the RAW file using the high-key filters of both programmes. The final result is a combination of the Color Efex and the Luminar Neo image done by blending in the layers in PS. I hope you like it.
Mein 900. Foto auf Flickr :) Anlässlich dieses "Jubiläums" habe ich meine Foto-Ordner nach einem Bild durchsucht, dass der Nr. 900 würdig ist, ich hoffe, ich habe das richtige Foto gewählt. Die Reichstagskuppel ist gar nicht so einfach zu fotografieren. Bei meinem Besuch 2019 hatte ich mein damals weitestes Objektiv dabei, das Laowa 7.5 F/2, eine Festbrennweite. Da die Kuppel erfreulicherweise endlich wieder geöffnet ist, werde ich wohl bald einen weiteren Besuch planen – und dieses Mal wird das M.Zuiko 7-14 mit von der Partie sein. Ich bin schon gespannt, ob der halbe Millimeter mehr am weiten Ende in Innenräumen wirklich einen so großen Unterschied macht. Und ich hoffe, von der Flexibilät des Zooms zu profitieren.
Bearbeitungstechnisch ist das eigentlich schon ein Slider für Sonntag. Ich hatte damals noch nicht regelmäßig daran gedacht, bei schwierigen Lichtverhältnissen Belichtungsreihen zu machen und so war die RAW-Datei ein wenig zu dunkel geraten. Um die luftig-leichte Atmosphäre im Innern der Kuppel wiederzugeben, habe ich mich hier also an einer kleinen High-Key-Spielerei versucht, und zwar sowohl in Color Efex als auch in Luminar Neo. Beide Bilder habe ich dann in PS miteinander kombiniert. Das Endergebnis seht Ihr hier, ich hoffe, es gefällt Euch.
Laowa C-Dreamer 7.5 F/2
On the rooftop terrace of the Reichstag building with the Reichstag dome - which has always reminded me of a beehive - at the center. The new Reichstag dome, designed by Norman Foster in 1993 (with the inclusion of a design by Gottfried Böhm: the spiraling staircase that allows visitors to climb up to the - open - top of the cupola), is one of Berlin's best-known landmarks and is visited by more than two million people each year. The dome was designed environmentally-friendly, with a cone at the center that directs sunlight into the debating hall of the Bundestag, the German Parliament, on the groundfloor; vistors can also see the debating chamber from the dome. I will write some more about the dome's design and also the eventful history of the Reichstag building for my next upload which, consequently, will be an image taken inside of the dome. So stay tuned, dear Flickr friends.
Explored June 18, 2020
Berlin
Norman Foster architect
The Reichstag dome is a glass dome, constructed on top of the rebuilt Reichstag building in Berlin. It was designed by architect Norman Foster and built to symbolize the reunification of Germany. The distinctive appearance of the dome has made it a prominent landmark in Berlin.
Staircase at Lenbachhaus, München, Germany.
Original design (1887): Gabriel von Seidl.
Redesign (2009): Norman Foster.
Khan Shatyr is a shopping centre located in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana. Designed by Foster & Partners, the building resembles a traditional Kazakh tent. With its 150 m, it is said to be the highest tensile structure in the world.
Das Reichstagsgebäude als Parlamentsgebäude wurde 1894 fertiggestellt und ist nach grundlegender Umgestaltung durch Norman Foster seit 1999 Sitz des Deutschen Bundestages - The Reichstag building as a parliament building was completed in 1894 and has been the seat of the German Bundestag since 1999, following a major redesign by Norman Foster (Berlin, Germany)
Detalle del aeropuerto internacional Reina Alia (Queen Alia International Airport), Ammán, de Norman Foster & Partners (2013)
Construction of the building began well after the unification of Germany in 1871. In 1872 an architectural contest with 103 participating architects was carried out to erect a new building. In 1882, another architectural contest was held, with 200 architects participating. This time the winner, the Frankfurt architect Paul Wallot, would actually see his Neo-Baroque project executed. The direct model for Wallot's design was Philadelphia's Memorial Hall, the main building of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition.
If you look carefully between the 2 Norman Foster buildings you can see the giant 53 metre cantilever Finnieston Crane.
Spring weather in Berlin and around, time for a long walk with friends, truly rejuvenating...
And then this sunset behind the Reichstag...