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Note: The Old Mental Hospital at No. 2 High Street, Hong Kong was first built in 1892; it was then demolished and redeveloped into a high-rise community center in 1988. Fortunately, the beautiful baroque style L-shape façade of the Old Mental Hospital was kept and has since protected as a historic structure. It was later declared a monument by the Hong Kong Government in 2015.
This house is across the street from the grocery store, and everytime I see if, I think I should take a picture of it. Well, I finally did!
Huashi Dajie 花市大街, or Flower Market Street, was a historical commercial street outside Beijing’s former Gate of Advocating Literature 崇文門. The street was originally named after the nearby imperial Divine Log Warehouse 神木廠. Since Ming Dynasty 明代 (1368-1644), it started to host spontaneous morning markets of paper flowers. This commercial activity became fixed in Qing Dynasty 清代 (1644-1912), and thus the street was gradually referred to as the Flower Market Street.
Throughout Qing Dynasty, the industry of artificial flower production and trade gathered around Huashi Street. The flowers were usually made of paper, flannel or silk, those sold as traditional Chinese women’s hair accessories – also known as the Capital Flowers 京花 – were once even exported to Europe after being exhibited in the early world expos which the Qing empire participated. Another special kind of artificial flowers produced here was the bonsai of flowers and fruits made from colourful precious stones such as jade 玉石盆景. The customers of some time-honoured jade bonsai workshops in this street included imperial palaces in Beijing.
Between 2002 and 2006, the historical blocks around Huashi Street with numberless Courtyard Houses 四合院, Hutongs 胡同 and old shopfronts were erased during the local government and real estate developers’ joint urban renewal projects. Besides a few listed protected heritage sites, the historical urban landscape of Huashi Street has been replaced by modern high-rise residential blocks.
This photo was taken during demolitions in 2003.
Historic cemetery at Esglesia Sant Serni de Llorts. Llorts, Ordino parroquia, Vall nord, Andorra, Pyrenees - (c) Lutz Meyer
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Maison angle des rues de l'Oratoire et des Quatre Fils Aymon (XVI-XVIIe siècle ?).
Tourelle d'escalier à vis, engagée au 3/4 dans le pignon.
makati, second to manila, is probably the second most popular cities in the philippines. it is highly urbanized with modern skyscrapers! but hiding within its confines lies these three pre colonial houses exuding its historical charm. it would be sad that someday these houses will give way to modern buildings
Mudanya, which is 25 km northeast of Bursa and at coast of Marmara Sea, is a center, where summer tourism is experienced densely due to its fresh air. All houses which are build near seaside have garden and windows are opened to sea.
Many of them are nearly a hundred years and restoration still continuous..
History:Mudanya is founded on VIIth century B. C. by immigrants from Kolofon, which was one of the 12 big cities of Ionia. Apamcia - Myrleia named this city was on today's Hisarlık hill. Mudanya had lived Roman, Byzantium and Ottoman period.
Climate: Summers are hot and dry, winters are warm and rainy.