The Great British Pillar Box
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For 175 years Nash Point lighthouse, designed by James Walker, the Engineer-in-Chief to Trinity House, has been keeping the mariner safe of Nash Sands, the sandbanks off the point at the entrance to the Bristol Channel.
There are also high cliffs here.
Seen in Antibes, France. Textured. The cloud is real but I switched the light on ;)
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..ridotti dopo la disastrosa guerra..la pace va costruita giorno dopo giorno, facendo memoria del passato, traendone il prezioso insegnamento!
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Seul Choix Point Lighthouse in Gulliver, Michigan was first lit in 1892. It guided French traders to the only safe harbor along a dangerous stretch of Lake Michigan coastline. "Seul Choix", which the locals pronounce "Sis-Shwa", means "only choice". The light was automated in 1972, and was left unmanned. Today, the lighthouse is still fully active, and is open to visitors, welcomed by the Gulliver Historical Society.
It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and its architecture is listed as Italianate.
A circular polarizing filter was used to take this picture.
Le Thoronet Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century.
It is sited in the Var, Department of Provence, in southeast France.
Sansia Old Street” generally refers to the southern section of Minquan St., and is about 200 meters long. The buildings have stood since the earliest period of the Republic of China. Various words on the building fronts represent surnames, names, and shop names, and their signage is very different to today’s. The buildings are equipped with magnificent verandahs, which are the most impressive parts of the buildings along this street. Their decorated archways are rich in culture and they play a valuable role in reminding people of the need to preserve historical relics. The outer walls of the buildings are built with red brick, while the inner walls were made of clay. The outer parts of the buildings are decorated with a variety of patterns, and in particular the second-floor windowsills, making them all the more beautiful. There are many with traditional Chinese patterns, animal motifs, and even foreign patterns. Opposite Minquan St. is a smaller wall, known for its unique styling, featuring solid, hollow, and framed styles of decoration.
* Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba *
• Museo de Artes Decorativas - Arquitectura colonial de Santa Clara, Cuba. Este museo ocupa una vivienda cuya construcción data del siglo XVIII.
• Museum of Decorative Arts – Colonial architecture of Santa Clara, Cuba. This museum occupies a house whose construction dates back to the 18th century.
• Musée des Arts Décoratifs - Architecture coloniale de Santa Clara, Cuba. Le musée occupe une maison qui a été construit au XVIIIe siècle.
Due to the fact that the wind comes almost from West, the waves become the same direction, from W to E, and wash the sand away
To stop/make less this washout effect, to break the stronght of the waves - that's the reason of this pillars. In the northern part of Zeeland there are beaches , many km long, and there are this pillars, always two lines together, repeating so about 500m. Depending from tide/low tide you can see 2,0m or nothing from them.