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Dumps in former mining areas have become part of the landscape over time. This is exactly what the Förderverein Bergbau Erbe Saar e.V. Ensdorf/Saar did not want to happen. It wanted "a symbol for the 250-year mining tradition on the Saar... and for the necessary new beginning and structural change thereafter! "He succeeded in doing this by organising a competition and the winning project by Pfeiffer Sachse Architekten. The Duhamel slag heap is once again becoming a landmark. A new unity emerges from the interplay between the heaviness of the slag heap and the lightness of the polygon. Both the slag heap and the project reinforce each other's effect. Although static as an object, the polygon appears almost kinetic and has a completely different effect depending on the view. Sometimes almost unstable, like a triangle on a point, sometimes broadly dominant. From a distance, the figure is almost intriguing because it cannot be grasped directly. Then, on the approach and ascent, it disappears, only to unfold all the more dramatically in all its facets on arrival at the plateau. The polygon becomes both a stage for the far-reaching view and a magnet for the view from a distance, a land art that also fulfils a functional function as a viewing platform.With simple means from the production of industrial culture, a spatial framework made of sectional steel has been created here, a sculpture that emerged from local steel production. A complex effect was achieved with simple means. The artificial light effect has also emerged from the structure and enhances its effect at dusk with discreet use.This project between land art and steel construction is an extremely successful sign for the client, the architects and engineers. It is an understandable and at the same time an emotional project for everyone, far beyond the region.
Halden in ehemaligen Bergbaugebieten sind über die Zeit teil der Landschaft geworden. Angenommen von der Bevölkerung, riskieren sie ihre Symbolkraft über die Zeit zu verlieren.Das ist genau das, was der Förderverein Bergbau Erbe Saar e.V. Ensdorf/Saar nicht haben wollte. Er wollte « Zeichen für die 250-jährige Bergbautradition an der Saar… und für den erforderlichen Neubeginn und Strukturwandel danach! » Dies ist ihm mit der Auslobung eines Wettbewerbs und dem Gewinnerprojekt von Pfeiffer Sachse Architekten einprägsam gelungen. Die Halde Duhamel wird wieder zur Landmarke. Aus dem Wechselspiel zwischen der Schwere der Halde und der Leichtigkeit des Polygons entsteht eine neue Einheit. Beide, die Halde und das Projekt verstärken sich gegenseitig in ihrer Wirkung. Der massive Sockel wird zur Bühne einer leochten begehbaren Skulptur.Obwohl statisch als Objekt, wirkt das Polygon fast kinetisch und hat je nach Ansicht eine völlig andere Wirkung. Mal fast unstabil, wie ein Dreieck auf einer Spitze, mal breitspreitzig dominant. Aus der Entfernung ist die Figur, fast intrigierend weil nicht direkt erfassbar. Dann bei der Anfahrt und Auffahrt verschwindet sie, um sich um so dramatischer bei der Ankunft auf dem Plateau in alle Facetten zu entfalten. Sowohl eine Bühne für den Weitblick als ein Blickmagnet aus der Entfernung wird das Polygon zum Landart, das zudem noch als Aussichtsplattform eine funktionelle Funktion erfüllt.Mit einfachen Mitteln aus der Produktion der Industriekultur ist hier ein Raumfachwerk aus Profil-Stahl, eine Skulptur entstanden, die aus der lokalen Stahlherstellung hervorgegangen ist. Eine komplexe Wirkung wurde mit einfachen Mitteln erreicht. Auch die künstliche Lichtwirkung ist aus der Struktur hervorgegangen und verstärkt ihre Wirkung bei Dämmerung mit dezentem Einsatz.Dieses Projekt zwischen Landart und Stahlbaukonstruktion ist ein äußerst gelungenes Zeichen für den Bauherrn, die Architekten und Ingenieure. Es ist ein verständliches und gleichzeitig ein emotionales Projekt für alle, weit über die Region hinaus. Quelle bda-bund.de
Triangle vs circle. While the kids are playing we adults get also to play. But I seriously doubt that my daughter was thinking about polygons in this case. :)
Much different from the ventral view on my first post.
Elk Island National Park. Strathcona County, Alberta.
The naturally occurring joints in these rocks at Pirates Bay, Tasmania, give the impression of a tessellated pavement.
tessellated
/ˈtɛsɪleɪtɪd/
adjective
denoting or characterized by a pattern of repeated shapes, especially polygons, that fit together closely without gaps or overlaps.
"a tessellated pavement"
The Saar Polygon in Ensdorf, Saarland is a monument commemorating the coal mining industry in Saarland, which ended in June 2012.
This was taken with a 40 year old Canon FD lens (with a E to FD Mount): 50mm f/1.8. There is a lot of dust in the lens which only appears with a very small aperture around f/22.
ws 4.4-6.3 cm (1.7-2,4 in)
The Gray Comma is found from Alaska to Newfoundland in the north, south in the Appalahian Mountains to North Carolina, and from Kansas west to Wyoming and Colorado. In Alberta, the Gray Comma occurs throughout forested regions and is usually associated with mixed wood forests. They are sighted frequently along roads and in clearings. (Alberta Butterflies)
Elk Island National Park, Alberta.
Brockhampton Chapel.. Worcester WR6 5TB, UK
Brockhampton Chapel coordinates...52.1914° N, 2.4644° W
Brockhampton Chapel Built c1799 by George Byfield, with glass by William Eginton. Sanctuary altered 1888-91 with reredos and glass by Powell's.
A Georgian Gothic chapel of tall and compact shape, which has embattled parapet and gables to the main elevations. Tall gabled buttresses rise above the parapet, and are diagonal at the angles. Entrance is by the west door, which has Gothic panelling and is beneath a blind-tracery overlight and square label. Above the doorway is a coat of arms in Coade stone, and a small wheel window. The tower rises from polygonal clasping buttresses, and its 2-light bell openings, recessed in square-headed frames, have Y-tracery and louvres. The embattled parapet has tall pinnacles. In the 5-bay south wall are tall 2-light windows with simple Perpendicular tracery. The chancel has a similar 3-light east window. The north side is plain, with blind windows.
HISTORY: Begun c1798 and consecrated c1810-11, the chapel was built in the grounds of Brockhampton Park at the expense of John Barneby, replacing a small Norman church at Lower Brockhampton. It was designed by George Byfield (c1756-1813), who was responsible for several country houses, but who specialised in prison building. Brockhampton is his only church. Brockhampton was one of the earliest churches in Herefordshire to be built in a Gothic-revival style. Glass for the east window was made by William Raphael Eginton (1778-1834) of Birmingham. New stained-glass windows and a reredos were made in the period 1888-1891 by Powell's of London, to designs by Mary Lowndes (1857-1929) and Ada Currey (1852-1913).
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Golden Hour ~ Savannah Beach ~ Tybee Island, Georgia
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/6.3, 300mm, 1/500s
This is from Badwater at Death Valley National Park. A manual blend of two exposures.
Canon 5D
16-35II
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Blue hour shot of the Shard taken from the public viewing platform above the Thames Path near to London Bridge.
I spent so much time concentrating on this shot that I was completely oblivious to the illuminated Tower Bridge lifting to let a tall ship pass.
Thanks goes to James Beard, who made me aware of this great little viewing platform through his photostream.
The Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla are tall columnar joints of basalt rock near Huasca de Ocampo in the Mexican state of Hidalgo,[1] that line a ravine through which water runs from the San Antonio Dam. This ravine area was part of the Santa María Regla Hacienda and was first promoted by Alexander von Humboldt in 1803.[2]
The canyon walls, called the Barranca de Santa María Regla, are lined by polygonal columns between 30 and 50 metres (98 and 164 ft) high, with five or six sides each.[3] The basalt columns were created by the slow cooling of volcanic lava. The visible columns are backed by even more polygonal basalt columns. There are two waterfalls. The higher one has its water supplemented by diversions from nearby dams.[3] The lower one is called the Cascada de la Rosa.[3][4] The natural canyon has been modified by the addition of stairs, walkways and hanging bridges for easier access.[4]
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basaltic_Prisms_of_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa...