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Another profitable session at Ian Howells' hide in South Wales. Not just the Sparrowhawk but also this Buzzard, that came very close!
Vasse - Watermolen Bels - Hezingen - Bergweg
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The Molen van Bels is a watermill in Mander (municipality of Tubbergen), about one kilometre outside Vasse. This upper mill on the Mosbeek was built in 1725 as a paper mill. Hendrik Meyer was the first papermaker. When the paper mill became less and less profitable, widow Meyer had a new water mill built on the other bank of the Mosbeek after 1845. She used this for grinding chicory, which was used as a coffee substitute. In 1860 this mill was converted into a corn mill. The mill pond was built in 1874. In 1916 Jannes Bels bought the mills. Landschap Overijssel has been the owner since 1958. On the site of the old paper mill, Theeschenkerij Watermolen Bels came into existence in 1962. In an annex there is an exhibition about mills in Overijssel.
WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOME?
Because it is profitable.
I can do what I wish with what is mine.
AND WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN THE PLANET AS WELL?
Because it is profitable.
I can do what I wish with what is mine.
By Haveit Neox
Modern houses, almost castles on the banks of the frozen Moskva River. Krasnogorsk near Moscow. Russia.
These buildings look attractive at any time, I like to look at them and take pictures. But I would not want to live in such a house, it may be comfortable, but not profitable.
Nature awaits him with her infinite variety; the discovery of distant lands, or opportunities no less Important or desired for, which may be just around the corner. Enjoyable walks await him, stimulating journeys; the priceless satisfaction whatever may be the outcomes of his photography, of a day well spent.
Camillo Semenzato
HSS! Justice Matters!
coreopsis,' UpTick Red', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN / Artist : HaveitNeox
WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOME?
Because it is profitable.
I can do what I wish with what is mine.
AND WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN THE PLANET AS WELL?
Because it is profitable.
I can do what I wish with what is mine.
By Haveit Neox
The profitable building in Ruse is an architectural masterpiece built on the project of a distinguished Viennese architect. It is located in the town of Ruse and was built in the period 1898-1902 in neoclassic style. Today the building is a cultural monument and a symbol of Ruse. The purpose of the building is to be a center for cultural events, theater productions, cocktails, conferences, exhibitions and other artistic performances. For the convenience of visitors and guests, there are four halls and five elegant lounges.
Should we stay or should we go?
Elephant numbers have dropped by 62% over the last decade, and they could be mostly extinct by the end of the next decade. An estimated 100 African elephants are killed each day by poachers seeking ivory, meat and body parts, leaving only 400,000 remaining.
An insatiable lust for ivory products in the Asian market makes the illegal ivory trade extremely profitable, and has led to the slaughter of tens of thousands of African elephants. Between 2010 and 2014, the price of ivory in China tripled, driving illicit poaching through the roof. If the elephants are to survive, the demand for ivory must be stopped .
As of 2011, the world is losing more elephants than the population can reproduce, threatening the future of African elephants across the continent. Bull elephants with big tusks are the main targets and their numbers have been diminished to less than half of the females. Female African elephants have tusks and are also killed, which has a terrible effect on the stability of elephant societies, leaving an increasing number of orphaned baby elephants.
There are still more African elephants being killed for ivory than are being born . . . elephant populations continue to decline. (worldelephantday.org)
Not a happy day with these statistics ... but have a HBW anyway!
African Elephant / Afrikanischer Elefant (Loxodonta africana)
Zambezi river, Lower Zambezi N.P., Zambia
Schloss Benrath, Ostansicht.
Das Schloss Benrath liegt im südlichen Stadtteil Benrath der nordrhein-westfälischen Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf.
Die Verbindung der Architektur mit der umgebenden Natur.
Die Gliederung des Parterregeschosses spiegelt sich auch in der Zweiteilung des Parks wider: Die aus Vestibül und Kuppelsaal bestehende Mittelachse wird in Form des südlich gelegenen Spiegelweihers fortgeführt, an den sich verschiedene Gartenbereiche anschließen. Auf der Seite des Kurfürsten (Westen) befindet sich der schon im 17. Jahrhundert angelegte Jagdpark, der nach dem damaligen Verständnis einer dezidiert männlichen Tätigkeit, der Jagd, gewidmet war. Auf der Seite der Kurfürstin (Osten) befinden sich noch heute Obst-, Gemüse- und Kräutergärten, also die fruchtbaren und ertragbringenden Teile des Gartens.
Benrath Palace, east view.
Benrath Castle is located in the southern Benrath district of the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital Düsseldorf.
The connection between architecture and the surrounding nature.
The structure of the ground floor level is also reflected in the division of the park into two parts: the central axis, consisting of a vestibule and a domed hall, is continued in the form of the mirror pond to the south, to which various garden areas adjoin. On the elector's side (west) is the hunting park, which was laid out in the 17th century and, according to the understanding of the time, was dedicated to a decidedly male activity, hunting. On the side of the Electress (east) there are still fruit, vegetable and herb gardens, i.e. the fertile and profitable parts of the garden.
about the extent of their differences. It is more profitable to think of points of agreement :-)
John Henry Joshua Ellison, c.1907
HBW!!
japanese camellia, 'Rosea Supreme', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
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about the extent of their differences. It is more profitable to think of points of agreement :-)
John Henry Joshua Ellison (1855–1944), c.1907
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rhododendron, in the neighborhood, cary, north carolina
Harvest actually ended for us over 3 weeks ago but there was still a substantial amount of crop still in the fields at that time. Since then,with the favorable weather, that has pretty much been wiped out. It was not a great yield year, wind damage and a late season drought took 10% or more off a promising crop in our area. But the weather was ideal, and we were able to get done with harvesting and fall field preparation much quicker. And we had a nice bump in prices which will take the edge off the lower yields. So despite the pandemic, we have much to be thankful for and the promise of a more profitable 2021....
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Blast furnace 5.
The blast furnace complex was built in 1902. It was badly damaged during World War II, but was rebuilt in the 1950s. In 1985 the blast furnaces in the complex was not profitable anymore and the complex was closed. Between 1991 and 2002 the site was converted into a public park.
Submitted: 11/05/2022
Accepted: 12/05/2022
Die Passat ist eine Viermast-Stahlbark, die als einer der legendären Flying P-Liner der Reederei F. Laeisz 1911 bei Blohm & Voss vom Stapel lief und heute im Hafen von Travemünde liegt.
Sie wurde zunächst unter sechs Laeisz-Kapitänen als Frachtsegler zwischen Europa und Südamerika eingesetzt. Im Eigentum von Gustaf Erikson diente sie vor allem für den Weizentransport zwischen Australien und Europa (siehe Weizenregatta). Der damalige Kapitän war Otto Piper. In den 1950er Jahren wurde sie als Frachtsegelschulschiff zwischen Europa und Südamerikas Ostküste eingesetzt. Insgesamt umrundete sie 39-mal das wegen seiner Wetterbedingungen berüchtigte Kap Hoorn (sogenannter Kap Hoornier). Als 1957 das Schwesterschiff Pamir in einem Hurrikan sank und die Passat selbst kurz danach nur knapp dem Untergang in einem Orkan entging, wurde das Schiff vor dem Hintergrund sinkender Rentabilität außer Dienst gestellt.
Heute dient die Passat als Museum, Übernachtungsort und Veranstaltungsort.
/Quelle: Wikipedia)
The Passat is a four-masted steel barque that was launched by Blohm & Voss in 1911 as one of the legendary Flying P-Liners of the F. Laeisz shipping company and is now moored in the port of Travemünde.
She was initially used under six Laeisz captains as a cargo sailer between Europe and South America. Owned by Gustaf Erikson, it was mainly used to transport wheat between Australia and Europe (see wheat regatta). The captain at the time was Otto Piper. In the 1950s she was used as a cargo sail training ship between Europe and South America's east coast. In total, she circumnavigated Cape Horn (known as Cape Hoornier), which is notorious for its weather conditions, 39 times. When the sister ship Pamir sank in a hurricane in 1957 and the Passat itself just barely escaped sinking in a hurricane shortly afterwards, the ship was decommissioned against the background of declining profitability.
Today, the Passat serves as a museum, overnight accommodation, and event venue.
/Source: Wikipedia)
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Blast furnace 5.
The blast furnace complex was built in 1902. It was badly damaged during World War II, but was rebuilt in the 1950s. In 1985 the blast furnaces in the complex was not profitable anymore and the complex was closed. Between 1991 and 2002 the site was converted into a public park.
Submitted: 19/11/2022
Accepted: 20/11/2022
Having split off the Cowen Subdivision just a few minutes ago, the Z813 continues south to Alexander on the Pickens Subdivision. The parallel road tells part of the story of coal mining in this region, which remains a profitable but dangerous business in these parts. In 2006, the nearby Sago Mine disaster claimed the lives of a dozen coal miners in an explosion.
WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOME?
Because it is profitable.
I can do what I wish with what is mine.
AND WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN THE PLANET AS WELL?
Because it is profitable.
I can do what I wish with what is mine.
By Haveit Neox
Taken in Wolverley village on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire canal.
The canal network of the United Kingdom played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution. The canals permitted the creation of wealth, by industry, that led to the British Empire in the Victorian Era. The UK was the first country to develop a nationwide canal network, which expanded to nearly 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometres) in length. The canals allowed raw materials to be transported to a place of manufacture, and finished goods to be transported to consumers, more quickly and cheaply than via a land based route.
In the post-medieval period, some rivers were canalised for boat traffic. The Exeter Ship Canal was completed in 1567. The Sankey Canal was the first British canal of the Industrial Revolution, opening in 1757. The Bridgewater Canal followed in 1761 and proved to be highly profitable. A "Golden Age" of canals occurred between the 1770s and 1830s, during which the majority of the network was built. From 1840 the canals began to decline, because the growing railway network was a more efficient means of transporting goods. From the beginning of the 20th century the road network became progressively more important, canals became uneconomic and were abandoned. Consequently, in 1948, much of the network was nationalised. Since the second half of the 20th century there has been a growing use of the canals for recreation and tourism.
Different types of boat used the canals, the most common being the traditional narrowboat, that were painted in the Roses and Castles design. At the outset the boats were towed by horses and later they were driven by diesel engines. Restoration projects take place to restore closed canals and canal museums have opened. The network built was extensive and included feats of civil engineering such as the Anderton Boat Lift, the Manchester Ship Canal, the Worsley Navigable Levels and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
Information by Wikipedia.
Special Effect's by William Walton & Topaz.
This is a couple of this beautiful endangered species, Indigo Macaws or Lear Macaws (Anodorhynchus leari) flying early in the morning on the cliffs of Raso da Catarina, Canudos, Bahia, where they nest. The place is a protected reserve monitored by a non profitable organisation www.biodiversitas.org.br/arara
Better seen large.
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whereas ability to repeat catch-phrases, cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas :-)
John Dewey
HPPT! Protest Injustice! Resist! Vote!
echinacea, coneflower, little theater garden, raleigh, north carolina
No, narcolepsy has nothing to do with narcs surreptitiously stalking you and pouncing on you in the middle of a potentially extremely profitable business transaction between dusk and dawn. It is defined as “a condition characterized by an extreme tendency to fall asleep whenever in relaxing surroundings”. Well, apparently, my buddy Terra (short for Pterodactyl – the “a” in Terra signifies female) must have been in somewhat relaxing surroundings. I suspect it may have had something to do with a party-hardy-previous-night-outing. You can tell by the fact she’s still wearing her party outfit and fancy hat to accessorize same. While I was busy fiddling with my camera settings, all of a sudden my girl seemed sound asleep which gave me more time to make adjustments. This feeder is not really designed for her as shown by how the feeder tilts to the right under her weight. How do I know it’s a she? Since that stripe on her cheek (the one extending from the beak) is dark brownish black and not red, it indicates it’s a female. The male’s red hat would also extend to the top of the beak. As you can see the female’s forehead is on the gray side or at least not red. This female sighting is actually another first for me and the camera.
Since she looks somewhat otherworldly in this pose and with this facial expression, she reminds me somewhat of a vampire that could be encountered after dark. For this reason we are featuring After Dark – Tito y Taruntala as interpreted by Salma Hayek in From dusk till dawn.
Taken on Combestone Tor Dartmoor, Not so many wild horses on the moor. the farmers have a lot more cattle on the moors these days, has they are more profitable to keep.
Has you can see not for budging.
Special effects & artwork by William Walton & Topaz Studio 2.
I had a very profitable day yesterday finding two pairs of Ray Ban sunglasses on my hike. Sure hope it wasn’t the same person who lost their sunglasses AND their backup sunglasses 😆
Continuing with the CT&V B&O theme for the week, here is a northbound train in North Industry, Ohio just a little to the south of Canton. The loaded tanks are from the loading racks ar the end of the Huff Run branch and are bound for the refinery in Bradford Pa on the P&W. A very profitable 100% ride on the B&O.
The train is crossing a bridge over Nimishillen Creek that dates back to construction of the Valley Road when the builders used creek valleys to get an easy grade for the coal that they envisioned coming north to Canton, Akron, and Cleveland factories. The railroad follows Nimishillen Creek for about 20 miles through Canton to near Sandyville where it flows into Sandy Creek. From Cleveland, the Valley Road (later Cleveland Terminal & Valley, and even later B&O) followed the Ohio & Erie Canal along the Cuyahoga River to near Akron where they went around the many locks on the canal to get over the eastern Continental Divide. August 11, 1971
This handsome mug has retired from farming and moved to town. This type of grain bed vehicle usually has a single cylinder hydraulic lift to raise the bed for dumping the grain at a storage facility. Practically every Midwestern farm had one of these throughout the fifties and sixties when small farms were still profitable. Many of them are still in beautiful condition having been used mainly at harvest time and stored in a barn or shed the rest of the year. Many are now serving the roofing trade for hauling away the old asphalt shingles. Grain farming is now done on such a large scale that these small work horses are obsolete for their original intended purpose. You can buy one rather cheaply if you are handy at fixing things. One of these would sure be handy for hauling compost or mulch for large scale gardening projects. They would be too expensive to drive as a personal vehicle however. :-)
WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN / Artist : HaveitNeox
WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOME?
Because it is profitable.
I can do what I wish with what is mine.
AND WHY ARE YOU TEARING DOWN THE PLANET AS WELL?
Because it is profitable.
I can do what I wish with what is mine.
By Haveit Neox
Cei Newydd / New Quay, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
New Quay was once a flourishing shipbuilding centre and fishing port. The miles of secluded coves around New Quay provided ideal hiding places in the less salubrious but probably more profitable trade of smuggling spirits and tobacco.
Today the small local fishing and pleasure craft still come and go in the sheltered bay. New Quay’s beaches extend in a golden arc around the bay and are ideal for relaxing and strolling by the sea. Enjoy a walk along the front to the end of the Quay and watch the boats sail by. Or sit in one of the cafes overlooking the harbour and see the dolphins
With global warming and cycles of a lot of rain and drought this method of farming may become more sustainable and profitable than big flat fields with a lot of tiling to drain water and lots of chemicals.
At one time, this was probably a healthy and profitable commercial fishing operation on the shores of Lake Superior near Paradise, Michigan. Because fish populations in the lake have been depleted, the business sits in disrepair.
fishing operation
once a center of activity
now in decline
Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer
He was born 30 December 1869 at Swanmore, county of Hampshire, England.
In 1876 he emigrated to Canada with his family and settled on a farm near the hamlet of Egypt, south of Sibbald Point on Lake Simcoe.
Leacock was educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto. He completed a degree in modern languages at the University of Toronto in 1891.
Inspired by Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class, he enrolled at the University of Chicago, receiving a Ph.D. in political economy and political science under Veblen in 1903.
Concurrently he joined the Department of Economics and Political Science at McGill University, Montreal.
In 1906 he published his first and most profitable book: Elements of Political Science, a university textbook. Twenty-seven other books of non-fiction followed.
In 1908 he became head of his department at McGill, helped found the University Club and began developing Old Brewery Bay.
The first of his thirty-five books of humour, Literary Lapses was published in 1910. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town followed in 1912 and in 1914 Arcadian Adventures of the Idle Rich.
Leacock was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1919 and in 1921 made an extensive lecture tour of the United Kingdom. In 1935 he received the Mark Twain Medal. He retired from McGill in 1936.
Stephen Butler Leacock died 28 March 1944 at Toronto from throat cancer and was buried, across the lake from Old Brewery Bay, in the Leacock family plot at St. George’s Church, Sibbald Point.
“The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.”
Attributed to Frank Zappa
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Rentabler, praktischer, staubiger Straßenfeger, China.
Profitable, practical, dusty street sweeper, China.
Shot with Sony A7 Mii and the Zeiss Batis 1.8/85mm at F=1.8.
Siemens AG is a German company headquartered in Berlin and Munich and the largest engineering company in Europe with branch offices abroad.
The principal divisions of the company are Industry, Energy, Healthineers, and Infrastructure & Cities, which represent the main activities of the company. The company is a prominent maker of medical diagnostics equipment and its medical health-care division, which generates about 12 percent of the company's total sales, is its second-most profitable unit, after the industrial automation division. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 362,000 people worldwide and reported global revenue of around €71.9 billion in 2014 according to their annual report.
Source: Wikipedia
With a takeover date finally announced, the former Algoma Central will once again change hands, this time going from CN to Watco. While the line was somewhat profitable in the early years under CN, it faded over the years to nearly nothing except for the Agawa Canyon tourist train. In another sad note, the ACR union could not reach an agreement with Watco and the ACR employees will not be retained and will be forced to relocate on CN, resign from CN, or apply for Watco. Despite the doom and gloom, the line with train moves is an absolute gem to shoot in some absolutely beautiful scenery.
In a more surreal scene that summarizes the current state of the ACR is the only for sure train, the Agawa Canyon train past the sadly forlorn Searchmont Depot. Once a busy stop on the ski train for people traveling to ski at the nearby resort, the depot is pretty much only standing because no one has committed to tearing it down as saving it at this stage is not feasible or financially sensible. While the transition is a painful one for many reasons, here is to hoping Watco can turn things around and make the line a destinantion for more than just the tourist train.
Am Abend des 19. August 2025 fuhren die 241.013 und 014 von Hectorrail mit dem LKW Walter KLV-Zug nach Rostock in den Bahnhof München Süd ein. Die beiden Loks hatten die aus Verona kommende Leistung in München Ost Rbf übernommen. Zum vorherigen Fahrplanwechsel hatte das schwedische Unternehmen die Traktionierung des Zuges von DB Cargo übernommen. Leider währte diese Episode nur kurz, die Verbindung wurde inzwischen komplett eingestellt. Anscheinend rechnete sie sich nicht mehr.
On the evening of 19 August 2025, Hectorrail's 241.013 and 014 entered Munich South station with the LKW Walter intermodal train bound for Rostock. The two locomotives had taken over the service coming from Verona at Munich East marshalling yard. At the previous timetable change, the Swedish company had taken over traction for the train from DB Cargo. Unfortunately, this episode was short-lived, as the connection has since been completely discontinued. Apparently, it was no longer profitable.
Het hoogovencomplex werd in 1902 door de "Rheinische Stahlwerke zu Meiderich bei Ruhrort" gebouwd, en werd later overgenomen door de Thyssen-groep. Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog raakte het zwaar beschadigd, maar het werd in de jaren 50 weer opgebouwd. In 1985 waren de hoogovens van het complex te klein geworden om nog rendabel te zijn, en werd het complex gesloten. Tussen 1991 en 2002 werd het terrein als openbaar park ingericht.
The blast furnace complex was built in 1902 by the "Rheinische Stahlwerke zu Meiderich bei Ruhrort" and was later taken over by the Thyssen group. During the Second World War it was badly damaged, but it was rebuilt in the 1950s. In 1985 the blast furnaces of the complex had become too small to be profitable, and the complex was closed. Between 1991 and 2002 the site was designed as a public park.
B/W HDR
"Pineapple juice doesn’t come in a can—it comes in a hard, spiky shell called a pineapple. Pineapples are great and all, but of all things to grow, up is the most profitable.” - Jarod Kintz
„Mushrooms like a picture book can be found abound this year. It seems to be a profitable mushroom year.
Here are two beautiful specimens from the genus of parasol. A considerable number of these small giants have already formed a clearly pronounced fairy ring around the trunk of a fruit tree. However, as a layman, I cannot clearly determine exactly which ones they are. In any case, it is one of the smaller subspecies, probably one of the shaggy parasol..."
„Pilze wie aus dem Bilderbuch sind dieses Jahr zuhauf zu finden. Es scheint ein ertragreiches Pilzjahr zu werden.
Hier zwei wunderschöne Exemplare aus der Gattung der Riesenschirmlinge. Eine beträchtliche Anzahl dieser kleinen Riesen hat um den Stamm eines Obstbaumes bereits einen deutlich ausgeprägten Hexenring gebildet. Welche es genau sind kann ich als Laie jedoch nicht eindeutig bestimmen. Auf jeden Fall ist es eine der kleineren Unterarten, vermutlich einer der Safranschirmlinge…“
„I would like to take this opportunity to thank all followers, all new followers, and all those who just stop by. I say thank you for all previous and for all the new fav's and comments. 🙏“
„Ich danke an dieser Stelle allen Followern, allen neuen Followern, und all jenen die einfach so mal vorbeischauen. Ich sage Danke für alle bisherigen und für Sie all die neu hinzukommenden Fav‘s und Kommentare. 🙏“
My personal challenge for 2022 - I'll try - and do my very best...
Meine persönliche Herausforderung für 2022 - ich werd's versuchen - und mein Bestes geben…
After a shaky start(we had an inch of snow on the ground April 16th),summer arrived early and the crops have gotten off to a great start. Knee high by the 4th of July has become knee high by the 4th of June in some areas. Prices have rebounded somewhat, so there is some "tempered" optimism out there.The main cloud is the possibility of foreign tariffs in response to our Presidents steel tariffs. With that being resolved and continued good weather, could 2018 be a return to farm profitability? I'll let you know in November.....
“The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.”
Frank Zappa
Showing a bit more of the Tunnel Farming that is going on just out of town --- in this case we're covering our strawberries (much better than the old poison they used to use ! ).
We've got the winter ground cover crop of alfafa in the background.
You'll see a lot of this Hoop Farming going on, in the past they were shading a lot of Black and Blueberries -- more recently they are sheltering a much more profitable crop ( more to come )
If you enjoy this piece of plastic marvel; I've created an album of this local style of farming.
This building was constructed in the pseudo-Russian style, designed by architect M. Vyshnevsky (circa 1900) for the wealthy Kyiv merchant Andriy Slinko (1839–1919).
Its architectural impact was amplified by two onion-shaped domes (which have not survived to this day) — their grandeur was said to rival even that of the nearby St. Andrew’s Church, located directly across from the house.
It was a revenue house (i.e., apartments in it were rented out, at least until 1917). Due to the fantastical decoration of its façade, locals nicknamed it the “terem” (kind of a fairy tale house).
In the photo I took, the building is painted in burgundy and white. If you visit Andriivskyi Descent today, you’ll see it in a solid yellow color.
It was repainted this way (as were many other nearby buildings) during the infamous “restoration” of 2012–2013 — which in reality was carried out to steal money, to seize part of the land and build highly profitable commercial developments on it. The yellow paint buried beneath it the elaborate ornamental details of the façade...