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Classic county bridge between Moretonhampstead and Dunsford at Steps Bridge built c1816 the date is confirmed on an inscribed stone in the parapet along with two parish boundary stones inscribed Bridford and Dunsford.
My wife took this shot near Arcata, California where her son used to live. I added sepia tone to it and cropped it down a little bit.
This was taken in Fern Canyon, where they shot parts of Star Wars.
After I noticed these colorfol steps in Shanghai (Bund) my friend kindly offered to walk across them.
Expression in kathak dance by Jin (JonugJin) Won, at the Jain Center of California, LA For videos, visit www.jinkathak.com/ [Photo credit: Natasha Peris Turner]
Nikon D7000
Nikon 16-85mm VR
Alien Skin Acros conversion
The steps near the Arts Centre at Aberystwyth.
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Halki. Dodecanese. Greece. Photos on the theme of steps and stairs. Scanned from 35mm b&w negatives taken in 1999
Curious remnant of the 17th century in front of a modern part of Whitehall.
The full plaque reads: Queen Mary's Steps, Whitehall Palace. In 1691 Sir Christopher Wren designed for Queen Mary II a terrace overlooking the Thames in front of the old Whitehall Palace built by Henry VIII. This terrace projecting about 70 feet into the bed of the river was about 280 feet long.
As it involved the destruction of an earlier private landing stage a curving flight of steps was made at each end to give access from the Royal Apartments to the State Barge.
In 1939 excavations for the new government building revealed the river wall of the Tudor Palace , the later terrace wall and the Northern flight of steps. The upper portion of the steps has been repaired and can be seen. A reconstructed length of the terrace can be seen immediately to the left of the steps and a rebuilt section of the river wall immediately above and behind the terrace.
There is now about 50 metres of park, road and Embankment before you reach the current banks of the Thames.
1 The Spanish steps were built in 1723-1725 by a design of the rather little known architect Francesco de Sanctis and were financed by French diplomat Étienne Gueffier’s bequeathed. It was built in order to link the the Trinità dei Monti church that was under the patronage of the king of France, with the Spanish square below. The long, triangular Spanish square is named after the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See. In the 17th century, the area around the embassy was even considered Spanish territory. The idea of connecting the church with the square below originates from the 17th century, when the French also planned a statue of King Louis XIV of France at the top of the staircase. This plan was never executed, due to the refusal of the Pope.
2 The Spanish steps unique design and elegance has made it a popular place for artists, painters and poets who were attracted to the place which inspired them in return. The artist’s presence attracted many beautiful women to the area, hoping to taken as models. This in turn, attracted rich Romans and travelers. After a short time, the steps were crowded with people of all kinds of backgrounds. This tradition, of the Spanish Steps as a meeting place, has lived on ever since.
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3 At the lower end of the stairs you can find an early baroque fountain called Fontana della Barcaccia, or “Fountain of the Old Boat”. It is credited Pietro Bernini; a member of the renowned artist family Bernini and father of famous Baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The fountain has the form of a sinking ship and it is said to be based upon a folk legend. The legend tells that a fishing boat was carried all the way to this exact spot during a massive flood of the Tiber River in the 16th century. The design with the sinking boat also helped Bernini to overcome a technical problem, due to low water pressure.
4 On the 13th June, 2007, a drunken young man attempted to drive a Toyota Celica down the Spanish Steps. Luckily no one was hurt, but several of the 200-year-old steps were chipped and scuffed. The driver was arrested.
5 At the corner on the right as one begins to climb the steps, is the house where English poet John Keats lived and died in 1821; it is now a museum dedicated to his memory, full of memorabilia of the English Romantic generation.
6 On the 20th March, 1986, the first McDonalds restaurant in Italy was opened near the Spanish Steps. Protests there against fast food led to Carlo Petrini founding the international Slow Food movement three years later.
Steps down to Warnbro beach, Waikiki (why is it Warnbro beach when this bit of it is in Waikiki? one of those little mysteries)
Imagine this - to stay in our B&B we had to climb 74 steps to get where we were going - no one could drive up the driveway though it was there!!