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Europaturm as seen from Grüneburgpark, Frankfurt-Westend
The Europaturm ("Tower of Europe") is a 337.5-metre (1,107 ft) high telecommunications tower in Frankfurt, Germany.
Designed by architect Erwin Heinle, the tower's construction began in 1974. At its completion five years later, it became the tallest free-standing structure in the Federal Republic of Germany. With its height of 331 metres (1,086 ft), Europaturm became Germany's second tallest structure, after the Fernsehturm Berlin (368 metres (1,207 ft)). Even without the height of the antenna at its top, the building is over 295 metres (968 ft) high, which makes it Germany's tallest structure by roof level. Its base, at 59 metres (194 ft) thick, is the widest of any similar structure in the world.
The top of the tower can turn and provides a panoramic view of the Rhine Main area. For a number of years, the upper part of the structure housed a restaurant and discothèque, but since 1999, the Europaturm has been closed to the public..
Among Frankfurt's residents, the tower is colloquially known as the "Ginnemer Spaschel" (Frankfurt dialect for "The Ginnheimer Asparagus", or "Ginnheimer Spargel" in standard German), even though it is located in the Bockenheim district rather than close by Ginnheim. It is also simply called the "Fernsehturm" ("Television Tower").
(Wikipedia)
EdifÃcio Marconi (Marconi Building) was designed by Raul Martins and opened in 1992. Built to be the seat of a telecommunications company, nowadays it´s a call center.
KCOM is Hulls own independent Telecommunications Company..Unlike any other City in the UK ...all its Telephone Kiosks are painted cream, Some have a theme and are highly decorated in vibrant colours to help brighten up the City centre.
Victoria square with telecommunications tower standing out. Shot from Ano Kipseli, Athens, Greece.
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Fernschreibraum (Dokumentationsstätte ehemaliger Ausweichsitz der Landesregierung NRW)
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Teletype room (Documentation site of the former alternative seat of the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia)
The Emley Moor transmitting station[1] is a telecommunications and broadcasting facility on Emley Moor,[1] 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village centre of Emley,[n 1] mid-way between the villages of Kirkburton and West Bretton, in turn between Huddersfield and Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It is made up of a 330.4-metre (1,084-foot) [1] concrete tower and apparatus that began to transmit in 1971. It is protected under UK law as a Grade II listed building. It is the tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom,[1][2] and 24th tallest tower in the world.[1] It was the seventh tallest freestanding structure and fourth tallest tower in the European Union.[1]
The tower's current official name, The Arqiva Tower, is shown on a sign beside the offices at the base of the tower, but it is commonly known just as "Emley Moor".[1]
In March 2018, a temporary mast was erected so that work could be undertaken on the main tower's transmitting arrays without interrupting transmissions. The temporary mast, at 324 m (1,063 ft), is shorter than the original tower, but lit in the same way with aircraft warning lights.[3]
The Ivindo National Park is a UNESCO Heritage Site in Gabon, Central Africa.
It was established in 2002 over an area of 3000 square km and is difficult to reach. There are no roads, villages or telecommunications. Travel in the park is by dug out canoe or on foot.
There is much wildlife, although it is rarely seen because of the density of the rainforest. The main attractions are the Kongou Falls and Langoué Baï. Whilst it is likely you will encounter wildlife at Langoué Baï, it is unlikely at other parts of the park such as the Kongou Falls.
Wildlife in the park includes western lowland gorilla, common chimpanzee, African forest buffalo, red river hog, sitatunga, and African golden cat, as well as one of the last relativity intact populations of forest elephants.
We were very lucky to find a forest elephant swimming accross the Ivindo river on its way to the Kongou Falls (www.flickr.com/photos/145831439@N04/54193375258/in/datepo...). The elephants can sometimes be seen traversing the waterfalls searching for minerals contained in plants that grow on the edge of the falls in the fast flowing waters.
On São Paulo's Avenida Paulista at the end of the day, everything works together to give the illusion that the city is safe, that wealth is pouring in, that you're driving through an urban paradise, and then you remember that the reflection of one of the telecommunications towers that dot each neighbourhood also reflects the distortion between social reality, its violence, its extreme inequalities, in the same way that Paradise is only a deformation of Hell and vice versa, in the same way that Good can only be a deformation of Evil, that Good is only an illusion created by Evil to better lose you.
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Sur l'avenue Paulista de São Paulo en fin de journée, tout concourt à donner l'illusion que la ville est sûre, que la richesse ruisselle, que vous circulez dans un paradis urbain, et puis vous vous rappelez que le reflet d'une des tours de télécommunications qui ponctuent chaque quartier reflète aussi la déformation entre la réalité sociale, sa violence, ses inégalités extrêmes, de la même façon que le Paradis n'est qu'une déformation de l'Enfer et réciproquement, de la même façon que le Bien peut n'être qu'une déformation du Mal, que le Bien n'est qu'une illusion créée par le Mal pour mieux vous perdre.
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The Florianturm (Florian Tower, Florian for short) is a telecommunications tower and landmark of Dortmund (Germany). It is named after St. Florian, the patron saint of gardeners.
The Florianturm is the TV tower of Dortmund and was built in 1959 as an attraction for a federal horticultural show with a height of 219.6 metres (720 ft). At the time it was briefly the highest freestanding structure in Germany.
The tower was constructed similarly to a high concrete chimney. It consists of a reinforced concrete tube, which tapers off as it rises, reaching a height of 129.75 metres (425.7 ft). At 130.6 metres (428 ft) there is a building part with two floors. On the lower floor there are operation rooms and on the upper floor at 137.54 metres (451.2 ft) there is a revolving restaurant. At 141.88 metres (465.5 ft) and 144.7 metres (475 ft) there are two observation decks.
On the upper observation deck there are installations and aerials of Deutsche Telekom. Since 1959 it has been used for transmitting television signals.
On 7 September 2004, a Russian helicopter was used to replace the aerial. Since then, a 50-kilowatt transmitter has transmitted digital terrestrial television programmes for the Dortmund area.
Since 7 September 2004 the Florianturm has a height of 208.56 metres (684.3 ft), making it the fourteenth highest structure in Germany.
From 1996 to 1998 the tower was renovated and safety standards were brought up to date.
In 2000 a catwalk for bungee jumping was opened on the upper platform. It was closed in 2003 after a fatal accident and has been uninstalled in July 2008.
Wrapped for telecommunications company Telus at the time, VIA 6429 leads an eastbound departing Dorval Station back in 2007. In the foreground is the CN/CP interchange track, which was removed a few years later. The signals on the right were replaced by more modern ones a few years back.
Telecommunications eqquipment adorns the stark peak of the Steens mountain in the outheastern part of the U.S. state of Oregon. Its summit has a whopping elevation of 9,738 feet (2,968 m or 1.84 miles!). Fortunately, for the days that I was in the Steens, I had a wonderful friend and guide who showed me around... and I did not feel any ill effects because of the elevatsion
Steens Mountain is not part of a mountain range but is properly a single mountain, the largest of Oregon's fault-block mountains.
Note: To view the this image in chronological order with the rest of the photos from my recent 4,500 mile (7,242 KM), 4-month overlanding trip from Florida to Washington and back, visit www.flickr.com/photos/stevefrazier/albums/72177720302601994
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Another shot from the summit of Mt Wellington a few nights ago. This one is a panorama of three images stitched together.
From left to right - slow moving satellite; car park (with tourists that venture up, get their smartphones out, take a few photos and then drive off); the telecommunications tower; the western spiral arm of the Milky Way; some clouds; a hint of Aurora Australis under the clouds; and Venus.
As I said in the previous upload. the amazing thing about this evening was how completely still it was on the top of the mountain - it is always windy here and almost always cloudy, but it was breathless this night.
Kuwait - Alabdaly
Abandoned Telecommunications Station
Dedicated to the King Faisal Al-Bisher
the best man ever
have you ever went to this place
where you felt that you are lost there
while you are not
and when you felt that there is someone watching you
while there is no one
when you felt you are in great danger
while you are totally safe !
it all depends on what you are thinking
and it's all in your mind
good news .. you can control it !
Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: Nikkor 24-70 2.8
Exposure: 3900 sec (3900)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 24 mm
ISO Speed: 500
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Strobist info:
1 SB800 speed light
with colored gels
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You never miss the water till the well runs dry
The recent outages caused by Storm Éowyn have highlighted how much we take electricity, mobile phones and broadband for granted.
The power outages had a knock-on effect leaving people without telecommunications and water.
The situation in remote areas of the west of Ireland has been described as a "humanitarian crisis" by a Galway GP as some people are without means to cook, heat their homes, or contact neighbours or emergency services since last Friday
A telecommunications mast on Ferenze Braes - looking towards Neilston and Neilston Pad on a cloudy day.
Situated close to the Albert Dock in Liverpool are two boxes which celebrate two famous people..the subject of this one is self evident as is the next one that I shall upload.
L'un des premiers projets réalisés sur le quai Wilhelmina fut un immeuble de bureaux pour KPN, opérateur de télécommunications. Le bâtiment comprend environ 20 000 mètres carrés de bureaux, 5 000 mètres carrés de commerces et un parking souterrain de 250 places.
Afin de lui conférer une esthétique remarquable, le contrat fut confié au célèbre architecte italien Renzo Piano, l'un des concepteurs du Centre Pompidou à Paris. Situé sur l'ancien site portuaire, l'édifice s'inspire de l'atmosphère brute des navires et de la forme du pont Érasme voisin. Haut de 98 mètres, il présente une façade inclinée à l'est.
Cette façade, dont la pente s'étend de 48 à 85 mètres, est illuminée par des lampadaires verts disposés sur une grille de 1,80 mètre. La conception de la façade a été réalisée en collaboration avec le cabinet d'architecture renommé Studio Dumbar. Le symbole de KPN, axé sur la communication, est au cœur de cette conception.
La façade inclinée est soutenue par une colonne d'acier de près de 50 mètres de long. De forme légèrement conique, elle mesure 2 mètres d'épaisseur à ses extrémités et 2 mètres au centre. À ses deux extrémités, l'entretoise est remplie de béton pour une meilleure résistance au feu. Toutefois, même en cas d'urgence, si l'entretoise venait à être sectionnée, le bâtiment ne s'effondrerait pas.
La façade est composée de près de 900 lampes sous forme de carreaux plats de 81 x 81 cm. Chaque lampe est contrôlée individuellement. Des images animées simples sont visibles à environ deux kilomètres. L'écran se prolonge à une dizaine de mètres au-dessus du bâtiment.
Le noyau du bâtiment est constitué d'une structure en béton coulé. Les étages de bureaux sont réalisés en structures préfabriquées en béton. Les niveaux inférieurs sont conçus pour être aussi ouverts que possible grâce à de larges baies vitrées ; seul le noyau en béton repose sur les fondations. Le reste du bâtiment est soutenu par dix colonnes en béton avec des têtes coniques en acier, donnant l'impression que le bâtiment flotte. L'espace devant le bâtiment est aménagé en place, avec un parking souterrain. Les façades sont en aluminium et en verre miroir, ce qui permet au bâtiment de se fondre légèrement dans le ciel.
One of the first projects completed on the Wilhelmina Embankment was an office building for KPN, a telecommunications operator. The building comprises approximately 20,000 square meters of office space, 5,000 square meters of retail space, and a 250-space underground parking garage. To give it a striking aesthetic, the contract was awarded to the renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano, one of the designers of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Located on the former port site, the building draws inspiration from the raw atmosphere of ships and the shape of the nearby Erasmus Bridge. Standing 98 meters tall, it features a facade that slopes to the east.
This facade, whose slope ranges from 48 to 85 meters, is illuminated by green streetlights arranged on a 1.80-meter grid. The facade design was created in collaboration with the acclaimed architectural firm Studio Dumbar. KPN's communication-focused logo is central to this design. The sloping facade is supported by a steel column nearly 50 meters long. Slightly conical in shape, it is 2 meters thick at its ends and 2 meters thick in the center. At both ends, the crossbeam is filled with concrete for enhanced fire resistance. However, even in an emergency, if the crossbeam were to be severed, the building would not collapse.
The facade is composed of nearly 900 lamps in the form of flat tiles measuring 81 x 81 cm. Each lamp is individually controlled. Simple animated images are visible from approximately two kilometers away. The screen extends about ten meters above the building.
The building's core consists of a poured concrete structure. The office floors are constructed using prefabricated concrete structures. The lower levels are designed to be as open as possible with large windows; only the concrete core rests on the foundations. The rest of the building is supported by ten concrete columns with conical steel heads, giving the impression that the building is floating. The space in front of the building is landscaped, with an underground parking garage. The facades are made of aluminum and mirrored glass, allowing the building to blend subtly into the sky.
Gone back for a closer view of the tangled mess on top of the telegraph pole from a few weeks back . I hope they know what they are doing , one of those lines goes to one of the shops in the dry cleaning group that I worked for !!
HTT Folks !
The CARNARVON Space and Technology Museum focusses on two parts: The Carnarvon Tracking Station and the OTC Satellite Earth Station, for which each station played separate roles in the early space industry.
The Carnarvon Tracking Station was located 10 kilometres south from Carnarvon. The station was built to support NASA’s Gemini, Apollo and Skylab programs. It was commissioned in 1964 and operated for 11 years. It was the last station to communicate with the space capsules leaving the earth orbit, and the last to make contact before splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. At the height of the operation it had a staff of 220 people.
The OTC Satellite Earth Station (and now museum site) is situated at the northern end of Browns Range, about 6 kilometres from the centre of Carnarvon, and 4 kilometres north of the Tracking Station. The OTC Satellite Earth Station was opened in 1966, initially with the 12.8 metre wide Casshorn antenna as part of the global satellite communications system. The Casshorn antenna has interacting parabolic and hyperbolic reflectors in a characteristic ‘sugar scoop’ form.
On 21 July 1969, the day of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Casshorn antenna relayed Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon from NASA's Honey Suckle Creek Tracking Station to Perth's TV audience via Moree earth station - the first live telecast into Western Australia. Later in 1969, the larger 29.6 metre wide steerable antenna was built to facilitate better communication between the NASA Tracking Station and the USA.
The station was decommissioned in April 1987, but the site is still 'actively' involved in solar scientific research, hosting a node of the Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network.
OTC Satellite Earth Station Carnarvon (fmr) is a registered heritage site with the Heritage Council of Western Australia. It has local, national and international cultural-heritage significance. The Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum opened in 2012. (Offical Website)
From this angle, the secondary/sub reflector is beautifully illustrated in the side-lit evening light. OTC is short for Overseas Telecommunications Commission.
The collection includes documents, photographs, items related to Polish Post, such as: stamps, uniforms, boxes, signboards, vehicles, teletexts and telegraphs, radio and TV receivers. The expressionistic building, in which the museum is situated, is the oldest tower block in Wroclaw. This unique facility has approximately 70 thousand inventory records gathered in five departments:
Postal, Philatelic, Telecommunications, Archive and Library.
This stunning Telecommunications Tree (Arbus vodafonensis) towers over the surrounding secondary growth forest. Although quite rare in Britain, these mysterious trees seem to thrive on sites with a particular microclimate. They always prefer sites higher than the adjacent area. Indeed it is thought they can only survive where there is a clear flow of air to their branch systems and they seem unaffected by extreme exposure to wind and rain.
Many say they possess mystical powers. Whilst a few believe they are controlled by orbiting spaceships, many claim they have the ability to receive thoughts from companion trees that are miles away. Some even suggest they have the ability to talk back to those trees and hold conversations on subjects as diverse as the weather; whether the Birmingham to Bristol train is running 1 or 3 minutes late; what happened last night on Big Brother and which overpaid footballer Man City have failed to sign this week.
The sites of these ancient trees are jealously guarded by the tribe known as the Vodafones, hence the trees' scientific name. The Vodafones are themselves descended from the Vods, notorious for their avarice even before they invaded Britain from the east when we were still connected by a land bridge to Europa. Should other tribes approach, but most notably The Orange, ear-shattering soundwaves activate that also automatically detect and destroy any electrical device that could infect or parasitise the tree.
One of the great questions remaining for science is how the Telecommunications Tree reproduces. Many theories have been put forward. Currently the most likely seems to be underground 'runners' that are capable of sensing another tree's runners at some distance.....then Bingo! A by-product is the destruction of any cables that happen to be in their path laid by another rival tribe "The Virgins".
Finally I would like to take this opportunity of inviting you to join The Telecommunications Tree Preservation Society (sponsored by Vodafone). We campaign vigorously for the preservation of this maginificant species. Membership costs only £80/annum and for that you receive a moo-sticker of Lewis Hamilton; a reminder that England won The Ashes in 2005 and 2 free texts per month (terms and conditions apply). Please help us help these trees!!
Seen from underneath the Nelson Mandela bridge.
Business Park Arnhem.
Formerly known as SEP Control Tower.
Also known as KEMA Tower.
Height 149m
Main function: telecommunications.
Before arriving in Tallinn, we visited the Tallinn TV Tower, located just outside the city center. Standing at 314 meters, it is the tallest structure in Estonia and was built between 1975 and 1980 for the Moscow Olympics when Tallinn hosted the sailing events. Today, the tower still serves as both a telecommunications and observation tower. We enjoyed the observation deck at 170 meters, which offers stunning panoramic views of Tallinn, the Gulf of Finland, and the surrounding landscape - Tallinn, Estonia
Old telecommunications tower in the woods on top of the 600 m high Königstuhl hill above Heidelberg, Germany, on a misty July evening 2020... built in the 1950s for analog communications and not fully used anymore today. Legend goes that this tower and nearby installations, one of them built by the US forces, were (and maybe still are) being used for surveillance activities.
The Endem TV Tower rises above the western skyline of Istanbul, serving as a prominent telecommunications landmark. Captured under a brilliant blue sky with a single passing cloud, the composition emphasizes the tower's distinctive spherical design and the city's contemporary architectural landscape.
I haven't been able to Flickr much or take many photos lately, other than the ones for work (existing towers and vacant land/woods for new-build sites, whcih is boring). I was out walking some sites with our A&E firm on a foggy morning a while back and shot this 240 footer with my work camera (my old point & shoot). Hopefully I'll be able to visit everyone's streams in the next few days.... Until then, hope you are enjoying your Easter weekend!
Fernsehturm Stuttgart (Stuttgart TV Tower) is a 216.61 m (710.7 ft) telecommunications tower in Stuttgart, Germany. It was the first telecommunications tower in the world constructed from reinforced concrete, and it is the prototype for many such towers worldwide.
The tower was placed in service on 5 February 1956.