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Scolty Tower. Sits at the top of Scolty Hill, near Banchory, Scotland. It's a couple of miles on a nice looped walk though a reasonable incline in places and there is a super panoramic view from the top. Shot taken late afternoon in late October when we had been blessed with very spectacular skies most nights during our stay. The skies were even more remarkable after we had made the descent!
The Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.
Constructed from 1887–89 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticized by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015.
The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building, and the tallest structure in Paris. Its base is square, measuring 125 metres (410 ft) on each side. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to become the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years until the Chrysler Building in New York City was finished in 1930. Due to the addition of a broadcasting aerial at the top of the tower in 1957, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building by 5.2 metres (17 ft). Excluding transmitters, the Eiffel Tower is the second tallest structure in France after the Millau Viaduct.
The tower has three levels for visitors, with restaurants on the first and second levels. The top level's upper platform is 276 m (906 ft) above the ground – the highest observation deck accessible to the public in the European Union. Tickets can be purchased to ascend by stairs or lift (elevator) to the first and second levels. The climb from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the climb from the first level to the second. Although there is a staircase to the top level, it is usually accessible only by lift. [Wikipedia]
At this site in 1834, thousands marched to support the Tolpuddle Martyrs. The clock tower was built in 1855 by the Metropolitan Cattle Market as a centrepiece. The cattle market has since been replaced by Smithfield's Meat Market and is now a recreational park.
From Wikipedia
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge[1] in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. It crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by the City Bridge Foundation, a charitable trust founded in 1282.
The bridge was constructed to connect the 39 per cent of London's population that lived east of London Bridge, equivalent to the populations of "Manchester on the one side, and Liverpool on the other", while allowing shipping to access the Pool of London between the Tower of London and London Bridge. The bridge was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales, and Alexandra, Princess of Wales, on 30 June 1894.
The bridge is 940 feet (290 m) in length including the abutments and consists of two 213-foot (65 m) bridge towers connected at the upper level by two horizontal walkways, and a central pair of bascules that can open to allow shipping. Originally hydraulically powered, the operating mechanism was converted to an electro-hydraulic system in 1972. The bridge is part of the London Inner Ring Road and thus the boundary of the London congestion charge zone, and remains an important traffic route with 40,000 crossings every day. The bridge deck is freely accessible to both vehicles and pedestrians, whereas the bridge's twin towers, high-level walkways, and Victorian engine rooms form part of the Tower Bridge Exhibition.
Tower Bridge has become a recognisable London landmark. It is sometimes confused with London Bridge, about 0.5 miles (800 m) upstream, which has led to a persistent urban legend about an American purchasing the wrong bridge.
Have long been meaning to shoot this, so glad to get it ticked off.
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Took this photo of Sydney Tower from the museum near William Street just before the start of the 2018 “City to Surf” half marathon.
Scotia Plaza tower reflected in the glass of the nearby Bay Adelaide East tower. WZMH Architects designed the tower, completed in 1988. The exterior is covered by a Red Napoleon Granite which was quarried in Sweden, cut and polished in Italy, then imported to Canada.
Mövenpick Hotel Hamburg, in a former water tower / Sternschanze / Hamburg
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The Bern-Bantiger broadcasting tower is 192.2 meters high and was built on the summit of Mount Bantiger at 947 m above sea level.
Ferenberg-Bantigen BE, Schweiz
Dec. 2023
Olympus XA, F-Zuiko 2,8/35 mm, Ilford Pan 100, Kodak D-76 (1+1)
Easylith auf Fomatone 542 (2002)
Selentonung MT1
This is the view from the Paine Towers seen from the Base, after a trecking and climbing of the morraine in the last part. It is a trecking of 22 kms and the view is worth the effort even when you only want to lay and rest once you get to the top not thinking about the return!
Update
Sorry I uploaded this and ran... literally. Sat in departures for an hour and only found I had free wifi access just as they called my flight .. doh :-( One quick upload... didn't even have time to put a description...
So... This was taken Tuesday night, and the sky really was that colour... an unbelievably beautiful night in London. 30 sec exposure and managed to catch the movement in the sky. Exif data, map location etc all added in replaced shot.
Oh, sweet tower of mist
Under your gaze, i will be kissed
By lips, so wonderfully soft
I meet in mist, that rules up aloft
Where i am covered, by love very sweet
Which in the shadow of the tower , i do now meet
Up on the hill, shrouded in mist
Where my lips, will be sweetly kissed
My first trip to Kyoto starts here , the steel tower is the tallest structure in Kyoto with its observation deck at 100 metres (328 ft ) and its spire at 131 metres (430 ft ) The 800 -ton tower stands atop a 9-story building , which houses a 3-star hotel and several stores . The entire complex stands opposite Kyoto Station ..
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Ventilation Tower Sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi.
www.johannesreponen.com/journal/2018/1/5/ventilation-towe...
I haven't put a bridge up for a while so here's an old faithful. Can't remember whether it's a 2 or 3 shot pano.
Wooden watchtower, plated with reflecting metal parts wich become more and more dense to the top. Viewed from a more distand point, the tower seems to fade into the sky.
Seen @ Landesgartenschau Schwäbisch Gmünd
The city walls in Piran, view from one tower to the other :)
Piran is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Gulf of Piran on the Adriatic Sea. The town is known for its medieval architecture, with narrow streets and compact houses and it's one of Slovenia's major tourist attractions. Architecture of Piran resembles the Italian Venice, to which it belonged in the past, together with Istria. Most of the buildings, as well as the medieval walls separating the city from the rest of the mainland, also come from this period. In the middle of the town is the Tartini Square, with a monument in memory of Giuseppe Tartini. Nearby are located various important buildings, such as Tartini’s house, first mentioned in 1384 and one of the oldest in town, the Municipal Palace. The area of Piran has been inhabited since ancient times. The name of the town most probably originates from the Greek "pyros", meaning fire, due to ancient lighthouses which were supposed to be on the edge of the marina. From 1283 to 1797, the town became part of the Republic of Venice and then was annexed to the Austrian Empire. In 1954 The town was annexed to Yugoslavia.
City walls - former defensive fortifications erected around the city. The first fortifications were built in the 7th century. Today you can see fortifications from the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. Only the 200-meter-long walls with seven gates have survived. The walls are of uneven height because they were built in different periods - this shows how the architecture of defense has changed. This is one of the best viewpoints on the Old Town and the sea.
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Mury miejskie w Piranie, widok z jednej wieży na kolejną :)
Piran – miasto w Słowenii, siedziba gminy Piran, położone na skalistym cyplu, jest jednym z najatrakcyjniejszych turystycznie miejsc nad słoweńskim Adriatykiem, słynnym ze ze średniowiecznej architektury z wąskimi uliczkami i zwartą zabudową. Swą architekturą o przypomina włoską Wenecję, do której wraz z Istrią należało w przeszłości. Z tego okresu pochodzi też większość zabudowy, a także średniowieczne mury, oddzielające miasto od reszty lądu. Reprezentacyjny plac Tartiniego powstał pod koniec XIX wieku, po zasypaniu wewnętrznego basenu portowego (1894). Mieści się przy nim ratusz i budynek sądu oraz zachowana z obwarowań brama św. Jerzego. Obszar Piranu był zasiedlony od czasów antycznych, a nazwa miasta wywodzi się od greckiego "pyrá", oznaczającego ognisko, ponieważ na krańcu półwyspu zapalano ogień jako punkt orientacyjny dla statków płynących do portu Koper. W 1283 wraz z wybrzeżem Istrii Piran przeszedł pod władzę Republiki Weneckiej, zaś po upadku potęgi Wenecji (1797) Piran przeszedł pod panowanie Habsburgów, zaś w 1954r. znalazł się w granicach Jugosławii.
Mury miejskie - dawne fortyfikacje obronne wzniesione wokół miasta. Pierwsze umocnienia zbudowano już w VII wieku. To, co można zobaczyć dzisiaj to fortyfikacje z przełomu XV i XVI wieku. Zachowały się jedynie mury o długości 200 metrów z siedmioma bramami. Mury mają nierówną wysokość, bo powstawały w różnych okresach – widać dzięki temu jak zmieniała się architektura obronna. To jeden z najlepszych punktów widokowych na położoną na cyplu starówkę.
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My 1st Trip to Erop. I love this Place but i feel terrible, because it's winter and Tep at -7. But I Spend all day Near Eiffel......I Should Say i love Paris, This city is totally different from other cites......Anyway i try to Capture a different shot, & i think this little bit different from other pics.
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