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You could feel sorry for the people who live here - the echoing noise from car tyres on the cobblestone roads is so loud.
Glückstadt (dänisch: Lykstad) an der Unterelbe liegt in der Metropolregion Hamburg und ist nach Itzehoe die zweitgrößte Stadt des Kreises Steinburg. Überregional bekannt ist die Stadt vor allem durch die traditionsreiche Matjes-Produktion[2] sowie regional auch durch die Elbfähre Glückstadt–Wischhafen, die die Schleswig-Holsteiner Elbmarschen mit Wischhafen in Niedersachsen verbindet. Glückstadt liegt am Nordufer der Elbe, etwa 50 km von der Mündung entfernt.
Glückstadt wurde 1617 von Christian IV. (König von Dänemark und Norwegen und Herzog von Schleswig und Holstein) gegründet, um dem wachsenden Hamburg einen Gegenpol zu bieten. Der Ort wurde nach Plänen des in holländischen Diensten stehenden französischen Festungsbaumeisters Pieter de Perceval in Niederländischer Festungsmanier errichtet[3] und sollte eine uneinnehmbare Festungs- und Hafenstadt an der Unterelbe werden. Der Name Glückstadt und die Fortuna im Wappen standen sinnbildlich für diesen Plan: „Dat schall glücken und dat mutt glücken, und denn schall se ok Glückstadt heten!“ (Christian IV.).
Glückstadt is a town in the Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Lower Elbe about 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Altona. Glückstadt is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.Glückstadt was founded in 1617 on the marsh lands along the Elbe by the Duke of Holstein, King Christian IV of Denmark, who had levees and fortifications built as well as a ducal residence. Its name translates to English literally as "Luck City" or "Fortune City". As Christian IV promised the settlers tax exemption and freedom of religion, Glückstadt soon became an important trading centre, intended to compete with the Imperial city of Hamburg, located upstream on the Elbe.
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I like to shoot the occasional bird... oops, that came out wrong. What I mean is I like to photograph the occasional bird of course. What I don't like is lugging around a 500mm lens and a tripod to capture them in their natural habitat. So why not stroll along a sunny London canal and find one that fills the frame at 75mm. Like this guy!
The dock was opened in 1852. It was named after the road it runs alongside and which also gave its name to the Wapping Tunnel.
The large brick warehouse built in 1856 along the eastern side of the dock was designed by Jesse Hartley. The building is of a similar architectural style to the warehouses surrounding the nearby Albert Dock. When originally built, it was 232 m (254 yd)long and consisted of five separate sections.Bombed in the May Blitz of 1941, the badly damaged southernmost section was not rebuilt, with only the supporting cast iron columns remaining in situ. The remainder of the building continued in commercial use, even after the dock closed in 1972. The warehouse was restored and converted into residential apartments in 1988 and is Grade II* listed.
The quiet streets of Wapping are only ever broken by the soft squeak of a bicycle peddling by, or the banter of two pedestrians strolling by.
Wapping dock in Liverpool showing the now converted warehouse building now apartments and the grade 2 listed hydraulic tower situated at the gate to the dock, this area is part of Liverpool`s UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Not actually from the London Flickr Photowalk around Shadwell and Wapping back in February but taken about twenty minutes afterwards as I continued walking along the river as darkness fell. I managed to take a few dark and moody shots of London including this view towards the Shard skyscraper.
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From Wikipedia "The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-story skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of the Shard Quarter development. Standing 309.7 metres (1,016 ft) high, the Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, the tallest building in the European Union, the fifth-tallest building in Europe and the 96th-tallest building in the world. It is also the second-tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, after the concrete tower of the Emley Moor transmitting station. It replaced Southwark Towers, a 24-story office block built on the site in 1975.
The Shard's construction began in March 2009; it was topped out on 30 March 2012 and inaugurated on 5 July 2012. Practical completion was achieved in November 2012. The tower's privately operated observation deck, The View from The Shard, was opened to the public on 1 February 2013.The glass-clad pyramidal tower has 72 habitable floors, with a viewing gallery and open-air observation deck on the 72nd floor, at a height of 244 metres (801 ft). The Shard was developed by Sellar Property Group on behalf of LBQ Ltd and is jointly owned by Sellar Property (5%) and the State of Qatar (95%) The Shard is managed by Real Estate Management (UK) Limited on behalf of the owners."
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Liverpool.
This is a mono conversion of a previously posted image. I really can't say which I prefer. I'd been meaning to take pictures of the developments, this included, where once redundant docks provided a sad reminder of the way shallow water caused the south docks to be almost useless.
SIGMA 14-24mm F2.8 DG HSM ART lens
On 27th September 1997, USA ‘Yankee’ 0-6-0 tank 30075 working on Wapping Wharf during its visit from the Swanage Railway to the Bristol Harbour Railway. Although this type of locomotive was purchased by the Southern Railway and used at Southampton Docks, this example was built in Croatia in 1960, as a Class ‘S100’, but based on the 'USA' design. It was purchased in 1990, moved from Slovenia to the UK and received an extensive overhaul at the Swanage Railway. A major steam pipe failure in 1998 saw it withdrawn from service. Following time at the East Somerset Railway, and the Great Central Railway (Nottingham), it has now found a more permanent home with the North Dorset Railway Trust at Shillingstone Station, although it is proposed that it will be placed on short-term loan to various railways around the country.
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The former Wapping Hydraulic Power Station building, built 1890. Grade II* listed by Historic England.