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Dordrecht is a really old city that grew wealthy on its position at a river confluence with important commercial, military and private boat building. It held significant regional and international importance, hosting the 'Synod of Dordrecht' and other important religious meetings.
Thankfully, it escaped much of the widespread destruction of the second world war. Consequently, it is brimming with interesting old architecture and displays an old-time sense of wealth that belies the peaceful and laid back character of its modern-day economic relaxation. The locals are educated and generally proud of their city, which is the sort of place to wander around and explore leisurely, rather than rushing in and out.
The Groothoofdspoort on this photo is a former city gate in Dordrecht that is located at the point where three rivers meet; the Merwede, the Oude Maas, and the Noord.
The building was designed in the 14th century and was originally built with gothic details. The facades were built in 1618 and the tower was added in 1692. The relief above the doorway facing the river was designed by Gillis Huppe in 1618 and shows the Dordrecht maiden sitting in the "Garden of Holland", holding a palm branch in her left hand and the city shield in her right hand, based on an earlier design by the Dordrecht painter Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp. She is surrounded by 16 city shields of cities who rebelled during the eighty years war. From top right, these city shields are the cities of Monnickendam (monk), Enkhuizen (3 fish), Asperen, Heusden, Schiedam, Vlaardingen, Geertruidenberg, Schoonhoven, Hoorn, Weesp, Leerdam, Naarden, Muiden, Medemblik, and Grootebroek. Under the shields, a Latin inscription states "Unity and peace are the best defence for a city; May my God Jehovah protect me". On the other side of the tower is a relief with the shield of Dordrecht held by two griffins.
The roof was replaced by a tower in 1692 and contains a bell by H.Meurs.
The current occupant "Bellevue Groothoofd hotel culinair", a hotel restaurant in the "Groothoofd" block of buildings including the gate, and where Dordrecht residents can arrange to be wed in the old gate building, claims that the "Hotel Belle Vue" building next to the gate was first mentioned in city documents in 1817
Isn't it tragic how easy it is to lose sight of the value of something important when it's always there?
The 1908 Parkview Apartments at 45 E66th St in Manhattan.If you were wealthy back then and looking for an apartment,this fancy building would've been for you.The red brick building and white terra-cotta structure drips with Neo Gothic ornamentation!Terra-cotta was just making its mark in the early 19th century as an extremely versatile and inexpensive building material and architects embraced it with much enthusiasm.The architects, Harde & Short,used terra-cotta in the ornamentation for the building to most likely lure the well-to-do as they did with the Red House, another apartment building they designed together.When it was built,the 10-story building had two apartments per floor with 12-14 rooms for each.The famous address then was 777 Madison Avenue with the entrance on the side of the building,it's now at the corner.There are as many multi-paned windows as masonry on the structure.Gothic screens like lace are around the building on the 6th and 10th floors,most of which had been removed between 1948-1953 to give the building a more modern look,they were later restored in 1987.The building is now a co-op. daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-1908-parkview-...
A luxurious day bed just for naps from the early 19th century or so. The wealthy napped in great style. I would have loved to step over the barrier and crawled in but that would have ended my day and any future days at the museum.
Shot at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Have a pleasant and peaceful, safe and secure, healthy and wealthy weekend, filled with all the blessings.
God be with us.
A Scottish Baronial Mansion Built 1885-7 for the wealthy Coates family.
It commands stunning views over the River Clyde .
The 1886 Potter Building.The building was named after wealthy landowner Orlando Bronson Potter (and you thought it was Harry Potter).Check out the second link below for a photo of Mr Potter's other building on Astor Place which I also shot. At around 10pm on January 31,1882 two men from a newspaper company called The Observer were working in the Potter building.The building mainly had offices for newspaper companies and printing firms.While they were working,somewhere in there a fire broke out which was caused by flammable liquids.The two men,one an editor for the company and the other his son,managed to escape by using the stairs and exiting the building.Another man,the architect of the building who also had an office there,climbed out a window and inched past The Observer signboard on the fourth floor to an adjacent building and escaped.Two others,dropped from the signboard and were caught by firefighters below.When the fire was finally put out,12 people were found dead and there was $400,000 in damages.This prompted the millionaire Mr Potter to make an announcement two weeks later that he would rebuild and make NYC's "tallest building"and it would be "absolutely fireproof inside as well as outside",he said.The Potter Building would be the first steeled-framed building to be fireproofed with terra cotta daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2011/05/1886-potter-buildi...</a flic.kr/p/BFGz7c
In 1822 a group of wealthy Edinburgh figures started fundraising for a monument to commemorate Scots who had died in the Napoleonic Wars. Their plan was copy the ancient temple precisely, with each stone being exactly the same dimensions as the original in Athens.
The lintels on top of the columns are the largest pieces of stone ever quarried in Scotland. They needed 12 horses and 70 men to carry them to the top of the hill.
Only half of the money needed was collected, and when worked stopped in 1829 only the twelve columns you see today were finished, which to some critics was a ‘national disgrace’.
The Teatro Biondo in Palermo was built in October 1903, at a time of particular splendor for the city, subject to a formidable urban expansion.
A favorite destination of princes and rulers, Palermo decisively transformed its face, renewed by an enlightened entrepreneurial bourgeoisie (led by the Florio family) and by a class of intellectuals among whom the architect Ernesto Basile stands out, one of the main exponents of the Art Nouveau movement in Europe.
While the Teatro Massimo was born by the will of the aristocratic class eager for an exclusive temple for opera, a sign of monumental magnificence, in the wake of the great European capitals, and the Teatro Politeama as a multipurpose spectacular space (from circus to opera), of a more festively popular character, to the need for a theater neither popular nor sumptuous, the Teatro Biondo arose as a more modern venue for a wealthy middle class, where new forms of theatrical communication could be experimented.
Il Teatro Biondo di Palermo è sorto nell’ottobre 1903, in un momento di particolare splendore per la città, soggetta a una formidabile espansione urbana.
Meta privilegiata di principi e regnanti, Palermo trasforma in maniera determinante il suo volto, rinnovata da una borghesia imprenditoriale illuminata (capeggiata dalla famiglia Florio) e da una classe di intellettuali tra cui spicca l’architetto Ernesto Basile, fra i principali esponenti del movimento liberty in Europa.
Mentre il Teatro Massimo, nacque per volontà della classe aristocratica desiderosa di un tempio esclusivo per l’opera lirica, segno di monumentale magnificenza, sulla scia delle grandi capitali europee, ed Il Teatro Politeama come spazio spettacolare polivalente (dal circo alla lirica), di carattere più festosamente popolare, all’esigenza di un teatro né popolare né fastoso, sorse il Teatro Biondo come più moderna sede di una ricca media borghesia, dove sperimentare nuove forme di comunicazione teatrale.
When wealthy young Englishman Joseph Cyprian Fenn fled England and his family to this remote valley in far-flung South Island New Zealand in 1881 he purchased 600 acres of land and named his property Arcadia. Arcadia is a Greek word literally translating to paradise. Today the valley carries this name and the farm borders what is now Mount Aspiring National Park. Access to the Park is a gravel road through the farm a few miles further from this point.
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He was a quiet, wealthy man who was proper and fit.
The locals found him to be both a mysterious generous business man.The small motel he ran as not perfect but kept the tiny little town at bay. He had one dark secret and one friend to share it with, the property manager. The property manager kept the motel nice and clean, and the owner would make lavish meals...
Care to join him?
In an ever increasing drive to provide housing for the ultra wealthy, developers in New York City on narrower plots of land are building very tall but narrower luxury condos. Some members of the local press have dubbed these structures "Billionaire needles." By the way this building on E22nd Street you can get a studio for only four million and the top apartment is a four bedroom three bath that goes for the modet price of fourteen million dollars. To add insult to injury many of these luxury condos are brought up by drug cartels, corrupt foreign oligarchs and other unsavory types for the purpose of money laundering or hiding assets. Meanwhile there are many people paying $1400 a month to live in a chopped (Usually a two or three bedroom apartment that has been divided into two smaller apartments for higher profit.) one bedroom apartment in bad parts of the Bronx. Oh yes want a similar apartment in a safer predominantly white neighborhood in the outer boroughs better be ready to pay another grand. Want a similar apartment in Manhattan better be ready to another one to two grand more over the outer borough price. New York City has gone out of it's way drive the middle class out of the city and decades of corrupt politicians capitulating to greedy realtors has left a disappearing middle class that's never coming back and numerous and ever growing vacant storefronts scattered throughout the city.
The Bahia Palace, set in extensive gardens, was built in the late 19th century by the Grand Vizier of Marrakesh, Si Ahmed ben Musa (Bou-Ahmed). Bou Ahmed resided here with his four wives, 24 concubines and many children. With a name meaning "brilliance", it was intended to be the greatest palace of its time, designed to capture the essence of Islamic and Moroccan architectural styles. Bou-Ahmed paid special attention to the privacy of the palace in its construction and employed architectural features such as multiple doors which prevented passers-by from seeing into the interior. The palace took seven years to build, with hundreds of craftsmen from Fes working on its wood, carved stucco and zellij.The palace is set in a two-acre (8,000 m²) garden with rooms opening onto courtyards. The palace acquired a reputation as one of the finest in Morocco and was the envy of other wealthy citizens. Upon the death of Bou-Ahmed in 1900, the palace was raided by Sultan Abd al-Aziz.
Centreville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware. It is the location of Du Pont family estates, as well as several other wealthy business families from nearby Wilmington. Print size 8x10 inches. HTT.
Initially the sarcophagi of the wealthy families were placed in the central space (this is where the land of Mount Calvary is located). Under the floor of the corridors are the graves of the most humble people. The interiors were full of frescoes, made mainly by Taddeo Gaddi in the 14th century. Today only people who have participated in political, clerical and institutional life can be buried in the Camposanto, the latter being a former rector of the University of Pisa.
...where the wealthy bring up their children,
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Seneffe Castle
In 1758, Julien-Ghislain de Pestre, son of a wealthy merchant, commissioned the construction of Seneffe Castle. Construction work began in 1763.
In the 19th century, different owners succeeded each other.
During World War II, the inhabitants had to flee and the castle was occupied by the Germans. It served as the local headquarters and summer residence of General Von Falkenhausen, the military governor of Nazi-occupied Belgium.
Upon the arrival of the Allies, the castle is looted by local residents. Upon returning to the castle, the owner is so dismayed that he sells it.
Thus, between 1952 and 1963, it belongs to a monastic community that wants to house a school.
After their departure, the castle is neglected by its new owner, a property speculator, so that the estate can be parceled out.
The castle is just saved from expropriation and becomes state property in 1970. The buildings threatened with ruin are thoroughly restored. Restoration work was completed in 1994. Since 1995, the castle has housed the Museum of Silver Art.
In 2008, the extensive gardens surrounding the castle were redesigned, partly according to the original plans.
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In 1758 geeft Julien-Ghislain de Pestre, zoon van een rijke handelaar, de opdracht om het kasteel van Seneffe te bouwen. De bouwwerken vangen aan in 1763.
In de 19e eeuw volgen de verschillende eigenaars zich op
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Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog moeten de bewoners vluchten en wordt het kasteel door de Duitsers bezet. Het diende als plaatselijk hoofdkwartier en zomerverblijf van generaal Von Falkenhausen, de militaire gouverneur van het door de nazi's bezette België.
Bij de aankomst van de Geallieerden wordt het kasteel door de omwonenden leeggeplunderd. De eigenaar is bij haar terugkeer op het kasteel zo ontsteld dat hij het verkoopt. Zo komt het tussen 1952 en 1963 toe aan een kloostergemeenschap die er een school in wil onderbrengen.
Na hun vertrek wordt het kasteel door zijn nieuwe eigenaar, een vastgoedspeculant, verwaarloosd zodat het domein kan worden verkaveld.
Het kasteel wordt net van de onteigening gered en wordt in 1970 staatseigendom. De met ruïne bedreigde gebouwen worden grondig gerestaureerd. In 1994 zijn de restauratiewerken voltooid. Sinds 1995 huisvest het kasteel het Museum voor de Zilverkunst.
In 2008 worden de uitgestrekte tuinen rondom het kasteel opnieuw aangelegd, deels volgens de oorspronkelijke plannen.
The year is 1148, when Galgano Guidotti is born into a wealthy noble family living in the nearby town of Chiusdino. The boy grows up in prosperity and peace, far from the poverty and everyday problems of most of his contemporaries. As a young man, he leads a carefree life, becomes a knight and everything indicates that he will lead a life identical to his wealthy ancestors. And suddenly one night - as the legend goes - Galgano experiences an epiphany and a calling. At the age of 32, he abandons his prosperous life and settles on the Montesiepi hill as a hermit. He dies only a year later. After abandoning his prosperous life, Galgano plunges his sword into a rock on the Montesiepi hill. He is also buried there after his death, and four years later, construction of a rather original, Romanesque temple begins above the sword. It is a small rotunda topped with a dome, to which residential buildings are attached. From the church there is a beautiful view of the gentle hills of Val di Merse.
About five decades after the death of the hermit Guidotti, Cistercians from the Casamari monastery in Lazio arrived in the meadows at the foot of Montesiepi Hill and began to build a temple and adjacent monastic buildings in Galgano's honour. It was the first Gothic church in Tuscany, which later became the inspiration for the builders of the Cathedral in Siena. The monks thrived in these lands until the mid-14th century, when a famine, followed by a terrible plague epidemic, decimated the population of Tuscany.
The Cistercian order began to decline, the expansion of the abbey was halted, and the monks left Val di Merse. The final blow came on a stormy night in the late 18th century, when a lightning strike allegedly caused the vault and bell tower to collapse. Today, the ruins of the Abbey of San Galgano are a secular building.
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Wealthy people homes or offices will always amaze the working classs that spend their savings to go and see how the governors lived.
The 40 room mansion at Pebble Hill Plantation.
Pebble Hill's modern history begins with its acquisition by Howard Melville Hanna from Cleveland, OH in 1896. By that time, Thomasville had become a popular resort area frequented by northern visitors. The pleasant Winter climate, availability of large blocks of land at low prices and the excellent habitat for quail all combined to make the area attractive to wealthy northerners.
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Born to a wealthy Boston family and educated in Italy, Lizzie Boott was an accomplished artist. She studied with painter Frank Duveneck, and married him in 1886. When she died less than two years later, Duveneck created this sculpture in her memory, evoking tomb effigies of the Renaissance. Lizzie’s arms are folded and a palm branch (the Christian symbol for victory over death), is arranged along her body.
A bronze version of this sculpture adorns Boott’s grave in Florence’s Allori cemetery, and her father commissioned this marble version for the MFA. The novelist Henry James, a close family friend, wrote: “One is touched to tears by this particular example which comes home to one so—of the jolly great truth that it is art alone that triumphs over fate.”
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Adolph Sutro, a wealthy San Francisco resident and former mayor of the city, once owned most of the land in the western half of San Francisco.
One of his grandest projects was the construction of an amazing glass-roofed structure containing seven salt water swimming pools, fed by the powerful tides at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. Here you see the ruins of the baths, along with the Cliff House and Seal Rocks. He also built a railway to bring people to the baths -- the old railroad bed is now the Lands End Trail.
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1930 Packard 745 Roadster by LeBaron just south of Carmel, Calif. It was reportedly originally delivered to John Shibe, a wealthy Philadelphia sporting goods manufacturer, son of the inventor of the automated machine used to stitch baseballs, and part-owner of that city’s Athletics baseball team. Oral history suggests that it was given by Shibe to Cornelius McGillicuddy, a.k.a. Connie Mack, also a part owner of the Athletics and their manager for decades, and that at one point an original registration in McGillicuddy’s name was found in the car.
In the mid-1950s the Packard was acquired from a Philadelphia-area salvage yard by a farmer by the name of Dallet. It was reportedly stored outdoors at his farm under a lean-to in the cow pasture and there remained until the mid-1980s, when it was sold by Dallet’s heirs to Mark Smith of Virginia. Photographs of the car as-found, show that, while well-weathered throughout, it remained largely intact aside from some trim and damage to the fenders, which the family cattle had frequently leaned against over the years!
In many ways Packard’s Seventh Series models of 1930 represent some of the company’s finest offerings. At the top of the line was the 745 Deluxe Eight, riding on the longest available 145 ½-inch-wheelbase chassis, and propelled by a straight eight-cylinder engine that ran on seven main bearings while producing 105 brake horsepower and massive amounts of torque—perfect for smooth, quiet cruises through the countryside.
This opulent chassis could be had with a wide array of coachwork, 11 styles in all, with among the most desirable being the two-passenger Roadster. The Roadster on the 745 platform created an open sporting car of remarkable proportions, with an exceptionally long hood and relatively small passenger compartment; it looked the part of a powerful, expensive gentleman’s automobile, and it was. Because these machines were so incredibly costly, relatively few were produced, and recall that
a 1930 Ford roadster cost $385....
sooooo, for the cost of 12 Fords, you could have this beauty! And right at the beginning of the Great Depression when most couldn't afford even the Ford.
Keith is 80, Wealthy, Wrinkly and Well, still playing. Keith Richards and the rest of the Stones, came rolling to Toronto every few years, to keep their 'Stoners' happy. He got more gray and wrinkled since this photo was taken. 'The Rolling Stones' performed for about 300 people in my neighbourhood street party in 2013. Tina Turner (†), the late Don Franks, Danny Marks (very much alive), and last, but not least the late Toronto Mayor Rob Ford were there also that year. The guitarist, songwriter and singer was born Dec 18, 1943, but some people believe that is was 1843.
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Detail of the external pentice stair (reconstructed) of the historic (1590s) Riddles Court in the Old Town of central Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
About Riddle's Court
Located at the top of the Royal Mile, and only a short walk from Edinburgh Castle, the history of Riddle’s Court extends back into the Medieval Era. However, the building as we understand it today was amalgamated and rebuilt by Baillie John McMorran in the 1590s. Its purpose was to be a high-status, multiple-occupancy dwelling, providing its residents with privacy as well as the convenience of a central location.
Its grandeur when first built is evidenced by the fact that it was the town residence of the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and later Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Alexander Seton and in 1598 played host to a grand banquet attended by King James VI and his wife Anne of Denmark. It became known as Riddle’s Court after 1726, when George Riddell purchased and reconstructed the part of the site facing the Lawnmarket.
Like many other properties in the Old Town, the status of Riddle’s Court declined during the late 18th century when its wealthy residents moved to the newly-built and more spacious New Town. In the 1830s, the southern-most parts of the building were demolished and its façade reconstructed to bring it in-line with the new Victoria Terrace, commissioned as part of the 1827 Edinburgh Improvement Act.
Further parts of the building were demolished in the 1890s by Patrick Geddes. Geddes was a true polymath – a biologist and sociologist as well as a philanthropist, educator and town planner. His work at Riddle’s Court was motivated by his principle of ‘conservative surgery’, which aimed to preserve the most historically significant parts of Old Town buildings by demolishing the more dilapidated parts, making what remained more hygienic and suitable for modern living. Patrick Geddes converted the main part of Riddle’s Court into one of Edinburgh’s first student halls of residence. His motto ‘Vivendo Discimus’, ‘By Living We Learn’, remains carved over the entrance to the inner courtyard, a sign of how his educational philosophy continues to influence the use of the building and SHBT’s wider approach to learning.
Geddes’s attempts to rejuvenate Riddle’s Court were short-lived, and during the early 20th century the building reverted to its use as small, private dwellings. In 1946, the site was purchased by City of Edinburgh Council who oversaw its renovation in the 1960s and discovered the medieval painted ceiling in the north block. From 1951, Riddle’s Court became a regular venue of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in 1973, the headquarters of the Workers Educational Association.
In 2005, as the building once again fell into disrepair, the WEA sought to raise awareness of its plight and historical importance. Their call was answered by SHBT, who in 2008 completed a Feasibility Study for the building and were subsequently granted a 99-year lease by City of Edinburgh Council in order to restore the building and oversee its subsequent use.
Amsterdam’s (wealthy) merchants in the 17th and 18th centuries had their country houses built along the river Vecht. (In the summer the canals in Amsterdam had a terrible smell) Because most traveling was done by barge, pulled by horses, the side of the house in the direction of the river got most attention. If you wanted to show off the riverside was your chance to show your wealth. The many tea domes, decorated fences and beautifully landscaped gardens are proof of this.
Leonard of Limoges was a wealthy noble who lived during the rule of Clovis I (c. 466 – 511) who was the first King of the Franks. The Frankish people were West Germanic tribes who worshipped the pagan gods introduced by the Romans. Clovis I was converted to Christianity at Christmas 496 by Saint Remigius (c. 437–533) the Bishop of Rheims and Apostle of the Franks after the help of God was invoked to repel an invading army. Leonard was converted to Christianity at the same time as Clovis. He made the decision to adopt a life devoted to God and was offered the position of a bishop which de declined. The highest dignity that Leonard would accept was that of a deacon. King Clovis promised that any worthy prisoner converted to Christianity by Leonard would be released and Leonard was given the right to liberate worthy prisoners on behalf of King Clovis. Leonard entered the monastery at Micy near Orleans and then became a hermit in the forest of Limousin attracting many followers. Leonard was granted royal lands at Noblac, near Limoges, where he founded the abbey of Noblac.
1930 Packard 745 Deluxe Eight Roadster, designed and built in house. The truly super wealthy would have had the rolling chassis carted off to a custom coachmaker for an actual one off creation. Roadster with rumble seat meant moderate wealth, as the 'merely' or lowest level wealthy would have used the money for a sedan or Limo, or maybe a phaeton to carry the whole family. A roadster would likely be a 2nd or 3rd car, so......
At speed on Highway 1 South of Carmel. A handsome beast for certain with a nice color combo.
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Buckley's is a favorite dining and meeting place for world-renowned artists, professional athletes and wealthy patrons. Centreville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware. It is the location of Du Pont family estates, as well as several other wealthy business families from nearby Wilmington. Print Size 13x19 inches.
This backwater of mews homes in West London was both surprising and delightful but the most wonderful was this home which reminded me of a county cottage just about a mile from the Albert Hall. You can just imagine horse and carriages passing by carrying the wealthy about their business.
Ultra valuable and Ultra rare 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Cabriolet at speed on Highway 1 South of Monterey.
Introduced at the 1936 Paris Motor Show, the Friedrich Geiger designed car was a development of the 500K, itself a development of the SSK.
Built for their wealthiest and most demanding clients, the Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster was the Mercedes-Benz flagship in the prewar years. Introduced in 1936, just twenty-six 540K Special Roadsters were built, and of these, only a few were exported to the United States.
This Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet, bodied by Berlin coachbuilder Erdmann & Rossi, was ordered by Barbara Hutton, the wealthy Woolworth heiress and socialite, as a gift for her future husband, Count Kurt von Haugwitz-Hardenberg-Reventlow. She asked for several unusual features, including a passenger compartment to seat four adults and custom-built wheel covers. The most unusual, and seemingly capricious, request was to fit purely decorative exhaust pipes on the left side of the car so it would look symmetrical. This unique Mercedes-Benz later appeared in the 1941 Hal Roach movie Topper Returns. It has been with the Keller Collection since the late 1980s.
Introduced at the 1936 Paris Motor Show, the Friedrich Geiger designed car was a development of the 500K, itself a development of the SSK. The straight-8 cylinder engine of the 500K was enlarged in displacement to 5,401 cubic centimetres (329.6 cu in). It was fed by twin pressurized updraft carburetors, developing 115 hp. In addition, there was an attached Roots supercharger, which could either be engaged manually for short periods, or automatically when the accelerator was pushed fully to the floor. The 540K had the same chassis layout at the 500K, but it was significantly lightened by replacing the girder-like frame of the 500K with oval-section tubes - an influence of the Silver Arrows racing campaign.
A 540K Special Roadster sold in 2016 for 9.9 Million $$, so you will have to save a lot of pennies.
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Side was a wealthy town with 40.000 inhabitants because of trade and slave trade. But the steady winds with sand formed high dunes and so the cititzens moved to the next town: Antalya-
For 1000 years Side was forgotten and cold save its ruins until 1900.
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Side war eine wohlhabende Stadt mit ca. 40.000 Einwohnern wegen seines Handels und auch Sklavenhandels. Aber die stetigen Winde formten den Sand zu meterhohen Dünen und die Anwohner verließen Side, wechselten nach Antalya.
Für 1000 Jahre war Side vergessen und konnte seine Ruinen bis 1900 bewahren.
(Wir sind fast jedes Jahr hier, um den Fortschritt der Ausgrabungen zu bewundern - ähnlich in Pompeji - wie gerade erst verlassen)
Formakin House is an early 20th-century mansion within the Formakin Estate in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is located just to the west of the village of Bishopton. Formakin House was designed by architect, Robert Lorimer for wealthy businessman John Holms,. Lorimer produced designs for the house in 1909, in the style of a 17th-century Scottish tower house. The shell of the house had been completed by 1913, when work stopped as Holms had lost money on a bad speculation, and a fall from a horse supposedly upset his mental balance, further work was carried out in 1920, but the house was never completed. When Holms died in debt in 1938, Formakin was sold to the Bradford-born entrepreneur Albert Ernest Pickard, owner of the Britannia Panopticon among other Glasgow ventures. By the 1970s the buildings and grounds were derelict. After Pickard died the Renfrew District Council campaigned to save the estate, eventually purchasing it in 1984 with funding from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Formakin was operated as a visitor attraction for a time, and plans were made to redevelop the buildings and grounds. The venture was not successful, so between 1988 and 1999 the estate buildings were restored and converted into 17 dwellings by Country House developer Kit Martin.
Fountains Abbey was founded in 1132, became an important land owner in Yorkshire, and as a result became very wealthy. It remained so until the Dissolution under Henry VIII.
Amsterdam’s (wealthy) merchants in the 17th and 18th centuries had their country houses built along the river Vecht. (In the summer the canals in Amsterdam had a terrible smell) Because most traveling was done by barge, pulled by horses, the side of the house in the direction of the river got most attention. If you wanted to show off the riverside was your chance to show your wealth. The many tea domes, decorated fences and beautifully landscaped gardens are proof of this.