A newly opened 'City of Arts and Sciences' in Valencia, Spain features a planetarium and science museum that both make extensive use of laminated glass to achieve "a challenging and audacious architectural assembly", in the words of architect Santiago Calatrava, also of Valencia.
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Thank you for all the fabulous images.
Where do you find them all.
Gisele
Where do you find them all.
Gisele
Petronas Towers,
Malaysia
Number of storeys 88
Height 452 meters above street level
Design/Architecture Cesar Pelli & Associates [U.S.] in association with KLCC architects.
Location of skybridge Levels 41 and 42
Length of skybridge 58.4 meters
Height of skybridge 170 metres above street level
Malaysia
Number of storeys 88
Height 452 meters above street level
Design/Architecture Cesar Pelli & Associates [U.S.] in association with KLCC architects.
Location of skybridge Levels 41 and 42
Length of skybridge 58.4 meters
Height of skybridge 170 metres above street level
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Not sure that I want to spend a great deal of time on the top floor of these towers. 
Gisele
Gisele
Vicky suggested that we should post our city hall here in Toronto, just before she left for the Philippines. She never had time to do it, so I am posting an image here now.
The City Hall of Toronto, Ontario, Canada is one of the most distinctive landmarks of the city. Designed by Viljo Revell and engineered by Hannskarl Bandel, the building opened in 1965; its modernist architecture still impresses today. It was built to replace the Old City Hall that had been built in 1899.
The City Hall of Toronto, Ontario, Canada is one of the most distinctive landmarks of the city. Designed by Viljo Revell and engineered by Hannskarl Bandel, the building opened in 1965; its modernist architecture still impresses today. It was built to replace the Old City Hall that had been built in 1899.
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This is truly a fantastic thread! Thank you everyone!
I am adding some pictures of Ponte Milvio and Ponte Flaminio in Rome. The first - Ponte Milvio is the OLDEST bridge existing on the Tiber. And Ponte Flaminio is a modern bridge quit near the to Ponte Milvio. Together they are a fantastic view. These pictures were taken by Francesco my son, who loves to discover new perspectives of this magnificent site which is Rome.
Love, Margherita
I am adding some pictures of Ponte Milvio and Ponte Flaminio in Rome. The first - Ponte Milvio is the OLDEST bridge existing on the Tiber. And Ponte Flaminio is a modern bridge quit near the to Ponte Milvio. Together they are a fantastic view. These pictures were taken by Francesco my son, who loves to discover new perspectives of this magnificent site which is Rome.
Love, Margherita
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On the above picture the camera focussed on the sky ... but I love the "painting effect" of the picture!
Here comes another view of Ponte Milvio, through the Arch the church of Ponte Milvio Square ...
Here comes another view of Ponte Milvio, through the Arch the church of Ponte Milvio Square ...
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and here the view of Ponte Flaminio ... I love the lights reflecting and the indigo sky ...
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Thank you dear Sue, I will tell my son!
Here comes a picture of St. Angel's Castle and the bridge. I love it!
A short description:
St. Angel's Castle
On the left side of the river Tevere (Tiber), on the opposite side of historical centre of Rome, there is St. Angel's Castle (Castel Sant'Angelo) formerly the main fortress of Papal Court.
Initially it was the mausoleum built to hold the tombs of emperor Hadrian and his family: the construction began in 135 and was completed by his heir Antonino the Pious. The monument consisted of a stone square basement of 80 meters each side, upon which there was a cylindrical wall 20 meters high, on whose top there was a heap of earth ending with the statue of the emperor.
During Middle Ages the popes gradually transformed it into a fortress, building upon the cylinder a new stone floor with the crenelation upon the surrounding walls. They built also the fortified passage connecting to the Vatican palaces.
After the ill-famed Sack of Rome made by Lansquenet in 1527, it was arranged inside the castle a private apartment as refuge for the Pope and his Court in case of another invasion. The apartment shows a great contrast between the military exterior and the refined interiors. The fortress hosted also the prisons.
The castle took its name under the reign of pope Gregorius Magnus in the VI century when, during a heavy epidemic of plague who hit Rome, on top of the fortress appeared an angel who sheated his sword: this image was interpreted as a good sign for the end of God's punishment.
Love, Margherita
Here comes a picture of St. Angel's Castle and the bridge. I love it!
A short description:
St. Angel's Castle
On the left side of the river Tevere (Tiber), on the opposite side of historical centre of Rome, there is St. Angel's Castle (Castel Sant'Angelo) formerly the main fortress of Papal Court.
Initially it was the mausoleum built to hold the tombs of emperor Hadrian and his family: the construction began in 135 and was completed by his heir Antonino the Pious. The monument consisted of a stone square basement of 80 meters each side, upon which there was a cylindrical wall 20 meters high, on whose top there was a heap of earth ending with the statue of the emperor.
During Middle Ages the popes gradually transformed it into a fortress, building upon the cylinder a new stone floor with the crenelation upon the surrounding walls. They built also the fortified passage connecting to the Vatican palaces.
After the ill-famed Sack of Rome made by Lansquenet in 1527, it was arranged inside the castle a private apartment as refuge for the Pope and his Court in case of another invasion. The apartment shows a great contrast between the military exterior and the refined interiors. The fortress hosted also the prisons.
The castle took its name under the reign of pope Gregorius Magnus in the VI century when, during a heavy epidemic of plague who hit Rome, on top of the fortress appeared an angel who sheated his sword: this image was interpreted as a good sign for the end of God's punishment.
Love, Margherita
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The Bridge of St. Angelo ...
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The castle a bit nearer ...
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THE FULLER BUILDING (41 E 57th St.)
[Walker & Gillette]
was built in 1928-1929 as an office tower for the Fuller Construction Co., the leading construction firm during the Depression years, which previously occupied the Flatiron Building. It is 40 storeys high.
Architecture
James Neal
[Walker & Gillette]
was built in 1928-1929 as an office tower for the Fuller Construction Co., the leading construction firm during the Depression years, which previously occupied the Flatiron Building. It is 40 storeys high.
Architecture
James Neal
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Ottawa, Canada
The Canadian Museum of Civilization
The Canadian Museum of Civilization presents over 10,000 years of Canada's pre-history, history and culture. The Museum building is an architectural masterpiece -- a symbolic depiction of a land sculpted by winds, waters and glaciers at the end of the Ice Age, when humans first crossed into Canada from Asia.
Photo: Architecture
James Neal
The Canadian Museum of Civilization
The Canadian Museum of Civilization presents over 10,000 years of Canada's pre-history, history and culture. The Museum building is an architectural masterpiece -- a symbolic depiction of a land sculpted by winds, waters and glaciers at the end of the Ice Age, when humans first crossed into Canada from Asia.
Photo: Architecture
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Interesting buildings, dear Inda! The Fuller building seems so slim, that it looks fragile!
We have a great living Italian architect in Renzo PIANO ... see the new Music Park in Rome ...
The project
The Music Park was inaugurated in 2002.
Love, Margherita
It's the biggest Auditorium of the world ...
We have a great living Italian architect in Renzo PIANO ... see the new Music Park in Rome ...
The project
The Music Park was inaugurated in 2002.
Love, Margherita
It's the biggest Auditorium of the world ...
Thank you all for posting so many beautiful images while I was away.
Your additions to this post are wonderful Margherita.
The Sibelius Monument in Finland is very unusual. It should probably be under sculpture, but I will sneak it in here since we don't have very much from Finland
Your additions to this post are wonderful Margherita.
The Sibelius Monument in Finland is very unusual. It should probably be under sculpture, but I will sneak it in here since we don't have very much from Finland
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Paris, France
The Arc de Triomphe, Place de l'Étoile
Jean François Thérèse Chalgrin and completed by Guillaume Abel Blouet
begun 1806; completed 1833-36
The arch was commissioned by Napoleon as a tribute to the French army.
(Sorry, I already posted this on a previous page but do not dare to delete it in cas I am going to delete other replies as well.)
The Arc de Triomphe, Place de l'Étoile
Jean François Thérèse Chalgrin and completed by Guillaume Abel Blouet
begun 1806; completed 1833-36
The arch was commissioned by Napoleon as a tribute to the French army.
(Sorry, I already posted this on a previous page but do not dare to delete it in cas I am going to delete other replies as well.)
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Russian Wooden Houses
At the end of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century, Arkhangelsk was a flourishing city, because of the timber-industry. More and more houses were built and the city became the world's largest ensemble of wooden architecture.
At the end of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century, Arkhangelsk was a flourishing city, because of the timber-industry. More and more houses were built and the city became the world's largest ensemble of wooden architecture.
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