Boardwalk view of twilight magic from various German islands, hereby listed in order of appearance in this post's images: Amrum, Usedom, Sylt, and Rügen.
The effect of the setting or rising sun, on an ice cave and on a sea cave respectively. (Click on the images for full view.)
The prevalence of orange and dark red roofs in Croatia is a fascinating and unique phenomenon that reflects the country’s rich cultural heritage and practical considerations.
This roofing technique was introduced in Croatia during Roman times, and it quickly became popular due to its practicality and aesthetic appeal.
With Croatia's Mediterranean climate, the warm, sunny weather is ideal for drying out the clay tiles after they are made, which is important for the glazing process. The bright reddish colour also helps to reflect the sun’s rays, keeping the interiors of buildings cooler during the hot summer months.
The reddish colour also provided a striking contrast to the blue sky and green landscape of Croatia, creating a visual harmony that is still appreciated today.
From their Roman origins to their present-day cultural significance, these bright and beautiful tiles are an important part of Croatia’s architectural and cultural legacy.
Train runs through 19-story apartment building in Chongqing, China.
Southwest China’s mountainous city Chongqing takes transportation to the next level: a residential building has a subway train running through it!
The Liziba light rail station was constructed at the same time as the rest of the high-rise building. The first five floors are for commercial use, floors 6 to 8 are for the monorail, whilst floors 9 to 19 are residential. There is even a library inside the high-rise building too! It's actually not that loud or shaky for the people living inside, because air suspension and rubber tires are used to support the light rail vehicle. People have reported that the noise coming from the cars on the road is actually louder!
Sheep grazing country with its traditional stone barns, in the North Yorkshire dales of England.
With all the problems that are coming in the United States of America's way, I thought that these images of the United States Capitol building, standing proudly through the turmoil of the night, befits the circumstances.
The main image is the façade of the Coptic Museum in Cairo. Also included are details of said façade.
I assume that the cross above the main entrance is an early Coptic cross. (Please click on images for a fuller view.) This cross is also flanked on either side with other similar crosses, placed above the windows. It's amazing to me how much these early Coptic crosses are so similar to the eight-pointed Maltese cross.
The Coptic Orthodox is a separate church from the Orthodox Churches of Greece and Turkey and the Catholic Church in Rome, having split from the main stream of Christianity early in its history on account of a theological disagreement about the nature of Christ and the Holy Spirit.
The original San Francisco City Hall (shown here) was completed in 1897. It took seven lead architects, 27 years and $6 million to build – that would be around $227 million today. Just nine years later, it was destroyed in the deadly 1906 earthquake, which killed over 3,000 people and left more than 80% of the city in ruins. An architect's report following this expensive disaster found the building had been designed "without any of the principles of the steel frame construction having been used."
The city eventually built a new City Hall (also shown here) just two city blocks away, with construction started in 1913, and completed in 1916. This new building as a whole contains 7,900 tons (7,035 metric tons) of structural steel. It cost $3.4 million to build – that would be around $98 million today.
