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  • Ababakri Selay, 80 is a Uighur of Turkic origin, he has been making over 40 varieties of  traditional instruments in his workshop: Rawap, Duttar, Tanbur, Huxtar, Gijek and many others, including those of  his own creation for five generations.  These five generations have lived through Chinese imperial rule, Russian influence, civil war, and back to Chinese rule. Amidst all this they have continued to make music and instruments and sold them throughout the Muslim region he inhabits.  They are the principal instrument makers in the city, an in their institution in their own right and highly respected, Kashgar city, China
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  • Ababakri Selay, 80 and son, Muhammad Turson, 40 are Uighurs of Turkic origin, they make  over 40 varieties of instruments in ther workshop: Rawap, Duttar, Tanbur, Huxtar, Gijek and many others, including those of  their own creation. Five generations have been involved in this traditional instrument making. These five generations have lived through Chinese imperial rule, Russian influence, civil war, and back to chinese rule. Amidst all this they have continued to make music and instruments and sold them throughout the Muslim region they inhabit.  They are the principal instrument makers in the city, an institution an institution in their own right and highly respected, Kashgar city, China
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  • Ababakri Selay, 80 and son, Muhammad Turson, 40 are Uighurs of Turkic origin, they make  over 40 varieties of instruments in ther workshop: Rawap, Duttar, Tanbur, Huxtar, Gijek and many others, including those of  their own creation. Five generations have been involved in this traditional instrument making. These five generations have lived through Chinese imperial rule, Russian influence, civil war, and back to chinese rule. Amidst all this they have continued to make music and instruments and sold them throughout the Muslim region they inhabit.  They are the principal instrument makers in the city, an institution in their own right and highly respected, Kashgar city, China
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  • Ababakri Selay, 80 and son, Muhammad Turson, 40 are Uighurs of Turkic origin, they make  over 40 varieties of instruments in ther workshop: Rawap, Duttar, Tanbur, Huxtar, Gijek and many others, including those of  their own creation. Five generations have been involved in this traditional instrument making. These five generations have lived through Chinese imperial rule, Russian influence, civil war, and back to chinese rule. Amidst all this they have continued to make music and instruments and sold them throughout the Muslim region they inhabit.  They are the principal instrument makers in the city, an institution an institution in their own right and highly respected, Kashgar city, China
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  • Details of traditional Uighur instruments in a Kashgar city shop, China
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  • Detail of the wide variety of tools used to make traditional Uighur and other Muslim and Central Asian instruments: Rawap, Duttar, Tanbur, Huxtar, Gijek, etc.  in Kashgar city's most respected workshop, China
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  • Detail of the wide variety of tools used to make traditional Uighur and other Muslim and Central Asian instruments: Rawap, Duttar, Tanbur, Huxtar, Gijek, etc.  in Kashgar city's most respected workshop, China
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  • Details of instrument making: using bone, plastic, sheep’s horns in the music instrument workshop of Kashgar city's most respected maker Ababakri Selay, China
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  • Goofy Golf, a vintage tourist mini golf course full of obstacles including dinosaurs, aliens and a Sphinx on 6th March 2020 in Panama City, Florida, United States. With an average of 320 days of Florida sunshine each year – and 27 miles of sugar-white sands bordering the clear, emerald green waters where the Gulf of Mexico and St. Andrew Bay converge – Panama City Beach is a favourite of travellers seeking an affordable beach vacation with year round offerings.
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  • Fire escape ladders and century old apartment building built in stone, in Manhattan, New York City. 100 year-old buildings like these need to be maintained regularly and inspected by people like Investigative Engineering Services, Assistant Commissioner Tim Lynch, Tim works in the prevention of damage to old and ensuring new buildings are up to standard plus often, assessing the status of a collapsed structure. From the chapter entitled 'The Skyline' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Century old ornate apartment building built in stone, in Manhattan, New York City. 100 year-old stonework like these need to be maintained regularly and inspected by people like Investigative Engineering Services, Assistant Commissioner Tim Lynch, Tim works in the prevention of damage to old and ensuring new buildings are up to standard plus often, assessing the status of a collapsed structure. From the chapter entitled 'The Skyline' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Century old ornate apartment building built in stone, in Manhattan, New York City. 100 year-old stonework like these need to be maintained regularly and inspected by people like Investigative Engineering Services, Assistant Commissioner Tim Lynch, Tim works in the prevention of damage to old and ensuring new buildings are up to standard plus often, assessing the status of a collapsed structure. From the chapter entitled 'The Skyline' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • 19th century derelict building ordered for demolition by Investigative Engineering Services, Assistant Commissioner Tim Lynch, Manhattan, New York City. His legs in boots are seen from waist down amid the unsafe flooring of this dangerous building. Tim works in the prevention of damage to old and ensuring new buildings are up to standard plus often, assessing the status of a collapsed structure. From the chapter entitled 'The Skyline' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Investigative Engineering Services, Assistant Commissioner Tim Lynch inspecting a new construction site in Manhattan, New York City. Looking out to the NYC skyline, Tim works in the prevention of damage to old and ensuring new buildings are up to standard plus often, assessing the status of a collapsed structure. From the chapter entitled 'The Skyline' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Investigative Engineering Services, Assistant Commissioner Tim Lynch inspecting a new construction site in Manhattan, New York City. With a vertical drop of hundreds of feet, Tim works in the prevention of damage to old and ensuring new buildings are up to standard plus often, assessing the status of a collapsed structure. From the chapter entitled 'The Skyline' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Investigative Engineering Services, Assistant Commissioner Tim Lynch inspecting a new construction site in Manhattan, New York City. Looking out to the NYC skyline, Tim works in the prevention of damage to old and ensuring new buildings are up to standard plus often, assessing the status of a collapsed structure. From the chapter entitled 'The Skyline' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • 19th century derelict building ordered for demolition by Investigative Engineering Services, Assistant Commissioner Tim Lynch, Manhattan, New York City. He stands inspecting the structure while standing on rotten boards. Tim works in the prevention of damage to old and ensuring new buildings are up to standard plus often, assessing the status of a collapsed structure. From the chapter entitled 'The Skyline' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Record sketches by Investigative Engineering Services, Assistant Commissioner Tim Lynch in the federal City of New York Buildings Department, Manhattan. The notes and drawings he makes when investigating building incidents like collapses help form a federal case against owners or construction contractors. Tim works in the prevention of damage to old and ensuring new buildings are up to standard plus often, assessing the status of a collapsed structure. From the chapter entitled 'The Skyline' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Investigative Engineering Services, Assistant Commissioner Tim Lynch in the federal City of New York Buildings Department, Manhattan. Taking notes during a phonecall, Tim works in the prevention of damage to old and ensuring new buildings are up to standard plus often, assessing the status of a collapsed structure. From the chapter entitled 'The Skyline' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Investigative Engineering Services, Assistant Commissioner Tim Lynch inspecting a new construction site in Manhattan, New York City. Looking out to the NYC skyline, Tim works in the prevention of damage to old and ensuring new buildings are up to standard plus often, assessing the status of a collapsed structure. From the chapter entitled 'The Skyline' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Official NYC shield belonging to Investigative Engineering Services, Assistant Commissioner Tim Lynch inspecting a new construction site in Manhattan, New York City. A detail of his department badge, Tim works in the prevention of damage to old and ensuring new buildings are up to standard plus often, assessing the status of a collapsed structure. From the chapter entitled 'The Skyline' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Investigative Engineering Services, Assistant Commissioner Tim Lynch inspecting a new construction site in Manhattan, New York City. Looking out to the NYC skyline, Tim works in the prevention of damage to old and ensuring new buildings are up to standard plus often, assessing the status of a collapsed structure. From the chapter entitled 'The Skyline' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Swifts fly above at Qianmen (literally "Front Gate") is a gate in Beijing's historic city wall. The gate is situated to the south of Tiananmen Square and once guarded the southern entry into the Inner City. Although much of Beijing's city walls were demolished, Qianmen remains an important geographical marker of the city. The city's central north-south axis passes through Zhengyangmen's main gate. It was formerly named Lizhengmen meaning "beautiful portal". Zhengyangmen was first built in 1419 during the Ming Dynasty and once consisted of the gatehouse proper and an archery tower.
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  • Tourists at Qianmen (literally "Front Gate") is a gate in Beijing's historic city wall. The gate is situated to the south of Tiananmen Square and once guarded the southern entry into the Inner City. Although much of Beijing's city walls were demolished, Qianmen remains an important geographical marker of the city. The city's central north-south axis passes through Zhengyangmen's main gate. It was formerly named Lizhengmen meaning "beautiful portal". Zhengyangmen was first built in 1419 during the Ming Dynasty and once consisted of the gatehouse proper and an archery tower.
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  • Tourists at Qianmen (literally "Front Gate") is a gate in Beijing's historic city wall. The gate is situated to the south of Tiananmen Square and once guarded the southern entry into the Inner City. Although much of Beijing's city walls were demolished, Qianmen remains an important geographical marker of the city. The city's central north-south axis passes through Zhengyangmen's main gate. It was formerly named Lizhengmen meaning "beautiful portal". Zhengyangmen was first built in 1419 during the Ming Dynasty and once consisted of the gatehouse proper and an archery tower.
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  • Man mowing the grass at Qianmen (literally "Front Gate") is a gate in Beijing's historic city wall. The gate is situated to the south of Tiananmen Square and once guarded the southern entry into the Inner City. Although much of Beijing's city walls were demolished, Qianmen remains an important geographical marker of the city. The city's central north-south axis passes through Zhengyangmen's main gate. It was formerly named Lizhengmen meaning "beautiful portal". Zhengyangmen was first built in 1419 during the Ming Dynasty and once consisted of the gatehouse proper and an archery tower.
    20120531tiananmen area beijing_AC_1.jpg
  • Tourists at Qianmen (literally "Front Gate") is a gate in Beijing's historic city wall. The gate is situated to the south of Tiananmen Square and once guarded the southern entry into the Inner City. Although much of Beijing's city walls were demolished, Qianmen remains an important geographical marker of the city. The city's central north-south axis passes through Zhengyangmen's main gate. It was formerly named Lizhengmen meaning "beautiful portal". Zhengyangmen was first built in 1419 during the Ming Dynasty and once consisted of the gatehouse proper and an archery tower.
    20120531tiananmen area beijing_AB_1.jpg
  • Tourists at Qianmen (literally "Front Gate") is a gate in Beijing's historic city wall. The gate is situated to the south of Tiananmen Square and once guarded the southern entry into the Inner City. Although much of Beijing's city walls were demolished, Qianmen remains an important geographical marker of the city. The city's central north-south axis passes through Zhengyangmen's main gate. It was formerly named Lizhengmen meaning "beautiful portal". Zhengyangmen was first built in 1419 during the Ming Dynasty and once consisted of the gatehouse proper and an archery tower.
    20120531tiananmen area beijing_A_1.jpg
  • Tourists at Qianmen (literally "Front Gate") is a gate in Beijing's historic city wall. The gate is situated to the south of Tiananmen Square and once guarded the southern entry into the Inner City. Although much of Beijing's city walls were demolished, Qianmen remains an important geographical marker of the city. The city's central north-south axis passes through Zhengyangmen's main gate. It was formerly named Lizhengmen meaning "beautiful portal". Zhengyangmen was first built in 1419 during the Ming Dynasty and once consisted of the gatehouse proper and an archery tower.
    20120531tiananmen area beijing_AT_1.jpg
  • Tourists at Qianmen (literally "Front Gate") is a gate in Beijing's historic city wall. The gate is situated to the south of Tiananmen Square and once guarded the southern entry into the Inner City. Although much of Beijing's city walls were demolished, Qianmen remains an important geographical marker of the city. The city's central north-south axis passes through Zhengyangmen's main gate. It was formerly named Lizhengmen meaning "beautiful portal". Zhengyangmen was first built in 1419 during the Ming Dynasty and once consisted of the gatehouse proper and an archery tower.
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  • Three ladies shopping for fruit at a market stall next to Herods Gate in the Old City on 31st March 2016 in Jerusalem, West Bank.
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  • Men playing cards next to Herods Gate in the Old City on 31st March 2016 in Jerusalem, West Bank.
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  • A man and women walk along a street in the Old City of Jerusalem on 30th March 2016 in Jerusalem, West Bank.
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  • City of London behind buildings along the river. This stretch of the river is called Waterman's Walk.
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  • City of London behind buildings along the river. This stretch of the river is called Waterman's Walk.
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  • Thick fog over London at the City Cruises jetty making a peaceful yet eerie landscape atmosphere as structures appear and disappear over the River Thames. Modern and old industrial and commercial architecture is releaved through a mist which lasted tthrough the entire day.
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  • An old City of London street sign for Poultry EC2 beneath a rusting police bylaws sign on a late 1980s brick wall. Before the older signage was replaced in the mid-1990s for more modern architecture, these signs will have disappeared or available through vintage auctions. Poultry is a short street in the City of London. It is an eastern continuation of Cheapside, between Old Jewry and Mansion House Street, near Bank junction. It takes its name, like other medieval roads nearby such as Milk Street and Bread Street, from the various produce once sold at Cheapside, meaning "market-place" in Old English. The street gave its name to a prison, Poultry Compter, once located there.
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  • Seen from St Catherine's Church in the old city of Gdansk, Poland, the famously sprawling shipyard is seen from across the city's old housing and trees. Once known as the Lenin Shipyard but still the largest of its kind in modern Poland. Here in 1980 the union Solidarity (Solidarnosc) was conceived and was partly responsible for a growing dissent against Communist rule, ultimately contributing towards the fall of the Berlin Wall. Lech Walesa started his political career as an electrical technician here, going on to lead Solidarity and then to become President of a democratic Poland. Today Gdansk is a major industrial city and shipping port.
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  • People standing on the city walls, silhouette, street scene and historic Colonial architecture. Cartagena historic old city UNESCO World heritage site, capital of Bolivar department, Colombia.
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  • Nagori (small puris) frying in oil at Ram Swarup, a shop which has been  serving up breakfasts in the old city for over 70 years Old Delhi, India
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  • A camel used by tourists in front of a view of the Old City as seen from the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Tourists photograph the Old City as seen from the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Tourists photograph the Old City as seen from the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • A donkey used by tourists in front of a view of the Old City as seen from the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • A tour group looks at the Old City as seen from the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • A view of the Old City as seen from the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Nagori (small puris) frying in oil at Ram Swarup a shop which has been  serving up breakfasts in the old city for over 70 years, Delhi, India
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  • Sayed Mohammed, 18, a mason’s assistant is responsible for plastering the walls, during the renovation of the old city district of Murad Khane. He is using a traditional mud-based render made out of gravel, straw and mud. <br />
“The builders tread the mud, straw and gravel mixture for a couple of days to make it strong” he says. “It’s tougher than concrete when it’s finished.” . <br />
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Sayed dreams of being a good mason, having a car and a family. He has been working since he was ten when he used to sell fruit during the Taliban years, he has no education.  Murad Khane, the ancient centre of Kabul is undergoing a massive regeneration thanks to the Turquoise Mountain Foundation. The foundation was set up by Steward Rory Stewart, the man who’s life has inspired a Hollywood biopic starring Orlando Bloom. He walked across Afghanistan with his dog, governed a province in  Iraq , tutored Prince William and Harry and was asked personally by Prince Charles to undertake the project of regenerating the heart of the old city centre. Two years later, the project has galvanized the local community who have all been offered work. The organization has cleared some 20,000 tons of rotting garbage from the streets, built a primary school, a clinic and restored several of the finest courtyard homes to near-mint condition. With an eye for capacity building Stewart has also developed a school for traditional crafts,
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  • Nagori (small puris) at Ram Swarup, a shop which has been  serving up breakfasts in the old city for over 70 years, Old Delhi, India
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  • A boy frying Nagori (smal puri) at Ram Swarup, a shop which has been  serving up breakfasts in the old city for over 70 years Old Delhi, India
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  • Nagori (small puris) at Ram Swarup, a shop which has been  serving up breakfasts in the old city for over 70 years Old Delhi, India
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  • Empty gondola on Venice's Grand Canal seen from Ponte Accademia. The first mention ever of an Italian gondola was in Venice in 1094 and, of course, there have been gondoliers as long as there have been gondolas - so it’s one of the oldest professions in the world. Until August 2010, there had never been a single woman gondolier in Venice as licences were always passed down to male family members. Current prices (2015) is 80 Euros for a 40-minute journey (earning them approx 130,000 Euros a year) along the waterways of this old city but rarely do gondoliers wear their straw hat.
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  • A customer buying nagori at Ram Swarup, a shop which has been  serving up breakfasts in the old city for over 70 years Old Delhi, India
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  • Sunrise over the old city of Nablus, West Bank, Palestine after the usual night of bombings and gun fights.
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  • Skull Hill sign located in The Garden Tomb on 31st March 2016 in Jerusalem, West Bank. The Garden Tomb, Skull Hill, is a rock-cut tomb in Jerusalem which was unearthed in 1867 and is considered by some Christians to be the site of the burial and resurrection of Jesus.
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  • Young people playing football below Ramparts Walk on 31st March 2016 in Jerusalem, West Bank.
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  • Tomb of the Virgin Mary, also known as the Church of the Assumption on 31st March 2016 in Jerusalem, West Bank. Marys Tomb is a tomb located on the foothills of Mount of Olives. It is regarded as the burial place of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
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  • The Monastery Carmel Pater Noster on 31st March 2016 in Jerusalem, West Bank.
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  • View looking across old industrial buildings towards the City Centre and the iconic Rotunda building on 14th December 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Birmingham is undergoing a massive transformation called the Big City Plan which involves the controversial regeneration of the city centre as well as a secondary zone reaching out further. The Big City Plan is the most ambitious, far-reaching development project being undertaken in the UK. The aim for Birmingham City Council is to create a world-class city centre by planning for the next 20 years of transformation.
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  • View looking across the empty area of old industrial buildings towards the City Centre on 14th December 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Birmingham is undergoing a massive transformation called the Big City Plan which involves the controversial regeneration of the city centre as well as a secondary zone reaching out further. The Big City Plan is the most ambitious, far-reaching development project being undertaken in the UK. The aim for Birmingham City Council is to create a world-class city centre by planning for the next 20 years of transformation.
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  • Studios and offices to let in old industrial buildings in the Deritend / Digbeth area near the city centre on 14th December 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Birmingham is undergoing a massive transformation called the Big City Plan which involves the controversial regeneration of the city centre as well as a secondary zone reaching out further. The Big City Plan is the most ambitious, far-reaching development project being undertaken in the UK. The aim for Birmingham City Council is to create a world-class city centre by planning for the next 20 years of transformation.
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  • Prosperity billboard advertisement beside old industrial buildings in the Deritend / Digbeth area near the city centre on 14th December 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Birmingham is undergoing a massive transformation called the Big City Plan which involves the controversial regeneration of the city centre as well as a secondary zone reaching out further. The Big City Plan is the most ambitious, far-reaching development project being undertaken in the UK. The aim for Birmingham City Council is to create a world-class city centre by planning for the next 20 years of transformation.
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  • Studios and offices to let in old industrial buildings in the Deritend / Digbeth area near the city centre on 14th December 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Birmingham is undergoing a massive transformation called the Big City Plan which involves the controversial regeneration of the city centre as well as a secondary zone reaching out further. The Big City Plan is the most ambitious, far-reaching development project being undertaken in the UK. The aim for Birmingham City Council is to create a world-class city centre by planning for the next 20 years of transformation.
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  • Old industrial building of Samuel Heath & Sons - Brassfounders in the Deritend / Digbeth area near the city centre on 14th December 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Birmingham is undergoing a massive transformation called the Big City Plan which involves the controversial regeneration of the city centre as well as a secondary zone reaching out further. The Big City Plan is the most ambitious, far-reaching development project being undertaken in the UK. The aim for Birmingham City Council is to create a world-class city centre by planning for the next 20 years of transformation.
    20201214_old factories birmingham_00...jpg
  • Prosperity billboard advertisement beside old industrial buildings in the Deritend / Digbeth area near the city centre on 14th December 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Birmingham is undergoing a massive transformation called the Big City Plan which involves the controversial regeneration of the city centre as well as a secondary zone reaching out further. The Big City Plan is the most ambitious, far-reaching development project being undertaken in the UK. The aim for Birmingham City Council is to create a world-class city centre by planning for the next 20 years of transformation.
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  • Architectural optical illusion building with peculiar angles M By Montcalm London Shoreditch Tech City hotel near Old Street in London, England, United Kingdom. East London Tech City, also known as Tech City and Silicon Roundabout, is the term for a technology cluster of high-tech companies located in Shoreditch and St Luke’s in East London. A cluster of web businesses initially developed around the Old Street Roundabout in 2008. The area had historically been relatively run down compared to the nearby City. The 2008–09 recession further suppressed rents through the closure of numerous firms, making it affordable to technology start-ups, while redundancies from financial services companies, such as investment banks, released a pool of experienced talent interested in entrepreneurship.
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  • Architectural optical illusion building with peculiar angles M By Montcalm London Shoreditch Tech City hotel near Old Street in London, England, United Kingdom. East London Tech City, also known as Tech City and Silicon Roundabout, is the term for a technology cluster of high-tech companies located in Shoreditch and St Luke’s in East London. A cluster of web businesses initially developed around the Old Street Roundabout in 2008. The area had historically been relatively run down compared to the nearby City. The 2008–09 recession further suppressed rents through the closure of numerous firms, making it affordable to technology start-ups, while redundancies from financial services companies, such as investment banks, released a pool of experienced talent interested in entrepreneurship.
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  • Architectural optical illusion building with peculiar angles M By Montcalm London Shoreditch Tech City hotel near Old Street in London, England, United Kingdom. East London Tech City, also known as Tech City and Silicon Roundabout, is the term for a technology cluster of high-tech companies located in Shoreditch and St Luke’s in East London. A cluster of web businesses initially developed around the Old Street Roundabout in 2008. The area had historically been relatively run down compared to the nearby City. The 2008–09 recession further suppressed rents through the closure of numerous firms, making it affordable to technology start-ups, while redundancies from financial services companies, such as investment banks, released a pool of experienced talent interested in entrepreneurship.
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  • Architectural optical illusion building with peculiar angles M By Montcalm London Shoreditch Tech City hotel near Old Street in London, England, United Kingdom. East London Tech City, also known as Tech City and Silicon Roundabout, is the term for a technology cluster of high-tech companies located in Shoreditch and St Luke’s in East London. A cluster of web businesses initially developed around the Old Street Roundabout in 2008. The area had historically been relatively run down compared to the nearby City. The 2008–09 recession further suppressed rents through the closure of numerous firms, making it affordable to technology start-ups, while redundancies from financial services companies, such as investment banks, released a pool of experienced talent interested in entrepreneurship.
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  • Architectural optical illusion building with peculiar angles M By Montcalm London Shoreditch Tech City hotel near Old Street in London, England, United Kingdom. East London Tech City, also known as Tech City and Silicon Roundabout, is the term for a technology cluster of high-tech companies located in Shoreditch and St Luke’s in East London. A cluster of web businesses initially developed around the Old Street Roundabout in 2008. The area had historically been relatively run down compared to the nearby City. The 2008–09 recession further suppressed rents through the closure of numerous firms, making it affordable to technology start-ups, while redundancies from financial services companies, such as investment banks, released a pool of experienced talent interested in entrepreneurship.
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  • Architectural optical illusion building with peculiar angles M By Montcalm London Shoreditch Tech City hotel near Old Street in London, England, United Kingdom. East London Tech City, also known as Tech City and Silicon Roundabout, is the term for a technology cluster of high-tech companies located in Shoreditch and St Luke’s in East London. A cluster of web businesses initially developed around the Old Street Roundabout in 2008. The area had historically been relatively run down compared to the nearby City. The 2008–09 recession further suppressed rents through the closure of numerous firms, making it affordable to technology start-ups, while redundancies from financial services companies, such as investment banks, released a pool of experienced talent interested in entrepreneurship.
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  • Architectural optical illusion building with peculiar angles M By Montcalm London Shoreditch Tech City hotel near Old Street in London, England, United Kingdom. East London Tech City, also known as Tech City and Silicon Roundabout, is the term for a technology cluster of high-tech companies located in Shoreditch and St Luke’s in East London. A cluster of web businesses initially developed around the Old Street Roundabout in 2008. The area had historically been relatively run down compared to the nearby City. The 2008–09 recession further suppressed rents through the closure of numerous firms, making it affordable to technology start-ups, while redundancies from financial services companies, such as investment banks, released a pool of experienced talent interested in entrepreneurship.
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  • Modern architecture from nearby offices and the carving showing the disaster of the Great Fire of London at the base of the Monument, on 1st September 2016, in the City of London, England UK. This old landmark commemorates the Great Fire of 1666, a date sealed in the capitals history because it burned the central parts of the city of London, gutting the medieval area inside the old Roman city wall. It consumed 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, St Pauls Cathedral and most of the buildings of the City authorities. It is estimated to have destroyed the homes of 70,000 of the Citys 80,000 inhabitants.
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  • City of London bench and modern city background. With sunlight illumination the wooden slats and cross-bar, we see the modern city in the background and the carved lettering of the Corporation of London's on the bench, used by passers-by at lunchtimes. The City of London is the capital's historic centre and financial heart, first occupied by the Romans in AD43 then expanded during following centuries until today. The Square Mile, as the City is also known, has a resident population of under 10,000 but a daily working population of 311,000.
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  • City of London bench and modern city background. With sunlight illumination the wooden slats and cross-bar, we see the modern city in the background and the carved lettering of the Corporation of London's on the bench, used by passers-by at lunchtimes. The City of London is the capital's historic centre and financial heart, first occupied by the Romans in AD43 then expanded during following centuries until today. The Square Mile, as the City is also known, has a resident population of under 10,000 but a daily working population of 311,000.
    city_bench02-02-01-2015_1.jpg
  • City of London bench and modern city background. With sunlight illumination the wooden slats and cross-bar, we see the modern city in the background and the carved lettering of the Corporation of London's on the bench, used by passers-by at lunchtimes. The City of London is the capital's historic centre and financial heart, first occupied by the Romans in AD43 then expanded during following centuries until today. The Square Mile, as the City is also known, has a resident population of under 10,000 but a daily working population of 311,000.
    city_bench01-02-01-2015_1.jpg
  • Crime in the City street art graffiti in Digbeth on 14th March 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Digbeth is an area of Central Birmingham, England. Following the destruction of the Inner Ring Road, Digbeth is now considered a district within Birmingham City Centre. As part of the Big City Plan, Digbeth is undergoing a large redevelopment scheme that will regenerate the old industrial buildings into apartments, retail premises, offices and arts facilities. There is still however much industrial activity in the south of the area.
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  • Two young men dressed in office suits casually stuff their lunches during a hot lunchtime break in the Broadgate Estate in the City of London. Both with legs across knees, the lads in their 20s sit on a bench beneath a tree alongside the statue of a traditional gardener, slightly bent and equipped with hoe and wearing a wastecoat, hobnailed boots and flat cap, an iconic salt-of-the-earth workman. This scene suggests the social divisions of the working man: Of the young, educated post-war generation whose opportunities have afforded them a faster lifestyle, far removed from that of the physically-exhausted man whose life has been spent working the honest land.  The English social divide is clearly represented here as the harshness of the manual labourer versus the youth of today, seen in the middle of the modern city.
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  • Man dwarfed by the scale of buildings texting while standing outside St Helens Church, Bishopsgate in the City of London on 5th February 2020 in London, England, United Kingdom. The City of London is a city, county and a local government district that contains the historic centre and the primary central business district CBD of London.
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  • A detail of an old fashioned barber shop in a backstreet on 2nd February 2017, in the City of London, England. The City - aka The Square Mile - is Londons oldest district founded by the Romans in the 1st Century. It is now the home to the UKs and European financial and insurance companies.
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  • A detail of an old fashioned barber shop in a backstreet on 2nd February 2017, in the City of London, England. The City - aka The Square Mile - is Londons oldest district founded by the Romans in the 1st Century. It is now the home to the UKs and European financial and insurance companies.
    city_barbers-01-02-02-2017.jpg
  • Mid century office building in the city centre, which is earmarked for redevelopment into residential flats on 5th August 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The flatted factory in Holloway Head, known as Lee Bank Business Centre, was built by Birmingham City Council in the late 1950s to accommodate small industrial units displaced by redevelopment schemes in the city centre.
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  • Mid century office building in the city centre, which is earmarked for redevelopment into residential flats on 5th August 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The flatted factory in Holloway Head, known as Lee Bank Business Centre, was built by Birmingham City Council in the late 1950s to accommodate small industrial units displaced by redevelopment schemes in the city centre.
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  • A City bollard and the Unilever Building at Blackfriars, on 27th October 2017, in the City of London, England.
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  • An elderly gentleman wearing a bow tie walks past the Bank of England, in the Square Mile, the capitals oldest district and financial centre, on 9th February 2017, in the City of London, England. Traditional City bowler hats and pinstripe suits are now rare, even among older bankers and financiers.
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  • Elderly woman gets up from her wheelchair to climb the steps to the Hall of Supreme Harmony inside The Forbidden City, a Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
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  • Old and new architecture in the City of London, United Kingdom. New glass buildings fill any gaps amongst the more classical. The City, as it is known, is Londons historic financial district.
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  • Old and new architecture in the City of London, United Kingdom. New glass buildings fill any gaps amongst the more classical. The City, as it is known, is Londons historic financial district.
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  • Reflections of old and new architecture in the City of London on 28th January 2020 in London, England, United Kingdom. The City of London is a historic financial district, home to both the great banking buildings. Modern corporate skyscrapers tower above the vestiges of medieval alleyways below.
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  • Police read section 14 notice and arrest an elderly female protester during Extinction Rebellion disruption outside City Airport on 10th October 2019 in London, England, United Kingdom. The protest is against the climate and pollution impact of the government’s plans for airport expansion which will potentially double the amount of flights coming from City Airport. Extinction Rebellion is a climate change group started in 2018 and has gained a huge following of people committed to peaceful protests. These protests are highlighting that the government is not doing enough to avoid catastrophic climate change and to demand the government take radical action to save the planet.
    20191010_extinction rebellion city a...jpg
  • Extinction Rebellion non-violent disruption by people of all ages outside City Airport on 10th October 2019 in London, England, United Kingdom. The protest is against the climate and pollution impact of the government’s plans for airport expansion which will potentially double the amount of flights coming from City Airport. Extinction Rebellion is a climate change group started in 2018 and has gained a huge following of people committed to peaceful protests. These protests are highlighting that the government is not doing enough to avoid catastrophic climate change and to demand the government take radical action to save the planet.
    20191010_extinction rebellion city a...jpg
  • Old architecture and the new development high-rise development at 22 Bishopsgate in the City of London - the capitals financial district, on 21st August 2018, in London, England. 22 Bishopsgate is a commercial skyscraper under construction in London, United Kingdom. It will occupy a prominent site on Bishopsgate, in the City of London financial district, and is set to stand 278 m tall with 62 storeys. The project replaces an earlier plan for a 288 m tower named The Pinnacle, on which construction was started in 2008 but suspended in 2012 following the Great Recession.
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  • City banks and other financial institutions along Lombard Street, London. In the distance is a team of window cleaners attending to the new Walkie Talkie building, whose plate glass surfaces require attention high above London's streets. The steeple to the left is the Anglican St Edmund, King and Martyr. Lombard Street, originally a piece of land granted by King Edward I to goldsmiths from the part of northern Italy known as Lombardy (larger than the modern region of Lombardy). It is a narrow and usually dark sidestreet near the Bank of England in the heart of what is called the Square Mile - the inner-part and oldest quarter of London occupied first by the Romans 2,000 years ago. Nowadays the City of London is home to banks and financial institutions but also with a resident population of under 10,000 but a daily working population of 311,000.
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  • Police read section 14 notice and arrest an elderly female protester during Extinction Rebellion disruption outside City Airport on 10th October 2019 in London, England, United Kingdom. The protest is against the climate and pollution impact of the government’s plans for airport expansion which will potentially double the amount of flights coming from City Airport. Extinction Rebellion is a climate change group started in 2018 and has gained a huge following of people committed to peaceful protests. These protests are highlighting that the government is not doing enough to avoid catastrophic climate change and to demand the government take radical action to save the planet.
    20191010_extinction rebellion city a...jpg
  • Police read section 14 notice and arrest an elderly female protester during Extinction Rebellion disruption outside City Airport on 10th October 2019 in London, England, United Kingdom. The protest is against the climate and pollution impact of the government’s plans for airport expansion which will potentially double the amount of flights coming from City Airport. Extinction Rebellion is a climate change group started in 2018 and has gained a huge following of people committed to peaceful protests. These protests are highlighting that the government is not doing enough to avoid catastrophic climate change and to demand the government take radical action to save the planet.
    20191010_extinction rebellion city a...jpg
  • Police read section 14 notice and arrest an elderly female protester during Extinction Rebellion disruption outside City Airport on 10th October 2019 in London, England, United Kingdom. The protest is against the climate and pollution impact of the government’s plans for airport expansion which will potentially double the amount of flights coming from City Airport. Extinction Rebellion is a climate change group started in 2018 and has gained a huge following of people committed to peaceful protests. These protests are highlighting that the government is not doing enough to avoid catastrophic climate change and to demand the government take radical action to save the planet.
    20191010_extinction rebellion city a...jpg
  • Police read section 14 notice and arrest an elderly female protester during Extinction Rebellion disruption outside City Airport on 10th October 2019 in London, England, United Kingdom. The protest is against the climate and pollution impact of the government’s plans for airport expansion which will potentially double the amount of flights coming from City Airport. Extinction Rebellion is a climate change group started in 2018 and has gained a huge following of people committed to peaceful protests. These protests are highlighting that the government is not doing enough to avoid catastrophic climate change and to demand the government take radical action to save the planet.
    20191010_extinction rebellion city a...jpg
  • Extinction Rebellion non-violent disruption by people of all ages outside City Airport on 10th October 2019 in London, England, United Kingdom. The protest is against the climate and pollution impact of the government’s plans for airport expansion which will potentially double the amount of flights coming from City Airport. Extinction Rebellion is a climate change group started in 2018 and has gained a huge following of people committed to peaceful protests. These protests are highlighting that the government is not doing enough to avoid catastrophic climate change and to demand the government take radical action to save the planet.
    20191010_extinction rebellion city a...jpg
  • Extinction Rebellion non-violent disruption by people of all ages outside City Airport on 10th October 2019 in London, England, United Kingdom. The protest is against the climate and pollution impact of the government’s plans for airport expansion which will potentially double the amount of flights coming from City Airport. Extinction Rebellion is a climate change group started in 2018 and has gained a huge following of people committed to peaceful protests. These protests are highlighting that the government is not doing enough to avoid catastrophic climate change and to demand the government take radical action to save the planet.
    20191010_extinction rebellion city a...jpg
  • Extinction Rebellion non-violent disruption by people of all ages outside City Airport on 10th October 2019 in London, England, United Kingdom. The protest is against the climate and pollution impact of the government’s plans for airport expansion which will potentially double the amount of flights coming from City Airport. Extinction Rebellion is a climate change group started in 2018 and has gained a huge following of people committed to peaceful protests. These protests are highlighting that the government is not doing enough to avoid catastrophic climate change and to demand the government take radical action to save the planet.
    20191010_extinction rebellion city a...jpg
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