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  • While two mates in tartan uniform trousers look a little bashfully, a more forward friend from the same Scots regiment soldier chats to two young women during 50th anniversary celebrations of wartime VE Day. Bending down to make himself heard and perhaps to impress the two rather posh females into sharing their phone numbers. They are in Hyde Park to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day on 6th May 1995. In the week near the anniversary date of May 8, 1945, when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Germany and peace was announced to tumultuous crowds across European cities, the British still go out of their way to honour those sacrificed and the realisation that peace was once again achieved.
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  • A young boy looks at a reclining giant fibreglass figure resembling Gulliver's Travels on Southend-on-Sea seafront. As if in the fantasy world of Lilliput (the novel by Johnathan Swift), the larger-than-life figure lies on summer grass for families to walk past. Smaller, people models can be seen at the giant’s elbow, one of which has fallen over. And the words “Please Keep .. (off the grass)” are on a sign deterring kids from jumping over and climbing on the man.
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  • Chief of the Air Staff Sir Jock Stirrup pays visit to Red Arrows, Britain's Royal Air Force aerobatic team. Walking away from the red Hawk jet aircraft in which he has been flown in the rear seat, the VIP smiles after the exhilarating training flight. Carrying his flight helmet and wearing the full survival suit, he is here to see for himself what value for money the Red Arrows give to the UK. Their purpose is not simply to entertain summer seaside crowds but also as an RAF recruiting tool and for UK defence export advertising. Air Chief Marshal Sir Graham Eric Stirrup GCB, AFC, FRAeS, FCMI, RAF (born 4 December 1949), usually referred to as Sir Jock Stirrup, was a fast jet pilot, and is now a senior Royal Air Force commander. He was the Chief of the Air Staff  (CAS) from 2003 to 2006 and Chief of the Defence Staff.
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  • The "suspended in the air" monastery, correctly known as Xuankong Si, precariously hangs off the Heng Shan mountain range, 65 Kms  south east of Datong city, west of Beijing northern Shanxi province. <br />
This current temple dates back to the 6th century, is comprised of 40 halls of differing sizes, interconnected with narrow walkways or corridors on varying levels. It contain numerous  small shrines with 80 statues of Confucian, Buddhist and Daoist gods in stone, iron, clay and bronze. It attracts vast numbers of Chinese pilgrims and tourists which travel and marvel at its astonishing feat of architectural engineering seen most impressively as you look down into the deep ravine which lies directly below the monastery, apart from its fair share of rain, storms, and earthquakes that have never destroyed this architectural wonder.
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  • The "suspended in the air" monastery, correctly known as Xuankong Si, precariously hangs off the Heng Shan mountain range, 65 Kms  south east of Datong city, west of Beijing northern Shanxi province. <br />
This current temple dates back to the 6th century, is comprised of 40 halls of differing sizes, interconnected with narrow walkways or corridors on varying levels. It contain numerous  small shrines with 80 statues of Confucian, Buddhist and Daoist gods in stone, iron, clay and bronze. It attracts vast numbers of Chinese pilgrims and tourists which travel and marvel at its astonishing feat of architectural engineering seen most impressively as you look down into the deep ravine which lies directly below the monastery, apart from its fair share of rain, storms, and earthquakes that have never destroyed this architectural wonder.
    chihangtem_002_1.jpg
  • In the heart of the City of London, a caterpillar tracked crane tears down the walls of an old 70s office block close to St Paul's Cathedral, England. As a pedestrian walks past the blue hoardings that protect passers-by like him, the rubble is piled high before being removed as spoil to make way for an brand new construction that appears in an artist's impression picture on the right, above two site engineers wearing fluorescent jackets and hard hats. This is a scene of renewal in London's financial district. Of optimism and regeneration as businesses invest in new workplaces and replacing the tired, old offices that cannot accommodate new computer and server cabling technology.
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  • Seen from a hillside opposite, with the clear blue backdrop of the snow-covered Himalayan mountain peaks, a Nepalese family crouch on the hilltop to rest during a family walk from their community village near Gorkha, Central Nepal. In the middle of the picture, a young girl twirls and dances across the clearing as her parents and siblings watch, drawfed by the powerfully- dominant range of natural features that form part of the highest altitudes on earth although Gorkha is only 3281 feet (about 1000 meters) above sea level. These peoples' homes cling to the sides of impressive mountains that draw tens of thousands of travellers to this region to trek the paths and conservation sanctuaries of this fast-developing Buddhist and Hindu Kingdom.
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  • A full-scale mock-up of a multinational 50.5 meter-high European Space Agency's (ESA) Ariane 5 rocket is lit by floodlights in an early tropical evening at the main entrance to Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana, South America. Glowing orange by the warm lighting, it makes an impressive model against the fading equatorial sky. Seen in scale, a lone human figure stands at the foot of the launcher that in reality, sends massive 8,000 kg payloads into orbit for a variety of communications and International Space Station purposes. Powered by Snecma-made Vulcain engines and boosted by Europropulsion solid motors, these rockets are launched from this facility on the Guiana coast. The building to the left are the CNES offices belong to the French Space Agency.
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  • St Pancras International Train Station champagne bar on the 9th October 2019 in London in the United Kingdom.
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  • Hotel National, National Hotel, Vedado, Havana. One of the most iconic Hotels in Havana, it was once a den of iniquity for the gangsters and hustlers that made Havana their playground in the 1930's. 1940's and 1950's.
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  • The Chuxi - Hakka- earth dwellings, Chuxi village, Fujian Province.  Interior circular courtyard and living spaces with central water well, shared by residents and chickens and dogs alike. These are some of the most extraordinary multistory structures in China built exclusively out of earth and timber (they are known as tulou). From the outside they look and protect like fortresses, built principally by the ethnic minority group known as the Hakka. They where built principally in the 17th till the early 20th centuries. In all about 1000 remain standing today mostly centered around the mountainous regions of the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Guandong. They where constructed in various shapes from circular, square, oblong,even rhomboid. The Chuxi earth dwellings where built sometime in the Qing Dynasty ( 1644-1912) and still remains well preserved and lived in by a hand full of residents. The single - story inner ring and three -story outer ring are divided into 15 apartments that surround a courtyard  with a water well. Cooking and eating facilities are at ground level and all bedrooms and storage are spread over the upper floors.
    chihakarou_042_1.jpg
  • Pupils from Woolmer Hill School, Haslemere, Surrey, at the WW1 Thiepval Memorial, the largest British war memorial in the world – there were more than 57,000 British casualties in a single day during the battle of the Somme.  The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a major war memorial to 72,191 missing British and South African men who died in the Battles of the Somme of the First World War between 1915 and 1918 with no known grave. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the memorial was built between 1928 and 1932 and is the largest British battle memorial in the world.
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  • Pupils from Woolmer Hill School, Haslemere, Surrey, at the WW1 Thiepval Memorial, the largest British war memorial in the world – there were more than 57,000 British casualties in a single day during the battle of the Somme.  The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a major war memorial to 72,191 missing British and South African men who died in the Battles of the Somme of the First World War between 1915 and 1918 with no known grave. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the memorial was built between 1928 and 1932 and is the largest British battle memorial in the world.
    WW1_thiepval02-20-08-2003_1_1_1.jpg
  • Spectators watch an air show at North Weald in Cambridgeshire, England. A man films a lone aircraft that banks across the summer sky. The enthusiast's blue denim jacket is almost fully-covered with aeronautical badges which depict various foreign military aerobatic teams, including the Swiss, Norwegian and German squadrons, whose emblems have been stitched into the fabric. Plane spotters form hardcore groups of aviation pilgrims. Logging and photographing flying machines, they follow air displays across their own countries and the calendars of other European festivals that attract hundreds of thousands. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903.
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  • A smartly-dressed gentleman walks past betting promo girls during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe’s best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Locals admire carved vegetables on a small table inside a marquee at Lambeth Country Show. Housed in the tent, are gathered this group of south Londoner, here to admire and marvel at the collection of organic matter: Pineapples, potatoes, squashes and cabbages that have been carved and shaped into various artistic forms for judging then for the delight of these woman. They hold out smartphones to photograph and admire further, getting right down to table level for a closer picture.
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  • Two army officers from Ecuador admire an air-to-ground PARS 3 LR missile at the Paris Air Show, Le Bourget France. The two men (the man on the right's name badge says M Pazmino), admire the sleek design of the missile called PARS 3 LR in German but known as TRIGAT-LR (Third Generation AntiTank, Long Range) and AC 3G in the French military, the missile is a high-precision 'fire-and-forget' weapon system for engaging mobile and stationary targets equipped with the latest generation of armour protection, such as tanks, field fortresses, bunkers and other high-value targets. The system can launch up to four salvos in eight seconds. <br />
The Paris Air Show is a commercial air show, organised by the French aerospace industry whose purpose is to demonstrate military and civilian aircraft to potential customers.
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  • St Pancras International Train Station on the 9th October 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. The station is the site of Tracey Emin’s new installation, a single-sentence text: ‘I want my time with you’. The 18 letters are written in 20 metres of pink neon, one of Emin’s staple materials.
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  • St Pancras International Train Station on the 9th October 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. The station is the site of Tracey Emin’s new installation, a single-sentence text: ‘I want my time with you’. The 18 letters are written in 20 metres of pink neon, one of Emin’s staple materials.
    B_St_Pancras_Station-1047150.jpg
  • St Pancras International Train Station on the 9th October 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. The station is the site of Tracey Emin’s new installation, a single-sentence text: ‘I want my time with you’. The 18 letters are written in 20 metres of pink neon, one of Emin’s staple materials.
    B_St_Pancras_Station-1047163.jpg
  • St Pancras International Train Station on the 9th October 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. The station is the site of Tracey Emin’s new installation, a single-sentence text: ‘I want my time with you’. The 18 letters are written in 20 metres of pink neon, one of Emin’s staple materials.
    B_St_Pancras_Station-1047128.jpg
  • Businessmen walk along St. Mary Axe street in the City of London, the capitals financial district, on 10th May 2019, in London, England.
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  • Chengqi  round earth dwelling is considered the "king of Hakka earth buildings", Gaobei village, Fujian province,                  The bulding consists of four storeys plus four  inner circles containing a total of 400 rooms.          These are some of the most extraordinary multistory structures in China built exclusively out of earth and timber (they are known as tulou). From the outside they look and protect like fortresses, built principally by the ethnic minority group known as the Hakka. They where built principally in the 17th till the early 20th centuries. In all about 1000 remain standing today mostly centered around the mountainous regions of the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Guandong. They where constructed in various shapes from circular, square, oblong, even rhomboid. Chengqi  was built sometime in the Qing Dynasty ( 1644-1912)  estimated at about 300 years old and still remains well preserved and lived in by a hand full of residents. Cooking and eating facilities are at ground level and all bedrooms and storage are spread over the upper floors.
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  • Shengwu Lou round earth dwelling in the village of Jiaolu, Fujian Province.  Interior circular courtyard and living spaces with central water well, shared by residents and chickens and hens alike. These are some of the most extraordinary multistory structures in China built exclusively out of earth and timber (they are known as tulou). From the outside they look and protect like fortresses, built principally by the ethnic minority group known as the Hakka. They where built principally in the 17th till the early 20th centuries. In all about 1000 remain standing today mostly centered around the mountainous regions of the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Guandong. They where constructed in various shapes from circular, square, oblong,even rhomboid. Shengwu Lou, was built sometime in the Qing Dynasty ( 1644-1912) and still remains well preserved and lived in by a hand full of residents. The single - story inner ring and three -story outer ring are divided into 15 apartments that surround a courtyard  with a water well. Cokking and eating facilities are at ground level and all bedrooms and storage are spread over the upper floors.
    chihakarou_034_1.jpg
  • Shengwu Lou round earth dwelling in the village of Jiaolu, Fujian Province.  Interior circular courtyard and living spaces with central water well, shared by residents and chickens and hens alike. ar These are some of the most extraordinary multistory structures in China built exclusively out of earth and timber (they are known as tulou). From the outside they look and protect like fortresses, built principally by the ethnic minority group known as the Hakka. They where built principally in the 17th till the early 20th centuries. In all about 1000 remain standing today mostly centered around the mountainous regions of the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Guandong. They where constructed in various shapes from circular, square, oblong,even rhomboid. Shengwu Lou, was built sometime in the Qing Dynasty ( 1644-1912) and still remains well preserved and lived in by a hand full of residents. The single - story inner ring and three -story outer ring are divided into 15 apartments that surround a courtyard  with a water well. Cooking and eating facilities are at ground level and all bedrooms and storage are spread over the upper floors.
    chihakarou_008_1.jpg
  • Hallgrímskirkja (Hallgrim's Church) in Reykjavik is the tallest and most striking church in Iceland.
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  • Pupils from Woolmer Hill School, Haslemere, Surrey, at the WW1 Thiepval Memorial, the largest British war memorial in the world – there were more than 57,000 British casualties in a single day during the battle of the Somme.  The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a major war memorial to 72,191 missing British and South African men who died in the Battles of the Somme of the First World War between 1915 and 1918 with no known grave. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the memorial was built between 1928 and 1932 and is the largest British battle memorial in the world.
    WW1_thiepval01-20-08-2003_1_1_1.jpg
  • A 5 year-old boy has his bike journey to nursery school disrupted by a vandalised car that lies on the side of a quiet path in Dulwich, south London. Perhaps stolen and certainly attacked then left on the side of this pedestrian thoroughfare where graffiti has been sprayed on the pavement and fences that back on to nearby homes. The alleyway is used by cyclists and commuters taking a quiet route into central London from this leafy suburb.
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  • A small boy shows a fascination for a huge tractor wheel at the Lambeth country fair in inner-city south London. Possibly never having seen a large machine such as this at close-quarters, the lad stares at the giant nuts that attach the wheel to the main frame. Perhaps he is captivated by its immensity and scale, so much larger than his toy vehicle at home in his toy box.
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  • A Rolls-Royce turbofan has been fixed to the exterior of the company’s sales stand at the Farnborough Air Show in Hampshire, England. The British-owned company have been making aircraft engines since 1914 at the start of the First World War, in response to the nation's needs, Royce designed his first aero engine – the Eagle. Modern airliners have the Trent engine's technology embedded in its power plants and Farnborough is a major showcase for its many designs. Here, their chalet has a mocked-up garden feature complete railings and the turbine blades attached to the wall above. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903.
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  • In a farmer's tool shed, a painted mural depicting B-24 Liberators sweeping over the cracked brick wall of what was once an officers’ mess at the WW2 Wendling airfield, Norfolk England. Below this scene of heroic military might, young officers flying Liberators of the 392nd Bomb Group gathered before and after raids into Germany from November 1943 to July 1945. The runway is now partly covered by a turkey farm and this building is now full of car and tractor parts. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903.
    aviation_corbis19-05-10-2000_1.jpg
  • British schoolchildren on a daytrip to the capital enjoy a chance encounter with guardsmen at Horseguards on London's Whitehall. Gathering around the two troops, they talk to the caucasian man rather than the smaller man of afro-caribbean descent, both wearing the scarlet uniform tunics of the British Household Cavalry. This regiment is classed as a corps in its own right, and consists of two regiments: Life Guards (British Army) and the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). They are the senior regular regiments in the British Army, with traditions dating from 1660.
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  • A group of schoolboys from the City of London school in central London, visit a financial institution as part of their education course work. Wearing the jackets and trousers with the dark colours of their college, the boys look to be in high-spirits as they walk along a street in the capital. Looking upwards to where the tall banks and insurance institutions may tempt them to seek careers in the Square Mile - London's oldest quarter and financial district. The City of London School (CLS) or City is a boys' independent day school on the banks of the River Thames in the City of London, England  founded by a private Act of Parliament in 1834, following events starting from a bequest of land by John Carpenter, Town Clerk of London in 1442, for four poor children in the City of London.
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  • Young fans of the 'Red Arrows', Britain's Royal Air Force aerobatic team wave their favourite display act before the display at Jersey air show. O their flag we see the famous Hawk jet aircraft among their emblem – the Diamond Nine formation. In the background are more spectators lined up along the seaside this Channel Island promenade in St. Helier. The Red Arrows perform throughout their calendar of appearances at air shows and fly-pasts across the UK and a few European venues. Since 1965 the squadron have flown over 4,000 shows in 52 countries and are an important part of Britain's summer events where aerobatics aircraft perform their manoeuvres in front of massed crowds.
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  • Flight Lieutenant Dave Slow is a pilot with the 'Red Arrows', Britain's Royal Air Force aerobatic team and on a hot summer’s day at the RIAT Air Tattoo at Fairford, he meets young RAF Cadet admirers. Slow signs autographs for two girls and a young man who look at this heroic aviator with a mixture of envy and awe. The girls hold Union Jack flags with team information literature and their future RAF careers may take them on to the same path or any number of other jobs within the armed services. The Red Arrows serve as a recruiting tool for young people throughout their calendar of appearances at air shows and fly-pasts across the UK and a few European venues. Since 1965 the squadron have flown over 4,000 shows in 52 countries and are an important part of Britain's summer events where aerobatics aircraft perform their manoeuvres in front of massed crowds.
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  • High in the Nepali Himalayan foothills, travellers may be greeted by the welcoming relief of a group of mountain inns and hotels offering lodging to weary legs after many hours walking uphill in this gruelling landscape. Communities here partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing but also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers from all over the world walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak. To be greeted by so much choice is the most rewarding experience and the offer of hot showers is about the best reward for so much exertion.
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  • High in the Himalayan foothills, dawn arrives on a bitterly cold morning at Poon Hill. Trekkers have gathered at this spot to take in the wonder of this spectacular landscape of snow-capped peaks in the distance. A sherpa has written his name in ice on a rail and western travellers continue their journey higher into the Annapurna range to sample the inner-peace to be discovered here in one of the most dramatic locations on the planet. Villages partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing and also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers walk through tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak.
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  • High in the Himalayan foothills, dawn arrives on a bitterly cold morning. A traveller has emerged from his rudimentary room on the left of this lodge in Nepal to stand outside staring at the spectacular landscape of snow-capped peaks in the distance. The wind is whipping snow and ice from the peaks of the Annapurna range and trekkers come from all over the world to sample the inner-peace to be discovered here in one of the most dramatic locations on the planet. Villages such as these partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing and also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak.
    nepal_travel2412-12_1997.jpg
  • Beneath the snow-capped peak of Machapuchare (or Machhaphuchhare), otherwise known as the Fishtail, plus other peaks in this Himalayan Himal landscape, we see a group of Nepali locals chatting on low seats outside a home in the town of Pokhara, Nepal. The friends have a roughly-constructed dwelling that uses breeze bocks and concrete and we see a future attempt to make a first story extension. Machapuchare is revered by the local population as particularly sacred to the god Shiva and is therefore off limits to climbing. It’s at the end of a long spur ridge, coming south out of the main backbone of the Annapurna Himal, that forms the eastern boundary of the Annapurna Sanctuary and the peak is about 25km north of Pokhara, the main town of the region.
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  • An athletic man poses against a wall on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida. This fine specimen of a man wears roller-blades and trousers tucked into his skates with a yellow t-shirt with the word Frequency across his pectoral muscles. His shdow appears across the wall and because of the angle, his shape has been greatly exaggerated, his body becoming a much wider, stockier proportion than the reality. He stands with an arm resting high on the wall and the other on his hip, almost in a feminine manner. He is nonetheless the epitome of maleness, of virility with the healthy physique that women adore and other men are jealous of! The sdidewalk pavement arcs around a corner and the wall with its long shadow is a strong diagonal line across the picture, disappearing to the far right.
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  • In an office stock room, an archivist in British Airways' Customer Experiences Divition shows some conceptual design ideas for future Business Class cabin layouts, seen at the airline's corporate headquarters at Waterside at Harmondsworth near Heathrow Airport. Having listened to their passengers' ideas for what they'd like to experience in their long-haul cabins, BA regularly come up with ways to make the flight for premium users a reason to become loyal fare-payers. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • A young brother and sister look on in awe while a British Airways check-in lady asks security questions of the pair's parents who are taking her children on a long-haul flight from London Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. The family baggage has been tagged and is about to disappear down the belt to join up to 70,000 other items in this average day at T5. The siblings stare as the young woman checks the travel details of the mother and father who have booked Business Class seats for them all. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • A guest looks out from a walkway down on to a  wide atrium within Sofitel, a 605 bedroom, 27 suite and 45 meeting room accommodation and business hub, situated at Heathrow Airport 's Terminal 5 hotel. Large areas of glass make this a landscape of modernity and the last daylight mixes with artificial lighting from the atrium's spotlights.From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • A visitor to the General Electric (GE) exhibition stand at Britain's Farnborough Air Show, points to a feature on a massive, GE90-115B turbofan jet engine. Powering Boeing 777 airliners with up to 115,000 Pounds of thrust, this is a state-of-the-art engine that entered service in April 2004 with Air France. Its giant blades are lit with blue stage lighting to make it look iconic and imposing, dominating this picture of technology and innovation. Such mechanical excellence attached to the world's aircraft are helping to make them quieter and more energy and fuel efficient at a time when oil prices are making air travel an expensive mode of transport.
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  • In a sterile clean room, one module section of the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) called Jules Verne, is under construction by technicians of an integration team at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The ATV cargo carrier is the world's largest and most complex orbiting spacecraft and is a new series of autonomous spaceships designed to re-supply the International Space Station with replacement cargo, propellant, water and oxygen to the orbital outpost. Launched in March 2008 and self-destructed with waste during its return to earth's atmosphere that September, it delivered 4.6 tonnes of payload to the ISS, including 1,150 kg of dry cargo, 856 kg of propellant for the Russian Zvezda module, 270 kg of drinking water and 21 kg of oxygen.
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  • Greeting visitors to Ernst & Young's Norman Foster-designed 385,000 square foot European headquarters is a lady employee, one of a small team of 4 receptionists seated in front of a shining art work sculpture by MCM Architecture Limited. This is a scene of understated efficiency of a modern office environment. The female stares intensely into her Dell PC computer monitor before looking to help newcomers. She looks presentable and well-dressed to reflect the casual sincerity that E & Y portray to the world of accountancy and auditing whose 114,000 employees are in 700 locations across 140 countries around the world. They have currently invested in approximately 500,000 Pounds of office art.
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  • Greeting visitors to Ernst & Young's Norman Foster-designed 385,000 square foot European headquarter are a team of receptionists seated working at PC computers in front of a shining art work sculpture by MCM Architecture Limited. This is a scene of understated efficiency of a modern office environment. Four staff composing of three females and one man, look presentable and well-dressed to reflect the casual sincerity that E & Y portray to the world of accountancy and auditing whose 114,000 employees are in 700 locations across 140 countries around the world. They have currently invested in approximately 500,000 Pounds of office art.
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  • A crowd of Londoners laugh during an afternoon's Punch and Judy show at The Lambeth Show in Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, England. Children of all ages along with parents grin at the out-of-sight puppet entertainment during this public festival of amusements and stalls in London's inner-city. Only one young girl sits unimpressed at the standard of comedy. She sits with her mother looking serious while the kids nearby roar with laughter - hugely involved with the show. From a personal documentary project entitled "Next of Kin" about the photographer's two children's early years spent in parallel universes. Model released.
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  • Children amazed at a distorted face through Petroc Sesti's art instillation called Time Fold in Great Helen's Square, in the City of London. The kids look at the optics with amazement, marvelling at its bending of light and optical experience. Petroc Sesti is a London based British artist and Time Fold bends light like a prism, hypnotising the viewer by reflecting on its ever-changing spiral motion.
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  • Antiques for sale at a stall on Dong Tai Road, Dongtai Lu, street market in Shanghai, China. This small area, dedicated to antiques is lined with shops and the streets covered with stalls selling artifacts from Shanghais past. There are some genuine Chinese antiques which can be very expensive. But there are also a lot of fakes for sale too, like these figures. Usually snapped up by tourists who are under the impression they are getting a bargain.
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  • Mao Zedont Little Red Book and old posters of women for sale at a stall on Dong Tai Road, Dongtai Lu, street market in Shanghai, China. This small area, dedicated to antiques is lined with shops and the streets covered with stalls selling artifacts from Shanghais past. There are some genuine Chinese antiques which can be very expensive. But there are also a lot of fakes for sale too, like these figures. Usually snapped up by tourists who are under the impression they are getting a bargain.
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  • Byland Abbey, North Yorkshire, England, UK. Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey and a small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, in the North York Moors National Park. Impressive remains can still be seen, in the care of English Heritage, including the lower half of a huge rose window. It was founded as a Savigniac abbey in January 1135 and was absorbed by the Cistercian order in 1147. It wasn't an easy start for the community who had had to move five times before settling at New Byland, near Coxwold in 1177.
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  • A train crossing Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct train_A.jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874. To the right is Ingleborough, the second highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, at 723 metres. It is one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct sun behi...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct sun behi...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct sun behi...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct sun behi...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct sun behi...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct sun behi...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct shadows_...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct shadows_...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct shadows_...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct leaving_...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct leaving_...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct leaving_...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct distant_...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct arriving...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct arriving...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct arriving...jpg
  • Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire Dales, England, UK. This impressive Victorian architectural wonder was designed by engineer, John Sydney Crossley and was built between 1870 and 1874.
    20150919_ribblehead viaduct arriving...jpg
  • Punakha Dzong (fortress) situated on the junction of the Mo Chhu (Mother river) and the Pho Chhu (Father river) in Punakha, Western Bhutan. Considered the most beautiful and impressive Dzong in Bhutan, Punakha Dzong was the second fortress to be built in Bhutan and it served as the capital and seat of the government until 1955 when Thimphu became the captial of Bhutan.
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  • Lioness in the evening on the Phinda Game Reserve.<br />
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Phinda Private Game Reserve encompasses an impressive 23 000 hectares (56 800 acres) of prime conservation land wilderness in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Showcasing one of the continent’s finest game viewing experiences. Phinda is described as “Seven Worlds of Wonder”, with its seven distinct habitats - a magnificent tapestry of woodland, grassland, wetland and forest, interspersed with mountain ranges, river courses, marshes and pans. Phinda is a wilderness sanctuary where intimate encounters, adventure and rare discoveries can be experienced firsthand.
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  • Using a spotlight to search for nocternal animals on an evening game drive in the Phinda Game Reserve. <br />
<br />
Phinda Private Game Reserve encompasses an impressive 23 000 hectares (56 800 acres) of prime conservation land wilderness in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Showcasing one of the continent’s finest game viewing experiences. Phinda is described as “Seven Worlds of Wonder”, with its seven distinct habitats - a magnificent tapestry of woodland, grassland, wetland and forest, interspersed with mountain ranges, river courses, marshes and pans. Phinda is a wilderness sanctuary where intimate encounters, adventure and rare discoveries can be experienced firsthand.
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  • Offroading through the bush searching for a leopard with a radio collar, in a safari land cruiser in the Phinda Game Reserve. <br />
<br />
Phinda Private Game Reserve encompasses an impressive 23 000 hectares (56 800 acres) of prime conservation land wilderness in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Showcasing one of the continent’s finest game viewing experiences. Phinda is described as “Seven Worlds of Wonder”, with its seven distinct habitats - a magnificent tapestry of woodland, grassland, wetland and forest, interspersed with mountain ranges, river courses, marshes and pans. Phinda is a wilderness sanctuary where intimate encounters, adventure and rare discoveries can be experienced firsthand.
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  • Rebecca Shooter with Tyler Talmage on the safari land cruiser in the Phinda Game Reserve, South Africa.<br />
<br />
Phinda Private Game Reserve encompasses an impressive 23 000 hectares (56 800 acres) of prime conservation land wilderness in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Showcasing one of the continent’s finest game viewing experiences. Phinda is described as “Seven Worlds of Wonder”, with its seven distinct habitats - a magnificent tapestry of woodland, grassland, wetland and forest, interspersed with mountain ranges, river courses, marshes and pans. Phinda is a wilderness sanctuary where intimate encounters, adventure and rare discoveries can be experienced firsthand.
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  • Horato Clare, Rebecca Shooter with the children Robin Tetlow Shooter & Tyler Talmage arrive in the Phinda Game Reserve by air taxi.<br />
<br />
Phinda Private Game Reserve encompasses an impressive 23 000 hectares (56 800 acres) of prime conservation land wilderness in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Showcasing one of the continent’s finest game viewing experiences. Phinda is described as “Seven Worlds of Wonder”, with its seven distinct habitats - a magnificent tapestry of woodland, grassland, wetland and forest, interspersed with mountain ranges, river courses, marshes and pans. Phinda is a wilderness sanctuary where intimate encounters, adventure and rare discoveries can be experienced firsthand.
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  • A young professional couple lie in the sun and share a humerous moment. They sit with their backs to intricate and delicate tiling which depict the Spanish province of Coruna, at the Plaza de España, Seville, Andalucia, Spain. The lady is sitting with her partner's head in her lap, indicating romance and contentedness as she suppresses a giggle. They are both lit by strong sunshine and gives the impression of a perfect moment in their loving relationship. This semicircular enclosure was built by Aníbal González, the great architect of Sevillian regionalism, for the Ibero-American exposition held in 1929.
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  • A new housing development of apartments in former Portuguese colony of Macau, now part of China. An artist’s impression of the finished project is replicated on a board with the Portuguese word Edificio followed by the English Flower City, a sign of the times. Portuguese traders first settled in Macau in the 16th century and subsequently administered the region until the handover on 20 December 1999. Macau is now administered by China as a Special Economic Region (SER) and is home to a population of mainland 95% Chinese, primarily Cantonese, Fujianese as well as some Hakka, Shanghainese and overseas Chinese immigrants from Southeast Asia and elsewhere. The remainder are of Portuguese or mixed Chinese-Portuguese ancestry, the so-called Macanese, as well as several thousand Filipino and Thai nationals. The official languages are Portuguese and Chinese.
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  • Four estate agent's property boards advertise their names and numbers in a London housing estate, each representing vendors selling their houses and flats for a set commission in the housing market. Above the signs is the pink blossom from a cherry tree whose branches hang over the temporary information boards. The term originally referred to a person responsible for managing a landed estate, while those engaged in the buying and selling of homes were "House Agents", and those selling land were "Land Agents". However, in the 20th century, "Estate Agent" started to be used as a generic term, perhaps because it was thought to sound more impressive. Estate agent is roughly synonymous in the United States with the term real estate broker.
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  • The giant nudes of Baccio Bandinelli's Hercules & Cacus and Michelangelo's David stand in Piazza della Signoria beneath the fortress palace Palazzo Vecchio. Piazza della Signoria is an L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio ("Old Palace") which is the town hall of the city. This massive, Romanesque, crenulated fortress-palace is among the most impressive town halls of Tuscany. Overlooking the square with its copy of Michelangelo's David statue as well the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi, it is one of the most significant public places in Italy, and it host cultural points and museums.
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  • A view of an artist's impressions of Duke University's China campus in Kunshan, China, on October 01, 2011.  Duke University has started it's campus abroad as a way to capitalize on the increasing demand for Western university degrees in China, however the plan has drawn many critics at home as it drains resources from the home campus while opening the possibility of compromising on academic standards.
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  • A street sweeper walks past a wall decorated with artist's impressions of Duke University's China campus in Kunshan, China, on October 01, 2011.  Duke University has started it's campus abroad as a way to capitalize on the increasing demand for Western university degrees in China, however the plan has drawn many critics at home as it drains resources from the home campus while opening the possibility of compromising on academic standards.
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  • Skyline view of the City of London and the River Thames. London, UK. The view provides an impressive night cityscape from The Shard, Tower Bridge to the City of London.
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  • Skyline view of the City of London and the River Thames. London, UK. The view provides an impressive night cityscape from The Shard, Tower Bridge to the City of London.
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  • Skyline view of people gathered on the South Bank of the River Thames to watch the fireworks display for the Lord Mayor's Show in London, UK. The view provides an impressive lit up cityscape from St Paul's and the City of London, across to the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre.
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  • Skyline view of people gathered on the South Bank of the River Thames to watch the fireworks display for the Lord Mayor's Show in London, UK. The view provides an impressive lit up cityscape from St Paul's and the City of London, across to the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre.
    20131109_lord mayors show fireworks_...jpg
  • Skyline view of people gathered on the South Bank of the River Thames to watch the fireworks display for the Lord Mayor's Show in London, UK. The view provides an impressive lit up cityscape from St Paul's and the City of London, across to the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre.
    20131109_lord mayors show fireworks_...jpg
  • Skyline view of people gathered on the South Bank of the River Thames to watch the fireworks display for the Lord Mayor's Show in London, UK. The view provides an impressive lit up cityscape from St Paul's and the City of London, across to the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre.
    20131109_lord mayors show fireworks_...jpg
  • Skyline view of people gathered on the South Bank of the River Thames to watch the fireworks display for the Lord Mayor's Show in London, UK. The view provides an impressive lit up cityscape from St Paul's and the City of London, across to the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre.
    20131109_lord mayors show fireworks_...jpg
  • Skyline view of people gathered on the South Bank of the River Thames to watch the fireworks display for the Lord Mayor's Show in London, UK. The view provides an impressive lit up cityscape from St Paul's and the City of London, across to the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre.
    20131109_lord mayors show fireworks_...jpg
  • Skyline view of people gathered on the South Bank of the River Thames to watch the fireworks display for the Lord Mayor's Show in London, UK. The view provides an impressive lit up cityscape from St Paul's and the City of London, across to the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre.
    20131109_lord mayors show fireworks_...jpg
  • Skyline view of people gathered on the South Bank of the River Thames to watch the fireworks display for the Lord Mayor's Show in London, UK. The view provides an impressive lit up cityscape from St Paul's and the City of London, across to the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre.
    20131109_lord mayors show fireworks_...jpg
  • Skyline view of people gathered on the South Bank of the River Thames to watch the fireworks display for the Lord Mayor's Show in London, UK. The view provides an impressive lit up cityscape from St Paul's and the City of London, across to the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre.
    20131109_lord mayors show fireworks_...jpg
  • Skyline view of people gathered on the South Bank of the River Thames to watch the fireworks display for the Lord Mayor's Show in London, UK. The view provides an impressive lit up cityscape from St Paul's and the City of London, across to the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre.
    20131109_lord mayors show fireworks_...jpg
  • Skyline view of people gathered on the South Bank of the River Thames to watch the fireworks display for the Lord Mayor's Show in London, UK. The view provides an impressive lit up cityscape from St Paul's and the City of London, across to the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre.
    20131109_lord mayors show fireworks_...jpg
  • Skyline view of people gathered on the South Bank of the River Thames to watch the fireworks display for the Lord Mayor's Show in London, UK. The view provides an impressive lit up cityscape from St Paul's and the City of London, across to the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre.
    20131109_lord mayors show fireworks_...jpg
  • Skyline view of people gathered on the South Bank of the River Thames to watch the fireworks display for the Lord Mayor's Show in London, UK. The view provides an impressive lit up cityscape from St Paul's and the City of London, across to the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre.
    20131109_lord mayors show fireworks_...jpg
  • Elderly couple at The Stoa of Attalos or Attalus located in the east side of archaeological site of the Ancient Agora in Athens just oposite the Adrianou street in Monastiraki. The Stoa of Attalos was built around 150 BC, by Attalos II, King of Pergamos as a donation to Athens. The construction of the building began in 159 BC and ended in 138 BC. The building was the largest in length in Greece during the antiquity. It was rebuilt in the same style and shape from 1953 to 1956 with beautifully crafted marble columns. It is recognised as one of the most impressive stoa in the Athenian Agora. Typical of the Hellenistic age, the stoa was more elaborate and larger than the earlier buildings of ancient Athens. The stoa's dimensions are 115 by 20 metres wide (377 by 65 feet wide) and it is made of Pentelic marble and limestone. The building skillfully makes use of different architectural orders. The Doric order was used for the exterior colonnade on the ground floor with Ionic for the interior colonnade. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
    20110919stoa of attalos ancient agor...jpg
  • Elderly couple at The Stoa of Attalos or Attalus located in the east side of archaeological site of the Ancient Agora in Athens just oposite the Adrianou street in Monastiraki. The Stoa of Attalos was built around 150 BC, by Attalos II, King of Pergamos as a donation to Athens. The construction of the building began in 159 BC and ended in 138 BC. The building was the largest in length in Greece during the antiquity. It was rebuilt in the same style and shape from 1953 to 1956 with beautifully crafted marble columns. It is recognised as one of the most impressive stoa in the Athenian Agora. Typical of the Hellenistic age, the stoa was more elaborate and larger than the earlier buildings of ancient Athens. The stoa's dimensions are 115 by 20 metres wide (377 by 65 feet wide) and it is made of Pentelic marble and limestone. The building skillfully makes use of different architectural orders. The Doric order was used for the exterior colonnade on the ground floor with Ionic for the interior colonnade. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
    20110919stoa of attalos ancient agor...jpg
  • Tourists at The Stoa of Attalos or Attalus located in the east side of archaeological site of the Ancient Agora in Athens just oposite the Adrianou street in Monastiraki. The Stoa of Attalos was built around 150 BC, by Attalos II, King of Pergamos as a donation to Athens. The construction of the building began in 159 BC and ended in 138 BC. The building was the largest in length in Greece during the antiquity. It was rebuilt in the same style and shape from 1953 to 1956 with beautifully crafted marble columns. It is recognised as one of the most impressive stoa in the Athenian Agora. Typical of the Hellenistic age, the stoa was more elaborate and larger than the earlier buildings of ancient Athens. The stoa's dimensions are 115 by 20 metres wide (377 by 65 feet wide) and it is made of Pentelic marble and limestone. The building skillfully makes use of different architectural orders. The Doric order was used for the exterior colonnade on the ground floor with Ionic for the interior colonnade. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
    20110919stoa of attalos ancient agor...jpg
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