Keelung Tower in Keelung City, Taiwan
The bright-orange, crane-shaped tower offers panoramic views and showcases the city’s maritime identity.#towers #section-Atlas
Keelung Tower
Bell Chamber of Budolfi Church in Aalborg, Denmark
This bellfry was once said to be the Devil’s lair—or perhaps the home of a mischievous gnome?#belltowers #folklore #towers #clocks #section-Atlas
Bell Chamber of Budolfi Church
The turrets and towers of Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow at the end of a sunny spring day (with the spire of Glasgow University sneaking into the shot, too).
#Geograph Picture of the Day from #London, 2014 #POTD
#cityoflondon #towers #tower42 #offices #dusk #photography #cities #nightphotography
Https://geograph.org.uk/p/3933159
Free to share – please credit Christine Matthews/Geograph
Fire Bell Tower in Port Townsend, Washington
Built in 1890, this is the last remaining wooden fire bell tower in the United States.#belltowers #firefighters #towers #section-Atlas
Fire Bell Tower
Moscou. La Tour Iwan Weliky et le Czar des Canons , ca. 1890-1906 Orthodox churches,Towers,Cannons,Russia Moscow
#Moscou #LaTour #IwanWeliky #Towers #Cannons #Russia #Moscow #Russian #Loener&Co #RedSquare #photography #historicalPhotos
![This image depicts a historical view of the iconic Saint Basil's Cathedral, or Vasilyevsky Cathedral, located in Moscow. The photograph captures several characteristic elements of Russian architecture and is rendered with colorization techniques that add to its vintage appeal.
In this print from around 1890-1906 by Loener & Co., a company known for their production of photographic images on paper using the photochrom technique, we see a series of onion-shaped domes painted in shades of green and gold. The central tower with golden domes stands prominently against an overcast sky.
The surrounding buildings include various structures such as churches or monasteries adorned with similar architectural details: arched windows, brick facades, and cross-topped spires. In the foreground is a cobblestone street leading to what appears to be Red Square, flanked by large cannons on display. These cannons are likely historical artifacts representing Russia's military heritage.
A few figures can be seen in the distance walking along the pathway or standing near one of the buildings, providing scale and indicating that this image was taken during a time when such public spaces were accessible for civilians to visit and appreciate.
Overall, the photo offers insight into Moscow’s cultural landscape at an earlier period, showcasing religious architecture with its distinctive onion-shaped domes as well as elements representative of Ru [...]](https://mastodon.ozioso.online/system/media_attachments/files/113/951/925/144/719/211/original/bd7fd6f9bc4b1021.jpeg "This image depicts a historical view of the iconic Saint Basil's Cathedral, or Vasilyevsky Cathedral, located in Moscow. The photograph captures several characteristic elements of Russian architecture and is rendered with colorization techniques that add to its vintage appeal.
In this print from around 1890-1906 by Loener & Co., a company known for their production of photographic images on paper using the photochrom technique, we see a series of onion-shaped domes painted in shades of green and gold. The central tower with golden domes stands prominently against an overcast sky.
The surrounding buildings include various structures such as churches or monasteries adorned with similar architectural details: arched windows, brick facades, and cross-topped spires. In the foreground is a cobblestone street leading to what appears to be Red Square, flanked by large cannons on display. These cannons are likely historical artifacts representing Russia's military heritage.
A few figures can be seen in the distance walking along the pathway or standing near one of the buildings, providing scale and indicating that this image was taken during a time when such public spaces were accessible for civilians to visit and appreciate.
Overall, the photo offers insight into Moscow’s cultural landscape at an earlier period, showcasing religious architecture with its distinctive onion-shaped domes as well as elements representative of Ru [...]")
Pennine Tower in Lancashire, England
This abandoned Brutalist tower looming over the M6 Motorway once featured a restaurant.#brutalism #restaurants #abandoned #towers #gasstation #section-Atlas
Pennine Tower
Imagine a vertically stacked marina city, stretching five miles into the sky, the hub of LA's South Bay cities in an alternate future.
Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2025/01/26/sail-for-the-tall-waters-only/
This post's featured image is Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach's "Der Rettung entgegen".
Tower of Centocelle (Torre di Centocelle) in Rome, Italy
A medieval tower, dating back to the 12th century, lingers in the Roman countryside.#medieval #roman #towers #section-Atlas
Tower of Centocelle (Torre di Centocelle)
Nanbu Town Dragon Tower in Nambu, Japan
Scale the heights of this 100-foot play space shaped like a ferocious dragon.#towers #playgrounds #dragons #section-Atlas
Nanbu Town Dragon Tower
Nijmegen. Carolingische Kapel. Nijmegen. Chapelle de Charlemagne. , ca. 1890-1906 Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 Homes & haunts,Sint-Nicolaaskapel op het Valkhof (Nijmegen, Netherlands),Chapels,Towers,Netherlands Nijmegen
#Nijmegen #CarolingischeKapel #Towers #Netherlands #Gothic #ValkhofPark #Charlemagne #photography #historicalPhotos
Na denn... Einen noch, frisch vom Schreibtisch 
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#Geskizzel #pencil #OwnStuff #FediArt #quick #scribble #art #Towers of #Lübeck #HolstenGate
Guten Restsonntag!
Visited San Gimignano, a historic town in Tuscany, Italy on 17 Oct 2024. It is a walled town with narrow streets which feature numerous towers. Started at the south at Porta San Giovanni and proceeded northwards into the town.
Dorset. Abbey Church of Milton. London ; Tunbridge Wells : The Photochrom Co., Ltd., ca. 1890-1906 Abbeys,Towers,Great Britain England Dorset
#Dorset #AbbeyChurchof #Milton #London #TunbridgeWells #ThePhotochromCo,Ltd #Towers #GreatBritain #Gothic #photography #historicalPhotos
Malahat Skywalk in Malahat, British Columbia
This 820-foot-high spiral ramp is a walkway to the sky.#towers #forests #slides #treehouses #trees #section-Atlas
Malahat Skywalk
