Category: Architectural Images
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Blue Beach Hut
Land based beach huts are an evolution of the old Victorian wheeled bathing machines that they used to drive into the sea. The huts sprang up in the mid-to-late 19th Century in England, Australia, France, Italy, and South Africa. These days beach huts can be quite expensive, one sold in England in 2020 for £330,000!…
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Golden Palazzo
Here’s a shot of one of the many impressive hotels you can find in Las Vegas. This is the Palazzo. Though this image doesn’t really show it, the Palazzo is the second largest building (by floor space) in the Western Hemisphere.
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The Yellow Tower
Here’s another small piece of architecture from the amazingly bright and colourful Sintra in Portugal.
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Souter Lighthouse
High up in the north east of England, on the coast of South Shields you will find this vibrant lighthouse.
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Holyroodhouse Palace
This is the Queen’s home in Edinburgh. It’s an impressive building, from the stately rooms to the sharp lines in the lawn.
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Cathedral Ceiling
They really knew what they were doing when they built this cathedral in Edinburgh – the architecture is just so imposing!
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The Bright Window
Can you believe it’s May already? The days are just flying by! It’s a new month, and a new theme… Colours. Yes, that’s right, I promise not to post a single black and white image this month. Over the next 31 days I will share a set of images in a wide variety of subjects…
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Taal Monument
And so we end the month with a somewhat unusual architectural structure. It’s part sculpture, part historical tribute, and part futuristic alien landscape… it’s the monument to the Afrikaans language, found in South Africa.
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X Marks The Spot
A slightly unusual architectural shot this time… this X of rusting metal forms part of the structure that holds up a pier. I imagine you all knew that though, right? Extra bonus points if you can name the pier it came from!