Month: March 2016
Neuschwanstein Schloss by _Neo_World_ by _Neo_World_
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Marienbrucke by _Neo_World_ by _Neo_World_
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Le Louvre – Paris by romvi romvi’s Most Interesting Photos…
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sunset lover`s by dariospro by dariospro
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Pure Michigan by stacygarlington by stacygarlington
Aerial perspective shot with a DJI Phantom 3
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The Swimming Pool by rubatos by rubatos
The amazing Blue Pool in Bermagui, New South Wales of Australia.
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Maiden’s Tower by Efemir by Efemir
History
After the naval victory at Cyzicus, the ancient Athenian general Alcibiades possibly built a custom station for ships coming from the Black Sea on a small rock in front of Chrysopolis (today’s Üsküdar).[2] In 1110 Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus built a wooden tower protected by a stone wall.[2] From the tower an iron chain stretched across to another tower erected on the European shore, at the quarter of Mangana in Constantinople.[2] The islet was then connected to the Asiatic shore through a defense wall, whose underwater remains are still visible.[2] During the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453, the tower held a Byzantine garrison commanded by the Venetian Gabriele Trevisano.[2] Subsequently, the structure was used as a watchtower by the Ottoman Turks during the reign of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror.[2]
The tower, often mistakenly named Leander’s Tower in reference to the legend of Hero and Leander (which took place in the Dardanelles strait, also known as the Hellespont in antiquity), was destroyed during the earthquake of 1509, and burned in 1721.[2] Since then it was used as a lighthouse, and the surrounding walls were repaired in 1731 and 1734, until in 1763 it was erected using stone.[2] From 1829 the tower was used as a quarantine station, and in 1832 was restored by Sultan Mahmud II.[2] Restored again by the harbour authority in 1945,[2] the most recent restoration began in 1998 for the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough, and steel supports were added around the ancient tower as a precaution after the 17 August 1999 earthquake.[3]
The interior of the tower has been transformed into a popular café and restaurant, with an excellent view of the former Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman capital.[4] Private boats make trips to the tower several times a day.
In popular culture
The tower was featured in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. It was also visible in the background in the 1963 Bond film From Russia with Love.
The tower was featured in the film Hitman.
The tower was a point on the American reality game show The Amazing Race 7.
The tower featured heavily in the Turkish drama programme Kurtlar Vadisi.
The tower was featured in the game Assassin’s Creed: Revelations where it is the location of one Masyaf key that the playable character must collect to complete the game.
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Nature never breaks her own laws… by ferpectshotz – Leonardo da…
Nature never breaks her own laws… by ferpectshotz – Leonardo da Vinci.
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Another shot from Zion Canyon, this time a full on view of one of those massive cliffs which makes this wonderful National Park so interesting. The first thing you notice as you enter the Zion canyon is its massive cliffs and their incredible texture and color. It was interesting to learn that the whole area was once the world’s largest desert whose massive sand dunes turned into sandstones under massive pressure and then slowly eroded by water and wind to create the stunning Zion Canyon that we see today.
This is one of my favorite shots from the trip and I hope to get more as I visit the Grand Canyon for this Thanksgiving. Thanks for visiting and have a great day. http://flic.kr/p/hSGmSN
Prague by Ovidiu H. View in large size -> View On Black…
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