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Cheminée Moretti (Cheminée d’aération – Raymond Moretti)
One of the many colourful installations at La Defense, Paris. It is composed of 672 fiberglass tubes with a diameter ranging from 2 to 30 cm painted 19 different colors, for a total length of 22 km!. These tubes cover the entire outer surface of a chimney vent to 32 m high and is slightly oval in shape.
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I was very sceptical about visiting Bangkok, but once there I totally fell in love with the people, ambience and total chaos. This is a shot taken from my hotel room and is a reflection in a next door office block. At first glance it looks chaotic, but on closer scrunity it has a warped sense of order….. just like Bangkok!
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A Face at Bayon
The Bayon is one of the most enigmatic and powerful religious buildings in the world. Built as the state temple of Jayavarman VII, it uses a mass of face towers to create a mountain of ascending peaks. In total there are 37 towers remaining , most of which are carved with four faces – the overall effect is overwhelming with these massive heads looking at you from every direction.
Bayon Temple is surrounded by two long walls bearing an extraordinary collection of bas-relief scenes of legendary and historical events. …
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Designed by the eminent architects Foster & Partners, The Sage stands prominently on the banks of the river Tyne.
The broad, enveloping roof of the structure holds beneath it two concert halls and public concourse with stunning views across the river to Newcastle.
The Sage is the centrepiece of the urban regeneration project on the banks of the Tyne between Gateshead and Newcastle. Together with the iconic Millenium Bridge and The Baltic Arts Centre, The Sage has brought a new life to the riverside with restaurants and bars adding to the vibrance of …
