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Gresham

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:48:28 -0700

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Gresham Palace or Gresham-palota, located in Budapest, Hungary, is an example of Art Nouveau architecture in Central Europe. Built in the early 1900s, it is now owned by an Irish company, Quinlan Private, and managed by Four Seasons Hotels

[D1] Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Memorial Of The Hungarian Jewish Martyrs

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:48:27 -0700

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The Raoul Wallenberg Emlékpark (memory park) in the rear courtyard of the Dohány Street Synagogue holds the Memorial of the Hungarian Jewish Martyrs — at least 400,000 Hungarian Jews were murdered by the Nazis. Made by Imre Varga, it resembles a weeping willow whose leaves bear inscriptions with the names of victims

[D4] Budapest, Hungary, Europe

More Shard

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Thu, 23 May 2013 01:27:25 -0700

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The Shard from London Bridge station, London, UK

Dome Exterior

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:53:35 -0700

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St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary (c 975–1038), whose right hand is housed in the reliquary - it was completed in 1905 after 54 years of construction, according to the plans of Miklós Ybl, and was completed by József Kauser. Much of this delay can be attributed to the collapse of the dome in 1868 which required complete demolition of the completed works and rebuilding from the ground up.

[D2] Budapest, Hungary, Europe

In The Windows

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:53:35 -0700

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The Halászbástya or Fisherman's Bastion is a terrace in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style situated on the Buda bank of the Danube, on the Castle hill in Budapest, around Matthias Church. It was designed and built between 1895 and 1902 on the plans of Frigyes Schulek. Between 1947–48, the son of Frigyes Schulek, János Schulek, conducted the other restoration project after its near destruction during World War II. Here it is reflected in the Budapest Hilton's windows.

[D2] Castle Hill, Budapest, Hungary

Upper Street Art

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:28:10 -0700

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Upper Street, Islington, North London, UK

Fountains In The Courtyard

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:15:24 -0700

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Somerset House is a large Neoclassical building situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, England, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo Bridge. The building, originally the site of a Tudor palace, was designed by Sir William Chambers in 1776, and further extended with Victorian wings to the north and south. The East Wing forms part of the adjacent King's College London

Somerset House, London, UK

Buttressed

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:48:59 -0700

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Similar to the Palace of Westminster, the Parliament Building is in the Gothic Revival style; it has a symmetrical facade and a central dome. Also from inside the parliament is symmetrical and thus has two absolutely identical parliament halls out of which one is used for the politics, the other one is used for guided tours. It is 268 m (879 ft) long and 123 m (404 ft) wide. Its interior includes 10 courtyards, 13 passenger and freight elevators, 27 gates, 29 staircases and 691 rooms (including more than 200 offices). With its height of 96 m (315 ft), it is one of the two tallest buildings in Budapest, along with Saint Stephen's Basilica. The number 96 refers to the nation's millennium, 1896, and the conquest of the later Kingdom of Hungary in 896.

[D1] Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Look On High

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:48:58 -0700

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Spee [do]

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:03:33 -0700

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For Macro Mondays theme - Wet. My other - extraordinary - post is here

A necessary part of the keep fit regime...

Walthamstow, East London, UK

Love Is All Around

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:25:48 -0700

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My Lego Bride

For Macro Mondays theme - Wet (Wet Wet). My other post is here

Wet Wet Wet's cover, for the soundtrack to the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral, was an international hit and spent 15 weeks at number one in the UK Singles Chart

I Feel It In My Fingers

Walthamstow, East London, UK

Széchenyi Medicinal Bath

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:21:53 -0700

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The Széchenyi Medicinal Bath in Budapest is the largest medicinal bath in Europe. Its water is supplied by two thermal springs, their temperature is 74 °C (165 °F) and 77 °C (171 °F), respectively. The bath can be found in the City Park, and was built in 1913 in Neo-baroque style to the design of Győző Czigler. The construction of the bath began on 7 May 1909. Designed by architect Eugene Schmitterer, The bath, named in the news as the Artesian spa, opened on 16 June 1913. The name of bath had been Széchenyi spa. The pool construction cost approximately 3.9 million Austro-Hungarian korona. The built-up area was 6,220 square meter. The attendance of spa was in excess of 200,000 people in 1913. (This number was already 890,507 in 1919). At that time it had private baths, separate men and women steam-bath sections, and different men / women "public baths". The complex was expanded in 1927, and it still has 3 outdoor and 15 indoor pools. After its expansion, the thermal artesian well could not fulfill its purpose, so a new well was drilled. The second thermal spring was found in 1938. The depth of the thermal spring is 1256m, the temperature is 77 °C and it supplies 6.000.000 litres of hot water daily. [3] Between 1999 and 2009 the full reformation of the Széchenyi thermal bath took place within the confines of a blanket reconstruction

[D3] Széchenyi Baths, Budapest, Hungary

Photographica 2013

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Sun, 19 May 2013 07:36:50 -0700

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Camera porn heaven on a Sunday morning...with unmissable bargains (from L to R) :

Zuiko 135mm f2.8 (something I was actually looking for - determined to only use primes with the OM1/2s)

Zuiko 85mm f2 (lovely small compact)

Nikkor 85mm f1.8 (battered, to match my battered F3 at a steal of a price...the legendary portrait lens...oh, I don't do portraits...)

And £60 for a 550 Billingham bag...over £400 new...what's not to like ?

Victoria, London, UK

Arches And Towers

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Sun, 19 May 2013 07:36:12 -0700

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The Dohány Street Synagogue, also known as The Great Synagogue or Tabakgasse Synagogue, is located in Erzsébetváros, the 7th district of Budapest. It is the largest synagogue in Europe and the second largest in the world. It seats 3,000 people and is a centre of Neolog Judaism.

The synagogue was built between 1854 and 1859 in the Moorish Revival style, with the decoration based chiefly on Islamic models from North Africa and medieval Spain (the Alhambra). The synagogue's Viennese architect, Ludwig Förster, believed that no distinctively Jewish architecture could be identified, and thus chose "architectural forms that have been used by oriental ethnic groups that are related to the Israelite people, and in particular the Arabs". The interior design is partly by Frigyes Feszl.

[D4] Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Bastion

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Sun, 19 May 2013 07:36:11 -0700

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The Halászbástya or Fisherman's Bastion is a terrace in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style situated on the Buda bank of the Danube, on the Castle hill in Budapest, around Matthias Church. It was designed and built between 1895 and 1902 on the plans of Frigyes Schulek. Between 1947–48, the son of Frigyes Schulek, János Schulek, conducted the other restoration project after its near destruction during World War II.

From the towers and the terrace a panoramic view exists of Danube, Margaret Island, Pest to the east and the Gellért Hill.

Its seven towers represent the seven Magyar tribes that settled in the Carpathian Basin in 896.

The Bastion takes its name from the guild of fishermen that was responsible for defending this stretch of the city walls in the Middle Ages. It is a viewing terrace, with many stairs and walking paths.

[D2] Castle Hill, Budapest, Hungary

Grafitti Diptych

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Sat, 18 May 2013 09:27:00 -0700

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South Bank, London, UK

Glory

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:05:01 -0700

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St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary (c 975–1038), whose right hand is housed in the reliquary - it was completed in 1905 after 54 years of construction, according to the plans of Miklós Ybl, and was completed by József Kauser. Much of this delay can be attributed to the collapse of the dome in 1868 which required complete demolition of the completed works and rebuilding from the ground up.

[D5] Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Terrace

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:05:00 -0700

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My Budapest

[D2] Castle Hill, Budapest, Hungary

Hermina ut

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:34:57 -0700

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Hungarian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted, designed by Lechner

Ödön Lechner (Pest, August 27, 1845 – Budapest, June 10, 1914) was a Hungarian architect, nicknamed the "Hungarian Gaudí".

Lechner was one of the early representatives of the Hungarian Secession movement, called szecesszió in Hungarian, which was related to Art Nouveau and Jugendstil in the rest of Europe. He decorated his buildings with Zsolnay tile patterns inspired by old Magyar and Turkic folk art. The Magyar were a people that came from the east, which explains the eastern-like appearance of Lechner's buildings. He combines this with the use of materials modern for his time, such as iron

[D3] Budapest, Hungary

Fresco

nobody@flickr.com (peterphotographic) — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:34:56 -0700

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Officially named as the Church of Our Lady, it has been popularly named after King Matthias, who ordered the transformation of its original southern tower. The church was the scene of several coronations, including that of Charles IV in 1916 (the last Habsburg king). It was also the site for King Matthias's two weddings (the first to Catherine of Poděbrady and, after her death, to Beatrice of Naples). During the century and a half of Turkish occupation, the vast majority of its ecclesiastical treasures were shipped to Pressburg (present day Bratislava) and following the capture of Buda in 1541 the church became the city's main mosque. Ornate frescoes that previously adorned the walls of the building were whitewashed and interior furnishings stripped out.

The church was also a place of the so-called Mary-wonder. In 1686 during the siege of Buda by the Holy League a wall of the church collapsed due to cannon fire. It turned out that an old votive Madonna statue was hidden behind the wall. As the sculpture of the Virgin Mary appeared before the praying Muslims, the morale of the garrison collapsed and the city fell on the same day.

Although following Turkish expulsion in 1686 an attempt was made to restore the church in the Baroque style, historical evidence shows that the work was largely unsatisfactory. It was not until the great architectural boom towards the end of the 19th century that the building regained much of its former splendour. The architect responsible for this work was Frigyes Schulek

[D2] Mátyás Church, Castle Hill, Budapest, Hungary