Sunrise/sunsets/Night shots

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Explore #149 on 3rd May 2009 Eiffel Tower Built: 1887-1889 for 1889 Universal Exhibition and Centennial of the French Revolution. Engineers : Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier Architect : Stephen Sauvestre Contractor : Gustave Eiffel Tower inaugurated: March 31, 1889 Number of Workers Killed during Construction: 1 Steps to Top: 1665 (Official Eiffel Tower Website) Steps walkable by visitors 704 (Ground to 2nd floor) Rivets: 2,500,000 Steel pieces: 18,038 Height: 300.51 meters (986 feet) (+/- 15 cm depending on temperature) Height including television antenna: 320.755 meters (1052 feet) Weight: 7,000 tons (1,000 tons removed during 1990's renovation) Base: 412 feet square, although also noted as about 2.5 acres Foundation Pressure: 58.26 to 64 psi (9000 psf) Paint: 50 tons every 7 years Paint Color: Dark Brown Lighting : 352 projectors of 1000 watts First TV transmission: 1957 First Radio Transmission: 1918 Maximum sway in wind: 12 cm Visibility on a clear day: 67 kilometers (42 miles)

An old scanned photo from 2002

‘Bursting Emotions’ a poem by Nancy E Alcorn As sunrise bursts, ands spreads across the sky Lavishing warmth, her shades of color blend To my surroundings a peaceful sense supply A new beginning, we must gently tend Outstretched hand subconscious it is seeking My censored thoughts, to you will freely lend Thoughts, clandestine, creep in, slowly sneaking I, now await, your arcane reaction While through ten fingers, blue eyes are peaking How can one explain this mute attraction? As you approach me, heat intensifies If we should touch we’ll find satisfaction What my heart feels, my mind soon amplifies. My heart, now surely, in your control lies

Taken through hotel window. View in Lightbox ;-)

An old scanned photo from 2006

An old scanned photo from 2007

An old scanned photo from 2002

Have a look at this video if you have a couple of minutes spare... it's from NASA youtu.be/xbZ4MlTw2JA ( youtu.be/xbZ4MlTw2JA )

An old scanned photo from 2000

An old scanned photo from 2000

Taken with mobile phone. Sun setting behind the sand dunes. East Coast Lincs. A beautiful poem by David Harris Just beyond the sunset Someone waits for me Just beyond the sunset Lies my destiny Where the purple mountains Lie in deep tranquillity There I’ll find the treasure Of love eternally Just beyond the sunset Waits someone so fair Just beyond the sunset All alone they wait there Their hair is golden The colour of the sand Their eyes sparkle in the night Like diamonds in your hand Just beyond the sunset Lies a home for me Where the world is peaceful Like a paradise should be Just beyond the sunset Someday is where you’ll find me

An old scanned photo from 2005

An old scanned photo from 2002

There have been several town walls around Edinburgh, Scotland, since the 12th century. Some form of wall probably existed from the foundation of the royal burgh in around 1125, though the first building is recorded in the mid-15th century, when the King's Wall was constructed. In the 16th century the more extensive Flodden Wall was erected, following the Scots' defeat at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513. This was extended by the Telfer Wall in the early 17th century. The walls had a number of gates, known as ports, the most important being the Netherbow Port, which stood halfway down the Royal Mile. This gave access from the Canongate which was, at that time, a separate burgh with its own walls. The walls never proved very successful as defensive structures, and were easily breached on more than one occasion. They served more as a means of controlling trade and taxing goods, and as a deterrent to smugglers. Throughout their history, the town walls of Edinburgh have served better in their role as a trade barrier than as a defensive one.[1] By the mid 18th century, the walls had outlived both their defensive and trade purposes, and demolition of sections of the wall began. The Netherbow Port was pulled down in 1764, and demolition continued into the 19th century. Today, a number of sections of the three successive walls survive, although none of the ports remain.