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Bridges, Arches, Columns, Tunnels and Walls

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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Thu 20 Nov, 2014 11:16 am
@ossobuco,
London, gardens ... and a wall


http://i62.tinypic.com/b562gz.jpg
A wall with basil in the FARM:shop Dalston - the world's first farm in an inner-city shop, a cafe and community hub with its own rooftop chicken coop, pigs and floating garden. Dalston, London, England, UK

ossobuco
 
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Reply Thu 20 Nov, 2014 11:33 am
@ossobuco,
Oops - that's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoubleTree_by_Hilton_Hotel_Los_Angeles_Downtown

and

The garden was redone, not to my japanese garden taste, but still a good feature.

http://www.doubletreeladowntown.com/images/masthead/kyoto-gardens.jpg
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Lordyaswas
 
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Reply Thu 20 Nov, 2014 11:38 am
@Walter Hinteler,
I saw a programme not so long ago where they (some London councils) are fitting vertical gardens to various grotty walls around the City, and planting them up with all manner of (mainly) hardy herb.
Rosemary, Sage, Marjoram, Mint etc., in the hope that it inspires parents to show kids what herbs are all about, and how to cook with them.

I am a big fan of vertical gardens.
ossobuco
 
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Reply Thu 20 Nov, 2014 11:40 am
@Walter Hinteler,
Sounds (and looks like) a place I'd enjoy.
ossobuco
 
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Reply Thu 20 Nov, 2014 11:53 am
@Lordyaswas,
So am I. Well, depending on the given vertical garden. Nifty idea on the herbs. What happens in winter? rosemary will make it through, some mint if well established. Being a southern california girl I'm used to perennial type herbs living on, but here where it snows, my culinary sage and one of the mints were goners. Basil long gone, natch.

I didn't always like vertical gardens. In so. cal. I thought they were too contrived at first. Got over that.

Which reminds me - I can be quite keen on espaliered walls..
Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Thu 20 Nov, 2014 12:02 pm
@ossobuco,
It's really very nice!
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Lordyaswas
 
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Reply Thu 20 Nov, 2014 12:33 pm
@ossobuco,
Apparently most of the herbs survive winter in the City, unless we have a really harsh one.
I'm sure the Councils would be ready to replace with new sproglings in the spring, as they would probably be saving a bob or two on graffiti cleaning.

Here's a shrubby Van Gogh in London....

http://www.livingwallart.com/wp-content/uploads/Van-Gogh-living-Trafalgar-Sq.jpg
Trafalgar Square.
saab
 
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Reply Thu 20 Nov, 2014 01:29 pm
http://natgeo.se/files/bonnier-ngm/imagecache/630x420/pictures/85886891.jpg

Here you can read more about Patrick Blanc
http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/
Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Sat 22 Nov, 2014 12:04 pm
@saab,
Today, the highline179 was officially opened to visitors.

http://i59.tinypic.com/nyutyq.jpg

http://i59.tinypic.com/13ztzk3.jpg

http://i58.tinypic.com/r715pk.jpg
Reutte, Tyrol, Austria

With a total length of 403 metres and a maximum height of 110 metres, this pedestrian bridge stretches high above the B179 Fern Pass federal highway, from which it derives its name, from the Ehrenberg castle ruins to Fort Claudia.
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Sat 22 Nov, 2014 12:10 pm
@Lordyaswas,
Ooh la la, I like that.
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Sat 22 Nov, 2014 12:50 pm
@Lordyaswas,
It made me homesick for London; used to be my favorite destination when prices were more reasonable. Anyone have a spare bedroom? LOL
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vonny
 
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Reply Mon 1 Dec, 2014 04:46 am
Duke of York column, London, England

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/02/23/52/b9/duke-of-york-column-and.jpg
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vonny
 
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Reply Mon 1 Dec, 2014 04:53 am
Monument, the unambiguously named monument to the Great Fire of London. The column stands 202 ft high.

http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/london-stpauls156big.jpg
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RexRed
 
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Reply Tue 9 Dec, 2014 05:13 am
#Hongkong Tsing Ma #bridge
Author: Sui Wai Wong
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DjDug30coYo/VIbCTQbKnoI/AAAAAAAAL0o/kuPDiFzn3v8/w922-h519-no/HongKongTsinMaBridgebySuiWaiWong.jpg
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RexRed
 
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Reply Tue 9 Dec, 2014 06:04 pm
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-H-eLDXo5oDs/VIHxhV7dpkI/AAAAAAAAemI/ZtHhclK1os8/w419-h634-no/tumblr_mwh6lobp2l1t24c13o1_1280.jpg
saab
 
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Reply Wed 10 Dec, 2014 02:41 am
@RexRed,
Wonderful picture but made me think about how living is there.
Balacing the week´s shopping in stormy weather.
Living in house one I have to visit house 2 and three to get to house seven and also visit house seven to get to number 6 or 8.
I enjoy it.
RexRed
 
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Reply Wed 10 Dec, 2014 12:18 pm
@saab,
Haha! I enjoyed your description of it as much as the picture, you have an insightful and thoughtful mind Saab! Smile
saab
 
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Reply Wed 10 Dec, 2014 02:28 pm
@RexRed,
Wait a second - I can get from 1 to 6,7 and 8 without visiting the others.
It is like a puzzle.
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Lordyaswas
 
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Reply Thu 11 Dec, 2014 02:22 pm
London Underground. Crossrail.

Crossrail is a 118-kilometre railway line that is under construction in England. It is due to begin full operation in 2018, serving London and its environs by providing a new east-west route across Greater London.


In about three years time, this section will be a bustling platform underneath Bond Street.


http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03121/crossrail-tunnel-4_3121093k.jpg



http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03121/crossrail-tunnel-2_3121090k.jpg
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Lordyaswas
 
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Reply Thu 11 Dec, 2014 02:26 pm
Tunneling machine 'Elizabeth' at Whitechapel Station.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03121/crossrail-tunnel-6_3121091k.jpg


Slideshow.....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/uknews/11260123/Going-underground-Latest-photos-from-Crossrail-project-under-London.html?frame=3121097
 

 
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