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Published: 2007-09-11 08:26:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 1584; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 41
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Location : St.Marks Square, Venice, NE Italy
This is St.Marks Square in Venice. The epicentre of the tourist destination on the little set of Venetian islands. The photo was taken from under one of the colonades. The elaborate oriental Christian domes belong to St.Marks Cathedral while the building on the right is the Doge's Palace.
These are 2 must see places for simply for the amount of history, art and tradition engrained into them.
PS Beware of pooping pigeons. They have a mafia of sorts going on there!
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this is just beautiful, i really should visit some places like this!
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Yeah its a nice place, Venice is one of the places to visit once in your life!
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Venezia!
Did you experience the "gondola romance"? ... and FOOD!
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Dude...those Gandolas were like a whopping 200$ to sit in!
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Gee... I don't know it cost THAT lot.
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I NEED to go here someday. Studied it in history of arch. Lemme see San Marco , Venice , hmm and I remember it was a surprisingly early date.... 1320 ?Probably not.
But yea, beautiful building and great picture.
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Its definately a grand building (the cathedral). The square and the adjacent Doge's Palace are more standard yet polished structures. In Venice, the beauty as an architect would be to walk the thin alleys and streets and how they open up into small country courtyards with a small church/coffee places/resturants etc. Something so similar to Old Muharraq.
Also the place is fascinating from a structural point of view. It will be impossible to believe but the whole city's structures are based on compressed wooden foundations. how they have not rotted away past 100s of years is unbelievable. The theory is that they have been envelopped in the clay soil under the water so theyve been in a water tight environment.
History of Arch from which Uni?
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Georgia Tech. Where did you study btw ?
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Very far from georgia.... University of Bahrain.
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Nice, kinda tempted to come back to Bahrain and ease the studies a bit. Tempted but unlikely I guess.
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Nah, Bahrain spoils us honestly. Things can be too easy sometimes.
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It is relatively cold here , and it fluctuates between -10 and 10. Overall its not a very cold state though, its usually warm. Its about 5-8 degrees cooler than Bahrain at any time.It was very cold on the weekend but the weekdays have been decent. How is Shanghai, I've heard a lot of good things ?
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I think as a student of architecture, you should visit Shanghai in your 3rd year or 4th year of Architecture. The first 2 years are very formative ones where you shouldnt be thinking of design styles but more of approach to basic design etc.
The place is a benchmark for other Asian nations like India, Thailand, indonesia & Pakistan where there is availability of manpower and knowledge but the governments havent implemented the principles of development like China (at least in its major cities). It's also quite a safe city for foreigners.
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Cheers. One day, u need to go there.
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Ciao there old man! Nice shot on this place, it's an excellent structure, so artistic, so complex, the angle shot and perspective... Great work there.
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The place is nice, a bit touristy though. Food was good!
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cheers mate. I like it too
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It's one of the places I want to see before I die as are other places in Italy. My mother's father was from Calabria. The architecture here is breathtaking. Such lines and hues. Lovely shot, dear.
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Calabria is one of those core rustic southern heartlands of Italy with some amazing scenery and culture!
Im sure you'll visit Italy for sure. On my vacation, the largest number of visitors to Italy were from the states.
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I hope so someday. Never know, i've gotta get a good retirement first!
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ohhh yea.. i would LOVE to model that... fun fun fun!
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I bet!
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easier said then done... if wasn't busy all the time... but just like you i am making things like this for money usually...
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What architecture! I love it! You seem to have captured as much as possible, and made it interesting to look at!
I sure would love to see this in person!
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Thanks mate, the place is full of history and good ice cream!
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I love good ice cream!
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too much work, too little time!
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yesyes, i understand
i would love to see it if you have the time 8D
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Very nice picture
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It was derived from something of an oriental version.
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i heard venice has arabic influence
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Yes, the "oriental" influences can be seen. Also when i was there, there was a huge exhibition going on called :"enezia and Islam"
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obviously. i love it. im muslim myself so its kinda inert
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yay, I'm going there!!! pooping pidgeons you say?? I'll poop on THEM!!!! ...ehem...
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ahh yes, the Red Bull Scenario!
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The pigeon poop ad in Red Bull... where a piegeon poops on a bloke, the bloke has a can of Red Bull, it gives him wings...and he flies over the pigeon and poops!
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they stole my idea though!
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They named this place after me
Just kidding, this is a very good shot, congratualtions!
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hehe, thanks mate, glad u liked it!
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