Amazing buildings Antwerp Law Courts and Barbican Centre
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Richard Rogers and Van Kerc Khove B.V.B.A., Ove Arup & Partners and landscape designer Wirtz International designed the new courthouse justitiepaleis for Antwerp, completed in 2006.
The soaring spires in this £86m project are pointed with a east-west orientation to catch natural sunlight. They provide an aesthetic reminiscent of sails on ships. Other environmental features include natural ventilation and water recycling. After becoming roiled in scandal, the legal system tried to make a statement of honesty and transparency from this open design. The six wings spread from a central spine like the legs on a spider. The roadway runs underground directly below this spine.
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Amazing the 800 year old cattle market at Smithfield London
Monday, 02 August 2010 08:23 | Author: Administrator |
The 800 year old cattle market at Smithfield London was moved to Copenhagen Fields, Islington in 1852. Sir Horace Jones designed the Victorian Central Market in 1868. It cost £993,816. It has cast iron elliptical arches and domed towers at each corner.  old-cattle-market-london Last Updated (Monday, 02 August 2010 08:29) The Hottest Arab Women of 2010
Tuesday, 27 July 2010 08:30 | Author: Administrator |
Most ratings of beautiful and sexiest women in the world are devoted to Hollywood actresses and other American celebrities. This time you can see the hottest and most desirable women from the Arab world. They are talented, gorgeous and sexy. Rania Sabeh, model and television presenter from Lebanon.
Last Updated (Tuesday, 27 July 2010 08:45) Obscure World Heritage Sites
Tuesday, 27 July 2010 07:46 | Author: Administrator |
Twenty extraordinary UNESCO World Heritage Sites – which you have probably never heard of. Island of Gorée, Senegal
Year heritage status achieved: 1978 Background: Off the coast of Senegal opposite Dakar, the island of Gorée is a memorial to the African diaspora. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast. It serves now as a reminder of human exploitation and as a sanctuary for reconciliation.
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