Scotney Castle, Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent UK

Scotney Castle, originally uploaded by Marf Salvador.

Taken from the CastleUK website:

Scotney Castle was originally a 12th century fortified manor house, founded by Lambert de Scoteni. In 1378, Roger de Ashburnham founded an irregular stone quadrangle castle, with an outer ward. Supported on two platforms and encased by a wide moat, the surviving curtain wall of the inner ward, is now only a revetment to the moat. Flanked by heavily machicolated round angle towers and a gatehouse, only the Ashburnham Tower is complete. The piers of the gatehouse and the emplacements of the towers, one with a doorway, give their location. The Darrell family, rebuilt the south wing in 1580 and added a three storey brick east range in 1640. In the 19th century, the castle and the east wing were dismantled, to make a romantic garden feature.

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Paris France an urban scene

, originally uploaded by P•A•U•L | Photography.

In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building
The term originates from the French gargouille, originally "throat" or "gullet"; cf. Latin gurgulio, gula, and similar words derived from the root gar, "to swallow", which represented the gurgling sound of water (e.g., Spanish garganta, "throat"; Spanish gárgola, "gargoyle").
A chimera, or a grotesque figure, is a sculpture that does not work as a waterspout and serves only an ornamental or artistic function. These are also usually called gargoyles in layman's terminology, although the field of architecture usually preserves the distinction between gargoyles (functional waterspouts) and non-waterspout grotesques.

St Louis Cathedral ... Louisiana USA

St Louis Cathedral ..., originally uploaded by limeydog.

... and the Louisiana state museum

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St Paul's cathedral - London UK

St Paul's cathedral - London, originally uploaded by Roy McGrail (krm gib).

St Paul's Cathedral in London from the Millenium Bridge

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Strait,Spinalonga, Crete Greece

Strait, originally uploaded by macropoulos.

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Scuba Diving in Lake Kournas, Northern Crete - Greece

I have often been to Lake Kournas and I’ve always been curious to see what the depths looked like. This video shows us the depths of the lake and the creatures living in it.
In the 3.5 minutes of video you will see crabs, a goldfish and a terrapin. The dive was shallow, so we will have to wait for another diver to reveal the secrets hidden in the deeper parts of the lake, up to 23 metres at some points. Somewhere in there may be hiding the famous water nymph of Lake Kournas, who comes out to comb her hair in the moonlight.

the diver said...

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Housing in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Housing in Amsterdam, originally uploaded by werkunz1.

One thing that really fascinates me on Amsterdam are the pretty narrow houses side by side. It's really lovely to see! How must it be to live in one of theses houses? And how do you move in?

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Sunset on Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy France

Sunset on Mont Saint-Michel, originally uploaded by jiquem.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Mont-Saint-Michel)

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Into The Green Abyss @Yellowstone Park USA

Into The Green Abyss, originally uploaded by Marc Shandro.

Yet another thermal pool at Yellowstone (YATPAY). The Belgian Pool on the Upper Geyser Basin trail

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Blog Action Day 2009

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Toka Festival, Tanna Island Vauatu

Toka Festival from Jonathan Clay on Vimeo.

Once every two to three years, all the villagers of Tanna Island, Vanuatu, come together for colourful festival of dancing and feasting.

This is a sequence from the film "Strange Islands", part of the BBC's documentary series "South Pacific".

Note to moderators: this film was directed and produced by myself for the BBC Natural History Unit.

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Els colors de La Vila Joiosa - Alacant, Valencia Spain

Els colors de La Vila Joiosa - Alacant, originally uploaded by marathoniano.

9 d'Octubre - Día del País Valencià

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Former Glory,Zeus temple, Athens Greece

Former Glory, originally uploaded by _skynet.

The Temple of Olympian Zeus (Greek: Ναός του Ολυμπίου Διός or Naos tou Olimpiou Dios), also known as the Olympieion, is a colossal ruined temple in the centre of the Greek capital Athens that was dedicated to Zeus, king of the Olympian gods. Construction began in the 6th century BC during the rule of the Athenian tyrants, who envisaged building the greatest temple in the ancient world, but it was not completed until the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD some 650 years after the project had begun. During theRoman periods it was renowned as the largest temple in Greece and housed one of the largest cult statues in the ancient world.

The temple's glory was shortlived, as it fell into disuse after being pillaged in a barbarian invasion in the 3rd century AD. It was probably never repaired and was reduced to ruins thereafter. In the centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, the temple was extensively quarried for building materials to supply building projects elsewhere in the city. Despite this, substantial remains remain visible today and it continues to be a major tourist attraction.

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Gettysburg Battlefield, PA. USA

Gettysburg Battlefield, originally uploaded by visitPA.

General Warren statue looking across the Valley of Death. The fog somewhat gives the appearance of battle smoke.

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Meneham, la maison des douaniers, Bretagne, France

Meneham, la maison des douaniers., originally uploaded by ghis44free.

The village of Ménéham still sheltered some peasants around thirty years ago fishermen of wrack. First the house of the customs officers» or home of the guardroom was built «. At origin, it was about a post of lookout (the XVIIth century under Vauban). This building has as feature to have a stone roof.

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