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This chirch is located in front of the City Hall in the town of La Morra, Italy.  It was built in 1749 in late-baroque style.

The church of San Martino is a church which is located in La Morra in the Langhe. It was built in 1699. It is a testimony of architectural work of Garove Michelangelo (1650-1713), whose task was to design a sacred builfding on a public space, in an elevated position over the village. The church is a wonderful example of Italian baroque architecture from the Piemonte region Inside there is an high altar, representing the Madonna with Child, St. Martin and Crispin Giovanni Carlo Aliberti, (1715). It is the first church built in La Morra territory. The parish church of San Martino was started in 1684 and completed in 1695. Later, in 1713, it was built the rectory overlooking the church square and communicates with the presbytery through the sacristy.  The rectory and the sacred building were built at the expense of the community, while the main altar was erected thanks to funding from a "Messer Bartolomeo Mascarello" as shown by an inscription placed on ...

This is one of the two office towers bearing the name of AIA insurance company in Hong   Kong. It is located in the   Central District towards Admiralty   underground station.  The design is work of   Skidmore, Owings and Merrill   from the United States. This  is one of the largest architectural firms in the world. This was the first  that led the way to the widespread use of the modern  or "glass box" skyscraper. Skidmore,   Owings   and Merrill  are the same architects who designed the  Terminal 2  of   Hong   Kong International Airport.  The  AIA  tower is quite nice, better looking that other dull rectangles like the one just built on its left size. However, just as Airport Terminal 2 lacks the emotional attraction of the older  Terminal 1  designed by Norman Foster, this tower lacks the "wow factor" and the emotional attraction of other buildings des...

Shot a few photos at Sultan Ahmed Mosque.  It is not the Taj Mahal, but it is still a wonderful sight. From Wikipedia:  It was built from 1609 to 1616, during the rule of  Ahmed I . Like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a  madrasah  and a hospice. While still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction. The design of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque is the culmination of two centuries of both Ottoman  mosque and  Byzantine  church development. It incorporates some Byzantine elements of the neighboring  Hagia Sophia  with traditional Islamic architecture and is considered to be the last great mosque of the  classical period . The architect has ably synthesized the ideas of his master  Sinan , aiming for overwhelming size, majesty and splendour. It has 6 minarets along with 8 domes and 1 main one.

This airport is always crowded, noisy and dirty. The floors and ceilings seem to be made up of materials from the 1950s’ even though the Terminal 1 started operations in the 1990s’. Food served in the restaurant is terrible, of very expensive, or both. This is the only airport I have heard of where from time to time expensive items disappear from the checked bags of arriving passengers. On the positive side its architecture is a masterp iece of the “Postmodern” period. Its main designer was Ettore Sottsass. If you get out of the crowd, rest your eyes, and look at the lines of the building you smile at their beauty. Notice the two different rhythms of the columns on the upper and lower floors in the photo here.   Please see my collection of videos on my YouTube channel:  http://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588/videos This photograph was taken from a plane window and it is on the air side of terminal 1. The design is typical of the “Memph...