746-88412 - The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia. Pilgrim praying in front of a church. The churches of Lalibela have been constructed in the 12th or 13th century. They have been hewn from the solid rock and are considered to be one of the largest monolithic structures ever build by mankind, Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Lalibela
805-934 - Thanboddhay Pagoda, said to hold 100000 Buddhas, re-constructed between 1939 and 1952, with 864 stupas, Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia
819-673 - The Atomium, constructed for the Expo in 1958, in the shape of a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, Bruxelles, Belgium, Europe
857-88360 - TheTourelles water wheel was constructed by royal decree in 1832 and still turns today. One of 14 in the busy market town of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorge in the Luberon district of Provence, France, it once powered the town's factories for corn and cloth.
1161-8689 - Home improvement, cottage renovation and newly built dry stone wall constructed of new Cotswold stone by traditional methods at period property, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, Cotswolds, England, United Kingdom, Europe
911-10750 - The Remains of the Godwin battery on the beach at Kilnsea at the head of Spurn point on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. Initially constructed during the First World War, the Godwin Battery was added to during the Second World War. It comprised of gun emplacements, search light, barracks, officers’ mess, and a hospital. This section of coastline is the fastest eroding coastline in Europe. The soft boulder clay cliffs are easily eroded and have been eroding since Roman Times, but recently the climate change impacts of increased stormy weather, increased heavy rainfall events and sea level rise have accelerated the rate of erosion. The average rate of attrition is 1.5metres per year, last year it was 5 metres.
911-10749 - The Remains of the Godwin battery on the beach at Kilnsea at the head of Spurn point on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. Initially constructed during the First World War, the Godwin Battery was added to during the Second World War. It comprised of gun emplacements, search light, barracks, officers’ mess, and a hospital. This section of coastline is the fastest eroding coastline in Europe. The soft boulder clay cliffs are easily eroded and have been eroding since Roman Times, but recently the climate change impacts of increased stormy weather, increased heavy rainfall events and sea level rise have accelerated the rate of erosion. The average rate of attrition is 1.5metres per year, last year it was 5 metres.
911-10647 - Loch Luichart a 69 MW wind farm being constructed on remote wilderness moorland near Garve in the North West Highlands of Scotland. Its construction will deliver clean, carbon neutral electricity, but does involve massive visual intrusion on wilderness land and tearing up of peat rich moorland to build a network of mountain tracks to access the turbines.
911-10648 - Loch Luichart a 69 MW wind farm being constructed on remote wilderness moorland near Garve in the North West Highlands of Scotland. Its construction will deliver clean, carbon neutral electricity, but does involve massive visual intrusion on wilderness land and tearing up of peat rich moorland to build a network of mountain tracks to access the turbines.
911-10566 - The Thames barrier on the River Thames in London. It was constructed to protect the capital city from storm surge flooding. Recent predictions show it will probably be redundant in around twenty years due to increased stormy weather and sea level rise driven by climate change.
911-10567 - The Thames barrier on the River Thames in London. It was constructed to protect the capital city from storm surge flooding. Recent predictions show it will probably be redundant in around twenty years due to increased stormy weather and sea level rise driven by climate change.
911-10565 - The Thames barrier on the River Thames in London. It was constructed to protect the capital city from storm surge flooding. Recent predictions show it will probably be redundant in around twenty years due to increased stormy weather and sea level rise driven by climate change.
911-10243 - A BP chemical plant at salt End on Humberside which produces Acetic Acid and a gas fired power station It is vulnerable to coastal flooding, and although sea defences were constructed some years ago, climate change driven sea level rise and increased stromy weather, leaves it vulnerable to inundation.
797-11287 - England, Tyne and Wear, Gateshead, Angel Of The North Against Deep Blue Sky Steel Sculpture By Antony Gormley Standing 20 Metres Tall With Wingspan Of 54 Metres Constructed From Steel Showing Tourists For Scale Against A Deep Blue Sky.
797-11286 - England, Tyne and Wear, Gateshead, Angel Of The North Steel Sculpture Standing 20 Metres Tall With Wingspan Of 54 Metres Constructed From Steel Designed By Antony Gormley Against A Deep Blue Sky.
797-11295 - England, Merseyside, Liverpool, Royal Liver Building 100th anniversary constructed in 1911 celebrated by staging a 3D Macula light show with the theme Spider on Spiders Web.
797-11425 - Ireland, North, Belfast, The Albert Memorial Clock Tower in Queen's Square constructed 1865-1870 as a memorial to Queen Victoria's consort Prince Albert.
797-12311 - Germany, Berlin, Mitte, The Bunker based on plans of the architect Karl Bonatz, it was constructed in 1943 by Nazi Germany to shelter up to 3,000 Reichsbahn train passengers, Christian Boros purchased the bunker for his private collection of contemporary art.
797-11424 - Ireland, North, Belfast, The Albert Memorial Clock Tower in Queen's Square constructed 1865-1870 as a memorial to Queen Victoria's consort Prince Albert.
797-11294 - England, Merseyside, Liverpool, Royal Liver Building 100th anniversary constructed in 1911 celebrated by staging a 3D Macula light show with the theme of ship on the open seas.
832-304777 - View of the Margaretenkirche (St. Margaret's Church) and the chapel at Hermannsplatz (Herman's Square) in the foreground, Berndorf, Triestingtal, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe
832-270465 - The West Virginia Penitentiary, constructed in 1866 and closed in 1995 after a court ruled that the prison's 5x7-foot cells were cruel and unusual punishment, Moundsville, West Virginia, USA
832-270469 - A dummy hangs where condemned prisoners were hanged at the West Virginia Penitentiary before an electric chair was installed; the prison was constructed in 1866 and closed in 1995 after a court ruled that the prison's 5x7-foot cells were cruel and unusual
832-270464 - The West Virginia Penitentiary, constructed in 1866 and closed in 1995 after a court ruled that the prison's 5x7-foot cells were cruel and unusual punishment, Moundsville, West Virginia, USA
832-270463 - The West Virginia Penitentiary, constructed in 1866 and closed in 1995 after a court ruled that the prison's 5x7-foot cells were cruel and unusual punishment, Moundsville, West Virginia, USA
832-254818 - Newly constructed building, construction boom of new high-rise buildings, high-rise building district on the north bank of the Corniche, Doha, Qatar
832-254808 - Newly constructed building, construction boom of new high-rise buildings, high-rise building district on the north bank of the Corniche, Doha, Qatar
832-250648 - Cathedral Nuestra Senhora de Guanajuato and University at night, historic town of Guanajuato, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Province of Guanajuato, Mexico
832-250647 - Cathedral Nuestra Senhora de Guanajuato and University at night, historic town of Guanajuato, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Province of Guanajuato, Mexico
832-237042 - Late Carolingian and Ottonian constructed Basilica of St. George in Oberzell, Reichenau Island, Lake Constance, Konstanz district, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe