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PMR-D9672 Iceland, Reykjavik: the impressive organ of the Hallgrimskirkja (church), 15 metres high, with 5000 pipes. Frequent recitals are given during the summer months. Keywords: capital city, artistic, culture, music, architecture, vaulting, concrete
PMR-D9671 Iceland, Reykjavik: the impressive organ of the Hallgrimskirkja (church), 15 metres high, with 5000 pipes. Frequent recitals are given during the summer months. Keywords: capital city, artistic, culture, music, architecture, vaulting, concrete
PMR-D9670 Iceland, Reykjavik: stained glass window in the Hallgrimskirkja (church), designed by state architect Gudjón Samúelsson. Keywords: capital city, concrete, vaulting, architecture, Gothic, colourful
PMR-D9669 Iceland, Reykjavik: the impressive, plain Gothic nave of the Hallgrimskirkja (church), designed by state architect Gudjón Samúelsson, the largest church in the country. Building was begun just after WWII but only recently completed. Keywords: capital city, concrete, vaulting, architecture
PMR-D9521 Iceland, Reykjavik: the 73-metre-high Hallgrimskirkja (church) dominates the city. Built of concrete, it was begun shortly after WWII, but was completed only recently. It houses a fine organ with over 5000 pipes. The statue of Leifur Eriksson, discoverer of America, stands in the foreground. Keywords: picturesque, artistic, design, capital city, architecture
PMR-D4485 United Arab Emirates, Dubai: aerial view of modern motorway junction and moving traffic. Keywords: Arab state, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab, construction, turnpikes, road planning, engineering, concrete, vehicles, flow
PMR-D4405 Thailand, Phuket Island: the Big Buddha, on Mount Nagakerd, is 45 metres high, made of reinforced concrete faced with white Burmese jade marble. Still unfinished in November 2016. Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, orient, far east, statue, giant, monolith, serene, peaceful
PMR-D4403 Thailand, Phuket Island: the Big Buddha, on Mount Nagakerd, is 45 metres high, made of reinforced concrete faced with white Burmese jade marble. Rear view, with entrance to the temple beneath the Buddha figure. Still unfinished in November 2016. Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, orient, far east, statue, giant, monolith
PMR-D4402 Thailand, Phuket Island: face of the Big Buddha, on Mount Nagakerd, made of reinforced concrete faced with white Burmese jade marble. Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, orient, far east, statue, giant, monolith, serene, peaceful
PMR-D4401 Thailand, Phuket Island: the Big Buddha, on Mount Nagakerd, is 45 metres high, made of reinforced concrete faced with white Burmese jade marble. Still unfinished in November 2016. Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, orient, far east, statue, giant, monolith, serene, peaceful
PMR-D0612 Laos, Vientiane: Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park), 24 km. south of Vientiane, displays a plethora of giant Buddhist/Hindu deities formed in concrete, built by Luang Pu in 1958. Children on a school visit, demonstrating traditional Lao dancing. Keywords: capital city, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, ex-kingdom
PMR-D0606 Laos, Vientiane: Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park), 24 km. south of Vientiane, displays a plethora of giant Buddhist/Hindu deities formed in concrete, built by Luang Pu in 1958. Children on a school visit, demonstrating traditional Lao dancing. Keywords: capital city, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, ex-kingdom
PMR-D0605 Laos, Vientiane: Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park), 24 km. south of Vientiane, displays a plethora of giant Buddhist/Hindu deities formed in concrete, built by Luang Pu in 1958. Children on a school visit, demonstrating traditional Lao dancing. Keywords: capital city, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, ex-kingdom
PMR-D0604 Laos, Vientiane: Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park), 24 km. south of Vientiane, displays a plethora of giant Buddhist/Hindu deities formed in concrete, built by Luang Pu in 1958. "Young pioneers" on a school visit, practising Lao dancing. Keywords: capital city, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, ex-kingdom
PMR-D0603 Laos, Vientiane: Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park), 24 km. south of Vientiane, displays a plethora of giant Buddhist/Hindu deities formed in concrete, built by Luang Pu in 1958. Some of the "young pioneers" on a school visit. Keywords: capital city, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, ex-kingdom
PMR-D0602 Laos, Vientiane: Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park), 24 km. south of Vientiane, displays a plethora of giant Buddhist/Hindu deities formed in concrete, built by Luang Pu in 1958. The head of a giant reclining Buddha. Keywords: capital city, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, ex-kingdom
PMR-D0601 Laos, Vientiane: Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park), 24 km. south of Vientiane, displays a plethora of giant Buddhist/Hindu deities formed in concrete, built by Luang Pu in 1958. In this construction one enters Hell's mouth and progresses through the earth to Heaven. Keywords: capital city, ex-Kingdom, relaxed city, largest city, Buddhist, temples, Lao people, colourful, picturesque, architecture
PMR-D0600 Laos, Vientiane: Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park), 24 km. south of Vientiane, displays a plethora of giant Buddhist/Hindu deities formed in concrete, built by Luang Pu in 1958. Many of the visiting "young pioneers" have digital cameras. Keywords: capital city, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, ex-kingdom
PMR-D0599 Laos, Vientiane: Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park), 24 km. south of Vientiane, displays a plethora of giant Buddhist/Hindu deities formed in concrete, built by Luang Pu in 1958. A group of "young pioneers" on a school visit. Keywords: Capital city, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, ex-kingdom
PMR-D0598 Laos, Vientiane: Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park), 24 km. south of Vientiane, displays a plethora of giant Buddhist/Hindu deities formed in concrete, built by Luang Pu in 1958. A group of "young pioneers" on a school visit. Keywords: capital city, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, ex-kingdom
PMR-D0597 Laos, Vientiane: Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park), 24 km. south of Vientiane, displays a plethora of giant Buddhist/Hindu deities formed in concrete, built by Luang Pu in 1958. Two "young pioneers" on a school visit. Keywords: capital city, pretty girls, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, ex-kingdom
PMR-D0596 Laos, Vientiane: Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park), 24 km. south of Vientiane, displays a plethora of giant Buddhist/Hindu deities formed in concrete, built by Luang Pu in 1958. Three young aspiring models. Keywords: capital city, colourful. Lao people, temples, Buddhist, ex-kingdom, pretty girls
PMR-D0595 Laos, Vientiane: Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park), 24 km. south of Vientiane, displays a plethora of giant Buddhist/Hindu deities formed in concrete, built by Luang Pu in 1958. Keywords: capital city, architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, ex-kingdom
PMR-D3099 The Philippines, Samar Island, Barangay Longsob, Guinogo-an Cave: the lower entrance/exit to the cave, with concrete retaining wall for the water. Keywords: Samar Island, speleology, geology, natural tunnel, stream, limestone, rocks
PMR445-12 Poland, Ketrzyn: Hitler's "Wolfsschanze" ("Wolf's Redoubt") near the Russian border was to be his eastern HQ and consists of nearly 40 massive concrete bunkers which the Nazis attempted to blow up in the face of the Russian advance: umber 2 mess bunker. In a similar bunker not far away Graf von Stauffenberg made his abortive attempt on Hitler's life with a bomb. Keywords: defence, assassination attempt, Graf von Stauffenberg, Eastern Front, WWII, fortifications
PMR445-11 Poland, Ketrzyn: Hitler's "Wolfsschanze" ("Wolf's Redoubt") near the Russian border was to be his eastern HQ and consists of nearly 40 massive concrete bunkers which the Nazis attempted to blow up in the face of the Russian advance: blown-out wall of Goering's personal bunker. Note the thickness of the roof. Keywords: defence, assassination attempt, Graf von Stauffenberg, Eastern Front, WWII, fortifications
PMR445-10 Poland, Ketrzyn: Hitler's "Wolfsschanze" ("Wolf's Redoubt") near the Russian border was to be his eastern HQ and consists of nearly 40 massive concrete bunkers which the Nazis attempted to blow up in the face of the Russian advance: Hitler's personal bunker had six entrances on the north side; the concrete roof was 8.5 metres thick. On top was an ant-aircraft gun post. Keywords: defence, assassination attempt, Graf von Stauffenberg, Eastern Front, WWII, fortifications
PMR445-08 Poland, Ketrzyn: Hitler's "Wolfsschanze" ("Wolf's Redoubt") near the Russian border was to be his eastern HQ and consists of nearly 40 massive concrete bunkers which the Nazis attempted to blow up in the face of the Russian advance: collapsed roof and twisted steel reinforcing bars with the encroaching forest. Keywords: defence, assassination attempt, Graf von Stauffenberg, Eastern Front, WWII, fortifications
PMR131K-03 United Arab Emirates, Dubai: lace-like, concrete, load-bearing shell of the 22-storey O14 Tower (centre) in the new Business Bay on Dubai Creek, from the viewing platform of Burj Khalifa, 452 metres high. Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers
PMR122K-31 United Arab Emirates, Dubai: the Palm-Jumerah monorail crosses the water from Atlantis to the mainland on a raised concrete track. Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers
PMR023K-05 Viet Nam: Cu Chi tunnels, 35 kilometres north west of Saigon, which were used to conceal Viet Cong movements from the eyes of U.S. Troops. The tunnel system extended for about 200 kilometres. Here, the entrance to one of the tunnels, which were usually 0.6 metres wide and 1.5 metres high, and not concreted like this example. Keywords: Vietnam, guerillas
PMR075K-33 Spain, Lanzarote: boats on the original concrete slipway, with the harbour behind, at Puerto del Carmen. Keywords: Canary Islands, leisure, holidays, sunshine
PMR387-02 Australia, Queensland, Brisbane: concrete piles of the Riverside Expressway, which runs along, and over, the Brisbane River. Keywords: architecture, road construction, port, Brisbane River, metropolis, city
PMR686-01 Laos, Vientiane: the capital's landmark, the Patuxai triumphal arch, based on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, was built of American concrete in the 1960s. Keywords: monument, national heritage, picturesque, architecture
PMR685-11 Laos, Vientiane: the capital's landmark, the Patuxai triumphal arch, based on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, was built of American concrete in the 1960s. Keywords: monument, national heritage, picturesque, architecture

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