Day 120 – In ruins
“Ruins are the cathedrals of Time.” ~ Marty Rubin This is Sommeries Castle in Hertfordshire. Despite its name it was not actually a castle but a fortified manor house that was built in the 1430’s. […]
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“Ruins are the cathedrals of Time.” ~ Marty Rubin This is Sommeries Castle in Hertfordshire. Despite its name it was not actually a castle but a fortified manor house that was built in the 1430’s. […]
“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” ~ Khalil Gibran I have no idea […]
“It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.” ~ Erica Jong This quote is not actually about London but I thought it went […]
“What we observe as material bodies and forces are nothing but shapes and variations in the structure of space.” ~ Erwin Schrodinger This is one of the struts of the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. […]
“Terms are like shredded wheat – two are wonderful, but three might just be too many.” ~ David Cameron This is part of the old Shredded Wheat factory. It has been abandoned for nearly 10 […]
“There is a city beneath the streets” ~ Robert E. Sullivan Jr. This is actually a quote about New York but it works just as well for London because beneath the sprawling city there is […]
“What use is care? What good is watching for that matter? People are forever watching things. They should be seeing. I see the things I look at. I am a see-er.” ~ Patrick Rothfuss This […]
“Don’t build a glass house if you’re worried about saving money on heating.” ~ Philip Johnson This is not a problem for this building as it is an airport in Tunisia but I have to […]
“Construction is the art of making a meaningful whole out of many parts. Buildings are witnesses to the human ability to construct concrete things. I believe that the real core of all architectural work lies […]
“Do not always walk on the bridge; there is also a world under the bridge! Try different worlds; discover different worlds! Do something different!” ~ Mehmet Murat ildan