London - Adelaide House : 無料・フリー素材/写真
London - Adelaide House / corno.fulgur75
ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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説明 | City | King William StreetAdelaide House is an office building currently occupied by law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner. When it was completed in 1925 it was the city's tallest office block at 43 m. It is located on King William Street, adjacent to London Bridge.The building was named in honour of King William IV's wife Adelaide, who, in 1831, had performed the opening ceremony of London Bridge.Adelaide House was the first building in the City to employ the steel frame technique that was later widely adopted for skyscrapers around the world, and also the first office block the United Kingdom to have central ventilation and telephone and electric connections on every floor.It was designed in a discreet Art Deco style by Tait & Partners, with some Egyptian influences, popular at the time after the recent discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. There used to be a mini golf course on the roof. |
撮影日 | 2013-06-14 16:19:28 |
撮影者 | corno.fulgur75 , Paris, France |
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撮影地 | London, England, United Kingdom 地図 |
カメラ | FinePix S2500HD , FUJIFILM |
露出 | 0.003 sec (1/320) |
開放F値 | f/6.4 |
焦点距離 | 5 mm |