Now I’m really deep into my shoe box of interesting photos of unusual things to share with my chums at TravelGumbo. Today, I came across these very pleasing arches, each capped with roofing tiles, which appear to serve the function of supporting and keeping apart this section of the old city walls in Tallinn, Estonia, capital of this Baltic state. Colour, texture and form…. I love it!!
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The sign of times soon to come! This was my first summer solstice sunrise at Stonehenge in England and I love the picture because it heralds the warm sunny days that are yet to come (please!) after the dark days of winter. The solstice sun-rises are the only occasions these days when the public are allowed to be within touching distance of the old stones that comprise ‘the Henge’.
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I’ve been wondering about these arches, Mac. Were the purely aesthetic, or is there some function to them that you could discern?
I think the arches were actually functional, probably bracing the wall of the building on the right against the thicker fortress wall on the left. The tiled tops must be to protect the arch against the effects of the weather eroding the arches. Unusual, in any event.