The Crooked House is a pub in the UK's West Midlands built on coal mining land. Severe subsidence over time caused a 15 degree shift from the left wall to the right. Faced with the choice of repairing the damage or abandoning the structure, the owners took a different tack - buttresses now hold the building in place, and it remains at a permanent slant. Higher
resolution photos here.
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posted by jonson
on Sep 27, 2007 -
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Ocean Residences by Four Seasons is your own private apartment aboard a giant cruise ship (one of 112 similar apartments aboardship). For those afflicted with both wanderlust and an unimaginable amount of money, the
online brochure makes a somewhat compelling case for having no fixed abode.
posted by jonson
on Aug 27, 2007 -
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Amazing collection of several galleries full of Japanese "urban ruins" photos, including
abandoned amusement parks,
refineries,
apartment blocks,
hospitals,
schools,
bowling alleys, & much more, including
Battleship Island, the (previously
posted) abandoned coal mining island off the coast of Nagasaki.
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posted by jonson
on Dec 5, 2006 -
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Tu Lou, ("earthen structures") are massive,
fortress like dwellings, native to the
Hakka people of China's Fujian province. Distinguishing features include a central
courtyard, multiple levels, a
lack of windows on the ground floor, a single,
heavily fortified entrance, and
dozens of homes all wedged together. The buildings are ringed with a one meter thick outer wall, feautre no concrete or steel;
living quarters on the upper levels are largely built from
wooden beams, jointed with pegs. A typical structure would take several years to build.
posted by jonson
on Sep 21, 2006 -
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