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So I.M. Pei’s pyramid houses one entrance to the Louvre. You only have to join the line here once in your life to think that there has to be a better way in and there are.
The courtyard of the Louvre where the famous I.M. Pei pyramids sit is officially the Cour Napoleon. Today’s photos were taken around 10:30 pm on a Tuesday night.
I turned my camera horizontal once more and took a wider shot of the east face of the Bank of China Tower. Even back in 1989 my predominant shooting style was run-and-gun.
I must have wandered south along Cotton Tree drive and crossed over Queensway since my next photos were of the Bank of China Tower. The image below was taken from pretty close to the north-east corner of the tower. Not as foggy as the day before, it was still a cloudy day and if you look closely you can see the clouds just brushing the top of the tower. The cloud cover has given the almost white sky. This iconic […]
About a month before I took this photo this area was gazetted for preservation and transformation to new business. Now the area looks well maintained, the roofs all made of a consistent red clay material replacing the rusted corrugated iron and other tile roofs and the area is a hive of restaurants, bars and shops.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum was located in Cleveland ostensibly because DJ Alan Freed coined the term ‘Rock and Roll’ during his radio years with WJW-Radio in the city and because he helped organize the Moondog Coronation Ball on March 21, 1952 in the city, generally held as the first rock and roll concert.
