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Daily Life In Sombor
Stucco decoration is on a building in Sombor, Serbia, on April 23, 2024. (Photo by Maxim Konankov/NurPhoto) -
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Daily Life In Canada
A lion doorknob is on a historic building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on June 12, 2024. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Interior Of The Law Library At Munich City Hall
Visitors explore the ornate interior of the Law Library at Munich City Hall in Munich, Germany, on May 3, 2025. The historic library features wooden bookshelves, wrought-iron railings, and a multi-level layout filled with legal literature and scholarly volumes. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Interior Of The Law Library At Munich City Hall
Visitors explore the ornate interior of the Law Library at Munich City Hall in Munich, Germany, on May 3, 2025. The historic library features wooden bookshelves, wrought-iron railings, and a multi-level layout filled with legal literature and scholarly volumes. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Interior Of The Law Library At Munich City Hall
Visitors explore the ornate interior of the Law Library at Munich City Hall in Munich, Germany, on May 3, 2025. The historic library features wooden bookshelves, wrought-iron railings, and a multi-level layout filled with legal literature and scholarly volumes. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto, Canada
Magnolia flowers bloom during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 23, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto, Canada
Magnolia flowers bloom during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 23, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
A hyacinth plant emerges from the ground during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
Flowering plants appear during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
A flowering plant emerges from the ground during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
Purple crocus flowers bloom during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
A plant emerges from the ground during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
A white crocus flower begins to bloom during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
A hyacinth plant emerges from the ground during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
Plants emerge from the ground during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
Iris plants emerge from the ground during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
Flowering plants appear during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
A hyacinth plant emerges from the ground during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
Flowering plants appear during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
Plants emerge from the ground during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
Purple crocus flowers bloom during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Spring Season In Toronto
Iris plants emerge from the ground during the spring season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
April 8, 2018 - Bogor, West Java, Indonesia - Sales of Ornamental Fish at Empang, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. A variety of local or imported fish, japanese koi fish, sold at wholesale prices in this place (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Schloss Schwetzingen Palace, Baroque Garden, Schwetzingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Schloss Schwetzingen Palace, Baroque Garden, Schwetzingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe
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Tiled Pharmacy in Zafra, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Tiled Pharmacy in Zafra, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
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Tiled Pharmacy in Zafra, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Tiled Pharmacy in Zafra, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
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Botanical building, Balboa Park, San Diego, California, USA
Botanical building, Balboa Park, San Diego, California, United States of America, North America
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Typical moroccan architecture, riad adobe walls , fountain and flower pots, Morocco
Typical Moroccan architecture, riad adobe walls, fountain and flower pots, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Unusual jewellery that encourages gestures - 31 Jan 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christian Luis / Rex Features (2109623k)
Ornamental Hands series references the elegant hand positions often seen in historic artworks throughout the centuries. Each work consists of splint-like attachments for the fingers that are suspended by chains and braced on the wrist, positioning the hands marionette style.
Statement Jewellery Encourages Gesture
Here is a collection of jewellery that will get you noticed.
Making a bold statement this series of mechanical jewellery on first glance almost looks like Victorian torture instruments, but are infact designed to amplify body language and encourage gesture.
Created by American designer Jennifer Crupi, the pieces interpret and force various actions and positions of the body - such as the 'power gesture' which requires the user to assume the authoritative steepled fingers, or the 'leg bouncer' which focuses on the ubiquitous anxious tick.
The 39-year-old who lives in New Jersey says her work is inspired by people and their body language.
"Part of my interest in body language also stems from the fact that I have always been a very self-conscious person. I seem to constantly be aware of how I look and am perceived by others," explains Jennifer.
Believing that jewellery plays a great part in body language and the way people portray themselves to others Jennifer has created a series called 'Ornamental Hands' which references elegant hand positions often seen in artworks throughout the centuries.
She says: "Rather than wearing a bracelet to adorn your hand, why not wear a bracelet that positions your hand in a decorative and elegant way?
"The marionette-like jewellery also reinforces the idea of training the hand to rest in this graceful manner."
Jennifer has also created a series called 'Unguarded Gestures' which consists of prosthetic-like necklaces and neckpieces that encourage the w...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CBQKBJBTV
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Unusual jewellery that encourages gestures - 31 Jan 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christian Luis / Rex Features (2109623l)
Ornamental Hands series references the elegant hand positions often seen in historic artworks throughout the centuries. Each work consists of splint-like attachments for the fingers that are suspended by chains and braced on the wrist, positioning the hands marionette style.
Statement Jewellery Encourages Gesture
Here is a collection of jewellery that will get you noticed.
Making a bold statement this series of mechanical jewellery on first glance almost looks like Victorian torture instruments, but are infact designed to amplify body language and encourage gesture.
Created by American designer Jennifer Crupi, the pieces interpret and force various actions and positions of the body - such as the 'power gesture' which requires the user to assume the authoritative steepled fingers, or the 'leg bouncer' which focuses on the ubiquitous anxious tick.
The 39-year-old who lives in New Jersey says her work is inspired by people and their body language.
"Part of my interest in body language also stems from the fact that I have always been a very self-conscious person. I seem to constantly be aware of how I look and am perceived by others," explains Jennifer.
Believing that jewellery plays a great part in body language and the way people portray themselves to others Jennifer has created a series called 'Ornamental Hands' which references elegant hand positions often seen in artworks throughout the centuries.
She says: "Rather than wearing a bracelet to adorn your hand, why not wear a bracelet that positions your hand in a decorative and elegant way?
"The marionette-like jewellery also reinforces the idea of training the hand to rest in this graceful manner."
Jennifer has also created a series called 'Unguarded Gestures' which consists of prosthetic-like necklaces and neckpieces that encourage the w...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CBQKBJBTV
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Unusual jewellery that encourages gestures - 31 Jan 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christian Luis / Rex Features (2109623j)
Ornamental Hands series references the elegant hand positions often seen in historic artworks throughout the centuries. Each work consists of splint-like attachments for the fingers that are suspended by chains and braced on the wrist, positioning the hands marionette style.
Statement Jewellery Encourages Gesture
Here is a collection of jewellery that will get you noticed.
Making a bold statement this series of mechanical jewellery on first glance almost looks like Victorian torture instruments, but are infact designed to amplify body language and encourage gesture.
Created by American designer Jennifer Crupi, the pieces interpret and force various actions and positions of the body - such as the 'power gesture' which requires the user to assume the authoritative steepled fingers, or the 'leg bouncer' which focuses on the ubiquitous anxious tick.
The 39-year-old who lives in New Jersey says her work is inspired by people and their body language.
"Part of my interest in body language also stems from the fact that I have always been a very self-conscious person. I seem to constantly be aware of how I look and am perceived by others," explains Jennifer.
Believing that jewellery plays a great part in body language and the way people portray themselves to others Jennifer has created a series called 'Ornamental Hands' which references elegant hand positions often seen in artworks throughout the centuries.
She says: "Rather than wearing a bracelet to adorn your hand, why not wear a bracelet that positions your hand in a decorative and elegant way?
"The marionette-like jewellery also reinforces the idea of training the hand to rest in this graceful manner."
Jennifer has also created a series called 'Unguarded Gestures' which consists of prosthetic-like necklaces and neckpieces that encourage the w...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CBQKBJBTV
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Unusual jewellery that encourages gestures - 31 Jan 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christian Luis / Rex Features (2109623e)
Ornamental Hands series references the elegant hand positions often seen in historic artworks throughout the centuries. Each work consists of splint-like attachments for the fingers that are suspended by chains and braced on the wrist, positioning the hands marionette style.
Statement Jewellery Encourages Gesture
Here is a collection of jewellery that will get you noticed.
Making a bold statement this series of mechanical jewellery on first glance almost looks like Victorian torture instruments, but are infact designed to amplify body language and encourage gesture.
Created by American designer Jennifer Crupi, the pieces interpret and force various actions and positions of the body - such as the 'power gesture' which requires the user to assume the authoritative steepled fingers, or the 'leg bouncer' which focuses on the ubiquitous anxious tick.
The 39-year-old who lives in New Jersey says her work is inspired by people and their body language.
"Part of my interest in body language also stems from the fact that I have always been a very self-conscious person. I seem to constantly be aware of how I look and am perceived by others," explains Jennifer.
Believing that jewellery plays a great part in body language and the way people portray themselves to others Jennifer has created a series called 'Ornamental Hands' which references elegant hand positions often seen in artworks throughout the centuries.
She says: "Rather than wearing a bracelet to adorn your hand, why not wear a bracelet that positions your hand in a decorative and elegant way?
"The marionette-like jewellery also reinforces the idea of training the hand to rest in this graceful manner."
Jennifer has also created a series called 'Unguarded Gestures' which consists of prosthetic-like necklaces and neckpieces that encourage the w...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CBQKBJBTV
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Unusual jewellery that encourages gestures - 31 Jan 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christian Luis / Rex Features (2109623b)
Ornamental Hands series references the elegant hand positions often seen in historic artworks throughout the centuries. Each work consists of splint-like attachments for the fingers that are suspended by chains and braced on the wrist, positioning the hands marionette style.
Statement Jewellery Encourages Gesture
Here is a collection of jewellery that will get you noticed.
Making a bold statement this series of mechanical jewellery on first glance almost looks like Victorian torture instruments, but are infact designed to amplify body language and encourage gesture.
Created by American designer Jennifer Crupi, the pieces interpret and force various actions and positions of the body - such as the 'power gesture' which requires the user to assume the authoritative steepled fingers, or the 'leg bouncer' which focuses on the ubiquitous anxious tick.
The 39-year-old who lives in New Jersey says her work is inspired by people and their body language.
"Part of my interest in body language also stems from the fact that I have always been a very self-conscious person. I seem to constantly be aware of how I look and am perceived by others," explains Jennifer.
Believing that jewellery plays a great part in body language and the way people portray themselves to others Jennifer has created a series called 'Ornamental Hands' which references elegant hand positions often seen in artworks throughout the centuries.
She says: "Rather than wearing a bracelet to adorn your hand, why not wear a bracelet that positions your hand in a decorative and elegant way?
"The marionette-like jewellery also reinforces the idea of training the hand to rest in this graceful manner."
Jennifer has also created a series called 'Unguarded Gestures' which consists of prosthetic-like necklaces and neckpieces that encourage the w...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CBQKBJBTV
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Herve Leger Fall/Win 2012 New York Fashion Week
Feb. 13, 2012 - New York, New York, U.S. - Model on catwalk for designer Herve Leger during New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2012 Women Ready To Wear For Fall Winter (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Herve Leger Fall/Win 2012 New York Fashion Week
Feb. 13, 2012 - New York, New York, U.S. - Model on catwalk for designer Herve Leger during New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2012 Women Ready To Wear For Fall Winter (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Herve Leger Fall/Win 2012 New York Fashion Week
Feb. 13, 2012 - New York, New York, U.S. - Model on catwalk for designer Herve Leger during New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2012 Women Ready To Wear For Fall Winter (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Herve Leger Fall/Win 2012 New York Fashion Week
Feb. 13, 2012 - New York, New York, U.S. - Model on catwalk for designer Herve Leger during New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2012 Women Ready To Wear For Fall Winter (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Herve Leger Fall/Win 2012 New York Fashion Week
Feb. 13, 2012 - New York, New York, U.S. - Model on catwalk for designer Herve Leger during New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2012 Women Ready To Wear For Fall Winter (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Herve Leger Fall/Win 2012 New York Fashion Week
Feb. 13, 2012 - New York, New York, U.S. - Model on catwalk for designer Herve Leger during New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2012 Women Ready To Wear For Fall Winter (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Herve Leger Fall/Win 2012 New York Fashion Week
Feb. 13, 2012 - New York, New York, U.S. - Model on catwalk for designer Herve Leger during New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2012 Women Ready To Wear For Fall Winter (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Herve Leger Fall/Win 2012 New York Fashion Week
Feb. 13, 2012 - New York, New York, U.S. - Model on catwalk for designer Herve Leger during New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2012 Women Ready To Wear For Fall Winter (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Herve Leger Fall/Win 2012 New York Fashion Week
Feb. 13, 2012 - New York, New York, U.S. - Model on catwalk for designer Herve Leger during New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2012 Women Ready To Wear For Fall Winter (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Herve Leger Fall/Win 2012 New York Fashion Week
Feb. 13, 2012 - New York, New York, U.S. - Model on catwalk for designer Herve Leger during New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2012 Women Ready To Wear For Fall Winter (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Topiary garden
Topiary garden
Visions / Reporters
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The Quirky Welsh Town of Portmeirion
July 7, 2007, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales: Portmeirion, in North Wales, is a resort, where no one has ever lived. A self-taught Welsh architect named Sir Clough Williams-Ellis built it out of architectural salvage between the 1920s and 1970s, loosely based on his memories of trips to Portofino. Including a pagoda-shaped Chinoiserie gazebo, some Gothic obelisks, eucalyptus groves, a crenellated castle, a Mediterranean bell tower, a Jacobean town hall, and an Art Deco cylindrical watchtower. He kept improving Portmeirion until his death in 1978, age 94. It faces an estuary where at low tide one can walk across the sands and look out to sea. At high tide, the sea is lapping onto the shores. Every building in the village is either a shop, restaurant, hotel or self-catering accomodation. The village is booked out at high season, with numerous wedding receptions at the weekends. Very popular amongst the English and Welsh holidaymakers. Many who return to the same abode season after season. Hundreds of tourists visit every day, walking around the ornamental gardens, cobblestone paths, and shopping, eating ice-creams, or walking along the woodland and coastal paths, amongst a colourful assortment of hydrangea, rhododendrons, tree ferns and redwoods. The resort boasts two high class hotels, a la carte menus, a swimming pool, a lifesize concrete boat, topiary, pools and wishing wells. The creator describes the resort as "a home for fallen buildings," and its ragged skyline and playful narrow passageways which were meant to provide "more fun for more people." It does just that.///Woodlands and lake, with water lilies and with Temi Temple at Portmeirion. Credit: Nigel Dickinson / Polaris
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The Quirky Welsh Town of Portmeirion
July 7, 2007, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales: Portmeirion, in North Wales, is a resort, where no one has ever lived. A self-taught Welsh architect named Sir Clough Williams-Ellis built it out of architectural salvage between the 1920s and 1970s, loosely based on his memories of trips to Portofino. Including a pagoda-shaped Chinoiserie gazebo, some Gothic obelisks, eucalyptus groves, a crenellated castle, a Mediterranean bell tower, a Jacobean town hall, and an Art Deco cylindrical watchtower. He kept improving Portmeirion until his death in 1978, age 94. It faces an estuary where at low tide one can walk across the sands and look out to sea. At high tide, the sea is lapping onto the shores. Every building in the village is either a shop, restaurant, hotel or self-catering accomodation. The village is booked out at high season, with numerous wedding receptions at the weekends. Very popular amongst the English and Welsh holidaymakers. Many who return to the same abode season after season. Hundreds of tourists visit every day, walking around the ornamental gardens, cobblestone paths, and shopping, eating ice-creams, or walking along the woodland and coastal paths, amongst a colourful assortment of hydrangea, rhododendrons, tree ferns and redwoods. The resort boasts two high class hotels, a la carte menus, a swimming pool, a lifesize concrete boat, topiary, pools and wishing wells. The creator describes the resort as "a home for fallen buildings," and its ragged skyline and playful narrow passageways which were meant to provide "more fun for more people." It does just that.///Woodlands and lake, with water lilies and with Temi Temple at Portmeirion. Credit: Nigel Dickinson / Polaris
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The Quirky Welsh Town of Portmeirion
July 7, 2007, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales: Portmeirion, in North Wales, is a resort, where no one has ever lived. A self-taught Welsh architect named Sir Clough Williams-Ellis built it out of architectural salvage between the 1920s and 1970s, loosely based on his memories of trips to Portofino. Including a pagoda-shaped Chinoiserie gazebo, some Gothic obelisks, eucalyptus groves, a crenellated castle, a Mediterranean bell tower, a Jacobean town hall, and an Art Deco cylindrical watchtower. He kept improving Portmeirion until his death in 1978, age 94. It faces an estuary where at low tide one can walk across the sands and look out to sea. At high tide, the sea is lapping onto the shores. Every building in the village is either a shop, restaurant, hotel or self-catering accomodation. The village is booked out at high season, with numerous wedding receptions at the weekends. Very popular amongst the English and Welsh holidaymakers. Many who return to the same abode season after season. Hundreds of tourists visit every day, walking around the ornamental gardens, cobblestone paths, and shopping, eating ice-creams, or walking along the woodland and coastal paths, amongst a colourful assortment of hydrangea, rhododendrons, tree ferns and redwoods. The resort boasts two high class hotels, a la carte menus, a swimming pool, a lifesize concrete boat, topiary, pools and wishing wells. The creator describes the resort as "a home for fallen buildings," and its ragged skyline and playful narrow passageways which were meant to provide "more fun for more people." It does just that.///Woodland in the vicinity of Portmeirion. Credit: Nigel Dickinson / Polaris
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The Quirky Welsh Town of Portmeirion
July 7, 2007, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales: Portmeirion, in North Wales, is a resort, where no one has ever lived. A self-taught Welsh architect named Sir Clough Williams-Ellis built it out of architectural salvage between the 1920s and 1970s, loosely based on his memories of trips to Portofino. Including a pagoda-shaped Chinoiserie gazebo, some Gothic obelisks, eucalyptus groves, a crenellated castle, a Mediterranean bell tower, a Jacobean town hall, and an Art Deco cylindrical watchtower. He kept improving Portmeirion until his death in 1978, age 94. It faces an estuary where at low tide one can walk across the sands and look out to sea. At high tide, the sea is lapping onto the shores. Every building in the village is either a shop, restaurant, hotel or self-catering accomodation. The village is booked out at high season, with numerous wedding receptions at the weekends. Very popular amongst the English and Welsh holidaymakers. Many who return to the same abode season after season. Hundreds of tourists visit every day, walking around the ornamental gardens, cobblestone paths, and shopping, eating ice-creams, or walking along the woodland and coastal paths, amongst a colourful assortment of hydrangea, rhododendrons, tree ferns and redwoods. The resort boasts two high class hotels, a la carte menus, a swimming pool, a lifesize concrete boat, topiary, pools and wishing wells. The creator describes the resort as "a home for fallen buildings," and its ragged skyline and playful narrow passageways which were meant to provide "more fun for more people." It does just that.///Shelter, like a circus, beach house or Punch & Judy tent, in the woodlands at Portmeirion. Credit: Nigel Dickinson / Polaris
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The Quirky Welsh Town of Portmeirion
July 7, 2007, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales: Portmeirion, in North Wales, is a resort, where no one has ever lived. A self-taught Welsh architect named Sir Clough Williams-Ellis built it out of architectural salvage between the 1920s and 1970s, loosely based on his memories of trips to Portofino. Including a pagoda-shaped Chinoiserie gazebo, some Gothic obelisks, eucalyptus groves, a crenellated castle, a Mediterranean bell tower, a Jacobean town hall, and an Art Deco cylindrical watchtower. He kept improving Portmeirion until his death in 1978, age 94. It faces an estuary where at low tide one can walk across the sands and look out to sea. At high tide, the sea is lapping onto the shores. Every building in the village is either a shop, restaurant, hotel or self-catering accomodation. The village is booked out at high season, with numerous wedding receptions at the weekends. Very popular amongst the English and Welsh holidaymakers. Many who return to the same abode season after season. Hundreds of tourists visit every day, walking around the ornamental gardens, cobblestone paths, and shopping, eating ice-creams, or walking along the woodland and coastal paths, amongst a colourful assortment of hydrangea, rhododendrons, tree ferns and redwoods. The resort boasts two high class hotels, a la carte menus, a swimming pool, a lifesize concrete boat, topiary, pools and wishing wells. The creator describes the resort as "a home for fallen buildings," and its ragged skyline and playful narrow passageways which were meant to provide "more fun for more people." It does just that.///Ornamental central gardens of Portmeirion village. Flanked by Dome Gallery, Gothic tower, Renaissance collonades, with lwans, flowerbeds, topiary, pools and fountains.. Credit: Nigel Dickinson / Polaris
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The Quirky Welsh Town of Portmeirion
July 7, 2007, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales: Portmeirion, in North Wales, is a resort, where no one has ever lived. A self-taught Welsh architect named Sir Clough Williams-Ellis built it out of architectural salvage between the 1920s and 1970s, loosely based on his memories of trips to Portofino. Including a pagoda-shaped Chinoiserie gazebo, some Gothic obelisks, eucalyptus groves, a crenellated castle, a Mediterranean bell tower, a Jacobean town hall, and an Art Deco cylindrical watchtower. He kept improving Portmeirion until his death in 1978, age 94. It faces an estuary where at low tide one can walk across the sands and look out to sea. At high tide, the sea is lapping onto the shores. Every building in the village is either a shop, restaurant, hotel or self-catering accomodation. The village is booked out at high season, with numerous wedding receptions at the weekends. Very popular amongst the English and Welsh holidaymakers. Many who return to the same abode season after season. Hundreds of tourists visit every day, walking around the ornamental gardens, cobblestone paths, and shopping, eating ice-creams, or walking along the woodland and coastal paths, amongst a colourful assortment of hydrangea, rhododendrons, tree ferns and redwoods. The resort boasts two high class hotels, a la carte menus, a swimming pool, a lifesize concrete boat, topiary, pools and wishing wells. The creator describes the resort as "a home for fallen buildings," and its ragged skyline and playful narrow passageways which were meant to provide "more fun for more people." It does just that.///View from self-catering accomodation across the estuary. Credit: Nigel Dickinson / Polaris
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