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View down the central funnel inside of the Reichstag dome on top of the Reichstag building, the seat of the German parliament (the Bundestag). The funnel is a so-called "light-diverting element" with mirrors that guides diffuse daylight into the plenary hall of the German Bundestag ten meters below and also serves as an exhaust "pipe" that deflects used air from the plenary hall through the 10-meter-wide central opening at the apex of the dome (which you can't see here).
For whatever reason the checked "pattern" of the reflective windows on the funnel's base (theoretically one could take a look into the plenary hall) always reminds me of a gambling table at a casino, hence the title which I've borrowed from one of the best James Bond movies (and I also like the 1967 parody). But of course, there's nothing "royale" or "gambling-ish" about this profoundly democratic place (which, as you know, it hasn't always been). Surrounding the funnel's base you can find the permanent exhibition "From the Reichstag to the Bundestag" which tells the eventful history of the Reichstag building from its beginnings to the present day.
Happy Window Wednesday, Everyone :)
Bill's Gambling Hall and the Flamingo Resort on The Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bill's is now the Cromwell. #LasVegas #TheStrip #lights #casinos #gambling #Flamingo #Bill'sGamblinHall #street #rue #Straße #街 #lights #lumières #Beleuchtung #lampor
Inspired by: Casino Royale 2006
Wearing: [SIGNATURE] Suit Tailor - Group Gift
Tags: #Secondlife #Roleplay #Casino #Night #Spade #Pitboss #Signature #BlueSuit #Tailor
EEP! WL: A-12AM
The Casino Oceanus opened in 2009 and was designed by Paul Steelman, who was inspired by the Beijing National Aquatics Centre. It is located in the Fisherman's Wharf area of Macau, within walking distance from the Ferry building. It is the only casino in Macau without a hotel.
Situé à la croisée du port et des planches, le casino municipal de Trouville a été construit en 1912 dans un style Louis XVI.
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( JUIN 2019 )
Chaos around 1am at the casino square. Carrera GT parked in the middle of the street near a Rolls-Royce. Not my best picture, but this car is already a legend. V10 engine, 1270 produced, super rare on the streets even for Monaco.
The price is over half-million dollars.
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Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Casino Helsinki is a casino located in Helsinki, Finland, located less than a ten minute walk from Central Railway Station. It's owned by government-owned Veikkaus and is one of the few casinos in the world, and the second in Finland, to donate all of its profits to charity. The other non-profit casino in Finland is Paf which donates all of its profits from the autonomous Åland islands. Casino Helsinki employs around 200 people, and it had around 305,000 visitors in 2009 with around 30 million euros of revenue.
The casino is open 363 days a year from 12PM to 4AM. It has around 300 slot machines, over 20 gaming tables and a poker room. The two-story casino has around 2,600 square metres (28,000 sq ft) of space.
Im Sommer hatte ich die Möglichkeit günstig an ein Minolta Rokkor Fish-Eye 7,5 mm zu kommen. Hier der erste Versuch. Aus eckig mach rund und dann wieder eckig. Aufgenommen mit eine Minolta XD7 auf Ilford HP5+.
In summer I had the possibility to get a Minolta Rokkor Fish-Eye 7,5 mm for a good price. Here the first try. From square to round and then back to square. Taken with a Minolta XD7 on Ilford HP5+.
Construction began in 1912 and was finished a year later. The work was supervised by architect Petre Antonescu. The main shareholder in the casino was Baron of Marçay, a shareholder in the Monte Carlo Casino. The opening was celebrated with fireworks and a piano recital by George Enescu, and it became a major attraction between the wars.
After the communist takeover in the 1940s, gambling ceased and the casino is now an international conference center.
La construcción comenzó en 1912 y se terminó un año después. El trabajo fue supervisado por el arquitecto Petre Antonescu. El principal accionista en el casino era el Barón de Marçay, un accionista en el Casino Monte Carlo. La apertura se celebró con fuegos artificiales y un recital de piano de George Enescu, y se convirtió en una gran atracción entre las guerras.
Después de la toma de poder comunista en la década de 1940, cesaron las apuestas y el casino ahora es un centro internacional de conferencias.
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Nadat ik heerlijk gegeten had in een strandtent liep ik tijdens de zonsondergang terug naar mijn hotelkamer. Toen de zon in de zee verdwenen was draaide ik mijn hoofd van zee naar kust en zag het prachtig goud gekleurde casino.
After I had eaten deliciously in a beach bar I walked back to my hotel room during sunset. When the sun had disappeared in the sea I turned my head from sea to coast and saw the beautiful golden colored casino.
Lots of burnt up slot machines in the back room of the casino. Also a safe. This is a most interesting location, besides the burned out casino there are about 12-15 houses, two motels, a restaurant, truck repair garage and lots of sheds and smaller buildings. On US6 at Montgomery Pass. A real ghost town with a US Highway running right through it.
Located on US Highway 6, "the loneliest road" in Mineral County, Nevada. This is part of the series of the loneliest tourist attractions on US6. Not all are abandoned joints.
In 1878–79, the casino building was transformed and expanded to designs of Jules Dutrou (1819–1885) and Charles Garnier, the architect who had designed the Paris opera house now known as the Palais Garnier.