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Residential apartments by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Mongchontoseong Sunset over Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
The typical living arrangement in Korea- high-rise apartments thare are very efficient. Note that each building is numbers. Usually starts at 100 or 1000. The Koreans believe and practice small-footprint living.
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Bridges by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Mongchontoseong Sunset over Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
Bridges over the Han river in Seoul and, at the upper left, scrapers on the south bank.
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Happy Dragon? by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Olympic Gate in Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
I see a very happy dragon running, maybe.
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Five Rings by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Olympic Gate in Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
The olympic symbol super-sized
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Abstraction by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Olympic Gate in Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
The most abstract head surrounding the Gate
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Wooden head by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Olympic Gate in Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
The gate is surrounded by four columns of diverse wooden heads on tall poles.
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World Peace Gate by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Olympic Gate in Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
The official name of the Olympic Gate, as it's commonly called.
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Olympic Torch by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Olympic Gate in Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
The olympic flame continues to burn in Seoul at the Gate.
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Ceiling flags by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Gukgiwon (Taekwondo) World Headquarters main arena by Illah Nourbakhsh
The ceiling both welcomes and recognizes many member countries of international Taekwondo.
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HQ Insignia by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Gukgiwon (Taekwondo) World Headquarters main arena by Illah Nourbakhsh
Martial arts performers come from afar to visit the heart of Taekwondo.
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Pillar by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Seogeodang Palace at Deoksugung (Seoul) by Illah Nourbakhsh
interesting feature
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Wet seal by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Korea National Art Museum (Seoul) by Illah Nourbakhsh
An odd pose for a seal...
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Palace edge by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Korea National Art Museum (Seoul) by Illah Nourbakhsh
A beautifully colored building on the northern edge of the old palace grounds
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Old and new by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Korea National Art Museum (Seoul) by Illah Nourbakhsh
The old welcome building is framed by the modern buildings in "old downtown" Seoul.
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Blossoms by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Korea National Art Museum (Seoul) by Illah Nourbakhsh
Beautiful flowers blossoming when I was there.
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Museum sign by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Korea National Art Museum (Seoul) by Illah Nourbakhsh
The national museum of art is on the palace grounds at Deoksugung
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Carved wood by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Seogeodang Palace at Deoksugung (Seoul) by Illah Nourbakhsh
Beautiful carved wood terminates the beams that attached as tenon and mortise.
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Old and new by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Seogeodang Palace at Deoksugung (Seoul) by Illah Nourbakhsh
Notice on the right the modern replacement tiles are much less weathered and have no dragon relief.
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Simple sign by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Seogeodang Palace at Deoksugung (Seoul) by Illah Nourbakhsh
In Korea, a simple sign suffices to keep people outside a space...
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Palace Story by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Seogeodang Palace at Deoksugung (Seoul) by Illah Nourbakhsh
Seogeodang's story
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Happy dragon by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Bongeunsa old temple grounds, Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
A very happy beast
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Incredible detail by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Bongeunsa old temple grounds, Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
This particular temple has color detail that surpasses all the others. As with many of the temples, note that the roof tiles have patterns stamped in their ends, often dragon figures.
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Intricate underside by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Bongeunsa old temple grounds, Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
The monks and visitors pass beneath this temple, which has an intricately painted underside, on the way to the largest Buddha in Seoul.
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Seoul Coex by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Bongeunsa old temple grounds, Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
The Seouls Coex convention center (and shopping area) begins at this entrance.
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Bongeunsa old temple in Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Bongeunsa old temple grounds, Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
This very old building at the Bongeunsa temple complex has intricate woodworking and construction with neither glue nor nails nor screws.
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Fire Extinguisher by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Bongeunsa Temple main courtyard in Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
This is a fire extinguisher
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Fiery dragon by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Bongeunsa Temple main courtyard in Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
The dragon's eye is resplendent, and each dragon on the structure is unique.
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Flower lamp by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Bongeunsa Temple main courtyard in Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
A beautiful and clearly very old hanging lotus flower - like lamp. All the other hanging lamps were very modern.
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Roof of prayers by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Bongeunsa Temple main courtyard in Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
The lighting and space massing were truly compelling when I stood below this roof of prayers hung from paper globes.
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Electric car by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Persian Dinner by Illah Nourbakhsh
Yes, that's a RAV4-ev electric car in Pennsylvania (2002 model year)
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Nice temperature by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Shangi La Resort Pelican Lake Orr MN by Daniel Clancy
A very pleasant 65 Degrees in northern Minnesota today.
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double-triplet clones by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Shangi La Resort Pelican Lake Orr MN by Daniel Clancy
This may be our first staged cloning on Gigapan. Each of the girls appears at least 3 times in the panorama!
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Monk Mural by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Bongeunsa Temple pathway in Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh
A series of murals on the side of this entrance temple depict making flower, going on pilgrimage, fishing, et cetera.
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Open windows by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Korea Posco by Illah Nourbakhsh
Air conditioning is used far more sparingly in Seoul than in the US cities; this modern building has windows open in 90 F degree heat.
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Intersection subway by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Korea Posco by Illah Nourbakhsh
In large intersections there are no crosswalks; you always cross using a pedestrian subway.
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LG Tower by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Korea Posco by Illah Nourbakhsh
One of LG's very new-looking skyscrapers in Seoul
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Teheran in Seoul by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Korea Posco by Illah Nourbakhsh
This street was renamed Teheran in honor of a state visit between Korea and Iran
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Yahoo in Korea by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Korea Posco by Illah Nourbakhsh
Yahoo headquarters in Seoul, Korea
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Steel and television by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Korea Posco by Illah Nourbakhsh
The Posco building has much steel cabling. You can just make out a television tube in this shot.
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Posco Art by Illah Nourbakhsh from the GigaPan Korea Posco by Illah Nourbakhsh
There is a Korean law requiring all the buildings to have public art in front of them. This piece has caused some controversy.
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