The Radcliffe Camera, Oxford

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Gabriel Filippou »»», on February 21, 2008, said:

The circular dome and drum of the Radcliffe Camera is one of the most distinctive landmarks in a city full of distinctive buildings. The camera (the word means simply "room") was built 1737-1749 with £40,000 bequeathed by Dr John Radcliffe, the royal physician.

BalochDude, on March 6, 2008, said:

Nice one Gabriel.

MysteriousOne, on March 6, 2008, said:

Beautiful! Great pic Gabriel.

MysteriousOne, on March 6, 2008, said:

This dude really spent a lot of money in 1737. Must be like 40million in today's money if not more. wow.

BalochDude, on March 6, 2008, said:

Yea! that is a lot of money..

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 6, 2008, said:

Thanks BalochDude and MysteriousOne.

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 6, 2008, said:

Dr John Radcliffe did spend a lot of money but the view is impressive. Throughout history many great personailities have been impressive by the spectacular beauty of the architecture of this building. J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of The Rings, remarked that the building resembled Sauron's temple to Morgoth on Númenor. Numenor was eventually to be swallowed by the sea and, rumour has it, is now the legendary land of Atlantis. Radcliffe Camera still stands, though, and is well worth a visit.

Matthew Walters, on March 6, 2008, said:

Gorgeous shot, lovely warm colours - and thanks for the history.

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 6, 2008, said:

Thank you Matthew.

MysteriousOne, on March 8, 2008, said:

just been to oxford for the first time. amazing city man. so different from all other british cities.

MysteriousOne, on March 8, 2008, said:

thanks for sharing this photo with us Gabriel...

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 10, 2008, said:

Cheers Mysterious and yea Oxford is different from other British cities. Have you been to Cambridge? If you liked Oxford chances are that you will also like Cambridge.

BalochDude, on March 10, 2008, said:

Gabriel, Mysterious has been Oxford because of you and is also thinking about going to Aegina because of you. And now Cambridge? hehe... you should join a travel agency man :)

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 10, 2008, said:

:D haha Dude I think Mysterious' decision is not just based on my photos.

MysteriousOne, on March 18, 2008, said:

You are right Gabriel :)

Life is not that complicated, on March 18, 2008, said:

its great, nice photo gabriel, its a very special photo and colours are wonderful. its just simply amazing. BRAVA!!! Greetings from London.

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 18, 2008, said:

see! MysteriousOne agrees.

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 18, 2008, said:

Thanks a lot "Life is not that complicated". Good; we should all take it easy in life; nice nickname.

Life is not that complicated, on March 18, 2008, said:

you are welcome gabriel,. as i said life is not that complicated, enjoy and take it easy

BalochDude, on March 18, 2008, said:

we all know that life is not that complicated but still we are all into stupid things and we make our lives difficult

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 18, 2008, said:

its difficult to understand the true meaning of life. may be there isn't one and everyone defines his/her own meaning. for example, look at Dr. Radcliffe who spent so much money building the "Camera", who knows what was going through his mind. But still I would agree that life isn't that complicated and we just make it too harsh for ourselves.

Taj Mahal, on March 28, 2008, said:

nice

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 29, 2008, said:

Thanks Taj

jymsn123, on March 29, 2008, said:

Nice architectural construction. Nice shot.

Money is to make us happy. I thought that he was very passionate at such building.

I read an essay about spending money. You use your money spend on yourselves or others. In conclusion, you are happier if your money are spent on other people. Believe it or not?

Cheers, Jeff

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 29, 2008, said:

Jeff; thing you said about spending money on others. it is true. i never thought about it. now that i am thinking about it, sounds very true.

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 29, 2008, said:

By the way, thank you Jeff. Cheers!

[[[ PIXELECTA ]]], on March 29, 2008, said:

Lo que más me sorprende de esta foto, aparte de la buenísima luz y el gran color, es que hayas conseguido casi 50.000 visitas en solo dos meses. :[

Enhorabuena majo.

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Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 29, 2008, said:

Thanks [[[ PIXELECTA ]]]. This photo is linked from some websites thats why its getting so many hits.

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 29, 2008, said:

Gracias [[[PIXELECTA]]]. Esta foto está enlazada desde algunos sitios web por lo que a fin de obtener su número de aciertos.

MysteriousOne, on March 29, 2008, said:

Jeff is right. I am always happy when I spend money on my girlfriends. They are also happy when I spend money on them. In return they make more happy. And I spend more on them. So its kinda circle.

MysteriousOne, on March 29, 2008, said:

hey Gabriel I didnt know you could speak spanish.

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 29, 2008, said:

Jeff wasnt talking about such spending habbits where you are left penniless. Dont feel encouraged.

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 29, 2008, said:

i cant speak spanish. i am using google translator; you know out of courtesy.

MysteriousOne, on March 29, 2008, said:

you are being personal Gabriel

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 29, 2008, said:

I am not being personal just trying to put some sense in your head

MysteriousOne, on March 29, 2008, said:

uhhh

MysteriousOne, on March 29, 2008, said:

Ok :)

Taj Mahal, on March 29, 2008, said:

Jeff is right. I am always happy when I spend money on my girlfriends. They are also happy when I spend money on them. In return they make more happy. And I spend more on them. So its kinda circle.

:-D You are so messed up

MysteriousOne, on March 29, 2008, said:

come on you guys

Richard Ryer, on March 29, 2008, said:

Greetings Gabriel, Great lighting on an interesting subject.

Cheers,

Rich

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 29, 2008, said:

Thanks a lot Richard.

thomassd, on March 30, 2008, said:

Nice shoot !

Greetings from Hungary

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 30, 2008, said:

Cheers thomassd

Fabrizio (Latium900), on March 30, 2008, said:

VERY NICE PICTURE COMPLIMENTS

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 30, 2008, said:

Thank you Fabrizio (Latium900). Cheers!

Alan Knox ©, on March 30, 2008, said:

A stunning photo, beautiful light!

Alan

eme jota, on March 30, 2008, said:

Really a great work...! :D

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 30, 2008, said:

Thanks Alan Knox. Cheers!

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 30, 2008, said:

Thank you eme jota.

EVA_L, on March 31, 2008, said:

Beautiful building with original architecture, Gabriel! Unfortunately, I was in Oxford only one day. Best wishes. Eva

Gabriel Filippou »»», on March 31, 2008, said:

I study in Oxford University. Doing Executive MSc there because I am in full time job. Will be there on 14th of this month. Love that city. Thanks for visiting my photos and comments. Cheers!

MysteriousOne, on April 7, 2008, said:

finally you got the 50k mark..

Gabriel Filippou »»», on April 10, 2008, said:

:) Cheers!

BalochDude, on April 10, 2008, said:

heeeey 50000 .. woww man

Gabriel Filippou »»», on April 11, 2008, said:

cheers dude