> On the way back we had another look at the Catholic cathedral. The big > copper dome was due to be lifted off in one piece just as the > aftershocks in June. As it had sustained further damage and was less > stable they decided to disassemble it instead. > > http://www.multi.net.nz/earthquake-july/ > > Cheers, > Dave
the cathedral reminds me of the domed building in the classic photographs of Hiroshima after the bomb. Sad to see it like that. It also reminds me of the Royal Naval College here, and what that might look like in ruins. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.