A cold and wet morning for an architecture walk-around of Gothenburg.
Karlatornet hasn't been completed yet with an attached elevator providing a colour line up the height of the building. All part of a development called Karlastaden to be finished in 2028.
www.karlastaden.se/en/about-karlastaden/

Karlatornet (lit. 'The Karla Tower', initially called Polstjärnan[4][5]) is a skyscraper under construction by Serneke in Lindholmen in Gothenburg, Sweden. When finished, it will be 247 meters high, with 74 floors above ground.[6][7]
The building's architecture firm is Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and it is being built by Serneke Group AB.[8] It is set for completion in 2024, but first inhabitants started moving in from August 2023.[9][10]
When completed, it will reach 247 meters tall (810 ft), and will be the tallest building in the Nordic countries.

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Porcupine fish are seen regularly around Sydney but can be shy. This one was happy to pose for my camera :-)

Night dive within the netted off area at Clifton Gardens / Chowder Bay in Sydney Harbour... roughly 4m depth and fairly poor visibility. Good fun dive and loving my new heated vest keeping my toasty!

Porcupinefish are generally slow-moving.
They have the ability to inflate their bodies by swallowing water or air, thereby becoming rounder. This increase in size (almost double vertically) reduces the range of potential predators to those with much bigger mouths. A second defense mechanism is provided by the sharp spines, which radiate outwards when the fish is inflated.
They have upper and lower teeth that fuse into a shape of a parrot's beak; they use this beak to eat molluscs and sea urchins.

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She Lies is a public sculpture by Monica Bonvicini made of stainless steel and glass panels, measuring approximately 12 metres (39 ft) by 17 metres (56 ft) by 16 metres (52 ft), next to the Oslo Opera House in Norway.

Taken from the Oslo Opera House with floating ice on the harbour.

The sculpture is a permanent installation, floating on the water in the fjord on a concrete platform, rising 12 metres (39 ft) above the water surface. The sculpture turns on its axis in line with the tide and wind, offering changing experiences through reflections from the water and its transparent surfaces.

The sculpture was made by Bonvicini as a three-dimensional interpretation of Caspar David Friedrich's painting The Sea of Ice (Das Eismeer) (1823–1824). The massive mound of ice depicted acts as a symbol of power in the region. Bonvicini won an international competition in 2007 for She Lies. She stated:
The synthesis of structure/skin/ornament explore the interface between nature and culture, or that of a cultural artefact. While reconstructing a famous Romantic painting, the work represents in a visual striking way the shape of an iceberg, as if one would have, by circumstances due to the global warming, ended up in the fjord in front of the opera house

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Tunnelbana central station is the heart of the Stockholm metro system and separate from Stockholm central station (albeit linked to it).

The blue line-platform was the first to feature art and is one of the public transport system’s most recognisable places. But it didn’t open until 1975 when the blue line to Hjulsta was completed. Timing was later in the evening to avoid the crowds :-)

This vista is the third vault from the exit towards Sergels torg and the 15mm fisheye brings in heaps of the features of the ceiling and flooring

Art guide Marie Andersson theorizes that the artist Per Olof Ultvedt not only chose the blue shades based on their aesthetic values but also their relaxing effect.

"-I think Per Olof Ultvedt wanted to create a calming atmosphere because this is a station where people are in a hurry. They are changing trains to another metro line or another commuter train. I suppose the idea was that the blue color together with the simple motifs – stylized flowers and leaf creepers – gives passengers pause and a chance to clear their mind".

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Another aerial from Lake Tyrell! So many great shots of the pink salt lake with the shoreline salt deposits :-)

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