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Cooling Tower

Cooling Tower

I don't normally mix locations, but I've added a few photos of the Beringen mine, as it was quite close and photogenic. The Beringen mine was constructed in 1922, and some of the buildings are used by the Flemish Mining Museum.

Here is an infrared photo of the large cooling tower (often associated with nuclear power), which was accessible.
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Wow. This is one amazing shot! I think you should make a wallpaper out of this!
Firewood218
Thu 02-12-2009
Wow. I agree with Firewood218 a LOT! Though, since this is a portrait framing I guess we'd better just admire it like this. I love the sky in this.
Kilt7
Fri 02-13-2009
This has a very nuclear winter look to it ~

JM
the_journeyman
Fri 02-13-2009
Very cool, looks quite Post-Apocalyptic.
Vacant NJ
Fri 02-13-2009
That does look like a nuclear power plant, kind of scary looking
jackieb
Fri 02-13-2009
Simply breathtaking.
JAVA
Sun 02-15-2009
Insane! Love the colour and the composition!
Mel
Tue 02-17-2009
Why would a coal mine need a cooling tower?
skyguy
Tue 02-17-2009
great shot
BRENDAN
Wed 02-18-2009
One of your best pictures, sir! I would absolutely LOVE to see this as a wallpaper!
Cuy
Wed 02-25-2009
Frightening.
I always see nuclear-related things as so omnious...
Zara
Sun 03-01-2009
Its like a dream...most fuzzy.
nicole
Mon 03-09-2009
I was just wondering the same thing skyguy...things were so secretive back in the days before and after WWII.
Jani
Sat 03-14-2009
These large coal mines needed their own generating stations to power each facility, so these towers were probably used solely by the power plant, which I imagine was a coal burner.
Motts
Sat 03-14-2009
Power plants of all types can be found with these towers. Water is pumped to the top edge to run down the inside walls to cool. All that is emitted is water vapor.
autoguy
Tue 03-17-2009

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