Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Italy

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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Italy, built by Giuseppe Mengoni between 1865 and 1877 - photography by Simon Kirwan www.simonkirwan.com 2011

Hi-res version at Lightbox Photo Archive. Image copyright Simon Kirwan - www.the-lightbox.com 2009

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, the San Siro Stadium, Milan

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Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, the San Siro Stadium, Milan, home of both A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano - photography by Simon Kirwan www.simonkirwan.com 2011

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Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers FC

Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers FC. Opened in 1882, it is the second oldest football stadium in the Premier League - aerial photography by Simon Kirwan www.aerial-photographer.co.uk 2011

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The Gherkin, 30 St Mary Axe, London

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The Gherkin, the Swiss Re building at 30 St Mary Axe, London, designed by Norman Foster and Arup engineers, erected by Skanska in 2001 - 2003 - architectural photography by Simon Kirwan www.the-lightbox.com 2011

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Liverpool ONE Under Construction 2006

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Liverpool ONE Under Construction 2006 - photography by Simon Kirwan www.the-lightbox.com 2011

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RNAS Anthorn site, Cumbria, contaminated by radioactivity from WW2 military hardware

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RNAS Anthorn, Cumbria, now Anthorn Radio Station, operated by Babcock International, NATO facility used to transmit VLF radio signals to submarines, contaminated by radioactivity from WW2 military hardware - aerial photography by Simon Kirwan www.aerial-photographer.co.uk, from 2009 North West Coastal Aerial Survey

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Will Greenwood, England 2003 Rugby World Cup Winner

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Will Greenwood, England 2003 Rugby World Cup Winner - photography by Simon Kirwan www.simonkirwan.com 2011

Hi-res version at Lightbox Photo Archive. Image copyright Simon Kirwan - www.the-lightbox.com 2009

The Risk from the X Factor Live

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The Risk from the X Factor Live - photography by Simon Kirwan www.the-lightbox.com 2011

Hi-res version at Lightbox Photo Archive. Image copyright Simon Kirwan - www.the-lightbox.com 2009

Syd's Kodachromes - Syd in a VW Camper Van

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Ellesmere Centre & Tesco Extra, Walkden from the Air

Ellesmere Centre & Tesco Extra, Walkden from the Air - aerial photographhy by Simon Kirwan www.aerial-photographer.co.uk 2011

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Culcheth & Glazebury from the Air

Culcheth & Glazebury from the Air : looking south over the East Lancs Road - aerial photography by Simon Kirwan www.aerial-photographer.co.uk 2011

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Fiddlers Ferry Power Station From The Air

Fiddlers Ferry Power Station From The Air - aerial photography by Simon Kirwan www.aerial-photographer.co.uk 2011

Hi-res version at Lightbox Photo Archive. Image copyright Simon Kirwan - www.the-lightbox.com 2009

Yaoklev Yak-52 G-LYFA, Fox Alpha Group, Barton Airfield

Yaoklev Yak-52 G-LYFA, Fox Alpha Group, 360 hp Ivchenko Vedeneyev M-14P nine cylinder radial engine, at Barton Airfield - photography by Simon Kirwan www.the-lightbox.com 2011

Hi-res version at Lightbox Photo Archive. Image copyright Simon Kirwan - www.the-lightbox.com 2009