Gilded wrought iron gates by Jean Lamor, Place Stanislas, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nancy, Lorraine, France, Europe

One of the 100 men of Another Place, also known as The Iron Men, statues by Antony Gormley, Crosby Beach near Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Two of the 100 men of Another Place, also known as the Iron Men, tatues by Antony Gormley, Crosby Beach near Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Contemporary iron Sun Man (Homem-Sol) sculpture by Jorge Vieira at the Park of Nations (Parque das Nacoes), in Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

One of the 100 men of Another Place, also known as The Iron Men, statues by Antony Gormley, Crosby Beach near Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

King Alfonso seventh, ruled 1874 to 1885, commemorating his visit in 1885, statue by F. Martin 2003, Nerja, Malaga province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Gilded wrought iron gates by Jean Lamour, Place Stanislas, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nancy, Lorraine, France, Europe

Gilded wrought iron gates by Jean Lamor, Place Stanislas, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nancy, Lorraine, France, Europe

Carcaba (iron castanets) and Gambri (guitar) players, Kasbah, Tangier, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Parc des Ateliers, Arles, Bouches du Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Europe

Laundrymen (dhobi wallah), sorting laundry by colour on corrugated iron roofs, Mahalaxmi dhobi ghats, Mumbai, India, Asia

Gilded wrought iron gates by Jean Lamour, Place Stanislas, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nancy, Lorraine, France, Europe

Carcabav? player (iron castanets), Kasbah, Tangier, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

The Long Man of Wilmington, an Iron Age hill figure, looks down on the parched brown fields of drought hit East Sussex, Wilmington, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View of the iron Dom Luis I bridge and cafes lining the Douro River, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Head of Grauballe Man, Iron Age bog mummy, Aarhus, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Pedestrians pass the Iron Man sculpture by Antony Gormley 1993 in Victoria Square, Birmingham city centre, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Grauballe Man, Iron Age bog mummy, Aarhus, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Mummy of Iron Age sacrificial victim, Tolland Man, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Man ironing in laundry, Cochin, Kerala, India, Asia

Hand of Grauballe Man, Iron Age bog mummy, Aarhus, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Rolling Mill, Ironworks, Blists Hill Victorian Town, Ironbridge, Shropshire, United Kingdom, Europe

In the streets of the Ville Blanche of Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Indonesia laboratory testing drinking water. Photograph taken in meulaboh, aceh province -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devastated much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour. terchnician : every house well gets tested. Unicef originally helped up to support other ngos in area, helps staff salaries provides us with equipment. coordinates activities with local government. water in local wells is quite contaminated, especially with arsenic, as well as nitrates, nitrites, iron, manganese fluoride. water became salinated after tsunami. We test here both water from shallow deep wells

Rolling Mill, Ironworks, Blists Hill Victorian Town, Ironbridge, Shropshire, United Kingdom, Europe

Istaravshan, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 19, 2021. Blacksmiths hand forging iron tools. Editorial Use Only

Scrap metal at a recycling plant in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Couple kissing near graffiti at urban gate

Castell y Bere, Dysynni Valley, Gwynedd, Wales

Takahiro Koizumi carries molten iron with spoon to pour it into the mold, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is preparing the inner mold, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Preparing spoon to load molten iron, that will put in a molds to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi at left and his assistant Kohei ishimori at right are showing their finish work, iron teapots or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Waiter is serving tea with iron teapot or tetsubin, in Carta Cafe, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Waiting for the right temperature. Takahiro Koizumi carries molten iron with spoon to pour it into the mold, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Kohei ishimori is clearing a outer mold for make a new design of a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi and his assistant Kohei ishimori are pouring molten iron into the mold, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Waiting for the right temperature. Takahiro Koizumi carries molten iron with spoon to pour it into the mold, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is opening the mold Just after solidifying the molten iron. He casts the first look at new iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

baking the outer mold, to resist the molten iron and make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi at right and his assistant kohei ishimori at left are making mud to build a molds to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Industrial Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham

Takahiro Koizumi at left and his assistant at right are showing their finish work, iron teapots or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Kohei ishimori checks that the outer molds are properly cooked, to resist the molten iron and make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi and his assistant Kohei ishimori are waiting that solidify the molten iron inside the molds, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is putting the finishing touches at iron teapots or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is sifting water to make mud, and build a molds to make iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is putting the finishing touches at iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

`Variante ovoide de desocupación de la esfera´ by Jorge Oteiza, and town hall , Bilbao, Spain

baking the outer mold, to resist the molten iron and make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

artisans are putting the finishing touches at iron teapots or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, in Workshop of Morihisha Suzuki,craftsmen since 1625, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi just after break the mold, when is solidifying the molten iron. He casts the first look at new iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi carries molten iron with spoon to pour it into the mold, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Kohei ishimori is preparing the fire with coal, for baking the molds, to resist the molten iron and make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is making the outer mold of a new design of a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is putting the finishing touches at iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is preparing spoon to load molten iron, that will put in a molds to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is making mud to build a molds to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

kohei ishimori is sifting sand to make mud, and build a molds to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is designing a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is opening the mold Just after solidifying the molten iron. He casts the first look at new iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is breaking the mold just after solidifying the molten iron. He casts the first look at new iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

craftsman is putting the finishing touches at iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, in Workshop of Morihisha Suzuki,craftsmen since 1625, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Nizaemon Koizumi shows the rusty of inside in a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

They are checking the quality of the sand to make mud, and build a molds to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is making the outer mold of a new design of a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumiis putting the handle at iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is preparing the inner mold, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

This is an important moment in the construction process. They are checking that no water escapes from the new iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is preparing spoon to load molten iron, that will put in a molds to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is making the outer mold of a new design of a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

craftsman is putting the finishing touches at iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, in Workshop of Morihisha Suzuki,craftsmen since 1625, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is making the outer mold of a new design of a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Sunrise at the Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, Golden Palace Temple, protected against lightning strikes by an iron cage, summit 1613 metres high, Mount Wudang, Wudang Shan, Hubei province, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China

Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom

Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom

cast iron statues of temple guardians, Taoist Zhong Yue Temple, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom

fist, cast iron statues of guardians, Taoist Zhong Yue Temple, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Man standing in front of a huge tree, Rainforest in the Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia

Iron man, sculpture at a mine, Darkhan, Mongolia, Asia

Manhole cover of the municipal water treatment works, old pavement, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Tightening the shaping cord around a wool felt hat, using iron tool, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Tightening the shaping cord around a wool felt hat, using iron tool, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Hatter ironing dry wool felt hat over edge mold, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Tightening the shaping cord around a wool felt hat, using iron tool, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Snowy landscape, Eiserner Steg iron bridge, a pedestrian steel bridge between the Alt-Frankfurt and Sachsenhausen districts, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Some of the 100 iron men at Crosby Beach as part of Antony Gormley's Another Place, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

One of the 100 iron men at Crosby Beach, part of Anthony Gormley's Another Place, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

One of the 100 iron men at Crosby Beach as part of Antony Gormley's Another Place, with wind generators behind, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cell Door In Kilmainham Jail, Ireland

Hawaii, Maui, Spreckelsville Country Club, front view of Jim Bendon hits fairway iron

Golfer preparing to tee off