2ndday photos on Flickr

Friday (the 18th) is the Christmas '09 Cookie Smackdown, so bring your taste buds and a cold glass of milk and take part in presenting or judging Santa's favorite treat! Me vs. little m:) and any one else who wants to play :), just post your most sprinkly, icing-up, candified creation on Friday morning!!

Refugee Scientists: Transnational Resources by TWAS

Workshop on refugee scientists. Trieste (Italy), 13-17 March 2017. Photo from second day, 14 March 2017.

[Credit: Demis Albertacci/TWAS]

Granville Island Market - 1 by Steve

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Indoor market on Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada

Tenuous Link: Market

Jeep Camp 2007 Korea - 2nd day by Byoung Wook - Toughkid Kim 김병욱

Original video Here! Jeepcamp 2007 Korea Review Video

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God separates the waters from the firmament | Portail des Libraires | Rouen Cathedral | Rouen-55 by Paul Dykes

This portal was originally called the Virgin’s portal. From around the 14th century, booksellers had their stalls opposite the courtyard and then within it, after which the courtyard and portal were named after the trade. The portal is richly decorated with carved figures. The tympanum shows the Last Judgement. Below that, on either side of the door, is a substructure of medallions in quatrefoil. The upper part shows the story of Creation from the first day to the murder of Abel by Cain. Below that are fabulous creatures and fantastic characters.

“Rouen Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Gothic cathedral in Rouen, Normandy, France.

“A church was already present at the location in the late 4th century, and eventually a cathedral was established in Rouen as in Poitiers. It was enlarged by St. Ouen in 650, and visited by Charlemagne in 769.

All the buildings perished during a Viking raid in the 9th century. The Viking leader, Rollo, founder of the Duchy of Normandy, was baptised here in 915 and buried in 931. His grandson, Richard I, further enlarged it in 950. St. Romain's tower was built in 1035. The buildings of Archbishop Robert II were consecrated in 1065. The cathedral was struck by lightning in 1110.

“Construction on the current building began in the 12th century in Early Gothic style for Saint Romain's tower, front side porches and part of the nave. The cathedral was burnt in 1200. Others were built in High Gothic style for the mainworks: nave, transept, choir and first floor of the lantern tower in the 13th century; side chapels, lady chapel and side doorways in the 14th century. Some windows are still decorated with stained glass of the 13th century, famous because of a special cobalt blue colour, known as ‘the blue from Chartres’. The north transept end commenced in 1280.

“Some more parts were built in Late (Flamboyant) Gothic style, these include the last storey of Saint Romain's Tower (15th century), the Butter Tower, main porch of the front and the two storeys of the lantern tower (16th century). Construction of the south-west tower began in 1485 and was finished in 1507. The Butter Tower was erected in the early 16th century.

“The Renaissance spire was destroyed by lightning in 1822. A new one was rebuilt in Neo-Gothic style, but of cast iron instead of wood. The cathedral was named the tallest building (the lantern tower with the cast iron spire of the 19th century) in the world (151 m) from 1876 to 1880.”

Source: Wikipedia

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