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my wife asked me,
where have you been the last three hours ?
I created a picture.
Wow, she said, looks like a Mackintosh.
I didn't think of Charles Rennie ... I was just in a flow ...
I said, pretending to be indignant
and smiled at her ...
:::))) ...
have left the grid several times, that's the only way good things happen ...
grid versus texture versus pattern ...
;-) ...
Because I mentioned Ch.R.Mc ...
I could have also mentioned Oswald Mathias Ungers ...
Mackintosh was contradictory in a contradictory time of upheaval ... he admired the style, Wiki thinks, because of its restraint and economy of means rather than ostentatious accumulation; its simple forms and natural materials rather than elaboration and artifice; and its use of texture and light and shadow rather than pattern and ornament. In the old western style, furniture was seen as ornament that displayed the wealth of its owner; the value of the piece was established according to the length of time spent creating it. In the Japanese arts furniture and design focused on the quality of the space, which was meant to evoke a calming and organic feeling to the interior.
At the same time a new philosophy concerned with creating functional and practical design was emerging throughout Europe: modernism. The central aim in modernism was to develop a purity of expression with designs explicitly responsive to intended building use. Ornament and traditional styles were demoted. Although Mackintosh has been counted as a pioneer of modernism, his work always retained a decorative sensibility and features ornament. Mackintosh took his inspiration from his Scottish upbringing and blended them with the flourish of
Art Nouveau
and the simplicity of Japanese forms.
While working in architecture, Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed his own style: a contrast between strong right angles and floral-inspired decorative motifs with subtle curves (for example, the Mackintosh Rose motif), along with some references to traditional Scottish architecture. The project that helped make his international reputation was the Glasgow School of Art (1897–1909). During the early stages of the Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh also completed the Queen's Cross Church project in Maryhill, Glasgow. It is the only built Mackintosh church design and is now the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society headquarters. As with his contemporary
Frank Lloyd Wright,
Mackintosh's architectural designs often included extensive specifications for the detailing, decoration, and furnishing of his buildings. The majority, if not all, of this detailing and significant contributions to his architectural drawings were designed and detailed by his wife Margaret Macdonald whom Charles had met when they both attended the Glasgow School of Art. Their work was shown at the eighth
Vienna Secession Exhibition
in 1900.
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Una vista panoramica sulla baia di Vaudreuil e sul lago “des Deux-Montagnes” nella cittadina di Vaudreuil-Dorion. Il lago, situato alla periferia di Montreal, è un vasto specchio d'acqua formato dal fiume “Rivière des Outaouais” prima di sfociare nel grande fiume San Lorenzo.
Riders on the storm
Into this house, we're born
Into this world, we're thrown
Like a dog without a bone
An actor out on loan
Riders on the storm
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Griffin PKP IC na czele pociągu TLK 82100 "Staszic" rel. Szczecin Gł. - Lublin Gł., jedzie wzdłuż rozległych rozlewisk Noteci, ciągnących się kilka ładnych kilometrów. Szlak Białośliwie - Wyrzysk Osiek.
Serpent Camel Eye of the Sphinx Tiger is a 2021 American contemporary Oriental film directed by Madame Kunst and shot entirely on iPhone. It was released independently on YouTube. In 2022, "Serpent Etc" was included as part of the Parallel Play film screening at Burnt Oak Gallery in California.
watch Serpent Camel Eye Of The Sphinx Tiger: Un Film Oriental (2021) on YouTube!
Original Artists’ Statement
We wanted to make places that don’t exist, with rich iconographies pointing to nowhere. An indeterminate zone (“The Orient”) through which identity can fracture like refracted light. It’s a made up place where there is no there - yet the impacts of orientalism are felt materially, pooling around people and places of need to Other their struggles. This flattening of identity gives calm to the colonial gaze, as dehumanization creates objects and empathy gets in the way of control. Were they just terrorists asking for it, or just objectified massage workers. The gaze doesn’t ask. We wanted to meet and return this gaze to the spectator. Perform the liminalities of self made and imposed identities. Serpent Camel Eye of the Sphinx Tiger.
2021
Trying to catch up my delay ... (which is still very big) ... but I need to post a new photo from time to time ...
Thank you in advance for all your faves and comments. I might answer several WEEKS/MONTHS later. And I might post several photos in the meantime.
Merci d'avance pour tous vos faves et commentaires. Je vous répondrai peut-être dans plusieurs SEMAINES/MOIS. Et je posterai peut-être plusieurs photos entre temps.
France. Alpes. Département des Hautes Alpes (05). Massif des Arves. Photo prise lors d'une randonnée effectuée en solo sur le très célèbre et très fréquenté Plateau d'Emparis, au départ de la station du Chazelet, en passant par le Lac Noir et le Lac Lérié. C'était mon 10ème jour de rando sur les 18 jours où j'ai pu randonner lors de notre séjour alpin de 3 semaines pendant l'été 2022.
Je fais une petite parenthèse pour dire que dans 1 semaine, nous partirons pour notre séjour alpin de l'été 2023, en espérant qu'une fois de plus nous vivrons beaucoup de moments magiques et inoubliables. 😊 Mais d'ici là, j'ai du pain sur la planche pour finir de préparer les randos ...
Cette photo a été prise au début de la montée au Plateau d'Emparis, depuis la station du Chazelet, très tôt (à 7h58), à une heure où les couleurs et la lumière étaient particulièrement belles. Je me suis levé particulièrement tôt ce jour-là mais j'ai été amplement récompensé de ce départ inhabituellement matinal. 🙏😊
Tout au long de la rando, je n'ai pu que constater à quel point l'herbe du Plateau d'Emparis était complètement desséchée, même aux abords des 2 grands lacs du plateau, témoignage de cet été 2022 particulièrement chaud et sec. Et les paysages que j'ai pu voir n'étaient pas ceux d'un début de mois d'août mais d'un mois de septembre déjà bien avancé. Mais cela ne m'a pas empêché de goûter à la beauté de ce plateau, avec de nombreux sommets prestigieux visibles dans toutes les directions, et tout particulièrement la star des lieux, la Meije, située tout près du plateau, juste de l'autre côté de la Vallée de la Romanche. J'ai hésité à choisir une photo de la Meije. Finalement, c'est cette photo du Pic du Mas de la Grave (3020m) et du vallon du Torrent du Gâ que j'ai choisie. Mais ci-dessous, j'ai mis des liens vers des photos de la Meije et de ses glaciers.
Liens vers cette sortie et son album de 76 photos sur le site AltitudeRando :
www.altituderando.com/rando22386
www.altituderando.com/spip.php?page=album-photo&id_ra...
Et voici une sélection de 24 autres coups de cœur de cet album :
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BRAIES LAKE/PRAGSER WILDSEE photographed from the Southern shore. Also called the "Pearl of the Dolomites", it is one of the most beautiful and best-known lakes in the Pale Mountains. UNESCO, Braies Valley, Fanes-Sennes-Braies Natural Park, Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol, ITALY.
The AYAS VALLEY, one part, photographed from Punta (Peak) della Regina (Queen) near Colle (Pass) della Ranzola, where a plaque is placed in a chapel commemorating the ascent made by the poet Lev Nikolaevic Tolstoj in 1857. Aosta Valley, ITALY.
The Cathedral of Christ the King in Reykjavik, Iceland. It was built in 1929 and became a Basilica in 2000. The Protection of Life Bell is to the right and the Köllun is to the left. The bell had a defect so it was't installed. #Iceland #Reykjavik #CathedralOfChristTheKing #Basilica
PRUNETTO, one of the many small villages of the Langa. The town is located on the ridge between the Bormida Valley and the Uzzone Valley and is dominated by the 12th century Del Carretto Castle and the interesting 14th century Sanctuary of the Madonna del Carmine. Piedmont, ITALY.
Depuis la gauche vers la droite, en bas de la photo.
Le palais du Louvre, le jardin des Tuileries la place de la Concorde et les Petit et Grand Palais.
Dans le haut à gauche la tour Montparnasse. A droite au centre l'hôtel des Invalides.
From the left to the right, at the bottom of the picture.
The Louvre palace, the Tuileries garden, the Place de la Concorde and the Petit and Grand Palais.
At the top left the Montparnasse tower. On the right in the centre the Hôtel des Invalides.
Trying to catch up my delay ... (which is still very big) ... but I need to post a new photo from time to time ...
Thank you in advance for all your faves and comments. I might answer several WEEKS/MONTHS later. And I might post several photos in the meantime.
Merci d'avance pour tous vos faves et commentaires. Je vous répondrai peut-être dans plusieurs SEMAINES/MOIS. Et je posterai peut-être plusieurs photos entre temps.
Si je le pouvais, j'aimerais partager sur Flickr d'autres photos de cette rando. Mais si je veux publier au moins 1 photo de toutes mes autres randos, ce n'est pas possible avec mon rythme de publication actuel trop faible. Du coup, j'ai publié un album de 72 photos de cette rando sur le site AltitudeRando (où j'ai un compte avec le même pseudo). Voici le lien vers la page de ma sortie, dans laquelle on peut ouvrir l'album de photos (le 2ème lien permet d'ouvrir directement l'album mais je pense qu'il est beaucoup plus susceptible de changer avec le temps que le lien de la sortie) :
www.altituderando.com/rando21732
More photos of this hike (72) there :
www.altituderando.com/spip.php?page=album-photo&id_ra...
France. Alpes. Département de l'Isère (38). Massif des Écrins. Vallée du Vénéon. Photo prise lors d'une randonnée en aller-retour effectuée en solo, au départ de la Bérarde, jusque vers le Refuge du Châtelleret dans le Vallon des Étançons. C'était mon 13ème jour de rando sur les 18 jours où j'ai pu randonner lors de notre séjour alpin de 3 semaines pendant l'été 2022.
La photo a été prise depuis le Vallon des Étançons en zoomant par-dessus le Vallon de Bonne Pierre.
On y voit 2 sommets de plus de 4000m :
- Le Dôme de Neige des Écrins (4015m) au centre
- Le Pic Lory (4088m) derrière sur sa droite
Quant au point culminant du Massif des Écrins (la Barre des Écrins à 4102m), il est caché derrière car sous ce point de vue, le Dôme et la Barre sont alignés et c'est le Dôme qui se trouve devant.
Cette rando dans le Vallon des Étançons fut assurément une des plus belles de mes 18 randos alpines de l'été 2022. Notamment parce que j'ai pu y voir de nombreux sommets de plus de 3000m, dont plusieurs d'entre eux particulièrement photogéniques, comme ce Dôme de Neige des Écrins sur lequel j'ai flashé. Et puis le parcours m'a permis de voir une grande diversité de décors avec plein d'ingrédients (des torrents, des vallées, des vallons, des cirques, des glaciers, des cascades, des sommets, des cols et des brèches de toutes formes ... bref ... à peu près tout sauf des lacs et des forêts). Et cerise sur le gâteau, j'ai rencontré 2 marmottons pas trop farouches (à moins que ça ne soit le même). J'ai rencontré un 1er marmotton qui se reposait tranquillement sur un rocher. Et un peu plus loin, j'en ai rencontré un 2ème (ou le même) qui jouait à cache-cache dans les herbes puis derrière les rochers. 😊
Pour illustration, voici une sélection de 5 des 72 photos de mon album sur AltitudeRando (3 photos de marmotton, 1 photo du Pic Nord des Cavales en forme de corne de rhinocéros et 1 photo de la Reine Meije qui trône au fond du Vallon des Étançons) :
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Monument Valley, Arizona
John Ford Point, popular filming location for westerns, with the table mountain Merrick Butte in the background.
It was a wonderful early morning in Monument Valley. I took the Scenic Loop Drive for the 3rd time, but it was the first time that I visited the John Ford Point - and I think it was worth while - well knowing that my photograph sells more of a wonderful illusion.
Cowgirl in der Wüste
Monument Valley, Arizona
John Ford Point, beliebter Drehort für Western, mit dem Tafelberg Merrick Butte im Hintergrund.
Es war ein wundervoller früher Morgen im Monument Valley. Ich nahm den Scenic Loop Drive zum 3. Mal, aber es war das erste Mal, dass ich den John Ford Point besuchte - und ich denke, es hat sich gelohnt - wohl wissend, dass mein Foto eher eine wunderbare Illusion verkauft.
BRENTA DOLOMITES, central sector of the West side. UNESCO, Surroundings of Madonna di Campiglio, Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtirol, ITALY. EXPLORE 14-03-2023.
Calçado and Cristal Peaks covered by fog at the end of the afternoon and without sunset.
We tested the trail to see if it was possible for all of us to climb the peaks at dawn. It was.
We trekked 5.22 km / 3,24 miles in 3:22 hours.
View of the Alaska Range, including Mount Foraker (17,400 ft/5304 m), Mount Hunter/Begguya (14,573 ft/4442 m), and Denali (20,310 feet/6190 m), from Talkeetna, Alaska
Having not had the opportunity to see Denali (the tallest peak in North America) on my previous trip to Alaska, it was high on my wish list for this trip. Unfortunately our helicopter flightseeing tour was canceled due to fog, so my hopes rested on a trip up to the town of Talkeetna. After two days of clouds and snow, the weather was not looking promising; as we drove out of Anchorage, the sky remained gray and occasionally spitting icy flakes.
For much of the drive through miles of snow-covered boreal forest, past small communities and long stretches of nothing but snow and trees (and the occasional moose, which thrilled both my daughter and I), the forest blocked the view toward the mountains. As we turned off the highway toward Talkeetna however, the trees began to thin out and I could catch an occasional glimpse of the the Alaska Range, and what I thought was a hint of blue sky. My hopes rose - perhaps there would be a chance to see Denali after all.
Then the road turned and suddenly, ahead of me I could see it, the glorious Alaska Range, bathed in brilliant sunshine, laying just underneath a thick layer of clouds! My next thought was to hope that the clouds would not descend again before I reached the overlook pullout above Talkeetna. Luck was on my side however, as Denali and the other majestic peaks remained in clear view not only from the overlook but long enough to marvel at an unobstructed view from down in the town. (The snowy foreground here is actually the Talkeetna river, frozen and covered with deep snow.)
It was an absolutely breathtaking sight to witness, and I stood there with a mixture of awe and reverence as the view and the moment soaked deeply into my soul. It is a memory that I will carry with me for a long time.
THROWING ROOTS
In the easternmost parts of the humid forest, the cordillera cypress and the coihue grow together.
However, here, the rock that emerges in these shallow soils where only these cypress specimens resist can be seen.
For me, this is one of the most beautiful places we visited on our tour of the southwest.
Sonnenuntergang am Marlboro Point - Utah
Das ist für mich einer der schönsten Orte, die wir auf unserer Rundreise durch den Südwesten besucht haben
Shiprock is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet (482.5 m) above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its peak elevation is 7,177 feet (2,187.5 m) above sea level. It is about 10.75 miles (17.30 km) southwest of the town of Shiprock, which is named for the peak.
The shape of this rock is reminiscent of a 19th century clipper.
Governed by the Navajo Nation, the formation is in the Four Corners region and plays a significant role in Navajo religion, myth, and tradition. It is located in the center of the area occupied by the Ancient Pueblo People, a prehistoric Native American culture of the Southwest United States often referred to as the Anasazi.
So much for the prose. But we also had a special encounter there, which I would like to describe to you.
Since this rock is sacred to the Navajos, we parked in the nearest parking lot in front of it and after a short look I discovered this beautiful puddle in which the Shiprock was wonderfully reflected. I was setting up my tripod and setting up my camera when a small red car appeared from the right, then turned onto the path you can see here and slowly approached us. Already annoyed that some earthlings have nothing sacred, I expressed my displeasure and we waited until the car passed us. My friend said I shouldn't judge so hastily, maybe there were good reasons that they drove around here. When the car was level with us, it stopped and the driver rolled down the window, so it was easy to see that they were indigenous people - an old man and a young girl. He asked us what we are doing here and where we are from...both got out and so we had an interesting conversation with interesting people. The man was very friendly and he introduced himself as Herman (a German name given to him by his mother because the doctor who gave birth to him was a German named Herman...). Since we are from Germany ourselves, the whole thing was quite amusing. In the course of the conversation, we learned that the girl was his niece, and it was her birthday on that very day. So we decided without further ado to sing her a birthday song - Happy Birthday... and she told us with a bright face that she had never received a birthday song before...
We had already said our goodbyes and were about to drive back towards Shiprock (the town) when the little red car came towards us, stopped and the old man gave us his beautiful Indian jewelery which he had just been wearing - unbelievable...we thanked him so much and drove on...a few miles down the highway towards Shiprock I suddenly saw in the rear view mirror a small red car coming, flashing its headlights...it passed us, signaled right, braked in front of us and pulled to the curb. ..we followed him and stopped behind the little red wagon...it was our indigenous friends of course and Herman jumped out of the wagon and came up to us and asked us if we could sing the birthday song for his niece again - namely in German :-) which of course we gladly did. We took his niece in the middle and sang her Happy Birthday in German and Herman recorded the whole thing on video with his smartphone...
What can I say? It was a beautiful encounter of a special kind... and if you can make someone happy, then you're very happy about it. With good wishes and that we should visit them next time, we said goodbye.
This little story is now firmly connected to Shiprock for me and I also derive a New Year's resolution for myself from this. I'm trying not to judge too quickly - Herman, thank you!
I wish you all a wonderful and happy new year!
Shiprock - Eine wunderbare Begegnung der besonderen Art.
Shiprock ist ein Monadnock, der sich fast 482,5 m (1.583 Fuß) über der Hochwüstenebene der Navajo-Nation im San Juan County, New Mexico, USA, erhebt. Seine höchste Höhe beträgt 2.187,5 m (7.177 Fuß) über dem Meeresspiegel. Es liegt etwa 10,75 Meilen (17,30 km) südwestlich der Stadt Shiprock, die nach dem Gipfel benannt ist.
Die Form dieses Felsens erinnert an einen Klipper aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.
Die von der Navajo-Nation regierte Formation befindet sich in der Region Four Corners und spielt eine bedeutende Rolle in der Religion, dem Mythos und der Tradition der Navajo. Es befindet sich im Zentrum des Gebiets, das von den Ancient Pueblo People bewohnt wird, einer prähistorischen Kultur der amerikanischen Ureinwohner im Südwesten der Vereinigten Staaten, die oft als Anasazi bezeichnet wird.
Soweit die Prosa. Wir hatten dort aber auch eine besondere Begegnung, die ich euch gerne schildern möchte.
Da dieser Felsen den Navajos heilig ist, parkten wir auf dem nächstliegenden Parkplatz davor und ich entdeckte nach kurzem Blick, diese schöne Pfütze, in der sich der sich der Shiprock wunderbar spiegelte. Ich baute gerade mein Stativ auf und richtete meine Kamera ein, als ein kleiner roter Wagen von rechts auftauchte, dann auf den Weg, den ihr hier sehen könnt einbog und sich uns langsam näherte. Schon verärgert darüber, dass manchen Erdenbürgern nichts heilig ist, äußerte ich meinen Unmut und wir warteten, bis der Wagen an uns vorbeifuhr. Mein Freund meinte, ich solle doch nicht so vorschnell urteilen, vielleicht gäbe es ja gute Gründe, dass sie hier herum fuhren. Als das Auto auf unserer Höhe war, hielt es an und der Fahrer kurbelte die Scheibe herunter und so erkannten wir unschwer, dass es sich hierbei um Indigene handelte - ein alter Mann und ein junges Mädchen. Er fragte uns, was wir hier machen und woher wir kommen...beide stiegen aus und so hatten wir ein interessantes Gespräch mit interessanten Menschen. Der Mann war sehr freundlich und er stellte sich als Herman vor (ein deutscher Name, den ihm seine Mutter gegeben hatte, weil der Arzt, der ihn zur Welt gebracht hatte, ein Deutscher mit Namen Herman war...). Da wir selbst aus Deutschland sind, war das Ganze schon amüsant. Im Laufe des Gesprächs erfuhren wir, dass das Mädchen seine Nichte war und sie genau an diesem Tag Geburtstag hatte. So entschlossen wir uns kurzerhand, ihr ein Geburtstagsständchen zu singen - Happy Birthday...und sie erzählte uns mit einem strahlenden Gesicht, dass sie noch nie ein Geburtstagsständchen bekommen hätte...
Wir hatten uns schon verabschiedet und wollten wieder zurück in Richtung Shiprock (die Stadt) fahren, als uns der kleine rote Wagen entgegenkam, anhielt und der alte Mann schenkte uns seinen schönen Indianerschmuck, den er eben noch getragen hatte - unglaublich...wir bedankten uns und fuhren weiter... ein paar Meilen weiter auf dem Highway Richtung Shiprock sah ich plötzlich im Rückspiegel ein kleines rotes Auto angebraust kommen, mit Lichthupe...es überholte uns, blinkte nach rechts, bremste vor uns und fuhr an den Straßenrand...wir folgten ihm und stoppten hinter dem kleinen roten Wagen...es waren natürlich unsere indigenen Freunde und Herman sprang aus dem Wagen, kam auf uns zu und fragte uns, ob wir das Geburtstagsständchen noch einmal für seine Nichte singen könnten - und zwar auf Deutsch :-) was wir natürlich gerne machten. Wir nahmen seine Nichte in die Mitte und sangen ihr Happy Birthday auf Deutsch und Herman nahm das Ganze als Video mit seinem Smartphone auf...
Was soll man dazu sagen? Es war eine schöne Begegnung der besonderen Art...und wenn man dazu noch jemand glücklich machen kann, dann freut man sich doch sehr darüber. Mit guten Wünschen und dass wir sie doch beim nächsten Mal besuchen sollten, verabschiedeten wir uns.
Diese kleine Geschichte ist jetzt für mich unverrückbar mit Shiprock verbunden und ich leite hieraus auch einen Vorsatz für das neue Jahr für mich ab. Ich versuche mich darin, möglichst nicht mehr vorschnell zu urteilen - Herman, sei Dank!
Ich wünsche euch allen ein wunderschönes und glückliches neues Jahr!
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Civilization has forgotten what indigenous cultures always knew: all living beings have a soul. God doesn’t create disposable life forms.
When I photograph creatures, I tune into their essence & awareness, and share their indifference to what science believes about them.
Reptiles and amphibians obviously don’t know what a camera is, but some can sense when they’re being appreciated and loved. That’s partly why I’m able to get so close.
Whitley County, Indiana
In and around Columbia City, Indiana there are a few poles still standing along the old Pennsylvania Railroad mainline now (CF&E) that ran between Pittsburgh and Chicago. This pole line was abandoned shortly after Amtrak left the line in 1990 and the railroad became dark territory.
In 1972 my friends and I started insulator hunting along this railroad around the Fort Wayne, IN area. Sometimes we would ride our bikes over 15 miles to get to our destinations. By the year 2000, I had covered every mile of this railroad between Crestline, Ohio to Plymouth, Indiana.
On the top crossarm are four CD 145 H.G.CO. Petticoat beehives and two CD 152 Brookfield hoopskirts with sdp's that came home with me. Petticoat and CREB beehives were very common along this line.
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It was a beautiful morning at Bryce Point in Bryce Canyon National Park. We were there before sunrise and managed to get a few more stargazing before deciding to take a time lapse video to follow the sunlight slowly filling the canyon and displacing the shadows - an intriguing story. And it's good that I have two cameras - so I was able to take some interesting telephoto shots at the same time. The light was just wonderful and the hoodoos started to glow in the first sunlight...
Es war ein wunderschöner Morgen am Bryce Point im Bryce Canyon National Park. Wir waren vor dem Sonnenaufgang dort und konnten noch ein paar Sternenaufnahmen machen, bevor wir uns entschlossen ein Zeitraffer-Video zu machen, um das Sonnenlicht zu verfolgen, wie es den Canyon langsam füllt und die Schatten verdrängt - eine spannende Geschichte. Und gut, dass ich zwei Kameras habe - so konnte ich parallel noch einige interessante Teleaufnahmen machen. Das Licht war einfach wunderbar und die Hoodoos begannen im ersten Sonnenlicht zu glühen...
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The Royal Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam and later Thailand since 1782. It consists of not only royal and throne halls, but also a number of government offices as well as the renowned Temple of the Emerald Buddha. It covers an area of 218,000 square metres and is surrounded by four walls, 1900 metres in length. After King Rama I ascended to the throne in 1782, the palace was built. Prior to this, the royal palace and centre of administration had been located in Thonburi, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. For various reasons, the new King considered the former capital to be unsuitable and decided to establish a new capital on the other side of the river. Admission fee is free of charge for Thais and 500 baht for foreigners. You'll need to wear culturally appropriate attire when visiting the Grand Palace in Bangkok. This means being well covered. Visitors should wear long skirts/trousers and sleeved shirts—basically anything that covers more than the lower arms and head. Fortunately, after the covid period, it is not yet busy with tourists. Thailand has just ended their quarantine policy. Face masks are no longer mandatory. Great to visit the Grand Palace one more time now and see the Prasat Phra Thep Bidorn, a corncob-shaped tower, called a prang, and Phra Mondop Library with green and blue mirrored tiles, on the upper terrace of Wat Phra Kaew.
Impressive 200 years of royal history and architecture at the Grand Palace in Bangkok with more than 100 buildings. The Royal Grand Palace has been the official residence of the kings of Siam. It is the city's biggest tourist attraction and a pilgrimage destination for devout Buddhists. Most of the architecture, royal or sacred, is classified as Ratanakosin - old-Bangkok style. The Royal Pantheon is located on the east side of the upper terrace near the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. In 1782, King Rama I founded the Chakri dynasty in Bangkok. This building with a corncob-shaped tower (called a prang) also called Prasat Phra Thep Bidorn. It is only open to the public on Chakri Day, which is celebrated on April 6. Next to the Royal Pantheon is the gilded Phra Mondop Library Phra Mondop. It is decorated with 16 columns plus green and blue mirrored tiles with tiny golden carvings of Buddha. It is the main library for the Buddhist at the Grand Palace. Photo of the guardian from the Ramakien epic between the Royal Pantheon and the Phra Mondop Library. In the the background the Chapel of The Emerald Buddha with a three layered roof.
De Royal Grand Palace is een gebouwencomplex in het hart van Bangkok, Thailand. Het paleis is sinds 1782 de officiële residentie van de koningen van Siam en later Thailand. Het bestaat niet alleen uit koninklijke en troonzalen, maar ook uit een aantal regeringsgebouwen en de beroemde Tempel van de groene Smaragd Boeddha. Het heeft een oppervlakte van 218.000 vierkante meter en is omgeven door vier muren van 1900 meter lang. Nadat koning Rama I in 1782 de troon besteeg, werd het paleis gebouwd. Daarvoor was het koninklijk paleis en het bestuurscentrum gevestigd in Thonburi, op de westelijke oever van de Chao Phraya-rivier. Om verschillende redenen vond de nieuwe koning de voormalige hoofdstad ongeschikt en besloot hij een nieuwe hoofdstad te stichten aan de andere kant van de rivier. De toegangsprijs is gratis voor Thais en 500 baht voor buitenlanders. In april 1981 gebruikte de plaatsvervangend commandant van het Thaise leger, generaal San Chitpatima, het paleis als zijn hoofdkwartier voor een poging tot staatsgreep tegen premier Prem. De staatsgreep mislukte mede door ingrijpen koning Bhumibol. Een paar uur later ontmoette generaal Prem echter koning Bhumibol in zijn paleis in Bangkok en de koninklijke familie en de premier vloog naar een legerbasis in Noordoost-Thailand. Premier Prem kondigde op de radio aan dat hij niet was afgetreden. Het Thaise leger trok zich weer terug uit het paleis. Gelukkig is het na de covid periode nog niet druk met toeristen. Thailand heeft zojuist hun quarantainebeleid beëindigd. Mondkapjes zijn niet meer verplicht. Geweldig om het Grand Palace nu nog een keer te bezoeken. Het Koninklijk Pantheon in het Grand Palace met een maïskolfvormige toren een prang genoemd bevindt zich aan de oostkant van het bovenste terras bij de tempel van de smaragdgroene Boeddha. In 1782 stichtte koning Rama I, de Chakri-dynastie in Bangkok. Dit gebouw, ook wel Prasat Phra Thep Bidorn genoemd, Het is alleen open voor het publiek op Chakri-dag, die op 6 april wordt gevierd. Naast deze sprang staat de vergulde Phra Mondop-bibliotheek. De Phra Mondop is versierd met 16 zuilen plus groene en blauwe spiegeltegels met kleine gouden beeldhouwwerk van Boeddha. Het is de belangrijkste bibliotheek voor de boeddhisten in het Grand Palace. Foto van de bewaker uit het Ramakien-epos tussen het Royal Pantheon en de Phra Mondop-bibliotheek. Op de achtergrond de Kapel van de Smaragdgroene Boeddha met een drielaags dak.
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La ciutat anglesa de Bath té tant el nom com la raó de ser en la seva font d'aigues termals, venerada ja des d'època pre-romana. En època imperial es coneixia com Aquae Sulis.
La font sagrada, la sorgencia de les aigues calentes i altament mineralitzades, es coneix avui en dia com King's Bath, i és una barreja d'elements romans i medievals. El nivell d'aigua actual es manté tal i com era en època romana, mostrant la vora irregular de la sorgencia arranjat pels romans. Les estructures superiors, amb ninxols, son d'època medieval, quan la font, abandonada des de la caiguda del imperi, retornà al seu nivell "salvatge", més alt. Això ha quedat marcat en la concreció mineral ataronjada. En aquests ninxols es situaven els banyistes medievals, dins l'aigua força calenta i a prop del "precipici". Coses de l'edat mitjana.
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The English city of Bath has both its name and its raison d'être in its source of thermal waters, revered since pre-Roman times. In imperial times it was known as Aquae Sulis.
The holy spring, the source of the hot, highly mineralized waters, is known today as King's Bath, and is a mixture of Roman and medieval elements. The current water level remains as it was in Roman times, showing the irregular edge of the spring arranged by the Romans. The upper structures, with niches, are from the medieval period, when the source, abandoned since the fall of the Empire, returned to its "wild", higher level. This has been marked by the orange mineral concretion along the walls. In these niches stod the medieval bathers, in the rather hot water and close to the hell's scalding "precipice". Going fully medieval.
At last the shed (on the right in the pic) is finished. As with any job, the work was broken down into individual tasks, each pretty straight forward with the right tools and skills (and a very patient Marybeth) but they seemed to go on forever! The unbearably hot days did slow progress down a bit, but in the end, it came together and even the doors came out just about perfect. The T1-11 siding just would not cooperate and lay flat, we wound up glueing and clamping just about every board in the pattern which was repeated on the inside of the door with 1 inch rough sawn pine boards. When the glue set we added screws and nails to the front and back. The wood accent on their fronts and shutters came from the old shed siding and even the slate used in the ramp has an interesting story! It's quite possible that some Nobel Prize-winning Chemists got their start or performed their studies on that slate. The slate was acquired during the remodeling of the University of Chicago Chemistry laboratory back in the 1980's, I've held on to it all these years and now it's found a second life. One remaining task is to regrow some grass but I'll need a bit of rain to do that and none forecasted until next week! Oh and just in case you're wondering, the colorful used car flags hang over the chicken coop area to ward off the hawks, they actually work!
Hopefully now I'll have some time to catch up a bit! All the best and other than the hot days, I hope your summer is going well!
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The cloudy sky overlooks the DIEDRO (DIHEDRAL) DALL’OGLIO at the Cima (Peak) da Lago (Lake). UNESCO, High Badia Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtirol, ITALY. EXPLORE 04-08-2022.
Positive and negative, implicit and explicit, foreground and background, partial and complete triangles with a ternary--adjacent complementary--palette, for the #FlickrFriday #Triangle theme. Happy Flickr Friday!
15 July 2022; 17:20 CDT; Provia
Explore 16 July; no142
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