'The arrangement of matter, its behaviour, addition to or subtraction from it, its shape and difference in position, and its rearrangement create chaos in the normal activity of the human brain. Apparently, all of this is without a reason, but the following can be experienced from this:

- A temporary feeling of stillness (or a partial feeling of emptiness)

- A strong reaction of the inquisitive cells

- A realization of meaninglessness.

Wise men say:

"Be empty if you want to be full".

Does he know about the distance between existence and annihilation, or the difference between what is visible and what is not?'

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'বস্তুর বিন্যাস, আচরণ, সংযোজন বা বিয়োগ,

আকার এবং অবস্থানগত পরিবর্তন কিংবা পুন:বিন্যাস মনুষ্য মস্তিষ্কের স্বাভাবিক তৎপরতায় যে বিশৃঙ্খলার উদ্রেগ করে, আপাত দৃষ্টিতে তার কোন উপযোগিতা পরিলক্ষিত না হলেও এর থেকে প্রাপ্তি এই যে :

- ক্ষণিক স্থবির ভাব তথা শূন্যতার বোধ (আংশিক)

- মস্তিষ্কের অনুসন্ধানী কোষসমূহের প্রবল প্রতিক্রিয়া

- অর্থহীনতার উপলব্ধি

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জ্ঞানী বৃদ্ধ বলেন :

‘পূর্ন হতে হলে আগে শূন্য হও’

তিনি কি জানেন

অস্বিস্ত এবং অস্তিত্বহীনতার মধ্যে কতটা পথ কিংবা

কি তফাৎ যা কিছু দৃশ্যমান এবং যা কিছু না?'

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Photo: Saad Abdullah

​In addition to choosing cleaner, greener fuels, utilizing onshore power supply service (also known as "cold ironing", "alternative maritime power" and "shore-side electricity), is another solution to reduce air pollution and emissions from ships, as well as limiting local noise. IMO is addressing the need for global standards for the process of providing shoreside electrical power to a ship at berth, while its main and auxiliary engines are turned off. Draft guidelines on safe operation of on-shore power supply to ships are set to be finalized by the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE), which meets this week (2-6 March).

urning to passenger and crew safety matters, the Sub-Committee is expected to finalize draft amendments to the Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code on ventilation requirements for survival craft and related draft amendments to the Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving appliances, to ensure a habitable environment is maintained in such survival craft.

The Sub-Committee is also working to prevent accidents related to lifting appliances and anchor handling winches, which have caused harm to operators and damage to ships, cargo, shore-based structures and subsea structures, as well as to the marine environment. The session is set to complete draft guidelines for lifting appliances, as well as draft guidelines for anchor handling winches. The guidelines will complement draft SOLAS regulations which are due to be submitted to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) for approval and adoption.

On fire safety, the Sub-Committee will continue its work to minimize the incidence and consequences of fires on ro-ro passenger ships, following a number of serious accidents that occurred recently. The session is expected to further develop draft amendments to the SOLAS Convention and associated codes to enhance fire prevention, detection and extinction.

The SSE 7 meeting was opened by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and is being chaired by Mr. Umut Senturk (Turkey).

Haight and Octavia, Western Addition district,

Redesign of Octavia Blvd. in progress where

earthquake damaged four-lane double-decked

freeway ramp is replaced by a boulevard.

photograph taken 2005

Oak Square Addition - Exterior View, Tremont St., Brighton, Boston, MA. School building photographs circa 1920-1960 (Collection # 0403.002), City of Boston Archives

When this Soldiers’ Memorial Hall celebrated its centenary on 2 May 2021 part of the proceedings was the unveiling of a replica foundation stone.

During additions to the front of the original hall the foundation stone became “lost” to the public by being then in an enclosed space – the replica is placed on the northern exterior wall.

Belvidere Soldiers Memorial Hall was erected in memory of those who served in World War One.

Laying the Foundation Stone

Saturday, April 30, was the date chosen for the above function.

The contractor for the building, Mr J Kennedy of Strathalbyn has made rapid progress with the structure, which he expects to complete in June. The hall's internal dimensions will be 48 ft by 27, with two rooms at rear with movable partition, 12 ft by 27. The hall when finished should prove a handsome building.

Chairman of the hall committee (Mr Jno Cheriton), Brigadier General Leane, and the Rev Capt T P Wood took their seats.

Mr Cheriton in opening the proceeding … traced the history of the movement to erect a hall up to the present juncture, mentioning that it was only two years ago that a meeting was held to consider what means should be taken to perpetuate the district's contribution in manhood towards the fight for the preservation of liberty. Seventeen boys enlisted from Belvidere, five of whom made the supreme sacrifice. At that meeting it was decided to erect a Soldiers' Memorial Hall, and since that date money and material to the value of £830 had been raised which he considered a commendable achievement, but a further sum would still be required to complete the building.

The chairman then called upon General Leane to lay the foundation stone. Having declared the stone truly laid the speaker, who was heartily cheered, said. 'It was always a pleasure for him to be present and take part in a gathering such as that. As one who had seen the recent world war through all its stages, they would understand his feelings that day when he gazed upon a work such as this hall at Belvidere, being erected as a Soldiers' Memorial.

The Rev T P Wood said … As one who had helped as president of the Strathalbyn Branch of the RSA, in aiding the Belvidere residents in their project, he was pleased to see that their hall would soon be an accomplished fact and hoped that it would be beneficial in many ways as a meeting place for the residents of the district.

A sumptuous afternoon tea was next provided by the ladies' committee.

The foundation stone which measured 26 in x 16 in x 7½ in was generously given and inscribed by Mr A W Stewart of Torrensville.

During the afternoon a programme of sports was carried out.

The hall was opened by Captain H S Hudd MC, on 24 September 1921. [Ref: Southern Argus 5-5-1921: 29-9-1921]

*Picture Show at Belvidere

Thursday next will mark the date of the first Moving Picture Show to be held at Belvidere, and incidentally the first travelling entertainment to be held in the fine new hall. To Strathlight Pictures falls this privilege and honour, and to celebrate the auspicious occasion they are holding a dance at the conclusion of the pictures. An additional attraction will be the Strathlight Orchestra, which will play for the dance as well as the pictures. There should be a crowded house. [Ref: Southern Argus (Port Elliot) 1-12-1921]

*Tomorrow night at the Belvidere Hall, a dance is to follow a concert to be given by a Langhorne’s Creek concert party in aid jointly of the funds of the Belvidere Hall and the one to be erected at Langhorne’s Creek.

A good attendance and an enjoyable entertainment can be counted on if the weather if favourable. [Ref: Southern Argus (Port Elliot) 3-8-1922]

*Tomorrow night at Belvidere the annual concert of the local school is to be given in the memorial hall, a good programme having been provided for the occasion.

The first Fiat Car to come to this district has been purchased by Mrs P F Troubridge of Belvidere, who has secured a beautiful model of this very high class automobile, fitted with all the most up-to-date electric control devices. [Ref: Southern Argus (Port Elliot) 7-9-1922]

*September 9 - Last night the annual school concert was held in the Memorial Hall. Under the supervision of the teacher, Miss M Matheson, the sylvan operetta entitled “Playtime” was staged. Mrs Lellman acted as accompanist during the evening.

Supper was served at the conclusion of the concert, and a dance followed. The proceeds amounted to £9. [Ref: Southern Argus (Port Elliot) 14-9-1922]

*Belvidere Hall Anniversary

Saturday last will be a long-remembered occasion by a large number of old and present residents of the little community of Belvidere, about four miles from Strathalbyn, for on that day the people celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the opening of their Soldiers' Memorial Hall.

It was a very congenial crowd which sat down to the excellent festive board provided by the ladies of the district during the afternoon.

They prepared a wonderful spread and at the of closing there was still ample food on the table to "feed the multitude."

Prior to the opening of the proceedings, the big crowd was herded to the front of the building, where a photograph was taken for posterity.

Mr and Mrs H A Eckert took station at the entrance of the hall, and there extended a personal greeting to the 150 odd who were to be seated at the tables, and after being seated Mr Eckert (as chairman of the Hall Committee) welcomed the Mayor and Mayoress of Strathalbyn (Mr and Mrs C S Woolfitt), and asked the Mayor to open the proceedings.

Mr Woolfitt said he was pleased to see such a fine crowd of people present to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Belvidere Soldiers' Memorial Hall. A lot of those present had come back after many years' absence from the district, and the present-day residents were more than pleased to see them back. He was pleased to learn that the Hall, which had been built 25 years ago, was free of debt. He also highly appreciated the two honour rolls which adorned the wall, and which showed how many of the local boys had realised their duty and offered their services.

Mr Eckert said that when the matter of celebrating the anniversary was being considered, many suggestions were put forward, and after discussion the present arrangements had been decided upon. There had been some wonderful "turnouts" in the hall, and at all of these the ladies had done splendid work under great difficulty. It was with the idea of adding to the conveniences of the building that functions were now being held. It was the aim of the committee to get some more money in hand to build a supper room, and as soon as this was permissible the work would be put in hand. They were in an excellent financial position, and were saving against the day when they could commence the desired additions. He was pleased to see so many old residents present. He paid a tribute to past officials and to the good they had accomplished. Speaking on what was being done in the area, he referred to the planting of pine trees in memory of soldiers from the district. The trees were all doing well.

After the Loyal Toast … Mr Shirley Cheriton proposed the "Belvidere Hall." Mr Cheriton said he remembered the time when the suggestion to build the hall had been mooted. Many of the old residents had ridiculed the idea, but in spite of that those interested had carried on.

People had only to look at the honour rolls on the walls to see what had been done by the young men of the district. He referred to the work of the women in connection with the hall. They had given their services unstintingly and the menfolk of Belvidere were most thankful to them.

In responding to the toast, Mr Sid Wakefield joined with the chairman in welcoming back all old residents.

The speaker in his usual humorous style told of the ups and downs of the community. "Business," he said, "had gone to the pack. Our hotel had been burned down! Our brickyards are gone! Our school has been closed! What are we to do?" Continuing, Mr Wakefield said they had not, fortunately, lost their old friendships. He gave a resume of what had led up to the building of the Memorial Hall. In the old days Mrs Clifford [from the hotel] had provided a big room in which to give farewells, etc, and in March of 1919, at a meeting convened by Mr Cheriton, it was proposed to build a hall. They had no money, but a site was selected, and by August of that same year the elected committee had £400 in hand.

Mr Ross donated the block favoured, and the necessary material for commencing operations was forthcoming. There were various functions held with the object of raising funds. The chief of which was the Queen competition. This competition brought in £900.

Tenders were called for the building of the hall, and Messrs Mel Stanton and Jim Kennedy secured the contract and “builded well.” Brigadier General Leane laid the foundation stone, and when the building was completed there was a debt of £400. The trustees again got busy and arranged dances, etc., and got out of trouble. Later the lighting was found to be inefficient, and then it was decided to purchase an electric lighting outfit, which cost them another £150. This was paid. The committee continued the running of dances for nine years, and until they had to cease on account of the last war. At that time they had money in hand, and with this War Savings Certificates were purchased. The hall was closed down for public functions of a money making nature, and thrown open for patriotic purposes,

Later the committee worked in conjunction with the Red Cross, and both did well. The time had now arrived when additions to the property were desirable.

A supper room with necessary conveniences was wanted badly, as well as dressing rooms, and the installation of these was the aim of the committee at the present time. The speaker hoped that in another five years' time he would be able to speak to a similar gathering at the opening of both those additions. The hall, he said in conclusion, had been a God send to the community as well as a benevolent society to others. (Applause).

Mr Sparrow quoted figures concerning what had been done by Belvidere people during the war period, and said that a total of £561 9/2 had been raised for different patriotic purposes. As soon as the necessary money and the building permits were to hand the work on the additions would be put in hand.

The "RSL" was the next toast proposed, and this was in the hands of Mr H C Dunn MP, who said it was a happy thought to combine the welcome home of old residents with that to returned soldiers. He referred to the work of the older folk who had laid the foundations for the great advance which had been made by Australia. The pioneers had left us a great country and the soldiers had fought to keep it for us. [Ref: Southern Argus (Port Elliot) 3-10-1946]

Project: Red Box

Description: A two story addition to an existing house utilizing passive and active green technology.

Location: Los Angeles

Designer: Jeremy Levine

www.jeremylevine.com

I added a couple of ladies to the mix. Disney sale I added ILY 4Ever inspired by Ariel. Disney had a sale.

My 1st purchase from Sherri's Doll Show AA Curvy Barbie from the 2018 On The Ave convention. I've had her a few days.

I ordered a 3rd Looks for one of my SIS Chandra's.

"Washington Square West is a neighborhood Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The neighborhood roughly corresponds to the area between 7th and Broad Streets and between Chestnut and South Streets, bordering on the Independence Mall tourist area directly northeast, Market East to the north, Old City and Society Hill to the East, Bella Vista directly south, Hawthorne to the southwest, and mid-town Philadelphia and Rittenhouse Square to the west. In addition to being a desirable residential community, it is considered a hip, trendy neighborhood that offers a diverse array of shops, restaurants, and coffee houses. Washington Square West contains many gay-friendly establishments and hosts annual events celebrating LGBT culture in Philadelphia including OutFest. The area takes its name from Washington Square, a historic urban park in the northeastern corner of the neighborhood.

Philadelphia's Antique Row lies in the area, as does the nation's oldest hospital, Pennsylvania Hospital, and Philadelphia's oldest Jewish burial ground, Mikveh Israel Cemetery. Educational and medical facilities associated with Thomas Jefferson University, a leading regional medical university and health care center, are located within the neighborhood. The one-time headquarters of the former Curtis Publishing Company and the University of the Arts lie at the edges of the neighborhood.

Washington Square West's real estate is mixed commercial, residential and service industries, characterized by two, three, and four-story rowhouses interspersed with condominiums, mid-rise apartments, hospitals and offices with ground-floor retail. The neighborhood follows William Penn's original grid layout for the city, with many one-lane and pedestrian side streets added later as the population became denser. In addition to the block-sized Washington Square Park to the East, the neighborhood contains the smaller Kahn Park, named after the Philadelphia architect Louis Kahn who resided in the neighborhood.

Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City, and the 68th-largest city in the world. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and world's 68th-largest metropolitan region, with 6.245 million residents as of 2020. The city's population as of the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within 250 mi (400 km) of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's independence. Philadelphia hosted the First Continental Congress in 1774 following the Boston Tea Party, preserved the Liberty Bell, and hosted the Second Continental Congress during which the founders signed the Declaration of Independence, which historian Joseph Ellis has described as "the most potent and consequential words in American history". Once the Revolutionary War commenced, both the Battle of Germantown and the Siege of Fort Mifflin were fought within Philadelphia's city limits. The U.S. Constitution was later ratified in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Philadelphia remained the nation's largest city until 1790, when it was surpassed by New York City, and served as the nation's first capital from May 10, 1775, until December 12, 1776, and on four subsequent occasions during and following the American Revolution, including from 1790 to 1800 while the new national capital of Washington, D.C. was under construction.

During the 19th and 20th centuries, Philadelphia emerged as a major national industrial center and railroad hub. The city’s blossoming industrial sector attracted European immigrants, predominantly from Germany and Ireland, the two largest reported ancestry groups in the city as of 2015. In the 20th century, immigrant waves from Italy and elsewhere in Southern Europe arrived. Following the end of the Civil War in 1865, Philadelphia became a leading destination for African Americans in the Great Migration. In the 20th century, Puerto Rican Americans moved to the city in large numbers. Between 1890 and 1950, Philadelphia's population doubled to 2.07 million. Philadelphia has since attracted immigrants from East and South Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.

With 18 four-year universities and colleges, Philadelphia is one of the nation's leading centers for higher education and academic research. As of 2021, the Philadelphia metropolitan area was the nation's ninth-largest metropolitan economy with a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of US$479 billion. Philadelphia is the largest center of economic activity in Pennsylvania and the broader multi-state Delaware Valley region; the city is home to five Fortune 500 corporate headquarters as of 2022. The Philadelphia skyline, which includes several globally renowned commercial skyscrapers, is expanding, primarily with new residential high-rise condominiums. The city and the Delaware Valley are a biotechnology and venture capital hub; and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, owned by NASDAQ, is the nation's oldest stock exchange and a global leader in options trading. 30th Street Station, the city's primary rail station, is the third-busiest Amtrak hub in the nation, and the city's multimodal transport and logistics infrastructure, including Philadelphia International Airport, the PhilaPort seaport, freight rail infrastructure, roadway traffic capacity, and warehouse storage space, are all expanding.

Philadelphia is a national cultural hub, hosting more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other American city. Fairmount Park, when combined with adjacent Wissahickon Valley Park in the same watershed, is 2,052 acres (830 ha), representing one of the nation's largest contiguous urban parks and the 45th largest urban park in the world. The city is known for its arts, culture, cuisine, and colonial and Revolution-era history; in 2016, it attracted 42 million domestic tourists who spent $6.8 billion, representing $11 billion in total economic impact to the city and surrounding Pennsylvania counties.

With five professional sports teams and a hugely loyal fan base, the city is often ranked as the nation's best city for professional sports fans. The city has a culturally and philanthropically active LGBTQ+ community. Philadelphia also has played an immensely influential historic and ongoing role in the development and evolution of American music, especially R&B, soul, and rock.

Philadelphia is a city of many firsts, including the nation's first library (1731), hospital (1751), medical school (1765), national capital (1774), university (by some accounts) (1779), stock exchange (1790), zoo (1874), and business school (1881). Philadelphia contains 67 National Historic Landmarks, including Independence Hall. From the city's 17th century founding through the present, Philadelphia has been the birthplace or home to an extensive number of prominent and influential Americans. In 2021, Time magazine named Philadelphia one of the world's greatest 100 places." - info from Wikipedia.

The fall of 2022 I did my 3rd major cycling tour. I began my adventure in Montreal, Canada and finished in Savannah, GA. This tour took me through the oldest parts of Quebec and the 13 original US states. During this adventure I cycled 7,126 km over the course of 2.5 months and took more than 68,000 photos. As with my previous tours, a major focus was to photograph historic architecture.

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Browne's Addition, Spokane, Washington.

In order to get the boat with motor and trailer into the barn we needed to add about 6 feet. It was decided to go ahead and add 15 feet so we would have room to walk around the boat when fully under roof. In this picture the back of the barn has been removed.

To Ridleys fleet and again on coachpark 10 at Ascot is FJ0VKK a Volvo B12B / JOnckeere SHV C51FT. Photo taken 20/06/13

An addition to our #UnfoldTheUniverse social media campaign.

“Spiral Galaxy”: an improvisational art quilt made by Fran Scher, who was inspired by photos from the James Webb Space Telescope."

If you create art inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope, share it with us! For terms and more information, please visit: www.nasa.gov/jwstart

If you create art inspired by what you think Webb will discover, consider our new Unfold the Universe art campaign! go.nasa.gov/unfoldtheuniverse

Image Credit: Fran Scher

Project Name: Morgenthau Residence

Project Type: Addition and remodel to a house

Location: Silver Lake, CA

Status: Completed 2006

Designer: Jeremy Levine Design

www.jeremylevinedesign.com

The 2013 Classic Snow White Doll is photographed new in her unopened box.

The 2013 Classic Snow White doll has many differences from the 2012 model, many of which are improvements in my view. The biggest changes are to her hairdo, her skirt and her legs, and the addition of a cape. There were also minor changes to her bow, collar, shoes and painted on underwear. Her head, face, arms and upper torso have remained the same. I like this doll much better than last year, and she represents the movie character much more faithfully.

Her face has remained the same, but I think she is beautiful, lively and very movie accurate. She has a round face, big brown eyes glancing to her right. She has three short thick black lashes over each eye, and short thin black eyebrows. She has small button nose, small full dark pink lips in a sweet open mouthed smile. She has pale flesh colored skin, and her cheeks are lightly rouged.

Her hair is greatly improved over the 2012 doll, mostly due to the redesign of her side curls. She is jet black shoulder length hair, in a bobbed hairdo. The main curls on each side of her head are now much larger, and the upper curls now curve in the same direction (clockwise) as the main curls. The upper side curls are now sewn to her hair, keeping them in place, as was done in the Snow White dolls before 2012. Her hair looks very movie accurate, and is much neater than the old style. There is a bit of gel in the curls, both on the sides and in the back, but the hair is still fairly soft to the touch.

Her dress is yet another version of her iconic blue, yellow and red gown. And with the addition of a red satin cape, her outfit is much closer to the movie character than any Disney Store Classic Snow White doll in recent years. Her bodice is the same as last year. It is dark blue satin covered in blue glitter, with puffy short blue satin sleeves. On her sleeves are oval bright red appliques. Her high white satin collar is rounded looks much better and movie accurate than last year's square cornered collar. Her newly added red satin cape is half-length (about four inches long), and is unfortunately sewn to the back of her dress. It is shorter than the movie cape, but matches the doll's shorter skirt. Her yellow satin skirt has changed a bit from last year. It is a couple of inches shorter, less full, and stiffer with the addition of a golden glitter floral pattern. It's color is more golden than last year. The width of last year's skirt was wasted as there was no petticoat underneath to keep it full. This year's skirt keeps its shape much better due to its stiffness. The glitter does tend to shed, finding its way in the dolls body, legs, face and hair, as well as your hands and the general neigborhood of the doll.

Her shoes are pale yellow flats that are shorter and slighter darker in color than last year's. Their soles are also rounded upwards at the toes, similar to the flats that the Mulan doll always wears. This design looks better on a doll with angled feet, than would the 2012 style flats, which had very flat soles. The red satin ribbon in her hair is thinner than last year's, with a much smaller bow. Last year's ribbon and bow were much prettier, but her bow was placed halfway down the right side of her head. Now the bow is in the center, at the top of her head, where it belongs.

Her body is fully articulated in the arms, but now has the rubber legs of 2011 and earlier dolls, which has internal knee joints and fixed angled feet. I would rather that they fixed the problems with the fully articulated 2012 legs, but when exposed the rubber legs do look a lot better, with the disadvantage of being much less posable. Also the glitter tends to stick to the rubber legs, and it cannot simply be brushed off. Although both dolls are wearing flats, the 2013 doll is about 1/4 inch taller since she has angled feet, wearas the 2012 doll has flat feet.

The packaging for the dolls is much improved. The box art has been completely redesigned, with beautiful decorations unique to each Princess (actually for each movie), and a cameo of the animated movie character. Also the way the dolls are packaged is much simplified, making it much easier and quicker to remove them from the box. Greatly reduced or eliminated are the tiny plastic T-bar fasteners, which secured the outfits to the backing and left little holes and sometimes runs in the fabric. There are still large T-bar fasteners tacking the back of the doll's head to the backing. Also the dolls with free flowing hair no longer have them flattened and sectioned into two parts, making it hard to even out the back of their hair after deboxing. Instead, their hair is gathered up and placed to one side of the doll, and secured by thread. It looks good as is in the box. Or if the doll is deboxed, it is easy to shake out the hair and even it out using just your fingers.

The 2013 Disney Princess Classic Doll Collection, released on June 10, 2013. They consist of 11-12'' articulated dolls of the 11 official Disney Princesses, from Snow White to Merida, as well as Princes, Villains and Sidekicks. I now have all 11 Princesses, Queen Elinor, Charlotte and Gaston. I will photograph them boxed, during deboxing and fully deboxed. I will also post reviews and comparative photos.

Classic Disney Princess Snow White Doll - 12''

US Disney Store

Released online June 10, 2013.

Purchased online June 13, 2013.

Received June 24, 2013.

$14.95 (was on sale for $10 at time of purchase).

Young US Army gent getting a bit of tribal added to an older tattoo. Work was gone my Greg at Ancient Art in Hampton, Virginia.

The latest addition to my impractical watch collection. A Pimp Watch from Japan. It was a birthday present, actually!

Since pretty much no one can tell what time it is the first few times they look at this watch, I'll give you a hint - the left and center image are just LED patterns. The image on the far right indicates that the time is 10:51 pm. Trust me, it does!

At rest, the watch is not lit up. But once you press the button the lights go wild for a few seconds, and then tell the time in this ridiculous way. This repeats every 20 seconds or so for the next 12 minutes. Pretty sweet!

Installed in 1898, the A. E. Woolley Memorial stained glass window looks out onto the small south garden of St. Mark the Evangelist Church of England in Fitzroy.

The window is very tall, almost reaching the apex of the church. Possibly designed by British born, German trained, Melbourne stained glass artist William Montgomery, it is full of beautiful examples of brightly coloured and hand-painted stained glass panels. There are also several lozenges embedded throughout the window, representing flowers in bloom. In addition to very stylised Art Nouveau flowers, the window depicts a crown at the top, the nails and crown of thorns worn by Jesus in a quadrofoil of blue, a stylised cross and the letters IHS intertwined in a monogram half way down the lancet window. These letters are a contraction for "Iesus Hominum Salvator"; "Jesus, Savior of Men".

Built amid workers' cottages and terrace houses of shopkeepers, St. Mark the Evangelist Church of England sits atop an undulating rise in the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. Nestled behind a thick bank of agapanthus beyond its original cast-iron palisade fence, it would not look out of place in an English country village with its neat buttresses, bluestone masonry and simple, unadorned belfry.

St. Mark the Evangelist was the first church to be built outside of the original Melbourne grid as Fitzroy developed into the city's first suburb. A working-class suburb, the majority of its residents were Church of England and from 1849 a Mission Church and school served as a centre for religious, educational and recreational facilities. The school was one of a number of denominational schools established by the Church of England and was partly funded by the Denominational School Board.

St. Mark the Evangelist Church of England was designed by architect James Blackburn and built in Early English Gothic style. Richard Grice, Victorian pastoralist and philanthropist, generously contributed almost all the cost of its construction. Work commenced in 1853 to accommodate the growing Church of England congregation of Fitzroy. On July 1st, 1853, the first stone of St. Mark the Evangelist was laid by the first Bishop of Melbourne, The Right Rev. Charles Perry.

Unfortunately, Blackburn did not live to see its completion, dying the following year in 1854 of typhoid. This left St. Mark the Evangelist without an architect to oversee the project, and a series of other notable Melbourne architects helped finish the church including Lloyd Tayler, Leonard Terry and Charles Webb. Even then when St. Mark the Evangelist opened its doors on Sunday, January 21st, 1855, the church was never fully completed with an east tower and spire never realised. The exterior of the church is very plain, constructed of largely unadorned bluestone, with simple buttresses marking structural bays and tall lancet windows. The church's belfry is similarly unadorned, yet features beautiful masonry work. It has a square tower and broach spire.

Inside St. Mark the Evangelist Church of England it is peaceful and serves as a quiet sanctuary from the noisy world outside. I visited it on a hot day, and its enveloping coolness was a welcome relief. Walking across the old, highly polished hardwood floors you cannot help but note the gentle scent of the incense used during mass. The church has an ornately carved timber Gothic narthex screen which you walk through to enter the nave. Once there you can see the unusual two storey arcaded gallery designed by Leonard Terry that runs the entire length of the east side of building. Often spoken of as “The Architect’s Folly” Terry's gallery was a divisive point in the Fritzroy congregation. Some thought it added much beauty to the interior with its massive square pillars and seven arches supporting the principals of the roof. Yet it was generally agreed that the gallery was of little effective use, and came with a costly price tag of £3,000.00! To this day, it has never been fully utlised by the church. St. Mark the Evangelist has been fortunate to have a series of organs installed over its history; in 1854 a modest organ of unknown origin: in 1855 an 1853 Foster and Andrews, Hull, organ which was taken from the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne's Collins Street: in 1877 an organ built by Melbourne organ maker William Anderson: and finally in 1999 as part of major renovation works a 1938 Harrison and Harrison, Durham, organ taken from St. Luke's Church of England in Cowley, Oxfordshire. The church has gone through many renovations over the ensuing years, yet the original marble font and pews have survived these changes and remain in situ to this day. Blackwood reredos in the chancel, dating from 1939, feature a mosaic of the last supper by stained glass and church outfitters Brooks, Robinson and Company. A similar one can be found at St. Matthew's Church of England in High Street in Prahran. The fine lancet stained glass windows on the west side of St. Mark the Evangelist feature the work of the stained glass firms Brooks, Robinson and Company. and William Montgomery. Many of the windows were installed in the late Nineteenth Century.

The St. Mark the Evangelist Parish Hall and verger's cottage were added in 1889 to designs by architects Hyndman and Bates. The hall is arranged as a nave with clerestorey windows and side aisles with buttresses. In 1891 the same architects designed the Choir Vestry and Infants Sunday School on Hodgson Street, to replace the earlier school of 1849 which had been located in the forecourt of the church.

The present St. Mark the Evangelist's vicarage, a two-storey brick structure with cast-iron lacework verandahs, was erected in 1910.

I am very grateful to the staff of Anglicare who run the busy adjoining St. Mark's Community Centre for allowing me to have free range of the inside of St. Mark the Evangelist for a few hours to photograph it so extensively.

James Blackburn (1803 - 1854) was an English civil engineer, surveyor and architect. Born in Upton, West Ham, Essex, James was the third of four sons and one daughter born to his parents. His father was a scalemaker, a trade all his brothers took. At the age of 23, James was employed by the Commissioners of Sewers for Holborn and Finsbury and later became an inspector of sewers. However, his life took a dramatic turn in 1833, when suffering economic hardship, he forged a cheque. He was caught and his penalty was transportation to Van Diemen’s Land (modern day Tasmania). As a convicted prisoner, yet also listed as a civil engineer, James was assigned to the Roads Department under the management of Roderic O’Connor, a wealthy Irishman who was the Inspector of Roads and Bridges at the time. On 3 May 1841 James was pardoned, whereupon he entered private practice with James Thomson, another a former convict. In April 1849, James sailed from Tasmania aboard the "Shamrock" with his wife and ten children to start a new life in Melbourne. Once there he formed a company to sell filtered and purified water to the public, and carried out some minor architectural commissions including St. Mark the Evangelist in Fitzroy. On 24 October he was appointed city surveyor, and between 1850 and 1851 he produced his greatest non-architectural work, the basic design and fundamental conception of the Melbourne water supply from the Yan Yean reservoir via the Plenty River. He was injured in a fall from a horse in January 1852 and died on 3 March 1854 at Brunswick Street, Collingwood, of typhoid. He was buried as a member of St. Mark The Evangelist Church of England. James is best known in Tasmania for his ecclesiastical architectural work including; St Mark's Church of England, Pontville, Tasmania (1839-1841), Holy Trinity Church, Hobart, Tasmania (1841-1848): St. George's Church of England, Battery Point, Tasmania, (1841-1847).

Leonard Terry (1825 - 1884) was an architect born at Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. Son of Leonard Terry, a timber merchant, and his wife Margaret, he arrived in Melbourne in 1853 and after six months was employed by architect C. Laing. By the end of 1856 he had his own practice in Collins Street West (Terry and Oakden). After Mr. Laing's death next year Leonard succeeded him as the principal designer of banks in Victoria and of buildings for the Anglican Church, of which he was appointed diocesan architect in 1860. In addition to the many banks and churches that he designed, Leonard is also known for his design of The Melbourne Club on Collins Street (1858 - 1859) "Braemar" in East Melbourne (1865), "Greenwich House" Toorak (1869) and the Campbell residence on the corner of Collins and Spring Streets (1877). Leonard was first married, at 30, on 26 June 1855 to Theodosia Mary Welch (d.1861), by whom he had six children including Marmaduke, who trained as a surveyor and entered his father's firm in 1880. Terry's second marriage, at 41, on 29 December 1866 was to Esther Hardwick Aspinall, who bore him three children and survived him when on 23 June 1884, at the age of 59, he died of a thoracic tumor in his last home, Campbellfield Lodge, Alexandra Parade, in Collingwood.

Lloyd Tayler (1830 - 1900) was an architect born on 26 October 1830 in London, youngest son of tailor William Tayler, and his wife Priscilla. Educated at Mill Hill Grammar School, Hendon, and King's College, London, he is said to have been a student at the Sorbonne. In June 1851 he left England to join his brother on the land near Albury, New South Wales. He ended up on the Mount Alexander goldfields before setting up an architectural practice with Lewis Vieusseux, a civil engineer in 1854. By 1856 he had his own architectural practice where he designed premises for the Colonial Bank of Australasia. In the 1860s and 1870s he was lauded for his designs for the National Bank of Australasia, including those in the Melbourne suburbs of Richmond and North Fitzroy, and further afield in country Victoria at Warrnambool and Coleraine. His major design for the bank was the Melbourne head office in 1867. With Edmund Wright in 1874 William won the competition for the design of the South Australian Houses of Parliament, which began construction in 1881. The pair also designed the Bank of Australia in Adelaide in 1875. He also designed the Australian Club in Melbourne's William Street and the Melbourne Exchange in Collins Street in 1878. Lloyd's examples of domestic architecture include the mansion "Kamesburgh", Brighton, commissioned by W. K. Thomson in 1872. Other houses include: "Thyra", Brighton (1883): "Leighswood", Toorak, for C. E. Bright: "Roxcraddock", Caulfield: "Cherry Chase", Brighton: and "Blair Athol", Brighton. In addition to his work on St. Mark the Evangelist in Fitzroy, Lloyd also designed St. Mary's Church of England, Hotham (1860); St Philip's, Collingwood, and the Presbyterian Church, Punt Road, South Yarra (1865); and Trinity Church, Bacchus Marsh (1869). The high point of Lloyd's career was the design for the Melbourne head office of the Commercial Bank of Australia. His last important design was the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Headquarters Station, Eastern Hill in 1892. Lloyd was also a judge in 1900 of the competition plans for the new Flinders Street railway station. Lloyd was married to Sarah Toller, daughter of a Congregational minister. They established a comfortable residence, Pen-y-Bryn, in Brighton, and it was from here that he died of cancer of the liver on the 17th of August 1900 survived by his wife, four daughters and a son.

Charles Webb (1821 - 1898) was an architect. Born on 26 November 1821 at Sudbury, Suffolk, England, he was the youngest of nine children of builder William Webb and his wife Elizabeth. He attended Sudbury Academy and was later apprenticed to a London architect. His brother James had migrated to Van Diemen's Land in 1830, married in 1833, gone to Melbourne in 1839 where he set up as a builder in and in 1848 he bought Brighton Park, Brighton. Charles decided to join James and lived with James at Brighton. They went into partnership as architects and surveyors. The commission that established them was in 1850 for St Paul's Church, Swanston Street. It was here that Charles married Emma Bridges, daughter of the chief cashier at the Bank of England. Charles and James built many warehouses, shops and private homes and even a synagogue in the city. After his borther's return to England, Charles designed St. Andrew's Church, Brighton, and receiving an important commission for Melbourne Church of England Grammar School in 1855. In 1857 he added a tower and a slender spire to Scots Church, which James had built in 1841. He designed Wesley College in 1864, the Alfred Hospital and the Royal Arcade in 1869, the South Melbourne Town Hall and the Melbourne Orphan Asylum in 1878 and the Grand Hotel (now the Windsor) in 1884. In 1865 he had designed his own home, "Farleigh", in Park Street, Brighton, where he died on 23 January 1898 of heat exhaustion. Predeceased by Emma in 1893 and survived by five sons and three daughters, he was buried in Brighton cemetery.

William Montgomery (1850 - 1927) was an artist who specialised in stained glass painting and design. He was born in England in 1850, and studied at the School of Art in Newcastle-on-Tyne. In his final year William was awarded one of only three National Art Scholarships that year to study at South Kensington School of Art (now the Royal College of Art). He was employed by the leading London stained glass firm, Clayton and Bell, before joining Franz Mayer and Company in Munich, Germany. Over the next seven years he not only designed windows he also trained others in the English style of glass painting. William arrived in Melbourne, Australia, in 1886 during the Boom Period provided by the Gold Rush. Melbourne was at the time one of the wealthiest cities in the world, and was in the throes of a building boom. He quickly set up his studio at 164 Flinders Street in the heart of Melbourne, bringing with him the latest in European style and design and achieving instant success amongst wealthy patrons. He worked equally for Catholic and Protestant denominations, his windows being found in many churches as well as in mansions, houses and other commercial buildings around the city. This extended to the country beyond as his reputation grew. A painter as well as stained glass window designer William was a founding member of the Victorian Art Society in Albert Street, Eastern Hill. William became President of its Council in 1912, a position he held until 1916. He was a trustee of the National Gallery of Victoria. His commissions included; stained glass windows at Christ Church, Hawthorn: St. John's, Heidelberg, St. Ignatius', Richmond: Christ Church, St Kilda: Geelong Grammar School: the Bathurst Cathedral and private houses "Tay Creggan", Hawthorn (now Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar), and "Earlsbrae Hall", Essendon (now Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School). The success of William Montgomery made Melbourne the leading centre of stained glass in the Southern Hemisphere. William Montgomery died in 1927.

History

According to John Dlugosz first brick Romanesque church was founded by Bishop Iwo Odrowąż of Cracow in the years 1221-1222 on the site of the original wooden temple. Soon, however, the building was destroyed during the Mongol invasions.

In the years 1290-1300 was built partly on the previous foundations an early Gothic hall church, which was consecrated around the year 1320-1321. The work, however, continued even in the third decade of the fourteenth century.

In the period 1355-1365, through the foundation of Nicholas Wierzynka (citizen of Krakow and Sandomierz esquire carver), built the current sanctuary.

On the other hand, in the years 1392-1397 were instructed master Nicholas Werner better illumination of the church. The builder has lowered the walls of the aisles and, of main introduced the large window openings. In this way the indoor arrangement of the temple has changed over the basilica.

In 1443 (or 1442) he was a strong earthquake that caused the collapse of the ceiling of the temple.

In the first half of the fifteenth century the side chapels were added. Most of them were the work of a master Francis Wiechonia of Kleparz. At the same time it was increased north tower, designed to act as guardians of the city. In 1478 the carpenter Matias Heringkan covered the tower helmet. On it, in 1666, was placed a gilded crown.

At the end of the fifteenth century, the temple of Mary was enriched with sculptural masterpiece of the late Gothic Altar - Great - a work of Veit Stoss.

At the beginning of the sixteenth Polish begin the Paradise demand spolszczenia church belonging to the municipality German. In opposition are mayors of German cities Cipsar, Morsztyn, Ajchler and Shilling, who wanted to defend his possessions. The dispute also enters the Parliament, which in 1537 and under pressure from the nobility found edict of Sigismund I, to the morning worship German confined to after-dinner.

In the eighteenth century, at the behest of Archpriest Jack Augusta Łopackiego, interior thoroughly converted in the late Baroque style. The author of this work was Francesco Placidi. Then listed 26 altars, equipment, furniture, benches, paintings, and the walls are decorated with polychrome brush Andrzej Radwanski. From this period comes too the late Baroque porch.

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, in the framework of reorganizing the city closed down the churchyard. This is how the Marienplatz St. Mary's square arose.

In the years 1887-1891, under the direction of Tadeusz Stryjeński introduced into the interior of the neo-Gothic decor. Temple has a new design and murals by Jan Matejko, which collaborated Stanislaw Wyspianski and Mehoffer - authors of the stained glass windows in the chancel and the main organ.

Since the early 90s of the twentieth century were carried out a comprehensive restoration work, which resulted in the church regained its brilliance. The last element of repair was the replacement of roof in 2003.

April 18, 2010 year at St. Mary's Church held a funeral ceremony tragically deceased President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria, whose coffins then buried in a crypt of the Wawel Cathedral.

External architecture

The church from the south-west

View from the west

Church on the south side; on the facade visible sundial

View of St. Mary's Church from Wawel

View of St. Mary's Church mound of Krak

The present shape of the church gave reconstruction system basilica, which took place in the years 1392-1397.

Towers

The facade of the temple is included in two towers:

The tower higher, called the Bugle, it is 82 meters high. It is built on a square plan, which at a height of nine stories goes octagon, opened up lancet niches, falling two stories of windows. Gothic towers covers the helmet, which is the work of a master Matias Heringkana of 1478 helmet consists of an octagonal, sharpened spire, surrounded by a ring of eight lower turrets. On the needle was placed in 1666 gilded crown with a diameter of 2.4 m. And a height of 1.3 m. From the tower, with a height of 54 meters, it is played hourly bugle Mary. It is one of the symbols of Krakow. At the foot, from the north, is a rectangular annex, located a stone staircase leading to the interior of the tower. The entrance to the tower draws attention to a large, cast in bronze plaque depicting the entrance of King Jan III Sobieski. It was made on the basis of the draft sculptor Pius Weloński 1883 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the siege of Vienna. On the tower there is a bell clock back to 1530 (tons Impact d ', diameter 165 cm).

In 2013. due to the poor technical condition of the tower was closed to the public. Re-making is expected in April 2015, after completion of the work related to the installation of new electrical, heating and plumbing, and the installation of a new - metal - staircase.

Lower tower, with a height of 69 meters, is for the church bell tower. Built on a square plan, it has clearly marked on the entire height of the cornices and windows division storey. On the first floor there is the Renaissance chapel of the Conversion of St. Paul (Kaufman). Outside, next to the window of the chapel, the trójspadowym roof is suspended bell "for the dying", cast by Kacper Koerber from Wroclaw in 1736. Tower covers the late Renaissance helmet, constructed in 1592, consisting of an elliptical dome, mounted on octagonal drum and topped with openwork lantern. In the corners are set four smaller domes on low, hexagonal bases. Suspended bell in the clock back to 1530 (diameter 135 cm), now unused.

Facade

The slender walls of the sanctuary are elongated, arched windows are decorated with floral motifs, and the keys figural sculptures of symbolic. Equally rich sculptural decoration presents 21 figures, placed on consoles, supporting the cornice crowning the walls of the main building. On the wall of the chapel. St. John of Nepomuk is a sundial made in sgraffito technique by Tadeusz Przypkowski in 1954.

Porch

For the interior of the temple, from the front, leading Baroque porch. It was built between 1750-1753, designed by Francesco Placidi. The shape of it is modeled on the architectural form of the Holy Sepulchre. Wooden door decorated with carved heads of Polish saints, prophets and apostles. It made in 1929 by Karol Hukan.

Above the porch is a large, arched window with stained glass windows, projected by Joseph Mehoffer and Wyspiański. Decorative division of windows made in 1891 according to the concept of Jan Matejko.

Kuna

At the entrance to the basilica, from the Saint Mary's square, is mounted kuna (ie. the rim penitents), which was formerly assumed on the heads of particular sinners. Rim penitents was mounted at such a height that convicted her could neither sit up nor kneel, what was all the more a nuisance punishment. For centuries the level of the square plate lifted in and out of the rim is a little above the ground.

Interior

Presbytery

The nave

Choir and organ

The chancel with altar by Veit Stoss

The presbytery is covered with a stellar vault, made by master Czipsera in 1442. The keystones ribs appear coats of arms: Polish, Cracow and the bishop Iwo Odrowąż - founder of the first church of St. Mary. The perimeter niches set statues of prophets, Jeremiah, Daniel, David, Ezekiel, Isaiah and Jonah. He made it in 1891, the Krakow sculptor Zygmunt Langman.

The walls adorned with wall paintings made in the years 1890-1892 by Jan Matejko. With its implementation cooperated with the master many of his students, later famous and prominent painters, m.in .: Anthony Grammar, Edward Better, Stanislaw Bankiewicz, Mehoffer, Stanislaw Wyspianski. Technical drawings made by Tomasz Lisiewicz and gilding work is the work of Michael Stojakowski. Stained glass windows in this part of the church are by Joseph Mehoffer, Stanislaw Wyspianski and Tadeusz Dmochowskiego.

On both sides of the presbytery covered with a canopy set up stalls. They were made in 1586 and then in 1635 supplemented by zapleckami that Fabian Möller decorated with bas-reliefs with scenes from the life of Christ and Mary. At the stalls right to present: Jesse Tree, Nativity of Mary, the Presentation of Mary, Marriage of St. Joseph, the Annunciation, the Visitation of St. Elizabeth and Christmas. At the stalls northern (left) are sculptures: Circumcision, Adoration of the Magi, The Presentation of Jesus in the temple, Farewell to the Mother, the Risen Christ appears to Mary, Our Lady of the Assumption, and the Coronation of the Madonna and Child surrounded by symbols of the Litany of Loreto. On the chorus authorities 12-voice.

The chancel is completed apse, which separates from the rest of the church, made in bronze, openwork balustrade with two goals. Hinged door decorated with the coats of arms of Krakow and archiprezbiterów church - Kłośnik and Prawdzic. Stained glass windows in the apse from the years 1370-1400, and made them master Nicholas called vitreator de Cracowia. They include two thematic cycles: the Book of Genesis in the Old and New Testaments and scenes from the life of Jesus and Mary.

The main altar

Main article: Altarpiece of Veit Stoss.

The main altar dedicated to Mary adorned with the great late Gothic altarpiece made in the years 1477 to 1489 by Veit Stoss what is the chef d'oeuvre of the artist of Krakow and Nuremberg. Numbering approx. 13 × 13 m. Polyptych consists of a main body of the cabinet-pełnoplastycznymi sculptures forming two scenes - the Dormition and Assumption of the Virgin Mary, two pairs of wings, movable and immovable. The continuation of the main thread is placed at the final Coronation of the Virgin in the company of two major Polish patrons - saints Stanislaw and Wojciech. On the side wings deployed bas-relief presenting forming two cycles of the life of Mary and Jesus Christ. The basis creates a predella with a plot Tree of Jesse.

The body of the aisle

The body creates nave nave with a pair of aisles are adjacent chapels. The body consists of four spans, the inside is covered with cross-ribbed vault built with the exception of later chapels, whose vaults are a diverse system of ribs.

The nave

The vault of the nave

The nave with a height of 28 meters is covered with a cross-ribbed vault. Murals done in the years 1890-1892 by Jan Matejko, Mehoffer and Wyspiański, who also designed the stained glass windows.

Above the cornice running around the nave are placed wooden statues: St. Stefan St. Kinga, Saint. Stanislaus Kostka, St.. Casimir, St. Jadwiga of Anjou, St. Ursula, St. Jack St. Adalbert, Bl. Salome and Bl. Bronisława. The sculptures are the work of Zygmunt Langman from the early twentieth century.

With the pillars separating the nave from the side, there are the eighteenth-century, late baroque altars. They have placed in them images: Giovanni Battista Pittoniego, Jacob Martens, Hans Suess Kulmbach, Luke Orlowski and others.

At the main entrance, next to the altar are covered with a canopy stalls councilors, aldermen, trustees and powerful families of Krakow from the seventeenth century. Nave and chancel is divided, placed on a rainbow (designed by Jan Matejko), a crucifix - the work of students Veit Stoss.

The eastern part of the main body houses several works of art, including ciborium of Giovanni Maria Padovano and several altars. Above the entrance to the choir authorities 56-voice bearing a decorative cover.

Northern nave

On the north side (left) is a Baroque church altar. St. Stanislaus (closing the left aisle) from the second half of the seventeenth century with a carved scene of the Resurrection Piotrowin. Mounted here is the Gothic mensa of approx. 1400 płaskorzeźbną decoration.

Second baroque altar was made in 1725 by the architect of Krakow Casper Bazanka. In it is a picture of the Annunciation, painted in 1740 by Giovanni Battista Pittoniego. At the gate railings bears decorative coat of arms Polish.

In front of the altar is a family tomb Celarich made in 1616. In niches set busts of the founders: Paul Celariego and his wife Margaret of Khodorkovsky and Andrew Celariego with his wife Margaret of Mączyńskich. At the top of the allegorical sculptures symbolize Faith and Hope.

Southern nave

Ciborium, on the right - a crucifix by Veit Stoss

Crucifix Veit Stoss

Main article: Crucifix Veit Stoss.

On the south (right) side there is a late Baroque altar (closing the right aisle) 1735, which is a stone crucifix, a work of Veit Stoss. Same crucifix was built in the late 80s and early 90s the fifteenth century at the request of the royal minter John Albert - Henryk Slacker. The image of Christ is characterized by naturalism and doloryzmem. The artist strongly stressed suffering martyrdom, but also its saving, triumphant aspect. Jesus has opened the eyes directed toward the person praying what may certify a devotional character of the dzieła.Tło cross is silver plate with views of Jerusalem, made in 1723 by Joseph Ceyplera.

Other equipment

Next to the altar is a Renaissance ciborium, designed in 1552 by Italian sculptor and architect Jan Maria Padovano, founded by Krakow goldsmiths Andrew Mastelli and Jerzy Pipan. Richly developed architecturally, the building is made of sand stone with the addition of multi-colored marble. From the aisles separating ciborium balustrade railings, and openwork gate, cast in bronze in 1595 by Michael Otto, who decorated them emblems of Polish and Lithuanian. There is also a chorus of historic organs.

Opposite the ciborium is a family tomb Montelupi (Wilczogórskich), whose origin should be attributed to the workshop of postgucciowskim (1600-1603). In the middle of the tombstone are carved in marble busts of the founders: Sebastian Montelupi and his wife Ursula of the base and Valery Montelupi with his wife Helena with Moreckich. In the top there heraldic cartouches and allegorical figures: Fortitude, Temperance and Prudence.

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Vienna Concert House (2006)

The Wiener Konzerthaus was opened in 1913. It is on the 3rd Viennese district road (Lothringerstraße) at the edge of the Inner City between Schwarzenberg Square and City Park .

Architectural History

Ludwig Baumann planned Olympion Art Show 1908, the main building Concert Hall, detail

1890 for a planned house music festivals should be considered as multi-purpose building to address a broader public than the just 200 meters away traditional Viennese Musikverein. The design by architect Ludwig Baumann for a Olympion contained several concert halls except an ice rink and a Bicycleclub. In addition, an open-air arena should offer 40,000 visitors. The skating rink and its adjacent buildings were realized in 1899 by Baumann plans, the Art Nouveau ensemble but fell in 1960 to a construction of the InterContinental Hotels Group to the victim. The Vienna Ice Skating Club is located on the then reduced by about a third place today. The popular freestyle wrestling at the Haymarket took place here.

Organised by Gustav Klimt and his friends art exhibition Vienna 1908 was held in a temporary exhibition building on the undeveloped site of the later concert hall. The Wiener Konzerthaus was finally built 1911-1913 by the Europe-wide Viennese theater architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer Younger (Office Fellner & Helmer ) in collaboration with Ludwig Baumann.

The theme of the concert hall was:

A facility for the care of fine music, a collection of artistic aspirations, a home for music and a house for Vienna.

On 19 October 1913 the Concert Hall in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph I with a gala concert of the Vienna Concert Society was opened (now the Vienna Symphony Orchestra ). Richard Strauss composed this be Festive Prelude Op 61. Was combined with this modern work Beethoven's 9th Symphony - the juxtaposition of tradition and modernity should be so much in the first concert of the house.

The disintegration of Austria-Hungary brought tremendous social upheaval and financial crises - and thus flexibility and versatility was also necessary for lack of money. In addition to classical repertoire, there were in the 1920s and 1930s, important world premieres (including Arnold Schoenberg and Erich Wolfgang Korngold ), concerts with jazz and pop songs, speeches from science to spiritualism and poetry readings (including Karl Kraus ). Dance and ballroom events, some large conferences and world championships for boxing and fencing completed the program.

After the annexation of Austria to the German Reich in 1938, the program for impoverished "non- degenerate entertainment operation ", to many artists remained only the emigration.

After 1945, the concert hall also had the secondary task , " prop up " the bruised Austrian self-confidence in a musical way. In addition to the standard repertoire of classical and romantic and the Viennese Waltz , there were still premieres (eg Schoenberg's oratorio The Jacob's Ladder 1961) and international jazz and pop concerts. From May 1946 spaces for recording studios and administration at the German and in Vienna living music producer Gerhard Mendelson were rented, who is considered one of the most important pop producers in Austria in the postwar period.

After several modifications that changed the original Art Nouveau decoration slightly , the house was restored from 1972 to 1975 to the only slightly altered original plans. From 1998 to 2001 the house was renovated by architect Hans Puchhammer and expanded to include a new concert hall (New Hall) .

From 1989 to 2002 the Vienna Kathreintanz also took place in the concert hall .

Building

Saw the concert at the House of Lorraine Street (Lothringerstraße), the Schwarzenbergplatz

The floor plan approximately 70 x 40 meters large concert hall with the main entrance at the Lothringerstraße and other inputs in the Lisztstraße includes Haymarket (Heumarkt) since the opening three concert halls:

Large hall with 1865 seats

Mozart Hall with 704 seats

Schubert Hall with 366 seats

The new hall (with 400 seats) was not established until the general renovation of 1998 to 2002. The new hall was renamed at the start of the 2009/2010 season in Berio-Saal.

On the home front, the right and left of the entrance, is the inscription

Honor your German Masters, then you are storing good spirits.

Here is a quote from the final chorus for the opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner.

In all rooms the same time can take place, since they do not affect each other acoustically different concerts.

Inside stands in the foyer of the original model created in 1878 by Kaspar von Zumbusch Beethoven Monument, which is situated opposite the Concert Hall at the Beethoven place. At the staircase there is a relief homage to Emperor Franz Joseph (1913 ) by Edmund Hellmer . Furthermore, a bust of Franz Liszt by Max Klinger to mention in 1904.

The complex of the concert hall and the building is part of the K. K Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (now the University of Music and Dramatic Art). Adjoining rooms for academic teaching purposes this part of the building also contains the Academy theater with 521 seats, which is used as a secondary stage of the Burgtheater world premieres among other modern plays.

Great Hall and Organ

The Great Hall has a capacity of 1116 visitors (ground floor) and additional 361 balconies and boxes, and 388 in the gallery. The auditorium is 750 m2 and 170 m2 of the podium. In the 1960s the hall was optimized by Heinrich Keilholz.

The organ was built in 1913 in the Great Hall of the Rieger organ (Rieger-Orgel) (Jägerndorf, Silesia) built. The instrument is located on the end wall of the big room, but has no visible Prospectus. The organ is located behind a grid and is thus hidden from the visitors. The cone-chest-116 instrument has five registers on manual and pedal works and is the largest organ in Austria. The special features of the organ counts, firstly, that the four manual divisions are swellable. In addition, the organ comprises a (swellable ) remote work with separate pedal. Stylistically, the organ is "Alsatian Organ reform " aimed at the so-called ideal of where along the lines of major instruments of Aristide Cavaillé -Coll, the strong voices are divided into two manuals. The tracker action is electro-pneumatic. For the inauguration of the instrument Strauss had the " Festive Prelude " for organ and orchestra composed. In 1982 the instrument was restored.

I Hauptwerk C

Principal 16 '

16 drone '

Principal 8 '

Gedackt 8 '

Flute hollow 8 '

Harmonique Flûte 8 '

Fugara 8 '

Gemshorn 8 '

Dulciana 8 '

Nasatquinte 51/3 '

Octave 4 '

Reed flute 4 '

Viola 4 '

Superoctave 2 '

Noise Quinte II 22 /3 '

Cornet III-V 8 '

Mixture V 22 /3 '

III cymbals 2 '

Trumpet 16 '

Trumpet 8 '

Clarino 4 '

Manual II ( swellable ) C-

Viola 16 '

Quintatön 16 '

Principal 8 '

Bourdon 8 '

Flauto Traverso 8 '

Clara Bella 8 '

Viola da Gamba 8 '

Salicional 8 '

Unda Maris 8 '

Octave 4 '

Octaviante Flûte 4 '

Gemshorn 4 '

Quintatön 4 '

Waldflöte 2 '

Sesquialtera II 22 /3 '

Progress . harm. III - V 22 /3 '

Mixture IV 22/3 '

8 'Clarinet

Krummhorn 8 '

Glockenspiel

tremulant

III . Manual ( swellable ) C-

Lovely - Gedackt 16 '

Violin Principal 8 '

Reed flute 8 '

Still Covered 8 '

Vienna Flute 8 '

Quintatön 8 '

Echo Gamba 8 '

Aeoline 8 '

Vox coelestis 8 '

Octave 4 '

Octaviante Flûte 4 '

Delicate flute 4 '

Aeolsharfe 4 '

Gemsquinte 22/3 '

Flautino 2 '

Third, 13/5 '

Larigotquinte 11/3 '

Seventh 11/7 '

Piccolo 1 '

Harmonia aetherea IV 22/3 '

Basson 16 '

Harmonique Trompette 8 '

Oboe 8 '

Vox Humana 8 '

Harmonique Clairon 4 '

tremulant

IV solo work C

16 drone '

Clarinophon 8 '

Double - Gedackt 8 '

Concert Flute 8 '

Solo Gamba 8 '

Fifth tube 51/3 '

Octave 4 '

Solo Flute 4 '

Quinte 22/3 '

Superoctave 2 '

Wholesale Cornett III - V 22 /3 '

Tuba mirabilis 8 '

Ophicleide 8 '

Harmonique Clairon 4 '

V Fernwerk ( swellable ) C-

Delicately Gedackt 16 '

Horn 8 'Principal

Lovely - Gedackt 8 '

Reed flute 8 '

Viola d' amore 8 '

Vox Angelica 8 '

Gemshorn 4 '

Flute 4 '

Piccolo 2 '

Mixture IV 22/3 '

Shawm 8 '

Vox Humana 8 '

tremulant

C- pedal

Principalbaß 32 '

Principalbaß 16 '

Violon 16 '

Subbass 16 '

Echobaß 16 '

Salicetbaß 16 '

Quintbaß 102/3 '

Octavbass 8 '

Gedacktbaß 8 '

Bass flute 8 '

Cello 8 '

Dulcianbaß 8 '

Octave 4 '

Flauto 4 '

Campana III 102/3 '

Mixture IV 51/3 '

Bombard 32 '

Trombone 16 '

Bassoon 16 '

Trumpet 8 '

Basset 8 '

Clarino 4 '

C- pedal distance

Subbass 16 '

Octavbass 8 '

Pairing :

Normal coupling : II / I, III / I , IV / I , V / I, P / I , III / II , IV / II , V / II, I / II , IV / III , V / P, I / P, II / P III / P IV / P

Superoktavkoppeln : II / I, III / I , IV / I , V / I , III / I , IV / I , III / II , IV / II , IV , V, I / P , IV / P.

Suboktavkoppeln : III / II .

Game Help: Free combinations (5 banks by 1000 = 5000 general memories ), storage rack (roll on, Pair of roller coupling to IV of roller, Manual 16 ' down, Reeds off (as buttons ), the main pedal off, remote pedal off (as flip switches ), Einzelzungenabsteller ), Tutti (push button), principal pedal down, Fernwerk pedal from, sills V in expression pedal II coupled (toggle button), kicks, interact with flip switches (switching I-IV of P, normal couplers II-IV to I, roll off ) Registercrescendo (roller for the organist, coupled with a second roller for the registrant ) .

Program

The concert hall is the main venue of the Vienna Symphony , the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and the Vienna Sound Forum. Since 1913 the Vienna Academy of Music has its permanent home of the Konzerthaus. In separate events at the Wiener Konzerthaus other international orchestras, soloists and chamber ensembles in addition to the Vienna Philharmonic regular guest. In addition, there are also numerous other events organizer at the Konzerthaus. So for example the Bonbon Ball, but also concerts in jazz and world music.

The program of the Vienna Konzerthaus also includes some festivals , such as

the Early Music Festival in January resonances

the Vienna Spring Festival

the International Music Festival

Wien Modern in autumn

Between 2003 and 2006, gave the series with the latest music generator .

From 2008, a year early in the season with a festival held focus " on a particular region or cultural community ". The first event in September 2008, the two-day festival Spot On : Yiddishkeit , in which a cross section is presented by the diversity of Jewish music creation.

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A new set of escalators located in the 2015 addition of the store.

Habits

In addition to landing on the points set out to hunt, draw attention by whistling joke, fast. A bird answers another, after an interval. Very active in the early morning and late day, disappear during the hottest hours, moving to perches on the top, hidden by foliage. Territorial, living alone or in pairs, always in dry forest, riparian forest or cerrado. It is common in small clearings in forested areas, forest edges and clearings, usually on top of dead trees.

The Office of Trade Executive Assistant Commissioner Brenda Smith welcoming the addition of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to the Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center by signing a Memorandum of Understanding. TTB joins CBP, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) and nine other existing Federal partner government agencies as part of the CTAC multi-agency enforcement partnership to target, interdict and investigate the importation, exportation and trafficking of articles that pose a risk to import safety, involve environmental crimes, and illicit wildlife and cultural property. Seen here signing with Brenda Smith is Thomas R. Crone, Assistant Administrator, TTB Field Operations.

Photographer: Donna Burton

Looking north at the kitchen addition of the Mary Surratt House. Taken at Clinton, Maryland, on January 14, 2012. Note the "Dutch stepped" chimney, and the brick arch over the chimeny which serves as a spark-arrestor.

Mary Surratt was one of the co-conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. After fleeing Lincoln's murder, assassin John Wilkes Booth fled here and spent a few hours resting before moving on to the home of Dr. Samuel Mudd -- where his broken leg was set, and he fled into Virginia. On June 30, 1865, Surratt was convicted of conspiring to kill President Abraham Lincoln. Along with Louis Powell, George Atzerodt, and David Herold, she was executed by hanging on July 7, 1865.

Mary Jenkins was born in May 1820 or 1823 (sources differ). She married local landowner John Surratt in August 1840. John Surratt purchased 200 acres (81 ha) of farmland near what is now Clinton, Maryland, in 1852, and in 1853 he constructed a tavern and an inn there. In 1854, John built a hotel as an addition to his tavern, and called it Surratt's Hotel. The following year, the area around the hotel became known as Surrattsville.

John Surratt, an alcoholic, died suddenly of a stroke in August 1862. Mary and her son, John Jr., were strong Confederate sympathizers (as were most Marylanders). John Jr. ran a spy ring and Confederate courier service out of this house.

In November 1864, Mary Surratt moved from this home to a townhouse she owned at 541 H Street (now known as 640 H Street NW) in Washington, D.C.

She was convicted of conspiracy largely on the testimony of John Lloyd, the tenant who rented her Surrattsville hotel. Lloyd testified that she visited him on April 11 and again on April 14, asking him to get rifles ready and dropping off binoculars and ammunition. John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln on the evening of April 14, and even paid for Surratt's trip to the hotel earlier that day.

Mary Surratt's guilt is hotly contested to this day. She is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in D.C.

Mixing the craftsman style with modern finishes

Crêperie Ar vamm favé (Landerneau - Pont habité)

In addition to the main fleet of -9 variants, El Al has three -8 Dreamliners.

Water captures the day's colors.

In addition to classes on stress management and healthy choices, our candidates were able to go through the same obstacles that our service members train on. Fun was had for all as they learned leadership, followership, and communication.

November garden journal photos.

Winding down autumn

A hardy succulent from a friend

entered this at a local lego contest so these photos are from there i really like how this one turned out

My X-T1 arrived last week along with a 35mm f/1.4 lens. I have since added a 14mm f/2.8 and am awaiting my 56mm f/1.2

I love this system!

Scarborough Castle stands on a massive promontory of rock that rises above the North Sea. Its 12th-century great tower is the centrepiece of a royal castle begun by Henry II. It became one of the greatest royal fortresses in England and figured prominently in national events during the Middle Ages. Its buildings are mostly relatively recent additions to a site which, as a natural fortress, has been intermittently inhabited and fortified for nearly 3,000 years.

Before the Castle

Reconstructed Roman pottery from the site of the Roman signal station at Scarborough Castle (on loan from Scarborough Museums Trust)

With its own anchorage, Scarborough has long been an important gateway to north-east England. Fragments of pottery dating to between about 2100 and 1600 BC are the earliest evidence of human activity on the headland.

But it is only in the first millennium BC that there is clear evidence of a settlement there. Excavations suggest two distinct periods of habitation, the first about 800 BC and the second about 500 BC, but it is not clear how extensive either settlement was.In the late 4th century AD a fortified tower was erected on the headland. Finds of coins and pottery, and architectural similarity to other sites, suggest that it was one of a set of signal stations built along the north-eastern coast of Britain at this time. Exactly when and why these were built is much debated, but whatever their purpose, they seem to have been abandoned in the early 5th century. It has long been supposed that the name Scarborough derives from Old Norse. However, the whole idea of a Viking settlement at Scarborough has recently been questioned and an alternative Anglo-Saxon derivation for the name Scarborough as ‘the hill with the fort’ has been suggested.Nonetheless, it is clear from the discovery of a chapel within the foundations of the Roman signal station as well as a small cemetery that there was human activity on the headland by 1000.

The Early Castle

Scarborough is first clearly documented in the mid-12th century as a borough prospering beneath the walls of a great royal castle.The castle’s founder was William le Gros, Count of Aumâle. Created Earl of York by King Stephen in 1138, he proceeded to establish himself as the unrivalled political master of the region. His work at Scarborough probably began in the 1130s. Later in the 12th century the chronicler William of Newburgh recorded that Aumâle was responsible for enclosing the plateau of the promontory with a wall and erecting a tower at the entrance, on the site of the present great tower or keep. But within a few years of the castle’s foundation Henry II acceded to the throne and demanded the return of all royal castles. Scarborough, which was built on a royal manor, was one of these, and Scarborough Castle passed into the hands of the Crown.

A Royal Castle

In 1159 Henry II began to rebuild the castle, planting a new town beneath its walls at the same time. About £650 was spent on the castle over the next ten years, an enormous sum.[8] The principal object of expenditure was the great tower, built 1159–69, most probably as architectural confirmation that the castle had changed hands.King John is known to have visited Scarborough several times and seems to have developed it, along with Knaresborough, as a major royal castle to control Yorkshire. He spent £2,291 on Scarborough, more than on any other castle in the kingdom, in two phases: first, the creation of an outer wall to the inner bailey in 1202–6, and second, the extension of that wall down to the cliff in 1207–12. During the second stage he also constructed a hall in the inner bailey as well as a new royal chamber block and a separate aisled hall in the outer bailey.

The Castle in the Later Middle Ages

Henry III provisioned and maintained the castle throughout his reign, which became one of the greatest royal fortresses in England. Edward I continued to use it as a royal lodging, holding court and council at Scarborough in 1275. Prisoners from his Scottish wars were also held there. In 1312 it was briefly the scene of a siege when Edward II's favourite, Piers Gaveston, took refuge in the castle. In 1308 Lord Percy and his wife were granted licence to live in the castle and over the next 40 years the Percy family built a bakehouse, brewhouse and kitchen in the inner bailey. The buildings were generally only repaired in extreme need. Richard III was the last king to stay there, in 1484, while assembling a fleet to resist the expected invasion of Henry Tudor, later Henry VII.

The Castle under the Tudors

Though dilapidated, Scarborough Castle continued to play an important role in times of crisis. When the popular rebellion against Henry VIII known as the Pilgrimage of Grace broke out in October 1536, the constable, Sir Ralph Eure, declared his support for the king and was besieged in the castle. Although damaged by gunfire, the castle was held successfully. Twenty years later the castle was involved in another doomed plot, when in 1557 Thomas Stafford seized the castle and held it for three days, believing he could incite a popular revolt against Queen Mary. The castle was easily captured, and Stafford and his accomplices were executed.

The Civil War

In September 1642 a local gentleman, Sir Hugh Cholmley, was commissioned to hold Scarborough for Parliament, but he was soon persuaded to change sides. Immediately afterwards, while Cholmley was visiting Charles I in York, 40 seamen under the command of Cholmley’s cousin Captain Browne Bushell surprised the guard at night and took the castle. Cholmley rushed back and persuaded Bushell to return the castle to him. For the next two years Scarborough served as an important Royalist base, its interception of shipping inflicting serious coal shortages on London.Early in 1645, however, Parliamentarian forces closed in on Scarborough. After three weeks Sir Hugh was forced to retreat from the town to the castle, where for five months he resisted one of the bloodiest sieges of the Civil War. The bombardment was so intense that the massive walls of the great tower sheared and half the building collapsed. Eventually Cholmley ran out of gunpowder, then money and finally food. He surrendered on 25 July 1645. The castle was again besieged when the Parliamentary garrison of 100 men under Colonel Boynton declared for the imprisoned king on 27 July 1648, after Parliament had failed to pay them. Boynton eventually surrendered in December. Instructions were given that the castle should be slighted, but opposition from the town preserved it from destruction

Prison and Barrack

The Master Gunner’s House at Scarborough Castle, which was probably converted from an existing building in the early 18th century From the 1650s the castle also served as a prison – among those held there was George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends (the Quakers). In response to the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745–6 a barracks block was constructed within the walls of King John’s chamber block, and this remained in use into the mid-19th century.

The 20th Century

On the morning of 16 December 1914, in the opening months of the First World War, two German warships fired more than 500 shells on the town and castle from the bay. Seventeen civilians were killed and more than 80 seriously wounded. In 1920 Scarborough Castle was taken into state guardianship by the Ministry of Works. Under its ownership the 18th century barracks block damaged in the German bombardment was demolished. The site of the Roman signal station and chapel was excavated in the 1920s, and the castle was placed in the care of English Heritage in 1984.

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The Red Fort was the residence of the Mughal emperor of India for nearly 200 years, until 1857. It is located in the centre of Delhi and houses a number of museums. In addition to accommodating the emperors and their households, it was the ceremonial and political centre of Mughal government and the setting for events critically impacting the region.

The Red Fort was built as the fortified palace of Shahjahanabad, capital of the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, in 1648. Named for its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone, it is adjacent to the older Salimgarh Fort, built by Islam Shah Suri in 1546. The imperial apartments consist of a row of pavilions, connected by a water channel known as the Stream of Paradise (Nahr-i-Behisht). The Red Fort is considered to represent the zenith of Mughal creativity under Shah Jahan. Although the palace was planned according to Islamic prototypes, each pavilion contains architectural elements typical of Mughal buildings, reflecting a fusion of Timurid, Persian and Hindu traditions. The Red Fort’s innovative architectural style, including its garden design, influenced later buildings and gardens in Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Kashmir, Braj, Rohilkhand and elsewhere. With the Salimgarh Fort, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 as part of the Red Fort Complex.

The Red Fort is an iconic symbol of India. On Independence Day, the prime minister hoists the national flag at the main gate of the fort and delivers a nationally-broadcast speech from its ramparts.

NAME

Its English name, "Red Fort", is a translation of the Hindustani Lal Quila (لال قلعہ, लाल क़िला) deriving from its red-sandstone walls. As the residence of the imperial family, the fort was originally known as the "Blessed Fort" (Quila-i-Mubarak). Agra Fort is also called Lal Quila.

HISTORY

Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned construction of the Red Fort in 1638, when he decided to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi. Its design is credited to architect Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The fort lies along the Yamuna River, which fed the moats surrounding most of the walls. Construction began in the sacred month of Muharram, on 13 May 1638. Supervised by Shah Jahan, it was completed in 1648. Unlike other Mughal forts, the Red Fort's boundary walls are asymmetrical to contain the older Salimgarh Fort. The fortress-palace was a focal point of the medieval city of Shahjahanabad, which is present-day Old Delhi. Its planning and aesthetics represent the zenith of Mughal creativity prevailing during Shah Jahan's reign. His successor Aurangzeb added the Pearl Mosque to the emperor's private quarters, constructing barbicans in front of the two main gates to make the entrance to the palace more circuitous.

The administrative and fiscal structure of the Mughals declined after Aurangzeb, and the 18th century saw a degeneration of the palace. When Jahandar Shah took over the Red Fort in 1712, it had been without an emperor for 30 years. Within a year of beginning his rule, Shah was murdered and replaced by Farukhsiyar. To raise money, the silver ceiling of the Rang Mahal was replaced by copper during this period. Muhammad Shah, known as 'Rangila' (the Colourful) for his interest in art, took over the Red Fort in 1719. In 1739, Persian emperor Nadir Shah easily defeated the Mughal army, plundering the Red Fort including the Peacock Throne. Nadir Shah returned to Persia after three months, leaving a destroyed city and a weakened Mughal empire to Muhammad Shah. The internal weakness of the Mughal empire made the Mughals titular heads of Delhi, and a 1752 treaty made the Marathas protectors of the throne at Delhi. The 1758 Maratha conquest of Lahore and Peshawar placed them in conflict with Ahmad Shah Durrani. In 1760, the Marathas removed and melted the silver ceiling of the Diwan-i-Khas to raise funds for the defence of Delhi from the armies of Ahmed Shah Durrani. In 1761, after the Marathas lost the third battle of Panipat, Delhi was raided by Ahmed Shah Durrani. Ten years later, Shah Alam ascended the throne in Delhi with Maratha support. In 1783 the Sikh Misl Karorisinghia, led by Baghel Singh Dhaliwal, conquered Delhi and the Red Fort. The Sikhs agreed to restore Shah Alam as emperor and retreat from the fort if the Mughals would build and protect seven Gurudwaras in Delhi for the Sikh gurus.

During the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1803, forces of British East India Company defeated Maratha forces in the Battle of Delhi; this ended Maratha rule of the city and their control of the Red Fort. After the battle, the British took over the administration of Mughal territories and installed a Resident at the Red Fort. The last Mughal emperor to occupy the fort, Bahadur Shah II, became a symbol of the 1857 rebellion against the British in which the residents of Shahjahanbad participated.

Despite its position as the seat of Mughal power and its defensive capabilities, the Red Fort was not defended during the 1857 uprising against the British. After the rebellion failed, Bahadur Shah II left the fort on 17 September and was apprehended by British forces. He returned to Red Fort as a prisoner of the British, was tried in 1858 and exiled to Rangoon on 7 October of that year. With the end of Mughal reign, the British sanctioned the systematic plunder of valuables from the fort's palaces. All furniture was removed or destroyed; the harem apartments, servants' quarters and gardens were destroyed, and a line of stone barracks built. Only the marble buildings on the east side at the imperial enclosure escaped complete destruction, but were looted and damaged. While the defensive walls and towers were relatively unharmed, more than two-thirds of the inner structures were destroyed by the British; steps were later taken by Lord Curzon to repair some damage.

1911 saw the visit of the British king and queen for the Delhi Durbar. In preparation of the visit, some buildings were restored. The Red Fort Archaeological Museum was also moved from the drum house to the Mumtaz Mahal.

The INA trials, also known as the Red Fort Trials, refer to the courts-martial of a number of officers of the Indian National Army. The first was held between November and December 1945 at the Red Fort.

On 15 August 1947, the first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian national flag above the Lahore Gate. On each subsequent Independence Day, the prime minister has raised the flag and given a speech that is broadcast nationally.

After Indian Independence the site experienced few changes, and the Red Fort continued to be used as a military cantonment. A significant part of the fort remained under Indian Army control until 22 December 2003, when it was given to the Archaeological Survey of India for restoration. In 2009 the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP), prepared by the Archaeological Survey of India under Supreme Court directions to revitalise the fort, was announced.

As the largest monument in Delhi, is one of its most popular tourist destinations and attracts thousands of visitors every year.

THE FORT TODAY

Every year on 15 August (the day India achieved independence from the British), the Prime Minister hoists the national flag at the Red Fort and delivers a nationally-broadcast speech from its ramparts. The Red Fort, the largest monument in Delhi, is one of its most popular tourist destinations and attracts thousands of visitors every year.

A sound and light show describing Mughal history is a tourist attraction in the evenings. The major architectural features are in mixed condition; the extensive water features are dry. Some buildings are in fairly-good condition, with their decorative elements undisturbed; in others, the marble inlaid flowers have been removed by looters. The tea house, although not in its historical state, is a working restaurant. The mosque and hamam are closed to the public, although visitors can peer through their glass windows or marble latticework. Walkways are crumbling, and public toilets are available at the entrance and inside the park.

The Lahore Gate entrance leads to a mall with jewellery and craft stores. There are a museum of "blood paintings", depicting young 20th-century Indian martyrs and their stories, an archaeological museum and an Indian war-memorial museum. Although, Red Fort is still one of the most beautiful and well designed forts in the world.

ARCHITECTURE

The Red Fort has an area of 103.06 ha enclosed by 2.41 kilometres of defensive walls, punctuated by turrets and bastions and varying in height from 18 metres on the river side to 33 metres on the city side. The fort is octagonal, with the north-south axis longer than the east-west axis. The marble, floral decorations and double domes in the fort's buildings exemplify later Mughal architecture.

It showcases a high level of ornamentation, and the Kohinoor diamond was reportedly part of the furnishings. The fort's artwork synthesises Persian, European and Indian art, resulting in a unique Shahjahani style rich in form, expression and colour. Red Fort is one of the building complexes of India encapsulating a long period of history and its arts. Even before its 1913 commemoration as a monument of national importance, efforts were made to preserve it for posterity.

The Lahori and Delhi Gates were used by the public, and the Khizrabad Gate was for the emperor. The Lahore Gate is the main entrance, leading to a domed shopping area known as the Chatta Chowk (covered bazaar).

MAJOR STRUCTURES

The most-important surviving structures are the walls and ramparts, the main gates, the audience halls and the imperial apartments on the eastern riverbank.

LAHORI GATE

The Lahori Gate is the main gate to the Red Fort, named for its orientation towards the city of Lahore. During Aurangzeb's reign, the beauty of the gate was spoiled by the addition of bastions (Like a veil drawn across the face of a beautiful woman). Every Indian Independence Day since 1947, the national flag has flown and the Prime Minister has made a speech from its ramparts.

DELHI GATE

The Delhi Gate is the southern public gate, in layout and appearance similar to the Lahori Gate. Two life-size stone elephants, on either side of the gate, face each other.

WATER GATE

A minor gate, the Water Gate is at the southeastern end of the walls. It was formerly on the riverbank; although the river has changed course since the fort's construction, the name has remained.

CHHATTA CHOWK

Adjacent to the Lahori Gate is the Chhatta Chowk, where silk, jewellery and other items for the imperial household were sold during the Mughal period. The bazaar leads to an open outer court, where it crosses the large north-south street which originally divided the fort's military functions (to the west) from the palaces (to the east). The southern end of the street is the Delhi Gate.

NAUBAT KHANA

The vaulted arcade of the Chhatta Chowk ends in the centre of the outer court, which measured 160 m × 110 m. The side arcades and central tank were destroyed after the 1857 rebellion.

In the east wall of the court stands the now-isolated Naubat Khana (also known as Nakkar Khana), the drum house. Music was played at scheduled times daily next to a large gate, where everyone except royalty was required to dismount.

DIWAN-I-AAM

The inner main court to which the Nakkar Khana led was 160 m wide and 130 m deep, surrounded by guarded galleries. On the far side is the Diwan-i-Aam, the Public Audience Hall.

The hall's columns and engrailed arches exhibit fine craftsmanship, and the hall was originally decorated with white chunam stucco. In the back in the raised recess the emperor gave his audience in the marble balcony (jharokha).

The Diwan-i-Aam was also used for state functions. The courtyard (mardana) behind it leads to the imperial apartments.

NAHR-I-BEHISHT

The imperial apartments consist of a row of pavilions on a raised platform along the eastern edge of the fort, overlooking the Yamuna. The pavilions are connected by a canal, known as the Nahr-i-Behisht ("Stream of Paradise"), running through the centre of each pavilion. Water is drawn from the Yamuna via a tower, the Shahi Burj, at the northeast corner of the fort. The palace is designed to emulate paradise as described in the Quran. In the riverbed below the imperial apartments and connected buildings was a space known as zer-jharokha ("beneath the latticework").

MUMTAZ MAHAL

The two southernmost pavilions of the palace are zenanas (women's quarters), consisting of the Mumtaz Mahal and the larger Rang Mahal. The Mumtaz Mahal houses the Red Fort Archaeological Museum.

RANG MAHAL

The Rang Mahal housed the emperor's wives and mistresses. Its name means "Palace of Colours", since it was brightly painted and decorated with a mosaic of mirrors. The central marble pool is fed by the Nahr-i-Behisht.

KHAS MAHAL

The Khas Mahal was the emperor's apartment. Connected to it is the Muthamman Burj, an octagonal tower where he appeared before the people waiting on the riverbank.

DIWAN-I-KHAS

A gate on the north side of the Diwan-i-Aam leads to the innermost court of the palace (Jalau Khana) and the Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audience). It is constructed of white marble, inlaid with precious stones. The once-silver ceiling has been restored in wood. François Bernier described seeing the jewelled Peacock Throne here during the 17th century. At either end of the hall, over the two outer arches, is an inscription by Persian poet Amir Khusrow:

If heaven can be on the face of the earth,

It is this, it is this, it is this.

HAMMAM

The hammam were the imperial baths, consisting of three domed rooms floored with white marble.

MOTI MASJID

West of the hammam is the Moti Masjid, the Pearl Mosque. A later addition, it was built in 1659 as a private mosque for Aurangzeb. It is a small, three-domed mosque carved in white marble, with a three-arched screen leading down to the courtyard.

HIRA MAHAL

The Hira Mahal is a pavilion on the southern edge of the fort, built under Bahadur Shah II and at the end of the Hayat Baksh garden. The Moti Mahal on the northern edge, a twin building, was destroyed during (or after) the 1857 rebellion.

SHAHI BURJ

The Shahi Burj was the emperor's main study of the; its name means "Emperor's Tower", and it originally had a chhatri on top. Heavily damaged, the tower is undergoing reconstruction. In front of it is a marble pavilion added by Aurangzeb.

HAYAT BAKHSH BAGH

The Hayat Bakhsh Bagh is the "Life-Bestowing Garden" in the northeast part of the complex. It features a reservoir (now dry) and channels, and at each end is a white marble pavilion (Savon and Bhadon). In the centre of the reservoir is the red-sandstone Zafar Mahal, added about 1842 under Bahadur Shah II.

Smaller gardens (such as the Mehtab Bagh or Moonlight Garden) existed west of it, but were destroyed when the British barracks were built. There are plans to restore the gardens. Beyond these, the road to the north leads to an arched bridge and the Salimgarh Fort.

PRINCES´ QUARTER

North of the Hayat Bakhsh Bagh and the Shahi Burj is the quarter of the imperial princes. This was used by member of the Mughal royal family and was largely destroyed by the British forces after the rebellion. One of the palaces was converted into a tea house for the soldiers.

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The newest addition to the @DetroitSpeedInc Test Car Family. The DSE 1965 Mustang joins the ever growing number of Test Cars in the DSE stable.

The Car: A 1965 Mustang that will be used as a test bed for new Detroit Speed products.

The Project: The Mustang will be used for testing the prototype Mini-Tub Kit for the rear and a bolt-on speed kit front suspension upgrade.

www.detroitspeed.com/Projects/DSE-1965-Mustang/DSE-1965-M...

Victoria, BC Canada

The Discovery Princess is one of the newest additions to Princess Cruises' fleet, offering a state-of-the-art cruising experience. Here's an overview of the ship's features:

Luxurious Accommodations: With a wide range of staterooms and suites, guests can enjoy comfortable and elegant living spaces, many with private balconies.

Dining Options: Besides the main dining rooms, Discovery Princess boasts a variety of specialty restaurants, such as Sabatini's Italian Trattoria, Crown Grill, and Kai Sushi. There's also the World Fresh Marketplace and several casual dining spots.

Entertainment: The ship features multiple theaters, including the Princess Theater for live performances, and lounges like Crooners Bar for nightly entertainment. The ship's Movies Under the Stars provides an outdoor movie experience.

Recreational Facilities: Enjoy multiple pools, hot tubs, and a sports court. The Lotus Spa offers relaxing treatments and the Enclave, a thermal suite with a hydrotherapy pool.

Family Activities: There's something for all ages, with youth and teen centers offering age-appropriate activities, and family-friendly entertainment options.

Technology: The ship is equipped with the latest in maritime technology, including the MedallionClass experience, which provides guests with a personalized and seamless cruise experience through wearable tech.

Itineraries: Discovery Princess sails to a variety of destinations, including Alaska, the Mexican Riviera, and the California Coast.

Each aspect of the ship is designed to provide a memorable and enjoyable cruising experience.

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The photos on the white sheet seemed boring... also I can't leave well enough alone, so I added some rust to the gun. We'll call this a 4-day, 3-hour build now.

Perfect Addition for my little Flower Garden at my Bellisseria Home

Visit this location at Mateo's House in Second Life

This neo-Egyptian funeral home is also part of what was the Art Center Music School (the other section, the Robert and Jennie Brown House, is elsewhere in the Detroit photoset). The architect of this 1930 addition is not known.

The two-building complex began as a private home, then became a funeral home and had this building added on. The buildings later became the Art Center Music School, which has since closed.

Both buildings are contributing properties to the Willis-Selden Historic District, which is National Register--and City of Detroit Historic District-listed

Check out my newest addition, Crux!

You can bid on her here: cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300845178553

Please meet Crux the Raven! She's very loud and proud, her personality is reflected in her bright feather designs. Crux loves to sit at the window and tease other birds or shout at squirrels for fun. She once had a squirrel get so mad he threw an acorn at her. She laughed for days. Crux's favorite things to eat are cicadas, ham and toaster shakings.

Crux's necklace has a carved jade cicada pendant along with horn, brass and carved wood beads.

Crux is 8.25" ( 21cm) tall when standing on her feet.

This is a handmade, one of a kind piece of art. The face and feet are an original sculpt cast in resin that is then hand painted. Each cast piece is sealed with clear coat. The body is a soft, non articulated floppy style stuffed with soft polyfill and plastic pellets in the bottom. Faux fur body with stiff felt wings with hand painted accents. This raven doll stands up well on her own two feet.

Every one of my dolls comes with a signed resin monster face medallion tag marking it as one of my one of a kind critters. These dolls are meant to be petted and cuddled a bit but please treat them with care. Wipe the face or paws with a slightly damp cloth to clean any scuffs or dust. They are not rated for young children!

I do not take commissions for dolls or any other custom artwork.

The We're Here! gang is celebrating Star Wars Day today. May the 4th be with you!

Home addition with patio walkway, columns, and lighting built in the North Potomac area of Rockville, Maryland. Complete with Tesla charging station.

so more MOTUC have arrived. in the guise of Entrapta, Eldor,Faker and Rio blast. kinda annoyed my eldor is missing his hood :(