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Chapelle Saint-Gabriel de Tarascon (12ème s, classée MH, 1840)
La chapelle Saint-Gabriel est une chapelle romane située au sud-est de Tarascon, près de Saint-Étienne-du-Grès dans le département français des Bouches-du-Rhône en région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Cette chapelle du troisième quart du 12ème siècle constitue un des plus beaux exemples d'art roman provençal inspiré de l'Antiquité, « Ses constructeurs ont magistralement synthétisé dans cet harmonieux édifice l'art de leur temps, l'art roman, et l'art romain, encore si présent et si proche » (Serge Panarotto, Chapelles de Provence, 2009).
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Chapel of Saint Gabriel of Tarascon (12th Century, MH - Classified French national Heritage, 1840) - This chapel from the third quarter of the 12th century is one of the most beautiful examples of Provençal Romanesque art inspired by Roman antiquity.
«Its builders have masterfully synthesized in this harmonious edifice the art of their time, Romanesque art, and Roman art, still so present and so close» (Serge Panarotto, Chapels of Provence).
Arguably better preserved than its more famous Athenian neighbour, the Parthenon, the Temple of Hephaestus is an extremely impressive ancient Greek temple and one of the best Greek temples of the world. Located in the Athenian Agora, it was the site of worship of the Greek deity of fire, blacksmiths and sculpture. Built in the fifth century BC, the Temple of Hephaestus was later incorporated into the Church of Agios Georgios, this accounting for its excellent state of preservation.
One thing I found fascinating is that the fluted columns are segmented and also tapered top to bottom which makes building immensely more difficult.
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Remembering Tillicum Island, which sadly is now closed.
Tillicum Island
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“Drifting Through Antiquity” By Michele McLaughlin
Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities
The Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities is home to a collection of artworks representing the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman civilizations; it illustrates the art of a vast area encompassing Greece, Italy, and the whole of the Mediterranean basin, and spans the period from Neolithic times (4th millennium BC) to the 6th century AD. 115
Cyanotype print toned with Tanic Acid. Rolleicord Vb with Ilford HP5+ developed in HC110 Dilution B. Digital negative made with Pictorico Premium OHP Transparency Film. Printed on Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag under Edwards Engineering 18x20 UV lightbox for 14 minutes. Borders masked with Scotch removable Magic Tape.
Built in 1117 by the Almoravids who ruled southern Morocco for more than a thousand years, this building known as the Almoravid Koubba is believed to have been built for ablution / cleaning before entering a nearby mosque that has long since disappeared.
These are some of the Greek and Roman amphorae from the 3rd and 2nd century B.C.; they were recovered from the bottom of the sea around the island of Lipari (Aeolian Islands north of Sicily). They have been most beautifully exhibited in the Museo Bernabo Brea in Lipari. Clearly, transport across the Mediterranean was dangerous, but, on the other hand, the contents of these containers (wine, olive oil, marinade) must tell us that life in antiquity had most attractive sides. There was luxury, for some.
Corner of the Parthenon, what's left after the destruction by the infamous Lord Elgin and his looters.
The Novy Chersonesos Museum and Temple Complex is the cradle of Orthodoxy, a unique historical monument, a place of strength and attraction. Buildings and structures with a total area of 140,000 square meters are located on 22.4 hectares of landscaped territory. The territory of the complex includes museums of Christianity, Crimea and Novorossiya, Antiquity and Byzantium, the world's only temple park, archaeological park, Catherine Park with the river Geroon, Russia's first amphitheater "Griffin Arena" and the recreated Byzantine quarter (Mint, Antique Manor, Craft workshops and Estate of the winemaker).And all this is the "New Chersonese"..........CHERSONESOS is a new city that has risen
from the ruins - spirit, bonds and honor!
A place of glory! People who have repaid their debt
are reviving the Heavenly Message. A unique temple-Celestial park,
garden city, Christian Museum,
Sevastopol is victorious, wonderful
, guests and friends are invited.
The
center of the spirit, history, and church
is the re-creation of ancestral ideas.
The glory of works and service does not fade,
in truth, in faith, giving birth to children!
Novorossiya
is part of the Russian World and its blood! It will be like this forever.
And the spring of the peninsula (Crimea)
is blooming with the Motherland again for centuries!
Two griffins are on guard at the entrance.
The vine is eternal!
Chersonesos pointed out the Way of the Cross to all Slavic peoples
with a lighthouse.
Posted for Slider Sunday.
This is an image of tree reflections in the water that I rotated 90 degrees, and then duplicated and reversed....and then a bit more work in PS and Topaz.
HSS!
Marble head of a child, Roman, about 60 AD; seen in the Salinas Museo Archaeologico, Palermo (cropped image).
The Fontana delle Tartarughe (The Turtle Fountain) is a fountain of the late Italian Renaissance, located in Piazza Mattei, in the Sant'Angelo district of Rome, Italy. It was built between 1580 and 1588 by the architect Giacomo della Porta and the sculptor Taddeo Landini. The bronze turtles around the upper basin, usually attributed either to Gian Lorenzo Bernini or Andrea Sacchi, were added in either 1658 or 1659 when the fountain was restored.
Acueducto de Segovia
It was built around the first century AD to channel water from springs in the mountains 17 kilometres (11 mi) away to the Roman city's fountains, public baths and private houses, and was in use until 1973. At Plaza de Díaz Sanz, the structure makes an abrupt turn and heads toward Plaza Azoguejo. It is there the monument begins to display its full splendor. At its tallest, the aqueduct reaches a height of 28.5 m (93 ft 6 in)
Cyanotype toned with Tannic Acid. Hasselblad 501CM with 80mm Planar and Kodak Portra 160 developed in Arista C-41. Digital negative made with Pictorico Premium OHP Transparency Film. Printed on Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag under Edwards Engineering 18x20 UV lightbox.