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One of the few, rare architectural gems in Cincinncati.
The Contemporary Arts Center designed by Zaha Hadid.
As shown here, bamboo poles are fit for almost any kind of design, sustaining high amounts of weight for the tenth of the equivalent steel.
It is light, easy to move to other sites and no machinery is required to assemble the scaffold, just a knot.
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For over 250 years the spa baths known as White Wells have looked down upon Ilkley. They were Britain's first Hydropathic Spa for a cold mineral water treatment which was valued by Victorian medicine. In 1859, Charles Darwin 'took the waters' in these buildings while his world-changing book On the Origin of Species was being published. The spa is still in use today, and takes the form of an indoor plunge pool fed directly with fresh water that springs from the moor. It gets *really* cold in there, and the locals have an annual ritual on every new year's day when the spa is opened up to let brave and foolhardy folk test their mettle in the ice-cold pool.
The weather was wonderfully clear on my way up the valley but had turned into a blizzard as I descended again. Visibility was only about twenty feet ahead and I was pleased to see the faint light of White Wells appear before me out of the grey squalls of snow. A kind samaritan inside the building opened the door and invited me in for a couple of minutes so I could ensure the camera was dry and safely packed for the remainder of the walk!
Day 215 of 365 (Saturday - aka New Year's Eve). I love seeing the pylons in the fens where I grew up. I tried to capture a shot of them in the fields but wasn't happy with the results. I decided to run into a field to get a shot from under it. I could have done with a wider angle, but did my best by lying in the field to get this. I could hear the crackling of the electricity around me, which added to the fun! It is one of those things that without the 365 I probably wouldn't have done. With New Year approaching it made me think how I'd like to take such opportunities to use the 365 to do things I may not otherwise have done.
SOOC
(worth a read)
Alan Peters, Flight Sergeant Navigator
Henley-on Thames,
Oxon.
23rd April 1995.
As I was a very young Flight Sergeant Navigator (W), I had my 21st birthday at Banff in September 1944, my memories are somewhat clouded after more than 50 years ago but here goes.
My pilot (W 0 Compton DFC) and I arrived at Banff from Portreath in Cornwall, after more than forty operations over France and the Bay of Biscay, on the 9th of September 1944. As part of the Squadrons above party we had a somewhat mixed reaction from the Flying Training Command who were in occupation of the airfield and did not know in advance of our arrival. After sorting out our Billets (nissen huts) and Squadron Offices (wooden huts) we settled in and flew an air test on Mosquito MRK VI "F" on the 12th of September. During this air test we took the opportunity to familiarise ourselves with the local area. On the morning of the 13th of September the "May Fly" list for the 14th September was put up in the Sergeants Mess. As our names were on the list with "F" we had a quiet night and were awakened at 04.30 am by the "Despatching Sergeant" (an NCO detailed to make sure that crews due to fly on operations would report for briefing at the appropriate time). A quick breakfast of egg and bacon in the Mess and then we caught the crew transport (a three ton lorry with a canvas top) to the Operations Building there we checked that our names were on the "Battle Order" which confirmed which crews were to go on the operation. Briefing followed mainly by the 248 Squadron C/O (W/C Bill Sise). This gave us details of the formation, in this case 20 Mosquito MRK VI, we were to the right located in the formation of 3 aircraft to the leader (WIC Sise). Our role was initially to be anti-flak (using our four 20mm cannon and eight rocket projectiles) and if time permitted to drop four 5001b bombs. I drew the appropriate maps and charts (target area Egero-Hombersund) and after drawing up my flight plan checked my figures with the Squadron Navigators Leaders (Ray Price - Bill Sise’s navigator). My maps included a Mercutor Chart (for navigation) and Topographical Maps of Scotland and Norway (scale 1:500,000) and most useful of all a Norwegian lighthouse chart showing each individual lighthouse in detail. Further briefing from the Met Officer (reasonable forecaster) giving low level winds and cloud base etc. Then the Intelligence Officer spoke of German aircraft known to be in the area, mainly FW 190’s and the report of the Norwegian crew of 333 Squadron that had just left the Norwegian coast after a pre-dawn reconnaissance of the target area. They reported enemy shipping including a large MIV and Trawler type auxiliary. After picking up our evasion packages (Norwegian currency, local maps, button compasses etc) we set off to collect our parachutes, dinghies and cameras (hand held 5" by 4" F24 or Vi .20) and so out to the aircraft at dispersal’s. After stowing our parachutes, dinghy’s, and navigation bag I checked that I had a list of all the call signs and radio frequencies, we then clambered aboard and settled in the Mosquito. It was a typical De Havilland aircraft with very restricted space for the crews (e.g. Dove, Vampire, Venom and even the Comet). A green light (verey light) from the Control Tower was the signal to start the engines. After cockpit checks were complete we taxied out in turn (radio silence strictly maintained). As we lined up on the runway the armourers plugged in the rocket projectiles and we were ready to go.
A green light from the aldis lamp of the runway controller and we were rolling down the runway buffeted by the slipstream of the proceeding aircraft. After becoming airborne, wheels up and flaps retracted a gentle left turn to join up with the main formation at about 1500 feet. A wide circuit and then to the wing waggling of the leader we set course gradually losing height until by the time we were abeam Peterhead we levelled out at between 50 and 80 feet above the sea. This low-level was maintained until we sighted the Norwegian Coast. As soon as there was room in the main fuel tanks petrol was transferred from the wing tip drop tanks. This was essential as we intended to drop these wing tip drop tanks before any attack. Navigation consisted of checking the wind velocity (usually by drift and wind lanes) and sometimes by visual reference (usually Fair Isle or the Shetlands). After about two hours the Norwegian Coast appears as a blur on the horizon. Dawn is approaching and we identify our landfall, a slight alteration of course and we start to look for our target ships. Suddenly the R/T bursts into life - it is the leader.
"Target sighted - drop tanks away" then "Attack, Attack, Attack". We climb in formation to 1500 feet and turn in formation and line up for the attack. Our guns open up and the rockets whoosh away as the tracer bullets begin to concentrate on the target ship - bombs gone, bomb doors closed and we weave our way through the cotton wool clouds that are the bursting anti-aircraft shells. The target was a large Merchant Vessel and its escort of auxiliaries. We claim strikes but have no idea where our bombs have gone - a few photos as we pull over the target.
We turn and maintaining maximum boost head Westwards towards Scotland. About 100 miles West of Norway we reduce to normal cruising conditions and fly at a comfortable height of 300 - 400 feet. Back at Banff we await our turn to land. Several aircraft have damage and are given priority to land. Back to the Operations building for de-briefing. As it was my birthday I am given an extra tot of rum. Then off for a post-operational meal at the aircrew mess (both Officers and NCO’s). This time steak and chips and free drinks courtesy of Group Captain Max Aitken and his wife, then to bed.
Day 4-5 Trinidad. Not the country, another perhaps more famous UNESCO Heritage site. The town is quite beautiful and the scene lively and full of foreign tourists. We got to stay in a "home stay" here and it was quite an experience. The room was hot and Mark got electrocuted when he touched the shower since hot water is generated by electric heaters. Day 4-5 Trinidad. Not the country, another perhaps more famous UNESCO Heritage site. The town is quite beautiful and the scene lively and full of foreign tourists.
The Civil War Memorial, also known as the Soldier's Monument, designed by Captain John D. Howland, a prominent member of the 1st Colorado Cavalry, and molded by J. Otto Schweizer, was dedicated on July 24, 1909 on the steps of the west entrance of the Colorado State Capitol Building. The memorial depicts a 8-foot bronze figure of a Union soldier, mounted on a 10-foot granite base, adorned with four tablets that list the battles and the names of the soldiers who died. Also chiseled into the base of this grand memorial is the proud statement that Colorado had the highest average of volunteers in the Civil War of any state or territory in the Union. Another plaque on the statue refers to the discovery of gold at Pikes Peak in 1858 by Green Russell and others. The plaque on the north face of the monument simply reads, " For the Unknown Dead." Another plaque nearby focuses on the controversy surrounding the classification of Sand Creek as a battle, when many viewed it as a massacre. Originally two black walnut trees from the home of Abraham Lincoln flanked this memorial. While the trees no longer stand, there is a plaque within the capitol commemorating the generosity of President Lincoln for his donation to the beautification of our capitol.
The Colorado State Capitol Building, at 200 East Colfax Avenue, first opened for use in 1894. Designed by architect Elijah E. Myers, the four-story cruciform building, with four similar elevations, is constructed of Colorado gray granite from Gunnison County. The 24-carat golf-leaf covered dome, which rises 150-feet high commemorating the Colorado Gold Rush, was added in 1908.
The interior uses copious amounts of Colorado Rose Onyx, a rare rose marble from a quarry near Beulah, Colorado. White Yule Marble from the quarries near Marble, Colorado was also used for the floors. Important interior spaces include the rotunda with its murals by local artist Allen Tupper True, the House and Senate chambers, and the old Supreme Court chamber. Many of the windows are stained glass, depicting people or events related to the history of Colorado. The halls are decorated with portraits of every president of the United States.
The official elevation of Denver is measured outside the west entrance to the building, where the fifteenth step is engraved with the words "One Mile Above Sea Level." A second mile high marker was set in the 18th step in 1869 when Colorado State University students resurveyed the elevation. In 2003, a more accurate measurement was made with modern means, and the 13th step was identified as being one mile high, where a 3rd marker was installed.
Information is quoted from the Historic Environment Record for H BUILDING, Malvern, UK
The building, having military purposes and designated locally as H building, sits on a former Government Research site in Malvern, Worcestershire at Grid Ref SO 786 447. This site was the home of the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE) from 1946. It has been owned by QinetiQ since 2001 and is in the process (October 2017 to February 2018) of being sold for redevelopment.
This unique building has at its heart a ‘Rotor’ bunker with attached buildings to house radar screens and operators as well as plant such as emergency generators. Twenty nine Rotor operational underground bunkers were built in great urgency around Britain to modernise the national air defence network, following the Soviet nuclear test in 1949. Two factors make H building’s construction and purpose unique; this prototype is the only Rotor bunker built above ground and it was the home to National Air Defence government research for 30 years.This example of a ROTOR bunker is unique instead of being buried, it was built above ground to save time and expense, as it was not required to be below ground for its research purpose.
H Building was the prototype version of the Rotor project R4 Sector Operations Centre air defence bunkers. Construction began in August 1952 with great urgency - work went on 24 hours a day under arc lights. The main bunker is constructed from cross bonded engineering bricks to
form walls more than 2 feet thick in a rectangle approximately 65ft x 50ft. The two internal floors are suspended from the ceiling. The original surrounding buildings comprise, two radar control and operator rooms, offices and machine plant.
The building was in generally good order and complete. The internal layout of the bunker remains as originally designed. The internal surfaces and services have been maintained and modernised over the 55 years since its construction (Figure 3). The first floor has been closed over.
There are some later external building additions around the periphery to provide additional accommodation.
In parts of the building the suspended floor remains, with 1950s vintage fittings beneath such as patch panels and ventilation ducts.
The building has been empty since the Defence Science & Technology Laboratories [Dstl] moved out in October 2008
As lead for radar research, RRE was responsible for the design of both the replacement radars for the Chain Home radars and the command and control systems for UK National Air Defence.
Project Rotor was based around the Type 80 radar and Type 13 height finder. The first prototype type 80 was built at Malvern in 1953 code named Green Garlic. Live radar feeds against aircraft sorties, were fed into the building to carry out trials of new methods plotting and reporting air activity
A major upgrade of the UK radar network was planned in the late 1950s – Project ‘Linesman’ (military) / ‘Mediator’ (civil) – based around Type 84 / 85 primary radars and the HF200 height finder. A prototype type 85 radar (Blue Yeoman) was built adjacent to H Building in 1959. live radar returns were piped into H Building.
Subsequently a scheme to combine the military and civil radar networks was proposed. The building supported the research for the fully computerised air defence scheme known as Linesman, developed in the 1960s, and a more integrated and flexible system (United Kingdom Air Defence Ground Environment or UKADGE) in the 1970s.
The building was then used for various research purposes until the government relinquished the main site to QinetiQ in 2001. Government scientists continued to use the building until 2008. Throughout its life access was strictly controlled by a dedicated pass sytem.
Notable civil spin-offs from the research in this building include the invention of touch screens and the whole UK Civil Air Traffic Control system which set the standard for Europe.
Chronology
1952 - Construction work is begun. The layout of the bunker area duplicates the underground version built at RAF Bawburgh.
1953 - Construction work is largely completed.
1954 - The building is equipped and ready for experiments.
1956-1958 - Addition of 2nd storey to offices
1957-1960 - Experiments of automatic tracking, novel plot projection systems and data management and communications systems tested.
1960-1970 - Project Linesman Mediator experiments carried out including a novel display technique known as a Touch screen ( A World First)
TOUCHSCREEN
A team led by Eric Johnson in H building at Malvern. RRE Tech Note 721 states: This device, the Touch Sensitive Electronic Data Display, or more shortly the ‘Touch Display’, appears to have the potential to provide a very efficient coupling between man and machine. (E A Johnson 1966). See also patent GB 1172222.
Information From Hugh Williams/mraths
1980-1990 - During this period experiments are moved to another building and H building is underused.
1990-1993 - The building was re-purposed and the bunker (room H57) had the first floor closed over to add extra floor area.
2008- The bunker was used until late 2008 for classified research / Joint intelligence centre
Information sourced from MRATHS
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Yeşiller Partisi Genel Merkezi'ni ziyaret ederek Eş Başkan cem Özdemir,
Claudia Roth ve parti yöneticileriyle görüştü.
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bar cafe design, Polish designer and Stepien Paulina Magdalena Piwowar from Wunderteam, has designed a cafe and bookstore for the Muzeum Sztuki in Lodz, Poland. Conversion of ground floor of the building design of the building to modernize and adapt to new functions. The division of functions formerly of the room at the entrance to the Museum to create the illusion of accessibility. Part gateway, cafeterias and bookstores (left). Certain places identified visually by color and light. A clear division of space will make it easier for visitors to understand and use the intuitive function. Across the locker room wall, multiply the mirror and optical space. This space included in the glass box by opening a bookstore in the club, the club’s two-room / canteen, bar facilities and changing rooms and toilets. The materials used simple, such as plywood, metal and glass. The interior will resemble a warehouse of art, contains the mobile furniture, reminiscent of transport crates used to carry the works of art, cart, platform. The most difficult element of the overall design, both for us and a carpenter. undefined,Cafe shop design,cafe design,cafeteria design,cafe shop,design cafe,cafe interior,cafe bar design,cafe interior design,desain cafe,Shop interior,cafe design pictures,coffee shop interiors,book cafe interior,CAFETERIA INTERIOR DESIGN,interior cafe design,optical shop design,CAFE DIZAIN,lodz modern cafe,design cafe shop,designe café,cafeteria designs,cafetaria design,dizain cafe,optical illusions muzeum,office cafeteria design,cafe shop designs,design cafeteria,cafeteria floor design,modern cafes interiors book Tags: a cafeteria, a collection of the Museum, artwork, bar facilities, bar stools, bars, bookstore, Building, building design, canteen, carts, castles, changing rooms, Ckowskiego Street, cloakroom, club, color and light, contemporary design, conversion design, conversion of the building design, dressing rooms, floors and walls, glass, interior beauty, metal, Mirrors, Museum, Museum of Art, Muzeum Sztuki Café, mysterious statues, office, optical space, platforms, plywood, the glass in the door, toilets, Wunderteam This entry was posted on Friday, May 28th, 2010 at 4:39 amand is filed under Interior Design. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site., cafe interior
Brief History of Rockhampton.
Rockhampton (and Ipswich) were the first towns gazetted outside of Brisbane once self government for Queensland was obtained in 1859. When the Archer brothers, Charles and William arrived at the Fitzroy River where Rockhampton now stands in 1853, it was home to the Darumbal Aboriginal people. Their clan totem was the water lily, reflecting the abundance of this plant in the billabongs and lagoons that characterise this region of Central Queensland. The Archers saw the pastoral prospects of the region and the site’s potential as a major city port. They soon established their run called Gracemere, but rocks prevented them from sailing further upstream, hence the name of the town. Two bush pubs opened near Gracemere and in 1857 the town site was surveyed. It was gazetted as a government town in 1859.
A small gold rush in 1858 saw 8,000 diggers travelling through Rockhampton. The river and Keppel Bay were alive with more than 70 ships. Rockhampton settled into a period of remarkable growth and prosperity. In 1861 the town had 700 people. By 1865 construction of the railway linking Rockhampton to the interior of Central Queensland had begun.
The economic development of Rockhampton progressed in the 1870's with the first meatworks opening in 1871, followed by a soap works, a brewery, a couple of foundries, bakeries, and sawmills. A bridge across the Fitzroy River was in place in 1881 by which time Rockhampton was a major city with government offices, a Supreme Court, and impressive banking and commercial buildings.
In 1882 gold was discovered at Mount Morgan, 45 km southwest of Rockhampton. This provided a stimulus for massive growth in Rockhampton. A building boom in Rockhampton followed this - the grand Customs House with its copper dome and spacious interior is an example (and now the Information Centre which we will visit this morning), but we will look at other magnificent Victorian buildings on our historical walk along the Rockhampton waterfront. The city also became the administrative headquarters for both the Anglican and the Catholic churches in Central Queensland. By the mid 1890's some prominent business leaders were calling for the establishment of a new colony of 'North Queensland', although a separate state movement had begun as early as 1861. Prosperity continued into the Federation Period and by 1901 the city had a population of 15,500. In 1909 the city's tramways opened, making it one of the few regional Australians cities with trams. The Second World War gave new growth to Rockhampton as thousands of military personnel were based here. This led to the establishment of the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area nearby.
Also the opening up of the brigalow scrub country to the west of Rockhampton made it the beef capital of Australia. Why is it the centre of the beef industry? Because there are over 4 million cattle in the region and the city has two major abattoirs processing works and it has the biggest turnover of beef cattle in Australia in its sale yards. The city processes half a million beef carcasses every year, worth over $200million in sales. Teys Meat Group currently employs around 900 people and is the city’s largest single employer.
Coal mining in the hinterland from the 1960s onwards made Rockhampton an even bigger city. There are now 6 major coal mines in the Rockhampton area. This helped the population to grow to 50,000 people by 1975. The 16,000 hectares of irrigated cotton from the Emerald district also is shipped from Rockhampton. The region now has 100,000 people, including 18,000 students enrolled at the University of Central Queensland (many are external students learning by distance education).
As described in a 1931 Brooklyn Daily Eagle article:
A series of co-operative shops right in your own home! That's one of the attractive features of Madison Gardens, 2425 Kings Highway (E. 24th St. to Bedford Ave.). These shops are for the use of tenants, and they are not visible from the street. But what an accommodation to the fortunate residents of the Gardens. These shops are connected with the different apartments by the interhouse telephone, so service can be practically immediate.
Another unique feature of this apartment house is the parcel receiving room, where the woman who has been out all afternoon can be sure of finding her purchases safe and sound on her arrival home.
In addition, this is a genuine gardent [sic] apartment, with garden court at the front, landscaped and shrubbed and 100 by 65 feet in size. Transit factilities [sic] are the finest, with the Kings Highway station of the B. M. T. Brighton line a short distance away, trolleys and buses operating almost at the door.
The apartments are in 2½, 3 and 4 rooms with bath, and 5 rooms and 2 baths. Sunlight and air are permanent features, since the building is completely detached on all sides. The kitchens have every built-in feature that would be looked for in this type of house, and in addition an electric clock in the dining alcove. Best of all, from the tenants' point of view, is the fact that no charge is made for the electric refrigeration. Bathrooms are in colored tile, with hampers, Venetian mirrored medicine cabinets, and in the 5-room apartments stall showers.
seen from "Top Of The Rock"
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These tenements in Court Street, along with their neighbours in Melrose Terrace, were erected by the Concrete Building Company in the 1870s. In the best Dundee tradition this name was abbreviated to 'the Connies'.
Jefferson Island / Rip Van Winkle Gardens
5505 Rip Van Winkle Road
New Iberia, Louisiana
Iberia Parish
Atop a coastal salt dome on Lake Peigneur, Rip Van Winkle Gardens is 25 acres surrounding the Joseph Jefferson Home, built in 1870 by acclaimed American actor Joseph Jefferson and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Jefferson purchased "Orange Island" in 1869 and built his winter home here to enjoy the fine hunting and fishing and relatively mild climate of south Louisiana for 36 winter respites from the stage. Though Jefferson performed a great many roles in the theaters around the world, it was the role of Rip Van Winkle, as adapted by Jefferson from the Washington Irving tale that ensured Jefferson's fame. He played the role more than 4,500 times.
After his death in 1905, Jefferson's heirs sold the house and land on March 15, 1917 to John Lyle Bayless, Sr. of Anchorage, Kentucky. His heir, J. Lyle Bayless, Jr., began developing formal gardens surrounding the Joseph Jefferson home in the late 1950's, establishing the "Rip Van Winkle Gardens," named for its former actor-owner. Bayless successfully listed the Jefferson home as a national landmark with the Department of the Interior in 1972 and donated it in 1978 to a foundation which would assure its continued operation for the benefit of the public.
Bayless was widely recognized for his knowledge of and fondness for the camellia. In his writings, he related that he first glimpsed a brilliant red camellia in Natchez, Mississippi, during a stay at an old plantation home there with his mother, while his father hunted on Avery Island. Later, he became enchanted with the "Jeanerette Pink" camellia growing in front of the Jefferson Home in the midst of a bitter winter, when he observed the death of the beautiful pink blossom and its return to life only two weeks later.
In Bayless' development of the gardens, he used large numbers of camellias of a great many varieties and made them floral emphasis of the gardens. He gained distinction for his work with this beautiful southern flower, winning more than 1,000 prize ribbons in the southern states. In 1966 Bayless hired an English horticulturist, Geoffrey Wakefield, to landscape the gardens and the result was a beautiful mixture of camellias, azaleas, crape myrtles and other plants in a series of interlocking gardens.
Bayless continued to collect plants from around the world for his conservatory and a reception area for guests who came to view his gardens. Bayless built a "dreamhouse" right on the edge of Lake Peigneur adjoining the new conservatory and gardens where he planned to enjoy his retirement. This was not going to happen as he lived there for only 9 months until November 20, 1980, when disaster struck. A drilling rig pierced one of the giant salt caverns. Then things began to happen. The water from the lake started draining. The drilling rig and other pieces of equipment were sucked into a whirlpool and disappeared. Men in the mines below noticed water coming in. Miraculously, no one was killed.
Bayless knew soon after the tragic events began to happen that the Island was in danger. He went to the second floor of the new house and watched as the lake drained. The ground under the house was moving and he was forced to evacuate. Upon returning he found his "dream house", the conservatory, the visitors center and 65 acres of the gardens gone - now covered by water in an expanded lake.
The gardens were closed to the public for almost four years.
Bayless died in 1985. The foundation that he had endowed and entrusted sold the property in late 1996 to Carolyn Doerle and her husband, Dr. Ron Ray. They set out to revitalize the site by offering many ways for the public to enjoy the tradition that Bayless and the Foundation started years ago. Doerle ran the property from late 1996 until it closed to the public in July of 2001.
In October 2003 the gardens were sold to Live Oak Gardens, LTD which is owned and operated by Mike and Louise Richard and is located adjacent to the gardens. Gardens' restoration began with the removal of debris and restoration of many buildings. Some of these include the Bayless Conference Center, Cafe' Jefferson, the Caretaker's house, the Joseph Jefferson Mansion, Servant's Quarters and other buildings that were badly neglected for several years.
This is the road you might walk up if heading for an evening meal in Aix-en-Provence - Rue Espariat.
The Belltower Augustine - Clocher des Augustins.
The graceful tower That Dominate the Street Espariat Is the only remnant of the Old Augustinian convent built around 1292. The wrought-iron cage Above It dates from 1677.
Building opposite Rue de la Masse. With a statue / sculpture figure.
A man with a dog.
This old church (on the far right) is the Eglise du Saint-Esprit.
This church, which forms the shape of a cross within a rectangle when viewed from above, is an achievement of the Vallon brothers constructed between 1706 and 1728. The shape represents an architectural innovation of this period in Aix-en-Provence. The sculpture and decorative work, created entirely during the last two years of construction, makes an interesting historical reference: the figures of the 12 apostles are reputed to be portraits of the 12 original members of the French parliament from 1501.
L'Eglise du Saint-Esprit (1705-1716)
The former chapel of Saint-Esprit Hospital houses the Annuncation Altarpieace (1444). Directly opposite is the Augustine belltower with a beautiful wrought iron belfry from 1677.
Fotos Nuevas Agosto 2012
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Diócesis de Morelia
Santa Iglesia Catedral
Av Madero Poniente
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Apdo Postal 17
C.P.58000
Morelia,Estado de Michoacán
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Horarios de Misa de Lunes a Sábado a las 6:00 am, 7:00 am, 8:00 am, 9:00 am, 12:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm y 8:00 pm. Domingos a las 6:00 am, 7:00 am, 8:00 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 6:00 pm, 7:30 pm y 8:30 pm. Horario de Rosario de Lunes a Viernes a las 6:00 pm. Hora de Confesión durante Misa. Confirmación los Domingos a las 12:30 pm. Bautizos Sábados y Domingos a las 12:00 pm.
La Catedral de Morelia es un recinto religioso sede de la Arquidiócesis de Morelia de la Iglesia católica en México. Se encuentra ubicada como su nombre propiamente lo dice en la ciudad de Morelia, capital del estado de Michoacán, México. La catedral se localiza en el primer cuadro de la ciudad, conformando la traza del Centro Histórico de Morelia. El edificio fue construido en el siglo XVIII en la época de la Colonia Española, es de estilo barroco y esta realizado en cantera rosada que le da un color peculiar y característico.
# Arquitectónicamente la Catedral de Morelia comparándose con otras Catedrales de México, es similar a la Catedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de México, Catedral de Puebla, e inclusive en su interior a la Catedral de Guadalajara.
# La catedral es la edificación más emblemática y representativa de Morelia dada su altura, ya que cuenta con dos altas torres, que se divisan por todo el valle de la ciudad. Por su altura, las torres de la Catedral de Morelia (66.8 m) son las cuartas más altas de México, después de las torres del Santuario Guadalupano (Catedral Inconclusa) en Zamora de Hidalgo (105 m), de la catedral de Villahermosa (80 m) y del Santuario de Guadalupe, en San Luis Potosí (68 m).
# Cuenta con una Iluminación escénica de singular belleza colocada por la empresa que iluminó la Torre Eiffel de París. Los fines de semana la catedral ofrece un espectáculo de luz y sonido con esta iluminación.
# La catedral está dedicada a la Transfiguración y en su interior alberga dos imágenes muy veneradas, Sagrado Corazón de Jesús que es el santo patrono de la ciudad, y el Señor de la Sacristía un Cristo muy antiguo realizado en pasta de caña de maíz. El cual es muy visitado y querido por la feligresía.
# Su belleza arquitectónica y su historia son otras razones por las cuales se ha convertido en un icono de la ciudad.
# En su interior este recinto dada su belleza, sonorización acústica y espaciosidad, figura como escenario de diversos eventos artísticos y culturales como el Festival Internacional de Órgano de Morelia, y el Festival Internacional de Música de Morelia.
La actual catedral de Morelia no ha sido la única catedral que ha tenido la ciudad, ya que en 1580, cuando los poderes civiles y eclesiásticos de Michoacán fueron trasladados de Pátzcuaro a Valladolid (anterior nombre de Morelia), se inauguró una catedral, muy inferior a la actual en tamaño y valor artístico. Esa construcción se ubicaba en la esquina de las actuales calles de Corregidora y Abasolo. Sin embargo, debido al crecimiento que experimentó la ciudad a finales del s. XVI e inicios del XVII, así como por causa de un incendio que en 1584 afectó severamente el anterior edificio catedralicio, se hizo necesario pensar en otro templo, más grande, sólido e importante. Por ello es que a inicios del s. XVII el cabildo catedralicio comenzó las gestiones para la construcción de la nueva catedral.
Muchos proyectos fueron propuestos, pero hasta mediados de ese siglo fue aceptado el proyecto del arquitecto italiano Vicenzo Barrochio, también conocido como Vicente Barroso de la Escayola por parte del Virrey Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, Duque de Alburquerque el 22 de marzo de 1660 concluyendo continuos trámites y proyectos de construcción durante un largo período de casi 80 años.
El día 6 de mayo de 1660 la primera piedra de la construcción fue colocada por el obispo Fray Marcos Ramírez del Prado. La construcción estuvo a cargo del propio Vicenzo Barrochio hasta el año de su muerte, acaecida en 1692, razón por la cual el gran arquitecto no pudo ver concluida su obra monumental. Sin embargo, solo 52 años después del deceso del maestro, sus discípulos lograron terminar la titánica tarea arquitectónica, por lo que la magnífica obra fue concluida en 1744.
La catedral sufrió diversos saqueos por parte del ejército independentista, en el año de 1810. Hacia fines del siglo XIX se construyó la reja perimetral que delimita el atrio. A finales de los años 90 del siglo XX se efectuaron diversas obras de restauración exteriores e interiores, con lo cual se preservó mejor la belleza del edificio. También, en los primeros años del siglo XXI, se inauguró la nueva iluminación escénica de esta catedral de Morelia.
The Cathedral of Morelia is a religious compound headquarters of the Archdiocese of Morelia of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It is located as the name itself says it in the city of Morelia, capital of Michoacan, Mexico. The cathedral is located on the first frame of the city, forming the trace of the Historic Center of Morelia. The building was built in the eighteenth century the Spanish colonial times, is in Baroque style and is made of pink quarry which gives it a distinctive and characteristic color.
# Architecturally, the Cathedral of Morelia compared against other Cathedrals in Mexico is similar to the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, Puebla Cathedral, and even inside the Cathedral of Guadalajara.
# The cathedral is the most emblematic and representative buildings of Morelia given their height, since it has two tall towers that can be seen throughout the valley of the city. For his height, the towers of the Catedral de Morelia (66.8 m) are the fourth highest in Mexico after the towers of the Sanctuary of Guadalupe (Cathedral Unfinished) in Zamora de Hidalgo (105 m) of the cathedral in Villahermosa (80 m) and the Sanctuary of Guadalupe, San Luis Potosi (68 m).
# Has a unique scenic beauty lighting placed by the company that lit the Eiffel Tower in Paris. On weekends, the cathedral offers a sound and light show with this lighting.
# The cathedral is dedicated to the Transfiguration and its interior houses two highly venerated image, Sacred Heart of Jesus who is the patron saint of the city, and the Lord of the Sacristy a Christ very old paste made of cornstalks. Which is much visited and loved by the congregation.
# Its beautiful architecture and history are other reasons why it has become an icon of the city.
# Inside this enclosure because of its beauty, sound and spacious sound, set for a variety of artistic and cultural events as the International Organ Festival in Morelia, and the International Music Festival of Morelia.
The current cathedral of Morelia was not the only cathedral in the city has had since 1580, when civil and ecclesiastical powers were transferred from Patzcuaro Michoacan to Valladolid (Morelia previous name), opened a cathedral, much lower the current size and artistic value. That building was located on the corner of the present streets of Corregidor and Abasolo. However, due to growth experienced by the city at the end of s. Sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, and because of a fire in 1584 severely affected the former cathedral building, it became necessary to think of another temple, larger, robust and important. That is why at the beginning of s. XVII the cathedral chapter began efforts to build the new cathedral.
Many projects were proposed, but until mid-century the project was accepted by the Italian architect Vincenzo Barrochio, also known as the Plaster Vicente Barroso by the Viceroy Francisco Fernandez de la Cueva, Duke of Albuquerque on March 22, 1660 concluding continuous procedures and construction projects over a long period of almost 80 years.
On May 6, 1660 the first stone of the building was laid by Bishop Fray Marcos Ramírez del Prado. The building itself was given by Vicenzo Barrochio until his death in 1692, why the great architect could not see completed his monumental work. However, only 52 years after the death of the teacher, his pupils got through the daunting task of architecture, so that the magnificent work was completed in 1744.
The cathedral suffered several raids by the army for independence, in the year 1810. By the end of the nineteenth century built the perimeter fence that marks the atrium. In the late 90s of the twentieth century restoration work carried out various internal and external, thereby better preserved the beauty of the building. Also, in the early twenty-first century, opened the new stage lighting of the cathedral of Morelia.
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Baroque Carmelite church in the background.
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UP to 300 boarders could eventually attend a Muslim girls’ school, which is being established in the landmark former headquarters of Burnley College.
The grade II listed original college building, fronting Ormerod Road, would be the focus for dormitories, under plans submitted by Parvez Akhter of the Birmingham-based Mohiuddin Trust.
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