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A morning view of the back of Leiden Central Station. The busy hart of Leiden, students rush over the cyclist lanes towards their college, and people are going to work with the public transport. This place is always buzzing with energy.
taken handheld on a glorious morning in March 2017 from the top floor of the LUMC Parking lot.
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St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church is a medieval Spanish monastery cloister which was built in the town of Sacramenia in Segovia, Spain, in the 12th century but dismantled in the 20th century and shipped to New York City in the United States. It was eventually reassembled at 16711 West Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach, Florida, where it is now an Episcopal church and tourist attraction called Ancient Spanish Monastery. It is the oldest European-built structure in the Western Hemisphere.
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St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church is a medieval Spanish monastery cloister which was built in the town of Sacramenia in Segovia, Spain, in the 12th century but dismantled in the 20th century and shipped to New York City in the United States. It was eventually reassembled at 16711 West Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach, Florida, where it is now an Episcopal church and tourist attraction called Ancient Spanish Monastery. It is the oldest European-built structure in the Western Hemisphere.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
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Taking the land border crossing between Rwanda and Congo is a bit like what I imagine crossing between West and East Berlin was like in the 80s. Night and day. On the Rwanda side, the city of Gisenyi hugs the DRC border. On the shores of Lake Kivu, it hosts a resort and a few hotels. The atmosphere is laid back, people drinking and enjoying the beach life. Then, you cross over into the much larger city of Goma on the Congolese side, and the relaxed atmosphere gives way to the hustle and bustle of this war-ravaged city that has seen widespread destruction from volcanic eruptions.
My driver from Virunga National Park met me at the border and drove me to Virunga's offices in Goma. You can just make out the gorilla logo of Virunga above the doorway on the rightmost building. What I found a bit more interesting, and perhaps amusing, was the sign for Stellar Airways. I had never heard of it before, but, given the horrible reputation of Congolese airlines, I could only chuckle at the "Fly Safe" tagline. Most Congolese airlines are banned from flying over EU airspace due to their severely lagging safety standards, and is probably one of the reasons Virunga recommends its visitors fly into neighboring Rwanda and then cross by land, even when Goma airport would be much closer.
I did a quick search on the airline just to see what I could find, and sure enough, the airline was founded in 2011 at which time it was promptly added to the EU list of banned carriers. Stellar Airways and its sole Airbus A320 managed to operate for a few years before shuttering in 2015. I can only imagine the difficulties of trying to operate any airline in a country with rampant corruption and one of the absolute lowest GDPs in the world. Who could afford to fly it besides NGO workers and brave tourists?
Blogged: www.aisleseatplease.com/blog/2016/8/23/stellar-airways
St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church is a medieval Spanish monastery cloister which was built in the town of Sacramenia in Segovia, Spain, in the 12th century but dismantled in the 20th century and shipped to New York City in the United States. It was eventually reassembled at 16711 West Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach, Florida, where it is now an Episcopal church and tourist attraction called Ancient Spanish Monastery. It is the oldest European-built structure in the Western Hemisphere.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
Amongst those who came to Sri Lanka two hundred years ago to seek their fortunes, was a community of tea planters from Britain, many of whom were Scottish. In fact, it was a Scotsman, Thomas Lipton, who first developed the tea trade in what was then known as Ceylon. The Lipton brand of tea is well known to this day around the world. The early planters left their mark through the names of some of the present day plantations in the Hill Country – for example, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Culloden and Invergordon. They also left their church buildings in Kandy, Haputale and Colombo, which were spiritual homes away from home.
Worship at St. Andrew’s Scots Kirk, in Princes Street, Fort, Colombo, began on 21st October 1842. It was a member congregation of the Presbytery of Ceylon, part of the Church of Scotland, hence the name “Scots Kirk”. The congregation enjoyed good relations with its Presbyterian brothers and sisters in the Dutch Reformed Churches of the city. (The Dutch preceded the British in colonizing Ceylon.) The church experienced good times of growth but had to endure some difficult times especially when one minister departed and another was still to make the arduous sea journey out from Scotland.
Under the ministry of the Rev. Alexander Dunn, the church moved to its new premises at 73 Galle Road, Colpetty, in 1906. The site at Fort was required for other purposes and the city was beginning to spread south through Colpetty. With more than 100 years of history behind this beautiful early 20th century Church, St. Andrew’s has become an iconic building in the heart of the busy city of Colombo. The church building, designed by the Architect Edward Skinner, ARIBA, and built by Walker Sons & Co, with its beautiful stained glass windows, Gothic inspired columns and attractive marbled floor.
Среди тех, кто приезжал в Шри-Ланку двести лет назад в поисках счастья, была община чайных плантаторов из Великобритании, многие из которых были шотландцами. Фактически, именно шотландец Томас Липтон впервые разработал торговлю чаем в том, что тогда называлось Цейлон.
Службы в шотландском Кирке Святого Андрея, на Принцесс-стрит, Форт, Коломбо, начались 21 октября 1842 года. Церковь входила в конгрегации Пресвитерии Цейлона, входящей в состав Церкви Шотландии, отсюда и название «Шотландский Кирк». Конгрегация поддерживала хорошие отношения со своими пресвитерианскими братьями и сестрами в голландских реформатских церквях города. (Голландцы предшествовали англичанам в колонизации Цейлона.)
Под руководством преподобного Александра Данна в 1906 году церковь переехала в свои новые помещения по адресу: 73 Galle Road, Colpetty. Место для форта требовалось для других целей, и город начал распространяться на юг через Colpetty. С более чем 100-летней историей, стоящей за этой прекрасной церковью начала 20-го века, собор Святого Андрея стал культовым зданием в центре оживленного города Коломбо. Здание церкви, спроектированное архитектором Эдвардом Скиннером (ARIBA) и построенное компанией Walker Sons & Co, с красивыми витражами, колоннами в готическом стиле и привлекательным мраморным полом.
It used to be the main Friday prayer mosque in the capital of Crimean Khanate. The earliest known mention of it was in 1674, as a ma'ale mosque (main mosque of the corresponding district). The mosque was in bad condition and its minaret along with some other small surrounding buildings were completely destroyed until the end of 2012 when its reconstruction started.
Раннее упоминание о мечети Орта—Джами относится к 1674 году (1085 по Хиджре). Считалась главной пятничной мечетью крымского ханства. Была окончательно достроена и оформлена между 1737 и 1743 годами.
Согласно архивным данным следует, что в 1861 году мечеть подверглась капитальной перестройке и, судя по всему, приобрела нынешний архитектурный вид.
С 1929 года мечеть была закрыта для посещений и стала использоваться как дом культуры и кинотеатр. Решением 20-й сессии Бахчисарайского совета 23 созыва от 16 июля 2001 года здание мечети было возвращено мусульманской религиозной общине «Мустафа-Джами».
St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church is a medieval Spanish monastery cloister which was built in the town of Sacramenia in Segovia, Spain, in the 12th century but dismantled in the 20th century and shipped to New York City in the United States. It was eventually reassembled at 16711 West Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach, Florida, where it is now an Episcopal church and tourist attraction called Ancient Spanish Monastery. It is the oldest European-built structure in the Western Hemisphere.
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This view shows various vehicles, including trolleybus number 4, on the Galata Bridge. The camera is facing southward.
The Yeni Cami ("New Mosque"), an Ottoman Imperial mosque, was started in 1597. The project, beset by controversy and political intrigue, was abandoned in 1603 and the partially-built structure fell into ruins. Construction resumed in 1660. The mosque was completed in 1663, and opened in 1665.
Construction was ordered by Safiya (c. 1550 - c. 1619), later known as Safiya Valide Sultan. She was the chief consort (Haseki Sultan) of Sultan Murad III (b. 1546, enthroned 1574, d. 1595). She was also the mother of Murad III's successor, Sultan Mehmed III (b. 1566, enthroned 1595, d. 1603). The mosque was named "Valide Sultan Camii" until construction was abandoned. The mosque was completed by a successor Valide Sultan, Turhan (1627-1683), who was the mother of Sultan Mehmed IV (b. 1642, enthroned 1648, deposed 1687, d. 1693). It was known as "Yeni Valide Sultan Camii" ("New Valide Sultan Mosque"), simplified eventually to "Yeni Camii" ("New Mosque").
Horse-drawn tramcars began serving İstanbul during 1871, but were not permitted to cross the Galata Bridge. All tramway service was suspended during 1912-1913 because military authorities sent all of the tramway horses to the front at the outbreak of the Second Balkan War. Service was restored with electric tramcars on 1914 January 25. Tramway service on the Galata Bridge was started on the same date. The last "classic" tramway lines on the European side were closed on 1961 August 12.
The trolleybus system, which operated only on the European side, was opened on 1961 May 27. It was closed on 1984 July 16.
Trams returned to İstanbul on 1990 December 29, when a short (1.6-km) heritage tramway was opened between Taksim and Tünel on the European Side (Line NT, "Taksim - Tünel nostaljik tramvay"). The first stage of a modern tramway (Line T1) was opened on 1992 June 13. This reached Eminönü in 1996, and was extended across the Galata Bridge to Kabataş on 2006 June 29.
This is very much a "vanished scene." The 1912-built Galata Bridge (shown here) was removed and replaced by a new structure during 1994. The new bridge is located to the east of the old - and so this image of the bridge, with the Yeni Mosque in the background, is no longer possible.
UPDATE: I made the original scan of this image with the scanner set for too low of a resolution. I've made a "rescan" and uploaded it above (2021 November 2).
1976 August 3.
Кальтаджироне (итал. Caltagirone) - Площадь Умберто I (Piazza Umberto I) - the Norman Cathedral of San Giuliano
Szék is an island of Hungarian ethnicity in central Transylvania (Romania). The town received its name in the Middle Ages from the local salt mines (szik in the old language means salt).
The Szék community managed to preserve its unique folk traditions, distinctive styles of music, dance, embroidery, and costume through the centuries. Many of the older villagers still wear their traditional costume as they go about their everyday life
St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church is a medieval Spanish monastery cloister which was built in the town of Sacramenia in Segovia, Spain, in the 12th century but dismantled in the 20th century and shipped to New York City in the United States. It was eventually reassembled at 16711 West Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach, Florida, where it is now an Episcopal church and tourist attraction called Ancient Spanish Monastery. It is the oldest European-built structure in the Western Hemisphere.
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Тра́пани (итал. Trapani, сиц. Tràpani) — коммуна в Италии, административный центр одноимённой провинции Сицилии.
Ragusa (Italian: [raˈɡuːza] Sicilian: Rausa; Latin: Ragusia) is a city and comune in southern Italy.
Château de Robert le Diable, located in Normandy, is a medieval fortress believed to date back to the 11th or 12th century. It is named after Robert the Devil, a legendary Norman knight associated with various tales of both bravery and villainy. The castle's stone walls and arches, though now in ruins, once served as a strategic stronghold overlooking the Seine River valley.
The night panorama of Garden by the Bay just before dawn. There are modern domes and the super trees as the famous landmark of this public park.
The TV Tower in Žižkov was built between 1985 and 1992 according to the design of Ing. Arch.Václav Aulický and Dr. Ing. Jiří Kozák. Despite critical reactions of local residents who pointed to the contrast of high-tech architecture and the historic neighborhood of Zizkov, the tower was completed. Today, the tower is recognised as a dominant feature of The Prague panorama.
In the years of 2011-2012 the tower undertook a complete refurbishment of its interior. A team of renowned Czech architects and artists were assigned to design the new space and create an interactive environment. The TV Tower was renamed the TOWER PARK PRAHA.
The television transmitter tower is from a technical point of view very unique – the Tower oscillations are eliminated with special pendulums inside the structure, which consists of 3 cylindrical steel tubes and 9 cabins. In these tubes there are situated three cabins, the first at a height of 66 meters, the next one is the Observation cabin at a height of 93 meters and the highest located is the broadcast technology cabin. The base of the building is located at a depth of 15 meters below the surface. The tubes of the tower reach a height of 134 meters.
Since 2000, the babies have become a characteristic part of the tower, namely ten giant babies climbing the tower up and down. The fiberglass sculptures called Miminka (Babies) were originally placed there only temporarily, but they became so popular that they were permanently installed on the tower.
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St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church is a medieval Spanish monastery cloister which was built in the town of Sacramenia in Segovia, Spain, in the 12th century but dismantled in the 20th century and shipped to New York City in the United States. It was eventually reassembled at 16711 West Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach, Florida, where it is now an Episcopal church and tourist attraction called Ancient Spanish Monastery. It is the oldest European-built structure in the Western Hemisphere.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
La pequeña ermita de Santa Cruz está emplazada frente a la casa consistorial, en la plaza principal de la villa, justo en la entrada de la Calzada Real que viene de Itziar
The Central City Library named after L. N. Tolstoy is one of the oldest libraries in the city and the south of Russia, opened on April 22, 1901, as a public library and was located at 37 Bolshaya Morskaya Street. In 1953, the library moved to a specially built building designed by architect M. Ushakova at 51 Lenin Street, where it is currently located. In the same year, the Central City Library was named after the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy.
Центральная городская библиотека им. Л. Н. Толстого — одна из старейших библиотек города и юга России, открыта 22 апреля 1901 года, как общественная библиотека и располагалась по адресу: ул. Большая Морская, 37. В 1953 году библиотека переехала в специально выстроенное по проекту архитектора М. Ушаковой здание по ул. Ленина, 51, где и находится в настоящее время. В том же году Центральной городской библиотеке было присвоено имя великого русского писателя Льва Николаевича Толстого.