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"Western Civilization"
sculptor: C. Paul Jennewein (1933)
Left to right
Eos, Nous, Adonis, Hippomenes, Eros, lion, Aphrodite, Zeus, Demeter, Triptolemus, Ariadne, Theseus, Minotaur, Python
The western pediment features fourteen Greek deities and mythological figures. Jennewein's polychrome sculptures of painted terra-cotta figures are the only sculptural group to adorn any of the museum's eight pediments.
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art
also known as: the "Great Greek Garage" & "Parthenon on the Parkway"
architects: firms of Horace Trumbauer & Zantzinger, Borie & Medary
building's plan & massing: Howell Lewis Shay (Trumbauer)
detail & perspective drawing: Julian Abele (Trumbauer)
Masonic cornerstone ceremony: Mayor Thomas B. Smith (1919)
A collection of bronze griffins adorn the top of the building. In the 1970s, the museum adopted the griffin as it's symbol. In antiquity the griffin was known for guarding knowledge, treasure and priceless possessions as well as symbols of divine power and a guardians of the divine.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art - Main Building
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway (West end)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
After departing the mainline at Colton this Skyline bound empty will pick up the Price River and follow it to Scofield Reservoir. Seen here arriving at the Inlet to Scofield Dam. Try as I might I could not find a name for the canyon this train traversed to arrive here.
Doc and I must drive over 130 miles one way, before we encounter our nearest stop lights. When we drop down out of the mountains into Palmer, Alaska (population 7, 300) - we can't wait to get our shopping done and return to our beloved cabin and the boreal forest that surrounds it.
Well, at least the pavement ends here. It was gravel road for the next thirty miles or so.
Notom-Bullfrog Road, Utah. Capitol Reef National Park is in the distance.
Coal loads roll out of the cougar infested siding at Lockwood, where steep cliffs sandwich the tracks between the river. The new facility for grain and feed can be seen in the distance.
I climbed high above the smoke-filled valley, away from the maddening sounds of civilization, and towards the alpine ridge to catch a breath of fresh mountain air. It was a couple of hours of concerted effort in increasingly warming temperatures to cut above the treeline, but it was effort that was worth the rewards - including the grand vista that you see above.
Sure, I could have stayed at home, watched the telly, planned for my next trip, or enjoyed the creature comforts that we are so used to. But pushing myself to hike to these spectacular destinations helps me realize that just as in nature and in life, hard work is the price for success, and the satisfaction in achieving success lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Every decision we make is a conscious choice on the path we carve for our life, and let it be a thoughtful one.
Baker Snoqualmie National Forest
WA USA
Brighton Beach, Historic West Pier and new i360 development. (ISO 100, 18mm, f9, 294 sec). #brighton #westpier #i360 #TheBrightoni360 #photographer #longexposure #photography #nikon #edwardthomasphotography
This is a recreation of the kitchen of a home in Acadia (now Nova Scotia) in the 17th Century. Many of the French settlers had created a going community but were relocated by the British who took the area after they won the Seven Years War in 1759.
This exhibit is at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec.
Good evening to all, here a hdr made by 3 photos. It is better to view in large size.
All of you a good day.
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Creation of a micro fleet.
These are three ships of the Ilgir civilization, people of galactic warriors.
The largest is a flagship, the medium in the background is a support ship (transporting troops, cargo and fighters). Finally, the smallest ship in the foreground is a light attack cruiser.
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On a day trip to Lake Clearwater to take some snow shots. We left before dawn so we could catch the morning sun on the mountains. Canterbury High Country June 27, 2015 New Zealand. It was -7c here!
Lake Clearwater is a place of relative peace and solitude. Motor powered craft are not permitted on the lake however rowboats, kayaks, and windsurfers can be used. The strong and consistent winds funnelling off the mountains are a slice of heaven for windsurfers.
A small village of around 100 holiday homes (or baches as they are called in New Zealand) are located on the ground that seperates Lake Clearwater from Lake Camp, a two minute walk away. Overnight camping is permitted at a basic reserve area situated on the South end of Lake Clearwater, providing toilet facilities and water (required to be boiled for drinking).
See more at: www.amazingspace.co.nz/methven/LakeClearwater/
Brighton, England 07.2016, kentmere 1600
“Man has gone out to explore other worlds and other civilizations without having explored his own labyrinth of dark passages and secret chambers, and without finding what lies behind doorways that he himself has sealed.”
― Stanisław Lem, Solaris
Gearwheels.....things that are behind every machine that moves.........
without these the civilization would have stopped....."PRIDE" of 'Us' the Mechanical Engineers.........
Shot during Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photowalk.......from a roadside junk metal
store.......
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In Oakland, besides parks and scenic views, there are banks, restaurants, offices, residences and traffic.
International Workers' Day (also known as May Day) is a celebration of the international labour movement and left-wing movements. It commonly sees organized street demonstrations and marches by working people and their labour unions throughout most of the world. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries. It is also celebrated unofficially in many other countries. ( Wiki )
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As soon as I stepped off that elevator onto the observation deck, I knew what I was going to see was magical. But I was still amazed and surprised at the view looking down at the skyline from 342m. What I saw was a carpet of twinkling lights stretching to the horizon in three directions, while the twilight skies above complemented the hues and color of the glittering downtown of Toronto.
Behind this superficial facade of starry lights lay the real meaning of this city: a hub of commerce and civilization, with the glowing highways and the cold dark steel of the railways serving as the arteries and veins of this throbbing heart of Canada, moving people and goods from where they are to where they need to be. In just a single view, one can glance at the overall spectacle presented before and grasp the individual details that make this the focal point of this province.
I spent over an hour admiring this amazing spectacle, often zooming in to observe the individual details: a taxi picking up a ride, a slow moving stack train ambling its way through Toronto, a busy shopping mall with scurrying shoppers. And in all this, I never lost sight of the big picture: a cosmopolitan city along the frigid shores of Lake Ontario!
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