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Ghost town in southern Italy. Is currently being transformed into a tourist attraction, was luckily one of the last people to explore at leisure (and for free).
Crafted by the Vassalletto family, and finished c.1235, the cloisters of San Paolo fuori la mura in Rome are a masterpiece of medieval Roman architecture.
The column was built in 1926 and stands 125 feet tall. Notice the people at the top of the observation deck. It's only accessible by climbing a staircase of 164 steps.
The Astoria Column is one of my favorite landmarks - the detail is incredible (view the large size to read all the way up), and you can't beat the location looking out across to the Pacific. It's constructed of reinforced concrete and the artwork is in the sgraffito method.
Cloister of the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano - Rome (Italy).
The Basilica of St. John Lateran is the cathedral of the Church of Rome and the oldest among the four major basilicas of Rome. As the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome, containing the papal throne (Cathedra Romana), it ranks above all other churches in the Roman Catholic Church, even above St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
The cathedral itself is located outside of the Vatican City boundaries, territorially located within the city of Rome in the Italian Republic. However it has been granted a special extraterritorial status as a property of the Holy See.
Between the basilica and the city wall there was in former times the great monastery, in which dwelt the community of monks whose duty it was to provide the services in the basilica. The only part of it which still survives is the 13th-century cloister (built in about 1220 AD), surrounded by graceful twisted columns of inlaid marble. They are of a style intermediate between the Romanesque proper and the Gothic, and are the work of Vassellectus and the Cosmati. This beautiful cloister dates to the early 13th century.
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Viana Palace in Cordoba Spain. The Patio de las Columnas is the last one to be incorporated into the complex. It was built in the 80s of the 20th century, with the monument open to the public, to provide the Viana Palace with a space for events and public events, such as theater, concerts or literary presentations. And it has become one of the main stages of the cultural programming of the Cajasur Foundation and the city of Córdoba.
It stands out for its rectangular floor plan and its central fountains, from which two pools emerge that divide the patio into two equal parts. Its name comes from the four columns in the background, which support a lintel arcade over which the tower of the church of San Agustín appears, and from the columns of the porticoed gallery on the side that separates it from the garden.
For the floor, it was decided to combine mud brick with Cordoban paving, following the example of other patios of the palace. It is a type of pavement inherited from the Muslims, made with two-color pebbles.
Apollonia in Cyrenaica (modern Libya) was founded by Greek colonists and became a significant commercial centre in the southern Mediterranean. It served as the harbour of Cyrene, 20 km (12 mi) to the southwest. Apollonia became autonomous from Cyrene at latest by the time the area came within the power of Rome, when it was one of the five cities of the Libyan Pentapolis, growing in power until, in the 6th century A.D., it became the capital of the Roman province of Libya Superior or Libya Pentapolitana. The city became known as Sozusa, which explains the modern name of Marsa Susa or Susa, which grew up long after the cessation of urban life in the ancient city after the Arab invasion of AD 643.
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Here you can see several styles of columns with various capitals and bases. Right along the street are two columns with Ionic capitals and one with Corinthian.
Two portals in back of them are from, on the right, the Palace of Council and on the left, the Prytaneion.
For a bit more see this link - www.ephesus.ws/the-prytaneion-of-ephesus.html
Ancient Sardis......Sardis lies in the territory of ancient Lydia, at the foot of the Tumulus Mountains and overlooking the Hermus River plain, where evidence has been found of human activity as early as the Paleolithic period (ca. 50,000 B.C.). Recent excavations have focused on the Archaic era, particularly the 7th and 6th centuries B.C, when Sardis was the capital of the Lydian empire and at the height of its power, and on the Late Roman era, when the city was still flourishing. Bath and Gymnasium complex at Sardis Archaeological highlights of Archaic date include the royal burial mounds at Bin Tepe, city wall, and gold-working installation on Pactalus River; important monuments of Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine date include the temple of Artemis, bath-gymnasium complex, Jewish synagogue, and row of shops adjoining the synagogue. Over 11,000 objects have been inventoried by the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis since its founding in 1958; a selection of the more important finds are on display in the Archaeological Museum of Manisa. By the late second millennium B.C, a modest community existed at the foot of the acropolis. According to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, the "sons of Heracles" founded a dynasty that remained in power for "505 years, son succeeding father from generation to generation till the time of Candaules" (from ca. 1185 to ca. 680 B.C.). By the early 7th century B.C, Sardis was the capital of a growing empire, with a distinct archaeological record. Temple of Artemis at Sardis During the Merman dynasty (ca. 680-547 B.C.), the empire reached its greatest geographical extent, stretching from the Aegean Sea to central Anatolia. Herodotus credits the Lydian kings with the invention of coinage (ca. 6th ceuntury BC.) and the construction of the great royal burial mounds at Bin Tepe, some 10 kilometers (6 miles) to the northwest of the acropolis. Kings Gyges and Croesus were particularly renowned for lavish gifts dedicated in Greek sanctuaries. In 547 B.C, Sardis was sacked by Cyrus the Great and remained under Persian control until 334 B.C, when it was captured by Alexander the Great. The city continued to flourish during Hellenistic and Roman times, when ambitious construction projects were initiated, including the temple of Artemis and bath-gymnasium complex. A section of the bath - gymnasium complex was later remodeled to accommodate a Jewish synagogue. This synagogue, now partially restored by the Harvard-Cornell Expedition, is the largest early synagogue yet excavated in the Mediterranean world. During the early Christian period Sardis became one of the Seven Churches which were mentioned by St. John in The Book of Revelation.
Temple of Artemis......This temple, one of the largest in the world was originally dedicated to Artemis. The two complete columns have stood intact since antiquity and have never been restored. The temple was begun during the Hellenisitc period in the 4th century BC
A scene from Karnak where huge columns adorn one area of the site. I will show you the details of the columns in later pictures. The 134 mammoth columns are in a hypostyle hall and represent the papyrus flower. This area was built between 1292BC-1225BC
I'd like to thank all the people that made this aquarium so famous by spreading it around the web, happy reefing!
This aquarium has been published in many print ads and magazines worldwide. Some of those being for Ecoxotic, Practical Fish Keeping, UltraMarine and Coral magazine. It has also been featured on multiple websites some being reefbuilders.com and nanoreefblog.com.
First Reef Builders feature
reefbuilders.com/2010/03/11/aquascaped-cube-aquarium-lit-...
A follow up was done about a year later at the following link.
reefbuilders.com/2010/07/31/upside-nano-reef-john-ciotti/
Nano Reef Blog
www.nanoreefblog.com/showcase/the-cardinal-column-by-john...
You can see the final image of this aquarium at this link.
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