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Uxmal is an ancient Mayan city of the classical period in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
The structures at Uxmal date from about 850 to 1100 AD. It is the most heavily decorated Mayan ruins in the Yucatan.
It had a possible population of about 15,000 people.
We visited Uxmal on a shore excursion from Progreso, Mexico, in February 2014.
The feature to the lower right is the 'columns group'.
In the distance is the Pyramid of the Magician with its rounded corners.
Iktinos and Kallikrates, Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, 447 – 432 B.C.E.
Phidias directed the temple's sculptural program
Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
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Interesting to compare with the figures from the Marcus Aurelius Column. Had the designer of the Tapestry been to Rome and seen it? (Hic domus incenditur: here a house is set on fire) - William devastated the area around Hastings in order (succesfully) to goad Harold into moving south from London too soon. Not something a conqueror would be inclined to boast about but something a subversive Anglo-Saxon monk might slip in. Bernstein argues that the tapestry contains several oblique allusions to the Babylonian captivity.
scanned from D. J. Bernstein_The Mystery of the Bayeux Tapestry,
London:1986.
Yet another example of the incredible attention to detail with which the old builders of yore did their jobs.
This Column was part of the Roman Basilica in York. The column is 31 feet in height. It was erected in 100ad. The Basilica was a substantial building some 72 meters long and as high as the Nave in York Minster. It is likely that the Emperor Constantine was proclaimed Emperor of Rome in the Basilica in 306ad.
The Greco-Roman city of Jerash (ancient Gerasa) is one of the most important and best preserved Classical sites in the Near East. The city's major buildings and monuments are in good condition and the huge extent of the site is impressive. Restoration and reconstruction of important elements has continued throughout the 20th century and today the ancient ruined city sits immediately alongside the thriving modern town of Jerash.
The sprawling site is dominated by it's more significant remains, which include the seemingly numerous columns of the main colonnaded street and oval forum, along with two fine amphitheatres, several temples and imposing triumphal arches.
For more information see below:-
Columns in The Roman Forum, a central area of ancient Rome in which commerce, business, trading and the administration of justice took place. (more info), Rome, Italy
Seen at Canberra Airport
Shot with a Krauss (Paris) Tessar 180mm mounted on Nikon D800 with a series of reduction rings, a focussing helicoid and adapters.
The image was shot hand-held with the lens wide open at f/4.5. Automatic metering in the D800 with central focussing point .—Minor adjustments and sharpening during RAW to JPG conversion in Nikon View NX2.—.
About the lens: The brass lens carries the following inscription: Bté E KRAUSS PARIS № 125552 TESSAR 1:4,5 F - 180.—"Bté E Krauss" = Brevité Eugen Krauss.—Diaphragm settings f/4.5 to f/32.—Eugen Krauss manufactured Zeiss lenses under licence.—To date, data on Krauss serial numbers have not been been compiled systematically, but based on preliminary data on this Japanese site, the lens seems to date to the early 1920s.—For more background on Krauss see this this page on camera-wiki.org.
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Columns at the front of the Mollerbau in Darmstadt. Originally a theater, it was destroyed in 1944, and is now the State Archive (Staatsarchiv). More details here:
www.staatsarchiv-darmstadt.hessen.de/ausstellungen/online...
Went to the International Peace Gardens in Salt Lake city today, had a fun time playing about with the flora and fauna.
I wanted to play about with just my shiny silver 17mm which I got for dirt cheap from a guy who took a massive loss just to have a black copy. :P