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EGP 140 627-1 mit einem Containerzug auf der KBS 110 zwischen Lüneburg und Winsen in der Nähe von Sangenstedt
EGP 140 627-1 with a container train on the KBS 110 between Lüneburg and Winsen near Sangenstedt
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We went to the Black Rock Desert for the Mudroc rocket launch event over the weekend. On Saturday Steve Jurvetson prepared the parachute of his fiberglass rocket called Warped Reality. We have nice clouds on Saturday, but it was too windy to launch. The launch on Sunday was perfect. The 12 feet rocket had a big N1560 motor and went supersonic, reaching over 19,000 feet in a few seconds.
The Black Rock Desert playa, aka dry lakebed, is a big open flat space, at least 7 miles in any direction. There is snow and water in winter and spring. The playa was dry when we went - the silica/gypsum crust cracked from losing volume when drying out. It contains shrimp eggs that lay dormant for long periods of time - the playa shrimps grow once the ground is wet.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure.
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The town contains two statues of Cyrano de Bergerac, subject of a famous play of the same name by Edmond Rostand, though the actual Cyrano never lived in Bergerac. An old stone statue stands on Place de la Myrpe, facing Place du Docteur Cayla. A newer statue, painted in colour and standing on a stainless steel pedestal, has been erected on Place Pelissiere.
This two storey structure - viewed from the rear - was designed by 19th century master architect, Karl Friedrich Schinkel and contains one of the most recognisable works of celebrated Berlin sculptress, Käthe Kollwitz. It stands nestled in a grove of chestnut trees on the eastern side of the city’s famous Unter den Linden boulevard.
The building served as a royal guard house until the end of World War I and the fall of the monarchy in the German Revolution of 1918–19. In 1931 the architect Heinrich Tessenow was commissioned by the Free State of Prussia to redesign the building as a memorial to commemorate those who died in the Great War. Tessenow converted the interior into a memorial hall centered around a black granite block with an oak wreath designed by the sculptor Ludwig Gies, situated under an oculus (circular skylight). It was at this time that the windows and openings on the side and rear of the building were sealed up as seen in the photo above, taken from the rear of the building. The Neue Wache was then known as the "Memorial of the Prussian State Government".
Various changes to the contents of the interior of the memorial hall and to the title and use as of the building as a memorial took place between its reorganisation in the 1930s and the end of the Cold War, reflecting the various changing political ideals and regimes throughout the 20th century. Today, it stands simply as a memorial dedicated to the ‘Victims of War and Tyranny’. Fittingly not to German victims, or victims of German war or tyranny, but in the intentional ambiguity of its name, a memorial to all victims of all wars and tyranny.
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Asbestos-containing spray-applied fireproofing shown above a suspended ceiling system with friable, delaminated debris on top of the ceiling panels. This particular soft, fluffy material contains approx. 35% chrysotile asbestos.
In this building, the entire area above the suspended ceiling system is utilized as an air plenum, whereby large volumes of air movement are continually recirculated through the space and redistributed to building occupants via the HVAC system. In addition to this, the small dots shown on the backside of the suspended ceiling panels (non-ACM cellulose/perlite/fiberglass tile) are actually small hole perforations that were designed to allow conditioned air movement through the panels. Any chance for microscopic airborne asbestos fibers to migrate through to occupied areas?
Asbestos survey quantities should also include estimates of the extra surface areas impacted by such delaminated debris and subsequent contamination as well as areas of "over-spray". Further, building occupants, especially maintenance personnel should be informed of the liklihood of encountering asbestos debris if servicing components above the suspended ceiling plane, in addition to receiving appropriate levels of asbestos training if working in proximity to asbestos materials (a written Operations & Maintentance Plan; "O & M").
Am Nachmittag des 24. Juli 2018 konnte ich einen weiteren Innofreight-Containerzug ablichten. In den Zügen wird Braunkohle zu einigen Kraftwerken transportiert und auf dem Rückweg zum Teil REA-Gips befördert. Die Container dieses Zuges tragen alle den "EP Cargo"-Schriftzug und haben abweichend zu den Zügen von CD Cargo die Farben rot und schwarz. Der Blick von der Terrasse des Hotel-Restaurants Vetruse, oberhalb von Aussig, gehört für mich zu einer der nettesten Fotostellen in der Region.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkaku-ji:
Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, 'Temple of the Golden Pavilion'), officially named Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺, lit. 'Deer Garden Temple'), is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the most popular buildings in Kyoto, attracting many visitors annually. It is designated as a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape and is one of 17 locations making up the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which are World Heritage Sites.
The Golden Pavilion (金閣, Kinkaku) is a three-story building on the grounds of the Rokuon-ji temple complex. The top two stories of the pavilion are covered with pure gold leaf. The pavilion functions as a shariden (舎利殿), housing relics of the Buddha (Buddha's Ashes). The building was an important model for Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion Temple) and Shōkoku-ji, which are also located in Kyoto. When these buildings were constructed, Ashikaga Yoshimasa employed the styles used at Kinkaku-ji and even borrowed the names of its second and third floors.
The pavilion successfully incorporates three distinct styles of architecture, which are shinden, samurai and zen, specifically on each floor. Each floor of the Kinkaku uses a different architectural style.
The first floor, called The Chamber of Dharma Waters (法水院, Hō-sui-in), is rendered in shinden-zukuri style, reminiscent of the residential style of the 11th century Heian imperial aristocracy. It is evocative of the Shinden palace style. It is designed as an open space with adjacent verandas and uses natural, unpainted wood and white plaster. This helps to emphasize the surrounding landscape. The walls and fenestration also affect the views from inside the pavilion. Most of the walls are made of shutters that can vary the amount of light and air into the pavilion and change the view by controlling the shutters' heights. The second floor, called The Tower of Sound Waves (潮音洞, Chō-on-dō ), is built in the style of warrior aristocrats, or buke-zukuri. On this floor, sliding wood doors and latticed windows create a feeling of impermanence. The second floor also contains a Buddha Hall and a shrine dedicated to the goddess of mercy, Kannon. The third floor is built in traditional Chinese chán (Jpn. zen) style, also known as zenshū-butsuden-zukuri. It is called the Cupola of the Ultimate (究竟頂, Kukkyō-chō). The zen typology depicts a more religious ambiance in the pavilion, as was popular during the Muromachi period.
The roof is in a thatched pyramid with shingles. The building is topped with a bronze hōō (phoenix) ornament. From the outside, viewers can see gold plating added to the upper stories of the pavilion. The gold leaf covering the upper stories hints at what is housed inside: the shrines. The outside is a reflection of the inside. The elements of nature, death, religion, are formed together to create this connection between the pavilion and outside intrusions.
The Golden Pavilion is set in a Japanese strolling garden (回遊式庭園, kaiyū-shiki-teien, lit. a landscape garden in the go-round style). The location implements the idea of borrowing of scenery ("shakkei") that integrates the outside and the inside, creating an extension of the views surrounding the pavilion and connecting it with the outside world. The pavilion extends over a pond, called Kyōko-chi (鏡湖池, Mirror Pond), that reflects the building. The pond contains 10 smaller islands. The zen typology is seen through the rock composition; the bridges and plants are arranged in a specific way to represent famous places in Chinese and Japanese literature. Vantage points and focal points were established because of the strategic placement of the pavilion to view the gardens surrounding the pavilion. A small fishing hall (釣殿, tsuri-dono) or roofed deck is attached to the rear of the pavilion building, allowing a small boat to be moored under it. The pavilion grounds were built according to descriptions of the Western Paradise of the Buddha Amida, intending to illustrate a harmony between heaven and earth. The largest islet in the pond represents the Japanese islands. The four stones forming a straight line in the pond near the pavilion are intended to represent sailboats anchored at night, bound for the Isle of Eternal Life in Chinese mythology.
The garden complex is an excellent example of Muromachi period garden design. The Muromachi period is considered to be a classical age of Japanese garden design. The correlation between buildings and its settings were greatly emphasized during this period. It was an artistic way to integrate the structure within the landscape. The garden designs were characterized by a reduction in scale, a more central purpose, and a distinct setting. A minimalistic approach was brought to the garden design by recreating larger landscapes in a smaller scale around a structure.
Using some of the design elements from the recent "Hyena" model, I made a civilian adaptation.
Thanks to Nick Trotta and Matt Hacker for assisting me on this one.
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Enderle Center Million Dollar Cruise
1,996cc OHV All-alloy V-8 Engine
Twin Weber DCF/3 Carburetors
125bhp at 6,000rpm
4-Speed Manual Gearbox
4-Wheel Independent Coil Spring Suspension
4-Wheel Finned Alloy Drum Brakes
THE SIATA 208S
The Società Italiana Auto Trasformazione Accessori, or SIATA, was established in Turin by Giorgio Ambrosini in 1926. Initially a manufacturer of speed equipment for FIATs – dual carburetor manifolds, high compression cylinder heads, overhead valve conversions, superchargers, gearsets and even complete gearboxes – Siata enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with FIAT. The enhanced performance of Siata-equipped FIATs brought competition success and encouraged sales without FIAT's direct involvement.
Following World War II, Siata leveraged its success to resume construction of FIAT-based sports cars. With the FIAT-SIATA 750 Sport Competizione, Giorgio Ambrosini's son Renato won the 750cc Italian Championship in 1948 and 1949. A series of SIATA 300BC Spiders were built for the U.S. market powered by Crosley's potent little 750cc single overhead camshaft engine. Larger cars followed, which brought Siata to the attention of American enthusiasts like Tony Pompeo, Briggs Cunningham, John Perona and Ernie McAfee.
Having been involved in FIAT's Otto Vu project from the outset, and when the company ceased production after 49 cars were built, Siata naturally had access to the overrun of planned V8 power units. This led them to produce their own models: the 2 liter, or 208S. It was undeniably the best-looking car to wear the Siata badge by then (arguably ever), wearing incredibly beautiful coachwork penned by the styling house of Motto. Motto would go on to style other iconic automobiles, such as the Porsche Abarth Carrera.
Tuned by Siata to make 125 horsepower or more, the Siata 208S, in both Coupe and Spider, achieved exceptional performance and a degree of aesthetic presence that is unprecedented in the early Fifties. Their design – leaning forward in a pose that recalls the photographs of early racing cars and taken by cameras with focal plane shutters – is aggressive, potent, sleek and elegant. In the finest tradition of great coachbuilding and sports car design, the appearance of the Siata 208S was matched by its performance. An early owner characterized the Siata 208s as "a dream to drive...What I liked most about it was styling, handling and its ability to go like a rocket on demand."
Expectedly, the fabulous looks and sporting performance came at a price. Here in the States that meant a sticker of just under $5,000; a hefty number in the mid-1950s, but a natural fit for the California culture of design and performance and revered warm climate. The legendary Los Angeles Hot Rodder, turned dealer, Ernie McAfee ensured Siata's popularity on the West Coast; importing the lion's share of them helped by the backing of the wealthy Doheny family.
McAfee's period advertising proclaimed, "Equal these items in any Car and you have a SIATA V8 - 2 Liter V8 Engine, 4 Wheel Independent Suspension, 78 Spoke Borrani Racing Wheels, Genuine 120hp with 120mph, Fantastic Brakes, Michelin Tires, 1900 lbs. Weight. $4995 Complete." McAfee garnered this information from first-hand experience, having bravely campaigned one of the first examples on the Carrera Panamericana in 1953.
Siata's long and successful history, its experience tuning and developing Fiat-based performance cars, the excellence of the Rudolf Hruska-led design team, the performance and refinement of the Fiat Otto Vu V8, and the simple, refined beauty of the coachwork (provided by Italy's finest and most creative carrozzerias) designate the Siata 208S as one of the most appreciated, sought after, and desirable high-performance spiders of the period. They are rarely seen today, and infrequently available to collectors.
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Hier durchfährt 193 883 mit ihrem Containerzug den Fotopunkt an der Schleuse Harrbach in Richtung Würzburg.
Arts center containing an opera house in Beijing. The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), colloquially described as The Giant Egg, the exterior of the theater is a titanium accented glass dome that is completely surrounded by a man-made lake. It is said to look like an egg floating on water, or a water drop.
I contain the blood of the past
And all the blood of the future
At some point you will want reconciliation
On your personal altar
My cup runneth over
With blood that has been spilled
How many more does there need to be
Until everybody has been killed?
Can a cup hold too much blood
When does it reach saturation point
Or will it keep soaking it up
Like the warriors of old all gobbled up
The dead were poured in
Hoping for resurrection to begin
Ready to fight again
The flame rising for a fleeting moment
But it is only a short glory
One part of the endless story
Fading into history
Barely glimpsed but still there
But that’s the lure
Of the promise of life everlasting
Repeating repeating
Always stopping but not really starting
Do you want to live again
False blood in your veins
Be honest be sure
Do you want to come back for more
My tears are now of blood
Running down my face
Is there any hope left for you
In this desolate place
This earth that I once called my home
Now you are all throwing stones
Any target will suffice
Especially if it is thrown with vice
Evil likes to use labels
It laughs when you mention Babel
Many voices all talking at once
Because is this not the truth of it all
Nobody is listening to those you once loved
All that is left after all these years
Is the scent of dried blood
And the screams in your ears
*****
I debated with myself for a long time as to whether this work should be posted. But as a person who has spent her photographic life wandering around churchyards and communing with the dead, how could I ignore what is going on the world? The answer to that is of course I cannot, and as parts of the world are tearing themselves apart the questions and answers that people have become all the more urgent.
I can provide the answers that I know personally to be true, but it does not mean anybody else will believe me. I can give comfort in my images, and it is there, but sometimes comfort is not enough. Other times a recognition that war, upheaval and death has visited our world again, and the fact that it affects everybody, no matter how far you stick your head in the sand, is needed; it needs to be acknowledged.
Is religion the cause of wars? Is it better to not believe in anything? Some prefer to live this way and one can understand the reasoning in these times of terrible upheaval. But faith is not the whole story for why wars happen. That is far too easy a reason to choose for wars. Add on the reasons of territory and power and we might get nearer to the truth.
Those that stand by their faith, or choose to be ‘faithful’ do so because it defines them, or they have had an experience that has changed their life, or they just ‘know’, and their minds will not be changed. Others are raised to believe, it is endemic in their culture. There are many reasons why people believe in their faith.
But where the question of death is concerned it is a great motivator in causing anxiety about your own life and how you might meet your demise. Suddenly everything narrows down. What comes after? Does anything come after? Faith provides some with answers, others just hope those answers are right.
Death…whether we like it or not, rules our lives and how we live it. Death is the greatest mystery on this earth. Death defines who we are, because we are constantly preparing for it, even when we think we are not. In other words, how we contemplate death results in how we live our lives and communicate with our fellow human beings while we are on this earth.
Death has a lot to answer for. But we can choose how we meet it, either with dignity or chaos.
I am aware that some people will not read all of this. And depending what account you have with Flickr, it might be too long even to attempt reading it all. Multi-scrolling is a nuisance, lets be honest.
So this work will also go up on my website, where you can read it at your leisure and in a better format for free. I will put a link on here when it is up. [See Below, now up].
I would also like to point out that this image has not been put through any kind of photoshop. All I have is the iPhoto App on my computer. I like to do the bare minimum as regards editing with my images, because that was how I was trained. And I spend enough hours writing, let alone messing about with anything else. I might crop, reduce or increase exposure, or add a filter if it warrants it.
This image was cropped from the original, to reduce the foreground. The exposure was taken down about two notches and that was it.
This cup creates its own atmosphere when I take it out. It tells its own story quite happily, or with sadness or despair. Often I just feel like a bystander, allowed to be in its presence, gifted with the knowledge it is imparting.
Then I share it with you.
I have paired this work with Miserere mei, Dues, by Gregorio Allegri. Performed by the Choir of New College, Oxford. The beauty of this piece is undeniable.
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I have now uploaded this work onto my website, a few reasons why; it is an important work for me personally...a strong work. It is also for this time in history. And it is so you can see it in the format closest to how I have designed it to be seen. It will be printed out and placed in my own portfolio as a finished work.
Here is the link to the Grail Poems page on my website. Just scroll down to the end.
www.shelleyturnerpoetpix.com/grail-poems
And if you would like to see more of my work, have a look at my website at:
Isalo is one of Madagascar's most beautiful parks. It contains sculpted buttes, vertical rock walls and, best of all, deep canyon floors shot through with streams, lush vegetation and pools for swimming. All of this changes with the light, culminating in extraordinary sunsets beneath a big sky. Add all this to easy access off the RN7 and you understand why this is Madagascar’s most visited park.
At more than 800 sq km, it’s also a large park, so if you want to go off on your own there is plenty of room for exploration, with everything from two-hour to week-long hikes. There's also an excellent chance of spotting ring-tailed lemurs and Verreaux's sifaka around the Nemaza campsite.
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Isalo es uno de los parques más bellos de Madagascar. Contiene colinas esculpidas, paredes de roca verticales y, lo mejor de todo, profundos fondos de cañones atravesados por arroyos, exuberante vegetación y piscinas para nadar. Todo esto cambia con la luz, culminando en extraordinarios atardeceres bajo un gran cielo. Agregue todo esto al fácil acceso desde la RN7 y comprenderá por qué este es el parque más visitado de Madagascar.
Con más de 800 kilómetros cuadrados, también es un parque grande, por lo que si quieres ir por tu cuenta, hay mucho espacio para explorar, con todo tipo de caminatas, desde dos horas hasta una semana de duración. También existe una gran posibilidad de observar lémures de cola anillada y sifaka de Verreaux en los alrededores del camping de Nemaza.
L'Isalo est l'un des plus beaux parcs de Madagascar. Il contient des buttes sculptées, des parois rocheuses verticales et, mieux encore, de profonds fonds de canyons traversés de ruisseaux, d'une végétation luxuriante et de bassins pour la baignade. Tout cela change au gré de la lumière, pour aboutir à des couchers de soleil extraordinaires sous un ciel immense. Ajoutez à tout cela un accès facile depuis la RN7 et vous comprenez pourquoi c'est le parc le plus visité de Madagascar.
Avec plus de 800 km², c'est aussi un grand parc, donc si vous souhaitez partir seul, il y a beaucoup de place pour l'exploration, avec des randonnées allant de deux heures à une semaine. Il y a également de fortes chances d'apercevoir des lémuriens catta et des propithèques de Verreaux autour du camping Nemaza.
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Chatsworth House est un vaste château situé dans le Derbyshire, en Angleterre, à quelques kilomètres de la ville de Bakewell. Édifié originellement au xvie siècle pour Bess of Hardwick, comtesse de Shrewsbury, Chatsworth est le fief des ducs de Devonshire, dont le patronyme est Cavendish. Le domaine se trouve sur la rive gauche de la rivière Derwent et dans les limites du Parc national du Peak District.
En 1687, l'architecte William Talman reconstruisit le château dans un esprit baroque et en fit la première des country houses d'Angleterre. Au xviiie siècle, le parc fut redessiné dans le goût néoclassique par le paysagiste Capability Brown et agrémenté de fabriques par l'architecte James Paine.
Le château, ouvert au public, contient d'importantes collections de mobilier et d'objets d'art ainsi que des toiles de maître, dont la première version des Bergers d'Arcadie de Nicolas Poussin.
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Chatsworth House is a stately home in Derbyshire, England, in the Derbyshire Dales 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Bakewell and 9 miles (14 km) west of Chesterfield (SK260700). The seat of the Duke of Devonshire, it has been home to the Cavendish family since 1549.
Standing on the east bank of the River Derwent, Chatsworth looks across to the low hills that divide the Derwent and Wye valleys. The house, set in expansive parkland and backed by wooded, rocky hills rising to heather moorland, contains an important collection of paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculptures, books and other artefacts. Chatsworth has been selected as the United Kingdom's favourite country house several times.
Hi everyone!
I´m really happy to present you again something! This is a minifig scaled model of a Stadler Kiss 2 train, in the colours of Westbahn. It contains 7216 bricks and it took 14 months to create it. Somewhere I wrote earlier, that if I don´t post, I don´t disappear, just my creations are getting more and more difficult. It takes a long time to figure out every small lines and details, etc. You know, it has to be perfect…
It´s the case with my newest creation on the pictures. Maybe some of you have already heard, that I´m currently working in Austria. I started on the workplace in October, 2019. One of the first things which I realized in the new environment was the train of the company Westbahn. (I arrived by train to the city) This is a passenger train company, which offers trains between Vienna and Salzburg. They have a stop in my city as well. The train has a really cool painting. Four colours, which are looking nice near each other and a lot of lines, which mean a really great challenge to build. Of course using stickers was prohibited, as nowadays always.
So I started to build the front in LDD in November, just one month later. When it was possible to see, that the model is similar to the real one, I started to buy the pieces to try the concept in real life. Of course it looked bad. But in comparison with my ICE (read the story again here) the process was much better. There was no break in the developing. I was always able to work happily on it and in Mai 2020, during the first Covid-lockdown the front car became almost ready (~2200 parts). After that I just copied the construction for the other end. It was boring and deadly. I´ve already had problems during the first car with special parts in special colours. But the copy-period was the worst. Parallel with it I started to buy pieces of course for the middle section. It was a bit easier, because it doesn´t have diagonal lines. And a few days ago I was ready!
Unfortunately Westbahn sold these trains to DB, but one of them stayed. The other trains of Westbahn are similar to this one, but they have small differences at doors and at painting. But I wanted to take the “Big Brother” picture with the correct train. It was very time-consuming to hunt it, so I decided, that I write to the company and ask it, when will be the train at my train station. It´s not the first time, that I´m trying to do similar pictures, and the owner, or the company have never helped. But Westbahn yes! They were very kind and helpful. They sent me, when the train comes. Despite of it I had to visit the train station three times, because I didn´t like first two pictures! So I would like to say a huge thanks to Westbahn here again!
Btw the train has motors, so it will hopefully functional in the future! If I get the Sbrick and the cables, I test it and if it will be possible to take it to an exhibition where there is a long train track, I make a video, I promise!
Thanks for watching the pictures and reading the story! Hope, you like the train, too! :)
Seville - Spain.
Seville (/səˈvɪl/; Spanish: Sevilla [seˈβiʎa]) is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville, Spain. It is situated on the plain of the river Guadalquivir. The inhabitants of the city are known as sevillanos (feminine form: sevillanas) or hispalenses, after the Roman name of the city, Hispalis. Seville has a municipal population of about 703,000 as of 2011, and a metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, making it the fourth-largest city in Spain and the 30th most populous municipality in the European Union. Its Old Town, with an area of 4 square kilometres (2 sq mi), contains three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Alcázar palace complex, the Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies. The Seville harbour, located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean, is the only river port in Spain. Seville is also the hottest major metropolitan area in the geographical Western Europe, with summer average high temperatures of above 35 °C (95 °F).
Seville was founded as the Roman city of Hispalis. It later became known as Ishbiliya (Arabic: إشبيلية) after the Muslim conquest in 712. During the Muslim rule in Spain, Seville came under the jurisdiction of the Caliphate of Córdoba before becoming the independent Taifa of Seville; later it was ruled by the Muslim Almoravids and the Almohads until finally being incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile under Ferdinand III in 1248. After the discovery of the Americas, Seville became one of the economic centres of the Spanish Empire as its port monopolised the trans-oceanic trade and the Casa de Contratación (House of Trade) wielded its power, opening a Golden Age of arts and literature. In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan departed from Seville for the first circumnavigation of the Earth. Coinciding with the Baroque period of European history, the 17th century in Seville represented the most brilliant flowering of the city's culture; then began a gradual economic and demographic decline as silting in the Guadalquivir forced the trade monopoly to relocate to the nearby port of Cádiz.
The 20th century in Seville saw the tribulations of the Spanish Civil War, decisive cultural milestones such as the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 and Expo '92, and the city's election as the capital of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia.
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Southsea Castle contains a lighthouse, commissioned by the Admiralty, was constructed on the western gun platform of the castle in 1828. In 1854 its height was raised and it now stands at 34 feet (10 m) above its base atop the walls. The lamp burned sperm oil and was installed behind a fixed lens. The lighthouse keeper was housed in the castle itself. The lighthouse was in continuous use until 2017.
SN/NC: Begonia, Var. Coccinea, Begoniaceae Family
Begonia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 2,000 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown indoors as ornamental houseplants in cooler climates. In cooler climates some species are cultivated outside in summertime for their bright colorful flowers, which have sepals but no petals. With 2,002 species, Begonia is one of the largest genera of flowering plants.[1][2] The species are terrestrial (sometimes epiphytic) herbs or undershrubs, and occur in subtropical and tropical moist climates, in South and Central America, Africa, and southern Asia.
The genus name Begonia was coined by Charles Plumier, a French patron of botany, and adopted by Linnaeus in 1753, to honor Michel Bégon, a former governor of the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti).
Syn. B Rec, B Maculata, B elatior, B semperflorens, B serratipetala, B conchifolia "Red Ruby", B solimutata, B tuberhybrida, B fimbriata, B primrue, B tuberous, B rígidifolía Spp, Rieger B, B coccinea, etc
Begonia é um gênero de plantas perenes da família Begoniaceae. Conhecida como begônia asa-de-anjo. O gênero contém mais de 2.000 espécies de plantas diferentes. As begônias são nativas de climas subtropicais e tropicais úmidos. Algumas espécies são comumente cultivadas dentro de casa como plantas ornamentais em climas mais frios. Em climas mais frios, algumas espécies são cultivadas ao ar livre no verão por suas flores coloridas e brilhantes, que têm sépalas, mas não pétalas. Com 2.002 espécies, Begonia é um dos maiores gêneros de plantas com flores conhecido.
Begonia es un género de plantas con flores perennes en la familia Begoniaceae. El género contiene más de 2.000 especies de plantas diferentes. Las Begonias son nativas de climas tropicales y subtropicales húmedos. Algunas especies se cultivan comúnmente en interiores como plantas de interior ornamentales en climas más fríos. En climas más fríos, algunas especies se cultivan al aire libre en verano por sus flores de colores brillantes, que tienen sépalos pero no pétalos. Con 2.002 especies, Begonia es uno de los géneros más grandes de plantas con flores.
Begonia est un genre de plantes à fleurs vivaces de la famille des Begoniaceae. Le genre contient plus de 2 000 espèces végétales différentes. Les bégonias sont originaires des climats subtropicaux et tropicaux humides. Certaines espèces sont couramment cultivées à l'intérieur comme plantes d'intérieur ornementales dans les climats plus frais. Dans les climats plus frais, certaines espèces sont cultivées à l'extérieur en été pour leurs fleurs aux couleurs vives, qui ont des sépales mais pas de pétales. Avec 2 002 espèces, Begonia est l'un des plus grands genres de plantes à fleurs.
Begonia is een geslacht van meerjarige bloeiende planten in de familie Begoniaceae. Het geslacht bevat meer dan 2.000 verschillende plantensoorten. De begonia's zijn inheems in vochtige subtropische en tropische klimaten. Sommige soorten worden gewoonlijk binnenshuis gekweekt als sierkamerplanten in koelere klimaten. In koelere klimaten worden sommige soorten in de zomer buiten gekweekt vanwege hun felgekleurde bloemen, die kelkblaadjes maar geen bloembladen hebben. Met 2.002 soorten is Begonia een van de grootste geslachten van bloeiende planten.
Begonia ist eine Gattung mehrjähriger Blütenpflanzen in der Familie der Begoniaceae. Die Gattung umfasst mehr als 2.000 verschiedene Pflanzenarten. Die Begonien sind in feuchten subtropischen und tropischen Klimazonen beheimatet. Einige Arten werden in kühleren Klimazonen üblicherweise als dekorative Zimmerpflanzen in Innenräumen angebaut. In kühleren Klimazonen werden einige Arten im Sommer wegen ihrer leuchtend bunten Blüten, die Kelchblätter, aber keine Blütenblätter haben, im Freien kultiviert. Begonia ist mit 2.002 Arten eine der größten Gattungen von Blütenpflanzen.
La begonia è un genere di piante da fiore perenni della famiglia delle Begoniaceae. Il genere contiene più di 2.000 specie di piante diverse. Le Begonie sono originarie dei climi umidi subtropicali e tropicali. Alcune specie sono comunemente coltivate al chiuso come piante d'appartamento ornamentali nei climi più freddi. Nei climi più freschi alcune specie vengono coltivate all'aperto in estate per i loro fiori dai colori vivaci, che hanno sepali ma senza petali. Con 2.002 specie, la Begonia è uno dei più grandi generi di piante da fiore.
ベゴニアは、シュウカイドウ科の多年生顕花植物の属です。この属には、2,000を超える異なる植物種が含まれています。ベゴニアは、湿った亜熱帯および熱帯気候に自生しています。いくつかの種は、一般的に、涼しい気候で観葉植物として屋内で栽培されます。涼しい気候では、夏の間、がく片はあるが花びらはない鮮やかな色とりどりの花のために、屋外で栽培される種もあります。 2,002種のベゴニアは、顕花植物の最大の属の1つです。
بيجونيا هو جنس من النباتات المزهرة المعمرة في عائلة Begoniaceae. يحتوي الجنس على أكثر من 2000 نوع نباتي مختلف. البيغونيا هي موطنها الأصلي في المناخات شبه الاستوائية والاستوائية الرطبة. تزرع بعض الأنواع عادة في الداخل كنباتات منزلية للزينة في المناخات الباردة. في المناخات الأكثر برودة ، تُزرع بعض الأنواع في الخارج في فصل الصيف لزهورها الملونة الزاهية ، والتي تحتوي على سبلات ولكن بدون بتلات. مع 2،002 نوع ، بيجونيا هي واحدة من أكبر أجناس النباتات المزهرة.
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From Wikipedia : "The Alfama is the oldest district of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the São Jorge Castle and the Tejo river. Its name comes from the Arabic Al-hamma, meaning "hot fountains" or "baths" (the name "Alfama" could also be derived from the Arabic word Alfamm, meaning the "mouth" in Arabic. It is pronounced variously depending on the location of the word in a sentence). The district includes the freguesias (parishes) of São Miguel, Santo Estêvão, São Vicente de Fora and part of the two streets, "Freguesia da Sé: Rua do Barão" and "Rua São João da Praça". It contains many important historical attractions, as well as an abundance of Fado bars and restaurants."
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Set in the beautiful grounds of Cockington Court there has been a church on the ground where the present church stands from Saxon times. The original place of worship was a chapel thought to have been built by William de Falesia a Norman who had many areas of Devon and Somerset given to him after the Conquest of 1066.
The main structure
The first part of the church to be built was the Chancel in c.1069 followed by the castellated tower built in the Romanesque style in c.1236. in 1297 part of the northern isle was added which was further extended c.1400 along with the construction of the west porch parvise. Then prior to 1780 the chancel was added.
The tower stands 66 feet tall and with walls 6 feet thick in places. There are three floors which are believed to have been the accommodation for the priest in residence who would have been provided by the Canons at Torre Abbey. There is a fire place and drain in the first floor floor room (now the bell ringing chamber) which further support this theory.
There is also evidence of it being not just a church tower but a place of refuge from local pirates. By the front door there is an oak beam 6 feet 4 inches long that can be slid across when the door is closed to prevent any attempt to charge down the door and the walls of the tower contain several arrow slits.
The lost Garden of Heligan in Cornwall contains many pleasure but I did enjoy the Giants Head . Created by local artists Pete and Sue Hill, who are brother and sister, this mud sculpture has become an emblem of the park. The Giant's Head was installed in 1997 when the garden was being renovated after being abandoned since World War I. It took about three weeks for the duo to complete The Giant's Head, with the structure being constructed around the upturned rootball of a fallen tree. Local clay was mixed with water and spread over the rootball to give the head form and they used a local invasive weed to form the giant's green “skin.” For the hair, they selected crocosmia—a plant that flowers orange in July, which transforms him into a redhead for the summer.
The Lost Gardens of Heligan are located near Mevagissey in Cornwall, and are considered to be amongst the most popular in the UK. The gardens are typical of the 19th century Gardenesque style with areas of different character and in different design styles.
The gardens were created by members of the Cornish Tremayne family from the mid-18th century to the beginning of the 20th century, and still form part of the family's Heligan estate. The gardens were neglected after the First World War and restored only in the 1990s, a restoration that was the subject of several popular television programmes and books.
Before the First World War, the garden required the services of 22 gardeners to maintain it, but that war lead to the deaths of 16 of those gardeners, and by 1916, the garden was being looked after by only eight men. By the 1920s, Jack Tremayne's love of Italy, which had earlier inspired the Italian Garden, led him to set up permanent home there, and lease out Heligan. The house was tenanted for most of the 20th century, used by the US Army during the Second World War, and then converted into flats and sold, without the gardens, in the 1970s. Against this background, the gardens fell into a serious state of neglect, and were lost to sight.
After the childless death of Jack Tremayne, the Heligan estate came under the ownership of a trust to the benefit of several members of the extended Tremayne family. One of these, John Willis, lived in the area and was responsible for introducing record producer Tim Smit to the gardens. A group of fellow enthusiasts and he decided to restore the garden to its former glory, and eventually leased them from the Tremayne family. Tim Smit was also the man who came up with the idea of the Eden Project
The restoration, proved to be an outstanding success, not only revitalising the gardens but also the local economy around Heligan by providing employment. One of the nice stories around the restoration was that some of the planting schemes designs were found in a outhouse used by the gardeners before they departed to the trenches of the First world war
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Containing five of the ten largest trees in the world, Sequoia National Park contains the highest point in the contiguous United States (Mount Whitney) and is notable for it’s fantastic display of old-growth sequoia forests. When driving into the park, the landscape was dry and the weather sunny, but as the hairpin road quickly ascended in steep elevation, it was like being transported into a misty cloud where these majestic giants stand sentry in the fog. Walking the trails through the Giant Forest among the most massive trees on earth in the ethereal mist and the snow was like being in a dream, and reminds me of humankind’s minuteness, yet powerful influence over the fate of these timeless organisms.
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Thousands of people gathered in England on Sept. 01, 2015, for a unique, competition that would make Paul Jaisini proud.The Gleitzeit Flower Parade, a very unique competition of giant flowery floats. This year, 9 floats each paid tribute to Paul Jaisini. According to GBartpress.uk, the floats can be 73 feet long and 30 feet high, containing 300,000 flowers.
Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg is a spectacular Model World featuring many Land- and Cityscapes from around the world containing model trains, moving cars, ships and even a fully functional airport with starting and landing planes.
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Tilted red tower marks entrance to Polish war museum by Kwadrat, Gdansk
An angled tower wrapped in red concrete panels and glazing contains the entrance to this second world war museum, which is mostly housed beneath the surface of a public plaza in the Polish city of Gdansk. A jury headed by Daniel Libeskind awarded Studio Architektoniczne Kwadrat the project for the Museum of the Second World War following an international competition in 2010. The studio, which is based in the nearby town of Gdynia, said it put forward a proposal that was "a bit risky", but also "something unusual, very distinctive and memorable".
A tower rising 40.5 metres above the new public square provides the dominant feature of the building, which is located next to a canal in a district called Wiadrownia that was destroyed during fighting in 1945. "The idea behind the design is simple enough," said the architects, "to position the main part of the museum underground so as not to completely use up the small plot of land intended for investment. We have concealed the other functions in a sculptural form. In this way, it was possible to find space for a vast square, and the whole premise became symbolic."
The project comprises three distinct but connected parts, with the underground spaces dedicated to the past, the plaza representing the present, and the tower symbolising the future. The monolithic tower features surfaces set at angles as much as 45 degrees from the vertical, lending it a dynamic appearance that alters when viewed from different directions. Three of its four trapezoidal facades are clad in terracotta-red panels, while the fourth side and kinked roof are filled in with glazing that allows natural light to flood into the interior.
"This simple sculptural form, devoid of literal meaning, evokes various associations," said the architects. "It has already been likened to a bastion, a barrier, a crumbling house or a bunker, and when illuminated at night, it resembles a burning candle. At the same time, it fits in with the city image and the geometry of shipyard cranes – the symbol of the port of Gdansk."
The glazed facade of the tower incorporates an entrance at its base, which is situated at basement level and is reached by a wide set of steps leading down from the plaza. The tower contains a library, lecture halls and a restaurant with a viewpoint looking out across the city skyline. The majority of the 23,000 m2 building is located beneath the paved public square, which aims to provide people with a place to meet, socialise and relax. Staircases descend from the entrance through a large void to the level of the ticket office, cloakroom and exhibition spaces dedicated to telling the story of the war in Poland. A corridor with a narrow skylight at its apex guides visitors through a series of austere exhibition rooms featuring a palette of concrete, steel and oak details.
In addition to digital displays and physical exhibits, the spaces include several recreations of places such as a pre-war shopping street, ruined buildings surrounding a Soviet tank, and the interior of a Warsaw apartment reflecting different stages of the conflict. At the level of the plaza, a bridge connects the tower with a long, narrow volume containing offices. A walkway that passes beneath the bridge is lined with gabion cages filled with red brick and rubble from Gdansk. A further wedge-shaped structure that emerges from the square contains the entrance to an underground parking garage. Both this volume and the offices are clad in the same red tiles as the tower to create a consistent aesthetic across the museum's different spaces.
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Isalo is one of Madagascar's most beautiful parks. It contains sculpted buttes, vertical rock walls and, best of all, deep canyon floors shot through with streams, lush vegetation and pools for swimming. All of this changes with the light, culminating in extraordinary sunsets beneath a big sky. Add all this to easy access off the RN7 and you understand why this is Madagascar’s most visited park.
At more than 800 sq km, it’s also a large park, so if you want to go off on your own there is plenty of room for exploration, with everything from two-hour to week-long hikes. There's also an excellent chance of spotting ring-tailed lemurs and Verreaux's sifaka around the Nemaza campsite.
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Isalo es uno de los parques más bellos de Madagascar. Contiene colinas esculpidas, paredes de roca verticales y, lo mejor de todo, profundos fondos de cañones atravesados por arroyos, exuberante vegetación y piscinas para nadar. Todo esto cambia con la luz, culminando en extraordinarios atardeceres bajo un gran cielo. Agregue todo esto al fácil acceso desde la RN7 y comprenderá por qué este es el parque más visitado de Madagascar.
Con más de 800 kilómetros cuadrados, también es un parque grande, por lo que si quieres ir por tu cuenta, hay mucho espacio para explorar, con todo tipo de caminatas, desde dos horas hasta una semana de duración. También existe una gran posibilidad de observar lémures de cola anillada y sifaka de Verreaux en los alrededores del camping de Nemaza.
L'Isalo est l'un des plus beaux parcs de Madagascar. Il contient des buttes sculptées, des parois rocheuses verticales et, mieux encore, de profonds fonds de canyons traversés de ruisseaux, d'une végétation luxuriante et de bassins pour la baignade. Tout cela change au gré de la lumière, pour aboutir à des couchers de soleil extraordinaires sous un ciel immense. Ajoutez à tout cela un accès facile depuis la RN7 et vous comprenez pourquoi c'est le parc le plus visité de Madagascar.
Avec plus de 800 km², c'est aussi un grand parc, donc si vous souhaitez partir seul, il y a beaucoup de place pour l'exploration, avec des randonnées allant de deux heures à une semaine. Il y a également de fortes chances d'apercevoir des lémuriens catta et des propithèques de Verreaux autour du camping Nemaza.
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Tilted red tower marks entrance to Polish war museum by Kwadrat, Gdansk
An angled tower wrapped in red concrete panels and glazing contains the entrance to this second world war museum, which is mostly housed beneath the surface of a public plaza in the Polish city of Gdansk. A jury headed by Daniel Libeskind awarded Studio Architektoniczne Kwadrat the project for the Museum of the Second World War following an international competition in 2010. The studio, which is based in the nearby town of Gdynia, said it put forward a proposal that was "a bit risky", but also "something unusual, very distinctive and memorable".
A tower rising 40.5 metres above the new public square provides the dominant feature of the building, which is located next to a canal in a district called Wiadrownia that was destroyed during fighting in 1945. "The idea behind the design is simple enough," said the architects, "to position the main part of the museum underground so as not to completely use up the small plot of land intended for investment. We have concealed the other functions in a sculptural form. In this way, it was possible to find space for a vast square, and the whole premise became symbolic."
The project comprises three distinct but connected parts, with the underground spaces dedicated to the past, the plaza representing the present, and the tower symbolising the future. The monolithic tower features surfaces set at angles as much as 45 degrees from the vertical, lending it a dynamic appearance that alters when viewed from different directions. Three of its four trapezoidal facades are clad in terracotta-red panels, while the fourth side and kinked roof are filled in with glazing that allows natural light to flood into the interior.
"This simple sculptural form, devoid of literal meaning, evokes various associations," said the architects. "It has already been likened to a bastion, a barrier, a crumbling house or a bunker, and when illuminated at night, it resembles a burning candle. At the same time, it fits in with the city image and the geometry of shipyard cranes – the symbol of the port of Gdansk."
The glazed facade of the tower incorporates an entrance at its base, which is situated at basement level and is reached by a wide set of steps leading down from the plaza. The tower contains a library, lecture halls and a restaurant with a viewpoint looking out across the city skyline. The majority of the 23,000 m2 building is located beneath the paved public square, which aims to provide people with a place to meet, socialise and relax. Staircases descend from the entrance through a large void to the level of the ticket office, cloakroom and exhibition spaces dedicated to telling the story of the war in Poland. A corridor with a narrow skylight at its apex guides visitors through a series of austere exhibition rooms featuring a palette of concrete, steel and oak details.
In addition to digital displays and physical exhibits, the spaces include several recreations of places such as a pre-war shopping street, ruined buildings surrounding a Soviet tank, and the interior of a Warsaw apartment reflecting different stages of the conflict. At the level of the plaza, a bridge connects the tower with a long, narrow volume containing offices. A walkway that passes beneath the bridge is lined with gabion cages filled with red brick and rubble from Gdansk. A further wedge-shaped structure that emerges from the square contains the entrance to an underground parking garage. Both this volume and the offices are clad in the same red tiles as the tower to create a consistent aesthetic across the museum's different spaces.
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