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IMMIGRANTS CONTRIBUTE: AMERICA, WE SING BACK! community event at the All Souls Unitarian Church at 1500 Harvard Street, NW, Washington DC on Saturday afternoon, 28 September 2013 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Performances
Cuban DAN VERA (South Texas)
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Contributing Building - Oxford Historic District - National Register of Historic Places
NRIS #75000603
Opened 1907
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano visited the Bangladesh exhibits on display at the International Conference on the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme: Sixty Years and Beyond - Contributing to Development. Vienna, Austria 31 May 2017
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Design
Built in the Brutalist architectural style between 1968 and 1969, designed by Keith Ingham and Charles Wilson of Building Design Partnership with E. H. Stazicker, it has a capacity of 80 double-decker buses, 40 along each side of the building. Some claim that it is the second largest bus station in Western Europe. Pedestrian access to the Bus Station is through any of three subways, one of which links directly to the adjacent Guild Hall, while the design also incorporates a multi-storey car park of five floors with space for 1,100 cars.
The building's engineers, Ove Arup and Partners, designed the distinctive curve of the car park balconies "after acceptable finishes to a vertical wall proved too expensive, contributing to the organic, sculptural nature of the building. The edges are functional, too, in that they protect car bumpers from crashing against a vertical wall. The cover balustrade protects passengers from the weather by allowing buses to penetrate beneath the lower parking floor."
Threatened demolition
The building is threatened with demolition as part of the City Council's Tithebarn redevelopment project. In 2000, opposition to the demolition led to a failed application for listed building status by English Heritage. Preston Borough Council (as it was then known) opposed the application.
Putting forward the case for a smaller terminus, a report, commissioned by the council and Grosvenor in 2000, stated that "buses arriving and leaving the bus station have very low bus occupancy rates indicating that passengers alight and board elsewhere in the town centre. The bus station car park similarly suffers from the poor pedestrian linkages." Listing was subsequently rejected.
On October 11, 2005, Preston City Council and developer Grosvenor Holdings signed an agreement to go ahead with the Tithebarn redevelopment project, which calls for the demolition of the current bus station.
A survey conducted by the Lancashire Evening Post in May 2010 found that Preston Bus Station was Preston people's favourite building.
A further application to list the bus station was rejected in 2010 and a review of the decision was turned down in 2011. It featured on the 2012 World Monument Fund's list of sites at risk.
It featured in a song on the show All Over the Place.
The 2023 UA Intramural finale took place on March 10. Contributing student photographer is Kaia Putnam '23.
Walk around Rucker's Hill, Northcote retracing places surveyed in 1982-3 for heritage study, images via an old Olympus 21mm manual lens for old times sake.
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Police Station and residence.
43 James St NORTHCOTE, Darebin City.
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`The Northcote Police Station is of local architectural and historical importance. The station possesses local landmark qualities owing to its prominent hilltop setting. The building is a distinctive example of the Queen Anne style within the municipality, and although the verandah and balconette have been removed, the building is otherwise externally substantially intact. Together with the Presbyterian Church across the road (qv) the building contributes to the heritage character of the local streetscape. Construction of the police station in 1891 is associated with the period of suburban expansion of the municipality, and has served the local community as a public building over a long period of time..
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Description.
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The police station is a red brick Queen Anne style building, influenced by the contemporary domestic architecture of English architect Richard Normal Shaw. The Sergeant's residence was entered through the door on the south elevation, whilst the office and constables quarters were entered from the eastern side, through an arched porch. The east and south elevations were thus designed as the major facades of the building..
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The south elevation is asymmetrically arranged, with a prominent half-timbered gable and slated roofs. The double-hung sash windows have sixteen-paned top sashes with coloured glazing and segmented arched heads with brick voussoirs and keystones. The original two-storey verandah, since demolished, was supported by coupled turned timber posts on brick piers and had vertical timber balusters. A balconette at first floor level on the projecting bay has also been demolished..
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The east elevation is also asymmetrically composed, having a three-storey stair tower, tall red brick chimney stacks with corbelled and moulded brick caps and large overhanging gable with half timbering. The large arched entrance at ground floor level has moulded brick voussoirs. At roof level was an observation platform, frequently used by both the police and Government; in particular during the investigations by a Parliamentary Committee on the railways question in c1894..
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A similar, but more intact, police station exists at Kilmore.'
Contributing Building - Thomas Square Streetcar Historic District - National Register of Historic Places
NRIS #97000813
NUTEC Plastics
A nuclear solution to plastic pollution.
(NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution)
Roundtable for the Asia and the Pacific Region, “Atoms Contributing to the Search for Solutions to Plastic Pollution” held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 18 May 2021
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
The Andrew Carnegie Society recognizes those who contribute $1,000 or more annually to CMU and educates current students about the importance of philanthropy. At this dinner, scholarship recipients (ACS Scholars, Legacy Scholars, and Holleran Scholars) gathered together for an inside look at CMU finances, the endowment, and the philanthropic vision of Andrew Carnegie. They also learned how past "Give Back" efforts (in which the scholars function as a foundation board) have been used in the past by campus groups.
The rectangular, two-story, side-gabled structure with roof shed window dormers was influenced by Neo-Classicism- evident by the symmetrically arranged facade, incised porch, and central portico. The house was built in 1901 by Lucy Carnegie on the site of an antebellum plantation known as Stafford Plantation Mansion. The house is in the Stafford Plantation Historic District listed the National Register of Historic Places and is a contributing property.
For two weekends in May 2008, some of Bucks County’s finest artists participated in the Elephant’s Eye Bucks County Artists Studio Tour. They opened their private studios to the public to give art enthusiasts an inside look at local artists’ everyday routines and life.
A contributing artists and sponsors appreciation reception was held on June 24 to celebrate the culmination and success in launching this first year tour. The appreciation reception was donated and hosted by at Bobby Simone’s of Doylestown.
Attendees sampled exquisite Italian cuisine and refreshments while enjoying a slideshow that captured long time collectors, students, art enthusiast and family and friends who experienced the tour and gained access to real artists working in their own spaces.
Photographs of the Appreciation Reception were donated by Mark Margrapp, owner of M Studios in Warminster, Pa.
Sponosors, In-kind donators and contributing artists included:
Artists:
-Lisa Naples Ceramics
-Steven and Pinky Snyder - Cedar Maze
-Michael A. Smith and Paula Chamlee
-Chris Bonner
-David and Wendy Ellsworth
-Steve Tobin
-Ken Vavrek
Sponsors:
-Byers Choice, Ltd
-Paula Woods
-Inspiring Spaces by Design, LLC
-REPSG
-Denise Jill Marshall
-Sandy and David Marshall
-Diversified Refrigeration, Inc
-Baldwin Publishing
-Dr. and Mrs. Jerry F. Naples
-Keenan Motors, Ltd
-Dr. Danielle Kulicke
-Walter and Louise Rubel
-Jane and Leonard Korman
-Univest Banking Insurance Investments
-Eye of Newt Organics
-Anne E O'Day, DMD, MS
-Natalie Shapiro
-Alan M. Feldman
-Evie and Bernie Cleff
-Stan Shapiro and Bunny Glick
In Kind Supporters:
-Ampersand Design
-Furia Rubel Communications
-Bucks County Women¹s Journal
-County Theater
-Bucks County Alive
-Greensgrow Farms & The
-Philadelphia Project
-Bobby Simones
-Mark Margraff
And Volunteers:
-Paula Woods
-Andrea Kaminoff
-Tory Woods
-Anne Meyer
-Laurie Phillips
Mad Men Season 5 Documentary on Giorgio de Chirico - 3 images i contributed to the DVD on disk one of the season five documentary called - What Is There To Love If Not The Enigma - 2012 - Bus Ad billboards for the AMC TV Show television cable art - images provided by Brechtbug
Oh what a night it was in the land of Swirl’n mic Mad-ness this past 1st Wednesday! Mad Swirl featured longtime Contributing Poet Quinten Collier all the way from the Rocky Mountain HIGH state of Colorado. With the help of the interwebs, it felt like he was right there with us at The Underpass. If you were there to toke the poetic smoke he fired up, then you know how deliscious his set was!
Thanks to all who came out to help share in their delicious madness. What a night of the beat-utifullest poetry and music it was! Here’s a shout out to all who graced us with their words, their songs, their divine madnesses…
(photos courtesy of Dan “the man” Rodriguez)
Hosts:
Johnny O
MH Clay
Feature:
Quinten Collier
Mad Cast:
Suza "Hep Kat Mama" Kanon
Sean "TA2" Buttram
Opalina Salas
Roderick Richardson
Vic Victory
Carlos Salas
Paul Sexton
Jen Bochenko
James “Bear the Poet” Rodehaver
Harry McNabb
Jay "Holiday" Gomez
Sean St. Stevens
Nadia Wolnisty
Gabe Mamola
Anthony Harris
Anthony X Haynes
Griff "Warrior Poet"
HUGE thanks to Swirve (Chris & Tamitha Curiel, Gerard Bendiks) for keeping the beat til the wee hours of the night. We got taken to another dimension of time and space on the wings of their jazzy madness!
More HUGE thanks to fantastic photog Dan Rodriguez (he captured these scenes) for sharing his mad eye and giving y’all a taste of the night’s mic madness.
Thanks to Michael David Bacchus & Leo at The Underpass for opening up this fine establishment to us mad ones and making us feel right at home.
And finally we would like to thank ALL of you who freely shared their hand claps, finger-snaps, hoots and howls with all the mad ones who got up on this sacred mad swirlin’ mic.
Shadowhunters are the upcoming TV series adaptation of Cassandra Clare. Shadowhunters is a community site that anyone can contribute to discover, share and add your knowledge. Click it: www.shadowhunterstv.com/
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano visited the Singapore exhibits on display at the International Conference on the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme: Sixty Years and Beyond - Contributing to Development. Vienna, Austria 31 May 2017
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
North Atlantic Council meeting with non-ISAF Contributing Nations
Centre: Vice Admiral Ahmad Kamarulzaman (Joint Forces Commander)
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Contributing Building - New Smyrna Beach Historic District - National Register of Historic Places
NRIS #90000714
Instruction 50
I almost thought I would manage the 50th which would be sad- but thankfully a lunch trip meant we passed buy this chinese barber shop (i think)....in Goteborg.
"Say it with flowers" - Johanna Neurath
This is the fiftieth Instruction for the Street Photography Now Project, written to inspire fresh ways of looking at and documenting the world we all live in. Photographs you contribute should be new work made in response to the Instruction.
Whitinsville Christian 70, Douglas 46..Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Whitinsville..Senior forward Antonio Estrella had 18 points and 11 rebounds while junior point guard Richard Santos contributed 16 points and eight assists as the host Crusaders (9-2) rolled in the second half. Senior guard Tim Dufficy added 13 points. Sam Wilsey had 15 points, Brandon Baril 12 and Cam Morin 10 for the Tigers (4-8), who trailed by just seven at halftime, 32-25, before WC put together a 20-7 third quarter...Douglas.25.21.46.Whitinsville Christian.32.38.70. ..DOUGLAS.Name.FGM.3PM.FTM.Pts..Cam Morin.4.0.2.10.Nolan Karsok.0.0.3.3.Brandon Baril.5.0.2.12.Sam Willsey.5.3.2.15.Ryan Gordon.1.0.0.2.John Ferguson.0.0.1.1.Michael Haan.1.1.0.3..WHITINSVILLE CHRISTIAN.Name.FGM.3PM.FTM.Pts..Tim Dufficy.5.1.2.13.Matt Leduc.2.2.0.6.John Woudenberg.0.0.1.1.Antonio Estrella.8.0.2.18.Richard Santos.7.1.1.16.Matt Colonero.0.0.1.1.Daniel Belanger.1.0.0.2.Graham Tienhaara.2.0.0.4.Grant Brown.2.1.4.9.
Shot at ISO 3200, Aperture of 2.8, Shutter speed of 1/640 and Focal Length of 70.0 mm
Taken with a 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM lens and processed by Aperture 3.4.3 on Tuesday January-22-2013 20:23 EST PM
Oceanwise Whale Shark Expedition 21-07-13
A big thank you to everyone for coming on board and contributing directly towards our whale shark research and conservation efforts!
For our research, Jen did a plankton tow to understand more about whale sharks and the food they eat. Jess and Sandy used the GoPro stereo camera frame, which is used to measure the whale sharks and understand more about the role they play for other fish at Ningaloo. Jess also collected information on the fish associated with coral Porites bommies in the Ningaloo lagoon for her Honours research. The whole team took photographs for our marine biodiversity database for Ningaloo!
One of the best ways to support us is to write a positive Trip Advisor review so that we can build up momentum for our research and conservation projects!! www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attract ion_Review-g488342-d3139329...
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HRH Princess Samaya bint El Hassan, President, Royal Scientific Society Jordan, one of the keynote speaker at the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme: Sixty Years and Beyond - Contributing to Development. Vienna, Austria 1 June 2017.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
IMMIGRANTS CONTRIBUTE: AMERICA, WE SING BACK! community event at the All Souls Unitarian Church at 1500 Harvard Street, NW, Washington DC on Saturday afternoon, 28 September 2013 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Information Presentation
Loide Rosa Jorge, Attorney At Law, US Immigration and Nationality Law
Follow DC Office of Human Rights / IMMIGRANTS CONTRIBUTE: AMERICA, WE SING BACK! facebook event page at www.facebook.com/events/530488973690958/
Generosity week ran from February 24th to March 2nd 2014 at USF as a way for students to give thanks for the generosity of all the donors that contribute to the University of San Francisco.
The week started with a Generosity Food Truck Kickoff, a “Thank You” banner signing and a chance for students to meet the student philanthropy committee.
Could you imagine USF without any of these buildings or statues?
Lo Schiavo Science
75% of the cost of LCSI was funded by 3,407 donors. Gifts ranged in size from $2 to $10 million, from Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Parents, Friends, Foundation and Corporations.
Gleeson Library
The library has received over 4,000 donations from Alumni, Students, Faculty, Staff, Parents, Friends, Foundations and Corporations. Some of the books in Gleeson Library were donated to USF by students like you, through previous Senior Class Gift campaigns.
Kalmanovitz Hall
K-Hall was renovated in 2008, which was made possible by over 1,200 gifts from people like you. The Kalmanovitz Charitable Foundation has continued to support your USF experience as one of the University’s generous supporters.
Cowell Hall
The renovation and update of Cowell Hall in 1995 was made possible in part by the S.H. Cowell Foundation. Many additions, within Cowell Hall were made possible by gifts from people like you.
Malloy Hall
Renovated in 2004, this building is named for our current Chair of the Board of Trustees, Tom Malloy ’61 and his family. Their generosity helped make this building possible.
Runner Statue
Students like you made this statue possible. The Runner Statue was made possible by the USF class of 1986, who raised over $8000 as part of their Senior Class Gift.
Leona and Dominic Tarantino Plaza
This plaza is named for Leona and Dom’54 Tarantino, alumni and trustee emeriti. Their generosity helped to make this space possible.
Koret Health and Recreation Center
Without the support of the Koret Foundation, USF would not have this Garden Courtyard, the Koret Gym, or the Koret Law Center. Without their generosity, many spaces at USF would not be possible.
Donors stepped up to support United Way of the Lower Mainland's 2010 fundraising campaign, contributing over $29.5 million to improve lives and strengthen communities throughout the region.
Approximately 800 people gathered for breakfast at the Scotiabank & United Way Community Spirit Awards in Vancouver on Wednesday, March 9. The event honoured volunteers and donors who supported the annual United Way campaign.
Left to right: Kevin Layden 2010 Campaign Co-chair and President of Wesbild Holdings, CTV News at 6 Anchor Mike Killeen, Nilusha Alibhai Scotiabank District Vice President North Coast and Fraser Valley, CTV News at 6 Anchor Tamara Taggart, Lula Little Sister, Erin Big Sister, Professor Stephen J. Toope 2010 Campaign Co-chair and President & Vice Chancellor University of British Columbia, Michael McKnight President and CEO United Way of the Lower Mainland and Yuri Fulmer President and CEO FDC Capital Partners and United Way of the Lower Mainland Board Chair.
NUTEC Plastics
A nuclear solution to plastic pollution.
(NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution)
Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, chaired Session 1: Plastic Pollution: Challenges and the Need for Global Action at the Roundtable for the Asia and the Pacific Region, “Atoms Contributing to the Search for Solutions to Plastic Pollution” held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 18 May 2021
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
The local Shriner lodge contributed musicians to the parade. Here, they ride on a flatbed trailer being carried by this pickup turck.
The life science sector contributes 15.4 billion DKK and 11.6 billion SEK in the form of income tax and corporation tax in Denmark and Sweden, respectively.
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The Iris Foundation has the ambition to fundamentally contribute to the contemporary cultural life of St. Petersburg, the wider region, Russia and the international cultural world.It has taken the admirable initiative to expand its success of the Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture in Moscow and convert St. Petersburg’s New Holland Island into a cultural district. MVRDV developed a strategy to gradually redevelop the historic structure and add a new volume dedicated to Modern Art. Inside the new structure a series of activators are collected, being released in summer activating the district. New Holland Island as curatable space, the informal and contemporary inside the monumental city, a cultural Trojan Horse. The historic buildings are treated with upmost respect as imposed by the UNESCO environment and economically upgraded in a gentrification strategy comparable to organic urban renewal on a larger scale.
Only what evolves stays vivid and contemporary
For more information read the project text on www.mvrdv.nl/#/projects/newhollandisland
NUTEC Plastics
A nuclear solution to plastic pollution.
(NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution)
Roundtable for the Asia and the Pacific Region, “Atoms Contributing to the Search for Solutions to Plastic Pollution” held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 18 May 2021
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
This is a photograph from the 7th annual running of the St. Brigid's AC 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held in the town of Oldcastle, Co. Meath Ireland at 20:00 on Wednesday 12th July 2017. The race was held on a beautiful summer's evening with bright sunshine and little or no breeze. The course starts and finishes in the square or diamond in Oldcastle and follows a figure of eight course taking in both the north and south ends of the town. There was over 200 participants. Oldcastle is located in the north-west of county Meath near the border with Cavan. Several regional roads cross in the town's market square making it an important town in the north west Meath area. Caffery's Bar and Restaurant hosted the refreshments after the race. Well done to everyone at the local club who carry on the tradition of excellent athletic club-based road races in County Meath.
Timing and event management was provided by PopupRaces and the results can be found on www.popupraces.ie.
A full set of photographs from the start and finish of the race can be found on our flickr photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157682986980332
Can I use these photographs directly from Flickr on my social media account(s)?
Yes - of course you can! Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share directly to: email, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile, tablet, or desktop device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.
BUT..... Wait there a minute....
We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. We do not charge for our photographs. Our only "cost" is that we request that if you are using these images: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, VK.com, Vine, Meetup, Tagged, Ask.fm,etc or (2) other websites, blogs, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you must provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us or acknowledge us as the original photographers.
This also extends to the use of these images for Facebook profile pictures. In these cases please make a separate wall or blog post with a link to our Flickr page. If you do not know how this should be done for Facebook or other social media please email us and we will be happy to help suggest how to link to us.
I want to download these pictures to my computer or device?
You can download this photographic image here directly to your computer or device. This version is the low resolution web-quality image. How to download will vary slight from device to device and from browser to browser. Have a look for a down-arrow symbol or the link to 'View/Download' all sizes. When you click on either of these you will be presented with the option to download the image. Remember just doing a right-click and "save target as" will not work on Flickr.
I want get full resolution, print-quality, copies of these photographs?
If you just need these photographs for online usage then they can be used directly once you respect their Creative Commons license and provide a link back to our Flickr set if you use them. For offline usage and printing all of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available free, at no cost, at full image resolution.
Please email petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com with the links to the photographs you would like to obtain a full resolution copy of. We also ask race organisers, media, etc to ask for permission before use of our images for flyers, posters, etc. We reserve the right to refuse a request.
In summary please remember when requesting photographs from us - If you are using the photographs online all we ask is for you to provide a link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. You will find the link above clearly outlined in the description text which accompanies this photograph. Taking these photographs and preparing them for online posting takes a significant effort and time. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around your social media, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc. If you are using the photographs in newspapers or magazines we ask that you mention where the original photograph came from.
I would like to contribute something for your photograph(s)?
Many people offer payment for our photographs. As stated above we do not charge for these photographs. We take these photographs as our contribution to the running community in Ireland. If you feel that the photograph(s) you request are good enough that you would consider paying for their purchase from other photographic providers or in other circumstances we would suggest that you can provide a donation to any of the great charities in Ireland who do work for Cancer Care or Cancer Research in Ireland.
Let's get a bit technical: We use Creative Commons Licensing for these photographs
We use the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License for all our photographs here in this photograph set. What does this mean in reality?
The explaination is very simple.
Attribution- anyone using our photographs gives us an appropriate credit for it. This ensures that people aren't taking our photographs and passing them off as their own. This usually just mean putting a link to our photographs somewhere on your website, blog, or Facebook where other people can see it.
ShareAlike – anyone can use these photographs, and make changes if they like, or incorporate them into a bigger project, but they must make those changes available back to the community under the same terms.
Above all what Creative Commons aims to do is to encourage creative sharing. See some examples of Creative Commons photographs on Flickr: www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
Don't like your photograph here?
That's OK! We understand!
If, for any reason, you are not happy or comfortable with your picture appearing here in this photoset on Flickr then please email us at petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com and we will remove it as soon as possible. We give careful consideration to each photograph before uploading.
I want to tell people about these great photographs!
Great! Thank you! The best link to spread the word around is probably http://www.flickr.com/peterm7/sets
Contributing Building - Bainbridge Commercial Historic District - National Register of Historic Places
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City Palace, Udaipur, is a palace complex in Udaipur, in the Indian state Rajasthan. It was built over a period of nearly 400 years being contributed by several kings of the dynasty, starting by the Maharana Udai Singh as the capital of the Sisodia Rajput clan in 1559, after he moved from Chittor. It is located on the east bank of the Lake Pichola and has several palaces built within its complex. Udaipur was the historic capital of the former kingdom of Mewar in the Rajputana Agency and its last capital.
The City Palace in Udaipur was built in a flamboyant style and is considered the largest of its type in Rajasthan, a fusion of the Rajasthani and Mughal architectural styles, and was built on a hill top that gives a panoramic view of the city and its surrounding, including several historic monuments such as the Lake Palace in Lake Pichola, the Jag Mandir on another island in the lake, the Jagdish Temple close to the palace, the Monsoon Palace on top of an overlooking hillock nearby and the Neemach Mata temple. These structures are linked to the filming of the James Bond movie Octopussy, which features the Lake Palace and the Monsoon Palace. The subsequent publicity has resulted in the epithet of Udaipur as "Venice of the East". In 2009, Udaipur was rated the top city in the World's Best Awards by Travel + Leisure.
HISTORY
The city Palace was built concurrently with establishment of the Udaipur city by Maharana Udai Singh, in 1559 and his successor Maharanas over a period of the next 300 years. It is considered the largest royal complex in Rajasthan and is replete with history. Founding of the city and building of the palace complex can not be looked in isolation as the Maharanas lived and administered their kingdom from this palace.
Prior to moving their capital from Udaipur to Chittor≤≥, the Mewar kingdom had flourished initially in Nagda (30 kilometres to the north of Udaipur), established in 568 AD by Guhil, the first Mewar Maharana. In the 8th century, the capital was moved to Chittor, a hill top fort from where the Sisodias ruled for 80 years. Maharana Udai Singh II inherited the Mewar kingdom at Chittor in 1537 but by that time there were signs of losing control of the fort in wars with the Mughals. Udai Singh II, therefore, chose the site near Lake Pichola for his new kingdom because the location was well protected on all sides by forests, lakes and the Aravalli hills. He had chosen this site for his new capital, much before the sacking of Chittor by Emperor Akbar, on the advice of a hermit he had met during one of his hunting expeditions.
At his capital Udaipur, Maharana Udai Singh soon faced defeat at the hands of Mughal Emperor Akbar. He soon moved to Udaipur to the chosen location to establish his new capital. The earliest royal structure he built here was the Royal courtyard or 'Rai Angan', which was the beginning of the building of the City Palace complex, at the place where the hermit had advised Maharana to build his Capital.
After Udai Singh’s death in 1572, his son Maharana Pratap took the reins of power at Udaipur. He was successful in defeating Akbar at the battle of Haldighati in 1576 and thereafter Udaipur was peaceful for quite some years. With this, prosperity of Udaipur ensued, palaces were built on the shore and in the midst of the Pichola lake. Concurrently art, particularly miniature painting, also flourished.
But in 1736, the marauding Marathas attacked Udaipur and by the end of the century the Mewar state was in dire straits and in ruins. However, the British came to Mewar’s rescue in the 19th century and soon the State of Mewar got re-established and prospered under British protection, under a treaty signed with the British. However, the British were not allowed to replace them. Once India got independence in 1947, the Mewar Kingdom, along with other princely states of Rajasthan, merged with the Democratic India, in 1949. The Mewar Kings subsequently also lost their special royal privileges and titles. However, the successor Maharanas have enjoyed the trust of their people and also retained their ownership of the palaces in Udaipur. They are now running the palaces by creating a trust, called the Mewar Trust, with the income generated from tourism and the heritage hotels that they have established in some of their palaces. With the fund so generated they are running charitable hospitals, educational institutions and promoting the cause of environmental preservation.
LEGEND
Historical legend narrated to the selection of the site for the palace is about a hermit meeting Maharana Udai Singh when he was on a hunting trail in the Udaipur hills. The Maharana met the hermit who was meditating on top of a hill above the Pichola Lake and sought the hermit’s blessings. The hermit advised the Maharana to build his palace at that very spot and that is where the palace complex came to be established at Udaipur.
GEOGRAPHY
The city palace located in Udaipur city at 24.576°N 73.68°E, which is set with an average elevation of 598 metres.
CLIMATE
The climate of Udaipur reflects the climate at the city palace. It is tropical, with the mercury recording between a maximum of 38.3 °C and a minimum of 28.8 °C during summers. Winter is cold with the maximum temperature rising to 28 °C and the minimum dipping to 11.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 64 cm.
STRUCTURES
The series of palaces packed in the city palace complex, facing east (as customarily appropriate for the Maharana dynasty – the Sun dynasty), behind an exquisite facade of 244 metres length and 30.4 metres height, were built on a ridge on the east of lake Pichola. They were built over a long period, from 1559 onwards, by 76 generations of Sisodia Rajputs or Suryavanshi Rajputs (worshippers of Sun god). Several Maharanas (the title Maharana is distinctly different from Maharajah, as the former connotes a warrior and the latter a ruler or a king) starting with Udai Mirza Singh II, have richly contributed to this edifice, which comprises an agglomeration of structures, including 11 small separate palaces. The unique aspect of this conglomeration is that the architectural design (a rich blend of Rajasthani, Mughal, Medieval, European and Chinese Architecture) is distinctly homogeneous and eye catching. The palace complex has been built entirely in granite and marble. The interiors of the palace complex with its balconies, towers and cupolas exhibit delicate mirror-work, marble-work, murals, wall paintings, silver-work, inlay-work and leftover of colored glass. The complex provides a fine view of the lake and the Udaipur city from its upper terraces.
Located with the picturesque backdrop of rugged mountains, beside the Pichola lake on its shore, the city palace complex painted in gleaming white color has been compared to the Greek islands, such as the Mykonos.
The famous structures or palaces viewed from the Lake Palace appear like a fort. They are interlinked inside the complex through a number of chowks or quadrangles with zigzag corridors (planned in this fashion to avoid surprise attacks by enemies). Erected in the complex, after entering through the main Tripolia (triple) gate, are the Suraj Gokhda (public address facade), the Mor-chowk (Peacock courtyard), the Dilkhush Mahal (heart’s delight), the Surya Chopar, the Sheesh Mahal (Palace of glass and mirrors), the Moti Mahal (Palace of Pearls), the Krishna Vilas (named after Lord Krishna), Shambu Niwas (royal residence now), the Bhim Vilas, the Amar Vilas (with a raised garden) that faces the Badi Mahal (the big palace), the Fateprakash Palace and the Shiv Niwas Palace (the latest addition to the complex); the last two have been converted into heritage hotels. Details of all these structures are elaborated. The vast collection of structures are termed to form ‘a city within a city’ set with facilities of post office, bank, travel agency, numerous craft shops and also an Indian boutique belonging to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for Nature. The entire complex is the property of the Mewar royal family and a number of trusts take care of the running and maintenance of the structures. The earliest royal structure built in the complex was the Royal courtyard or Rai Angan.
GATEWAYS
Gateways, colloquially called Pols, are set to the east of Udaipur city that was established by Maharana Udai Singh II, concurrently with the City Palace. A number of impressive gateways provide access to the palace complex.
The main entry from the city is through the 'Bara Pol' (Great Gate), which leads to the first courtyard. Bara Pol (built in 1600) leads to the ‘Tripolia Pol', a triple arched gate built in 1725, which provides the northern entry. The road between this gate and the palace is lined with shops and kiosks owned by craftsmen, book-binders, miniature painters, textile dealers and antique shops. Between these two gates, eight marble arches or Toranas are erected. It is said that the Maharanas used to be weighed here with gold and silver, which was then distributed among the local people. Following the Tripolia gate is an arena in front of the Toran Pol and the facade palace, where elephant fights were staged in the past to test their prowess before starting on war campaigns.
The main block of the city palace at Udaipur is approached through a modest door from the Ganesha Deodhi terrace. The door is flanked by whitewashed walls vibrantly painted with martial animals in the traditional Rajput style.
AMAR VILAS
Amar Vilas is the uppermost court inside the complex, which is a raised garden. It provides entry to the Badi Mahal. It is a pleasure pavilion built in Mughal style. It has cussed arcades enclosing a square marble tub. Amar Vilas' is the highest point of the City palace and has wonderful hanging gardens with fountains, towers and terraces.
BADI MAHAL
Badi Mahal (Great Palace) also known as Garden Palace and is the exotic central garden palace that is situated on a 27 metres high natural rock formation bis-a-bis the rest of the palace. The rooms on the ground floor appear to be at the level of the fourth floor in view of the height difference to its surrounding buildings. There is a swimming pool here, which was then used for Holi festival (festival of colors) celebration. In an adjoining hall, miniature paintings of 18th and 19th centuries are displayed. In addition, wall paintings of Jag Mandir (as it appeared in the 18th century), Vishnu of Jagdish temple, the very courtyard and an elephant fight scene are depicted.
The elephant fight depicted in a painting on the wall was a representation of the real elephant fights, which used to be organized by the Maharanas. It is mentioned that the elephants used to be fed hashish (opium) before arranging the fights. An interesting observation is that the word ‘assassin’ is a derivative of the word ‘hashish’. The last such fight was reported in 1995.
BHIM VILAS
Bhim Vilas has a gallery of a remarkable collection of miniature paintings that depict the real life stories of Radha-Krishna.
CHINI CHITRASHALA
Chini Chitrashala (Chinese art place) depicts Chinese and Dutch ornamental tiles.
CHOTI CHITRASHALI
Choti Chitrashali or 'Residence of Little Pictures', built in early 19th century, has pictures of peacocks.
DILKHUSHA MAHAL
Dilkhusha Mahal or ‘Palace of Joy’ was built in 1620.
DURBAR HALL
Durbar Hall was built in 1909 within the Fatepraksh Palace (now a heritage hotel) Official functions such as State banquets and meetings were held here. The gallery of the hall was used by the Royal ladies to observe the Durbar proceedings. This hall has luxuriant interior with some unusually large chandeliers. Weapons of the maharanas and also some of their unique portraits are also depicted here. The foundation stone for this hall was laid by Lord Minto, the Viceroy of India, in 1909, during the rule of Maharana Fateh Singh and was then called Minto Hall.
FATEPRAKASH PALCE
Fateprakash Palace, which is now run as a luxury hotel, has a crystal gallery that consists of crystal chairs, dressing tables, sofas, tables, chairs and beds, crockery, table fountains which were never used. There is also a unique jewel studded carpet here. Maharaja Sajjan Singh had ordered these rare items in 1877 from F& C Osler & Co of London but he died before they arrived here. It is said that the packages containing these crystals remained unopened for 110 years.
JAGDISH MANDIR
Jagdish Mandir, located 150 metres north of the city palace, was built in 1652 in Indo-Aryan architectural style. It is a large and aesthetically elegant temple where an idol of Lord Jagannath, a form of Lord Vishnu made in black stone is deified in the sanctum. The temple walls and the sikhara or tower are decorated with carvings of Vishnu, scenes from Lord Krishna’s life and figurines of nymphs or apsaras. A brass image of Garuda (half-bird, half-man image, which is Lord Vishnu’s vehicle), is placed in a separate shrine in front of the temple. Flanking the steps up the temple decoration of statues of elephants are seen. The street square, where the temple is located, is also known as Jagdish Chowk from where several roads radiate in different directions.
KRISHNA VILAS
Krishna Vilas is another chamber, which has rich collection of miniature paintings that portray royal processions, festivals and games of the Maharanas. However, there is tragic story linked to this wing of the City Palace. In the 19th century, a royal princess was unable to choose from two suitors seeking her hand in marriage, one from the royal family of Jaipur and another from Jodhpur, and hence in a state of dilemma, she poisoned herself to death.
LAXMI VILAS CHOWK
Laxmi Vilas Chowk is an art gallery with a distinctive collection of Mewar paintings.
MANAK MAHAL
The Manek mahal approached from the Manak Chowk is an enclosure for formal audience for the Udaipur rulers. It has a raised alcove inlaid completely in mirror glass. Sun-face emblems, in gleaming brass, religious insignia of the Sisodia dynasty are a recurring display at several locations in the City Palace; one of these prominent emblems is depicted on the façade of the Manak Chowk, which can also be seen from the outermost court below. The largest of such an emblem is also seen on the wall of the Surya Chopar, a reception centre at the lower level. Surya or Sun emblem of the Mewar dynasty depicts a Bhil, the Sun, Chittor Fort and a Rajput with an inscription in Sanskrit of a quotation from the Bhagavad Gita (Hindu holy scripture), which means “God Helps those who do their duty". It was customary for the Maharanas to offer obeisance to the Sun facing east, every morning before taking breakfast.
MOR CHOK
Mor Chok or Peacock square is integral to the inner courts of the palace. The elaborate design of this chamber consists of three peacocks (representing the three seasons of summer, winter and monsoon) modeled in high relief and faced with coloured glass mosaic, built into successive niches in the wall area or jharoka, These were built during Maharana Sajjan Singh’s reign, 200 years after the palace was established. The peacocks have been crafted with 5000 pieces of glass, which shine in green, gold and blue colours. The apartments in front of the Chowk are picturesquely depicted with scenes of Hindu god Lord Krishna’s legends. At the upper level, there is a projecting balcony, which is flanked by inserts of coloured glass. In an adjoining chamber, called the Kanch-ki-Burj, mosaic of mirrors adorn the walls. The Badi Charur Chowk within this chowk is a smaller court for private use. Its screen wall has painted and inlaid compositions depicting European men and Indian women. Proceeding further from the Mor-Chowk, in the Zenana Mahal or women’s quarters exquisitely designed alcoves, balconies, colored windows, tiled walls and floors are seen.
MUSEUM
n 1974, a part of the city palace and the 'Zenana Mahal' (Ladies Chamber) were converted into a museum. The museum is open for public. There is an interesting exhibit of a freaky monkey holding a lamp and also portraits of maharajas displaying a spectacular array of mustaches. ‘Lakshmi Chowk' is an elegant white pavilion in the same precinct.
RANG BHAWAN
Rang Bhawan is the palace that used to contain royal treasure. There are temples of Lord Krishna, Meera Bai and Shiva, located here.
SHEESH MAHAL
Sheess Mahal or Palace of Mirrors and glasses was built in 1716.
A shrine of Dhuni Mata is also located in the complex. This location is considered as the oldest part of the Palace, where a sage spent his entire life meditating.
THE PALACE IN FILM & TELEVISION
The palace was used as a hotel in the 1985 James Bond film Octopussy, where Bond (played by Roger Moore) stayed as he began his quest to apprehend the villainous Kamal Khan (Louis Jordan).
A 1991 documentary film directed for television by Werner Herzog is called Jag Mandir and consists of footage of an elaborate theatrical performance for the Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar at the City Palace staged by André Heller.
The palace was used for filming part of Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (English: A Play of Bullets: Ram-Leela) 2013 directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
WIKIPEDIA
Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan 2017
Nijō Castle (二条城 Nijō-jō) is a flatland castle in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings (Kuruwa) of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens. The surface area of the castle is 275,000 square metres (27.5 ha; 68 acres), of which 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) is occupied by buildings.
It is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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In 1601, Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, ordered all the feudal lords in Western Japan to contribute to the construction of Nijō Castle, which was completed during the reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1626. Parts of Fushimi Castle, such as the main tower and the karamon, were moved here in 1625–26.[1] It was built as the Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa Shoguns. The Tokugawa Shogunate used Edo as the capital city, but Kyoto continued to be the home of the Imperial Court. Kyoto Imperial Palace is located north-east of Nijō Castle.
The central keep, or Tenshu, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground in 1750.
In 1788, the Inner Ward was destroyed by a citywide fire. The site remained empty until it was replaced by a prince's residence transferred from the Kyoto Imperial Palace in 1893.
In 1867, the Ninomaru Palace, in the Outer Ward, was the stage for the declaration by Tokugawa Yoshinobu, returning the authority to the Imperial Court. Next year the Imperial Cabinet was installed in the castle. The palace became imperial property and was declared a detached palace. During this time, the Tokugawa hollyhock crest was removed wherever possible and replaced with the imperial chrysanthemum.
In 1939, the palace was donated to the city of Kyoto and opened to the public the following year.
In the 21st century, typhoons have periodically caused sections of plaster to peel off the walls after exposure to rain and wind.[2]