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July 4th, also known as Independence Day, is a federal holiday on July 4th. It marks the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. This declared independence from Great Britain. It is the National Day of the United States.
The dahlia was declared the national flower of Mexico in 1963.The tubers were grown as a food crop by the Aztecs, but this use largely died out after the Spanish Conquest. Attempts to introduce the tubers as a food crop in Europe were unsuccessful.
In 1967, Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve was declared a protected marine life conservation area and underwater park. Formed within a volcanic cone, today Hanauma Bay offers a pristine marine ecosystem after the City and County of Honolulu laid out a plan in 1990 to restore the bay, after years of use from the millions of visitors who visit and love to snorkel Hanauma Bay. Voted Best Beach in the United States in 2016, volunteers have a booth located on the beach level to help visitors learn about conservation of the reef and the types of fish that live there.
In 2002 a marine education center was opened for visitors and part of the conservation plan requires first-time visitors to watch a 9 minute video before entering the park so they can learn about the marine life, preservation and safety rules for the park.
This little flower has declared a difficult place as its home, among the stone piles in my parents' yard. The wind must have blown it there.
Little Flower, by Peter Bradley Adams
Ciudad Encantada, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, España.
La Ciudad Encantada es un paraje natural español de formaciones rocosas calcáreas o calizas formadas a lo largo de miles de años. Se localiza cerca de Valdecabras, en el término municipal de Cuenca (España), en una amplia zona de pinares de la parte meridional de la serranía conquense y a una altitud de 1500 metros.
Fue declarada Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional el 11 de junio de 1929. La acción del agua, el viento y el hielo ha hecho posible este fenómeno kárstico. La heterogeneidad de las rocas en cuanto a su morfología, composición química y grado de dureza es lo que ha permitido el desgaste desigual de las mismas por los elementos atmosféricos, dando como resultado una muestra sorprendente de arte pintoresco proveniente de la misma naturaleza. A las caprichosas y espectaculares formaciones existentes hay que sumar lapiaces, torcas y sumideros.
Comparte estas características especialmente con "Los Callejones", paraje ubicado en el término municipal de Las Majadas. Ambos lugares forman parte del parque natural Serranía de Cuenca, creado mediante la Ley de la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha 5/2007.
The Enchanted City is a Spanish natural area of calcareous or limestone rock formations formed over thousands of years. It is located near Valdecabras, in the municipality of Cuenca (Spain), in a wide area of pine forests in the southern part of the Cuenca mountains and at an altitude of 1,500 meters.
It was declared a Natural Site of National Interest on June 11, 1929. The action of water, wind and ice has made this karstic phenomenon possible. The heterogeneity of the rocks in terms of their morphology, chemical composition and degree of hardness is what has allowed their uneven wear by atmospheric elements, resulting in a surprising sample of picturesque art from nature itself. To the whimsical and spectacular existing formations we must add lapiaces, torques and sinkholes.
It shares these characteristics especially with "Los Callejones", a place located in the municipality of Las Majadas. Both places are part of the Serranía de Cuenca Natural Park, created by the Law of the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha 5/2007.
Florence (Firenze) is a city on the Arno River, at the foot of the Apennines, is the capital of Tuscany.
From 1115 the city gained the status of an independent city, and in 1183 Florence declared itself a municipal council. In 1252, the minting of gold coins - florins, which quickly became the main coin of Europe. At the turn of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, it was one of the largest cities in Europe with over 100 000. residents.
From 1434 the city was ruled by the Medici family, who led the city to the greatest economic and cultural power. The city was enriched with a large number of great works of art and numerous buildings. Their rule, with slight interruptions, lasted until 1737.
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Florencja (Firenze) to miasto nadrzeką Arno, u stóp Apeninów, jest stolicą Toskanii.
Od 1115 miasto uzyskało status niezależnego miasta, a w 1183 Florencja ogłosiła się komuną miejską. W 1252 rozpoczęto bicie złotych monet – florenów, które szybko stały się główną monetą Europy. Na przełomie XIII i XIV wieku było to jedno z największych miast Europy z ponad 100 tys. mieszkańców.
Od 1434 miastem zaczął rządzić ród Medyceuszów, który doprowadził miasto do największej potęgi gospodarczej i kulturalnej. Miasto wzbogaciło się o znaczną liczbę wielkich dzieł sztuki oraz liczne budowle. Ich rządy, z niewielkimi przerwami, trwały do 1737 roku.
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Lago de Bañolas - Estany de Banyoles
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El lago de Bañolas (en catalán, Estany de Banyoles) es el lago más grande de la provincia de Girona y de toda Cataluña. Es el principal símbolo de la ciudad de Bañolas. El lago y su cuenca lacustre son considerados el conjunto cárstico más extenso de España, constituyendo un sistema medioambiental de notable valor.
Situado en el oeste del término municipal de Bañolas, fue declarado por la Generalidad de Cataluña como zona integrante del Plan de Espacios de Interés Natural.
En 2003 se incluyó en la lista Ramsar de Zonas Húmedas de Importancia Internacional, solicitándose por varios colectivos la instauración de un parque natural.
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Lake of Banyoles
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Lake of Banyoles (or Estany de Banyoles) is the largest natural lake in province of Girona, Catalonia. Is the main symbol of Bañolas city from which it's named.
Located in the west of the municipality of Banyoles, it was declared by the Government of Catalonia as a part of the Plan for Spaces of Natural Interest.
In 2003 it was included in the Ramsar list of Wetlands of International Importance, requesting by various groups the establishment of a natural park.
The lake is approximately 2,100 m by 750 m with an average depth of 15 m that in several points gets down to 46.4 metres. It is located in a natural tectonic depression.
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The Royal Gate aka “The Golden Gate” of Palace of Versailles, Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, Paris - France
Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO for over thirty years, the Palace of Versailles is one of the best known palaces worldwide, not only for its imposing architecture and its endless and well-tended gardens, but because it is an important part of the history of France.
Schokland the former island reclaimed from much of the former "Zuiderzee" lies like a fish on dry land in the middle of the Northeast Polder, and is seen worldwide as the symbol of the Dutch struggle against the water and is included in the World Heritage List of the Unesco.
The island is fringed with a planted row of trees that emphasize the former contours of the island.
The island consists of peat soil and now the island is no longer enclosed by the seawater, this peat soil is increasingly sinking in and becomes part of the sea clay of the Northeast Polder.
The island has a tragic history as the ferocious former Zuiderzee swept away pieces of coastline further and further, bit by bit.
The seawall consisted of a single basalt piece of dike here and there, while the vast majority was formed by a wooden stockade.
The very poor population lives mainly from fishing, but there were also a small numbers of farms.
The situation got very bad when the pile worm made its appearance in the Zuiderzee, when it was taken by the East Indies sailing ships of the United East India Company.This worm practically ate away the wooden pilings around the island.
The situation became untenable, and when the island was inundated by a violent storm and storm surge in 1825, there were calls to evacuate the island.
However, it was not untill 1859 that King William III declared the order to evacuate the island by now being able to ensure safety was impossible and the povery of the population was dire.
Until the closure and reclamation, Schokland remained untill 1942 in existence with a few more employees and their families of the Department of Public Works including a harbor master and a lighthouse keeper.
We are standing here at the former harbor that was reconstructed until recently and look across the old path toward the harborlight, where there is the old lightkeeper's house and the small building where on the roof the foghorn was mounted.
This harbor was an important point of orientation for the busy shipping traffic to the route to the mouth of the river "IJssel" and the very important town of "Kampen".
During stormy weather the harbor was a port of refuge for the ships that sometimes remained at the quays for days........
2020 has been a challenging year so far.
The COVID‑19 pandemic, colloquially the coronavirus pandemic, was first identified in December 2019. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020 and a pandemic on 11 March. As of 4 September 2020, more than 26.3 million cases of COVID‑19 have been reported in more than 188 countries and territories.
Hopefully there will be learnings for the future of mankind and global challenges.
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Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO
It's also the longest church of Portugal .-XII Century .
On the territory of the Cistercians
started an intense reclamation and colonization ,as well as orchards , the main growing arca .Were planted vineyards producing wines appreciated .
Dichiarato Patrimonio Mondiale dell'Umanità' dall'UNESCO .
E' anche la chiesa più lunga del Portogallo -Xii Secolo .
Sul Territorio i Cistercensi avviarono un'intensa opera di colonizzazione ,oltre ai frutteti ,principale coltivazione della zona ,furono impiantati vigneti che producono vini apprezzati .
Metelkova is one of the weirdest places to see in Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital. Formerly, the site was the Slovenian headquarter of the Yugoslav National Army. The buildings have been squatted since September 1993 in a declared illegal way, mainly by artists, activists and young students. In 2005, Metelkova was declared a national cultural heritage site and the European Cultural Fund attributes financial support. If you like graffiti, weird art, and quirky sculptures then this is the place to head to.
"Where the sky and the river merge ... Where the colors of sunrises and sunsets are brighter than dreams, where the Lord sees ..."
Prohodna Cave is one of the most famous and easily accessible caves in Bulgaria. It is located 2km away from the village of Karlukovo in a picturesque area with natural beauties and historical sights. The cave is a natural rocky bridge with a length of 262 m. There are 2 entrances - large and small. From the small entrance with a height of about 35 m, a path passes through the entire cave and goes through the big entrance (the largest cave in Bulgaria - 45m).
The cave is naturally illuminated by the huge entrances and natural openings in the attic - two holes. The holes that makes the cave unique. Located side by side, with the same almond-shaped shape, looks amazingly like huge eyes that seem to be staring at visitors. It is no coincidence that the local population calls them "the eyes of the Lord" and sometimes the "Devil's Eyes". Viewed at a certain angle, they even look like a face looking down, and in wet weather they seem to hey cry. Faced with this natural phenomenon, one remains amazed and slightly excited - the incredible symmetry and layout of the eye brings awe and a sense of mystery. The cave was declared a natural landmark in 1962.
The Allerton Hotel is a 25-story 360 foot (110 m) hotel skyscraper along the Magnificent Mile in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois.[2] It was the first building in the city to feature pronounced setbacks and towers resulting from the 1923 zoning law. The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 29, 1998.
After the Allerton Hotel was declared a Chicago landmark, it was closed from August 1998 through May 1999 for a $60,000,000 renovation. The restoration work reversed the hotel's trend toward seediness. When the hotel reopened as the Allerton Crowne Plaza Hotel, the twenty-third floor, which had housed the Tip Top Tap and the Cloud Room, opened as the Renaissance Ballroom. At the same time, a lounge opened on the second floor called Taps on Two, and featured one of the Tip Top Tap's signature drinks, a Moscow mule.
Ces délicates petites fleurs poussent un peu partout en début d'année,
🇺🇦 Avec ma photo j'aimerais exprimer mon sentiment d'horreur envers ce Président de Russie qui a déclaré la guerre à l'Ukraine, il ne respecte par la Déclaration des Droits de l'Homme, déjà 2000 civils tués, c'est une honte !
Pensons au peuple Ukrainiens qui vit des terribles moments, envoyons-lui la force et l'aide dont il a terriblement besoin.
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These delicate little flowers grow everywhere at the beginning of the year,
🇺🇦 With my photo I would like to express my feeling of horror towards this President of Russia who declared war on Ukraine, he does not respect the Declaration of Human Rights, already 2000 civilians killed, it's a shame !
Let's think of the Ukrainian people who are going through terrible times, let's send them the strength and the help they desperately need.
Italy mourns its covid dead with remembrance day on 18 March
Flags at half mast and minute of silence throughout Italy for the first Giornata nazionale in memoria delle vittime di covid.
Italy has declared 18 March as the national day in memory of the victims of covid-19, after a bill was approved unanimously by the Italian senate yesterday.
Montonedo, Spain, Spanje
The town was declared a national cultural-historical site in 1985. Its main attraction is the Cathedral, begun in Romanesque style around 1230. It reflects an unusual mixture of styles: Gothic in the nave and the aisles, and Baroque in the its 18th-century towers. The polychrome statue in the high altar, called Nuestra Señora la Inglesa (the English Madonna) was rescued from St Paul's Cathedral in London during the Protestant Reformation of Henry VIII of England.
March 20 aka International Day of Happiness declared by the U. N. in 2012
So, wishing you a happy day!
Peggy's Cove has been declared a preservation area to protect its rugged beauty. The Peggy's Cove Commission Act, passed in 1962, prohibits development in and around the surrounding village and restricts development within Peggy's Cove. The area comprised about 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) stretching from Indian Harbour to West Dover and includes barrens, bogs, inland ponds, and rocky coastline.
Post processed in Luminar Neo Waterscapes/Soft Fix preset and a few minor adjustments of removal of power lines.
Nothing was left to do that I could see
Unless to find that there was no one there
And declare to the cliffs too far for echo,
"The place is desert, and let whoso lurks
In silence, if in this he is aggrieved,
Break silence now or be forever silent.
Let him say why it should not be declared so."
- Robert Frost
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Die berühmteste Felsformation bei Arnastapi ist der Gatklettur oder „Lochfelsen“. Der Name ist naheliegend, denn in der Mitte prangt ein riesiges Loch, wo die Wellen hindurchrauschen. Außerdem ist es ein beliebtes Fotomotiv
Die Küste und Klippen zwischen Arnarstapi und dem nahegelegenen Örtchen Hellnar wurden 1979 zum Naturschutzgebiet ernannt und gehören inzwischen zum Snæfellsjökull-Nationalpark.
The most famous rock formation at Arnastapi is the Gatklettur or "Lochfelsen". The name is obvious, because in the middle there is a huge hole where the waves rush through. It is also a popular photo motif
The coast and cliffs between Arnarstapi and the nearby town of Hellnar were declared a nature reserve in 1979 and are now part of the Snæfellsjökull National Park.
The former control tower, now declared a historic monument.
Club Planeadores Bariloche since 1954 with its headquarters at the Nahuel Huapi Aerodrome, just 12 kilometers from the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, carries out its activities by conducting baptism flights, air tours and training new glider pilots.
Old and abandoned airport in Bariloche.
It was donated the field to the Army Aviation Command to be used as the only aerodrome in Bariloche and it was used by all the airlines that flew there with its gravel runway until 1963, the year in which the new international airport was opened.
Cádiz Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Cádiz, southern Spain, and the seat of the Diocese of Cadiz y Ceuta. It was built between 1722 and 1838. The cathedral was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.
The Plaza de la Catedral houses both the Cathedral and the Baroque Santiago church, built in 1635.
The church was known as "The Cathedral of The Americas" because it was built with money from the trade between Spain and America. The 18th century was a golden age for Cádiz, and the other cathedral that the city had got, Santa Cruz, was very small for this new moment of Cádiz. The new cathedral was built from 1722 to 1838. The first person who designed the church was architect Vicente Acero, who had also built the Granada Cathedral. Acero left the project and was succeeded by several other architects. As a result, this largely baroque-style cathedral was built over a period of 116 years, and, due to this drawn-out period of construction, the cathedral underwent several major changes to its original design. Though the cathedral was originally intended to be a baroque edifice, it contains rococo elements, and was finally completed in the neoclassical style. Its chapels have many paintings and relics from the old cathedral and monasteries from throughout Spain.
In the crypt are buried the composer Manuel de Falla and the poet and playwright José María Pemán, both born in Cádiz.
Levante Tower, one of the towers of Cádiz Cathedral, is open to the public and shows panoramas of the city from on high.
Amer Fort (also known as Amber Fort) is a fort located in Amer, Rajasthan, India. Amer is a town located 11 kilometres from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. The town of Amer and the Amber Fort built by Raja Alan Singh Meena 967 AC, later ruled by kachawaha. The palace was the residence of the Rajput Maharajas as well as their families. It is connected to the Jaigarh Fort through an underground tunnel which allowed the royal family to escape during wartime.
Constructed of red sandstone and marble, the attractive, opulent palace is laid out on four levels, each with a courtyard.
In 2013, Amer Fort was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Address: Devisinghpura, Amer, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302001. Buses, auto-rickshaws, taxis or cars are available from Jaipur. You can board public buses to Amer town from Ajmeri Gate and MI Road. The fort is perched on a hill, so to reach there, you can either walk or take an elephant ride.
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Moutoullas (Greek: Μουτουλλάς ) is a mountain village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus in the Troodos Mountains, at an elevation of 800 m (2,600 ft).
The old village church (not on this photo), the 13th-century chapel of Panagia tou Moutoulla, is one of the earliest-dated examples of the steep-pitched wooden roof type with frescoes. It was built in around 1280 and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. (together with 9 other churches, known as the Painted churches in the Troodos region)
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Panorama of a beautiful landscape in Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary. It has been declared a tiger reserve on the northern side of the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu, India. Clear blue sky, greenery and still water of this tiny lake was a very appealing view. Tranquil and pretty, it was a place to sit alone to enjoy each moment of solitude!
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Bedgebury National Pinetum at Bedgebury, Kent, in the United Kingdom, is a recreational and conservational arboretum and, with the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, comprises the UK National Arboreta. It was established as the National Conifer Collection in 1925 and is now recognised as the most complete collection of conifers on one site anywhere in the world. The collection has over 10,000 trees growing across 320 acres (1.3 km2), including rare, endangered and historically important specimens. Bedgebury National Pinetum conducts conservation work and is home to some 56 vulnerable or critically endangered species and houses five NCCPG National Plant Collections.
Bedgebury is first mentioned in an Anglo-Saxon charter in AD 841, the name deriving from the Old English bycgan, meaning "buy", and the Kentish vecge, meaning "to bend or turn", possibly in reference to a stream.
John de Bedgebury is listed as the earliest resident of Bedgebury, in the time of Edward II. In the 15th century Agnes de Bedgebury, sister and heir of John (died 1424) married John Colepeper, whose Colepeper heirs, financed by mining clay-ironstone on the estate, were resident until at the time of the restoration of Charles II, and who created an ornamental park on the Bedgebury estate. Elizabeth I visited in August 1573.
The current house was built in 1688 for Sir James Hayes, a little apart from the old house. The estate later passed to the Stephenson family, who retained it until it was left to a Miss Peach, who sold it in 1789 to John Cartier, Governor of Bengal and High Sheriff of Kent, who improved the plantings and the house.
In the 1840s Viscount William Beresford developed the estate by creating the village of Kilndown and three lodges, one of which – Keepers Lodge, now known as Park House – became the centre of the Pinetum. Beresford initiated the pinetum in the 1850s and his successor, his stepson Alexander Beresford Hope, developed Lady Mildred's Drive to enable visitors in carriages to view the trees. The estate was sold in 1899 to Isaac Lewis, who allowed the collection to fall into neglect, and it was purchased by the Crown Estate in 1918 for its marshy land and drier ridges, as well as its streams, lakes and valleys. In 1919, the house was bought by the Church Education Corporation to operate as a school. The school closed in 2006.
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and the Forestry Commission established the site as The National Pinetum in a joint venture in 1924, as the National Conifer Collection, because air pollution was rendering London unsuitable for growing conifers. A site at the southern end of Bedgebury Park was chosen, centred on Marshall's Lake and a stream-filled valley.
The first plants for the pinetum were raised at Kew Gardens in 1921 and transferred to Bedgebury in 1925 and 1926, alongside Viscount Beresford's existing plantings. Development of the collection was managed by the Kew botanist William Dallimore, a world-renowned expert on conifers.
In 1969 management of the pinetum reverted solely to the Forestry Commission, who extended it in 1977 and created two new lakes. In the Great Storm of 1987 almost a quarter of the trees were brought down. The aim of Bedgebury National Pinetum is "to grow as many species of conifers as the climatic conditions will allow, planted in generic groupings, using geographically associated plantings where possible." (W. Dallimore, 1923)
The pinetum holds 10,000 specimens of conifers and other species that grow in temperate zones, including 7,000 trees, as living gene banks and as a genetic resource for future restoration programmes. It holds 2,300 different species of conifer, specimens of which include the tallest tree in Kent (Abies grandis) and the three tallest Leyland Cypresses in the UK. The plan is for the pinetum to provide a mix of 70% conifers to 30% broadleaves, and to leave 40% of the site open to provide vistas and allow the trees to be appreciated.
Bedgebury National Pinetum is home to six NCCPG National Plant Collections: Yew, Juniper, Thuja, Lawson's Cypress, Leyland Cypress and Cryptomeria japonica. The collection contains 56 species that have been officially declared vulnerable or critically endangered. The scale and quality of Bedgebury National Pinetum's conifer collection have made it an ideal site to take part in the International Conifer Conservation Programme (ICCP), run by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. The ICCP aims to promote the conservation of conifers through conservation work, research and education, and work carried out at Bedgebury makes up part of the effort to conserve the genetic diversity of conifers, particularly those from temperate forests.
The Bedgebury Conifer Conservation Project, initiated in 2007, is designed to use redundant forest plots to grow large numbers – up to 500 – of endangered conifers to provide an ex-situ genetic resource. The first plots were planted with Chilean plum yew by Boy Scouts celebrating their centenary in 2007, and future plantings will include samples from Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia.
Bedgebury nursery was the first to germinate Vietnamese golden cypress (Xanthocyparis vietnamensis) and chichibu birch (Betula chichibuensis) seeds in cultivation.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedgebury_National_Pinetum and www.forestryengland.uk/bedgebury
ls projectes per urbanitzar els costers de Montjuïc com a pulmó i espai d'esbarjo de Barcelona daten de principis del segle xx. Fou decisiu en aquesta orientació el fet que la muntanya fos escollida com a escenari de la gran Exposició Internacional de Barcelona de 1929: la direcció de la part urbanística i arquitectònica del projecte fou confiada al prestigiós arquitecte modernista Josep Puig i Cadafalch i els jardins, a Jean Claude Nicolas Forestier i a Nicolau Maria Rubió i Tudurí. El Palau Nacional fou concebut dins aquesta planificació com a palau central de l'exposició i el 1924 fou convocat un concurs per a la seva realització –un cop apartat del projecte, Puig i Cadafalch amb l'arribada de la dictadura de Primo de Rivera (1923)–, que guanyaren els arquitectes Eugenio P. Cendoya, Enric Catà i Pere Domènech i Roura. Estava destinat a allotjar una magna exposició –El Arte en España–,[6] amb més de 5.000 peces i reproduccions representatives de la història de l'art espanyol, que tenia dues extensions, el conjunt arquitectònic del Poble Espanyol, encara actiu, i el Palau d'Art Modern, que s'enderrocà.
L'edifici del Palau Nacional de Montjuïc és obra d'Eugenio Cendoya i Enric Catà, sota la supervisió de Pere Domènech i Roura, desestimant un projecte inicial de Puig i Cadafalch i Guillem Busquets. Presenta una façana principal simètrica, amb un cos central que sobresurt i dos laterals; el cos central està coronat per una cúpula d'estil romà, dominant tot el conjunt de la façana i s'acompanya de dues cúpules més petites als costats. Els quatre angles del gran Saló estan compostos per unes torres de planta quadrada que s'integren a la composició de la façana exterior.[7]
L'obra té una superfície de 32.000 m² i és d'estil classicista, inspirada en el Renaixement espanyol. Té una planta rectangular amb dos cossos laterals i un de posterior quadrat, amb una gran cúpula el·líptica a la part central. Les cascades i brolladors de l'escalinata del Palau són obra de Carles Buïgas. En la mateixa època, es van col·locar nou grans projectors que encara avui emeten uns intensos feixos de llum que escriuen el nom de la ciutat al cel.
Al seu Saló Oval es va efectuar la cerimònia d'inauguració de l'exposició El Arte en España, presidida per Alfons XIII i la reina Victòria Eugènia.
En la decoració del Palau –d'estil noucentista (contràriament al classicisme de l'estructura)– hi intervingueren diversos artistes, com els escultors Enric Casanovas, Josep Dunyach, Frederic Marès i Josep Llimona, i els pintors Francesc d'Assís Galí, Josep de Togores, Manuel Humbert, Josep Obiols, Joan Colom i Francesc Labarta.[8] Des del 1934 és la seu del MNAC.
L'any 1985 es van començar a debatre els primers projectes per rehabilitar l'edifici, però no fou fins al 1990 que van començar les obres de restitució segons el projecte dels arquitectes Gae Aulenti i Enric Steegman. L'any 1992 es va realitzar la rehabilitació de la Sala Oval i la consolidació i adequació estructural parcial de l'edifici, així com la reestructuració de dues sales d'exposicions temporals.[9] Entre 1995 i 2004 el palau va patir diverses reformes i ampliacions a càrrec de Gae Aulenti, Enric Steegman, Josep Benedito Rovira i Agustí Obiol, amb l'objectiu de crear espais per poder encabir totes les obres de la col·lecció.[10] Les obres foren encomanades a Eduard Carbonell, el director del museu en aquell moment.
La zona del palau que va necessitar una reforma més complexa fou l'ala on s'exposa l'art romànic. Es va haver de desmuntar la primera planta, reforçar la cúpula i construir parets noves i plafons, a més de canviar totes les instal·lacions de seguretat. Per tal de garantir unes condicions de conservació favorables (humitat, calor,...) el febrer de 1995 es va haver de traslladar la col·lecció d'absis romànics, sota la supervisió d'Aulenti. L'objectiu de la reforma arquitectònica era «reunir el passat i el present, preservar les necessitats filosòfiques i morals de l'edifici», interessant-se sobretot en el tema de la il·luminació. Per això es van col·locar llums arran de terra enfocant els absis, deixant alguns punts de les sales més enfosquits de manera que es reproduís l'ambient de les esglesioles romàniques. Moltes de les restauracions van ser realitzades per Gianluigi Colalucci i el seu equip, restauradors també de la Capella Sixtina del Vaticà.[11][12]
The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (Catalan pronunciation: [muˈzɛw nəsi.uˈnal ˈdaɾd də kətəˈluɲə], English: "National Art Museum of Catalonia"), abbreviated as MNAC, is the national museum of Catalan visual art located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Situated on Montjuïc hill at the end of Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina, near Pl Espanya, the museum is especially notable for its outstanding collection of romanesque church paintings, and for Catalan art and design from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including modernisme and noucentisme. The museum is housed in the Palau Nacional, a huge, Italian-style building dating to 1929. The Palau Nacional, which has housed the Museu d'Art de Catalunya since 1934, was declared a national museum in 1990 under the Museums Law passed by the Catalan Government. That same year, a thorough renovation process was launched to refurbish the site, based on plans drawn up by the architects Gae Aulenti and Enric Steegmann, who were later joined in the undertaking by Josep Benedito. The Oval Hall was reopened in 1992 on the occasion of the Olympic Games, and the various collections were installed and opened over the period from 1995 (when the Romanesque Art section was reopened) to 2004. The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (Museu Nacional) was officially inaugurated on 16 December 2004.[1] It is one of the largest museums in Spain.
he history of this institution dates back to the 19th century, when, in accordance with the principles that inspired Catalonia's cultural and political Renaixença (renaissance), a movement particularly active in that century, many projects were launched to help revive and conserve the country's artistic heritage. This process began with the establishment of the Museu d'Antiguitats de Barcelona (Barcelona Museum of Antiquities) in the Chapel of St Agatha (1880) and the Museu Municipal de Belles Arts (Municipal Fine Art Museum) in the Palau de Belles Arts (1891), a palace built to mark the occasion of the 1888 Universal Exhibition. A project to install all these Catalan art collections in the Palau Nacional, launched in 1934 under the initiative of Joaquim Folch i Torres, the first director of Catalonia Museum of Art, was frustrated by the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), when for protection many works were transferred to Olot, Darnius and Paris (where an important exhibit was established). During the postwar period, the 19th- and 20th-century collections were installed in the Museu d'Art Modern, housed from 1945 to 2004 in the Arsenal building in Barcelona's Parc de la Ciutadella, whilst the Romanesque, Gothic and baroque collections were installed in the Palau in 1942.
The Palau Nacional, which has housed the Museu d'Art de Catalunya since 1934, was declared a national museum in 1990 under the Museums Law passed by the Catalan Government. In 1992 a thorough renovation process was launched to refurbish the site, based on plans drawn up by the architects Gae Aulenti and Enric Steegmann, who were later joined in the undertaking by Josep Benedito. The Oval Hall was reopened in 1992 on the occasion of the Olympic Games, and the various collections were installed and opened over the period from 1995 (when the Romanesque Art section was reopened) to 2004. The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (Museu Nacional) was officially inaugurated on 16 December 2004.
Since 2004, the Palau Nacional has once more housed several magnificent art collections, mostly by Catalan art, but also Spanish and European art. The works from that first museum have now been enriched by new purchases and donations, tracing the country's art history from early medieval times to the mid-20th century: from Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and baroque to modern art. This heritage is completed by the Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya (coin and medal collections), the Gabinet de Dibuixos i Gravats (drawings and engravings) and the library.[1]
DSC04946. Castillo Templario de Ponferrada. Declarado Monumento Nacional de Interés Histórico y Artístico in 1924, el castillo es el resultado de una larga serie de ampliaciones, reformas y adiciones que van desde el primero llevado a cabo cerca de la planta cuadrada a principios del siglo 12, hasta las últimas zonas construidas a finales de los siglos 15 y principios de los 16. Tan pronto como Ponferrada pasó a depender de la Orden del Temple en 1178, por el regalo de los Reyes de León, los caballeros templarios encontraron una pequeña fortaleza que en un principio actuó como un asentamiento celta. Los caballeros reforzaron y reconstruyeron el recinto amurallado con el fin de proteger y guardar el camino de los peregrinos de Santiago y defender la entrada a la zona noroeste de la península. El castillo alberga ahora la exposición permanente "Templum Libri" en libros y facsímiles. Esta es una de las mejores colecciones del mundo de su tipo.
Declared a National Monument of Historic and Artistic Interest in1924, the Castle is the result of a long series of enlargements, refurbishments and additions ranging from the first one carried out near the square ground plan in the early 12th century, up to the last areas built in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. As soon as Ponferrada became dependent on the Order of the Temple in 1178, by gift of the Kings of León, the Templar knights found a small fortress that originally acted as a Celtic settlement. The knights reinforced and rebuilt the walled enclosure in order to protect and guard the Way of St. Jame’s pilgrims ad defend the entrance to the Northwest area of the peninsula. The rehabilitates palace suites host now the permanent exhibition “Templum Libri” on books and facsimiles, graphic cart and authors collections. This is one of the world’s best collections of its kind.
"Found a big MotherPearlShell which I declared as being my new and colourful bedroom.
One of my big brothers placed a glass upon me, fortunately one with a big hole which let me breathe the air I need
Although I'm tiny I can't do without!"
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWMAHASAM)]
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Lafnitz river
Panorama, aufgenommen am späten Nachmittag.
Panorama taken in the late afternoon.
Sunset at the Lafnitz
The entire Lafnitz is a Natura 2000 area. In 1996 the Lafnitz was declared river of the year by the Austria’s nature conservation union and other environmental protection organizations.
Die gesamte Lafnitz ist Natura 2000-Gebiet. 1996 wurde die Lafnitz vom Naturschutzbund Österreich und weiteren Umweltschutzorganisationen zum Fluss des Jahres ausgerufen.
Durga Puja was declared as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, in 2021. “Durga Puja is a religious festival that has become a cultural and secular event. It has also become a space for social and artistic activities.
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The guns at Fort Perch Rock were fired only twice in anger. The first occasion occurred during the First World War. A Norwegian sailing ship came up the Rock Channel that had been declared closed at the start of the war. Unfortunately the gunners had the wrong elevation on their gun and the shell flew over the ship and landed in Hightown on the other side of the Mersey. Apparently an irate householder collected the shell, put it in a bucket and took it to the Merseyside Defence HQ and demanded some kind of explanation!
One's got to love the Brits, hasn't one?! ;-)
Mevlana Museum and Mosque, Konya
Who is Mevlana?
Mevlana Celaddiin-i Rumi is a 13th century Muslim saint and Anatolian mystic known throughout the world for his exquisite poems and words of wisdom, which have been translated into many languages. Rumi, as he is known in the west, is the best selling poet in USA. The United Nations declared 2007 The Year of Rumi and celebrations were held world wide.
Mevlana was a Muslim, but not an orthodox type. His doctrine advocates unlimited tolerance, positive reasoning, goodness, charity and awareness through love. To him all religions were more or less truth. Mevlana looked with the same eye on Muslim, Jew and Christian alike. His peaceful and tolerant teachings have appealed to men of all sects and creeds. In 1958, Pope John XXIII wrote a special message saying: “In the name of the Catholic World, I bow with respect before the memory of Rumi.”
Mevlana died on 17 December 1273 and was laid to rest beside his father in Konya, in present day Turkey. A splendid shrine, the Mevlana Moseleum was erected over their remains, which is now a museum and place of pilgrimage. Every year on that day, at this magnificient 13th century mausoleum we celebrate Seb-i Arus, his 'Wedding Day', together with thousands of people from all around the world.
Mevlananın yedi öğüdü
- Cömertlik ve yardım etme konusunda akarsu gibi ol
- Şefkat ve merhamette güneş gibi ol
- Başkalarının kusurunu örtmede gece gibi ol
- Hiddet ve asabiyette ölü gibi ol
- Tevazu ve alçakgönüllükte toprak gibi ol
- Hoşgörülülükte deniz gibi ol
- Ya olduğun gibi görün, ya göründüğün gibi ol
DSC04950. Castillo Templario de Ponferrada. Declarado Monumento Nacional de Interés Histórico y Artístico in 1924, el castillo es el resultado de una larga serie de ampliaciones, reformas y adiciones que van desde el primero llevado a cabo cerca de la planta cuadrada a principios del siglo 12, hasta las últimas zonas construidas a finales de los siglos 15 y principios de los 16. Tan pronto como Ponferrada pasó a depender de la Orden del Temple en 1178, por el regalo de los Reyes de León, los caballeros templarios encontraron una pequeña fortaleza que en un principio actuó como un asentamiento celta. Los caballeros reforzaron y reconstruyeron el recinto amurallado con el fin de proteger y guardar el camino de los peregrinos de Santiago y defender la entrada a la zona noroeste de la península. El castillo alberga ahora la exposición permanente "Templum Libri" en libros y facsímiles. Esta es una de las mejores colecciones del mundo de su tipo.
Declared a National Monument of Historic and Artistic Interest in1924, the Castle is the result of a long series of enlargements, refurbishments and additions ranging from the first one carried out near the square ground plan in the early 12th century, up to the last areas built in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. As soon as Ponferrada became dependent on the Order of the Temple in 1178, by gift of the Kings of León, the Templar knights found a small fortress that originally acted as a Celtic settlement. The knights reinforced and rebuilt the walled enclosure in order to protect and guard the Way of St. Jame’s pilgrims ad defend the entrance to the Northwest area of the peninsula. The rehabilitates palace suites host now the permanent exhibition “Templum Libri” on books and facsimiles, graphic cart and authors collections. This is one of the world’s best collections of its kind.
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Teggiano (Sa) – hamlet of Piedimonte
An ancient medieval village, the historic center of Teggiano (SA) is located on an isolated hill overlooking the Vallo di Diano, in Campania .
Teggiano, with Vallo di Diano, has been declared a world heritage site by UNESCO.
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Teggiano (Sa) - Fraz. di Piedimonte
Antico borgo medievale, il centro storico di Teggiano (SA) è situato su un colle isolato che domina il Vallo di Diano, in Campania.
Teggiano, con il Vallo di Diano, è stato dichiarato patrimonio dell'umanità dall'UNESCO.
The River Don at Mexborough with an island in the middle.
Images from walks along the River Don.
Yorkshire's River Don is a river that has suffered over 200 years of industrial abuse, only to be declared biologically dead in the 1960's. Nowadays with the loss of heavy industries i.e. coal mines, power stations, steel works ,mills , factories and concerted efforts by environmental groups the River Don is now a river of fish and wild life.
Blue Mormon - Papilio polymnestor,, an Endemic Sps to Western Ghats and Sri Lanka. It was declared as a State Butterfly of Maharashtra in June 2015.
It was a welcome sight, but oh too brief....
We have not had rain for many weeks now and a drought has been declared and a hosepipe ban. Then we had a small cloud burst and enough rain to kiss the roses. I loved the little pool that had collected on these rose petals.
Todmorden Unitarian Church is a Unitarian church located in Honey Hole Road, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England (grid reference SD935239). Built in honour of John Fielden, a local mill owner and a social reformer, the church was completed in 1869. It was declared redundant in 1987 and came under the care of the Historic Chapels Trust. (Wiki)
Blick auf den romantischen Ostsee-Fischerort Groß Zicker (Rügen, Halbinsel Mönchgut). Die Halbinsel ist seit 1981 als Naturschutzgebiet ausgewiesen.
View of the romantic Baltic Sea fishing village Großzicker (island of Rügen, peninsula Mönchgut). The peninsula has been declared a nature reserve since 1981.
DON JUAN DE NARBONA 1732
It was declared a National Historic monument.
It was a property of Juan Narbona who exploited it like limekiln.
In the year 1738 there was constructed an oratory and a chapel that were the only ones between Montevideo and Villa Soriano
The Estancia de Narbona, (Narbona’s Farm), built by Don Juan de Narbona in 1732, is an archeological relic. Its Chapel and Oratory were the only ones that existed at those times between Montevideo and Villa Soriano. They were related to the Camacho family, and they are near the Camacho Bridge, surrounded by a beautiful park.
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The Historic Center of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, whose central area occupies 224.14 hectares, is a tourist place in the city of Cuenca, province of Azuay, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1999.
Metelkova is one of the weirdest places to see in Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital. Formerly, the site was the Slovenian headquarter of the Yugoslav National Army. The buildings have been squatted since September 1993 in a declared illegal way, mainly by artists, activists and young students. In 2005, Metelkova was declared a national cultural heritage site and the European Cultural Fund attributes financial support. If you like graffiti, weird art, and quirky sculptures then this is the place to head to.
Million Dollar Staircase
The New York State Capitol is the capitol building of the U.S. state of New York. Housing the New York State Legislature, it is located in the state capital city Albany as part of the Empire State Plaza on State Street in Capitol Park. The building, completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million (worth approximately half a billion current dollars), was the most expensive government building of its time.[citation needed] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, then included as a contributing property when the Lafayette Park Historic District was listed in 1978. The following year it was declared a National Historic Landmark
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the DHR or the Toy Train, is a 2 ft gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. Built between 1879 and 1881, it is about 88 km long. It climbs from about 100 m above sea level at New Jalpaiguri to about 2,200 m at Darjeeling, using six zig zags and five loops to gain altitude. Six diesel locomotives handle most of the scheduled service, with daily tourist trains from Darjeeling to Ghum – India's highest railway station – and the steam-hauled Red Panda service from Darjeeling to Kurseong.
The line follows Hill Cart Road, which is part of National Highway 110. The track is on the roadside for long stretches, and both track and road might be blocked by a rockslide. Since a length of the road is flanked with buildings, the railway line often resembles urban tramway tracks. To warn pedestrians and drivers of an approaching train, engines are equipped with very loud horns and whistles which train drivers sound almost constantly. (Wikipedia)
We encountered this train as we were coming into Darjeeling. In some cases, it seemed to almost touch the front steps of the homes that it passed. The tracks criss-crossed the road with no signs or lights, so drivers and pedestrians have to watch out and listen to the train.
On 5 December 1999, UNESCO declared the DHR a World Heritage Site.
When she was commissioned in 1914, the USS Texas (BB35) was the most powerful weapon in the world and the most complex product of an industrial nation that was becoming a force in global events. She is now the only surviving U.S. naval ship that served in both world wars. The Texas is also notable as being the only remaining World War I-era dreadnought battleship, being the first U.S. battleship to become a permanent museum ship; and the first battleship declared to be a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The Texas has just been removed from drydock in Galveston, Texas abd continues to undergo a $35 million restoration.