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[ENG] The Cordoba Courtyard Festival, declared World Heritage in 2012, is a Cordoba (Spain) courtyard contest held every year since 1920, usually during the second and third weeks of May (suspended in 2020 by the covid-19 pandemic) in which the residents of the city decorate their patios with the dream of obtaining the prestigious award granted by the City Council and showing them free to numerous visitors. The Cordovan patio has its origin in the Roman occupation in which the houses with their rooms were built around a patio with a central well, with the Arab invasion the “border” was introduced (narrow strip along to the walls to grow ornamental plants), and with the arrival of Fernando III another plant was added to install the bedrooms. Patios are an effective way to combat summer heat. Other pictures in Cordoba Courtyard Festival album.
[ESP] La Fiesta de los Patios de Córdoba, declarada Patrimonio Inmaterial Cultural de la Humanidad en 2012, es un concurso de Patios de Córdoba (España) que se celebra cada año desde 1920, habitualmente durante la segunda y tercera semanas de mayo (suspendido en 2020 por la pandemia del covid-19) en la que los vecinos de la ciudad engalanan sus patios con la ilusión de obtener el prestigioso galardón otorgado por el Ayuntamiento y de mostrarlos gratuitamente a numerosos visitantes. El patio cordobés tiene su origen en la ocupación romana en la que se construían las viviendas con sus habitaciones alrededor de un patio con un pozo central, con la invasión árabe se introdujo el “arriate” (franja estrecha junto a las paredes para cultivar plantas de adorno), y con la llegada de Fernando III se añadió otra planta para instalar los dormitorios. Los patios constituyen una forma eficaz para combatir los calores del verano. Más fotografías en el álbum Fiesta de los Patios de Córdoba.
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Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Man Mo Temple or Man Mo Miu (Chinese: 文武廟), a temple for the worship of the civil or literature god Man Tai (文帝) / Man Cheong (文昌) and the martial god Mo Tai (武帝) / Kwan Tai (關帝). The two gods were popularly patronized by scholars and students seeking progress in their study or ranking in the civil examinations in the Ming and Qing dynasties. There are several Man Mo Temples in Hong Kong, the best known of which is the temple in Sheung Wan.
The largest Man Mo Temple in Hong Kong is located at Nos. 124-126 Hollywood Road, in Sheung Wan. It was built in 1847. It is part of a complex that comprises three adjacent blocks namely Man Mo Temple, Lit Shing Temple (No. 128 Hollywood Road) and Kung So. The Man Mo Temple, the main building of the complex, is dedicated to the civil god Man Cheong and the martial god Kwan Tai. Lit Shing Kung (列聖宫) is for the worship of all heavenly gods. Kung So (公所), to its west, was an assembly hall where community affairs and disputes were settled. In 1908, the Temple was officially entrusted to Tung Wah Board of Directors. The temple has since been managed by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. It was graded as a Grade I historic building in 1993 and it is now a declared monument.
Smoke from East Gippsland bush fires blows into Melbourne. The air quality has been declared as the worst in the world.
Plitvice lakes, Croatia,
were declared as a national park in 1949.
The area of Plitvice lakes is situated in a valley where are sixteen marvellous lakes with very intensive blue-green water.
Lakes are fed by small brooks and spill into each other in many cascades and waterfalls.
The area is open for tourists.
The footpath on a wooden trail leads through the park, around the lakes and below the cascades and waterfalls.
The Plitvice lakes
were entered in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.
@ lots of tourists are here...
UNESCO World Heritage Site (2013)
Jaisalmer Fort is one of the largest fortifications in the world. It is situated in the city of Jaisalmer, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a World Heritage Site. It was built in 1156 AD by the Rajput ruler Rawal Jaisal, from whom it derives its name. (Rawal Jaisal's son was Shalivahan II; Manj and Bhati Rajputs are descended from him.) The fort stands amidst the sandy expanse of the great Thar Desert, on Trikuta Hill, and has been the scene of many battles. Its massive yellow sandstone walls are a tawny lion colour during the day, fading to honey-gold as the sun sets, thereby camouflaging the fort in the yellow desert. For this reason, it is also known as the Sonar Quila or Golden Fort. The fort is located in the very heart of the city, and is one of the most notable monuments in the locality.
In 2013, at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jaisalmer Fort, along with 5 other forts of Rajasthan, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the group Hill Forts of Rajasthan.
The fort is 1,500 ft (460 m) long and 750 ft (230 m) wide and is built on a hill that raises above a height of 250 ft (76 m) above the surrounding country side. The basement of the fort has a 15 ft (4.6 m) tall wall forming a double line of defence. The bastions of the fort forms a chain about 30 ft (9.1 m). The fort has four entrances to the townside, one of which used to be guarded by cannon.
Het Planetarium Eise Eisinga is op 19 september 2023 door Unesco uitgeroepen tot werelderfgoed.
The Eise Eisinga Planetarium was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on September 19, 2023.
Het Planetarium Eise Eisinga in de stad Franeker in de provincie Friesland werd gebouwd door Eise Eisinga tussen 1774 en 1781. Aangedreven door een slingeruurwerk geeft het astronomisch uurwerk sinds de voltooiing in 1781 de actuele positie van de planeten aan via de plafondwijzerplaat en is hiermee het oudste werkende planetarium ter wereld.
Toen zich in 1774 een conjunctie van de maan en de planeten Mercurius, Venus, Mars en Jupiter zou voordoen, gaf dominee Eelko Alta uit Bozum een boekje uit, waarin hij voorspelde dat deze hemellichamen op 8 mei 1774 op elkaar zouden botsen. De aarde zou hierdoor uit haar baan worden geslingerd en zou in de zon verbranden. Over deze voorspelling ontstond in Friesland discussie.
Om te laten zien dat er geen botsing zou ontstaan, besloot Eisinga in het plafond van de woonkamer van zijn huis uit 1768 een werkend schaalmodel van het zonnestelsel te bouwen. Een op de zolder boven de bedstee en het plafond aangebracht raderwerk regelt met een regulateur de omlooptijden van de toen bekende planeten: Mercurius, Venus, de aarde, Mars, Jupiter en Saturnus. De planeten hangen als bollen in de kamer waarbij ze aan de zonzijde goudkleurig beschilderd zijn. De aarde is voorzien van een cirkelende maan.
Eisinga dacht de werkzaamheden in zes maanden te kunnen klaren, maar pas in 1781 was het planetarium voltooid. Nog in het jaar van voltooiing werd de planeet Uranus ontdekt. Voor deze buitenplaneet was in het planetarium van Eisinga geen plaats meer.
Bron: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koninklijk_Eise_Eisinga_Planetarium
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www.planetarium-friesland.nl/het-planetarium/
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The Planetarium Eise Eisinga in the town of Franeker in the province of Friesland was built by Eise Eisinga between 1774 and 1781. Powered by a pendulum clock, the astronomical clock has indicated the current position of the planets via the ceiling dial since its completion in 1781, making it the oldest working planetarium in the world.
When a conjunction of the moon and the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter was to occur in 1774, Reverend Eelko Alta from Bozum published a booklet in which he predicted that these celestial bodies would collide on May 8, 1774. This would throw the Earth out of its orbit and burn up in the sun. Discussions arose in Friesland about this prediction.
To show that a collision would not occur, Eisinga decided to build a working scale model of the solar system into the ceiling of the living room of his 1768 home. A gear set in the attic above the box bed and the ceiling regulates the orbital times of the then known planets with a regulator: Mercury, Venus, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The planets hang in the room like spheres, painted gold on the sun side. Earth features a circling moon.
Eisinga thought he could complete the work in six months, but the planetarium was not completed until 1781. Still in the year of completion, the planet Uranus was discovered. But there was no more room for this outer planet in the Eisinga planetarium.
Excerpt from www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-...:
The Yuk Hui Temple, which is also known as Pak Tai Temple, was built by local residents of Wan Chai for the worship of Pak Tai, a deity associated with the stars of the north and the sea. The temple serves as an important historic landmark of the early development of Wan Chai and as a symbol of the local community’s identity.
The main temple building is a two-hall-three-bay Qing vernacular structure with an incense pavilion in the centre and annexes to either side, all of which are constructed of grey bricks, granite and timber. The main building was built in the first year of the Tongzhi reign (1862) during the Qing dynasty, and work was completed in 1863. It is noteworthy that the completion year of the temple was inscribed on a ridge purlin in the entrance hall, which is something rarely seen in traditional Chinese buildings in Hong Kong.
The main building has outstanding architectural features. The characters “Yuk Hui Temple” on the granite lintel over the main entrance were written by Zhang Yutang, the then Commodore of the Dapeng Brigade stationed at Kowloon Walled City. A Ming dynasty bronze statue of Pak Tai, which bears an inscription on its robe hem marking the thirty-first year of the Wanli reign (1603) during the Ming dynasty, is enshrined in the temple’s incense pavilion. Exquisite examples of historic Shiwan ceramic decorations, mostly portraying Chinese folk stories, can be found on the main ridge and gable corner walls of the temple’s entrance hall. The annex attached to the temple on its left was originally a communal hall, which in the 1950s housed the St. James’ Settlement Boys' and Girls' Club. The annex on its right was formerly a school.
Yuk Hui Temple was declared a monument in 2019.
In 1782, the Bald Eagle was declared the US national bird, over the objections of the eminent Benjamin Franklin, who thought that distinction should belong to the turkey. In 2011, approximately 220 million turkeys were eaten in the US, mostly at Thanksgiving, while the protected eagle enjoys an amazing resurgence following environmental threats in the 20th century. Here's to the turkey, the eagle, and Thanksgiving!
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Dahlias are a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico. A member of the Asteraceae (or Compositae), dicotyledonous plants, related species include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia. There are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Flower forms are variable, with one head per stem; these can be as small as 2 in (5.1 cm) diameter or up to 1 ft (30 cm) ("dinner plate"). This great variety results from dahlias being octoploids—that is, they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two. In addition, dahlias also contain many transposons—genetic pieces that move from place to place upon an allele—which contributes to their manifesting such great diversity. The stems are leafy, ranging in height from as low as 12 in (30 cm) to more than 6–8 ft (1.8–2.4 m). The majority of species do not produce scented flowers or cultivars. Like most plants that do not attract pollinating insects through scent, they are brightly colored, displaying most hues, with the exception of blue. Perennial plants, with mostly tuberous roots. While some have herbaceous stems, others have stems which lignify in the absence of secondary tissue and resprout following winter dormancy, allowing further seasons of growth. As a member of the Asteraceae the flower head is actually a composite (hence the older name Compositae) with both central disc florets and surrounding ray florets. Each floret is a flower in its own right, but is often incorrectly described as a petal, particularly by horticulturalists. The modern name Asteraceae refers to the appearance of a star with surrounding rays. 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.
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Tower of the town hall - Pienza
UNESCO World Heritage Site (1996)
È probabilmente il centro più rinomato e di maggiore importanza artistica di tutta la Val d'Orcia.Il centro storico è stato dichiarato dall'UNESCO patrimonio dell'umanità nel 1996.
La città fino al 1462 altro non era che un piccolo borgo di nome Corsignano. L'evento che ne cambiò le sorti fu la nascita nel 1405 di Enea Silvio Piccolomini che 53 anni dopo divenne Papa Pio II. Proprio un viaggio del pontefice verso Mantova lo portò ad attraversare il luogo di nascita e il degrado che trovò lo portò a decidere la costruzione sopra l'antico borgo, affidandone il progetto all'architetto Bernardo Rossellino: costruzione che durò circa quattro anni e portò alla luce una cittadina armoniosa e con forme tipicamente quattrocentesche. La morte prematura di papa Pio II chiuse anche la storia della nuova città, che da allora ha subito limitate modifiche.
Pienza, a town and comune in the province of Siena, in the Val d'Orcia in Tuscany (central Italy), between the towns of Montepulciano and Montalcino, is the "touchstone of Renaissance urbanism."
In 1996, UNESCO declared the town a World Heritage Site, and in 2004 the entire valley, the Val d'Orcia, was included on the list of UNESCO's World Cultural Landscapes.
Pienza was rebuilt from a village called Corsignano, which was the birthplace (1405) of Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (Italian: Enea Silvio Piccolomini), a Renaissance humanist born into an exiled Sienese family, who later became Pope Pius II. Once he became Pope, Piccolomini had the entire village rebuilt as an ideal Renaissance town. Intended as a retreat from Rome, it represents the first application of humanist urban planning concepts, creating an impetus for planning that was adopted in other Italian towns and cities and eventually spread to other European centers.
(wikipedia)
The King has been declared dead, and the hands of the Areani are to blame, and with that, Rowia is now in a state of war and chaos. Now with the recent peace treaty agreement with Lenfald and Garheim, the weight on the Loreesi men’s shoulders have only gotten heavier. War is upon boys, and we're right in the middle of it. For the Glory of Loreos!
The original build (which I quite like) can be found here.
The Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park(Spanish: Parque natural de la Sierra de Grazalema) is a natural park in the northeastern part of the province of Cádiz in southern Spain. The park encompasses, within its 51,695 hectares (127,740 acres), a complex of mountain ranges, known collectively as the Sierra de Grazalema, which, in turn, are part of the Cordillera Subbética. Other ranges within the park, comprising the Sierra de Grazalema, include the Sierra de Zafalgar, the Sierra del Pinar, and the Sierra de Endrinal. Pinar (or Torreón), 1654 metres in elevation, is the tallest peak.
The Sierra de Grazalema, a karstic region, contains a number of large limestone caverns, including the Cueva del Gato, the Cueva de la Pileta and the Garganta Verde. The Sierra de Grazalema is also home to many colonies of vultures, including a few pairs of Egyptian vultures, a species which is seriously threatened. The natural park was declared a biosphere reserve in 1977.
Source: Wikipedia
Grazalema 800m altitude
Simancon 1564m
Reloj 1535m
Former Watchman's Cottage 前看守員房舍 (Top Left) and the Masonry Bridges 石橋.
Excerpt from www,amo.gov.hk:
Water supply in Hong Kong before 1860s mainly relied on primitive sources such as wells and streams. Since the mid-nineteenth century, the continual increase in population and the accompanying city expansion had placed a great pressure on permanent provision of fresh water resources which accelerated the construction of reservoirs. The first water supply scheme was mooted during the time Sir Hercules Robinson was the Governor of Hong Kong from 1859 to 1865. Completed in 1863, Pok Fu Lam Reservoir is the first ever-built reservoir in the territory.
6 sites around the reservoir are now Declared Monuments. 4 of them are shown on the pictures.
Het Planetarium Eise Eisinga is op 19 september 2023 door Unesco uitgeroepen tot werelderfgoed.
The Eise Eisinga Planetarium was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on September 19, 2023.
Het Planetarium Eise Eisinga in de stad Franeker in de provincie Friesland werd gebouwd door Eise Eisinga tussen 1774 en 1781. Aangedreven door een slingeruurwerk geeft het astronomisch uurwerk sinds de voltooiing in 1781 de actuele positie van de planeten aan via de plafondwijzerplaat en is hiermee het oudste werkende planetarium ter wereld.
Toen zich in 1774 een conjunctie van de maan en de planeten Mercurius, Venus, Mars en Jupiter zou voordoen, gaf dominee Eelko Alta uit Bozum een boekje uit, waarin hij voorspelde dat deze hemellichamen op 8 mei 1774 op elkaar zouden botsen. De aarde zou hierdoor uit haar baan worden geslingerd en zou in de zon verbranden. Over deze voorspelling ontstond in Friesland discussie.
Om te laten zien dat er geen botsing zou ontstaan, besloot Eisinga in het plafond van de woonkamer van zijn huis uit 1768 een werkend schaalmodel van het zonnestelsel te bouwen. Een op de zolder boven de bedstee en het plafond aangebracht raderwerk regelt met een regulateur de omlooptijden van de toen bekende planeten: Mercurius, Venus, de aarde, Mars, Jupiter en Saturnus. De planeten hangen als bollen in de kamer waarbij ze aan de zonzijde goudkleurig beschilderd zijn. De aarde is voorzien van een cirkelende maan.
Eisinga dacht de werkzaamheden in zes maanden te kunnen klaren, maar pas in 1781 was het planetarium voltooid. Nog in het jaar van voltooiing werd de planeet Uranus ontdekt. Voor deze buitenplaneet was in het planetarium van Eisinga geen plaats meer.
Bron: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koninklijk_Eise_Eisinga_Planetarium
En
www.planetarium-friesland.nl/het-planetarium/
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The Planetarium Eise Eisinga in the town of Franeker in the province of Friesland was built by Eise Eisinga between 1774 and 1781. Powered by a pendulum clock, the astronomical clock has indicated the current position of the planets via the ceiling dial since its completion in 1781, making it the oldest working planetarium in the world.
When a conjunction of the moon and the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter was to occur in 1774, Reverend Eelko Alta from Bozum published a booklet in which he predicted that these celestial bodies would collide on May 8, 1774. This would throw the Earth out of its orbit and burn up in the sun. Discussions arose in Friesland about this prediction.
To show that a collision would not occur, Eisinga decided to build a working scale model of the solar system into the ceiling of the living room of his 1768 home. A gear set in the attic above the box bed and the ceiling regulates the orbital times of the then known planets with a regulator: Mercury, Venus, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The planets hang in the room like spheres, painted gold on the sun side. Earth features a circling moon.
Eisinga thought he could complete the work in six months, but the planetarium was not completed until 1781. Still in the year of completion, the planet Uranus was discovered. There was no longer room for this outer planet in the Eisinga planetarium.
In the verge of it's official opening, and with the declared coming of the Blockupy movement to it's premisses this evening, I had to take my camera to work today as the building in on my way there. I was too early to witness the arrival of the protesters but in time for the twilight. Whatever your political views I guess all agree that the ECB new building is a nice addition to the already sleek Frankfurt skyline.
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El Lago Los Leones se encuentra 28 kms al oeste de la Carretera Austral y 30 kms al sur de Puerto Tranquilo. Se llega viajando por un camino vecinal apto para 4x4 y luego de una caminata de 9,5 kms. bordeando el rio Los Leones hasta la confluencia con el rio Fiero, poco mas adelante se encuentra el borde oriental del lago. Con sus aguas color turqueza, rodeado de un imponente marco de montañas de mas 2.000 mts de altura ofrece uno de los mayores espectaculos escenicos de este tramo. Tres glaciares se descuelgan del Campo de Hielo Norte entre las montañas a mas de 1.500 mts de altura para conformar el espectacular Glacias Los Leones. En su flanco oriental se empina otro de los gigantes de la Patagonia, el Cerro Hyades con 3.100 mts. de altura, una grandiosa y compleja montaña de roca y hielo facilmente visible desde el lago asi como tambien el Cerro La Torre. Al norte se abre un valle que corresponde al Lago Fiero en cuyo fondo se puede ver los hielos eternos de los Cerros Fiero y por su cara sur del Monte San Valentin y Cerro Cuerno de Plata. Tambien parte del gran Parque Nacional Laguna San Rafael declarado Reserva Mundial de la Biosfera por la UNESCO, que tiene 1.742.000 ha de extensión, que lo convierte en uno de los mayores parques del pais, de las cuales cerca de 400.000 ha corresponden al Campo de Hielo. Kalen Expediciones ofrece una singular opcion que permite cruzar el lago y dormir en un domo proximo al glaciar con increibles vista de todo el entorno.
Uno de los mayores atractivos de la Patagonia chilena, es la Carretera Austral. Esta larga carretera que nació como un sendero de colonización a fines del siglo XX, actualmente es una ruta turística de un creciente interés para viajeros y aventureros de todo el mundo que quieran recorrer la salvaje belleza patagónica. Se ha consolidado como destino por ser una de las mejores 10 rutas escénicas del mundo para viajar ya sea en auto, motocicleta o en bicicleta.
La Carretera Austral o Ruta CH-7, nace en la ciudad de Puerto Montt, recorriendo mas de 1.240 kilómetros, en su trayecto cruza varias veces la cordillera de los Andes, junto con bordear el litoral y los fiordos de la Patagonia Occidental, para luego internarse en los bosques australes siempre verdes, acercándose a numerosos glaciares, grandes lagos y los ventisqueros de los Campos de Hielo Norte para finalizar en Villa O’Higgins, a unos cuantos kilómetros del Campo de Hielo Sur.
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Los Leones Lake is located 28 kms west of the Austral Highway and 30 kms south of Puerto Tranquilo. It is reached by a 4x4 road and then a 9.5 km hike. Bordering Los Leones river to the confluence with the Fiero river, a little further on is the eastern edge of the lake. With its turquoise waters, surrounded by an imposing mountains frame of more than 2,000 meters high offers one of the biggest scenic beauty of this section. Three glaciers take off from the Northern Ice Field between the mountains at more than 1,500 meters high to form the spectacular Glacias Los Leones. On its eastern flank is another of the Patagonia giants, the Hyades mountainl with 3,100 mts. height, a great and complex mountain of rock and ice easily visible from the lake as well as Cerro La Torre. To the north there is a valley that corresponds to the Lake Fiero in whose bottom you can see the eternal ices of Cerros Fiero and its south face of Monte San Valentin and Cerro Cuerno de Plata. Also part of the large Laguna San Rafael National Park declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, which has 1,742,000 ha of land, which makes it one of the largest parks in the country, of which about 400,000 ha correspond to the Field of ice. Kalen Expeditions offers a unique option that allows you to cross the lake and sleep in a dome near the glacier with incredible views of the whole environment.
One of the biggest attractions of the Chilean Patagonia, is the Carretera Austral . This long road that began as a path of colonization in the late twentieth century , is now a tourist route of a growing interest for travelers and adventurers from around the world who want to explore the wild beauty of Patagonia . It has become destiny as one of the top 10 best scenic routes in the world to travel either by car , motorcycle or bicycle .
The Carretera Austral or Route CH -7, born in the city of Puerto Montt , traveling more than 1,240 miles in its path crosses several times the Andes along with skirting the coast and fjords of Western Patagonia then deep into the southern evergreen forests approaching numerous glaciers large lakes and the glaciers of the Northern Ice Field to finish in Villa O'Higgins a few kilometers from Southern Ice Field .
I enjoyed a few trips out to Cossack while contracted to work at Karratha for for a while.
Cossack is an historic ghost town located 1,480 km north of Perth in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
It is the birthplace of Western Australia's pearling industry and was the home of the colony's pearling fleet until the 1880s. The town was abandoned after the 1940s. Many of the buildings are listed by the National Trust, after the town was declared a museum town.
Unfortunately, it appears that Cossack has closed down and you can no longer camp or stay in the historic buildings.
The Inverrary Waterfall is one of the most well-known landmarks in Broward County and has become one of the most popular scenic backgrounds for photos in South Florida. Originally built by the Walt Disney Company, it was shipped in sections and reassembled at its present site.
The Inverrary Waterfall was declared a historical landmark by the Lauderhill City Commission and ACT Board under the Lauderhill Historical Designation Program on May 8, 2017.
Credit for the data above is given to the historical marker placed near the Falls and the following website:
www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/explore-florida/fl-sb-hist...
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Sunrise
Amphitheatre and Policeman's Helmet seen from Upper Thendele Camp
Sonnenaufgang
Amphitheater und Policeman's Helmet vom Upper Thendele Camp aus gesehen
The uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park is in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, covering 2,428.13 km2 (938 sq mi) of area. The park includes Royal Natal National Park, a provincial park, and covers part of the Drakensberg, the highest mountain range in Southern Africa.
The park and the adjoining Sehlabathebe National Park in the Kingdom of Lesotho are part of the Maloti-Drakensberg Park, which was first declared a World Heritage Site on 30 November 2000. It is described by UNESCO as having "exceptional natural beauty in its soaring basaltic buttresses, incisive dramatic cutbacks, and golden sandstone ramparts... the site’s diversity of habitats protects a high level of endemic and globally threatened species, especially birds and plants... [and it] also contains many caves and rock-shelters with the largest and most concentrated group of paintings in Africa south of the Sahara".
Plans to boost tourism in the area include a long-awaited cable car project by the KZN Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Department.
The Drakensberg mountain range is characterized by a high level of endemism of both invertebrates and vertebrates.
Most of the higher South African parts of the Drakensberg mountain range have been designated as game reserves or wilderness areas. The uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park is also in the List of Wetlands of International Importance (under the Ramsar Convention). Adjacent to the park is the Cathkin Estates Conservation and Wildlife Sanctuary, which spans 1,044 ha (10 km2) of virgin grassland and represents the largest privately owned game park in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg region.
(Wikipedia)
The Royal Natal National Park is in the KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa and forms part of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site. Notwithstanding the name, it is actually not a South African National Park managed by the SANParks, but rather a Provincial Park managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. This park is now included into the Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area Peace Park.
The main features of the park are the Drakensberg Amphitheatre, a rock wall 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long by up to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) high, Mont-Aux-Sources peak where the Orange and Tugela rivers have their source, and the 948-metre (3,110 ft) Tugela Falls, the world's second-highest waterfall.
(Wikipedia)
Der uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park (isiZulu uKhahlamba = „Barriere aus Speeren“) ist ein Nationalpark in den Drakensbergen in Südafrika. Im November 2000 wurde der Park in die UNESCO-Welterbe-Liste eingetragen. Der Park wird von der Provinzbehörde Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife verwaltet.
Der Park bedeckt eine Fläche von 2428 km². Er liegt in der Provinz KwaZulu-Natal und bildet einen 180 Kilometer langen und bis zu 20 Kilometer breiten Streifen entlang der Grenze zum Königreich Lesotho. Weitere Bestandteile des uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park sind die getrennt liegenden Gebiete Royal-Natal-Nationalpark und Spioenkop Dam Nature Reserve weiter im Norden.
Der Park verfügt über hochaufragende Bergformationen und ist mit einem gut ausgebauten Netz von Wanderpfaden durchzogen. Basaltene, senkrecht aufragende Bergpfeiler, Bastionen aus goldbraunem Sandstein sowie skulpturierte Bögen, Höhlen, Säulen und Felswannen prägen das Landschaftsbild. Die Kette der Drakensberge im uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park umfasst mehrere über 3000 Meter hohe Gipfel wie den Mafadi, den Giant’s Castle, den Cathedral Peak, den Monk’s Cowl, den Champagne Castle und den Njesuthi. Die Berghänge sind teilweise als Naturschutzgebiete ausgewiesen, in denen sich rund 30.000 Felsmalereien in etwa 600 Höhlen finden, die von San-Menschen über einen Zeitraum von 4000 Jahren erstellt wurden. In dieser Region entspringen die meisten großen Flüsse der Provinz KwaZulu-Natal. Sie bilden tiefe Schluchten und Täler. Einzige Straßenverbindung durch den Park nach Lesotho ist die Strecke über den Sanipass.
Es gibt eine Vielfalt endemischer Pflanzenarten, darunter Zuckerbüsche. Im Frühjahr übersäen in den Niederungen Teppiche von Wildblumen den Park, darunter Watsonia-Arten.
Zu den Vogelarten gehören Kapgeier (Gyps coprotheres) und Bartgeier (Gypaetus barbatus). Zahlreiche im Park beheimatete Wirbeltiere und Wirbellose sind endemisch. Weiterhin leben im Park Buschböcke, Ducker, Elenantilopen und Paviane.
1903 beschloss die Regierung der Kolonie Natal die Errichtung eines Naturschutzgebietes in den Drakensbergen. 1905 wurde eine klare Grenzziehung des Schutzbereichs proklamiert. 1916 wurde der Royal Natal National Park eingerichtet. Ab den 1950er Jahren wurden in den Drakensbergen diverse Naturschutzgebiete ausgewiesen, so 1951 das Kamberg Nature Reserve, 1953 das Nature Reserve de Lotheni und 1967 Vergelegen. Dabei wurde der Gewässerschutz vorangetrieben. 1973 kamen die Schutzgebiete Mdedelelo und Mkomazi hinzu.
Im Juni 2001 wurde des Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area (etwa: Maloti-Drakensberge-Grenzüberschreitendes-Erhaltungsgebiet) gegründet. Dieses verbindet den ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park mit dem Sehlabathebe-Nationalpark in Lesotho. Ihm liegt der Anspruch an einen Peace Park (Transfrontier Conservation Area/TFCA) zugrunde. Die zwölf Kilometer lange Staatsgrenze kann zu Fuß passiert werden. Seit 2013 sind beide Nationalparks zusammen als Maloti Drakensberg Transboundary World Heritage Site in der UNESCO-Welterbe-Liste verzeichnet. Der gesamte Park ist nunmehr 2493 km² groß, wobei 65 km² der Fläche auf das Terrain Lesothos entfallen.
„… exceptional natural beauty in its soaring basaltic buttresses, incisive dramatic cutbacks, and golden sandstone ramparts … the site’s diversity of habitats protects a high level of endemic and globally threatened species, especially birds and plants … [and it] also contains many caves and rock-shelters with the largest and most concentrated group of paintings in Africa south of the Sahara. – … außergewöhnliche Schönheit der Natur in seinen aufragenden Basaltpfeilern, prägnante dramatische Einschnitte, und goldene Sandstein-Wälle … Die Vielfalt der Lebensräume beschützt ein hohes Maß an endemischen und vom Aussterben bedrohten Arten, vor allem Vögel und Pflanzen … [und es] enthält viele Höhlen und Felsnischen mit der größten und dichtesten Gruppe von Gemälden in Afrika südlich der Sahara.“
– Beschreibung des Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area auf der Website der UNESCO: Begründung zur Auswahl 2013
Teile der Drakensberg-Gebirgskette sind zu Schutzzwecken mit übergeordneter Bedeutung als Totalreservate ausgewiesen, sowie für touristische Zwecke daneben als Wildreservate. Entsprechend der Ramsar-Konvention wird der uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park auch als Schutzgut der List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance geführt. Private Eigentumsrechte hält an kleineren Gebietsteilen die Cathkin Estates Conservation and Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Der Royal Natal National Park wurde 1916 in den südafrikanischen Drakensbergen in der heutigen Provinz KwaZulu-Natal gebildet. Er ist Teil des Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, der zum UNESCO-Welterbe gehört. Er gehört zu den spektakulärsten Natursehenswürdigkeiten in Afrika. Beeindruckend ist das Amphitheatre, eine mehrere Kilometer lange und etwa 1000 Meter hohe Felswand zwischen Sentinel (3165 m) und Eastern Buttress (3047 m). Auf dem flachen Gipfelplateau stehen einige Berge wie der Mont-Aux-Sources (Sesotho: Phofung) (3282 m), den 1836 die französischen Missionare Thomas Arbousset und François Daumas bestiegen und nach den Quellen von drei größeren Flüssen benannten.
Einer von diesen, der Tugela, stürzt in den Tugelafällen in fünf Stufen 948 Meter in die Tiefe (andere Angaben: knapp 3000 Fuß, 540 m). In kalten Wintern friert er in den oberen Stufen und bildet eindrucksvolle Eissäulen.
Der Royal Natal National Park ist ideal geeignet für Wanderungen mit einem Netz von klassifizierten Wegen aller Schwierigkeitsgrade; dies reicht von der leichten Besteigung des Mont-aux-Sources vom Plateau aus bis zur jährlichen Mont-aux-Sources Challenge, wenn Querfeldeinläufer zusammenkommen, um die 50 Kilometer lange Strecke in weniger als fünf Stunden zu absolvieren.
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The Second Continental Congress officially declared the Bald Eagle the National Emblem of the United States in 1782. It was selected by the U.S.A.'s founding fathers because it is a species unique to North America. Ben Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird, because he thought the eagle was of bad moral character. The Bald Eagle has since become the living symbol of the U.S.A.'s freedoms, spirit and pursuit of excellence. Its image and symbolism have played a significant role in American art, folklore, music and architecture.
The UNESCO declared the medina of Sousse a World Heritage Site in 1988, citing among other things its preservation from modern development.
Sousse's old city has apects that
made it ideal as a film location. Most famous is Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), where Sousse represents Cairo. It is noteworthy that the styles of Sousse, white-washed houses with blue details, bear no resemblance to the actual architecture of Cairo.
June 18th, 1812, President James Madison and the United States Congress declared war on Great Britain. Battles raged throughout the continent for over two years before peace was negotiated. For Americans, the War of 1812 played an important part in our nation's development. In 2012, America will commemorate our Navy's history, honor the men and women who fought for our freedom, who are serving us today, and celebrate with the world our maritime heritage. As 2012 approaches, Lynx "Americas Privateer" is scheduled to participate in the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner. Lynx will also be a part of the culmination of the Bicentennial events at Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor on September 16, 2014.
Through this commemoration of the War of 1812, the important mission of Lynx and the US Navy will be advanced as we celebrate and honor the contributions the Navy has made in the building of our country while educating our communities on the important battles and historic events that took place on our very waterfronts to defend our nation.
The 122-foot top sail schooner privateer Lynx is a unique National Treasure. Launched in 2001 on plans dating from the War of 1812, the Lynx brings American history back from the past and immerses students in lessons about this nation's founding and it's defense of freedom. The original Lynx played a role in the writing of the Star Spangled Banner—our national anthem composed as the British sought to destroy Fort McHenry and the Baltimore shipyards where the Lynx and sister Baltimore clipper schooners were constructed to run the British blockade.
Seize the opportunity join our journey and help support America's Privateer. Thank you for your consideration, support and making a positive difference in today's youth.
Lynx is operated by the Lynx Educational Foundation, which is a 501-C3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing outstanding educational programs that inspire students and achieve results. Please visit our website at www.privateerlynx.org for online donations or utilize enclosed envelope. The Lynx Educational Foundation has been awarded the National Maritime Historical Society 2010 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Maritime Education.
Fair winds and following seas!
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WHAT IS A PRIVATEER? A privateer is a private person or ship authorized by a government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping during wartime. Privateering was a way of mobilizing armed ships and sailors without having to spend public money or commit naval officers. They were of great benefit to a smaller naval power or one facing an enemy dependent on trade: they disrupted commerce and pressured the enemy to deploy warships to protect merchant trade against commerce raiders. They were, essentially, a Renaissance-era equivalent to the corporate and independent "military contractors" of today.
The cost was borne by investors hoping to profit from prize money earned from captured cargo and vessels. The proceeds would be distributed among the privateer's investors, officers and crew. It has been argued that privateering was a less destructive and wasteful form of warfare, because the goal was to capture ships rather than to sink them.[1]
Privateers were part of naval warfare from the 16th to the 19th century. Some privateers have been particularly influential in the annals of history. Sometimes, the vessels would be commissioned into regular service as warships. The crew of a privateer might be treated as prisoners of war by the enemy country if captured.
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The Inverrary Waterfall is one of the most well-known landmarks in Broward County and has become one of the most popular scenic backgrounds for photos in South Florida. Originally built by the Walt Disney Company, it was shipped in sections and reassembled at its present site.
The Inverrary Waterfall was declared a historical landmark by the Lauderhill City Commission and ACT Board under the Lauderhill Historical Designation Program on May 8, 2017.
Credit for the data above is given to the historical marker placed near the Falls and the following website:
www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/explore-florida/fl-sb-hist...
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[ENG] The Cordoba Courtyard Festival, declared World Heritage in 2012, is a Cordoba (Spain) courtyard contest held every year since 1920, usually during the second and third weeks of May (suspended in 2020 by the covid-19 pandemic) in which the residents of the city decorate their patios with the dream of obtaining the prestigious award granted by the City Council and showing them free to numerous visitors. The Cordovan patio has its origin in the Roman occupation in which the houses with their rooms were built around a patio with a central well, with the Arab invasion the “border” was introduced (narrow strip along to the walls to grow ornamental plants), and with the arrival of Fernando III another plant was added to install the bedrooms. Patios are an effective way to combat summer heat. Other pictures in Cordoba Courtyard Festival album.
[ESP] La Fiesta de los Patios de Córdoba, declarada Patrimonio Inmaterial Cultural de la Humanidad en 2012, es un concurso de Patios de Córdoba (España) que se celebra cada año desde 1920, habitualmente durante la segunda y tercera semanas de mayo (suspendido en 2020 por la pandemia del covid-19) en la que los vecinos de la ciudad engalanan sus patios con la ilusión de obtener el prestigioso galardón otorgado por el Ayuntamiento y de mostrarlos gratuitamente a numerosos visitantes. El patio cordobés tiene su origen en la ocupación romana en la que se construían las viviendas con sus habitaciones alrededor de un patio con un pozo central, con la invasión árabe se introdujo el “arriate” (franja estrecha junto a las paredes para cultivar plantas de adorno), y con la llegada de Fernando III se añadió otra planta para instalar los dormitorios. Los patios constituyen una forma eficaz para combatir los calores del verano. Más fotografías en el álbum Fiesta de los Patios de Córdoba.
193294
ID
5743
Listing Date
19 July 1988
History
Work began 1848, declared complete August 1873 by Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII); cost £1,285,000. Plans prepared 1845 for the Treasury by James Meadows Rendell, engineer, of Westminster (previously employed on docks at Birkenhead, Great Grimsby and Leith). Works completed by John Hawkshaw, superintending engineer from 1857-73, John Dobson, resident engineer, G F Lyster, assistant engineer; contractors Messrs J & C Rigby, of London. Local quartz rubble from Holyhead mountain (over 7,000,000 tonnes) brought down by purpose-built broad gauge railway; upper parts built in Moelfre limestone. Originally a second breakwater to S was planned (beginning at Salt Island), but instead a major extension towards NE increased harbour area enclosed.
Exterior
Breakwater starts with an extended and consolidated rocky headland of rubble fill with massive squared blocks to outer revetments. Masonry landing stage to harbour side. Narrower pier runs NW from junction at ashlar drum with rope-mould cornice; massive attached parapet. Broad elliptical string course to seaward side with rubble blocks below; raised walkway and protective wall with oversailing cornice. Cyclopean dressings to inset stairways (with stone barriers) flanked by concave refuges to lower deck; alternating masonry blockhouses with central arched openings. Occasional waisted bollards and inset stairways to harbour edge of lower deck (formerly with tramway lines). Towards outer end is a modern masonry exedra facing harbour. Cyclopean steps flanked by screen wall with rope-moulded turret lead up to outermost platform with lighthouse and parapets. Outer ovoid platform was formerly a gun platform.
Reasons for Listing
Graded II* as the longest and one of the most monumental piers in the British Isles.
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300005743-holyhead-breakwate...
Clem saw Mandy's year in review and declared that his would be better. I don't know how we could pick a favorite. Hope you have a great Thursday; New Year's Eve. And Happy New Year if I don't talk to you tomorrow.
Prince Albert National Park in central Saskatchewan, Canada and is located 200 kilometres north of Saskatoon. Though declared a national park March 24, 1927, it had its official opening ceremonies on August 10, 1928 performed by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. The park is open all year but the most visited period is from May to September.
Excerpt from www.ctc.org.hk/en/temple/%E7%81%A3%E4%BB%94%E7%8E%89%E8%9...:
Yuk Hui Temple (Pak Tai Temple), Wan Chai
Located in Lung On Street, Wan Chai, the Pak Tai Temple was built by local residents in the first year of the Tongzhi (同治) reign (1862) of the Qing dynasty and was completed in 1863. The temple was declared a monument in 2019.The temple serves as "an important historic landmark of the early development of Wan Chai and as a symbol of the local community’s identity."
Pak Tai is the main deity of the Temple. According to legend, Pak Tai also known as Yuen Tin Sheung Tai (Supreme Emperor of the Dark Heaven) (玄天上帝). He was a prince of Shang Dynasty (商朝) 3,000 years ago and became a learned Taoist at a young age. His name came to the notice of Yuanshi Tianzun (元始天尊), the Taoist Primeval Deity who invited him to join the company of immortals.
During the fall of Shang Dynasty, the Demon King ravaged the world. The Taoist Primeval Deity then ordered the Jade Emperor (玉帝) to appoint Pak Tai as the Commander of twelve heavenly legions to fight the evil. The Demon King summoned a big tortoise and a gigantic serpent to help in the combat but was eventually defeated by Pak Tai. On triumphant return to Heaven, Pak Tai was awarded the title of Supreme Emperor of the Dark Heaven. Since then, he is worshipped for his power, courage and devotion. People also believe that he has the spiritual power to abate disasters. Nowadays, Pak Tai is usually portrayed in a triumphant posture with long hair, bare foot and clad in golden armour. The serpent and the tortoise trodden under his feet symbolize that evil will never win over righteousness.
The temple is the biggest on Hong Kong Island and is exquisitely built. It consists of three halls with the main hall housing the image of Pak Tai. Flanking on both sides are the images of Lung Mo (Dragon Mother), the Three Pristine Ones and the God of Wealth. In front of the image of Pak Tai are the images of the Sei Dai Tin Wong (Soldiers of Pak Tai) which have life like appearances and are poised to strike. There are also side halls of varying sizes. The ridge of the temple roof is decorated with a pair of dragons to symbolize that the temple is being guarded by the dragons. According to legend, dragon represents peace, good fortune and wealth.
The temple houses a three-metre tall copper image of Pak Tai cast in the 31st year of Wang Li (1603) of Ming Dynasty (明朝), the old bells which were cast in 1863. Furthermore, the Chinese words "Yuk Hui Kung" on the plaque at the main entrance was written by Cheung Yuk Tong, a high-ranking military official of Qing Dynasty (清朝) who had stationed at the Kowloon Walled City in 1854 during the Opium War.
Apart from the main deity Pak Tai, the temple also houses Three Pristine Ones, Kwan Tai (God of War), Kwun Yum (Goddess of Mercy), Tin Hau (Goddess of the Sea), Fat Mo, Lei San Sing Mo, Jai Kung (God of Abating Distress), Choi Sun (God of Wealth), Pau Kung (God of Justice) and Lung Mo (Dragon Mother).
People come to seek blessings from Pak Tai during the Pak Tai Festival which falls on the third day of the third lunar month. The prime of the temple was during the pre-Second World War period. At that time, people thronged the streets leading to the temple on Pak Tai Festival. Theatrical performances in honour of Pak Tai were held. Pak Tai is one of the Gods of the Sea. People in southern China worship Pak Tai (literally the Northern Emperor) because water that people rely on for cultivation and fishing is brought by rivers that run from the north. If the rivers are calm and well-regulated, farmers and fishermen will have good harvests.
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Belém Tower is a fortified tower and a famous landmark located
in the Belém district of Lisbon, Portugal. I travelled there in 2007.
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Belém Tower was built in the early 16th century in the Portuguese late Gothic style, the Manueline, to commemorate Vasco da Gama's expedition. This defensive, yet elegant construction has become one of the symbols of the city, a memorial to the Portuguese power during the Age of the Great Discoveries. In 1983 it was classified, together with the nearby Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Belém Tower was built both as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon and as part of a defense system of the entrance of the Tagus river and the Jerónimos Monastery, which was necessary to protect Lisbon. The system was initiated by King John II (1455-1495), who built the Fortress of Cascais and the Fortress of São Sebastião of Caparica. The banks of Belém were protected by a ship, the Grande Nau, replaced by the Tower of Belém during the last five years of the reign of King Manuel I.
The Tower was constructed between 1515 and 1521 by military architect Francisco de Arruda, who had already built several fortresses in Portuguese possessions in Morocco. The influence of the Moorish decorative art is manifest in delicate decorations of the arched windows and balconies and in the ribbed cupolas of the watch towers. Diogo de Boitaca, first architect of the nearby Monastery of the Jerónimos, probably also participated in decorating the building. The machicolation and the battlements are decorated with the rich sculptural ornamentations of the Manueline style.
Originally, the Tower stood on a little island on the right side of the Tagus, surrounded by water. Opposite the beach at Restelo, with the progressive southward creeping of the shore over the years, it is now practically moored to the bank itself. It was dedicated to the patron saint of Lisbon, St Vincent.
In 1580, when Lisbon was invaded by Spanish troops in the course of a struggle for the Portuguese throne, the Tower fought and surrendered to the Duke of Alba. In the following centuries the Tower was mainly used as a prison (with the underground cellars regularly flooding) and as a custom house. Indeed, given its height and lack of dissimulation in the landscape, some historians believe the Tower was mostly intended to serve as a customs outpost.
In the 1840s, under the impulse of romantic writer Almeida Garrett, the Tower of Belém was restored by King Ferdinand II. At this point many neo-manueline decorative elements were added to the building. It was declared a National Monument in 1910.
Giant’s Causeway
The Giant’s Causeway is a geological wonder with over 40,000 interlocking basalt columns perfectly shaped into hexagons because of intense volcanic activity some 50 to 60 million years ago. In 1986, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Giant’s Causeway is steeped in myth and legend. Carved from the coastline, the giant Finn McCool left behind an ancient Celtic folklore.
Legend of Finn McCool
One of the legends is that the giant Finn McCool, who was a mythical hunter warrior, used the basalt columns forming the causeway as stepping-stones to travel from Ireland to Scotland to visit his love, a Scottish giantess, in an attempt to bring her back to Ireland. Many of the most popular versions of the tale include a link to Scotland because the same pattern of hexagonal columns can be seen from the Antrim Causeway across the sea in Staffa, a Scottish isle.
The most popular tale, however, revolves around a rivalry between the giant Finn McCool and a Scottish giant named Benandonner, known as the Red Man. Finn challenged his long-standing rival to a fight while they shouted and threatened each other from across the water.
When you walk the Causeway coastal trail, bread the fresh air from the Irish sea and use our imagination, it doesn’t take long until you feel the magic of the Celtic mythology and folklore.
Chaussée des Géants
La Chaussée des Géants est une merveille géologique avec plus de 40 000 colonnes de basalte imbriquées parfaitement façonnées en hexagones en raison de l’intense activité volcanique il y a 50 à 60 millions d’années. En 1986, il a été déclaré site du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO. La Chaussée des Géants est imprégnée de mythes et de légendes. Taillée dans le littoral, le géant Finn McCool a laissé derrière lui un ancien folklore celtique.
Légende de Finn McCool
L'une des légendes est que le géant Finn McCool, qui était un guerrier et chasseur mythique, a utilisé les colonnes de basalte formant la chaussée comme tremplins pour voyager d'Irlande en Écosse pour rendre visite à son amour, une géante écossaise, dans le but de l'amener en Irlande. La plupart des versions les plus populaires du conte incluent un lien vers l'Écosse, car le même motif de colonnes hexagonales peut être vu depuis la côte de l’Antrim Causeway de l'autre côté de la mer à Staffa, une île écossaise.
L'histoire la plus populaire, cependant, tourne autour d'une rivalité entre le géant Finn McCool et un géant écossais nommé Benandonner, connu sous le nom de Red Man. Finn a défié son rival de longue date à un combat pendant qu'ils criaient et se menaçaient de chaque côté de l’eau.
Lorsque vous parcourez le sentier côtier Causeway, respirez l'air frais de la mer d'Irlande et utilisez votre imagination, ce n’est pas long avant de ressentir la magie de la mythologie et du folklore celtique.
21 February was declared to be the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO in 1999. It has been observed throughout the world since 21 February 2000. The declaration came up in tribute to the Language Movement done by the Bangladeshis (then the East Pakistanis).
When Pakistan was created in 1947, it had two geographically separate parts: East Pakistan (currently known as Bangladesh) and West Pakistan (currently known as Pakistan). The two parts were very different from each other in the sense of culture and language. The two parts were also separated by India in between.
In 1948, the Government of Pakistan declared Urdu to be the sole national language of Pakistan, even though Bengali or Bangla was spoken by the majority of people combining East Pakistan and West Pakistan. The East Pakistan people protested, since the majority of the population was from East Pakistan and their mother language was Bangla. They demanded Bangla to be at least one of the national languages, in addition to Urdu. The demand was raised first by Dhirendranath Datta from East Pakistan on 23 February 1948, in the constituent Assembly of Pakistan.
To demolish the protest, the government of Pakistan outlawed public meeting and rallies. The students of the University of Dhaka, with the support of the general public, arranged massive rallies and meetings. On 21 February 1952, police opened fire on rallies. Abdus Salam, Abul Barkat, Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, Abdul Jabbar and Shafiur Rahman died, with hundreds of others injured. This was a rare incident in history, where people sacrificed their lives for their mother tongue.
Since then, Bangladeshis celebrate the International Mother Language Day as one of their tragic days. They visit the Shaheed Minar, a monument built in memory of the martyrs and its replicas to express their deep sorrow, respect and gratitude to them.
Source: Wikipedia
Jahangirnagar University, Savar Dhaka
Italien / Trentino - Pala Gruppe
seen from Lago di Juribrutto on the way to Cima Bocche
gesehen vom Lago di Juribrutto auf dem Weg zur Cima Bocche
The Pala group (also known as Pale di San Martino) is the largest massif of the Dolomites, with about 240 km² of surface, located between eastern Trentino and Veneto (province of Belluno), in the area between Primiero (valleys of Cismon, Canali, Travignolo), Valle del Biois (Falcade, Canale d'Agordo) and Agordino.
In the central sector of the group, discovered by the Marquis Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu in 1788, consisting of dolomite, a sedimentary rock formed by double calcium carbonate and magnesium, extends the plateau, on an area of about 50 km², forming a huge empty space, rocky and almost lunar that fluctuates between 2500 and 2800 m above sea level.
The part of the group extended in Trentino is entirely included in the Paneveggio — Pale di San Martino Nature Park. According to some sources, the group inspired the Belluno writer Dino Buzzati (a great lover of the chain) in the setting of his novel "The Tartar Steppe". Due to the exceptional universal value of this natural beauty, the geological system of the Pale is included in the site "The Dolomites", declared in 2009 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Main peaks
Vezzana, 3,192 m
Cimon della Pala, 3,184 m
Cima dei Bureloni, 3,130 m
Cima di Focobon, 3,054 m
Pala di San Martino, 2,982 m
Fradusta, 2,939 m
Mulaz, 2,906 m
Monte Agnèr 2,872 m
Sass Màor, 2,812 m
Cima Madonna, 2,752 m
Rosetta, 2,743 m
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Die Palagruppe (italienisch Pale di San Martino oder Gruppo delle Pale) ist eine Dolomitengruppe im Grenzgebiet der italienischen Provinzen Belluno und Trient. Die Trentiner Teile der Gruppe gehören zum Parco Naturale Paneveggio – Pale di San Martino. Seit 2009 ist die Palagruppe Teil des UNESCO-Welterbes Dolomiten.
Lage
Die Palagruppe liegt zwischen den Tälern des Biois im Norden, des Cordevole im Osten und des Cismon im Südwesten (Primör), im Nordwesten liegt der Passo Rolle, im Norden der Vallespass und südöstlich der Passo Cereda.
Charakteristik
Die Palagruppe ist ein Klettergebiet mit bekannten Kletterbergen, die Gipfel reichen über die Dreitausendermarke. Schroffe Felsgipfel wie der Cimon della Pala kontrastieren mit der ausgedehnten Hochfläche des Altopiano delle Pale. Der Dolomiten-Höhenweg Nr. 2 durchquert die Pala von Nord nach Süd vom Vallespass zum Passo Cereda. Einige der bekanntesten Klettersteige der Dolomiten finden sich in der Pala, wie z. B. die Via Ferrata Bolver-Lugli oder die Via Ferrata Stella Alpina (Monte Agnèr). Der Ring um die Pala di San Martino umrundet die zentrale Pala vom Rif. Rosetta über den Passo di Ball zum Rif. Pradidali und zurück über den Passo Pradidali und den Altopiano delle Pale.
Von San Martino di Castrozza führt eine Seilbahn in zwei Sektionen auf die Schulter der Cima Rosetta. Der Ort ist auch als Wintersportort bekannt.
Bekannte Gipfel
Cima di Vezzana (3192 m) – höchste Erhebung der Pala
Cimon della Pala (3184 m) – das „Matterhorn der Dolomiten“ (berühmter Blick vom Rollepass)
Cima Bureloni (3132 m)
Cima Canali (2897 m)
Pala di San Martino (2987 m)
Cima Fradusta (2939 m) – mit kleinem Gletscher, ohne Kletterei ersteigbar
Cima Wilma (2782 m)
Monte Mulaz (2906 m) – im Nordteil der Pala, ohne Kletterei erreichbar
Monte Agnèr (2871 m) – berühmt für seine Nordkante (mit 1500 m Höhenunterschied die höchste Kletterroute der Dolomiten)
Sass Maor (2814 m) – Kletterberg
Cima della Madonna (2733 m) – berühmte Kletterrouten („Schleierkante“)
Cima della Rosetta (2743 m) – mittels Seilbahn von San Martino di Castrozza leicht erreichbar
Hütten
Rifugio Mulaz (2571 m, CAI) – im Nordteil der Pala
Rifugio Rosetta (auch Rif. Pedrotti), 2578 m, (S.A.T.) – unweit der Bergstation der Seilbahn von San Martino di Castrozza
Rifugio Pradidali (2278 m, CAI) – in sehr eindrucksvoller Lage im Süden der Pala
Rifugio Treviso (1631 m, CAI) – im hintersten Val Canali im Südteil der Pala
Rifugio Velo della Madonna (2358 m, S.A.T.) – Standquartier für die Kletterberge Sass Maor und Cima della Madonna
Baita Segantini (2174 m, privat) und Capanna Cervino (2140 m, privat) – im Bereich des Passo Rolle
Bedeutende Talorte
Agordo
Canale d’Agordo
Falcade
Fiera di Primiero
San Martino di Castrozza
Taibon Agordino
(Wikipedia)
Charakteristik
Der Bocche-Kamm steht isoliert und von der Form her irgendwie „unpassend“ inmitten der schroffen Dolomiten-Gipfeln. Scharf abgegrenzt durch Val die Fiemme, Val di S.Pellegrino, Passo Valles und Val Travignolo ist er quasi eine Welt für sich. Statt senkrechter Wände und scharfer Zacken herrschen hier sanfte Hänge, tiefblaue Seen und ein weitläufiges Gipfelplateau vor. Zustiege gibt es von mehreren Seiten, wobei unser Aufstiegsweg gleich mehrere Vorteile hat: mit dem Passo Valles ein hochgelegener und leicht erreichbarer Ausgangspunkt, durch den die gesamte Route umfassenden Nationalpark keinerlei Seilbahntrassen oder Skipisten und als besonderes Schmankerl den wunderschönen Lago di Iuribrutto. Bereits vom ersten Schritt an kann man die spektakulären Einblicke in die Pala-Gruppe genießen mit den 3000er-Wänden von Cima della Vezzana und Cimon della Pala. Dieser Ausblick begleitet uns über die gesamte Tour, am Gipfel werden dann noch die Panoramen der Marmolada- und der Latemargruppe hinzugefügt. Mehr „mittendrin“ geht fast nicht. Die gesamte Tour ist bei guten äußeren Bedingungen unschwierig, die Wege sind durchwegs sehr gut angelegt und markiert. Nur im Bereich zwischen Forcella di Iuribrutto und Forcella Lasté di Bocche wird es kurzzeitig steil, hier sind auch ein paar Blockwerkhalden zu queren. Bei schlechter Sicht kann die Orientierung in den Hochflächen rund um den See schwierig werden.
Beschreibung
Aufstieg: : Vom großen Pp. an der hübschen und bewirtschafteten Malga Vallazza gehen wir links am Gebäude vorbei, ein Wegweiser zeigt uns die Richtung zum Lago di Iuribrutto an. Mittelsteil geht es über etwas holperige Serpentinen durch lichten Wald (NW), an freien Stellen kann man beim Blick zurück bereits die imposant aufragenden Zacken der Pala-Gruppe bewundern. In einfachem Gelände arbeiten wir uns Kuppe um Kuppe nach oben (NW), mit einem Schwenk nach links (W) gelangen wir auf eine weitläufige Hochfläche. An einer Gabelung halten wir uns wiederum links (SW) und wandern nahezu weglos, aber mit deutlichen Markierungen über freie, felsdurchsetzte Wiesen. Fast 150 Hm büßen wir ein, bis wir endlich die Senke mit dem hübschen Lago di Iuribrutto erreichen. Wir gehen am Südufer entlang und stoßen auf eine beschilderte Verzweigung (die linke Tangente wird unser Rückweg). Zunächst aber geht es rechter Hand weiter am Seeufer entlang und in NW-Richtung am Seezufluss entlang durch ein flaches Wiesentälchen. Wir passieren eine Engstelle und steigen danach an der linken Bachseite auf gutem Weg hinauf zur Forcella di Iuribrutto (=Passo Iuribrutto) mit Schilderbaum und überdachtem Picknickplatz. Scharf links geht es weiter (SW), ein sanft ansteigender Weg leitet um eine Hangkante herum, wo man sich unvermittelt in einer Bergsturzzone mit großen Felsblöcken findet. Erfreulicherweise schlängelt sich das Steiglein so geschickt durch das wilde Felsenmeer, dass man nur auf kurzer Strecke „Blockwerk-Hüpfen“ machen muss. Jenseits der Blockhalde zieht das Steiglein nun sehr steil, aber in engen Serpentinen gut angelegt hinauf zur Einsattelung der Forcella Lastè di Bocche mit ihren Gefechtsstellungen aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Der Blick von dort in die gegenüber liegende Pala-Gruppe ist atemberaubend. Wir halten uns rechts (NW), erklimmen einen kurzen Felsriegel und können nun die gesamte Gipfelabdachung einsehen. In moderater Steigung geht es über einige Aufschwünge hinweg (Abzweig zum Bivacco Jellici ignorieren!), dann leitet der bestens angelegte Weg problemlos links unterhalb der Gratkante hinauf zum höchsten Punkt mit Christusfigur und umfassendem Dolomiten-Panorama.
Abstieg: Zurück zur beschilderten Verzweigung am Lago di Iuribrutto. Zur Abwechslung nehmen wir nun den längeren, aber weniger Gegenanstiege aufweisenden Weg rechts, er leitet durch die von Viehtritt ziemlich malträtierte Wiesen in den Talboden des Val Iuribrutto (SO). Immer am Bach entlang talauswärts und über Almgelände hinunter in den Wald. An einer Verzweigung gehen wir geradeaus weiter und auf dem holperig gepflasterten Militärweg hinab zur unbewirtschafteten Malga di Iuribrutto. Wir überqueren linker Hand die Brücke und finden zwischen den Almgebäuden die Fortsetzung des Waldwegs (NO). Ganz ohne Gegenanstieg geht es auch hier nicht ab, zwei, drei kürzere Anstieg bringen uns noch mal ins Schwitzen, bevor der Weg sich endlich sanft zur Valles-Passstraße hin senkt. Wir erreichen sie praktischerweise direkt auf Höhe der Malga Vallazza.
(steinundkraut.de)
On the day I was declared a survivor by the Cross Cancer Institute I went for a car ride out to the Camrose area and was rewarded by this large flock of Snow Geese. Something spooked them, when 10k-20k geese get spooked they sure make a racket.
White Tank Campground
Arch Rock
Joshua Tree National Park is located in southeastern California. Declared a U.S. National Park in 1994 when the U.S. Congress passed the California Desert Protection Act (Public Law 103-433), it had previously been a U.S. National Monument since 1936. It is named for the Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) native to the park. It covers a land area of 790,636 acres (1,235.37 sq mi; 3,199.59 km2) —an area slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island. A large part of the park, some 429,690 acres (173,890 ha), is a designated wilderness area. Straddling the San Bernardino County/Riverside County border, the park includes parts of two deserts, each an ecosystem whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation: the higher Mojave Desert and lower Colorado Desert. The Little San Bernardino Mountains run through the southwest edge of the park.
The rock formations of Joshua Tree National Park were formed more than 100 million years ago from the cooling of magma beneath the surface into monzogranite, with roughly rectangular joints. Groundwater then filtered through the joints to erode away the corners and edges to create rounded stones, and flash floods washed away covering ground to create piles of boulders. These prominent outcrops are known as inselbergs.
(Wikipedia)
Der Joshua-Tree-Nationalpark ist eine Wüstenlandschaft im Südosten Kaliforniens, die den Übergang zwischen der Mojave-Wüste und der Colorado-Wüste bildet. Der Park ist nach der auffälligen, im Englischen „Joshua Tree“ genannten Josua-Palmlilie (Yucca brevifolia) benannt, der größten Art der Gattung der Palmlilien (Yucca), die auch Josuabaum genannt wird.
Neben den Joshuabaum-Wäldern bietet der Park eine der interessantesten geologischen Formationen, die man in den kalifornischen Wüsten findet. Es herrschen kahle Felsen vor, die in der Regel in einzelne Felsformationen aufgebrochen sind.
Joshua-Tree wurde 1936 zum National Monument und 1994 zum Nationalpark erklärt. Er wird jährlich von über einer Million Menschen – darunter Tausende von Felskletterern aus aller Welt – besucht.
(Wikipedia)
15 September 2021: "Alberta has declared a State of Public Health Emergency to protect the health care system. New public health restrictions will be in place starting 12:01 AM Sept 16."
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I believe this was my first drive out to Kananaskis this year. Late last September 2020 and late November were my last visits. Normally, I would have gone earlier in the summer, but we had smoke from the wildfires, which blocked out the mountains. There are certain mountain peaks that I love to see each time I go, so I waited.
On 13 September 2021, my drive was so enjoyable, with all sorts of things to see and appreciate. I had hoped to leave home much earlier than I did, but I still had time to get to the places I really wanted to see. The sun was shining, the sky was blue.
One of my destinations was to check on any little Pikas that might happen to be around. I think I heard three different ones, but only got a few photos of one of them. As long as I see one, I am happy. They are so hard to see, especially with aging eyes.
The Larch trees hadn't really started turning yellow yet. I had the feeling that it might still be too early, but I wanted to make sure that I got at least one trip out there before the snow arrives. Last September, we had a snowstorm on 28 or 29 September!
At one place I stopped, I decided to park in a rough parking area instead of just turning my car around and stopping right by the road. Walking a few steps and avoiding the many small rocks that were scattered, I suddenly stopped in my tracks, completely in awe. There, in front of me, was a wonderful display of Shaggy Mane mushrooms, all at different stages! After photographing pretty well every single one, I walked maybe 20 feet further and there was another patch of them. I so rarely see these beautiful fungi and when I do, there is either just one, maybe two. Yesterday, there must have been around 50 in total.
This was not a birding trip, but I did see about eight hawks, one Common Raven and a Magpie or two. When I do this drive, it is to see the spectacular scenery that we are so lucky to have, and to spend just a little time with the Pikas.
Flamenco (Spanish pronunciation: [flaˈmeŋko]), in its strictest sense, is a professionalized art-form based on the various folkloric music traditions of Southern Spain in autonomous community of Andalusia, Extremadura and Murcia. In a wider sense, it refers to these musical traditions and more modern musical styles which have themselves been deeply influenced by and become blurred with the development of flamenco over the past two centuries. It includes cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance), jaleo (vocalizations), palmas (handclapping) and pitos (finger snapping).
The oldest record of flamenco dates to 1774 in the book Las Cartas Marruecas by José Cadalso. The genre originated in the music and dance styles of Andalusia, of much older origin. Flamenco has been influenced by and become associated with the Romani people in Spain, however, unlike Romani music in Eastern Europe, its origin and style is uniquely Andalusian.
In recent years, flamenco has become popular all over the world and is taught in many non-Hispanic countries, especially the United States and Japan. In Japan, there are more flamenco academies than there are in Spain.
On November 16, 2010, UNESCO declared flamenco one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
[ENG] The Igreja de São Domingos of Lisbon (Portugal) is declared a national monument by the Institute of Gestão do Património Arquitetónico e Arqueológico. It was built in the 13th century by order of King Sancho II, being the largest of the time and in which royal weddings and funerals were held. It was added to a convent by Alfonso III and expanded by Manuel I, losing its medieval characteristics. In this temple the beginning of the «Lisbon Massacre of 1506» is located, in which a mob persecuted and killed thousands of Jews accused of being the cause of the drought, famine and pestilence that devastated the country, only the intervention of the King Manuel I of Portugal put an end to the mutiny by sending his royal troops and punishing the guilty with harsh penalties. It has suffered very important catastrophes in which valuable riches have been lost and that have made it necessary to rebuild it: the earthquake of 1531, the tsunami of 1755 and the great fire of 1994 of which its traces can be seen today. More photos in the album Lisbon, Portugal.
[ESP] La Igreja de São Domingos de Lisboa (Portugal) está declarada monumento nacional por el Instituto de Gestão do Património Arquitetónico e Arqueológico. Se construyó en el siglo XIII por orden del rey Sancho II, siendo la más grande de la época y en la que se celebraron bodas y funerales reales. Se añadió a un convento por Alfonso III y se amplió por Manuel I, perdiendo las características medievales. En este templo se sitúa el inicio de la «Masacre de Lisboa de 1506», en la que una turba persiguió y mató a miles de judíos acusados de ser la causa de la sequía, hambruna y pestilencia que asolaron el país, solo la intervención del rey Manuel I de Portugal puso fin al motín enviando a sus tropas reales y castigando a los culpables con duras penas. Ha sufrido importantísimas catástrofes en las que se han perdido valiosas riquezas y que han obligado reconstruirla: el terremoto de 1531, el tsunami de 1755 y el gran incendio de 1994 del que actualmente se aprecian sus huellas. Más fotografías en el álbum Lisboa, Portugal.
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España - Ciudad Real - Almadén - Plaza de toros hexagonal
ENGLISH:
Building declared UNESCO World Heritage Site on june, 30th, 2012, unique in the world with its hexagonal shape and possibly the oldest bullring in Spain.
The construction of the Plaza de Toros of Almadén is closely linked to the San Rafael Royal Mining Hospital.
In early August 1752, the superintendent of the mines, which at the time was Mr. Francisco Javier de Villegas, given the frequent epidemics and high mortality among the population and forced laborers in the mines, proposed the foundation of the San Rafael Royal Mining Hospital.
These epidemics were motivated, among other reasons, by the housing shortage to accommodate the seasonal workers of the mines. This resulted in the construction of 24 houses shaping a hexagonal plaza with a dual purpose, to avoid overcrowding in the neighborhood - 4 or 5 families per house - which increased the risk of epidemics, and to contribute, with its rental, with money to build the Mining Hospital.
These 24 houses, in turn, formed a ring for the celebration of bullfighting festivals and was a meeting place for the general population, with a capacity of 4,000 people, investing likewise the income obtained in such celebrations in the construction of the San Rafael Royal Mining Hospital.
Another reason for the construction of the bullring was the spread of the mining works to the plaza where, up to then, the bullfighting celebrations had been taking place (currently Plaza de la Constitución). In fact, there is a winch (mineshaft) located in what today are the stairs to the Church of San Juan. For this reason, the arc located under Almadén Town Hall is known as “el toril", since it is the place where the bulls were enclosed. At the same time, and for the same reason, Antonio Blazquez Street is locally known under the name of "street of the bulls," as this is the street by where the bulls were brought to the pen to be enclosed.
Once the "Plaza Nueva" was built, the project of at least six annual bullfight festivals, with five or six bulls each, was established with the aim of raising revenue for the construction of the hospital.
The Villegas superintendent did not wait for the approval of his superiors to start working on the plaza. In an official statement on August 16, 1752 he reported the commencement of the construction, while requesting permission to hold the first bullfights celebration in order to get the first money to meet the loans granted for its construction by the town residents, mainly mine journeymen and members of the Charity Congregation.
These requests are approved by Royal Order of August 28, 1752. On April 4, 1753 all interior and exterior walls up to the first floor had been built in order to celebrate the first festivals. The rental of the houses, mainly intended for seasonal workers accommodation, began in late 1753 with only 8 inhabited houses and in 1755 more than half of them were inhabited and the number of occupants exceeded 200.
Between 1755 and 1757 the works were forced unemployment of the mine workers due to the fire that affected the mines, and which lasted for two and a half years. During this period, both the square and the hospital itself-which began its construction in November 1755- benefited from the use of a greater number of workers in an attempt to avoid a massive emigration.
The old houses are placed on two floors surrounding the arena, which is formed in turn by two galleries in height, being the lower built in whitewashed arcade and the upper by wooden columns and wooden structure holding elements. After their rehabilitation in 2003, still today important bullfighting festivals take place and it also houses the Bullfighting Museum, exhibition hall, Tourist Office, restaurant and hotel.
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ESPAÑOL:
La plaza de toros de Almadén, construida a partir de 1752, es única en el mundo por su forma HEXAGONAL, además está considerada como una de las plazas de toros más antigua de España.
La construcción originaria de la plaza de toros de Almadén, hay que vincularla a la construcción del Real Hospital de Mineros de San Rafael. El entonces superintendente de las Minas, D. Francisco Javier de Villegas, ante las reiteradas epidemias y alta mortandad que existía en la población y en los forzados que trabajaban en las minas, propone la fundación del Real Hospital de Mineros. Las epidemias y la falta de alojamientos, fueron motivo para que se construyeran veinticuatro VIVIENDAS en esta plaza hexagonal. Dichas viviendas tendrían una doble finalidad: evitar el hacinamiento de vecinos en las casas de la localidad, que estaba en cuatro o cinco familias por casa, lo que aumentaba el riesgo de epidemias y aportar dinero con el alquiler de las mismas, para la construcción del Hospital de Mineros. La plaza en sí, con capacidad para unas cuatro mil personas, se destinaría a la celebración de festejos taurinos y serviría de centro cívico de la población.
De dos pisos de altura, constituido por una sola manzana, integrada por veinticuatro viviendas al exterior con cubierta de teja acusada y curiosas e interesantes chimeneas; se mantiene el zócalo y el encalado, en su interior se diseñó la plaza de toros propiamente dicha, con dos alturas, la baja formada por arcos y la superior adintelada por soportes.
En 1754, Fernando VI prohibió la celebración de festejos taurinos en todo el Reino. Con esta disposición, pretendía la recuperación de la cabaña ganadera, diezmada por la sequía y las epidemias. Pero esta medida no afectó a Almadén, ya que el Superintendente Villegas, argumentando el destino benéfico de los ingresos, obtuvo una dispensa para la celebración de festejos.
Desde 1979 es Monumento Histórico Nacional y desde 2012 es Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la Unesco.
Actualmente es un edificio privado. Su última restauración finalizó en el año 2003, y hoy día se celebran importantes festejos taurinos, así como alberga sala de exposiciones, oficina de turismo, hotel y restaurante.
"Solomon, I have outdone thee," declared Byzantine Emperor Justinian I upon first entering his newly completed basilica, Hagia Sophia, in 537 CE.
Hagia Sophia (pronounced "eye-uh so-fee-uh"), Greek for Holy Wisdom, was originally built as a Greek Orthodox Church in the Byzantine capital Constantinople. After the Ottomans conquered the city in 1453, Hagia Sophia was converted to an Imperial Mosque, and was used as such until 1931 after which it was secularized and reopened as a museum in 1935. Since then, it has once again been converted to a mosque.
Hagia Sophia is unquestionably unique for its cultural significance at a confluence of faiths (Christianity and Islam) as well as continents (Europe and Asia). But perhaps even more significant than these attributes is the architectural turning point marked by its construction, over a relatively short five-year period. Its watershed innovations, pioneered by geometers Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus, are numerous and will be discussed further throughout the images of this model.
Ever since I first studied this structure in my second year of architecture school back in 2013, I have wanted to one day make a LEGO model at my signature 1:650 scale. The main obstacles I had to overcome when designing this model were not only comprehending the complex, asymmetrical massing of the footprint, but more so the earth-tone color palette and the considerably limited parts selection therein. The completed model is likely my most abundantly colored to-date, with a palette of primarily medium dark flesh, tan, sand blue, sand red, dark orange, pearl gold, white, light bluish-gray and dark bluish-gray. I'm grateful to my friends Markus Rollbühler and Paul Hetherington for their suggestions on the color palette, and especially Markus for all the invaluable creative input at numerous points throughout the design process! The model made its debut at Brickworld Chicago 2018.
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat operations in Croatia by 1992.
The majority of Croats wanted Croatia to leave Yugoslavia and become a sovereign country, while many ethnic Serbs living in Croatia, supported by Serbia, opposed the secession and wanted Serb-claimed lands to be in a common state with Serbia. Most Serbs sought a new Serb state within a Yugoslav federation, including areas of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina with ethnic Serb majorities or significant minorities, and attempted to conquer as much of Croatia as possible. Croatia declared independence on 25 June 1991, but agreed to postpone it with the Brioni Agreement and cut all remaining ties with Yugoslavia on 8 October 1991.
The JNA initially tried to keep Croatia within Yugoslavia by occupying all of Croatia. After this failed, Serb forces established the self-proclaimed proto-state Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK) within Croatia which began with log revolution. After the ceasefire of January 1992 and international recognition of the Republic of Croatia as a sovereign state, the front lines were entrenched, the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) was deployed, and combat became largely intermittent in the following three years. During that time, the RSK encompassed 13,913 square kilometers (5,372 sq mi), more than a quarter of Croatia. In 1995, Croatia launched two major offensives known as Operation Flash and Operation Storm; these offensives effectively ended the war in its favour. The remaining United Nations Transitional Authority for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) zone was peacefully reintegrated into Croatia by 1998.
The war ended with Croatian victory, as it achieved the goals it had declared at the beginning of the war: independence and preservation of its borders. Approximately 21–25% of Croatia's economy was ruined, with an estimated US$37 billion in damaged infrastructure, lost output, and refugee-related costs. Over 20,000 people were killed in the war, and refugees were displaced on both sides.
España - Ciudad Real - Almadén - Plaza de toros hexagonal
ENGLISH:
Building declared UNESCO World Heritage Site on june, 30th, 2012, unique in the world with its hexagonal shape and possibly the oldest bullring in Spain.
The construction of the Plaza de Toros of Almadén is closely linked to the San Rafael Royal Mining Hospital.
In early August 1752, the superintendent of the mines, which at the time was Mr. Francisco Javier de Villegas, given the frequent epidemics and high mortality among the population and forced laborers in the mines, proposed the foundation of the San Rafael Royal Mining Hospital.
These epidemics were motivated, among other reasons, by the housing shortage to accommodate the seasonal workers of the mines. This resulted in the construction of 24 houses shaping a hexagonal plaza with a dual purpose, to avoid overcrowding in the neighborhood - 4 or 5 families per house - which increased the risk of epidemics, and to contribute, with its rental, with money to build the Mining Hospital.
These 24 houses, in turn, formed a ring for the celebration of bullfighting festivals and was a meeting place for the general population, with a capacity of 4,000 people, investing likewise the income obtained in such celebrations in the construction of the San Rafael Royal Mining Hospital.
Another reason for the construction of the bullring was the spread of the mining works to the plaza where, up to then, the bullfighting celebrations had been taking place (currently Plaza de la Constitución). In fact, there is a winch (mineshaft) located in what today are the stairs to the Church of San Juan. For this reason, the arc located under Almadén Town Hall is known as “el toril", since it is the place where the bulls were enclosed. At the same time, and for the same reason, Antonio Blazquez Street is locally known under the name of "street of the bulls," as this is the street by where the bulls were brought to the pen to be enclosed.
Once the "Plaza Nueva" was built, the project of at least six annual bullfight festivals, with five or six bulls each, was established with the aim of raising revenue for the construction of the hospital.
The Villegas superintendent did not wait for the approval of his superiors to start working on the plaza. In an official statement on August 16, 1752 he reported the commencement of the construction, while requesting permission to hold the first bullfights celebration in order to get the first money to meet the loans granted for its construction by the town residents, mainly mine journeymen and members of the Charity Congregation.
These requests are approved by Royal Order of August 28, 1752. On April 4, 1753 all interior and exterior walls up to the first floor had been built in order to celebrate the first festivals. The rental of the houses, mainly intended for seasonal workers accommodation, began in late 1753 with only 8 inhabited houses and in 1755 more than half of them were inhabited and the number of occupants exceeded 200.
Between 1755 and 1757 the works were forced unemployment of the mine workers due to the fire that affected the mines, and which lasted for two and a half years. During this period, both the square and the hospital itself-which began its construction in November 1755- benefited from the use of a greater number of workers in an attempt to avoid a massive emigration.
The old houses are placed on two floors surrounding the arena, which is formed in turn by two galleries in height, being the lower built in whitewashed arcade and the upper by wooden columns and wooden structure holding elements. After their rehabilitation in 2003, still today important bullfighting festivals take place and it also houses the Bullfighting Museum, exhibition hall, Tourist Office, restaurant and hotel.
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ESPAÑOL:
La plaza de toros de Almadén, construida a partir de 1752, es única en el mundo por su forma HEXAGONAL, además está considerada como una de las plazas de toros más antigua de España.
La construcción originaria de la plaza de toros de Almadén, hay que vincularla a la construcción del Real Hospital de Mineros de San Rafael. El entonces superintendente de las Minas, D. Francisco Javier de Villegas, ante las reiteradas epidemias y alta mortandad que existía en la población y en los forzados que trabajaban en las minas, propone la fundación del Real Hospital de Mineros. Las epidemias y la falta de alojamientos, fueron motivo para que se construyeran veinticuatro VIVIENDAS en esta plaza hexagonal. Dichas viviendas tendrían una doble finalidad: evitar el hacinamiento de vecinos en las casas de la localidad, que estaba en cuatro o cinco familias por casa, lo que aumentaba el riesgo de epidemias y aportar dinero con el alquiler de las mismas, para la construcción del Hospital de Mineros. La plaza en sí, con capacidad para unas cuatro mil personas, se destinaría a la celebración de festejos taurinos y serviría de centro cívico de la población.
De dos pisos de altura, constituido por una sola manzana, integrada por veinticuatro viviendas al exterior con cubierta de teja acusada y curiosas e interesantes chimeneas; se mantiene el zócalo y el encalado, en su interior se diseñó la plaza de toros propiamente dicha, con dos alturas, la baja formada por arcos y la superior adintelada por soportes.
En 1754, Fernando VI prohibió la celebración de festejos taurinos en todo el Reino. Con esta disposición, pretendía la recuperación de la cabaña ganadera, diezmada por la sequía y las epidemias. Pero esta medida no afectó a Almadén, ya que el Superintendente Villegas, argumentando el destino benéfico de los ingresos, obtuvo una dispensa para la celebración de festejos.
Desde 1979 es Monumento Histórico Nacional y desde 2012 es Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la Unesco.
Actualmente es un edificio privado. Su última restauración finalizó en el año 2003, y hoy día se celebran importantes festejos taurinos, así como alberga sala de exposiciones, oficina de turismo, hotel y restaurante.
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Strong wind.
( iPhone 13 Pro shot )
Kujukuri Beach. Sanmu City. Chiba Prefecture. Japan. April 7. 2025. … 2 / 3
(Photo of the day. It is unpublished.)
Images.
Bishop Briggs - Good For Me
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Thoughts on April 10th
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1. Trump's mutual tariff warhead explodes 😅
Everyone chose it, right? There's nothing we can do about it 😅
2. Elon Musk and Steve Jobs are completely different 😃
Self-driving is just around the corner! It's been a few years since he declared that. Tesla, which is still not yet achieved, and Jobs, who announced it after completely perfecting the iPhone, are completely different.
3. Toyota's new Crown is the crystallization of an artist's spirit that is not afraid of change.
The mindset seen in an SUV that has changed dramatically from the conventional sedan.
4. The collapse of capitalism and the equality brought about by the Internet.
The pursuit of rare earths and the destruction of music and movies by subscription services are bringing changes to capitalism itself.
(We're in the middle of this, so we're arguing a lot 😅)
5. How to raise children and thoughts about children who have grown up
Never nag them. Don't make them shrink. Do everything voluntarily.
Be aware of how to manage your money yourself.
6. Just like the change from Biden to Trump, personnel decisions are not related to ability. 😅
However, I will receive something in return for the effort I put into myself, and contribute that to the future. 😃
It's the same as previous photographers in Japan. I'm just giving up my seat to acquaintances. 😃
7. I don't mind dying when my child graduates from college. 😅 Of course, I'll quit my job right away. 😃 I want to go to New York for a bit. 😃
That's all I said while driving.
If you have a lot of free time, please feel free to read it. 😃
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“A.I. - About Apple’s Identity”
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### Will Apple Listen to Mark Zuckerberg’s Criticism?
I Don’t Think So—At Least Not for Someone Enchanted by the Apple Vision Pro.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, recently appeared on a well-known podcast, where he criticized Apple for failing to release an innovative product since the iPhone and for experiencing a decline in sales.
Appearing on a podcast originating from Apple and then proceeding to criticize the company might seem like a lighthearted joke, but I believe he was serious.
Why? Because he now wields a weapon—the AR glasses.
With the support of various institutions and a team of highly skilled professionals, he has likely achieved some notable milestones. Yet, as someone who has been a devoted Apple user since the PowerBook 540c, I still do not sense any real craftsmanship or identity in what he creates.
This sentiment extends to other IT giants that currently dominate the world—Meta, Amazon, Tesla, Microsoft, and Google.
Just by listing their names, readers of this text are likely already picturing their respective CEOs.
In the past, I wrote that Steve Jobs was not an artist.
What he excelled at was weaving together scattered ideas from across the world, expanding upon them, and linking them to the future.
The true creator was Jonathan Ive.
A minority of people may share this perspective with me.
However, when I see these IT moguls quickly shifting their corporate stances the moment the possibility of Trump returning to power emerges, I feel compelled to speak my mind.
The AR glasses, the cars—everything they create lacks a fundamental concept.
Call it ideology or, in lighter terms, identity.
It is true that Tim Cook and Apple’s current team have become more prone to letting slip details about upcoming products before their official release.
I have always loved music.
Artists shut themselves in a studio, cutting off the outside world, pouring their anger, hatred, joy, and sorrow into each note with intense focus.
It’s as if they are entrusting something to their music.
And when they finally release their album, they explain the emotions and thoughts behind its creation.
(Prince, whom I admire, rarely spoke about his work, so understanding his art required engaging with the final product itself.)
Until an album is complete and released, artists say nothing.
It was those artists who moved me to my core.
The faint glow of Apple’s innovation still remains within me.
Not even last year’s widely criticized "failure"—the Apple Vision Pro—could extinguish it.
In fact, it shines even brighter than the iPhone.
Because beyond its cutting-edge electronic components, I can sense a concept, an ideology.
Unfortunately, I will never feel the same from Meta’s AR glasses or Tesla’s cars.
I have written at length, but here is the key article:
**Tim Cook Donates Over $1.5 Million to Trump’s Inauguration Ceremony**
🔗 [Gigazine Article](gigazine.net/news/20250104-apple-ceo-tim-cook-donates-1-m...)
At first glance, this might make it seem like Tim Cook, like other tech CEOs, has sold his soul. But that is not the case.
While Cook personally donated to Trump, Apple itself did not follow the same path as other companies.
Apple refused to bow to Trump.
If asked what Apple’s ideology truly is, I would answer this:
**Apple is a group of individuals who believe in themselves.**
Steve Jobs, watching from heaven, is probably chuckling at this overly serious text I wrote.
A company that does not pander to Trump—
That is Apple. :)
### January 15
After reading a heartwarming article.
**Mitsushiro Nakagawa**
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**Postscript:**
Corrections made:
Before: "Appearing on Apple's podcast"
After: "Appearing on a podcast originating from Apple"
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Photo Music and iTunes Playlist Link::
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消えた境界線から生まれたもの ～ 去ってゆく川村記念美術館を振り返って ～
www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/54020588671/in/dateposted...
What Emerged from the Vanishing Boundaries~ Reflecting on the Departing Kawamura Memorial Museum ~
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8mm film of our honeymoon resurrected after decades.
youtu.be/zH-dG7bMeL4?si=yLF5_f1m-LhAVdPp
We found the 8mm film of our honeymoon for the first time in decades, and burned it onto a DVD.
On June 6, 1993, we got married, and headed straight to Nassau, Bahamas, via New York.
Our destination was the pink sand beach where the late Princess Diana went on her honeymoon.
If you're heading to the Bahamas, this might be a good reference.
The hotel we stayed at was the Ramada Hotel, which no longer exists.
My wife is showing us the hotel room.
But now you can see the beautiful scenery in real time.
When I played the DVD that arrived, it showed footage of our arrival in the Bahamas.
Please take a look if you'd like.
This time, we asked Fujifilm to make the DVD.
I'll post the link below.
Digitize videos and photos and convert them to DVDs | Fujifilm
fujifilmmall.jp/conversion/?_gl=1*1smvac9*_gcl_au*NTA1NDU....
#Bahamas #Nassau #PinkSandBeach #Honeymoon #1993
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Important Notices.
I have relaxed the following conditions.
I will distribute my T-shirt to the world for free.
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Exhibition in 2025
Theme
The Nightfly
Images
Donald Fagen … I.G.Y.
youtu.be/Ueivjr3f8xg?si=xmqGPQjyIKoTs4Q5
Live.
youtu.be/Di0_KYtmVKI?si=CLFpU2n0gXahqLPB
Mitsushiro - Nakagawa
Organizer
Design Festa
Location
Tokyo Big Sight
Date
Autumn 2025.
exhibition.mitsushiro.nakagawa@gmail.com
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Notice regarding "Lot No.402_”.
From now on I will host "Lot No.402_".
The work of Leonardo da Vinci who was sleeping.
That is the number when it was put up for auction.
No sign was written on the work.
So this work couldn't conclude that it was his work.
However # as a result of various appraisals # it was exposed to the sun.
A work that no one notices. A work that speaks quietly without a title.
I will continue to strive to provide it to many people in various ways.
October 24 2020 by Mitsushiro - Nakagawa.
Mitsushiro Nakagawa belong to Lot No. 402 _.Copyright©︎2025 Lot No.402_ All rights reserved.
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Profile.
In November 2014 # we caught the attention of the party selected to undertake the publicity for a mobile phone that changed the face of the world with just a single model # and will conclude a confidentiality agreement with them.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
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Here’s a translated version with a style suitable for a news site introduction:
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### **Interview and Novel: My Work**
I published a book in the past.
At that time, I uploaded my interview as a PDF online, both in Japanese and English.
Now, I am making it available for free.
More details can be found on Amazon.
**Writing a Novel.**
**Photography Techniques.**
**The Sense of Distance Between the Creator and the Work.**
These all share a common theme.
I put into words the things I felt and left them behind as a record.
I hope my text reaches many readers.
Thank you.
**Mitsushiro**
🔗 **[Access the Files Here](drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...)**
### **Contents**
📄 **1. Interview (English Version)**
📖 **2. Novel: *Unforgettable* (English Version)**
📄 **3. Interview (Japanese Version)**
📖 **4. Novel: *Unforgettable* (Japanese Version)**
*(This novel is dedicated to future artists.)*
*(456 pages in Japanese manuscript format.)*
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
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### **Synopsis**
Kei Kitami, a student preparing for university entrance exams, meets Kaori Kamimura, an event companion six years his senior, through social media.
Kaori has come to Tokyo with a dream—to befriend famous artists.
To achieve this, she needs the influence of Ryo Osawa, a well-known radio producer.
During a live radio broadcast, Osawa speaks directly to Kaori:
*"I have a wife and child. But still, I want to see you."*
Meanwhile, Rika Sanjo, Kei’s classmate who secretly harbors feelings for him, is closely watching Kaori’s every move...
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Main story
There are two reasons why a person faces the sea.
One to enjoy a slice of shine in the sea like children bubbling over in the beach.
The other to brush the dust of memory like an old man who misses old days staring at the shine
quietly.
Those lead to only one meaning though they do not seem to overlap. It’s a rebirth.
I face myself to change tomorrow a vague day into something certain.
That is the meaning of a rebirth.
I had a very sweet girlfriend when I was 18.
After she left I knew the meaning of gentleness for the first time and also a true pain of loss. After
she left # how many times did I depend too much on her # doubt her # envy her and keep on telling lies
until I realized it is love?
I wonder whether a nobody like me could have given something to her who was struggling in the
daily life in those days. Giving something is arrogant conceit. It is nothing but self-satisfaction.
I had been thinking about such a thing.
However I guess what she saw in me was because I had nothing. That‘s why she tried to see
something in me. Perhaps she found a slight possibility in me # a guy filled with ambiguous unstable
tomorrow. But I wasted days depending too much on her gentleness.
Now I finally can convey how I felt in those days when we met.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
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iBooks. Electronic Publishing. It is free now.
0.about the iBooks.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
1.unforgettable '(ENG.ver.)(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/unforgettable/id1216576828?ls=1&...
2.unforgettable '(JNP.ver.)(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/unforgettable/id1216584262?ls=1&...
3. Streamlined trajectory.(For Japanese only.)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/%E6%B5%81%E7%B7%9A%E5%BD%A2%E3%8... =11
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My Novel : Unforgettable'
(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
Kei Kitami, a student preparing for university entrance exams, meets Kaori Kamimura, an event companion six years his senior, through social media.
Kaori has come to Tokyo with a dream—to befriend famous artists.
To achieve this, she needs the influence of Ryo Osawa, a well-known radio producer.
During a live radio broadcast, Osawa speaks directly to Kaori:
*"I have a wife and child. But still, I want to see you."*
Meanwhile, Rika Sanjo, Kei’s classmate who secretly harbors feelings for him, is closely watching Kaori’s every move...
Mitsushiro Nakagawa
All Translated by Yumi Ikeda .
images.
U2 - No Line On The Horizon Live in Dublin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oKwnkYFsiE&feature=related
Main story
There are two reasons why a person faces the sea.
One to enjoy a slice of shine in the sea like children bubbling over in the beach.
The other to brush the dust of memory like an old man who misses old days staring at the shine
quietly.
Those lead to only one meaning though they do not seem to overlap. It’s a rebirth.
I face myself to change tomorrow a vague day into something certain.
That is the meaning of a rebirth.
I had a very sweet girlfriend when I was 18.
After she left I knew the meaning of gentleness for the first time and also a true pain of loss. After
she left # how many times did I depend too much on her # doubt her # envy her and keep on telling lies
until I realized it is love?
I wonder whether a nobody like me could have given something to her who was struggling in the
daily life in those days. Giving something is arrogant conceit. It is nothing but self-satisfaction.
I had been thinking about such a thing.
However I guess what she saw in me was because I had nothing. That‘s why she tried to see
something in me. Perhaps she found a slight possibility in me # a guy filled with ambiguous unstable
tomorrow. But I wasted days depending too much on her gentleness.
Now I finally can convey how I felt in those days when we met.
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Fin.
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U2 - No Line On The Horizon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oKwnkYFsiE&feature=related
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Title of my book : unforgettable'
Author : Mitsushiro Nakagawa
Out Now.
ISBN978-4-86264-866-2
in Amazon.
Unforgettable’ amzn.asia/d/eG1wNc5
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The schedule of the next novel.
Still would stand all time. (Unforgettable '2)
(It will not go away forever)
Please give me some more time. That is Japanese.
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My Works.
1 www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/48072442376/in/dateposted...
2 www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/48078949821/in/dateposted...
3 www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/48085863356/in/dateposted...
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Do you want to hear my voice?
:)
1
About the composition of the picture posted to Flicker. First type.
2
About the composition of the picture posted to Flicker. Second type.
3
About when I started Fotolog. Architect 's point of view.
4
Why did not you have a camera so far?
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What is the coolest thing? The photo is as it is.
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About the current YouTube bar. I also want to tell # I want to leave.
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About Japanese photographers. Japanese YouTube bar is Pistols.
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The composition of the photograph is sensibility. Meet the designers in Milan. Two questions.
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What is a good composition? What is a bad composition?
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What is the time to point the camera? It is slow if you are looking into the viewfinder or display.
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Family photos. I can not take pictures with others. The inside of the subject.
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About YouTube 's photographer. Camera technology etc. Sensibility is polished by reading books.
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About the Japanese newspaper. A picture of a good newspaper is Reuters. If you continue to look at useless photographs # it will be useless.
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About Japanese photographers. About the exhibition.
Summary. I wrote a novel etc. What I want to tell the most.
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I talked about how to make a work.
About work production 1/2
About work production 2/2
1 Photo exhibition up to that point. Did you want to go?
2 Well # what is an exhibition that you want to visit even if you go there?
3 Challenge to exhibit one work every month before opening a solo exhibition at the Harajuku Design Festa.
4 works are materials and silhouettes. Similar to fashion.
5 Who is your favorite artist? What is it? Make it clear.
6 Creating a collage is exactly the same as taking photos. As I wrote in the interview # it is the same as writing a novel.
7 I want to show it to someone # but I do not make a piece to show it. Aim for the work you want to decorate your own room as in the photo.
8 What is copycat? Nowadays # it is suspected to be beaten. There is something called Mimesis?
kotobank.jp/word/Mimesis-139464
9 What is Individuality? What is originality?
www.youtube.com/user/mitsushiro/
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Explanation of composition. 2
1.Composition explanation 2 ... 1/4
2.Composition explanation 2 ... 2/4
3.Composition Explanation 2 ... 3/4
4.Composition Explanation 2 ... 4/4
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My shutter feeling.
Today's photo.
It is a photo taken from Eurostar.
This video is an explanation.
I went to Milan in 2005.
At that time # I went from Milan to Venice.
We took Eurostar into the transportation.
This photo was not taken from a very fast Eurostar.
When I changed the track # I took a picture at the moment I slowed down.
Is there a Japanese beside you?
Please have my video translated.
:)
In the Eurostar to Venice . 2005. shot ... 1 / 2
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Miles Davis sheet 1955-1976.
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flickr.
www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/
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instagram.
www.instagram.com/mitsushiro_nakagawa/
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Pinterest.
www.pinterest.jp/MitsushiroNakagawa/
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YouPic
youpic.com/photographer/mitsushironakagawa/
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twitter.
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facebook.
www.facebook.com/mitsushiro.nakagawa
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threads.
www.threads.net/@mitsushiro_nakagawa
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Blue sky.
bsky.app/profile/mitsushironakagawa.bsky.social
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Amazon.
www.amazon.co.jp/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AHSKI3YMYPYE5UE...
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My statistics (as of December 15, 2024)
How many views have you had on Flickr and Youpic
Flickr 24,260,172 Views
Youpic 7,957,826 Views
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My statistics (as of August 1, 2024)
How many views have I had on Flickr and Youpic
Flickr 23,192,383 Views
Youpic 7,574,603 Views
My statistics. (As of February 7, 2024)
What is the number of accesses to Flickr and YouPic
Flickr 21,694,434 Views
Youpic 7,003,230 Views
What is the number of accesses to Flickr and YouPic?
(As of November 13, 2023)
Flickr 20,852,872 View
Youpic 6,671,486 View
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Japanese is the following.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
Title of my book unforgettable' Mitsushiro Nakagawa Out Now. ISBN978-4-86264-866-2
Mitsushiro Nakagawa belong to Lot No. 204 _ . Copyright©︎2024 Lot No.402_ All rights reserved.
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Title.
強風。
( iPhone 13 Pro shot )
九十九里浜。山武市。千葉県。日本。4月7日。2025。 … 2 / 3
(今日の写真。それは未発表です。）
Images.
Bishop Briggs - Good For Me
youtu.be/u2ZcE1JYm9g?si=vuIcUCac9c1kSOln
::写真の音楽とiTunesプレイリストをリンク::
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/photo-music/pl.u-Eg8qefpy8Xz
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#トランプ #相互関税 #イーロンマスク #スティーブジョブズ #自動運転 #アイフォン #アイフォーン #トヨタ #クラウン #アーティスト #セダン #SUV #資本主義 #インターネット #レアアース #サブスク #音楽 #映画 #破壊 #子供 #子育て #悩み #小言 #萎縮 #自発性 #自発的 #お金 #管理 #バイデン #人事 #能力 #労力 #未来 #貢献 #写真家 #日本 #大学 #仕事 #退職 #ニューヨーク #ドライブ
4月１０日に想うこと
youtu.be/3y-kGHO4GPo?si=vlQdX3yaQ-Jdd3Pp
１ トランプ相互関税弾頭炸裂 😅
みんなが選んだんでしょ？ どうにもならないなー 😅
２ イーロンマスクとスティーブ・ジョブズは１８０度、異なります😃
自動運転はもう間近！ と公言してから数年。いまだ達成できないテスラとアイフォンを完全に完成させてから発表したジョブズはまるで異なる。
３ トヨタの新型クラウンは、変化を恐れないアーティスト精神の結晶
従来のセダンから大きく変化させたSUVに見るその心得。
４ 資本主義の崩壊・インターネットがもたらした平等
レアアースの追求・サブスクが破壊した音楽・映画のあり方は、資本主義そのもののに変化をもたらしている。
（その最中だから揉めに揉めているところ😅）
５ 子供の育て方・育った子に想うこと
小言は決して言わない。萎縮させない。すべてを自発的に。
お金の管理も自ら気づくように。
６ バイデンからトランプへ変わったように、人事は能力無関係😅
ただし、僕は自分に費やした労力分は見返りをいただき、その分は未来へ貢献する😃
日本のこれまでの写真家と同じ。知り合いに席を譲り合っているだけ😃
７ 子供が大学を卒業したら死んでもいい😅 もちろん、仕事は速攻辞めます😃ニューヨークへちょっと行きたい😃
以上、ドライブしながら地味に語りました。
お時間が、どーしても有り余ってる方はどうぞ 😃
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重要なお知らせ。
僕は以下の条件を緩和します。
僕はTシャツを無料で世界中へ配布します。
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２０２5年の展示
テーマ
The Nightfly
Images
Donald Fagen … I.G.Y.
youtu.be/Ueivjr3f8xg?si=xmqGPQjyIKoTs4Q5
Live.
youtu.be/Di0_KYtmVKI?si=CLFpU2n0gXahqLPB
Mitsushiro - Nakagawa
主催
デザインフェスタ
場所
東京ビッグサイト
日程
2025年 秋。
exhibition.mitsushiro.nakagawa@gmail.com
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タイトル
“” A.I. アップルのアイデンティティについて””
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マークザッカーバーグ氏の批判に、アップルは耳を傾けるだろうか。
僕にはそう思えない。アップルヴィジョンプロに夢を見せられた僕には。
メタのマークザッカーバーグ氏は、有名なポッドキャストに出演し、アップルはアイフォン以来革新的な製品を発売せず、売り上げも落ちていると批判したようだ。
アップル発祥のポッドキャストに現れ、アップルを批判すると言うのは軽いジョークに思えるが、真剣に訴えたんだろうと僕は思う。
なぜなら、今の彼はARグラスという武器を手にしているからだ。
おそらく、さまざまな関係機関や優秀なスタッフが彼を支え、それなりの目標を達成したんだろうが、パワーブック５４０cから使い続けてきた僕のような古いアップルファンからしてみれば、まだ物作りのアイデンティを彼からはまったく感じない。
これは他の、現在世界を制覇しているIT企業らも含む。
メタ、アマゾン、テスラ。マイクロソフト。グーグル。
社名が並ぶだけで、このテキストを読まれている方は名前と顔をすでに浮かべているはずだ。
僕は以前、スティーブ・ジョブズはアーティストではないと書いた。
彼は、現世界に散らばったイメージを紡ぎ合わせ、それを膨らます。そして未来へリンクさせる。それが得意だっただけだ。
実際に創作していたのはジョナサンアイブだ。少数ながらも僕のような意見を持っている方もいるだろう。
しかし、先述したIT関連の面々が、トランプ氏に再び権力が戻るとなった途端に会社の方針を覆す様子を見ていると、僕は一言、どうしても意見したいのだ。
彼らが作ったARグラスや車などには、肝心な観念が欠けている。思想という重い言葉や、軽めのアイデンティティと言い換えてもいい。
確かに、ティムクック氏やアップルの現在のスタッフらは、発売前の商品に関して口を滑らせることが多くなった。
僕は、以前から書いているように音楽が大好きだ。
外界を断ち、アーティストらがスタジオにこもって、怒りや憎しみ、喜びや悲しみを一心不乱になって一音に吹き込む。何かを託すと言ってもいい。
そして、完成したアルバムを発表し、どんな思いを込めて制作したのかを語る。（僕が好きなプリンスはほとんど語らなかったので、完成された作品を理解する必要があった）
アルバムが完成し、発表するまで、彼らはひとことも語らない。
僕の胸を震わせたのは、そんなアーティストらだった。
僕の中に淡く灯っているアップルの革新性は、いまでも消えていない。
それは昨年、大失敗だと批判されたアップルヴィジョンプロでさえも消すことはできない。むしろ、アイフォン以上の強烈な光を放っている。
ただの斬新な電化製品ではなく、細かな電気部品の向こうに観念や思想を感じるからだ。
残念ながら、メタのARグラスやテスラの車に、僕がその観念や思想を感じることは今後もないだろう。
長々と書いてきたが、結論は以下の記事だ。
1.5億円超をAppleのティム・クックCEOがトランプの大統領就任式に寄付
gigazine.net/news/20250104-apple-ceo-tim-cook-donates-1-m...
一読すると、ティムクック氏も他のIT会社同様、魂を売ったのかと思われるがそうではない。
ティムクック氏は個人的にトランプ氏へ献金をするが、アップル社だけは他社と同じようには献金していない。
アップルは、トランプ氏になびかなかったのだ。
アップル社の観念や思想とは、具体的に何かと訊かれたら、僕はこう答える。
アップルとは、自分自身を信じる人間が集まっているグループだ。
たぶん、天国のスティーブ・ジョブズは、僕がクソ真面目に書いたテキストを、鼻で笑っていることだろう。
トランプ氏に媚びない会社。
それがAppleさ。:)
１月１５日
嬉しい記事を読んだ後で。
Mitsushiro Nakagawa.
追記。
修正しました。
修正前 アップルのポッドキャストに現れ、
修正後 アップル発祥のポッドキャストに現れ、
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新婚旅行の8mmフィルムを数十年ぶりに復活😃
youtu.be/zH-dG7bMeL4?si=yLF5_f1m-LhAVdPp
新婚旅行の8mmフィルムが数十年ぶりに出てきて、DVDに焼きました。
１９９３年６月６日、僕らは結婚し、そのままニューヨークを経由して、バハマのナッソーへ向かいました。
目的地は、亡くなられたダイアナ妃が新婚旅行へ向かったピンクサンドビーチです。
もしもこれからバハマへ向かうならば、参考に見てもよいかもしれません。
泊まったホテルは、今はもうないラマダホテル。
妻がホテルの部屋を紹介しています。
でも、今はリアルタイムで美しい景色が見られますね。
届いたDVDを再生したら、バハマに到着したところからの映像でした。
もしもよかったら見てください。
今回、DVD化を依頼した場所は、富士フィルムさんです。
下にリンクを貼っておきます。
ビデオや写真をデータ化しDVDに変換 | 富士フイルム
fujifilmmall.jp/conversion/?_gl=1*1smvac9*_gcl_au*NTA1NDU....
#バハマ #ナッソー #ピンクサンドビーチ #新婚旅行 #1993
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” Lot No.402_ ” に関するお知らせ。
今後、僕は、” Lot No.402_ ”を主催します。
このロットナンバーは、眠っていたレオナルドダヴィンチの作品がオークションにかけらた際に付されたものです。
作品にはサインなどがいっさい記されていなかったため、彼の作品だと断定できませんでした。
しかし、様々な鑑定の結果、陽の光を浴びました。
誰にも気づかれない作品。肩書がなくとも静かに語りかける作品。
僕はこれから様々な形で、多くの皆様に提供できるよう努めてゆきます。
2020年10月24日 by Mitsushiro - Nakagawa.
Copyright©︎2021 Lot No.402_ All rights reserved.
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プロフィール
2014年11月、たった1機種で世界を塗り替えた携帯電話の広告を請け負った選考者の目に留まり、秘密保持同意書を結ぶ。
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
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インタビューと小説。
僕の本について。
僕は、昔に本を出版しました。
その際に、僕のインタビューをPDFでネット上へアップロードしていました。
その日本語と英語。
僕は、無料でを公開します。
詳細は、アマゾンのサイトへ解説しました。
小説の書き方。
写真の撮影方法。
作品への距離感。
これらはすべて共通項があります。
僕は、僕が感じたことを文章にして、残しました。
僕のテキストが多くの人に読んでもらえることを望みます。
ありがとう。
Mitsushiro.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
１ インタビュー 英語版
２ 小説。unforgettable’ 英語版。
３ インタビュー 日本語版
４ 小説。unforgettable’ 日本語版。(この小説は未来のアーティストへ捧げます)
(四百字詰め原稿用紙４５６枚)
あらすじ
大学を目指している北見ケイは、SNS上で、6歳年上のイベントコンパニオン、上村香織に出会う。
上京してきた香織の夢は、有名なアーティストの友達になるためだ。
そのためにはラジオ局のプロデューサー、大沢亮の存在が必要だった。
大沢は、ラジオの生放送中、香織へ語りかける。
「僕には妻子がある。しかし、僕は君に会いたいと思っている」
ケイの同級生で、彼を想っている三條里香は、香織の動向を探っていた。。。。。
本編
人が海へ向かう理由には、二つある。
ひとつは、波打ち際ではしゃぐ子供のように、今の瞬間の海の輝きを楽しむこと。
もうひとつは、その輝きを静かに見据えて、過ぎ去った日々を懐かしむ老人のように記憶の埃を払うこと。
二つは重なり合わないようではあるけれども、たったひとつの意味しか生まない。
再生だ。
明日っていう、曖昧な日を確実なものへと変えてゆくために、自分の存在に向き合う。
それが再生の意味だ。
十八歳だった僕には大切な人がいた。
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
５ 流線形の軌跡。 日本語のみ。
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
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iBooks.電子出版。（現在は無料）
0.about the iBooks.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
1.unforgettable’ ( ENG.ver.)(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/unforgettable/id1216576828?ls=1&...
2.unforgettable’ ( JNP.ver.)(この小説は未来のアーティストへ捧げます)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/unforgettable/id1216584262?ls=1&...
3.流線形の軌跡。
itunes.apple.com/us/book/%E6%B5%81%E7%B7%9A%E5%BD%A2%E3%8...
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僕の小説。英語版
My Novel Unforgettable' (This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
Mitsushiro Nakagawa
All Translated by Yumi Ikeda .
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www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/24548895082/in/dateposted...
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www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/24594603711/in/dateposted...
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www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/24588215562/in/dateposted...
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www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/24100804163/in/dateposted...
Fin.
images.
U2 - No Line On The Horizon Live in Dublin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oKwnkYFsiE&feature=related
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Title of my book : unforgettable'
Author : Mitsushiro Nakagawa
Out Now.
ISBN978-4-86264-866-2
in Amazon.
Unforgettable’ amzn.asia/d/eG1wNc5
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僕の作品。
1 www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/48072442376/in/dateposted...
2 www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/48078949821/in/dateposted...
3 www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/48085863356/in/dateposted...
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あなたは僕の声を聞きたいですか？
:)
1
フリッカーへ投稿した写真の構図について。１種類目。
2
フリッカーへ投稿した写真の構図について。２種類目。
3
Fotologを始めた時について。 建築家の視点。
4
なぜ、今までカメラを手にしなかったのか？
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何が一番かっこいいのか？ 写真はありのままに。
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現在のユーチューバーについて。僕も伝え、残したい。
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日本人の写真家について。日本のユーチューバーはピストルズ。
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写真の構図は、感性。ミラノのデザイナーに会って。二つの質問。
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良い構図とは？ 悪い構図とは？
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カメラを向ける時とは？ ファインダーやディスプレイを覗いていては遅い。
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家族写真。他人では撮れない。被写体の内面。
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ユーチューブの写真家について。カメラの技術等。感性は、本を読むことで磨く。
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日本の新聞について。良い新聞の写真はロイター。ダメな写真を見続けるとダメになる。
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日本の写真家について。その展示について。
まとめ。僕が書いた小説など。僕が最も伝えたいこと。
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作品制作について 1/2
作品制作について 2/2
１ それまでの写真展。自分は行きたいと思ったか？
２ じゃ、自分が足を運んででも行きたい展示とは何か？
３ 原宿デザインフェスタで個展を開くまでに、毎月ひとつの作品を展示することにチャレンジ。
４ 作品とは、素材とシルエット。ファッションと似ている。
５ 自分が好きなアーティストは誰か？ どんなものなのか？ そこをはっきりさせる。
６ コラージュの作成も写真の撮り方と全く同じ。インタビューに書いたように小説の書き方とも同じ。
７ 誰かに見せたい、見せるがために作品は作らない。写真と同じように自分の部屋に飾りたい作品を目指す。
８ パクリとは何か？ 昨今、叩かれるパクリ疑惑。ミメーシスとは？
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ミメーシス
https://kotobank.jp/word/ミメーシス-139464
９ 個性とはなにか？ オリジナリティってなに？
おまけ 眞子さまについて
という流れです。
お時間がある方は是非聴いてください。
:)
www.youtube.com/user/mitsushiro/
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構図の解説２
1.構図の解説２ ... 1/4
2.構図の解説２ ... 2/4
3.構図の解説２ ... 3/4
4.構図の解説２ ... 4/4
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僕のシャッター感覚
In the Eurostar to Venice . 2005. shot ... 1 / 2
www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/49127115021/in/dateposted...
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Miles Davis sheet 1955-1976.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
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flickr.
www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/
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YouTube.
www.youtube.com/user/mitsushiro/
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instagram.
www.instagram.com/mitsushiro_nakagawa/
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Pinterest.
www.pinterest.jp/MitsushiroNakagawa/
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YouPic
youpic.com/photographer/mitsushironakagawa/
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fotolog
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twitter.
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facebook.
www.facebook.com/mitsushiro.nakagawa
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threads.
www.threads.net/@mitsushiro_nakagawa
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Blue sky.
bsky.app/profile/mitsushironakagawa.bsky.social
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Amazon.
www.amazon.co.jp/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AHSKI3YMYPYE5UE...
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僕の統計。（2024年12月15日現在）
フリッカー、ユーピクのアクセス数は？
Flickr 24,260,172 View
Youpic 7,957,826 View
x.com/mitsushiro/status/1868185157909582014
僕の統計。（2024年8月1日現在）
フリッカー、ユーピクのアクセス数は？
Flickr 23,192,383 View
Youpic 7,574,603 View
僕の統計。（2024年2月7日現在）
フリッカー、ユーピクのアクセス数は？
Flickr 21,694,434 View
Youpic 7,003,230 View
僕の統計。（2023年11月13日現在）
フリッカー、ユーピクのアクセス数は？
Flickr 20,852,872 View
Youpic 6,671,486 View
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Japanese is the following.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
Title of my book unforgettable' Mitsushiro Nakagawa Out Now. ISBN978-4-86264-866-2
Mitsushiro Nakagawa belong to Lot no.204_ . Copyright©︎2020 Lot no.204_ All rights reserved.
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” Lot No.402_ ” に関するお知らせ。
今後、僕は、” Lot No.402_ ”を主催します。
このロットナンバーは、眠っていたレオナルドダヴィンチの作品がオークションにかけらた際に付されたものです。
作品にはサインなどがいっさい記されていなかったため、彼の作品だと断定できませんでした。
しかし、様々な鑑定の結果、陽の光を浴びました。
誰にも気づかれない作品。肩書がなくとも静かに語りかける作品。
僕はこれから様々な形で、多くの皆様に提供できるよう努めてゆきます。
2020年10月24日 by Mitsushiro - Nakagawa.
Copyright©︎2024 Lot No.402_ All rights reserved.
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