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Apex train depot built in 1867 is designated a Wake County landmark. It is the highest point on the old Chatham Railroad. Apex is a town in Wake County, North Carolina and the the 17th-most populous municipality in North Carolina. Print size 13x19 inches.
An early August morning provided both clouds and sky color to enhance the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park.
Bryce Canyon is located in the state of Utah and is relatively close to Zion National Park. It was designated a national park during 1928. At 56 square miles, is smaller than many other parks, but is a gem with its countless colorful hoodoos. Its elevation is somewhat high ranging from 6,600 ft to 9,100 feet which causes it to have a cool climate. It was a refreshing mid-50s F the August morning we took this photo.
Nikon D800
Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 at 50 mm
1/13 sec at f/8 ISO 100
Single photo
August 2, 2016
The aqueduct was designated part of the Segovia World Heritage site in 1985.
El acueducto fue designado parte del sitio del Patrimonio Mundial de Segovia en 1985.
Segovia (Comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León). Spain
Designated one of Oregon's 7 Wonders, the place has become very popular; by 8:00AM hundred[s] of rock climbers stream in. I try to be there before they arrive!!!!
Mr Spock has designated a spot on the bed that provides him privacy when he wants but has to look regal also
Excerpt from miyajima.or.jp/english/spot/spot_other.html:
Designated as a National Important Cultural Property on August 29, 1910
Hokoku Shrine is dedicated to the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (one of the three unifiers of Japan in the 16th century) and his loyal aid Kato Kiyomasa. The reason for building this structure is clearly stated in a letter by Ankokuji Ekei, head monk of Ankokuji Temple. In 1587, Ekei asked Daiganji Temple, the temple in charge of construction and repair work in Miyajima including Itsukushima Shrine, to build a Buddhist library in which the chanting of Senbu-kyo sutras could be held every month. As there is no board ceiling or outer gate, it is believed that the construction of the building was not completed.
Originally, Amida Buddha and two subordinate Buddhist saints, Anan and Kasho-sonja, were enshrined in the Buddhist altar until the early Meiji era. Since that time, however, the altar has been used in Shinto rituals.
The building is called Senjokaku (Hall of One Thousand Tatami Mats), reflecting its standing as the largest structure on Miyajima Island. The shrine was a popular landmark in Miyajima where many people came to relax and cool themselves and to buy popular souvenirs such as tooth picks, and a variety of legends and traditions have been created here.
The fact that this structure, unique among the buildings belonging to Itsukushima Shrine, is unpainted and that its exact date of founding is recorded makes it a valuable gauge of the passage of time. The traces of weathering on its pillars and floor boards can be used to determine the approximate age of any other wooden structure on Miyajima.
A piece of wood used as a measuring device in the reconstruction work of the O-Torii in 1873 hangs on a pillar under the floor of the south part of the shrine. Countless votive picture tablets that had been hanging on the walls of Itsukushima Shrine buildings until the mid Meiji era decorate the walls inside the hall.
The shrine did not yet exist at the time of the Battle of Itsukushima in 1555 when the Mori clan defeated the Sue clan to unify the Chugoku region. The headquarters of the Sue clan was located on this hill, which was then called To-no-oka (Pagoda Hill). Starting in the Meiji era, the hill was developed through the establishment of stone steps, among other additions.
Excerpt from www.japan-experience.com/all-about-japan/miyajima/temples...:
Its bare appearance may not intrigue you at first. Only unfinished walls and a hundred pillars. Although the building is pretty, there is something missing. But once inside, look up: the gigantic ceiling is covered with a mosaic of paintings whose subjects are as varied as the styles and periods of implementation. Medieval battles, Buddhist representations, landscapes and animals in a modern style, the eye does not know where to turn.
Klamath is an unincorporated, rural, census-designated place (CDP) in Del Norte County, California, situated on US Route 101 inland from the mouth of the Klamath River. The original "town" center was destroyed by the 1964 Flood. Considered a 100-year flood, it was the worst flood in recorded history on nearly every major stream and river in coastal Northern California.
"Red Rock Canyon was designated as Nevada's first National Conservation Area...located 17 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip...The area is visited by more than two million people each year. Red Rock offers...a 13-mile scenic drive, miles of hiking trails, rock climbing, horseback riding, mountain biking, road biking, picnic areas, nature observing...In 1990, special legislation...changed the status of the Red Rock Recreation Lands to a National Conservation Area, the seventh to be designated nationally." Source: blm.gov. "For much of the past 600 million years, the land that is now Red Rock Canyon NCA was the bottom of a deep ocean basin...A rich variety of marine life flourished in those waters and left behind deposits of shells and skeletons more that 9,000 feet thick which were eventually compressed into limestone and similar carbonate rocks. Beginning approximately 225 million years ago, crustal movements caused the sea bed to slowly rise. Streams entering the shallower waters deposited mud and sand which later consolidated into shale and marine sandstones. Changing land and sea levels trapped large bodies of water which later evaporated leaving behind layers of salt and gypsum in some areas. Exposure of the sediments to the atmosphere allowed some of the minerals to oxidize, resulting in red and orange colored rocks...About 180 million years ago the area was completely arid, much as the Sahara Desert is today...In some areas the iron minerals in the rocks have been altered and concentrated giving the rock it's red color." Source: digital-desert.com
While waiting at the bank a woman drove up next to me got out of her car and entered the bank. I noticed her dog got out of the back and entered the driver seat.
To me it looked like the dog was ready to take the wheel.
4th of December is designated as the World Cheetah Day to raise awareness on the plight of these amazing members of the Cat family.
They are mother natures precision, high-performance machine, designed to do one job and do it with incredible skill and effectiveness. It can accelerate faster than a Ferrari, tearing up the ground from 0-75 mph in just 3 seconds, and comes with a self-grown paint-job that would make the fanciest muscle car blush with envy. That’s right, we’re talking about the Cheetah, and International Cheetah Day celebrates these incredible animals while raising awareness about their threat of extinction.
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large cat of the subfamily Felinae that occurs in North, Southern and East Africa. It inhabits a variety of mostly arid habitats like dry forests, scrub forests, and savannahs. The species is IUCN Red Listed as Vulnerable, as it suffered a substantial decline in its historic range in the 20th century due to habitat loss, poaching for the illegal pet trade, and conflict with humans.
This beautiful Neema and her cubs, was captured during a photography safari on a late evening game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
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173 William Street (designated 1985):
Built 1851, this brick building is two storeys and has a hipped roof. The facade of the house oriented west, is divided into three bays. On the first floor there is a centred entrance under a trellis verandah and is flanked on each side by one sash window with 2/3 panes and segmental brick arches. On the second floor there are three windows with the same characteristics, except the middle window is set in a square stepped-in arcade-type. On the facade, marks of an old verandah are still visible. The house has a simple wood cor- nice supported by wood brackets. The existence of a simple wood frieze can still be seen. In the backyard there is a carriage house with a gable roof. The carriage house is constructed of brick, and is
one and a half storeys high. It has two large round-head entrances.
St Wilfrid's Church a redundant Anglican church in the village of Low Marnham in Nottinghamshire. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church dates from the 13th century, with additions or alterations in the 14th, 15th and 19th centuries, and a restoration in 1846.
St Wilfrid's is constructed in stone with slate roofs. Its plan consists of a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a south porch, a north chapel, a chancel and a west tower. From the exterior, the style of the church is Perpendicular. The tower is in two stages, with diagonal buttresses. In the lower stage is a three-light west window, and there are clock faces on the north, west and south sides. The upper stage contains two-light bell openings on each side. At the top of the tower is an embattled parapet with pinnacles at the corners, and two gargoyles. The north wall of the north aisle contains four three-light windows, an arched doorway, and five gargoyles. There is a three-light window in both the west and east walls of this aisle. The north chapel has a similar window. Along both walls of the clerestory are four three-light windows and five gargoyles. At the east end of the chancel is a three-light window and two gargoyles. In the south wall of the chancel is a doorway with a two-light window on each side. On the south side of the south aisle is a porch, with a three-light window to its right and a two-light window to the left. The doorway in the porch has an ogee arch with multiple layers of moulding, at the bottom of which are carved heads. In the west end of the aisle is a single-light window.
The arcades differ in that the north arcade is carried on low cylindrical pillars with circular capitals, while the south arcade has taller octagonal pillars with detached shafts. In the south wall of the chancel is a tomb recess, and in the south wall of the south aisle is a piscina and an aumbry. The church contains monuments to the Cartwright family. There is a hatchment dated 1749 in the north aisle, and a fragment of 15th-century stained glass.
Acadia National Park is designated as a dark sky preserve. Still there was quite a bit of sky glow in the area of Bar Harbor (far right) with Blue Hill and Ellsworth in the distance in this westward looking view. While the Milky Way is a prominent part of this image, I was excited to catch a glimpse of the Andromeda Galaxy (top-center).
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NGC 2264 designates The Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster. Two other objects are also within this designation but not officially included, The Snowflake Cluster and the Fox Fur Nebula. All of the objects are located in the constellation of Monoceros and are around 2,300 light years distant.
Image constructed using both Broadband and Narrowband subs.
HEQ5 PRO
WO71GT with dedicated adjustable reducer/corrector
QHY183C Gain21 for narrowband Gain16 for broadband.
STC Duo narrowband filter
STC multispectra filter
12 x 900sec Duo narrowband
60 x 300sec multispectra
Acquisition time 8hrs
Processed using Pixinsight and Photoshop 6.
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854 Princes Street: Built in 1858, 1.5 storey house was originally built in the Gothic Revival Style with steeply pitched rood with front centered gable. Point arc front upper window with raised brick surround, wooden soffit and fascia, arched windows, front entrance doorways (inside porch), side porch with forward protruding entrance and wooden ship lap cladded summer kitchen at rear of house.
Designation By-law 1989-042, on April 20, 1989
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Hiram B. Smith House
46211 Sparta Line, Sparta
The H. B. Smith (Martyn) house was completed in 1865. The house is a three bay Georgian style building with a centre hall and balanced rooms on either side. It features a centre door with three paned sidelights and a five paned Roman arched transom light above. The walls are three layers of strawberry handmade brick thick with a 6 layer pattern, 5 layers with the sides facing outward and one with the ends facing outward. The windows are 6 over 6 paned with Roman arches above in brick. The details are of the Regency period with the original door recessed. It has stayed with the family to this day.
Dryly designated as "Mound A," it's the largest among several at the Etowah Indian Mounds in North Georgia.
I didn't spend long exploring the grounds as it was cold and windy when I visited (especially at the top). There's so much rich indigenous history here to take in. I only saw one couple there, so I picked a great time to visit, photographically.
Panoramic stitched from several JPGs, using the Ilford Pan F Plus 50 film simulation from Fuji X Weekly.
An oriental white stork is designated and protected as one of the special national species in JAPAN . TOYO - OKA city in Hyogo prefecture has contributed to the protection of this stork . Thanks to the efforts, the number of the storks has increased recently. Two and a half years ago, one of them happened to fly all the way from Toyo - oka to our town UEDA NAGANO . It's more than 600km. What a long journey she had taken After that , she has visited and stayed here in UEDA many times . As there are more than 100 ponds with variety kinds of surroundings and many kinds of living things , she seems to like staying here in UEDA , especially around the district of SHIODA DAIRA.
長野県上田市、別所温泉手前に塩田平ため池群がある。農業用のため池が100以上あるという。その歴史は古く、多くは400年以上前に地元の大名の命により造成された。上田市は、日本でも、雨が少ない気候でこれらため池が、農業のみならず、人々の暮らしを守ってきた。江戸時代は、夜中に自分の田畑に水をひく、みず泥棒まででて、そのために、夜な夜な、水当番した程だ。現在も、これらため池の恩恵に預り塩田平は、米処として有名である。
また、それぞれの池には、それぞれの生態環境があり、ﾏﾀﾞﾗﾔﾝﾏ等の希少な生物の生息域でもある。ﾏﾀﾞﾗﾔﾝﾏは、南端、内陸の生息域として生物学的にも注目されている。上田ｺｳﾉﾄﾘゆきちゃんが、塩田平ため池群に飛来滞在するのも、ため池群のシステムや、環境によるものである。
Excerpt from www.stcatharines.ca/en/building-and-renovating/resources/...:
1590 St. Paul Street West
Former McCarthy’s Tavern
The building was constructed in two stages; the (original) stone part at the rear was built first in approximately 1812. In 1830 a clapboard frame was added to the front of the house. There are a number of design elements that suggest the section closest to the road, including the main façade, was built in the Georgian Vernacular Style. This irregularly shaped, two storey building has two wings added on the south side, a kitchen and a garage, each constructed of clapboard walls. The medium gabled roof of the front section is trimmed with a boxed cornice, with a sloping soffit and frieze. The main floor windows are plainly trimmed and feature a square bay window on the west side. The double hung windows are 12 over 12 (panes), typical of the Georgian style. The door is located in the centre of the main façade and is flat with moulded trim, a shelf and is not emblazed into the building. It also has side panels and a flush transom with a lantern set in the centre. The door itself is single eight-panel with a moulded rail, raised panel and no glazing. This residential building is well maintained and a good example of Georgian Style architecture. There are few surviving former taverns/inns from this era.
Fisher Island is a census-designated place of metropolitan Miami, Florida, located on a barrier island of the same name. As of the 2010 census, Fisher Island had the highest per capita income of any place in the United States. The CDP had only 226 households and a total population of 132 persons.
Named for automotive parts pioneer and beach real estate developer Carl G. Fisher, who once owned it, Fisher Island is three miles offshore of mainland South Florida. No road or causeway connects to the island, which is accessible by private boat or ferry. Once a one-family island home of the Vanderbilts, and later several other millionaires, it was sold for development in the 1960s. The property sat vacant for well over 15 years before development was begun for very limited and restrictive multi-family use.
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Bellevue Terrace, 10 Patterson Street (designated 1980):
Built in 1876 by local clothier Isaac Graham, an ancestor of the present Graham families of Belleville. Many fine features include the sculptural quoins, the window hoods, the eave brackets and scroll design of the frieze, the elaborately detailed porches, portions of the exterior done in cement (introduced into construction in the 1870’s), and the interiors of heavy plaster, with many cornices still remaining. Black and white Italian marble fireplaces. Considered one of Belleville’s most impressive buildings.
Excerpt from www.centralelgin.org/en/recreation-and-culture/Heritage/H...:
Sanderson House
46083 Sparta Line, Sparta
The Sanderson House was built between 1818 and 1820 by John Kipp, an early Quaker. The home was used for Quaker meetings before the first meeting house was built. The house was purchased by Dr. R.L. Sanderson in 1859, and expanded to include his doctor's office. The house is one-and- a- half storeys high, with a full basement. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and measures 18.5m long by 11m deep. The building is a clapboard frame house with corner board detailing. The doorway features Doric pilasters and sidelights.
This image is included in a gallery "Bryce & Zion" curated by 2lynnehume.
Bryce Canyon National Park is located in south western Utah. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon, which despite its name, is not a canyon, but a collection of giant natural amphitheatres along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by frost weathering and stream erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The red, orange, and white colours of the rocks provide spectacular views for park visitors. Bryce sits at a much higher elevation than nearby Zion National Park. The rim at Bryce varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet (2,400 to 2,700 m). The Bryce Canyon area was settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1850s and was named after Ebenezer Bryce, who homesteaded in the area in 1874. The area around Bryce Canyon became a National Monument in 1923 and was designated as a National Park in 1928. The park covers 35,835 acres (55.992 sq mi; 14,502 ha; 145.02 km2) and receives substantially fewer visitors than Zion National Park (nearly 4.3 million in 2016) or Grand Canyon National Park (nearly 6 million in 2016), largely due to Bryce's more remote location. (Sourced from Internet)
This was taken at Sunset Point (8000 ft above sea level).
Excerpt from www.centralelgin.org/en/recreation-and-culture/Heritage/H...:
Hiram Burley Smith Tailor Shop
6137 Hiram Smith Lane, Sparta
Hiram Smith’s Tailoring business began in the 1830s. The 1846 brick store is made of small handmade bricks and features a scooped awning to keep rain away from the foundation. The counter, brass yard measure, shelves, cash drawer and pressed metal ceiling are original and designated as well as the exterior. Hiram was a prominent citizen who came as a Quaker but later helped establish the Methodist church.
Taken at an old post town Tsumago-juku, Nagano prefucture.(長野県妻籠宿)
This is the first nationally designated architectural preservation site in Japan.
Dames Cave is a 1.2 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Brooksville, Florida that features a cave and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
The Dames Cave area is located in the Citrus Tract portion of the Withlacoochee State Forest in Citrus County, Florida and are found on a western portion of the Brooksville Ridge physiographic region. This landscape is dominated by karst landforms including uvalas, dolines, solution valleys, and caves. Geologically, the caves are among the oldest in Florida.
The entrance trail to the Dames Caves is located off S Lecanto Hwy. Quite possibly there will be several cars already parked there, as these will be the only indicators that one of Florida's most unique and oldest cave systems is just a short jaunt off of this straight and narrow farm road. Parking is free, but is at your own risk, mainly because there are no designated parking spots. A short half-mile trail leads off into the Withlacoochee State Forest.
Once again, no trails are marked, but heading directly east will bring you to the opening of one of the most popular caves. Surrounded by several concrete posts and heavy gauge wire, the opening to Vandal Cave appears before your eyes. One of the best spot for pictures, this cave opening is actually an ancient roof collapse. Part of the roof is still connected and creates a land bridge that can be easily walked across by daring individuals. A small side cave allows access into the inner cave system. Once inside you can see why it is called Vandal Cave. Graffiti and other damage can be seen throughout, explaining why this cave system is so hard to find. Other smaller caves branch off from this Vandal Cave and range in a variety of difficulties of exploration from simple head ducking and flashlight exploring to belly-slinking and crawling through tight spots in the mud.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
Excerpt from www.stthomas.ca/living_here/parks__recreation_and_propert...:
Thought to be named after a popular Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, Pinafore Park was first developed by the St. Thomas Street Railway Company in the later years of the 19th century. It was their hope that a recreational feature would encourage passenger traffic on the newly electrified railway.
Many changes have taken place since 1863, yet Pinafore Park still remains a unique spot for recreation and pleasure with something to offer everyone. Century old pavilions nestled among towering trees provide an ideal setting for family picnics. The beautiful flower displays created each year are the product of the hard work of our park’s crews.
Pinafore Park is oriented to the active outdoor enthusiast with hiking and cross-country ski trails, tennis courts and its first-class ball stadium, Emslie Field. In addition to its beauty and accessible layout, Pinafore boasts a small lake, the Rotary Splashpad, accessible playground equipment and the magnificent Morris F. Jones Memorial Bandshell for the music lover.
Within Pinafore Park, there are 6 park pavilions that can be rented for family reunions, birthday parties, staff gatherings, wedding receptions and more! Each pavilion is unique, but all offer access to water and hydro.
An age-defying star designated as IRAS 19312+1950 exhibits features characteristic of a very young star and a very old star. The object stands out as extremely bright inside a large, chemically rich cloud of material, as shown in this image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. A NASA-led team of scientists thinks the star – which is about 10 times as massive as our sun and emits about 20,000 times as much energy – is a newly forming protostar. That was a big surprise because the region had not been known as a stellar nursery before. But the presence of a nearby interstellar bubble, which indicates the presence of a recently formed massive star, also supports this idea.
Read more: go.nasa.gov/2bMza9d
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Fishleigh House
47017 Roberts Line, Sparta
The Fishleigh House was built in the late nineteenth century, by a member of the Fishleigh family. The house was originally constructed as a single dwelling farm house, and continues to be used as a private home. The structure sits on a fieldstone foundation and has a full basement. It is a two storey building and has an extension on the east side. It is made of yellow brick and supported by a wooden frame. The brick at the corner of the exterior walls includes quoins, and the base of the walls project in the form of a plinth. The main section is roofed by a medium gable. The building has projecting eaves, moulded soffits, moulded fascia, and wooded verges.
Hudson Yards is a building complex in the recently designated Hudson Yards neighborhood of the same name in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The partially completed mixed-use complex is being built in two phases and covers an area of approximately 13 acres (5.2 ha), bounded by 12th Avenue to the west, Tenth Avenue to the east, West 30th Street to the south, and West 33rd and 34th Streets to the north.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkaku-ji:
Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, 'Temple of the Golden Pavilion'), officially named Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺, lit. 'Deer Garden Temple'), is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the most popular buildings in Kyoto, attracting many visitors annually. It is designated as a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape and is one of 17 locations making up the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which are World Heritage Sites.
The Golden Pavilion (金閣, Kinkaku) is a three-story building on the grounds of the Rokuon-ji temple complex. The top two stories of the pavilion are covered with pure gold leaf. The pavilion functions as a shariden (舎利殿), housing relics of the Buddha (Buddha's Ashes). The building was an important model for Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion Temple) and Shōkoku-ji, which are also located in Kyoto. When these buildings were constructed, Ashikaga Yoshimasa employed the styles used at Kinkaku-ji and even borrowed the names of its second and third floors.
The pavilion successfully incorporates three distinct styles of architecture, which are shinden, samurai and zen, specifically on each floor. Each floor of the Kinkaku uses a different architectural style.
The first floor, called The Chamber of Dharma Waters (法水院, Hō-sui-in), is rendered in shinden-zukuri style, reminiscent of the residential style of the 11th century Heian imperial aristocracy. It is evocative of the Shinden palace style. It is designed as an open space with adjacent verandas and uses natural, unpainted wood and white plaster. This helps to emphasize the surrounding landscape. The walls and fenestration also affect the views from inside the pavilion. Most of the walls are made of shutters that can vary the amount of light and air into the pavilion and change the view by controlling the shutters' heights. The second floor, called The Tower of Sound Waves (潮音洞, Chō-on-dō ), is built in the style of warrior aristocrats, or buke-zukuri. On this floor, sliding wood doors and latticed windows create a feeling of impermanence. The second floor also contains a Buddha Hall and a shrine dedicated to the goddess of mercy, Kannon. The third floor is built in traditional Chinese chán (Jpn. zen) style, also known as zenshū-butsuden-zukuri. It is called the Cupola of the Ultimate (究竟頂, Kukkyō-chō). The zen typology depicts a more religious ambiance in the pavilion, as was popular during the Muromachi period.
The roof is in a thatched pyramid with shingles. The building is topped with a bronze hōō (phoenix) ornament. From the outside, viewers can see gold plating added to the upper stories of the pavilion. The gold leaf covering the upper stories hints at what is housed inside: the shrines. The outside is a reflection of the inside. The elements of nature, death, religion, are formed together to create this connection between the pavilion and outside intrusions.
The Golden Pavilion is set in a Japanese strolling garden (回遊式庭園, kaiyū-shiki-teien, lit. a landscape garden in the go-round style). The location implements the idea of borrowing of scenery ("shakkei") that integrates the outside and the inside, creating an extension of the views surrounding the pavilion and connecting it with the outside world. The pavilion extends over a pond, called Kyōko-chi (鏡湖池, Mirror Pond), that reflects the building. The pond contains 10 smaller islands. The zen typology is seen through the rock composition; the bridges and plants are arranged in a specific way to represent famous places in Chinese and Japanese literature. Vantage points and focal points were established because of the strategic placement of the pavilion to view the gardens surrounding the pavilion. A small fishing hall (釣殿, tsuri-dono) or roofed deck is attached to the rear of the pavilion building, allowing a small boat to be moored under it. The pavilion grounds were built according to descriptions of the Western Paradise of the Buddha Amida, intending to illustrate a harmony between heaven and earth. The largest islet in the pond represents the Japanese islands. The four stones forming a straight line in the pond near the pavilion are intended to represent sailboats anchored at night, bound for the Isle of Eternal Life in Chinese mythology.
The garden complex is an excellent example of Muromachi period garden design. The Muromachi period is considered to be a classical age of Japanese garden design. The correlation between buildings and its settings were greatly emphasized during this period. It was an artistic way to integrate the structure within the landscape. The garden designs were characterized by a reduction in scale, a more central purpose, and a distinct setting. A minimalistic approach was brought to the garden design by recreating larger landscapes in a smaller scale around a structure.
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Davey House
45922 Sparta Line, Sparta
The Davey House was constructed at some point between 1845 and 1855. The simplicity of the building epitomizes the Provincial Greek Revival style in which it was built. It also has pilastered doorways with entablatures, and a solid frieze, similar to other houses in Sparta that date back to the 1850s. The property on which the Davey House sits was originally deeded by the Crown to the Honourable James Baby. Baby sold the property to the Jonathan Doan in 1813, who then sold it to his son, Israel Doan in 1843. Wade and Vera Davey purchased the house in 1990 and have made considerable effort to restore it.
The 92 acre site in Warnham, North Horsham was designated a Local Nature Reserve in 1988.
It includes a 17 acre millpond, marshes, grassland, reedbeds, hedges as well as both broad-leaved and coniferous woodlands. It provides a haven for a variety of wildlife with over 400 species of plants, from Common Bird's-foot Trefoil to Orchids and ancient Oaks. Over 100 species of bird are recorded annually, including a thriving Heronry, wildfowl, and all three species of Woodpecker.
The beautiful Kingfisher makes the most of the waters and are regularly seen from all three bird hides. The Reserve is also rich in dragonfly - over 21 species have been recorded - which can be seen zipping around the different wetland habitats.
(Yet) another shot of the fabulous Jerónimos Monastery in Belém, Lisbon. There's still a few more to come........
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From Wikipedia : "The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos), is a monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome located near the shore of the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal.
The monastery is one of the most prominent examples of the Portuguese Late Gothic Manueline style of architecture in Lisbon. It was classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the nearby Tower of Belém, in 1983.....
The church and the monastery, like the nearby Torre de Belém and Padrão dos Descobrimentos, symbolise the Portuguese Age of Discovery and are among the main tourist attractions of Lisbon. In 1983, UNESCO formally designated the Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém as a World Heritage Site.
When Portugal joined the European Economic Community, the formal ceremonies were held in the cloister of the monument (1985)."
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Excerpt from niagaragreenbelt.com:
Gibson House
"The Gibson house at 114 Gibson Street gives this street its name. The house was built circa 1862 by Robert Lillie Gibson who had come to Grimsby in search of good stone for quarrying. Robert and the men in this family were stonemasons from Scotland, and he was commissioned to comb the escarpment for appropriate sites. Meanwhile, however, he met and fell in love with Frances Thompson, and they were married right away. Robert built the little house at 102 Gibson Street for his bride, but he began work on the lovely stone house by Forty Mile Creek.
Excerpt from www.stcatharines.ca/en/building-and-renovating/resources/...:
480 Queenston Street
Davella Mills Carillon
The Davella Mills Carillon was erected in 1949, in memory of David Bloss Mills and his wife, Ella C. Mills. A carillon is a set of bells tuned to the chromatic scale and sounded by hammers controlled by a keyboard. The tower was designed by Thomas W. Wiley and built by Newman Brothers in 1949. The carillon is an ashlar tower, approximately 30 feet high. The stone near the base is smooth dressed, the remainder is natural surface. It was designed with Gothic styling, with a plinth and entablature near the top of the base and below the bell opening at the top provides detail. There are cut stone buttresses and two narrow spires (top) at each corner. The only windows on the structure are narrow, vertical slits lighting the stairway to the top. The major structural openings are the four gothic arches at the top of the tower enclosing the sound system.
Excerpt from storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/18052a440fb9498cbd247ad5105b...:
Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church
This building was constructed in 1861 and is the only remaining original stone church in Nassagaweya.
The exterior heritage attributes include the size and locations of the window openings, the windows in those openings, the main entrance doors, frame and cap, the wall surfaces and stone lintels. This is a simple gabled structure in vernacular Georgian style. The south elevation consists of four windows organized in a stepped pattern around the main entrance and centered on a carved date stone above the doors. The side walls are divided into 3 bays by tall, wood framed windows terminating in semi-circular arches. A wood framed structure similar to the church in shape, but smaller in scale extends from the north gable wall of the building.
Excerpt from historicplaces.ca:
Description of Historic Place
St. James the Apostle Anglican Church, 86 Glasgow Street North, is situated at the southwest corner of Paisley Road and Glasgow Street, in the City of Guelph. This stone church was designed in the Anglican Ecclesiastical style by architect Richard Cunningham Windeyer. It was constructed between 1891 and 1892.
The property was designated, for its historic and architectural value, by the City of Guelph, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law 1989-13198).
Heritage Value
St. James the Apostle Anglican Church was constructed in 1891, opened during Easter of 1892, and was the second Anglican parish in Guelph. The St. James parish was created by the Bishop of Niagara in 1890, and most of its earliest parishioners had previously been members of St. George's Church in Guelph. The new parish arose when the desire for religious reforms within the church became apparent. These reforms, which originated in England as early as the 1830s, included more frequent celebration of the Eucharist and changes in religious observances.
St. James the Apostle Anglican Church was the last of Guelph's stone churches constructed of locally-quarried limestone. This church was designed by architect Richard C. Windeyer, of the Toronto firm Richard Cunningham Windeyer and Son, who at the time was known as a major architect for private, public and Anglican ecclesiastical architecture. As R. C. Windeyer died before the construction of the church, the project was supervised by local builder John Day. Changes were made to the original plans, resulting in an unorthodox shape for an Anglican sanctuary, but exquisite in beauty, especially with its elaborately vaulted wooden ceiling and supports.
Character-Defining Elements
Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of St. James Church include its:
- wooden ceiling of the nave, chancel and sanctuary supported by arched timber trusses, springing from brackets designed in the form of hammer beams
- stained glass in the memorial windows in the nave, chancel and sanctuary
- diamond-patterned, older stained glass elsewhere in the building
- steeple
- slate roof
- small central tower
- existing chimney
Here is designated as a national historic site, is Keage incline.
The incline device was built in order to pass the ship to waterways that height difference with.
The truck with rail put the boat do the up and down by a cable.
ここは国の史跡に指定されている、蹴上インクラインです。
インクラインとは高低差のある水路に船を渡すために造られた装置。
レールのある台車に船を載せてケーブルによって上げ下げを行います。
In 1906 President Teddy Roosevelt designated Devils Tower as our 1st national monument. The tower was formed by magma which cooled underground and was later exposed after millions of years of erosion.
Totally magnificent sight out there rising above the rolling hills...Close Encounters of the Third Kind to be sure!
Peter the Piping Plover is nesting over the four eggs while Polly was out foraging for crustaceans. From my observation, it appears that Peter was more attentive than Polly.
Excerpt from www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/oha/details/file?id=1747:
This is a stately yellow brick home constructed in the late Victorian period (about 1890). It has fine bays and verandah, a steep roof, and gingerbread trim. It has been well maintained by a succession of responsible owners; it retains its charm. The well-treed and maintained grounds complement the home and add to its ambience.
This dwelling was constructed by Solomon Van Willson (1836- 922). He was the owner of grist and woolen mills which obtained their power from the harnessing of Beaver Creek, a main tributary of the Union Pond. A bridge was built over Union Pond.
Solomon married Hannah Haight (1861-1905). They had two children, Hannah Marguerite and Charles Edward. Upon Solomon's death, the property that Soloman owned was divided between the two children. Hannah (1870-1939) (nicknamed "Etta") married a distant cousin, Edgar Freeman Willson, in 1909. She lived
in the house many more years.
This house is a fine example of the architecture of this period.
Excerpt from www.gananoque.ca/sites/gananoque.ca/files/2018-081-Amend%...:
Description of the Property: Old Foundry 9-15 King St East:
The Old Foundry, also known as the Bell Tower Building, is centrally located in the Town of Gananoque on the north bank of the Gananoque River, near the King Street Bridge and on the east side of King Street East. Built in stone a single-storey high and on an irregular plan, the Old Foundry is the most prominent structure of a former industrial complex that today includes three other one-to-two storey buildings on a large polygonal lot.
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest:
The Old Foundry has design or physical value for its stone construction executed to a high degree of craftsmanship, multiple large openings, and for its unique monitor and small bell tower capping its roof. Its historical value lies in its direct association with Gananoque's heritage as a thriving industrial centre in the 19th century, and for its use for many years by the Gananoque Spring and Axle Company, later a part of Ontario Steel Products Company Limited. The building is considered a local landmark and through its materials, design, massing, and location in downtown Gananoque in close proximity to the river maintains and supports the Town's historic industrial and commercial character.
Description of Heritage Attributes
Key attributes that express the value of the Old Foundry include its:
• Single storey massing with irregular quadrilateral plan aligned with King Street East;
• Hip roof capped with a multi-sashed monitor and octagonal bell tower;
• Coursed rubble stone walls with large cut stone quoins;
• Symmetrically placed openings with segmental arched heads; and,
• Paired four-over-four sash windows on the north and south sides.
• Key attributes that express the property's contextual value include its:
• Location near the centre of the Town and siting with minimal setback on a main
thoroughfare and directly adjacent the Gananoque River; and,
• Visual relationships with other 19th century historic properties including the Public Library (10 King Street East) and Town Hall (30 King Street East).
Nelson is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The community is in the Pacific Standard Time zone. The location of Nelson is in El Dorado Canyon, Eldorado Mountains. The town is in the southeast region of the Eldorado Valley. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 37. Nelson is located along Nevada State Route 165, about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of its junction with U.S. Route 95. Route 165 continues east 5 miles (8 km) to a dead end at Nelsons Landing on the Colorado River, 18 miles (29 km) by water north of Cottonwood Cove on Lake Mojave. Nelson is about 25 miles (40 km) from Boulder City by road. The area known as Nelson was originally called Eldorado in 1775, by the Spaniards who made the original discoveries of gold in the area that is now Eldorado Canyon. The town was the site of one of the first major gold strikes in Nevada and one of the biggest mining booms in state history. Gold and silver were discovered here around 1859. The rush to the canyon began in 1861, several mining camps were established in the canyon, and a steamboat landing at the mouth of the canyon on the Colorado River, called Colorado City. In its heyday, the area established a reputation for being rough and lawless. During the American Civil War, deserters from both the Union and Confederate armies would wander there, hoping that such an isolated location would be the last place military authorities would look for them. Among the early mines established was the notorious Techatticup Mine in the middle of the canyon. Disagreements over ownership, management and labor disputes resulted in wanton killings so frequent as to be routine and ordinary. Despite the sinister reputation of the mine, it along with others in the town produced several million dollars in gold, silver, copper and lead. The mines in the canyon were active from about 1858 until 1945. The community called Nelson was named for Charles Nelson, a camp leader who was slain in his home, along with four other people, in 1897 by the renegade Indian, Avote. Between, 1901 and 1905 the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad was built across southern Nevada, through Las Vegas, to Daggett, California where it connected to the AT&SF, and the complete Salt Lake–Los Angeles line was opened on May 1, 1905. This nearby railhead ended the need for steamboats at Eldorado Canyon, the landing and the mill there were abandoned. The town of Nelson was born near the head of the canyon nearest the road to the railroad, the post office of Eldorado was closed on August 31, 1907 and moved to Nelson. The mines and the landing are accessible through the town of Nelson off US 95 about 25 miles southwest of Las Vegas. Much of Nelson, which was not impacted by the 1974 flood, remains today and is located near the top of the wash, away from the flood channels. The sparsely populated community consists mainly of privately owned ranch houses, and a river and mining tour business housed in a former Texaco gas station, north of the road from the Techatticup Mine, that has been used as a filming location for several feature films, including 3000 Miles to Graceland. The fate of Nelson's Landing is a warning to visitors to this region who should watch for conditions leading to flash flooding. They should also be cautious of open mines and ventilation shafts.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson,_Nevada
El Dorado Canyon is a canyon in southern Clark County, Nevada famed for its rich silver and gold mines. The canyon was named in 1857 by steamboat entrepreneur Captain George Alonzo Johnson when gold and silver was discovered here. It drains into the Colorado River at the former site of Nelson's Landing. The town of Nelson lies in the upper reach of the canyon. Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours operates mid way in the canyon at the Techatticup Mine one of the oldest and most productive mines in the canyon. Prospecting and mining in the El Dorado Canyon had been going on from at least 1857 if not earlier. But in April 1861, as the American Civil War began, word got out that silver and some gold and copper lodes had been discovered by John Moss and others in what became known as El Dorado Canyon, in New Mexico Territory, now Nevada. The canyon was on the west side of the river sixty five miles above Fort Mohave at what was then considered the limit of navigation of the river. George A. Johnson came up river and made a deal to supply the mines with his steamboats at a lower price than that provided overland across the Mohave Desert from Los Angeles. That fall news of the strikes in the Colorado Mining District, (by 1864 also called the Eldorado Canyon District), brought a flood of miners to the canyon. Several mining camps were founded in the canyon over the years. At the beginning San Juan, or Upper Camp were at the top of the canyon miles from the river near the modern town of Nelson. Midway down the canyon near the Techatticup Mine were Alturas and Louisville. At the mouth of the canyon was the boat landing of Colorado City. During the time of the American Civil War, three new mining camps developed in the middle canyon. In 1862, Lucky Jim Camp was formed along Eldorado Canyon above January Wash, south of the Techatticup Mine. Lucky Jim Camp was the home of miners sympathetic to the Confederate cause. A mile up the canyon was a camp with Union sympathies called Buster Falls. In late 1863, Col. John R. Vineyard, at the time a California State Senator for Los Angeles, completed a ten stamp mill the first in the canyon, on its north side just below Lucky Jim Camp, at what soon became El Dorado City. Vineyard's mill, assembled from mill parts salvaged from abandoned works in the Mother Lode country of California, processed the ore of its mines and cut out the cost of shipping the ore out to San Francisco for such processing, cutting costs in half. George Alonzo Johnson's steamboat company losing this downstream ore trade and making fewer trips up to the Canyon responded by raising its freight rates. From 1865 to 1867 as part of Mohave County, Arizona Territory, El Dorado Canyon had its own post office. In 1867, to secure the riverboat traffic and protect miners in the canyon from Paiute attacks the U.S. Army established Camp El Dorado, an outpost at the mouth of El Dorado Canyon that remained until it was abandoned in 1869. From 1870 the mines again were active to the point where from 1879 to 1907 El Dorado Canyon again had a post office, now in Clark County, Nevada. The mines continued to produce ore until World War II.
The Indian Peaks Wilderness was designated as a protected wilderness area in 1978 by an act of Congress and signed by Jimmy Carter.
It encompasses 73,391 acres with over 50 lakes, 28 trails covering 133 miles, and six passes across the Continental Divide. Elevations in these wilderness areas vary from 8,400 to over 13,500 feet, from montane to sub-alpine and alpine life zones.
The Indian Peaks were named by botanist Ellsworth Bethel in the 1900s after Native American tribes that visited or lived in the area or were based in the West. These include Apache Peak, Shoshoni Peak, Pauite Peak, Arikaree Peak, Kiowa Peak, Navajo Peak, Ogalalla Peak, Pawnee Peak, and North and South Arapaho Peaks. Today, the Indian Peaks is one of the most popular and heavily used wilderness areas in the country due to its close proximity to the Denver/Boulder metro area.