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Flowers laid on the permanent grave of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy with the eternal flame burning in the background.
New York's beautiful and rare natural occurance. A natural waterfall with a pocket of gas under the falls. Hikers will come by and light the gas creating a beautiful flame flickering just under the waterfall
Funds were raised by public subscription for a memorial to fallen soldiers in World War I and in 1928 a competition was held for its design. The competition was won by Sydney architects Buchanan and Cowper who proposed a Greek Revival structure. The Shrine took two years to build and was dedicated on Armistice Day 11 November 1930 by Governor John Goodwin with a dedication plaque.
The flags of Australia and New Zealand are permanently flown and the Eternal Flame burns at all times.
For my video;
youtu.be/k9nF5h6_eVs?si=NDVqXQxNNBPqB8ff,
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is a memorial park in the center of Hiroshima, Japan. It is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack, and to the memories of the bomb's direct and indirect victims (of whom there may have been as many as 140,000). The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is visited by more than one million people each year. The park is there in memory of the victims of the nuclear attack on August 6, 1945, in which the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park was planned and designed by the Japanese Architect Kenzō Tange at Tange Lab.
The location of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park was once the city’s busiest downtown commercial and residential district. The park was built on an open field that was created by the explosion. Today there are a number of memorials and monuments, museums, and lecture halls, which draw over a million visitors annually. The annual 6 August Peace Memorial Ceremony, which is sponsored by the city of Hiroshima, is also held in the park. The purpose of the Peace Memorial Park is not only to memorialize the victims, but also to perpetuate the memory of nuclear horrors and advocate world peace
Hondori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Virginia War Memorial
South Belvedere Street
Richmond, Virginia
Shrine of Memory. At the south end of the Virginia War Memorial's Shrine of Memory stands a 23-foot marble statue of a woman, titled Memory, intended to reflect both sorrow and pride regarding those lost in battle during World War II and later wars; an eternal flame burns at her feet. When built in 1955, the Virginia War Memorial listed on the walls (glass to the east, marble and glass to the west) the names of Virginians killed in action (numbers in parentheses) in World War II (9,398) and Korea (850); those killed in action in Vietnam (1,379) were added in a 1981 addition to the north, while those killed in the Persion Gulf (7) were added in 1996. A more recent addition, extending back from the NE corner of the Shrine of Memory, is the Paul & Phyllis Galanti Education Center, whose offerings include museum displays and films. The War Memorial sits on Gambles Hill, between Belvidere Street (US 1 & 301) and 2nd Street, a short distance north of the James River; at the foot of Gambles Hill are the west end of the Richmond Canal Walk and the Civil War Center at the old Tredegar Iron Works. The buildings in the distance behind Memory are on the opposite side of the river.
Met Whisle at Virginia War Memorial in late afternoon, hoping for a starburst at sunset beside Memory statue, but sky was much more overcast than forecast. Stayed until after dark for shots such as this, and the added bonus of the Richmond skyline from behind the War Memorial, with Christmas lights on several buildings (preceding photo), which can be seen beyond the memorial in this shot.
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I went off on a tangent....
The sun is actually setting...for me...
But for someone else, it is rising...
Moving, rising and setting all at the same time...
Best wishes everyone...
I will see you in the sunrise...
The Anzac War Memorial across the street from hotel in Brisbane, Australia, during my trip a couple of month ago. I am just now getting around to looking at my photos from the trip.
Here is some info on the memorial from the Australia Heritage site: "The ANZAC Square War Memorial is uniquely and ideally set in peaceful surrounds amidst the hustle and bustle of city life. Centrally located, ANZAC Square is dedicated to Australia's military heritage. The Shrine of Remembrance, with its Eternal Flame, forms the focal point for the radially patterned pathways, pools, lawns and Bribie Island Pine and Bottle trees."
The Cenotaph is a tall pillar constructed of Harcourt granite. Inscribed on its surface are the names of the defense forces, together with the theatres of war they served in. Atop the cenotaph is a basalt sculpture of six servicemen carrying a bier with a corpse, draped by the Australian flag. The sculpture symbolises "the debt of the living to the dead".
The Eternal Flame is placed nearby, representing eternal life. This flame has burned continuously with few interruptions since it was first lit in 1954. This flame was in fact dedicated and lit by Queen Elizabeth II on her first royal visit to Melbourne.
This sculpture made of bronze was erected on World Day of the Sick, February 11th 2000. The sculpture is located in the Mater Plot Berkeley Road but I have never been able to gain access to the park which also features a large Celtic Cross.
The sculpture represents the Burning Bush. At its centre is a flame which never dies and which reminds us of the everlasting love of God. The Flame symbolises the Light of Christ which brightened our world at the dawn of the first millennium. The Tree symbolises the Tree of the Cross and Christ’s redeeming Mission. The Hands which form the foliage symbolise Christ’s healing ministry which continues through the caring and healing hands of the Sisters and staff of The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.
The gas for the flame was given free of charge in perpetuity by An Bord Gais our national gas company.
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Kansas City's Liberty Memorial and WWI Museum seen from the end of the long stretch of lawn in front of the grounds.
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In the cellars of castle Wewelsburg - the by far most creepy room in the castle. It was built by the Nazis in the style of a Mycenaean tomb, with a vaulted ceiling. The exact intended of this room which never was finished is not exactly know. A common theory is that it was to commemorate those in the SS who had died (after all, this is also the castle where Heinrich Himmler collected the Totenkopfringe (The death's head rings) of killed SS-members). The stone circle in the middle has also an unknown function, but a gas-pipe runs to the middle so it is believed to have been intended as some sort of eternal flame.
The paintings on the walls are modern and depicts the horrors of the second world war that the Nazis inflicted on those they did not approve of.
The castle was originally built 1603-1609 but is mostly known for its modern history: in 1934 the castle was leased by Heinrich Himmler who wanted to turn it into a Reich SS Leadership School (in German: Reichsführerschule SS). The castle was then renovated, and rebuilt, under the supervision of the SS - a work mostly done by slave labour - to turn the school into a proper place for the top SS to meet, designed by architect Hermann Bartels. Work stopped in 1943 (long before the plans were completed) and were of course completely abandoned in 1945.
Today it's a museum and youth hostel - and the inspiration for Castle Wolfenstein, a creepy series of computer and video games.
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Eternal Flame and Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Pool of Reflection and the Eternal Flame. Above the Pool are are 26 sculptures carved in sandstone, representing the people and animals inhabiting Australia. Light and shade, flowers and stone, flame and water: all the elements here are designed to evoke a mood of calm contemplation.
Surrounding the courtyard and glimpsed through arched cloisters is the Roll of Honour. Here are inscribed in bronze the names of virtually every Australian who has died in war since 1885 – more than 102,000 people. Australia is one of the few nations able to name its war dead so completely. Walking past the Roll gives an impression of the magnitude of this loss. Many visitors insert paper poppies in the niches of the Roll of Honour, next to a name that has significance for them.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a war memorial, dedicated to the Soviet soldiers killed during World War II
And I shall seek you endlessly
For I am a moth
And you’re my flame
www.youtube.com/watch?v=psCKswH1RnY
Knowing that I’ll burn at your touch
I return
For you’re a fire; untamed
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The guard at the India Gate objected to my clicking him. I had to wait until he turned the other way
This picture was explored (Sept 20, page 32)
all victims of war!
Vječna vatra - Eternal flame
Sarajevo 01.09.2015
Wikpedia En: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_flame_%28Sarajevo%29
Wikipedia BiH: bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vje%C4%8Dna_vatra
TriX in Moersch Efd
Ilford MGWT in Meritol
Selentoning MT1 1:20 120sec.
Bleaching 1:40 30 sec
Sulphidetoning 50+30+900 40sec.
The city of Brest belonged to Poland before WWII but came under Soviet rule after the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact in 1939 when Poland was divided between Nazi Germany and the USSR.
When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941 (Operation Barbarossa), the soldiers from the Red Army managed to hold out in parts of Brest Fortress for a few weeks whilst the Nazis moved further into Soviet territory.
After the war Brest was designated a "Hero Fortress" for it's role in WWII. This ruined fortress was turned into a huge memorial complex in 1971. It's traditional for newlyweds to lay flowers here.
Another claim to fame of the fortress is that it was where the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed in 1918, which made peace between the newly formed Bolshevik government of the USSR and Germany. The USSR ceded territory to Germany and the Central Powers in the Treaty. This was annulled when the Central Powers were defeated later in 1918.
Picture taken in December 2000.
Eternal Flame Memorial commemorates the murder of tens of thousands innocent people by the nazis and their helpers.
There is only a small inscription in Russian
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Haven't been out shooting in a while so I'm playing.. This was a yellow rosebud and I gave it a little Topaz B&W...
...just love how the light touches the Kremlin here, it looks as if the wall has that tingly feeling, you know what I'm talking about? ;)
Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne. The original building was designed by Phillip Hudson and James Wardrop in 1934, who both served in the war.
The eternal flame below the Mother Armenia statue in the Victory Park in Yerevan. This stands at the end of "Heroes' Alley" and commemorates the victims of the Second World War, which is admittedly rather eclipsed in Armenian popular consciousness by the wars the country has fought over the last 34 years.
The inscription says, "Your name is unknown, your feat - immortal" in both Armenian and Russian. I presume therefore that this contains the remains of an unknown soldier although I have not been able to confirm that.
Several months ago, in my last trip to Kuching before this one; I remembered an early morning conversation I had with the bride. We talked at length on many subjects including her coming wedding and she asked “You will come, ya?”
And I replied “Sure, and I will bring along a couple of loaves of bread.” For all I know, I may be the only wedding guest in the world to bring along bread as a gift to the bride on her wedding day. But it has significance for both of us but we will leave that a secret for now.
Read more and see more pictures of the wedding in -
a1000reasons.blogspot.com/2012/07/wedding-part-i-early-bi...
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of 105 square kilometres (41 square miles) and an official estimated population of 2,140,526 residents as of 1 January 2019. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts.
The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated official 2019 population of 12,213,364, or about 18 percent of the population of France. The Paris Region had a GDP of €681 billion (US$850 billion) in 2016, accounting for 31 percent of the GDP of France, and was the 5th largest region by GDP in the world. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Paris was the second-most expensive city in the world, behind Singapore and ahead of Zurich, Hong Kong, Oslo and Geneva.
The city is a major rail, highway, and air-transport hub served by two international airports: Paris-Charles de Gaulle (the second busiest airport in Europe) and Paris-Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 5.23 million passengers daily, and is the second busiest metro system in Europe after Moscow Metro. Gare du Nord is the 24th busiest railway station in the world, and the first located outside Japan, with 262 million passengers in 2015.
Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks: the Louvre was the most visited art museum in the world in 2018, with 10.2 million visitors. The Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art, and the Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. The historical district along the Seine in the city centre is classified as a UNESCO Heritage Site. Popular landmarks in the centre of the city include the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris and the Gothic royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, both on the Île de la Cité; the Eiffel Tower, constructed for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889; the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, built for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900; the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées, and the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur on the hill of Montmartre. Paris received 23 million visitors in 2017, measured by hotel stays, with the largest numbers of foreign visitors coming from the United States, the UK, Germany and China. It was ranked as the third most visited travel destination in the world in 2017, after Bangkok and London.
The football club Paris Saint-Germain and the rugby union club Stade Français are based in Paris. The 80,000-seat Stade de France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, is located just north of Paris in the neighbouring commune of Saint-Denis. Paris hosts the annual French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament on the red clay of Roland Garros. Paris hosted the Olympic Games in 1900, 1924 and will host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The 1938 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and the 1960, 1984, and 2016 UEFA European Championships were also held in the city and, every July, the Tour de France bicycle race finishes there.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_de_Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (Triumphal Arch of the Star) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile — the étoile or "star" of the juncture formed by its twelve radiating avenues. The location of the arc and the plaza is shared between three arrondissements, 16th (south and west), 17th (north), and 8th (east).
The Arc de Triomphe should not be confused with a smaller arch, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which stands west of the Louvre. The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I.
As the central cohesive element of the Axe historique (historic axis, a sequence of monuments and grand thoroughfares on a route running from the courtyard of the Louvre to the Grande Arche de la Défense), the Arc de Triomphe was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pits heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. It set the tone for public monuments with triumphant patriotic messages.
Inspired by the Arch of Titus in Rome, Italy, the Arc de Triomphe has an overall height of 50 metres (164 ft), width of 45 m (148 ft), and depth of 22 m (72 ft), while its large vault is 29.19 m (95.8 ft) high and 14.62 m (48.0 ft) wide. The smaller transverse vaults are 18.68 m (61.3 ft) high and 8.44 m (27.7 ft) wide. Three weeks after the Paris victory parade in 1919 (marking the end of hostilities in World War I), Charles Godefroy flew his Nieuport biplane under the arch's primary vault, with the event captured on newsreel.
Paris's Arc de Triomphe was the tallest triumphal arch until the completion of the Monumento a la Revolución in Mexico City in 1938, which is 67 metres (220 ft) high. The Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang, completed in 1982, is modelled on the Arc de Triomphe and is slightly taller at 60 m (197 ft). La Grande Arche in La Defense near Paris is 110 metres high. Although it is not named an Arc de Triomphe, it has been designed on the same model and in the perspective of the Arc de Triomphe. It qualifies as the world's tallest arch.
One of the clues of a recent geocache brought us to this monument, the State of Connecticut Firefighter's Memorial.
A tribute to the memory of those firefighters who have given their lives in the line of duty.
The reflection of the training center is visible on the left.
Located on Perimeter Road near Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks, CT.
This morning was another one of those dumb 'ol minus-twentysomething mornings, where all you want to do is roll over and hibernate until spring. The upside of super-cold days in these parts is that they're mostly sunny. Paired with a low winter sun, the light is usually awesome, even at midday.
There weren't many tourists at the Eternal Flame on Parliament Hill - I'm not sure why... especially since it's one of the warmest places to be!
This is located on the traffic Island at the junction of Amiens Street and Memorial Road, close to Busáras and The Customs House.
Making a guess I would say that most people drive or walk by this without being aware that it is a sculpture which is a pity. It is known as ’Universal Links on Human Rights’ and it is a memorial in the form of a sphere of welded interlinked chains and bars. It is 260cm in diameter and it contains eternal flame powered by natural gas from Kinsale.
This sculpture was commissioned by Amnesty International in 1995. It represents the jails around the world holding prisoners of conscience.