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It's freezing outside and they forecast more cold to come.
At least I can look at my photos and feel warm with my memories.
By the way.....can you spot the birds in my picture?
Happy New Year, my friends.
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[Chris Two Designs] Basketball - Fatpack
Basketball is an interactive game to play with your friends. Launching at the N21 Event
Photo taken on the Execution site Ghent-Oostakker.
This is the location where 66 members of the Resistance were executed during WWII
The statue was made by the Ghent sculptor Geo Vindevogel.
Jan Hus was a Czech church reformer executed in 1415. His teachings had a profound influence on the history of the Czech nation.
Jan Hus’s contribution to the development of the Czech literary language was the introduction of diacritical marks, such as: č, š, ř, ž, á, í, é. The purpose of this innovation was representing each sound by only one symbol and eleminating digraphs (sounds represented by two letters).
The inscription on the monument reads “Milujte se, pravdy každému přejte”, which means more or less: “Love one another, wish the truth to everyone”. This is a shortened version of a quote from one of Hus’s letters from prison. The day of his execution, July 6th, is a public holiday in Czechia (Jan Hus Day).
by me.
Eyes: + Nightfall Eye {aii}
Hair: Dura-B97
Uniform: Remnant by toksik
Rapier: [VALR] Rapier
Pistol: [VALR] Bryar Pistol
Monocle: [ContraptioN] Bramley's Monocle
Mask: [ContraptioN] Masks: Deck Captain's Breather
Arm: [ConptraptioN] SP1NDL Prosthetic arm
Ears: [CX] Withered Berzerker Ear
Body: Signature
Head: Catwa HEAD Daniel
Skin: STRAYDOG
Scars: . MILA . Scars of Battle
Executing a tight turn while calling loudly. A bird on passage at Lodmoor RSPB, Weymouth and one of my favourite waders!
The castle of Miramare located at Trieste was buildt by Ferdinand Maximilian of Habsburg, a brother of the austrian emperor and leader of the austrian navy. The building was finished in 1860. Some Mexicans and the french emperor Napoleon III. begged Maximilian several times to take the crown of Mexico and he accepted it in 1863. But the french troups left Mexico during the civil war. So Maximilian, the emperor of Mexico was executed in 1867 by order of the liberal President of Mexico Benito Juarez. So he never came back to Miramare.
Executing my best Matrix move, here is a simultaneous view of the previous post, 90 degrees to the right, as the Sora moves through a cauldron of duckweed on Horsepen Bayou.
Early morning sunrise in Virginia Beach, at the Sandbridge Little Island Fishing Pier. First time I've executed an "under the pier" shot.
I like how this shot contains different types of lighting, but it could be balanced out. The white light shining strait down is from overhead lights on the pier. The warm and reddish lighting is from different floodlights on the beach, and horizon lighting is courtesy of dawn!
During the French Revolution the new revolutionary government erected the guillotine in the square, and it was here that King Louis XVI was executed on 21 January 1793. In 1795, under the Directory, the square was renamed from Place Louis XV to Place de la Concorde as a gesture of reconciliation after the turmoil of the French Revolution. After the Bourbon Restoration of 1814, the name was changed back to Place Louis XV, and in 1826 the square was renamed Place Louis XVI. After the July Revolution of 1830 the name was returned to Place de la Concorde and has remained since.
Great egret executing a graceful landing.
Thank you so much for the visit!
Saturday, April 21, 2018 6:21 PM
1/2000 sec. f/5.6 400mm ISO200
Italia, Emilia-Romagna, Ravenna, Primavera 2023
Ravenna è una città dell'Emilia-Romagna, nel nord Italia. Fu la capitale dell'Impero Romano d'Occidente dal 408 per la maggior parte del V secolo fino al suo crollo nel 476. Poi servì come capitale del Regno Ostrogoto fino a quando fu riconquistata nel 540 dall'Impero Bizantino. In seguito, la città costituì il centro dell'Esarcato bizantino di Ravenna fino a quando l'ultimo esarca fu giustiziato dai Longobardi nel 751. Pur essendo una città dell'entroterra, Ravenna è collegata al mare Adriatico dal Canale di Candiano. È noto per la sua architettura tardo romana e bizantina ben conservata, con otto edifici che compongono il patrimonio mondiale dell'UNESCO "Monumenti paleocristiani di Ravenna". A causa dell'alta concentrazione di mosaici, la città è stata associata a laboratori e scuole che insegnano mosaici, e spesso riceve titoli come "capitale dei mosaici". La Basilica di San Vitale è una chiesa del VI secolo che è un importante esempio sopravvissuto di arte e architettura paleocristiana bizantina.
Ravenna is a town in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 for most of the 5th century until its collapse in 476.bIt then served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom until it was re-conquered in 540 by the Byzantine Empire. Afterwards, the city formed the centre of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna until the last exarch was executed by the Lombards in 751. Although it is an inland city, Ravenna is connected to the Adriatic Sea by the Candiano Canal. It is known for its well-preserved late Roman and Byzantine architecture, with eight buildings comprising the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna". Because of the high concentration of mosaics, the city has been associated with workshops and schools teaching mosaics, and is often given titles like the "capital of mosaics". Basilica of San Vitale is a sixth-century church is an important surviving example of early Christian Byzantine art and architecture.
Another view of Charles Island from this past spring. Charles Island is famous for being a 'treasure' Island. The longstanding legend is that in 1699 Captain Kidd, on his last voyage before being lured into a trap and executed, buried part of his treasure on the island. No booty has ever been found and the 14 acre island has no residents and is a bird sanctuary. The island is accessible by a sandbar that appears at low tide.
Construit entre 1903 et 1913 par l'architecte suisse italien Ramelli pour Louis Fortoul, (fondateur du magasin Las Fábricas de Francia à Guadalajara, Mexique), le château des Magnans, édifié aux abords de la route touristique en direction du col de Restefond (2692 m), marque fortement le paysage de Jausiers.
Érigé sur un puissant soubassement de moellons à bossages rustiques, l'imposante silhouette blanche, qui rappelle le palais de Monaco ou les demeures de Louis II de Bavière, concentre sur l'élévation méridionale tous les éléments d'une architecture gothique de fantaisie : tour carrée surmontée d'un belvédère, galerie portée par des mâchicoulis fictifs, tourelle, clocheton, baies trilobées, jumelées (ou triplées) placées sous des arcs de décharge moulurés.
Placée à l'intérieur, une verrière monumentale exécutée dans le style néo-gothique, éclaire la cage d'escalier. Elle est l'œuvre du maître-verrier grenoblois Louis Balmet, et s'insère parfaitement dans la logique de pastiche archéologique du programme architectural.
Le château des Magnans est inscrit à l'inventaire supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques depuis 1987.
www.museediffus.tresorsenubaye.eu/le-maison-mexicanes/det...
Voir aussi : www.flickr.com/photos/145414276@N08/47936151741
A propos de l'héritage des "Mexicains" :
www.flickr.com/photos/145414276@N08/albums/72157708750595828
The Parish Church of Holy Trinity, Penn Street, is situated in a hollow on the fringe of Penn Wood. It was built in 1849 by the first Earl Howe to the design of the Architect Benjamin Ferrey, and is tastefully executed in flint and stone. A simple cruciform building after the decorated style, it comprises a nave, South Porch, North and South Transepts, Chancel and a Priest’s Vestry on the north side of the Chancel. An octagonal tower rises above the Transept crossing, complete with shingle covered spire, from which the rain water is thrown by means of eight gargoyles. There are 300 sittings.
The church was built as a Chapel-of-Ease to Holy Trinity Church, Penn, but on 11th January 1850 a new ecclesiastical parish was formed out of the ecclesiastical parishes of Penn and Little Missenden, containing the villages of Penn Street, Holmer Green Beamond End, Mop End and part of Winchmore Hill. Christ Church, Holmer Green, was built as a daughter Church in 1894.
A snowboarder executed a nice jump but then crashed into the deep snow. The hill in the foreground blocks the view of the man's torso, giving the illusion that he is buried under the deep snow.
The official snowfall for the weekend was 54 inches!
Palpatine has executed the Order Red to prepare his Last Order army !
However, I think the First Order is gonna lack of red paint...
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The castle of Nové Město nad Metují is a part the town historical preserve and is located in the west corner of the square. It was built together with the town itself, originally as a gothic style fort. Historical resources say that the foundation stone of the town and the castle was laid on the 10th of August 1501 at 2 p.m. by Jan Černčický of Kácov, the owner of the estate.
After the town fire in 1526, Jan Černčicky sold the estate to the Pernstejns, who were important and wealthy noble family of the time. Following the then modern Renaissance concepts, they began with renovations of their new residence and the town itself. The estate was then sold to Protestant noble family from Styria – the Stubenbergs. They completed the renaissance renovations of the town and the castle became a Renaissance chateau. After the Estates Rebellion of 1620, in which the Stubenbergs took the part of the anti-imperialist side, the Nové Město estate was confiscated by the emperor Ferdinand II. Albrecht of Valdstejn owned the estate for a short period of time, in 1624 it was bought by Trckas of Lipa. Again, in 1634, the estate was taken away when the then current owner Adam Erdman Trcka of Lipa and others were accused of anti-imperialist conspiracy and executed in 1634 in Cheb. The property and possessions were consequently given away by the Emperor as a reward for the assassination of the nobles. A Scottish noble, Walter of Leslie, a chief constable of Cheb at the time, later promoted to a field-marshal and a count of the empire, obtained the Nove Město estate. Under the reign of the House of Leslie, the Chateau received its most extensive renovations. The Baroque style structural changes and additions accomplished during this time remain to this day. The Chateau was widened by the addition of the ground floor arcade and the first and second floor halls. The second floor was richly embellished with stucco decorations and frescoes depicting tales from Greek and Roman mythology. In 1802, the last of Sir Walter´s family died and the Chateau was inherited by the family Ditrichstejn-Leslie. This family did not maintain the place and it remained mostly unoccupied which led to its dilapidation in 19th century.
Schloss Schönbrunn am frühen Morgen von der Seite des Haupteingangs, vom Ehrenhof aus gesehen. Im Vordergrund der östliche Brunnen mit den Skulpturen von Johann Baptist Hagenauer. Sie sollen die Königreiche Galizien, Lodomerien und Siebenbürgen darstellen.
Im Osten verdeckten Wolken leider die ganze Zeit die Sonne, wodurch strukturelle Details leider kaum betont werden. Daher habe ich den Kontrast im Bild massiv verstärkt. Die Belichtungszeit wurde mit dem Graufilter Lee Little Stopper verlängert.
Schönbrunn Palace in the early morning seen from the side of the main entrance, the Parade Court. The sculptures in the fountain in the foreground were executed by Johann Baptist Hagenauer and represent the kingdoms of Galicia and Lodomeria as well as Transylvania.
Clouds covering the sun in the east did not give me much contrast, so I increased contrast a lot when processing. This shot was made using the Lee Little Stopper, a ND filter that reduces exposure by approximately 6 stops.
The gallows was erected in 1597 instead of a wooden gallows. The number of people executed is unclear, but there are some indications that relatively few people died there, which is also due to the relatively liberal jurisprudence of the Count House of Erbach. Only one execution in 1746 is documented in the church records, which is considered certain. Johann Adam Beisel from Unter-Sensbach was hanged for theft and adultery. [2] According to the inscription on a memorial stone next to the gallows, the "last execution in 1804, a gypsy woman for stealing a chicken and two loaves of bread" should have taken placeThree red sandstone columns about five meters high were set up so that they form the corners of an equilateral triangle. They carry three crossbars arranged in a triangle, which is why the place of execution is also known as the so-called "three-sleeper gallows". The gallows served the high court of the Oberzent under the rule of the Counts of Erbach; In 1806 they were deprived of their jurisdiction by Napoleonic law, which also ended the right to impose the death penalty. The gallows was erected in 1597 instead of a wooden gallows. The number of people executed is unclear, but there are some indications that relatively few people died there, which is also due to the relatively liberal jurisprudence of the Count House of Erbach. Only one execution in 1746 is documented in the church records, which is considered certain. Johann Adam Beisel from Unter-Sensbach was hanged for theft and adultery. [2] According to the inscription on a memorial stone next to the gallows, the "last execution in 1804, a gypsy woman for stealing a chicken and two loaves of bread" should have taken place
After executing a well timed meet with a westbound track geometry car, Montana Rail Link’s Bozeman Local scales the remainder of the west slope of Bozeman Pass and is about to duck into the tunnel at the summit which lies just a few hundred yards ahead. From there it will be smooth sailing down the other side of the mountain into Livingston, where the crew will have work at the yard and R-Y Timber before heading back to Bozeman. The two 1969 built GP35’s leading the short freight are a common sight on this job, and have undoubtedly traversed the steep grades of the Rocky Mountains many times further to the south under the ownership of the Rio Grande.
Having executed a perfect 'rolling meet' at Bealville the Mojave Sub Dispatcher has kept an eastbound BNSF Z moving up the mountain, while Union Pacific's ZLCLT and its colorful headend consist continues on its quest for Northern California.
UP 1988 ~ ZLCLT ~ Bealville (Allard), California
Union Pacific's Mojave Subdivision
05.12.2015
Le cloître de la cathédrale Saint Etienne de Cahors est un véritable chef d'œuvre de l'art gothique flamboyant. Il a été construit entre 1493 et 1553 par l'évêque Antoine de Luzech. Pour y accéder, il vous faut emprunter une porte à droite du chœur quand vous êtes dans la cathédrale.
Tout autour du cloître s'organisent des bâtiments relevant du chapitre. La chapelle Saint-Gausbert, avec ses peintures exécutées à la fin 15e siècle, accueille le trésor de la cathédrale depuis 1972. En son centre, un des 25 Jardins Secrets de la ville se prête à la découverte.
Dans la vie de saint Didier il est écrit qu'il y avait au VIIe siècle, à côté de la cathédrale un cloître et un monastère. Ce cloître a peut-être été reconstruit à la même époque que les coupoles de la cathédrale si on s'appuie sur une porte qui a été conservée et qui présente le même style que le portail sud de la cathédrale.
Une porte, à droite du chœur, permet d'accéder au cloître gothique flamboyant.
En 1493, après la fin de la guerre de Cent Ans, sous l'épiscopat d'Antoine d'Alamand, le chapitre peut financer la reconstruction du cloître. Le chantier commence en 1497 et se termine en 1504. On y trouve les armoiries du chanoine Antoine d'Auriolle et des évêques Antoine de Luzech (1502-1509), Aloïs de Caretto (1514-1524) et Paul de Caretto (1524-1553). Le cloître a peut-être été réalisé par des sculpteurs ayant participé à la construction du cloître de l'abbaye de Cadouin. Le premier étage du cloître n'a pas été réalisé.
Les sculptures profanes représentant des coquillards, des buveurs, des musiciens, un architecte au travail, ont peut-être été copiées sur celles de Cadouin. On peut voir sur une pierre carrée se disputer deux pèlerins, l'un tenant une coquille. Au nord-ouest, la petite Vierge sous son dais de coquilles, est une des rares représentations religieuses épargnées par les protestants quand ils ont prix la ville.
Curiosité : la surface de la cour intérieure est strictement égale à la surface de la galerie qui l'entoure, illustrant ainsi la duplication du carré et le nombre racine carrée de deux qui a fasciné mathématiciens et architectes depuis Babylone.
In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson.
This is one photograph on which I would be happy to stake my reputation as a photographer. As far as I'm aware, it is the only photograph of this historic building taken from directly in front as you see here. The reason why all the other photographs are taken from an angle is that the distance across the street is usually too short to give a complete view of the frontage. And an extremely wide angle lens will tend to distort the image too much.
In this case my plan was to photograph it at night, to take advantage of the lighting (limited though that is - especially at the very top of the building). The early Art Deco styling is truly outstanding and typical of its time of construction in 1915. This marks the architectural shift from Art Nouveau to Art Deco and this building is almost unique in Australia in that regard.
My earlier photographs of the historic Palais Theatre and Luna Park in St Kilda (Melbourne) were a model for this shot, although of course they both needed to be in colour.* The grey and white tones of The National Theatre's original paintwork meant that black and white was the obvious choice here.
*[I will do a re-edit on both those photographs tonight and post them tomorrow - as I am not happy with the original postings, given they were processed before I started using Capture One.]
Speaking of processing, there is plenty here, but no AI. Everything you see is on the original RAW file, but obviously certain parts of the photograph needed to be enhanced by using adjustment layers. Another reason for choosing this angle of shot was to incorporate the building with arched windows on the far right under the glow of the street lamp. It will surprise no art buff to see here the influence of the great Italian Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978).
The National Theatre was opened as a live theatre, but in 1934 became the first in Launceston to show "Talkie" films. It remained a successful cinema until 1969. At present it is the home of one of Tasmania's finest printing firms, Foot and Playsted.
The Midland Camera club planned and executed a wonderful trip to the Jordan Valley and Leelanau peninsula in pursuit of Fall colors, landscapes, farms, sand dunes, Lake Michigan. lighthouses, and a vast assortment of interesting subjects to photograph. All the members came home with a nice collection of photographs and much joy in the adventure spent together. Visit our viewing site to see the work of the members.
www.flickr.com/groups/3021281@N20/
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Autumn colour has been prematurely executed this year by Storm Ashley tearing the foliage from the trees. It really has been a short period of colour here in the NW of England, with most of that wonderful autumnal colour now being on the ground, sadly.
It was very much the same story up in the Lakes last week with those remaining leaves being rather dull in colour.
I shot this in Roddlesworth Woods near home when we had a bit low low cloud and mist this week. You can see all the lovely Beech leaves lying on the ground. The mist at least gave the scene a bit of atmosphere!
Patrick Dougherty conceived this project and it was executed over 3 weeks with 150 volunteers. There are 7 faces nestled in a grove of trees in Hillsboro Oregon.
His inspiration was the masks and totems of the Northwest First Nations people.
The masks reach a height of 18 feet. More of his artwork: www.stickwork.net
During the French Revolution the new revolutionary government erected the guillotine in the square, and it was here that King Louis XVI was executed on 21 January 1793. In 1795, under the Directory, the square was renamed from Place Louis XV to Place de la Concorde as a gesture of reconciliation after the turmoil of the French Revolution. After the Bourbon Restoration of 1814, the name was changed back to Place Louis XV, and in 1826 the square was renamed Place Louis XVI. After the July Revolution of 1830 the name was returned to Place de la Concorde and has remained since.
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The bridge over the River Derwent was built in 1794 and is still in daily use.
On July 25, 1588, the most infamous event in the history of the chapel unfolded when three Roman Catholic priests were executed by hanging, drawing, and quartering at Derwent Bridge for treason, at the behest of the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I.
Two of these priests, Nicholas Garlick and Robert Ludlam, were discovered concealed at Padley Manor in northern Derbyshire and apprehended, along with Richard Simpson, for their alleged treason. They were brought to Derby for trial at the Guildhall in the Market Place.
They were collectively known as the Padley Martyrs.
The Treasure hunt is executed in sick now.
Cyber suits that I wear now can be gotten by collecting 10 mystery man's masks.
to 6th Sep.
secondlife://sick/234/129/28/
One of the symbols of Bruges is the swan... There exists a nice legend about the swans of Bruges. In 1488 the people of Bruges had executed one of the town administrators belonging to the court of Maximilian of Austria, husband and successor of duchess Mary of Burgundy. The town administrator was called 'Pieter Lanchals', a name which means ' long neck'. The Lanchals family coat of arms featured a white swan. Legend has it that Maximilian punished Bruges by obliging the population to keep swans on their lakes and canals till eternity... Believe it or not but a lot of swans are everywhere in Bruges until now. This city and swans can’t be divided and Bruges can be called Swan City...
Much better viewed large on black View On Black
one of many rewarding scenes at the "Seven Bridges" area south east of Rapid City, Michigan
The Midland Camera club planned and executed a wonderful trip to the Jordan Valley and Leelanau peninsula in pursuit of Fall colors, landscapes, farms, sand dunes, Lake Michigan. lighthouses, and a vast assortment of interesting subjects to photograph. All the members came home with a nice collection of photographs and much joy in the adventure spent together. Visit our viewing site to see the work of the members.
www.flickr.com/groups/3021281@N20/
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En raison des attaques BRUTALES et SANGLANTES exécutés à Paris dans les dernières heures, je décide de supprimer le TITRE, la MUSIQUE, et le TEXT précédent de cette image.
Mon PLUS FORTE et ABSOLUE condamnation de ce nouvel acte de l'HORREUR et de la BARBARIE. Et mon profonde et plus sincère ESTIME et RESPECT pour toutes les victimes, leurs familles et amis, et pour tous le Peuple Français.
Alors que je suis écrivant ces lignes, Paris est encore sous le feu et la méchanceté de ceux qui ne connaissent pas la langue plus que la VIOLENCE et la TERREUR.
Nous sommes tous Paris, nous sommes tous La France.
Debido a los BRUTALES y SANGRIENTOS atentados llevados a cabo en París en las últimas horas, he decidido eliminar el TITULO, la MÚSICA y el TEXTO anterior de esta imagen.
Mi más ENÉRGICA y ABSOLUTA condena ante esta nueva muestra de HORROR y BARBARIE. Y mi más profundo y sincero RESPECTO para todas las víctimas, sus familias y amigos, y para todo el Pueblo Francés.
Mientras escribo estas líneas, París sigue bajo el fuego y la maldad de aquellos que no conocen más lenguaje que la VIOLENCIA y el TERROR.
Todos somos París, todos somos Francia.
Due to the BRUTAL and BLOODY attacks carried out in Paris in the last few hours, I decided to delete the TITLE, MUSIC and previous TEXT of this image.
My most STRONGEST and ABSOLUTE condemnation of this new act of HORROR and BARBARISM. And my deepest and most sincere RESPECT to the victims, their families and friends, and for all the French People.
As I write these lines, Paris is yet under the fire and the wickedness of those who do not know more language than the VIOLENCE and TERROR.
We are all Paris, we are all France.
Des peintures ont été exécutées sur le mur entourant le chœur entre les années 1316 et 1324. Elles ont été badigeonnées à la fin du XVIIIe siècle. Elles représentaient la lapidation et ensevelissement de saint Étienne, le baptême du préfet Dioscorus par saint Genoulph, l'Adoration des Mages, le Couronnement de la Vierge, la consécration de l'autel de la Vierge de Rocamadour par saint Martial et le martyre de sainte Valérie. Elles ont été redécouvertes en 1872 par le peintre et sculpteur de Cahors, Cyprien Calmon. Il en a commencé la restauration en 1873. Si cette restauration reste modérée sur le panneau du couronnement de la Vierge, les panneaux représentant la lapidation de saint Étienne sur le piédroit de l'arc-doubleau du côté nord et l'Adoration des Mages sont entièrement repeints. Les autres panneaux sont des compositions de Cyprien Calmon (1837-1901) qui les a signés.
The Global Super Tanker returned to Pinal Air Park today from Sacramento, CA where it had been fighting the wildfires.. She made 3 low passes prior to landing and executed a water drop on the third low pass.
Marana, AZ.
12-8-18.
Photo by: Ned Harris
Thanks to Paul Larson for the heads up.
Kilmainham Gaol (Irish: Príosún Chill Mhaighneann) is a former prison in Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland. It is now a museum run by the Office of Public Works, an agency of the Government of Ireland. Many Irish revolutionaries, including the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, were imprisoned and executed in the prison by the orders of the UK Government.When it was first built in 1796, Kilmainham Gaol was called the "New Gaol" to distinguish it from the old prison it was intended to replace – a noisome dungeon, just a few hundred metres from the present site. It was officially called the County of Dublin Gaol, and was originally run by the Grand Jury for County Dublin.
Originally, public hangings took place at the front of the prison. However, from the 1820s onward very few hangings, public or private, took place at Kilmainham. A small hanging cell was built in the prison in 1891. It is located on the first floor, between the west wing and the east wing.
There was no segregation of prisoners; men, women and children were incarcerated up to 5 in each cell, with only a single candle for light and heat. Most of their time was spent in the cold and the dark, and each candle had to last for two weeks. Its cells were roughly 28 square metres in area.
Children were sometimes arrested for petty theft, the youngest said to be a seven-year-old child, while many of the adult prisoners were transported to Australia.
At Kilmainham, the poor conditions in which women prisoners were kept provided the spur for the next stage of development. As early as 1809, in his report, the Inspector had observed that male prisoners were supplied with iron bedsteads while females "lay on straw on the flags in the cells and common halls". Half a century later there was little improvement. The women's section, located in the west wing, remained overcrowded. In an attempt to relieve the overcrowding, 30 female cells were added to the Gaol in 1840. These improvements had not been made long before the Great Famine occurred, and Kilmainham was overwhelmed with the increase of prisoners.
Kilmainham Gaol was decommissioned as a prison by the Irish Free State government in 1924. Seen principally as a site of oppression and suffering, there was at this time no declared interest in its preservation as a monument to the struggle for national independence. The jail's potential function as a location of national memory was also undercut and complicated by the fact that the first four Republican prisoners executed by the Free State government during the Irish Civil War were shot in the prison yard.
The Irish Prison Board contemplated reopening it as a prison during the 1920s but all such plans were finally abandoned in 1929. In 1936 the government considered the demolition of the prison but the price of this undertaking was seen as prohibitive. Republican interest in the site began to develop from the late 1930s, most notably with the proposal by the National Graves Association, a Republican organisation, to preserve the site as both a museum and memorial to the 1916 Easter Rising. This proposal received no objections from the Commissioners of Public Works, who costed it at £600, and negotiations were entered into with the Department of Education about the possibility of relocating artefacts relating to the 1916 Rising housed in the National Museum to a new museum at the Kilmainham Gaol site. The Department of Education rejected this proposal seeing the site as unsuitable for this purpose and suggested instead that paintings of nationalist leaders could be installed in appropriate prison cells. However, with the advent of the Emergency the proposal was shelved for the duration of the war.
An architectural survey commissioned by the Office of Public Works after World War II revealed that the prison was in a ruinous condition. With the Department of Education still intransigent to the site's conversion to a nationalist museum and with no other apparent function for the building, the Commissioners of Public Works proposed only the prison yard and those cell blocks deemed to be of national importance should be preserved and that the rest of the site should be demolished. This proposal was not acted upon.
In 1953 the Department of the Taoiseach, as part of a scheme to generate employment, re-considered the proposal of the National Graves Association to restore the prison and establish a museum at the site. However, no advance was made and the material condition of the prison continued to deteriorate.
From the late 1950s, a grassroots movement for the preservation of Kilmainham Gaol began to develop. Provoked by reports that the Office of Public Works was accepting tenders for the demolition of the building, Lorcan C.G. Leonard, a young engineer from the north side of Dublin, along with a small number of like-minded nationalists, formed the Kilmainham Gaol Restoration Society in 1958. In order to offset any potential division among its members, the society agreed that they should not address any of the events connected with the Civil War period in relation to the restoration project. Instead, a narrative of the unified national struggle was to be articulated. A scheme was then devised that the prison should be restored and a museum built using voluntary labour and donated materials.
With momentum for the project growing, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions informed the society that they would not oppose their plan and the Building Trades Council gave it their support. It is also likely that Dublin Corporation, which had shown an interest in the preservation of the prison, supported the proposal. At this time the Irish government was coming under increasing pressure from the National Graves Association and the Old IRA Literary and Debating Society to take action to preserve the site. Thus, when the society submitted their plan in late 1958 the government looked favourably on a proposal that would achieve this goal without occasioning any significant financial commitment from the state.
In February 1960 the society's detailed plan for the restoration project, which notably also envisioned the site's development as a tourist attraction, received the approval of the notoriously parsimonious Department of Finance. The formal handing over of prison keys to a board of trustees, composed of five members nominated by the society and two by the government, occurred in May 1960. The trustees were charged a nominal rent of one penny rent per annum to extend for a period of five years at which point it was envisaged that the restored prison would be permanently transferred to the trustees' custodial care.
Commencing with a workforce of sixty volunteers in May 1960, the society set about clearing the overgrown vegetation, trees, fallen masonry and bird droppings from the site. By 1962 the symbolically important prison yard where the leaders of the 1916 Rising were executed had been cleared of rubble and weeds and the restoration of the Victorian section of the prison was nearing completion. It opened to the public on 10 April 1966. The final restoration of the site was completed in 1971 when Kilmainham Gaol chapel was re-opened to the public having been reroofed and re-floored and with its altar reconstructed. The Magill family acted as residential caretakers, in particular, Joe Magill who worked on the restoration of the gaol from the start until the Gaol was handed over to the Office of Public works.
It now houses a museum on the history of Irish nationalism and offers guided tours of the building. An art gallery on the top floor exhibits paintings, sculptures and jewellery of prisoners incarcerated in prisons all over contemporary Ireland.
Kilmainham Gaol is one of the biggest unoccupied prisons in Europe. Now empty of prisoners, it is filled with history.
In 2013, Kilmainham courthouse located beside the prison, which had remained in operation as a seat of the Dublin District court until 2008 was handed over to the OPW for refurbishment as part of a broader redevelopment of the Gaol and the surrounding Kilmainham Plaza in advance of the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising. The courthouse opened in 2015 as the attached visitor's centre for the Gaol.
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