State of the Vatican City, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, the capital city of Italy. It has an area of approximately 44 hectares (110 acres) (0.44 km2), and a population of just over 800.[5][12]

Vatican City is a city-state that came into existence in 1929. It is distinct from the Holy See, which dates back to early Christianity and is the main episcopal see of 1.147 billion Latin and Eastern Catholic adherents around the globe. Ordinances of Vatican City are published in Italian; official documents of the Holy See are issued mainly in Latin. The two entities even have distinct passports: the Holy See, not being a country, only issues diplomatic and service passports; the state of Vatican City issues normal passports. In both cases the passports issued are very few.

The Lateran Treaty in 1929, which brought the city-state into existence, spoke of it as a new creation (Preamble and Article III), not as a vestige of the much larger Papal States (756-1870) that had previously encompassed central Italy. Most of this territory was absorbed into the Kingdom of Italy in 1860, and the final portion, namely the city of Rome with a small area close to it, ten years later, in 1870.

Vatican City is an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state, ruled by the bishop of Rome—the Pope. The highest state functionaries are all Catholic clergymen of various nationalities. It is the sovereign territory of the Holy See (Sancta Sedes) and the location of the Pope's residence, referred to as the Apostolic Palace.

The Popes have resided in the area that in 1929 became Vatican City since the return from Avignon in 1377. Previously, they resided in the Lateran Palace on the Caelian Hill on the opposite side of Rome, which site Constantine gave to Pope Miltiades in 313. The signing of the agreements that established the new state took place in the latter building, giving rise to the name of Lateran Pacts, by which they are known.

The name "Vatican" is ancient and predates Christianity, coming from the Latin Mons Vaticanus, meaning Vatican Mount. The territory of Vatican City is part of the Mons Vaticanus, and of the adjacent former Vatican Fields where St. Peter's Basilica, the Apostolic Palace, the Sistine Chapel, and museums were built, along with various other buildings. The area was part of the Roman rione of Borgo until 1929. Being separated from the city, on the west bank of the Tiber river, the area was an outcrop of the city that was protected by being included within the walls of Leo IV (847–55), and later expanded by the current fortification walls, built under Paul III (1534–49), Pius IV (1559–65) and Urban VIII (1623–44). When the Lateran Treaty of 1929 that gave the state its present form was being prepared, the boundaries of the proposed territory were influenced by the fact that much of it was all but enclosed by this loop. For some tracts of the frontier, there was no wall, but the line of certain buildings supplied part of the boundary, and for a small part of the frontier a modern wall was constructed. The territory includes St. Peter's Square, distinguished from the territory of Italy only by a white line along the limit of the square, where it touches Piazza Pio XII. St. Peter's Square is reached through the Via della Conciliazione which runs from the Tiber River to St. Peter's. This grand approach was constructed by Benito Mussolini after the conclusion of the Lateran Treaty.

According to the Lateran Treaty, certain properties of the Holy See that are located in Italian territory, most notably Castel Gandolfo and the major basilicas, enjoy extraterritorial status similar to that of foreign embassies. These properties, scattered all over Rome and Italy, house essential offices and institutions necessary to the character and mission of the Holy See.

Castel Gandolfo and the named basilicas are patrolled internally by police agents of Vatican City State and not by Italian police. St. Peter's Square is ordinarily policed jointly by both.

In this originally uninhabited area (the ager vaticanus) on the opposite side of the Tiber from the city of Rome, Agrippina the Elder (14 BC – 18 October AD 33) drained the hill and environs and built her gardens in the early 1st century AD. Emperor Caligula (37-41) started construction of a circus (AD 40) that was later completed by Nero, the Circus Gaii et Neronis, usually called, simply, the Circus of Nero. The Vatican obelisk was originally taken by Caligula from Heliopolis, Egypt to decorate the spina of his circus and is thus its last visible remnant. This area became the site of martyrdom of many Christians after the Great Fire of Rome in AD 64. Ancient tradition holds that it was in this circus that Saint Peter was crucified upside down. Opposite the circus was a cemetery separated by the Via Cornelia. Funeral monuments and mausoleums and small tombs as well as altars to pagan gods of all kinds of polytheistic religions were constructed lasting until before the construction of the Constantinian Basilica of St. Peter's in the first half of the 4th century. Remains of this ancient necropolis were brought to light sporadically during renovations by various popes throughout the centuries increasing in frequency during the Renaissance until it was systematically excavated by orders of Pope Pius XII from 1939 to 1941.

In 326, the first church, the Constantinian basilica, was built over the site that early Roman Catholic apologists (from the first century on) as well as noted Italian archaeologists argue was the tomb of Saint Peter, buried in a common cemetery on the spot. From then on the area started to become more populated, but mostly only by dwelling houses connected with the activity of St. Peter's. A palace was constructed near the site of the basilica as early as the 5th century during the pontificate of Pope Symmachus (reigned 498–514)

Popes in their secular role gradually came to govern neighbouring regions and, through the Papal States, ruled a large portion of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when all of the territory of the Papal States was seized by the newly created Kingdom of Italy. For much of this time the Vatican was not the habitual residence of the Popes, but rather the Lateran Palace, and in recent centuries, the Quirinal Palace, while the residence from 1309–77 was at Avignon in France.

In 1870, the Pope's holdings were left in an uncertain situation when Rome itself was annexed by the Piedmont-led forces which had united the rest of Italy, after a nominal resistance by the papal forces. Between 1861 and 1929 the status of the Pope was referred to as the "Roman Question". They were undisturbed in their palace, and given certain recognitions by the Law of Guarantees, including the right to send and receive ambassadors. But they did not recognize the Italian king's right to rule in Rome, and they refused to leave the Vatican compound until the dispute was resolved in 1929. Other states continued to maintain international recognition of the Holy See as a sovereign entity. In practice Italy made no attempt to interfere with the Holy See within the Vatican walls. However, they confiscated church property in many other places, including, perhaps most notably, the Quirinal Palace, formerly the pope's official residence. Pope Pius IX (1846–78), the last ruler of the Papal States, claimed that after Rome was annexed he was a "Prisoner in the Vatican". This situation was resolved on 11 February 1929 between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Italy.

The treaty was signed by Benito Mussolini on behalf of King Victor Emmanuel III and by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Gasparri for Pope Pius XI. The Lateran Treaty and the Concordat established the independent State of the Vatican City and granted Roman Catholicism special status in Italy. In 1984, a new concordat between the Holy See and Italy modified certain provisions of the earlier treaty, including the position of Roman Catholicism as the Italian state religion.

Bonhams : the Zoute Sale

Estimated : € 115.000 - 135.000

Zoute Grand Prix 2018

Knokke - Zoute

België - Belgium

October 2018

A relatively short-lived make, in existence from 1921 to 1936, Derby was the name given to its cars by Éts B Montet based at Courbevoie, France. Founded in 1912, the company was engaged in general engineering at first and after WWI began dealing in war surplus Harley-Davidson motorcycles. A Harley-Davidson v-twin engine was used to power the first Derby automobile, a lightweight cyclecar. Within a couple of seasons the H-D engined cyclecar had gone, replaced by larger models powered by Chapuis-Dornier four-cylinder engines. SCAP and Ruby engines were used also as the Derby range expanded still further, and then in October 1928 at the Salon de l'Automobile in Paris, the company released its first six-cylinder car, powered by a CIME sidevalve engine. Derby's first CIME-powered sixes were of 1.2 and 1.3 litres capacity, increasing to 1.6 and 1.8 litres within the next few years. Derbys of this period were extremely handsome, with many carrying low-slung sports or racing bodies.

The brand was widely known abroad, being built under license between 1924 and 1926 in Italy where it was marketed as the Fadini, and sold in the UK as the Vernon-Derby from 1927 to 1930. Following founder Bertrand Montet's death in 1928, Derby passed into the control of British investors. This change of ownership did not bode well, as the firm pressed ahead with an ambitious V8-powered front-wheel-drive model at a time of economic recession. Very few of the V8s were made and the firm eventually closed its doors in 1936 having made some very attractive sporting models but seldom more than a few hundred cars each year.

Offered here is a rare Derby K4 with 1.8-litre six-cylinder CIME engine, four-speed gearbox, two-seater coachwork, and a short wheelbase of 2.70 metres, which makes for a very sporting drive. Like the greater part of the Derbys of the period, this K4 is believed to have been delivered new to Italy where it was found in a collection in the early 1960s (see photograph on file). The Derby probably spent most of its life in Italy before ending up in 2015 in France where it resides today. The car has been partially restored over the years, but the vendor advises us that it remains largely original and is in very good condition. Accompanying documentation consists of an old ASI document (dated 1991); a few invoices; French Carte Grise; and the aforementioned period photograph of the car in Italy. A unique opportunity to own an ultra-rare six-cylinder French sports car from the late Vintage period.

Dunolly.

This charming historic town in the Victorian goldfields belt owes it very existence to gold. The first pastoral land was taken here in 1845 by Archibald McDougall. When gold nuggets were discovered in the forest at nearby Moliagul in 1852 the current land owner at that time created a private town in 1854. McDougall in 1845 had named his property after Dunolly Castle in Scotland so although he had gone by then that was the name given to the new town. It spurted into life two years later when gold finds were made close to the town in 1856. Within a few months Dunolly had 15,000 diggers and inhabitants. Most left in 1858 but some gold mining continued for many years and the town has an air of faded elegance from these wealthy days. In the late 1850s/early 1860s many fine buildings were erected: a school hall (1857), a Court House (1862), an Anglican Church (1866), hospital (1860), the Railway Hotel under another name( 1858), The Bendigo Hotel and Cobb and Co Offices (1857) Methodist Church (1863),Town Hall (1862), Presbyterian Church (1864), etc. The railway from Melbourne and Maryborough reached the town in 1874 on its wat to St Arnaud. When the gold finds withered wheat became the main activity and the town had a flour mill erected in 1873 replaced by a newer one in 1893, more churches and more hotels and a Cobb and Co Office. In 1869 at Moliagul the largest gold nugget in the world for that time was discovered- The Welcome Stranger weighing 2,280 ounces. It was melted down for the gold but a replica is held in the Dunolly town museum. By 1875 the town of Dunolly had slipped back to around 1,500 permanent residents. The Chinese from the gold mining days had also gone by then but some are buried in the town cemetery. In World War Two (1943) a huge tin shed grain storage was built in Dunolly called a stick shed as thousands of gum poles held it together. Another one was built in Murtoa (heritage listed) which still exists but the Dunolly Stick Shed was demolished in 1987. Train services to Dunolly ceased in 1980.

Mirpur , Dhaka , Bangladesh .

Watch the video on Vimeo. Video created by MASE CREW

MASE CREW is known as one of Indonesia's leading Graffiti crew. We recently celebrated our seventh anniversary and made an event called "Existence". The event showcased the urban culture starting from the work of graffiti artists, open cypher for bboys, bazaar that offered interesting merchandise, and also the appearance of MC's and DJ's who played underground hip-hop beats, neo soul, funk and boogie which really made MASE CREW's event unforgettable.

Big shout out for all the people who came down to the jam. Thank you for sharing good vibes with us, and specially for those who missed our party, watch and enjoy the video.

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Sakharibazar, Old Dhaka, 2011

Normal people with extraordinary lifestyles

Along with smile and the gloomy, here life has its own rhyme, has its own colour.

Time passed by, humanity changed along with its history...

But these people remained here tolerating the hardest truth of existences

..........its their story of extraordinary existences.

Sakharibazar, Old Dhaka. A very interesting place for all of us to visit. Culture and customs of old Dhaka are the tribute to the ancient history of Bangladesh. Peoples still living in 100 years old building from generations after generations. With the reflection of their religious beauty Old Dhaka attracts peoples from here and abroad.

Shakhari Bazaar is one of the oldest mohallas (a traditional neighbourhood) in Puran Dhaka (Old Dhaka), located near the intersection of Islampur Road and Nawabpur Road;the two main arteries of the old city and only a block away from the Buriganga River. Shakhari Bazaar stretches along a narrow lane, lined with thin slices of richly decorated brick buildings, built during the late Mughal or Colonial period. Despite rampant modifications, accretion, extension over time, even redevelopment, many still bear the testimony of a rich tradition.

Shakhari Bazaar is the manifestation of the irrational policies, lack of adequate development control rules and distorted legal framework, all of which have left their indelible mark on this precious little mohalla that shares a long history of more than 400 years with Dhaka city itself.The history of Shakhari Bazaar goes back to the pre-Mughal days if not earlier. The first mention of Puran Dhaka can be found in the writings of Mirza Nathan, the general turned historian, who traveled with Subahdar Islam Khan. He mentioned Puran Dhaka, as the area between Dholai Khal and Buriganga river covering Shakhari Bazaar, Tanti Bazaar, Bangla Bazaar, Lakhsmi Bazaar, Bangla Bazaar, Kamar Nagar, Sutar Nagar, Goala Nagar, etc. Each mohalla belonged to separate communities depending on their craft and trade. The influences of the Mughal vocabulary in the planning of the spaces are literally evident in the use of Persian names to identify different spaces..

None of you know how It feels to live a very solitary existence.

No one gives a damn about us, the lonely people, we are

invisible, that´s the only curse and also the only privilege that we have :P

I was daydreaming, enjoying the calm before the storm :)

There´s a lot of vanity in Flickr. Sorry if you love it, but I´m not one of that kind, ´cos I´m modest and my ego enters in my pocket. I´m shy and all my selfportraits are a therapy.

Note: From late may 2009, until october 30th 2010 I showed my face, now for secury reasons these selfportraits are become private (just for the few flicker friends).

P.S. Dear voyeur (presumed dumb) :P

many thanks for your indiference about my art :P

and dear thief (presumed with more snout

than a tapir :P), Please do not use my photographs,

paintings, drawings, cartoons, poems, translations

and words on websites, blogs or any other media

without my explicit permission.

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Ninguno/a de vosotros/as sabe lo que es llevar una vida muy solitaria.

A nadie le importamos un rabano la gente solitaria, somos invisibles,

esa el nuestra maldición y nuestro único privilegio :P

Estaba soñando despierto, y disfrutando de la calma antes de la tormenta :)

Hay mucha vanidad en el Flickr. Lo siento si a ti te gusta, pero yo no soy así, porque yo soy modesto y mi ego cabe en mi bolsillo. Soy tímido y mis autorretratos son una terapia.

Nota: De finales Mayo 2009 hasta el

30 Octubre 2010 enseñé mi cara, ahora

por seguridad hice privados esos autorretratos (solo para pocos los amigos flickeros).

P.D. Querido/a mirón/a (presumiblemente mudo/a),

,muchas gracias por tu indiferencia acerca de mi arte :P

y querido ladrón/a (presumiblemente con más morro que un tapir) :P

, por favor no utilices mis fotografías, pinturas, dibujos, tiras cómicas,

poemas, traducciones y textos en páginas webs, blogs u

otros medios de comunicación sin antes haberme

pedido permiso para poder hacerlo.

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12th October 2010

Original resolution: 13.6 Megapixels.

Unedited image :)

Camera: SONY DSCW-300

Kaizen Project 38 – A Rare Find

PRESS RELEASE

Over one hundred years since the existence of Fairies was thought to have been proved and then disproved once and for all, an image has emerged that has set the international news media afire.

An astonishing statement from the Department of the Environment states that three Fairies have been captured and handed over to Research Scientists at an undisclosed Laboratory in London, UK for scientific study.

We contacted the Fairy Investigation Society (FIS) but they say they have received no information about the Fairies and are most disappointed to have received no communication on this matter. Being the foremost authority on Fairy life in the UK, they add, they would have expected to have been consulted on any planned capture and suitable ways to accommodate Fairies in the unlikely event of any Fairies being found. As it is, the Society members, whilst feeling somewhat excited, remain extremely concerned that the best interests of the Fairies will not be Scientists’ first priority.

The care and control of the Fairies lies in the hands of Queenie Craufurd, pictured, who says she has been interested in Fairies since childhood when she herself recorded having met and played with Fairies. Sadly, as a young child, she failed then to obtain photographic evidence of her claims. Queenie says that early experience drove her to become a research scientist and she has always been optimistic about one day proving their existence to the world. It is a dream come true that she is now able to be doing so.

We understand the Fairies will be kept in controlled conditions and all manner of tests will be conducted. These will include blood tests, hair sampling and DNA testing, speech, language and comprehension studies, as well as conducting test flights within a secure facility.

There will be no more statements from the Laboratory until testing is complete. It is then anticipated that the Fairies will go on display in Museums around the world, completing a tour of all interested countries over a five year period.

The life span of a Fairy is unknown at present, but should any Fairy not survive this experience – the first of any kind with humans – there will of course be the opportunity for Post Mortem and precise study of the anatomy of the Fairy, which will greatly enhance our knowledge and understanding of the largely unseen and unknown Fairy World..

Protests are expected across the UK and beyond as concern for the Fairies mounts. Details of experiments and studies to be conducted are only expected to increase the anger of the general public and UK Police are cancelling all leave in order to be able to adequately manage the large numbers of people expected on the streets in the coming days.

The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, says, “I have always known Fairies exist and I am hugely excited at the prospect of the UK’s best minds being able to study these Fairies up close and personal. I shall be visiting the secure facility where they are being held on Monday to meet our visitors. I have no doubts at all that these Fairies will appreciate their time with our top Scientists and their opinion of us will be much enhanced by this ‘First Contact’.

Obviously, this is a great coup for the UK to be the first country ever to capture Fairies and secure them for research. We hope to learn much from them, and this knowledge will have far-reaching implications across many spheres, ranging from scientific research to tourism.”

Whilst this image is likely to cause immense concern amongst many people, the scientific community has reacted with positivity and determination. It will, they say, be no mean feat to commence communication with the fairies, who have not yet been observed to speak a word of English, or any other known language. However, they state they will proceed with the utmost consideration for the Fairies’ wellbeing and balancing that with the need to gain as much information as possible from these previously unseen creatures.

If and when any further images or information are released, we will, of course, publish an immediate update to this story. In the meantime, the world waits with bated breath.

I started thinking about a theme for this month’s project and the idea of the Cottingley Fairies popped into my head. I even started a piece with a lady holding a fairy. But then I thought about bringing it up to date. I thought about how different it would be nowadays if Fairies were seen by children, in their garden and made the mistake of telling their parents or other adults. Imagine if Fairies were captured! How would they be treated? As important ambassadors from another unknown world? Or specimens to be studied at any cost? This piece illustrates what I believe most likely!

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存在革命同人活動 - 台南一中 / 暗黑藍天使當是非不分時就會現身 - 無聲無息的鋒利短劍

The Close play of the Existence Revolution - Tainan First Senior High School / The dark blue angel to consider the rights and wrongs not time sharing can this present existence - The Silent sharp stiletto

El juego cercano de la revolución de la existencia - De Tainan High School secundaria mayor primero / El ángel azul marino para considerar las derechas y los males que no comparten el tiempo puede esta actual existencia - El estilete agudo silencioso

革命の人の活動が存在しますと - 台南の一中 / 暗黒で青い天使は非いいえ時間を分けて現れると思います - 音声がない無利息の鋭くて短い剣

Das nahe Spiel der Bestehen-Revolution - Tainan-zuerst ältere Highschool / Der dunkelblaue Engel, zum der Rechte und des Unrechtes nicht timesharing zu betrachten kann dieses anwesende Bestehen - Das leise scharfe Stilett

Tainan Taiwan / Tainan Taiwán / 台灣台南

原圖JPG直出無後製

Original picture JPG is straight has no children the system

El JPG original del cuadro es recto no tiene ninguÌn niño el sistema

原図JPGはずっと跡継ぎがいなくてつくることを出します

Ursprünglicher Abbildung JPG ist hat keine Kinder das System gerade

本圖無合成無折射

This chart does not have the refraction without the synthesis

Esta carta no tiene la refracción sin la síntesis

当合成がないことを求めて屈折がありません

Dieses Diagramm hat die Brechung nicht ohne die Synthese

可用放大鏡開1:1原圖

The available magnifying glass opens 1:1 original picture

La lupa disponible abre el cuadro de la original del 1:1

利用できる拡大鏡は1:1の原物映像を開ける

Die vorhandene Lupe öffnet 1:1vorlagenabbildung

Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

Hohhot is a city of incredible diversity. The mesh of Islamic and traditional Chinese architecture can be seen on the opposing sides of this city street. Muslims, Buddhists, and minority groups blend seamlessly in this bustling city.

Submitted by: Lisa Dicker

This and other photos in this set were submitted by students of the University of Tennessee as part of the Study Abroad Photo Contest. See studyabroad.utk.edu/ for more details.

There is no sense in cropping this photo because it would deny the existence of the light echoes that exist on this North American mound site. These light echoes are unexplained bands of Electro-magnetic light energy that exist on this site that simply cannot be explained. In this photo a band of light energy exists within the Blue light echo Dark Matter completely inconsistent with the true background that is visible to our naked eye; and this time the light band is horizontal, which I have no explanation. It is interesting studying the micro elements of the fibers at the peak of this flower and comparing this photo with the previous photo in this series. In the last photo the light from the sun is collected in a higher proportion in the filament fibers of the previous flower in contrast to the flower in this photo. Notice how the radiated fibers of this flower in the previous photo holds a higher luminescent field as if these filaments were actually independent sources of energy. This ancient culture's use of fiber optics and light filaments that I have found on this site are perhaps mirroring an already existing technology that naturally exists within our environment, world , and universe. Somehow this ancient culture found a way to compress light energy within purified quartz-based micro filaments and then transform this compressed light energy into a successful energy form that our modern world has not yet grasped the potential of this quartz-based light energy ribbon serving as a supreme power source. The triad line of luminescent symbols on the right side of this image field has somehow reorganized light particles to maintain a triad of symbols; similar patterns of three variable symbols are found on many stones on this site. The symmetry of the light echoes on the right side of this photo would be impossible to manufacture on their own without some kind of higher technology not yet understood. I can only ask one question; how were these light echoes created within the Dark Matter beyond this flower without a separate yet to be understood energy source, and yet to be discovered by our modern world???

In the previous photo the purple pigment within the filaments were overwhelmed with luminescent light energy; this plant's mechanism of collecting the sun's rays to create a stronger floral mechanism exists within these micro filaments on the top of this flower. Somehow this ancient culture found a way to exponentially transform the sun's light energy, perhaps using a similar mechanism of fiber optics that also occur naturally in nature; and the difference of luminescence of these filaments in these these two photos show how different flowers of the same species transform the sun's light energy into an exponentially independent power source, right in front of us on a micro level.

Perhaps to better understand this energy mechanism is understanding that as the sun rises in the horizon, the heat energy of the sun increases as the sun's light increases its direct laser-line potential in the horizon, thus increasing the luminescent potential of the organic material within a flower or any living organism. I have always spoken of an unexplained organic energy source existing within the stones on this site that change based on air temperature, moisture, and direct sun-light differentials. Studying the flower filaments of these two photos perhaps help show how organic components existing within inorganic matter appears to exponentially increase the ability of any physical matter to absorb and release energy into the environment. Perhaps similar in concept to light passing through dark matter in the open deep space of our universe; we need to recalculate the speed of light without the physical resistance of gravity to accurately measure to speed of light beyond Earth's atmosphere. We consider the dark matter of deep space to be empty, however what if this dark matter plasma is actually more efficient transferring energy than the physical matter on earth with the forces of gravity serving as an energy inhibitor of potential energy transfer??? If there is a vacuum of Dark (empty) matter in deep space; perhaps there is a potential for understanding how light can travel faster within the vacuum of open space at 2.7 Kelvin (minus 454.74 Fahrenheit) once particle and wave electromagnetic ribbons are established without the resistance of Earth's Gravitational force existing within our atmosphere? I was thinking about the concept of how a vacuum cleaner works in our modern world. Perhaps once a portal is open in deep space extending beyond the physical matter and gravity of our atmosphere; extending an energy ribbon between two separate dimensional points within our galaxy and universe is easier to establish; does this vacuum differential between the two different points in space have the potential to pausing the passage of time and space until this vacuum differential between two points either close or equalize???

Perhaps the entire physiology behind transit and passage between two different points in deep space is using the electromagnetic trail of light energies to virtually skip from one inter-dimensional point to another in space using this electromagnetic ribbon of particle and wave light energy serving as the transit agent across inter-dimensional plasma entities within deep space (thus different facets of our galaxy). It seems that studying the light passing through the filaments of this flower indicate the need to recalculate the speed and movement of light without the resistance of physical gravitational energies of undefined celestial bodies in space. Perhaps the entire concept of celestial navigation extending beyond the gravitational forces of Earth's atmosphere is reliant on these energy ribbons that are also visible in the filaments of this flower???

During a circumnavigation of a mesa next to Negro Bill Canyon I encountered this sandstone boulder. Upon seeing the aura antennae atop the rock, I realized that it was a psychic transmitter. Feeling a bit tired from my wanderings among the bedrock, bushes, and blaring Sun, I paused to take advantage of this wondrous facility.

Desiring to give my motivation a boost, I proceeded to make body contact with the rock. By maintaining the pictured posture for 7.1 hours without moving, I reached a Higher Plane of Existence. The result is that I began to understand why the ingredients of shampoo have such weird names. Infused with this new awareness, my spirit was uplifted and I continued my exploration with renewed enthusiasm.

Joe Tripod, who helped me make this picture, isn't psychic but he meditates in stillness to hold my camera.

Geotagging is approximate, as psychic transmitters play havoc with Internet mapping routines and GPS devices.

From above and across the canyon, one has a different view of this boulder.

The Protestant City church Kitzingen (also Petrini church) is a church building in the old town of Kitzingen. With its high tower and its monumental Baroque façade it dominates the townscape. It is consecrated to John the Baptist but usually in contrast to the Catholic St. John's church it is only called City church. The Church is the largest Protestant church in Lower Franconia.

History

The history of Kitzingen is closely linked to the Town church. The predecessor building of the present church was a monastery. Already in the 8th century report sources of its existence. It was founded as a Benedictine (the female ones) abbey.

Until the Reformation (-1568)

The tower of Petrini church

Founder of the monastery was Hadeloga who belonged to the family of Mattonen (the family of Mattonen was an East-Frankonian, early medieval noble family. Proved is the family from the 8th century until the year 926, some Frankish noble families of the Middle Ages, like the Counts of Castell and the lords of Rothenburg being counted among the cognate descendants of Mattonen). A family foundation let arise the monastery for supply of female, Frankish aristocrats. In 745, St. Boniface consecrated the monastery and sent his confidant Thekla in the Franconian town. She should take the lead of the abbey after the death of Abbess Hadeloga. The Benedictine convent was founded as an Imperial monastery and therefore directly to the Frankish king subordinated. Only in 1007 it came to the Diocese of Bamberg, the diocesan power remaining with the Würzburg Prince Bishop.

In the 12th century the Holy Hedwig of Silesia visited the monastery and was educated here by the sisters. In 1443 Kitzingen was pledged to Margrave Albert of Brandenburg as the Archbishopric had amassed large debts. 1484 burned the monastery, whereby the two bell towers, all the bells and half the abbey church went up in flames. The reconstruction operation then Margaret Steward of Baldersheim proceeded who now presided over the monastery.

In German Peasants' War, the church was destroyed again. The inventory was stolen by marauding rebels, on this occasion also works by Tilman Riemenschneider were destroyed. After the monastery on December 7, 1527 was consecrated a third time it was then dissolved in the year 1544. Previously, in the twenties of the 16th century, the Protestant doctrine in Kitzingen had prevailed, so that in 1568 again sisters celebrated in the convent church services. In the rooms of the monastery now a noble, Protestant convent for women had moved.

Until the new building (-1699)

Interior: view towards the choir

In 1629 the Bisphoric of Würzburg the city of Kitzingen and the Monastery got back from the Brandenburgers. Immediately a recatholicization set in. Many Protestants were expelled. A few years later, during the Thirty Years' War, Swedens occupied the city and introduced again the Lutheran doctrine. Only the Edict of Toleration of Johann Philipp von Schönborn ended 1650 the religious wars and strengthened the double confessionality of the city.

Even the monastery suffered under the constant persecutions. 1650 it has been described as dilapidated and "totally shrunken". Anna Lerch of Dirmstein, last abbess of the monastery Rupertsberg near Bingen and savior of the relics of St. Hildegard, spent here her final years of life in exile, until her death on September 11, 1660. In 1685 was began with the rebuilding. Ursulines from Metz had taken care of the decaying buildings and moved on 24 June 1693 into the reconstructed buildings. As master builder Antonio Petrini could be won. He teared down the existing buildings and built for 85,773 florins a new monastery. The consecration was held on August 9, 1699.

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1802, the monastery was secularized and the monastery church desecrated. In 1806, Prussian prisoners of war were housed by the French in the monastery buildings. Furthermore, they were also used as a hospital, medical examination office and warehouse. In 1817 the Evangelical community Kitzingen then obtained the monastery church in exchange for the St. Michael church in Etwashausen. In the remaining monastery buildings was housed a school.

In the following years several structural changes to the building were made. 1891 the church got a new access on the nave side and a double stairway. In addition, the arched windows with baroquized frames and segment pediment crownings were inserted. In the last year of the war of the Second World War, on 23 February 1945, the church building was hit by several bombs. The renovation dragged on until April 2, 1950 and was directed by Harald Schlegel.

After the restoration of the monastery church the building up to the present time saw further renewals. In 1977 and 1985 it was again extensively refurbished. The Bavarian State Conservation Office classified the church building under the number D-6-75-141-37 as a monument.

Die Evangelische Stadtkirche Kitzingen (auch Petrini-Kirche) ist ein Kirchengebäude in der Altstadt von Kitzingen. Mit ihrem hohen Turm und ihrer monumentalen Barockfassade prägt sie das Stadtbild. Sie ist Johannes dem Täufer geweiht, wird aber in Abgrenzung zur katholischen Johanneskirche meist nur Stadtkirche genannt. Die Kirche ist das größte evangelische Gotteshaus in Unterfranken.

Geschichte

Die Geschichte der Stadtkirche ist eng mit der der Stadt Kitzingen verbunden. Der Vorgängerbau der heutigen Kirche war ein Kloster. Bereits im 8. Jahrhundert berichten Quellen von dessen Existenz. Es wurde als Benediktinerinnenabtei gegründet.

Bis zur Reformation (-1568)[Bearbeiten]

Der Turm der Petrinikirche

Gründerin des Klosters war Hadeloga, die dem Geschlecht der Mattonen angehörte. Eine Sippenstiftung ließ das Kloster zur Versorgung von weiblichen, fränkischen Adeligen entstehen. Im Jahr 745 weihte der heilige Bonifatius das Kloster und schickte seine Vertraute Thekla in die fränkische Stadt. Sie sollte nach dem Tod von Äbtissin Hadeloga die Führung der Abtei übernehmen. Das Benediktinerinnenkloster war als Reichskloster gegründet und deshalb dem fränkischen König direkt unterstellt. Erst im Jahr 1007 kam es ans Bistum Bamberg, wobei die Diözesangewalt beim Würzburger Fürstbischof verblieb.[2]

Im 12. Jahrhundert besuchte die Heilige Hedwig von Andechs das Kloster und wurde hier von den Schwestern erzogen. Im Jahr 1443 wurde Kitzingen an den Markgrafen Albrecht von Brandenburg verpfändet, da das Fürstbistum große Schulden angehäuft hatte. 1484 brannte das Kloster, wobei die zwei Glockentürme, alle Glocken und die halbe Abteikirche in Flammen aufging. Den Wiederaufbau trieb dann Margarete Truchseß von Baldersheim voran, die nun dem Kloster vorstand.

Im Deutschen Bauernkrieg wurde die Kirche dann erneut zerstört. Das Inventar wurde von marodierenden Aufständischen geraubt, hierbei wurden auch Werke von Tilman Riemenschneider zerstört. Nachdem am 7. Dezember 1527 das Kloster ein drittes Mal geweiht worden war, wurde es im Jahr 1544 dann aufgelöst. Zuvor, in den zwanziger Jahren des 16. Jahrhunderts, hatte sich die protestantische Lehre in Kitzingen durchgesetzt, sodass im Jahr 1568 erneut Schwestern in der Klosterkirche Gottesdienste feierten. In die Räume des Klosters war nun ein adeliges, protestantisches Damenstift eingezogen.

Bis zum Neubau (-1699)

Innenansicht: Blick zum Chorraum

Im Jahr 1629 erhielt das Fürstbistum Würzburg die Stadt Kitzingen und das Kloster von den Brandenburgern wieder zurück. Sofort setzte eine Rekatholisierung ein. Viele Protestanten wurden vertrieben. Wenige Jahre später, während des Dreißigjährigen Krieges, besetzten Schweden die Stadt und führten erneut die lutherische Lehre ein. Erst der Gnadenvertrag von Johann Philipp von Schönborn beendete 1650 die Glaubenskriege und festige die Doppelkonfessionalität der Stadt.

Auch das Kloster litt unter den ständigen Verfolgungen. 1650 wurde es als baufällig und „gantz eingegangen“ beschrieben. Anna Lerch von Dirmstein, letzte Äbtissin des Klosters Rupertsberg bei Bingen und Retterin der Reliquien der hl. Hildegard, verbrachte hier ihre letzten Lebensjahre im Exil, bis zu ihrem Tod am 11. September 1660. Im Jahr 1685 wurde mit dem Wiederaufbau begonnen. Ursulinen aus Metz hatten sich den verfallenden Gebäuden angenommen und zogen am 24. Juni 1693 in die wiedererrichteten Bauten ein. Als Baumeister hatte man Antonio Petrini gewinnen können. Er riss die bestehenden Gebäude ein und baute für 85.773 fl. ein neues Kloster. Die Konsekration konnte am 9. August 1699 stattfinden.

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1802 wurde das Kloster säkularisiert und die Klosterkirche profaniert. Im Jahr 1806 wurden preußische Kriegsgefangene von den Franzosen in den Klostergebäuden untergebracht. Außerdem wurden sie als Spital, Musterungsbüro und Lager genutzt. Im Jahr 1817 erhielt dann die evangelische Gemeinde Kitzingen die Klosterkirche im Tausch gegen die St. Michaelskirche in Etwashausen. In den übrigen Klostergebäuden wurde eine Schule untergebracht.

In der Folgezeit wurden einige bauliche Veränderungen am Gebäude vorgenommen. 1891 erhielt die Kirche einen neuen Zugang auf der Langhausseite und einen zweiläufigen Treppenaufgang. Außerdem wurden die Rundbogenfenster mit barockisierenden Rahmungen und Segmentgiebelbekrönungen eingesetzt. Im letzten Kriegsjahr des Zweiten Weltkriegs, am 23. Februar 1945, trafen mehrere Bomben das Kirchengebäude. Die Renovierung zog sich bis zum 2. April 1950 hin und wurde von Harald Schlegel geleitet.

Nach der Wiederherstellung der Klosterkirche erfuhr der Bau bis in die heutige Zeit weitere Erneuerungen. Im Jahr 1977 und 1985 wurde erneut umfassend renoviert. Das Bayerische Landesamt für Denkmalpflege ordnet das Kirchengebäude unter der Nummer D-6-75-141-37 als Baudenkmal ein.

The Holiday House Geographic, is among the most desirable vintage travel trailers in the world. One of only two currently known to be in existence, the body of this trailer was designed by world renowned industrial engineer, Chuck Pelly, designer of the Scarab race car and founder of Designworks USA, which is BMW's California Studio.

David Holmes, President of "Harry & David" fruit company, began producing the Holiday House travel trailers in November of 1959, in Medford, Oregon. These were aluminum and wood constructed trailers as many of their counterparts of this era, however, the Holiday House trailers stood out as distinctive due to their highly progressive and futuristic design.

In 1958 David Holmes enlisted Chuck Pelly to design the Geographic model, also known as Model X, as a super limited production model, which he dubbed the "Trailer For The Rich". The styling was unlike any trailer of it's time. There are thought to have only been parts of 7 of these strikingly futuristic fiberglass trailers ever made with a price tag of almost $8,500. The Holiday House factory burned down in 1962, and the molds that survived were discarded years later.

This 1961 Holiday House Geographic has been completely restored from the frame up with no expense spared, by Flyte Camp, in Bend, OR.

This trailer would make a wonderful addition to any collection, and is fully equipped as a modern luxury travel trailer.

The Holiday House Geographic Serial Number 007:

The exterior was tastefully re-finished with Axalta finishing systems and coatings, in a two-toned champagne and moss green with bronze colored pin-stripping. The entire running system was upgraded with new axels, brakes, wheels, and 10-ply Diamond Back white wall trailer tires. The exterior is completed with a vintage style fabric awning.

The interior features Black Walnut wall skin, cabinetry and black walnut hard wood flooring with custom aluminum detailing. The bathroom/dressing room features Marmoleum flooring, Walnut & Marmoleum countertops and a Stainless Steel shower with a Teak hardwood shower floor insert. Through out the coach original vintage light sconces are combined with LED lighting. Warm LED strip lighting accents the cabinetry, with lighting in cabinet, under cabinet and along the floor in the living area. The kitchen is outfitted with a stainless two burner cook top, a two drawer stainless 3-way fridge, and a stainless sink with a built-in drain board. Stainless kitchen countertops, and luxury upholstery fabric, in moss, accented with high end custom pleated and lined drapery complete the interior finishes. Behind the scenes an LP on-demand hot water heater provides a steady flow of limitless hot water. Off grid the water holding system is made up of a 35 gallon fresh water tank, a 35 gallon black water tank and 40 gallon grey water holding. The 2000 watt Go Power! inverter system is powered by 4 Trojan 6-volt AGM batteries, and is solar capable. There are both 110 outlets, and 12 volt ports throughout the trailer. The A/V system includes a 32” TV, surround sound and a DVD/Bluetooth stereo system. The Air-conditioning system has a heat pump and is tastefully concealed under the front couch. The front L shaped sofa, is 30” deep with pillows removed and can comfortably sleep two. The gaucho couch also extends to sleep two. There is ample storage, with full extension drawers. Aluminum trim and detailing has been added to the bottom of the cabinetry. No detail has been overlooked including the stainless steel front door threshold which has been laser etched with "Geographic".

The icing on the cake was having Chuck Pelly attended the Palm Springs Modernism event in February of this year to see the completed Geographic, and he added his personal signature to the trailer both inside and out!

This may be the only opportunity to own this priceless piece of history. Please contact Flyte Camp with any questions, and for additional detail photos if desired. We accept payment by Cashiers Check if the check is drawn off of an Institution with a Branch in Bend, Oregon. Otherwise, we accept wire transfer. Please let us know if you have any questions regarding payment, or to schedule pickup. Buyer is responsible for all shipping arrangements. Trailer should be picked up within 30 days of auction end. Contact us if you are an international buyer.

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This trailer will be featured on the official 2018 Hot August Nights poster. Hot August Nights is the largest collectable car show in the US, being held August 7-12th, 2018 in Reno, NV.

The Geo was featured on the cover of the June 2018 edition of Vintage Camper Trailers Magazine. The Geographic took the trophy for Best of Modernism at the 2018 Palm Springs Modernism Vintage Travel Trailer Show, and Best Mobile Mansion at the Pismo Coast Rally in May of 2018. The trailer has also been filmed for an upcoming episode of Extreme RVs on the Travel Channel. Please check out footage of the build on the Flyte Camp YouTube Channel.

Photos curtesy of Hal Thomas Photography, Tim Cash of Far From Earth Films, and Anna Scribner of Flyte Camp, LLC.

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Bury St Edmunds Cathedral for most of its existence was simply the parish church of St James until the foundation of the new diocese of St Edmundsbury in 1914 when it was raised to cathedral status, one of the many new dioceses formed in the early 20th century that elevated existing parish churches to diocesan rank rather than purpose building a new cathedral. Many of these 'parish church cathedrals' sit slightly awkwardly with their new status, lacking in the scale and grandeur that befits such a title, but of all of them Bury St Edmunds has been adapted to its new role the most successfully, with in my opinion the most beautiful results.

The medieval church consisted of the present nave, built in 1503-51 under master mason John Wastell, with an earlier chancel that was entirely rebuilt in 1711 and again in 1870. Originally it would have seemed a fairly minor building at the entrance to the monastic precinct, overshadowed by the enormous abbey church that once stood immediately behind it. The absence of this magnificent church since the Dissolution and the scant remains of this vast edifice always sully my visits here with a sense of grievous loss, had history been kinder it would have served as the cathedral here instead and likely be celebrated as one of the grandest in the country.

The church never had a tower of its own since the adjacent Norman tower of the Abbey gateway served the role of a detached campanile perfectly. It is an impressive piece of Romanesque architecture and one of the best preserved 12th century towers in the country.

Upon being raised to cathedral status in 1914 the building underwent no immediate structural changes but plans were made to consider how best to transform a fairly ordinary church into a worthy cathedral. This task was appointed to architect Stephen Dykes Bower and work began in 1959 to extend the building dramatically. Between 1963-1970 the entire Victorian chancel was demolished and replaced with a much grander vision of a lofty new choir and shallow transepts, remarkably all executed in traditional Gothic style in order to harmonize with the medieval nave. It is incredible to think that this was done in the 1960s, a period in which church and cathedral buildings were otherwise constructed in the most self consciously modern forms ever seen, with delicate neo-medieval masonry in place of brick and concrete.

The new crossing of transepts and choir however remained crowned by the stump of a tower for the remainder of the century as funds were not available to finish Dykes Bower's complete vision of a lantern tower over the crossing: this was only realised at the beginning of the 21st century, aided by a legacy left in the architect's will and some subtle design changes under his successor as architect Hugh Matthews. The transformation from church to cathedral was finally completed in 2005 with most satisfactory results. A stunning fan-vault was installed within the new tower in 2010, an exquisite finishing touch.

Whilst it isn't a large building by cathedral standards its newer parts do much to give it the shape and dignity of one. This is especially apparent within, where the cruciform eastern limb draws the eye. The interior is enlivened by much colour, with the ceilings of Dykes Bower's choir and transepts adorned with rich displays of stencilling, whilst the nave ceiling (a Victorian replacement for the medieval one) was redecorated in similarly lively colours in the 1980s which helps to unify the old and new parts of the church.

Few fittings or features remain from the medieval period, most of the furnishings being Victorian or more recent, but one window in the south aisle retains a rich display of early 16th century stained glass, very much Renaissance in style. The remaining glass is nearly all Victorian, some of the windows in the new choir having been transferred from the previous chancel.

St Edmundsbury Cathedral is not filled with the monuments and fittings that make other great churches so rewarding to linger in but it is a real architectural delight and cannot fail to uplift the spirit.

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I was asked to shoot some roller derby profiles recently, and this was one of my favourites. It brings me a laugh, as in real life, this woman is a very happy person!

Shot with an Einstein into a 22 inch beauty dish camera right. Canon 580EXII camera left, bare, behind subject.

Philosophical Zen-like richness of street signs:

What is "a container"? Is container anything that contains something? Can liquid be carried without being contained? Is this, in fact, a definition of liquid - an object which has to be contained in other object? But isn't ANY object contained in some other object? Is containment a limitation of freedom, a restraint? And if so - is liquid unlucky entity that can never have its freedom? But then again - can liquid survive its freedom, can it survive being one entity without being restraint? As far as I know liquid would break into loads of little particles in the container-less dark vacuum of Universe, and hence it would lose its identity. Isn't it what we can say about human existence? The only freedom and liberation is death, when our bodies break up into loads of small little atoms?

And what about the definition of "open"? Can a bottle of whisky whose cap has been unscrewed and then screwed back on again be considered "open" even though it is closed? Can we draw the parallel analogy with virginity here? Once opened always considered open, even when closed? Can one ever regain one's viriginity? And can we extend this analogy to sins, crimes, regrets, wrong-doings? The time cannot be turned back, everything is recorded, inter-woven into a fabric of Universe, nothing can be undone, everything is built on what has already happened, trying to remove those foundations would cause the whole structure of time-space-continuuuuum to collapse?

And finally, if a policeman finds a half empty bottle of whisky in my possession - would he consider this bottle to be "open"? And if so, does "open" really means" something that has been contaminated, devoured, spent a little, i.e. something which is lacking it original qualities? "Open Air" - the air which we consume and contaminate by breathing out carbon dioxide?

And finally: what the hell "And/or" actually means? Is it "And or Or"? "or" stands for "one or another", but "and" encapsulates both - isn't then such statement logically invalid AND meaningless and therefore not executable by Law which is supposed to be logically and procedurally sound? Is this some advanced mathematical equation or is it a spiritual question about duality of everything that is, ying an yang stuff, everything is a part of everything else and therefore a container can be contained by the entity it contains? If some object is fully emerged in a liquid - can liquid be ever considered to be a container? Or is it perhaps a question of quantum physics - both potentialities exists but it is an observer, a participator who forces them into singular, exclusive mode?

And so on and on and on and on... Aristone! :)

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House of the Teutonic Order

The House of the Teutonic Order was as a Viennese commandry of the in 1198 in Acre founded Teutonic Order under Duke Leopold VI in the early years of the 13th Century built. The German Order was next to the Hospitallers and the Templars the third major order of knights of the Middle Ages. Duke Leopold gave him the large area between Stephansplatz, Churhausgasse, Singerstraße and blood alley (Blutgasse). Documentarily proven is the existence of the house from 1222. Here resided the Landkomtur (province commanders) of the Bailiwick of Austria, to which the commandries Vienna, Wiener Neustadt, Graz, Friesach and Groß-Sonntag (Krain) belonged. In the great fire of 1258 all the religious buildings except the church tower burned down. In the Middle Ages the complex of the German monastic house was limited to the area along the Singerstraße and Blutgasse. 1309 exchanged the Order part of the land that was needed for the extension of Stephen's cemetery against a neighboring area. The sprawling building had in its, the Stephansplatz adjacent part a large farm yard, which was surrounded by stables. Since 1526 the Head of the Order bore the title "Grand and German master (Hoch- und Deutschmeister)". The famous Viennese house regiment of the same name by the way in 1696 emerged from those Truppenkontigenten (contigent of troops) which the Order for the Turkish war had provided. After the first Turkish siege of Vienna, numerous residents of the suburbs whose houses had been burned were housed here. From 1667 the already dilapidated buildings were torn down with the exception of the church under the Landkomtur (province commander) Gottfried Freiherr von Lambert and provided by Carlo Canevale with three-storey new buildings. As plasterers Jacob Schlag and Simon Alio were mentioned. 1679/82 increased Canevale and Johann Bernhard Ceresola the complex.

Sala terrena. In the years 1720-1725 the German religious house under the Landkomtur Guidobald Starhemberg by Anton Erhard Martinelli was further extended and baroquised. In 1785 it received under Landkomtur Alois Graf Harrach by placing a fourth storey its present shape. In the 18th Century several fires caused major damages. Especially those of 1735 raged for three days, because the urban fighting personnel the entry was denied by the German Order of Knights. Among the prominent residents of the German religious house, which in the 18th and 19th century first also as a guest house of the Order served and then was largely rented, included Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1781), Johannes Brahms (1863 - 1865) and the comedy writer Cornelius Hermann Paul von Ayrenhoff. At the beginning of the 19th Century on Stephansplatz the German Order Cellar (Deutschordenskeller) was opened. Was in its place in the second half of the 20th Century the Restaurant "Deutsches Haus". Since 1809 the German religious house is the residence of the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. Until then, this one resided in Mergentheim (Baden-Württemberg). From 1864 the Landkomtur Eugen Graf von Haugwitz the church by the cathedral architect from Gran, Josef Lippert, partially had re-gothicised. At that time at the gable above the church windows the already damaged pinnacles and figures were removed. Only the Grand Master coat of arms was left. 1929 the community of the German Teutonic Knights was transformed into a purely religious order. It is one of the very few religious institutions whose top management is not located in Rome. First Grand Master living in Vienna was Archduke Anton Viktor (1804 - 1835).

Church - interior. The House of the Teutonic Order is now a sprawling complex of buildings, grouped around two courtyards. The façade at the Blutgasse is the oldest. Those at the Singerstraße stems from the 17th Century. It represents today the face side of the building. The structuring of the façade by high Baroque inonic giant pilasters followed around 1720. The ground floor is grooved. The two early-Baroque round-arched portals are framed with Tuscan pilasters. The simple façades of the courtyards are held in the style of the 17th Century. On the west side of the pentagonal courtyard on the ground floor walled arched arcades as well as glazed Pawlatschen (access galleries) from the 19th Century on the first floor can be seen. In the courts were various, in 1903 discovered grave plates placed. The ground floor rooms are vaulted, early Baroque lunette barrels and groin vaults prevailing. Among them is the Sala terrene, a with a flat dome vaulted central room which is decorated with illusionistic wall paintings of the late 18th Century. The wall and ceiling frescoes depict mythological scenes and figural ornaments. The hall was once opened to the garden through a portal, but this was later reworked into a window. The tract between Stephansplatz and Blutgasse encloses two two-aisled halls. While the cross vault of the first ones is resting on sturdy pillars is those of the other ones supported by Tuscan columns. In the partially with Rococo and Neoclassical stucco ceilings provided rooms of the first floor are located the library and archives of the Order with documents and books dating back to the 12th Century. Some beautifully crafted wood cabinets were personally manufactured ​​by the Grand and Deutschmeister Archduke Eugen. In the treasure chamber on the second floor are in addition to religious insignias and paintings, inter alia, parts of the Kunstkammer (Art chamber) of the Grand Master Archduke Maximilian III of Austria from the time about 1600 exposed.

Church - Empore. Attention getter and center of the tract at the Singerstraße are the three tall lancet windows of the church of the Teutonic Order. The first chapel already in 1258 fell victim to a town fire. From 1326 it was replaced by Jörg von Schiffering by a new building yet today the core of the Church of the Teutonic Order forming. At that time this one was still but free on three sides. In 1375 it was dedicated to St. Elizabeth. Guidobald Starhemberg 1720/22 the Chapel had remodelled in the Baroque style and flanked at both longitudinal sides by newly built religious houses, by which the three stained glass windows became the central projection of the House of the Teutonic Order. Presumably Anton Erhard Martinelli also was involved in the planning. The quite gothical appearing church facade is a beautiful example of the baroque tinge of the time after the Gothic period of 18th Century, unique in Austria. In the neo-Gothic restoration of 1864/68 the Baroque dome of the narrow and high tower was replaced by a pointed Gothic helmet. After the church was severely damaged in 1945 by bomb hits, followed its restoration 1946/47. Its vaults possess Gothic stucco decorations. In the Baroque reconstruction in the corners eight galleries were built-in, which are accessible from the apartments situated behind. The Dutch polyptych (1520) comes from Mechelen, but was until 1864 in the St. Mary's Church of Danzig. The altarpiece was created in 1667 by Tobias Pock. In the four corners of the room Evangelists Statues by Johann Hutter (1864) replace the missing sculptures by Giovanni Giuliani from the year 1721. On the walls hang several grave slabs, including an epitaph of the scholar Johannes Cuspinian (1515) and the by Jacob Schletterer created grave monument of the Landkomtur Josef Philipp Graf Harrach. Most of the more than eighty coats of arms of German knights, covering the upper part of the walls were designed by Johann Andreas Frank 1722.

Location / Address : 1010 Vienna, Singerstraße 7

Viewing: with the exception of the church and the museum allowed only outside

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A lush garden, with shrubs and flowerbeds pruned in very many artistic shapes, surrounds the palace. Quite obviously; the art of topiary has been in existence in Orchha for centuries. The Mahal was built in honor of the ‘Nightingale of Orchha’, Rai Praveen, and the second floor is resplendent with scenes of Nritya Mudra, the poses and postures of Indian dance.

Rai Praveen was as well identified for her charming beauty as for her poetry and music. The paramour of Indrajit Singh, in whose court she performed, her fame inevitably spread far and wide and finally reached the Imperial Court of Akbar. The Mughal emperor was smitten by her, and he arrogantly summoned her to his durbar. Indrajit Singh, Rai Parveen’s paramour, was too weak-kneed a ruler to defy the Imperial summons. Touched by her loyalty, Akbar decided to restore her to Orchha with both her dignity and that of her kingdom intact. The palace is now a fitting memorial to this lady.

The Orchha Fort complex, which houses a large number of ancient monuments consisting of the fort, palaces, temple and other edifices, is located in the Orchha town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The fort and other structures within it were built by the Bundela Rajputs starting from early 16th century by King Rudra Pratap Singh of the Orchha State and others who followed him.

The fort complex, which is accessed from an arched causeway, leads to a large gateway. This is followed by a large quadrangular open yard surrounded by palaces. These are Raja Mahal or Raja Mandir, Sheesh Mahal, Jahangir Mahal, a temple, gardens and pavilions. The battlements of the fort have ornamentation. Notable architectural features in the fort complex are projected balconies, open flat areas and decorated latticed windows.

LOCATION

The fort complex is located in the Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh in the erstwhile state of Orchha. The fort complex is within an island formed by the confluence of the Betwa River and Jamni River in Orchha town. Approach to the complex from the eastern part of the market in the town is through a multiple arched bridge with 14 arches built in granite stones.

Orchha town is approximately 80 kilometres away from Tikamgarh town, which is the district headquarters of the district of the same name. Jhansi town is 15 kilometres away. Orchha is a railway station of the Central Railway on the Jhansi-Manikpur section.

HISTORY

The fort was built following the founding of the Orchha State in 1501 AD by Rudra Pratap Singh (r. 1501–1531), a Bundela rajput. The palaces and temples within the fort complex were built over a period of time by successive Maharajas of the Orchha State. Of these, the Raja Mandir or Raja Mahal was built by Madhukar Shah who ruled from 1554 to 1591. Jahangir Mahal and Sawan Bhadon Mahal were built during the reign of Vir Singh Deo (r. 1605–1627). The features of "pepper pots and domes" seen in the fort complex are believed to have inspired Lutyens in the architecture of the structures which he built in New Delhi.

MONUMENTS

The fort complex, accessed from an arched causeway, leads to a large gateway followed by a large quadrangular open space which is surrounded by palaces such as Raja Mahal or Raja Mandir, Sheesh Mahal, Jahangir Mahal, a temple, gardens and pavilions. The fort walls have battlements, which have ornamentation. Notable architectural features seen in the fort complex consist of projected balconies, open flat areas and decorated latticed windows.

RAJA MAHAL

The Raja Mahal (King’s Palace), where the kings and the queens had resided till it was abandoned in 1783, was built in the early part of 16th century. Its exterior is simple without any embellishments but the interior chambers of the palace are elaborately royal in its architectural design, decorated with murals of social and religious themes of gods, mythical animals and people. In the upper floor of the palace there are traces of mirrors in the ceilings and walls. Its windows, arcaded passages and layout plan are designed in such a way that the "sunlight and shadow create areas of different moods and temperatures throughout the day". The interior walls of the Mahal have murals of Lord Vishnu. The Mahal has several secret passages.

A part of this Mahal was converted into a temple and named Rama Raja Temple in honour of the god Rama. There is legend associated with naming it as a temple. According to a local legend, the temple was built following Rani Ganeshkuwari, the queen getting a "dream visitation" by Lord Rama directing her to build a temple for Him; while Madhukar Shah was a devotee of Krishna, his wife's dedication was to Rama. Following this a new temple known as the Chaturbuj Temple was approved to be built, and the queen went to Ayodhya to obtain an image of Lord Rama that was to be enshrined in her new temple. When she came back from Ayodhya with the image of Rama, initially she kept the idol in her palace as the Chaturbuj Temple was still under construction. She was, however, unaware of an injunction that the image to be deified in a temple could not be kept in a palace. Once the temple construction was completed and the idol of the lord had to be moved for installation at the Chatrubhuj Temple, it refused to be shifted from the palace. Hence, instead of the Chaturbhuj Temple, the Rama's idol remained in the palace where as the Chaturbhuj Temple remained without an idol in its sanctum. As Rama was worshipped in the palace, part of the palace was converted into the Rama Raja Temple; it is the only shrine in the country where Rama is worshipped as a King. The temple is guarded by a police force and the deity, Lord Rama, is considered as the king and is given a gun salute of honour every day.

SHEESH MAHAL

Sheesh Mahal is flanked on either side by the Raja Mahal and the Jahangir Mahal. This has royal accommodation, which was built for king Udait Singh. It has now been converted into a hotel. The interior of this edifice consists of a huge impressive hall with high ceiling, which is the dining hall. Its recent colour scheme renovations are an eyesore. But staying in two of its royal suites on the upper floor, which provide scenic views of the town, gives the guest a feeling of royalty.

JAHANGIR MAHAL

Jahangir Mahal is a palace that was exclusively built by Bir Singh Deo in 1605 to humor the Mughal emperor Jahangir who was a guest of the Maharaja for one night only. The palace is built in four levels with elegant architectural features of both Muslim and Rajput architecture. Its layout is a symmetrical square built in the inner courtyard of the fort and has eight large domes. It has a plethora of rooms with arcaded openings, projecting platforms and windows with lattice design work. The roof above top floor of this Mahal is accessed through a steep stairway. It provides picture perfect views of the temples and the Betwa River outside the fort complex. The palace also houses a small archaeological museum.

The entrance gate from this palace, which was earlier the main gate and which has carved ornamentation, leads to the royal baths and then to an elegant small dwelling unit built within a garden in typical Mughal architectural style; this had been built exclusively for Rai Parveen, the female escort of the Raja Indramani (1672 – 76); her large-size portrait in a revealing and seductive attire adorns hall in this Mahal. She was a poet and musician. The building is a double storied structure built with bricks, rising to the height of the trees in the well tended garden called Anand Mahal. The garden is laid out with octagonal flower beds and has good network of water supply. There are niches in the Mahal which permit natural light to the main hall and smaller rooms.

It is said that Emperor Akbar (r. 1556 – 1605) who was enamored by Parveen's beauty had taken her to his palace in Agra to be his courtesan. But Parveen, who wanted to get out of the situation, composed a gazal or a couplet which stated her status as an already used woman not fit for an emperor, which enabled her to get release from Akbar's court and return to Orchha.

PHOOL BAGH

Phool Bagh is an elegantly laid out garden in the fort complex which has a line of water fountains that terminates in a "palace-pavilion" which has eight pillars. Below this garden is an underground structure which was used by the royalty as a cool summer retreat. This cooling system consists of water ventilation system that is linked to an underground palace with "Chandan Katora", which is in the shape of a bowl from where fountains of droplets trickle through the roof creating rainfall.

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Bury St Edmunds Cathedral for most of its existence was simply the parish church of St James until the foundation of the new diocese of St Edmundsbury in 1914 when it was raised to cathedral status, one of the many new dioceses formed in the early 20th century that elevated existing parish churches to diocesan rank rather than purpose building a new cathedral. Many of these 'parish church cathedrals' sit slightly awkwardly with their new status, lacking in the scale and grandeur that befits such a title, but of all of them Bury St Edmunds has been adapted to its new role the most successfully, with in my opinion the most beautiful results.

The medieval church consisted of the present nave, built in 1503-51 under master mason John Wastell, with an earlier chancel that was entirely rebuilt in 1711 and again in 1870. Originally it would have seemed a fairly minor building at the entrance to the monastic precinct, overshadowed by the enormous abbey church that once stood immediately behind it. The absence of this magnificent church since the Dissolution and the scant remains of this vast edifice always sully my visits here with a sense of grievous loss, had history been kinder it would have served as the cathedral here instead and likely be celebrated as one of the grandest in the country.

The church never had a tower of its own since the adjacent Norman tower of the Abbey gateway served the role of a detached campanile perfectly. It is an impressive piece of Romanesque architecture and one of the best preserved 12th century towers in the country.

Why is love beyond all measure of other human possibilities so rich and such a sweet burden for the one who has been struck by it? Because we change ourselves into that which we love, and yet remain ourselves. Then we would like to thank the beloved, but find nothing that would do it adequately. We can only be thankful to ourselves. Love transforms gratitude into faithfulness to ourselves and into an unconditional faith in the Other. Thus love steadily expands its most intimate secret. Closeness here is existence in the greatest distance from the other- the distance that allows nothing to dissolve - but rather presents the “thou” in the transparent, but “incomprehensible” revelation of the “just there”. That the presence of the other breaks into our own life - this is what no feeling can fully encompass. Human fate gives itself to human fate, and it is the task of pure love to keep this self-surrender as vital as on the first day. – Martin Heidegger

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The Artane Band have been in existence since 1872, and to date; have played for every President and Taoiseach of Ireland, three Presidents of the United States, three Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom,as well as many other heads of state, in their long history. They have a unique and long standing relationship with the GAA and are a well known feature of all Ireland Sundays. The Artane Band are perhaps best known for their appearances in Croke park; but are now equally well known as concert and ensemble players of the highest regard.

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from the book

STRATEGIES d'EXISTENCE"

strategy

by Morten Friis /1996

translation from danish text for the book "Strategies d' existence "

colonel formulates this liberation of the exhibition

in his manifeste

- les differents types de moving exhibition. bordertransgressing and as such is in accordance with the working conditions dictated to the artist by our time. the moving exhibition is a military strategy which simultaneously pays hommage to the sensibility of the artist.

moving exhibition, the bourgeois type, pays this hommage to the private, introverted room. the artist is protected against the eyes of the public or in company with “the understanding”.

the semi-bourgeois takes place in an environment where the artist is already accepted. in this type the integration of the public is a central idea. colonel insists upon the existence of a creative potential within the public. the provocation of this potential is central to the extrovert universe of colonel.

the offensive type underlines the penetrative. the penetration. it is here that the artist agressively manifests himself within the world of art. the artist’s dynamism attracts attention. the artworld is deprived of its monopoly. an exhibition, fernissage, conference looses its substance, when the offensive moving marches in.

flying exhibition is likewise offensive. the works of art are hurled out as paper aeroplanes. this is the most striking visual image of strategy, tactic and means in colonels exposition-method moving exhibition.

the vagabond type attacks the public space in all its entirety. it is democratic. humble. mobile.

the exhibitionistic type is based upon the aforementioned fascination colonel has for the potential of the individual. this type also represents the movement from the inside and out. from the interior to the exterior. the private is exposed into the public.

l’impermeable is a sublime construction. onto which is printed a thematic exhibition. the exterior part of l’impermeable can be wiewed by all. the interior is hidden. in its totality l’impermeable forms an accumulation of works. l’impermeable pierces all borderlines, surmounts all obstacles and reaches its goal. at the same time as its carrier: the artist.

sport art denotes an expansion and an acceleration of moving exhibition. sport art elevates the competition to an ideal with the motto: sport art is a competition. the direct, physical, social communication becomes accentuated. the work of art exists in the midst of a direct confrontation. moving surpasses its own dynamic nature by being able to follow the acceleration of sport art.

la valise. the suitcase, is a type of exhibition with an integrated, automatic mobility. colonel broadens the concept of “exhibition” by filling the suitcase with works of art. the suitcase is thus exhibited as a piece of art, whereas its contents remain hidden. however, colonel leaves the possibility of a breakthrough into the private sphere of the artistic universe open -

the visa. in modern mythologi, as in reality, the visa represents the solution that can open doors to new worlds. at the same time it has the means to keep the unwanted out. access to the interior of l’impermeable, the suitcase or other intimate exhibitions requires a valid visa, this is given by the artist. as an exhibition strategy this underlines the demands of the artist to his audience - that of undivided attention and passion. the traditional artistic presentation is turned around by means of the visa. art becomes the chased. the object of passion.

transport. the unpenetrable surface of the media stands as a wall between the artist and his public. colonel has perforated this wall and created a series of surprising loopholes. entrances through which manifests, works of art and statements can step through. colonels media strategy is simple. the birthday section, which is reserved for personal greetings, is used to announce new artforms e.g. the conclusionism. ad-papers are used in the same way to exhibit works of art. like a guerillasoldier of the media colonel places his messages and works undercover. the mediaimages are thus elevated to works of art. presented as such they obviously become integrated in the medias treatment of the artist. they are reproduced in the reviews and articles and is thereupon transported from media to media. on their way they become victims of reduction and change. they live an autonomous life in the media. this transition and transformation becomes an integral part of a work of art and acts simultanously as an analysis of the media’s consumption of the work of art.

strategy. the penetrating is a standard theme in the exhibition strategies of colonel. colonel proposes a frontal attack on the world, where artist and exhibition fuse together in a veritable warmachine, where all surfaces are assaulted. coloned proposes a fusion of artist and public. a common movement which also leads to a revealing of the mechanisms that lock the creative in a rigid position. yet at the same time one continuously discovers a most personal, emotionally based train of thought in colonel’s strategic work. a work based on existentialistic considerations. it is in this point of intersection, between the inner and the outer, that we discover colonel.

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from the book

STRATEGIES d'EXISTENCE" by Thierry Geoffroy / Colonel

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ISBN877245456949

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from the book

STRATEGIES d'EXISTENCE" by Thierry Geoffroy / Colonel

www.colonel.dk

ISBN877245456949

Rhodos Publishing house 1996

Tashiding Monastery is a Buddhist monastery of the Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism in Western Sikkim, northeastern India. It is located on top of the hill rising between the Rathong chu and the Rangeet River, 40 kilometres from Gyalshing and 19 kilometres to the south east of Yuksam meaning Yuk-Lamas, Sam- Three in Lepcha Language which signifies the meeting place of three holy lamas from Tibet in 1641 A.D. Tashiding is the nearest town to the Tashiding Monastery (Gompa), which is the most sacred and holiest monasteries in Sikkim.

Tashiding means “The Devoted Central Glory” and the monastery by this name was founded in 1641 by Ngadak Sempa Chempo Phunshok Rigzing who belonged to the Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Ngadak was one of the three wise men who held the consecration ceremony crowning the first King of Sikkim at Yuksom. It was extended and renovated in 1717 during the reign of the third Chogyal Chakdor Namgyal. 'Bhumchu Ceremony' or festival is a popular religious festival that is held on the 14th and 15th day of the first month of Tibetan Calendar.

The Tashiding Monastery is part of Buddhist religious pilgrimage circuit starting with the first monastery at Yuksam in Sikkim known as the Dubdi Monastery, Norbugang Chorten, Pemayangtse Monastery, the Rabdentse ruins, the Sanga Choeling Monastery, and the Khecheopalri Lake.

LEGEND

There are several legends linked to the most revered monastery and the Bhuchu festival that is held here.

According to one local legend Guru Padmasambhava shot an arrow into the air to select the place. Where the arrow he shot landed, he sat in meditation and that site eventually became the site of the Tashiding Monastery.

Another legend relates to the three monks who consecrated the first Chogyal of Sikkim at Yuksam. It is said that the three monks saw an unusual divine phenomenon of bright light shining on top of the Kanchendzonga mountain, which reflected to a site near the place where the present Tashiding Monastery has been built. Concurrently, a scented smell of incense followed by all pervading divine music was also noted. The first Chogyal who visited the site subsequent to hearing this unusual event, erected a small chorten at the site and named it as Thongwa-Rang-Grol. Legend further glorifies the site stating that a mere sight of it “confers self-emancipation”.

Another absorbing legend is related to the celebration of the Bhumchu festival at Tashiding Monastery. The legend is traced to the tantric art. Guru Padmasambhava, while teaching the tantric system of “Mahakarunika Avalokiteshvara Sadhana and initiation on emancipation from the cycle of mundane existence” to the King Trisong Duetsen, prince Murub Tsenpo, Yeshe Tsogyal and Verotsana in Tibet, sanctified the same holy vase with holy water, which is now kept in Tashiding Monastery and revered during the Bhumchu festival. This vase is made of five types prized jewels, divine soil and holy water said to have been gathered by Padmasambhava from religious centres in India, Odiuana and Zahor. The vase was made by the wrathful deity Damchen Gar-bgag and sanctified by Guru Padmasambhava himself by performing the “Sadhana of Yidam Chuchig Zhal (meaning tutelary deity of eleven heads)”. On this occasion, heavenly deities appeared in the sky and thereafter merged into the holy water contained in the vase. The vase then overflowed and the water dispersed in “all directions in the form of rays.” This ritual was immediately followed by an earthquake, which was considered an auspicious sign. The divine moment also witnessed the presence of the four guardian divinities namely, “the Gyalchen Dezhi/Cutur – Maharajika of Dharma and the gods of the thirty-three heavens (Samchu Tsasumgyi Lhanam) who showered flowers from the sky.” The event was witnessed by devotees and Padmasmabhava distributed the holy water from the vase to all assembled people, which spiritually benefited one and all. The vase was then hidden as a treasure under the care of the divine deities. However, the vase was rediscovered and passed through the hands of several holy men and finally placed at Tashiding by Terton Ngdag Sampachenpo. During the reign of the first ruler of Sikkim, Phuntshog Namgyal, the Terton recited the holy hymn “Om Mani Padme Hum” five billions when several unique events were also witnessed in Sikkim. After the religious ceremony the vase with the water has been kept on display in a small chamber in the Monastery under the custody of the Chogyal himself, which is opened once a year during the Bhumchu festival.

GEOGRAPHY

This monastery located at an altitude of 1465 m is built on top of a heart shaped hill or helmet shaped hill above the confluence of the Rathong Chu and Rangeet rivers, with the Mt. Kanchendzonga providing the scenic back drop. It is about 16 km from Yuksam, 40 km from Gezing via Legship.

The monastery is considered as the spiritual centre of Sikkim since it is encircled by many important monasteries in Sikkim in all directions such as: the Dubdi Monastery 23 km away on its northern direction, the Khecheopalri Lake (wish fulfilling lake) on the northwest, the Pemayangtse monastery on the west, the Shiva temple at Legship on the south, the Mongbrue gompa and Ravangla Bön monastery on the southeast, the Ravangla Gelug monastery on the east, the Karma Kagyud Ralang Monastery on the northeast.[citation needed] Gulia summarising the importance of this monastery has said:

For tashiding one can say: seeing is believing. The monastery is historically illustrious, geographically well located, aesthetically beautiful, spiritually divine – a place where nature and spirituality dwell together, urging the human race to be ecologically upright.

Geographically the Monastery and the Tashiding town are surrounded by four divine caves located in four cardinal directions. The four caves where Buddhist saints meditated are: On the East is the Sharchog Bephug, on the South is the Khandozangphu, in the West is Dechenpug cave and on the North is the Lhari Nyingphug. The main deity deified in the monastery is Tashiding and hence the monastery is also known as 'Dakkar Tashiding'.

HISTORY

In the 17th century, Ngadak Sempa Chemp built a small Lhakhang at this location. This was enlarged into the present monastery during the reign of Chogyal Chakdor Namgyal. Pedi Wangmo built the main monastery and installed many statues which are still seen in the monastery. Lhatsun Chenpo built the Chortens; which are considered holy. Yanchong Lodil, the Master craftsman crafted the flagstones that surround the monastery. These are carved with the holy Buddhist mantra 'Om Mane Padme Hum'.

ARCHITECTURE

An overall picture of the precincts of the monastery within the Tashiding town is provided in five distinct blocks namely, the Sinem market place, the outskirts, the main market place, the main Tashiding Monastery and the Chorten area.

The Sinek market place is located on an incline on the ridge between Rathong Chu and Rangeet River. There is a gompa here called the Sinolochu Gompa from where an approach leads to the Tashiding Monastery on the southern direction. The settlement is spread lengthwise and is 23 kilometres from Yuksom. A large 'Mani' stone is seen at the entrance to this settlement and the Tashiding market.

From the main market centre the approach to the Monastery is through a road, and also a foot path. The foot path in the southern direction has a gentle slope and passes through a Mani and then prayer wind wheels terminating at the entrance gate of the Monastery.

The Monastery itself consists of a 'Mani Lhakang' at the entrance surrounded by flags, and lead to the guest house. From this point ahead is the main 'Tashiding Gompa' which is called as Chogyal Lhakhang or the monastery, followed by the 'butter lamp house', four chortens, 'Tsenkhang', a new butter lamp house and finally terminating at the 'Guru Lhakhang', which is the temple of Guru Rinpoche. Other basic essential structures such as kitchen, school and residential housing are located on the left side of the approach path to the monastery.

In the 'Chorten area', there are 41 chortens categorised as 'Chortens of Enlightenment', 'Chortens of Reconciliation' and 'Chortens of Great Miracle', which are all of Rinpoches and Tathāgatas.

However, the main temple has undergone renovation work in modern times and rebuilt, but is still encircled by traditional buildings and chortens at the far end of the site, which holds the relics of Sikkim Chogyals and Lamas, including the 'Thong-Wa-rang-Dol' chorten which is believed to cleanse the soul of any person who looks at it.

Also of major note are the stone plates called the 'Mani', the work of Yanchong Lodil who inscribed them with the sacred Buddhist inscriptions, such as "Om Mane Padme Hum".

FESTIVALS

Bhumchu festival, which is linked by an ancient legend to Guru Padmasambhava, is about a divine vase filled with holy water kept in the monastery, which is opened for public display and worship every year on the night before the Full Moon day in the first month of Tibetan calendar. Bhumchu (Bhum=pot; Chu=water) is a Buddhist festival celebrated to predict the future. In this vase, water of Rathong chhu is stored for a year and kept in the Tashiding Monastery. It is opened during the festival by the lamas who inspect the water level and hence it is called the festival of holy water. The belief is that alteration in the quantity and quality of the water stored in the vase over a year would indicate the fortune of Sikkim and its people in the following year. If it is filled to the brim (which is interpreted as a measure of increase by 21 cups), the following year will be prosperous. If it is empty, famine will follow, and if it is half-filled also a prosperous year is predicted. If the water is polluted with dust it is interpreted as a sign of strife and clash. Once inspected and the Bhumchu festival is concluded, the lamas fill the vase with fresh water from the river and seal it for the opening in the following year.

The procedure followed for taking out the sacred water from the vase is that the first cup of sacred water is taken out for blessing the members of the Royal family of the Chogyals, then the second cup is meant for the Lamas and the third cup of water is meant for the devotees to whom it is distributed. Pilgrims come to the monastery from all regions of Sikkim to be blessed with the holy water. The festival is of particular importance to the Bhutias (ethnic Tibeteans) of Sikkim who hold the “life-sustaining water of the rivers” with great reverence. The festival falls on the 15th day Full Moon day of the first Tibetan month or Hindu month of Magh corresponding to February/March according to Gregorian calendar.

The basic purpose of the festival is to highlight the importance of water as a precious resource to be conserved and its purity preserved. The prophecy also sends a message to the people that waters should not be polluted and its environmental importance is propagated.

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Despite the climate and formidable geological features the Grand Canyon area shows evidence of habitation as far back as 2000 B.C. These ancient people pursued a hunter/gatherer existence. At about 500 B.C. a new group of people--the Anasazi ("ancient ones" in Navajo)--appeared on the scene. In 600-700 A.D. the Coconino people also settled the area, but climatic conditions or other factors caused both groups to abandon the area around 1150. One hundred fifty years later the Cerbat people, ancestors of the modern Havasupai Indians, moved into the area, while the Paiutes simultaneously moved to the north rim.

The first whites to see the canyon were members of a battalion of Spanish explorers in 1540. Led by Cardenas and guided by Hopi Indians, these soldiers were searching for fabled golden cities. Cardenas probably reached the canyon somewhere between Moran Point and Desert View. Peering down into the canyon, members of the party were fooled by the immense scale of the geological features. They vastly underestimated the size and scale of the canyon--they thought the river was no more than 6 feet across! Not finding the passage the gold they sought, the party left, and it wasn't for more than 200 years, until 1776, that another Spaniard, missionary and priest Francisco Tomás Garcés, again gazed upon, and this time traveled in, the canyon. Garcés was the first to call the dark silt-heavy river "Colorado" (red).

The first American to visit the area may have been James Ohio Pattie in 1826, although there is some question about whether this visit actually occurred. In 1848 the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo granted sovereignty over Arizona and the canyon to the United States. In 1857 a survey party lead by Lt. Joseph Ives sailed up the Colorado to its furthest navigable point and ascended beyond into the canyon on foot. Missionary Joseph Hamblin made a number of visits to the area between 1858 and 1864.

Through the 1870's and 1880's the canyon saw some mining activities. There was also cattle grazing on the Kaibab Plateau north of the rim during this period which unfortunately had devastating effects on the grasslands there which persist to this day. The arrival of the railroad in Flagstaff brought increased tourist interest and activity. In 1858 F. W. von Egloffstein made the first drawings of the canyon, and the work of renowned wilderness artist Thomas Moran, who accompanied a U.S. Geological Survey expedition led by Charles Dutton in 1880-81,also drew attention to the scenic wonders of the area. Henry Holmes, who also traveled with Dutton, made drawings which were less "romantic" than Moran's paintings but more precise and technically accurate.

In the early 1880's the first tourist facilities--a log cabin in the what is now Grand Canyon Village--were built by John Hance. In 1884 the first hotel was built--at the bottom of the canyon. By 1905 Grand Canyon village had begun to grow and the El Tovar hotel had been designed and built.

Efforts to preserve the canyon began before the turn of the century. Senator Benjamin Harrison introduced the first bill to make the Grand Canyon a national park in 1882. Unsuccessful, he introduced similar bills again in 1883 and 1886. Later, as president of the United States, Harrison made portions of the canyon a forest reserve in 1893.

One of the prime factors in preserving the magnificent canyon was president and conservationist Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt first visited the park area in 1903 and was very impressed. His oft-quoted statements include the following:

"Leave it as it is.You cannot improve upon it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it. What you can do it to keep it for your children, your children's children, and for all who come after you, as the one great sight which every American...should see."

In 1908 Roosevelt declared the Grand Canyon area a national monument under the powers granted to the president by the Antiquities Act. Further unsuccessful bills to make the area a national park were introduced in 1910 and 1911. Finally, in 1917 Representative Carl Hayden and Senator Henry Fountain Ashurst sponsored a bill which would ultimately prove successful.

On February 26, 1919, Woodrow Wilson signed the bill which made the canyon a national park. In 1927 more land including Kaibab forest land on the north rim was added to the park. In 1932 President Herbert Hoover protected additional land in the area as a new Grand Canyon National Monument. Another national monument, Marble Canyon, was created upriver in 1969. In 1975 President Gerald Ford signed a bill which effectively doubled the size of the park, incorporating sections from the Grand Canyon National Monument, Marble Canyon, and the Kaibab National Forest.

The battle to conserve the canyon has never really stopped. In addition to the 1965 Glen Canyon Dam upriver there were plans in the 1960's to dam the river in the canyon itself. The Sierra Club's successful battle against this plan cost it its tax exempt status.

Thursday, September 17, 2009.

Seeing things out the window? Flying from Huntsville to Atlanta on a near-empty plane in June 2020.

"Doing what you like is freedom, liking what you do is happiness"

Ouzud

Marrocos

Right down to 1965, there had been only one Hàn River bridge in existence to connect Đà Nẵng city with the Sơn Trà peninsula. Built in 1951 by the Établissements Eiffel, and initially named the "Pont Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny," this bridge carried both road and rail track, providing direct vehicular access to the Sơn Trà peninsula, and also carrying a military rail freight spur across the river to a French army installation in An Đồn (An Hải). After the departure of the French, the road-rail bridge was renamed the Trình Minh Thế Bridge, and continued in use as both a civil and ARVN military line.

As the US military build-up got under way in Đà Nẵng in 1965, the quantity of military traffic crossing the old French bridge began to increase significantly. It quickly became apparent that the bridge could not support additional heavy US military convoys, nor was it broad enough for wide loads, or for two-way traffic. When plans were drawn up by US Naval Support Activity (NSA) Đà Nẵng to build a new deepwater port at Tiên Sa, it became obvious that an additional Hàn River bridge would first have to be constructed, in order to accommodate the additional traffic.

Built by the American construction consortium RMK-BRJ in 1966-1967, the extraordinary Nguyễn Hoàng Bridge – described as a “class 60 parabolic truss bridge” – was constructed from components which had been pre-assembled in the Philippines and shipped to Đà Nẵng by barge. Measuring 510m long and built to accommodate two lanes of traffic, it was designed to be upgraded easily to a four-lane bridge in the event of future expansion. Work began in September 1966 and the bridge opened on 25 July 1967. The bridge was not only aesthetically pleasing, but also featured an innovative design which was unusual at the time of its construction.

After 1975, the Trình Minh Thế road-rail bridge and the Nguyễn Hoàng "Parabolic Truss Bridge" were renamed after revolutionary activists Trần Thị Lý and Nguyễn Văn Trỗi respectively. The cross-river rail spur was abandoned in the 1990s and in 2009 the old French bridge was demolished to make way for the current concrete cable-stayed Trần Thị Lý Bridge, which was designed by WSP and officially opened to traffic on 29 March 2013.

The old US-built Nguyễn Văn Trỗi "Parabolic Truss Bridge" remains in place at the time of writing, but since only pedestrians are now permitted to use it, the bridge is largely deserted and forgotten. As such, it remains to be seen how much longer this attractive structure will survive.