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Persepolis (Old Persian: Pārśa,[2] New Persian: Takht-e Jamshid or Pārseh), literally meaning "city of Persians",[3] was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330 BC). The earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BC.
It exemplifies the Achaemenid style of architecture. UNESCO declared the citadel of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979.[4]
The complex consists of a remarkable merging of different architectural styles from across the ancient Near East, as well as native Persian and Elamite traditions. Mesopotamian, Egyptian and Hittite influences are to be found throughout the complex.[16]
The Gate of all Nations, referring to subjects of the empire, consisted of a grand hall that was a square of approximately 25 metres (82 ft) in length, with four columns and its entrance on the Western Wall.
A pair of Lamassus, bulls with the heads of bearded men, stand by the western threshold. Another pair, with wings and a Persian head (Gopät-Shäh), stands by the eastern entrance, to reflect the Empire’s power.
I have a few minutes of internet access this morning, so I wanted to show what I did yesterday...I will be back to catch up with you all in a few more days!
Yesterday was my 40th birthday and my wife surprised me with an overnight trip to Boston to have dinner with my brother and sister-in-law and some dear friends. What a great surprise and a wonderful time!
Having lived in this area from 1986 until 2004, we thought we knew it all...I admit, however, that I had never noticed this very old cemetery that is on the Boston Common. I guess the world looks a bit different when you view it through a camera.
I wish we could stay longer, but we have to get back to NJ....I got tickets to the Patriots/Giants football game!!!!
Love my board shorts, don't own PJ pants, so board shorts are my sexy pants ;)
Anyway lots of fun memories had while wearing my board shorts, tagging along local fishermen in Indian Ocean looking for scuba diving & surfing spot... camped by the beach, woke up starving and ate ramen noodle and grilled fish for breakfast :) I've always lived in a coastal city... from Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean, and now that I'm living in the Midwest (where Billy Ocean's get outta my dreams get into my car is still the hit playing at local club ;), I'm constantly reminded to all those fun memories by my board shorts.
Skating to this song: Beach boys-Surfin USA
A mask is an artifact normally worn on the face, typically for protection, concealment, performance, or amusement. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes. They are usually, but not always, worn on the face, although they may also be positioned for effect elsewhere in relation to the wearer's own head.
-Wikipedia-
Of all weird things that I own... a mask is not one of them, who would've thunk it?
Alternate shot without my crown: What's a King without his crown?As a kid I was easily entertained, take me to Burger King, you got yourself one happy child :)
For Flickr Group Roulette & Mask Portraits and Self-Portraits
Beech BE76 Duchess ( msn ME-304 ) . Golf Alpha Tango Ltd , built in 1979 . Performing an ILS approach on runway 06.
The Gate of all Nations, referring to subjects of the empire, consisted of a grand hall that was a square of approximately 25 meters (82 feet) in length, with four columns and its entrance on the Western Wall. There were two more doors, one to the south which opened to the Apadana yard and the other opened onto a long road to the east. Pivoting devices found on the inner corners of all the doors indicate that they were two-leafed doors, probably made of wood and covered with sheets of ornate metal.
A pair of Lamassus, bulls with the heads of bearded men, stand by the western threshold. Another pair, with wings and a Persian head (Gopät-Shäh), stands by the eastern entrance, to reflect the Empire’s power.
Xerxes' name was written in three languages and carved on the entrances, informing everyone that he ordered it to be built...more
Persepolis (Old Persian: Pārsa, Modern Persian: تخت جمشید/پارسه, Takht-e Jamshid or Chehel Minar, UniPers: Taxte Jamšid) was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty. Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. In contemporary Persian, the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid) and Parseh. The earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BC. To the ancient Persians, the city was known as Pārsa, which means "The City of Persians". Persepolis is the Greek interpretation of the name Πέρσης πόλις (Persēs polis: "Persian city").
The UNESCO declared the citadel of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979. Persepolis is also one of the 80 treasures featured on Around the World in 80 Treasures presented by Dan Cruickshank...more
See also: Iran, Fars, Shiraz in Wikipedia.
تَختِ جَمشید یا پارسه نام یکی از شهرهای باستانی ایران است که سالیان سال پایتخت تشریفاتی امپراتوری ایران در زمان دودمان هخامنشیان بودهاست. باور تاریخدانان بر این است که اسکندر مقدونی سردار یونانی در ۳۳۰ پیش از میلاد، به ایران حمله کرد و تخت جمشید را به آتش کشید [۱] و احتمالا بخش عظیمی از کتابها، فرهنگ و هنر هخامنشی را با اینکار نابود نمود. با اینحال ویرانههای این مکان هنوز هم در مرودشت در نزدیکی شیراز مرکز استان فارس برپا است و باستان شناسان از ویرانههای آن نشانههای آتش و هجوم را بر آن تایید میکنند.
این مکان از سال ۱۹۷۹ یکی از آثار ثبت شدهٔ ایران در میراث جهانی یونسکو است...بیشتر
Persepolis:
Archaeological evidence shows that the earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BC. André Godard, the French archaeologist who excavated Persepolis in the early 1930s, believed that Cyrus the Great chose the site of Persepolis, but that Darius the Great built the terrace and the great palaces.
Darius ordered the construction of the Apadana Palace and the Council Hall (the Tripylon or three-gated hall), the main imperial Treasury and its surroundings. These were completed during the reign of his son, King Xerxes the Great. Further construction of the buildings on the terrace continued until the downfall of the Achaemenid dynasty
The Gate of all Nations, referring to subjects of the empire, consisted of a grand hall that was a square of approximately 25 meters (82 feet) in length, with four columns and its entrance on the Western Wall. There were two more doors, one to the south which opened to the Apadana yard and the other opened onto a long road to the east. Pivoting devices found on the inner corners of all the doors indicate that they were two-leafed doors, probably made of wood and covered with sheets of ornate metal.
A pair of Lamassu's, bulls with the head of a bearded man, stands by the western threshold. Another pair, with wings and a Persian head (Gopät-Shäh), stands by the eastern entrance, to reflect the Empire’s power.
Xerxes' name was written in three languages and carved on the entrances, informing everyone that he ordered it to be built.
The Gate of all Nations, referring to subjects of the empire, consisted of a grand hall that was a square of approximately 25 meters (82 feet) in length, with four columns and its entrance on the Western Wall. There were two more doors, one to the south which opened to the Apadana yard and the other opened onto a long road to the east. Pivoting devices found on the inner corners of all the doors indicate that they were two-leafed doors, probably made of wood and covered with sheets of ornate metal.
A pair of Lamassus, bulls with the heads of bearded men, stand by the western threshold. Another pair, with wings and a Persian head (Gopät-Shäh), stands by the eastern entrance, to reflect the Empire’s power.
Xerxes' name was written in three languages and carved on the entrances, informing everyone that he ordered it to be built...more
Persepolis (Old Persian: Pārsa, Modern Persian: تخت جمشید/پارسه, Takht-e Jamshid or Chehel Minar, UniPers: Taxte Jamšid) was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty. Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. In contemporary Persian, the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid) and Parseh. The earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BC. To the ancient Persians, the city was known as Pārsa, which means "The City of Persians". Persepolis is the Greek interpretation of the name Πέρσης πόλις (Persēs polis: "Persian city").
The UNESCO declared the citadel of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979. Persepolis is also one of the 80 treasures featured on Around the World in 80 Treasures presented by Dan Cruickshank...more
See also: Iran, Fars, Shiraz in Wikipedia.
تَختِ جَمشید یا پارسه نام یکی از شهرهای باستانی ایران است که سالیان سال پایتخت تشریفاتی امپراتوری ایران در زمان دودمان هخامنشیان بودهاست. باور تاریخدانان بر این است که اسکندر مقدونی سردار یونانی در ۳۳۰ پیش از میلاد، به ایران حمله کرد و تخت جمشید را به آتش کشید [۱] و احتمالا بخش عظیمی از کتابها، فرهنگ و هنر هخامنشی را با اینکار نابود نمود. با اینحال ویرانههای این مکان هنوز هم در مرودشت در نزدیکی شیراز مرکز استان فارس برپا است و باستان شناسان از ویرانههای آن نشانههای آتش و هجوم را بر آن تایید میکنند.
این مکان از سال ۱۹۷۹ یکی از آثار ثبت شدهٔ ایران در میراث جهانی یونسکو است...بیشتر
February 3, 2017
With the Patriots (PATS!) preparing to take on the Falcons in tomorrow's "Super Bowl," signs of support are showing up all over... even on our local public transport!
(365 Days Project 34/365)
Harwich, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
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Daily Dog Challenge: Super
Miss Maggie says "Go Pats!"
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Photograph taken of an Anglo-Nubian goat at an altitude of Fifteen metres, at 12:42pm on Monday May 14th 2018, on a beautifully warm and sunny morning in Sandling, close to Allington Locks on the East bank of the River Medway, Maidstone in Kent.
The Anglo-Nubian is a British breed of domestic goat originating from the 1900's crossbreeding of British gopats with large lop-eared goats from India, the Middle East and Africa.
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Nikon D850 Focal length 120mm Shutter speed 1/500s (Electronic front-curtain) f/4.0 iso64 RAW (14 bit uncompressed) Image size L 8256 x 5504 FX). Hand held. Colour space Adobe RGB. AF-C focus 51 point with 3-D tracking. Manual exposure. Matrix metering. Auto 0 white balance (8030K). Nikon Distortion control on. Vignette control Normal.
Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Phot-R ultra slim 77mm UV filter. Nikon EN-EL15a battery. Matin quick release neckstrap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon GP-1 GPS module.
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Tom Brady Lego minifigure self created and rendered with Cinema4D.
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February 5, 2017
1 of 3 - Gronk-cake - the original
Its that time of year again in New England, and once again we find our Patriots playing in the Super Bowl. So, today is a big day.
The "Gronk-cake" came about last week, and so it was fitting to add a couple more key players to the "iron" this week. For those of you who don't know... #12 is Tom Brady, #15 is Chris Hogan, and #87 is the lovable (but injured) "Rob Gronkowski!"
GO PATS!!
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Shot with a Canon 7D.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.
Lamassus, bulls with the heads of bearded men, stand by the western threshold. Another pair, with wings and a Persian Head (Gopät-Shäh), stands by the eastern entrance, to reflect the power of the empire.
Taken @Persepolis, Shiraz, Iran
Construction
Archaeological evidence shows that the earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BC. André Godard, the French archaeologist who excavated Persepolis in the early 1930s, believed that it was Cyrus the Great (Kūrosh) who chose the site of Persepolis, but that it was Darius the Great (Daryush) who built the terrace and the great palaces.
Darius ordered the construction of the Apadana Palace and the Council Hall (the Tripylon or three-gated hall), the main imperial Treasury and its surroundings. These were completed during the reign of his son, King Xerxes the Great (Khashayar). Further construction of the buildings on the terrace continued until the downfall of the Achaemenid dynasty.[2]
The Gate of All Nations
Gate of All Nations.
Two Persian Soldiers in Persepolis (R)
The Gate of all Nations, referring to subjects of the empire, consisted of a grand hall that was a square of approximately 25 meters (82 feet) in length, with four columns and its entrance on the Western Wall. There were two more doors, one to the south which opened to the Apadana yard and the other opened onto a long road to the east. Pivoting devices found on the inner corners of all the doors indicate that they were two-leafed doors, probably made of wood and covered with sheets of ornate metal.
A pair of Lamassus, bulls with the heads of bearded men, stand by the western threshold. Another pair, with wings and a Persian head (Gopät-Shäh), stands by the eastern entrance, to reflect the Empire’s power.
Xerxes's name was written in three languages and carved on the entrances, informing everyone that he ordered it to be built.
This is baby Kai!!!!!!! My friend Kellie's new baby boy... born January 24th!!!! And yes he's wearing a Patriots outfit!!! Sooo had to do selective coloring on this one... couldn't resist... planned it before taking the shot... LOL... he was such a little trooper with all the pics I took.. I took almost 500..... Still have a lot to learn!!!!!!
Hope you are all enjoying your Sunday.... GO PATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't worry guys... I won't inundate y'all with more kid/baby shots...... Since Amy showed me the light on the Selective Coloring... I just HAD to create some shots that I had been wanting to... LOL....
February 5, 2017
3 of 3 - Brady-cake
Its that time of year again in New England, and once again we find our Patriots playing in the Super Bowl. So, today is a big day.
The "Gronk-cake" came about last week, and so it was fitting to add a couple more key players to the "iron" this week. For those of you who don't know... #12 is Tom Brady, #15 is Chris Hogan, and #87 is the lovable (but injured) "Rob Gronkowski!"
GO PATS!!
(365 Days Project 36/365)
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Shot with a Canon 7D.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.
The Gate of all Nations, referring to subjects of the empire, consisted of a grand hall that was almost 25 square metres, with four columns and its entrance on the Western Wall. There were two more doors, one to the south which opened to the Apadana yard and the other one opened onto a long road to the east. Pivoting devices found on the inner corners of all the doors indicate that they were two-leafed doors, probably made of wood and covered with sheets of ornate metal.
A pair of Lamassu's,which are bulls with the head of a bearded man stand on the western threshold, and another pair with wings and a Persian head (Gopät-Shäh) on the eastern entrance, to reflect the Empire’s power.
Xerxes' name was written in three languages and carved on the entrances, informing everyone that he ordered this to be built.
In the background: the road to the highway of Shiraz-Esfahan
The Gate of all Nations, referring to subjects of the empire, consisted of a grand hall that was a square of approximately 25 metres (82 ft) in length, with four columns and its entrance on the Western Wall. There were two more doors, one to the south which opened to the Apadana yard and the other opened onto a long road to the east. Pivoting devices found on the inner corners of all the doors indicate that they were two-leafed doors, probably made of wood and covered with sheets of ornate metal.A pair of Lamassus, bulls with the heads of bearded men, stand by the western threshold. Another pair, with wings and a Persian head (Gopät-Shäh), stands by the eastern entrance, to reflect the Empire’s power.Xerxes's name was written in three languages and carved on the entrances, informing everyone that he ordered it to be built.
According to Wikipedia, my go-to source for all wisdom and information,
"The Gate of All Nations."
The Gate of all Nations, referring to subjects of the empire, consisted of a grand hall that was a square of approximately 25 meters (82 feet) in length, with four columns and its entrance on the Western Wall."
"There were two more doors, one to the south which opened to the Apadana yard and the other opened onto a long road to the east. Pivoting devices found on the inner corners of all the doors indicate that they were two-leafed doors, probably made of wood and covered with sheets of ornate metal."
"A pair of Lamassu's, bulls with the head of a bearded man, stands by the western threshold."
"Another pair, with wings and a Persian head (Gopät-Shäh), stands by the eastern entrance, to reflect the Empire’s power."
"Xerxes' [519 - 465 BCE] name was written in three languages and carved on the entrances, informing everyone that he ordered it to be built."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis#Destruction
This photo is of the winged bull at the western end of the Hall of All Nations at Persepolis.
I can't believe some imperial (French, German or English) or semi-imperial (US of A) power didn't cart these amazing statues off to a museum thousands of miles away. Of course, other bits and bobs from Persepolis are definitely not in Iran but in foreign museums. How lousy is that?
(original resolution Vversion) The Gate of all Nations, referring to subjects of the empire, consisted of a grand hall that was almost 25 square metres, with four columns and its entrance on the Western Wall. There were two more doors, one to the south which opened to the Apadana yard and the other one opened onto a long road to the east. Pivoting devices found on the inner corners of all the doors indicate that they were two-leafed doors, probably made of wood and covered with sheets of ornate metal.
A pair of Lamassu's,which are bulls with the head of a bearded man stand on the western threshold, and another pair with wings and a Persian head (Gopät-Shäh) on the eastern entrance, to reflect the Empire’s power.
Xerxes' name was written in three languages and carved on the entrances, informing everyone that he ordered this to be built.
The Gate of all Nations, referring to subjects of the empire, consisted of a grand hall that was almost 25 square metres, with four columns and its entrance on the Western Wall. There were two more doors, one to the south which opened to the Apadana yard and the other one opened onto a long road to the east. Pivoting devices found on the inner corners of all the doors indicate that they were two-leafed doors, probably made of wood and covered with sheets of ornate metal.
A pair of Lamassu's,which are bulls with the head of a bearded man stand on the western threshold, and another pair with wings and a Persian head (Gopät-Shäh) on the eastern entrance, to reflect the Empire’s power.
Xerxes' name was written in three languages and carved on the entrances, informing everyone that he ordered this to be built.
in the foreground: The Gate of all Nations, referring to subjects of the empire, consisted of a grand hall that was almost 25 square metres, with four columns and its entrance on the Western Wall. There were two more doors, one to the south which opened to the Apadana yard and the other one opened onto a long road to the east. Pivoting devices found on the inner corners of all the doors indicate that they were two-leafed doors, probably made of wood and covered with sheets of ornate metal.
A pair of Lamassu's,which are bulls with the head of a bearded man stand on the western threshold, and another pair with wings and a Persian head (Gopät-Shäh) on the eastern entrance, to reflect the Empire’s power.
Xerxes' name was written in three languages and carved on the entrances, informing everyone that he ordered this to be built.
in the back ground: Apadana (Audience Hall) and Palace of Darius the Great
so my (back east) Flickr friend Jetsquirrell dressed up her bassett in a jets jersey the other day... I guess my hound dog henry knows how to roll with the right team gear on. GO PATS!
One of the famous "make way for ducklings" critters, showing her support for the New England Patriots. For those not following, the (american football) Super Bowl is tomorrow. For reasons I cannot fathom, apparently most of the USA is rooting against my local team... how can you hate the Patriots? lol - rhetorical question! no answers needed.
October 1, 2016
Chelsea, Massachusetts
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