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Devetashka - the Bulgarian Cave with 70,000 Years of Human Habitation
Devetashka cave is an enormous cave in Bulgaria, which has provided shelter for groups of humans since the late Paleolithic era, and continuously for tens of thousands of years since then. Now abandoned by humans, it remains a site of national and international significance and is home to some 30,000 bats.
Devetashka cave, which is known as Devetàshka peshterà in Bulgaria, is located roughly 18 kilometres north of Lovech, near the village of Devetaki. It is a karst cave formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks and characterized by sinkholes, caves, and underground drainage systems.
The cave itself is immense, measuring approximately 2 kilometres in length and with a huge entrance ‘hall’ measuring 60 metres in height. In places the ceiling is 100 metres above the ground and there are seven huge holes through which daylight illuminates the vast interior. It is these holes that earned the cave the name Maarata or Oknata ("the eyes").
About 200 meters from the entrance, the cave separates into two branches. On the left side, a small river runs along it, forming miniature lakes and waterfalls, passing through the main hall and eventually flowing into the Osam River. The right side is warm and dry and contains several chambers, ending with a round hall, known as the Altar. Beautiful stalactites and stalagmites, rivulets, majestic natural domes and arches can be found within the enormous cave and one can see why various human populations would have chosen Devetashka as their home.
Devetashka Cave was rediscovered by a Bulgarian scientist in 1921 but was not fully excavated until the 1950s when the intention was to transform the cave into a giant warehouse. Studies revealed that it has been inhabited almost continuously since the late Paleolithic era. The earliest traces of human presence date back to the middle of the Early Stone Age around 70,000 years ago. The Devetashka cave also contained one of the richest sources of cultural artifacts from the Neolithic (6th millennium - 4th millennium B C).
In June, 1996, Devetashka Cave was declared a natural landmark. The cave is probably best known for its part in the action movie ‘The Expendables 2’, filmed in 2011, in which Sylvester Stallone crash lands a plane into Jean Claude Van Damme’s subterranean lair.
A FAMILIAR species, in part of its affinity for human habitation. Stiil is Britians most numerus bird just, but you cannot hide the fact it also is in fast decline. I think they are beautiful, and wish more people would post them. Seen from home today (Tues)
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THANK YOU , Lord Jesus. Amen.
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Habitation sur mesure
Merci à vous tous pour vos visites et commentaires
Thanks to all of you for the comments and visits
Nikon D800 Tamron 150-600
Ancienne habitation sucrière depuis la colonisation, c'est aujourd'hui, c'est aujourd'hui une distillerie qui produit les rhums Clément et un site historique et culturel .
Situé sur le domaine de l'habitation,construite dans le pure style colonial: Une structure de bois centrale autour de laquelle des galeries assurent la séparation et l'acces aux pièces principales,La maison de maitre datant de la fin du XVIII siecle a été restauré afin de retrouver son éclat et son cachet d'antan.Dans ce ce lieu s'est tenu le 14 Mars 1991 durant le guerre du GOLFE, la rencontre au sommet entre les pésidents F. MITERAND et G. BUSH
Located on the estate of the habitation, built in pure colonial style: A central wood structure around which galleries provide separation and access to the main rooms, The master house dating from the end of the XVIII century was restored in order to regain its brilliance and stamp of yesteryear.In this place was held on March 14, 1991 during the GULF war, the summit meeting between the presidents F. MITERAND and G. BUSH.
Wentworth Falls is a three-tiered waterfall fed by the Jamison Creek, near the town of Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The falls are accessible via the National Pass Walking Trail and the Overcliff/Undercliff Walk. The total height of the waterfall is 187 metres (614 ft). Near the falls, there is a rocky knoll that has a large number of grinding grooves created by rubbing stone implements on the rock to shape and sharpen them. These marks have been determined to be signs of early human habitation nearby. In February 2013, following a period of high rainfall, the Wentworth Falls was reported as looking spectacular with torrents of water flowing. 26221
Autrefois habitations de pêcheurs, ces cabanes ont été réhabilitées en 1993, le Village de Pêcheurs est également un paradis pour les amateurs d'ornithologie.
Formerly fishermen's dwellings, these huts were renovated in 1993. The Fishing Village is also a paradise for birdwatchers.
- Habitation traditionnelle des gardians, cette cabane a été
construite avec les matériaux traditionnels : la sagno (roseau) pour la toiture et les murs, l’orme et le tamaris pour la structure.
- Traditional house of the gardians, this cabin was built with traditional materials: the sagno (reed) for the roof and the walls, the elm and the tamarisk for the structure.
Organic Architecture
is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world.
-Wikipedia-
Architect Störmer Murphy and Partners
2018
The buildings pile up to the summit of the mountain, where begins the city of El Alto, at 4150 m altitude.
El Alto, in full development, extends widely on the atiplano and has more than one million inhabitants. It contains the most disadvantaged districts of La Paz agglomeration.
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Immeubles à l'assaut de la montagne
Les immeubles s'entassent jusqu'au sommet de la montagne, où commence la ville d'El Alto, à 4150 m d'altitude.
El Alto, en plein développement, s'étend largement sur l'atiplano et compte plus d'un million d'habitants. Elle abrite les quartiers les plus défavorisés de l'agglomération de la Paz.
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La Paz - Bolivie / La Paz - Bolivia
Un beau champignon. Peut-être pleurote du chêne.? Si quelqu'un connaît ce champignon, je suis preneur
A beautiful mushroom. Maybe oak oyster mushroom.? If anyone knows this mushroom, I'm interested.
Oeuvre de Catherine Ikam et Louis Fleri situé sur le site de l'habitation dans le jardin des sculptures dédié à la culture caraibeene .Cette sculpture en bronze est une version contemporaine du Janus de l'antiquité.Les traits représentés sont en effet ceux de Yoona, un personnage ancien, apparu pour la première fois en 1999 à la Maison Européenne de la Photographie à Paris.
Work of Catherine Ikam and Louis Fleri located on the site of the habitation in the sculpture garden dedicated to the Caribbean culture. This bronze sculpture is a contemporary version of the Janus of antiquity. The features represented are indeed those of Yoona , an old person, first appeared in 1999 at the European House of Photography in Paris.
Perhaps the best preserved of all stone built sheepfold bields in the Yorkshire Dales and a very fine advertisement for Swaledale as it is either the first or last sign of human habitation to be seen on the road from upper Swaledale to Nateby in Cumbria
Thoughts on architectural design, Caves originating from primitive human habitation.
The world's ninth new landmark in Taichung, by Japanese
architect Toyo Ito design, National Taichung Theater on August 26, 2016 opened the trial operation ! A curved wall design replace beams, architect Toyo Ito are worried unable to complete the construction, But Taiwan's construction team still finished ! Thanks all friends, Happy weekend !
建築設計發想，源自原始人類居住的洞穴。
世界第九新地標在台中，由日本建築師伊東豊雄設計，台中國家歌劇院在2016年8月26日試營運開放了 ! 以彎曲的牆面設計取代樑柱，建築師伊東豊雄都擔心無法建造完成，但是台灣營建團隊還是完成了 ! 感謝所有朋友，周末愉快 !
I think the factory where I work has a grunge spaceship sort of vibe. Like in the first Alien movie. I know, I am weird like that. I am a Sci fi freak.
Happy Slider Sunday
Les grottes de Matata sont situées dans la commune de Meschers-sur-Gironde, à une dizaine de kilomètres de Royan, en Charente-Maritime. Proches des grottes de Régulus, dont elles partagent de nombreuses caractéristiques, elles sont un site touristique de premier plan.
Les grottes de Matata constituent un ensemble d'habitations troglodytiques aménagées dans des cavités naturelles au cours des siècles. Creusées dans de puissantes falaises calcaires qui dominent l'estuaire de la Gironde de près de trente mètres, elles sont un lieu emblématique du département de la Charente-Maritime. Disposées sur deux étages, elles forment un réseau de cellules auxquelles on accède par des couloirs et des escaliers.
Au viiie siècle, les Sarrasins ont creusé, d'après la tradition, des silos dans les terrasses, encore visibles et qui servirent plus tard à cacher le sel de la contrebande afin de ne pas payer l'impôt de la gabelle.
Des habitats traditionnels saintongeais ont été reconstitués, illustrant, mannequins, meubles et ustensiles à l'appui, la vie de ceux qui ont vécu dans ces grottes au fil des siècles. Une salle a été convertie en un petit écomusée où sont présentés des fossiles, mais aussi des aquariums, où évoluent des espèces animales typiques de l'estuaire de la Gironde (notamment l'esturgeon, qui a longtemps donné le caviar de Gironde).
La légende
Jean Ancelin, intendant de Charlotte de La Trémoille, aurait trouvé refuge dans les grottes de Meschers après l'empoisonnement de du prince Henri de Bourbon-Condé, l’époux de Charlotte. Il y aurait vécu en ermite pendant plusieurs années. Un jour, quelqu'un, l'ayant découvert, lui aurait demandé son nom : ce à quoi, surpris, il aurait répondu « Matuta », interprété comme une citation du poème en latin « Matuta, Matutina » vantant les beautés de l'aurore. Le nom serait devenu, par déformation : « Matata ». L'histoire de « Matata », le mystérieux reclus, se termine par un drame : devenu suspect aux yeux des habitants qui le prennent pour un sorcier, il aurait été emmuré vivant dans sa grotte.
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Matata Caves are located in the town of Meschers-sur-Gironde, about ten kilometers from Royan, Charente-Maritime. Near the caves of Regulus, they share many characteristics, they are a leading attraction.
The caves of Matata is a set of cave dwellings furnished in natural cavities over the centuries. Carved into powerful limestone cliffs overlooking the Gironde estuary of almost thirty meters, they are emblematic of the department of Charente-Maritime. Arranged on two floors, they form a network of cells that are accessed by corridors and stairs.
In the eighth century, Saracens dug, according to tradition, silos in terraces, still visible and which later served to hide the salt smuggling in order not to pay tax to the salt tax.
Saintongeais of traditional habitats have been restored, illustrating, models, furniture and support vessels, and the lives of those who have lived in these caves for centuries. One room has been converted into a small museum where fossils are presented as well as aquariums, where evolving animal species typical of the Gironde estuary (including sturgeon, which has long given the Gironde caviar).
Legend
Jean Ancelin, Charlotte de la Trémoille steward, have found refuge in the caves of Meschers after poisoning the prince Henri de Bourbon-Condé, the husband of Charlotte. There would be lived as a hermit for many years. One day, someone, having discovered, asked him his name, caught by surprised, he would have answered "Matuta" construed as a quote from the Latin poem "Matuta, Matutina" extolling the beauties of the goddess Aurora. The name would have become, by deformation: "Matata". The story of "Matata", the mysterious recluse, ends in a drama became suspect in the eyes of the people who take him as a sorcerer, he was immured alive in his cave.
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It's not a huge surprise that there are habitations at the bottom of the Black Sea.
-Robert Ballard
Before the medieval period mermaids were seen by many cultures around the world as terrifying, scary beings. Sailors originally described them as a complete fish body with a human or monster heads until eventually they evolved into beautiful sirens luring men to their doom. Some people have linked the mysterious Oarfish to these legends which adds to the overall fascination with mermaids into the 21st century.
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Little Petra is an interesting stop on the way to Petra, the famous city of the Nabataeans listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is reached via a cramped 400 m canyon – the Siq – which opens between the red sandstone rocks. On site, two monuments stand on either side of the abandoned troglodyte dwellings
La Petite Petra est une étape intéressante sur la route de Petra, la célèbre cité des Nabatéens inscrite au patrimoine de l’Unesco. On y accède par un canyon exigu de 400 m – le Siq – qui s’ouvre entre les rochers de grès rouge. Sur place, deux monuments se dressent de part et d’autre des habitations troglodytes abandonnées
A sparrow's portrait. The bird reminds us of the psalm 104:
“By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing…”
Selon une légende reprise par plusieurs auteurs, l'histoire de ce château se raconte ainsi :
« C'est en contrebas et sur le flanc sud ouest de l'ancien fort médiéval d’Autoire, qu'un dénommé Lafon avait sa demeure.
Pour récompenser sa bravoure sur les champs de bataille d'Italie, le roi Charles VIII l'aurait récompensé en le faisant Chevalier et en lui donnant ainsi le privilège d'avoir un logis avec tours et mâchicoulis qui était un droit attaché à la noblesse.
Le nouveau Chevalier Lafon aurait alors ajouté à son logis de simples tours et gravé sur un linteau de l’une d’entre elle le blason qu'il s'était choisi, une étoile, peut-être celle qui porte chance. »
La demeure s'articule autour d'une tour d'escalier à vis, logée dans l'angle réunissant les 2 corps de logis. La porte principale, au bas de la tour, est ornée d'un arc torique sculpté en accolade, caractéristique de l'ornementation prisée dans le dernier quart du XVe siècle et le début du XVIe siècle.
Dans la partie haute de la tour qui permet à l'escalier distribue les cinq niveaux d'habitation, se greffe une guette en encorbellement surmontée d'une toiture en poivrière qui permettait d'atteindre la pièce aménagée au dernier étage.
La seconde tour est plus imposante : armée de canonnières elle participait à la défense de l'édifice dont le sommet était couronné de mâchicoulis, mais il ne reste plus rien de ce dispositif. Les deux corps de logis ont été remaniés aux XVIIe et XIXe siècles, lors du percement de fenêtres à l'emplacement d'anciennes croisées en pierre.
La tour fait l’objet d’une inscription au titre des monuments historiques depuis le 6 avril 1929.
According to a legend taken up by several authors, the history of this castle is told as follows:
"It is below and on the southwest flank of the old medieval fort of Autoire, that a man named Lafon had his home.
To reward his bravery on the battlefields of Italy, King Charles VIII would have rewarded him by making him a Knight and thus giving him the privilege of having a home with towers and machicolations which was a right attached to the nobility.
The new Chevalier Lafon would then have added simple towers to his home and engraved on a lintel of one of them the coat of arms he had chosen for himself, a star, perhaps the one that brings luck. "
The house is built around a spiral staircase tower, housed in the corner uniting the 2 main buildings. The main door, at the bottom of the tower, is adorned with a toric arch carved in an accolade, characteristic of the ornamentation prized in the last quarter of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century.
In the upper part of the tower, which leads to the staircase leading to the five levels of living, is grafted a corbelled lookout surmounted by a pepperbox roof which made it possible to reach the room on the top floor.
The second tower is more imposing: armed with gunboats, it participated in the defense of the building whose top was crowned with machicolations, but nothing remains of this device. The two main buildings were altered in the 17th and 19th centuries, when windows were drilled on the site of old stone windows.
The tower has been listed as a historic monument since April 6, 1929.
Jeremiah 9:10 “For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast have fled; they are gone.”