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view of the Krzyżtopór Castle in Ujazd (Zamek Krzyżtopór w Ujeździe) from the south
Krzyżtopór is a castle located in the village of Ujazd, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It was originally built by a Polish nobleman and Voivode of Sandomierz, Krzysztof Ossoliński (1587–1645). The castle was partially destroyed during the Swedish invasion known as The Deluge in 1655, and then reduced to ruins during the war of the Bar Confederation by the Russians in 1770.
Even though extensive research has been carried out through the years, historians have been unable to fully explain all aspects of the complex. No documents have been preserved that have enabled the determination of either the date of commencement of the castle's construction or the date of its completion. The name of the architect is also unknown. Krzysztof Ossoliński was enamoured with magic. while the unique symmetry of the castle is evident even in its ruined state, the hidden meanings that may have been incorporated into virtually every part of the castle are not obvious.
The very name of the complex is a mysterious one. Krzysztof Ossoliński officially named it Krzysztofory, which is derived from Latin word Christophoros. Later, the name changed to Krzyżtopór, which is a compounding of two Polish words – krzyż ("cross", a symbol of the Catholic faith and Ossoliński's policies) and topór ("axe", the charge from the family's coat of arms). Both symbols can be seen on the gate of the castle. Also, above the gate there is the date 1631, but to what this date refers has not been firmly established.
The castle, built by Swiss engineer Wawrzyniec (Lawrence) Senes (probably born in Sent, Switzerland), is a typical example of the so-called palazzo in fortezza – an intermingling of both palace and fortress. The total size of the complex is 1.3 hectares; the length of the perimeter walls is 700 meters; the total area of all interior rooms is around 70 000 square meters. The basic design was based on the palace of Cardinal Alexander Farnese, located in the Italian village of Caprarola. Reportedly, the castle once had 365 windows (as many as days of the year), 52 rooms (as many as weeks of the year), 12 ballrooms (as many as months of the year) and also 4 towers (as many as 4 seasons of the year). For defensive purposes, the castle was erected upon a rocky hill, making it impossible for an enemy to organize an underground attack.
Krzyżtopór was furnished with amenities that were rarely seen in the 17th century, such as ventilation and heating system, and unique waterworks that provided all rooms with fresh water. Allegedly, the ceiling in one of dining rooms was made up of an aquarium containing exotic fish. Additionally, a system of dumbwaiters carried food from pantries to the upper floors.
The castle, without convenient proximity to main roads and rail connections, is visited by relatively few tourists. However, as walls, bastions and moat are relatively well-preserved, its magnitude is still very impressive. Though it is regarded as a permanent ruin, since around 90 percent of the walls have been preserved, reconstruction has been planned several times. Currently, efforts have been underway to roof the entire complex; however, this ambitious project lacks sufficient funding.
It was quite cold and Streifi, a resident male red squirrel, moved up to this branch in about 2 meters height, and rolled up his bushy tale to warm-up himself. Cool invention by mother nature! He sat there for several minutes nearly without moving and allowed me to come really close. The image is almost uncropped at 200mm (Squirrels-2019-7071.jpg)
My contribution to the photo Sunday theme heat.
A warm conversation spreads and provides underfloor heating.
In The Netherlands, about 7 millions homes are still being heated with natural gas, the burning of which unfortunately not only heats our homes but also our planet.
Social workers loading a classic blue IFA truck with firewood in the backyard of Cserháthaláp's village hall.
This is a piece of digital art. I photographed the pipes in Genoa last year. On the one hand, the image is intended to show the contrast between oil-stained heating pipes and the equally warming yellow sun; on the other hand, it highlights how alternative energy sources seem to remain in the background compared to fossil fuels.
There's an unwritten rule in the northern hemisphere about not running the house furnace during the month of September. And in some households, this moratorium extends even through October. Not sure where this all got started. It seems to be based on one part frugality, and three parts of folklore. But who am I to argue? It's no weirder than most of the crap I write in these posts. And it does serve to get me acclimatized to the impending season change. Indoor temperature registered 59 degrees the other morning. I just shut up and donned a fleece jacket.
30/52 Weeks - Fire
Peperoncino flakes from Calabrian hot peppers to add a little
oomph! to the pasta sauce.
A dried protea flower illuminated by a 300 Watts ceramic infrared lamp - just long enough to take the photo (and avoiding to set the house on fire). Since heat (not light) is the main effect of this lamp, the protea's reaction remains invisible. I think it moved. Sony A7iii.
The humble outdoor thermoter is in essence nothing more than a sealed glass tube containing a tiny amount of colored alcohol in its central vein, with a reserve in a bulb at its bottom.
When approaching this specimen with my lens and combination of macro rings, I was surprised to realize that the tube in question had a triangular shape section, which had never occurred to me before.
A short summer Loco hauled service from Glasgow QS that ran on alternative days to Oban and Fort William. 37196 1Y02 1600 Oban - Glasgow nr Dalrigh 2nd September 1994
This is the central heating boiler of Beaumesnil castle. It's an Ideal Titan Serie 3, which was on the market in 1939 (I know that because I saw a catalogue). I don't know exactly when it was installed. But it must have been around that time. It was installed by the company Valentin & Fils & Barousse when they had their office in Paris 17e arrondissement 30, Rue des Épinettes. From 1965 to 2004 an enterprise Valentin (fils?) and Barousse existed in Aubervilliers (northeast of Paris). So, back to the installation time. There is a badge with the company's name and their telephone number on the wall. The telephone number indicated, that the badge was made after 1912. We had a bit of a discussion about if it was made between 1912 and 1926 or 1912 and 1963. Maybe the Ideal Titan series 3 was brand-new in 1926? As far as the owners of the castle go: the de Maistre lived there from 1851 to 1927, Audrey Emery 1927-1937, Dimitri Pavlovitch Romanov 1937–1939 and the Fürstenbergs bought the castle in 1939. Any of them could have bought the boiler, but I guess it was the Fürstenbergs.
While visiting Maker's Mark guest bar I sat down and looked up. Sitting across the room was the bar cat resting on her heating pad. This is my view.
Leica M11-D | Summicron 50mm/1:2.0
Viewpoint SNØHETTA, With the fireplace burning, it gives you a warm opportunity to enjoy the view from the top of this mountain range, and with a bit of luck, the wildlife that passes by from time to time.
as storms pass, the wetlands temps begin to rise and insects like this widow skimmer dragonfly dart around the grasses
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