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A German Tiger II tank, also known as the King Tiger or Royal Tiger tank, of World War 2. This massive tank was first encountered by the allies in Normandy in 1944, this example was discovered in Germany at the end of the war and was shipped to England for evaluation.
Pictured at Bovington Tank Museum, Dorset.
The Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius (Lithuanian: Vilniaus Ć v. Stanislovo ir Ć v. Vladislovo arkikatedra bazilika, Polish: Bazylika archikatedralna Ćw. StanisĆawa Biskupa i Ćw. WĆadysĆawa) is the main Roman Catholic Cathedral of Lithuania.
It is situated in Vilnius Old Town, just off of Cathedral Square.
Dedicated to Saints Stanislaus and Ladislaus, the church is the heart of Catholic spiritual life in Lithuania.
The coronations of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania took place within its confines. Inside its crypts and catacombs are buried many famous people from Lithuanian and Polish history including Vytautas (1430), his wife Anna (1418), his brother Sigismund (Ćœygimantas) (1440), his cousin Ć vitrigaila (1452), Saint Casimir (1484), Alexander Jagiellon (1506), and two wives of Sigismund II Augustus: Elisabeth of Habsburg (1545) and Barbara RadziwiĆĆ (1551).
The heart of the Polish king WĆadysĆaw IV Vasa was buried there upon his death, although the rest of his body is buried at the Wawel Cathedral in KrakĂłw.
Inside, there are more than forty works of art dating from the 16th through 19th centuries, including frescoes and paintings of various sizes.
During the restoration of the Cathedral, the altars of a presumed pagan temple and the original floor, laid during the reign of King Mindaugas, were uncovered.
In addition, the remains of the cathedral built in 1387 were also located.
A fresco dating from the end of the 14th century, the oldest known fresco in Lithuania, was found on the wall of one of the cathedral's underground chapels.
During the Soviet regime initially the cathedral was converted into a warehouse. Masses were celebrated again starting in 1988, although the cathedral was still officially called "The Gallery of Images" at that time. In 1989, its status as a cathedral was restored.
It is believed that in pre-Christian times, the Baltic pagan god Perkƫnas was worshiped at the site of the cathedral.
It has also been postulated that the Lithuanian King Mindaugas ordered the construction of the original cathedral in 1251 after his conversion to Christianity and appointment of a bishop to Lithuania.
Remains of the archaic quadratic church with three naves and massive buttresses have been discovered underneath the current structure in the late 20th century.[1] After Mindaugas's death in 1263, the first cathedral again became a place of pagan worship.
In 1387, the year in which Lithuania was officially converted to Christianity, construction began on a second Gothic Cathedral with five chapels.
This second cathedral, however, burnt down in 1419. During preparations for his 1429 coronation as King of Lithuania, Vytautas built a significantly larger Gothic Cathedral in its place. Although the coronation never took place, the walls and pillars of this third Cathedral have survived to this day.
The third Cathedral had three naves and four circular towers at its corners, and Flemish traveler Guillebert de Lannoy noticed its similarity to Frauenburg Cathedral.
In 1522, the Cathedral was renovated, and a bell tower was built on top of the Lower Castle defensive tower. After another fire in 1530, it was rebuilt again and between 1534 - 1557 more chapels and the crypts were added. The Cathedral acquired architectural features associated with the Renaissance.
In 1529, the Crown Prince and future King of Poland, Sigismund II Augustus, was crowned Grand Duke of Lithuania in the Cathedral.
After yet another fire in 1610, the Cathedral was rebuilt again, and the two front towers were added. The Cathedral was damaged again in 1655 when Vilnius fell to Russian troops in the Russo-Polish War of 1654â1667. It was renovated and redecorated several more times.
Between 1623 - 1636, at the initiative of Sigismund III Vasa and later completed by his son Wladyslaw IV Vasa, the Baroque style Saint Casimir chapel by royal architect Constantino Tencalla was built of Swedish sandstone.
Its interior was reconstructed in 1691-1692 and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo Palloni, the altar and stuccowork by Pietro Perti. This chapel contains sculpted statutes of Jagiellon kings and an epitaph with Wladyslaw IV Vasa's heart. More than anything in the Cathedral this chapel symbolizes the glory of Polish-Lithuanian union and common history.
In 1769 the southern tower, built during the reconstruction of 1666 collapsed, destroying the vaults of the neighbouring chapel and killing 6 people.
After the damage, Bishop of Vilnius Ignacy Jakub Massalski ordered the reconstruction of the Cathedral. The works started in 1779 and were completed in 1783, and the interior was completed in 1801.
The Cathedral was reconstructed to its present appearance according to the design of Laurynas GuceviÄius in the Neoclassical style; the church acquired a strict quadrangular shape common to local public buildings.
The main facade was adorned with sculptures of the Four Evangelists by Italian sculptor Tommaso Righi. Some scholars point to the architectural resemblance of the cathedral to the works of Andrea Palladio or see the influence of GuceviÄius's tutor Claude Nicolas Ledoux.[2]
The influence of Palladian architecture is evident in side facades of the building. The lack of 'purity' of the Classical architecture, due to incorporation of Baroque style sculptures and other elements, was later criticized by academical architects, notably Karol PodczaszyĆski.
Between 1786 and 1792 three sculptures by Kazimierz Jelski were placed on roof of the Cathedral - Saint Casimir on the south side, Saint Stanislaus on the north, and Saint Helena in the centre.
These sculptures were removed in 1950 and restored in 1997.[3] Presumably the sculpture of St. Casimir originally symbolized Lithuania, that of St. Stanislaus symbolized Poland, and that of St. Helena holding the cross represents the true cross.
In 2002 work officially began to rebuild the Royal Palace of Lithuania behind the Cathedral. The newly erected palace building will considerably alter the context of the Cathedral.
The Cathedral and the belfry were thoroughly renovated from 2006 to 2008. The facades were covered with fresh multicolor paintwork, greatly enhancing the external appearance of the buildings. It was the first renovation since the restoration of Lithuania's independence in 1990.
A pretty beat up early Scout II. Lots of aftermarket parts, looked sort of lived in. In Montauk, NY. Sort of blurry, because I nearly got ran over taking this photo. That's quite the mighty rollbar, probably a wise investment considering how prone old off-roaders are to getting head over teakettle.
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Today has been a mix of fortunes, getting up for 7am on a Saturday for out of hours work is never the best start, when your ISP stops functioning shortly afterwards, it could be considered all down hill from there.
After that was out of the way I popped into town with a roll of film from the CX-2 that needed finishing/developing to see if it worked, things started looking up when I collected it, the camera is actually working *faints*
While wandering the streets for an hour killing time I did the usual crawl of charity shops. I did promise myself I'd not get another camera after the OM-1, however, this little puppy was begging to be taken home, the quartz date back sealed the deal! Fully working, with battery and film, ÂŁ4, including an Olympus leather case.
I nearly hurt myself racing onto the balcony to get this shot; it was one of those sunsets where, for an instant, it's the most glorious thing you've ever seen, like something out of a dream or fantasy - and then it's gone, back to normal again, every hint of magic and something higher whisked away. I managed several snaps, and each one after these two looks a little less fantastic.
It was worth nearly ruining the screen (and my face). :)
(Also, does anyone else hear the "Gone With the Wind" theme when they look at this? Or is it just me?)
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Playing around with Polarized light and some copper acetate I made about a year ago.
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Calakmul, Structure II
Calakmul is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, deep in the jungles of the greater Petén Basin region. Calakmul was one of the largest and most powerful ancient cities ever uncovered in the Maya lowlands.
Calakmul was a major Maya power within the northern Petén region of the Yucatån of southern Mexico. Calakmul administered a large domain marked by the extensive distribution of their emblem glyph of the snake head sign, to be read "Kaan". Calakmul was the seat of what has been dubbed the Kingdom of the Snake or Snake Kingdom. This Snake Kingdom reigned during most of the Classic period. Calakmul itself is estimated to have had a population of 50,000 people and had governance, at times, over places as far away as 150 kilometers.
There are 6,750 ancient structures identified at Calakmul; the largest of which is the great pyramid at the site, Structure 2, which is over 45 metres high. The size of the central monumental architecture is approximately 2 square kilometres and the whole of the site, mostly covered with dense residential structures, is about 20 square kilometres.
Throughout the Classic Period, Calakmul maintained an intense rivalry with the major city of Tikal to the south, and the political manoeuvrings of these two cities have been likened to a struggle between two Maya superpowers.
Structure 2 (or Structure II) is a massive north-facing pyramid temple, one of the largest in the Maya world. Its base measures 120 metres square and it stands over 45 metres high. In common with many temple pyramids in the Mesoamerican cultural region, the pyramid at Calakmul increased in size by building upon the pre-existing temple in order to increase its bulk. The core of the building (Structure 2A) is a triadic pyramid dating to the Late Preclassic period, with this ancient building still forming the highest point of the structure. In the Early Classic a massive extension was added to the front of the pyramid, covering an earlier stucco-covered building on the north side. Three new shrines were built upon this extension (Structures 2B, 2C and 2D), each of these shrines had its own access stairway. Structure 2B was the central shrine, 2C was to the east and 2D to the west. The facade possessed six large masks set between these stairways, three arranged vertically on each side of the central stairway. Structure 2 is similar in date, size and design to the El Tigre pyramid at El Mirador, and associated ceramics are also similar. At a later time buildings were erected along the base of the façade, each of these contained stelae. In the 8th century AD, Structure 2B was entombed under a large pyramid and a stepped façade covered the giant masks. Later another façade was built over this 8th century stepped frontage but it may never have been finished. In the Late Classic a nine-room palace was built on top of the pyramid, supporting a roof comb that had painted stucco bas-relief decoration. The rooms were arranged in three groups of three, each room positioned behind the next. The entire Late Classic palace measured 19.4 by 12 metres. The front two rows of rooms (Rooms 1 through to 6) were used for food preparation, metates and hearths were found in each of them. Room 7, the southwest room, was a sweatbath.
(source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calakmul)
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as she walked past while visiting NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on May 8, 2007.
A small transport company in Freiburg with some nice trucks.
Tomorrow I'm on the road to DĂŒsseldorf. Have a nice weekend!
Matthias
Die Isoly II unterschied sich von der Isoly I durch die bessere Optik, man hatte ihr den Dreilinser Agnar 1:6,3/55 spendiert. Auch musste die FilmbĂŒhne nicht mehr gewölbt sein, da ein Dreilinser ja dahingehend ausreichend korrigiert ist. Abblenden konnte man nur bis 11. Allerdings gab es noch eine Isoly IIa mit dem lichtstĂ€rkeren Agnar 5,6, hier konnte man die Blende bis 22 schlieĂen.
Die Isoly II kostete 46,- DM.
Die Isoly-Reihe habe ich hier etwas ausfĂŒhrlicher beschrieben.
Like the Lada XRay of a couple of days ago, the Dacia Duster is a modern Crossover vehicle (CUV) from the ever-expanding Renault-Nissan group.
Whereas Lada (via parent AutoVAZ) has only recently come into the Renault-Nissan fold, after being associated with GM-Daewoo, Dacia has a much more extensive history tied to Renault going back nearly 50 years to an agreement to licence-build the Renault R12 in Romania from 1969.
The Duster II, shown here is a 2018 update to the original Duster CUV model launched in 2009. The Duster II uses the same Dacia B0 platform, shared with some other Dacia models, and which is a modified, long wheelbase version of the Renault-Nissan B-Platform, doing service under many B/C-segment vehicles including the Nissan Juke and Versa, Renault Clio and Captur, as well as the Lada XRay, The platform is saleable in both length and width, allowing it cover a significant cross section of the small-car market. The platform (along with the Duster) is built in many regions including Romania, Russia, India, Columbia, Brazil and Indonesia.
Edith II is a gorgeous sky blue satin nightdress which is finished with floral patterns on the cups and a shoe string bow.
Series: White noise
From a cycle: The third Rome
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A London more or less empty of supercars I eventually found this baby on a back street near Harrods...
Catalog #: 01_00079425
Title: Fokker, C.II
Corporation Name: Fokker
Additional Information: Germany
Designation: C.II
Tags: Fokker, C.II
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
"Another of the cluster of camera companies around Dresden, Welta was based in the suburb of Freital. Originally Waurich & Weber, the Welta tradename was used from foundation in 1914 to 1959, when the East German successor business was merged with Pentacon. Production of TLRs falls into two distinct periods."
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les 500 ans du Havre .
les grandes voiles du Havre
SAGRES II :
Ăquipage :
163 marins, 80 cadets .
Gréement :
Trois-mĂąts barque .
1937
Longueur hors-tout : 89,48 m .
Tirant d'eau : 5,30 m .
Voilure : 1935 mÂČ (23 voiles) .
DĂ©placement : 1893 tonnes .
Chantier : Blohm & Voss - Hambourg .
Marine militaire portugaise .
Lisbonne
Romana II - 7 November, 2009
This pair of earrings had several different inspirations for their design. I am playing with the Roman earring design of my previous pair, but these were also inspired by the pearls and stones themselves. I participated in a bead swap on JewelryGeeks.com this summer, and the pearls were in with the beads I received. I also tried a different wrapping technique, which I have seen other wire artists use, on the frame.