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Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia.
Plitvice Lakes National Park is Croatia’s best-known national park, listed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage sites. It is a popular visiting destination all year round, and must-see for every visitor to Croatia.
Well known for its system of cascading lakes - whereby sixteen lovely lakes are interconnected by cascades and waterfalls. The park is simply beautiful. The main focus of park's beauty are sixteen lakes, divided into two parts - Gornja jezera (Upper lakes) and Donja Jezera (Lower Lakes), as well as numerous waterfalls and cascades.
For video, please visit youtu.be/6p-MI7efeCw
Water playground "frog spawn" Neckarbogen Heilbronn
Hohe, grün schimmernde Stahlpfosten mit eingehängten Kunststoffkugeln stehen symbolisch für Schilfhalme mit abgelegtem Froschlaich. In den teilweise miteinander verbundenen Kunststoffkugeln kann geklettert werden. Zwischen den Pfosten sind Kletterseile gespannt, die sich zu Schaukeln und Netzen verdichten. Zusammen greifen sie die Idee der Metamorphose von der Kaulquappe zum Frosch auf und geben ein unverwechselbares Bild ab.
High, green shimmering steel posts with attached plastic balls symbolize reed stalks with deposited frog spawn. You can climb in the partially interconnected plastic balls. Climbing ropes are stretched between the posts and condense into swings and nets. Together they take up the idea of the metamorphosis from tadpole to frog and create an unmistakable image.
Home on the Desert's Rooftop is one of many attractions at the El Morro National Monument in New Mexico.
The Puebloans, smart farmers of the high desert, were master builders. Atsinna Pueblo, the largest of the pueblos atop El Morro, dates from about 1275. Its builders made use of what they had around them: flat sedimentary rock easily cut up as slabs they could pile one on top of another and cement with clay and pebbles.
According to the National Park Service, ~ 355 interconnected room structure is buried under the ground, which was occupied by 500-600 people. Currently, 18-room structure has been excavated.
If this is fully excavated, it could be American Machu Pichu, but the park ranger said, no plan for further excavation.
Completed in 2015, The Diamond was built to be the new home for the Department of Engineering at the University of Sheffield. It took two years to build, at a cost of £81 million. The six-floor building takes its name from its unique facade, which comprises a cellular pattern of interconnected diamond shapes made of anodised aluminium, inspired by the form of diamond at a molecular level, over a frame of reinforced concrete and exterior glass cladding.
Je me suis amusé à multiplier les tours du château qui sont déjà au nombre de 17!
La forteresse construite par Saint Louis en 1230 comprend dix-sept tours érigées avec une alternance de schiste et d'assises de tuffeau. Elles sont hautes d'une trentaine de mètres, larges d'environ dix-huit mètres et reliées entre elles. Une dix-huitième tour existait auparavant, en dehors de l'enceinte, vers la Maine, la tour Guillon. Elle servait à l'approvisionnement du château. La tour Guillon a été démolie en 1832. Les massifs remparts construits de 1230 à 1240 à l’instigation de Saint Louis ont une circonférence d’environ 800 m de long. En tout, c'est une zone de 25 000 m2 qui est couverte par la forteresse. Du côté nord, l’abrupt du plateau est tel que les architectes n’ont pas jugé nécessaire de compléter les défenses.
I had fun multiplying the towers of the castle that are already 17!
The fortress built by Saint Louis in 1230 includes seventeen towers erected with an alternation of shale and tufa. They are about thirty meters high, about eighteen meters wide and interconnected. An eighteenth tower existed before, outside the enclosure, towards Maine, Guillon Tower. It was used to supply the castle. The Guillon tower was demolished in 1832. The massive ramparts built from 1230 to 1240 at the instigation of Saint Louis have a circumference of about 800 m long. In all, it is an area of 25 000 m2 which is covered by the fortress. On the north side, the steep plateau is such that the architects did not consider it necessary to complete the defenses.
The Kerala backwaters are a network of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India, as well as interconnected canals, rivers, and inlets, a labyrinthine system formed by more than 900 kilometres (560 mi) of waterways, and sometimes compared to American bayous. (Wikipedia)
Boat on Lake Seliger before sunset and thunderstorm.
Lake Seliger unites several glacial lakes, interconnected by short and narrow channels. Picturesque nature and Orthodox shrines attract thousands of tourists to these places both in summer and winter. The complex water system is called the “blue necklace” of Central Russia. Local residents call the lake Ostashkovsky, which is associated with the ancient city of Ostashkov located on the southern shore.
Ngwe Saung beach is situated near Yangon city and it can be reached within a 5-hour drive from Yangon. The beach itself is approximately 9 miles long and one of the longest beach in South East Asia and newly opened beach in Ayeyarwaddy delta region interconnected with the Andaman Sea. Moreover, Ngwe Saung is located a bit south of Ngapali which is also another popular beach resorts in Myanmar.
The Faculty of Technology and Society of the Malmö University is located in the Niagara Building, designed by a Danish company Lundgaard & Tranberg and opened in 2015. Niagara consists of three interconnected buildings with the tallest one being 53 meters high.
Manhattan, NY: A look inside the completed Vessel, opened 15 March 2019. The Vessel stands 150 ft high forming a lattice with 154 interconnected stairs and 80 viewing platforms between flights.
Composed of large, white, sweeping dunes, at first glance "Lençóis Maranhenses" looks like an archetypal desert. In fact it isn't actually a desert. Lying just outside the Amazon Basin, the region is subject to a regular rain season during the beginning of the year. The rains cause a peculiar phenomenon: fresh water collects in the valleys between sand dunes, spotting the desert with blue and green lagoons that reach their fullest between July and September.
The lagoons have large numbers of fish that arrive when the lagoons are at their fullest after July, which causes them to be interconnected to rivers such as the Rio Negro. Also, one species of fish, the wolf fish or tiger fish stays dormant in the mud and moist areas after the majority of the water has evaporated, re-emerging during the next rainy season.
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia.
Plitvice Lakes National Park is Croatia’s best-known national park, listed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage sites. It is a popular visiting destination all year round, and must-see for every visitor to Croatia.
Well known for its system of cascading lakes - whereby sixteen lovely lakes are interconnected by cascades and waterfalls. The park is simply beautiful. The main focus of park's beauty are sixteen lakes, divided into two parts - Gornja jezera (Upper lakes) and Donja Jezera (Lower Lakes), as well as numerous waterfalls and cascades.
For video, please visit youtu.be/6p-MI7efeCw
Life and business in the City, tangled and interconnected. And the City just watches, indifferent, going on being the City.
Numbers are significant in the Buddhist tradition. These three little statues were found in a garden at Lindisfarne, Tasmania. In Mahayana Buddhist philosophy “a bodhisattva is an ordinary person who takes up a course in his or her life that moves in the direction of Buddha. You and I, actually, anyone who directs their attention, their life, to practicing the way of life of a Buddha is a bodhisattva.” tricycle.org/magazine/what-bodhisattva/
In Buddhist philosophy (remember I am not talking about religion here, so this applies equally as well to non-Buddhists) all of life is interconnected. There is a “Buddha nature” (Buddha Dhatu) that pervades all existence. The English Christian theologian and poet John Donne (1572-1631) understood this as well when he wrote that, “No man is an island”. The way of interdependence is the way of compassion, of feeling for the needs of others, the way a true adult will feel, regardless of religion. So in a sense the desire to be a Bodhisattva is a way of growing up.
As Kosho Uchiyama defines it, “The life that flows through each of us and through everything around us is actually all connected. To say that, of course, means that who I really am cannot be separated from all the things that surround me. Or, to put it another way, all sentient beings have their existence and live within my life. So needless to say, that includes even the fate of all mankind—that, too, lies within me. Therefore, just how mankind might truly live out its life becomes what I aim at as my direction. This aiming or living while moving in a certain direction is what is meant by vow."
"In other words, it is the motivation for living that is different for a bodhisattva. Ordinary people live thinking only about their own personal, narrow circumstances connected with their desires. In contrast to that, a bodhisattva, though undeniably still an ordinary human being like everyone else, lives by vow. Because of that, the significance of his or her life is not the same. For us as bodhisattvas, all aspects of life, including the fate of humanity itself, live within us. It is with this in mind that we work to discover and manifest the most vital and alive posture that we can take in living out our life.” tricycle.org/magazine/what-bodhisattva/
It’s a wonderful outlook on life.
Postojna Cave was carved by the Pivka River over millions of years. There are stalagmites, stalactites, and formations called curtains or draperies that look like folded curtains.
The cave system is 24.12 kilometers long and is made up of four caves interconnected through the same underground river.
The cave was first described in the 17th century by the pioneer of study of karst phenomena, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor. In 1818, when the cave was being prepared for a visit by Francis I, the first Emperor of the Austria-Hungary, a new area of the cave was discovered accidentally.
In 1872, cave rails were laid along with first cave train for tourists. At first, these were pushed along by the guides themselves, later at the beginning of the 20th century a gas locomotive was introduced.
During World War II, German occupying forces used the cave to store nearly 1,000 barrels of aircraft fuel, which were destroyed in April 1944 by Slovene Partisans. The fire burned for seven days, destroying a large section of the cave and blackening the entrance.
After 1945, the gas locomotive was replaced by an electric one. About 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) of the cave system are open to the public.
From Wikipedia
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia.
Plitvice Lakes National Park is Croatia’s best-known national park, listed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage sites. It is a popular visiting destination all year round, and must-see for every visitor to Croatia.
Well known for its system of cascading lakes - whereby sixteen lovely lakes are interconnected by cascades and waterfalls. The park is simply beautiful. The main focus of park's beauty are sixteen lakes, divided into two parts - Gornja jezera (Upper lakes) and Donja Jezera (Lower Lakes), as well as numerous waterfalls and cascades.
For video, please visit youtu.be/6p-MI7efeCw
Madagascar
Tenrecs are endemic to Madagascar. Average length 5.5 inches
A fully terrestrial species of the forest floor, the lowland streaked tenrec is a specialist feeder on soft-bodied leaf litter invertebrates, including earthworms. The species is active both by day and night, and nest in fixed burrows which are commonly located near water. Latrine sites are situated near the nest entrance, which may be covered by leaves. Social groups may excavate complex interconnected burrow systems.
Social behaviour is complex, with groups consisting of over 20 related individuals, mostly the year's young accompanying four or fewer adults. Animals may forage alone or in small subgroups. When the quills are rubbed together they emit a high-pitched sound which is hypothesized to be a source of communication to other individuals.
Lowland streaked tenrecs do not go into true hibernation, but lower their body temperature and become inactive in response to adverse conditions; typically this coincides with the dry season, when temperature and food availability are at their lowest.
Plaça d'Europa (official name in Catalan, in Spanish: Plaza de Europa) is a square in the District VII of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat suburb of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. Located on the Granvia de l'Hospitalet avenue at the intersection with Carrer d'Amadeu Torner. It is part of L'Hospitalet's recent urban development, and one of its biggest squares at 33 ha, with a distinguishable skyline made up of high-rises, among the tallest structures in the city, some of which are designed by the renowned architect Toyo Ito. It is expected to become its economic centre, and will allow different parts of the city formerly severed by the Granvia to become interconnected.
Stavanger City Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in the city of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. The bridge has one tower and it was one of the first larger cable-stayed bridge in Norway when it opened on 31 January 1978. The bridge crosses the Straumsteinsundet strait connecting the city centre of Stavanger to the small islands of Grasholmen and Sølyst. It is the main connection to the whole the borough of Hundvåg which is a series of islands that are all interconnected by small bridges.
Seliger is a lake of glacial origin in the Tver and Novgorod regions of Russia. Another name is Ostashkovskoye, after the name of the city of Ostashkov standing on the lake shore.
Lake Seliger begins to appear under the name Sereger in Russian chronicles in the 12th-13th centuries.
The name of Lake Seliger is most likely of Baltic-Finnish origin, but its specific etymology remains a matter of controversy.
The area of the lake is 260 km², including about 38 km² are islands (there are more than 160 of them on Seliger). The largest is Khachin.
The area of the entire basin is 2275 km². The greatest depth of Seliger is 24 meters, the average is 5.8 meters.
Seliger receives 110 tributaries, and only one river Selizharovka flows from it. The lake lies at an altitude of 205 meters above sea level and is of glacial origin. This explains its peculiar shape - it is not a lake in the usual sense, but rather a chain of lakes stretching from north to south for 100 km and interconnected by short narrow channels. the coastline has a length of 528 kilometers and is distinguished by indentation - capes overgrown with forests, deep picturesque bays protruding into the land, various in shape of the island.
There are 24 stretches on Seliger, the largest are Polnovsky, Ostashkovsky, Kravotynsky, Selizharovsky, Troitsky, Sosnitsky, Nizhnekotitsky and Berezovsky.
The water in Seliger is very clear, the transparency reaches 5 meters.
Puget Sound,
Is a bay on the northwestern coast of the United States. In the state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, and connects to the open Pacific Ocean.
Puget Sound extends approximately 100 miles (160 km) from Deception Pass in the north to Olympia in the south. Its average depth is 450 feet (140 m)
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93-99 Pratt St
A century-old downtown Hartford retail-office building with the potential for conversion to apartments straddling the corner of Pratt and Trumbull streets is for sale at $2.9 million, brokers say.
Trumbull Towers Management owns the six-story, approximately 100,000-square-foot edifice on about a half-acre at 93-99 Pratt St. and is representing itself in sale talks, according to the building leasing broker Amodio & Co. Real Estate.
Built in 1910, the property is comprised of two interconnected buildings whose tenants include Caribbean bar-restaurant The Russell and Max Bibo’s On Trumbull St. delicatessen.
Star of Laufenburg Switzerland.
"In 1958, the German, French and Swiss power networks are interconnected and synchronised at the 220-kilovolt level in Laufenburg for the first time. With this act, the Central European states move closer together. The EGL substation known as the "Star of Laufenburg" marks the start of an integrated European power network. With this step, a cross-border power market is created. In 1967, the 380-kv country networks are interconnected for the first time at this substation in Laufenburg."
www.axpo.com/pl/en/magazine.detail.html/magazine/energy-m...
This installation had a pioneer role in establishing international connection and was one of the forerunner organization for integrated Pan European Electricity Industry. It was the first connection in continental Europe joining three countries.
ethw.org/Milestones:Star_of_Laufenburg_Interconnection,_1958
This is among my favorites from Nepal. We climbed straight up towards Throng Pedi to acclimate. Oddly there are rarely any sunsets with color this high, you have to be higher up, and this is dangerous due to the rapidly changing conditions. Literally one hour later this entire view was gray fog, nothing to be seen.
I followed this river for hours up it's winding pathway, taking in the beauty, tranquility offered, and observing the always changing yet unchanged stillness of the river. Siddhartha speaks of the lessons to be learned from the river. The placid tranquility contained within the oneness of the river with the world around us. The interconnected way of nature and life. River moving to ocean, ocean moving to mist, becoming snow, falling, melting, always the flowing, moving yet still.
Reflections- Palais des Congrès de Montréal
"La vie est un mouvement ; Plus il y a vie, plus il y a flexibilité ; Plus vous êtes fluide plus vous êtes vivant."
Albert Einstein
"Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty."
Excerpt from www.rbg.ca/events/urban-moorings-two-public-art-project/?...:
Artist Statement
There is a celestial plane that exists far beyond Mother Earth called Sky World, where Hodinöhsö:ni’ people originated from. Guided by Reflections takes the form of the Hodinöhsö:ni’ sky dome symbolizing these two worlds.
Mother Earth is depicted as a wooden dome, embodying the ever-lasting life cycle and everything growing on earth. It is adorned with the sky dome design, which is commonly found in Hodinöhsö:ni’ beadwork, pottery and textiles.
Using augmented reality, the Celestial Tree grows from the top of the dome rendering a glimpse into Sky World, offering healing to the waters below. The reflections of Earth and Sky World on the water provide moments of pause and mindfulness.
Guided by Reflections is a reminder that everything in the natural world is interconnected and we have a collective responsibility to honour and care for these gifts to ensure the continuance of future generations.
The Treetops Adventure experience, in the Capilano Suspenson Bridge Park, takes you on a walking tour up to towering canopy platforms interconnected by seven suspension bridges for a squirrel's eye view of the forest canopy.
The Renaissance Center (aka GM Renaissance Center) is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in downtown Detroit, on the shore of the Detroit River. The complex is owned by General Motors, which uses it as its world headquarters. The central tower, the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center with its curved glass-clad facade, is the second tallest all-hotel skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. It has been the tallest building in Michigan since it was erected in 1977. The principal architect was John Portman.
*Tonlé Sap or commonly translated as "Great Lake" is a seasonally inundated freshwater lake, Tonlé Sap Lake, and an attached river, the 120 km (75 mi) long Tonlé Sap River, that connects the lake to the Mekong River. They form the central part of a complex hydrological system, in the 12,876 km2 (4,971 sq mi) Cambodian floodplain covered with a mosaic of natural and agricultural habitats that the Mekong replenishes with water and sediments annually.
The central plain formation is the result of millions of years of Mekong alluvial deposition and discharge. From a geological perspective, the Tonlé Sap Lake and Tonlé Sap River are a current freeze-frame representation of the slowly but continuously shifting lower Mekong basin.
The largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, it contains an exceptional large variety of interconnected eco-regions with a high degree of biodiversity and is therefore a biodiversity hotspot. It was designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1997.
My complete Cambodia Album is found at www.flickr.com/photos/domnessi/albums/72157680697116845
La forteresse construite par Saint Louis en 1230 comprend dix-sept tours érigées avec une alternance de schiste et d'assises de tuffeau. Elles sont hautes d'une trentaine de mètres, larges d'environ dix-huit mètres et reliées entre elles. Une dix-huitième tour existait auparavant, en dehors de l'enceinte, vers la Maine, la tour Guillon. Elle servait à l'approvisionnement du château. La tour Guillon a été démolie en 1832. Les massifs remparts construits de 1230 à 1240 à l’instigation de Saint Louis ont une circonférence d’environ 800 m de long. En tout, c'est une zone de 25 000 m2 qui est couverte par la forteresse. Du côté nord, l’abrupt du plateau est tel que les architectes n’ont pas jugé nécessaire de compléter les défenses.
The fortress built by Saint Louis in 1230 includes seventeen towers erected with an alternation of shale and tufa. They are about thirty meters high, about eighteen meters wide and interconnected. An eighteenth tower existed before, outside the enclosure, towards Maine, Guillon Tower. It was used to supply the castle. The Guillon tower was demolished in 1832. The massive ramparts built from 1230 to 1240 at the instigation of Saint Louis have a circumference of about 800 m long. In all, it is an area of 25 000 m2 which is covered by the fortress. On the north side, the steep plateau is such that the architects did not consider it necessary to complete the defenses.
Explored highest position: 44 on Tuesday, September 29, 2020
"Antes que el sueño (o el terror) tejiera
mitologías y cosmogonías,
antes que el tiempo se acuñara en días,
el mar, el siempre mar, ya estaba y era
¿Quién es el mar? ¿Quién es aquel violento
y antiguo ser que roe los pilares
de la tierra y es uno y muchos mares
y abismo y resplandor y azar y viento?
Quien lo mira lo ve por vez primera,
siempre. Con el asombro que las cosas
elementales dejan, las hermosas
tardes, la luna, el fuego de una hoguera.
¿Quién es el mar, quién soy? Lo sabré el día
ulterior que sucede a la agonía."
Jorge Luis Borges
(English translation from rationalleycat.blogspot.com/2010/03/el-mar-traducido-por-...)
Before the dream (or the terror) could weave
Mythologies and cosmogonies,
Before the time could mint itself into days,
The sea, the always sea, it had been and it was.
Who is the sea? Who is that violent
Antique being that gnaws at the pillars
Of the earth and is one and many of the seas
And abyss and splendor and chance and wind?
Who looks on it sees it for the first time.
Always. With that wonder which all things
Elementary leave behind, the beauty
In evenings, the moon, flame of the bonfire.
Who is the sea, who am I? I will know it
In the days to come that follow the agony.
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish-language and universal literature. His best-known books, Ficciones (Fictions) and El Aleph (The Aleph), published in the 1940s, are compilations of short stories interconnected by common themes, including dreams, labyrinths, philosophers, libraries, mirrors, fictional writers, and mythology.[3] Borges' works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and have been considered by some critics to mark the beginning of the magic realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature.[4] His late poems converse with such cultural figures as Spinoza, Camões, and Virgil.
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish-language and universal literature. Borges' works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and have been considered by some critics to mark the beginning of the magic realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature. His late poems converse with such cultural figures as Spinoza, Camões, and Virgil. (from Wikipedia)
Happy Monochrome Monday, everyone!
ant Agustí Nou és un temple d'estil neoclàssic edificat entre 1728 i 1750, a la plaça de Sant Agustí, al carrer Hospital del barri del Raval de Barcelona.[1] En l'indret hi ha restes de l'antic convent dels agustins homònim.
És una església amplia d'una sola nau, amb capelles laterals. Està coberta amb volta de canó amb llunetes i creuer amb cúpula. La capçalera és del segle xix i forma un semicercle de columnes corínties.[1] La façana va ser projectada el 1735 per Pere Costa i ha quedat inacabada, ja que només es va completar la part inferior, amb un atri d'arcades de mig punt amb pilastres jòniques. Al mig hi ha un escut borbònic.[1]
Història
Veneració de Santa Rita el 22 de maig
L'orde dels frares agustins, instal·lat a Barcelona des del segle x, havia instaurat la seva seu entre els actuals carrers de Tantarantana i del Comerç, en un conjunt conventual construït bàsicament entre 1309 i 1474, amb diverses reformes i ampliacions durant els ss. XVI i XVII, anomenat Convent de Sant Agustí Vell, situat al barri de la Ribera.[1] Després del setge de Barcelona de 1713-1714 de la Guerra de Successió havia quedat demostrat que el flanc nord de la ciutat tenia unes defenses insuficients, raó per la qual es va plantejar la construcció de la Fortalesa de la Ciutadella. La construcció, a partir de 1716, d'aquella fortalesa implicava la creació d'una gran esplanada defensiva i la reducció de l'alçada de les edificacions que l'envoltaven per facilitar-ne la defensa. Aquestes necessitats afectaren greument el convent de Sant Agustí, que l'any 1718 va ser radicalment rebaixat en alçada i que l'any 1738 fou desposseït d'una part de la seva superfície per adaptar-la a les noves alineacions de l'esplanada (actual Carrer del Comerç).[2]
Davant la insistència dels Agustins per trobar un nou emplaçament digne per al seu orde, l'any 1727 el rei Felip V cedí uns terrenys entre els carrers de l'Hospital i de Sant Pau, resultants de la demolició de set cases preexistents. El projecte per al nou convent, de dimensions molt majors a l'originari, va ser traçat pel mestre d'obres Pere Bertran que, precisament, també s'havia encarregat de la destrucció parcial de Sant Agustí Vell. Per bé que la primera pedra de la nova església fou col·locada solemnement el 12 de desembre de 1728, un seguit de polèmiques i plets originats des de la Parròquia del Pi i altres convents del barri, provocaren que les obres dels agustins fossin paralitzades nombroses vegades. L'any 1748, l'arquitecte i escultor Pere Costa, acadèmic de la Real Academia de San Fernando de Madrid, presentà el projecte definitiu per a la façana principal de l'església. Ferran VI i el capità general Marquès de la Mina donaren l'últim impuls a les obres, dirigides per Bernardí Padallàs i Josep Pi, fins que el 30 de desembre de 1750 es produí el trasllat definitiu del convent.[3] Tanmateix, les obres de tan gran recinte es prolongaren fins a l'any 1835.[2]
Durant l'ocupació napoleònica de Guerra del Francès del 1808, el convent va haver d'allotjar, durant dos anys, el batalló de Guardies Valons i, un cop expulsats els religiosos, l'església fou desmantellada i convertida en paller. L'any 1813 va quedar sense religiosos. El 1814 els soldats van marxar i els frares iniciaren les obres de restauració, però van patir acusacions d'haver col·laborat amb els ocupants.[3] Arran de la crema de convents generalitzada a Barcelona el 25 de juliol de 1835, el convent de Sant Agustí va ser assaltat, saquejat i incendiat pels revolucionaris. Després d'aquest episodi i amb motiu de la desamortització de 1835, la biblioteca conventual es convertí en teatre i el convent fou venut a la Societat Barcelonesa de Fundició de Ferro i Construcció de Maquinària. Altres dependències del convent foren convertides en dipòsits municipals de malsendreços, mobiliari i objectes que arribaren d'altres convents saquejats.[2]
Amb l'exclaustració del convent promoguda per la Desamortització, el mateix any 1835, l'església de Sant Agustí Nou s'erigí com a parròquia.[1] El mal estat de l'edifici, però, obligà la nova parròquia de Sant Agustí a tenir la seva seu a la veïna i rival Parròquia del Pi fins a la primavera de 1839, quan es contractà la rehabilitació de l'església als mestres d'obres Josep Mas Vila i Francesc Valles. És probablement en aquesta època que es modificà la capçalera, transformant l'antic presbiteri quadrat per un presbiteri semicircular envoltat de columnes corínties i coronat per un quart d'esfera.[2]
L'any 1855 l'ajuntament expropià l'atri de l'església i n'enderrocà la reixa antiga per obrir la nova "Plaza de la Igualdad", avui Plaça de Sant Agustí. L'any 1860 el pintor Claudio Lorenzale i Sugrañes, recentment nomenat director de la Llotja, decorà el quart d'esfera del presbiteri amb una glòria mariana, seguint un esbós presentat pel llavors jove pintor Fortuny. L'altar columnari sota el quart d'esfera va ser daurat i decorat per l'arquitecte Elies Rogent l'any 1864. L'any 1880 el cos desocupat afrontat al Carrer de l'Arc de Sant Agustí passà a acollir l'escola de les "Hijas de la Caridad Españolas de San Vicente de Paúl", per a nenes i joves obreres.[2] En l'espai de la biblioteca del convent s'hi edificà el Teatre Odeon, que va funcionar de 1850 a 1887. En els terrenys del convent també s'hi va ubicar l'empresa Tous, Ascacíbar y Compañía (1841) de Nicolau Tous i Soler, i el Teatre Romea l'any 1863.
L'any 1925 l'interior de l'església fou restaurat per l'empresa Vilaró i Valls, que s'encarregà de repintar murs i fusteries i netejar els elements petris. Tanmateix, entre el 19 i el 20 de juliol de 1936, l'església fou incendiada i saquejada durant els primers disturbis de la Guerra Civil, quedant destruït el presbiteri, la Capella del Santíssim (decorada entre 1904 i 1906 per Joaquim Torres Garcia), les gelosies de la tribuna i la resta de retaules que ornaven les capelles laterals. Fou ocupada pel sindicat d'Arts Gràfiques.[3] A més, durant la Guerra, l'ajuntament va demolir el cos afrontat al carrer de l'Arc de Sant Agustí que acollia l'escola de noies i la casa parroquial (on avui hi ha l'Hotel Sant Agustí) quedà en estat de ruïna total. Tot i que s'havia ordenat la demolició total de la parròquia, l'arquitecte municipal Joaquim Vilaseca i Rivera, aconseguí frenar-la, al·legant que podria ser utilitzada com a sala de concerts. Després de la Guerra Civil, l'interior de la parròquia fou profundament remodelat, sense que hagi transcendit, de moment, l'autoria i direcció de les obres.[2]
El 7 de novembre de 1971 la parròquia de Sant Agustí fou l'escenari de la constitució de l'Assemblea de Catalunya,[3] una plataforma antifranquista que agrupava l'oposició de partits, sindicats i organitzacions polítiques i socials catalanes.[2]
L'any 2009 s'endegaren les obres de consolidació i revestiment de la façana del costat de l'evangeli, resultant de l'enderroc de l'escola de noies durant la guerra. Aquell mur, que mai havia estat interactuat fins llavors, tradueix encara els perfils de les voltes que cobrien l'antiga Capella de la Bona Mort i la galeria de sepultures.[2]
L'any 2011 s'hi va celebrar un acte commemorant els 40 anys de l'Assem
Church of Sant Agustí Nou del Raval
Church
A popular church in the Barcelona district of El Raval. It was built on the site of the former convent of Sant Agustí and is also known as the “cathedral of the poor” due to the great social roots that it has always had in the neighbourhood.
Called Sant Agustí Nou (new) to differentiate it from the church of the old convent of Sant Agustí, this temple in the Barcelona neighbourhood of El Raval was built between 1728 and 1760. It formed part of a larger architectural ensemble, however, during the disendowment of Mendizábal the convent and cloister were lost. It is commonly known as the “cathedral of the poor” and plays an important role in the social life of the neighbourhood of El Raval. It is the headquarters of two brotherhoods, La Macarena and Gran Poder.
It is formed by a single nave with interconnected side chapels. Two of the most popular chapels among the parishioners are the chapels dedicated to Saint Ponç and Saint Rita, in which it is common to see floral offerings.
VIA's #186 speeds east across the Lake Biscotasi causeway after dropping paddlers and anglers at the flagstop here minutes before. Biscotasi is interconnected with a seemingly endless chain of lakes, rivers, and streams including the nearby Spanish Lake, headwaters for the West Branch of the Spanish River. This makes Bisco a popular launching point for long-distance paddlers of the Spanish River which connects with the East Branch at Forks, eventually emptying into Georgian Bay. Directly off the CP right-of-way, Sinker Creek, Forks, Sheahan and Pogamasing are also popular Spanish River launching points, only accessible by this very train which often carries canoes and days of supplies for the trip into the remote "Great Beyond" here in beautiful northern Ontario.
Bei den Dicyrtomina ornata hat das Spermatophore einen Durchmesser von 45 µm und enthält etwa 600 Spermatozoen.
Lumix GX80 mit Olympus 60 mm Makro + Raynox 250 + 16 mm Zwischering - Post-Focus Stack aus 130 Einzelaufnahmen mit Helicon Focus - LED-Licht
Fundort: Deutschland- Teutoburger Wald - Bielefeld, auf Totholz - 20.01.2020
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia.
Plitvice Lakes National Park is Croatia’s best-known national park, listed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage sites. It is a popular visiting destination all year round, and must-see for every visitor to Croatia.
Well known for its system of cascading lakes - whereby sixteen lovely lakes are interconnected by cascades and waterfalls. The park is simply beautiful. The main focus of park's beauty are sixteen lakes, divided into two parts - Gornja jezera (Upper lakes) and Donja Jezera (Lower Lakes), as well as numerous waterfalls and cascades.
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Consisting of two interconnected ogival shells, the cathedral's octagonal dome was erected between 1418 and 1434 to a design which Filippo Brunelleschi entered in a competition in 1418 and completed in 1434.
A masterpiece capable of withstanding lightning, earthquakes and the passage of time, it continues to enchant all those who observe it from afar. The dome has a diameter of 45.5 metres.*
*https://www.museumflorence.com/monuments/2-dome
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The world is facing significant challenges, and it's easy to feel overwhelmed by everything happening around us. Global issues, from social injustices to climate change, political conflicts, and war have made many people feel that we need a major shift, both in how we approach problems and in our collective mindset.
Taking a moment to "think twice," is important. with everything going on, it calls for reflection on our actions, the choices we make in our daily lives, and how they impact others and the environment. Change often starts with small, intentional steps, and by being mindful of our actions, we can collectively create a positive shift.
This moment in time can also be a reminder that we’re all interconnected—individuals, communities, and nations—and our empathy, compassion, and commitment to justice and sustainability are vital for moving forward. It’s easy to get discouraged, but real change comes when we stand together and strive to make the world a better place for everyone.
The idea of a more automated or even robot-driven future has been explored in literature, films, and debates, and the concept of machines taking over is often framed as a solution when humans seem unable to resolve certain problems. Could "MAAIR robots" with Artificial Intelligence (AI) save the world?
A special and huge thanks to Nia Angel for asking me to do this picture with him and for letting me in on his story. I am deeply honored to be able to take part in his creative process and do pictures with him. He has a huge imagination and I admire his creativity, he has the ability to create great stories with a deep meaning.
Best wishes and regards to each one of you always.
Especially with everything going on in the world these days, please take good care of your self as well as one another, we know nothing about what others are going trough, so therefor always be kind as well as thoughtful towards others. 🍁🍂
💖 Huge, huge hugs, light, peace and love to you all 💖.
Best regards
Lori 💖
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A new park has now been completed in Bangkok - and it is spectacular: the Benjakitti Forest Park. It is huge - 41 hectares. The new park connects Benjakitti Park (and lake) with Lumpini Park via the so-called Green Mile. You can spend hours exploring Bangkok's interconnected park system, located right in the heart of this massive city.
"Water plays a central part in the park. Small bodies of water, called ponds, and islands create a wildlife-friendly environment."
You won't get bored exploring Benjakitti Forest Park, the walkways and skywalks are brilliantly designed, offering pleasant surprises along the way. A great place for nature and bird lovers!
In the distance - the Millenium Towers, a prestigious address in Bangkok, for movie stars and the likes.
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One more photo from Yokoteyama. Two photos were merged to get this image.
Yokoteyama is the southernmost part of Shiga Kogen Ski Resort, which is a group of 19 ski geländes spread over undulating volcanic terrains. Ski geländes were originally developed independently but are now interconnected with each other by developing a network of lifts.
Hakuba Valley developed on the slopes of Kita Alps as you see in the photo is the major rival of Siga Kogen in ski tourism.
Development of Shiga Kogen was lead by the Seibu Group, while that of Hakuba was by the Tokyuu Group. The two were major tourism development corporations based in Tokyo in the late 20th century. It was the principal reason for Nagano Winter Olympic in 1998 having two venues for ski competitions (^_^;
Frustrated IOC demanded that the travel between the two venues should be within an hour, for which a new road was constructed across the mountainous northern Nagano prefecture. The road hugely benefitted isolated mountain villages, anyway.
Excuse me for adding a worldly description to such a pristine image.
Berlin
Der Botanische Garten Berlin entstand auf den 43 ha am jetzigen Ort zwischen 1900 und 1910 nachdem die vorherige Anlage in Schöneberg zu klein geworden war. In den insgesamt 14 miteinander verbundenen Gewächshäusern, kann man durch die Pflanzenwelt der Tropen und Subtropen wandern.
www.bgbm.org/de/ueber-uns/zur-geschichte-unserer-einrichtung
The Berlin Botanical Garden was built on the 43 hectares at its current location between 1900 and 1910 after the previous facility in Schöneberg had become too small. In a total of 14 interconnected greenhouses, you can hike through the flora of the tropics and subtropics.
Bobby Ingano: Hula Blues
As I was sitting on the grass, removing weeds around a shrub, my eyes caught this group of Cape Marguerites which made me think of some gear pieces :)
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Rising from the bottom of what was once an ancient lakebed, the Trona Pinnacles are one of the most unique geologic landscapes in the California Desert. Over 500 of these tufa spires, composed of calcium carbonate, are spread out over a 14 square mile area across the Searles Dry Lake basin. These formations range in size from small boulders to topping out at over 140 feet tall.
The Pinnacles were formed between 10,000 and 100,000 years ago when Searles Lake formed a link in a chain of interconnected lakes flowing from the Owens Valley to Death Valley. At one point during the Pleistocene, the area was under 640 feet of water. These days, the area has less than 4 inches of annual rainfall.
If you zoom in, you can see Wilbur in the middle right off in the distance.