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Turm von Sta. Maria in Calanca ( Baujahr um 1300 - Genannt Castello - Mittelalterlicher Wohnturm - tower torre tour Bergfried Höhenburg Burgruine Ruine Burg castello rovina castle ruin château ) im Dorf Santa Maria in Calanca im Calancatal in der Region Moesa im Kanton Graubünden - Grischun der Schweiz

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Turm von Santa Maria in Calanca

 

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- Entstehungszeit : um 1300

 

- Burgentyp : Höhenburg

 

- Erhaltungszustand : Ruine

 

- Bauweise : lagenhaftes Mauerwerk

 

- Ort : Santa Maria in Calanca

 

- Geographische Lage : 46° 15′ 44,5″ N, 9° 8′ 44,8″ O

 

- Höhe : 970 m

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Der Turm von Sta. Maria in Calanca steht auf einem länglichen, auf allen Seiten abfallen-

den Plateau oberhalb der K.irche S.ta. M.aria A.ssunta im Dorf Santa Maria in Calanca im

Calancatal im Kanton Graubünden in der Schweiz.

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Der aussen fünfeckige Wohnturm mit drei Geschossen weist innen einen rechteckigen Grund-

riss auf. Das zweite und dritte Geschoss enthält je einen gewölbten Wohnraum mit einer um-

laufenden Steinbank und Kamin, deren Rauchabzüge sich unterhalb des Daches vereinigen.

 

Links und rechts des Kamins ist je eine schartenförmige Fensternische angebracht. Die

Geschosse sind durch in die Mauer hineingebaute Treppen miteinander verbunden. An

der Westseite liegt ein durchgehender Abortschacht mit je einer Sitznische pro Geschoss.

Der Zugang zum Turm erfolgte über einen Hocheingang an der Westwand, der direkt ins

zweite Geschoss führte. Das Erdgeschoss diente als Zisterne.

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Als Abschluss vermutete Erwin Poeschel eine offene Plattform mit Zinnenkranz. 1932–1933

wurde der Turmabschluss bei Restaurationsarbeiten stark verändert. 1979 wurden erneute

Sicherungsarbeiten vorgenommen. Heute ist der Turm durch eine Plattform mit Brüstungs-

mauer abgeschlossen.

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Geschichte

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Über den Bau des Turmes liegen keine urkundlichen Belege vor. Die Bauweise der Ge-

wölbe, Kaminanlage, Abortschacht und Fensterform ermöglichen eine Datierung um 1300.

Sicher ist, dass der Turm in eine bereits bestehende Anlage hineingebaut wurde, von der

heute noch geringe Mauerspuren sichtbar sind.

 

Sie wurde wohl von einem lokalen Adelsgeschlecht erbaut und bestand aus einer Um-

fassungsmauer und einem Wohntrakt in der Nordecke. 1968 wurden bei Grabungen

Fragmente von Wandmalereien und Ofenkacheln aus der Zeit vom 13. bis zum 15. Jahr-

hundert gefunden.1203 wird in den Urkunden ein Ser Anricus de Calanca erwähnt, der

jedoch nicht mit dem Turm in Beziehung gebracht werden kann.

 

Als Erbauer des Turmes werden die Freiherren von Sax - Misox vermutet, die um 1300 er-

folgreich eine geschlossene Herrschaft über das Misox anstrebten und dabei lokale Adels-

geschlechter verdrängten. Die fremdartige Bauweise in der Art eines französischen Don-

jons lässt darauf schliessen, dass als Baumeister ausländische Fachleute beigezogen

wurden. 1291 und 1296 wird Martin von Sax als Herr über das Calancatal erwähnt, 1316

sind es die Brüder Martin und Heinrich von Sax.

 

Erstmals urkundlich erwähnt wird der Turm im 15. Jahrhundert, als er im Besitz des Familien-

zweigs von Sax - G.rono war. Als am 20. November 1480 Graf Johann Peter von Sax die ge-

samten Herrschaftsrechte im Misox und Calancatal an den Mailänder Condottiere Gian Gia-

como Trivulzio verkaufte, wurde die Burg Santa Maria di Calanca nicht erwähnt. Vermutlich

war sie bereits um die Mitte des 15. Jahrhunderts verlassen worden.

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Ausflug ins C.alancatal am Sonntag den 09. September 2012

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Mit dem Z.ug von B.ern über L.uzern nach B.ellinzona und weiter mit dem

P.ostauto über G.rono, B.ivio C.alanca durchs C.alancatal bis zur E.ndstation R.ossa

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B.esichtigung des D.orfes und K.irche von R.ossa

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Mit dem P.ostauto von R.ossa zurück bis T.evegno

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K.urzer F.ussmarsch und a.nschliessend per A.utostop ( TI ) bis S.anta M.aria in C.alanca

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Besichtigung von K.irche und T.urmruine

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Zu F.uss von S.anta M.aria in C.alanca nach C.astaneda

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Per A.utostop ( TI ) nach G.rono

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B.esichtigung des m.ittelalterlicher T.urm T.orre F.iorenzana

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Mit dem P.ostauto zurück nach B.ellinzona

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K.urzer A.usflug mit dem F.ahrrad zu den W.erkstätten von B.ellinzona

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Mit dem Z.ug von B.ellinzona über Z.ürich zurück nach B.ern

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The Postcard

 

A carte postale that was published by C. A. P. of Strasbourg, The image is a glossy real photograph. The card was posted in Le Touquet using a 1 franc stamp on Sunday the 11th. September 1938. It was sent to:

 

Mr. Farrall,

180, Cann Hall Road,

Leytonstone,

Essex,

England.

 

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

 

"Sunday.

Dear Pop,

We came here yesterday.

It is a lovely place - the

weather is fine.

Hope to go for a nice

bathe this morning.

It's nice to get some

fresh air after Paris.

The woods look very

nice & we want to get in

some nice walks.

This is all for now,

Love,

Mabel."

 

The Italian Grand Prix

 

So what else happened on the day that Mabel posted the card to her father?

 

Well, on the 11th. September 1938, Tazio Nuvolari of Italy won the Italian Grand Prix. It was the last Italian Grand Prix held until 1947.

 

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

 

Also on that day, Ernst Kaltenbrunner was promoted to the rank of SS-Gruppenführer.

 

Ernst Kaltenbrunner, who was born on the 4th. October 1903, was a high-ranking Austrian SS official during the Nazi era, and a major perpetrator of the Holocaust.

 

After the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in May 1942, and a brief period under Heinrich Himmler, Kaltenbrunner was the third Chief of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA), which included the offices of Gestapo, Kripo and SD, from January 1943 until the end of World War II in Europe.

 

Kaltenbrunner joined the Nazi Party in 1930 and the SS in 1931, and by 1935 he was considered a leader of the Austrian SS. In 1938, he assisted in the Anschluss, and was given command of the SS and police force in Austria.

 

A committed antisemite, Kaltenbrunner played a pivotal role in orchestrating the Holocaust, and Nazi genocide intensified under his leadership.

 

He oversaw the coordination of security and law enforcement agencies involved in widespread extermination, the suppression of resistance movements in occupied territories, extensive arrests, deportations, and executions.

 

He was the highest-ranking member of the SS to face trial (Himmler having died of suicide in May 1945) at the Nuremberg trials, where he was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

 

Kaltenbrunner was sentenced to death, and was executed by hanging on the 16th. October 1946.

 

-- Ernst Kaltenbrunner - The Early Years

 

Kaltenbrunner was born in Ried im Innkreis, Austria, the son of a lawyer, and spent his early years and primary education in Raab. He later attended the Realgymnasium in Linz.

 

Raised in a nationalist family, he was childhood friends with Adolf Eichmann, the infamous SS officer who played a key role in implementing the Nazis' "Final Solution" against Europe's Jews. After Gymnasium, Kaltenbrunner went on to obtain his PhD in law at Graz University in 1926.

 

Kaltenbrunner then worked at a law firm in Salzburg for a year before opening his own law office in Linz. He had deep scars on his face reportedly from duelling in his student days, although some sources attribute them to a car accident.

 

On the 14th. January 1934, Kaltenbrunner married Elisabeth Eder, who was also a Nazi Party member; the couple had three children.

 

In addition to the children from his marriage, Kaltenbrunner had twins, Ursula and Wolfgang (b. 1945) with his long-time mistress, Gisela Gräfin von Westarp. All the children survived the war.

 

-- Ernst Kaltenbrunner's SS Career

 

On the 18th. October 1930, Kaltenbrunner joined the Nazi Party as member number 300,179. In 1931, he was the Bezirksredner (district speaker) for the Nazi Party in Upper Austria.

 

Kaltenbrunner joined the SS on the 31st. August 1931; his SS number was 13,039. He first became a Rechtsberater (legal consultant) for the Nazi Party in 1929. In 1932 he began working at his father's law practice, and by 1933 he had become head of the National-Socialist Lawyers' League in Linz.

 

In January 1934, Kaltenbrunner was briefly jailed at the Kaisersteinbruch detention camp with other Nazis for conspiracy by the Engelbert Dollfuss government. While there he led a hunger strike which forced the government to release 490 of the party members.

 

In 1935, he was jailed again on suspicion of high treason. This charge was dropped, but he was sentenced to six months imprisonment for conspiracy, and he lost his license to practice law.

 

From mid-1935 Kaltenbrunner was head of the illegal SS Abschnitt VIII in Linz, and was considered a leader of the Austrian SS.

 

In order to provide Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich and Heinz Jost with new information, Kaltenbrunner repeatedly made trips to Bavaria. He would hide on a train and on a ship that travelled to Passau, then return with money and orders for Austrian comrades.

 

In 1937 Kaltenbrunner was arrested again by the Austrian authorities on charges of heading the illegal Nazi Party organization in Oberösterreich. He was released in September 1937.

 

Acting on orders from Hermann Göring, Kaltenbrunner assisted in bringing about the Anschluss with Germany (13th. March 1938). Controlled from behind the scenes by Himmler, Kaltenbrunner still led, albeit clandestinely, the Austrian SS as part of his duty to "coordinate" and manage the Austrian population – this entailed the Nazification of all aspects of Austrian society.

 

-- Mauthausen

 

On the 21st. March 1938, he was promoted to SS-Brigadeführer. He was a member of the German Reichstag from the 10th. April 1938 until the 8th. May 1945. Amid this activity, he helped establish the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp near Linz.

 

Mauthausen was the first Nazi concentration camp opened in Austria following the Anschluss. On 11 September 1938, Kaltenbrunner was promoted to the rank of SS-Gruppenführer (equivalent to a lieutenant general in the German Army).

 

-- Ernst Kaltenbrunner and WWII

 

In June 1940, Kaltenbrunner was appointed Vienna's chief of police, and held that additional post for a year. In July 1940, he was commissioned as an SS-Untersturmführer into the Waffen-SS Reserve.

 

Alongside his many official duties, Kaltenbrunner also developed an intelligence network across Austria, moving southeastwards, which eventually brought him to Himmler's attention for appointment as chief of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) in January 1943.

 

The RSHA was composed of the SiPo (Sicherheitspolizei; the combined forces of the Gestapo and Kripo) along with the SD (Sicherheitsdienst, Security Service).

 

Fearing a collapsing home-front due to the Allied bombing campaigns, and worried that another "stab-in-the-back" at home could arise as a result, Kaltenbrunner immediately tightened the Nazi grip within Germany.

 

According to former SS-Sturmbannführer Hans Georg Mayer, Kaltenbrunner was present at a December 1940 meeting with Hitler, Goebbels, Himmler, and Heydrich where it was decided to gas all Jews incapable of heavy physical work.

 

Under Kaltenbrunner's command, the genocide of Jews picked up pace as extermination was to be expedited and the concentration of Jews in the Reich itself and the occupied countries were to be liquidated as soon as possible.

 

Kaltenbrunner stayed constantly informed over the status of concentration camp activities, receiving reports at his office in the RSHA.

 

In order to combat homosexuality in the greater Reich, Kaltenbrunner pushed the Ministry of Justice in July 1943 for an edict mandating compulsory castration for anyone found guilty of this offence. While this was rejected, he still took steps to get the army to review some 6,000 cases to prosecute homosexuals.

 

During the summer of 1943, Kaltenbrunner conducted his second inspection of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. While he was there, 15 prisoners were selected to demonstrate for Kaltenbrunner three methods of killing: by a gunshot to the neck, hanging, and gassing.

 

After the killings were performed, Kaltenbrunner inspected the crematorium and later the quarry.

 

In October 1943, he told Herbert Kappler, the head of German police and security services in Rome, that the eradication of the Jews in Italy was of special interest for general security. Four days later, Kappler's SS and police units began rounding up and deporting Italian Jews by train to Auschwitz concentration camp.

 

In 1944, during a meeting in Klessheim Castle near Salzburg, when Hitler was in the process of strong-arming Admiral Horthy into a closer integration between Hungary and Nazi Germany, Kaltenbrunner was present for the negotiations.

 

He escorted Horthy out once they were over. Accompanying Horthy and Kaltenbrunner on the journey back to Hungary, Adolf Eichmann brought with him a special Einsatzkommando unit to begin the process of rounding up and deporting Hungary's 750,000 Jews.

 

It was said that even Himmler feared him, as Kaltenbrunner was an intimidating figure with a height of 1.94m (6'4½"), facial scars, and a volatile temper.

 

Kaltenbrunner also allegedly headed Operation Long Jump, an alleged plan to assassinate Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt in Tehran in 1943.

 

Immediately in the wake of the 20th. July Plot on Hitler's life in 1944, Kaltenbrunner was summoned to Hitler's wartime headquarters at the Wolfsschanze (Wolf's Lair) in East Prussia in order to begin the investigation into who had planned the assassination attempt.

 

The conspirators were soon identified. An estimated 5,000 people were eventually executed, with many more being sent to concentration camps.

 

Historian Heinz Höhne counted Kaltenbrunner among the fanatical Hitler loyalists and described him as being committed "to the bitter end". On the 15th. November 1944, he was awarded the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords.

 

Using his authority as Chief of the RSHA, Kaltenbrunner issued a decree on the 6th. February 1945 that allowed policemen to shoot "disloyal" people at their discretion, without judicial review.

 

On the 18th. April 1945, three weeks before the war ended, Himmler named Kaltenbrunner commander-in-chief of the remaining German forces in southern Europe. Kaltenbrunner attempted to organize cells for post-war sabotage in the region and Germany, but accomplished little.

 

Hitler made one of his last appearances on the 20th. April 1945 outside the subterranean Führerbunker in Berlin, where he pinned medals on boys from the Hitler Youth for their bravery. Kaltenbrunner was among those present, but realizing the end was near, he then fled from Berlin.

 

-- Ernst Kaltenbrunner's Arrest

 

On the 12th. May 1945 Kaltenbrunner was apprehended along with his adjutant, Arthur Scheidler, and two SS guards in a remote cabin at the top of the Totes Gebirge mountains near Altaussee, Austria, by a search party initiated by the 80th. Infantry Division, Third U.S. Army.

 

The party climbed over mountainous and glacial terrain for six hours in darkness before arriving at the cabin. After a short standoff, all four men exited the cabin and surrendered without a shot being fired.

 

Kaltenbrunner claimed to be a doctor and offered a false name. However, upon their arrival back to town his last mistress, Countess Gisela von Westarp, and the wife (Iris) of his adjutant Arthur Scheidler chanced to spot the men being led away; the ladies called out to both men and embraced them. This action resulted in their identification and arrest by U.S. troops.

 

In 2001, Ernst Kaltenbrunner's personal Nazi security seal was found in an Alpine lake in Styria, Austria, 56 years after he had thrown it away to hide his identity. The seal was recovered by a Dutch citizen on holiday.

 

-- Ernst Kaltenbrunner and the Nuremberg Trials

 

At the Nuremberg trials, Kaltenbrunner was charged with conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

 

Due to the areas over which he exercised responsibility as an SS general and as chief of the RSHA, he was acquitted of crimes against peace, but held responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

 

During the initial stages of the Nuremberg trials, Kaltenbrunner was absent because of two episodes of subarachnoid hemorrhage, which required several weeks of recovery time.

 

After his health improved, the tribunal denied his request for pardon. When he was released from a military hospital he pleaded not guilty to the charges of the indictment against him. Kaltenbrunner said all decrees and legal documents that bore his signature were "rubber-stamped" and filed by his adjutant(s).

 

He also said Gestapo Chief Heinrich Müller had illegally affixed his signature to numerous documents.

 

Kaltenbrunner argued in his defence that his position as RSHA chief existed only theoretically, and said he was only active in matters of espionage and intelligence. He maintained that Himmler, as his superior, was the person culpable for the atrocities committed during his tenure as chief of the RSHA.

 

Kaltenbrunner also asserted that he had no knowledge of the Final Solution before 1943, and went on to claim that he protested against the ill-treatment of the Jews to Himmler and Hitler.

 

Further denials from Kaltenbrunner included statements that he knew nothing of the Commissar Order, and that he never visited Mauthausen concentration camp, despite documentation of his visit.

 

At one point, Kaltenbrunner went so far as to avow that he was responsible for bringing the Final Solution to an end. In response to his denials, people in the courtroom laughed.

 

-- Ernst Kaltenbrunner's Conviction and Execution

 

On the 30th. September 1946, the International Military Tribunal (IMT) found Kaltenbrunner not guilty of crimes against peace, but guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. On the 1st. October 1946, the IMT sentenced him to death by hanging.

 

Kaltenbrunner was executed on the 16th. October 1946 at 1:15 am, in Nuremberg. He was 43 years of age when he died. His body, like those of the other nine executed men and that of Hermann Göring (who had committed suicide the previous day), was cremated at the Eastern Cemetery in Munich, and the ashes scattered in a tributary of the River Isar.

 

End of November in Malta, feels like spring.

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This poor little guy smacked right into our sliding door. He lay writhing on the deck and my husband was going to put him out of his misery. Something told him - wait. He placed him on our table and he got perkier & perkier and within an hour, he recovered fully & flew away. A little angel was with him.

In 1981 together with some of my mates I went to the

pictures/movies in Frankston Victoria Australia to see the Film "Gallipoli" . I have always had an interest in Military history (especially Australian Military history) but that movie started an interest that has been with me ever since. In 1989 together with my mate Mike Barnes we flew to Istanbul , hired a car and drove down to Gallipoli for the ANZAC day service. We managed to Visit ANZAC , Helles and Suvla and most areas in between These are the photos I took on that trip , It hard to believe it was 30 years ago... Since then I have visited every battlefield in France and Belgium where the AIF (Australian Imperial Force) were involved and also the camps where they were based in the South of England. Please do have a look at the rest of the photos in the album. Best wishes "MO"

i went for a walk with a NEX 7 and an old manual focus mirror lens , a Tamron Adaptall SP 350mm f/5.6 catadioptric lens.way to big and bulky for this camera , but i got some interseting results.

On day 3 of our tour, we visited two place, one of those was La Roche in the Ardennes in Belgium.

Farmers' Market Teach-In at Northfield Mount Hermon, May 10, 2013.

By the time we reached Stresa, we didn't have a lot of time to sight-see, so we took time to have some coffee at a little cafe/bar on the street.

In Par Station RHTT driver is feet up and having a brew before setting off to Penzance

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Pathway in Chiba Garden in North Vancouver in June 2009. This is a small Japanese-style garden in the Waterfront Park.

Shot in Paseo Del Pintor Rosales, Madrid, Spain. Shot on a Sony NEX-3N

Every September I visit the Sculpture In Context in the Botanic Gardens and 2013 was no exception. The exhibition showcases the work of Irish and international artists and according to the organisers it is the largest and most prestigious outdoor sculpture exhibition in Ireland.

 

Just something simple to remind me of sunny days and vacation.

The incomplete wheelhouse of the Oil Devil model.

Well, I haven't uploaded in a few weeks since I've been very busy lately, however, I figured I would start my first new upload of 2025 off with a bang.

 

Southern California doesn't see very many new Albertsons Cos. store openings (although I am holding on hope we'll see more in the next few years), and the last new Albertsons Cos. store opening was the new Sherman Oaks Pavilions back in 2021, a replacement for a previous small Pavilions. Today, I decided since this doesn't happen very often, I would make the drive to see the first new Vons in nearly a decade on its grand opening day. The land site of this new store sits on a former Kmart, which it's no longer existent building was demolished and it's foundation ripped out of the ground in order to make way for construction of a brand sparkling new Vons. This new Vons replaces a smaller older Vons in the same shopping center, which I have posted before.

 

According to liquor licenses, it appears this Vons now has a new store number, 3431, replacing the store number 1672 of the previous store.

 

This Vons was very busy for its grand opening. It is very interesting to see a Vons opened with an Albertsons layout. It looks completely different from any Vons in existence since it is the only one so far that has opened under their ownership. The open ceilings makes this Vons feel much larger and open than most stores. It also has a walk in beer cooler which is an Albertsons feature. I have never seen in a Vons before.

 

This store does not have a pharmacy, and I think Albertsons likely didn't add a pharmacy because the CVS in the center has pharmaceutical rights for the whole center. An expanded beer/wine/liquor department takes the space where a pharmacy and health department would normally be located in today's Albertsons new-builds, with the walk in beer cooler likely being the space where a pharmacy would be. I speculate potentially the store being designed so a pharmacy could be added in the future with a walk in beer cooler taking that space for now.

 

I believe in early designs of this store there were meant to be two entrances, one main entrance, and one entrance where the pharmacy would be, or in this stores case, the liquor department. However, designs changed at some point so now that entrance is a drive up order entrance.

 

I imagine the Vons Express being constructed with this store will open in the coming months. It is still under construction, but looks like it could wrap up very soon.

 

Overall beautiful store. I hope there are more to come in the future.

In the center, a towering hero in gleaming armor wields a radiant sword, symbolizing good. They face a malevolent figure draped in darkness, wielding a staff wreathed in black flames, representing evil. A vibrant garden and desolate wasteland form the battleground, while ordinary people unite in defiance. The clash is marked by explosions of light and darkness, shaping the very fabric of existence. It serves as a reminder that the triumph of good requires unwavering courage and the belief that light will prevail. epic, monumental, dark, emotion, painting --v 5.2 --s 750 - Image #3 @ukyo1

Jockey Therese Karlsson is interviewed after winning her career first victory with Manhattan on July 29, 2015

January 8, 2019 - "Masada was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001. Its inscription on this prestigious list epitomizes its outstanding universal significance, which must be protected for the benefit of humanity.

 

Masada was the last bastion of Jewish freedom fighters against the Romans; its fall signaled the violent destruction of teh kingdom of Judea at the end of the Second Temple period. The traffic events of the last days of the rebels at Masada transformed it into both a Jewish cultural icon and a symbol of humanity's continuous struggle for freedom from oppression.

 

Built by Herod, king of Judea , Masada was a palatial fortress in the style of the ancient Roman East. The camels, fortifications, and assault ramp at its base constitute the most complete surviving ancient Roman siege system in the world.

 

Geography

The plateau of Masada is located on the eastern fringe of the Judea Desert near the shore of the Dead Sea, between En Gedi and Sodom. It is a mountain block that rose and was detached from teh fault escarpment, surrounded at its base by Wadi Ben yard on the west and Wadi Masada on the south and east. The plateau, 450 meters above the level of the Dead Sea, is approximately 650 meters long and 300 meters wide. East of the mountain is sediment left by the ancient Dead Sea, scored by numerous cracks.

 

Masada is close to two ancient routes: one cut through the center of the Judea Desert and led to southern Moab in eastern Transjordan; the other connected Edom, Moab and the Arava Valley to En Gedi and Jerusalem.

 

Masada's remote location and its natural defenses were the advantages that transformed it into a fortress during the Second Temple period."

 

Previous text from Israel National Parks Authority.

  

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Violet lying in a stand of Siberian squill (not violets).

Pride in London Parade had 35,000 people marching. It started just after midday at Hyde Park Corner and carried on until Whitehall Place. The crowds came out on a warm partly cloudy day and packed the streets all along the route. There were stages at many locations including Trafalgar Square, Soho and Leicester Square. It was estimated that more than a million people came to watch. The parade was briefly stopped by Stop the Oil protests in front of the Coke float, this lasted 20 minutes before police came and arrested seven. This happened right in front of me.

 

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Set in the Russian folk style. Art paintings of Russian Style Khokhloma. Earrings and Pendant. Earrings, pendant and a Cord from wooden beads. A magnificent stylish and exclusive Decoration handmade. This set of jewelry will make your style elegant and unique. This beautiful Pendant and Earrings in vintage style adorn any garment - a festive and casual. All our jewelry are the author's signature of the artist. An exclusive Gift for any Occasion. Pendant and Earrings covered with 1 a layer of lacquer.

Earrings D ~ 1.2 inch (3 sm), pendant D ~ 1.6 inch (4 sm).

Cord from wooden beads - 24" (61 sm).

You may pick up to yourselves for the complete set the same brooch here:

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