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Is this the former home of George and Mary Coward?
16 Market Street, Kirkby Stephen.
Mike believes he stayed with his auntie and uncle at this address around 60 years ago.
"Is it much to admit I need
A solid soul and the blood I bleed
With a little girl, and by my spouse
I only want a proper house"
- My Girls by Animal Collective
Check that song out, it's totally a sound of Spring now that the Botanical gardens are pumping out the Orchids! I'm really happy with how this shot turned out. Nice grouping, nice pattern. A little off center though. And I'm not sure how I feel about the focus. What do you think?
Bieg CREATON - Widziszewo (31/07/2022)
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What Is It to Re-Think Radical Politics, Today?
Recent political events such as Brexit and the Trump victory should compel the Left to re-think its approaches. The rise of Right-wing populism is transforming the arena of conflict, struggle and antagonism in general, marking it with an increasingly xenophobic and nationalistic politics. How should the Left question and understand this arena anew? Is there an emergent politics, which can design effective forms of organization and confrontational strategies that can build on and extend in new ways logics of political communication? In what ways does the Left have to reconsider what it means to be radical – both in terms of agenda and strategy? How might the Left effectively adjust its trajectory and mobilize its forces to begin confronting the current moment with its increasingly hostile, cynical, and polarized social, economic, and political terrain?
Central to this new terrain is a rapid re-articulation of the relationship between the masses, communities, movements, infrastructure and media, both old and new. The challenge of this panel is: to explore new approaches to socio-political organization and mobilization, especially in the digital realm.
Moderated by Krystian Woznicki, this panel with prolific thinkers and researchers such as Natalie Fenton, Robert Latham and Jutta Weber will reflect on the data infrastructure of the public sphere, the role of digital media in the political field and a politics of re-collectivity that reconceives of conflict and struggle as progressive forces in democracy.
This panel, a copperation between Berliner Gazette and transmediale, has launched the Berliner Gazette annual project FRIENDLY FIRE.
transmediale festival | Saturday, February 4th, 2017 | 12 p.m.
House of World Cultures | Auditorium
Photos: Norman Posselt / berlinergazette.de cc by nc
This is a photograph from the Portumna Forest Marathon, 50KM, 100KM, and Half Marathons which were held all during Saturday 11th June 2016 starting at 07:00 in Portumna Forest outside Portumna in Co. Galway Ireland. This is a very popular distance running event held annually in the forest. There is a series of loops in the forest which make up a 5KM loop which starts and finishes at the car park/amenity center in the forest itself. The route is predominantly flat and has a very good surface. Shade is provided in many parts of the course with the mature forest which has grown up and is manged by Coilte the Irish Forest service. In the photographs in this set you will mainly see 50KM, 100KM and 1/2 marathon runners. The 50KM runners have BLUE bibs, the 100KM green bibs while the 1/2 marathon runners have red bibs. The marathon distance race starts at 12:00 and these photographs are mostly taken between 07:00 and 11:00. The location and organisation is excellent and there is a great atmosphere amongst all of the runners, joggers and walkers who take part in the various distances.
The full set of photographs taken today are available in the Flick album here www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157669523966886
Email: petermooney78@gmail.com
Nayabad Mosque is located on the bank of river Dhepa, 1.5km south-west of the famous Kantaji Temple in Dinajpur district. The mosque is named after the village ‘Nayabad’ under Kaharole police station. According to an inscription found on the central doorway, the mosque was constructed in 1793 AD during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. During the period Raja Baidyanath of the Dinajpur Royal family was a Zaminder.
Nayabad Mosque was constructed at a time when the soil of Dinajpur had already been enriched with remarkable Navaratna and Kantaje Temples in 1752 AD. The founding Royal family of Dinajpur was prominent during that time. According to local legends, the mosque was built by Muslim architectural workers who came to this place from the west to build the Kantaji Temple. They settled in Nayabad, a village near the temple and built the mosque for their own use. There is a grave of an unknown person on the premises of the mosque. Local people believe, this is the grave of Kalu Khan, master architect of the Kantaji Temple. Nayabad Mosque is an oblong three-domed mosque with octagonal towers at the four corners. There are three arched entrances to enter the mosque. Among them, the central one is bigger than the flanking ones. These are equal in height and width. There is an arched window each on the south and north sides. Inside, in the western wall there are three mihrabs in line with three entrances. The central mihrab is bigger than the flanking ones which are of equal size. Three hemispherical domes cover the mosque of which the central one is bigger than the side ones. The parapet and cornice of the mosque are straight.
Terracotta plaques were used for decoration of the mosque. At present, there are about 104 terracotta plaques rectangular in shape, used in the surface decoration of the wall of the mosque. The platform is enclosed by a low brick wall with only one access from the east. On either side of the mosque a number of tombs are visible over the central doorway of the mosque.
Tynemouth is a village located at the mouth of the River Tyne on the North-East coast of England, 6 miles from the centre of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It has stunning beaches permitting a wide range of water sports, including surfing, sailing, wind surfing, jetski, sub-aqua, swimming and canoeing. Prominent on the headland overlooking the river are the Tynemouth Priory and Castle, dating back to the 11th Century. The village itself is now a conservation area mostly comprised of buildings from the 18th and 19th century.
Het kasteel Alden Biesen is de historische landcommanderij van de Duitse Orde. De Duitse Orde, ook wel de Teutoonse Orde genoemd, is nu een geestelijke ridderorde, die is ontstaan tijdens de kruistochten omstreeks 1200.
Tijdens de derde kruistocht hadden kooplieden uit Duitsland in Akko een ziekenhuis te velde ingericht voor de verpleging van zieke en gewonde kruisvaarders. Hieruit ontstond de Duitse orde, waarin ridder-broeders de hoofdrol speelden. Een eeuw later werd deze orde omgevormd tot een geestelijke ridderorde. Echter, zo nodig werd het zwaard door de ridders ter hand genomen, zodra dit voor de verdediging van het geloof en de eigen veiligheid nodig was. De Orde kreeg grote bekendheid en kreeg al vlug donaties van hen die niet ter kruistocht trokken. Zo groeide de Orde en kreeg ze steeds meer bekendheid en belang.
Aanvankelijk richtte de Duitse Orde zich, na de kruistochten, op Oost-Europa, maar later richtte de Orde zich meer op West-Europa ter bescherming van het Heilige Roomse Rijk. Door de goede organisatie kreeg de Orde steeds meer betekenis en macht. Na enkele eeuwen waren er verschillende goed georganiseerde landcommanderijen ontstaan, waaronder die van Utrecht en van Alden Biesen. De Grootmeester van de Orde zetelde in Mariënburg, het tegenwoordige Malbork in Polen. In verschillende landen werden de landcommanderijen geleid door landcommandeurs.
In het begin van de Orde bestonden de leden van de orde uit adellijke en niet-adellijke personen, maar al gauw stelde men hogere eisen aan het komaf van aspirant-leden en werd een adellijke afkomst verplicht gesteld. Er ontstond langzaamaan ook een zekere specialisatie onder de leden. De priesters zorgden voor de erediensten en geestelijke zorgen, de ridders voor de verdediging en anderen voor het beheer van de goederen.
Alden BiesenDe historie van het kasteel van Alden Biesen begon omstreeks 1200. De graaf van Loon en zijn zuster, die abdis was van Munsterbilzen, schonken de Duitse Orde een bedevaartskapel. Deze kapel lag in het broekland van de huidige gemeente Bilzen. In dit laaggelegen land groeien veel biezen, waardoor de kapel al gauw werd aangeduid met de term de kapel in de biezen. Het huis dat hier door de Orde werd gevestigd kreeg dan ook de naam de Biezen mee. Omdat er later, omstreeks 1400, in Maastricht een nieuw huis van de Orde werd gebouwd dat de Nieuwe Biesen werd genoemd, kreeg de oude vestiging als vanzelfsprekend de naam Oude of Alden Biesen mee.
Door verschillende schenkingen groeide het complex rond de kapel voorspoedig. In de loop der tijd ontstond er een groot verdedigbaar complex met grachten, torens en poorten, dat bewoond werd door de verschillende landcommandeurs, die elkaar hier opvolgden. Het oorspronkelijke kasteel werd in de loop van de zeventiende eeuw omgebouwd tot een waardige residentie, waarvan de huidige gebouwen nog steeds getuigen. Op de voorburcht hadden in de loop der tijd allerlei gebouwen hun plaats gevonden, zoals tiendschuren, gebouwen voor de opslag van diverse landbouwproducten en -gereedschappen, wagenschuren, en dergelijke.
Alden Biesen Een nieuw kerkgebouw kwam gereed in het begin van de zeventiende eeuw. De kerk werd in 1638 ingewijd, wat blijkt uit een memoriesteen boven de ingangsdeur. De kerk is zeer de moeite van een bezichtiging waard. Er bevinden zich verschillende getuigen uit de zeventiende eeuw, waaronder schilderijen, een doopvont en een grafmonument. Boven de zijaltaren zijn verschillende wapens aangebracht van landcommandeurs.
Door schenkingen was de grond, die bij Alden Biesen behoorde steeds verder uitgebreid. Rond 1800 bestond de hoeveelheid gronden met bossen, weilanden en landbouwgronden uit bijna 2000 hectare, een enorm complex.
De Franse revolutietijd luidde het einde in van de Alden Biesen in deze vorm. Het gehele complex werd verbeurd verklaard en verkocht aan de meestbiedende. De ex-burgemeester van Hasselt, Willem Claes kocht het kasteel in 1797 en ging met zijn familie op het landgoed wonen; de meeste gronden werden verpacht. Door huwelijk van een erfdochter ging de Alden Biesen in de negentiende eeuw over aan de familie Du Vivier. De laatste particuliere bewoner stierf in 1971. In datzelfde jaar brak een grote brand uit, die een groot deel van het complex in een puinhoop veranderde. Van het grote, oorspronkelijke waterkasteel waren alleen de muren nog over. De Belgische provincie Limburg kocht het geheel, waarna de schouders gezet werden onder een algehele restauratie.
Alden BiesenHet terrein van de commanderij kan het gehele jaar door bezichtigd worden. In een van de gebouwen is een permanente tentoonstelling ingericht over de Duitse Orde. Behalve in de winter is ook het park jaarlijks opengesteld. Vanuit dit park kan een schitterend overzicht over het gehele complex worden verkregen.
Het complex wordt het gehele jaar door gebruikt voor congressen, conferenties, manifestaties en andere bijeenkomsten op het gebied van pedagogisch-educatieve ontwikkelingen en op sociaal-cultureel gebied. Er worden verschillende evenementen, waaronder tentoonstellingen en concerten, georganiseerd. De Alden Biesen is een cultureel centrum van internationale vermaardheid geworden.
Alden Biesen is a 16th-century castle in Belgium, located in the small village of Rijkhoven in the municipality of Bilzen in the province of Limburg.
The castle is used today as a cultural centre and conference centre. Festivals such as the Scottish weekend or the International Story Festival are held there. In addition, "European Classes" take place, intended to foster international learning and collaboration between students. The first ever RSPBA Major Pipe Band Championship held outside the UK was the European Pipe Band Championships held there in September 2003.
In addition to the moated castle, the complex contains a church and gardens.
The knights of the Teutonic Order founded the Landcommanderij Alden Biesen ("commandery of Alden Biesen") in the 11th century, but the current buildings were constructed between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was the headquarters of a bailiwick or province of the Teutonic Order in the region of the Maas and Rhine. On 8 March 1971 the building burnt down and was acquired by the government and restored
It is a very hard life being a baby blackbird, all that shouting to try to get food, then having to find your own food, singing, flying.... An afternoon nap is just what is needed. One of two baby blackbirds in the garden yesterday.
Anlaby is one of Australia's great homesteads and one of the first grand rural properties of South Australia. Settled in 1839 by Frederick Dutton, it reached its heyday in the Edwardian era.
In the early days Anlaby extended from near Kapunda to Tothill's Creek occupying an area of 160,000 acres (64,750 ha) with a length of 25 miles (40 km) and a width of 10 miles (16 km).
The property ran as many as 70,000 sheep and shearing lasted nine months employing 70 people.
As well as a grand house, there are many outbuildings - including stables, carriage house, workman's cottages and more. The garden itself is set on four hectares with stately trees, heritage roses, rockeries, glasshouses and sweeping pathways.
There were fourteen gardeners. The Duttons had houses in Adelaide and London. Also an ocean-going steamship, fully crewed. They would take the ship with the head gardener and would travel around Australia and up into Japan, collecting plants, purely to indulge a passion.
Comme j'aime m'amuser... j'ai décidé de créer ce petit jeu qui consiste donc à me trouver...
Alors ? Where is Boubou ?
Etching is a method of making prints from a metal plate, usually copper or zinc, which has been bitten with acid. The plate is first coated with an acid-resistant substance (etching ground or varnish) through which the design is drawn with a sharp tool (burin or other). The acid eats the plate through the exposed lines; the more time the plate is left in the acid, the coarser the lines. When the plate is inked and its surface rubbed clean, and it is covered with paper and passed under a cylindrical press, the ink captured in the lines is transferred to the paper.
Aquatint often produces finished prints which resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer (or sometimes successive layers) of resin or sugar. The acid bites the plate only in the spaces between the resin particles, achieving a finely and evenly pitted surface that yields broad areas of tone when the grains are washed off and the plate is inked and printed. A great many tones can be achieved on a single plate by exposing different areas to different acid concentrations or different exposure times. Aquatint techniques are generally used in combination with etching or engraving to achieve linear definition.
This is a shot of the Boxwood Gardens at the Rose Hill Mansion. At the time of the restoration of Rose Hill Mansion the boxwood gardens had totally disappeared in a tangle of weeds and underbrush. They were reconstructed from the Survey of Rose Hill Farm by W.R. Hopkins in 1853 and from a photograph of 1875. There are now 15 boxwood beds with the original Greek Revival well house in the backyard. In the back there are two trellises. The mansion is on Route 96A in Geneva, NY.
Delicate Arch is a 52-foot-tall (16 m) freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park, near Moab in Grand County, Utah, United States. The arch is the most widely recognized landmark in Arches National Park and is depicted on Utah license plates and a postage stamp commemorating Utah's centennial anniversary of admission to the Union in 1996. The Olympic torch relay for the 2002 Winter Olympics passed through the arch.
Because of its distinctive shape, the arch was known as "the Chaps" and "the Schoolmarm's Bloomers" by local cowboys. Many other names have been applied to this arch including "Bloomers Arch", "Marys Bloomers", "Old Maids Bloomers", "Pants Crotch", "Salt Wash Arch", and "School Marms Pants". The arch was given its current name by Frank Beckwith, leader of the Arches National Monument Scientific Expedition, who explored the area in the winter of 1933–1934. Although there is a rumor that the names of Delicate Arch and Landscape Arch were inadvertently exchanged due to a signage mixup by the National Park Service (NPS), this is false.
This arch played no part in the original designation of the area as a national monument (Arches National Monument) in 1929, and was not included within the original boundaries; it was added when the monument was enlarged in 1938.
In the 1950s, the NPS investigated the possibility of applying a clear plastic coating to the arch to protect it from further erosion and eventual destruction. The idea was ultimately abandoned as impractical and contrary to NPS principles.
Delicate Arch is formed of Entrada Sandstone. The original sandstone fin was gradually worn away by weathering and erosion, leaving the arch. Other arches in the park were formed the same way but, due to placement and less dramatic shape, are not as famous.
During the summer, white-throated swifts (Aeronautes saxatalis) nest in the top of the arch.
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This is a photograph from the Forest Marathon festival 2013 which was held in the beautiful Coillte forest of Portumna in Co. Galway, Ireland on Saturday 15th June 2013. The event includes a 10k, a full marathon, a half marathon and two ultra-running events - a 50k and 100k race. The races started at 08:00 with the 100KM, the 50KM at 10:00, and subsequent races at two hour intervals onwards. All events started and finished within the forest with the exception of the half marathon and marathon which started outside of the forest. All events see participants complete 5KM loops of the forest which start and end at the car-park/amenity end of the forest. There is an official Refreshment/Handling Zones at this point on the loop.
The event was organised by international coach Sebastien Locteau from SportsIreland.ie and his fantastic team of volunteers from Galway and beyond. Congratulations to Seb on organising a very professionally run event and an event which is growing bigger and more prestigious with each passing year. There was an incredible atmosphere amongst the runners, the spectators, and the organisers. Hats off to everyone involved.
The marathon, 50KM, and 100KM events are sanctioned by Athletics Ireland and AIMS (the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races). The event has also achieved IAU (International Association of Ultrarunners) Bronze Label status for 2013.
Electronic timing was provided by RedTagTiming: www.redtagtiming.com/
Energy Bars, Gels, Drinks etc were provided by Fuel4Sport: www.fuel4sport.ie/
This is a set of photographs taken at various points on the 5KM loop in the Forest and contains photographs of competitors from all of the events except the 10KM race.
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Overall Race Summary
Participants: Approximately 600 people took part across all of the events which were staged: 10km, half marathon, marathon, 50km, and 100KM.
Weather: The weather was unfortunately not what a summer's day in June should be like - there was rain, some breeze, but mild temperatures.
Course: This is a fast flat course depending on your event. The course is left handed around the Forest and roughly looks like a figure of 8 in terms of routing.
Location Map: Start/finish area on Google StreetView [goo.gl/maps/WWTgD] are inside the parklands and trails
Refreshments: There are no specific refreshments but the race organizers provide very adequate supplies for all participants.
Some Useful Links
Official Race Event Website: www.forestmarathon.com/
The Boards.ie Athletics Forum Thread for the 2013 Event: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056874371
A GPS Garmin Trace of the Course Profile (from the 50KM event) connect.garmin.com/activity/189495781
Our Flickr Photographs from the 2012 Events: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157630146344494/
Our Flickr Photographs from the 2011 Events: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157626865466587/
Title Sponsors Sports Ireland Website: sites.google.com/a/sportsireland.ie/welcome-sports-irelan...
A VIDEO of the Course: www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2FLxE...
Google StreetView of the Entrance to Portuma Forest: goo.gl/maps/MX62O
Wikipedia: Read about Portumna and Portumna Forest Park: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portumna#Portumna_Forest_Park
Coilte Ourdoors Website: www.coillteoutdoors.ie/?id=53&rec_site=115
Portumna Forest on EveryTrails: www.everytrail.com/guide/portumna-forest-park-woodland-tr...
More about the IAU Bronze Label: www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h07&tmp=...
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I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
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SOLID MTB Maraton - Śrem (15/08/2021)
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exhibition opening, August 20, 2020
on view until October 31, 2020
Exportdrvo, Grobnička riva bb, Rijeka
Curator: Inke Arns
Artists: ➤ Aram Bartholl (DE) ➤ Ursula Biemann (CH) ➤ DISNOVATION.ORG (FR/PL) ➤ Jacob Hurwitz-Goodman (US) / Daniel Keller (DE) ➤ Steffen Köhn (DE) ➤ Lawrence Lek (GB) ➤ Rebecca Moss (GB) ➤ Jenny Odell (US) ➤ Elisa Giardina Papa (IT) ➤ Lisa Rave (DE) ➤ Marie Reinert (FR) ➤ Tabita Rezaire (GF) ➤ RYBN (FR) ➤ Sebastian Schmieg (DE) ➤ Hito Steyerl (DE)
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Sarıgerme is a beach near Osmaniye Village in Ortaca district, Muğla Province, south-west Turkey. It is a holiday destination with a beach and shops.
It also has a post office as well as a few places to drink and eat.
There are number of villages around Sarıgerme: Gökbel, Mergenli, Karadonlar, Fevziye.
Sarıgerme is approximately 12 km from the airport town of Dalaman with good road access after being resurfaced several years ago.
This beach has pristine sands and it is very popular with Turkish and foreign tourists alike. The beach is long and sandy and there is usually quite a strong prevailing NW wind.
It is close to Dalyan, Dalaman and Gölbaşı.
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This is a photograph from just after the 7 mile mark of the 8th annual running of the Trim AC 10 Mile Road Race and Fun Run which was held in Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland on Sunday 5th February 2023 at 12:00. The race attracted over 1,600 finishers which demonstrates again the popularity of this race. Indeed the event shows growth year on year mirroring the growing popularity of the race. The race started on the Trim/Athboy road on the town's ring road and proceeds to take an anti-clockwise loop out towards the village of Dunderry and townland of Kilbride before returning back to the Trim Industrial Estate for the finish. The route is held on quiet country roads with some hills at 3, 6, 8 mile segments. The road is well marked and marshaled and is comfortable able to accommodate the race at its current size.
Timing and overall event management was provided by the Co. Kildare based company Popup Races. The results and more details about the race will be found on their website at www.popupraces.ie
For lack of a name, I was calling this little kitty The Editor or Ed for his penchant of climbing on my desk and hiding behind the keyboard to attack your fingers. The kids decided that he needed a proper name and not just a title - So meet Edgar The Editor. He has gotten brave enough to hang out on top of the desk now and thinks he is in charge of the mouse. If you make a mistake, Look Out - he will pounce all over you and correct it himself. This is the last of the kittens we had - My children are begging to keep him - Does anyone want a Critical Kitten?
Jaisalmer, nicknamed "The Golden city", is a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located 575 kilometres west of the state capital Jaipur. It is a World Heritage Site. It was once known as Jaisalmer state. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone, crowned by a fort, which contains the palace and several ornate Jain temples. Many of the houses and temples are finely sculptured. It lies in the heart of the Thar Desert (great Indian desert) and has a population of about 78,000. It is the administrative headquarters of Jaisalmer District.
ORIGIN OF NAME
Jaisalmer is named after Maharawal Jaisal Singh, a Rajput king who founded the city in 1156 AD. "Jaisalmer" means "the Hill Fort of Jaisal". Jaisalmer is sometimes called the "Golden City of India" because the yellow sand and the yellow sandstone used in every architecture of the city gives a yellowish-golden tinge to the city and its surrounding area.
LOCATION
District Jaisalmer is located within a rectangle lying between 26°.4’–28°.23' North parallel and 69°.20'–72°.42' east meridians. It is the largest district of Rajasthan and one of the largest in the country. The breadth (East-West) of the district is 270 km and the length (North-South) is 186 km. On the present map, district Jaisalmer is bounded on the north by Bikaner, on the west & south-west by the Pakistani border, on the south by Barmer and Jodhpur, and on the east by Jodhpur and Bikaner Districts. The length of international border attached to District JAISALMER is 471 km.
HISTORY
The majority of the inhabitants of Jaisalmer are Bhati Rajputs, named for Bhati, who was renowned as a warrior. The ruling family of the erstwhile Jaisalmer State belongs to Bhati Clan of Yadu Rajputs of Chandravanshi (Lunar) race who claim descent from Lord Krishna,the deified hero who ruled at Dwarka. In 1156 Rawal Jaisal, the sixth in succession from Deoraj, founded the fort and city of Jaisalmer,atop Trikuta Hill and began to levy taxes on the camel caravans travelling along the nearby route. Laden with exotic spices and precious silks, these trading caravans were en route to cities like Delhi or Sind, but had to pass directly through Jaisalmer. This strategic location continued to serve Jaisalmer well, as it lay right on the two main routes connecting India with Persia, Egypt and farther west. He later made it his capital as he moved from his former capital at Lodhruva (which is situated about 15 km to the north-west of Jaisalmer). In 1293, the Bhattis so enraged the Sultan of Delhi Ala-ud-din Khilji that his army captured and sacked the fort and city of Jaisalmer, so that for some time it was quite deserted.Some Bhatti's from the Royal family migrated to Jaisal (Now in Pakistan), a place near to Chiniot Distt and some migrated to Talwandi, now Nankana Sahib in Distt. Nankana Sahib (Punjab, Pakistan) and others settled in Larkana (in Sind, Pakistan)under the name of Bhutto. In Nankana Sahib, the Bhatti Clan can be traced from the lineage of Rai Bhoe and Rai Bular Bhatti. After this there is nothing to record until the time of Rawal Sahal Singh, whose reign marks an epoch in Jaisalmer's history in that he acknowledged the supremacy of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Following the collapse of the Mughal Empire in the 18th century, Jaisalmer, like the rest of Rajputana, became subservient to the Marathas, until it came under the protection of the British East India Company following the British victory in the Third Anglo-Maratha War. In 1818, the Rawals of Jaisalmer signed a treaty with the British, which protected Jaisalmer from invasion provided it was not the aggressor and guaranteed the royal succession.
The Maharajas of Jaisalmer trace their lineage back to Jaitsimha, a ruler of the Bhati Rajput clan. The major opponents of the Bhati Rajputs were the powerful Rathor clans of Jodhpur and Bikaner. They used to fight battles for the possession of forts, waterholes or cattle. Jaisalmer was positioned strategically and was a halting point along a traditional trade route traversed by the camel caravans of Indian and foreign merchants. The route linked India to Central Asia, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, Africa and the West.
MEDIEVAL PERIOD
In the 13th century, Jaisalmer escaped direct Turkic conquest due to its geographical situation in the desert region. The Rawals of Jaisalmer agreed to pay an annual tribute to the Turkic Sultans of Delhi. The first siege of Jaisalmer occurred during the reign of Alauddin Khilji, the Turkic Sultan of Delhi. It was provoked by Bhatis' raid on a caravan filled with treasure. According to local ballads, the Bhatis defended the fort for seven years until the enemy army forces breached the ramparts. Bhatis, facing certain defeat, proclaimed the rite of jauhar. Later, Sultan Ferozshah also besieged Jaisalmer after the rulers of Jaisalmer raided his camp at Anasagar lake near Ajmer. The siege led to another jauhar. Jaitsimha's son Duda perished in the attack. Duda's descendants ruled over Jaisalmer for about two centuries. Duda's descendant Lunakarna had a fight with Humayun when the latter passed through Jaisalmer en route to Ajmer.
PRINCELY JAISALMER
On the eve of British Raj in India, Jaisalmer was subservient to the Marathas, until it came under the protection of the British East India Company following the British victory in the Third Anglo-Maratha War. In 1818, the Rawals of Jaisalmer signed a treaty with the British, which protected Jaisalmer from invasion provided it was not the aggressor and guaranteed the royal succession. Jaisalmer was one of the last states to sign a treaty with the British. During the British Raj, Jaisalmer was the seat of a princely state of the same name, ruled by the Bhati clan of Rajputs. The present descendant is Brijraj Singh. Though the city is under the governance of the Government of India, a lot of welfare work is carried out by him and his family.
Traditionally, the main source of income was the levies on the caravans. However, the glory of Jaisalmer faded when Bombay emerged as a port and the sea trade replaced the traditional land routes. The partition of India in 1947 lead to closing of all the trade routes on the Indo-Pak border and rendered Jaisalmer a drought-prone desert backwater on the international border. Ironically, skirmishes between India and Pakistan gave Jaisalmer a strategic importance and made it serviceable as an army supply depot. Later, the Rajasthan Canal served to revive the surrounding desert areas. Roads and railroads were then built, knitting the hitherto remote town with the rest of Rajasthan. Later, the Government of Rajasthan decided to promote Jaisalmer as a tourist destination.
GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE
Jaisalmer has an average elevation of 229 metres. It is situated near the border of India and Pakistan in West Rajasthan, and covers an area of 5.1 km2. The maximum summer temperature is around 41.6 °C while the minimum is 25 °C. The maximum winter temperature is usually around 23.6 °C and the minimum is 7.9 °C. The average rainfall is 209.5 millimetres. Highest ever recorded temperature was 48.0 °C and the lowest ever recorded temperature being −5.9 °C.
Jaisalmer is almost entirely a sandy waste, forming a part of the Thar desert (great Indian desert). The general aspect of the area is that of an interminable sea of sand hills, of all shapes and sizes, some rising to a height of 150 feet. Those in the west are covered with log bushes, those in the east with tufts of long grass. Water is scarce, and generally brackish; the average depth of the wells is said to be about 250 feet. There are no perennial streams, and only one small river, the Kakni, which, after flowing a distance of 48 kilometres, spreads over a large surface of flat ground, and forms Lake Orjhil ("The Bhuj-Jhil"). The climate is dry and healthy. Throughout Jaisalmer only raincrops, such as bajra, jawar, motif, til, etc., are grown; spring crops of wheat, barley, etc., are very rare. Owing to the scant rainfall, irrigation is almost unknown.
Distances: Bikaner (330 km), Barmer (150 km), Jodhpur (293 km), Jaipur (568 km), Ahmedabad (636 km), Agra (802 km), New Delhi (874 km), Mumbai (1,177 km).
JAISALMER FORT
Built in 1156 by the Bhati Rajput ruler Jaisal, Jaisalmer Fort is situated on Meru Hill and Named as Trikoot Garh had seen the scene of many battles. Its massive sandstone walls are a tawny lion colour during the day, turning to a magical honey-gold as the sun sets. The famous Indian film director Satyajit Ray wrote a detective novel and later turned it into a film − Sonar Kella (The Golden Fortress) which was based on this fort. This is a living fort and about a quarter of city's population still live inside the fort. The main attractions inside the fort are: Raj Mahal (Royal palace), Jain temples and the Laxminath temple.
JAIN HERITAGE OF JAISALMER
Jaisalmer has been enriched by its Jain community, which has adorned the city with beautiful temples, notably the temples dedicated to the 16th Tirthankara, Shantinath, and 23rd Tirthankara, Parshvanath.
Jaisalmer boasts some of the oldest libraries of India which contain rarest of the manuscripts and artefacts of Jain tradition. There are many pilgrimage centres around Jaisalmer such as Lodarva (Lodhruva), Amarsagar, Brahmsar and Pokharan.
MUSEUMS
Desert Culture Centre & Museum
Jaisalmer Folklore Museum
Government Museum
jaisalmer fort palace museum
jaisalmer fort outsidre and insidery
GADSISAR LAKE
Gadsisar Lake – Excavated in 1367 by Rawal Gadsi Singh, it is a scenic rainwater lake surrounded by the small temples and shrines of Amar Sagar. Earlier, this lake was used to be the main water source of Jaisalmer. Due to an increased water demand for agriculture, the lake is increasingly threatened to dry out.
DESERT FESTIVAL
This is held over three days in January/February every year. This is the best time to visit Jaisalmer to witness performing arts like Kalbelia dances and folk songs and music.
WIKIPEDIA
Portscatho is a coastal village on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village adjoins Gerrans (the villages have almost merged into one but retain their identities) on the east side of the peninsula, about seven miles south-southeast of Truro.
Portscatho lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.
Porthcurnick Beach, a south east facing sandy cove, owned by the National Trust, is just north of Portscatho.
Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument consists of six square platforms topped by three circular platforms and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside a perforated stupa. It is the world’s largest Buddhist temple, as well as one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world.
Built in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra Dynasty, the temple was designed in Javanese Buddhist architecture, which blends the Indonesian indigenous cult of ancestor worship and the Buddhist concept of attaining Nirvana. The temple also demonstrates the influences of Gupta art that reflects India's influence on the region, yet there are enough indigenous scenes and elements incorporated to make Borobudur uniquely Indonesian. The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path around the monument and ascends to the top through three levels symbolic of Buddhist cosmology: Kāmadhātu (the world of desire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness). The monument guides pilgrims through an extensive system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the walls and the balustrades. Borobudur has the largest and most complete ensemble of Buddhist reliefs in the world.
Evidence suggests Borobudur was constructed in the 9th century and abandoned following the 14th-century decline of Hindu kingdoms in Java and the Javanese conversion to Islam. Worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, then the British ruler of Java, who was advised of its location by native Indonesians. Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations. The largest restoration project was undertaken between 1975 and 1982 by the Indonesian government and UNESCO, following which the monument was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]
Borobudur is still used for pilgrimage; once a year, Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak at the monument, and Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited tourist attraction.
Dome Saint Salvator of Fulda. The Fulda Dome is the symbol of the city. Inside the cathedral is, inter alia, the tomb of St. Boniface, the first apostle of the Germans. The plans of the cathedral were in 1700 by one of the most important German baroque architects, Johann Dientzenhofer (1663-1726), on behalf of Prince-Abbot Adalbert von Schleifras manufactured. The previous building, the Ratgarbasilika, once the largest basilica north of the Alps, has been razed to the ground in favor of the new cathedral, before in 1704, the construction in the (then current) Baroque style was begun. On August 15, 1712, cathedral was consecrated. The Fulda Cathedral in its internal system is modeled according to the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
The Ratgar Basilica was built in 791-819 in Fulda monastery and named after the builder, the monk Ratgar. The basilica was a Holy Sepulcher over the relics of St. Boniface. It was created after the model of the great Peter's Basilica in Rome and was the largest church building north of the Alps. Construction swallowed so considerable amounts of ressources that Abbot Ratger was expelled from the convent of the monastery.
During the Middle Ages the building structure crumbled more and more, so that the Ratgar Basilica in 1700 was demolished. In its place, the baroque Fulda Cathedral was built by Johann Dientzenhofer over the tomb of Boniface.
Die Ratgar-Basilika wurde zwischen 791 und 819 im Kloster Fulda erbaut und nach dem Baumeister, dem Mönch Ratgar, benannt. Die Basilika war eine Grabeskirche über den Gebeinen des Heiligen Bonifatius. Sie entstand nach dem Vorbild des großen Petersdoms in Rom und war der größte Kirchenbau nördlich der Alpen. Der Bau verschlang so große Mittel, dass Abt Ratger vom Konvent des Klosters vertrieben wurde.
Im Verlaufe des Mittelalters zerfiel die Bausubstanz immer mehr, sodass die Ratgar-Basilika 1700 abgerissen wurde. An ihrer Stelle wurde über der Bonifatiusgruft von Johann Dientzenhofer der barocke Fuldaer Dom errichtet.
Dom St. Salvator zu Fulda: Der Fuldaer Dom ist das Wahrzeichen der Stadt. Im Inneren des Doms befindet sich u. a. die Grabstätte des Hl. Bonifatius, des ersten Apostels der Deutschen. Die Pläne des Doms wurden im Jahr 1700 von einem der bedeutendsten deutschen Barockbaumeister, Johann Dientzenhofer (1663–1726), im Auftrag von Fürstabt Adalbert von Schleifras angefertigt. Der Vorgängerbau, die Ratgarbasilika, einst größte Basilika nördlich der Alpen, wurde zugunsten des neuen Doms niedergelegt, ehe 1704 der Bau im (damals aktuellen) barocken Stil begonnen wurde. Am 15. August 1712 wurde der Dom geweiht. Der Dom zu Fulda ist seinem inneren System nach an den Petersdom in Rom angelehnt.
This is the "Jungle" top! It has a slightly lose fit and looks great together with a shirt underneath.
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Dear friends,
The time has come and my new mini collection is online : )! I’m still highly in love with the boho style and there are already many new designs I’d like to sew *lol*.
This collection offers you some fabulous print fabrics and – you all know how much I love that – a lot of fashions that can be mixed and matched again and again : ).
I hope you’ll enjoy looking at the pictures and maybe pay me a visit at my etsy store.
Have a lovely and sunny day,
Dearest greetings,
Nina*
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Schist is an intermediate- to high-grade, foliated metamorphic rock. It is highly variable in appearance, depending on the mineral content, which is a function of the precursor rock and specific temperature-pressure conditions. Garden-variety schists form by metamorphism of phyllites. Schists typically have medium- to large-sized crystals, unlike the microcrystalline nature of slate and phyllite.
Schist's foliated texture (= crystals aligned into bands or stripes or layers) is often only seen when specimens are viewed on edge.
Actinolite schist is an intermediate- to high-grade, foliated metamorphic rock dominated by the mineral actinolite. Actinolite is a dark greenish-colored amphibole (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 - calcium ferromagnesian hydroxy-silicate) that forms long blades or needle-like crystals.
Egretta is a genus of medium-sized herons, mostly breeding in warmer climates. Representatives of this family are found in most of the world, and the Little Egret, as well as being widespread throughout much of the Old World, has now started to colonise the Americas.
The breeding habitat of Egretta herons is marshy wetlands in warm countries. They nest in colonies, often with other wading birds, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs.
These herons feed on insects, fish and amphibians, caught normally by cautious stalking.
Specie: Little Egret, Egretta garzetta or Ardea garzetta.
Guarujá is a municipality in the São Paulo state of Brazil. The population in 2006 was 305.171, the population density is 1,969.47/km² and the area is 143 km². This place name comes from the Tupi language. The population is highly urbanized.
Geography
Guarujá is located in Santo Amaro island, situated in São Paulo shore. Its main economic sources are seasonal tourism and port related activities.
Enseada. This huge beach is the most popular and common destination for the occasional tourist. Kiosks selling coconuts, beer and great finger food founded all over. Although crowded in the summer, it also has a rich nightlife that can make traffic chaotic during the high season.
Guarujá is a popular weekend destination for families from São Paulo, which can get there driving in less than an hour (through the Imigrantes highway). Traffic gets heavy during the evening in holidays. Guarujá also has relics from history such as the Barra Grande Fortress, built by the colonizers in 1584, the Forte Velho just 8 km from the centre. It accessed by the Santa Cruz dos Navegantes road, or by boat, from the Ponte dos Práticos (Pilot’s Bridge), and the Armação das Baleias, the first industrial plant set up in the state for the extraction of whale oil.
Petroglyphs visit over, it is time to go out of the Gobustan reserve now. We have walked along the mountain face only looking left towards the caves and the petroglyphs. The path doubles up and returns to the parking lot through relatively flat country at the base of the mountain. So this is the dry semi-arid country around Gobustan. I was amazed to always see the Caspian Sea in the distance. Azerbaijan is called the place of winds, so that and proximity to the Caspian Sea notwithstanding, the baking earth means we are still hot and sweaty, and the wind is no help at all. (Gobustan, Azerbaijan, Sept. 2017)
My sister's name is My Tam, she has just turned one year old since she was born. My Tam is a cute and quite mischievous girl. She has shiny, silky black hair that is always left loose like a princess. Although still small, My Tam is also quite chubby, her face is round, her cheeks are bulging along with pink and white skin that makes anyone looking at her want to take a bite. Small round eyes, big black, glittering like a longan, a small, pretty nose, a red-pink mouth, every time she smiles, she reveals her teeth that have not yet grown, looks very cute. Every day, My Tam was taught to speak and walk by her parents, each time, I witnessed her lovely moments.
When she learned to walk, because her legs were not steady, each step of Tam was supported and guided by her parents, and gradually she was able to limp a few short steps, making my whole family happy. no stop. With each step, her plump, round body rocked to the rhythm of her steps, looking like a cute little tortoise, her mouth was grinning like pride and pride. There are also times when the baby falls on the ground, but thanks to the encouragement and encouragement of the people around, he gets up and continues walking. She has always worked hard to learn to walk, so now she can walk a long distance without support. My Baby Tam is so good!
Learning to walk is one thing, but when My Tam learned to speak, she made my whole family have moments of laughter. In the first few days, she was taught by her mother to say simple words such as "dad", "mum", "sister", ..Wow, how lovely is that baby voice! Gradually, she was taught longer sentences, then relearned the words of those around her, following along to make everyone laugh. My family is very happy because now she can speak almost fluently the basic daily communication sentences.
Witnessing my little sister's lovely moments when she learned to talk and walk, I remembered myself back in the day, there were times when I was so immature and cute. I hope that baby My Tam will become more and more steady and speak fluently so that she can talk and hang out with me later.
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“The Insignificant is Significant”, A Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”.
Since 2009, Daniel Kerkhoff, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A., has been creating his own artist-in-residencies in communities in Ghana, Ecuador, and Vietnam.
Embedding himself in a community, he develops multiple connections through creating art (installations), writing poetic journals, making art with children, curating exhibitions, working with artists, assisting art libraries and community libraries, documenting walks and the community, and just being a part of everyday life.
Along with painting, collage, art installations, photography, and writing, his art practice involves connecting, sharing, and
weaving people and places.
“The Insignificant is Significant”, A Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”.
Assisting and creating libraries is part of my art practice.
During my art residencies, I continue to bring books and materials, art work, maps, magazines and journals, CDs, DVDs, and photos to the community centers in Adugyama, Ashanti Region Ghana and Sisid-anejo, Cañar, Ecuador. I also give a variety of art books, journals, and materials to fellow artists and art spaces.
In Accra, Ghana, I bring art books and magazines to The Nubuke Foundation and The Center for Contemporary Art, Ghana. In Cuenca, Ecuador, I'm connected to In-Arte Contemporáneo and bring art magazines and information. In Hanoi, I have provided various art publications and books to Cuci Fine Art, Chay Art, and Chaap Collective.
I bring art publications, art work, and music created by friends and colleagues of mine. I document their work in these different communities, creating another form of connection and awareness.
I consider this a weaving project, a form of sharing that can have many on-going effects. –Daniel Kerkhoff, www.danielkerkhoff.com
“The Insignificant is Significant”, A Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”
“Walking the Path, Prints on Prints”
You are invited to walk on my prints, using them as a path.
It’s another way of experiencing art like a stepping stone meditation,
a different awareness may take place on an intentional walk, slower,
deliberate, a winding pathway, your prints touching these prints.
You become, in a way, the performer, the participant, the collaborator,
your soles connecting and becoming a part of these prints, adding steps,
humbling, engaging, liberating, creating another connection.
The title of this series is: "Paper Trail, A4 (All Over the Place)" from "The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)". These prints are collages made from my daily life in Hanoi -- collections of receipts, maps, brochures, business cards, food wrappers and waste.
They are my journal, a record of my consumption and daily activities, stamped with symbols that reflect my connection with Hanoi. They are painted over,
fragments remain revealed, information becomes cloudy, is lost and buried, like memory and history.
I created these collages during my artist-in-residency in Hanoi from
February 6, 2015 to October 26, 2015.
Walking is an important part of my art residencies. I document a familiar route in the community I’m living in by walking slowly, taking photos, and picking up “treasures”.
--Daniel Kerkhoff, www.danielkerkhoff.com
“The Insignificant is Significant”, a Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”
“Playing Catch, Giving and Receiving”
You are invited to play catch with my prints. Two dimensional prints that hang on the wall are transformed into three dimensional balls, a form of sculpture that is also performance and participatory.
Playing catch is a common past time that's relaxing and connecting. It is an act of giving (throwing) and receiving (catching) involving a ball, and, in this case, prints transformed into a ball (sculpture).
Instead of viewing the stationary print on a wall or a sculpture on the floor, it is viewed moving through time and space, dependent on the participants and their actions.
It is visual, transformative, therapeutic, sharing, interactive, and connecting, simple and playful actions of giving and receiving.
--Daniel Kerkhoff, www.danielkerkhoff.com
Fort Frances is a town in, and the seat of, Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population as of the 2016 census was 7,739. Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination. It hosts the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship.
Located on the international border with the United States where Rainy Lake narrows to become Rainy River, it is connected to International Falls, Minnesota by the Fort Frances–International Falls International Bridge. The town is the fourth-largest community in Northwestern Ontario after Thunder Bay, Kenora and Dryden. The Fort Frances Mill was formerly the main employer and industry in the town until its closure in January 2014.
Fort Frances was the first European settlement west of Lake Superior and was established by French Canadian Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, first commander of the western district. In 1731, he built Fort Saint Pierre near that spot as support for the fur trade with native peoples. In 1732, his expedition built Fort Saint Charles on Magnuson Island on the west side of Lake of the Woods. After some time, Fort Saint Pierre fell out of use.
The main employer was a pulp and paper mill established in the early 1900s. It had numerous owners over the years, notably Edward Wellington Backus. Now owned by Resolute Forest Products, the mill employed about 700 persons until its closure in 2014.
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Heusden is een gerestaureerde vestingstad in de Nederlandse gemeente Heusden (provincie Noord-Brabant), gelegen aan de Maas en de Bergsche Maas. Zij telt ongeveer 1.325 inwoners (2021). In 1968 is begonnen met het in oude stijl restaureren van de vestingstad Heusden. Dit grootscheepse restauratieproject liep twintig jaar. Heusden is de hoofdstad van het Land van Heusden. Dichtstbijzijnde steden zijn Waalwijk ten zuidwesten van Heusden en 's-Hertogenbosch in het oosten. Heusden draagt de bijnamen 'Galeriestad', 'Vestingstad' en 'Maasstad'.
De eerste vermelding van Heusden dateert uit 722, als Hunsata Super fluvium Mosam. In 839 zou de plaats door de Noormannen verwoest zijn. Vermoedelijk ging het hierbij niet om de stad Heusden zoals we die in de moderne tijd kennen, die is van later datum. Het zou om een plaats kunnen gaan die overeenkomt met het huidige Oudheusden, dat aan de toenmalige loop van de Maas gelegen was.
Het Kasteel Heusden dateert uit de 12e eeuw. In de buurt van dit kasteel ontwikkelde het huidige stadje Heusden zich. In het jaar 1157 was er al sprake van een conflict over het bezit van de kapel tussen de abt van Sint-Truiden en een Tempelier.[5] In het jaar 1210 werd vervolgens melding gemaakt van een kerk. Heusden lag op de strategische grens tussen het hertogdom Brabant, het graafschap Holland en het hertogdom Gelre, terwijl ook het graafschap Kleef er aanvankelijk rechten bezat. Hierdoor was de politieke situatie van Heusden onduidelijk. Zo werd Heusden in 1279 ingenomen door hertog Jan I van Brabant en dit wordt als het begin van de Brabantse invloed beschouwd, hoewel er al eerder schermutselingen waren tussen de drie machtsblokken.
Het is niet duidelijk wanneer de plaats stadsrechten kreeg. Diverse bronnen vermelden jaren als 1231, tussen 1290 en 1296, en 1318. Jan van Wijnvliet, burggraaf van Heusden verbouwde en versterkte de burcht in de jaren 1338-1339 met een muur. In 1340 werd Wijnric van Oyen door Jan van Wijnvliet aangesteld tot drossaard van het Land van Heusden. In 1357 werd het Land van Heusden verkocht aan het Graafschap Holland en werd dus Hollands. De reden van de verkoop lag in het feit dat de Graaf van Holland partij zou kiezen voor een Brabantse kandidaat in een opvolgingskwestie. Omstreeks 1810 werd Heusden bij de huidige provincie Noord-Brabant gevoegd.
In Heusden hebben zich meerdere rampen voorgedaan. In 1569 werd de stad door de Spanjaarden belegerd en geheel verwoest. Meerdere keren werd de stad getroffen door de pest. Tijdens de grote brand in 1572 werd bijna de hele stad in de as gelegd. Van het prachtige stadhuis was niets meer over. In 1680 werden het kasteel en omliggende huizen verwoest, doordat de bliksem in de kruittoren sloeg.
Jacob Kemp ontwierp aan het einde van de 16e eeuw een moderne omwalling volgens het oud-Nederlands vestingstelsel. De middeleeuwse ommuring had vier stadspoorten: de Wijkse poort, de Bossche poort, de Oudheusdense poort en de Veerpoort. Toen de ommuring werd gesloopt, ten behoeve van de aarden vestingwerken, verdween de Bossche Poort en werd de Herptse Poort gebouwd. De Wijkse Poort werd verplaatst en later uitgebreid tot de huidige vorm. De graaf de Mirabeau wees op de patriottische gezindheid van Heusden en nam het stadje op in zijn aanvalsplan. Ook Cornelis Krayenhoff zou in 1794 via Heusden optrekken.
De laatste tragische gebeurtenis vond plaats tegen het einde van de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Terwijl de geallieerden oprukten, zochten de Duitsers hun heil achter een nieuwe linie, de Bergsche Maas. Zij lieten de hoogste punten in de vesting, het stadhuis en twee kerktorens, opblazen. Dat deden de Duitsers ook elders, om de oprukkende geallieerden te beletten hoge gebouwen als uitkijkposten te gebruiken.
Het Heusdense stadhuis werd algemeen gezien als het mooiste stadhuis van heel Nederland. Tijdens de geallieerde beschietingen hielden vele Heusdenaren zich schuil in de grote kelder van het stadhuis. Een deel ervan verbleef in de kelder tijdens de onaangekondigde opblazing. In de nacht van 4 op 5 november 1944 werd de toren van het stadhuis opgeblazen, maar het hele stadhuis stortte in en 134 mannen, vrouwen en kinderen kwamen om. Destijds was dit tien procent van de totale bevolking. Nog geen vier uur later reden de Schotse tanks en Poolse divisies Heusden binnen. De daders van de aanslag werden nooit gevonden, en Heusden verloor een deel van zijn inwoners en een historisch bouwwerk.
Manjushri is the bodhisattva of wisdom and the patron deity of Nepal. He is represented as a young prince draped in jewellery, and appears here in his tantric form with three heads and six arms. Two of his hands hold the sword of Wisdom and a manuscript of the 'Doctrine of Perfect Wisdom'. He is accompanied by Sarasvati, revered by Hindus and Buddhists as the Goddess of Learning and the Patroness of Arts and Music.