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Dlr Lexicon is the official name for the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown library and cultural centre, which opened to the public late last year.
The building became a highly debated issue in Dun Laoghaire asd was criticised as being a “monstrosity”.
DLR Lexicon is structured in vertical layers, from a staff basement to a peak 29 metres above street level. It includes adult, children's, and audiovisual lending libraries with 24-hour automated teller machines for lending and returns; general and local history reference libraries; archives, and library administration offices. There are large open spaces, smaller reading rooms, meeting rooms, an art gallery and workshop, and a performance space and auditorium. A Brambles Café concession on the lower level opens onto a terrace in Moran Park.
3641 Wolff2 Neues elegantestes Conversations-Lexicon Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Zweiter Band Leipzig 1834. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann Kunstverlag W. Creuzbauer. Dresden.
Dresden Drježdźany is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area with 2.4 million inhabitants.
Dresden has a long history as the capital and royal residence for the Electors and Kings of Saxony, who for centuries furnished the city with cultural and artistic splendor. The city was known as the Jewel Box, because of its baroque and rococo city center. The controversial British and American bombing of Dresden in World War II towards the end of the war killed approximately 25,000, many of whom were civilians, and destroyed the entire city center. The bombing gutted the city, as it did for other major German cities. After the war restoration work has helped to reconstruct parts of the historic inner city, including the Katholische Hofkirche, the Semper Oper and the Dresdner Frauenkirche as well as the suburbs.
3843 Wolff3 Petrarca's haus Arquà Petrarca Stahlstich Neues elegantestes Conversations-Lexicon Dr. Oscar Ludwig
Bernhard Wolff Dritter Band Leipzig 1836. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann Kunstverlag W. Creuzbauer
Arquà Petrarca is a town and municipality (comune) in northeastern Italy, in the Veneto region, in the province of Padua.
Arquà is the place where the poet Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca) lived the final four years of his life (1370–74). In 1870, the town of Arquà added his name to its own. The house where he lived is now a museum dedicated to the poet. The German international literary Petrarca-Preis awards were held in his residence in 1976 and 1977. In 2004, the 700th anniversary of the poet's birth was celebrated here and in nearby Padua.
This €36 million building was, and may still be, detested by many in Dun Laoghaire and they often referred to it as a monstrosity or a total waste of taxpayers’ money.
DLR Lexicon sits on a narrow site. It is bounded by the DART railway track, the Royal Marine Hotel and the National Maritime Museum of Ireland (a protected structure) so the designers were highly constrained.
As I worked for a company based in Haigh Terrace I well remember the site before construction began and I avoided it after 7pm because the area was not safe. It was a run-down park, home to lots of feral cats, drug addicts, dealers and drunks.
The initial job that had to be completed before work could begin was a sweep of the site for hazardous items such as needles, bottles and drink cans. The enabling works involved the dewatering of the existing pond and removal of the sludge. The sludge contained particular hazards which required the material to be dried on site and disposed of in an engineered landfill.
Based on the above it could be argued that what is there now is much better than what was there a few years ago.
The design, by Cork-based architects Carr Cotter & Naessens, was chosen after an international architectural competition in 2006 that attracted an initial 139 entries. During the planning phase there were very few submissions from the public mainly objecting to the scale of the project and the location. Once construction commenced the project attracted a massive amount of public protest and outrage.
For more information about the building please visit www.ccnarchitects.net/dlr-lexicon/
3651 Wolff2 Neues elegantestes Conversations-Lexicon Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Zweiter Band Leipzig 1834. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann Kunstverlag W. Creuzbauer Delphi
Delphi is both an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece on the south-western spur of Mount Parnassus in the valley of Phocis. In myths dating to the classical period of Ancient Greece (510-323 BC), the site of Delphi was believed to be determined by Zeus when he sought to find the centre of his "Grandmother Earth" (Ge, Gaea, or Gaia). He sent two eagles flying from the eastern and western extremities, and the path of the eagles crossed over Delphi where the omphalos, or navel of Gaia was found.
Earlier myths include traditions that Pythia, or the Delphic oracle, already was the site of an important oracle in the pre-classical Greek world (as early as 1400 BC) and, rededicated, served as the major site during classical times for the worship of the god Apollo after he slew Python, "a dragon" who lived there and protected the navel of the Earth. "Python" (derived from the verb pythein, "to rot") is claimed by some to be the original name of the site in recognition of Python which Apollo defeated. The Homeric Hymn to Delphic Apollo recalled that the ancient name of this site had been Krisa.[4] Others relate that it was named Pytho and that Pythia, the priestess serving as the oracle, was chosen from their ranks by a group of priestesses who officiated at the temple.
Apollo's sacred precinct in Delphi was a panhellenic sanctuary, where every four years, starting in 586 BC athletes from all over the Greek world competed in the Pythian Games, one of the four panhellenic (or stephanitic) games, precursors of the Modern Olympics. The victors at Delphi were presented with a laurel crown (stephanos) which was ceremonially cut from a tree by a boy who re-enacted the slaying of the Python.Delphi was set apart from the other games sites because it hosted the mousikos agon, musical competitions.
These Pythian Games rank second among the four stephanitic games chronologically and based on importance.These games, though, were different from the games at Olympia in that they were not of such vast importance to the city of Delphi as the games at Olympia were to the area surrounding Olympia. Delphi would have been a renowned city whether or not it hosted these games; it had other attractions that led to it being labeled the "omphalos" (navel) of the earth, in other words, the center of the world.
In the inner hestia ("hearth") of the Temple of Apollo, an eternal flame burned. After the battle of Plataea, the Greek cities extinguished their fires and brought new fire from the hearth of Greece, at Delphi; in the foundation stories of several Greek colonies, the founding colonists were first dedicated at Delphi.
Dlr Lexicon is the official name for the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown library and cultural centre, which opened to the public late last year.
The building became a highly debated issue in Dun Laoghaire asd was criticised as being a “monstrosity”.
DLR Lexicon is structured in vertical layers, from a staff basement to a peak 29 metres above street level. It includes adult, children's, and audiovisual lending libraries with 24-hour automated teller machines for lending and returns; general and local history reference libraries; archives, and library administration offices. There are large open spaces, smaller reading rooms, meeting rooms, an art gallery and workshop, and a performance space and auditorium. A Brambles Café concession on the lower level opens onto a terrace in Moran Park.
3842 Wolff3 Patras Stahlstich Neues elegantestes Conversations-Lexicon Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Dritter Band Leipzig 1836. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann Kunstverlag W. Creuzbauer
Patras (Modern Greek: Πάτρα, Greek pronunciation: [ˈpatra], Classical Greek and Katharevousa: Πάτραι (pl.), Greek pronunciation: [pátrai̯], Latin: Patrae (pl.)) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of Western Greece, in northern Peloponnese, 215 km (134 mi) west of Athens. The city is built at the foothills of Mount Panachaikon, overlooking the Gulf of Patras.
The Patras City Area is a conurbation of 160.400 inhabitants (in 2011). Patras' core settlement has a history spanning four millennia, in the Roman period it had become a cosmopolitan center of the eastern Mediterranean whilst, according to Christian tradition, it was also the place of Saint Andrew's martyrdom. According to the results of 2011 census the population of the metropolitan area has a population of 260.308 and extends over an area of 738.87 km2.
Dubbed as Greece's Gate to the West, Patras is a commercial hub, while its busy port is a nodal point for trade and communication with Italy and the rest of Western Europe. The city has two public universities and one Technological Institute, hosting a large student population and rendering Patras a major scientific centre with a field of excellence in technological education. The Rio-Antirio bridge connects Patras' easternmost suburb of Rio to the town of Antirrio, connecting the Peloponnese peninsula with mainland Greece.
Every year, in February, the city hosts one of Europe's largest and most colourful carnivals: notable features of the Patras Carnival include its mammoth satirical floats and extravagant balls and parades, enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of visitors in a pleasant Mediterranean climate. Patras is also famous for supporting an indigenous cultural scene active mainly in the performing arts and modern urban literature. It was European Capital of Culture in 2006.
Patras was liberated on 7 October 1828 by the French expeditionary force in the Peloponnese, under the command of General Maison. In 1829 the then Governor of Greece, Ioannis Kapodistrias approved a very ambitious new urban plan for the city - which was still in ruins - presented to him by the French army engineer Stamatis Voulgaris. The plan was not carried out until the mid-19th century and then only with great adaptations conforming to the interests of powerful land owners. Patras developed as the second largest urban centre in late 19th century Greece after Athens.
The city benefited from its role as the main export port for the agricultural produce of the Peloponnese. It was the main centre for the organisation of production of raisin, offering warehouse, banking and insurance services. However, this early era of prosperity was short lived; the completion of the Corinth Canal in 1893 challenged the predominance of its port. Besides, in 1894 raisin export prices in the international markets began to plummet, due to overproduction and international circumstances, which triggered a prolonged crisis with deep financial, political and social repercussions, known as the Great raisin crisis. Trade with western Europe, mainly Britain, France and Italy, did much to shape the city's early identity as a significant port and cosmopolitan urban centre in early 20th century Greece.
In the early 20th century, Patras developed fast and became the first Greek city to introduce public streetlights and electrified tramways. The war effort of World War I hampered the city's development and also created uncontrollable urban sprawl with the influx of Greek refugees from Asia Minor. During World War II, Patras was a major target of Italian air raids. At the time of the Axis occupation, a German military command was established and German and Italian troops were stationed in the city. On 13 December 1943, in the nearby town of Kalavryta, the German troops executed all the male population and set the town ablaze. After the liberation in October 1944, the city grew fast to recover, but in later years was increasingly overshadowed by the urban pole of Athens.
3604 Wolff1 Calais Conversations-Lexicon von Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff durch Kunst-Verlag W. Creuzbauer in Carlsruhe. Erster Band A bis C Leipzig 1834. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann.
Calais Kales is a town and major ferry port in northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras. The population of the metropolitan area at the 1999 census was 125,584. Calais overlooks the Strait of Dover, the narrowest point in the English Channel, which is only 34 km (21 mi) wide here, and is the closest French town to England. The White Cliffs of Dover can easily be seen on a clear day from Calais. Calais is a major port for ferries between France and England, and since 1994, the Channel Tunnel has linked nearby Coquelles to Folkestone by rail.
Due to its position, Calais since the Middle Ages has been a major port and a very important centre for transport and trading with England. It was annexed by Edward III of England in 1347 and grew into a thriving centre for wool production. Calais was a territorial possession of England until its capture by France in 1558. The town came to be called the "brightest jewel in the English crown" owing to its great importance as the gateway for the tin, lead, lace and wool trades (or "staples"). In 1805 it was a staging area for Napoleon's troops for several months during his planned invasion of the United Kingdom. The town was virtually razed to the ground during World War II, when in May 1940, it was a strategic bombing target of the invading German forces who took the town during the Siege of Calais. During World War II, the Germans built massive bunkers along the coast in preparation for launching missiles on England.
The old part of the town, Calais proper (known as Calais-Nord), is situated on an artificial island surrounded by canals and harbours. The modern part of the town, St-Pierre, lies to the south and south-east. In the centre of the old town is the Place d'Armes, in which stands the Tour du Guet, or watch-tower, a structure built in the 13th century, which was used as a lighthouse until 1848 when a new lighthouse was built by the port. South east of the Place is the church of Notre-Dame, built during the English occupancy of Calais. It is arguably the only church built in the English perpendicular style in all of France. In this church former French
The Pantheon is a building in Rome, Italy, commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD) and rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian about 126 AD.
The building is circular with a portico of large granite Corinthian columns (eight in the first rank and two groups of four behind) under a pediment. A rectangular vestibule links the porch to the rotunda, which is under a coffered concrete dome, with a central opening (oculus) to the sky. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome.The height to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 43.3 metres.
It is one of the best-preserved of all Ancient Roman buildings. It has been in continuous use throughout its history, and since the 7th century, the Pantheon has been used as a church dedicated to "St. Mary and the Martyrs" but informally known as "Santa Maria Rotonda".The square in front of the Pantheon is called Piazza della Rotonda.
3837 Wolff3 Pantheon in Rom Stahlstich Neues elegantestes Conversations-Lexicon Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Dritter Band Leipzig 1836. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann Kunstverlag W. Creuzbauer
3605 Wolff1 Cintra Sintra Conversations-Lexicon von Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff durch Kunst-Verlag W. Creuzbauer in Carlsruhe Erster Band A bis C Leipzig 1834. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann.
Sintra is a town and a municipality in the Grande Lisboa subregion (Lisbon Region) of Portugal. The municipality contains two cities: Queluz and Agualva-Cacém.
Lord Wellington1815 said:
"Great photo - thanks. The rocks on the top left is where the Moorish castle is situated. The massive rocks sit on top the mountain - (based on TV programmes on the ice age) The rocks are the last point of the last great ice age.
While I am on the trivia - Sintra (Cintra) also gives its name to the most scandalous treaty ever signed by the British, although it wasn't signed there!!"
Lord Byron je svome prijatelju Francisu Hodgsonu napisao: "Moram primijetiti kako je mjesto Cintra u Estramaduri najljepše na svijetu".
2018-2019 silk organza dress by Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte, representing “Ebullience” in the Delight section of the exhibition. Inspired by Hollywood’s Golden Age. Courtesy: Rodarte.
Installation view of “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion”
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York
September 18, 2021 – September 5, 2022
3600 Wolff1 Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon Autor: Lazarus Gottlieb Sichling Conversations-Lexicon von Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Erster Band A bis C Leipzig 1834. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann. Durch Kunst Verlag W. Creuzbauer in Carlsruhe.
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon September 1707 – 16 April 1788 was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedic author.
His works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. Buffon published thirty-six quarto volumes of his Histoire Naturelle during his lifetime; with additional volumes based on his notes and further research being published in the two decades following his death.
It has been said that "Truly, Buffon was the father of all thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century".
Buffon held the position of intendant (director) at the Jardin du Roi, now called the Jardin des Plantes; it is the French equivalent of Kew Gardens.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges-Louis_Leclerc,_Comte_de_Buffon
Author: Lazarus Gottlieb Sichling (* 1812 in Nürnberg; † 18. August 1863 in Leipzig) war ein deutscher Kupfer- und Stahlstecher.
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Montbard is a commune and subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region in eastern France.
Montbard is a small industrial town on the river Brenne. The Forges de Buffon, ironworks established by Buffon, are located in the nearby village of Buffon.
Montbard was the birthplace of:
Jean Bardin (1732-1809), historical painter
Buffon (1707-1788), naturalist and mathematician
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1768) fut l'un des plus célèbres naturalistes français. En 1739, il devint Intendant du Jardin du Roi et se consacra à l'histoire naturelle. Parmi ses collaborateurs fut Louis-Jean Marie Daubenton (1716-1810) un ami d'enfance, Docteur en médecine, celui-ci devint le premier Directeur du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle.
L'oeuvre essentielle de Buffon, à laquelle il consacra la deuxième partie de sa vie, fut "lHistoire naturelle". Vaste encyclopédie qui devait englober tous les règnes de la nature, mais se limita aux minéraux, aux quadrupèdes et aux oiseaux. Le premier volume parut en 1749. Le dernier en 1804.
Buffon n'est pas un systématicien à une époque où on s'efforce d'ordonner les connaissances, il a des hypothèses hasardeuses, cette oeuvre connu un succès immense. Editions, traductions se succédèrent pendant la deuxième moitié du XIX° siècle
3603 Wolff1 Cadiz Cádiz Conversations-Lexicon von Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff durch Kunst-Verlag, W. Creuzbauer in Carlsruhe. Erster Band A bis C Leipzig 1834. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann. Cadiz Andalusien Campo del Sur Wasserpromenade
Cádiz see other pronunciations below) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of Cádiz province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia.
Cádiz, the oldest continuously inhabited city in Spain and one of the oldest in western Europe,has been a principal home port of the Spanish Navy since the accession of the Spanish Bourbons in the 18th century. The city is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network. It is also the site of the University of Cádiz.
Despite its unique site—on a narrow slice of land surrounded by the sea‚ Cádiz is, in most respects, a typically Andalusian city with a wealth of attractive vistas and well-preserved historical landmarks. The older part of Cádiz within the remnants of the city walls is commonly referred to as the Old Town (Spanish: Casco Antiguo). It is characterized by the antiquity of its various quarters (barrios), among them El Pópulo, La Viña, and Santa María, which present a marked contrast to the newer areas of town. While the Old City's street plan consists of narrow winding alleys connecting large plazas, newer areas of Cádiz typically have wide avenues and more modern buildings. In addition, the city is dotted with numerous parks where exotic plants flourish, including giant trees supposedly brought to Spain by Columbus from the New World.
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KSFQ (Suffolk Executive Airport) - 01 JUN 2014
Lexicon Management Group Inc 2008 Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+ N33LX parked on the ramp at Suffolk Executive Airport. The aircraft was here coincidentally during the 2014 Virginia Regional Festival of Flight.
To produce the Excel, Cessna took the X's wide, stand-up cabin fuselage, shortened it to about 21 feet (6.4 m) and mated it with an unswept wing utilizing a supercritical airfoil (based on the Citation V Ultra's wing) and the tail from the Citation V.
The Citation XLS+ features Collins Pro Line 21 Avionics and a four screen LCD EFIS display as opposed to the three tube (CRT) Honeywell display in the XL and the three screen LCD Primus 1000 in the XLS.
The aircraft is powered by two improved Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545C turbofans capable of producing 4,119 lbs of thrust each with FADEC engine controls,and a completely revised nose design similar to that found on the Citation Sovereign and Citation X.
3851 Wolff4 Der Tempel des Jupiter Olympus in Athen Popel sculp. Nbrg. Stahlstich Neues elegantestes Conversations-Lexicon Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Vierter Band Leipzig 1837. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann Kunstverlag W. Creuzbauer
Athen »The Temple of Jupiter Olympus. Athens.« Olympieion (Tempel des Jupiter Olymp) mit Blick zur Akropolis im Hintergrund rechts.
The Temple of Olympian Zeus Greek: Ναός του Ολυμπίου Διός Naos tou Olympiou Dios), also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a colossal ruined temple in the center of the Greek capital Athens that was dedicated to Zeus, king of the Olympian gods. Construction began in the 6th century BC during the rule of the Athenian tyrants, who envisaged building the greatest temple in the ancient world, but it was not completed until the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD some 638 years after the project had begun. During the Roman periods it was renowned as the largest temple in Greece and housed one of the largest cult statues in the ancient world.
The temple's glory was short-lived, as it fell into disuse after being pillaged in a barbarian invasion in the 3rd century AD. It was probably never repaired and was reduced to ruins thereafter. In the centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, it was extensively quarried for building materials to supply building projects elsewhere in the city. Despite this, a substantial part of the temple remains today, and it continues to be a major tourist attraction.
Dlr Lexicon is the official name for the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown library and cultural centre, which opened to the public late last year.
The building became a highly debated issue in Dun Laoghaire asd was criticised as being a “monstrosity”.
DLR Lexicon is structured in vertical layers, from a staff basement to a peak 29 metres above street level. It includes adult, children's, and audiovisual lending libraries with 24-hour automated teller machines for lending and returns; general and local history reference libraries; archives, and library administration offices. There are large open spaces, smaller reading rooms, meeting rooms, an art gallery and workshop, and a performance space and auditorium. A Brambles Café concession on the lower level opens onto a terrace in Moran Park.
3844 Wolff3 Malta Stahlstich Neues elegantestes Conversations-Lexicon Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Dritter Band Leipzig 1836. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann Kunstverlag W. Creuzbauer
Malta officially the Republic of Malta (Maltese: Repubblika ta' Malta,), is a Southern European island country comprising an archipelago of a few islands in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Sicily, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. The country covers just over 316 km2 (122 sq mi), with a population of around 450,000, making it one of the world's smallest and most densely populated countries. The capital of Malta is Valletta, which at 0.8 km2, is the smallest national capital in the European Union. Malta has two official languages: Maltese and English.
Malta's location has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, and a succession of powers, including the Phoenicians, Romans, Moors, Normans, Sicilians, Habsburg Spain, Knights of St. John, French and British, have ruled the islands. Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 and became a republic in 1974. Malta was admitted to the United Nations in 1964 and to the European Union in 2004; in 2008, it became part of the eurozone.
Malta has a long Christian legacy and its Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta is sometimes traditionally claimed to be an Apostolic see because, according to the Acts of the Apostles, Paul the Apostle was shipwrecked on Malta. Catholicism is the official religion in Malta.
Malta is a popular tourist destination with its warm climate, numerous recreational areas, and architectural and historical monuments, including nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, Valletta, and seven Megalithic Temples, which are some of the oldest free-standing structures in the world.
3959 Wolff4 Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (* 10. November 1759 in Marbach am Neckar Württemberg; † 9. Mai 1805 in Weimar Sachsen-Weimar) Stahlstich Neues elegantestes Conversations-Lexicon Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Vierter Band Leipzig 1837. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann Kunstverlag W. Creuzbauer.
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (* 10. November 1759 in Marbach am Neckar, Württemberg; † 9. Mai 1805 in Weimar, Sachsen-Weimar), 1802 geadelt, war ein deutscher Dichter, Philosoph und Historiker. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten deutschsprachigen Dramatiker und Lyriker. Viele seiner Theaterstücke gehören zum Standardrepertoire der deutschsprachigen Theater. Seine Balladen zählen zu den bekanntesten deutschen Gedichten.
Schiller gehört mit Wieland, Goethe und Herder zum Viergestirn der Weimarer Klassik.
Er war durch Geburt Württemberger, wurde später Staatsbürger von Sachsen-Weimar und erhielt 1792 zusätzlich die französische Staatsbürgerschaft verliehen, in Würdigung seines in Paris aufgeführten Dramas Die Räuber, das als Freiheitskampf gegen die Tyrannei verstanden wurde.
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Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (10 November 1759 – 9 May 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. They frequently discussed issues concerning aesthetics, and Schiller encouraged Goethe to finish works he left as sketches. This relationship and these discussions led to a period now referred to as Weimar Classicism. They also worked together on Xenien, a collection of short satirical poems in which both Schiller and Goethe challenge opponents to their philosophical vision.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Schiller
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3597 Wolff1 Conversations-Lexicon von Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Erster Band A bis C Leipzig 1834. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann. Durch Kunst Verlag W. Creuzbauer in Carlsruhe Bellagio am Como See
Bellagio Belàs is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located on Lake Como. It has long been famous for its setting at the intersection of the three branches of the Y-shaped lake, which is also known as Lario.
Bellagio is situated at the tip of the peninsula separating the lake's two southern arms, with the Alps visible across the lake to the north.
Bellagio is situated upon the extreme cape of the region that divides the Lake Como in two bifurcations. The tourist centre occupies the extreme part of the promontory, while the numerous districts are disseminated both along the lake shores and upon the slopes of the hills. The great Pleistocene glaciations with their imposing flows coming from the Valtellina and Valchiavenna modelled the actual landscape of the Lake Como: for at least four times the glaciers went as far as the Brianza to the South. From the ancient glacial blanket only the highest tops emerged, one of them was mount St. Primo, which obliged the glaciers to divide themselves into two arms. A luxuriance of trees and flowers is favoured by a mild and sweet climate. The average daytime temperature during winter is rarely below 6 to 7 °C (43 to 45 °F), while during summer it is around 25 to 28 °C (77 to 82 °F), mitigated during the afternoon by the characteristic breva, the gentle breeze of the Lake Como.
DLR Lexicon opened to the public in December 2014 despite much opposition. Be prepared to be as surprised and delighted as nearly everyone I know who has seen the interior of this very large building in Dún Laoghaire.
It is in fact the first major public building in the town since its County Hall was completed in 1999.
3617 Wolff5 Conversations-Lexicon Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Leipzig 1842 Friedrich Rückert (16 May 1788 – 31 January 1866) was a German poet, translator, and professor of Oriental languages. N. d . Leben gez. v. Engelhart Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann d. Kunst u. geogr. Anstalt von Serz & Korn
Rückert was born at Schweinfurt and was the eldest son of a lawyer. He was educated at the local Gymnasium and at the universities of Würzburg and Heidelberg. From 1816–1817, he worked on the editorial staff of the Morgenblatt at Stuttgart. Nearly the whole of the year 1818 he spent in Rome, and afterwards he lived for several years at Coburg (1820–1826). He was appointed a professor of Oriental languages at the University of Erlangen in 1826, and, in 1841, he was called to a similar position in Berlin, where he was also made a privy councillor. In 1849 he resigned his professorship at Berlin, and went to live on his estate Neuses near Coburg.
When Rückert began his literary career, Germany was engaged in her life-and-death struggle with Napoleon; and in his first volume, Deutsche Gedichte (German Poems), published in 1814 under the pseudonym Freimund Raimar, he gave, particularly in the powerful Geharnischte Sonette (Sonnets in Arms/Harsh Words), vigorous expression to the prevailing sentiment of his countrymen. During 1815 to 1818 appeared Napoleon, eine politische Komödie in drei Stücken (Napoleon, a Political Comedy in Three Parts) of which only two parts were published; and in 1817 Der Kranz der Zeit (The Wreath of Time).
He issued a collection of poems, Östliche Rosen (Eastern Roses), in 1822; and from 1834 to 1838 his Gesammelte Gedichte (Collected Poems) were published in six volumes, a selection which has passed through many editions.
Rückert was master of thirty languages and made his mark chiefly as a translator of Oriental poetry and as a writer of poems conceived in the spirit of Oriental masters. Much attention was attracted by a translation of the maqamat of Al-Hariri of Basra (Hariris Makamen) in 1826, Nal und Damajanti, an Indian tale, in 1828, Rostem und Suhrab, eine Heldengeschichte (Rostem and Suhrab, a Story of Heroes) in 1830, and Hamasa, oder die ältesten arabischen Volkslieder (Hamasa, or the Oldest Arabian Folk Songs) in 1846.
Among his original writings dealing with Oriental subjects are:
Morgenländische Sagen und Geschichten (Oriental Myths and Poems) (1837)
Erbauliches und Beschauliches aus dem Morgenland (Establishments and Contemplations from the Orient) (1836–1838)
Brahmanische Erzählungen (Brahmin Stories) (1839).
The most elaborate of his works is Die Weisheit des Brahmanen (The Wisdom of the Brahmins), published in six volumes from 1836 to 1839. The former and Liebesfrühling (Spring of Love) (1844), a cycle of love-songs, are the best known of all Rückert's productions.
From 1843 to 1845 he issued the dramas Saul und David (1843), Herodes der Große ("Herodes the Great") (1844), Kaiser Heinrich IV (1845) and Christofero Colombo (1845), all of which are greatly inferior to the work to which he owes his place in German literature. At the time of the Danish war in 1864 he wrote Ein Dutzend Kampflieder für Schleswig-Holstein (A Dozen Fight Songs for Schleswig-Holstein), which, although published anonymously, made considerable impression on audiences.
Rückert died in 1866 in Neuses, now part of Coburg.
After his death many poetical translations and original poems were found among his papers, and several collections of them were published. Rückert had a splendour of imagination which made Oriental poetry congenial to him, and he has seldom been surpassed in rhythmic skill and metrical ingenuity. There are hardly any lyrical forms which are not represented among his works, and in all of them he wrote with equal ease and grace.
He continues to exert a strong influence on Oriental studies in Germany (c.f. Annemarie Schimmel).
Rückert's poetry was a powerful inspiration to composers and there are about 121 settings of his work — behind only Goethe, Heine and Rilke in this respect. Among the composers who set his poetry to music are Schubert, Robert and Clara Schumann, Brahms, Josef Rheinberger, Mahler (song cycles Kindertotenlieder, Rückert-Lieder), Max Reger, Richard Strauss, Zemlinsky, Hindemith, Bartók, Berg, Hugo Wolf and Heinrich Kaspar Schmid.
A monument to Rückert is situated at Marktplatz in Schweinfurt. The poet and orientalist, whose birth house stands at the southeast corner of the City Hall, has overlooked the activity at the lively central square of Schweinfurt’s civic events since 1890. The monument was created by architect Friedrich Ritter von Thiersch and sculptor Wilhelm von Rühmann. Allegorical figures from his works — “Geharnischte Sonette” (“Withering Sonnets”) and “Weisheit des Brahmanen” (“Wisdom of the Brahmans”) — are situated at the feet of the bronze Rückert.
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Dlr Lexicon is the official name for the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown library and cultural centre, which opened to the public late last year.
The building became a highly debated issue in Dun Laoghaire asd was criticised as being a “monstrosity”.
DLR Lexicon is structured in vertical layers, from a staff basement to a peak 29 metres above street level. It includes adult, children's, and audiovisual lending libraries with 24-hour automated teller machines for lending and returns; general and local history reference libraries; archives, and library administration offices. There are large open spaces, smaller reading rooms, meeting rooms, an art gallery and workshop, and a performance space and auditorium. A Brambles Café concession on the lower level opens onto a terrace in Moran Park.
3599 Wolff1 Brüssel Rath-haus Rathaus (Hotel de Ville, Het Stadhuis) Conversations-Lexicon von Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Erster Band A bis C Leipzig 1834. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann. Durch Kunst Verlag W. Creuzbauer in Carlsruhe.
Das Rathaus am Großen Platz sticht aus dem Häuserensemble hervor: Durch seine sehr sehr reich verzierte Fassade und den großen Belfried (Turm) der die Häuser Brüssels überragt.
Der Belfried ist der hohe schlanke Glockenturm. Besonders in flämischen Städten wurden zur Zeit der Gotik viele Belfriede errichtet.
Das Rathaus wurde 1401 bis 1421 gebaut. Zuerst entstand der linke Flügel als Anbau an einen bereits bestehenden Belfried. Bis 1448 wurde der zweite kleinere Flügel des Rathauses gebaut. Und schließlich wurde der alte Belfried durch einen neuen 95 Meter hohen ersetzt. Bis 1455 entstand der heutige Turm des Brüsseler Rathauses. Er wurde ganz besonders prächtig gestaltet, denn er sollte schöner und repräsentabler werden als der Belfried von Brügge. Übrigens ist der Belfried nicht in die Mitte der Fassade integriert, sondern links vom Zentrum.
Das Gebäude ist wichtiger Bau der Brabanter Gotik und diente als Vorbild weiterer Rathäuser. Die Skulpturen die heute an der Fassade zu sehen sind, sind Reproduktionen, die Originale befinden sich im Stadtmuseum.
3646 Wolff2 Neues elegantestes Conversations-Lexicon Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Zweiter Band Leipzig 1834. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann Kunstverlag W. Creuzbauer Florenz Firenze
Florenz ist berühmt für seine Geschichte. Als Zentrum des mittelalterlichen europäischen Handels- und Finanzwesens war es eine der reichsten Städte des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts. Florenz gilt als die Wiege der Renaissance. Aufgrund seiner kulturellen Bedeutung – insbesondere für die bildende Kunst – wird es schon seit dem 19. Jahrhundert auch als das „italienische Athen“ bezeichnet.
Ebenfalls bekannt ist die bewegende politische Geschichte der Stadt, vor allem um die mächtige Dynastie der Familie Medici, durch die Florenz zu einer der florierendsten Metropolen Europas aufstieg. Zahlreiche Kunstschaffende und Geistliche waren zur Zeit der Renaissance in Florenz beheimatet. Leonardo da Vinci verbrachte große Teile seiner Jugend in Florenz, Michelangelo lebte ebenfalls in Florenz und fand Unterschlupf in der Kirche der Medici, als Florenz durch Truppen belagert wurde. Vor allem den Kontakt zu den Medici hatten viele Geistliche und Wissenschaftler jener Zeit gemeinsam, so wohnte Galileo Galilei als Hofmathematiker in den Palästen der Medici. Von 1865 bis 1870 war die Stadt die Hauptstadt des neu gegründeten Königreichs Italien.
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3845 Wolff3 London St Paul's Kirche Cathedral Stahlstich Neues elegantestes Conversations-Lexicon Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Dritter Band Leipzig 1836. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann Kunstverlag W. Creuzbauer
Die St Paul’s Cathedral ist eine Kathedrale in London, der Hauptstadt Großbritanniens. Sie liegt im Stadtbezirk City of London etwa 300 m nördlich der Themse und ist Sitz der Diözese London der Church of England. Die St.-Pauls-Kathedrale gehört zu den größten Kathedralen der Welt, neben der Westminster Abbey gilt sie außerdem als die bekannteste Kirche der britischen Hauptstadt. Bei dem heutigen Gebäude handelt es sich um einen barock-klassizistischen Neubau, der nach 1666 anstelle der im Großen Brand von London zerstörten alten St.-Pauls-Kathedrale errichtet wurde.
3850 Wolff4 Simplon Stahlstich Neues elegantestes Conversations-Lexicon Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Vierter Band Leipzig 1837. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann Kunstverlag W. Creuzbauer
Simplon (früher auch Simpeln, walliserdeutsch: Simpilu) ist eine politische Gemeinde des Bezirks Brig im deutschsprachigen Teil des Kantons Wallis in der Schweiz an der Simplonpassstrasse (N 9) gelegen.
Zur Unterscheidung vom Simplonpass wird die Gemeinde auch als Simplon Dorf bezeichnet. Sie gliedert sich in die Fraktionen Simplon-Dorf, Egga, Gabi und Simplon-Pass. Das Dorf liegt neun Straßenkilometer südlich der Passhöhe, die zum Ortsgebiet gehört.
Der Ortskern von Simplon Dorf ist in das Inventar für schützenswerte Ortsobjekte der Schweiz (ISOS) als Ortsbild von nationaler Bedeutung aufgenommen worden.
3738 Wolff2 Conversations-Lexicon von Dr. Oscar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff Leipzig 1834. Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann. Durch Kunst Verlag W. Creuzbauer in Carlsruhe. Friedrich II. König von Preußen.
Friedrich II., auch Friedrich der Große oder der Alte Fritz genannt (* 24. Januar 1712 in Berlin; † 17. August 1786 in Potsdam), war ab 1740 König in und ab 1772 König von Preußen sowie Kurfürst von Brandenburg. Er entstammte dem Fürstenhaus Hohenzollern.
Die von ihm gegen Österreich geführten drei Schlesischen Kriege um den Besitz Schlesiens führten zum deutschen Dualismus. Nach dem letzten dieser Kriege, dem Siebenjährigen Krieg von 1756 bis 1763, war Preußen als fünfte Großmacht neben Frankreich, Großbritannien, Österreich und Russland in der europäischen Pentarchie anerkannt.
Friedrich gilt als ein Repräsentant des aufgeklärten Absolutismus. So bezeichnete er sich selbst als „ersten Diener des Staates“.