This is a monument on the downtown riverfront where I live,

Evansville, IN USA...it's a very lovely peaceful place for a stroll etc. A week ago today...things started getting NOT so peaceful at flickr...so thought I'd post this pic...no other description necessary yes?

Laus Deo !

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLMVB0B1_Ts

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.

Pericles

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I just want to wish a fond, farewell to all my flickr friends. Looks like I 'm moving on to bigger and better things. I just got an email from the president of a large bank in Zimbabwe. I don't even know how he got my email address, but apparently this is my lucky day! It turns out that some very wealthy person there has died in a plane crash and has no heirs to leave the money to, so the bank has temporary custody of his millions of dollars, but they are not allowed to keep it. They just need someone in the United States to give the money to. All I needed to do was to wire them $3000 for processing fees, which obviously, I promptly did. So, now that the processing fees have been paid, I should be receiving a check for five million dollars sometime next week. I'm going to be quitting my job tomorrow, as I sit here and anxiously wait for the arrival of my check! This is so exciting!

Anyway... This was from Monument Valley, last month. It's the famous Mittens. Well... It's one of the Mittens, anyway. Not sure where the other Mitten went. I think it may have been out being repaired that day.

Sun rising behind the mittens in Monument Valley

2016-09

Monument Valley Tribal Park

Arizona

"Monument Valley Sunrise:" The sun’s golden ascent pierced the horizon between the iconic sandstone sentinels of the Navajo Nation, as Monument Valley greeted the day in its familiar and timeless hush — ancient, watchful, and still.

One of the monuments in Marina Barrage.

A painterly image of one of the small formations of Monument Valley AZ

Arizona

34 x 43 Sangunine on paper

Over the past two years I’ve been drawing and painting on the Ridgeway near Wantage, so a recent trip to South West USA inspired some very different kinds of landscapes to those of my last exhibition. My first journey to this part of America was in 1982. This early spring I was able to revisit these stunning locations with Alison. We made many sketches and took many photographs during our trip. These two drawings in sanguine chalk are inspired by the overwhelming scale of the landscape there. Whilst in Grand Canyon there was a huge snowstorm which I evoke in the drawing. In Monument Valley, after waking up to snow cover from the night before, the day turned out to be quite warm and we went down into the valley and followed a trail around one of the gigantic ‘Mittens’ . The red sanguine chalk reflects the dominant colour of the rock there.

Next month, I look forward to working as artist-in-residence again at Camp Walden, North Michigan, where I’ve worked for many years

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Valley

Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, pronounced [tsʰépìːʔ ǹtsɪ̀skɑ̀ìː], meaning "valley of the rocks") is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of sandstone buttes, with the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. The most famous butte formations are located in northeastern Arizona along the Utah–Arizona state line. The valley is considered sacred by the Navajo Nation, the Native American people within whose reservation it lies.

Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Famed director John Ford used the location for a number of his Westerns. Film critic Keith Phipps wrote that "its five square miles [13 km2] have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West".

Sourc: navajonationparks.org/navajo-tribal-parks/monument-valley/

History

Before human existence, the Park was once a lowland basin. For hundreds of millions of years, materials that eroded from the early Rock Mountains deposited layer upon layer of sediment which cemented a slow and gentle uplift, generated by ceaseless pressure from below the surface, elevating these horizontal strata quite uniformly one to three miles above sea level. What was once a basin became a plateau.

Natural forces of wind and water that eroded the land spent the last 50 million years cutting into and peeling away at the surface of the plateau. The simple wearing down of altering layers of soft and hard rock slowly revealed the natural wonders of Monument Valley today.

From the visitor center, you see the world-famous panorama of the Mitten Buttes and Merrick Butte. You can also purchase guided tours from Navajo tour operators, who take you down into the valley in Jeeps for a narrated cruise through these mythical formations. Places such as Ear of the Wind and other landmarks can only be accessed via guided tours. During the summer months, the visitor center also features Haskenneini Restaurant, which specializes in both native Navajo and American cuisines, and a film/snack/souvenir shop. There are year-round restroom facilities. One mile before the center, numerous Navajo vendors sell arts, crafts, native food, and souvenirs at roadside stands.

Additional Foreign Language Tags:

(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "米国" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis" "ארצות הברית" "संयुक्त राज्य" "США"

(Arizona) "أريزونا" "亚利桑那州" "אריזונה" "एरिजोना" "アリゾナ州" "애리조나" "Аризона"

(Utah) "يوتا" "犹他州" "יוטה" "यूटा" "ユタ州" "유타" "Юта"

(Monument Valley) "وادي النصب التذكاري" "纪念碑谷" "Vallée des monuments" "מוניומנט ואלי" "स्मारक घाटी" "モニュメントバレー" "모뉴먼트 밸리" "Долина Монументов" "Valle de los Monumentos"

The nearly finished Reformation monument with temporary lighting.

Forest Gump Point - Oljato–Monument Valley in San Juan County, Utah, United States.

On the highest point of the Blackdown Hills, Wellington Monument was erected in celebration of the Duke of Wellesley and his victory at Waterloo. Building began in 1817 but the Duke never saw it finished.

The Washington Monument is a large, white-colored obelisk at the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It is a United States Presidential Memorial constructed to commemorate George Washington.

The monument is among the world's tallest masonry structures, standing 555 feet (169.29 m) in height and made of marble, granite, and sandstone. It was designed by Robert Mills, a prominent American architect of the 1840s. The actual construction of the monument began in 1848 but was not completed until 1884, almost 30 years after the architect's death. This hiatus in construction was because of a lack of funds and the intervention of the American Civil War. A difference in shading of the marble, visible approximately 150 feet (45 m) up, clearly delineates the initial construction from its resumption in 1876.

Its cornerstone was laid on July 4, 1848; the capstone was set on December 6, 1884, and the completed monument was dedicated on February 21, 1885. It officially opened October 9, 1888. Upon completion, it became the world's tallest structure, a title it inherited from the Cologne Cathedral and held until 1889, when the Eiffel Tower was finished in Paris, France.

The Washington Monument reflection can be seen in the aptly named Reflecting Pool, a rectangular pool extending to the west, towards the Lincoln Memorial.

The Heritage of Cebu Monument is a tableau of sculptures made of concrete, bronze, brass and steel showing scenes about events and structures related to the history of Cebu. The construction of the monument began in July 1997 and it was finished in December 2000. Local artist Eduardo Castrillo built the sculptures of the Cebu Heritage Monument.

Monument Valley

The Republic Monument (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Anıtı) is a notable monument located at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey to commemorate the formation of the Turkish Republic in 1923. Built in two and half years with financial support from the population and unveiled by Dr. Hakkı Şinasi Pasha on August 8, 1928, it was designed by Italian sculptor Pietro Canonica.

The 11 m (36 ft) high monument portrays the founders of the Turkish Republic, prominent are depictions of Kemal Atatürk, who commissioned the work, his assistant İsmet İnönü, and Fevzi Çakmak. The monument has two sides, the side facing northward depicts Atatürk at an earlier period and the other one facing Istiklal Caddesi has Atatürk and his comrades dressed in modern, western-European clothing, symbolizing him in both his roles, as military commander-in-chief and as statesman.

Mikhail Frunze, an important leader of the October Revolution, and Kliment Voroshilov, a Marshal of the Soviet Union, are among the group behind Atatürk. Their presence in the monument, ordered by Atatürk, points out to the military aid given by Vladimir Lenin during the Turkish War of Independence in 1920.

Cumhuriyet Anıtı is an important site, where official ceremonies on national holidays are being held.

(Wikipedia)

Very hazy day, didn't know if it was from the smoke from Arizona fires or blowing sand in the distance

EN: Is there any other photo subject in US representing the Wild West more than this? A picture, that has been shot millions of times, but we were so lucky... View from the main car park (yeah, that's the reality!) of Monument Valley tribal park. We see the rocks West Mitten Butte (left), East Mitten Butte (m), Merrick Butte (r).

DE: Kann ein Motiv klischeemäßiger den Wilden Westen wiedergeben als dieses hier? Tausendmal gesehen, aber dennoch waren wir begeistert, dass wir es unter solchen schönen Lichtverhältnissen umsetzen konnten. Blick vom Besucherparkplatz des Monument Valley Tribel Park auf die Felsen West Mitten Butte (links), East Mitten Butte (m), Merrick Butte (r).

Heading south on route 163, Utah.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Valley

Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, pronounced [tsʰépìːʔ ǹtsɪ̀skɑ̀ìː], meaning "valley of the rocks") is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of sandstone buttes, with the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. The most famous butte formations are located in northeastern Arizona along the Utah–Arizona state line. The valley is considered sacred by the Navajo Nation, the Native American people within whose reservation it lies.

Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Famed director John Ford used the location for a number of his Westerns. Film critic Keith Phipps wrote that "its five square miles [13 km2] have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West".

Sourc: navajonationparks.org/navajo-tribal-parks/monument-valley/

History

Before human existence, the Park was once a lowland basin. For hundreds of millions of years, materials that eroded from the early Rock Mountains deposited layer upon layer of sediment which cemented a slow and gentle uplift, generated by ceaseless pressure from below the surface, elevating these horizontal strata quite uniformly one to three miles above sea level. What was once a basin became a plateau.

Natural forces of wind and water that eroded the land spent the last 50 million years cutting into and peeling away at the surface of the plateau. The simple wearing down of altering layers of soft and hard rock slowly revealed the natural wonders of Monument Valley today.

From the visitor center, you see the world-famous panorama of the Mitten Buttes and Merrick Butte. You can also purchase guided tours from Navajo tour operators, who take you down into the valley in Jeeps for a narrated cruise through these mythical formations. Places such as Ear of the Wind and other landmarks can only be accessed via guided tours. During the summer months, the visitor center also features Haskenneini Restaurant, which specializes in both native Navajo and American cuisines, and a film/snack/souvenir shop. There are year-round restroom facilities. One mile before the center, numerous Navajo vendors sell arts, crafts, native food, and souvenirs at roadside stands.

Additional Foreign Language Tags:

(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "米国" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis" "ארצות הברית" "संयुक्त राज्य" "США"

(Arizona) "أريزونا" "亚利桑那州" "אריזונה" "एरिजोना" "アリゾナ州" "애리조나" "Аризона"

(Utah) "يوتا" "犹他州" "יוטה" "यूटा" "ユタ州" "유타" "Юта"

(Monument Valley) "وادي النصب التذكاري" "纪念碑谷" "Vallée des monuments" "מוניומנט ואלי" "स्मारक घाटी" "モニュメントバレー" "모뉴먼트 밸리" "Долина Монументов" "Valle de los Monumentos"

Monument to President Mauno Koivisto. Created by sculptor Kirsi Kaulanen.

Monument Valley again even though we are just about to leave Chinle, Arizona and Canyon De Chelly. I'm not finding any photos that I took here at Canyon De Chelly that I love.

See you in Sedona!

These are some of the images from a trip to the US southwest. I was shooting with two Fujifilm Range finders, GWS690 and GW670. Using these cameras is so simple it almost feels like cheating. The exposure is usually the same for a whole morning, so the camera goes on the tripod, compose, shoot and its all over. Pack up and move on.

If you’re wondering what the tag is on the right side of the monolith, its a powered hang glider.

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Don't let the warm colors in this fool you - it was FREEZING when I made this image! This is a classic view of Monument Valley, but I couldn't resist - the Mittens, Merrick Butte, and these rocks at the top of the valley form a mesmerizing vista.

Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA

The Pilgrim Monument of Provincetown, Massachusetts was built between 1907 and 1910 to commemorate the first landfall of the Pilgrims in 1620 and the signing of the Mayflower Compact in Provincetown Harbor.

The tower is 77 m (252 ft) tall. It was designed by Willard T. Sears after the Torre del Mangia in Siena, Italy. (Source: Wikipedia)

-Added to the Cream of the Crop pool as most favourited of my photos

Monument Valley

Gloucester Cathedral

Monument Valley, on the Arizona/Utah border

Holga

9th Fort

Name: Monument to the Victims of Fascism ('9th fort and monument')

Location: Kaunas, Lithuania

Year completed: 1984

Designer: Alfonsas Vincentas Ambraziūnas

Ninth Fort monument is a gargantuan Soviet-era concrete monument that sits on a hill overlooking the city. The 32-metre tall memorial was unveiled in 1984 in remembrance of the 30,000 Jews who were murdered here during the Holocaust and sits on the site of a mass grave.

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I can't move on from Monument Valley without at least a few shots in b&w.

Italy

Road trip - 15/9/2022