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What a beautiful place this is with fantastic views for miles around. Built around 240 years ago in the 1780s it stands today on Cnoc Fyrish overlooking the Cromarty Firth and the Black Isle with The Moray Firth and Inverness beyond.
Takes about two hours to walk to the top on a well defined path but allow plenty of time for taking photographs and if the weather is nice take a picnic. If you want more there are another couple of follies nearby for an extended walk including Little Fyrish.
Nearby is Nigg and in Cromarty Firth you can just see some of the recently disused oil platforms just waiting.
It started to rain as I was taking this shot of the Washington Monument. Fortunately, I brought my umbrella. Unfortunately, it was so windy that the umbrella actually blew apart and I had no choice but to run under a tree for shelter. That was definitely the first time I’d ever experience rain like that while I was out shooting. It was kinda fun - See more at: www.abpan.com/blog/#sthash.QD3cUm7r.dpuf
View from the Monument to the Great Fire of London. The location is North of London Bridge and a couple of hundred feet from where the fire started on the 2nd of September 1666 in Pudding Lane. Tower Bridge is in the distance looking east along the Thames. Although not as tall as the modern towering buildings of glass and concrete it gives a good opportunity to see the city in a more immersive way. I often think very tall towers loose the feeling of connection with the city around you. Well worth a climb up the 311 steps to the top with camera in hand.
"Life would be dull if we had to look up at cloudless monotony day after day." Monument Valley, No. Arizona.
2nd December 2008., Dublin, Ireland
The Wellington Monument in the Phoenix Park, Dublin
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Near the Murrumbidgee River, Narrandera NSW
"Capt. Charles Sturt, 39th Regt.
Explorer
Passed This Spot
12th December, 1829."
Monument Valley is a Navajo Nation tribal park, straddling the border of northeastern Arizona and southeastern Utah of the Colorado Plateau.
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carrousel. It was built between 1806 and 1808 to commemorate Napoleon's military victories of the previous year. Framed through the middle arch is the Luxor Obelisk and the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, at the far end of the Champs Élysées.
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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"
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"
F. Schiller, medico, poeta, filosofo e storico, è considerato uno dei più importanti drammaturchi poeti e saggisti tedeschi.
Il monumento che vedete qui a Ludwigsburg è opera dello scultore Ludwig von Hofer.
La statua fu creata in marmo a Carrara nel 1880 e la donò alla sua città natale.
Schiller nacque nella vicina città di Marbach am Neckar e trascorse sei anni della sua infanzia a Ludwigsburg.
Monument Valley is often thought to be US national park, but while its beauty certainly would qualify it for such distinction it is actually a Navajo Nation Tribal Park. It is located at the northern Arizona border with Utah. This photo was taken just outside of the tribal owned View Hotel. The area is a famous setting for numerous western themed movies.
I have previously posted a similar photo that was an HDR taken with my 14-24 mm lens and not stitched. I do like this version better as I think there is much better detail. We were so lucky with the summer cloud formations and their location within the photo. Note the vehicles on the foreground road to provide some size perspective.
Nikon D800
Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 at 70mm
1/400 sec at f/7.1 at ISO 100
9 vertical photos stitched in Lightroom
The photo is 23,893 pixels wide
July 24, 2016
... War Memorial, from the 'other side' where, if you squint a bit, you can see Heptonstall Church (on the first hill) and very tiny, Stoodley Pike (in the far distance)! I was in a fairly tight space here and would just like to apologise for not including the very top of the Monument! :-(
Monument Falls is small but bucolic water feature along Rte. 86 between Lake Placid and Wilmington. A nice contrast to the rocky waterfalls white water along the West Branch of the Ausable River. Click for the HiRez goodness!
Explore : Oct. 5, 2018.
The Pakistan Monument in Islamabad, Pakistan, is a national monument representing the nation's four provinces and three territories. The Monument has been designed to reflect the culture and civilization of the country and depicts the story of the Pakistan Movement, dedicated to those who sacrificed themselves for future generations.
Monument Pokoritelyam Kosmosa
Monument to the Conquerors of Space
Sculptor: A. Faidysh-Krandievsky
Architects: A. Kolchin e M. Barshch (1964)
Photo: Lucas Gervilla
Moscow/2017
You must have seen this location in countless old western movies. No not Feroz Khan movies! Think John Wayne and Gregory Peck; not Feroz Khan! One of the most iconic locations in South-West states of Arizona and Utah, Monument Valley is a destination worth all the Gold that McKenna stashed here! Go dig it!
P.S.: We used to have an evening newspaper called "Pratap" in those days. It had one whole page for ads for movies running in the various theatres in the city. They would translate the English movie's names to Gujarati & I vividly recall Mckenna's Gold was translated to "Makwana Nu Sonu!"
It was an awesome morning as the photo opportunities started about 1 hour before sunrise and continued for a half hour after.
Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. It is located on the Arizona-Utah state line (around 36°59′N 110°6′W), near the Four Corners area. The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation, and is accessible from U.S. Highway 163.
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This small unassuming monument marks one of the landing sites in 1922 of the first round the world flight. Pontoon planes landed in Maquoit Bay and the pilots spent the night in various summer cottages. Young boys rowed out to the planes to greet the airmen. Much much later, one of those boys became a good friend. Only one of the planes survived the trip and it can be seen at the Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
In loving memory of Jack.
Maine
Né 1869 dans la Turquie ottomane, le Père Komitas était l'un des plus célèbres hommes d'Église et musicien arménien. Il a écrit plus de trois mille chansons en arménien, arabe, kurde et persan, et a également contribué de manière significative à l'arménien moderne Patarak. Sa principale contribution a été de faire redécouvrir la musique folklorique arménienne. On lui doit également d'avoir arrangé toute la musique de la Divine Liturgie (Patarak) de l'église arménienne, pour les voix masculines. Le prêtre a donné de nombreux concerts en Europe : Paris, Genève, Berne, Constantinople, Venise ...
Personnalité mondialement connue, son nom sera inséparablement associé au génocide des Arméniens dont le Révérend père Komitas fut l’une des premières victimes. Arrêté à Constantinople le 24 avril 1915, s'il échappa à la mort, le père Komitas ne se remettra jamais véritablement de ce drame. En exil à Paris, il mourra dans un hôpital psychiatrique en 1935. Ses cendres reposent au Panthéon (Jardin Komitas) d'Erevan.
Des monuments, squares et avenues de villes et capitales européennes lui sont dédiées. A Paris, notamment (cours Albert 1er), un square commémore le Génocide arménien et une statue a été érigée à la mémoire du Père Komitas.