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One of the profiles of historical fighters at "Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp near Deer Lake, Pennsylvania.
"A rooster crows only when it sees the light.
Put him in the dark and he'll never crow.
I have seen the light and I'm crowing."
~ Muhammad Ali ~
"While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens,
ten men are scarcely sufficient to service one woman."
~ Giovanni Boccaccio ~
note:
Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist.
Boccaccio wrote a number of notable works,
including The Decameron and On Famous Women.
Wikipedia
The Palace Of Fatema El Zahraa
The committee that was specified to establish the Royal Jewelry Museum was attracted to the Palace of Princess Fatema El Zahraa. She was the daughter of Prince Haidar Fadel, the son of Prince Mustafa Fadel who was the brother of Khedive Ismail. The palace of Princess Fatema El Zahraa was constructed between 1919 and 1923.
This palace is considered to showcase an uniquely European architectural style but was designed by French, Italian, and Belgian architects, and artists. Furthermore, the palace was erected following the school of Michael Angelo using the calm style of coloring and decorations. The Palace of Fatema Al Zahraa, which was constructed over a surface area of 4185 square meters, consists of two large sections. The eastern section has two halls and a gallery with a bronze statue of a boy in the center of it. The walls of this section have rich colored windows decorations all over; the western section consists of two floors. Each has four large halls with three bathrooms that were coated with decorative colored ceramics.
An elegant foyer connects the two sections of the palace and has ten glass frames in the shape of ten doors with drawings representing European historical scenes and legendary stories such as Romeo and Juliet.
“Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, was the training facility built by Muhammad Ali, where he trained for some of his biggest fights. It is now open to the public, free of charge, to tour.
One of the profiles of historical fighters at "Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp near Deer Lake, Pennsylvania.
“Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, was the training facility built by Muhammad Ali, where he trained for some of his biggest fights. It is now open to the public, free of charge, to tour.
The Pechanga Arena, formerly the San Diego Sports Arena, hosted the first Ken Norton - Muhammad Ali title fight on March 31, 1973.
An elegant foyer connects the two sections of the palace and has ten glass frames in the shape of ten doors with drawings representing European historical scenes and legendary stories such as Romeo and Juliet.
“Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, was the training facility built by Muhammad Ali, where he trained for some of his biggest fights. It is now open to the public, free of charge, to tour.
A bitter-sweet day for me today!
A sad day:
I have lost my childhood hero -> one of the greatest sportsman of our time, a man with a wonderful soul - > Muhammad Ali
A happy day:
I am 49 yrs old today! Loving every moment of my life!!
Thank you my flickr friends :)
“Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, was the training facility built by Muhammad Ali, where he trained for some of his biggest fights. It is now open to the public, free of charge, to tour.
"Float like a butterfly
sting like a bee
his hands can’t hit
what his eyes can’t see"
– said underdog Muhammad Ali, then named Cassius Clay Jr., right before entering the ring in 1964 to fight and win against world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston
Ah, the Royal Jewelry Museum in Alexandria! It's a treasure trove of glittering history and art, housed in a beautiful former palace. Here's what I can tell you:
Location and History:
Situated in the Zizenia neighborhood of Alexandria, Egypt.
Occupies the former palace of Princess Fatma Al-Zahra', built in the late 19th century.
Houses the opulent jewels and precious ornaments of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, who ruled Egypt for nearly 150 years (1805-1952).
Collection:
Features a dazzling array of jewelry pieces, including necklaces, bracelets, tiaras, and diamond-encrusted objects.
Showcases the craftsmanship and artistic styles of various eras, from Ottoman influences to European Art Deco.
Displays personal jewelry of royals like King Farouk and his wife Queen Farida, offering a glimpse into their extravagant lives.
Highlights:
The "Emerald Necklace of Queen Nazli," adorned with 174 emeralds and 1,145 diamonds.
The "Ruby Tiara of Princess Faiza," featuring a magnificent Burmese ruby as its centerpiece.
The "Diamond Scepter of King Fouad," a symbol of royal power crafted with gold and over 600 diamonds.
The museum also exhibits decorative objects like jeweled picture frames, cigarette cases, and vanity sets.
The building of the museum itself is truly marvelous as the museum is housed in the palace of Princess Fatema El Zahraa, a rare gem of architectural excellence that was constructed in the 19th century.
Same of the displays of the Royal Jewelry Museum go back to the period when Mohamed Ali Pasha became the Khedive of Egypt in 1805. Pasha took control of the country making it independent from Ottoman rule and he established a dynasty that ruled Egypt for the next 147 years.
The grandson of Mohamed Ali, the Khedive Ismail, who ruled from 1863 to 1879, wanted to make Egypt part of modern Europe. This is why Khedive Ismail added electric lamps to the street of Egypt, dug the Suez Canal, and had many modern buildings and different structures constructed in Egypt that raised its development level. Moreover, the Khedive Ismail hired the most skillful Egyptian and foreign artists to create the golden jewelry of the royal family and the antiques that used to decorate their houses and palaces. This is the main reason why most of the displays of the Royal Jewelry Museum date back to his ruling period.
After the Egyptian Revolution in 1952, all the royal jewelry was expropriated and remained in governmental stores for a long period of time. Eventually, however, a report by the General Administration of Expropriated Money recommended that this jewelry should be used to establish a museum that would display the treasures to the whole world.
The mosque was designed by the famous architect Yussuf Bushnaq and was financially funded by Muhammad Ali Pasha, the last of the line of kings in the country who was then the ruler of Egypt.
The site is clearly a combination of military and government history but is also considered a religious site too. The interior of the mosque is an ideal match to the impressive exterior.
The mosque is also home to a huge solid marble pulpit which interestingly enough is the largest in the country, and the light reflects from cut crystal, gilt covered surfaces.
The site is also famed for its more than 136 stained glass windows in the domes.
"ALI BOMAYE"
Malik Bowens: Muhammad Ali, was like a sleeping elephant. You can do whatever you want around a sleeping elephant, whatever you want. But when he wakes up he tramples everything.
Original image by Getty .....
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I took a picture of this pair of Warhol serigraphies in Venice at the last Biennale (2007). I worked out them in PS to correct perspective distortion. Too bad I wasn't able to correct the bad lighting reflection.
To see the original hanging one next to another is what I call an "aestetic experience".
Troppo forte Andy!
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.”
It's not so much the photo as it is the backstory.
The smaller bridge in this photo is the Tunney Hunsaker Bridge.
Tunney Hunsaker who, at the time was Fayette County Police Chief and Cassius Clay’s first opponent in a professional boxing bout.
On October 29, 1960, Tunney Hunsaker met Cassius Clay's (later Muhammad Ali) in the ring in Louisville, KY.
Tunney, age 30, wasn’t sure what to think of this young 22 year old fighter who drove up in a pink Cadillac. Tunney, an experienced fighter was confident of victory, but that was not to be. Clay won the six rounds in an unanimous decision. Although Tunney was devastated by the defeat, he later became proud of his ability to stay in the fight for six rounds with the three time world heavyweight champion.
After the fight Hunsaker said, "Clay was as fast as lightning ... I tried every trick I knew to throw at him off balance but he was just too good". In a thumbnail profile of the fight the following January, young Cassius was reported as having remarked that Hunsaker's style was far different from what Clay had been exposed to as an amateur and Olympian; the young fighter admitted to nervousness going in, and that Hunsaker's aforementioned pro style, had given him trouble. This respect appears genuine, as it was lasting—in his autobiography, Ali said Hunsaker dealt him one of the hardest body blows he ever took in his career. Ali and Hunsaker became good friends and stayed in touch over the years.
In 1964, Clay coined the phrase "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.” In a fight against Sonny Liston who had been the heavyweight champion since 1962.
The skinny, Hunsaker was the police chief of Fayetteville, W.Va., when he fought Cassius Clay, who won the six-rounds with an unanimous decision. Hunsaker’s eyes were swollen shut by the end of the fight, and afterward he said, “Clay was as fast as lightning. I tried every trick I knew to throw at him off balance, but he was just too good.”
The Fayette Station Bridge carrying County Route 82 over the New River at the bottom of New River Gorge has been named for Hunsaker.
In the fight game, Hunsaker was a small heavyweight, perhaps better suited for light-heavy classification (175 lbs. limit). He fought as a boxer-puncher, by his own telling. Hunsaker once appeared on the undercard at Madison Square Garden. Hunsaker ended up with a record of 17 wins with 15 defeats with 8 wins by way of KO. His career ended after a boxing-related head injury suffered on April 6, 1962, in Beckley, West Virginia. Rushed to a Beckley hospital, Hunsaker was in a coma for five days during which he underwent two brain operations. Hunsaker suffered the physical effects of his last match for the rest of his life. He was 74 when he died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Watch clips of this fight:
The Royal Jewelry Museum has undergone a long restoration and renovation period for a long period of time it was reopened in the year 2010. Many services and facilities were added to the museum like central air conditioning, a library, a café, a seminar hall, and a restoration laboratory. Moreover, the security alarm system of the museum to protect the museum against thrifts, fire, and surveillance cameras.
The Ministry of Cultural Affairs in Egypt has announced that the restoration and renovation of the Museum of Royal Jewelry Museum has cost more than nine million dollars and it is set to become one of the most fabulous museums in Egypt. In April, 2010 after a long period of being closed the museum was officially reopened for public visits.
One of the profiles of historical fighters at "Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp near Deer Lake, Pennsylvania.
“Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, was the training facility built by Muhammad Ali, where he trained for some of his biggest fights. It is now open to the public, free of charge, to tour.
Photograph by: me
Model: Muhammad Ali AKA choochee
This is my nephew, in the picture he is 10 months old mashAllah
One of the most startling displays in the Royal Jewelry Museum is the crown of Queen Shwikar, which is one of the largest and most beautiful crowns of the members of the royal family in Egypt.
Princess Shwikar's jewelry set, first wife of King Ahmed Fouad I (1893-1898 a.D.) made of platinum inlaid with diamonds and pearls.
There is also the hall of the belongings of Queen Farida, the wife of King Farouk that exhibits her crown that was made out of gold and Palatine and ornamented by 1,506 diamond pieces. This is in addition to a large collection of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and corals. The collection of princess Fawzeya, the sister of King Farouk and the wife of the Shah of Iran, Mohamed Reda Balhawy, contains a palatine ring where the name of the princess was carved and a belt that was ornamented by 240 pieces of diamonds. The museum includes many other displays that include a large royal clock decorated with diamonds and has the shape of an elephant made out of ivory and sapphire.
A section of the museum is also dedicated to the antiques and gifts that were given to the Royal family. These include the famous plate of Queen Eugenie that was given to Khedive Ismail at the opening of the Suez Canal. Its estimated price is around 15 million pounds as it was ornamented with diamonds, sapphires, and emerald.
“Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, was the training facility built by Muhammad Ali, where he trained for some of his biggest fights. It is now open to the public, free of charge, to tour.
“Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, was the training facility built by Muhammad Ali, where he trained for some of his biggest fights. It is now open to the public, free of charge, to tour.
In the annals of sport, for grace and style, for brazen CHUTZPAH, there was no one like Muhammad Ali.
"A rooster crows only when it sees the light.
Put him in the dark and he'll never crow.
I have seen the light
and I'm crowing."
~ Muhammad Ali ~
I just learned there is such a bird as a "Barred Rock Rooster" . . .
learn something new every day!
I'm crazy about the quilted creations by Nancy Messier!
The windows of the Palace of Fatema Al Zahraa were decorated with colored glass and the grounds of the palace were coated with the finest types of wood that were imported from Turkey and other European countries. After the revolution of 1952, the Egyptian Government took ownership of palace from Princess Fatema Al Zahraa and it was transformed to become the lounge of the president of Egypt before it was later opened as the Royal Jewelry Museum.