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piscataquis county, maine
1973
"muhammad ali shall rise again"
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RIP boxing legends!
George Foreman (1949 – 2025) poses with Muhammad Ali (1942 – 2016) and Joe Frazier (1944 – 2011) in October 1989.
Photograph: Micheline Pelletier/Pelletier Micheline
Via:
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A worker cleans some of the hanging lights in the main hall of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali in Cairo. The great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha sometimes called the Alabaster Mosque, is located in the Citadel in Cairo, Egypt. It was built between 1830 and 1848 and is the most visible mosque in Cairo.
This is part of my personal project entitled "Working" that celebrates the wide range of work done by people around the world. You can see it at www.fischerfotos.com/p480617506/slideshow
One of the profiles of historical fighters at "Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp near Deer Lake, Pennsylvania.
"Chaque mètre de Hollywood Boulevard dévoile une étoile du Walk of Fame, la promenade des Célébrités. Ces plaques incrustées dans le trottoir -plus de 2700- rendent hommage aux grands noms du monde du spectacle (cinéma, télévision, théâtre et musique). La première date de 1958 et célèbre l'actrice Joanne Woodward. sachez toutefois que chaque heureux lauréat a dû s'acquitter d'une somme de 75.000 dollars pour voir son nom gravé sur les trottoirs d'Hollywood." (Guide Michelin Californie)
"Muhammad Ali, the legendary American boxer and three-time World Heavyweight Champion, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to live performance and public appearances. Unlike most stars embedded in the sidewalk, ALI REQUESTED THAT HIS STAR BE PLACED ON THE WALL of the Kodak Theatre to avoid being walked on, making it unique among Walk of Fame stars." (Copilot Search)
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"Muhammad Ali, le légendaire boxeur américain et triple champion du monde des poids lourds, a été honoré d'une étoile sur le Hollywood Walk of Fame pour ses contributions aux performances live et aux apparitions publiques. Contrairement à la plupart des étoiles incrustées dans le trottoir, ALI A DEMANDE QUE SON ETOILE SOIT PLACEE SUR LE MUR du Dolby (ex-Kodak) Theatre afin d'éviter d'être piétinée, ce qui la rend unique parmi les étoiles du Walk of Fame." (Copilot Search)
One of the profiles of historical fighters at "Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp near Deer Lake, Pennsylvania.
It should be noted that the Mosque of Muhammad Ali is not typical of such structures in Cairo. In its architecture, Muhammad Ali Pasha, viceroy and effectively king of Egypt, as well as the founder of Egypt's modern era, achieved a radical break with all traditional characteristics of Cairo architecture from the Mamluk to the late Ottoman period. This departure is emphasized by the choice of sites. Now, because it is the most visible of Islamic monuments in Cairo, Muhammad Ali's mosque became a symbol of the city, even though it is the least Egyptian of these monuments
Taken @Cairo, Egypt
Wishing my Muslim friends from across the world a Happy Ramadan. Mohamed Ali Mosque, Cairo, Egypt (overlayed onto my partial eclipse photo).
Check out the ticket price! This looks great in Black and White, but seeing how this is an original, I wanted to show it exactly like it is first. Amazing!
Even the marble chosen for decoration is different from that of earlier mosques. In fact, the decorations, which were not finished until 1857, are at odds with the simplicity of the architectural structure itself. And yet, many tourists and Egyptians themselves, who are not especially trained in art or architecture, find the mosque decorations very beautiful. Its use of greens, golds and reds can be very appealing to many
Taken @Cairo, Egypt
The area where the Citadel is now located began it's life not as a great military base of operations, but as the "Dome of the Wind", a pavilion created in 810 by Hatim Ibn Hartama, who was then governor. Indeed this area was well known for its cool breeze. These early governors, not realizing its strategic importance, simply used the pavilion for its view of Cairo. Between 1176 and 1183, Salah ad-Din (Saladin to Westerners 1171-1193 AD), an Abbasid Ruler, fortified the area to protect it against attacks by the Crusaders, and since then, it has never been without a military garrison. Originally it served as both a fortress and a royal city..Taken @Cairo, Egypt
It should be noted that the Mosque of Muhammad Ali is not typical of such structures in Cairo. In its architecture, Muhammad Ali Pasha, viceroy and effectively king of Egypt, as well as the founder of Egypt's modern era, achieved a radical break with all traditional characteristics of Cairo architecture from the Mamluk to the late Ottoman period.
Taken @Cairo, Egypt
The walls and piers of the mosque are paneled with alabaster from Upper Egypt (Beni Suef), which is inappropriate for architecture as it deteriorates quickly. A gesture of baroque luxe, unless frequently cleaned, the stone also becomes terribly grimy
Taken @Cairo, Egypt
The Citadel became the centerpiece of these great fortifications, protecting the city from the heights of the rocky hills that overlooked it. Completed in 1183 AD, Saladin’s Citadel served as the seat of government in Egypt for 700 years until Khedive Ismail moved into Abdin Palace in newly constructed Downtown Cairo in the 1870’s..Taken @Cairo, Egypt
These were the words that rang out all over the world in 1964 when a young relatively unknown boxer, Cassius Marcellus Clay, (Muhammad Ali) of Louisville Kentucky was crowned Heavyweight Champion by beating Sonny Liston in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history........see images below!!
Of course this is not Ali, but it is a true likeness of him when he shook up the world. I was out early one morning in the French Quarter catching photos of the empty streets when I was approached by this fella who immediately began his Ali impersonation. He went through quite a routine to show me the likeness, it was good, and it was entertaining.....all the while I was clicking away.
I knew what was coming next , and I don't mind compensating street hustlers as long as it is my choice, especially if I can get a good pic or two, and I might have in this instance, but you know, I had left my wallet back at the hotel.....:-))))
"Do you notice these colored lights? They come from these big and high windows with stained glass in the walls. Do you see these small windows in the big dome, half domes, and the small domes? They are so nice. They give a beautiful effect, but you dont need to count them. If you asked me, I would tell you there are 136 windows. I see youre dazzled by these wonderful colored decorations in the walls and domes..Taken @Cairo, Egypt
This photo is one of 150 Timelapse photos.
Hurva (Ruin) Synagogue is located in Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem. The Synagogue called Hurva (Ruin) after the long period of its destruction.
the synagogue was first built in the early 18th century by a group of immigrants with Rabbi Judah he-Hasid Segal, but was destroyed by the Ottoman authorities due to non-payment of debts. During the 19th century building permitted by Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali to reconstructing the synagogue, the building was designed by architect Assad Effendi that came to Jerusalem to renovate Al-Aqsa Mosque, The building was designed in Neo Byzantine architectural style and was comprised from four arches that supporting the dome that rises to 24 meters high and prominent in the skyline of Jerusalem, The Torah ark was particularly magnificent that build by Cantonists in Ukraine and brought especially from synagogue in Kherson, Ukraine.
In 1864 the synagogue was inaugurated and Rabbi Kook was chosen as president of the synagogue and carried there some of his most famous homilies.
In 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Jordanian Legion blew the synagogue and the place remained destroyed until 2003 that decided to rebuild the synagogue and build it for a third time, the place accurately restored by architect Nahum Meltzer, and the front of the building incorporated the remains of the ruined building. The building was inaugurated in 2010.
Taken in Sukkot holiday, (Hoshana Rabbah), Jerusalem, Israel.
A Timelapse journey through Israel project.
בית כנסת החורבה הוא בית כנסת ברובע היהודי בירושלים. בית הכנסת מכונה החורבה על שם תקופת חורבנו הארוכה. נבנה לראשונה בתחילת המאה ה-18 על ידי קבוצת עולים עם רבי יהודה החסיד אך נחרב על ידי השלטונות העות׳מאנים בשל אי תשלום חובות.
במהלך המאה ה-19הושג רשיון בניה(פירמאן) משליט מצרים מוחמד עלי לבניה מחודשת של בית הכנסת, המבנה תוכנן על ידי האדריכל אסעד אפנדי שהגיע לירושלים לשם שיפוץ מסגדי הר הבית, המבנה תוכנן בסגנון נאו ביזנטי והיה מורכב מארבע קשתות שתמכו בכיפה שהתנשאה לגובה 24 מטר ובלטה בקו הרקיע של ירושלים, ארון הקודש היה היכל מפואר במיוחד שנבנה על ידי קנטוניסטים והובא מבית הכנסת בעיר חרסון שבאוקראינה. בשנת 1864 נחנך בית הכנסת והרב קוק נבחר לשמש כנשיא בית הכנסת ונשא את חלק מדרשותיו המפורסמות בבית כנסת זה, במלחמת העצמאות פוצץ הלגיון הירדני את בית הכנסת והמקום נשאר בחובנו.
בשנת 2003 הוחלט לשקם את בית הכנסת ולבנותו בשלישית, המקום שוחזר בצורה מדויקת על ידי האדריכל נחום מלצר, ובחזית המבנה שולבו שרידי בית הכנסת החרב. בית הכנסת נחנך בשנת 2010.
צולם בחג הסוכות תשע"ד בהושענא רבה.
Patron: Muhammad 'Ali (Muhammad 'Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha) 1769-1849, Albanian Ottoman governor & de facto ruler of Egypt (r.1805-1848).
Book cover of Muhammad Ali : Little People, Big Dreams, published by Lincoln Children's Books.
David Jones Store, Chatswood, Sydney
“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.
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“On February 14, 1973 Elvis Presley visited Muhammad Ali before a fight in Las Vegas, Nevada to give him this “Elvis Style” robe that says ‘People’s Choice” on the back in rhinestones and jewels. Ali thanked Elvis for the robe then went directly to the Las Vegas Convention Center for his fight that night against Joe Bugner. Ali did not wear the “Elvis robe” for his fight that night and he went on to win a unanimous decision. A month later on March 31, 1973, Ali did wear the “Elvis robe” into the ring for his fight against Ken Norton in San Diego, California. Here is a photo of Ali in the ring with the “Elvis robe” on… The television commentator for the fight said ‘That robe was given by Elvis Presley at his last fight in Las Vegas. It cost around $3000.00 and it’s Ali’s pride and joy.” Ali lost the fight and never again wore the robe into the ring again considering it bad luck. He did wear it again in this photo before it was put on display. “Elvis was my close personal friend. He came to my Deer Lake training camp about two years before he died. He told us he didn’t want nobody to bother us. He wanted peace and quiet and I gave him a cabin in my camp and nobody even knew it. When the cameras started watching me train, he was up on the hill sleeping in the cabin. Elvis had a robe made for me. I don’t admire nobody, but Elvis Presley was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you’d want to know.” – Muhammad Ali”
Muhammad Ali chose to build his state mosque entirely in the architectural style of his former overlords, the Ottomans, unlike the Mamluks who, despite their political submission to the Ottomans, stuck to the architectural styles of the previous Mamluk dynasties..Taken @Cairo, Egypt
As a traveling young man I saw him once. He was alone, coming into the terminal area of LAX from a parking area. Even at a distance, he stood out. He was larger than life.
Patron: Muhammad 'Ali (Muhammad 'Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha) 1769-1849, Albanian Ottoman governor & de facto ruler of Egypt (r.1805-1848).
Taking 18 years to complete, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, also known as the Alabaster Mosque for its rare use of alabaster, towers the skyline of Cairo and is easily the most visible masgid in the city, located in the Citadel.
I've seen tons of photos of this mosque for years and, if forced to choose, it's the only mosque I wanted to visit during my trip to Cairo. The Ottoman style architecture and the overabundance of domes is just gorgeous. Entering the mosque, it's amazing to look up and see that the whole interior is hollow -- you can see each and every dome from the inside. How does this thing stand! I guess it helps that it's only 150 years old.
I didn't get to spend too much time in the Citadel so I plan to return (LE 25 for students, that we proved by showing them our AUC ID) and take more pictures of this masgid as well as the other two located inside the Citadel walls.
It was such a clear day in the heavily polluted Cairo!
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The Saladin Citadel of Cairo is a medieval Islamic fortification in Cairo, Egypt. The location, on Mokattam hill near the center of Cairo, was once famous for its fresh breeze and grand views of the city..Taken @Cairo, Egypt
One of Cairo's most popular tourist attractions is the Citadel which houses a number of museums, ancient mosques and other sites, located on a spur of limestone that had been detached from its parent Moqattam Hills by quarrying. The Citadel is one of the world's greatest monuments to medieval warfare, as well as a highly visible landmark on Cairo's eastern skyline.Particularly when viewed from the back side (from the north), the Citadel reveals a very medieval character..Taken @Cairo, Egypt
The courtyard, as at the mosques of Sulayman Pasha and Malika Safiyya, is surrounded by rounded arcades carrying small domes. These domes are supported by large, though relatively simple marble columns. The courtyard is almost square, measuring 54 by 53 meters. The courtyard has a northern and southern entrance from the mosque. In the middle of the courtyard is a marble ablution fountain with a carved wooden roof on columns
Taken @Cairo, Egypt