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Exhibition view "An Idea of Beauty", CCC Strozzina, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze
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Dawei Zhatsang - Shamba Langkor monastery - sunning the Buddha
The Sunning of the Buddha Festival is the day when Tibetan people worship Buddha. It usually falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Tibetan people will gather together in the temples to celebrate this festival.
Tibetan people in festive costumes gather in the local temples on the morning of the Sunning of Buddha Festival for the Sunning Buddha ceremony.
Accompanying Buddhist music played by lamas, Tibetan men carry the Buddhist tapestry from the temple to a clean and well-lit hillside. The tapestry is then unfolded along the hillside by the lamas, starting the Sunning of Buddha Festival.
Pious Buddhists kowtow and chant sutras beneath the giant Buddha spreading out before them, praying to the Buddha for blessings.
The Sunning of Buddha ceremony lasts for several hours, after which the lamas will fold the Buddha tapestry in awe. They will walk around the temple three times with the folded tapestry on their shoulders and then put it back where it is kept.
from:
www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/gansu/2013-10/10/content_17021362...
Sogwo in southeastern Qinghai is a Mongolian Autonomous County, although it is located in the heart of the Amdo region of Tibet. The population is made up predominantly of Mongol yak and sheep herders, though they speak the Amdo dialect of Tibetan. In fact, little of the culture in this area is Mongolian. In addition to the language, the customs, dress and religion are all the same as the native Tibetans who live in this region.
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Taylor Energy platform, destroyed duringh urricane Ivan (2004)is still leaking in the Gulf of Mexico
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Mergie is a tall plain harled building, rising from massive and rough foundations. Though originally oblong (that's one of the gable ends of the original building on the left), as can be seen here, it has been extended on the east side to form a 'T-plan'. The principal purpose of this extension was to provide a decent sized stair to the first floor. The turret to the second floor suggests that the new stair went no higher than that.
The victims of Saturday's plane crash, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife and other top political leaders and officials, were commemorated at a special ceremony in the European Parliament on Wednesday 14 of April 2010. The event included the reading of the names of all 96 victims, the playing of the Polish and European anthems and a moment's silence.
Read more: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/story_page/008-72659-1...
©European Parliament/Pietro Naj-Oleari
Prepared For Offensive or Defensive Warfare.
FRENCH THROWER OF GRENADES, PROTECTED BY SANDBAGS, LOOKING THROUGH HIS PERISCOPE IN ORDER TO GET AN ACCURATE AIM.
GERMAN HAND - GRENADE THROWERS CLOTHED IN STEEL ARMOR, WHICH MAKES THEM RESEMBLE SOLDIERS OF THE MIDDLE AGES.
GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN, THAT THROWS A VAST NUMBER OF PROJECTILES WITH AMAZING RAPIDITY, BEING OPERATED IN A REGION THAT IS INFESTED WITH POISON GAS.
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The war of the nations: portfolio in rotogravure etchings: compiled from the Mid-week pictorial. New York: New York Times, Co, 1919. Book.
Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/19013740/. (Accessed November 08, 2016.)
Images from "The War of the Nations : Portfolio in Rotogravure Etchings : Compiled from the Mid-Week Pictorial" (New York : New York Times, Co., 1919)
Notes: Selected from "The War of the Nations: Portfolio in Rotogravure Etchings," published by the New York Times shortly after the 1919 armistice. This portfolio compiled selected images from their "Mid-Week Pictorial" newspaper supplements of 1914-19. 528 p. : chiefly ill. ; 42 cm.; hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/collgdc.gc000037
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 --Pictorial works.
New York--New York
Format: Rotogravures --1910-1920.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on reproduction
Repository: Library of Congress, Serials and Government Publications Division, Washington, D.C. 20540
Part Of: Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures, 1914-1919 (DLC) sgpwar 19191231
General information about the Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures, 1914-1919 digital collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/collgdc.gc000037
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Alternative Images with Commentary! This MOC is part of our ongoing Cuusoo Project: lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/34567 Any support is warmly received, thanks!
Our shared narratives as Americans are preserved through the highest caliber of ongoing scholarship and advocacy. On Saturday, May 14, 2016, the Jay Heritage Center (JHC) held its second John Jay Medal Dinner and recognized two individuals whose exemplary efforts have helped elevate and strengthen the legacy of native New Yorker, John Jay.
JHC's first honoree was Prof. Joseph J. Ellis, one of our nation's leading historians and the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Founding Brothers: the Revolutionary Generation. Ellis' exhaustive and illuminating research for his newest book The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution 1783-1789 restores John Jay to the pantheon of nation-builders alongside Washington, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. JHC's second honoree was Prof. Nicholas A. Robinson, a founder of the Pace Environmental Law School newly renamed for the tireless environmentalist and philanthropist Elisabeth Haub. Robinson, together with JHC's original founders, helped preserve and landmark the 23 acre Jay Estate on Long Island Sound in 1993. Today this touchstone in Jay's life is protected parkland and a must see destination on New York State's Path Through History.
Warm weather rewarded 125 dinner attendees including many Jay descendants and the editors of The Selected Papers of John Jay at Columbia University. An appreciative crowd enjoyed cocktails on the veranda and toured the landscape. They viewed rare manuscripts and artwork including a 1786 drawing of Spain's flag generously donated by Mrs. Paul Hughes and her family. Afterwards Prof. Ellis gave a mesmerizing talk about John Jay's peacemaking skills and his pivotal role in shaping our new nation's foreign policy with Britain, France and particularly Spain.
According to Ellis "[Jay] is the greatest diplomat of the revolutionary generation." Both honorees received standing ovations.
Samuel W. Croll III, Prof. Shelby D. Green, Charlene Laughlin and Thomas R. Mercein were Dinner Co-Chairs. Previous Jay Medal honorees were Catherine "Kitty" Aresty and Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel.
(Photos by Cutty McGill)
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Salt Lake City (USA), 20 May: Manon LEBON of France competes in the women’s Speed final during the 2023 IFSC World Cup in Salt Lake City (USA).
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Today, Saturday 24th November 2012, the Marathon Club of Ireland's well known West of Ireland (WOI) Marathon series made it's debut in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland. The first WOI marathon held in the east of Ireland was a great success. About 50 people took part in the marathon. The weather was a very cold frosty morning for running which eventually gave way to some bright November sunshine. The race started and finished from beside Acres Road/Papal Cross in the Phoenix Park. After two initial small loops totalling 1.2 miles the race then took 5 five mile loops clockwise around the Phoenix Park. This took in Chesterfield Avenue, then down towards Chapelizod, up the Military Hill, along the S-Bends, up the hill at the Upper Glen Road, and across Furze road back onto Chesterfield Avenue. A Garmin Connect GPS trace of this five mile loop is available from the links below.
As anyone who has ever raced in the Phoenix Park before this was a demanding course - and to do that loop 5 times could be described as "challenging". However everyone who took part enjoyed the event. We managed to get photographs of most of the participants from the event today! Well done to everyone who took part. The atmosphere amongst the runners involved epitomised all that is great about the marathon. Thanks to Frank McDermott, Anthony Lee, Ray O'Connor, and Pat O'Keefe for making this possible. The marathon club of Ireland organise marathons almost every two weeks all year round. They are not mass participation events. These marathons are officially measured and count as offically recognised marathons. Participants in the events are expected to support themselves with their drinks, gels, and other requirements.
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My photograph isn't here on your Flickr page! What gives?
As we have stated above the taking and subsequent provision of these photographs, free-of-charge, into the public domain on Flickr is a hobby of ours. Depending on the size of the race event it might be impossible to get a photograph of every competitor in the race. Usually at smaller race events we can manage to take photographs of almost all of the competitors. So if your photograph is not in our Flickr set there could be a number of reasons for this:
* We missed you - sorry!
* We got a photograph of you but it might have been blurred and consequently we didn't upload this photograph
* You might be hidden behind another group of runners
Many races in Ireland have commercial companies providing photographic services. These companies may have managed to take your photograph.
Some useful links
Marathon club of Ireland Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/groups/117439035000283/
100 Marathon Club Homepage marathonclubireland.asocion.com/
The 5 mile Loop in the Phoenix Park: connect.garmin.com/activity/242678616
Approximate Location of the Start/Finish on Google StreetView: maps.google.com/?ll=53.35699,-6.324735&spn=0.00219,0....
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Mitgardian Mythology:
This sign represents the directions, North, South, East and West. So far does the power of the gods go. And the golden dots represents the eyes of the gods, they see everything. The wooden staffs in all directions represents the grandness of the gods.
JINHAE, Republic of Korea (Mar. 31, 2017) - A sailor assigned to the Republic of Korea's (ROK) Underwater Construction Team (UCT) practices underwater cutting techniques with Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy's UCT 2 during exercise Foal Eagle 2017 at the Republic of Korea (ROK) Naval Education and Training Command in Jinhae. Foal Eagle is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and ROK forces and their ability to work together during a crisis. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Brett Cote) 170331-N-IP743-0025
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In celebration of the 10 year anniversary of OM Chanting, 450 Organisers from 42 countries gathered for a historic 3-day event. The International Days of OM Chanting included Darshans, Satsangs and the largest Maha OM Chanting to date with 500 people. Organisers shared stories and idea for how to grow sadhana around the world.
sadhana.bhaktimarga.org
FDR Memorial Pier, Port of Oakland, Oakland, California USA • The official home of the USS Potomac, (AG-25), formerly USCGC Electra, [3] was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidential yacht from 1936 until his death in 1945. It is one of only three still existing presidential yachts. [2] On 3 August 1941, she played a decoy role while Roosevelt held a secret conference to develop the Atlantic Charter. She is now preserved in Oakland, California, as a National Historic Landmark. – From Wikipedia. ∞ Here is the ship's official website.
☞ On February 20, 1987, the National Park Service added this structure (yacht) to the National Register of Historic Places (#87000068). In addition, the yacht was designated a National Historic Landmark on December 14, 1990.
• GeoHack: 37°33′10″N 121°59′41″W.
[One of 6 images in this set on Emmanuel Episcopal Church] This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work.
This is a set of six images. Emmanuel Episcopal Church is located in the Chatham Historical District, Chatham, Virginia and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The original church, built of weatherboard and wood frame, replaced an earlier 1844 structure church at the same location. In 1917 the building was renovated with stretcher bond yellow brick. It’s a cross-gable Gothic Revival building with a small spire to the right and a belfry to the right. The spire has a cone roof and recessed detailing in the brick. The tower has a very steep roof, open Gothic arch windows to the bell, an entrance with wide Gothic arch and a door also showing the pointed nature of the arch. The apse is at the rear of the church; on the front are 3 lancet Tiffany stained glass windows. Atop the front gable is a cross. The windows in images #5 and 6 are on the side.
National Register ID for the historic district is ##01000698. It was added Jul 13, 2001. The Virginia Department of Historic Resources ID number for the church is
#187-5001-0022.
For a more thorough treatment of the historical district see www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Pittsylvania/187-...
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From left to right:
Jose Miguel Insulza, OAS Secretary General
José Alejandro Luna Ramos, President of the Federal Electoral Tribunal of Mexico
Date: February 28, 2014.
Place: Washington, DC.
Credit: Maria Patricia Leiva/OAS
Artist unknown, about 1940
Straight from the British Museum... and from the artwork descriptive panel:
"The Battle of Adwa is a popular subject with Ethiopian artists. It shows Emperor Menelik II (top left) ant the imparial Ethiopian army defeating a large Italian colonial force. Menelik's wife, Empress Taitu (bottom left), is shown holding a revolver. In the centre of the picture two other important figures are depicted. they are the Governor of Adwa, Dajazmach Balca Abba Nafso (with cannon), and the Commander of the Ethiopian forces, Fitawrari Gabayyahu (on horseback). The faces of the Italians and their allies are mainly painted in profile, while the Ethiopians ae painted full face. This was an Ethiopian convention fro showing the forces of good and evil.
The triumphant victory at Adwa brought Ethiopia to the world's attention, strengthening the country's image as defender of African independence. Ethiopia became an inspiration for the African continent and for Africans around the world.
Given by H.L. Littler. Ethno 1074 AF 11.34 "
Original shot taken with an olympus e-500 Digital Reflex, 14-45mm Zuiko Zoom lens, some post processing
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue, Mrs. Mary Perdue, and Congressman John M. Shimkus are given a tour of the Evergreen FS, Inc., Chenoa Plant, in Chenoa, IL, on August 7, 2017. A news media interview follows the tour. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Perdue is on a five-state RV tour, featuring stops in five states: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana; titled the “Back to Our Roots” Tour, he is gathering input on the 2018 Farm Bill and increasing rural prosperity, Aug. 3-8, 2017. Along the way, Perdue will meet with farmers, ranchers, foresters, producers, students, governors, Members of Congress, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees, and other stakeholders. This is the first of two RV tours the secretary will undertake this summer. “The ‘Back to our Roots’ Farm Bill and rural prosperity RV listening tour will allow us to hear directly from people in agriculture across the country, as well as our consumers – they are the ones on the front lines of American agriculture and they know best what the current issues are,” Perdue said. “USDA will be intimately involved as Congress deliberates and formulates the 2018 Farm Bill. We are committed to making the resources and the research available so that Congress can make good facts-based, data-driven decisions. It’s important to look at past practices to see what has worked and what has not worked, so that we create a farm bill for the future that will be embraced by American agriculture in 2018.” For social media purposes, Secretary Perdue’s Twitter account (@SecretarySonny) will be using the hashtag #BackToOurRoots. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 16: Choi "Zeus" Woo-je of T1 at the League of Legends World Championship 2023 Finals Features Day on November 16, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
Some of the rooms of the school turned prison contain three or more metal cots, to hold as many prisoners. IT's in one of these rooms that blood stains are said to be seen on the floor. I either did not spot them, or probably saw them but did not relate to them as blood stains. Some (though not all) of the rooms contain a rather frayed and yellowed photograph of the person it held. (Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Apr/ May 2014)
Holy Thursday — the Birthday of the Eucharist and the Priesthood. On this day, the first of the Holy Paschal Triduum, the Church commemorates the events of the Last Supper. Christ, celebrating the Passover meal with His disciples, gave them His Body and Blood as food and commanded them to celebrate the Eucharist in His memory.
At St. John Cantius, the Priests of the Canons Regular all concelebrated the Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper. Traditionally, the Holy Oils, which the Bishop blesses during a special Mass that takes place earlier, are brought into the church. These Holy Oils will be used during Baptism and Confirmation of the Catechumens during the Easter Vigil.
After the Last Supper, Christ went to the Garden of Olives to pray, was betrayed by Judas and seized by the soldiers to be tried by the Sanhedrin and put into prison. This is why at the end of Mass, the Blessed Sacrament is taken from the Tabernacle and placed in a special Repository. There the people can visit the Lord for prayer and adoration, remembering His words from the Garden: 'could you not wait an hour with me?' The altar is also stripped of all linens, flowers and candles. Traditionally, bus pilgrimages are organized to visit Repositories at different churches in the city.
FILM: National winners of the 'Face of the Oasis 2012' competition, Jamie Ryan Dee and Devon Lee, attend a special makeover and photoshoot at the alternative fashion store.
WATCH: bit.ly/xVzsH8
READ: bit.ly/zY7OmM
LOCATION: Oasis Alternative Fashion Store, Corporation Street, Birmingham B4 6SX
DATE: Saturday 11th February, 2012.
[Photograph: Carlie-Ann Hare | www.carliephotography.co.uk]
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MMXII © I AM BIRMINGHAM / ADAM YOSEF
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Richard Jefferson, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker; San Antonio Spurs vs. Washington Wizards 12.26.10; AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
We had most of our presents shipped directly to my parents' house, so we had a ton of wrapping to do once we got there.
Coat of Arms granted in 1804 to Major Sir David OGILBY (HEIC)
Sir David Ogilby (1755-1834) was born in Limavady, County Londonderry, and went to India to serve with the East India Company. After twenty-two years he was knighted and returned to Ireland. He wrote and published poems, which included translations of Indian poets, in Walker's Hibernian Magazine in 1804.
(Source Ulster Dictionary of Biography)
Biographical notes:
Educated at the Lockies Military Academy Chelsea, served in the Volunteers (HEIC) 1781.
knighted 29 Jan 1804 by Earl Hardwicke, (see Walker’s Hibernian Magazine, Feb. 1804)
the ubiquitous Ogilby crest and coat of arms granted to him was adopted by his brother’s descendants
see also Cockaine “Extinct peerage”
md first in the US on 1.11.1802 (Vermont) but having left marriage certificate in the US, asked for the marriage to be reaffirmed on 27.05.1806 at Kingston-on-Thames by a Dissenting Minister, Rev. R. Wilson
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In the Australian shipping records of Oct 1837 there is a schooner called “Sir David Ogilby”
sailing between Fiji and Sidney:
Sir David Ogilby. Two-masted wooden schooner, 123/99 tons. Built Fishbourne, near Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK, 1823; reg. London 218/1825, reg. Sydney on 13 October 36/1836, reg. Sydney, 55/1840. Lbd 67.3 x 20.9 x 10.9 ft. Wrecked north of Newcastle, September 1840; no loss of life. [LN],[SAN - at extreme end of north spit],[ASW1]
In 1837, was attacked by natives when lying off one of the Fijian islands. The master and two crew killed, but the remaining crew repatured the vessel, and sailed her to Levuka where the American brig Mermaid rendered assistance.
1837 Oct 14, Sir David Ogilby passenger two-masted passenger schooner from Fiji to Australia arrival
Al-Azhar: Named after Fatima al-Zahra (the radiant). Fatimah bint Muhammad 615-c.632, daughter of Prophet Muhammad & Khadijah, through whom the Fatimids traced their ancestry.
Patron, mosque: al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (Abū Tamīm Ma'add al-Mu'izz li-Dīn Allāh, Glorifier of the Religion of God) 931-975, Fatimid Caliph (r.953–975).
Construction Manager: Gawhar al-Siqilli (Gawhar ibn ʿAbd Allāh) early 900s-992, Sicilian general who conquered Egypt in 969 & Fatimid viceroy of Egypt until al-Mu'izz's arrival in 973.
Patron, gate: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Katkhudā ibn Husayn Jawish al-Qardughli c.1715–1776, prominent Ottoman emir & a leading officer of the Cairo Janissaries.
Islamic Monument #97
This church building with its distinctive facade is what most people think of when they "remember the Alamo". In fact this building was only a small part of the original Alamo compound. However, damage caused in the 1836 battle, more damage caused by the retreating Mexican army after their defeat at San Jacinto, and then (most damaging of all) the expansion of the city of San Antonio meant that by the late 1800s this was almost all that remained.
In 1835 General Santa Ana seized control of Mexico and abolished the Constitution of 1824, provoking unhappiness in many provinces. By October the province of Texas was in a state of rebellion. In early 1836 Santa Ana brought his army north to crush this rebellion. He arrived in San Antonio on February 23 with approximately 5000 troops. The Alamo was defended by some 200 men, many of them volunteers from the United States. This included several celebrities of the time, including Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie. For thirteen days the Mexican Army beseiged the compound before launching an assault in the early morning of March 6. When the fighting was done all of the defenders were dead, although a small number of women, children, and slaves were spared. Mexican casualties are believed to have been about 200 killed and 400 wounded.
Although the Mexicans prevailed at the Alamo, the time it took to capture the compound proved disasterous. Sam Houston was able to use those thirteen days to gather the troops and supplies which he used to rout the Mexican Army and capture Santa Ana at the Battle of San Jacinto a month later, thereby securing Texan independance. Texas remained an independent nation for nine years before joining the United States in 1845.
Berlin, Germany - June 18 --- during the 2021 League of Legends European Championship Series Week 1 at the LEC Studio on June 18 2022 in Berlin Germany (Photo by Michal Konkol/Riot Games)
"The human nervous system evolved in an environment where seeing change -- the slightest difference in the surrounding environment -- could mean the difference between life and death. So it is not surprising that our most developed cultural forms are practices of the visual. But we didn't stop there. So much of life occurs outside the range of visible light. Through scientific tools and methods we have reached far beyond this narrow slice of the electromagnetic spectrum to colonize its full range, from radio waves and infrared to x-rays, gamma radiation and cosmic rays. Now existence in all its glorious complexity, from the dynamic division of living cells to the vastness and vibrancy of the entire universe, has been rendered accessible to our visual capacity. Meanwhile, the democratization of the means for making and sharing images in the cultural realm continues to explode exponentially. As cost approaches zero and access to image production and dissemination becomes universal, new possibilities begin to emerge. Our insatiable embrace of the image knows no bounds."
BEIJING - OCTOBER 30: Mirai Nagasu of the United States of America skates in the Ladies Short Program during the Cup of China ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009 at Beijing Capital Gymnasium on October 30, 2009 in Beijing, China. 2009/2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating continues with the Samsung Anycall Cup of China in Beijing from October 30 to November 1. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)
Group of Soldiers and Officers of the 26th Division decorated with Distinguished Service Cross: 1st Lieut. Cornelius Beard, 101st Engineers; 1st Lieut. Allen K. Dexter, 104th Infantry; Sergt. John J . Courtney, Co. L, 104th Infantry; Sergt. Leo P. T. Jacques, Co. L, 104th Infantry; Sergt. Eric S. Olson, Co. F, 102d Infantry; Sergt. James E. Thornley, Co. C, 102d Infantry; Corp. Francis E. Hurley, Co. E, 101st Infantry; Pvt., 1st Class, Thomas Jolley, Medical Department 101st Field Artillery; Pvt., 1st Class, Kenneth B. Page, Medical Department 104th Infantry; Pvt., 1st Class, Charles M. Dodge, Medical Department 104th Infantry ; Pvt., 1st Class, Walter J. McCann, Medical Department 104th Infantry; Pvt. Edward L. Dian, Co. C, 102d Infantry; Pvt. Jeremiah Tyron, Co. C, 102d Infantry; Pvt. Charles Gunter, 102d Field Artillery; Pvt. Glenn Hill, Co. E, 104th Infantry; Pvt. Charles Marino, Co. L, 104th Infantry; and Pvt. Alfred P. Lee, Co. L, 104th Infantry. La Ferte, France, July 12, 1918.
Along the north wall of the Fortezza were placed the powder magazines and a series of food storerooms and water cisterns.
The foundation stone of the Fortezza in Rethymno (Crete) was laid by the Venetian Rector Alvise Lando on 13 September 1573. Work on the walls and the public buildings within them was completed by 1580. As it used to be in that period, the fortress has the shape of a star, with six bastions and three gates.
Rethymnon fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1646.
Rendering of the West Gallery on the main floor of Soldiers Memorial, which will exhibit WWII & Post WWII military history. The stunning central circular case and architectural details of the room will be carefully preserved. Though interior windows will be covered to protect the artifacts on display from damaging sunlight, the original Art Deco metalwork will remain visible from the outside.
The core galleries on the main floor of Soldiers Memorial will feature a long-term exhibition in four sections: Pre WWI, WWI, WII, and Post WWII. Between 250 and 300 artifacts will be on display, ranging from the earliest artifacts in the collection from the War of 1812 all the way up to the War on Terror. Soldiers Memorial will reopen November 2018. Rendering by Gallagher & Associates.
Piece of art-works collection "Russian soul of clocks" made by Yuri Firsanov (Russia). Work named "Mushroomer".
Material: linden (natural wood).
Height: 30 cm.
Now work is owned by private Russian collector.
More info on www.firsanov.ru (in Russian only) or on my e-mail (both in English and Russian).
The Monument to the Texas National Guard, Veterans of the 36th Infantry, was erected on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol in 1959. The monument is hewn of Texas "Sunset Red" granite in the shape of the "T-Patch", the shoulder insignia of the 36th Infantry. The Division is credited with freeing Rheims, France, during World War I, and was the first American division to invade Europe during World War II.
The Texas Capitol, built in 1888, and the approximately 22 acres of surrounding landscaped grounds are sited on one of Austin's highest points, between the downtown commercial district and the University of Texas at Austin campus. A 1995-96 renovation of the historic Grounds returned the park-like setting to its 1888-1915 appearance.
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