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I last photographed the Natural History Museum a little over a year ago. At the time, capturing the central hall from the first floor while the place was empty was partly down to heavy rain on the morning I visited, and partly down to sheer luck.
I’m still happy with the image I captured, but always wished I could shoot the hall from one of its upper corners; besides conveying the enormity of the museum’s scale, the perspective provides a better vantage point of the lower concourse, as well as a closer look at the incredible detail in the museum’s brickwork and the ornate architecture decorating the hall. I’d also always wished I could shoot on a sunnier day and capture a warmer tone inside the location.
I returned to the museum on a busy day, eager to tackle the challenge of removing crowds of people from an image. The technique involved continuous shooting over half an hour, and then applying script settings in Photoshop and comparing 60 shots to identify and retain only the consistent elements – the consistent elements essentially being the building itself.
I made the project trickier for myself because I was also eager to capture and blend multiple exposures – brighter exposures to ensure a sharp, clean finish to the detail in the shadows, and darker exposures to preserve as much detail as possible near the brightly lit windows – but the end result is almost exactly the image I’d had in my head: a crowded location made eerily empty in the middle of the day, leaving only the stunning 19th-century architecture of the building and the warm sunlight pouring through its windows.
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Le Hanseatiske Museum de Bergen est situé au Finnegården 1a, à Bergen sur la côte sud-ouest, en Norvège.
Ce Musée hanséatique occupe l'un des plus vieux bâtiments en bois à Bergen. On peut marcher à travers ce bâtiment de 1704, la seule maison sur Bryggen qui a conservé son intérieur d'origine avec les logements situés à l'étage tandis que le rez-de-chaussée comprenait les bureaux et les entrepôts, où séchait le poisson.
Le musée a été ouvert en 1872 et dispose d'ailleurs de deux maisons de commerce, une face à la mer et une à l'arrière de l'immeuble. Meublé dans le style du 18e siècle, le musée montre la vie des marchands hanséatiques, i.e. comment les marchands allemands de la Ligue hanséatique ont vécu et travaillé à Bergen. En effet, de 1350 à 1750, ces marchands ont dirigé le commerce du poisson et du grain entre les villes de la ligue, à partir de leur bureau de Bergen.
Pendant 4 siècles jusqu'en 1754, en tant que comptoir important de l'empire commercial de la Ligue hanséatique, Bergen était donc un centre de commerce prospère qui reliait la Norvège au reste de l'Europe. Bryggen, son quai hanséatique situé sur la rive nord de la baie de Vågen et du port de Bergen, est le témoin le plus marquant de cette époque.
Les anciens entrepôts en bois qui longent la rive nord du port intérieur étaient jadis surnommés "Tyskebriggen" (quai allemand). Depuis 1979, le site est classé au patrimoine de l'UNESCO (WHL-59). Aujourd'hui, de nombreux restaurants, des pubs, des boutiques d'artisanat et des musées historiques se sont installés ces dernières années.
Bergen est entourée de montagnes et fjords, dont le Sognefjord, qui est le plus long et le plus large du pays. Son quartier de Bryggen se distingue par ses maisons en bois colorées sur le vieux quai. Le funiculaire de Fløibanen emmène les visiteurs au sommet du mont Fløyen, avec sa vue panoramique et ses nombreux sentiers de randonnée.
Origines de la vie, Précambrien- Cambrien
(De - 3700 à -490 millions d'années)
Entre la formation de la Terre ( -4,5 milliards d'années) et les premiers témoignages de vie, il se passe presque un milliard d'années. Pendant les 3 milliards d'années suivants, la vie reste confidentielle et aquatique. Dans l'eau, les organismes se diversifient et se complexifient. D'abord (vers 580 millions d'années) des organismes marins au corps mou, puis les organismes aux structures dures - carapaces et coquilles - se développent fortement en nombre et en taille.
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L'Evolution en voie d'illumination
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The origin of the Preppy style dates back to the beginning of the 20th century. The students who were his admirers came from wealthy families and were united not only by clothes and shoes, but also by their own philosophy, special manners, specific jargon and other details, having their own subculture.
Victor comes from a very wealthy family, with long history. His parents sent him to study at one of the most prestigious universities overseas, in order to prepare him for his future career as a corporate family company business owner.
In the university, he quickly gained leadership status, thanks to his diplomatic skills and became the President of the student council.
"Now is the time to think of only one thing. That which I was born for".
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Left of shot is Brownston House, a Grade I listed building in the Wiltshire market town of Devizes (pop. 15,500), built about the year 1700 for Francis Merewether of Devizes and Easterton, who was High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1700. He was Member of Parliament for Devizes in 1701 and again from 1703 to 1705.
In 1720 the house was occupied by Thomas Browne, a barrister, who made additions in Bath stone to give the house its present form. His initials are on the heads of the rainwater pipes. He was still living there in 1736.
It fell into disrepair in the middle of the 20th Century and was bought by Kennet District Council, which undertook a programme of restoration and repair. After that, it was used as a doctor's surgery and as offices for Wiltshire County Council's Social Services department, until being sold by Kennet in 2000 to a company called Renelec, plumbing & heating engineers, to be used once again as offices, its current use.
To the right is 48 New Park Street, a Grade II listed building, originally a stable block for next door Brownstone House, built in the late 18th Century. It now houses a Chinese restaurant.
Towering above them is St Mary’s Church, built in the 12th century to serve the new borough of Devizes, outside the castle area, which was served by nearby St John's. All that remains of the early church is the chancel, there being nothing dateable in the rest of the church earlier than the 13th or 14th century. There were radical alterations to the church structure in the 15th century when the walls were heightened, the south porch increased to two storeys with a stair turret and windows, buttresses and roofs replaced and renewed. The west tower was built against the nave. There were changes here during the Reformation including the removal of the rood screen in 1561. The church remained largely unchanged then until the 1850s when there was a restoration, the church was repewed and a vestry built.
By the 1890s cracks were beginning to appear in the walls of the tower and these were repaired in 1897-8. The church is of dressed stone with a chancel, an aisled and clerestoried nave with a south porch and west tower. In the chancel there is a dole table, probably of the 15th century. During the Civil War lead was taken from the roof to manufacture bullets. The church, sharing a common incumbent with St John’s since its 12th Century origins, has not held regular Sunday services since 2006 although at least one weekly midweek service takes place there.
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"At this the woman said to the serpent: “We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden. But God has said about the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden: ‘You must not eat from it, no, you must not touch it; otherwise you will die.’” At this the serpent said to the woman: “You certainly will not die. For God knows that in the very day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and bad." - Genesis 3:2-5
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This famous fable has very ancient origins. Jean de La Fontaine was inspired by Aesop, Greek fabulist , 620 – 564 BCE.
Phaedrus has also adapted it, Roman fabulist , first century AD.
Jean de La Fontaine / The Crow and The Fox
Master Crow sat on a tree,
Holding a cheese in his beak.
Master Fox was attracted by the odour...
Aesop / The Fox & the Crow
One bright morning as the Fox was following his sharp nose through the wood in search of a bite to eat, he saw a Crow on the limb of a tree overhead. This was by no means the first Crow the Fox had ever seen. What caught his attention this time and made him stop for a second look, was that the lucky Crow held a bit of cheese in her beak...
Phaedrus / The Fox and the Crow
His folly in repentance ends,
Who, to a flatt'ring knave attends.
A Crow, her hanger to appease,
Had from a window stolen some cheese,
And sitting on a lofty pine
In state, was just about to dine.
This, when a Fox observed below...
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Cette fable très connue a des origines qui le sont un peu moins. Jean de La Fontaine s’est inspiré d’ Ésope (VIIe-VIe siècles av. J.-C.) tout comme Phèdre (Macédoine vers 54 après J.-C) et surement bien d’autres.
Ésope, VIIe-VIe siècles av. J.-C.
Un corbeau déroba un morceau de viande et alla se percher sur un arbre. Un renard, l'ayant aperçu, voulut se rendre maître du morceau. Posté au pied de l'arbre, il se mit à louer la beauté et la grâce du corbeau : À qui mieux qu'à toi convient-il d'être roi ? En vérité tu le serais, si tu avais de la voix. Le corbeau, voulant lui montrer qu'il n'en était pas dépourvu, laissa tomber la viande et poussa de grands cris. L'autre se précipita, s'empara de la viande et dit : "Ô corbeau, si tu avais aussi de l'intelligence, il ne te manquerait rien pour être le roi de tous les animaux."
Avis au sot.
Phèdre (Macédoine - 10 av. J.-C. / 54 apr. J.-C)
Ceux qui aiment les artificieux en sont punis plus tard par un amer repentir.
Un Corbeau avait pris un fromage sur une fenêtre, et allait le manger sur le haut d'un arbre, lorsqu'un Renard l'aperçut et lui tint ce discours : « De quel éclat, ô Corbeau, brille votre plumage ! que de grâces dans votre air et votre personne ! Si vous chantiez, vous seriez le premier des oiseaux. » Notre sot voulut montrer sa voix ; mais il laissa tomber le fromage, et le rusé Renard s'en saisit aussitôt avec avidité. Le Corbeau honteux gémit alors de sa sottise.
Cette fable prouve la puissance de l'esprit d'adresse l'emporte toujours sur la force.
Le Corbeau et le Renard est la deuxième fable du livre I de Jean de La Fontaine édité pour la première fois en 1668.
Maître Corbeau, sur un arbre perché,
Tenait en son bec un fromage.
Maître Renard, par l’odeur alléché,
Lui tint à peu près ce langage :
« Hé ! bonjour Monsieur du Corbeau.
Que vous êtes joli ! que vous me semblez beau !
Sans mentir, si votre ramage
Se rapporte à votre plumage,
Vous êtes le Phénix des hôtes de ces bois. »
À ces mots le Corbeau ne se sent pas de joie ;
Et pour montrer sa belle voix,
Il ouvre un large bec, laisse tomber sa proie.
Le Renard s’en saisit, et dit : « Mon bon Monsieur,
Apprenez que tout flatteur
Vit aux dépens de celui qui l’écoute.
Cette leçon vaut bien un fromage, sans doute. »
Le Corbeau, honteux et confus,
Jura, mais un peu tard, qu’on ne l’y prendrait plus.
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Italien / Lombardei - Limone sul Garda
Limone sul Garda (Gardesano: Limù) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy (northern Italy), at the western bank of Lake Garda.
History
Despite the presence of famous cultivations of lemons (the meaning of limone in Italian), the town's name is probably derived from the ancient lemos (elm) or limes (Latin: boundary, referring to the communes of Brescia and the Bishopric of Trento). Between 1863 and 1905 the denomination of the comune was Limone San Giovanni.
On 13 September 1786, the famous German poet J. Wolfgang Goethe passed by the village by boat and described with this words its lemon gardens:
"We passed Limone, the mountain-gardens of which, laid out terrace-fashion, and planted with citron-trees, have a neat and rich appearance. The whole garden consists of rows of square white pillars placed at some distance from each other, and rising up the mountain in steps. On these pillars strong beams are laid, that the trees planted between them may be sheltered in the winter. The view of these pleasant objects was favored by a slow passage, and we had already passed Malcesine when the wind suddenly changed, took the direction usual in the day-time, and blew towards the north."
(Italian Journey, J. Wolfgang Goethe, 1816–17)
Until the 1940s, the town was reachable only by lake or through the mountains, with the road to Riva del Garda being completed in 1932, but today Limone is one of the most renowned tourist resorts in the area.
Health
In 1979, researchers discovered that people in Limone possess a mutant form of apolipoprotein (called ApoA-1 Milano) in their blood, that induced a healthy form of high-density cholesterol, which resulted in a lowered risk of atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases.
The protein appears to have given residents of the village extreme longevity - a dozen of those living here are over the age of 100 (for c. 1,000 total inhabitants). The origin of the mutation has been traced back to a couple who lived in Limone in the 17th century. Research has been ongoing to develop pharmaceutical treatments against heart disease based on mimicking the beneficial effects of the ApoA-1 mutation.
(Wikipedia)
Limone sul Garda ist eine italienische Gemeinde am Westufer des Gardasees in der Provinz Brescia in der Lombardei. Die an der Gardesana Occidentale liegende Gemeinde hat 1142 Einwohner (Stand 31. Dezember 2019). Das ursprüngliche Fischerdorf ist heute ein Touristenort mit vielen modernen Hotels und Ferienwohnungen. In Limone befinden sich die beiden Häfen Porto Vecchio und Porto Nuovo.
Der Name Limone leitet sich wahrscheinlich nicht, wie oft angenommen, von den umliegenden Zitronenhainen ab, sondern vom lateinischen Wort limes (Grenze). Denn einst endete in Limone die Republik Venedig. Trotzdem wird dort hauptsächlich das „Zitronen-Image“ vermarktet.
Geographie
Der Ort liegt direkt am nördlichen Westufer des Gardasees und ist im Nordwesten von Felswänden umgeben. Unmittelbar nordöstlich von Limone grenzt die Gemeinde Riva del Garda an. Im Südwesten befindet sich die Gemeinde Tremosine.
Geschichte
Limone war ursprünglich ein kleines Dorf, das zwischen 1426 und 1797 zur venezianischen Magnifica Patria, einem Zusammenschluss der westlichen Gemeinden des Gardasees und einem Teil des Sabbiatals, gehörte. Mit Einmarsch der Truppen Napoleons wurde dieser Zusammenschluss 1797 aufgelöst. Nach dem Wiener Kongress im Jahre 1815 war Limone dem lombardisch-venezianischen Königreich zugehörig und damit auch dem Kaisertum Österreich.
Österreich gab nach dem Sardinischen Krieg seine Herrschaft über die Lombardei ab, und so fiel Limone an das 1861 gegründete Königreich Italien. Die Grenze zu Österreich befand sich dabei nur wenige Kilometer nördlich von Limone. Die unmittelbare Nähe zur Grenze hatte zur Folge, dass Limone in der Zeit des Ersten Weltkrieges frühzeitig vom Kriegsgeschehen erfasst wurde. Zunächst flüchtete ein Teil der Einwohnerschaft in das nahe gelegene Tremosine. Im September 1916 wurden schließlich auch die verbliebenen Einwohner evakuiert. Zuvor mussten die Plantagenbesitzer das gesamte Abdeckmaterial der Gewächshäuser an das Militär abgeben. Dies führte dazu, dass der Anbau von Zitrusfrüchten nicht mehr möglich war. Von 1863 bis 1905 war der Gemeindename Limone San Giovanni.
Zwischen 1928 und 1931 erfolgte der Bau der Gardesana Occidentale von Gargnano nach Riva. Limone war bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt nur über unwegsame Saumpfade oder per Schiff erreichbar. Die Eröffnung der Straße führte zu wirtschaftlichem Aufschwung und auch zu einer Zunahme des Fremdenverkehrs. Um die Uferbereiche innerhalb des Dorfes besser zu erschließen, wurde dann 1939 die Strandpromenade errichtet.
Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur
Im Jahre 2016 lag der Ort bei der Zahl der Übernachtungen pro Anzahl Einwohner mit deutlichem Abstand an erster Stelle, bei der absoluten Anzahl an einundvierzigster.[2]
Im Gemeindegebiet gab es zum 31. Dezember 2015 87 Beherbergungsbetriebe mit insgesamt 6.841 Betten.
Etwa 10.000 Touristen kommen täglich während der Sommersaison nach Limone. Für sie wurden große Parkplätze am Ortsrand eingerichtet, da in der Altstadt aufgrund enger Gassen kein Autoverkehr möglich ist.
Sehenswürdigkeiten
Das Stadtbild ist unter anderem durch die berühmten Zitronenhaine geprägt. Sie sind unter anderem durch folgende Beschreibung Goethes vom 13. September 1786 berühmt geworden:
„Heute früh um drei Uhr fuhr ich von Torbole weg mit zwei Ruderern. Anfangs war der Wind günstig, daß sie die Segel brauchen konnten. Der Morgen war herrlich, zwar wolkig, doch bei der Dämmerung still. Wir fuhren bei Limone vorbei, dessen Berggärten, terrassenweise angelegt und mit Zitronenbäumen bepflanzt, ein reiches und reinliches Ansehn geben. Der ganze Garten besteht aus Reihen von weißen viereckigen Pfeilern, die in einer gewissen Entfernung voneinander stehen und stufenweis den Berg hinaufrücken. Über diese Pfeiler sind starke Stangen gelegt, um im Winter die dazwischen gepflanzten Bäume zu decken. Das Betrachten und Beschauen dieser angenehmen Gegenstände ward durch eine langsame Fahrt begünstigt, und so waren wir schon an Malcesine vorbei, als der Wind sich völlig umkehrte, seinen gewöhnlichen Tagweg nahm und nach Norden zog.“
– Goethe: Italienische Reise
Sonstiges
Um 1980 entdeckten Wissenschaftler bei den Bewohnern ein mutiertes Molekül eines Apolipoproteins im Blut. Dieses senkt das Erkrankungsrisiko von Arteriosklerose und anderer Herz-Kreislauferkrankungen.
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Several of the Western meanings of the origin of the Anemone pertain to the Greek Mythology, featuring Adonis and Aphrodite.
The goddess Aphrodite kept the mortal man Adonis as a lover; when Adonis was gored by a wild boar, Aphrodite's tears at his death mixed with his blood and gave rise to the Anemone flower.
The beautiful Anemone flower symbolises:
Protection against evil and ill wishes.
The approach of a rain storm when the petals close up.
Forsaken or forgotten love and affection.
Anemones are a great cut flower and will give you around nine days of vase life.
Red pigment made from ochre was one of the first colours used in prehistoric art.
The Ancient Egyptians and Mayans coloured their faces red in ceremonies; Roman generals had their bodies coloured red to celebrate victories.
It was also an important colour in China, where it was used to colour early pottery and later the gates and walls of palaces.
In the Renaissance, the brilliant red costumes for the nobility and wealthy were dyed with kermes and cochineal.
The 19th century brought the introduction of the first synthetic red dyes, which quickly replaced the traditional dyes.
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Royal de luxe à Nantes 2014
Elle a 85 ans, des origines bretonnes et irlandaises, de l’arthrose mais un vrai tempérament, à la fois intrépide, malicieux et plein de tendresse. On l’a vue assise dans son fauteuil roulant, marcher avec une canne, boire un peu de whisky après sa sieste et même se soulager en pleine rue…
Elle, c’est « la grand-mère de Nantes », le nouveau personnage qui a rejoint la saga des Géants. 7,50 m de haut, pointure 276, elle nous a raconté des histoires abracadabrantes tirées de ses souvenirs de Géante ou de l’histoire de la ville.
. As if by magic turning mud into flowers
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"Le lotus, ami des eaux dormantes, plonge ses racines dans la fange. Le bel élan de ses tiges porteuses de larges feuilles évidées comme des coupes, la carnation lumineuse de ses fleurs ne laissent rien soupçonner de cette origine innommable. Ainsi incarne-t-il aux yeux des Chinois la pureté triomphante, qui transmue comme par enchantement la boue en fleurs"
(François Cheng, poète français né en Chine en 1929)
‘The lotus, a friend of still waters, plunges its roots into the mire. The beautiful slenderness of its stems, which bear broad leaves hollowed out like cups, and the luminous complexion of its flowers give no hint of this unspeakable origin. To the Chinese, it is the embodiment of triumphant purity, transforming mud into flowers as if by magic’.
La chiesetta di Negrentino, in origine dedicata a Sant’Ambrogio (oggi a San Carlo), è tra le più notevoli del Ticino. La sua posizione incantevole, l’architettura romanica e la ricca decorazione pittorica la rendono unica. Situata tra i prati, a 850 metri di altezza, isolata e affacciata sul pendio che si apre su un vasto panorama, questa testimonianza del romanico ticinese e lombardo conserva intatto il suo fascino nel tempo.
L’edificio, sorto nell’XI secolo e citato per la prima volta nel 1224, si trova sull'antica via di transito del passo del Nara che collega due valli: Blenio e Leventina. Il campanile, staccato dal corpo principale, risale probabilmente al secolo successivo.
La decorazione pittorica ricopre quasi tutte le pareti interne ed è riconducibile a tre epoche distinte. Alla chiesa originaria dovrebbe risalire lo straordinario affresco situato nella controfacciata dell’abside maggiore: rappresenta Cristo, al centro di un gioco di cerchi concentrici simboleggianti l’universo, che reca una corona di spine; dietro di lui gli strumenti della Passione (lancia e bastone); ai lati gli Apostoli. Al di sopra, una greca interrotta da due agnelli e un animale marino; al di sotto un tralcio. Una composizione molto singolare, che viene interpretata sia come una raffigurazione della Resurrezione, sia come un’Ascensione o un Giudizio universale. I colori sono di tonalità delicate. Prevalgono il verde acqua, l’ocra e il rosso mattone. Nel complesso si tratta di un affresco notevolissimo, nel quale si coglie l’influenza bizantina. Di datazione incerta (1010-1100) ma sicuramente tra i più antichi del Ticino, viene accostato dagli studiosi alla grande pittura romanica dell’Italia del nord.
Sono invece opera dei Seregnesi, frescanti attivi in Ticino e nei Grigioni dopo la metà del Quattrocento, gli altri dipinti della parte più antica. Nell’abside maggiore si trovano i temi classici delle chiese medievali: il Cristo in mandorla, i quattro Evangelisti, gli Apostoli; nella zona inferiore, un velario sotto il quale si cela la decorazione originaria, come suggerisce la testa di drago riemersa; ai lati i Santi Stefano e Caterina. Nel sottarco sono dipinti re e profeti; nell’arco trionfale l’Annunciazione. Nella parete settentrionale si trovano dipinti votivi, tra cui Sant’Ambrogio, una Madonna in trono, una seconda Madonna tra Sant’Antonio abate e San Bernardino, una Crocifissione.
Un’altra feconda bottega lavorò a Negrentino: attorno al 1510 Antonio da Tradate e i suoi aiutanti affrescarono l’abside minore e le pareti della seconda navata. Il filo conduttore dei dipinti dell’abside è la Vita della Vergine, sviluppata attorno all'affresco centrale raffigurante l’Incoronazione di Maria. Negli archi divisori si trova l’Assunzione della Vergine, cui assistono gli Apostoli e angeli musicanti; nei sottarchi profeti e Sant’Antonio abate.
Sulla controfacciata è dipinta la scena del miracolo di Parabiago: Sant’Ambrogio a cavallo appare ai Milanesi nel corso della battaglia (1339) per sostenerli. Ai lati sono raffigurati i Santi Gervasio e Protasio, due fratelli martiri dei primi secoli del cristianesimo.
Nella parete a sud si trovano altri dipinti votivi.
Le Qasr Amra : un joyau de l'architecture islamique du VIIIe siècle
Le Qasr Amra est un palais et une station thermale situés dans le désert de Jordanie, à environ 85 kilomètres à l’est d’Amman. Datant du début du VIIIe siècle, il a été construit sous le règne de la dynastie omeyyade, plus précisément vers l’an 712-715 après J.-C. Ce site exceptionnel est considéré comme l’un des plus beaux exemples de l’architecture islamique early medieval, mêlant influences romaines, byzantines et arabes.
À l’origine, le Qasr Amra servait probablement de résidence de chasse et de lieu de détente pour le calife omeyyade Al-Walid Ier. Il est surtout célèbre pour ses fresques remarquablement bien conservées, qui illustrent des scènes de la vie quotidienne, des activités de chasse, des représentations de figures mythologiques et des motifs décoratifs. Ces peintures offrent un aperçu précieux de la culture, des croyances et des pratiques artistiques de l’époque.
Le site est également reconnu pour ses bains thermaux, qui témoignent de l’importance accordée à la détente et à la santé dans la société omeyyade. Le Qasr Amra a été inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO en 1985, en reconnaissance de sa valeur historique, artistique et architecturale.
Aujourd’hui, le Qasr Amra est une destination prisée pour les archéologues, les historiens et les voyageurs curieux de découvrir un fragment précieux de l’histoire islamique et de l’architecture du Moyen Âge. Il reste un symbole de la richesse culturelle et artistique de la Jordanie, témoignant de l’ingéniosité et du raffinement de ses anciens habitants.
attribuée longtemps à Cimabue, mais en fait issue de l'Atelier de Botticelli !
LE LOUVRE , expo " Revoir CIMABUE , aux origines de la peinture italienne"
Cimabue , un des artistes les plus importants du 13e ,
Origins by Simon Gudgeon at Sculpture by the Lakes. In the background is Meandering Valleys by Will Carr and further back (if viewed large) you can see Crane by Phillip Ross.
Passifloracées- origine : Brésil
fruit à peau jaune, appelée grenadille jaune. Ces fruits sont aussi appelés fruit de la passion ou maracuja.
Particularité : Plante qui symbolise par ses divers éléments la Passion du Christ, d'où son nom : le fruit de la passion.
Coprinus comatus, the shaggy ink cap, lawyer's wig, or shaggy mane, is a common fungus often seen growing on lawns, along gravel roads and waste areas. The young fruit bodies first appear as white cylinders emerging from the ground, then the bell-shaped caps open out. The caps are white, and covered with scales—this is the origin of the common names of the fungus. The gills beneath the cap are white, then pink, then turn black and secrete a black liquid filled with spores (hence the "ink cap" name). This mushroom is unusual because it will turn black and dissolve itself in a matter of hours after being picked or depositing spores.
Seen in FLICKR BLOG,theme EUZKADI blog.flickr.net/en/2010/08/02/euzkadi/
Berroeta,Navarra,Spain
The Baztan valley is a land of noblemen, indianos who returned after making their fortunes in the Americas, smugglers, shepherds and pilgrims who travelled to Santiago along the alternative route that crosses the valley.
Baztan is an evergreen valley with an Atlantic climate and is also the largest municipality in Navarre, covering 374 square kilometres, 15 towns/villages and dozens of caseríos (farmhouses) that dot a landscape of cultivated fields, woods, and meadows in which livestock graze.
There are several medieval palaces and noble houses in the valley, all of them well kept and of great beauty.
The visitor to Arrraioz is met by the haughty figure of the Palace of Jauregizar, a tower of medieval origin with a wooden platform at the top. The road to Ziga leads up to the belvedere of the Baztan, which offers excellent views over the area.
The commercial and administrative centre of Baztan is Elizondo, with its noble houses, palaces and monumental and religious buildings. Baztan has interesting museums such as the ethnographic museum dedicated to Jorge Oteiza (Elizondo) or the Santxotena sculpture museum (Arizkun). It also has delightful spots such as the Xorroxin waterfall (Erratzu), the dolmens of Izpegi and the megaliths of Erratzu-Aldudes.
On the way to the border with France, a road at the top of the Otsondo pass leads to Urdazubi/Urdax, where you can see a mill, a monastery and the spectacular caves of Ikaburu. A guided tour reveals beautiful formations of stalactites and stalagmites and the flowing waters of the Urtxuma, a stream that runs through the caves.
Caves of Urdazubi/Urdax are linked by road or a signposted path to those of Zugarramurdi, which history and legend have always associated with witchcraft.
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El Valle de Baztan es tierra de hidalgos, de indianos que volvieron de ultramar, de contrabandistas, de pastores y de peregrinos que acudían a Santiago por la ruta alternativa que atraviesa el valle.
El Baztan es un valle siempre verde, de clima cantábrico, el municipio más extenso de Navarra, con 374 kilómetros cuadrados, que incluye 15 pueblos y decenas de caseríos que salpican un paisaje formado por prados en los que pasta el ganado, cultivos y bosques.
Son numerosos los palacios medievales y señoriales que adornan las localidades baztanesas, todas de gran belleza y cuidado caserío.
Arraioz recibe al visitante con la altiva figura del palacio de Jauregizar, una torre de origen medieval con cadalso de madera en la parte superior. Si se toma el desvío a Ziga, se asciende al mirador de Baztan, que ofrece una bella panorámica de la zona.
El centro comercial y administrativo de Baztan es Elizondo, con sus caserones, palacios y edificios monumentales y religiosos. Baztan cuenta con interesantes museos como el etnográfico Jorge Oteiza (Elizondo) o el museo escultórico Santxotena (Arizkun), y con bellos rincones donde perderse como la cascada de Xorroxin (Erratzu), los dólmenes de Izpegi y los megalitos de Erratzu-Aldudes.
En el camino que lleva a la frontera con Francia, un primer desvío en las últimas rampas del puerto de Otsondo conduce hasta Urdazubi/Urdax, donde puede visitarse el molino, el monasterio y la espectacular cueva de Ikaburu. Una visita guiada permite contemplar bellas formaciones de estalactitas y estalagmitas y escuchar el murmullo del Urtxuma, un riachuelo que discurre por el interior de la gruta.
La cuevas de Urdazubi/Urdax está unida por carretera o por una senda señalizada con la de Zugarramurdi, que la historia y la leyenda han ligado para siempre a la brujería.
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Une compo avec une lampe plasma au musée de la science d'Amsterdam.
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Composition with a plasma lamp seen in Amsterdam science museum.
Historically the Marsh was a thriving and prosperous place centred on the Cinque Port of New Romney, until the great storm of 1287 landlocked the town. It was the Romney Marsh sheep that provided the area’s continued prosperity, and also the origins of a notorious and rife smuggling industry.
Today the Marsh is a peaceful place mostly devoted to farming, its quiet and flat lanes offering excellent walking and cycling - its churches provide a step back into history - its landscape supporting a variety of special wildlife.