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The origin of gladiatorial combat is open to debate. There is evidence of it in funeral rites during the Punic Wars of the 3rd century BC, and thereafter it rapidly became an essential feature of politics and social life in the Roman world.
The gladiator games lasted for nearly a thousand years, reaching their peak between the 1st century BC and the 2nd century AD.
1/3 on my Gladiator series
In evidenza il castello medievale di Montecatini, sovrastato dalla Torre Belforti e dal campanile della chiesa parrocchiale. Sullo sfondo la Val di Cecina e le Colline Metallifere.
Montecatini si trova in provincia di Pisa, a meno di 15 chilometri da Volterra.
Ex paese minerario, per buona parte dell'Ottocento, la sua miniera di rame era considerata la più importante d'Europa. Il Parco Museale di Caporciano rappresenta, oggi, una interessantissima testimonianza , un centro di documentazione indispensabile alla conoscenza della storia del sito minerario da cui nel 1899 prese origine la Società Montecatini (dal 1966 Montedison).
Chiesa Millenaria..... è uno dei più begli esempi di architettura romanica del Levante ligure.
Dalle origini antichissime, nel secolo XII ebbe funzione di pieve su un territorio che comprendeva anche Rapallo e tutto il versante di Recco. La sua decadenza iniziò già nel ‘400, nel ‘600 venne abbandonata e nel 1800 venne adibita nientemeno che a fienile. Dopo i restauri di inizio Novecento, la splendida "millenaria" ' ancora li'..bellissima , nel silenzio della preghiera ... e nel nome del Padre.....
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Millenian Church...... Is one of the finest examples of Romanesque architecture of the Ligurian Riviera.
Ancient origins, in the twelfth century was used as a parish church in an area that included the whole slope of Rapallo and Recco. Its decline began already in the '400, in the' 600 was abandoned in 1800 and was used as nothing less than a barn. After the restoration of the early twentieth century, the splendid "millennial" is 'still there' .. beautiful, in the silence of prayer ... and in the name of the Father ...
The origin of these "pearls of nature" is a miracle. As I looked more closely at the ground, I saw a small blade of grass that was slightly higher than the others. For this reason, I was able to take my camera closer to the object and take this detail bigger. I was fascinated when I could look at this little wonder of nature at home.
While I was photographed, the sunrays warmed the ice crystals on the grasshammer so that they just slid down the stalk, when I finished with photography. What a wonderful experience that fascinated me once again and I could learn from nature.
This picture shows me both sides of the winter. The first is cold and somehow fancinating, the second shows me that the cold of the wafting sun has to give way. At least in the spring, when the life awakens again.
I am happy to share this here with you.
Enjoy everybody and a wonderful weekend to all of you.
Thank you for all your sympathy for my pictures here and the dear comments, which always give me great pleasure.
Have a wonderful time in the nature.
in explore: 17.12.2016
C'est dans sa livrée d'origine que la 754.066, ou plutôt T478.4066 assure l'Os 7416 Plzeň - Domažlice. Notez que même la numérotation sur la locomotive a été remise dans son état d'origine.
Anamorphosis art installation by French artist Pascale Peyret; it is a terraced garden suspended in the air, where shoots of tradescantia (a.k.a. dragon tree) grow from glowing plastic (transfusion) bags
Fuchsia magellanica, commonly known as the Hummingbird fuchsia or Hardy fuchsia, is a species of flowering plant native to South America, from the temperate southern regions of Argentina and Chile to the Straits of Magellan, in general growing near the waterways.
In the southern part of Chile (Western Patagonia) it grows at the edge of the woods.
This sub-shrub can grow to 10 feet (3.0 m) in height and width in frost-free climates, and 4–5 feet (1.2–1.5 m) where is colder. The plant blossoms profusely over a long period with many small and tubular pendent flowers, in brilliant shades of red and purple, softer shades of pink and lavender, and some in white.
It is naturalized in the United Kingdom and Bolivia, regions where it was introduced for gardening. It arrived in England in the late 18th century. According to tradition, the English gardener James Lee discovered it on the windowsill of a seaman's house and bought it for a considerable sum. As early as 1793 Lee is said to have sold a large number of pieces that he had pulled from this one copy.
In Australia, the species is recorded as naturalised in the states of Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
The species is widely used in gardening, as an ornamental plant, due to the color and shape of its flowers. Many of the existing cultivars of Fuchsia are hybrids of this species with another of the genus, generally originating in warmer climates, since their main use as a source of hybridization is due to their resistance to cold.
It is grown in temperate and subtropical gardens, or in containers on patios, balconies, and indoors, but prefers a sunny position.
The plants are quite cold-hardy compared to other species from more tropical climates, and only die in hard frosts.
The profuse pendent flowers are a nectar source attractive to hummingbirds.
This Fuchsia is one of the species hybridized in obtaining "Brinco-de-princesa" (Princess earring), the name by what is known in Brazil.
Informations by Wikipedia
In certain sense we can say that Fuchsia magellanica can be the mother of many species of fuchsias.
il nome del genere Ophrys ha origine dal greco e significa sopracciglio in riferimento alla pelosità del labello. L’epiteto specifico apifera ha origine dalle voci latine apis, ape e fero, porto in riferimento alla forma del labello che somiglia, appunto, a un’ape.
È una pianta erbacea alta 15–50 cm, con foglie basali ovato-lanceolate o oblunghe, foglie superiori inguainanti e brattee ovato-lanceolate.
L'infiorescenza raggruppa da 3 a 12 fiori con sepali grandi, di colore dal bianco al violaceo, con nervatura centrale e petali corti, pubescenti, di colore dal rosa al verdastro. Il labello è trilobato, con due pronunciate gibbosità villose sui lobi laterali; il lobo mediano, villoso, è di colore bruno, con margine giallastro e appendice triangolare; presenta un disegno variabile, che ricorda l'addome di un insetto, con un’area basale brunastra, lucida, contornata da macchie dal giallo-verde al violaceo.
Credo che avere la terra e non rovinarla sia la più bella forma d’arte che si possa desiderare.
(Andy Warhol)
Origin of The White Castle. For the origin of The White Castle we have to go back in time to the late Middle Ages.
In 1383 the castle was issued by duchess Johanna van Brabant to knight Pauwels van Haestrecht. This knight had big plans, because in the same year he spoke in The Hague about a house and yard.
This 'borch' consisted of a simple brick residential tower of approximately 11 by 13 meters with a wall thickness of 2 meters. The foundations of the current castle date from this period. The beautiful ribless cellar vault may also be from this time.
Loon op ’t Sant village, was close to Pauwels van Heastrecht's heart. When sand drifts increasingly threatened the village ofLoon op ’t Sant , he had a new village church built 'six steps' to the west, near the castle. This became the core of today's Loon op Zand.
A LARGE CASTLE In the course of the 15th and 16th centuries, the residential tower was extended into a grand castle. Where the English garden is now, an outer bailey was connected to the residential tower by means of an overbuilt access bridge.
This explains the extensive canal system around the castle and gardens. On the north side, earthen walls were erected for defense. The remnants of it are still clearly visible.
Persons such as the Spanish Emperor Charles V, Frederik Hendrik accompanied by the poet Constantijn Huygens (then secretary of Frederik Hendrik) visited the castle. The Sun King Louis XIV stayed there for some time, during the campaign in 1672, the disaster year, against the Republic of the Seven United Provinces. Napoleon also visited the White Castle during the French rule.
The present appearance of Het Witte Kasteel was determined by a renovation around 1777. The Van Salm tot Salm family, then in possession of the manor, gave the castle back the original shape of the residential tower. The outer bailey and the overbuilt access bridge were demolished.
The entrance to the tower was moved from the east side to the north side, where a new forecourt with outbuildings (coach house and lower house) arose. The interior was also adapted to the wishes of the 18th century with regard to comfort. This pleasant peace was rudely disrupted in the Second World War when Het Witte Kasteel was badly damaged after shelling. An impressive restoration, completed in 1950, gave Het Witte Kasteel back its former appearance.