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Becán ist eine archäologische Stätte und vormaliges Zentrum der Maya der präklassischen Periode. Sie befindet sich im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Campeche, im Zentrum der Yucatán-Halbinsel, 150 Kilometer nördlich von Tikal.
Der Name Becán bedeutet in Mayathan „Schlucht, von Wasser geformt“ und bezieht sich auf den umgebenden Graben, der einzigartig für eine Maya-Stätte ist. Becán, das im Rio-Bec-Stil erbaut ist, war ein regionales religiöses und politisches Zentrum der Maya. Die ersten Nachweise menschlicher Besiedelung gehen ins Jahr 600 v. Chr. zurück. Die Blütezeit der Stadt war jedoch in den Jahren 600–1000, bewohnt war die Stadt bis etwa 1250.
Die Stadt ist von einem Graben umgeben, der an sieben Stellen unterbrochen war. Er war damit kein wirksames militärisches Hindernis, oder wurde nicht als solches fertiggestellt.
Becan is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Becan is located near the center of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the present-day Mexican state of Campeche,Archaeological evidence shows that Becan was occupied in the middle Preclassic Maya period, about 550 BCE, and grew to a major population and ceremonial center a few hundred years later in the late Preclassic.
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Autumn, the period of grey, the period of fog, the month before Winter...
but, please, look what warm and deep colors it has...
all around you trees are covered of yellow, orange and deep, deep red... warm colors which cover the ground too and make the scenery full or joy, wonder, surprise and infinite beauty...
even in an abandoned cottage in the countryside...
This is Autumn and it is here...
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Sansia Old Street” generally refers to the southern section of Minquan St., and is about 200 meters long. The buildings have stood since the earliest period of the Republic of China. Various words on the building fronts represent surnames, names, and shop names, and their signage is very different to today’s. The buildings are equipped with magnificent verandahs, which are the most impressive parts of the buildings along this street. Their decorated archways are rich in culture and they play a valuable role in reminding people of the need to preserve historical relics. The outer walls of the buildings are built with red brick, while the inner walls were made of clay. The outer parts of the buildings are decorated with a variety of patterns, and in particular the second-floor windowsills, making them all the more beautiful. There are many with traditional Chinese patterns, animal motifs, and even foreign patterns. Opposite Minquan St. is a smaller wall, known for its unique styling, featuring solid, hollow, and framed styles of decoration.
Chickasaw, Oklahoma. Imperial Valley, California. "Black Sunday, 1934, that was the awfullest dust we ever did see".
Dorothea Lange, photographer. March 1936.
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© Dorothea Lange, 1936
© Alain Girard, Restored & Colorized, 2023
The Dust Bowl was the result of a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s. The phenomenon was caused by a combination of natural factors (severe drought) and man-made factors: a failure to apply dryland farming methods to prevent wind erosion, most notably the destruction of the natural topsoil by settlers in the region. The drought came in three waves: 1934, 1936, and 1939–1940, but some regions of the High Plains experienced drought conditions for as long as eight years.
The Dust Bowl has been the subject of many cultural works, including John Steinbeck's 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath, the folk music of Woody Guthrie, and Dorothea Lange's photographs depicting the conditions of migrants, particularly Migrant Mother, taken in 1936.
Pocas vidas tan azarosas como la de Bierce. Eleva el humor negro a la categoría de bellas artes. Ataca a diestro y siniestro, sin medias tintas ni contemplaciones, a los poetas aficionados, a los políticos corruptos, a los curas sermoneadores y a los pesados, a los prestamistas; en fin, a todo el que se le pone por delante. Por eso será Ambrose Bierce uno de los más agudos y odiados periodistas de su tiempo. No deja títere con cabeza. William Randolph Hearst lo telefonea:
—Soy del San Francisco Examiner —se presenta con su voz aflautada.
—Ah, ya, ¿trabaja usted para el señor Hearst?
—Soy el señor Hearst.
Pocos días después Bierce, que morirá un poco al estilo de sus cuentos, como combatiente junto a las tropas de Pancho Villa en México, en el cerco de Ojinaga en 1914, reanuda para Hearst su Diccionario del Diablo, uno de los más malévolos textos que se han publicado nunca. Se abre el diccionario con la palabra "Abandonado": "El que no tiene favores que otorgar. Desprovisto de fortuna. Amigo de la verdad y el sentido común". Termina con "Zeus": "Rey de los dioses griegos, adorado por los romanos, como Júpiter, y por los norteamericanos, como Dios, Oro, Plebe y Perro". Del patriotismo opina lo siguiente: "Basura combustible dispuesta a arder para iluminar el nombre de cualquier ambicioso".
En el prólogo al corrosivo Diccionario del Diablo, el escritor José María Álvarez traza un gráfico bosquejo de la increíble vida de Ambrose Bierce, que más bien parece el guión de una película de Peckinpah:
A los cinco años, jugando con un hacha, cortó el pie izquierdo de su hermano mayor. A los once, bajo el desamparo de una sequía irremediable, asiste al suicidio de su padre que se ahorca. En muy pocos meses sucesivos contemplará mudo el derrumbamiento de su apellido: su madre escapa con un pistolero de caravanas; su hermano Albert, el mutilado, se hace jesuita; otro hermano entrará de forzudo en un circo, perdiéndose su rastro en las afueras de La Habana; su hermana Cleopatra deviene misionera en una congregación de redencionistas africanas y termina devorada por sus feligreses. Su único protector, su tío Lucius Veras, pirata y decorador, sucumbe en Canadá con toda la tripulación del Raquel. Sólo en el mundo es acogido por una tía cuáquera y solterona. Se alista en el ejército de la Confederación, donde resulta herido en una de las muchas batallas en las que toma parte. Se casa con una mestiza chiricagua, viaja a Europa, a Bosnia, conoce al anarquista Bakunin en Estambul y juntos parten hacia Roma con la idea de asesinar al papa Pío IX, el mismo pontífice que en una audiencia concedida a Phoebe y al niño Hearst pone las manos sobre la cabeza del futuro editor y le bendice. ¿Le contaría su madre que fue bautizado por error en la Iglesia católica? La policía pisa los talones de Ambrose Bierce y del principal teórico del anarquismo. El escritor embarca hacia EE UU. Abandona a su mujer, enamorándose perdidamente de una actriz que lo deja en Boston. Bierce se entrega al alcohol. "Renuncia a su carrera", escribe Álvarez, "se dedica a vivir de prestado. Sus hijos: uno muere en una pelea de taberna y otro por una sobredosis de cocaína". No es extraño que Bierce escondiera gatos en la barriga, pero Hearst está encantado con él.
(Yo pondré la guerra, págs. 80 y 81) Manuel Leguineche
Au 36 de la rue Vaugirard subsiste sous les arcades un vestige de la période post révolutionnaire. Le 26 mars 1791, l’Académie des Sciences définit pour la première fois le mètre comme étant la dix-millionième partie d’un quart de méridien terrestre, soit un quart de cercle reliant un des deux pôles à l’équateur.
Cette nouvelle unité de mesure voulue par les révolutionnaires allait remplacer les anciennes telles que le pouce et le pied qui souvent avait pour référence le roi et qui variaient d’une région à l’autre. La Convention adopta définitivement le mètre comme unité de longueur officielle le 7 avril 1795. Entre février 1796 et décembre 1797, on plaça dans les lieux les plus fréquentés de Paris 16 mètres étalons gravés dans le marbre afin de familiariser les parisiens à cette nouvelle unité de mesure. Il n’en reste aujourd’hui que deux, celui du 36 rue Vaugirard est le seul qui soit resté à son emplacement d’origine, le deuxième se trouve au 13 de la Place Vendôme.
At 36 rue Vaugirard remains under the arcades a vestige of the post-revolutionary period. On March 26, 1791, the Academy of Sciences defined for the first time the meter as the ten millionth part of a quarter of terrestrial meridian, a quarter circle connecting one of the two poles to the equator.
This new unit of measurement wanted by the revolutionaries was to replace the old ones such as the thumb and the foot which often had for reference the king and which varied from one region to another. The Convention definitively adopted the meter as a unit of official length on April 7, 1795. Between February 1796 and December 1797, 16 meters stallions engraved in marble were placed in the busiest places of Paris in order to familiarize the Parisians with this new unit. measured. There are only two left today, that of 36 rue Vaugirard is the only one that remained in its original location, the second is located at 13 Place Vendôme.
Dawn on Sydney Harbour.
Watch out, lol.
I was standing on Pier 19 at the Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont, where I had arrived at about 5.30am. AND, as soon as dawn arrived, so did all these boats - small and large, lol.
It was chaos on the water.
Jones Bay Wharf. Piers 19-21.
32 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont.
Across the water (Darling Harbour) is Barangaroo.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom.
Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset, England. The castle lies on the top of a hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period. After the Norman Conquest of England in the 11th century.
Around this period Thornaby Depot would add certain touches to there depot allocated locomotives such as Large numbered 31283 along with the Thornaby Kingfisher decal passes Seal Sands on 22/May/1989 with ICI Hydrocyanicacid tanks into B.A.S.F. Chemicals
Brackley is a delightful small market town in the south of Northamptonshire. Its market was originally based on wool and lace. Brackley is situated on strategic routes between London, Birmingham and the Midlands, and between Cambridge and Oxford. The charming former town hall in Brackley (pictured centre) dates from the Queen Anne period, having been built by the 4th Earl of Bridgwater in 1706. The weekly market is held in front of the building. In recent years the old town hall has undergone a major refurbishment, and I am pleased to say that an ugly metal fire escape has been removed from the outside of the building, with suitable improvements made inside.
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed an Act of Congress, which designated bourbon, "The Official Spirit of America."
According to 27 CFR 5.22, bourbon whisky is whisky produced at
- not exceeding 160 proof from a fermented mash of not less than 51% corn
- stored at not more than 125 proof in charred new oak containers; and also includes mixtures of such whiskies of the same type.
- Whiskies conforming to these standards, which have been stored in the type oak containers prescribed, for a period of 2 years or more shall be further designated straight bourbon whisky.
Finally, the Federal Code goes on to state, "That the word 'bourbon' shall not be used to describe any whisky or whisky-based distilled spirits not produced in the United States."
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At my brothers home, one of the 10 oldest in the town, built 1750, was formerly a stage coach stop. The house is decorated throughout in period fashion.
It is a pity this Vespa wasn't a little older, but given its relative lack of change of appearance over the years I was happy to come across this combination of an original Fiat 500 and the scooter.
Photo taken in yet another UNESCO listed city at Noto.
It may not look it, but because of the tight angle I had here this is two vertical images stitched together.
Brick Fair VA 2019 Moc
Bet you weren’t expecting that! Made surprise visit after spending all summer in Kyrgyzstan backpacking.
Detail shots to follow!
Warfare of the Kamakura Period in Japan tore society apart and people look to Buddhism for solace in a world ruled by samurai warriors.
Van 6 t/m 9 september ben ik samen met mijn treinenspotmaat voor vier dagen naar Tsjechië geweest. Voor deze periode werd erg fraai weer voorspeld voor een deel van Europa en daarom werden er op het laatste moment plannen gemaakt om weer wat fraais op te rollen in één van ons favoriete treinenlanden. We hadden van te voren nog de grootste moeite om onze werkagenda's leeg te vegen en oppas te vinden, maar het lukte op het laatste moment toch nog. Er werd een dag in het Elbe-dal bij Ústí nad Labem genoten van het landschap en de treinen, twee dagen in het midden van het land doorgebracht en de laatste dag werd een Bardotka-jacht gecombineerd met wederom de regio Ústí nad Labem.
De Bardotka-jacht werd bij Tišice naar zeer grote tevredenheid afgerond. Twee fraaie Bardotka;s kwamen mooi in het zonnetje langs pruttelen. Als bonus werden een sneltrein van Arriva met de dieseltreinstellen van de serie 845 (voormalige DB 628) en een stoptrein met de serie 854 meegepakt. Op het lijngedeelte tussen Neratovice en Všetaty worden verder ook nog sneltreinen met een 750.7 ingezet waarbij de loc altijd aan de Praagse kant hangt.
Hier zien we de Arriva 845 305-2 en 845 309-4 (ex-DB 628 272‑6/928 272‑3 en 628 206‑4/928 206‑1) passeren als sneltrein R 1144 Praha hlavní nádraží-Tanvald bij Tišice op 9-9-2023. Leuk om deze klassiekers van de DB in actie te zien in Tsjechië al was de treindienst die Čd uitvoerde met een afwisseling van 854, 750.5, 754 of 749 een stuk spannender.
Built circa 1300 and from this period until the 18th century it was owned by the Basset family, located near Cowbridge South Wales
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is a large park with an eminent garden in Shinjuku and Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally a residence of the Naitō family in the Edo period. Afterwards, it became a garden under the management of the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. It is now a park under the jurisdiction of the national Ministry of the Environment.
The shogun bequeathed this land to Lord Naitō (daimyo) of Tsuruga in the Edo period who completed a garden here in 1772. After the Meiji Restoration the house and its grounds were converted into an experimental agricultural centre. It then because a botanical garden before becoming an imperial garden in 1879. The current configuration of the garden was completed in 1906. Most of the garden was destroyed by air raids in 1945, during the later stages of World War II. The garden was rebuilt after the war.
The jurisdiction over the Imperial Palace Outer Garden and the Kyoto imperial garden was transferred to the Ministry of Health and Welfare (now part of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) in 1947.
On May 21, 1949 the garden became open to the public as "National Park Shinjuku Imperial Gardens". It came under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Environment in January 2001 with the official name "Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden".
Blackstone Edge
Millstone Grit is an informal term for gritstones which are found in Pennines and the Peak District. These sediments were laid down in the Paleozoic era, in the Carboniferous period, about 360 million to 300 million years ago. Gritstone is a hard, coarse grained, siliceous sandstone, the name is given to sandstones which are quarried for building material. British gritstone was used for millstones to mill flour, to grind wood into pulp for paper and for grindstones to sharpen blades.
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It did occur to me, during the period that GBRF ran the Deltic "Royal Scots Grey" during late spring and Early summer in 2011, that the first, or last portion of its short journey from the Lynemouth Aluminium Smelter to the North Blyth Aluminia import silos, that this section of line ran along the coastal sand dunes. In fact there had been colliery tipping on the beach up to the end of the 1960s here from Cambois colliery. There is a picture of this in one of Colin Giffords books. And Gone Forever, plate 213 to be precise.
But there were scant few in the hundreds of photographers who turned up during that time who acknowledged this obvious fact. Well, you would have to arrive early, and not many then shot in dull conditions.
So a calculation was made. The sun would rise over the sea at an acute angle in the mid winter, and the train for Fort William left on Saturday at 09:02, around half an hour after sunrise. Prone to run a little early too..
Keep an eye on the forecast and go. So long as the empties ran the day the day before.
Postscript:
The Lynemouth smelter, which received three trains each weekday from here, closed in March 2012, leaving from then on two to three trains a week to Fort William from this terminal.
Minolta x300, 100mm f2.5 Rokkor. Fuji Provia 100, 1/250 @ f8/11 with a 0.6 Hard ND Graduated filter mounted on a tripod.
Sometimes the first picture is the best. I could leave this place alone but there is something here, there is not another place like it and its not just the sea and the structures. Its everything that made what it is now, and what it was before. Life feels different in the North. For all its economic inequalities, life feels better up here, the melancholic celebration of life in the North is symphony for the soul.
A short period of time it was when I was forced to sell my camera and as an obvious result of that at the moment I didn’t have any at hand. By the way, I bought every camera I have owned in recent years with that in my mind - if necessary I would sell them. It was so in this case too except that this time I decided not to buy a cheaper camera in order to just have one but took some courage and appealing to the good terms we were with one of my friends, but beg him to lend me his 5d markIII for a few days. There was this beautiful autumn with plenty to make photos of, and I was desperate to not miss these wonderful opportunities so I grabbed it and went for a walk to catch some light. This is the short story of this picture :)
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Merry Christmas to all you lovelies out there!! Have an epic holiday period!!
and me as the Phoenix
And the scene story begins....
It was a picturesque winter evening at the Xavier Institute, snow gently falling outside, and the warm glow of Christmas lights twinkling inside. But in the dining room? Absolute chaos.
Jean Grey, a.k.a. Phoenix, stood at the center of the table, literally on fire. Her flames engulfed the candelabras, lighting them all at once while everyone shielded their eyes.
“Jean, maybe tone it down?” Cyclops yelled, squinting behind his visor.
“YOU WANTED AMBIANCE!” she replied, flames whooshing upward and singing the mistletoe.
Meanwhile, Wolverine was hunched over the dessert table, growling as he used his adamantium claws to slice the pumpkin pie.
“Who needs a knife when ya got the goods?” he muttered, flicking pie crumbs onto Cyclops, who dodged them like projectiles.
Storm hovered midair in the dining room, whipping up mashed potatoes with her wind powers. The whirlwind was so strong that bits of potato splattered on the walls, the ceiling, and poor Professor X’s bald head.
“Ororo,” he said, calmly wiping mashed spuds off his temple. “Could you stir with just a spoon next time?”
“No time for spoons, Charles!” she called back, summoning a small thunderclap for dramatic effect.
Suddenly, the front door slammed open, and in flew Rogue, her super-strength evident as she carried an absolutely gigantic turkey above her head.
“Ah got the bird, y’all!” she hollered, soaring over the table.
“Wait, don’t drop it!” Cyclops shouted.
“Who’s droppin’ it?!” Rogue retorted, but just as she swooped low, Cyclops took the opportunity to blast the turkey with his optic beam.
The turkey cooked instantly, sizzling and golden-brown as it landed perfectly on the centerpiece platter.
“Dinner’s served!” Cyclops said proudly.
The team cheered, except for Xavier, who muttered, “Does anyone here understand basic food safety?”
Just as they began to sit, the turkey gave an ominous creak—Rogue’s strength had squished it slightly, and it was leaking stuffing like a broken piñata.
“Oh, come on!” shouted Wolverine, clawing at a drumstick.
And yet, despite the mess—the flames, the mashed potato cyclone, and the very questionable turkey—it was an X-Men Christmas dinner for the ages.
“Next year,” muttered Professor X, sipping his wine, “we’re ordering pizza.”
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The building and the delivery van .. doing it in style .
Mathew Thomas .. Coffee . Meals and Homewares
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#Velociraptor at @zoomiami The name Velociraptor means ‘swift seizer’. Velociraptor lived in the late Cretaceous Period (around 73 million years ago). The Velociraptor played a large role in the Jurassic Park movies but was often shown inaccurately. Rather than being a larger, human sized dinosaur, the Velociraptor was around the size of a Turkey. It is also believed to have had feathers that were not shown in the movie portrayal.
A fully grown Velociraptor could grow up to 2m (6.6ft) in length, 0.5m (1.6ft) in height at the hip and weigh up to 15kg (33lb). The Velociraptor is thought to have killed its prey with sickle shaped claws on its rear feet.
The first known Velociraptor fossil was found in the Mongolian Gobi Desert in 1922.
One of the most famous dinosaur fossils ever found features a Velociraptor in the middle of battle with a Protoceratops... #wildlife #animal #zoo #zoomiami #nature #photo #photos #pic #pics #TagsForLikes #picture #pictures #snapshot #art #instagood #picoftheday #photooftheday #color #all_shots #exposure #composition #focus #capture #moment
Fountains and Features
The ornate Edwardian period fountain on the south side was donated in 1904 in memory of W R Blythe, who had been a strong promoter of the development of Clive Square.
Thanks to all who take the time to visit and comment on my photo stream....it's greatly appreciated. Also for all of the invitations to join or post my photos into groups!
Le jardin, en période de dictature a cela de bon qu'il nous laisse un espace de liberté et l'occasion ainsi de passer de bons moments.
J'étais dans mon affût et j'entends un oiseau glisser sur la pente du toit.
Un troglodyte un peu curieux s'est soudain retrouvé perché sur une des petites ouvertures de surveillance.
Je me suis tourné vers lui.
Pas dérangé du tout, après avoir jeté un coup d'oeil, il est rentré, a inspecté les lieux, s'est posé sur le boitier, puis a sautillé sur l'objectif pour ressortir par l'ouverture.
Il est allé directement sur le perchoir préparé pour le pic épeiche et m'a gratifié de son puissant chant juste devant l'objectif.
Merci à mon minuscule Ami de m'avoir fait oublier la macronie, la saloperie, la pandémie bref la médiocratie.
This year marks the 200th birthday of this great Austrian composer. Here you can see the Bruckner bust in Vienna's Stadtpark, which was unveiled three years after Bruckner's death.
Bruckner ‘was an Austrian composer of the Romantic period as well as an organist and university teacher. Only recognised by his contemporaries late in life, he was nevertheless one of the most important and innovative composers of his time and his works had a great influence on music history well into the 20th century.
His most important and probably best-known compositions are his large-scale eleven symphonies.’
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSGOaTuAesY&t=3693s
Brahms zu Bruckner am Wirtshaustisch: "Ihre Symphonien, mein lieber Bruckner, versteh' ich nicht!" Darauf Bruckner nach Verstreichen einer Schrecksekunde: "Akkurat so geht's ma mit Ihnare!" www.derstandard.at/adblockwall/story/3000000234993/wie-an...
Par Gabriel LEBOFF
L’Hiver, période calme ou plus calme en ornithologie; dans quelques semaines nous scruterons le ciel et nos oreilles seront dressées au premier chant du Coucou ou de la Huppe.
Si les derniers hivers ont été moins froids, imaginons quelques instants être à la place d’un oiseau.
Les matins humides et frais, parfois enneigés ou givrants, pas de manteaux ou de doudounes, ni gants ou bonnets, que des plumes.
Les plumes se portent toute l’année, elles peuvent changer de couleur ou de teinte, correctement entretenues elles aideront les migrateurs à traverser océans et montagnes dans les meilleures conditions et les sédentaires entretiendront méticuleusement leurs livrées pour séduire compagnes et compagnons lorsque les beaux jours reviendront.
Au Printemps, elles protégeront les petits des intempéries et le mimétisme du plumage cachera bien des oiseaux des prédateurs terrestres ou ailés.
Et en Hiver, tous les oiseaux, passereaux, limicoles ou rapaces gonfleront leurs plumes pour se protéger du froid glacial ou de l’humidité insidieuse qui s’infiltre partout.
La Mésange, le Pinson ou la Sittelle que nous admirons toute l’année est encore plus visible sur les branches dépouillées et nous avons toutes et tous les photos de ces passereaux aux plumages gonflés près des mangeoires ou perchées près des maisons.
Les rapaces, statues en veille scrutent leur territoire et grossissent leur apparence, font-ils cette coquetterie pour se protéger du froid ou pour renforcer leur terrible aspect ?
L’oiseau au plumage hivernal rond, volumineux et pourquoi pas, lumineux, sera récompensé du magnifique livre de Laurent Geslin « Lynx Regards croisés »
Tout le monde a une photo d’un oiseau mazérien en Hiver, tous les hivers depuis 2014 sont des opportunités de fouiller dans nos nombreuse mémoires et n’oublions jamais que la meilleure photo est la prochaine … l’Hiver est là !
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Le temple de Ramsès III adopte un plan défini et qui sera le prototype des grands temples des périodes ultérieures : deux grands pylônes séparant deux cours aux péristyles, précédant la zone du sanctuaire.
La première entrée, porte monumentale encadrée des deux imposants môles du grand pylône, donne dans une cour ouverte bordée de deux portiques. Le premier au nord est composé de pilastres enserrés de statues massives de Ramsès III représenté en position osiriaque mais vêtu du pagne royal et coiffé d’une couronne solaire. Le second au sud est composé de colonnes papyriformes à chapiteaux ouverts et forme le portique royal. En effet le mur comprend une « fenêtre des apparitions », ainsi que deux portes donnant sur un palais royal qui se trouve à l’extérieur du temple. Il devait être utilisé par le souverain et la cour lors des cérémonies qui se déroulaient ici chaque année lors de la « Belle fête de la vallée », l’une des principales fêtes de Thèbes. D'aucuns pensent que ce palais, au vu de ses dimensions assez réduites, n'était qu'un palais rituel sans autre destinée que de jouer le rôle de palais pour le ka royal. De ce fait il n'aurait jamais été utilisé...
Quoi qu’il en soit il est composé d’un vestibule hypostyle, servant de salle d’attente, donnant sur une salle d’audience, plus petite, avec deux colonnes encadrant un podium sur lequel devait se trouver le trône du roi. Derrière cette salle se trouvaient les appartements royaux avec une antichambre, une chambre et une salle de bain. À l’est du vestibule on accédait à un couloir menant à une série d’appartements annexes dans lesquels on a voulu voir le harem du roi. À l’ouest du vestibule une porte donnait sur un portique qui bordait un jardin agrémenté d’un bassin, et donnant sur différents bâtiments administratifs. Ce palais est conservé sur ses premières assises et a été remanié au courant du règne de Ramsès III.
Le second pylône mène dans une seconde cour péristyle dans laquelle se trouvaient autrefois des colosses royaux. L’ensemble de ces cours a conservé sa couverture ce qui a protégé durablement les fresques et reliefs du temple. Ainsi on peut admirer des plafonds au bleu profond couverts d’étoiles, des scènes religieuses et militaires sur les murs qui ont gardé une fraicheur extraordinaire. De même la plupart des colonnes ont conservé leurs pigments ce qui nous permet d’avoir une idée assez précise de l’aspect d’un temple dans l’Antiquité. Chaque mur, chaque colonne, chaque plafond, chaque corniche, chaque hiéroglyphe, tout était peint de couleurs vives.
Cette seconde cour donnait à travers un portique accès à une troisième entrée, cette fois sans pylône, qui menait à l'hypostyle - laquelle a perdu son plafond. En effet en l’an -27, l’ensemble de la région fut victime d’un séisme qui affecta la plupart des monuments de Thèbes. Médinet Habou n’y échappa pas et la salle hypostyle s’effondra. Elle est aujourd’hui réduite aux premières assises des colonnes, qui restent cependant imposantes et est entourée d’une série de chapelles qui ont été restaurées et qui, elles, ont conservé leurs décors peints. Le sanctuaire a lui aussi souffert des vicissitudes de l’histoire et si on peut reconnaître son emplacement dans l’axe de la première hypostyle, le naos à lui disparu.
Rail Adventure's 43480 emerges from the Great Western booking hall which spans the lines between platforms 2 and 3 at Tyseley at dusk on a chilly Friday evening. The 125 Group in association with RA and Chiltern Railways had organised this tour reminiscent of the Master Cutler in connection with the 125th Anniversary of the opening of London Marylebone. 1Z46 was due a crew change here and with that duly completed the tour departed this delightful station which is packed with period features of the railways of yesteryear.
Pendant une courte période, il y a un petit groupe d'environ 10 individus (ils étaient 12 cette année), qui font une pose dans ce marais depuis quelque années. Cette espèce est habituellement craintive, donc une chance à ne pas manquer.
C'était une toute première pour moi de les photographier d'aussi près. Vraiment heureux ! =D
Base de plein air de Sainte-Foy - Québec - Canada
Nikon D500
400mm f/2.8 AF-S II + TC 1.7 II
Sélection Explore du 27-11-2016 en position #426