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Reliving the period when the 151 used to run from Chatham to Tunbridge Wells although now the southbound section from Kings Hill to Tonbridge is now classed as route 77.
Nu-Venture 544 GX54 DWK is seen pausing at West Malling Station whilst working a northbound route 151 to Medway whilst TAL364 KGZ 6145 waits to depart south with route 77 to Tonbridge. Friday 16th November 2018.
GX54 DWK - TransBus Dart SLF 10.7m - Plaxton Pointer 2 (Ex-Stagecoach in Hants & Surrey & Stagecoach East 34639)
KGZ 6145 - Dennis Trident - Alexander ALX400 (Ex-Stagecoach London 17222 & Geldards - registered V634 OWC)
Cinematic toy photography, captured with a 2x anamorphic lens combined with an 85mm
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One of the most important objects in a tomb was naturally the coffin that would protect its owner's mummy and incidentally preserve important information and research material for modern-day Egyptologists. During the New Kingdom coffins were often human-shaped. A deceased could have as many as three nested coffins.
Nakhtkhonsueru's wooden meticulously crafted coffin is representative of a typical Late Period coffin style. The maker has spread a layer of white plaster on the wooden lid and executed the paintings on the plaster. The coffin was discovered in the tomb of Prince Khaemwaset, son of Ramses III, among several other coffins. According to the inscriptions on the coffin, Nakhtkhonsueru was an important Theban person, "the Lord of the Necropolis at the temple of Amun".
25th dynasty
Egypt of Glory exhibition, Amos Rex Art Museum, Helsinki
From the collection of Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
9.10.2020-21.3.2021
Period photo taken on Clearwater Memorial Causeway (or RT. 60/Gulf-to-Bay) facing east from Clearwater Beach. I don't think there's any way you could do this today, unless you got up very early, or were very brave.
© Original 35mm Kodachrome slide
The Blue Tit is a popular and easy to recognise garden favourite. With its small size and distinctive blue and yellow plumage , the Blue tit is a regular garden visitor that’s wide spread throughout the British Isles and mainland Europe. The Blue Tit is a member of the Tit family of birds , Paridae . Usually resident , the bird does not migrate and in fact most stay within a short distance from where they hatch , typically less than 20 miles.
The Blue Tit is around 12 cm long with a wingspan of 18 cm and weighs between 11- 20 g . With a blue crown and dark line passing through the eye, with white cheeks to the chin. The forehead and a bar on the wing are white. The nape, wings and tail are blue and the back is yellowish green. The underparts is mostly yellow with a dark line down the abdomen. Both male and female adult birds have a similar appearance.
The Blue tit will nest in any suitable hole in a tree, wall, or stump, or an artificial nest box, competing with Great Tits and House Sparrows for nesting sites. The same hole ( nesting site ) is returned to every year, and when one pair dies another pair will takes possession of the nesting site. It is estimated that there are 3,300,000 breeding pairs in the UK.
The successful breeding of chicks is dependent on sufficient supply of green caterpillars as well as satisfactory weather. Breeding seasons may be affected badly if the weather is cold and wet between May and July, particularly if this coincides with the emergence of the caterpillars on which the nestlings are fed.
Eggs are small in size, 14–18 mm in diameter. The egg size does vary, depending mostly on the size of individual females and habitat . The nesting material is usually moss, wool, hair and feathers, and the eggs are laid in April or May. The number in the clutch can be very large with seven or eight eggs laid by a single female. During the incubation period, female blue tits perform all of the incubation, however the male feeds the female during this time.
The Blue Tits diet is made up of small insects and spiders during the summer months supplemented by fruit , nuts and the young buds of trees and plants. The bird has adapted and evolved the ability to digest milk and cream and is an acrobatic favourite on bird feeders up and down the country.
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This is not a real Meiji period street scene-- it is a in a diorama on display at the Bunkyo Historical Museum in Hongo, Tokyo. I shot it in monochrome within the camera, with a sepia pre-set, giving the photo its vintage look.
The Palace of the Parliament is the seat of the Romanian Parliament. The massive building was constructed over a period of 13 years (1984-1997) the building is considered to be the heaviest building in the world.
That vintage car staged as a photo prop definitely attracted a crowd to the famous old house in Rock Spring, as the 4501 pulls a Saturday excursion south to Summerville. Given the staged car, didn't feel bad making a couple of fiber-optic markers disappear in Lightroom for this one so full disclosure.
In photography, the golden hour (and hour is figurative here) is a period shortly after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight is redder and softer than when the Sun is higher in the sky.
Moray Place location for filming of TV drama ‘Belgravia’ (written by Downton Abbey's Julian Fellowes)
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Bes es un genio simpático y protector que aparece en el Reino Nuevo y que gozó de mucha devoción entre los habitantes del Egipto faraónico. Lleva el epíteto de ?Señor de Punt? y ?Señor de Nubia?, centros de los que posiblemente era originario. Deidad tutelar del matrimonio, se encuentra en multitud de amuletos mágicos y en los lugares donde las mujeres y los niños necesitaban su cuidado, no sólo con un fin embellecedor, sino para servir para salvaguardar contra el mal de ojo. Bes alejaba los genios malignos que podían atacar durante el sueño y precisamente por esta razón se solía representar en las cabeceras de las camas. Por el mismo motivo, ofrecía paz a los difuntos que eran enterrados con reposacabezas en los que se había grabado o pintado la figura del dios. Además, por su aspecto amenazador espantaba a los reptiles protegiendo de sus picaduras venenosas. Bes fue protector de la casa real y del dios solar, y en esta función se torna guerrero, carácter que pudiera haber tomado de su antecesor Aha. Su relación con Hathor y Ra hizo que se incluyera entre los componentes del mito de la Diosa Lejana, formando parte del cortejo que la hizo retornar, mediante el embrujo de su arpa y su tambor, instrumentos que alegraban a la divinidad y espantaban a los genios malignos. El auge de su culto en la Época Baja fue grande e hizo que el dios fuera adquiriendo cada vez más atributos hasta aparecer de forma muy complicada: alado, con coronas complejas, junto a serpientes, cocodrilos, con la cabeza de distintos animales, etc. En este momento se le asoció con un aspecto erótico, asimilándole al amor sexual y los placeres libertinos; también se le consideró protector de Horus niño.
La investigación, llevada a cabo por Chahira Kozma, del departamento de pediatría del hospital de la Universidad de Georgetown, examina los restos biológicos y las evidencias artísticas del enanismo en el antiguo Egipto, incluyendo tanto a los enanos de elite que alcanzaban un estatus importante, como a los enanos ordinarios. Las primeras evidencias biológicas de la existencia de enanos en el antiguo Egipto datan del período predinástico, el llamado "Período Badariano" (4500 antes de cristo) y varios esqueletos del Reino Antiguo (2700 - 2190 antes de cristo). Las representaciones pictóricas de enanos en las tumbas, las pinturas en los jarrones, las estatuas y otras formas artísticas son numerosas, e indican que los enanos eran empleados como asistentes personales, supervisores del lino, cuidadores de animales, joyeros, bailarines y anfitriones en celebraciones.
Muchos enanos se encargaban de los asuntos domésticos en las casas de altos funcionarios y eran lo suficientemente estimados como para merecer sepulcros suntuosos en el cementerio real cerca de las pirámides. También había numerosos dioses enanos en el antiguo Egipto. Los más conocidos estaban implicados en prácticas mágicas para la protección de los vivos y los muertos. Además, los enanos ordinarios aparecen en pinturas de al menos 50 tumbas y, la repetición de algunas de esas pinturas, demuestra que estaban bien integrados en diversos aspectos de la sociedad, especializándose en ciertas ocupaciones.
Las representaciones pictóricas de los enanos, los amuletos y estatuillas imitando sus formas, y los textos de los papiros invocando sus poderes mágicos, permiten concluir que la imagen de la gente de talla anormalmente pequeña era esencialmente positiva en el antiguo Egipto. Los enanos eran bien aceptados por la sociedad egipcia de aquellos tiempos e, incluso, se les asignaban papeles relevantes. Además, su actividad diaria hace pensar en su plena incorporación e integración a muchas de las labores cotidianas, y denota que su enfermedad no era vista como un impedimento físico.
El dios Bes está muy relacionado con la isla de Ibiza. Ninguna deidad gozaba de una popularidad comparable a la de esta figura grotesca e irreverente, músico y genio familiar considerado como protector de la casa, del sueño, de la alegría de la danza o la limpieza.
Un dios enano, pequeño, burlón... que fue creciendo dentro de la teología egipcia, hasta sustituir a Amón, Horus, Osiris ...
Se trata de una deidad adorada principalmente en el antiguo Egipto, aunque se encuentran huellas del mismo en toda la cuenca del Mediterráneo, especialmente en la isla de Ibiza, la antigua Ebusus de los romanos, cuyo nombre se dice procede precisamente de Bes, Ibes, Ibis, Ebusus, Ibossim, Yah-Bisah… Eivissa, Ibiza.
La voz “Bes” pertenece al antiguo egipcio y significa iniciar
Auguste Mariette descubrió la estatua en 1851 durante las excavaciones de Sakkara , en el Serapeum.
Fue uno de unos 5.000 objetos descubiertos por el egiptólogo francés y fue enviada a Francia donde se sumó a la colección del Museo del Louvre.
Estudios recientes aseguran que perteneció a la Dinastía XXX, bajo el reinado de Nectanebo II.
La escultura es de piedra caliza.
Medidas : 92 x 62 x 28.5 cm.
Fue un regalo del gobierno egipcio al Museo del Louvre en el año 1852 como división de los hallazgos.
La Grive musicienne est une espèce commune. Cependant, c'est un oiseau discret et furtif, très craintif la plupart du temps. Son observation rapprochée n'est pas facile car elle fuit à la moindre alerte. Cependant, en période de chant, au printemps, certains mâles, tout à leur territorialité, se montrent plus confiants et se laissent approcher. Elle peut même être observée sur les pelouses des parcs urbains et jardins particuliers à cette période.
The principal Buddha image at Wat Na Phra Men is seated in the 'subduing Mara' position, and wears royal attire. Its full name is : Phra Buddha Nimitr Vichit Maramoli Sisanpeth Boromtrailokanat. Buddha images wearing royal attire like this are typical for the later Ayutthaya period.
Swedish postcard by Förlag Torsten G. Ericson, Helsingborg, no. 3038. Photo: RKO Radio Films. Sent by mail in 1958.
Ella Raines (1920-1988) was an American film and television actress with green eyes and high cheekbones. She appeared in many A-pictures very quickly. In the early 1950s, she had her own TV series, Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (1954), and also had a short-lived recording career during that period.
Ella Raines was born Ella Wallace Raubes in 1920 near Snoqualmie Falls, Washington. She was the youngest of eight children, and her parents, Ernest N. Raines and Bird Zachary Raines owned a general store in the small town. Raines was interested in acting from a young age and appeared in school plays and local theatre productions. After graduating from high school, she enrolled at the University of Washington as a drama student and participated in many plays. In 1942, a few days after her graduation from the University of Washington, Raines married her high school sweetheart, United States Army Air Forces Major Kenneth William Trout. The couple divorced in 1945. Ella was appearing in a play when she was seen by film director Howard Hawks. She achieved stardom almost overnight in Hollywood when she was made the sole contract star of a $1-million new production company director Howard Hawks had formed in 1943 with the actor Charles Boyer, B-H Productions. She made her film debut in Corvette K-225 (Richard Rosson, Howard Hawks, 1943) as the love interest of Randolph Scott. Immediately following her debut, Raines was cast in the all-female war film Cry "Havoc" (Richard Thorpe, 1943) with Margaret Sullavan and Ann Sothern. Raines received critical acclaim for her work in Phantom Lady (Robert Siodmak,1944), which is now considered a classic Film Noir. Next, she played in another classic, the Preston Sturges satire Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) with Eddie Bracken. Very quickly, she appeared in more A pictures including the Western Tall in the Saddle (Edwin L. Marin, 1944) opposite John Wayne. Raines was now known for her talent, beauty, and versatility as an actress. She went on to star in two more thrillers with Siodmak, The Suspect (Robert Siodmak, 1944) starring Charles Laughton, and The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (Robert Siodmak, 1945) with George Sanders.
Ella Raines often played strong-willed and intelligent women, and her performances were praised for their depth and complexity. After the war, she starred in a series of interesting Film Noirs, including Time Out of Mind (Robert Siodmak, 1947), The Web (Michael Gordon, 1947), Brute Force (Jules Dassin, 1947) starring Burt Lancaster, and the underrated Impact (Arthur Lubin, 1948) with Brian Donlevy and Charles Coburn. In 1948, Raines married Robin Olds, a famous fighter pilot, who eventually became promoted to United States Air Force Brigadier General. The couple had three children - their son, Robert Ernest Olds, was stillborn in 1958. Raines continued to work in film and television throughout the 1950s, appearing in several popular TV shows, including Climax! and Wagon Train. In 1954 and 1955, Ella Raines starred in the television series Janet Dean, Registered Nurse. None of her later pictures was nearly as successful as her earlier movies and her film career began to decline. She retired in 1956 after filming the British-made thriller The Man in the Road (Lance Comfort, 1956). She focused on her family and philanthropy work. She was actively involved in numerous charitable organisations, including the National Mental Health Association and the March of Dimes. She and her husband separated in 1975 and were divorced in 1976. In the mid-1970s, she returned to her alma mater to teach drama at the University of Washington in Seattle. Ella moved back to Hollywood and lived in Sherman Oaks until her death. She returned once to the screen for a guest role in the crime television series Matt Houston in 1984. Ella Raines passed away in 1988, in Sherman Oaks, California, from throat cancer. She was 67 years old. She was survived by two daughters, Christina Eloise Olds and Susan Olds Scott-Risner, and a granddaughter, Jennifer Newman. Raines left behind a legacy as a talented and versatile actress who made a significant contribution to the film industry during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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It is difficult to be exactly sure where this was taken. The position was a few hundred yards west of Bath Spa Station, but no road seems to correspond with this position on either a modern A-Z or a 1970ish Geographia Street by Street. There has been some demolition ...or is it simply dereliction... in the left foreground. Most of the cars are getting to the old banger stage. The Humber Sceptre, Ford Cortina Mk I Estate, Ford Anglia and VW camper van would all be well into the second halves of their lives. The mustard-coloured affair on the far side of the road would be newer, but unfortunately I have never been able to identify cars later than the 1960s. Would the lorry be one of those melodious Commers with the two-stroke engines? The slow-moving "Western" is hauling a train of Foster-Yeoman wagons, probably empties bound for Merehead Quarry, near Frome. The date was Friday 18th July 1975.
A block statue of a priest serving the god Montu, Lord of Thebes, by the name of Nes-Amun, son of Ankh.ef (n) Khonsu. The priest is represented in a squatting position and a relief sculpture of the god of the dead, Osiris in a mummified form and wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt, occupies the centre of the statue. The god Osiris holds the crook and flail, emblems of power and government, and he is flanked on both sides by an offering formula addressed to Osiris and Seker. On the back, prayers are addressed for the sake of "the god of the city" (neter-niwty) Montu Lord of Thebes.
The statue, like many others, was recovered from the "Karnak Cache", in Luxor.
Black granite
Provenance Karnak Temple, Thebes
Late Period
BAAM 598
Antiquities Museum of Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Dartmoor is a moor in southern Devon, England. Protected by National Park status as Dartmoor National Park, it covers 954 km2 (368 sq mi).
The granite which forms the uplands dates from the Carboniferous Period of geological history. The moorland is capped with many exposed granite hilltops known as tors, providing habitats for Dartmoor wildlife. The highest point is High Willhays, 621 m (2,037 ft) above sea level. The entire area is rich in antiquities and archaeology.
Dartmoor is managed by the Dartmoor National Park Authority, whose 22 members are drawn from Devon County Council, local district councils and Government.
Parts of Dartmoor have been used as military firing ranges for over 200 years. The public is granted extensive land access rights on Dartmoor (including restricted access to the firing ranges) and it is a popular tourist destination.
Dartmoor includes the largest area of granite in Britain, with about 625 km2 (241 sq mi) at the surface, though most of it is under superficial peat deposits. The granite (or more specifically adamellite) was intruded at depth as a pluton into the surrounding sedimentary rocks during the Carboniferous period, probably about 309 million years ago. It is generally accepted that the present surface is not far below the original top of the pluton; evidence for this includes partly digested shale xenoliths, contamination of the granite and the existence of two patches of altered sedimentary rock on top of the granite. A considerable gravity anomaly is associated with the Dartmoor pluton as with other such plutons. Measurement of the anomaly has helped to determine the likely shape and extent of the rock mass at depth.
Dartmoor is known for its tors – hills topped with outcrops of bedrock, which in granite country such as this are usually rounded boulder-like formations. More than 160 of the hills of Dartmoor have the word tor in their name but quite a number do not. However this does not appear to relate to whether or not there is an outcrop of rock on their summit. The tors are the focus of an annual event known as the Ten Tors Challenge, when around 2400 people aged between 14 and 19 walk for distances of 56, 72 or 88 km (35, 45 or 55 mi) between ten tors on many differing routes.
The highest points on Dartmoor are on the northern moor: High Willhays, 621 m (2,037 ft), and Yes Tor, 619 m (2,031 ft). The highest points on the southern moor are Ryder's Hill, 515 m (1,690 ft), Snowdon 495 m (1,624 ft), and an unnamed point, 493 m (1,617 ft) at between Langcombe Hill and Shell Top. The best-known tor on Dartmoor is Haytor (called Hey Tor by William Crossing), 457 m (1,499 ft).
Dartmoor is known for its myths and legends. It is reputedly the haunt of pixies, a headless horseman, a mysterious pack of "spectral hounds", and a large black dog, among others. During the Great Thunderstorm of 1638, the moorland village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor was even said to have been visited by the Devil.
Many landmarks have ancient legends and ghost stories associated with them, such as the allegedly haunted Jay's Grave, the ancient burial site of Childe's Tomb, the rock pile called Bowerman's Nose, and the stone crosses that mark former mediaeval routes across the moor.
A few stories have emerged in recent decades, such as the "hairy hands", that are said to attack motorists on the B3212 near Two Bridges; and the "Beast of Dartmoor", a supposed big cat.
Dartmoor has inspired a number of artists and writers, such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Adventure of Silver Blaze, R. D. Blackmore, Eden Phillpotts, Beatrice Chase, Agatha Christie, Rosamunde Pilcher, and the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fictional 1994 Quidditch World Cup final between Ireland and Bulgaria was hosted on the moor.
(Wikipedia)
Dartmoor [ˈdɑːtmʊə(r)/-mɔː(r)] ist eine Hügellandschaft auf einem etwa 954 km² großen Granitmassiv in der englischen Grafschaft Devon, dessen vornehmlich Moor und Heide tragenden Verebnungsflächen von einer Vielzahl sogenannter Tors (flache Wiesenhügel mit Granitfelsbildungen bis zu 10 Metern Höhe) überragt werden, die teilweise bis auf über 600 Meter ansteigen. Im Dartmoor-Gebiet finden sich zahlreiche Reste bronzezeitlicher Wohnstätten, Feldsysteme und Steinkreise. Charakteristisch sind außerdem die so genannten Clapper bridges aus dünnen Granitplatten.
Dreißig Prozent des Gemeindelandes ist baumloses Moor in Höhen über 366 Meter, dessen dicke Torfschicht fähig ist, große Wassermengen zu speichern. In einigen Gebieten wird die Heidelandschaft durch regelmäßiges Abbrennen erhalten. Naturliebhaber interessiert das Dartmoor vor allem als südlichst gelegener Nationalpark mit feuchtem, aber mildem Klima. Hinzu kommen einige attraktive Waldgebiete, zum Beispiel das Yarner Wood National Nature Reserve oder das Gebiet der Becky Falls mit einem hübschen Wasserfall. Drei dieser Wälder stammen wahrscheinlich noch aus der Zeit, als das ganze Areal zum königlichen Jagdgebiet gehörte. Einer davon könnte Wistman's Wood sein. Er liegt nördlich von Two Bridges und ist wegen seines seltsam verkrüppelten Bewuchses touristische Attraktion seit mehr als einem Jahrhundert. Bemerkenswert ist außerdem die reiche Flora mit Farnen und Flechten.
Im Parkgebiet gibt es eine große Auswahl an malerischen Flussläufen und imposanten Wasserfällen. Das Wasser des zum National Trust gehörenden Lydford Gorge zwängt sich zum Beispiel durch einen schmalen Spalt und wirbelt von da hinab in The Devil's Cauldron. Bemerkenswert ist auch der am Westrand des Parks befindliche Wasserfall The White Lady, ein 30 Meter hoher Vorhang aus weißem Wasserschaum. Im Dartmoor-Gebiet gibt es nur wenige Wiesen- und Weideflächen mit einer im Frühling blühenden Flora. In den Monaten August und September färben gelber Ginster und violettes Heidekraut die Landschaft.
Für Wanderer, vor allem für solche, die sich auf das Lesen von Karten verstehen, sind die Möglichkeiten immens. Die vom Park-Ranger-Service betreuten Wege addieren sich zu einer Gesamtlänge von 740 Kilometer. Außerdem ist auch das Moorland selbst der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich.
Die karge Moorlandschaft von Dartmoor beflügelte immer wieder in besonderer Weise die Phantasie von Schriftstellern. Der Dichter N. T. Carrington aus Plymouth schrieb 1826 das Poem Dartmoor, das in dem Jahr um ein Haar den Preis der Royal Society of Literature gewonnen hätte, wäre es nicht verspätet eingereicht worden. König Georg IV. war so angetan von dem Werk, dass er dem Poeten 50 Guineas anweisen ließ.
Eine schöne Beschreibung der Region gab R. D. Blackmore 1881 in einer seiner weniger bekannten Novellen, Christowell, a Dartmoor Tale.
Überaus populär geworden ist der 1898 begonnene, die ganze Region einschließende Romanzyklus von Eden Phillpotts.
Am effektvollsten setzte wahrscheinlich Sir Arthur Conan Doyle die Kargheit und die oft mystische Stimmung der Dartmoor-Landschaft in seinem Detektiv-Thriller Der Hund von Baskerville ins Bild. Dartmoor ist außerdem der Ort der Handlung in der ebenfalls aus seiner Feder stammenden Kurzgeschichte Silver Blaze, die sich um Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson dreht.
Sabine Baring-Gould durchstreifte, seinem ausgeprägten Hang zum Übersinnlichen folgend, in jungen Jahren allein die karge Dartmoorlandschaft.
Im Zuge der Edgar-Wallace-Filme der 1960er Jahre entstand 1964 der deutsche Kriminalfilm Das Wirtshaus von Dartmoor nach dem Roman von Victor Gunn (eigentlich Edwy Searles Brooks; 1889–1965). Die „Dartmoor-Aufnahmen“ des Films entstanden allerdings in West-Berlin.
Das Geheimnis von Sittaford von Agatha Christie (im original The Murder at Hazelmoor, 1931) handelt in einem fiktiven Ort Sittaford am Rande des Dartmoors.
Der Band Fünf Freunde im Nebel der populären Jugendbuchautorin Enid Blyton spielt ebenfalls im Dartmoor. Eine große Rolle spielen dabei die verlassene Eisenbahn und die immer noch vorhandenen Schienenwege. Auch Fünf Freunde und das Monster im Moor spielt im Dartmoor; in dieser Folge wird auf das im Dartmoor populäre Letterboxing eingegangen.
Der vierte Roman der David-Hunter-Reihe von Simon Beckett, Verwesung, spielt teilweise im Dartmoor.
Auch der Roman Im Schatten des Dartmoor von Jenny-Aline Veitinger hat diese Gegend zum Schauplatz.
(Wikipedia)
Vintage black and white photo from 1927 featuring four women seated on a park bench surrounded by lush greenery in Zugliget, Budapest, Hungary. The women are dressed in elegant period attire, reflecting the fashion trends of the 1920s.
Chronology
Period Description
1704-1712 overall planning and construction period
History
The Episcopal Church in Hessian Fulda looks to a history reaching back to Frankish time that is closely linked to the missionary work of the Empire territory.
The karolingical predecessor construction
On the site of a probably in the Saxon wars destroyed Frankish Herrenhof (manor farm) founded Sturm, a disciple of Saint Boniface, the monastery of Fulda. After the Anglo-Saxon missionary was killed by the Frisians 754 and was buried in the newly built church, developed this quickly to a popular pilgrimage site. Not least the growing number of monks and pilgrims made a comprehensive extension of the as hall church with a semicircular apse designed construction necessary. So the abbot Ratgar (791-819) first began with the establishment of a new Ostanlage (east layout) before to the then to a three-aisled basilica expanded building then a weitausladendes (elaborate) transept was added a second apse in the west. This Westanlage (west layout) refers clearly back to the Constantinian Church Old St. Peter in Rome and documents architecturally impressive the Rombezug (reference to Rome) of the directly to the Holy See subordinated monastery when it was founded.
Also the ring crypt under the western apse follows the example of the early Christian Roman Peter Church. There, Pope Gregory I about 600 had made the grave of the Prince of the Apostles by a similar facility for the pilgrims accessible.
The baroque new building
Not only the for its time of creation unique size and complexity of the Ratgarbasilika, but also its religious significance as burial place of Boniface allowed the Carolingian building to become a model for its Baroque successor. Thus Johann Dietzenhofer oriented himself with his in 1704-12 erected new building at the disposition of the previous building, those foundations were taken as far as possible. Also the baroque atypical system as three-aisled basilica seems explicable only from the reverent preservation of the original design. Only the west choir of the early medieval double chancel replaced the architect through a two-tower facade.
After air war damage during the Second World War, the restoration was completed in 1954.
Architecture
Following the example of the Carolingian episcopal church, Johann Dietzenhofer built the baroque cathedral as a three-aisled basilica with a transept and crossing tower. The above discussed Rombezüge (references to Rome) of the "Ratgarbasilika" he revived by a clear reference to Francesco Borromini's reconstruction of the Lateran Basilica once again. The Roman model paraphrasing, alternate in the nave large arched openings with smaller rectangular, above which figure niches are set into the high nave wall. In the aisles the individual yokes appear as independent, by horizontal oval domes centered spatial units.
Above the intersection arches a massive dome, whose drum is divided by double pilasters between which windows and figure niches alternate.
The as canopy formed high altar, where Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Marmorziborium in St. Peter's Church is evoked, gives a clear view of the elongated monk choir.
The exterior building is largely determined by the additive looking arrangement of towers, domes and chapels. The per se narrow twin-tower facade with its incorporated Ottonian towers is corrected in its Gesamtproportionierung (overall proportioning) by the two laterally attached chapels. The two flanking obelisks let the show side of the church gently fade away.
Decoration and equippment
The spatial effect is determined by the contrast between the white of the wall surfaces and the stucco on the one hand and the black and gold color chord of the architectural elements and the equipment to another.
The stucco with its many figurative representations was created by Giovanni Battista Artari.
Of the rest of its features, especially the numerous baroque tombs deserve special attention.
Markus Golser
Wikipedia article
Baroque Cathedral Church Basilica Two towers Crossing tower
deu.archinform.net/projekte/4615.htm
Makoshika State Park was both hot and extremely smoky at the end of July 2021 but any visit to the region is always good in my mind, especially since it is 0 now as I finally process this while laid over in O'Neill, Nebraska for the weekend (I've been moving wind generator blades in one of our rail transfer yards here). Have a happy and safe New Year!
Makoshika State Park on the southeast side of Glendive, Montana is the largest state park in the state, with more than 11,000 acres within its confines. The name originates from the Lakota "Maco sica" and means "bad land" or land of bad spirits". Triceratops, Thescelosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex, and several other dinosaur species fossils have been discovered in the park's sedimentary (Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation) layers. The small visitor center has a rather nice display of some of these finds. The day-use entrance fee is inexpensive and there are a wide variety of things to do here, from "easy" RV camping to backcountry hiking and "real" camping in remote areas.
Do be aware that the road beyond the switchback becomes dirt/scoria gravel and cannot be accessed when wet. Also, exercise extreme care when hiking, especially near any drop-offs, for the sedementary nature of these formations causes mud that is extremely slick, often remaining wet beneath a dry surface after rain has ended.
Beautiful period…you see so many colors..hard to pick which one to capture, which one not to
Photographed in North loop park, Minneapolis Downtown
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Edfu
The Temple of Edfu is an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt. The city was known in the Hellenistic period in Koinē Greek: Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις and in Latin as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus, who was identified as Apollo under the interpretatio graeca. It is one of the best preserved shrines in Egypt. The temple was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth and religion during the Hellenistic period in Egypt. In particular, the Temple's inscribed building texts "provide details [both] of its construction, and also preserve information about the mythical interpretation of this and all other temples as the Island of Creation." There are also "important scenes and inscriptions of the Sacred Drama which related the age-old conflict between Horus and Seth." They are translated by the Edfu-Project.
History
Edfu was one of several temples built during the Ptolemaic Kingdom, including the Dendera Temple complex, Esna, the Temple of Kom Ombo, and Philae. Its size reflects the relative prosperity of the time. The present temple, which was begun "on 23 August 237 BC, initially consisted of a pillared hall, two transverse halls, and a barque sanctuary surrounded by chapels." The building was started during the reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes and completed in 57 BC under Ptolemy XII Auletes. It was built on the site of an earlier, smaller temple also dedicated to Horus, although the previous structure was oriented east–west rather than north–south as in the present site. A ruined pylon lies just to the east of the current temple; inscriptional evidence has been found indicating a building program under the New Kingdom rulers Ramesses I, Seti I and Ramesses II.
A naos of Nectanebo II, a relic from an earlier building, is preserved in the inner sanctuary, which stands alone while the temple's barque sanctuary is surrounded by nine chapels.
The temple of Edfu fell into disuse as a religious monument following Theodosius I's persecution of pagans and edict banning non-Christian worship within the Roman Empire in 391. As elsewhere, many of the temple's carved reliefs were razed by followers of the Christian faith which came to dominate Egypt. The blackened ceiling of the hypostyle hall, visible today, is believed to be the result of arson intended to destroy religious imagery that was then considered pagan.
Over the centuries, the temple became buried to a depth of 12 metres (39 ft) beneath drifting desert sand and layers of river silt deposited by the Nile. Local inhabitants built homes directly over the former temple grounds. Only the upper reaches of the temple pylons were visible by 1798, when the temple was identified by a French expedition. In 1860 Auguste Mariette, a French Egyptologist, began the work of freeing Edfu temple from the sands.
The Temple of Edfu is nearly intact and a good example of an ancient Egyptian temple. Its archaeological significance and high state of preservation have made it a center for tourism in Egypt and a frequent stop for the many riverboats that cruise the Nile. In 2005, access to the temple was revamped with the addition of a visitor center and paved carpark. A lighting system was added in late 2006 to allow night visits.
Religious significance
The temple of Edfu is the largest temple dedicated to Horus and Hathor of Dendera. It was the center of several festivals sacred to Horus. Each year, "Hathor travelled south from her temple at Denderah to visit Horus at Edfu, and this event marking their sacred marriage was the occasion of a great festival and pilgrimage."
Creation myth of the temple
The creation myth of the temple of Edfu consists of several related scenes, which are found primarily, but not exclusively, on the inside of the perimeter walls of the temple.
They tell the story of the beginning of the world, when it was still entirely covered by water. During the struggle between land and primeval water, the land managed to come close to the surface. Where this happened, reeds grew with the help of a falcon, which were strengthened by the gods The Far and The Large. The reeds were the germ cell for the temple of Edfu, and here Horus landed, as a falcon. A force approached, in the form of a bird, and fed Horus, the lord of Edfu; This ritual was the beginning of the cult of Edfu.
The snakelike Apophis tried to impede the creation. Horus shuddered in fear, yet a harpoon, one of the forms of Ptah, came to the rescue. The enemy was defeated and the creation continued. A falcon formed the sky dome, its wings reaching from horizon to horizon, and the sun began its daily cycle. Then the first temple of Edfu was designed by the gods Thoth and Seshat, one responsible for wisdom, the other for scripture. The godly master-builder constructed the temple according to these plans, but initially not of stone, but of reed.
The foundation ritual of the temple consists of multiple elements: First, the ground-plan was laid out with the stretching-the-cord ritual. When the construction was completed, the king handed the temple over to a triad of gods. To protect the building against external threats, 60 gods formed a living wall around the temple.
Influence on British architecture
The Temple of Edfu provides the model for the Temple Works in Holbeck, Leeds. The courtyard columns at Edfu are closely copied in the frontage of the Works.
日蓮聖人銅像
"Nichiren" Bronze statue
Nichiren was a Buddhist monk who lived during the Kamakura period (1185–1333) in Japan.
Maidashi,Fukuoka
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Aquest espléndid vehicle de Period Coaches és un AEC Reliance amb carrosseria Harrington Wayfarer. Va entrar en servei l'any 1955 a Nichols Coaches de Southend, per passar l'any 1973 a Harris (Grays). Finalment va ser venut a Mulleys Motorways of Ixworth i es retirat l'any 1976. A la fotografia el veiem amb la lliurea de l'empresa que el tenia preservat l'any 2008.
The history of the castle spans a millenium. For 300 years it was a fortress and then for the same period a Royal Palace. Since the 17th century it has been in private hands and the grounds are now owned by the town. Little remains of it's grandeur save the ancient walls and the gatehouse, shown here.
This is a photo of a kirin, a mythological beast that kind of looks like a cross between a horse and a Chinese dragon. It is a symbol of good luck and prosperity. May you all have a very good and prosperous 2014!
This kirin is painted on an imari style porcelain plate we have that dates back to the early 1700s. One of the treasures in our imari collection.
D7076 crosses the viaduct at Summerseat during the ELR Diesel Gala, 8th July 2006 in green with a maroon WR Mk1 in tow.
"Surgeons' Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSED). It houses the Surgeons' Hall Museum, and the library and archive of the RCSED. The present Surgeons' Hall was designed by William Henry Playfair and completed in 1832, and is a category A listed building.
Surgeons' Hall Museum is the major medical museum in Scotland, and one of Edinburgh's many tourist attractions. The museum is recognised as a collection of national significance by the Scottish Government.
The museum reopened in September 2015, after being closed for an eighteen-month period of redevelopment.
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh was incorporated in 1505, when it received its Seal of Cause or charter and became styled as 'The Incorporation of Surgeons and Barbers of Edinburgh'. The Museum at Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh dates from 1699 when the Incorporation announced that they were making a collection of ‘natural and artificial curiosities’. and advertised for these in the first edition of a local paper, the Edinburgh Gazette. Daniel Defoe, an early visitor in 1726, wrote in his Tour thro' the whole Island of Great Britain that the 'chamber of rarities' contained many curious things too numerous for him to describe. Much of this early collection was given to the University of Edinburgh in the 1760s.
By the early years of the 19th Century, the Incorporation had received a Royal Charter to become the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. The College saw its primary role as the teaching of anatomy and surgery, the training of surgeons, and examination of their acquired knowledge. Anatomy and pathology specimens were crucial to that function. The museum expanded dramatically with the acquisition of two large collections. John Barclay, a successful anatomy demonstrator in the extramural school of medicine donated his collection, while Sir Charles Bell, Professor of Surgery in the University of London and latterly in the University of Edinburgh sold his collection to the museum. These collections were much too large to be housed in the original 1697 Surgeons' Hall, and so the surgeons commissioned the leading Edinburgh architect William Playfair to build the present day Surgeons Hall, which opened in 1832. At first the entire upper floor of the building was devoted to the museum collections, which were open to the public and attracted large visitor numbers. Throughout the 19th and early 20th century the collection expanded as it became customary for surgeons and pathologists to donate not only specimens which they regarded as interesting or instructive, but surgical instruments and equipment. With the great scientific and technical advances of the time, the museum began to acquire anaesthetic equipment, histology slides, X-rays and photographs.
Edinburgh (/ˈɛdɪnbərə/; Scots: Edinburgh; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann [ˈt̪uːn ˈeːtʲən̪ˠ]) is the capital of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the Firth of Forth's southern shore.
Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the supreme courts of Scotland. The city's Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the monarch in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, literature, philosophy, the sciences and engineering. It is the second largest financial centre in the United Kingdom (after London) and the city's historical and cultural attractions have made it the United Kingdom's second most visited tourist destination attracting 4.9 million visits including 2.4 million from overseas in 2018.
Edinburgh is Scotland's second most populous city and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom. The official population estimates are 488,050 (2016) for the Locality of Edinburgh (Edinburgh pre 1975 regionalisation plus Currie and Balerno), 518,500 (2018) for the City of Edinburgh, and 1,339,380 (2014) for the city region. Edinburgh lies at the heart of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region comprising East Lothian, Edinburgh, Fife, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian.
The city is the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. It is home to national institutions such as the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery. The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582 and now one of four in the city, is placed 20th in the QS World University Rankings for 2020. The city is also known for the Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe, the latter being the world's largest annual international arts festival. Historic sites in Edinburgh include Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfriars and the Canongate, and the extensive Georgian New Town built in the 18th/19th centuries. Edinburgh's Old Town and New Town together are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, which has been managed by Edinburgh World Heritage since 1999." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
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