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On a ski tour to Pollux (4092m), Zermatt, Switzerland
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Die evangelische Matthäuskirche wurde zwischen 1903 und 1905 von dem Architekten Friedrich Pützer im neugotischen Stil errichtet und wird heute von mehreren Religionsgemeinschaften genutzt.
Die beiden ungleichen Zwillingstürme Kastor (95 m) und Pollux (130 m) wurde 1997 fertiggestellt. Sie tragen die Namen der Dioskuren der griechischen Mythologie und bilden zusammen das Forum Frankfurt.
Im Hintergrund ist der 1991 fertiggestellte Messeturm zu sehen. Das Design des renommierten Architekten Helmut Jahn lehnt sich an die amerikanische Art-Déco-Architektur der zwanziger Jahre an. Der Messeturm zählt heute noch zu den schönsten Hochhäusern Europas und ist eines der bekanntesten der Welt.
Die von Michelangelo entworfene Freitreppe (Cordonata genannt) führt auf den Kapitolsplatz und ist flankiert von den Rosse bändigenden Zwillingen Castor und Pollux (Dioskuren) sowie den Trophäen des Marius. Diese Siegeszeichen), die ursprünglich einen Monumentalbrunnen zierten, wurden 1590 unter Papst Sixtus V. an die Cordonata versetzt.
(Castor or Pollux)
Hellenistic period, Roman Mid-Republican period, ca. 1st quarter 3rd c. BCE
Found in S. Maria Capua Vetere (ancient Capua - see on Pleiades), from a sanctuary, either Fondo Patturelli (on Pleiades or the sanctuary of Diana Tifatina (S. Angelo in Formis; on Pleiades)
The figure wears a tunic and chlamys held by a circular fibula, and a pileus cap on his head.
In the collection of, and photographed on display at, the Museo Provinciale Campano, Capua, Campania, Italy
I took senior portraits today for my friend Katie and her friend Shani.
It was really nice to have models :D
also we played a game called 'pterodactyl' and it's basically just making pterodactyl noises in a circle. IT WAS AMAZING.
The Pollux building in Frankfurt: a high-rise (130 meters) from the nineties with a timeless design. After having been left empty, it was time for a marketing and sustainability incentive. With OVG as asset manager this was the thinking behind making the existing Pollux building sustainable, attracting new tenants and thereby breathing new life into the building. Our efforts were rewarded when Pollux was the first building outside of the UK to receive the BREEAM-In-Use Excellent sustainability certificate. Meaning that the building is sustainable in both management and use. Something we are proud of.
Marble Base Moldings in situ at the Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum. Scanned from a negative shot in 1981.
The remains of the Temple of Castor and Pollux stand in the foreground (three columns), and the remain of the Temple of Vesta stand to the left.
The first Temple of Castor and Pollux was built on this site in 484 BC. The temple was rebuilt in 73 BC but that temple was destroyed by fire in 14 BC. The temple was then again rebuilt by Tiberius, son of Augustus and later emperor himself, and rededicated in 6 AD.
The remains we see today are from Tiberius' temple except the podium which is from the reconstruction in 73 BC.
Descente dans une pente de neige à 50°, mais d'excellente consistance, ni trop dure ni trop molle, parfaite en somme pour une descente confortable.
The Pollux building in Frankfurt: a high-rise (130 meters) from the nineties with a timeless design. After having been left empty, it was time for a marketing and sustainability incentive. With OVG as asset manager this was the thinking behind making the existing Pollux building sustainable, attracting new tenants and thereby breathing new life into the building. Our efforts were rewarded when Pollux was the first building outside of the UK to receive the BREEAM-In-Use Excellent sustainability certificate. Meaning that the building is sustainable in both management and use. Something we are proud of.
Vaartocht georganiseerd door het Rotterdamse havenbedrijf met de PIET HEIN door de Rotterdamse havens 14-7-2022
Die Zwillinsberge bei Zermatt Castor und Pollux
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Höhe 4'228 m ü. M.
Lage Kanton Wallis, Schweiz / Aostatal, Italien
Gebirge Walliser Alpen
Erstbesteigung 23. August 1861 durch F.W. Jacomb und William Mathews mit dem Führer Michel Croz
Castor, ital. Punta Castore, ist der höhere der beiden Zwillinge genannten Hochgipfel in den Walliser Alpen auf der Grenze zwischen dem Kanton Wallis und der Region Aosta, direkt südöstlich des von NNW ähnlich aussehenden, aber kleineren Pollux.
Der Castor ist 4`228 m hoch und liegt zwischen dem Breithorn und dem Monte Rosa.
Der felsige Gipfel des Castors liegt knapp südlich der Grenze und damit zur Gänze in Italien.
Die Zwillinge Castor und Pollux werden durch das Zwillingsjoch (ital. Passo di Verra, 3'845 m ü. M.) getrennt.
Die Benennung der Zwillinge als Castor und Pollux erfolgte in Anlehnung an die Dioskuren der griechischen Mythologie, Castor und Pollux.
Die Erstersteigung erfolgte am 23. August 1861.
Die Besteigung erfolgt in der Regel von der italienischen Capanna Quintino Sella über das Felikjoch und den langen und schmalen Südostgrat (Normalweg, WS) oder (wenn man aus der Schweiz kommt) vom Klein Matterhorn über den ebenfalls italienischen Mezzalama-Gletscher und die Westflanke.
Rassige und zugleich gefährliche Skiabfahrt über den Zwillingsgletscher nach Zermatt.
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Title: Temple of Castor and Pollux
Other title: Valley of the Temples (Agrigento, Sicily); Temple of the Dioskouroi; Temple of Castor and Pollux (Akragas, Italy)
Date: 5th century BCE
Current location: Agrigento (Akragas), Sicily, Italy
Description of work: The historic illustrations included in this project were originally published during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Many originally appeared in publications that predated the widespread use of photography for art documentation. These engravings, line drawings, and plans reflect both the technological and aesthetic standards of their time. By their very nature, they often represent subjective interpretations of the monuments and works depicted, and as such they offer fascinating insights into the cultural values of art and architectural history during the formative years of these disciplines. In the context of these images the terms ""reconstruction"" and ""rendering"" have been used to distinguish between the artists' speculative reconstruction of a ruined work from the artists' perspective drawing or rendition of the design.
Description of view: partial remains of the temple
Work type: Architecture and Landscape
Manuscripts and Books
Style of work: Ancient: Aegean: Greek: Classical
Culture: Ancient Greek
Measurements: 9.35H X 6.95W cm
Source: Lubke, Wilhelm. Outlines of the History of Art. A new translation from the seventh German edition, edited by Clarence Cook. New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1881, volume I, fig. 11. Provided courtesy of Allan Kohl.
Resource type: Image
File format: JPEG, TIFF archived offline
Image size: 734H X 547W pixels
Permitted uses: This image is posted publicly for all uses as a work in the public domain.
Collection: Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures
Filename: WB2007-0615.jpg
Record ID: WB2007-0615
Sub collection: religious buildings: temples
View On Black! Taken last Tuesday before the start of the "Haven Safari" on the NDSM boat yard. Created from 3 RAW images. The boat is the "Pollux" (1940) a former sailor institute and now a restaurant.
Part of the ready reserve of US Navy/merchant ships. These are called RoRo ships, for "Roll on, Roll off"
Mixed feelings, so happy for be a finalist of the 6th Pollux Awards, proud of it. But a bit sad for not be included in the expo in Spain. to all the winners my respect and admiration.
Rome (IT) - 11 juni 2009.
In the background the church Santa Maria in Aracouli at the Capitol Hill.
De tempel werd opgericht door Aulus Postumus (ca. 484 v. Chr.). Omdat zijn vader de Latijnen overwonnen had, liet Aulus deze tempel bouwen,want volgens de legende zijn de tweelingsbroers neergedaald vanuit hun sterrenbeeld om als ridders de Romeinen naar de overwinning te leiden.
Niet lang daarna drenkten zij hun paarden in de bron van Juturna (die naast de latere tempel was). Ze kondigden de overwinning van Rome aan en verdwenen, maar niet voordat het volk wist dat zij het waren geweest. Dit was in de strijd om het meer van Regillus. Castor was een gedreven paardentemmer terwijl Pollux meer een bokser was.
De tempel werd gebruikt om de tweelingbroers te eren, te bedanken en te smeken om de stad te blijven beschermen. De zuilen van de tempels dateren van de restauratie onder Tiberius.
De tempel is twee keer verwoest door brand. Het enige overblijfsel van deze tempel zijn de drie Corinthische zuilen. Dat zij er nu nog staan hebben we te danken aan de restauratie van de tempel die door Tiberius is uitgevoerd.
De drie Corinthische zuilen geven nog steeds de locatie aan van de tempel van Castor en Pollux, ze staan ten oosten van de Vicus Tuscus, dicht bij de Juturna bron.
July 15 - Festival of Castor and Pollux
In Greco-Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux were twin gods who helped shipwrecked sailors and received sacrifices for favorable winds. Worshipped as the Dioscuri (from the Greek Dioskouroi, or "sons of Zeus"), their cult was a popular one in 484 b.c.e., when, according to legend, the twins fought on the side of the Romans in the Battle of Lake Regillus and brought word of their victory to Rome. A temple was built for them in the Forum, and it was here that the annual festival in their honor was celebrated on July 15.
Castor and Pollux were renowned for their athletic ability and are usually depicted as horsemen. They shared the same mother, Leda, but Castor was the son of Tyndareus and was therefore mortal, while Pollux was the son of Zeus and immortal. When they got into an argument with Idas and Lynceus, another set of twins, Castor was slain. Pollux was heartbroken because, as an immortal, he could not join his brother in death. Zeus finally allowed them to stay together, dividing their time between the heavens and the underworld. Eventually they were transformed into the constellation known as Gemini (The Twins), which, before the invention of the compass, was an important aid to navigation.