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The annual art promenade at the gallery in Österhaninge opened this weekend. Special bonus points if you can figure out the theme for 2012. It would be impossible by just looking at this artwork by Anders Reuterswärd, but you never know, you might guess it anyway. But I really don't think so.
Seen on the old Chedworth Air-field in Gloucestershire UK. It is surprising how the grass has reclaimed big parts of the concrete and wild flowers are flourishing.
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the earliest pyramid in the world always looked a little crooked to me. when i pointed that out to the local guides who hung around the complex, they insisted that it just looked that way from the angle.
ca. 1915-1918 1915
Shows unidentified pyramid (possibly at Giza)
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The pyramid of Amenemhat I (circa 1950 BC.) and the current muslim cemetery of El-Lisht.
La pirámide de Amenemhat I (aprox 1950 adC.) en El-Lisht y el cementario musulmán (actual) que la flanquea.
Pyramid Canyon at Sunset, Mojave Desert, California
I was just looking through some old photos I took one evening at Pyramid Canyon, and decided I kinda like this one now.. Maybe I just miss walking through that canyon ;)
Taken with a Canon G10
The pyramid at Meidum is believed to be Egypt's second oldest (after the step-pyramid of Djoser, whose design Meidum followed to some degree) but is also the earliest attempt at a true pyramid with four smooth side elevations.
Its original builder is usually considered to be Huni, last pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty, but most likely the larger part was constructed under the reign of his successor Sneferu (who also built two major pyramids at Dashur much further north).
The building we see today looks as much like a massive tower as a pyramid; which is due to the ancient collapse of much of the outer structure after the design was modified from a step-pyramid form (like its predecessor at Saqqara) to a smooth-sided one. The extra weight of the additional outer casing was too much and the pyramid was reduced to the present tower of masonry rising from a mass of debris.
There are several internal passages on different levels that lead to the relatively small burial chamber, beginning with a steep descent from the northern face. The ceiling of the chamber is remarkable for its tapering form, corbelled inwards as it rises in the manner of the better known but later grand gallery of the great pyramid of Khufu.
Near the pyramid are several large mudbrick mastaba tombs of a similar age, one of which is accessible by a series of narrow tunnels and passages that only the more intrepid traveller should attempt.
For more on this remarkable site see below:-
The Pyramid of Djoser (or Zoser), or step pyramid (kbhw-ntrw in Egyptian) is an archeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. It was built during the 27th century BC for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by Imhotep, his vizier. It is the central feature of a vast mortuary complex in an enormous courtyard surrounded by ceremonial structures and decoration.
The Pyramid of the Moon is the second largest pyramid in Teotihuacan, Mexico after the Pyramid of the Sun. It is located in the western part of Teotihuacan and mimics the contours of the mountain Cerro Gordo, just north of the site. Some have called it Tenan, which in Nahuatl, means "mother or protective stone." The Pyramid of the Moon covers a structure older than the Pyramid of the Sun which existed prior to 200 AD.
The Pyramid's construction between 200 and 450 AD completed the bilateral symmetry of the temple complex. A slope in front of the staircase gives access to the Avenue of the Dead, a platform atop the pyramid was used to conduct ceremonies in honor of the Great Goddess of Teotihuacan, the goddess of water, fertility, the earth, and even creation itself. This platform and the sculpture found at the pyramid's bottom are thus dedicated to The Great Goddess.
Opposite the Great Goddess's altar is the Plaza of the Moon. The Plaza contains a central altar and an original construction with internal divisions, consisting of four rectangular and diagonal bodies that formed what is known as the "Teotihuacan Cross."
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Vista de les tres piràmides de Gizeh, a el Caire.
La necròpolis de Gizeh es troba a l'altiplà de Gizeh, a les rodalies del Caire, a Egipte. En aquesta necròpoli de l'antic Egipte es van erigir la piràmide de Kheops, també coneguda com la Gran Piràmide, la piràmide de Kefren i la relativament petita piràmide de Micerí, junt amb diverses piràmides subsidiàries menors, temples funeraris i la Gran Esfinx.
De les tres piràmides principals es conserva el seu nucli, conformat per blocs de pedra calcària, però del seu revestiment, de calcària polida o granit rosat, sols en queden algunes restes, ja que aquests blocs van ser utilitzats per construir edificis a la propera ciutat del Caire. La piràmide de Kefren sembla la més alta, però és a causa que va ser construïda sobre una zona més elevada a l'altiplà de Gizeh; en realitat és la de Kheops la de major altura i volum.
La necròpolis de Gizeh és la més gran de l'Antic Egipte, amb enterraments datats des de les primeres dinasties. A finals de l'Imperi Antic, durant la sisena Dinastia havia a Gizeh uns quants centenars de tombes. El seu esplendor el va assolir durant la quarta dinastia, quan es van erigir la piràmide d'Jufu (Kheops), la piràmide de Jafra (Kefren) i la relativament petita piràmide de Menkaura (Micerí), junt amb diverses subsidiàries menors, temples funeraris, temples de la vall, embarcadors, calçades processionals i es van excavar fosses contenint barques solars cerimonials. També es va esculpir a la roca de l'altiplà la Gran Esfinx. Associats a aquests monuments reals es troben nombroses mastabes de membres de la família reial, altres concedides pel faraó a funcionaris i sacerdots, i alguns monuments d'èpoques posteriors relacionats amb el culte als avantpassats.
La Gran Piràmide estava considerada en l'antiguitat un de les Set meravelles del món, i és l'única de les set que fins i tot perdura. El 1979, el conjunt de Menfis amb les seves necròpolis i piràmides (Gizeh, Abusir al-Melek, Saqqara i Dashur) va ser declarat Patrimoni de la Humanitat per la Unesco, amb el nom de Menfis i la seva necròpolis, la zona de les piràmides des Gizeh fins Dahshur. Està catalogada com un patrimoni de tipus cultural.[1]
This was taken behind the Pyramid of Khafre, looking toward the Pyramid of Menkaure in the distance.