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Indeed, chess played a significant role in the cultural and intellectual life of the Ottoman Empire. The game's popularity extended across different social classes, and its strategic nature made it a valuable tool for military training and intellectual development.
The use of chess as a means of military education is noteworthy, as it reflects the recognition of the game's ability to enhance strategic thinking and planning. The Ottomans integrated chess into the curriculum of military academies, providing officers with a practical and enjoyable way to develop their strategic skills.
The artistic and cultural aspects of Ottoman chess sets highlight the intersection of chess with the broader artistic traditions of the time. The intricate designs and motifs inspired by Islamic art and architecture not only added aesthetic value to the chess sets but also showcased the cultural richness of the Ottoman Empire.
The existence of manuscripts and treatises on chess from the Ottoman period underscores the intellectual engagement with the game. These works not only discussed strategies and rules but also delved into the cultural and philosophical dimensions of chess. Such writings contributed to the broader intellectual heritage of the Ottoman Empire.
The widespread popularity of chess, evident in its presence in various social settings, from the courts of the sultans to coffeehouses, reflects its accessibility to people from different walks of life. The local variations and adaptations of the game over time further demonstrate its dynamic evolution within the Ottoman cultural context.
Overall, the history of chess in the Ottoman Empire is a fascinating chapter that highlights the multifaceted role of the game in shaping intellectual, artistic, and military aspects of society during that period.
Small minor eruptions like the one pictured are common for Steamboat Geyser in the Back Basin of Yellowstone National Park’s Norris Geyser Basin. These minor eruptions come from both the north and south vents and reach heights of between 6 (2 m) and 40 (12 m) feet. Steamboat does have significant but rare major eruptions. During a major eruption Steamboat shoots water more than 300 feet high (91 m). The water phase of these major eruption last between 3 and 40 minutes followed by a steam phase that can last hours to days. It is currently the tallest active geyser in the world. The interval between major eruption has been over 50 years. With that said, currently Steamboat Geyser is in a rare active phase. Since the geyser reactivated in early 2018 until July 3, 2020, Steamboat has had 104 major eruptions. In fact this photo was taken on June 11 between a major eruption on June 8 and June 12, 2020. (Got to be lucky and/or willing to wait for a long time to see this one.) The logpole pines (Pinus contorta) behind the geyser are dead or dying due to the frequent eruptions that cover them with silica rich water.
Brightly-colored pigeon with significant regional variation. Look for a gray “shoulder strap” and yellow legs. South Asian birds are the brightest, with an orange-yellow neck and green underparts. Southeast Asian birds have more extensive gray on the underparts. Sexes are similar. Found in lowland forest and forest edge, as well as parks, gardens, and orchards; a common urban bird in much of its South Asian range. Not extremely vocal; occasionally gives cooing whistles. (eBird)
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Our first view of this colourful pigeon was on a street near our hotel in Delhi. This one was in a more rural area, but much more visible. I love their bright, yellow feet.
Near Chambal, Uttar Pradesh, India. January 2015.
Asian Adventures.
Finally getting some color here in New Jersey and what better place to see some than Waterloo Village.
"The Peter D. Smith house was erected in 1871, the same year Peter, 26, was married. The house overlooks the village and has a sweeping view of the Musconetcong River and Morris Canal."
"...considered to be the most architecturally significant building in the village. Located on top of a rise of land on the north side of the old Waterloo Road, the Peter D. Smith house is a three-story wood-framed dwelling designed in the Second Empire style of architecture."
www.njherald.com/story/lifestyle/around-town/2018/01/07/s...
This highly social and intelligent species is well adapted to a semi-aquatic life-style. Male and female California sea lions differ significantly in appearance. Males are substantially bigger than females and have an enlarged sagittal crest, which is usually topped with white fur.
A new company Firefly attempted to launch a much smaller, cheaper rocket last night at Vandenberg Space Force -- unfortunately they experienced (in their words) "An Anomaly" 2 minutes into flight and had to abort the mission over the Pacific Ocean.
Actually check that, significant portions of metal and insulation have actually floated to the ground just east of Santa Maria, now that's a little scary and is NOT supposed to happen.
Starting from the beginning when they delayed the launch an hour it was sort of doomed to failure.
My dictionary defines Anomaly as "Something abnormal; an irregularity" --
Those Texans sure have a gift for understatement.
Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th till the mid-13th century when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda. During the same period, the castle of Esztergom was built on the site of ancient Roman castrum. It served not only as the royal residence until the 1241 (the Mongol invasion), but also as the center of the Hungarian state, religion, and Esztergom county.
After changing his residence to Budapest, Béla IV gave the palace and castle to the archbishop. Following these events, the castle was built and decorated by the bishops. The center of the king’s town, which was surrounded by walls, was still under royal authority. A number of different monasteries did return or settle in the religious center.
Meanwhile, the citizenry had been fighting to maintain and reclaim the rights of towns against the expansion of the church within the royal town. In the chaotic years after the fall of the House of Árpád, Esztergom suffered another calamity: in 1304, the forces of Wenceslaus II, the Czech king occupied and raided the castle. In the years to come, the castle was owned by several individuals: Róbert Károly and then Louis the Great patronized the town.
The Ottoman conquest of Mohács in 1526 brought a decline to the previously flourishing Esztergom as well. In the Battle of Mohács, the archbishop of Esztergom died. In the period between 1526 and 1543, when two rival kings reigned in Hungary, Esztergom was besieged six times. At times it was the forces of Ferdinand I or John Zápolya, at other times the Ottomans attacked. Finally, in 1530, Ferdinand I occupied the castle. He put foreign mercenaries in the castle, and sent the chapter and the bishopric to Nagyszombat and Pozsony.
However, in 1543 Sultan Suleiman I attacked the castle and took it. Esztergom became the centre of an Ottoman sanjak controlling several counties, and also a significant castle on the northwest border of the Ottoman Empire. In the 17th century Esztergom was besieged and conquered several times during the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars. Most of the buildings in the castle and the town that had been built in the Middle Ages were destroyed during this period, and there were only uninhabitable, smothered ruins to welcome the liberators.
In 1761 the bishopric regained control over the castle, where they started the preliminary processes of the reconstruction of the new religious center: the middle of the Várhegy (Castle Hill), the remains of Saint Stephen and Saint Adalbert churches were carried away to provide room for the new cathedral.
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Significant short summer sun setting silently. =)
location: Carkeek Park: Seattle, Washington.
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The great tit (Parus major) is a common, widespread, and adaptable bird found across Europe and parts of Asia, well known as a frequent visitor to garden bird feeders. It is the largest member of the tit family in the UK.
Key Characteristics
Appearance:
The great tit has a striking appearance with a glossy black head, prominent white cheeks, an olive-green back, and bright yellow underparts with a bold black stripe running down its breast. Males typically have a wider and brighter black stripe than females, which serves as an indicator of their status and reproductive fitness.
Size:
It measures about 14 cm (5.5 inches) in length with a wingspan of roughly 24 cm (9.4 inches).
Song/Call:
Great tits are very vocal and have a wide range of calls. Their most familiar and distinctive song is a repetitive, high-pitched two-syllable call, often described as sounding like a bicycle pump or "teacher, teacher".
Habitat:
While their natural habitat is mature deciduous woodland, they have adapted well to human-modified environments like parks, gardens, and urban areas. They are cavity nesters, using holes in trees or readily available nest boxes.
Diet and Behavior
Great tits are opportunistic and intelligent feeders. Their diet varies seasonally:
Summer:
They primarily eat insects, spiders, caterpillars, and other invertebrates, which provide essential protein for their chicks.
Winter:
When insects are scarce, they switch to seeds, nuts (such as sunflower seeds and peanuts), and berries, often visiting bird tables and feeders. They use a "hold-hammering" method, holding large food items with their feet and striking them with their bill to break them open.
Their intelligence has led to interesting behaviors, such as learning to break the foil caps of doorstep milk bottles to access the cream in the early 20th century. In winter, when food is extremely scarce, they have even been recorded preying on hibernating bats.
Population and Study:
The great tit population is widespread and currently categorized as a species of Least Concern by the IUCN. The species is a significant subject in ornithology, with the Wytham Woods Great Tit project at the University of Oxford being one of the longest continuous studies of an individually-marked animal population in the world, running for over 75 years.
Significant accomplishments past, present and future.
"Hero - Mariah Carey and Pavarotti"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KPUU-t28lg
This shot is dedicated to my entire student who made it in the end.
To name few that I could remember: Nazri, Siti Khodijah, Marfis,
Amirul, Noor Faridzatul Ain and others.....strive for more
Quite a significant proportion of South Australia looks like this in summer. Emigrating from Scotland over 20 years ago, it took quite a while to get used to the dry and dusty landscapes of South Australia after a lifetime of lush green that is ubiquitous in Scotland. But it definitely has a beauty of its own.
Johnston Canyon was created by thousands of years of erosion through the limestone bedrock under Johnston Creek, a tributary of the Bow River. Although in some areas it is a narrow gorge with steep sides it’s an easy hike because the trail is very well developed and maintained. A significant portion of the trail is actually steel catwalk anchored to the side of the canyon.
The trail is open year round and said to be the most hiked trail in Banff National Park with over a million visitors a year.
Lower Johnston Canyon Falls, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Elevation: 5,015 ft. August 16, 2019.
Rainfall has also been significantly lower than the average for the time of year and exceptionally low tides - not helped by this week's 'Super Blue Blood Moon' - are thought to have contributed to the lack of water in the area. It's not the first time the canals have run dry, though.
Unusually low tides in 2015 and 2016 meant Venice experienced some of its lowest water levels since records began, exposing large patches of mud and silt around the city.
"In winter low tides are common," a city council tidal officer explained to a local newspaper in December 2015. "But these levels are way below normal: it's a small record."
Boats stranded in Venice
Boats are stranded in the canals
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According to local experts, heavy investment in flood-barrier projects has resulted in a lack of money to support the removal of mud and sediment from the canals, a report by The Independent noted.
Along with the lack of waterways maintenance, residents in the city have also expressed their concerns over the high numbers of tourists who flock to Venice daily. An estimated 30 million visit every year, while the historic town itself has only around 55,000 inhabitants. In November, Italy's government decided to ban large cruise ships from the Grand Canal in a bid to limit tourists.
Warszawa - Kościół Świetej. Anny, przez kilka wieków bernardyński, a obecnie akademicki, stanowi znaczący i charakterystyczny akcent w panoramie Warszawy.
Widok kościoła od strony Wisły, z gotycką apsydą, opiętą szkarpami i barokowym szczytem z 1667 r
Warsaw - Church of the Holy. Anna Bernardine for several centuries, and now an academic, is a significant and distinctive accent in the panorama of Warsaw.
View from the Vistula River, with its gothic apse, buttresses tight-fitting and Baroque peak of 1667.
Warszawa - Kościół Świetej. Anny, przez kilka wieków bernardyński, a obecnie akademicki, stanowi znaczący i charakterystyczny akcent w panoramie Warszawy.
Widok kościoła od strony Wisły, z gotycką apsydą, opiętą szkarpami i barokowym szczytem z 1667 r.
The Milky Way Galaxy is most significant to humans because it is home sweet home. But when it comes down to it, our galaxy is a typical barred spiral, much like billion of other galaxy in the universe.
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The Milky Way ia a barred spiral galaxy, about 100,000 light-years across. If you could look down on it from the top, you would see a central bulge surrounded by four large spiral arms that warp around it. Spiral galaxies make up about two-third of the galaxies in the universe.
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The Milky Way does not sit still, but is constantly rotating. As such, the arms are moving through space. The sun and the solar system travel with them. The solar system travels at an average speed of 515.000 mph (828,000 km/h). Even at this rapid speed, the solar system would take about 230 million years to travel all the way around the Milky Way.
The Győr Town Hall is a neo-Baroque, U-shaped, two-storey listed building with a clock tower in the middle and two smaller towers projecting from the main façade. It is one of Győr's best known and most significant buildings, and a symbol of the city.
The external dimensions of the building are 85 metres long, 40 metres wide and 59 metres high.
The main façade of the Town Hall features the Baroque coat of arms of Győr carved in stone. The building has more than 200 rooms.
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Die Philharmonie Luxemburg, bekannt für ihre markante Architektur, hat 823 Säulen. Diese weißen, schlanken Säulen sind ein zentrales Merkmal des Gebäudes und umgeben den Konzertsaal, wodurch ein beeindruckender visueller Effekt entsteht. Sie wurden von dem Architekten Christian de Portzamparc entworfen und tragen wesentlich zur eleganten und modernen Ästhetik der Philharmonie bei.
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The Philharmonie Luxembourg, known for its striking architecture, features 823 columns. These sleek, white columns are a defining characteristic of the building, encircling the concert hall and creating an impressive visual effect. Designed by architect Christian de Portzamparc, they contribute significantly to the elegant and modern aesthetic of the Philharmonie. (Quelle: Internet)
Denali has two significant summits: the South Summit is the higher one at 20,310 feet (6,190 m), while the North Summit has an elevation of 19,470 ft (5,934 m). They are both in view here.
The South Summit is the climbing target. The North Summit doesn't draw as many climbers.
A shot or two more of Denali then moving on.
Thanks for taking a look!
The Columbia- Wrightsville Bridge is nothing less than one of the most historically significant concrete bridges in the United States. The bridge was the longest multi-span concrete arch bridge in the world when built, and even today it at the very least remains among the longest examples. In addition to its jaw-dropping 28 arch spans each spanning an impressive 185 feet, an additional 20 approach spans (mostly curved t-beams) complete the bridge which is over a mile long in total length. Also, with a 48 foot wide out-to-out deck width containing a 38 foot roadway, this is also a fairly wide bridge for its age as well. The length of the bridge coupled with its width results in a bridge with a footprint of about eight acres! Aside from its size, the bridge is significant in other areas. Innovative methods were developed to construct this extraordinarily long bridge in both a short period of time and in a financially reasonable way. The bridge is located at a historic crossing and is the fifth crossing at the location. A sixth generation crossing carries US-30 traffic just north of the historic bridge, with the historic bridge continuing to carry a significant volume of local traffic between Columbia and Wrightsville. The historic Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge is also noteworthy for its very ornate design. The arches of the bridge have numerous decorative shapes and details incorporated into them, as do the railings on the bridge. There are also decorative light fixtures and even and electrical access panels for the lighting on the bridge are decoratively designed and appear to be made of bronze. The attention to detail is impressive There are even attractive curved benches that are concrete and are built right into the railing at the end of the bridge. The bridge demonstrates a great attention made to producing a bridge that is truly beautiful and architecturally sensible, a stark contrast to modern bridges built today. Indeed the simple and unadorned US-30 bridge visible just to the north of the historic bridge
1.26-mile-long bridge carries Route 462 over the Susquehanna River b
Crkva Sv. Luke
Podignuta je za vrijeme vladavine srpske dinastije Nemanjic, krajem XII vijeka. Do polovine XVII vijeka crkva sv.Luke bila je katolicki hram, da bi nakon rata sa Turcima postala pravoslavni crkveni objekat, jer se broj pravoslavnog zivlja u Kotoru naglo povecao. Ipak, katolicki vjernici u tom hramu svoj oltar su imali do polovine XIX vijeka.
The church of Sveti Luka (St. Luke) in Kotor on the square Piazza Greca has the traits of both Roman and Byzantine architecture. This church is the only edifice in town, which has not suffered significant damages during the earthquake in 1979. The church of Sveti Luka (St. Luke) was painted immediately after the construction of which only the fragments on the south wall remained. Daskal Dimitrij the founder of Boka Kotorska painting school Rafailovic did the iconostasis of the church from XVII century. This used to be a Catholic school, more precisely until the middle of XVII century, but later because of the wars and the arrival of the Orthodox people in Kotor it was given to Orthodox believers for use and it represents a testimony about the harmonious co-existence of Catholic and Orthodox people. The church today is significant because of the fact that it has two altars, a Catholic and an Orthodox one. The floor in the church was made of tomb panels on joined graves of citizens of Kotor, because until 1930’s the burring were held in the church itself.
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Brook Park is one of the most significant reserves within the district and provides a leisure reserve for resident and visitors as well as protects the community's heritage.
The Park is situated on the north western boundary of the Te Kuiti township. The many exotic trees form an umbrella over the hillside, creating an Autumn display of colour and an attractive entrance to Te Kuiti.
A carpark is located at the Te Kumi Road entrance to the Park.
White Bird is near the Salmon River crossing point for the Lewis and Clark expedition. It is also the location of the 1877 Battle of White Bird Canyon, which was the first fight of the Nez Perce War and a significant defeat of the U.S. Army. Chief White Bird was a leader of the tribe. This was the homeland of White Bird's branch of the tribe.
The summit of White Bird Hill is 2700 feet (823 m) above the town named after him below.
posted for film noir: Saturday Self-Challenge
My long-standing, long-suffering, very significant other half was my accomplice in this.
I like to participate in the challenges/themes for this group - this week rather out of my comfort zone but I enjoyed being pushed.
No other diners were annoyed in the making of this portrait....
gratitude for all visits to my photostream
wishing you a great weekend
GOOooooOOooOD Morning and Day, my lovely friends!!!!!
Happy, peacful and sunny new week wishes from Georgia to you all! :-)
Namtso is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet and significant for Tibetan Buddhists. Kora is a Tibetan word that means "circumambulation" or "revolution". Kora is both a type of pilgrimage and a type of meditative practice in the Tibetan Buddhism. Thus, Namtso Kora means pilgrimage walk around the Lake Namtso.
Namtso literally means heavenly lake in Tibetan language. Located around 240km northwest of Lhasa, capital of Tibet, it takes four hours’ driving from Lhasa. Extending 70 km from east to west and 30 km from south to north, the lake covers an area of 1,920 sq km and has an altitude of 4748 m above sea level. It is biggest lake in Tibet and the second biggest salt lake in China as well as one of the highest lakes in the world. The water in the lake is crystally clear and blue. The blue sky joins the surface of the lake in the distance, creating an integrated, scenic vista.
In every Tibetan year of sheep, thousands of Tibetan Buddhism believers will come here to worship this sacred lake. As a rule, they will walk clockwise along the Namtso Lake in order to receive the blessing of the gods.
There are several fine Tibet treks around the lake. The shortest one is roughly 4 kilometers and takes less than one hour. It starts from the accommodation area to a hermit’s cave hidden behind a large spinter of rock. The kora continues to a rocky promontory of cairns and prayer flags. At the promontory, pilgrims undertake a ritural washing in the lake. And then the trail continues past several caves and a prostration point where there are two rock towers looking like two hands. Pilgrims squeeze into the deep slices of the nearby cliff face as a means of sin detection or drink water dripping from cave roofs, even swallow holy dirt.
Ah, Friday, thank goodness it's here! I don't know about you, but I've had such a busy week this week! It seems like things really pick up at the hospital around the Holidays. As of this afternoon my life should calm down significantly, so I'll get to spend my usual ridiculous amount of time playing on Flickr :-)
This is another fence from my Thanksgiving trip home to Oklahoma. Texture by Kim Klassen.
Happy Friday Flickr Friends!
2025 is a very special year for Merrythought Bears. It is their 95th anniversary, which is a significant milestone when you think that this business has survived all the turbulence of the mid to late Twentieth Century and beyond.
As part of their celebrations, Merrythought have released their 95th Anniversary Commemorative Teddy Bear. Mine arrived today!
Marrying Sapphire (45th) and Golden (50th) anniversary years, the Merrythought 95th Anniversary Commemorative Teddy Bear is a most distinguished bear, who has been beautifully hand-crafted from two tones of the finest golden mohair, combined with pure cotton velvet. Merrythought’s stunning 95th anniversary colours subtly feature throughout the bear’s design, including the simplified logo embroidered upon his left paw. A special edition 95th anniversary foot label is stitched on his right paw, marking what is a significant milestone in Merrythought’s longstanding history. The Merrythought 95th Anniversary Commemorative Teddy Bear. is adorned with a luscious double satin bow, in the centre of which is a detailed twenty-four carat gold-plated pendant embellished with the iconic Merrythought wishbone, framed by sapphire crystals. The reverse is engraved with the Merrythought logo, and ’95 years, 1930-2025’
Each Merrythought 95th Anniversary Commemorative Teddy Bear. is individually numbered as part of a limited edition of 1930 pieces to mark the year of Merrythought's commencement. Mine is number 23.
The story of Merrythought began in 1930. William Gordon Holmes, owner of a spinning mill in Yorkshire called ‘Holmes & Laxton’, recognised the opportunity to make premium soft toys from the luxurious natural fibres they sourced. He found a beautiful brick foundry building in Ironbridge, Shropshire, home of the industrial revolution, and with the help of a team of skilled local seamstresses, Merrythought was born.
The first collection was designed by Florence Attwood, a remarkable pattern maker who overcame many challenges associated with being deaf and unable to speak, to create some of our most iconic designs. This included the original Merrythought and Magnet teddy bears, which still have a strong influence upon the designs they create today. With cheap imports increasingly affecting the traditional British toy sector in the 1970s, Merrythought focused on the growing teddy bear collectors market. Impressive collections of beautifully-designed limited edition bears were created and sold through British retailers, and also distributed across new export markets, including the United States and Japan. Even His Majesty King Charles III has a Merrythought hippo, gifted to him when he was still the Prince of Wales during a royal visit to Marks and Spencer’s flagship London store in 1982. Today the Merrythought teddy bear is still widely regarded as the ultimate childhood toy, treasured by children and adult collectors across the globe. The company’s timeless traditional characters continue to be hand-made in the original factory, alongside stunning limited edition bears that commemorative occasions such as the Olympic Games and Royal occasions.
Merchant Street, a block-long commercial street bordered by E. Prairie St. on the north, and E, Main St. on the south, is the heart of the Decatur Downtown Historic District. This view looks to the south from E. Prairie St.
The Merchant Street block consists of the nine structures along the east side of Merchant St. On the west side of Merchant St. are three buildings, all of which have N. Main St. addresses. The original facades of the buildings on Merchant St. are well-maintained and highly cohesive. The same building height - three stories - generally prevails and the same material - brick - is used throughout. Commercial Italianate is the predominant style and exhibits a high degree of architectural detail.
Eleven of the 12 total buildings in this block are significant properties within the historic district. The eleven significant buildings were all constructed between the 1860s and 1910. One modern building, located on west side of Merchant St. near E. Main St., is a non-contributing property. The most interesting of these buildings will be highlighted in future posts.
Decatur is the seat of Macon County. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in central Illinois. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home of private Millikin University and public Richland Community College.
Decatur's estimated population for 2019 was 70,746, making Decatur the thirteenth-most populous city in Illinois, and the state's sixth-most populous city outside the Chicago metropolitan area.
The Mer Bleue Bog in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Located in the southeastern sector of Canada’s Capital Greenbelt, the 3,500-hectare Mer Bleue conservation area provides a unique opportunity to see a northern boreal landscape.
The Mer Bleue Bog is approximately 7,700 years old, and is a habitat for many species of regionally and significantly rare plants, birds and other wildlife.
1955 Nash Ambassador Country Club.
After Nash rolled out its Airflyte body style, Ambassador sales enjoyed a significant gain by selling just four- and two-door sedans in the 1949-1951 marketplace. They were manufactured at the Nash Factory (Kenosha, WI), and the Nash Factory (El Segundo, CA).
Airflyte styling entered its final season with the heavily facelifted 1955 versions, created under the direction of Edmund E. Anderson. "Scenaramic" wrap-around windshields accompanied an entirely new front-end treatment with a new oval grille incorporating the headlights. The front fenders featured raised front wheel arches that showed more of the front wheel and tire than Nash had revealed since the 1949 models debuted.
Ambassadors were now available with a V8 engine for the first time. The engine was supplied by Packard as part of George W. Mason's vision to have Packard join AMC to help achieve the economies of scale of the domestic Big Three automakers. The 320 cu in (5.2 L) V8 produced 120 hp (89 kW; 122 PS) and mated to Packard's Ultramatic automatic transmission.
The BIGZ building is a building located in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is one of the most famous architectural landmarks of Serbian modern architecture. In recent times it represents a significant cultural, artistic and social spot
The WNYP's OL-2 job has slowed significantly as the two AC6000's lift a loaded sand train up the grade over Keating Summit, Pennsylvania and heads toward the Emporium transload on a stormy day.
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WNYP OL-2 (Sand Loads; Olean, NY to Emporium, PA Turn)
WNYP 6000 AC60CW Ex. PRLX 5002, CSX 5002 Blt. 2000
WNYP 6001 AC60CW Ex. PRLX 5003, CSX 5003 Blt. 2000
following the first significant snowstorm of the season (8th of October). Six inches of snow fell; this image was taken two days later.
Mammoth Mountain is a lava dome complex partially located within the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, in the Inyo National Forest of Madera and Mono Counties. Mammoth still produces hazardous volcanic gases that kill trees and tragically caused ski patroller fatalities in 2006.
Mammoth is the highest ski resort in California and is notable for the unusually large amount of snowfall it receives compared to other Eastern Sierra peaks—about 400" annually and about 300 out of 365 days of sunshine—due to its location in a low gap in the Sierra crest. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth_Mountain
Fujifilm X-S10. Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS. 21mm, f/10, 1/40 sec, ISO 80. Thanks for viewing.
Significant rain Saturday night covered the iris with water droplets. Photographed in my flower garden. Most of my iris were passed down from my grandfather to my mother, and now to me. I believe that I have them correctly identified, but don't know the names of several. Any help will be appreciated. Most of the iris that I have were hybridized and purchased in the 1970's although a few that my grandfather first planted may be from the 1950's and 1960's. My mother may have purchased a few of them in the 1980's.
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My significant other half suggested a 'mystery' outing today, to include breakfast. I had no idea of our destination until we arrived at Salt Café by the water at Wicor, already busy at an early hour.
Breakfast was great and then Ray proposed a walk along the shore to Portchester Castle. The route there and back, along the Coastal Path, was a total of 3.5 miles, the furthest I have managed for ages. It was strange to reflect that this time last year I could barely walk, was in a lot of pain and using a mobility scooter.
I've never given much credence to miracles. However, being able to walk freely after a hip replacement/my own hard work at prescribed exercises, does seem miraculous.
The weather was hot and we found a pub in Portchester for a pit stop. Luckily, on the return to Wicor, there were seats overlooking the water, plus ice-cream, cold drinks and cookies half way along.
I have put together this collage to remember what, for me, has been a momentous day.
Lincoln's City Hall and Fire Department sits at the intersection of Broadway and N. McLean St., kitty-corner from the Logan County Courthouse on the northeast corner of the square. Constructed in 1886, the handsome Romanesque Revival building is a significant property in the Lincoln Courthouse Square Historic District that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
The telephone booth seen on the roof of City Hall is a Route 66 landmark. In the old days, the roof was used by the fire department as a lookout for weather spotters. If severe weather was spotted, a direct line from the booth to the fire house alerted the department to activate the storm siren.
The phone booth was added in the 1960s, and I can't imagine standing in it with the wind howling. This unique roof ornament was nearly lost to history when City Hall received a new roof in 2009 but, because of the historic value and the tradition, citizens spoke up and the historic conversation piece was kept in place.
The two buildings seen to north (left) of the courthouse in the 100 block of N. McLean St. also lie within the historic district. The closest building with two different facades at 114-116 N. McLean St. is an early 20th century commercial structure that is a contributing property in the historic district. The second building at 118 N. McLean St. dates to the 1890s. Originally an Italianate design, the structure was remodeled in the 1970s and is a non-contributing property in the district.
Lincoln is the seat of Logan County, which is situated in central Illinois approximately 26 miles northeast of Springfield, the state capitol. The estimated population of Lincoln in 2018 was 13,685.
Starting from the second half of the 17 th century Sedniv was the place where large landowners the Lyzogubs arranged their main manor. The members of this glorious Ukrainian Cossack family played a significant role in the history and culture of Ukraine.
In 1687 Hetman Ivan Mazepa, designated Jacob Lyzogub the Chernigov colonel. In 1689 Mazepa endowed him richly with lands near Chernigov, including Sednev for his participation in the Crimean campaign. Son of Jacob Lyzogub, Efim was the Chernihiv colonel as well. In 1690 he began the construction of ancestral estate in Sedniv. On the right high bank of the Snov river he managed to lay a large park, build wooden residential buildings, stone building and the Resurrection church as the family burial vault.
The following generations of the Lyzogubs were all the militaries. In the first half of the 19th century one of five brothers Lyzogubs Andrei Ivanovich (1804-1864) retired and settled for good in Sedniv at the age of twenty-five years. He was joined by his brother, Ilya Ivanovich (1787-1867) – a retired colonel, a participant of the war with Napoleon and Alexander Ivanovich (1790-1839) – major general. The old building proved to be rather small. The estate was expanded along the mountain over again. The brothers turned the family homestead in the picturesque architectural ensemble. They attached a tower in a pseudogothic style to the old Cossack stone building and on the flank of the hill above the Snov river there was placed a gazebo.
To unite old and new territories of the estate the old rampart of the ancient settlement of Snov was cut through and a small bridge was spanned over the moat.
Park of the new estate acquired the romantic features according to the fashion trends of that time. Scenic views and the rampart proved very handy. In the end of the rampart that is on a steep slope at the river, a typical for romantic parks mysterious grotto with an entrance was embedded right in the ground. It was once decorated with local river mussels like the “sea bed” . Circular hole was in the ceiling, and a small window that overlooked the Snov river. By efforts of Ilya Ivanovich there were installed fountains in the park. One of them, called “Getman”, spurted higher than the famous “Samson” in Peterhof.
In the mid of th 19th century in the middle of the park there was built an U-shaped the Lyzogubs’ large house in the style of late classicism in place of the old wooden one.
The manor house is a one-storey building that bears typical features of eclectic architecture. It has two projection in the facade on both sides and a semicircular oriel in the center of the fasade that is turned to the river and fine detail decoration. House is placed parallelly to the slope.
All the buildings in the estate seemed to stress the attractiveness of the landscapes that was greatly admired by the owners: the tower over the entrance to Cossack stone building, the grotto, the oriel and white-column rotunda are oriented to the east overlooking the river.
Unfortunately, the park is now neglected. The slopes are so overgrown that one can hardly see the scenery across the river. There are age-old chestnuts, oaks, maples, which remember many guests of the Lyzogubs.
And among them were artists L. Zhemchuzhnikov and A. Slastion, writers L. Glebov and B. Grinchenko. There is still a lime tree in the park in the shade of which Taras Shevchenko liked to have a rest during his visits to Sedniv.
The Lizogubs themselves were rather talented human beings. Thus Alexander Lyzogub is known as the Ukrainian composer, one of the founders of Ukrainian piano music. He was the author of nocturnes, mazurkas, ballads, and variations on the theme of Ukrainian folk songs.
Ilya Ivanovich was keen on music as well. Mykola Markevych characterized him as: “A wonderful musician, a pianist, cellist, singer and composer, a good painter, a person keen on hydraulics. He decorates Sedniv with parks and fountains and lives quietly, modestly, but as an aristocrat.” The younger brother of Andrei Ivanovich was fond of painting and painted a few icons for the iconostasis of the Resurrection church.
In November 2009 President of Ukraine issued the decree to establish State Historical and National Preserve “The Lyzogubs’ Estate” in Sedniv.
Significant rain Saturday night covered the iris with water droplets. Photographed in my flower garden. Most of my iris were passed down from my grandfather to my mother, and now to me. I believe that I have them correctly identified, but don't know the names of several. Any help will be appreciated. Most of the iris that I have were hybridized and purchased in the 1970's although a few that my grandfather first planted may be from the 1950's and 1960's. My mother may have purchased a few of them in the 1980's. IMG_8243
Societetshuset (Sociatyhouse) is a historically significant building from 1883 in Moorish style. 1980 the house was declared a culture heritage building. Societén as the house is popularly known as was originally intended as a club for wealthy people who visited the spa town of Varberg. The reason that the house was built, Varberg's increasing importance as a health resort, with the result that more and more wealthy people visited Varberg. Today the building is used primarily as a restaurant, dance and concert hall.
2021 represents a significant milestone in the history of the Phoenix Railway-Photographic Circle with the celebration of our 50th anniversary. Phoenix was set up in spring 1971 and was created to promote an alternative approach to railway photography. Why not take a look at the PRPC web site at www.phoenix-rpc.co.uk/index.html.
50050 aka D400 Fearless drops down the Sutton Park line towards Park Lane Junction running as 0Z99 Bescot to Nottingham Eastcroft with 66848 in tow.
Bell towers have played a significant role in early Christian architecture. They were originally erected as part of the church building and served both functional and symbolic purposes.
What does the bell tower symbolize in early Christian churches? One main function was to house bells that would be rung to call worshipers to prayer, mark important moments in the liturgy, and announce funerals or other events such as celebrations or warning signals. The sound of the bells was seen as a way to connect with God, reminding Christians of their faith while also serving as a reminder to pray for those who had passed away.
In addition to their practical use, bell towers were often seen as symbols of spiritual aspiration. Their height represented the exalted place of God above humanity, urging people upwards towards heaven. This encouraged visitors to look upwards where they could contemplate divine mysteries rather than on earth-bound distractions. The bell in this tower is long gone. Thankfully, the tower and church remain!
Centennial Gardens
Water is another significant landscaping feature. From the lower pool, water is pumped to the main pool and then to the top of the cliff where it cascades in down the 40-meter rock face.
Spray from the waterfall has encouraged the growth of plants on the limestone cliff face. . At night, when lit with green illumination, the scene is one of almost primeval beauty.
These well-landscaped gardens were once a quarry manned by prison labour. The gardens were developed in 1974 to commemorate the centenary of the establishment of Napier as a borough and a city. Initially prisoners and later Council gardeners transformed the bare former quarry into the present verdant gardens. All the soil had to be moved onto the site.
Many of Napier Hill's roadside retaining walls were built by working parties of prisoners. Dressed limestone from the quarry was known locally as "shell rock". In the 1920s and 1930s, it was very popular with local architects and builders who specified it for ornamental walls and pillars.
When the quarry was closed, this local supply of "shell rock" dried up.
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Nelson Bay is a significant township of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on a bay of the same name on the southern shore of Port Stephens about 60 kilometres (37 mi) by road north-east of Newcastle, its nearest rail link. At the 2016 census, Nelson Bay had a population of 5,820.
It is a major tourism centre, particularly for dolphin and whale watching, surfing, diving, fishing and other recreational aquatic activities. The eastern boundaries of Nelson Bay lie within the Tomaree National Park
"Large figure in a shelter" (Henry Moore, 1986), Parque de los pueblos de Europa, Guernica, Vizcaya, País Vasco, España.
La escultura Large figure in a shelter, fue creada entre los años 1985 y 1986, pocos meses antes de la muerte de Henry Moore, considerado el escultor británico más importante del siglo XX. El valor de la obra se ha visto incrementado por su tamaño, casi tres veces mayor que las esculturas consideradas como referencias más significativas de Moore, y porque sólo existen sólo dos ejemplares, cuando la edición media de las esculturas del artista británico es de siete a nueve piezas. La obra adquirida por los gobiernos central y vasco fue realizada en bronce, tiene una altura superior a los siete metros y pesa unos 20.000 kilogramos.
La monumental escultura se ubicará en una loma cercana a la Casa de Juntas de Gernika, a unos 30 kilómetros de Bilbao. El artista vasco Eduardo Chillida ha supervisado la elección del lugar elegido para situar la obra de Moore, ya que a pocos metros se levanta su conjunto escultórico Gure aitaren etxean, inaugurado en 1987.
The Large figure in a shelter sculpture was created between 1985 and 1986, a few months before the death of Henry Moore, considered the most important British sculptor of the 20th century. The value of the work has been increased by its size, almost three times larger than the sculptures considered to be the most significant references to Moore, and because there are only two copies in existence, when the average edition of the British artist's sculptures is from seven to nine pieces. The work acquired by the central and Basque governments was made of bronze, is over seven meters tall and weighs about 20,000 kilograms.
The monumental sculpture will be located on a hill near the Gernika Assembly House, about 30 kilometers from Bilbao. The Basque artist Eduardo Chillida has supervised the choice of the place chosen to locate Moore's work, since his Gure aitaren etxean sculpture ensemble, inaugurated in 1987, stands a few meters away.
Curiosity Rocks in Jindabyne is a significant Aboriginal Place, especially for the Ngarigo people, and is protected under the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Act. It's a site of cultural, spiritual, and historical importance, recognized for its connection to the Ngarigo's traditional land and water. The rocks are located in Lake Jindabyne, near Kalkite Mountain, and are associated with a camping area and ceremonial grounds along the Snowy River. Image taken whilst on photo tour of Snowy Mountains with Brett Wood and Lisa Milne.
Beijing, capital.
Significant cultural heritage: Traditional residential areas with Hutongs, Tian'anmen Square ("Gate of Heavenly Peace" Square).
Declared by UNESCO World Heritage Forbidden City, New + Old Summer Palace + various temples, such as the Temple of Heaven, the Temple of Lama + the Temple of Confucius.
The Church of St Mary, Studley Royal, is a Victorian Gothic Revival church built in the Early English style. It is located in the grounds of Studley Royal Park at Fountains Abbey, in North Yorkshire, England. It was commissioned by the 1st Marquess of Ripon as a memorial church to Frederick Grantham Vyner, his brother-in-law. It is one of two such churches, the other being the Church of Christ the Consoler at Skelton-on-Ure.
Frederick Vyner had been murdered by Greek bandits in 1870 in an event known as the Dilessi massacre. A significant ransom had been demanded, and in part collected, before his death. His mother, Lady Mary Vyner, and his sister, Lady Ripon, used the unspent ransom to build the two churches in his memory.