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The Baroque observatory is considered the structural symbol of the monastery of Kremsmünster, and at the time of its construction was known as the "mathematical tower". In art history it is described not only as one of the historical beginnings of modern highrise building architecture but also as the first preserved independent museum edifice. At first the monastery authorities had contemplated erecting the observatory above the bridge gate. Fr. Anselm Desing had already completed plans and a wooden model, which has been preserved. This project was abandoned and in 1748 the decision was made to erect a fully free-standing building in the garden. Once again, the designs were drawn up by Desing, and construction was completed within ten years. This nine-storey structure was meant to house a universal museum in which the visitor would be led from inanimate nature (minerals and fossils on the second floor) over to lower living nature (plants and animals), on to the human sciences and arts (art chamber and picture gallery on the third and fourth floors), then on to the cosmos (the observatory on the sixth floor) and finally to the reflection of God (the chapel on the seventh floor).
Kremsmünster . Upper Austria . Austria . Europe
Je préférerai toujours contempler le Rhône par Tuby, et je le souhaiterai toujours sans cette pollution visuelle qui est un énorme contre-sens symbolique et casse une harmonie esthétique...
Ce n'est pas pour rien que fut abandonné par Louis XIV un projet qui prévoyait de hautes statues de marbre blanc, et que les bronzes du parterre sont tous en position allongée, à l'exception des marmousets qui marquent les angles.
... that represents my home
2015 CANADIAN 25-CENT NATIONAL FLAG 50 YEARS COLOURED QUARTER COIN
Created for Macro Mondays -National
Semer water early in the morning , one of the few times i used a wide angle lens on this trip , i was drawn towards thees two large rocks with a curvy unusual shape and contrasting colour to the rest of the scene , i all so liked the strong reflection in the still water .
De - virtue, moral
De means virtue, moral, heart, mind, and kindness, etc. It is also used in the name for Germany, i.e., De Guo.
Fu - Blessing, Good Fortune, Good Luck
Fu is one of the most popular Chinese characters used in Chinese New Year. It is often posted upside down on the front door of a house or an apartment. The upside down fu means good luck came since the character for upsite down in Chinese sounds the same as the character for came.
Mei - beautiful, pretty
The United States of America is called Mei Guo in the short form. Guo means country so Meiguo is a good name.
Necessity is the mother of invention, yes? I needed some clothing reference and also to flex some atrophied shutterbug muscles. This is one of the products of that experiment.
*this one also allowed me to flex my photoshop muscles, too.
Smena Symbol sitting atop a vintage American made tripod. Arrived yesterday. Aside from removing the top and cleaning the viewfinder elements all appears in order.
The tripod is without any markers marks. Lower half made of brass with upper being aluminum. Anyone have an ideas on who could have made the tripod? Argus maybe? Maybe the tripod is not USA made after all?
Update: One of my contacts GAVE me a Blik rangefinder for this badboy. Many thanks.:-) I may also fabricate a lens hood for this Commie crap cam. Maybe I won't need it.
The Aberlemno I, class I Pictish symbol stone, also called the Serpent Stone. There are five Pictish symbols on one face visible from the roadside. From the top:
(a) the serpent
(b) the double disc
(c) the Z-rod and
(d) a mirror and comb.
The meaning of these symbols commonly carved by the Picts is unknown. Strangely the missionaries or scribes from the Celtic church did not record the meaning in their texts even though Celtic christian crosses were engraved on one side of the class II symbol stones or cross slabs.
The other face of the stone exhibits prehistoric cup marks on the opposite face. This indicates it was reused by the Picts.
The Aberlemno 3, class II Pictish symbol stone, also called the Great Stone. The ornate Celtic cross is impressive with two angels either side, one reading a book.
A hunting scene and the double disc Pictish symbol is visible on the opposite face which is not visible from the roadside. Three trumpeters are also visible.
The meaning of these symbols commonly carved by the Picts is unknown.
Strangely the missionaries or scribes from the Celtic church did not record the meaning of the symbols in their texts. This was even more strange as Celtic christian crosses were engraved on one side of the class II symbol stones or cross slabs.
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Another capture at Brompton Cemetery in London. I liked the contrast of the cross in the sky symbolising faith and prominence for whoever cared to look. The stonework was just artistry in its own right.
There are four basic types of iconographic representations of the cross: the crux quadrata, or Greek cross, with four equal arms; the crux immissa, or Latin cross, whose base stem is longer than the other three arms; the crux commissa, in the form of the Greek letter tau, sometimes called St. Anthony’s cross; and crux decussata, named from the Roman decussis, or symbol of the numeral 10, also known as St. Andrew’s cross. Tradition favours the crux immissa as that on which Christ died, but some believe that it was a crux commissa. The many variations and ornamentations of processional, altar, and heraldic crosses, of carved and painted crosses in churches, graveyards, and elsewhere, are developments of these four types.
I am not religious myself, but Christian and religious symbols are an integral part of a region's cultural identity. That is why religious symbols such as crosses or angels can be found everywhere in the landscape.
Hasselblad 500 C/M
Carl Zeiss C 4/50 Distagon
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Scan Epson V 850 Pro @3600 dpi, cropped to 2000px@200dpi
Macro Mondays: "Lockdown Song"
The first new music from my favorite band in twenty years! The album has been a godsend to my sanity. Of course these days you don't get the good old fasion vinyl, or even a Compact Disc. All digital baby!
From the bands web page here is an explanation of the meaning of the symbol:
"We like to say it is an ancient symbol that means "Blue Öyster Cult".
The BÖC logo was created by Bill Gawlik, the artist who created the band's first and second album covers. It is a stylization of the astronomical symbol for the planet Saturn. In the process of creating the album cover, Gawlick used a washer to separate the symbol into its 5 parts hook, bars and dot.
When the band was shown the artwork for the album cover, they instantly decided that it would be the perfect band logo, and that it is."
You have to love the 1970's. Well, at least I did.
The image is about 6.35 cm (2.5 inches) on the long edge.
Bruxelles-Le Manneken-Pis, signifiant « le gamin [qui] pisse » en néerlandais, est une fontaine surmontée d'une statue en bronze de 55,5 centimètres de hauteur1 (61 cm avec le socle), représentant un petit garçon nu en train d'uriner. Elle est située au cœur de Bruxelles, dans le quartier Saint-Jacques, à deux pas de la Grand-Place, à l'intersection de la rue de l'Étuve et de la rue du Chêne. Cette statue est le symbole de l'indépendance d'esprit des Bruxellois.
“We search for happiness across every landscape, if only we knew that the seed in which it first grows, is planted within ourselves...”
― Seja Majeed, The Forgotten Tale of Larsa
“We dream a world without violence
a world of justice and faith.
Everyone gives the hand to his neighbours
Symbol of peace, of fraternity … “
- The Prayer - music and lyrics by David Foster, Carole Sager,
Alberto Testa and Tony Renis
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu3o8W5JMuU
The Prayer by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli
A POEM FOR EASTER
A time to leave the past behind
and start your life anew
to take those gentle steps
towards a better path for you
Leave Winter far behind
let Spring into your heart
leave room for love to blossom
and flourish from the start
Sweep tiredness from your mind
don't let it take its toll
keep your thinking pure
nourish body, mind and soul …
- AP - Copyright remains with the author
'copyright image please do not reproduce without permission'
L’arum est une fleur magnifique et spectaculaire, en forme de cornet. L'arum est le symbole de l'âme. Ses grandes fleurs blanches étaient très courantes dans les années 1900 lors des cérémonies religieuses importantes comme les mariages, les fiançailles ou encore les communions. L’’arum, nommé aussi calla, est une vivace rhizomateuse . Sa hampe florale rigide et verticale se termine par une spathe en entonnoir évasé qui cache un spadice jaune ou orangé. Attention : l’arum est une plante à fleurs toxique dans son ensemble.
The arum is a beautiful and spectacular flower, shaped like a cornet. The arum is the symbol of the soul. Its large white flowers were very common in the 1900s during important religious ceremonies such as weddings, engagements or communions. Arum, also called calla, is a rhizomatous perennial. Its rigid, upright floral stem ends in a flared funnel spathe hiding a yellow or orange spadix. Warning: Arum is a toxic flowering plant as a whole.
-- El arum es una flor hermosa y espectacular, con forma de cucurucho. El arum es el símbolo del alma. Sus grandes flores blancas eran muy comunes en la década de 1900 durante importantes ceremonias religiosas como bodas, compromisos o comuniones. Arum, también llamada cala, es una planta perenne rizomatosa. Su tallo floral rígido y vertical termina en un embudo acampanado que esconde un espádice amarillo o naranja. Advertencia: Arum es una planta de floración tóxica en su conjunto.
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Westcott fountain is a historic landmark on the campus of Florida State University. It sits at the end of College Avenue in front of the Westcott building. There is a large, marble plaque in front of the fountain with the Florida State University logo, used to welcome people to campus. Westcott fountain came into the possession of Florida State University in 1917 as a gift from the Florida State College for Women, classes of 1915 and 1917. Today, the fountain is a strong symbol of unity and heritage for Florida State University.
Westcott fountain sits in the center of Westcott Plaza, surrounded by engraved bricks. The bricks commemorate students, professors and others who have contributed to Florida State University. The Florida State University Alumni Association administers the "Brick Program." The brick plaza was a project of the classes of 1996 and 1997. Its construction in 1998 was possible through the generous donations of students, alumni, faculty, staff and more. The bricks are used to commemorate names, special dates and accomplishments and new bricks are installed every semester.
In 1982 the fountain was renovated in commemoration of Professor Anna Forbes Liddell. The fountain that is there today is however not the original one. Westcott fountain was replaced in 1988, due to failure of the original support system. Westcott fountain sits upon what was previously referred to as "Gallows Hill": during the 1830s, the hill was a site of executions. Westcott fountain has become a monument at Florida State University. It is a symbol of the University that sits proudly at the main entrance to the school.
This is a close-up photo of a symbol on an old gravestone from 1889. One interpretation of the meaning, and likely the one intended at the time, is that it represents victory (the crown) over death in Christianity (the cross).
2-layered chocolate cake with a raspberry mousse filling. The top is frosted with ivory colored buttercream and the side is frosted with red colored buttercream. The infinity symbol is made out of marshmallow fondant.
On the way back from Longnor yesterday, I stopped for a photo walk around Wirksworth. Reflection in a bookshop window.
Santa Maria Antiqua was closed when I visited and I only had a glimpse of these wall paintings in the Oratory of Forty Martyrs through the entrance door.
Inside the Roman Forum, Rome; July 2019