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The Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) is an opera house – and opera company – with a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It is located in the centre of Vienna, Austria. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera (Wiener Hofoper); in 1920, it was renamed the Vienna State Opera. The members of the Vienna Philharmonic are recruited from its orchestra.
The building was the first major building on the Vienna Ringstraße commissioned by the controversial Viennese "city expansion fund". Work commenced on the building in 1861 and was completed in 1869, following plans drawn up by architects August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll, who lived together in the 6. Bezirk. It was built in the Neo-Renaissance style.
The Ministry of the Interior had commissioned a number of reports into the availability of certain building materials, with the result that stones long not seen in Vienna were used, such as Wöllersdorfer Stein, for plinths and free-standing, simply-divided buttresses, the famously hard stone from Kaisersteinbruch, whose colour was more appropriate than that of Kelheimerstein, for more lushly decorated parts. The somewhat coarser-grained Kelheimerstein (also known as Solnhof Plattenstein) was intended as the main stone to be used in the building of the opera house, but the necessary quantity was not deliverable. Breitenbrunner stone was suggested as a substitute for the Kelheimer stone, and stone from Jois was used as a cheaper alternative to the Kaiserstein. The staircases were constructed from polished Kaiserstein, while most of the rest of the interior was decorated with varieties of marble.
The decision was made to use dimension stone for the exterior of the building. Due to the monumental demand for stone, stone from Sóskút, widely used in Budapest, was also used. Three Viennese masonry companies were employed to supply enough masonry labour: Eduard Hauser (still in existence today), Anton Wasserburger and Moritz Pranter. The foundation stone was laid on May 20, 1863.
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The sixth page of a photographic tribute to the Texas State school song, Alma Mater, from the 1928 Pedagog yearbook.
This is the front of Old Main, known then as the Administration Building.
TCU Horned Frogs quarterback Trevone Boykin (2) looks for a open receiver in the first quarter, Iowa State Cyclones linebacker Kane Seeley (29) defending, as TCU beats Iowa State 55-3 in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, December 6, 2014. Copyright Star-Telegram/Paul Moseley, may not be downloaded or reproduced without permission, www.star-telegram.com
Carter Grier. Polk State vs Lake-Sumter. Bing Tyus Yard. Winter Haven, Fla. Jan. 25, 2021. (Photo by Tom Hagerty, Polk State)
Ford Crown Victorias are everywhere - and all of them belong to various plice entities. Here's a Wisconsin State Patrol car all shined up for game day.
Illinois State Fair Main Gate
801 Sangamon Avenue
Springfield, IL 62706
Photo courtesy of IOCI Division of Media Services.
Puʻu o Mahuka Heiau State Historic Site on the North Shore of Oʻahu is the largest heiau on the island, covering 2 acres (8,100 m2) on a hilltop overlooking Waimea Bay and Waimea Valley. Puʻu o Mahuka means 'Hill of Escape'. Hawaiian legends have it that from this point, Pele (Volcano Goddess) leaped from Oahu to the next island, Molokai. From its commanding heights, sentries could once monitor much of the northern shoreline of Oʻahu, and even spot signal fires from the Wailua Complex of Heiaus on Kauaʻi, with which it had ties. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962, when it became the center of a 4-acre (16,000 m2) State park. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
The highest of the three walled enclosures may date to the 17th century, with the lower two enclosures perhaps added during the 18th century. These were times of great conflict, and the upper platform appears to have functioned as a heiau luakini (sacrificial temple) to bring success in war. During the 1770s, the overseer of this heiau was Ka'opulupulu, the high priest of the last independent high chief of Oʻahu, Kahāhana. In 1792, George Vancouver's ship, HMS Daedalus, anchored near Waimea Bay to collect water. Three men in his shore party were killed in a skirmish with Native Hawaiians, and may have been taken to the heiau as human sacrifices. After Kamehameha I conquered Oʻahu in 1795, his high priest Hewahewa led religious ceremonies here and the heiau remained in use until the traditional kapu system was abolished in 1819.
The Pleiades (Makali'i) as seen from Kaena Point, rising out of Pu'u o Mahuka Heiau just after sunset, mark the beginning of Makahiki.
The site can be reached from Pupukea Homestead Road (Highway 835), which starts at Kamehameha Highway (Highway 83) across from Pupukea fire station.
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BLM Archaeologist Lisa Rice speaks to Oregon SHPO Archaeologist Dennis Griffin at the Archaeology Roadshow, June 3, 2017, by Greg Shine, BLM.
On Saturday, June 3, 2017, BLM staff from the State Office, Medford District, and Northwest District participated in the sixth annual Archaeology Roadshow on the Portland State University campus in Portland, Oregon - one of two roadshow events held in 2017.
Kristen Martine, Lisa Rice, Fred Greatorex, and Greg Shine represented BLM at the event, helping connect the 1000+ event attendees to the history and archaeology of public lands in Oregon and Washington.
Keeping with the event’s theme – “The Archaeology of Travel and Trade” – Lisa Rice highlighted historic photographs and artifacts related to the Oregon and California Railroad’s Buck Rock Tunnel and the Siskiyou Trail, relating them to today’s primary north-south travel corridor in the area: U.S. Interstate 5.
Fred Greatorex showcased archaeological investigations at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area and shared materials from the BLM’s national education program in archaeology – called Project Archaeology – introducing it attendees.
The Archaeology Roadshow, hosted by universities, tribes, government agencies, private companies and avocational organizations, is a popular outreach opportunity where field experts can share knowledge and passion for humanity’s past with the public.
Consistent with our goal to serve the American family by connecting adults and kids to America’s natural and cultural heritage through public lands, BLM Oregon/Washington continued to take a leadership role in organizing this outreach and partnership event this year.
Kristen Martine, Dave Johnson, and Greg Shine were key members of the core planning committee overseeing these two events in 2017, and Burns District Archaeologist Scott Thomas was the primary event organizer for the first-time event in Hines.
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area is on Jordan Lake in Chatham County in North Carolina. It is just west of Apex in the Raleigh area. The lake is formed by damming the New Hope and Haw Rivers just above their confluence at the Cape Fear River. The pictures were taken at the Ebenezer Church recreation area on the east side of the lake.
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These were taken on my first trip to Henryton State Hospital, on my first real urbex trip.
From 2:30pm to 4:40pm me and a group of friends explored the buildings, and over that time I took about 550 photos.
I've never had so many photographic opportunities around me at once. The environment was a real challenge to shoot in, because of the constantly varying lighting conditions. Overall it was a very fun and rewarding experience though.
To our surprise, there were about 3-5 other groups roaming the hospital grounds at any given moment. People on rooftops, stairways, and even whole families. This place must have ZERO security on weekend afternoons.
Sadly this place, because of it's accessibility and notoriety, is horribly vandalized and run down. In an abandoned building you expect decay and such, but this place was downright beaten; no toilet or window left unbroken, and no wall left untagged.
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