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Yes, the tower does lean to the left.
The mosque of Agia Sophia Paphou is located in the area of Moutalos, also known as Ktima, near the Municipal Market of Paphos and is one of the cultural attractions in the capital of the homonymous province.
A building with a combination of medieval and Ottoman elements of architecture, visited by many local and foreign tourists in a historic town district on Namik Kemal Street, the mosque of Agia Sophia Paphou was originally a Christian church dedicated to Saint Sophia, while during the Frankish rule and the Venetian occupation, it was the seat of the Bishop of Paphos. The original temple was a three-aisled basilica with a dome and was built in the 12th-13th century, but was probably destroyed in the 14th century AD. Remains of this period are the northern aisle, while the north side of the arch of the central aisle is still visible from outside.
Later, in the 15th or 16th century, in its place was built a smaller temple, a type of a cruciform church with a dome, which incorporated the northern aisle of the original construction. The dome is an eight-sided drum with eight windows, one on each side. Access to the temple was available from the two entrances to the west and south.
Following the Ottoman rule in Cyprus (in 1571) and up until the Turkish invasion of 1974, the church was converted into a mosque, with all necessary alterations to the building. A minaret was added to the northwest corner, the walls were covered with plaster, while wooden flooring was built inside and new furnishings were placed according to the Islamic standards. Around the temple there is a Muslim cemetery.
The mosque of Agia Sophia Paphou, or else the Kebir mosque or Moutalos mosque, is one of the points that the visitor will pass during his tour of the beautiful narrow streets of Kato Paphos and specifically of the Turkish neighbourhood of the Ktima. It is not accessible inside, but one can enjoy its beauty from outside.
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Wow this was great. It simply jumped out of the paddock as we were driving past. Just out of Care Wine Region in South Australia.
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I went to California recently on Amtrak, in order to attend a good friend’s celebration of life. During the stop at Klamath Falls in each direction, I bailed off the train and snapped some photos. This trip was the first time ever that I rode the same Amtrak train through my hometown. Previously, I had either boarded or detrained there.
From what I have seen, the stone construction of the station at Klamath Falls makes it a rare bird in the Southern Pacific world. Espee had many unique stations, but very few were made from stone.
Note the line of stored Union Pacific locomotives at the far left.
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Gas station (1926), angle II, Main & Market, Glen Elder, Kansas
1993.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
Notes:
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
Margolies categories: General gas stations; Gas stations.
Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation.
Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Purchase; John Margolies 2007 (DLC/PP-2007:125).
Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008).
Subjects:
Automobile service stations--1990-2000.
United States--Kansas--Glen Elder.
Format: Slides--1990-2000.--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive - Rights and Restrictions Information" www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/723_marg.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Margolies, John John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (DLC) 2010650110
General information about the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.mrg
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.00035
Call Number: LC-MA05- 35
the malham circular walk was a wonderful introduction to the Yorkshire d.ales, especially for someone like myself from the fenlands of east anglia where the most elevated position is usually is the upstairs window .
we left malham and followed the signs that lead to Janets Foss , then moved on to Goredale Scar , unfortunately we had to settle for a veiw from the position of the rope that warned us not to proceed any further due to the danger of possible falling rocks because of the recent persistent rain. we the returned to the bridge that we had passed on the way to the scar and had a bite to eat and proceeded to take the trail (UP HILL) to the Malham cove, the limestone pavement was very slippery and so we chose to take the safer route over the top and made our way down the other side down a set of very steep steps. once at the bottom we saw the impressive site of the Cove itself. after a 5 hour trek we rerurned to the car, warmed up and set of to a vantage point to see the cove from afar , by this time the clouds had moved on enough so the sun briefly lit up the hillsides,
The Silverton Scooter was created by Christopher Trotter of recycled material found in the vicinity. Silverton was founded in 1883 and was supported by the mining of silver lead and zinc and is located about 24 km North West of Broken Hill.
View across the Golden Valley (southwestern Herefordshire, in the Welsh Borders area of western England) to the village of Vowchurch, on a mostly overcast morning at the end of April. St Bartholomew's Church can be seen, with its wooden / timber steeple.
The Golden Valley is one of several valleys in the hills of southwestern Herefordshire, between the Wye Valley and the Black Mountains (which are on the border with Wales). The River Dore runs down through it to join the River Monnow. The word "Dore" probably derives from the Welsh word for water, "dŵr"; many think that Anglo-Normans interpreted it as (Old) French "d'or" -- "of gold" or "golden" -- giving rise to the name "Golden Valley." It is a mostly agricultural area, with orchards, arable fields (such as the field of blooming yellow rapeseed oil plant (Canola) and the ploughed field in the foreground), and meadows of sheep and cows.
In the background, the Black Mountains can be seen through the mist.
[Vowchurch view, spring morning 2010 april 30 o; P4300196]
Dirty Dancing was a 1987 romantic drama film starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Much of the movie was filmed at the Mountain Lake Lodge. The large stone main building at Mountain Lake lodge was built in 1930. This historic resort is situated on a 2,600-acre nature preserve in the Appalachian Mountains with elevations from 2,200 to 4,365 feet. It is 7.4 miles from downtown Pembroke in Giles County, (southwestern) Virginia.
Print Size 13x19 inches. Happy Fence Friday
View towards the southwest past the village of Rhosesmor (Flintshire, in Clwyd, northeastern Wales), towards the higher Clwydian Hills, on a partly sunny morning in late April. In the central background, Moel Famau, the tallest of those hills.
Rhosesmor, formerly known as Caerfallwch, is located on Halkyn Mountain, which was historically a significant prehistoric and historical location of mining and quarrying.
The Welsh name for the Clwydian Hills is Bryniau Clwyd. The Clwydian Range, which is in both Denbighshire and Flintshire, is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Moel Famau, whose summit is 554 meters or 1818 feet above the level of the (fairly nearby) sea, is the highest of the Clwydian Hills. The surviving base of the Jubilee Tower (constructed 1810) marking its summit can be seen.
[Rhosesmoor view towards Clwydian Hills spring morning 2010 april 25 c; IMG_0043]
Once a quick shower clears out, the sun shines over the visitor building at Knightshayes Garden (Devon, England), on an afternoon in early October (2008). The converted stables and farm-building complex, built in a Neo-Gothic style, now house a restaurant, gift shop, office, etc., at this National Trust site. The ivy climbing on the walls is just beginning to turn colour.
Knightshayes is a National Trust house and garden near Tiverton, Devon, in southwestern England -- the West Country. The estate belonged to the Heathcote-Amory family when Knightshayes Court was built in the later 19th century (1869-1874) and when the gardens were first designed. It has been a National Trust property since 1973.
(Information from the visitor guide and from the National Trust website, last consulted in 2012.)
(From the "archive" -- 2008)
[Knightshayes visitor building path autumn 2008 oct 2 c; IMG_1005]
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Half Way Inn, Route 95, New Meadows, Idaho
1980.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
Notes:
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
Margolies categories: Restaurants; Eating & drinking establishments: (roadside and Main Street).
Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation.
Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Purchase; John Margolies 2007 (DLC/PP-2007:125).
Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008).
Subjects:
Eating & drinking facilities--1980.
United States--Idaho--New Meadows.
Format: Slides--1980.--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive - Rights and Restrictions Information" www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/723_marg.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Margolies, John John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (DLC) 2010650110
General information about the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.mrg
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.00151
Call Number: LC-MA05- 151
This is the Gardner Museum at 4th and Maine in Quincy, IL. The Gardner Museum is a stone Romanesque Revival style building erected in 1888 and was originally the Quincy Public Library until 1974 when it moved to its current location. I know it's kind of odd that the circular corner of the building is bluish towards the top but it's actually like that. Renovations maybe.. I don't know.
My first image of Normanby for 2012. This image taken after sunset was taken with two ND filters on the front of the camera, a 4X and a 2X set on manual mode for 3.2 seconds at F10.
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After photographing the local village church, I took a wander around the village. This is the Bradwell Brook that runs though the centre of the village. Moving rather fast when I was there, maybe all the recent rain and snow had found their way into the stream.
Finishing up the trip back. Seamed to have lost some of the original descriptions so this will have to do as we conclude the ride back from our adventure with our grandson. Enjoy the landscapes and scenes on the Iowa byways.
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Stone Restaurant, Route 77, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
1982.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
Notes:
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
Margolies categories: Restaurants; Eating & drinking establishments.
Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-2).
Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation.
Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008).
Subjects:
Restaurants--1980-1990.
United States--Oklahoma--Pauls Valley.
Format: Slides--1980-1990.--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive - Rights and Restrictions Information" www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/723_marg.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Margolies, John John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (DLC) 2010650110
General information about the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.mrg
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.01358
Call Number: LC-MA05- 1358
This is the tiny All Saints church in the equally tiny village of Pilham near to Gainsborough in Lincolnshire. I've been to this church for photos a few times in the past - always seemingly with the same overcast sky. Anyway, this church was open as part of the first weekend of #churchesFest15 in the county and boy are you in for a surprise when you go inside. I was expecting a rough little place but no, this has a stunning interior.
We were driving on a narrow single lane road on Great Bernera to Traigh Bhostadh (Bosta Beach) when I spotted this abandoned stone building and I had to stop. Wanting to stop, and finding a spot to park the car are two entirely different propositions. Nearby was a home with a driveway and an ideal spot to park. Unfortunately, it appears too many people had had that idea also, as there were several LARGE signs stating “Absolutely No Parking”.
Fortunately, not much farther and there was an area to pull off and park. The spot was unoccupied with the exception of a rather large black Highland cow. The cow was unwilling to move, but was willing to share the spot and there was still room for the car too. A walk back along the road and through the boggy field to the abandoned stone building on the shore of Loch na Muilne yielded this image.
Trekking in the Pyrenees, you come often across postcard landscapes. Couldn't avoid making a shot of this one.
The town of Southam in Warwickshire minted its own coins in mediaeval times because local people found ordinary coins too high in value for everyday use. In the English Civil War Charles I used Southam's mint to make new coins to pay his troops. Built in the early 16th century the coin mint house is now a pub – unsurprisingly called ‘the Olde Mint’. The grooves in the stone doorway are said to be the result of soldiers sharpening their swords
Bergenhus Fortress
Bergen, Norway
At the end of June we traveled to Bergen, Norway for a few days. To learn more about our first full day and to see more photos, check out my post Arriving in the Beautiful City of Bergen, Norway on my blog Batteredsuitcase.net
The oldest building in Greenfield Village was imported from England's Cotswold Hills. It is surrounded by a lush country garden.
Sign over Cupán Tae, a tea shop on the edge of the old town of the city of Galway (in County Galway, western Ireland), on a midday of mixed rain and sun in mid-September.
The city's Irish name is Gaillimh, or Cathair na Gaillimhe (City of Galway). The old town is sometimes referred to as the "Latin Quarter."
The sign's upper lettering is in Gaelic type, also called Irish type; it was derived from the early medieval manuscript lettering style known as Insular script (which in turn is related to uncial script). The term "insular," from the Latin for "island," refers to the style's origin in Ireland and spread from there to Britain.
(A picture in my Tea, tea shops, tea rooms album / set.)
[Galway old town tea shop sign 2013 sep 15 p; P1040082]
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Mother Goose Market, horizontal view, Route 476, Hazard, Kentucky
1979.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
Notes:
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
Margolies categories: Mimetic buildings; Main Street.
Purchase; John Margolies 2007 (DLC/PP-2007:125).
Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation.
Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008).
Subjects:
Houses--1970-1980.
Mimetic buildings--1970-1980.
United States--Kentucky--Hazard.
Format: Slides--1970-1980.--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive - Rights and Restrictions Information" www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/723_marg.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Margolies, John John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (DLC) 2010650110
General information about the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.mrg
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.00655
Call Number: LC-MA05- 655
The image posted "Memories" and the image posted in the comment box "Picture in Picture" were taken one minute apart.
Members of my family have worked in photographic business since the mid 50's; They always told me they were in the memory business - they sold memories.
Wiener Neustädter Altar, ordered in 1447 by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III for the Cistercian Viktring Abbey. Gothic gilded wood polychrome relief altar of the life of the Virgin Mary. St. Stephen's Dom (Cathedral) Catholic temple (church). Gothic. Begin in 1304 AD, vaulting completed in 1474 AD. North tower begun in 1450 AD and finished in 1511 AD. Austria, Vienna. Copyright 2016, James A. Glazier.