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UNICEF Ethiopia has supported children who were recovered through the negotiation of the Ethiopian and South Sudanese Government. The children have been provided with basic health, nutritional services, psychological support as well as nonfood items such as tents for their accommodation and full set of clothing for each child. Gambela Region, Lare Woreda © UNICEF Ethiopia/2016/Meklit Mersha
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Interior Supporting columns, windows, Sagrada Familia temple, architect Antonio Gaudi, Barcelona, Spain © Linda Dawn Hammond/ IndyFoto 2007
Passion façade, West Side
Walk to top, written Sacrifici Oracio Almoina, brilliant, perpetually unfinished building, Latin Catholic.
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SYMBOLOGY
Christian symbology is to be found in all Gaudí's work, but the most evident example of its application is the church, which tells the life of Jesus and the history of the faith.
To that end the church has been built over the years according to Gaudí's original idea, which expresses the Catholic faith in the architecture: Jesus and the faithful, represented by Mary, the apostles and the saints. That can be seen in the eighteen bell towers, which symbolise Jesus, the Virgin, the four evangelists and the twelve apostles; on the three facades, which represent the human life of Jesus (from birth to death), and in the interior, which suggests the celestial Jerusalem, where a set of columns, dedicated to Christian cities and continents, represent the apostles.
BEGINNINGS: 1883-1913
After undertaking the project in 1883, Gaudí built the crypt, which was finished in 1889. As he started work on the apse (and the cloister), everything went at a good pace thanks to the donations. When he received a large anonymous one, he thought of doing a new, bigger work: he discarded the old neo-Gothic project and proposed a more monumental and innovatory one in terms of both forms and structures and the construction. Gaudí’s project consisted of a large church with a Latin cross ground plan and high towers; it carried a major symbolic load, in both architectural and sculptural form, with the ultimate aim of being a catechistic explanation of the teachings of the Gospels and the Church.
In 1892 he began work on the foundations of the Nativity façade because, as he said himself, “If, instead of making this decorated, ornamented and swollen façade I had begun with the Passion, hard, bare and as if made of bone, people would have stepped back.” In 1894 the apse façade was finished and in 1899 the Roser door, one of the entrances to the Nativity cloister.
PRESENT: 1986-2010
In 2000 the vaults of the central nave and the transept were built and work began on the foundations of the Glory façade. That year, on the occasion of the new millennium, a mass was held inside the church which provided an opportunity to grasp the grandiosity of the work.
In 2001 the central window of the Passion façade was completed with the installation of a stained glass window dedicated to the resurrection, the work of Joan Vila-Grau. The four columns of the centre of the crossing were also finished.
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Towers
Every part of the design of La Sagrada Família is replete with Christian symbolism, as Gaudí intended the church to be the "last great sanctuary of Christendom". Its most striking aspect is its spindle-shaped towers. A total of eighteen tall towers are called for, representing in ascending order of height the Twelve Apostles, the four Evangelists, the Virgin Mary and, tallest of all, Jesus Christ. (According to the 2005 "Works Report" of the temple's official website, drawings signed by Gaudí found recently in the Municipal Archives indicate that the tower of the Virgin was in fact intended by Gaudí to be shorter than those of the evangelists, and this is the design — which the Works Report states is more compatible with the existing foundations — that will be followed. The same source explains the symbolism in terms of Christ being known through the Evangelists.) The Evangelists' towers will be surmounted by sculptures of their traditional symbols: a bull (St Luke), a winged man (St Matthew), an eagle (St John), and a lion (St Mark). The central tower of Jesus Christ is to be surmounted by a giant cross; the tower's total height (170 m) will be one metre less than that of Montjuïc (a hill in Barcelona), as Gaudí believed that his work should not surpass that of God. Lower towers are surmounted by communion hosts with sheaves of wheat and chalices with bunches of grapes, representing the Eucharist.
Façades
The Church will have three grand façades: the Nativity façade to the East, the Glory façade to the South (yet to be completed) and the Passion façade to the West. The Nativity facade was built before work was interrupted in 1935 and bears the most direct Gaudí influence. The Passion façade is especially striking for its spare, gaunt, tormented characters, including emaciated figures of Christ being flogged and on the crucifix. These controversial designs are the work of Josep Maria Subirachs.
Interior
Tree-like supporting pillars of roof
The church plan is that of a Latin cross with five aisles. The central nave vaults reach forty-five metres while the side nave vaults reach thirty metres. The transept has three aisles. The columns are on a 7.5 metre grid. However, the columns of the apse, resting on del Villar's foundation, do not adhere to the grid, requiring a section of columns of the ambulatory to transition to the grid thus creating a horseshoe pattern to the layout of those columns. The crossing rests on the four central columns of porphyry supporting a great hyperboloid surrounded by two rings of twelve hyperboloids (currently under construction). The central vault reaches sixty metres. The apse will be capped by a hyperboloid vault reaching seventy-five metres. Gaudí intended that a visitor standing at the main entrance be able to see the vaults of the nave, crossing, and apse, thus the graduated increase in vault loftiness.
The columns of the interior are a unique Gaudí design. Besides branching to support their load, their ever-changing surfaces are the result of the intersection of various geometric forms. The simplest example is that of a square base evolving into an octagon as the column rises, then a sixteen-sided form, and eventually to a circle. This effect is the result of a three-dimensional intersection of helicoidal columns (for example a square cross-section column twisting clockwise and a similar one twisting counter-clockwise).
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Alpha and Omega carving at Sagrada Família entrance.
Key to the symbolism of the church.
The towers on the Nativity façade are crowned with geometrically shaped tops that are reminiscent of Cubism (they were finished around 1930), and the intricate decoration is contemporary to the style of Art Nouveau, but Gaudí's unique style drew primarily from nature, not other artists or architects, and resists categorization.
Gaudí used hyperboloid structures in later designs of the Sagrada Família (more obviously after 1914), however there are a few places on the nativity façade—a design not equated with Gaudí's ruled-surface design, where the hyperboloid crops up. For example, all around the scene with the pelican there are numerous examples (including the basket held by one of the figures). There is a hyperboloid adding structural stability to the cypress tree (by connecting it to the bridge). And finally, the "bishop's mitre" spires are capped with hyperboloid structures[3]. In his later designs, ruled surfaces are prominent in the nave's vaults and windows and the surfaces of the Passion facade.
Symbolism
Themes throughout the decoration include words from the liturgy. The towers are decorated with words such as "Hosanna", "Excelsis", and "Sanctus"; the great doors of the Passion façade reproduce words from the Bible in various languages including Catalan; and the Glory façade is to be decorated with the words from the Apostles' Creed.
Areas of the sanctuary will be designated to represent various concepts, such as saints, virtues and sins, and secular concepts such as regions, presumably with decoration to match.
Areas of the sanctuary will be designated to represent various concepts, such as saints, virtues and sins, and secular concepts such as regions, presumably with decoration to match.
Royal Saudi Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules 1622 seen crossing Bognor at FL130
With call-sign 'RSF1902' she had departed RAF Waddington after supporting the Saudi Aerobatic Hawks team arrival here
Routing out past Peterborough she then trundled over Farnborough and turning West of Midhurst she then went South, passing Goodwood where the Festival of Speed was being held before crossing over Bognor - all still at FL130
It was only then once out over the English Channel that she started to climb to a higher cruising level
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Team members of the 102nd Civil Support Team, Oregon National Guard, conduct a decontamination training and evaluation exercise at the old Silverton High School in Silverton, Oregon. Sgt. 1st Class Rowena Simshaw and Staff Sgt. April Henrickx of the Decon Team, 102nd Civil Support Team, aid in decontaminating other team members. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. David Overson)
Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker is a 1992 sculpture by Louise Walsh, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The sculpture is located on the city's Great Victoria Street adjacent to the Europa Hotel. The Department of the Environment's original commission was to reflect the nearby Amelia Street’s history as a Red-light district. However Walsh disagreed with this, and changed the focus to women's rights issues of low-paid jobs and unpaid housework. (Wikipedia)
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A CH-146 Griffon helicopter from 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron based in Edmonton, Alberta conducts operations over northern Alberta while providing assistance to the province during wildfires near Fort McMurray on May 9, 2016.
Photo by: MCpl Brandon O'Connell, 3 CDN DIV PA
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Un hélicoptère CH-146 Griffon du 408e Escadron tactique d’hélicoptères basé à Edmonton (Alberta) effectue des opérations dans le Nord de l’Alberta dans le cadre du soutien offert à la province lors des feux de forêt, près de Fort McMurray, le 9 mai 2016.
Photo : Cplc Brandon O'Connell, AP 3 Div CA
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U.S. Army Sgt. Rakan Falah, and U.S. Airforce Tech Sgt. John Rodan, assigned to the 24th Civil Support Team, 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard, dress into their class A Hazmat suits during their radiological material detection and identification training event at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island, N.Y., Aug. 20, 2020. The 24th CST is based at Fort Hamilton and aids civilian authorities when responding to chemical, biological and weapons of mass destruction events in New York City. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Cpl. Erick Butler)
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In Rome, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella.
The President of Ukraine expressed gratitude for Italy’s steadfast support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as its consistent focus on Ukraine during Italy’s presidency of the G7.
"I recall all our meetings, and they always concluded with us finding solutions to very complex issues. One of the most challenging is protecting the rights of people in Ukraine, as well as defending our sovereignty and territorial integrity. I am very pleased that your position in supporting Ukraine, our people, and our children has always remained unwavering," said Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The Ukrainian President provided an update on the situation at the front lines and on Russia’s ongoing missile terror targeting civilians.
During the meeting, the leaders discussed the continuation of military assistance to Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his appreciation to Italy for its significant military-technical support, including the approval of the 10th aid package.
He emphasized the importance of coordinated actions by partner countries to end the war with a just and lasting peace.
The President of Ukraine also commended Italy’s firm stance on maintaining and enforcing sanctions against Russia.
A key topic of negotiations was the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
The President thanked Italy for its care and support of Ukrainian orphans currently residing in Italy because of the Russian aggression.
The leaders also discussed preparations for the International Ukraine Recovery Conference, scheduled for July 10–11 in Rome. Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that Italian experts could join the restoration of Ukraine’s cultural heritage.
President Zelenskyy extended an invitation to President Mattarella to visit Ukraine.
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Happy Valentines everyone. We're a bit tired over here. But its a special day in many ways; its a day not just about couples, but anyone you love. It's a day of heart support.
Master Corporal Giguere, Traffic Technician, participates in the final aircraft palette loading for the Jamaican Defence Force Basic Air Movement Operation Course during their incremental tasking at Operational Support Hub - Latin America and Caribbean in Kingston, Jamaica on February 28th, 2023.
Photo by: Sailor First Class Alexandra Proulx, Visual Communications Support, Assistant Deputy Minister (Public Affairs)
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Le caporal-chef Giguère, technicien des mouvements, participe au chargement final de palettes dans un aéronef dans le cadre du cours de base sur les opérations des mouvements aériens de la Force de défense de la Jamaïque pendant une affectation supplémentaire au Carrefour de soutien opérationnel de l’Amérique latine et des Caraïbes à Kingston, en Jamaïque, le 28 février 2023.
Photo : Matelot de 1re classe Alexandra Proulx, Soutien des communications visuelles, Sous-ministre adjoint (Affaires publiques)
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir before hosting the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) meeting in New York City on December 18, 2015. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
San Jose Fire Department responded to a late night fire in an apartment building on Bridgeport Court in December 2012. The two alarm blaze destroyed part of the complex and resulted in three fatalities. Approx 56 people were displaced by the blaze and were being assisted by the Red Cross.
Fire Associates of Santa Clara Valley responded Fire Support Unit 2 to the scene of the incident to provide Rehab support for the firefighters. FSU2 is a 2008 Ford F550 with a custom built body to support the Rehab functions on a fire ground.
To see the full set from this incident check out YourFireDepartment.org - Bridgeport IC