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The final stages of the removal of "Unconditional Surrender" at Tuna Harbor Park. (Photos courtesy Dale Frost/Port of San Diego).
Chartwell
The country home of Sir Winston Churchill.
He bought the property in September 1922 and lived there for over forty years until shortly before his death in January 1965.
In the 1930s, when Churchill was excluded from political office, Chartwell became the centre of his world. At his dining table, he gathered those who could assist his campaign against German re-armament and the British government's response of appeasement; in his study, he composed speeches and wrote books; in his garden, he built walls, constructed lakes and painted.
During the Second World War Chartwell was largely unused, whilst Churchil was occupied at Downing Street and Chequers.
The Churchills returned to Chartwell after he lost the 1945 election.
In 1953, when again Prime Minister, the house became Churchill's refuge when he suffered a devastating stroke.
In October 1964, he left Chartwell for the last time, dying at his London home, 28, Hyde Park Gate, on 24 January 1965.
The origins of the estate reach back to the 14th century; in 1382 the property, then called Well-street, was sold by William-at-Well. It passed through various owners and in 1836 was auctioned, as 'a substantial, brick-built manor'.
In 1848, it was purchased by John Campbell Colquhoun, whose grandson sold it to Churchill. The Campbell Colquhouns had greatly enlarged the house and the advertisement for its sale at the time of Churchill's purchase described it as an 'imposing mansion'.
Between 1922 and 1924, it was largely rebuilt and extended by Churchill who engaged the society architect Philip Tilden to oversee the work.
From the garden front, the house has extensive and stunning views over the Weald of Kent. Churchill described the views as "the most beautiful and charming I have ever seen" and went on to say that the views were the determining factor in his decision to buy the house.
In 1946, when financial constraints forced Churchill to consider selling Chartwell, it was acquired by the National Trust with funds raised by a consortium of Churchill's friends led by Lord Camrose, on condition that the Churchills retain a life-tenancy.
After Churchill's death, Lady Churchill surrendered her lease on the house and it was opened to the public by the Trust in 1966.
A Grade I listed building, for its historical significance rather than its architectural merit.
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Entrance to Chartwell
This is the approach to Chartwell from the car park and visitor centre.
The necessary commercial part of Chartwell is located a short distance from the property so as to protect the integrity of the house.
The house remains unsullied by commercial considerations and is presented as it was when the Churchill''s left forever in 1964.
Golden Orfe Ponds
Churchill first encountered Golden Orfe in the 1930s and was so entranced by them that they were made features of the Chartwell garden.
Churchill often sat here for hours in silent contemplation as he feed his beloved fish.
37181 slows at Park Junction, Newport on a trip working from Machen Quarry with ballast in dogfish and sealion hoppers, 25/9/86
The Soviet War Memorial is a vast war memorial and military cemetery in Berlin's Treptower Park. It was built to the design of the Soviet architect Yakov Belopolsky to commemorate 7,000 of the 80,000 Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin in April–May 1945. It opened four years after World War II on May 8, 1949. The Memorial served as the central war memorial of East Germany.
At the conclusion of World War II, three Soviet war memorials were built in the city of Berlin to commemorate Soviet deaths in World War II, especially the 80,000 that died during the Battle of Berlin. The memorials are not only commemorative, but also serve as cemeteries for those killed.
A competition was announced shortly after the end of the war for the design of the park. The competition attracted 33 entries, with the eventual design a hybrid of the submissions of the architect Jakow S. Belopolski, sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich, painter Alexander A. Gorpenko and engineer Sarra S. Walerius. The sculptures, reliefs, and 2.5 meter diameter "Flammenschalen" (flame bowls) were cast at the Kunstgießerei Lauchhammer in 1948. The memorial itself was built in Treptower Park on land previously occupied by a sports field. The memorial was completed in 1949. The stones and granite that were used in the construction came from the demolished New Reich Chancellery.
Around the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall, unknown persons vandalized parts of the memorial with anti-Soviet graffiti. The Spartacist party claimed that the vandals were right-wing extremists and arranged a demonstration on January 3, 1990, which the PDS supported; 250,000 GDR citizens participated. Through the demonstrations, the newly formed party stayed true to the communist roots of its founding party, and attempted to gain political influence. PDS chairman Gregor Gysi took this opportunity to call for a Verfassungsschutz ("Constitution Protection") for the GDR, and questioned whether the Amt für Nationale Sicherheit (Department of National Security, the successor of the Stasi) should be reorganized or phased out. Historian Stefan Wolle believes that Stasi officers may have been behind the vandalism, since they feared for their jobs.
As part of the Two Plus Four Agreement, Germany agreed to assume maintenance and repair responsibility for all war memorials in the country, including the Soviet memorial in Treptower Park. However, Germany must consult the Russian Federation before undertaking any changes to the memorial.
Since 1995, an annual vigil has taken place at the memorial on May 9, organized by (among others) the Bund der Antifaschisten Treptow e.V. ("Anti-fascist Coalition of Treptow"). The motto of the event is the "Day of Freedom", corresponding to Victory Day, a Russian holiday and the final surrender of German soldiers at the end of World War II.
The focus of the ensemble is a monument by Soviet sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich: a 12-m tall statue of a Soviet soldier with a sword holding a German child, standing over a broken swastika. According to Marshal of the Soviet Union Vasily Chuikov, the Vuchetich statue commemorates the deeds of Sergeant of Guards Nikolai Masalov, who during the final storm on the center of Berlin risked his life under heavy German machine-gun fire to rescue a three-year-old German girl whose mother had apparently disappeared.
Before the monument is a central area lined on both sides by 16 stone sarcophagi, one for each of the 16 Soviet Republics (in 1940–56 then up to the reorganization of the Karelo-Finnish SSR into the Karelian ASSR there were 16 "union republics") with relief carvings of military scenes and quotations from Joseph Stalin, on one side in Russian, on the other side the same text in German: "Now all recognize that the Soviet people with their selfless fight saved the civilization of Europe from fascist thugs. This was a great achievement of the Soviet people to the history of mankind". The area is the final resting place for some 5000 soldiers of the Red Army.
At the opposite end of the central area from the statue is a portal consisting of a pair of stylized Soviet flags built of red granite. These are flanked by two statues of kneeling soldiers.
Beyond the flag monuments is a further sculpture, along the axis formed by the soldier monument, the main area, and the flags, is another figure, of the Motherland weeping at the loss of her sons.
In recent years, the ensemble has undergone a thorough renovation. In 2003 the main statue was removed and sent to a workshop on the island of Rügen for refurbishment. It was replaced on May 4, 2004.
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One of my favourite places in Berlin.
Second time we've visited in four years.
Tuna Harbor Park visitors take a quick photo in front of "Unconditional Surrender" before its removal. (Photos courtesy Dale Frost/Port of San Diego).
The upper portion of "Unconditional Surrender"is removed at Tuna Harbor Park. (Photos courtesy Dale Frost/Port of San Diego).
The final stages of the removal of "Unconditional Surrender" at Tuna Harbor Park. (Photos courtesy Dale Frost/Port of San Diego).
A construction crane prepares to place the upper portion of "Unconditional Surrender" on the ground at Tuna Harbor Park. (Photos courtesy Dale Frost/Port of San Diego).
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The upper portion of "Unconditional Surrender" is strapped for removal at Tuna Harbor Park. (Photos courtesy Dale Frost/Port of San Diego).
The Sweetest Surrender: Death is inevitable, yet some in their most desperate moments seek it willingly by embracing suicide. This series attempts to perceive this obliteration as salvation instead of destruction, celebrating the end with utmost reverence – the ultimate escape, the "sweetest" surrender.
8x11.5in, acrylic on watercolour paper.
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Showcased at Memento Mori: M.O.D.A. magazine's 1st anniversary party and exhibition.
September 1, 2012
Polaroid SX-70 Sears Special
Impossible Project PX70 COOL
After the first week of classes were over, my friends and I headed to Virginia Beach. While they were all asleep on the beach, I went and watched Cheap Trick perform at the Verizon Wireless Music Festival. I captured this photo while they were performing "Surrender" for their finishing piece.
A little known place in Swaledale just above Low Row with evidence of lead mining from the end of the 19th century.
Tuna Harbor Park visitors take pictures of the upper half of "Unconditional Surrender." (Photos courtesy Dale Frost/Port of San Diego).
Crews begin dismantling "Unconditional Surrender" at Tuna Harbor Park. (Photos courtesy Dale Frost/Port of San Diego).
The "Unconditional Surrender" is dismantled into three pieces at Tuna Harbor Park. (Photos courtesy Dale Frost/Port of San Diego).
Jack heard a rustling to his right. He turned and found himself surrounded by forestmen! He didn't want to be riddled with arrows, so he was forced to surrender.
Three tourists observe the removed upper portion of "Unconditional Surrender" at Tuna Harbor Park. (Photos courtesy Dale Frost/Port of San Diego).
A family takes a final snapshot of the upper portion of "Unconditional Surrender" at Tuna Harbor Park. (Photos courtesy Dale Frost/Port of San Diego).
Relinquishing everything else and all ideas of righteousness surrender unto me exclusively.
I will deliver you from all sins, do not despair.
- Gita
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Crews continue the removal process of "Unconditional Surrender" at Tuna Harbor Park. (Photos courtesy Dale Frost/Port of San Diego).
The Sweetest Surrender: Death is inevitable, yet some in their most desperate moments seek it willingly by embracing suicide. This series attempts to perceive this obliteration as salvation instead of destruction, celebrating the end with utmost reverence – the ultimate escape, the "sweetest" surrender.
8x11.5in, acrylic on watercolour paper.
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Showcased at Memento Mori: M.O.D.A. magazine's 1st anniversary party and exhibition.