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Jesuit Church and Mount Pilate seen in early moring sun (taken on my way to work). Lucerne's Jesuit Church, built between 1666 and 1677, is the first large Baroque church north of the alps. It reflects Lucerne's role as leading catholic city within the Swiss confederacy at the time - with Zurich, Bern and Basel as protestant counterparts.
City district: Kleinstadt
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cahuita ,costa rica. the old dock for loading it just stands there in the middle of the ocean doing nothing and the birds just rest.reminding you of time that flies by
Taken on the 18th of march 2009
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View to Huayna Picchu, also called Wayna Picchu in the Lost City of Machu Picchu.
Panorama in der Inkastadt Machu Picchu auf den Huayna Picchu, auch Wayna Picchu genannt.
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Unfortunately, only one survived and it is now standing at the Peristyle. The sphinx on the Peristyle is made of black granite. It dates back to the period of pharaoh Tuthmosis III (died 1426 BC), the king (reigned 1479–26 BC). She holds a vessel for offerings in her hands. Just like a major part of the palace itself, the sphinxes were decapitated and destroyed with the arrival of Christianity. Why this one still stands, it remains a mystery. She has been standing here since the 3rd century watching generations pass by.
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More information about the Marble Boat and the Summer Palace in Beijing can be found at my website: www.abookaboutchina.com/location/Summer-Palace
The Marble Boat ( 石舫), also known as the Boat of Purity and Ease (Qing Yan Fǎng) is a lakeside pavilion on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. It was first erected in 1755 during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. The original pavilion was made from a base of large stone blocks which supported a wooden superstructure done in a traditional Chinese design.
In 1860, during the Second Opium War, the pavilion was destroyed by Anglo-French forces. It was restored in 1893 on order of the Empress Dowager Cixi. In this restoration, a new two-story superstructure was designed which incorporated elements of European architecture. Like its predecessor, the new superstructure is made out of wood but it was painted to imitate marble. On each "deck", there is a large mirror to reflect the waters of the lake and give an impression of total immersion in the aquatic environment. Imitation paddlewheels on each side of the pavilion makes it look like a paddle steamer. The pavilion has a sophisticated drainage system which channels rain water through four hollow pillars. The water is finally released into the lake through the mouths of four dragon heads.
The boat design of the pavilion may relate to a quote attributed to Wei Zheng, a chancellor of the Tang Dynasty renown for his honest advice. He is said to have told the emperor "the waters that float the boat can also swallow it", implying that the people can support the emperor but can also topple him. With this in mind, Emperor Qianlong might have chosen to construct the Marble Boat on a solid stone base to indicate that the Qing Dynasty was not to be overthrown.
The Marble Boat is often seen as an ironic commentary on the fact that the money used to restore the Summer Palace largely came from funds originally earmarked for building up a new imperial navy. The controller of the Admiralty, the 1st Prince Chun, owed much of his social standing as well as his appointment to the Empress Dowager, who had adopted his oldest son to become the Guangxu Emperor. Because of this, he probably saw no other choice than to condone the embezzlement.
The pavilion is 36 meters long. It stands on the northwestern shore of Kunming Lake, near the western end of the Long Corridor.
Back cover includes maps with dots of all Best Western motels in the U.S. and Canada along with information about B/W's new toll-free reservation hotline 1-800-228-9450. Toll-free reservations were a new innovation to most lodging chains in 1970 that included Holiday Inn's Holidex system, Quality Inn's "Qualimax" and Ramada's Inn-Stant reservations networks in which each of the chains hooked up their hotels with a central system teletype or computer.
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Herzliya beach between Tel Aviv and Haifa on the west coast in Israel.
Der Herzliya Strand liegt zwischen Tel Aviv und Haifa an der Westküste von Israel.
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As promised, here are some black and white photographs I took earlier this summer while visiting Michigan. A long-time friend of mine, who also likes to take photos, and who happens to be an architect and artist, threw out the idea that while I was visiting we should go down to Detroit and shoot a bit. So, her, her partner (another long-time friend of mine), and I headed down to the Dequindre Cut Greenway and to Eastern Market in Detroit one hot summer afternoon. Detroit has an interesting and unfortunate history which has left huge parts of it dilapidated. This is often the focus of street and architecture photographers when shooting in Detroit. This is commonly referred to as ruin-porn. I ended up leaning in to this a bit with these photos, as you can tell, although I had some reservations in doing so. I do, however, see beauty in many of these things, and it always makes me wonder what these things were like when shiny and new. At this point there are pockets of people and new developments scattered around the city, but it has a long way to go and will probably never return to its former glory, unfortunately.
The Bali Starling, Bali’s regional mascot, is critically endangered, hovering immediately above extinction in the wild for several years now (BirdLife International 2006). The Bali Starling is listed in Appendix I of CITES. Trade even in captive-bred specimens is strictly regulated and the species is not generally available legally to private individuals. However, experienced aviculturalists may become affiliated with the captive-breeding program, allowing them to legally keep this species. About 1,000 individuals are believed to be held in captivity legally. The number of captive birds bought on black market is estimated to be twice the number of legally-acquired individuals in the captive breeding program.
The Dutch Capitool 2010 travelguide speeks about less then 10 in the wild!!
Estimated number alive worldwide 3000
For more info see my website, www.abookaboutchina.com pages about Shenyang City and Liaoning Province in China.
summer travel guide, josie of frances baker sharing her favorite melbourne, australia stops.
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Papau New Guinea is a very different travel experience. Tribal customs, surfing, diving and hiking are the draw cards. Read about PNG on eGuide Travel
as part of the home for the holidays guest blogger series, julia topaz shares her favorite richmond, virginia shopping haunts.
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South Vietnam | Phu Quoc | Sao Beach
White sand, palm trees and cristal clear blue water are guaranteed on this beach.
Weißer Sandstrand, Palmen und kristallklares, blaues Wasser sind am Sao Beach garantiert.
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Doha Amiri Diwan Clock Tower Al shaykh mosque Moschee Sonnenuntergang, sunset
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Taj Mahal Panorama, panoramic view!
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Papau New Guinea is a very different travel experience. Tribal customs, surfing, diving and hiking are the draw cards. Read about PNG on eGuide Travel
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Die Szenerie des Ranthambore Nationalpark in Indien ist sehr idyllisch.
Die scenery at Ranthambore National Park is very idyllic.
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While climate change has been causing some extremely high temperatures across much of the Northern Hemisphere, it seems to be causing an extra foggy (and slightly cooler) summer for us here in San Francisco. This last week I was trying to capture the fog in a few places around San Francisco and the Bay Area. Saturday I went up to Mount Tamalpais, across the Golden Gate, to catch it sinking into the heavily wooded valleys from a vantage point above it. I tried to make a bunch of long exposures, but something funky happed with my neutral density filter, so most of them are unusable. I salvaged a couple and have some photos that I captured at normal (fast) speed. Enjoy!
Die Schlangenweihe gehört zu den Schlangenadlern. Hier im Ranthambore Nationalpark in Indien.
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Fortbewegung in Shanghai: Shanghai Metro Ticket-Maschine. Hier kannst Du Einzeltickets kaufen.
Machine where you can buy tickets for Shanghai Metro.
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A quick virtual pit stop for some mint tea at our budget Riad and then it's off to the famous Jemaa el-Fnaa square for the first of several sunsets.
The Hill of Crosses is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. The exact origins are unknown, but it is considered that the first crosses were placed on the former Jurgaičiai or Domantai hill fort after the 1831 Uprising.[1] Over the centuries, not only crosses, but giant crucifixes, carvings of Lithuanian patriots, statues of the Virgin Mary and thousands of tiny effigies and rosaries have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims. The number of crosses is unknown, but estimates put it at about 50,000
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