Maria HF 31 is a fishing Ewer whose home base was Finkenwerder in northern Germany. Maria HF31 operated in the North Sea for more than 70 years in the period from 1880 to 1950. During this period the vessel has undergone several rebuilding, including motorization in the interwar period, and several

The first Blacksmith’s Gate (Smedenpoort) dates from 1297-1299; the current gate was built on the remains of the old one in 1367. Throughout the centuries the gate has undergone many changes. The bronze skull above the left passage recalls the execution of François Vander Straeten, who wanted to let hostile French troops into the city at the end of the 17th century. The severed head of this traitor was fixed to the gate.

Now the gate is a peaceful idyllic place, welcoming everyone to Bruges.

Tree Pipit - Anthus Trivialis

Tree pipits have brown streaked upper parts and pale under parts with further streaking on buff tinged chest and flanks. They are very similar to meadow pipits but, on close inspection, may be distinguished by their heavier bill, shorter hind claw and fine streaking on the flank - they also have very different calls. Widespread summer visitors to the UK, they occur in particularly high densities in Western uplands. Their population has undergone declines over the past 25 years, especially in central and southern England.

Tree Pipit is a true summer visitor, with the first birds returning from sub-Saharan Africa in late March and the bulk of passage taking place from mid-April to mid-May. As its name suggests, it is associated much more with trees than is Meadow Pipit, although it must be remembered that the latter frequently lands in the tops of trees and bushes, particularly when flushed. But Tree Pipits habitually use trees for both singing and feeding, when they may walk up and down the branches searching for food, constantly wagging their tails as they do so. I have never seen Meadow Pipits do this.

Tree Pipits are characteristically birds of heathland, forest clearings and young forestry plantations, with scattered trees and bushes usually a prerequisite. Meadow Pipit is a bird of open country, particularly common in upland areas. These habitat differences are often the first clue in the identification process, but do not rely totally on habitat, particularly at migration sites when the differences break down.

Tree Pipit - Anthus Trivialis

Tree pipits have brown streaked upper parts and pale under parts with further streaking on buff tinged chest and flanks. They are very similar to meadow pipits but, on close inspection, may be distinguished by their heavier bill, shorter hind claw and fine streaking on the flank - they also have very different calls. Widespread summer visitors to the UK, they occur in particularly high densities in Western uplands. Their population has undergone declines over the past 25 years, especially in central and southern England.

Tree Pipit is a true summer visitor, with the first birds returning from sub-Saharan Africa in late March and the bulk of passage taking place from mid-April to mid-May. As its name suggests, it is associated much more with trees than is Meadow Pipit, although it must be remembered that the latter frequently lands in the tops of trees and bushes, particularly when flushed. But Tree Pipits habitually use trees for both singing and feeding, when they may walk up and down the branches searching for food, constantly wagging their tails as they do so. I have never seen Meadow Pipits do this.

Tree Pipits are characteristically birds of heathland, forest clearings and young forestry plantations, with scattered trees and bushes usually a prerequisite. Meadow Pipit is a bird of open country, particularly common in upland areas. These habitat differences are often the first clue in the identification process, but do not rely totally on habitat, particularly at migration sites when the differences break down.

The first Blacksmith’s Gate dates from 1297-1299, the current gate was built on the remains of the old one in 1367. Throughout the centuries the gate has undergone many changes. The bronze skull above the left passage recalls the execution of François Vander Straeten, who wanted to let hostile French troops into the city at the end of the 17th century. The severed head of this traitor was fixed to the gate.

The vocalisations of Plumbeous Ibis are diverse and markedly loud. The basic call is a high-pitched, rapid pi-pi-pi-pi which has a somewhat metallic timbre and can be uttered when the bird stands on the ground during daytime. This call has been said to resemble “the sound of a banjo with brass strings so big that it could be heard a mile and a half away”.

The Plumbeous Ibis (Theristicus caerulescens), also formerly called the Blue Ibis, is endemic to parts of central South America. The Plumbeous Ibis has historically undergone frequent reclassification and has been placed in various genera.

This bird was seen in the Pantanal, Brazil.

Tree Pipit - Anthus Trivialis

Tree pipits have brown streaked upper parts and pale under parts with further streaking on buff tinged chest and flanks. They are very similar to meadow pipits but, on close inspection, may be distinguished by their heavier bill, shorter hind claw and fine streaking on the flank - they also have very different calls. Widespread summer visitors to the UK, they occur in particularly high densities in Western uplands. Their population has undergone declines over the past 25 years, especially in central and southern England.

Tree Pipit is a true summer visitor, with the first birds returning from sub-Saharan Africa in late March and the bulk of passage taking place from mid-April to mid-May. As its name suggests, it is associated much more with trees than is Meadow Pipit, although it must be remembered that the latter frequently lands in the tops of trees and bushes, particularly when flushed. But Tree Pipits habitually use trees for both singing and feeding, when they may walk up and down the branches searching for food, constantly wagging their tails as they do so. I have never seen Meadow Pipits do this.

Tree Pipits are characteristically birds of heathland, forest clearings and young forestry plantations, with scattered trees and bushes usually a prerequisite. Meadow Pipit is a bird of open country, particularly common in upland areas. These habitat differences are often the first clue in the identification process, but do not rely totally on habitat, particularly at migration sites when the differences break down.

Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis

The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.

It is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the cattle egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.

The cattle egret has undergone one of the most rapid and wide reaching natural expansions of any bird species.It was originally native to parts of Southern Spain and Portugal, tropical and subtropical Africa and humid tropical and subtropical Asia. In the end of the 19th century it began expanding its range into southern Africa, first breeding in the Cape Province in 1908. Cattle egrets were first sighted in the Americas on the boundary of Guiana and Suriname in 1877, having apparently flown across the Atlantic Ocean. It was not until the 1930s that the species is thought to have become established in that area.

The species first arrived in North America in 1941 (these early sightings were originally dismissed as escapees), bred in Florida in 1953, and spread rapidly, breeding for the first time in Canada in 1962. It is now commonly seen as far west as California. It was first recorded breeding in Cuba in 1957, in Costa Rica in 1958, and in Mexico in 1963, although it was probably established before that. In Europe, the species had historically declined in Spain and Portugal, but in the latter part of the 20th century it expanded back through the Iberian Peninsula, and then began to colonise other parts of Europe; southern France in 1958, northern France in 1981 and Italy in 1985.

Breeding in the United Kingdom was recorded for the first time in 2008 only a year after an influx seen in the previous year. In 2008, cattle egrets were also reported as having moved into Ireland for the first time. This trend has continued and cattle egrets have become more numerous in southern Britain with influxes in some numbers during the non breeding seasons of 2007/08 and 2016/17. They bred in Britain again in 2017, following an influx in the previous winter, and may become established there.

In Australia, the colonisation began in the 1940s, with the species establishing itself in the north and east of the continent. It began to regularly visit New Zealand in the 1960s. Since 1948 the cattle egret has been permanently resident in Israel. Prior to 1948 it was only a winter visitor.

Tree Pipit - Anthus Trivialis

Tree pipits have brown streaked upper parts and pale under parts with further streaking on buff tinged chest and flanks. They are very similar to meadow pipits but, on close inspection, may be distinguished by their heavier bill, shorter hind claw and fine streaking on the flank - they also have very different calls. Widespread summer visitors to the UK, they occur in particularly high densities in Western uplands. Their population has undergone declines over the past 25 years, especially in central and southern England.

Tree Pipit is a true summer visitor, with the first birds returning from sub-Saharan Africa in late March and the bulk of passage taking place from mid-April to mid-May. As its name suggests, it is associated much more with trees than is Meadow Pipit, although it must be remembered that the latter frequently lands in the tops of trees and bushes, particularly when flushed. But Tree Pipits habitually use trees for both singing and feeding, when they may walk up and down the branches searching for food, constantly wagging their tails as they do so. I have never seen Meadow Pipits do this.

Tree Pipits are characteristically birds of heathland, forest clearings and young forestry plantations, with scattered trees and bushes usually a prerequisite. Meadow Pipit is a bird of open country, particularly common in upland areas. These habitat differences are often the first clue in the identification process, but do not rely totally on habitat, particularly at migration sites when the differences break down.

Tree Pipit - Anthus Trivialis

Tree pipits have brown streaked upper parts and pale under parts with further streaking on buff tinged chest and flanks. They are very similar to meadow pipits but, on close inspection, may be distinguished by their heavier bill, shorter hind claw and fine streaking on the flank - they also have very different calls. Widespread summer visitors to the UK, they occur in particularly high densities in Western uplands. Their population has undergone declines over the past 25 years, especially in central and southern England.

Tree Pipit is a true summer visitor, with the first birds returning from sub-Saharan Africa in late March and the bulk of passage taking place from mid-April to mid-May. As its name suggests, it is associated much more with trees than is Meadow Pipit, although it must be remembered that the latter frequently lands in the tops of trees and bushes, particularly when flushed. But Tree Pipits habitually use trees for both singing and feeding, when they may walk up and down the branches searching for food, constantly wagging their tails as they do so. I have never seen Meadow Pipits do this.

Tree Pipits are characteristically birds of heathland, forest clearings and young forestry plantations, with scattered trees and bushes usually a prerequisite. Meadow Pipit is a bird of open country, particularly common in upland areas. These habitat differences are often the first clue in the identification process, but do not rely totally on habitat, particularly at migration sites when the differences break down.

The first location of Wrocław was probably made in times of Henryk Brodaty, at the beginning of 13th century. A system of city walls with towers and gates was also built. Over centuries, the city has undergone transformations in accordance with the current trends in architecture. During World War II, the Old and New Towns were heavily damaged. During the reconstruction, emphasis was placed on preserving the buildings in the Gothic style. In addition to Gothic churches, the surroundings of the Market Square were first rebuilt in order to restore condition from the beginning of 19th century.

One of most interesting in terms of tourism is Market Square with the picturesque town hall and the surrounding tenement houses.

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Pierwszej lokacji Wrocławia dokonano prawdopodobnie w czasach Henryka Brodatego, na początku XIII wieku. Zbudowano także system murów miejskich z basztami i bramami. Miasto na przestrzeni wieków ulegało przekształceniom zgodnie z aktualnymi trendami w architekturze. W czasie II wojny światowej Stare i Nowe Miasto zostały mocno zniszczone. W czasie odbudowy położono nacisk na zachowanie obiektów w stylu gotyku. Poza gotyckimi kościołami odbudowano najpierw otoczenie Rynku, dążąc do odtworzenia stanu z początku XIX wieku.

Jednym z najciekawszych pod względem turystycznym jest obecnie Rynek wraz z malowniczym ratuszem i otaczającymi go kamienicami.

Nuestra Señora del Rivero, San Esteban de Gormaz, Soria, Castilla y León, España.

La iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rivero, de la Virgen del Rivero o, simplemente, el Rivero, es obra románica del siglo XII, se localiza dentro del núcleo urbano de San Esteban de Gormaz (Provincia de Soria, España), sobre un altozano, en un espléndido emplazamiento, rodeada por el antiguo cementerio, totalmente cerrado por un muro de mampostería, y con entrada independiente desde la rampa de acceso al conjunto.

Consta de una sola nave, con ábside semicircular, precedido de tramo recto, y galería porticada al Sur.

La iglesia ha sufrido diversas reformas y ampliaciones, siendo añadidos posteriores la sacristía, el camarín, la capilla y la espadaña-campanario.

El ábside queda oculto tras estos añadidos, por lo que es visible en un sector muy limitado, un solo lienzo, con ventana abocinada, decorada con ajedrezado, al igual que la cornisa, apoyada en rudos canecillos.

El pórtico sigue en todos los detalles la estructura de la vecina iglesia de San Miguel, sólo queda, de su disposición original, la puerta y dos tramos, uno de dos arcos y otro de tres.

Portada de la iglesia.

La portada, situada en posición elevada respecto al pórtico, consta de tres arquivoltas, la interior baquetonada, descansa sobre jambas lisas; la central formada por un doble sogueado, sobre fustes también sogueados, y la exterior decorada con temas florales.

En su interior, la nave se divide en tres tramos, cubiertos por bóvedas de lunetos, que se apoyan en pilastras. El presbiterio, muy alterado por la adición de la capilla, tiene bóveda de cañón apuntado.

El ábside, semicircular, se cubre con bóveda de cuarto de esfera.

A los pies se sitúa el coro.

The church of Nuestra Señora del Rivero, of the Virgen del Rivero or, simply, El Rivero, is a Romanesque work from the 12th century, it is located within the urban center of San Esteban de Gormaz (Province of Soria, Spain), on a hillock, in a splendid location, surrounded by the old cemetery, totally enclosed by a masonry wall, and with an independent entrance from the access ramp to the complex.

It has a single nave, with a semicircular apse, preceded by a straight section, and a porticoed gallery to the south.

The church has undergone various reforms and extensions, with later additions to the sacristy, the alcove, the chapel and the belfry-bell tower.

The apse is hidden behind these additions, so it is visible in a very limited sector, a single canvas, with a flared window, decorated with checkered pattern, like the cornice, supported by rude corbels.

The portico follows in every detail the structure of the neighboring church of San Miguel, only the door and two sections remain, from its original layout, one with two arches and the other with three.

Church front.

The doorway, located in an elevated position with respect to the portico, consists of three archivolts, the interior one with baquetonada, rests on smooth jambs; the central formed by a double roped, on shafts also roped, and the exterior decorated with floral themes.

Inside, the nave is divided into three sections, covered by lunette vaults, which are supported by pilasters. The presbytery, greatly altered by the addition of the chapel, has a pointed barrel vault.

The semicircular apse is covered with a quarter sphere vault.

At the foot is the choir.

High Brown Fritillary - Argynnis adippe

A pristine specimen!

This large, powerful butterfly is usually seen flying swiftly over the tops of bracken or low vegetation in woodland clearings. In flight, the males are almost impossible to separate from those of the Dark Green Fritillary, which often share the same habitats. However, both species frequently visit flowers such as thistles and Bramble where it is possible to see their distinctive underside wing markings. The Dark Green lacks the orange ringed 'pearls' on the underside of the hindwing.

The High Brown Fritillary was once widespread in England and Wales but since the 1950s has undergone a dramatic decline. It is now reduced to around 50 sites where conservationists are working to save it from extinction.

Size and Family

Family: Fritillaries

Size: Large

Wing Span Range (male to female): 60-67mm

Conservation status

Section 41 species of principal importance under the NERC Act in England

Section 42 species of principal importance under the NERC Act in Wales

UK BAP: Priority Species

Butterfly Conservation priority: High

European status: Not threatened

Fully protected in Great Britain under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act

Caterpillar Foodplants

Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana) is used in all habitats, but Hairy Violet (V. hirta) is also used in limestone areas. It may occasionally use Heath Dog-violet (V. canina) and Pale Dog-violet (V. lactea).

High Brown Fritillary - Argynnis adippe

This large, powerful butterfly is usually seen flying swiftly over the tops of bracken or low vegetation in woodland clearings. In flight, the males are almost impossible to separate from those of the Dark Green Fritillary, which often share the same habitats. However, both species frequently visit flowers such as thistles and Bramble where it is possible to see their distinctive underside wing markings. The Dark Green lacks the orange ringed 'pearls' on the underside of the hindwing.

The High Brown Fritillary was once widespread in England and Wales but since the 1950s has undergone a dramatic decline. It is now reduced to around 50 sites where conservationists are working to save it from extinction.

Size and Family

Family: Fritillaries

Size: Large

Wing Span Range (male to female): 60-67mm

Conservation status

Section 41 species of principal importance under the NERC Act in England

Section 42 species of principal importance under the NERC Act in Wales

UK BAP: Priority Species

Butterfly Conservation priority: High

European status: Not threatened

Fully protected in Great Britain under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act

Caterpillar Foodplants

Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana) is used in all habitats, but Hairy Violet (V. hirta) is also used in limestone areas. It may occasionally use Heath Dog-violet (V. canina) and Pale Dog-violet (V. lactea).

Gambia

Piliocolobus badius is listed as Endangered, as the species is estimated to have undergone a decline exceeding 50% during the past three generations (ca 30 years). Recent surveys report significant population declines and/or local extirpations. The scale of the decline is inferred from rates of human induced habitat loss, and evidence of unsustainable rates of hunting. Already small and isolated Western Red Colobus populations are expected to continue declining given that these threats are ongoing and in most places are not being countered, and indeed are likely to increase, driven by the demand for natural resources from a rapidly growing human population in West Africa.

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The City Hall, finished in 1546, has undergone major changes over the centuries. In the 1860s, Helgo Zettervall redesigned the façade in the Dutch Renaissance style, much of which remains today. As far back as the 1500s, there was a restaurant in the City Hall cellar, where the Rådhuskällaren restaurant is located today.

The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard two of its subspecies as full species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.

It is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands, and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations are migratory and others show postbreeding dispersal.

Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul d'Ispagnac (12ème-15ème s. Classée MH, 1920) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-P...

"La tradition veut que l'église ait été construite à l'emplacement d'un temple druidique. L'église faisait partie d'un monastère, cité pour la première fois au milieu du 12e siècle parmi les possessions de l'abbaye d'Aurillac.

En 1365, le pape Urbain V érige le prieuré d'Ispagnac en prieuré conventuel et le met sous la dépendance de l'abbaye bénédictine Saint-Victor de Marseille. En 1580, l'église est gravement endommagée par les Protestants. Elle est restaurée au début du 17e siècle, puis au 18e. Des restaurations sont également menées en 1807, 1853 et au début du 20e siècle. L'édifice du 12e siècle n'a subi de transformations que dans ses clochers qui seraient du 15e ou du début du 16e siècle. L'un, octogonal, domine la croisée du transept ; l'autre, carré est placé sur la façade ouest [...]"

Informations issues de la base Mérimée. www.mende-coeur-lozere.fr/offres/eglise-romane-saint-pier...

Ispagnac, Gorges Causses Cévennes, Lozère, Occitanie

fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ispagnac

"Tradition has it that the church was built on the site of a druidic temple. The church was part of a monastery, mentioned for the first time in the middle of the 12th century among the possessions of the abbey of Aurillac. In 1365, Pope Urban V established the priory of Ispagnac as a conventual priory and placed it under the control of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille. In 1580, the church was seriously damaged by the Protestants. It was restored at the beginning of the 17th century, then in the 18th. Restorations were also carried out in 1807, 1853 and at the beginning of the 20th century. The 12th century building has only undergone transformations in its bell towers which would be from the 15th or the beginning of the 16th century. One, octagonal, dominates the crossing of the transept; the other, square, is placed on the west facade". www.mende-coeur-lozere.fr/en/offers/eglise-romane-saint-p...

Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis

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The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.

It is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the cattle egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.

The cattle egret has undergone one of the most rapid and wide reaching natural expansions of any bird species.It was originally native to parts of Southern Spain and Portugal, tropical and subtropical Africa and humid tropical and subtropical Asia. In the end of the 19th century it began expanding its range into southern Africa, first breeding in the Cape Province in 1908. Cattle egrets were first sighted in the Americas on the boundary of Guiana and Suriname in 1877, having apparently flown across the Atlantic Ocean. It was not until the 1930s that the species is thought to have become established in that area.

The species first arrived in North America in 1941 (these early sightings were originally dismissed as escapees), bred in Florida in 1953, and spread rapidly, breeding for the first time in Canada in 1962. It is now commonly seen as far west as California. It was first recorded breeding in Cuba in 1957, in Costa Rica in 1958, and in Mexico in 1963, although it was probably established before that. In Europe, the species had historically declined in Spain and Portugal, but in the latter part of the 20th century it expanded back through the Iberian Peninsula, and then began to colonise other parts of Europe; southern France in 1958, northern France in 1981 and Italy in 1985.

Breeding in the United Kingdom was recorded for the first time in 2008 only a year after an influx seen in the previous year. In 2008, cattle egrets were also reported as having moved into Ireland for the first time. This trend has continued and cattle egrets have become more numerous in southern Britain with influxes in some numbers during the non breeding seasons of 2007/08 and 2016/17. They bred in Britain again in 2017, following an influx in the previous winter, and may become established there.

In Australia, the colonisation began in the 1940s, with the species establishing itself in the north and east of the continent. It began to regularly visit New Zealand in the 1960s. Since 1948 the cattle egret has been permanently resident in Israel. Prior to 1948 it was only a winter visitor.

"The form is eloquent in itself, and it tells us that whatever the characters have undergone they have undergone for the sake of telling about it, for transmitting, communicating, confessing, writing it. In such a world, where everything gets told, the weapon that is both most readily available and most deadly is disclosure."

Situated close to the Ancient city of Kourion, the Roman temple dedicated to Apollo Helates was destroyed by earthquake around 364/365 AD.

It was one of the main religious centres of ancient Cyprus, where Apollo was worshipped as god of the woodlands. It seems that the worship of Apollo on this site began as early as the 8th century B.C. and continued until the 4th century A.D. The site has undergone many extensions and alterations in different periods. The majority of the monuments as they can be seen today belong to the site's 1st century AD restorations.

(More at wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylates )

For the technically minded, I shot several versions including 2 x 5 shot HDRs but in the end I was happier with this single shot. Some of the other shots, do not have the lens flare (the sun burst is in all of them) but this one is my preference.

Nuestra Señora del Rivero, San Esteban de Gormaz, Soria, Castilla y León, España.

La iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rivero, de la Virgen del Rivero o, simplemente, el Rivero, es obra románica del siglo XII, se localiza dentro del núcleo urbano de San Esteban de Gormaz (Provincia de Soria, España), sobre un altozano, en un espléndido emplazamiento, rodeada por el antiguo cementerio, totalmente cerrado por un muro de mampostería, y con entrada independiente desde la rampa de acceso al conjunto.

Consta de una sola nave, con ábside semicircular, precedido de tramo recto, y galería porticada al Sur.

La iglesia ha sufrido diversas reformas y ampliaciones, siendo añadidos posteriores la sacristía, el camarín, la capilla y la espadaña-campanario.

El ábside queda oculto tras estos añadidos, por lo que es visible en un sector muy limitado, un solo lienzo, con ventana abocinada, decorada con ajedrezado, al igual que la cornisa, apoyada en rudos canecillos.

El pórtico sigue en todos los detalles la estructura de la vecina iglesia de San Miguel, sólo queda, de su disposición original, la puerta y dos tramos, uno de dos arcos y otro de tres.

Portada de la iglesia.

La portada, situada en posición elevada respecto al pórtico, consta de tres arquivoltas, la interior baquetonada, descansa sobre jambas lisas; la central formada por un doble sogueado, sobre fustes también sogueados, y la exterior decorada con temas florales.

En su interior, la nave se divide en tres tramos, cubiertos por bóvedas de lunetos, que se apoyan en pilastras. El presbiterio, muy alterado por la adición de la capilla, tiene bóveda de cañón apuntado.

El ábside, semicircular, se cubre con bóveda de cuarto de esfera.

A los pies se sitúa el coro.

The church of Nuestra Señora del Rivero, of the Virgen del Rivero or, simply, El Rivero, is a Romanesque work from the 12th century, it is located within the urban center of San Esteban de Gormaz (Province of Soria, Spain), on a hillock, in a splendid location, surrounded by the old cemetery, totally enclosed by a masonry wall, and with an independent entrance from the access ramp to the complex.

It has a single nave, with a semicircular apse, preceded by a straight section, and a porticoed gallery to the south.

The church has undergone various reforms and extensions, with later additions to the sacristy, the alcove, the chapel and the belfry-bell tower.

The apse is hidden behind these additions, so it is visible in a very limited sector, a single canvas, with a flared window, decorated with checkered pattern, like the cornice, supported by rude corbels.

The portico follows in every detail the structure of the neighboring church of San Miguel, only the door and two sections remain, from its original layout, one with two arches and the other with three.

Church front.

The doorway, located in an elevated position with respect to the portico, consists of three archivolts, the interior one with baquetonada, rests on smooth jambs; the central formed by a double roped, on shafts also roped, and the exterior decorated with floral themes.

Inside, the nave is divided into three sections, covered by lunette vaults, which are supported by pilasters. The presbytery, greatly altered by the addition of the chapel, has a pointed barrel vault.

The semicircular apse is covered with a quarter sphere vault.

At the foot is the choir.

The Cesme (Çeşme) Castle was ordered built in 1508 by the Ottoman sultan Beyazit II. The building has recently undergone a renovation and you will witness a typical Ottoman castle. By climbing up the stairs on either side of the castle, you will reach the top where you can view a 360 degree panoramic view of Cesme.

Çeşme [ˈtʃeʃme] is a coastal town and the administrative centre of the district of the same name in Turkey's westernmost end, on a promontory on the tip of the peninsula which also carries the same name and which extends inland to form a whole with the wider Karaburun Peninsula. It is a popular holiday resort and the district center, where two thirds of the district population is concentrated. Çeşme is located 85 km west of İzmir, the largest metropolitan center in Turkey's Aegean Region.

Ref:

(1) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Çeşme

(2) english.cesme.net/pages/15/cesme-castle-and-museum.html

Wikipedia: The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard its two subspecies as full species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.

Conservation status: Least Concern

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The church at Winfrith Newburgh, a village in South Dorset was built in the 11th century. However, having undergone extensive rebuilding or extensions through the ages, nothing of the original church remains. It was extensively restored and enlarged in 1854. At this time the north aisle was added, however some Norman architectural features still remain.

High Brown Fritillary - Argynnis adippe

This large, powerful butterfly is usually seen flying swiftly over the tops of bracken or low vegetation in woodland clearings. In flight, the males are almost impossible to separate from those of the Dark Green Fritillary, which often share the same habitats. However, both species frequently visit flowers such as thistles and Bramble where it is possible to see their distinctive underside wing markings. The Dark Green lacks the orange ringed 'pearls' on the underside of the hindwing.

The High Brown Fritillary was once widespread in England and Wales but since the 1950s has undergone a dramatic decline. It is now reduced to around 50 sites where conservationists are working to save it from extinction.

Size and Family

Family: Fritillaries

Size: Large

Wing Span Range (male to female): 60-67mm

Conservation status

Section 41 species of principal importance under the NERC Act in England

Section 42 species of principal importance under the NERC Act in Wales

UK BAP: Priority Species

Butterfly Conservation priority: High

European status: Not threatened

Fully protected in Great Britain under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act

Caterpillar Foodplants

Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana) is used in all habitats, but Hairy Violet (V. hirta) is also used in limestone areas. It may occasionally use Heath Dog-violet (V. canina) and Pale Dog-violet (V. lactea).

Since the pumps in the lead in the lead from the moor were switched off in the spring of 2017 and the moor, which has been converted into arable land, has undergone a renaturation process, an extremely beautiful natural landscape has developed on the eastern shore of Lake Ossiach.

At the beginning of the 1930s, the moor was drained and the newly created meadows were used for agriculture. Over the decades, this meant that the water quality of the Ossiacher See in the eastern bay deteriorated due to fertilizers and pesticides that were washed out, as can be read on the website of the Province of Carinthia.

Today the moor has been renatured and, as the “European Protected Area Tiebelmuund-Pencil Tire Moor”, is a paradise for animals and plants. And also for people. The approximately 80 hectare nature area has become a destination in recent years, where visitors should also exemplify and cultivate the gentle treatment of our immediate environment.

Wikipedia: The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard its two subspecies as full species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.

Conservation status: Least Concern

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_egret

Journey to this expansive replica of Borobudur, a ninth-century Mahayana Buddhist monument near Magelang in Central Java, Indonesia. This World Heritage site lay hidden for centuries under layers of volcanic ash and jungle growth, but has undergone restoration by the Indonesian government and UNESCO.

Visit in inworld: slurl.com/secondlife/Mago/205/112/999

More about the monument: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur

The El Villar reservoir is located in the lower reaches of the Lozoya river, in the Sierra de Guadarrama (Community of Madrid). It is the oldest in operation in the entire region and in the entire Canal de Isabel II reservoir system, a network that supplies drinking water to the capital of Spain and a large part of the Community of Madrid.

It was completed and inaugurated in 1873 as the highest dam in Spain, although it has already been surpassed. Over the course of more than a century it has undergone various renovations and is still in service today.

In 1911 the El Villar canal, then called Canal Transversal, was put into service, through which water could be supplied to Madrid, taken directly from the reservoir. Various perimeter canals were built on its banks between 1916 and 1934 to improve the quality of the water that could be supplied from this reservoir (Wikipedia Source).

El embalse de El Villar está situado en el curso bajo del río Lozoya, en la Sierra de Guadarrama (Comunidad de Madrid). Es el más antiguo en funcionamiento de toda la región y de todo el sistema de embalses del Canal de Isabel II, red que suministra el agua potable a la capital de España y a buena parte de la Comunidad de Madrid.

Fue terminada e inaugurada en 1873 como la presa más alta de España, aunque ya ha sido superada. A lo largo de más de un siglo ha sido sometida a diversas reformas y actualmente sigue prestando servicio.

En 1911 se puso en servicio el canal de El Villar, entonces llamado canal Transversal, a través del que se podía suministrar agua a Madrid, tomada directamente del embalse. En sus márgenes se construyeron, entre los años 1916 y 1934, diversos canales perimetrales para mejorar la calidad del agua que desde este embalse se podía suministrar.( Fuente Wikipedia)

The middle (or second mill) built in 1773, as a watermill. The original mill at this place was built in 1454, but was demolished in 1598 to make way for a stronger mill with more capacity. This mill was destroyed by fire in 1772, after which the current mill is built. The mill has undergone restorations in 1998 and 2007/2008 but is able to grind again now. The mill is in the middle of an open polder area.

The Cesme Castle was ordered built in 1508 by the Ottoman Sultan Beyazit II. The castle was built on the waterfront but because the sea has subsequently been filled there is currently a road passing in front of it. The edifice has recently undergone a successful renovation and you will witness a typical Ottoman castle. By climbing up the stairs on either side you will reach the top where you can view a 360 degree panoramic view of Cesme. (1)

Çeşme [ˈtʃeʃme] is a coastal town and the administrative centre of the district of the same name in Turkey's westernmost end, on a promontory on the tip of the peninsula which also carries the same name and which extends inland to form a whole with the wider Karaburun Peninsula. It is a popular holiday resort and the district center, where two thirds of the district population is concentrated. Çeşme is located 85 km west of İzmir, the largest metropolitan center in Turkey's Aegean Region. The name "Çeşme" means "fountain" and possibly draws reference from the many Ottoman fountains that are scattered across the city. (2)

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Novodevichy Virgin-Smolensky Monastery - Orthodox women's, a monastery in Moscow. Founded by Grand Prince Vasily III in 1524. During the first two centuries of its existence, served as place of imprisonment royals females.

The architectural ensemble of the monastery, formed in the XVI-XVII centuries, ever since has not undergone significant changes. As an exceptional preservation of the sample Moscow baroque put under the protection of UNESCO and declared heritage of all mankind.

Willow warblers are small birds with grey-green backs and pale under parts. They have a yellow tinged chest and throat and pale supercilium (the stripe above the eye). They are separated from the very similar chiffchaff by their song. Their population, especially in southern Britain, has undergone a moderate decline over the past 25 years making them an Amber List species. What they eat: A wide variety of small insects and spiders. Fruit and berries in autumn (Courtesy RSPB).

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Cruise ship "President" has passed the canal lock chamber and is heading for the pier of the city of Uglich.

The shipping lock is a single-chamber, single-thread lock, which is part of the Uglich hydroelectric complex, located on the Volga River (water area of the Uglich reservoir) in the city of Uglich in the Yaroslavl region.

The gateway was built simultaneously with the construction of hydropower plants and was opened in the summer of 1941. The gateway is controlled from the central console and is fully automated.

The gateway is reinforced concrete, dock type. The length of the lock chamber is 290 meters, the width is 30 meters, and with the help of the lock the ships are lowered or raised 7.5 meters. Passing ships to the gateway begins on April 24 and ends on November 14-17.

The "President" is a three-deck motor ship built in Czechoslovakia and having undergone a complete renovation in 2003-2004. The motor ship makes cruises from Moscow along the Volga. In the cities of parking excursion programs are provided that allow you to learn more about these places.

The Cesme Castle was ordered built in 1508 by the Ottoman Sultan Beyazit II. The castle was built on the waterfront but because the sea has subsequently been filled there is currently a road passing in front of it. The edifice has recently undergone a successful renovation and you will witness a typical Ottoman castle. By climbing up the stairs on either side you will reach the top where you can view a 360 degree panoramic view of Cesme. (1)

Çeşme [ˈtʃeʃme] is a coastal town and the administrative centre of the district of the same name in Turkey's westernmost end, on a promontory on the tip of the peninsula which also carries the same name and which extends inland to form a whole with the wider Karaburun Peninsula. It is a popular holiday resort and the district center, where two thirds of the district population is concentrated. Çeşme is located 85 km west of İzmir, the largest metropolitan center in Turkey's Aegean Region. The name "Çeşme" means "fountain" and possibly draws reference from the many Ottoman fountains that are scattered across the city. (2)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Çeşme

In fresh plumage. As there don't appear to be any older feathers around this is presumably an adult having undergone complete post-breeding moult - a juvenile would still show some of the feathers it fledged with which would already be a bit scraggy even after about 4 months.

Three different green textures of rice paddy, Himekawa Dam No.2 and the cliff of the Himekawa river. This photo was taken in the northern part of Hakuba village. Aoni settlement, which is famous for the view of rice terrace and Kita Alps, is on the cliff in the photo a few km from there.

It is reported that the dam was much deeper and larger when it was completed in 1935. It was quickly filled with sediments from Hakuba mountains and is now too shallow to function as a dam.

There are several such dams and hydropower plants along the Princess river to produce some electricity.

On the other hand in Itoigawa 50 km downstream on the Japan Sea coast, beaches got eroded and its coastline is now protected with tetrapods to save residential areas.

The princess was born beautiful but she has undergone too many plastic surgeries to spoil her beauty.

From Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Thanks to abstractartangel77 for allowing me to use her following work:

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10 timeless 'Alice in Wonderland' quotes to celebrate the 150th anniversary

Here's another quote that's transcended its place in the story. Alice has undergone so much change in so little time that she doesn't know who she is anymore. Rather than fret over it, though, Alice considers her identity crisis to be a fun challenge, calling it a "great puzzle" to figure out.

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Nuestra Señora del Rivero, San Esteban de Gormaz, Soria, Castilla y León, España.

La iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rivero, de la Virgen del Rivero o, simplemente, el Rivero, es obra románica del siglo XII, se localiza dentro del núcleo urbano de San Esteban de Gormaz (Provincia de Soria, España), sobre un altozano, en un espléndido emplazamiento, rodeada por el antiguo cementerio, totalmente cerrado por un muro de mampostería, y con entrada independiente desde la rampa de acceso al conjunto.

Consta de una sola nave, con ábside semicircular, precedido de tramo recto, y galería porticada al Sur.

La iglesia ha sufrido diversas reformas y ampliaciones, siendo añadidos posteriores la sacristía, el camarín, la capilla y la espadaña-campanario.

El ábside queda oculto tras estos añadidos, por lo que es visible en un sector muy limitado, un solo lienzo, con ventana abocinada, decorada con ajedrezado, al igual que la cornisa, apoyada en rudos canecillos.

El pórtico sigue en todos los detalles la estructura de la vecina iglesia de San Miguel, sólo queda, de su disposición original, la puerta y dos tramos, uno de dos arcos y otro de tres.

Portada de la iglesia.

La portada, situada en posición elevada respecto al pórtico, consta de tres arquivoltas, la interior baquetonada, descansa sobre jambas lisas; la central formada por un doble sogueado, sobre fustes también sogueados, y la exterior decorada con temas florales.

En su interior, la nave se divide en tres tramos, cubiertos por bóvedas de lunetos, que se apoyan en pilastras. El presbiterio, muy alterado por la adición de la capilla, tiene bóveda de cañón apuntado.

El ábside, semicircular, se cubre con bóveda de cuarto de esfera.

A los pies se sitúa el coro.

The church of Nuestra Señora del Rivero, of the Virgen del Rivero or, simply, El Rivero, is a Romanesque work from the 12th century, it is located within the urban center of San Esteban de Gormaz (Province of Soria, Spain), on a hillock, in a splendid location, surrounded by the old cemetery, totally enclosed by a masonry wall, and with an independent entrance from the access ramp to the complex.

It has a single nave, with a semicircular apse, preceded by a straight section, and a porticoed gallery to the south.

The church has undergone various reforms and extensions, with later additions to the sacristy, the alcove, the chapel and the belfry-bell tower.

The apse is hidden behind these additions, so it is visible in a very limited sector, a single canvas, with a flared window, decorated with checkered pattern, like the cornice, supported by rude corbels.

The portico follows in every detail the structure of the neighboring church of San Miguel, only the door and two sections remain, from its original layout, one with two arches and the other with three.

Church front.

The doorway, located in an elevated position with respect to the portico, consists of three archivolts, the interior one with baquetonada, rests on smooth jambs; the central formed by a double roped, on shafts also roped, and the exterior decorated with floral themes.

Inside, the nave is divided into three sections, covered by lunette vaults, which are supported by pilasters. The presbytery, greatly altered by the addition of the chapel, has a pointed barrel vault.

The semicircular apse is covered with a quarter sphere vault.

At the foot is the choir.

The first church in Lusowo in this place was built in 1244. According to the oldest documents, it was a wooden church. A historic event was the establishment of a parish in Lusów on July 15, 1288. Over the years, the wooden church has been damaged. The new temple was consecrated in 1499. It has undergone several renovations. The present appearance of the church dates from 1913 - 1916. The Gothic chancel with a stellar vault and a rood arch has remained from the old 15th century church. It is the chapel of the new church dedicated to St. Jadwiga and St. James the Apostle (shown on the right).

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Pierwszy kościół w Lusowie w tym miejscu wybudowano w 1244 roku. Jak podają najdawniejsze dokumenty był to drewniany kościół. Wydarzeniem historycznym było utworzenie w Lusowie parafii w dniu 15 lipca 1288 roku. Z biegiem lat drewniany kościół uległ zniszczeniu. Nową świątynię konsekrowano w 1499 roku. Ulegała ona kilkakrotnym renowacjom. Obecny wygląd kościoła pochodzi z roku 1913 - 1916. Ze starego XV wiecznego kościoła pozostało gotyckie prezbiterium z gwiaździstym sklepieniem i łukiem tęczowym. Stanowi ono kaplicę nowej świątyni pod wezwaniem św. Jadwigi i św. Jakuba Apostoła (widoczne po prawej stronie).

High Brown Fritillary - Argynnis adippe

This large, powerful butterfly is usually seen flying swiftly over the tops of bracken or low vegetation in woodland clearings. In flight, the males are almost impossible to separate from those of the Dark Green Fritillary, which often share the same habitats. However, both species frequently visit flowers such as thistles and Bramble where it is possible to see their distinctive underside wing markings. The Dark Green lacks the orange ringed 'pearls' on the underside of the hindwing.

The High Brown Fritillary was once widespread in England and Wales but since the 1950s has undergone a dramatic decline. It is now reduced to around 50 sites where conservationists are working to save it from extinction.

Size and Family

Family: Fritillaries

Size: Large

Wing Span Range (male to female): 60-67mm

Conservation status

Section 41 species of principal importance under the NERC Act in England

Section 42 species of principal importance under the NERC Act in Wales

UK BAP: Priority Species

Butterfly Conservation priority: High

European status: Not threatened

Fully protected in Great Britain under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act

Caterpillar Foodplants

Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana) is used in all habitats, but Hairy Violet (V. hirta) is also used in limestone areas. It may occasionally use Heath Dog-violet (V. canina) and Pale Dog-violet (V. lactea).

The Cesme Castle was ordered built in 1508 by the Ottoman Sultan Beyazit II. The castle was built on the waterfront but because the sea has subsequently been filled there is currently a road passing in front of it. The edifice has recently undergone a successful renovation and you will witness a typical Ottoman castle. By climbing up the stairs on either side you will reach the top where you can view a 360 degree panoramic view of Cesme. (1)

Çeşme [ˈtʃeʃme] is a coastal town and the administrative centre of the district of the same name in Turkey's westernmost end, on a promontory on the tip of the peninsula which also carries the same name and which extends inland to form a whole with the wider Karaburun Peninsula. It is a popular holiday resort and the district center, where two thirds of the district population is concentrated. Çeşme is located 85 km west of İzmir, the largest metropolitan center in Turkey's Aegean Region. The name "Çeşme" means "fountain" and possibly draws reference from the many Ottoman fountains that are scattered across the city. (2)

Text Ref:

english.cesme.net/pages/15/cesme-castle-and-museum.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Çeşme

Nuestra Señora del Rivero, San Esteban de Gormaz, Soria, Castilla y León, España.

La iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rivero, de la Virgen del Rivero o, simplemente, el Rivero, es obra románica del siglo XII, se localiza dentro del núcleo urbano de San Esteban de Gormaz (Provincia de Soria, España), sobre un altozano, en un espléndido emplazamiento, rodeada por el antiguo cementerio, totalmente cerrado por un muro de mampostería, y con entrada independiente desde la rampa de acceso al conjunto.

Consta de una sola nave, con ábside semicircular, precedido de tramo recto, y galería porticada al Sur.

La iglesia ha sufrido diversas reformas y ampliaciones, siendo añadidos posteriores la sacristía, el camarín, la capilla y la espadaña-campanario.

El ábside queda oculto tras estos añadidos, por lo que es visible en un sector muy limitado, un solo lienzo, con ventana abocinada, decorada con ajedrezado, al igual que la cornisa, apoyada en rudos canecillos.

El pórtico sigue en todos los detalles la estructura de la vecina iglesia de San Miguel, sólo queda, de su disposición original, la puerta y dos tramos, uno de dos arcos y otro de tres.

Portada de la iglesia.

La portada, situada en posición elevada respecto al pórtico, consta de tres arquivoltas, la interior baquetonada, descansa sobre jambas lisas; la central formada por un doble sogueado, sobre fustes también sogueados, y la exterior decorada con temas florales.

En su interior, la nave se divide en tres tramos, cubiertos por bóvedas de lunetos, que se apoyan en pilastras. El presbiterio, muy alterado por la adición de la capilla, tiene bóveda de cañón apuntado.

El ábside, semicircular, se cubre con bóveda de cuarto de esfera.

A los pies se sitúa el coro.

The church of Nuestra Señora del Rivero, of the Virgen del Rivero or, simply, El Rivero, is a Romanesque work from the 12th century, it is located within the urban center of San Esteban de Gormaz (Province of Soria, Spain), on a hillock, in a splendid location, surrounded by the old cemetery, totally enclosed by a masonry wall, and with an independent entrance from the access ramp to the complex.

It has a single nave, with a semicircular apse, preceded by a straight section, and a porticoed gallery to the south.

The church has undergone various reforms and extensions, with later additions to the sacristy, the alcove, the chapel and the belfry-bell tower.

The apse is hidden behind these additions, so it is visible in a very limited sector, a single canvas, with a flared window, decorated with checkered pattern, like the cornice, supported by rude corbels.

The portico follows in every detail the structure of the neighboring church of San Miguel, only the door and two sections remain, from its original layout, one with two arches and the other with three.

Church front.

The doorway, located in an elevated position with respect to the portico, consists of three archivolts, the interior one with baquetonada, rests on smooth jambs; the central formed by a double roped, on shafts also roped, and the exterior decorated with floral themes.

Inside, the nave is divided into three sections, covered by lunette vaults, which are supported by pilasters. The presbytery, greatly altered by the addition of the chapel, has a pointed barrel vault.

The semicircular apse is covered with a quarter sphere vault.

At the foot is the choir.

Males blue with a dark border. Females brown with a row of red spots. Undersides brown-grey with black spots, a row of orange spots, and small greenish flecks on outer margin. Males are similar to Common Blue, which lacks greenish spots.

This small butterfly is found mainly in heathland where the silvery-blue wings of the males provide a marvellous sight as they fly low over the heather. The females are brown and far less conspicuous but, like the male, have distinct metallic spots on the hindwing. In the late afternoon the adults often congregate to roost on sheltered bushes or grass tussocks.

The Silver-studded Blue has a restricted distribution but occurs in large numbers in suitable heathland and coastal habitats. It has undergone a major decline through most of its range.

Huis Bergh castle in 's-Heerenberg is one of the largest castles in the Netherlands and has a building history that dates back to the early 12th century. In a swampy area where the castle now stands, an artificial hill was probably built on which a wooden residential tower was built. Later, around 1240, this wooden structure was replaced by a tuff tower. Remains of this tower can still be seen in one of the walls of the current main castle. It was possibly Hendrik van den Bergh who, with this tuff tower, made a start with the ancestral lock of the gentlemen and (since 1486) counts Van den Bergh. Until then, the men had lived on the Motte Montferland.

The castle has undergone many renovations and extensions over the centuries. The most important parts that still exist today date from the 14th, 15th and 17th centuries. In the initial phase of the Eighty Years' War, the time of Count Willem IV and his wife Maria van Nassau, Huis Bergh suffered a lot. Rebuilding started around 1600, giving the castle its current appearance. The main castle got an extra floor and was extended on the northeast side, so that the regular octagonal shape disappeared.

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Kasteel Huis Bergh in 's-Heerenberg is een van de grootste kastelen van Nederland en heeft een bouwgeschiedenis die teruggaat tot het begin van de 12e eeuw. In een moerassig gebied waar nu het kasteel staat, is waarschijnlijk een kunstmatige heuvel gebouwd waarop een houten woontoren is gebouwd. Later, rond 1240, werd deze houten constructie vervangen door een tufsteen toren. Overblijfselen van deze toren zijn nog steeds te zien in een van de muren van het huidige hoofdkasteel. Mogelijk was het Hendrik van den Bergh die met deze tufsteen toren een begin maakte met de voorouderlijke sluis van de heren en (sinds 1486) Van den Bergh. Tot dan toe woonden de mannen op de Motte Montferland.

Het kasteel heeft door de eeuwen heen vele renovaties en uitbreidingen ondergaan. De belangrijkste nog bestaande delen dateren uit de 14e, 15e en 17e eeuw. In de beginfase van de Tachtigjarige Oorlog, de tijd van graaf Willem IV en zijn vrouw Maria van Nassau, heeft Huis Bergh veel te lijden gehad. De herbouw begon rond 1600 en gaf het kasteel zijn huidige uiterlijk. Het hoofdkasteel kreeg een extra verdieping en werd aan de noordoostzijde verlengd, zodat de regelmatige achthoekige vorm verdween.

One of our rarest butterflies, the Duke of Burgundy has undergone a huge population decline. It is now mainly found in scattered populations across southern England, with a few isolated populations in the southern Lake District and Yorkshire.

The middle or second millis built in 1773, as a watermill. The original mill at this place was built in 1454, but was demolished in 1598 to make way for a stronger mill with more capacity. This mill was destroyed by fire in 1772, after which the current mill is built. The mill has undergone restorations in 1998 and 2007/2008 but is able to grind again now. The mill is in the middle of an open polder area.

The seesaw mill (or water seesaw) is the oldest type of polder mill in the Netherlands and developed from the post mill at the beginning of the fifteenth century. According to some sources, the first seesaws were built in the Netherlands in 1407

De wipmolen (of waterwipmolen) is het oudste type poldermolen in Nederland en ontwikkelde zich begin vijftiende eeuw uit de standerdmolen. Volgens sommige bronnen werden de eerste wipmolens in 1407 in Nederland gebouwd

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Also known as Union Trust Building

The Guardian Building, designated a National Historic Landmark on June 29, 1989, is a skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Today, the building is owned by Wayne County, Michigan and serves as its headquarters. Built in 1928 and finished in 1929, the building was originally called the Union Trust Building and is a bold example of Art Deco architecture, including art moderne designs. At the top of the Guardian Building's spire, is a large American Flag, complementing the four smaller flags atop nearby 150 West Jefferson. The building has undergone recent award-winning renovations. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989.

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This church (which has also been known as Saint Anthony the Abbot Church) was the first building to be founded in Valletta (back in 1566). The church has undergone quite a few changes since then and is now a grand little Baroque church (newly restored).