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Hurrah Ridge Trail, Nantahala National Forest
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I know there are a great many historical churches in England but this one is very extraordinary and almost unique. The village of Lastingham is in the North York Moors National Park and its village church St Marys is itself very old. However it’s when you enter the church and go down the steep stone steps in the centre of the nave that you really begin to travel in time.
There are records that suggest a monastery was founded on this site in about AD650 . Around AD 725 the first stone church was built, and Cedd an important missionary from Lindisfarne human remains were reburied beside the altar. Stephen of Whitby refounded the Saxon monastery as a Benedictine house in 1078. Stephen built this present crypt over the place where Cedd was believed to have been buried. The crypt has been relatively unchanged for well over a thousand years.
I have not visited the Crypt for many years and it was a great pleasure to descend again into this remarkable space, which has a strange quality of calm.
I would agree with Simon Jenkins, author of England's Thousand Best Churches, when he calls the Norman crypt of St Mary's church in Lastingham 'one of England's special places'. He’s certainly right.
Technically the image is far from perfect I was balancing deep shadows a bright window and some strong LCD lights but I think you will get a sense of the place. In terms of size I would guess its about 100 meters long and 40 meters wide
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On Explore July 23, 2013 #53
Ich lese gerade ein Buch, bei dem es um Meditation, Kontemplation und Fotografie geht. Sehr spannend. Dann sah ich am Mont St. Michel diesen Mann, versunken in sein Buch. Ich war wirklich beeindruckt.
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Basilica N.S.di Bonaria - Santuario
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The church of Sankt Olof is in the small community of Sankt Olof (originally called Lunkende by but this church was a popular goal for pilgrims so the whole village eventually took the name of the church). The church was originally built in the 12th century and extended in the 15th century and given a very Gothic look. The resulting shape of the whole building is rather peculiar.
Fort Pickens, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, USA.
After the War of 1812, the United States decided to fortify all of its major ports. Fort Pickens, on the western tip of Santa Rosa Island, was the largest of a group of forts designed to protect Pensacola Harbor. Construction lasted from 1829 to 1834 with black slaves laying most of the 21 million bricks.
During the Indian Wars, Apache chief Geronimo was imprisoned in Fort Pickens along with several of his warriors.
The fort remained in use through World War II until 1947. It's now part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore and is administered by the National Park Service.
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New building facade: The Dutch Vault
Royal Dutch Mint, Houten (NL)
After countless juxtapositions it has become clear to me that these can be found everywhere. For the unsuspecting audience, the complicated juxtapositions are often too difficult to read, while the simple ones are too easy for the attentive observer.
Now it's time for something different, a subject that has always fascinated me. Surprising compositions in the everyday, a special view of buildings, lines made abstract. I hope the intention comes across. The name of the new series is Lines and planes.
This curious building suggests depth that, on closer inspection, is based on optical illusion. From a distance, this hall is a real eye-catcher. It is the new warehouse and distribution center of the Dutch "Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt" in Houten. The KNM produces not only Dutch coins but also delivers coins to over 70 countries worldwide.
Designed by Wastiau & co architects from Belgium, the warehouse looks like a massive gold brick. The golden color on the outside was specially made to match the colours of the Euro coins.
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Gloucester Cathedral A cloister (from Latin claustrum, "enclosure") is a rectangular open space surrounded by covered walks or open galleries, with open arcades on the inner side, running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle or garth. The attachment of a cloister to a cathedral or church, commonly against a warm southern flank,[1] usually indicates that it is (or once was) part of a monastic foundation, "forming a continuous and solid architectural barrier... that effectively separates the world of the monks from that of the serfs and workmen, whose lives and works went on outside and around the cloister
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Its pretty rare these days that i dont end up playing with a shot in photoshop for a good half hour. But this one is completely unaltered, not even the slightest bit of cropping. I rock! :D
The 13th Nave of Wells, my favorite Cathedral and taken with the Sigma wide 10-20 lens for added wow. This is taken from immediately beneath the Crossing tower, the scissor arch framing the view.
Hard to resist not to try it again while I'm there. The famous central hall of the London Natural History Museum.
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As I’m not getting out much, this is an outtake from 2013.
Lincoln cathedral in the evening sun.
Lincoln cathedral was the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1548) until the central spire collapsed.