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The Großer Markt is a centrally situated place in the Weseler city centre. It is a location of the Willibrordi cathedral and the historical city hall of the town. Twice weekly a weekly market takes place.
One and a half centuries after the lending of the town rights the first city hall of the town originated in 1390 in the big market. In 1391 the davorliegende place was paved. Already in 1455 the city hall building was torn off again because it was not held representative enough in since 1407 to the Hanse alliance belonging Wesel for and claimed, besides, too much place at the market. As a result the historical city hall of Wesel originated in the Flemish style which existed till 1945 and whose facade was reconstructed till 2011. The wealth of the Weseler businessmen flowed in onto the building. Besides, in 1540 the cathedral was finished, so that the big market since then with city hall, cathedral and weekly market was the centre of the town. For example, the main guard of the Spanish troops also lay there when held this Wesel in the early 17th century occupied.
Last of the EC3 London shots taken in September of 2019.
Did we forget to include enough staff and lifeboats, when we were building the big shiny ships..?
Parc national du Lac-Témiscouata
Secteur Jardin des mémoires, Témiscouata, Québec
Situé au Bas-Saint-Laurent dans la MRC de Témiscouata, le parc national du Lac-Témiscouata s'étend autour du plus grand et du plus majestueux lac de la région, le lac Témiscouata. Ce territoire est doté d’atouts naturels remarquables et d’une richesse exceptionnelle sur le plan archéologique. Source
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Parc national du Lac-Temiscouata (National Park)
Jardin des mémoires Sector, Temiscouata, Quebec
Parc national du Lac-Temiscouata is set in Bas-Saint-Laurent in the regional county municipality of Témiscouata. Lac Témiscouata, this territory has remarkable natural assets and exceptional archaeological wealth. Source
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When I spotted this colourful grass, I thought of my filled with love and passion photography, of being able to see creative side of life and happiness, and of being able to show you the energy displayed by nature, the power of colour!
Color have always been recognized for its symbolic power. Most of you know that red is associated with love and passion, where orange with creativity and energy. Some may know that yellow is the color of the life, energy and happiness, but only of few of us know that purple symbolizes wealth and power, and green-health and growth.
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Sargans Castle is a castle in the municipality of Sargans of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
The castle was the seat of the counts of Werdenberg-Sargans in the 13th century. Since 1899, it has been run by the local church and now houses the Sarganserland museum.
Beginning in 982 the Sargans region was part of the lands of the Counts of Bregenz. In 1160, the male line of the Counts of Bregenz died out. Count palatine Hugo of Türbingen inherited most of their lands, through his wife Elisabeth.
His son, Hugo, inherited the Bregenz lands around Lake Constance, including Sargans. This Hugo, who adopted the name Montfort und Werdenberg built or expanded Sargans Castle before his death in 1228. Excavations around the oldest part of the castle show that there was an earlier fort or castle, but nothing is known about that building. Hugo built the large bergfried, expanded the walls to the west and may have built a palas on that side of the castle.
In the mid-13th century the Montfort und Werdenberg lands were divided between Hugo of Werdenberg-Heiligenberg and his brother Hartmann of Werdenberg-Sargans. Hartmann took up residence in the castle and probably expanded the palas. The castle was first mentioned in 1282. Over the following century the wealth and lands of the Counts of Werdenberg-Sargans were divided over and over again between descendants. By the last 14th century, Count Johann I ruled over a small and poor county under the Habsburgs. In the Battle of Näfels in 1388, the count commanded a wing of the Austrian army that was supposed to cross the Kerenzerberg Pass. However, when he saw the threatened destruction of the main Austrian army, he fled back over the pass. The cost of the war, as well as other expenses forced Johann I to sell the castle and village to Leopold of Austria.
Jean-Mich' est mort dimanche dernier.
Son corps a été retrouvé dans la Sarthe.
Jean-Mich' faisait partie de ces visages familiers des rues d'Alençon. Depuis sa sortie de prison, il n'avait guère de vie sociale autrement que par le truchement de la rue, qui lui permettait, par la générosité de quelques passants, de manger un minimum ou fumer un cigarillo.
Oh non, Jean-Mich' n'était pas un Saint. Il est même probable que vous-même, qui me lisez, l'auriez regardé de travers en connaissant les rumeurs de Radio-Prison qui circulaient à son sujet.
Et personnellement, ces rumeurs ne m'ont pas mis à l'aise. Du tout.
Cependant, je l'ai vu, au fil des mois. J'ai vu sa santé se dégrader, ses espoirs déçus, sa difficulté au quotidien.
Il était un ex-taulard, il était aussi un laissé pour compte.
Quelle facette de ce personnage garder ?
Voici la seule que je connaisse : celle d'un gars prisonnier dehors après avoir été détenu entre quatre murs.
La rue ne tue pas, pourtant.
La pauvreté, elle, oui.
C'est elle qui assassine les laissés pour compte, en définitive, drapée dans ses oripeaux urbains.
Ce n'est pas une mince affaire de garder une certaine retenue, une distance minimale avec les personnages récurrents qui habitent les rues d'Alençon, quand on est un Foutographe aussi visible que je puis l'être dans ce petit univers alençonnais...
Je m'y suis efforcé, et continuerai à m'y efforcer, car d'autres nouvelles de cet acabit arriveront... Et je n'ai ni le coeur, ni l'envie, ni l'aveuglement nécessaire pour me plonger dans les eaux troubles de la compassion débridée
Je n'avais pas pour but de publier cette image, quand je l'ai prise, il y a quelques semaines.
Mais cela devient aujourd'hui ma "meilleure" image de Jean-Mich' et de ce qu'était sa vie alors que je le croisais presque quotidiennement.
Quand la photo de rue flirte avec le photoreportage...
The wall mural and altar outside the entrance to a house in the heritage area of Melaka, Malaysia. Note the water tap and bucket there; water is considered wealth too. Don't know why there are minions there :-)
A colorful sunset from Pier 32 Marina at the mouth of the Sweetwater Channel in National City, California.
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[...] Nature herself makes the wise man rich [..]
-- Quote by Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)
Mazzano Romano, Italy (October, 2007)
Badlands, Morning Light. © Copyright 2022 G Dan Mitchell.
Soft morning sunlight on colorful badlands terrain, Death Valley National Park.
This area of Death Valley attracts me on almost every visit to this desert landscape. Unlike many of the places I like to visit in the park, it isn’t in the “back of beyond,” and I often photograph here on a morning when I don’t want to travel too far, for example on the final morning of a visit. Like many badlands locations, this area provides an astonishing wealth of potential photographic subjects, and their appearance changes with the light.
In keeping with the usual practice, we visited early one morning on this trip, arriving in the area before sunrise so that we would be ready for the arrival of the first light. This morning sun can be intense, but a bit of high cloudiness softened the light a bit, and this made the colors a bit more visible.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
Wikipedia states..."Chives, (scientific name...Schoenoprasum), is an edible species of the genus Allium. Its close relatives include the garlic, shallot, leek, scallion, and Chinese onion."
What I know about this beautiful plant is that the bees love to traverse the hills and valleys of this flower. Once the bloom has faded, you'll find tiny black seeds inside the folds of each blossom. What a great way to spread the wealth. Life is wonderful that way!
Stay close. Wait for the trickle-down effect. You know that there is a very good reason, they say, that governments should help the rich to get richer even easier and much faster. Yes, it is the trickle-down effect. One day, eventually that is, some of the new wealth will trickle down into my watering can and make me rich too. I live in hope. And I am staying ever so close to my watering can. Helios 44M-7 manual lens at F2, one LED lamp.
Wild Geranium flowers fill my flower garden each year. I've never intentionally planted them. However, the geranium ensures that it can spread the wealth. After blooming, fruit capsules are produced 3-5 weeks later. Each consists of a long, central beak-like column (resembling a crane’s head) and five basal cells, each containing one seed. The carpels of the fruit curl upward and backward to spring open when ripe, expelling the seeds 10-30 feet from the mother plant. More information can be found at : www.npsnj.org/photo_galleries/photo_pages/geranium_macula...
Estany de Pessons, Canillo, Andorra.
En el extremo más oriental de la Parroquia de Encamp, subiendo el Puerto de Envalira, a la derecha encontramos los estanques y el circo de Pessons. Se trata de un magnífico circo glaciar granítico donde podremos disfrutar del mayor conjunto lacustre de Andorra. El circo se encuentra rodeado de cimas como los conocidos pico de Pessons, pico de Ríbuls, el Montmalús,... todos ellos cercanos a los 2.800m de altura. Se trata de un sitio muy frecuentado y popular debido a su riqueza natural y de su fácil acceso. Sin embargo, en este valle siempre encontraremos rincones escondidos desde donde poder disfrutar de los magníficos paisajes y aguas cristalinas de sus lagos de alta montaña.
At the easternmost end of the Parish of Encamp, going up the Port of Envalira, to the right we find the ponds and the Pessons circus. It is a magnificent granite glacial cirque where we can enjoy the largest lake complex in Andorra. The circus is surrounded by peaks such as the well-known Pessons peak, Ríbuls peak, Montmalús,... all of them close to 2,800m in height. It is a very frequented and popular site due to its natural wealth and its easy access. However, in this valley we will always find hidden corners from where we can enjoy the magnificent landscapes and crystal clear waters of its high mountain lakes.
Dahlia has a rich symbolism: the flower stands for wealth and elegance, and also for love and involvement. It's a perfect flower to express your love! For the Aztecs, Dahlia was a religious symbol, besides food the flower was used in different types of ceremonies.
Gōtokuji Temple, located in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo, is a Buddhist temple that is said to be the birthplace of the maneki-neko, or “luck-inviting cat figurine.”
These small statues, which portray a cat sitting up and beckoning with its front paw, have become quite popular all over the world with cat-lovers.
Although there are many different kinds of maneki-neko raising either their right or left paws, Gotokuji Temple specializes in the right-pawed version of this good-luck symbol.
Temple legend states that during the early 17th century, Ii Naotaka (then the second lord of the Omi-Hikone Domain) escaped from being caught in a sudden thunderstorm after being invited inside the temple by a cat that lived there.
To show his gratitude to the cat, Naotaka decided to dedicate the temple to the Ii clan. After Naotaka passed away, the temple was renamed to Gotokuji, from his posthumous Buddhist name “Kyushoin-den Gotokuten ei-daikoji.”
The cat that created that opportunity for the temple to grow into a respectable and important place was deified as “Fortune-Inviting Kannon.”
The cat was later said to bring good fortune, being called “shou-fuku byou-ji” or “maneki-neko.” Gotokuji Temple has been filled with lucky cat figurines donated by worshippers ever since.
Bois du Breuil (Forest of Breuil) near Honfleur, Calvados, Normandie (Normandy), France. A rich forest, part of the commune of Équemauville and overlooking the communes (towns/villages) of Honfleur, Vasouy and Pennedepie as well as the River Seine. It belonged to the Dukes of Normandy until 1204 when King Philippe Auguste conquered Normandy and the forest passed to the French kings. Located 4km from Honfleur, the Bois du Breuil is one of the rare forests on the coastline and is open to the public. This forest, covering 120 hectares, is the property of the Conservatoire du Littoral (Coastal Conservancy). Great variety of species (32 listed species including oak, beech, Scots pine and maritime pine), a fine population of naturalised rhododendrons, large 1,200m path lined with beech trees dating from 1850. Preserved natural wealth thanks to meticulous management in keeping with nature. Access via the RD62 (Equemauville-Pennedepie road). 2 car parks. Round trip, approximately 5km, offering superb views over the Seine bay. www.conservatoire-du-littoral.fr/siteLittoral/115/28-bois... and www.calvados-tourisme.co.uk/diffusio/en/discover/natural-...
Headband by My Bags, gloss by alani, dress by Kim Cloud, and nails by zhu are all currently at this round of Cosmopolitan!
Nails: Zhu - Frenchie mesh nails
Gloss: Alani - Sorbet Gloss - EVOX
Headband: My Bags - My Rose Headband
Dress: Kim Cloud - Aurora Dress - seen on Ebody Reborn but also made for Lara X, Petite X, Legacy, Bombshell, Perky, Juicy, and Waifu
In “The Wealth of Nations”, Adam Smith said we should all do what we do best, and rely on others for the rest. In “A Brief History of Equality”, Thomas Piketty emphasizes that Nature’s balance sheet accounts for externalities, which we ignore at our peril. Somewhere, Yogi Berra observed that in theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice they’re different.
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Stay close. Wait for the trickle-down effect. You know that there is a very good reason, they say, that governments should help the rich to get richer even easier and much faster. Yes, it is the trickle-down effect. One day, eventually that is, some of the new wealth will trickle down into my watering can and make me rich too. I live in hope. And I am staying ever so close to my watering can. Helios 44M-7 manual lens at F2, contre-jour, reflector.
“Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.”
― Oscar Wilde
What is it that causes us to cherish material items like we do? Why do we value gold, silver, jewels? They don't provide nourishment or quench our thirst or provide shelter or comfort. Is it because they represent wealth and are scarce so only those with enough money can own them?
Colorful currency for the Crazy Tuesday challenge, Currency and/or Banknotes From Around the World. Represented here is money from: Macedonia, Poland, Mozambique, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Myanmar, Brazil, Bhutan, Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia, Bolivia and India.
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Wealth is power. With wealth many things are possible.
George Clason
Power is not all bad, if wielded properly, you can change the world for the better. It gets a bad name from those who abuse it.
For those who may think power is bad, remember the power of Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Princess Diana, and others who sought to bring positive changes to the world.
164 M. Wulumuqi Rd., Shanghai
These days, many rich young people in Shanghai have started a limousine ‘patriotic’ movement. It started when a large number of South Korean tourists came to Shanghai after China granted them visa-free access to the city, posting a number of videos and photos on social media. Chinese social media is full of rumours that they were allegedly blown away by the chicness of Shanghai. So some rich young people said they should show the South Koreans more of Shanghai's luxury and wealth. They took their luxury cars out onto the streets and showed them off, causing massive crowds of pedestrians (all of them Chinese) to gather and cause traffic jams. Every time they saw a luxury car, the onlookers would excitedly shout, take photos and videos, and some live streamers would take the opportunity to tell his/her fans how ‘shocking’ the scene was.
However, I didn't see any Koreans, and all the people I saw who were shocked or claimed to be shocked were Chinese. I don't know if the Korean tourists were shocked, but perhaps they would be, by the stupidity of this farce.
The street in the photo is where the demonstration against Zero-Covid policy on 27 November 2022. When I think back to the two months we were imprisoned in our own homes, and the six months when our movements were restricted by QR codes, it's just funny to see such a farce in the name of ‘national pride’. Then, what I saw in the street was this recycling woman who was carrying scrap on her shoulder - she wondered why I was photographing her instead of the luxury cars.
In the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, the Palace of the Lions marks the culminating moment of its architecture. As a synthesis and symbol of its decorative wealth and at the same time of the significance of the complex's hydraulic system, its famous fountain has been preserved.
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Tournai (en neerlandés Doornik, en alemán Dornick, en latín Tornacum) es una ciudad francófona de Bélgica situada en la Región valona, cabecera de arrondissement en la provincia de Henao y sede del obispado de Tournai.
Tournai es una de las ciudades más antiguas de Bélgica junto con Arlon y Tongeren. Tuvo un papel histórico, económico y cultural importante en el Condado de Flandes durante la Edad Media.
Tanto el campanario cívico de Tournai (Beffroi en francés; Belfort en neerlandés), el más antiguo de Bélgica, como la Catedral de Notre-Dame de Tournai están incluidos en la lista del patrimonio mundial de la UNESCO. La catedral, imponente construcción de arte románico y de arquitectura gótica, es célebre por sus cinco campanarios así como por su tesoro. Junto a la ciudad francesa de Lille y la ciudad flamenca de Cortrique forman la Eurometrópolis Lille-Tournai-Kortrijk.
Cuenta entre sus monumentos más importantes el Belfort o Beffroi, torre desde la que se domina la ciudad y sus alrededores y la catedral de Nuestra Señora, de amplias naves, y en la que se están realizando trabajos arqueológicos (año 2007) y de restauración (año 2014).
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Tournai or Tournay is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies 89 km (55 mi) by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt, and is part of Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai, In 2022, the municipality of Tournai had an estimated population of 68,518 people.
Tournai is one of the oldest cities in Belgium and has played an important role in the country's cultural history. It was the first capital of the Frankish Empire, with Clovis I being born here.
Tournai lies 89 km (55 mi) by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt. Administratively, the town and municipality is part of the Province of Hainaut, in the Wallonia region of southwest Belgium. The municipality has an area of 213.75 km2 (82.53 sq mi).
Tournai is considered to be one of the most important cultural sites in Belgium. The mixed Romanesque- and Gothic-style Cathedral of Our Lady and the city's Belfry, considered the oldest in Belgium, have been designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Inside the cathedral, the Châsse de Notre-Dame flamande, a beautifully ornate 12th-century reliquary, gives witness to Tournai's wealth in the Middle Ages.
Other places of interest are the 13th-century Scheldt bridge (Pont des Trous) and the main square (Grand-Place), as well as several old city gates, historic warehouses, and a variety of museums. As in many Belgian cities, there are a number of cafés and pubs on the Grand-Place. In the middle of the square, there are a series of water fountains, while a circular staircase to the top of the Belfry can be climbed.
On the Rue Barre-St-Brice are two of the oldest private houses in Europe, dating from between 1175 and 1200 and built in the Romanesque style, while the Rue des Jésuites includes a Gothic house from the 13th century. There are also several buildings in the Art Nouveau style across the city.
Some of the great Flemish Primitives are from Tournai: Robert Campin, Rogier van der Weyden, and Jacques Daret.
Ferrari 458 Italia photographed July 2010, Montreal. More to come.
Thanks to Joshua McRae for assisting me on this shoot!
Still need to fix the haloing around the House.
Angkor, Cambodia, 2013
From about 900 to 1200 AD, Angkor was home to 300.000 to 1.000.000 people (information, facts and scientific guesses vary wildly). Wealth and power of Angkor at least partly derived from an intricatly designed waterway and water storage system, where a river was rerouted over 20 or so kilometers to allow several rice harvests per year. Angkor Wat is well known, though there must be about 80 temples around in the Angkor area. The size of some of those temples is amazing. To my understandig, it is not clear what caused the downfall of this civilazation. Possibly, they were unable to even mainenance the water system (less water, less harvest, less money, less power) or the change of religion from hinduism to buddism (one aspect of the latter is a less hierarchic set of beliefs) caused the end of the Khmer reign over South East Asia. End of wealth, end of story....
Elon Musk's wealth comparison. Unfortunately Google Gemini AI refuses to depict his image in the infographic it produced, although an additional four significant edits/changes were made to the text. #elonmusk #wealth #inequality If by any chance anyone wants to use this image I think technically you might need primarily to reference Google Gemini AI. I wrote the prompt but it's not my image except for some text edits.
Fountain Of Wealth
Supported by four 13.8 metres high bronze legs and spreading over an area of 1683.07 metres, the Fountain of Wealth has been accorded the status of "World's Largest Fountain" in the 1998 edition of the Guinness Book of Records. It is symbolically the ring in the palm of the hand, guaranteeing the retention of wealth. It is destined to be Singapore's most visited tourist destination.
The plaza would provide a large outdoor space for people to gather. But on its own, it would not achieve sufficient visual impact. A dramatic fountain was proposed as a visual focus. The Fountain Plaza, now the focal point of Suntec City, is also at the heart of the Marina Centre area. Not only is it the hub of circulation within the development, it also draws life from the surrounding buildings. This is why it sits off centre within Suntec City -so that it can be directly connected to its neighbours.
The flowing water from the Fountain is also a potent symbol as water is the essence of life in almost every culture. Located round this symbolic centre of life are the buildings which make up Suntec City. These buildings attract human activity - life - to the area. At ground level, vehicles flow around the fountain plaza while pedestrians flow into the buildings around it. Below ground, at the Fountain Terrace, all the buildings are interconnected by shops and restaurants. The complex is also connected to its neighbours by both underground and street-level pedestrian linkways.