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Terezin - The Small Fortress
From 1940 to 1945 the Small Fortress served as the prison of the Prague Gestapo. In 1994 a new permanent exhibition was opened here, devoted to the history of the political prison; it bears witness to the persecution of the Czech nation under the Nazi regime during the Second World War, and records the fates of Czech prisoners transferred to other concentration camps within the Nazi German Reich.
I see this van all the time as I drive by Echo Park Lake. In fact, I've taken photos of it on several occasions, but this was the first one I've been happy with.
Those windows are better than some of ones on our house.
Fourteenth in a series.
Been really busy these past few weeks, and I recently got a chance to walk through the Random Passage Historic Site located in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
It didn't take me long to fall in love with the place. Random Passage was a TV Mini Series that aired on CBC, I always wanted to go there and while exploring the Bonavista Peninsula I got the chance.
It is one of my favorite places and here is a photo of one of the old houses that was left there from the TV set that provides tourists the opportunity to step back in time to learn about the obstacles and opportunities our forebears faced during early settlement.
Hope you all enjoyed your weekend!
Window by Morris & Co c1908 on the north side of the chancel. Dating from after the death of Burne Jones the overall design would have been produced by his successor John Henry Dearle but re-uses Burne Jones's designs for the main figures. Medieval glass remains in the traceries.
St Michael & All Angels at Ledbury is not only one of Herefordshire's grandest parish churches but also one of its most rewarding. There is much to enjoy in this ancient building from its unusual architectural features to its interesting monuments and top quality glass.
The church is set back from the town's main street and accessed via a narrow cobbled alleyway, the view of its soaring spire beckoning the visitor onward. Upon arriving at the churchyard gates this massive building reveals itself to be full of surprises, most noticeably the tower and spire being detached from the main building and standing a short distance to the north of a beautifully detailed chapel on the north side (formerly dedicated to St Katherine) whose large windows are enriched with ballflower ornament. To the right the mass of the three-gabled west front greets the visitor, centred around the original Norman west doorway with its carved capitals.
Much of the Norman building still remains but aside from the west door the building has been modified and extended in the following centuries to the point that most of the exterior now appears to be of 13th or 14th century date. The detached tower dates back to the 13th century in its lower stages, but the topmost belfry stage and the tapering spire above are an 18th century addition by architect Nathaniel Wilkinson of Worcester. The spire is nonetheless remarkable for its sheer height, and visitors can often ascend the tower to its base during the summer months.
Inside the church initially has a vast, almost barn-like feel owing to the great space and somewhat low level of light, particularly as the eye is drawn towards the chancel which almost disappears into the gloom at first sight. The church is lit by a series of tall windows but the light they admit is more limited by the extensive collection of stained glass (though fortunately most of this is exceptionally good). The chancel is the oldest part, retaining its Norman arcades with intriguing porthole-like oculi above that would have been originally glazed as a clerestorey before the aisles were enlarged. On the north side (almost acting as a transept) is the former chapel with its large Decorated windows that is now separated by a glazed screen and is referred to presently as the chapter house. It contains some old fragments of glass and a fine effigy of a 13th century priest.
Throughout the church there are tombs and monuments of interest (not all well lit so at times the eye needs to adjust to the darkness) from the medieval period to the 19th century. Most of the windows on the south side are filled with rich late Victorian glass by Kempe, whilst in the north side is a more varied display with good examples of Pre Raphaelite, Arts & Crafts and more modern work by Burne Jones, Christopher Whall and John K.Clark respectively, in my opinion the most outstanding windows in the church.
Ledbury church is normally kept open and welcoming for visitors to this popular, tourist-friendly market town. It is well worth a visit, a well above average church!
South chancel window depicting Simeon holding the infant Christ by John Hardman Studios 1893.
St Andrew's church at Cleeve Prior is marked by an elegant west tower dating from the 15th century though the rest of the building dates back at least two centuries earlier. It consists of nave and chancel and a simple south transept chapel.
There is some notable glass, mostly Victorian but also some from the Arts & Crafts movement. The church is happily normally open and welcoming to visitors.
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This was taken at Cotehele, a National Trust Property in Cornwall. Looking through the window, you wonder at all the history that has been glimpsed through it over many years.
S5049 DesignBlock Happiness Grows stamped on Kraft Card (from PaperTreyInk) with Artprint Brown Memories Ink. Windows cut with Coluzzle system. Shakers filled with tiny beads and foil confetti shapes. Embellished with HA clear round gems, coloured with Sharpie markers.
Eyes are the windows to the soul...
Matthew 6:22
The light of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Looks soooo much better large!
This was taken at the school's library. There were these huge windows and ancient books. Great to have a model in town.
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Nope... not photoshopped.
Well, yes, there was a fair bit of slider pushing done post-processing to make the colors/tones more... interesting... but there was no cloning or layering or anything like that.
That is, you really are looking through a physical window (of sorts) to the boys posing behind - all taken "live" and in a single shot.
Curious?
Stroll down the stream (or visit the boys blog posting for the day) to see how this was done.
Daily Dog Challenge 1332. "Together"
Our Daily Challenge - June 25, 2015 - "Seen From A Window"
Today's Post (Beyond the Window) : www.bzdogs.com/2015/06/beyond-window.html
Stop on by Zachary and Henry's blog: bzdogs.com - The Secret Life of the Suburban Dog
Nikon D7000 / Nikon 40mm f/2.8 Micro lens / Edited on Adobe PS CS3
I honestly hadn't planned on posting two entries for this week's Window Wednesday. Since I was playing with my camera in my room around 18:35 today, though, I happened to take this and decided that I might as well post it up. :3 (In fact, the last 10 or so photos were all taken in my room.)
(Yep, my bedside desk is messy, but it's neater compared to a few days ago.)
The backside of the McLeod Building, downtown Edmonton. I think this is my favourite heritage building in the city. I love the fire escape and massive wall of narrow windows. I actually envisioned this one as B&W before I shot it.
A stained glass window in the Church of St Mary-the-Virgin, Addington, Buckinghamshire. 22nd May 2017.
Another window in memory of a member of the Hales family ; this time it is to Robert Turner Hales ( 1853 - 1931), a local doctor and also a benefactor of the church. The window illustrates the procession of pilgrims from Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales". It was designed by Francis Spear in 1933.
St. Rumbold's Cathedral (Dutch: Sint-Romboutskathedraal) is the Belgian metropolitan archiepiscopal cathedral in Mechelen, dedicated to Saint Rumbold, Christian missionary and martyr who had founded an abbey nearby.
His remains are rumoured to be buried inside the cathedral. State-of-the-art examination of the relics honoured as Saint Rumbold's and kept in a shrine in the retro-choir, showed a life span of about 40 years and a death date between 580 and 655, while tradition had claimed 775 AD.
Construction of the church itself started shortly after 1200, and it was consecrated in 1312, when part had become usable. From 1324 onwards the flying buttresses and revised choir structure acquired characteristics that would distinguish Brabantine Gothic from French Gothic.
After the city fire of 1342, the Master Mason Jean d'Oisy managed repairs and continued this second phase, which by the time of his death in 1375 formed the prototype for that High Gothic style. His successors finished the vaults of the nave by 1437, and those of the choir by 1451.
During the final phase of 1452-1520, the tower was erected, financed by pilgrims and later by its proprietor, the City. Designed to reach 600 Mechlinian feet or about 167 metres, higher than any church tower would ever attain (Ulm Minster has measured 161 metres since the 19th century).
The very heavy St. Rumbold's tower was built on what had once been wetlands, though with foundations only three metres deep its site appears to have been well-chosen. After a few years, in 1454, its chief architect Andries I Keldermans constructed the Saint Livinus' Monster Tower (or St.-Lievensmonstertoren as it is called in Dutch) in Zierikzee (in the present-day Netherlands), where leaning or sagging of the tower (now 62 metres but designed for ca. 130) could wreck the church.
This concern led to fully separate edifices, a solution also applied in Mechelen. At both places, in the early 16th century the upper part of the tower was abandoned, not for technical but for financial reasons.
St Rumbold's should have been topped by a 77-metre spire but only seven metres of this were built, hence the unusual shape. A deliberately weak connection closed the gap between tower and church upon finishing the construction.
The church has functioned as a cathedral since 1559. In the 18th century, each capitals' surrounding ornament of sculpted cabbage leaves that had been an inspiration for numerous Brabantine Gothic churches, was replaced with a double ring of crops.
Detail of upper storey windows at Harvington Hall, a moated manor hall near Kidderminster. Pity about the shadow to the right from a (doubtless-of-architectural-interest) drainpipe.