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What is more mysterious than the long-lived oaks? What love have they seen? What hate? Which wars, which heroes? What have survived in their hollows during winter, what has blossomed beneath during summer? Some lived when Colombus sailed to America. Hundred of years of experience, if they could but talk!
A different world
This photo was taken inside The Map House – an amazing place. I liked the contrast here between the old, antique objects and the laptop and mouse.
We visited on a mission – to see the exhibition of maps of the London Underground. The displays were fascinating – from the earliest, realistic maps to the iconic examples designed by Frank Beck (and others) and including one new approach based on lines radiating out from a central hub. It’s we’ll worth a visit – although you’ll have to be quick as the exhibition closes on 30 November 2024.
IMG_0267 Taken at: Beauchamp Place, London
The modern, colored, complex, chaotic city life, around the ancient, monochrome, simple, harmonic temple of Olympian Zeus (or what is left of it).
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Carved on top of this large hill, these petroglyphs conveyed messages to other ancient tribes passing through.
This is one of my favorite slot canyons, and I always photograph it in the late afternoon reflected light. This time around, however, I was in there in the morning and decided to try capturing the subtly different hues you find there in the morning light. Luckily, I was also blessed by the presence of this interesting tumbleweed that had blown down into the slot. I think it worked out really well! Also, this time around, I'm leaving the camera metadata intact, just for kicks. Yes, this came out of my tiny little Panasonic GM1 with the kit lens. I'm ever more impressed by the quality of this little thing!
The husband Weha and his wife Izuw are equal in size and their two children, Khufu-seneb and Ity are close to them showing respect.
Painted Limestone
From the Old Kingdom period
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Ancient light from the Milky Way shines through the clear mountain air over Mount Rainier and its ancient glaciers, as viewed from Spray Park in the northwestern quadrant of Mt. Rainier National Park.
This shot represents life's origins (everything has its roots in star dust), as well as its adaptability, perseverance, and rebirth, no better represented than by ecosystems in active volcanic landscapes.
Fenghuang Ancient Town, Hunan, China
Fenghuang (Phoenix) Ancient Town was built in 1704, and has over 300 years of history. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in Mar 2008 in the Cultural category.
We ran into a loose flock of over 50. Much of their time was spent diving. A few miles out from Birch Bay, WA.
A Virgin Pendolino train speeds south passing over the disused Hincaster canal tunnel. To the left, the smaller horse path passes under the railway in it's own tunnel. The horses would be led that way whilst the boaters had to "leg" the boat through the main tunnel.
LoR Lenfald LC 16 Entry: Small but Noteworthy
Ancient Gateway (30x30)
This time-worn arch is all that remains of the original gateway to Stonewald. Centuries past lightning stuck the field outside the city walls and a fire quickly consumed the outlying homes and buildings. The blaze was contained, but not before severely damaging parts of the outer wall and the city’s made entrance, the Lion’s Gate. The gates themselves were completely destroyed, along with sections of the wall to either side, but the main structure remained intact. As the city had outgrown the original walls decades earlier, it was decided that the outer wall would be expanded, but the archway was allowed to remain as a testament to the city’s history. Stonewald has been expanded several times since then and the aging monument now rests at the edge of the southern marketplace.
It’s stones have faded and cracked, many of its carvings have worn away, and one of the twin lions’ heads crumbled long ago, but the ancient gateway still stands as a reminder of times long past, when Stonewald was still young and small.
Here is a sneak peek at the internals of individual sub-assemblies that are part of Ancient Roman Temple model. Due to the considerable size of this model this is only a fraction all sub-assemblies but hopefully they will provide some insights into internal structure.
View on the ruins of ancient town Salona, today's town Solin and suburbs of Split (at background). Taken during our walking in Salona :)
Salona was an ancient city and capital of Roman province on the Dalmatian coast located in modern-day Croatia and it's situated near today's town of Solin, about 5 km from Split. Under the Romans, Salona was the political centre of the Dalmatia region, reaching its peak under Emperor Diocletian who built his palace in Split. Huns and Goths swept down in the middle of the 5th century announcing the end of Roman rule. Salona wound up in the Eastern Roman Empire but in 614 the Slavs and Avars moved in and levelled the town to the ground. The most impressive ruin is the 2nd-century amphitheatre which was destroyed by the Venetians in the 17th century. At one time it could accommodate 18,000 spectators and who knows how many gladiators fighting bears. Also interesting is the Manastirine, a burial place for early Christian martyrs (torn apart by lions?) which is part of an archaeological reserve which includes the Tusculum Museum. Other remains from the early Christian period include the remains of a cemetery basilica that dates from the 4th century and the ruins of a three-nave cathedral with an octagonal baptistery. You'll notice remains of a covered aqueduct from the 1st century, public baths and other ancient churches. There's also a small museum near the entrance which sometimes has informative leaflets.
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Widok na pozostałości starozytnego miasta Salona oraz dzisiejszy Solin i przedmieścia Splitu (w tle). Pstryknięte podczas spacerowania wśród ruin Salony :)
Nieopodal Splitu znajdują się ruiny starożytnego miasta Salona, stolicy rzymskiej prowincji Dalmacji. Nazwa pochodzi od wydobywanej w okolicy soli. Obecna nazwa miasta to Solin. Pierwsze wzmianki o Salonie pochodzą z 119 r. p.n.e. Pod panowaniem Rzymian (od I w. p.n.e.) stała się największym i najbogatszym miastem środkowej Dalmacji. Liczba mieszkańców dochodziła do 50-60 tysięcy. Miasto otoczone było wysokimi murami z 88 basztami. Początkowo miała kształt trapezu jednak silny rozwój spowodował jego zmianę. Około 240 roku w Salonie urodził się przyszły cesarz rzymski Dioklecjan, którego ruiny pałacu w Splicie stoją do dnia dzisiejszego. W V w. Salona została najechana przez Hunów i Gotów, jednak już w VI w. przeszła pod władanie Bizancjum. O wiele gorzej dla Salony zakończył się w 614 roku najazd Awarów i Słowian. Uciekający mieszkańcy Salony znaleźli schronienie w Pałacu Dioklecjana. Do największych i najlepiej zachowanych pozostałości, które możemy zobaczyć w miejscu dawnej salony należą: największy wczesnochrześcijański cmentarz na otwartej przestrzeni, na którym pochowano m.in. św. Dujama (Dominjusza) oraz 3-kondygnacyjna bazylika, wybudowana w V w., ogromny, mieszczący 17-18 tys. osób amfiteatr z II wieku, centrum diecezjalne (zbudowane po wydaniu edyktu mediolańskiego w 313 roku, oparte na dwóch bazylikach, baptysterium (wraz z ośmioboczną chrzcielnicą) oraz pałacu biskupim), termy, 5-cio łukowy most oraz część murów miejskich.
Bomlitz
I believe there are around 12 prehistoric burial mounds in the woods near Bomlitz, these lumps are just a few of them, thought to date from between 1500 and 1200 BC. The photo was taken from a wooden viewing platform which looks out across the area.
At the far side of the site you can see piles of cut logs, many of the pine trees have been removed to make way for new planting.
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This is Vicar’s Close in Wells, physically connected to the Cathedral and founded in the 14th century to house the Vicars Choral, the clergy who chanted the divine office eight times a day. It is thought to be the oldest surviving residential street in England and maybe in Europe.
Here it is contrasted with a group of boys from the Cathedral School, probably on their lunch break.
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The Neolithic stone circle at Brodgar on Orkney is around 4000-4500years old. The circle is 340metres in diameter and 27 of the original 50 stones remain. Here an arc containing 5 stones is shown. A very atmospheric place at this time of day.
This small replica of an ancient civilization on a boat was at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.
My mom's old instamatic. Still has film in it apparently so I've been taking random pictures with it. Can't wait to see how crappy it comes out. YAY crappy film! :]
An ancient street in Langzhong ancient city. What I like about this place is that the old traditional houses with beautiful architectural of yesteryear are still occupied by the local, unlike other places where the houses are turned into souvenir stores. There are also many local restaurants and tea houses catering to the local only. Their favourite past time is chinese chess and mahjong. Some of the famous places are turned into museums, like the imperial exam hall, rich merchant houses, mandarine residence, etc. Its is also the place where ZhangFei, one of the hero in the Three Kingdom era, rested and now turned into a shrine. Sichuan, China
In this little village the remains of the old village are still visible.
Sallıdere, Van, Eastern Turkey
A bireme is an ancient oared warship (galley) with two decks of oars.
Notes:
- The chain dosn't connect to the bridge, some technical issues in LDD.
- The two sails dosn't connects to the mast, they are only replacement of the original sail elements (missing from LDD).
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