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A nice country side small village named Hahoe, UNESCO site. Really pleasant and calm when left by tourists, even if it is not yet a high touristy place.
Hahoe village, South Korea.
Egyptian Gallery, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
Obverse: 1510 + mOnETA : SIGISmVnDI :, knight riding left on horseback, reigns in left, sword in right, horse rearing on hind legs.
Reverse: + mAGnI : DVCIS : LITVAnIE, imperial eagle facing, wings spread, head left
Mint: Vilna, Lithuania, dated 1510 AD
Maximum Diameter: 20 mm; 1.2 g
Denomination: Silver half groschen
Die Axis: 180 degrees
Sigismund I (the Old), of the Jagiellon dynasty, was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 - 1544. He died at 81 years old.
Excavations made from 1922 by Swedish archaeologists found the acropolis of ancient Asine surrounded by a Cyclopean wall and a Mycenaean era necropolis with many Mycenaean chamber tombs containing skeletal remains and grave goods.
I've been a bit quiet with the camera recently so here's an image from last Spring.
Plenty of dabbling with this one as usual but got there in the end. The main problem was controlling the exposure on the right side but I've used Nik Viveza 2 which I can recommend as a relatively straightforward tool for the job. Hope everyone's well :-)
The Synoptic gospels intertwine these two healing stories, but it is unusual to see them visually intertwined in Early Christian art, as in this example from a late third/early fourth century sarcophagus from Arles, France. The image is found on the right side of the front. Jesus takes the young girl by the hand as the woman with the flow of blood touches the fringe of his mantle below.
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These ancient gateways are everywhere over Taquile Island, which has been occupied for thousands of years.
Shame about that light leak there again...perhaps I should have cropped it - still it's honest!
Ancient Ruins. Evidence of an advanced civilization estimated to have been in existance clear back as early as the 19th and 20th centuries. Some people suggest that these may be monuments or temples to mythical gods based that there are 11 of these monuments spaced exactly 80 feet apart in a straight row. There is also evident of primitive art work and even lettering and symbols which could be the names of ancient kings. Others think that this civilization was so advanced that these towers may have held up some sort of "road" by which people could travel from place to place with ease.
Some historians of ancient civilizations speculate that the advanced highly intelligent people of this time may have used fossil fuels to convert heat into energy to propel monstrous machines, possibly made of a heavy hard metal known of as Iron, that could navigate these "roads" transporting people and/or good long distances at break-neck speeds possibly as fast or even faster that a horse could run at full gallop. Of course this is just speculation.
In real life, these concrete columns held up the long NYC bridge sometimes referred to as the Howe bridge, a railroad bridge that crossed the Illinois River south of the town of Howe, IL. I don't know if there are any remnants of Howe left, but this is just east of Depue. There were 11 spans of 80 feet over the swampy low land north of the river. The bridge itself was a swing type bridge with the center section pivoting to let barge traffic through. The bridge is no longer there.
standing rock, red and hardened, at Ein Gedi natural resort and springs. An Oasis in the middle of the most barren desert I've yet seen.
Southern Israel
Excavations made from 1922 by Swedish archaeologists found the acropolis of ancient Asine surrounded by a Cyclopean wall and a Mycenaean era necropolis with many Mycenaean chamber tombs containing skeletal remains and grave goods.
Bronze bust of young man with inlay eyes from the Villa dei Papiri, Rectangular Peristyle. 1st Century AD Roman copy after a hellenistic Greek original. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli. Napoli, Campania, Italy. Copyright 2016, James A. Glazier. Pompeii.
This Is My Kitty ...
He Is A Silver Egyptian Mau. ( breed )
He Was Once A Show Cat.
We Traveled All Over The USA Together For Cat Shows.
He Earned The Title : Quadruple Platinum Grand Champion.
He Was Best Egyptian Mau Kitten In The USA.
He Was Best Egyptian Mau Cat In The USA.
He Was 12th Best Kitten ( all breeds ) In The USA.
He Was 21st Best Cat ( all breeds ) In The USA.
He Has Been In Several Cat Magazines.
He Is Now Retired To Being Just My Baby And A Camera Ham.
I Love Him :)
Made for T3nd0's Perkus Maximus. Original mesh by Marko Crnjak. Surface design and texture maps by myself.
Ektachrome 100 E100 Kodak Canon A1 18mm FD sharp, contrasty and blueish hues // ancient Messenia an incredible site rooted in the beautiful mountains as it faces the sea :: take time to explore and soak in while feeling its spirit through the olive groves #oldschoollab #film #filmisnotdead #greece #hellas #greek #athenian #kodak #filmisnotdead
As I was wandering around South Pier, I came across this trio rehearsing for an evening of caroling. What a joyful group!
The original photo was of a restored cabin at the Fort Wall Walla Historical Museum. Photoleap was used to create this image.
Chersonesus is an ancient Greek colony founded approximately 2500 years ago in the southwestern part of Crimea, known then as Taurica. The colony was established in the 6th century BC by settlers from Heraclea Pontica. The ancient city is located on the shore of the Black Sea at the outskirts of Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, where it is referred to as Khersones. It has been nicknamed the "Ukrainian Pompeii" and "Russian Troy". The name "Chersonesos" in Greek means simply "peninsula", and aptly describes the site on which the colony was established.
"The architectural profession gave the public 50 years of modern architecture and the public's response has been 10 years of the greatest wave of historical preservation in the history of man."
--George E. Hartman--
This building is in the Olympic Area in Munich, Germany. I was so amazed and impressed with the type of architecture the buildings over there have. Every line and curve showed me that we are living in a late decade of modern architect. I have been told this building and the whole Olympic Area was built during Hitler era which goes back to 50 years old. I have made my search about the place and I was so impressed with the way the German architects took a step toward modern architecture back then after the war. I used to think that modern architecture is just 10 years old but when I have been there, every single thought was proven wrong. The building was designed by Gunter Behnisch who believed in the ideas that emphasized the modern designs and had more flexibility when using every possible material to create something unusual than the boring styles back then in 1972. I had this idea that modern art and architecture is something new but being there and witnessing the overall buildings so closely proved to me that I missed a lot in the modern architect ure history which I should go through again and study the history of it.
Source: www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Gunter_Behnisch.html
I am unsure of the context, my memory sucks. Fairly sure its Neo-Babylonian. Could be older, though.
Taken in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany.
I think of this passage from the lovely Ninon when looking at it - he obviously worships her, she is on a pedastle. She looks down, playing her music... and keeping her distance.
“I can imagine all the delights of love. The idea I have formed of it is, quite seductive. Do you think that deep in my heart I desire to enjoy its charms less than you? But the more its image is ravishing to my imagination, the more I fear it is not real, and I refuse to yield to it lest my happiness be too soon destroyed. Ah, if I could only hope that my happiness might endure, how feeble would be my resistance? But will you not abuse my credulity? Will you not some day punish me for having had too much confidence in you? At least is that day very far off? Ah, if I could hope to gather perpetually the fruits of the sacrifice I am making of my repose for your sake, I confess it frankly, we would soon be in accord.”
Eflatun Pınar.....bears unique testimony to a major cult monument of the Hittite Empire. The Hittites secured the political unity in Anatolia, existed in these lands roughly between 1620 BC and 1200 BC and acquired a very different and significant place in the Anatolian history. The Hittites built their temples nearby sources of water as they thought water was elixir of life. The spring sanctuary of Eflatun Pınar has a great importance within the water cult having a significant role in the Hititte religion. Integration of water in the architectural and religious concept is a unique feature of the site. As the Hittites had a theocratic understanding of religion they often established their cities and erected their temples nearby the sources of water which is elixir of life. These sources of water and rivers were sanctified and good deal of importance that attached to the cult of water by performing a lot of rituals. In lots of places of the Hittite Empire territory, foremost Hattusa, basins, dams, weirs, especially rock monuments were built nearby water were unearthed. For usually Hittite spring sanctuaries had been carved everywhere in Anatolia in the natural rock, but in this case obviously Eflatun Pınar was erected artificially in order to be able to mount the relief. Thousands tons of stones had to be transported from an andesite quarry about five kilometres away from the construction site that is an impressive logistical achievement. No inscriptions were found at the site, but based on its proximity to Yalburt and Köylütolu Monuments this monument may be dated to the 2nd half of 13th century BC. A Hittite cult basin is also preserved in Yalburt, a place that is only 60 kilometres away from Eflatun Pınar. Yet the water structural arrangements of this monument are very simple and cannot be compared to those in Eflatun Pınar. In one point, the two structures are nevertheless similar the basin of Yalburt is erected of large ashlars, that are stacked up in several courses. There is no relief existed on the monument of Yalburt and as a result of its drain spring, it has lost its original function currently.