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On the south coast of Crete, on a magnificent white sandy beach, stands Fragokastello, also known as "castle of the Franks", one of the most beautiful fortresses of Crete, built in 1371. The fort was built by the Venetians in order to protect the south coast of Crete from pirates and Cretan rebels. The shape of the fort is rectangular with a square-shaped tower at each corner. On its gate there is a relief of the lion of St. Mark and on the left and right Venetian crowns. The inner buildings and the loopholes are constructed by the Ottomans. Under the building there are vestiges of the church of St Mark. The history of Fragokastello is filled with bloody battles and even today, residents speak of ghosts, spirits of dead warriors called "Drosoulites" who appear in May or June of every year. The shadows of men in black helmets carrying swords are supposedly be seen at dawn for about 10 minutes.One possible explanation of this phenomenon is that it is a mirage.
Pe coasta sudică a Cretei, pe o minunată plajă cu nisip, se află Fragokastello sau „castelul francilor”, una dintre cele mai frumoase fortăreţe din Creta, construită în anul 1371 de către veneţieni pentru a proteja partea de sud a insulei împotriva piraţilor, dar şi a rebelilor cretani. Fortul are formă rectangulară, la fiecare colţ fiind un turn cu secţiune pătrată. Pe poartă se află un basorelief cu leul Sfântului Marcu, avâ nd la dreapta şi la stânga coroanele veneţiene. Construcţiile din interior şi barbacanele datează din perioada otomană. Sub ele se află vestigiile vechii biserici a Sf. Marcu. Istoria fortăreţei Fragokastello este plină de bătălii sângeroase şi chiar şi astăzi localnicii vorbesc despre fantomele războinicilor morţi (cunoscuţi sub numele de drosuliţi) care îşi fac apariţia în fiecare an în mai sau în iunie. Se spune că umbrele unor bărbaţi în armuri negre şi purtând săbii se pot vedea în zorii zilei timp de aproape 10 minute. O posibilă explicaţie ar fi apariţia unui fenomen de tip miraj.
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Jerez de la Frontera is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, situated midway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Cádiz Mountains. As of 2015, the city, the largest in the province, had 212,876 inhabitants; it is the fifth largest in Andalusia. It has become the transportation and communications hub of the province, surpassing even Cádiz, the provincial capital, in economic activity. Jerez de la Frontera is also, in terms of land area, the largest municipality in the province, and its sprawling outlying areas are a fertile zone for agriculture. There are also many cattle ranches and horse-breeding operations, as well as a world-renowned wine industry (Xerez).
Currently, Jerez, with 212,876 inhabitants, is the 25th largest city in Spain, the 5th in Andalusia and 1st in the Province of Cádiz. It belongs to the Municipal Association of the Bay of Cádiz (Mancomunidad de Municipios Bahía de Cádiz), the 3rd largest Andalusian metropolitan area and the 12th in Spain, with over 650,000 inhabitants.
His municipality covers an area of 1188.14 km² (458.7434 mi²) and includes the Los Alcornocales Natural Park and the Sierra de Gibalbín, also known as Montes de Propio de Jerez.
The city is located 12 km (7.46 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean, in the Campiña de Jerez, region appropriate to cultivate the vineyards that produce the famous sherry. Some famous places in to the city are Alcazar of Jerez, Church of San Miguel, Charterhouse of Jerez, the Cathedral of San Salvador.
Since 1987 the Grand Prix motorcycle racing has been held at the Circuito de Jerez in early May. On this weekend, the city welcomes tens of thousands of bikers from around the world. The same circuit has hosted several Formula 1 Grands Prix, including the 1997 final race of the season, which was marred with controversy for a notable high-profile championship-deciding incident. Other popular festivals in the city are Feria de Jerez or the Holy Week in Jerez.
Jerez is known as the city of flamenco, sherry, horses and motorcycles. In 2013, Jerez was the European's Wine Capital and 2014, it was the World's First Motorbikes Capital.
The Stanton Row project was designed while working at Polis Design Studio. I was the lead designer(with help rom Eric Meyers) for this project, which unfortunately did not win the RFP and was never constructed. The townhomes had to fit a tight building footprint. The ground level accomodated parking in the rear and flex space in the front. The second level contained the main living space. The third level contained the bedrooms. The fourth level contained a flex space/entertaining room and a large deck on the front. The typical unit was 20' wide and 42' deep.
I´m not too keen on the centered medallion, but it was pretty much the only way to get this composition. I really loved the contrast on the textures
Westminster Hall, the oldest existing part of the Palace of Westminster, was erected in 1097, at which point it was the largest hall in Europe. The roof was probably originally supported by pillars, giving three aisles, but during the reign of King Richard II, this was replaced by a hammerbeam roof by the royal carpenter Hugh Herland, "the greatest creation of medieval timber architecture", which allowed the original three aisles to be replaced with a single huge open space, with a dais at the end. The new roof was commissioned in 1393. Richard's architect Henry Yevele left the original dimensions, refacing the walls, with fifteen life-size statues of kings placed in niches. The rebuilding had been begun by King Henry III in 1245, but had by Richard's time been dormant for over a century. In Westminster Hall, the favourite heraldic badge of Richard II, a white hart, chained, and in an attitude of rest, is repeated as many as eighty-three times, without any of them being an exact counterpart of another. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Built: 1914 to 1923 - Architect: John Smith Murdoch - Architectural style: Inter-War Beaux-Arts
The Perth General Post Office is a fine example of monumental civic architecture and one of a precinct of Commonwealth buildings which introduced Beaux-Arts monumentalism to the city.
The imposing building has seven main storeys plus basement and roof level rooms. It has a concrete encased steel frame faced with brick and stone. The ground floor of the east elevation is faced with granite from Mahogany Creek with Donnybrook sandstone above. Paired ionic columns rise through three upper storeys. Red brick walls trimmed with stone are set back between stone towers and form the side and back walls.
The design was conceived in 1912 by Commonwealth architect, John Smith Murdoch, in association with Hillson Beasley (Western Australian Public Works Department). The initial contract was signed in 1914 and another (after delays due to a steel embargo and a strike) in 1921 for an additional two storeys. Construction was completed in 1923.
Information sourced from the Heritage Council of Western Australia - Places Database:
Place No: 1979 - Name: Perth General Post Office
Randolph County. Photo by J Gallagher, Jul. 1993.
Part of the Post Mark Collectors Club (PMCC) collection.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_Batalha
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batalha,_Portugal
is a town located in the Batalha Municipality in Leiria District, Pinhal Litoral Subregion, Centro Region, with 7,500 inhabitants.
It is the seat of the municipality of the same name with 103.56 km² of area and 15,002 inhabitants (2001), subdivided into 4 parishes (freguesias: Batalha, Golpilheira, Reguengo do Fetal and Sao Mamede. The municipality is limited to the North and West by the municipality of Leiria, to the East by Vila Nova de Ourém, to the Southeast by Alcanena and to the Southwest by Porto de Mós.
The town was founded by King D. João I of Portugal, jointly with the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória na Batalha, to pay homage to the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Aljubarrota (August 14, 1385) that put an end to the 1383-1385 crisis.
MONASTERY
Mosteiro Santa Maria da Vitória, more commonly known as the Batalha Monastery, is a Dominican convent in Batalha, in the District of Leiria, Portugal. It is one of the best and original examples of Late Gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the Manueline style.
The convent was built to thank the Virgin Mary for the Portuguese victory over the Castilians in the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385, fulfilling a promise of King John I of Portugal. The battle put an end to the 1383-1385 crisis.
Português
A Batalha é uma vila portuguesa no Distrito de Leiria, região Centro e sub-região do Pinhal Litoral, com cerca de 8 500 habitantes.
É sede de um município com 103,56 km² de área e 15 805 habitantes (2011) [1], subdividido em 4 freguesias: Batalha, Golpilheira, São Mamede e Reguengo do Fetal. O município é limitado a norte e oeste pelo município de Leiria, a leste por Ourém, a sueste por Alcanena e a sudoeste por Porto de Mós.
MOSTEIRO
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosteiro_da_Batalha
O Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitória (mais conhecido como Mosteiro da Batalha) situa-se na Batalha, Portugal, e foi mandado edificar por D.João I de Portugal como agradecimento à Virgem Maria pela vitória na Batalha de Aljubarrota.Este mosteiro dominicano foi construído ao longo de dois séculos, desde o início em 1386 até cerca de 1517, ao longo do reinado de sete reis de Portugal, embora desde 1388 já ali vivessem os primeiros dominicanos. Exemplo da arquitectura gótica tardia portuguesa, ou estilo manuelino, é considerado património mundial pela UNESCO, e em 7 de Julho de 2007 foi eleito como uma das sete maravilhas de Portugal. Em Portugal, o IPPAR ainda classifica-o como Monumento Nacional, desde 1910
Jan Smets
(in de kloostertuin van het voormalige klooster van de Ongeschoeide Karmelietessen in de Adegmstraat...)
De minderbroeders kwamen al rond 1220 in Sint-Truiden. Vanaf 1257 vestigden ze zich aan de huidige Minderbroedersstraat. De kloostergebouwen zijn gegroepeerd rondom twee binnenplaatsen. Hoewel sommige delen van het kloostercomplex opklimmen tot de 17de eeuw, werd een groot deel van de huidige gebouwen pas in de 20ste eeuw opgetrokken. De barokke zaalkerk werd gebouwd tussen 1731 en 1735. De monumentale voorgevel dateert van de restauratie na een bombardement in mei 1940, dat een groot deel van de kloostergebouwen en de kerk vernielde. Uit dezelfde periode dateren de 24 gebrandschilderde ramen met voorstellingen uit het leven van Franciscus van Assisi. De kerk werd in 1987 beschermd als monument.
Foto: Tijl Vereenooghe
Deze woning aan het Haringeplein in Haringe (Poperinge) was de eerste pastorie van het dorp. Het huis (of de verbouwing ervan) dateert van 1634, een jaartal dat staat ingemetseld in de rechtertopgevel. Oorspronkelijk was het een vakwerkwoning, waarvan in het interieur nog sporen zichtbaar zijn. In de loop van de 20ste eeuw kreeg de woning van zijn eigenaars de naam 'Stilleven'. In 1993 werd de woning beschermd als monument. Momenteel wordt de woning door de nieuwe eigenaar gerestaureerd.
Foto: Brecht Vandenberghe
Day 01: Arrival at Siem Reap
Upon arrival, you will be greeted at Siem Reap International Airport and transferred to a hotel by our driver for check-in and relax after long flight journey. Dinner and overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 2: Siem Reap tour (B/L/D)
Morning: After breakfast at hotel, you will be met by our guide and taken to the South Gate of Angkor Thom. Both sides of the south gate have a demon and a god statue, who are holding the King Cobra called Naga Vasuki. Keep traveling to Bayon complex. Explore this important temple with its many captivating giant stone faces. It has 54 towers in total and each tower has four faces. It is at the center of Angkor Thom. Walking out from the north entrance towards Baphoun and then passing by Phimeanakas, with its beautiful lakes, you will then find yourself at the Elephant Terrace. This used to be the audient hall for the king. Back to town for lunch.
Afternoon: Continue to visit your temple tour to the unique interior brick sculptures of Prasat Kravan, Srah Srang ("The Royal Baths" was once used for ritual bathing), Banteay Kdei (surrounded by 4 concentric walls), and Ta Prohm (as known Tomb Raider Movie Temple) with its exciting interplay of stonework, nature, big tree and root cover on top of temple. Back to hotel for dinner
Day3: Banteay Srey, Rolous and Kampung Pluk
After nreakfast,keep going to visit Banteay Srei temple, the pink sandstone construction temple built by king Rajendravarman V in late 10th century. Walls of Banteay Srei temple its self are densely covered with some of the most beautiful, deep and intricate carving of any Angkorian Temple. Then going to Rolouse Group ( Hariharalaya ) including Preah Ko temple erected by Indravaravan I in the late 9th century dedicated by the king and his ancestors in 880, Bakong temple the largest and the most interesting of the Rolouse Group temples, with his active Buddhist monastery just to the north of the east entrence and Lolei temple, the four brick towers. After that, go to Floating forest (kompong pluck), a village located about 25 km east of Chhong Kneas. This village is only accessible by boat. Many consider Kompong Phluk more interesting than Chhong Kneas because of its “floating forest”. Kompong Phluk also differs itself from Chhong Kneas because its people are living in houses that are surrounded by water while Chhong Kneas is a floating community that lives on boats.
Day 4: Siem Reap-Angkor Wat (B/L/D)
Morning: Depart for visiting Angkor Wat at 5:00 A.M. for the beautiful sunrise. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat's five towers symbolize Meru's five peaks - the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond. Back to hotel for lunch
After lunch transfer to visit ARTISAN D’ANGKOR The Handicraft
center. A short stop at WAT THMEY or Killing Field contains a
unique glass-walled stupa containing the bones of victims of the
Khmer Rouge. Then, stop at the WAR MEMORIAL MONUMENT, it is
dedicated to those who sacrificed their lives in the civil war, one
hour stop visit NIGHT MARKET & PUB STREET, Dinner at local
restaurant and overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 5: Departure (B/-/-)
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to International Airport for departure flight...
St. Leonard's Street, West Malling, Kent, 21 Sep 2010. The Startled Saint used to be the local pub for the airmen stationed at nearby RAF West Malling. Sadly both the pub and the airfield have closed and been converted.
A C16-C17 timber-framed and plastered house. Restored and renovated in the C20 with modern doors and windows but in style. A narrow gabled 3 storeyed wing projects on the front, probably a staircase wing added in the C17. The upper storey is jettied on the north-west end of the front on either side of the wing, on exposed joists. The timber-framing is exposed on most of the south-west and north-west fronts. The house is mainly 2 storeys. The windows are casements with leaded lights. 2 gabled porches project on the front. The porches and the 3 storey wing have carved bargeboards (C20), to an old design. At the south-east end a slightly lower wing extends, probably this was originally a granary or outbuilding, but now converted to become part of the dwelling. The wing at the rear on the north-west end has a large external chimney stack with tabled offsets. Roofs tiled, hipped at the north-west and south-east ends. EH Listing
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A British fort in the French and Indiana war era, 1758 - 1766. an important post which served as a passage to Fort Pitt in present day Pittsburgh, PA. The fort was never taken by the enemy. Actual artifacts from the battle fought here have been found and are on display. Very interesting.
Colored light from stained glass windows plays on the left wall of the High Altar at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
The saints depicted are:
Lower left - Irenaeus (L) and Augustine
Upper left - Polycarp (L) and Monica
Center - Saterlee (L), Langton (C), and St. James
Upper center - Hannington (L), Alban (C), and St. Stephen
Lower right - Clotilda
Middle right - Remigius
Upper right - St. John Chrysostom
Mouliherne (Maine-et-Loire)
Église Saint-Germain.
La partie orientale de la nef date de la 2e moitié du 11e siècle.
Le chœur, puis le transept sud ont été construits dans la 1ère moitié du 12e siècle.
La croisée et le transept nord dans le 3e quart du 12e siècle.
La nef a été allongée et voûtée, le clocher construit dans la 1ère moitié du 13e siècle.
La travée est de la nef est revoûtée dans la 1ère moitié du 16e siècle.
La flèche tors du clocher date de 1693.
La sacristie est du 19e siècle
On remarque la façade avec les arcatures décoratives. L'arcade aveugle est un des motifs ornementaux favoris des bâtisseurs romans. La disposition est similaire à celle de la façade de l'église Notre Dame d'Autheuil (Orne), mais postérieure. La moulure d'appui des arcades (la base des arcades) est au niveau des impostes* de l'arcade du portail.
Cette église, classée monument historique, construite à plusieurs reprises, deviendra au cours des siècles (du XIème au XVème) de style gothique Plantagenêt. Une intéressante église d'Anjou remarquée par le Viollet-le-Duc:
"Pendant que dans l'Île de France et les provinces voisines, à la fin du XIIe siècle, on ne faisait que des voûtes en arcs ogives croisés d'arcs doubleaux, c'est à dire engendrées toujours par un plan carré et fermées par des triangles de remplissage biais (...), on cherchait dans l'Ouest, à obtenir la même légèreté réelle et apparente, mais toujours en conservant quelque chose de la coupole.
Il existe près de Saumur, une petite église qui indique de la manière la plus évidente les in,certitudes des constructeurs de l'Ouest entre les innovations des architectes du domaine royal et les traditions de l'aquitaine : c'est l'église de Mouliherne; les deux systèmes sont en présence." (Viollet-le-Duc, Dictionnaire raisonné de l’architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle, 1854-1868, tome 4.djvu/117)
Un chemin pavé médiéval d'origine gauloise, part de l'église et descend vers la Riverolle jusqu'au pont du Val.
*Une imposte est une pierre située à la base de l'arc. L'imposte, en pierre dure, reçoit la retombée de l'arc.
De Luimertingenmolen, aan de Luimertingenstraat in Kortessem, werd al in 1293 vermeld. Tot in 1945 werd in de watermolen aan de samenloop van de Mombeek en de Winterbeek met waterkracht gemalen, waarna een dieselmotor tot in 1963 de taak overnam. Het onderslagrad en het sluiswerk zijn verdwenen. Het vroegere molenhuis, uitgevoerd in vakwerk, is omgebouwd tot woonhuis. In 2008 werd de Luimertingenmolen beschermd als monument.
Foto: Tijl Vereenooghe
This photographs were taken with manual lens Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 20mm f/4 + EOS Adapter + Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS — at Bekasi, Indonesia
(fresh from camera, no edit)
Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk
In affectionate memory of Henry Mason Jackaman JP, coroner of Ipswich 1873-1930, died 11th of January 1930 aged 89 years. Thou shalt come to the grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in his season.
Also in loving memory of Catherine Sinclair widow of the above, died August 12th 1942 aged 91 years. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.
Henry Mason Jackaman was a solicitor, coroner and magistrate. The Jackamans lived at 20 Burlington Road, with three children and two servants. Jackaman Smith & Mulley solicitors survives as a firm in Ipswich today.
The Theatre of Marcellus (Latin: Theatrum Marcelli, Italian: Teatro di Marcello) is an ancient open-air theatre in Rome, Italy, built in the closing years of the Roman Republic. At the theatre, locals and visitors alike were able to watch performances of drama and song. Today its ancient edifice in the rione of Sant'Angelo, Rome, once again provides one of the city's many popular spectacles or tourist sites. It was named after Marcus Marcellus, Emperor Augustus's nephew, who died five years before its completion. Space for the theatre was cleared by Julius Caesar, who was murdered before it could be begun; the theatre was so far advanced by 17 BC that part of the celebration of the ludi saeculares took place within the theatre; it was completed in 13 BC and formally inaugurated in 12 BC by Augustus.
The theatre was 111 m in diameter; it could originally hold 11,000 spectators. It was an impressive example of what was to become one of the most pervasive urban architectural forms of the Roman world. The theatre was built mainly of tuff, and concrete faced with stones in the pattern known as opus reticulatum, completely sheathed in white travertine. The network of arches, corridors, tunnels and ramps that gave access to the interiors of such Roman theaters were normally ornamented with a screen of engaged columns in Greek orders: Doric at the base, Ionic in the middle. It is believed that Corinthian columns were used for the upper level but this is uncertain as the theater was reconstructed in the Middle Ages, removing the top tier of seating and the columns.
Like other Roman theaters in suitable locations, it had openings through which the natural setting could be seen, in this case the Tiber Island to the southwest. The permanent setting, the scaena, also rose to the top of the cavea as in other Roman theaters.
Our visit to Dubai, United Arab Emirates in September 2014 : 6 nights / 7 days : From aviation, hotels to architecture, food / drinks, culture and beauty, Dubai and the UAE comes highly recommended by us. Now we look forward to many more beautiful memories in the future.
Pool and Apartments of Hotel Izvora / Complex Izvora in Arbanasi near Veliko Tarnowo / Велико Търново / Weliko Tarnowo - България / Bulgarien / Bulgaria
Impressionen aus Paris - La Defense.