Long Quang is the return of a legendary royal boat. The emperor boat was designed with dragon head shape, windows like "imperial examination" which exquisitely carved and decorated the unique enamel art is displayed inside the boat. Long Quang is considered as the “live heritage” which is full of imprints of Hue culture and history. HRS is proud to be the monopoly enterprise authorized to preserve and preserve "a legacy".

With a maximum service capacity of 70 guests, Emperor Dragon Boat will be a unique and culturally valuable space for you to organize gatherings, meet partners, friends and family gathered together..

Inuksuit (the plural of Inuksuk) serve in a spiritual capacity to indicate a place where life is renewed or where spirits reside; where judgements or decisions are made or where celebrations and festivals are held. Traditionally, they were used by the Inuit in the north as directional markers. An Inukshuk in the shape of a person signifies safety, hope and friendship. These stone sculptures were also important for navigation, as a point of reference, as a marker for hunting grounds, or to denote a food cache.

~ We can observe the Black Tusk too here : The Black Tusk is a stratovolcano and a pinnacle of volcanic rock in Garibaldi Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. At 2,319 m above sea level, the upper spire is visible from a great distance in all directions.

Les Inuksuit (le pluriel de Inuksuk) servent dans une capacité spirituelle pour indiquer un endroit où la vie est renouvelée ou où les esprits résident ; où les jugements ou les décisions sont prises ou où les célébrations et les festivals ont lieu. Un Inukshuk en forme de personne signifie sécurité, espoir et amitié. Ces sculptures en pierre étaient également importantes pour la navigation, comme point de référence, comme marqueur de terrains de chasse ou pour indiquer une cache de nourriture

~ Le Black Tusk ( apercu au loin) est un stratovolcan et un pinacle de roche volcanique dans le parc provincial Garibaldi en Colombie-Britannique, au Canada. À 2 319 m au-dessus du niveau de la mer, la flèche supérieure est visible de très loin dans toutes les directions.

A diferencia de la mayoría de las aves acuáticas, las plumas del cormorán no son completamente impermeables de forma que al mojarse aumentan de peso, esto les posibilita hundirse más y bucear con facilidad. Esta característica, junto con su capacidad pulmonar y la facultad de regular los sacos aéreos, les permite ser buenos pescadores submarinos. Una vez en tierra, deben extender las alas para secarlas. Por todo ello, el cormorán siempre me ha parecido un ave diferente.

A veces nos empeñamos en ser como todo el mundo, sin saber que, aquello que nos hace diferentes es también nuestra gran ventaja.

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Unlike most waterfowl, cormorant feathers are not completely waterproof, which causes them to gain weight when wet, allowing them to sink deeper and dive easily. This characteristic, together with their lung capacity and the ability to regulate air sacs, allows them to be good spearfishers. Once on land, they must spread their wings to dry them. For all these reasons, the cormorant has always seemed like a different bird to me.

Sometimes we insist on being like everyone else, without knowing that what makes us different is also our great advantage

The Cathedral of the Reception of the Virgin Mary is (according to its capacity) the largest, but not the highest church in Austria]. According to a widespread but unaccounted for legend, the originally planned height was not granted because in Austria-Hungary no building was allowed to be higher than the southern tower of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. At 134.8 m (remeasured in 2018: 134.69 m from the top edge of the terrain, or 133.53 m from the top edge of the floor), the tower of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Linz is about two meters lower than that of St. Stephen's Cathedral. The outer structure is 130 m long, the main ridge height is 44 m on the outside, the width of the nave is 27.5 m, the central nave 13.5 m and the transept 60 m. The floor area is 5,170 m², the sum of the covered roof areas 7,120 m². Sandstone from Altlengbach in Lower Austria, granite from Upper Austria for columns and cornices and conglomerate from Kremsmünster for the crypt are used. Altogether the cathedral (with the crypt) has 142 windows, 54 columns and 17 altars.

Remarkable are the stained glass windows. The most famous is probably the so-called Linz Window, which shows representations from the history of Linz. The windows also show the pictures of various sponsors of the church building. The key to the new cathedral was created by steel cutter Michael Blümelhuber.

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Der Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom ist die (nach Fassungsvermögen) größte, nicht aber höchste Kirche Österreichs.] Die ursprünglich geplante Höhe wurde laut einer verbreiteten, doch unbelegten Legende deshalb nicht bewilligt, da in Österreich-Ungarn kein Gebäude höher sein durfte als der Südturm des Stephansdoms in Wien. Mit 134,8 m (Neuvermessung 2018: 134,69 m ab der Gelände-Oberkante, beziehungsweise 133,53 m ab der Fußboden-Oberkante) ist der Turm des Mariä-Empfängnis-Domes in Linz um rund zwei Meter niedriger als der des Stephansdomes. Der Außenbau ist 130 m lang, die Hauptfirsthöhe beträgt außen 44 Meter, die Breite des Langschiffs 27,5 m, die des Mittelschiffs 13,5 m und die des Querschiffs 60 m. Die Grundfläche beträgt 5.170 m², die Summe der gedeckten Dachflächen 7.120 m². Verbaut sind Sandstein aus Altlengbach in Niederösterreich, Granit aus Oberösterreich für Säulen und Gesimse und Konglomerat aus Kremsmünster für die Krypta. Insgesamt besitzt der Dom (mit der Krypta) 142 Fenster, 54 Säulen und 17 Altäre.

Bemerkenswert sind die Gemäldefenster. Das bekannteste ist wohl das sogenannte Linzer Fenster, das Darstellungen aus der Linzer Geschichte zeigt. In den Fenstern sind auch die Abbilder verschiedener Sponsoren des Kirchenbaues abgebildet. Den Schlüssel zum neuen Dom schuf der Stahlschneider Michael Blümelhuber.

Seeing the millions of love locks spread all over this beautiful city one might end up thinking that we live in a world full of love yet we know very well that on this planet the things that we can most find at every step are violence, hate, war, suffering hunger and loneliness.

Does that happen because love itself is nothing but an illusion or because we unconsciously choose to love or even accept the existence of only those people that can wake our senses, those people that have: the same blood, the same skin colour or the same physical and psychological traits and not give a dam about the rest of the world?

Is it really the capacity for love of the human race so limited or we are just allowing discriminating ancestral patterns and fears to control our lives and our feelings?

And if this is the case, will it even change before we ruin our own chances of survival as a specie through this mad pursuit of destroying everyone that is different?

This panorama offers a partial view of the Colorado River and the Glen Canyon Dam near Lake Powell and Page, Arizona. It is located near the colossal Horseshoe Bend featured on the previous image. The 710' high dam was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation between 1956 and 1966. It forms Lake Powell, one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the U.S. with a capacity of 27 million acre feet (33 km3). The dam is named for Glen Canyon, a series of deep sandstone gorges now flooded by the reservoir; Lake Powell is named for John Wesley Powell, who in 1869 led the first expedition to traverse the Colorado's Grand Canyon by boat.

Started the weekend and my personal spring cycling season with a nice 90 km loop to Waldenburg. Waldenburg is a nice medieval town (first mentioned in 1235) and castle perched on a cliff on the flanks of the Löwenstein mountains. The ride there took me through the Hohenlohe region - through Öhringen, a town dating back to Roman times situated at the Reto-German section of the Roman Limes fortification, and Neuenstein with its wonderful renaissance castle. The ascent to Waldenburg is one of the most scenic of the region. It's long (about 3 km) and even has a hairpin if not particularly steep (about 150 m vertical ascent) with the steepest section having a gradient of maybe 12%. But it's fun and - so early in the year - offered a good first test of aerobic capacity.

Fewston Reservoir is located in the Washburn valley north of Otley and west of Harrogate in Yorkshire Dales National Park, England. It was built in 1879. The capacity is about 3.5 million cubic metres.

The reservoir was built by the Leeds Waterworks Company. Work began in 1874 and was completed in 1879.

In her capacity as SL's Layne Beachley and captain of the Sim Tessa SLSC, Tessa keeps a vigilant eye out for dangers including but not limited to marine life, surf pipes, marine stingers, holes, sharks (the state of the surf board suggests that this may not have been entirely successful) and beach bonking.

Potential surfers should note that the principles guiding Tessa's vigilance are outlined here www.flickr.com/photos/8402073@N05/48939530113/in/datepost... .

Hair is No.match No_Friend

Bikini is Ahrianna by Just Because

Shades are Ison nikki

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I tried several versions of this but I liked a softened monochrome of this High Capacity Postal Trolley best.

Tokyo Station seen from the terrace of Shin-marunouchi Building. Two photos were merged to get this image.

Tokyo Station was completed in 1914 designed by Tatsuno Kingo (辰野金吾 1854 - 1919) who learned western architecture from Josiah Conder (1852 - 1920) at the Imperial College of Engineering (工部大学校). It is one of the early western architectures designed by Japanese architects.

Some say it may have been designed after Amsterdam Station.

Tokyo Station was built for Emperor living in Emperor's Palace i.e. Edo Castle, and its central entrance was spared exclusively for him.

It is now one of the busiest railway stations in Japan accommodating platforms for Shinkansen high-speed railway lines, as well as for the Toukaidou, Chuuou, Keihin Touhoku, Yamanote, Soubu, Keiyou lines and Marunouchi subway line for commuters.

The capacity of the station was expanded by digging into underground.

The marbachsee was originally built between 1978 and 1982 by the Mümling Water Association, which operates the reservoir, for flood control purposes, but has officially also served as a recreational area since 1986.

The primary reason for building the Marbach Reservoir was flood protection for the towns and villages downstream. Because the Marbach stream has a relatively large catchment area, the Mümling's discharge capacity could easily be exceeded after periods of rain or snowmelt. Since the dam's completion, the Marbach's flow into the Mümling can be controlled.

A small hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of 80 kW was attached to the Marbach Reservoir. At full capacity, the Marbach Reservoir is the largest body of still water in the Odenwald region.

Another reason for constructing the Marbach Reservoir was its use for recreation and leisure. Activities possible there include swimming, boating, windsurfing, sailing, fishing, and hiking.

The Marbach Reservoir is divided into three sections from west to east:

"Bird sanctuary" with a nature reserve island; officially not a bird or nature reserve

Bathing area with a beach, sunbathing lawn, and bathing islands

Surfing and sailing area for boats with a sail area of up to 3.5 m².

Der Marbach-Stausee wurde von 1978 bis 1982 vom Wasserverband Mümling, welcher der Betreiber der Stauanlage ist, ursprünglich zum Hochwasserschutz erbaut, dient aber offiziell seit 1986 auch der Erholung.

Hauptanlass zum Bau des Marbach-Stausees war der Hochwasserschutz der talabwärts liegenden Orte. Da der Marbach ein relativ großes Einzugsgebiet aufweist, konnte nach Regen- oder Schmelzperioden leicht die Abflusskapazität der Mümling übertroffen werden. Seit der Fertigstellung der Talsperre lässt sich der Zufluss des Marbachs in die Mümling kontrollieren.

Der Marbach-Talsperre wurde ein kleines Wasserkraftwerk mit 80 kW Leistung angegliedert. Der Marbach-Stausee bei Vollstau das flächenmäßig größte Stillgewässer des Odenwaldes.

Ein weiterer Grund zur Errichtung des Marbach-Stausees war die Nutzung zu Erholungs- und Freizeitzwecken. Zu dort möglichen Aktivitäten gehören: Baden, Bootfahren, Windsurfen, Segeln, Angeln und Wandern.

Die Fläche des Marbach-Stausees ist von West nach Ost in drei Abschnitte unterteilt: „Vogelschutzgebiet“ mit Naturschutzinsel; offiziell kein Vogel- oder Naturschutzgebiet

"Badebereich" mit Badestrand, Liegewiese und Badeinseln und "Surf- und Segelbereich" für Boote bis 3,5 m² Segelfläche.

This pair of swans was blocking the towpath by Bridge 53 at Stoke Bruerne in Northamptonshire. I edged past them very gently and they moved an inch or two towards the water. But Judy, who had our little Yorkie on a lead, wisely decided to stay well clear.

At one time the canal was crossed by the road a few yards to the west of here, and there is an earlier arch, dating from the late 1700s, out of shot to the left. It was decided to increase the capacity of the canal by having a parallel lock, and extending the length of the bridge by building a second arch (pictured). This dates from 1835. Eventually the lock on the west side fell into disuse and became land-locked. The main canal now flows under this more recent arch of the bridge.

Source: British Listed Buildings

One of the capacities gradually developed by a photographer as time passes by is a "trained" eye for capturing a successful frame ... When you see the scene, it actually calls you to enclose it inside your camera's sensor ...

The two absolutely identical (from a technical - constructive point of view) old, wooden doors stay close to one another forming a formidable mirroring photograph at Nikiforos of Drama's prefecture ... A village of no more than 400 permanent residents but with an extremely interesting variety of old, poor yet architecturally interesting and still absolutely inhabitable if properly maintained dwellings ...

The photograph was taken somewhere around late afternoon hours, without a tripod and with the lowest possible ISO value set on my D90 in order to grasp details as clearly as possible .... Most of my effort was focused in actually framing the scene properly ...

NIKON D90 DSLR with Nikon Nikkor 18 - 55 lens, Manual Mode, shutter speed 1/60s, ISO 160, f 8, focal length 29 mm, use of HOYA ND X 2 filter, cloudy weather white balance, center weighted average metering mode, no flash, no tripod ...

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This snap was taken a few days ago when the Red Arrows were performing over the Solent, just before the start of an America’s Cup World Series practice day.

I had cycled the last few miles down to the coast in an effort to beat the traffic and was therefore a bit restricted in carrying capacity and weight. Unfortunately, before departing, when I grabbed my camera I didn’t think to change my usual wide angle lens for something a little more appropriate for a distant air display! As a consequence, this snap has been cropped down by a huge amount.

Well that’s my excuse anyway!

The Emosson dam has a great allure. It lays in a grandiose site with an extraordinary landscape on the Mont-Blanc Massif. The dam is 80 m (262 ft) high, It has a thickness of 58 m (190 ft) at the base, and 4.5 m (13 ft) at the top. It is 250 m (820 ft) long at its top, at an altitude of 1,930 m (6332 ft). The reservoir has a capacity of 225 million m3 (about 75,000 Olympic swimming pools). This makes a magnificent lake. It is the 2nd artificial reservoir in Switzerland. Upstream from the Emosson dam is the Vieux-Emosson dam at an altitude of 2,205 m (7234 ft), built in 1955.

The Emosson dam was completed in 1975. It replaced a smaller dam, the Barberine dam, which dated from 1925. Built not far from the Franco-Swiss border, it is the keystone of a major hydroelectric complex straddling France and Switzerland, with 3 hydroelectric power plants powered by this dam

For more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mosson_Dam

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Une magnifique retenue d’eau

Le barrage d’Émosson a beaucoup d’allure. Il est dans un site grandiose avec un paysage hors du commun sur le Massif du Mont-Blanc. Le barrage fait 80 m de hauteur, il a une épaisseur de 58 m à la base, et de 4,5 m au sommet. Il fait 250 m de long à son sommet, à une altitude de 1930 m. La retenue d’eau a une capacité de 225 millions de m3, soit environ 75000 piscines olympiques. Cela constitue un lac magnifique. C’est la 2ème retenue d’eau artificielle de Suisse. En amont du barrage d'Émosson se trouve le barrage du Vieux-Émosson à 2 205 m d'altitude, construit en 1955.

Le barrage d’Émosson a été terminé en 1975. Il a remplacé un barrage plus petit, le barrage de Barberine, qui datait de 1925. Construit non loin de la frontière Franco-Suisse, il est la clé de voute d’un important complexe hydroélectrique à cheval entre la France et la Suisse, avec 3 centrales hydroélectriques alimentées par ce barrage.

Pour en savoir plus : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrage_d%27%C3%89mosson

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Le Châtelard - lac d'Émosson - Valais - Suisse / Le Châtelard - Emosson lake - Valais - Switzerland

The IMS Paulista Photography Library is a unique initiative in Brazil. With the capacity to shelter 30 thousand items, it aims to encourage research in the photographic field and to collaborate to understand photography in its most diverse modes of expression. The collection consists of publications of and about photography, contemplating also its unfolding in areas such as cinema, fashion, visual arts and humanities. Besides the catalog of general works, selected by the curatorship, there are special collections of names such as Stefania Bril, Thomaz Farkas, Iatã Cannabrava, Vania Toledo and Steidl.

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A pair of Sandhill Cranes in a cornfield.

An eastbound CP heads by Dayton's Bluff on a nice Sunday morning.

The Diemelsee or Diemel Reservoir (German: Diemelstausee) is a reservoir with a surface area of 1.65 km²[1] and about capacity of 19.9 million m³[1] on the River Diemel in the counties of Waldeck-Frankenberg in North Hesse, and Hochsauerlandkreis, Westphalia, Germany.

It is part of the Diemeltalsperre hydropower system (DiT)[3] comprising the Diemel Dam, the equalizing basin, the power plant and the reservoir itself, owned by the Federal Waterway and Navigation Authority and managed by its Hann. Münden office. The Diemel Reservoir, along with the Edersee is part of the water regulation structure in the catchment area of the River Weser.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diemelsee

Owen Sound (Great Lakes Elevator Company Ltd.)

Parrish and Heimbecker, Limited

Capacity: 93,000 metric tonne (over 100,000 US ton)

Handling: 600 metric tonne/ hour

Exporting: Accommodates ships up to 750’ in length.

Laowa FFii 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO, developed in Affinity Photo

Per 10 december 2017 is R-net lijn 300 van Haarlem naar Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA voorzien van nieuw materieel. De lijn wordt nu gereden met Mercedes-Benz CapaCity-bussen met een lengte van 21 meter.

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As per 10 December 2017 new Mercedes-Benz CapaCity buses with a length of 21 metres work R-net route 300 from Haarlem to Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA.

Haarlem, Nassaubrug, 15-12-2017.

A 1994 vintage 737-400 which has belonged to several airlines over the years, and has been operated by even more when leased out. AirExplore sent a small number of aircraft to fly for Ryanair from Stansted during summer 2015 due to a capacity shortage. Departing from Runway 22 on a sunny summer evening.

Roberts Bank Superport is a twin-terminal port facility located on the mainland coastline of the Strait of Georgia in Delta, British Columbia. Opened in 1970 with Westshore Terminals as its only tenant, Roberts Bank was expanded in 1983–84, and in June 1997 opened a second terminal, the GCT Deltaport container facility.

Part of Port Metro Vancouver, Roberts Bank is also known as the Outer Harbour of Canada's busiest port. Westshore is the busiest single coal export terminal in North America and is operated by the Westar Group on a long-term contract. It typically ships over 20 million tonnes of export coal a year and early in 2010 completed a $49-million equipment upgrade, bringing its capacity from 24 million to 29 million tonnes per year. [...]. Wikipedia

Budgie Buddies

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Colorado Springs, CO

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On a beautiful summer evening ,GBRf 60076 Dunbar comes through Newcastle station working the high capacity empty Biomass hoppers from Lynemouth power station to Tyne coal terminal.The loco is still in the Colas livery.

This one is not a crop, but if you look closely at the larger version you'll see just how much that ventral groove blubber attached to the lower jaw has been stretched! The pink stripes makes it easy to see how huge it is! Pretty amazing!

There are a number of humpbacks in this shot, but that is not a whale in the foreground, by the way. It's a wave breaking on the shore.

After an unusually dry 12 month, the water storage levels at Mill Pond Reservoir are extremely low. This time last year, the reservoir was almost at capacity - this rock was 3 or 4 meters under water.

The colour shows the capacity.

Pingmen or Ping Gate, Suzhou

Due to the account capacity constraints, this account will cease to be updated after 28 June, 2024.

I'm sorry to tell you friends that my new account (www.flickr.com/photos/runen3) was instantly cancelled just as I posted my first photo. I have written to enquire as to the cause. There is little hope of a resolution though. Maybe I will say goodbye to Flickr forever.

Good luck to all of you!

This city gate is called "Pingmen" or "Ping Gate", located in the northwest of the old city of Suzhou. The gate is said to have existed 2,500 years ago, but was blocked until 1928, when it was reconstituted to facilitate the traffic of the nearby railway station outside the city. Then in 1958, when all the walls of the city of Suzhou were demolished, the gate of course ceased to exist.

However, in 2011-2012, the Suzhou municipal authorities rebuilt a section of the city wall at the location of the gate, directly south of the Suzhou railway station, with three arches on the wall, known as the "Ping Gate", and built on top of the wall above the gate an pseudo-ancient city tower, which had never existed at the Pingmen before 1958.

Built on the royal orders of Sultan Qaboos of Oman, the Royal Opera House reflects unique contemporary Omani architecture, and has a capacity to accommodate maximum of 1,100 people. This opera house, became the first in the world equipped with Radio Marconi's multimedia interactive display seatback system, Mode23.

The American Rover is a Three Masted Top Sail Schooner which provides pleasure cruises from downtown harbor of Norfolk, Virginia. Its design was inspired by the 19th Century Cargo Schooners that once sailed the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Seaboard. She was fittted out in the Willoughby area of Norfolk, and put into service in 1986.

Some of her stats:

Length Overall – 135 Feet

Length on Deck – 98 Feet

Beam – 24 Feet

Draft – 9 Feet

Displacement – 105 Tons

Sail Area – 5,000 Square Feet

Hull – Steel

Top Speed – 11.5 Knots

Passenger Capacity – 129

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CP 301 snakes its was through the Bow River Valley approaching Cochrane, Alberta. The train is made up entirely of new CP high capacity hopper cars.

December 16, 2018.

Total capacity is 3,300 billion litres. The lake is currently just under 100% after many years of drought and has not been this full since October, 1996.

This photo was taken at approximately 95% capacity. Two years ago the lake was at 25% capacity and the lowest level ever was 5.3% in April, 2007 exposing many old homes, farms and bridges.

It is now once again a haven for boating enthusiasts who enjoy fishing and water skiing and has greatly revived the economies of the townships that surround the lake who rely on it for survival.

Der Name Wuhlgartengelände geht auf ein Krankenhaus zurück, das 1893 als „Anstalt für Epileptische Wuhlgarten bei Biesdorf“ mit einer Kapazität von 1.000 Betten eröffnet wurde. Der Bauherr, die Stadt Berlin, entschied sich bewusst für eine damals weit außerhalb der Berliner Stadtgrenze angelegte Psychiatrische Klinik, die über einen Eisenbahnanschluss zur Ostbahn verfügte.

Nach den medizinischen Erkenntnissen, vor allem Wilhelm Griesingers (1817-1868), dass neben der Behandlung auch Arbeitstherapie und Erholungsmöglichkeiten in Parkanlagen und auf landwirtschaftlichen Flächen zur Genesung der Kranken beitragen können, wurde hier im Bereich Wuhletal eine großzügige Bebauung realisiert. Die Weitläufigkeit, die natürlichen landschaftlichen Gegebenheiten und die Begrenzung durch die Eisenbahntrasse führten dazu, dass das Gelände weder eine Mauer noch Zäune erhielt. Die Bebauung in lockerer Villenform (Pavillonstil) war im Stil der Neorenaissance entworfen wordenund orientierte sich an den damals gültigen Empfehlungen, außer getrennten Unterbringungsmöglichkeiten für Frauen und Männer auch Werkstätten, landwirtschaftliche Einrichtungen mit Nutzflächen und Tierhaltung sowie ein autarkes Versorgungssystem (Trinkwasser mit Wasserturm, Abwasser, Energieversorgung, Heizung mit eigenem Kesselhaus) vorzusehen.

Nach der Erstbebauung von 1890 bis 1893 entstanden bis zum Jahre 1905 Erweiterungsbauten vor allem für den medizinischen Bereich. Schließlich gab es auf dem Gelände 44 Einzelgebäude, darunter fünf größere mehrflügelige Bauten mit dem zentral angelegten Verwaltungsgebäude. Ab 1946 konnte nach schweren Kriegsschäden der Krankenhausbetrieb zur Versorgung psychisch Erkrankter sukzessive wieder aufgenommen werden. Ab 1961 hieß es dann „Städtisches Krankenhaus für Psychiatrie und Neurologie Wuhlgarten“. 1968 schließlich erhielt es den Namen Wilhelm-Griesinger-Krankenhaus aus Anlass des 100. Geburtstags des Mitbegründers der modernen, naturwissenschaftlich orientierten Psychiatrie, bis zur Schließung der Einrichtung 1992. Die im zweiten Weltkrieg zerstörte Krankenhauskirche konnte 1994 bis 1997 auf Basis der alten Pläne wieder aufgebaut werden. Mitte der 1990-er Jahre wurde auf dem Gelände eines der modernsten Unfallkrankenhäuser Deutschlands gebaut, das auch einen Teil der historischen Bauten nutzt. Einige der villenähnlichen Pavillons wurden auch an Privatpersonen veräußert und werden als Einfamlienhäuser genutzt. Andere dienen Gesundheitseinrichtungen, das frühere Verwaltungsgebäude wurde zur Schule umgebaut.

Quelle: Wikipedia

The name "Wuhlgarten Area" derives from a hospital opened in 1893 as the "Wuhlgarten Institution for Epileptics near Biesdorf" with a capacity of 1,000 beds. The owner, the city of Berlin, deliberately chose a psychiatric hospital that was at that time located far outside the Berlin city limits and had a railway connection to Berlin.Following the medical insights, especially those of Wilhelm Griesinger (1817-1868), that in addition to treatment, work therapy and recreational opportunities in parks and on agricultural land could contribute to the recovery of the sick, a spacious development was realised here in the Wuhletal area. The spaciousness, the natural landscape conditions and the limitation by the railway line led to the fact that the area received neither a wall nor fences. The development in loose villa form (pavilion style) was designed in the neo-Renaissance style and was oriented towards the recommendations valid at the time to provide not only separate accommodation for women and men but also workshops, agricultural facilities with farmland and animal husbandry as well as a self-sufficient supply system (drinking water with water tower, sewage, energy supply, heating with its own boiler house).

After the initial construction from 1890 to 1893, extensions were built until 1905, mainly for the medical sector. Finally, there were 44 individual buildings on the site, including five larger multi-wing buildings with the centrally located administration building. From 1946, following severe war damage, the hospital was able to gradually resume operations to care for the mentally ill. From 1961, it was then called the "Wuhlgarten Municipal Hospital for Psychiatry and Neurology". Finally, in 1968, it was given the name Wilhelm Griesinger Hospital on the occasion of the 100th birthday of the co-founder of modern, scientifically orientated psychiatry, until the facility was closed in 1992. The Hopsital Church, destroyed in the Second World War, was rebuilt between 1994 and 1997 on the basis of the old plans. In the mid-1990s, one of the most modern accident hospitals in Germany was built on the site, which also uses some of the historic buildings. Some of the villa-like pavilions were also sold to private individuals and are used as single-family homes. Others serve health facilities, and the former administration building was converted into a school.

Source: Wikipedia, German edition.

Last night, just after 7 PM, the brand-new "boutique cruise ship" Spirit of Adventure passed by in Öresund on her way from Copenhagen to Gothenburg. The 236 m ship, with a capacity for 999 guests, is operated by Saga Cruises.

"Spirit of Adventure is a cruise ship operated by Saga Cruises and constructed by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. As Saga's second new-build vessel, she was originally considered as an option in the cruise line's pursuit to renew its fleet, but the company finalised the order in 2017 after seeing rising profits in its travel business following the announcement of her sister ship, Spirit of Discovery. Her keel was laid on 3 June 2019 and she was delivered on 29 September 2020, but in response to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the inaugural cruise was continuously postponed until she officially debuted on 26 July 2021.

Spirit of Adventure operates under Saga's business model of targeting guests ages 50 and over and shares many of the same dimensions with her sister ship, but includes a different interior design to better distinguish her identity as a distinct vessel in the fleet."

(Wikipedia)

Our annual Harvest Fest for the backyard visitors was a huge success with all.

With four pumpkins, two of them carved, gourds, Indian corn, almonds, pecans, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, corn, brazil nuts, hazel nuts and sunflower seed setting the stage, everyone felt like a star whenever a treat or two was discovered.

In case of this chipmunk there's no telling how many treats are packed into those cheeks.

**For those of you who know me, if you saw the squirrel photos yesterday, then you probably guessed chippie shots were next!

The location for the first synagogue in South Australia was selected by the Adelaide Hebrew Congregation, off of Rundle Street, on the street that would later be named Synagogue Place. The land fronting Rundle Street was bought from George Morphett for £280 in 1848, with the synagogue completed two years later in August 1850. The building was small, 35 by 25 feet, and had a capacity for 150 worshipers. It was made of stone and of an ‘Egyptian’ style, which was popular among Jewish populations in Australia during the nineteenth century. This style, reminiscent of ancient temples and sygnifying the ancient origins of Judaism, made the synagogue stand out from the surrounding buildings. The interior of the synagogue featured a partially screened women’s gallery, polished cedar pews and bronze chandeliers, and was described by The South Australian Register in 1850 as ‘handsome, appropriate, and strongly demonstrative of the liberal spirit which characterises the Jewish community in this province.’ The combined costs of buying and building the synagogue were reportedly £950. This was raised by the Adelaide Hebrew Congregation through loans and donations from both the Jewish and wider Christian communities.

The synagogue, however, became inadequate within ten years of its establishment, as the Jewish community in Adelaide outgrew its capacity. Extensions were added in 1859 and 1860, with additional meeting chambers constructed adjacent to the synagogue and an extension added to the women’s gallery. However, these were not sufficient enough to meet the needs of the community, with thoughts of building a new synagogue already being entertained. In May 1870 it was decided to build on the existing site next to the original synagogue. The new synagogue was designed by South Australian architects Edmund Wright, Edward Woods and Edward Hamilton in an ‘Italian’ style, which drew influences from the architecture of the Italian renaissance. This stone building had a capacity for 370 people, dwarfing the adjacent 1850 synagogue that was converted into a classroom. This substantial building cost £1,065 and consolidated the position of the Jewish community in South Australia. The entrance to this building originally faced Rundle Street and featured a lawn and fountain leading up to it. However, the construction of the Rundle Buildings on the corner of Rundle Street and Synagogue Place during the building boom of the 1890s forced the entrance of the synagogue to move to its current location in Synagogue Place.

Further changes were made to the building in 1938, with both the synagogue and Rundle Buildings receiving a new Art Deco cement facade designed by architect Chris A. Smith. This remodeling scheme also extended the building to the footpath and included the addition of an entrance porch containing a memorial tablet to Jewish soldiers who died during the First World War. The synagogue building has been altered little since these renovations.

Synagogue Place remained the centre of the Jewish community in South Australia until they relocated in 1990 to a new synagogue in Glenside. The original synagogue building has since become a nightclub.

I thought that I wouldn't see an New Routemaster on Route 25 for a long... long time, but here it is [my 2016 self would be screaming in excitement right now] a bunch of these Bow LTs have been working weekend extras on Route 25 [25U] between Ilford and Stratford Bus Station to provide extra capacity during engineering works on the TFL Rail