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Edna is not used to wearing pretty dresses but I think this one suits her. Maybe she will wear pretty dresses more in future.
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Fatehpur Sikri (Hindi: फ़तेहपुर सीकरी, Urdu: فتحپور سیکری) is a city and a municipal board in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The city was founded in 1569 by the Mughal emperor Akbar, and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585. After his military victories over Chittor and Ranthambore, Akbar decided to shift his capital from Agra to a new location 37 km WSW on the Sikri ridge, to honor the Sufi saint Salim Chishti. Here he commenced the construction of a planned walled city which took the next fifteen years in planning and construction of a series of royal palaces, harem, courts, a mosque, private quarters and other utility buildings. He named the city, Fatehabad, with Fateh, a word of Arabic origin in Persian, meaning "victorious." it was later called Fatehpur Sikri. It is at Fatehpur Sikri that the legends of Akbar and his famed courtiers, the nine jewels or Navaratnas, were born. Fatehpur Sikri is one of the best preserved collections of Indian Mughal architecture in India.
According to contemporary historians, Akbar took a great interest in the building of Fatehpur Sikri and probably also dictated its architectural style. Seeking to revive the splendours of Persian court ceremonial made famous by his ancestor Timur, Akbar planned the complex on Persian principles. But the influences of his adopted land came through in the typically Indian embellishments. The easy availability of sandstone in the neighbouring areas of Fatehpur Sikri, also meant that all the buildings here were made of the red stone. The imperial Palace complex consists of a number of independent pavilions arranged in formal geometry on a piece of level ground, a pattern derived from Arab and central Asian tent encampments. In its entirety, the monuments at Fatehpur Sikri thus reflect the genius of Akbar in assimilating diverse regional architectural influences within a holistic style that was uniquely his own.
The Imperial complex was abandoned in 1585, shortly after its completion, due to paucity of water and its proximity with the Rajputana areas in the North-West, which were increasingly in turmoil. Thus the capital was shifted to Lahore so that Akbar could have a base in the less stable part of the empire, before moving back to Agra in 1598, where he had begun his reign as he shifted his focus to Deccan. In fact, he never returned to the city except for a brief period in 1601. In later Mughal history it was occupied for a short while by Mughal emperor, Muhammad Shah (r. 1719 -1748), and his regent, Sayyid Hussain Ali Khan Barha, one of the Syed Brothers, was murdered here in 1720. Today much of the imperial complex which spread over nearly two mile long and one mile wide area is largely intact and resembles a ghost town. It is still surrounded by a five mile long wall built during its original construction, on three sides. However apart from the imperial buildings complex few other buildings stand in the area, which is mostly barren, except of ruins of the bazaars of the old city near the Naubat Khana, the 'drum-house' entrance at Agra Road. The modern town lies at the western end of the complex, which was a municipality from 1865 to 1904, and later made a "notified area", and in 1901 had a population of 7,147. For a long time it was still known for its masons and stone carvers, though in Akbar time it was known and 'fabrics of hair' and 'silk-spinning'. The village of Sikri still exists nearby.
ARCHITECTURE OF FATEHPUR SIKRI
Fatehpur Sikri sits on rocky ridge, 3 kilometres in length and 1 km wide, and palace city is surrounded by a 6 km wall on three side with the fourth being a lake at the time. Its architect was Tuhir Das and Dhruv Chawla and was constructed using Indian principles. The buildings of Fatehpur Sikri show a synthesis of various regional schools of architectural craftsmanship such as Gujarat and Bengal. This was because indigenous craftsmen were used for the construction of the buildings. Influences from Hindu and Jain architecture are seen hand in hand with Islamic elements. The building material used in all the buildings at Fatehpur Sikri, palace-city complex, is the locally quarried red sandstone, known as 'Sikri sandstone'. It is accessed through gates along the five-mile long fort wall, namely, Delhi Gate, the Lal Gate, the Agra Gate, Birbal's Gate, Chandanpal Gate, The Gwalior Gate, the Tehra Gate, the Chor Gate and the Ajmere Gate.
Some of the important buildings in this city, both religious and secular are:
IMPORTANT BUILDINGS
Buland Darwaza: Set into the south wall of congregational mosque, the Jama Masjid at Fatehpur Sikri, this stupendous piece of architecture is 55 metre high, from the outside, gradually making a transition to a human scale in the inside. The gate was added some five years later after the completion of the mosque ca. 1576-1577 as an 'victory arch', to commemorate the Akbar's successful Gujarat campaign. It carries two inscriptions in the archway, one of which reads: "Isa, Son of Mariam said: The world is a bridge, pass over it, but build no houses on it. He who hopes for an hour may hope for eternity. The world endures but an hour. Spend it in prayer, for the rest is unseen".
The central portico comprises three arched entrances, with the largest one, in the centre, is known locally as the Horseshoe Gate, after the custom of nailing horseshoes to its large wooden doors for luck. Outside the giant steps of the Buland Darwaza to left is deep well.
Jama Masjid: It is a Jama Mosque meaning the congregational mosque, and was perhaps one of the first buildings to come up in the complex, as its epigraph gives AH 979 (AD 1571-72) as the date of its completion, with a massive entrance to the courtyard, the Buland-Darwaza added some five years later. It was built in the manner of Indian mosques, with iwans around a central courtyard. A distinguishing feature is the row of chhatri over the sanctuary. There are three mihrabs in each of the seven bays, while the large central mihrab is covered by a dome, it is decorated with white marble inlay, in geometric patterns.
Tomb of Salim Chishti: A white marble encased tomb of the Sufi saint, Salim Chisti (1478–1572), within the Jama Masjid's sahn, courtyard. The single-storey structure is built around a central square chamber, within which is the grave of the saint, under an ornate wooden canopy encrusted with mother-of-pearl mosaic. Surrounding it is a covered passageway for circumambulation, with carved Jalis, stone pierced screens all around with intricate geometric design, and an entrance to the south. The tomb is influenced by earlier mausolea of the early 15th century Gujarat Sultanate period. Other striking features of the tomb are white marble serpentine brackets, which support sloping eaves around the parapet.
On the left of the tomb, to the east, stands a red sandstone tomb of Islam Khan I, son of Shaikh Badruddin Chisti and grandson of Shaikh Salim Chishti, who became a general in the Mughal army in the reign of Jahangir. The tomb is topped by a dome and thirty-six small domed chattris, and contains a number of graves, some unnamed, all male descendants of Shaikh Salim Chisti.
Diwan-i-Aam : Diwan-i-Am or Hall of Public Audience, is a building typology found in many cities where the ruler meets the general public. In this case, it is a pavilion-like multi-bayed rectangular structure fronting a large open space. South west of the Diwan-i-Am and next to the Turkic Sultana's House stand Turkic Baths.
Diwan-i-Khas: the Diwan-i-Khas, or Hall of Private Audience, is a plain square building with four chhatris on the roof. However it is famous for its central pillar, which has a square base and an octagonal shaft, both carved with bands of geometric and floral designs, further its thirty-six serpentine brackets support a circular platform for Akbar, which is connected to each corner of the building on the first floor, by four stone walkways. It is here that Akbar had representatives of different religions discuss their faiths and gave private audience.
Ibadat Khana: (House of Worship) was a meeting house built in 1575 CE by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, where the foundations of a new Syncretistic faith, Din-e-Ilahi were laid by Akbar.
Anup Talao: A ornamental pool with a central platform and four bridges leading up to it. Some of the important buildings of the royal enclave are surround by it including, Khwabgah (House of Dreams) Akbar's residence, Panch Mahal, a five-storey palace, Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audience), Ankh Michauli and the Astrologer's Seat, in the south-west corner of the Pachisi Court.
Hujra-i-Anup Talao: Said to be the residence of Akbar's Muslim wife, although this is disputed due to its small size.
Mariam-uz-Zamani's Palace: The building of Akbar's Rajput wives, including Mariam-uz-Zamani, shows Gujarati influence and is built around a courtyard, with special care being taken to ensure privacy.
Naubat Khana: Also known as Naqqar Khana meaning a drum house, where musician used drums to announce the arrival of the Emperor. It is situated ahead of the Hathi Pol Gate or the Elephant Gate, the south entrance to the complex, suggesting that it was the imperial entrance.
Pachisi Court: A square marked out as a large board game, the precursor to modern day Ludo game where people served as the playing pieces.
Panch Mahal: A five-storied palatial structure, with the tiers gradually diminishing in size, till the final one, which is a single large-domed chhatri. Originally pierced stone screens faced the façade, and probably sub-divided the interior as well, suggesting it was built for the ladies of the court. The floors are supported by intricately carved columns on each level, totalling to 176 columns in all.
Birbal's House: The house of Akbar's favorite minister, who was a Hindu. Notable features of the building are the horizontal sloping sunshades or chajjas and the brackets which support them.
Recent excavation done by ASI in 2000 led to unearthing of an ancient jain city very near to the fort complex.
Other buildings included Taksal (mint), 'Daftar Khana (Records Office), Karkhanas (royal workshop), Khazana (treasury), Turkic styled Baths, Darogha's Quarters, stables, Caravan sarai, Hakim's quarters etc.
DEMOGRAPHICS
Fatehpur Sikri has a population of 28,757. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Fatehpur Sikri has an average literacy rate of 46%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 57%, and female literacy is 34%. In Fatehpur Sikri, 59% of the population is under 6 years of age.
ADMINISTRATIVE ESTABLISHMENT
Fatehpur Sikri is one of the fifteen Block headquarters in the Agra district it has 52 Gram panchayats (Village Panchayat) under it.
The Fatehpur Sikri, is a constituency of the Lok Sabha, Lower house of the Indian Parliament, and further comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
Agra Rural
Fatehpur Sikri
Kheragarh
Fatehabad
Bah
In all there are 12 villages of Sisodia Rajputs near Fatehpur Sikri fort in Agra district. These are Daultabad, Nayavas, Satha, korai, Behrawati, Byara, Undera, Kachora, Singarpur, Vidyapur, Onera, Arrua.
TRANSPORT
Fatehpur Sikri is about 39 km. from Agra. The nearest Airport is the Agra Airport (also known as Kheria Airport), 40 km from Fatehpur Sikri. The nearest railway station is the Fatehpur Sikri Railway Station, about one km. from the city centre . It is suitably connected to Agra and neighbouring centres by road, where regular bus services of UPSRTC ply, apart from Tourist buses and taxies.
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Asphalt paving construction: Case 60XT skid steer tractor with front-end loader attachment transports asphalt concrete from small pile dumped earlier in the morning to the hopper of Blaw-Knox PF-400A asphalt paving machine. The paver is laying asphalt pavement on top of the gravel base to build the curved right-turn entrance to Huron High School for vehicles travelling South on Huron Parkway. Ann Arbor, Michigan 2005.
Shown here is an image from the exhibit "‘Twas the Night: 1930s Selections from the Nancy H. Marshall A Visit from St. Nicholas Collection and the University Archives," on display in the third floor rotunda of Swem Library from December 9, 2011 through February 13, 2012.
The following is a transcription of the label text presented in this case:
Clement C. Moore
A Visit from Saint Nicholas
Illustrated by Berta Elmer Hader
New York, New York: The Macmillian Co., 1937
Clement C. Moore
The Night Before Christmas
Illustrated by Keith Ward
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1935
Clement C. Moore
The Night Before Christmas
Illustrated by Frank J. Lefevre
Springfield, Massachusetts: McLoughlin Bros. Inc., 1937
The Nancy H. Marshall A Visit from St. Nicholas Collection
President Bryan’s entourage on stage, circa 1935 –1940
University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8
"We had a series of skits, put on by the fraternities and sororities. I don’t know how it ever befell on my responsibility, but I had the job of rehearsing and directing those fraternity and sorority skits. I began working with it around Thanksgiving and every night from then until the Christmas party I met in the gymnasium of Jefferson Hall, and we rehearsed skits.”
J. Wilfred Lambert ‘27
Oral History Interview on January 8, 1975
Longtime W&M administrator
Retired as Vice President of Student Affairs, 1973
University Archives Oral History Collection, UA 43
"Charlie Duke [College Bursar] was the ‘Lord of Misrule,’ and he served as the master of ceremonies and introduced the various skits and banged the floor with a great staff and really had a great time serving as the boss of the whole affair. After the skits had been performed and paraded and the winners chosen, there was dancing until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning.”
J. Wilfred Lambert ‘27
Oral History Interview on January 8, 1975
Longtime W&M administrator
Retired as Vice President of Student Affairs, 1973
University Archives Oral History Collection, UA 43
Chi Omega performance, 1937
John H. Garrett Photographs, UA 5.101
"At midnight, Mr. Bryan and chief members of
the faculty paraded to the stage and witnessed
a floor show put on by various fraternities and sororities; each group’s performance could only last about seven minutes. It all had to be over within an hour. There was a prize given; great refreshments were served in the other rooms.”
Leslie Cheek, Jr.
Oral History Interview on May 11, 1976
Professor of Art and Architecture, 1935-1939
Head of Department of Fine Arts, 1938-1939
University Archives Oral History Collection, UA 43
Cards of admission, 1936
Tickets were distributed to students, faculty, staff, and guests of the president at the Wren Building on the evening of the event.
Christmas Activities Papers, UA 165
From the Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William and Mary. See swem.wm.edu/scrc/ for further information and assistance.
If John D. Rockefeller was still living in his Ormond Beach retirement home called The Casements, this is the view he would see across the street. That's the Granada Bridge in the background. The Casements, now a cultural center/ museum, is located at the corner of Granada Blvd. and John Anderson Dr. in Ormond Beach, Florida.
Rockefeller wanted to live to be 100 years old and asked his doctors where he could go where the air was conducive to living longer. They recommended Ormond, and Rockefeller almost made his goal!
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Why, oh why have I never made these before! I am so pleased to think that I am going to get to look at this fabric most nights.
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Private Car collection. Around 200 vehicles collected And 200 Tractors. 15. Model T Ford. There will be more to come as I get the files processed. It has taken him 47 Years to get all this.
A newish Case 110 red tractor with working attatchments ready to go at Lochend Farm, Scotlandwell, Kinross-shire. Unusual windows giving driver alround vision.
Lukas e Larissa vão se casar!
Tive o prazer de conviver com eles por um período... Que casal incrível!
Ensaio realizado em Salto-SP.
An old Case tractor lies in disrepair next to the Rock Island Depot in El Reno, OK.
HDR from a single RAW, Photomatix.
BAGHDAD – Maj. Gen. Daniel Bolger, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division—Center, commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Rory Malloy, 1st Cavalry Division senior enlisted noncommissioned officer, case the colors of the 1st Cavalry Division during the transition of authority ceremony at Camp Liberty Jan. 13, (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Beuterbaugh, 366th MPAD, USD-C)
It doesn't look like this topic has been done before, so, this week's challenge is to take a picture of a book (or books) or the act of reading a book. It could be a detail of a book, books on a shelf, in a library or a bookstore, someone reading a book. Tell a story or show the characters coming out of the book.
Restrictions: The book(s) must be real, and book(s) or reading a book must be the main subject of the photo.
Dare: Show feeling or reaction while reading a book.
I hope you enjoy the challenge and read a book this week!
WIT: Shot a picture of my friends hand in front of a white screen. I then asked him to hold open the book that inspired me (Case for Christ) and got a shot of that as well. In photoshop I cropped the book pic so only the pages would show and I cut the hand using the quick selection tool. I added a color/texture layer to the book and then a copy of that with a lower opacity over the hand. Afterwards I added a 2nd texture over the hand. I made other adjustments mainly dealing with contrast and the brightness of the hand and merged them with that layer. Then once I uploaded it to flickr I used picnik to soften the background a tad, as well ad the edges of the hand. I hope you all like it, please feel more than welcome to leave me your thoughts in your comments. This is my first shot with such extensive cutting and combining of images, so I expect criticism :-) Thank you
Textures a big thanks to SkeletalMess found at these links:
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