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Qasr Amra is the most renowned of Jordan's desert castles, situated some 80km east of Amman and designated a World Heritage Site.
The structure dates from c730 AD and was originally part of a much larger complex of which now only the bath house remains. Its importance lies in the extensive fresco decoration of its interior, entirely figurative despite and therefore an extremely rare piece of early Islamic Umayyad art. The frescos are entirely secular in content, with hunting scenes and figures of ladies adorning the walls, arches and barrel-vaulted ceilings (including a renowned zodiac in a separate chamber, which we were unable to see as it is currently being restored). The style is surprisingly reminiscent of late Roman/Byzantine art.
The paintings are undergoing significant restoration at present to remove a darkened varnish which was applied in the 20th century to preserve them, but has visually compromised the frescoes, thus some important sections were hidden by scaffolding.
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Inside Salisbury Cathedral everything was so visually beautiful and awe inspiring!! Even, and maybe especially the arched ceilings. This is in the Quire area.
Weakened by his defeat by the French in 1214 and keen to avoid a civil war he feared losing, King John met the barons at Runnymede (between Windsor and Staines in Southern England) on 15 June 1215 and agreed the terms of the document now known as Magna Carta. Its content, driven by the concerns of barons and church, was designed to re-balance power between the King and his subjects. When King John set his seal on Magna Carta he conceded the fundamental principle that even as king he was not above the law.
Magna Carta (Latin for "Great Charter") 1215 is one of the most celebrated documents in English history. At the time it was the solution to a political crisis in Medieval England but its importance has endured as it has become recognised as a cornerstone of liberty influencing much of the civilized world.
A visit to view the best preserved original Magna Carta in the Chapter House is for many visitors the highlight of their time at Salisbury Cathedral.
Magna Carta contains 63 clauses written in Latin on parchment. Only three of the original clauses in Magna Carta are still law today. One defends the freedom and rights of the English Church, another confirms the liberties and customs of London and other towns, but the third is the most famous:
'No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled. Nor will we proceed with force against him except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.'
So, this is what comes from holding the camera upside down against the ceiling of a commercial airliner. I really like the zooming feeling of this shot.
Since I got bitten by the photography bug, whenever I've been in an airplane, I have looked at the sweeping curves and the hidden lights of the ceilings above the hand luggage compartments and thought that there must be some great abstract shots hidden there.
This time I was seated far back, and I saw the opportunity.
Sorry, I don't know the type of aircraft - it had close to 30 rows, 3+3 seats - and it took my parents, my brother and me from Billund/DK to Milas/Turkey and back.
I previously posted a similar shot - here (right side up). For that one, I held the camera against a box protruding from the ceiling. For this shot, I held the camera to the ceiling itself, making the trim lines appear further apart.
The decorated ceiling of the Sala dos Brasões (Blazons Hall) in Palácio Nacional de Sintra - hunting scenes and the armorial bearings of 72 noble Portuguese families
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This church is located within the campus of San Beda College. San Beda College is located in Mendiola St., Manila, Philippines.
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I was just thinking today that roofs are an amazing invention. Well, just shelter in general, really. Like, it was all raining outside, but in my apt, I have to open the blinds to even know what the weather is like. It makes life so much more comfortable!
This is a photo of a corner of my ceiling and walls, turned upside-down to hopefully look kinda like a roof. I like how turning something upside-down makes it harder to recognize.
so here's the master bedroom ceiling all drywalled up. honestly, the double tray is a bit...massive. I would have been happy with a single tray, but whatever.
Beautiful painted ceiling in a church in Rome.
Taken with Panasonic 20mm f1.7 lens on Panasonic GH2.