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DRESS - - pOOnsh; Nicole Leather dress - Marketplace Link, Tp to the store to try it yourself. - The pack contains six different fittings for Legacy, Legacy perky, Reborn, Kupra, Kupra kups and Maitreya and the textures are great. The Fatpack comes with 14 colours, and can be used to create 196 different colour combinations. This is my new favourite dress!
HAIR - Kuni, Tone - Go to Mainstore
NAILS - **RE**; Elektra Nails and Rings - Marketplace Link
Whites Castle tower house was built in 1417 in County Kildare by Sir John Talbot, Viceroy of Ireland, to protect the Cromaboo Bridge over the River Barrow and the inhabitants of the Pale. On the right of the doorway is the Earl of Kildare's coat of arms, signifying the Earl's ownership of the castle in former days. It is now a private residence.
Today begins a new short-series on the City of Virden, Illinois. This view looks west on E. Jackson from N. Dye St. at the north side of the Virden square. Nearly all of the commercial buildings in this block date to the late 19th and early 20th century.
While most of Virden is situated in Macoupin County, the northern most part of the city is in Sangamon County. The Macoupin County portion of Virden is part of the St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Sangamon County portion is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of Virden was 3,249 at the 2020 census.
Sint Nicholaskerk is the most seen and at the same time overlooked church in Amsterdam as well as being one its most recent constructions, no one can miss this iconic structure upon arrival to the city walking from Centraal Station your eye is immediately drawn to it at 58 m in height it towers over the city skyline.
This Roman Catholic Church was designed by Architect Adrianus Bleijs and is a nod to the past combining elements of neo-Baroque and neo-Renaissance styles, completed in 1887 it was made a minor Basilica in 2012.
The church is dedicated to the 4th century charitable patron saint of children that became our Santa Claus as well as the patron saint of sailors and prostitutes, another winning combination.
In the Netherlands Santa Claus is known as Sinterklaas and a feast has been celebrated for over 700 years in his name and adopted in the early part of 20th century the tradition of leaving small gifts in children’s shoes was practiced on Dec 6th which has evolved now to become a Dec 5th evening tradition of gathering of family and friends to exchange gifts and laughter.
While Dutch Sinterklaas celebrations are mainly for the children its adult component is an annual grievance poem written to the recipient that must rhyme and be read out loud by the subject at the evening party all in good fun but beware you may get as good as you give.
I took this on Sept 10th, 2017 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 58mm 15 sec f/16 ISO100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
This farm has been in the family of a good friend, and now across-the-street neighbor, for over 100 years. His son lives there now and his grandpa, after receiving the original 120 acre farm as a wedding gift from his in-laws, built the house and the old red barn in the early 1900's. HFF
To be more precise this is Castle Augustusburg in Brühl (sometimes also called Augustusburg palace which sounds more like it looks like) - built as a weekend cottage by the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne, Clemens August of Bavaria of the Wittelsbach family in the 18th century. The castle is surrounded by extensive gardens and park grounds. From shortly after World War II until 1994, Augustusburg was used as a reception hall for guests of state by the German President, as it is not far from Bonn, which was the capital of Germany at that time.The castle is protected by the international “Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural heritage”. I shot this on a photo safari with my friend during the only hour of good light yesterday.
Chaponost. L’aqueduc du Gier, construit entre le Ier siècle et le IIème siècle de notre ère, alimentait en eau la ville antique de Lugdunum (Lyon). Depuis son point de départ au Mont Pilat où il captait l’eau du Gier, il parcourait 86 kilomètres avec une alternance de sections enterrées et de section aériennes.
Aujourd'hui, une partie de ces vestiges gallo-romains est encore visible, notamment sur la commune de Chaponost au lieu dit Le Plat de l’Air, où une belle enfilade d’arches s’étend sur 550 m et se termine par le réservoir de chasse du pont siphon d’Yzeron (Beaunant, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon).
La particularité de ce monument vient de son parement réticulé, parement de petites pierres à face carrée de 10 cm de côté, disposées en biais et évoquant les mailles d’un filet.
Cet ensemble est exceptionnel en France, voire en Europe
Leaves of Century Plant (Agave americana). A stunning, sculptural plant. As the 6-foot leaves unfurl, savage spines leave a lasting impression on the plant’s epidermis. Matures in roughly 10 years, at which time a yellow-flowered stalk bolts upwards of 26 feet (8 meters); the primary plant dying thereafter.
McGovern Centennial Garden. Hermann Park. Houston, Texas.
"With Teeth", a lullaby of sorts, by Nine Inch Nails: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H21PyAV4zCU
16th Century Fortress and Lighthouse. Carcavelos, Portugal
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Texture by osolev with my gratitude.
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Made for the Challenge of May of the Group 'Portugal Mágico'
Conway Yard was as good a spot as any to see Alco road power during Conrail’s early days. On six adjacent house tracks are C636 6792, RS27 2412, C628 6737, C425 2438, C630 6762, and C628 6724. C630 6780, a few GE’s and a few EMD’s round out the view on a day when the steel mill haze in the valleys around Pittsburgh was in full force. That auto rack is a rolling showroom for 1978 Buicks.
The cathedral of Sant'Antonio Abate, Castelsardo, Northern Sardinia.
(For other photos of this town and info see my dedicated album -link here below at right)
The castle was built in the 12th century and only a few walls remain. It has a wonderful view over the valley below. Taken on a lovely sunny day last week - but with heavy showers but worth getting wet for! The view from the castle is quite wonderful. The river meanders slowly to the sea. At high tide the whole of the valley is flooded.
Dunvegan Castle is located 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland. It is the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, chief of the Clan MacLeod. Probably a fortified site from the earliest times, the castle was first built in the 13th century and developed piecemeal over the centuries. In the 19th century the whole castle was remodelled in a mock-medieval style. The castle is built on an elevated rock overlooking an inlet on the eastern shore of Loch Dunvegan, a sea loch.
The promontory was enclosed by a curtain wall in the 13th century, and a four-storey tower house was built in the late 14th century. This tower was similar in style to contemporary structures at Kisimul Castle and Caisteal Maol. Alasdair Crotach, the 8th chief, added the Fairy Tower as a separate building around 1500. During the 17th century, new ranges of buildings were put up between the old tower and the Fairy Tower, beginning in 1623 with the state apartment built by Ruaraidh Mor. The old tower was subsequently abandoned until the late 18th century, when the 23rd chief began the process of homogenising the appearance of the castle. This process continued under the 24th and 25th chiefs, with the addition of mock battlements and the new approach over a drawbridge from the east. The present appearance of the castle dates from around 1840 when this process of "baronialisation" was completed.
The castle is a Category A listed building.
Dunstanburgh Castle sits on the North East Coast of England in Northumberland. It is a beautiful ruin and still holds onto it's 14th century historic past with it's iconic gatehouse and curtain walls.
Itchingfield is a small village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the Barns Green to Broadbridge Heath road 2.7 miles southwest of Horsham. The main settlement in the parish is Barns Green. The village's origins may lie with the Romans.
The Lemon Tree Restaurant in Tenterden is housed in a 14th century heavily timbered former Wealden Hall House, reputedly visited by King Henry VIII. lemontreetenterden.co.uk
Wikipedia: The Wealden hall house is a type of vernacular medieval timber-framed hall house traditional in the south east of England. Typically built for a yeoman, it is most common in Kent and the east of Sussex but has also been built elsewhere. Kent has one of the highest concentrations of such surviving medieval timber-framed buildings in Europe.
It is a Grade 11 listed building.
Time travel, is it possible? As far as I am concerned it certainly is. This street was constructed in the 17th Century in the town of Saint Andrews. The only thing that has changed is the height of the trees and the road surface over the years.
I composed this photograph while walking through a residential area in Palm Desert, California. It is, I believe, an example of Mid-century Modern architecture, quite common in this area.
Mid-century modern was originally considered a collection of homes built after World War II, rather than a specific style. However, "mid-century modern" now often denotes a particular building or decorating style, characterized by clean lines, minimal decoration, and a connection with nature. It features a wide, low house footprint with large, open spaces, floor-to-ceiling windows, and an emphasis on bringing the outdoors in.
This chapel was built in or around 1240, but it was decorated completely different. You wouldn't guess it, because it looks rather tasteful, but all the interior decoration except the flags and the windows was made in the 19th century. In 1866 they had a cholera epidemic and the bishop of Amiens thought it would be a good idea to follow the cult of Sacré-Cœur (Sacred Heart). Usually Sacred Heart means that there is a Jesus somewhere who points at his bleeding heart entwined by thorns. Luckily not here. Eugène Viollet-le-Duc painted the decoration of the chapel. Théodore Maillot and Auguste Steinheil painted the saints. Placide Poussielgue-Rusand made the altar and Aimé and Louis Duthoit made the statues. All in the 19th century. The windows were made in 1932-1933 by Jean Gaudin in the 20th century. And the flags are those of the allies that defended Amiens in 1918.
This old barn belonged to a dear friend before his death. It was built by his grandfather over 100 years ago and still remains in his family. The wonderful clouds drew me back to the site I've photographed several times before.
These eight columns form a sculpture in the pedestrian section at the eastern end of Century Avenue, close to Century Square. 8 is the Chinese "lucky number".
This is a "vertigo" perspective of the sculpture in the previously uploaded shot.. And no, I did not lay on the ground to do this: The camera was on a tripod, just 30 cm above ground level, aligned with the axis of the artwork, the lens positioned above the center of the artwork (axis and center are marked by the joints of the granite floor tiles), the horizontal camera adjustment was done using a spirit level.
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Last week I posted a photo of the outside of this house at Avoncroft Museum of Buildings. The inside has been presented as it could have been when first built in the 16th Century.
The house, called The Town House at the museum, was originally in Bromsgrove. It was demolished in 1962 and eventually reconstructed at the museum, opening to the public in 1967.
HSS!
This 17th century timber-framed building in the High Street in Church Stretton, Shropshire, is believed to have once been the coach-house to the building on the far right, though that dates from the following century. It has been converted to form two shops with living accommodation of the first floor. Some restoration has been undertaken in the 20th century, and the building is Grade II-listed.
The pretty little town of Church Stretton is at the heart of the Shropshire Hills, and has 87 listed buildings in the immediate area.
Source: britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101383287-49-and-49a-high-st...