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Nov.4, 2018: The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak, comprises a vast mix of temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings near Luxor, in Egypt.
A cult temple dedicated to Amun, Mut and Khonsu. The largest religious building complex ever constructed. The temple of Karnak was known as Ipet-isu—or “most select of places”—by the ancient Egyptians. It is a city of temples built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. This derelict place is still capable of overshadowing many wonders of the modern world and in its day must have been awe-inspiring.
For the largely uneducated ancient Egyptian population, this could only have been the place of the gods. It is the largest religious building ever made, covering about 200 acres (1.5 km by 0.8 km), and was a place of pilgrimage for nearly 2,000 years. The area of the sacred enclosure of Amun alone is sixty-one acres and could hold ten average European cathedrals. The great temple at the heart of Karnak is so big that St Peter’s, Milan, and Notre Dame Cathedrals would fit within its walls.
The Hypostyle hall, at 54,000 square feet (16,459 meters) and featuring 134 columns, is still the largest room of any religious building in the world. In addition to the main sanctuary there are several smaller temples and a vast sacred lake – 423 feet by 252 feet (129 by 77 meters). The sacred barges of the Theban Triad once floated on the lake during the annual Opet festival. The lake was surrounded by storerooms and living quarters for the priests, along with an aviary for aquatic birds.
Second Pylon entrance intro the hypostyle hall. in the fore ground is the remaining column of the Kiosk of Tahraqa
Second Pylon entrance intro the hypostyle hall. in the fore ground is the remaining column of the Kiosk of Tahraqa
The Egyptians believed that towards the end of annual agricultural cycle the gods and the earth became exhausted and required a fresh input of energy from the chaotic energy of the cosmos.
To accomplish this magical regeneration the Opet festival was held yearly at Karnak and Luxor. It lasted for twenty-seven days and was also a celebration of the link between pharaoh and the god Amun. The procession began at Karnak and ended at Luxor Temple, one and a half miles (2.4 kilometres) to the south.
The statue of the god Amun was bathed with holy water, dressed in fine linen, and adorned in gold and silver jewellery. The priests then placed the god in a shrine and onto the ceremonial barque supported by poles for carrying. Pharaoh emerged from the temple, his priests carrying the barque on their shoulders, and together they moved into the crowded streets. A troop of Nubian soldiers serving as guards beat their drums, and musicians accompanied the priests in song as incense filled the air.
At Luxor, Pharaoh and his priests entered the temple and ceremonies were performed to regenerate Amun, recreate the cosmos and transfer Amun’s power to Pharaoh. When he finally emerged from the temple sanctuary, the vast crowds cheered him and celebrated the guaranteed fertility of the earth and the expectation of abundant harvests.
During the festival the people were given over 11000 loaves of bread and more than 385 jars of beer, and some were allowed into the temple to ask questions of the god. The priests spoke the answers through a concealed window high up in the wall, or from inside hollow statues.
The Jameh complex is a veritable museum of Islamic architecture while still functioning as a busy place of worship. Showcasing the best that nine centuries of artistic and religious endeavour has achieved, from the geometric elegance of the Seljuks to the more florid refinements of the Safavid era, a visit repays time spent examining the details – a finely carved column, delicate mosaics, perfect brickwork. Covering more than 20,000 sq metres, this is the biggest mosque in Iran.
Day 3 of the Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in St. Petersburg
Photo credit: UNIS Vienna
The remains of the jetty from the old granite quarry at The beach in Llanbedrog, known locally as Quarry Beach
At the top plaza at Place-des-Arts looking down on some of the peripheral spheres.. these all had a slightly different theme to them than the others
Los expertos Alexander Berg y José Ignacio Pascual, la sitúan en el grupo de especies Ignita-complex. Fotografiada en una pared del casco urbano de Perdiguera.
Beauty and the Beast at the Rhodes Arts Complex theatre, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. Show run: December 2018 to January 2019. Photograph of the dress rehearsal by Malvern Hostick © 2018, All rights reserved.
My dear friends in Caspian brought their monstrous sound to biggest stage I've had the privilege to watch them play.
I hope I did them justice in whatever small way I could.
Our world is a complexion.
It isn’t just a vision;
You gotta’ see with heart,
To realize its art.
by Md. Faisal Alam
Description: Part of the Engineering Complex. View is toward the south.
Date of Original: June 27, 1967
Item Number: NDSU Slide Collection.2.21.11
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Os detentos do principal presídio de Goiás ganharam uma nova opção de trabalho. Na última semana, foi inaugurado um galpão de 600 metros quadrados no Complexo de Aparecida de Goiânia, onde vai funcionar uma oficina de tecelagem com 50 teares. O objetivo é ensinar presos do regime fechado a fazer tapetes, objetos de decoração e outros produtos a partir do algodão.
Foto: Luiz Silveira/ Agência CNJ.
Delphi archaeological complex is one of the most spectacular in the country. Access for both the site and the museum costs 9euros.
"Life for Lucy" was an event held on 5th May 2007 to raise funds for research into Rett syndrome. This complex neurological condition affects Lucy and about 1 in 10,000 girls and, extremely rarely, boys. For more information see the RETT SYNDROME ASSOCIATION UK website.
The 3 big pyramids at Giza Plateau, one of the smaller ones to the right, and Cairo in the background.
Abandoned apartment complex, Twin Cedars. This place was occupied migrant workers. A new upscale townhouse complex is being planned for this site.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony during the opening of the Corson Building in downtown New Bedford, Mass. on Friday May 16, 2008. Kennedy was airlifted to a hospital Saturday, May 17, 2008, after suffering a seizure at his home, and did not appear to have had a stroke as initially suspected, his spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said. (AP Photo/The Standard Times, Peter Pereira)
07.12 -- Photo by Zoe Lang -- This summer, athletes are invited to the SONJ Sports Complex and Rowan College at Gloucester County(RCGC) to participate in Camp Shriver, where they brush up on their sports skills, stay active and make friends. Throughout the five weeks of camp, which consists of Day Camp, Twilight Camp in the evenings, and Developmental Camp, athletes will practice a variety of sports, physical education skills and drills, as well as learn about health and wellness.
They suffered the death in the resistance against injustice and violence!
Special complexes
Resistance Fighters
Memorial for Members of the Resistance
A towering cross made of rolled steel profiles and a stone block remind resistance fighters who were murdered by the Nazis. The stone bears the names of Klaus Bonhoeffer, Hans John, Richard Kuenzer, Carl Adolf Marks, Wilhelm zur Nieden, Friedrich Justus Perels, Rüdiger Schleicher and Hans Ludwig Sierks. They were involved in the failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944 and imprisoned in Lehrter Street. In the night of 22 April 23 to 23 April, 1945 they were killed by a command of the SS in a nearby park complex. Beyond that is remembered to Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Hans von Dohnanyi who were killed in the concentration camps Flossenbürg and Sachsenhausen, as well as to Justus Delbrück who experienced the end of the war but shortly afterwards died in Russian captivity.
In the immediate vicinity of this memorial a tablet indicates a mass grave of 64 partly unknown people who were killed around the cemetery in the last days of World War II.
Academy of Arts
For a small, bounded by low hedges area the Academy of Arts has acquired the rights to use. Here members of the Academy are buried, among others, the graphic artist and painter René Graetz, the writer Anna Seghers, the poet Erich Arendt. Here lies also Lin Jaldati - this is the stage name of a born in Amsterdam Jew who managed to survive in three concentration camps; after the liberation she was successful as a dancer and a singer of Jewish songs.
Sie erlitten den Tod im Widerstand gegen Unrecht und Gewalt!
Besondere Anlagen
Widerstandskämpfer
Gedenkstätte für Widerstandskämpfer
Ein hochaufragendes Kreuz aus Walzstahlprofilen und ein Steinquader erinnern an Widerstandskämpfer, die von den Nationalsozialisten ermordet wurden. Der Stein trägt die Namen von Klaus Bonhoeffer, Hans John, Richard Kuenzer, Carl Adolf Marks, Wilhelm zur Nieden, Friedrich Justus Perels, Rüdiger Schleicher und Hans Ludwig Sierks. Sie waren am missglückten Attentat auf Adolf Hitler am 20. Juli 1944 beteiligt und in der Lehrter Straße inhaftiert worden. In der Nacht vom 22. zum 23. April 1945 wurden sie von einem Kommando der SS in einer nahe gelegenen Parkanlage umgebracht. Erinnert wird darüber hinaus an Dietrich Bonhoeffer und Hans von Dohnanyi, die in den Konzentrationslagern Flossenbürg bzw. Sachsenhausen getötet wurden, sowie an Justus Delbrück, der das Kriegsende erlebte, aber wenig später in russischer Haft starb.
In unmittelbarer Nähe dieser Gedenkstätte weist eine Schrifttafel auf ein Massengrab von 64 zum Teil Unbekannten hin, die in den letzten Tagen des Zweiten Weltkrieges in der Umgebung des Friedhofs ums Leben kamen.
Akademie der Künste[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
Für einen kleinen, von niedrigen Hecken begrenzten Bereich hat die Akademie der Künste die Nutzungsrechte erworben. Hier sind Mitglieder der Akademie begraben, unter anderen der Grafiker und Maler René Graetz, die Schriftstellerin Anna Seghers, der Lyriker Erich Arendt. Hier ruht auch Lin Jaldati – dies ist der Künstlername einer in Amsterdam geborenen Jüdin, der es gelang, in drei Konzentrationslagern zu überleben; nach der Befreiung war sie als Tänzerin und als Sängerin jüdischer Lieder erfolgreich.
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