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Milan is the city capital of the Lombardy and the second most populous city in Italy after Rome. Known during Roman times as "Mediolanum" it was the place, where in 313 Constantine I and Licinius met and "signed" the "Edict of Milan", giving Christianity a legal status within the Roman empire.
At the end of the Roman empire Milan was besieged by the Visigoths in 402, looted by the Huns in 452, and taken by the Ostrogoths in 539. Only 30 years later is belonged to the Kingdom of the Lombards, until in 774 Charlemagne defeated the Langobards and added Milan to the Carolingian empire. During Barbarossa´s (Frederik I) "Italian Campaigns" Milan was taken and destroyed to a great extent.
The "Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio" is much older and was not destroyed by Barbarossa´s troops. It is one of the most ancient churches in Milan, built by St. Ambrose in 379–386, outside the city of Milan on the site of a cemetery, where the martyrs of the Roman persecutions had been buried. The first name of the church was "Basilica Martyrum".
Ambrose, born into a noble family about 340 in (present-day) Trier (Germany), was governor of Liguria and Emilia for two years before he became the Bishop of Milan in 374 by popular acclamation. He was a staunch opponent of Arianism.
Only very few traces of the first church can still be found, as in the centuries after its construction, the basilica underwent numerous restorations and reconstructions. The current Romanesque church, mostly built in brickwork, was begun around 1080.
In 789, a Benedictine monastery was established here. The canons of the basilica, however, retained their own community. So two separate communities shared the basilica. In the 11th century, the canons adopted orders and became Canons Regular. From then on two separate monastic orders following different rules lived in the basilica. The canons were in the northern building, the cloister of the canons, while the monks were in the two southern buildings.
The two towers symbolize the division in the basilica. The 9th century Torre dei Monaci ("Tower of the Monks") tower was used by the monks. However, the canons did not have a bell tower and were not allowed to ring bells until they finished the Canons' bell tower in the 12th Century. This tower got two additional levels in 1889.
In 1943 the basilica got severely damaged by bombings. It took a decade to rebuilt and reconstruct the church.
The facade, seen from the atrium, where originally the catechumens gathered during the mass. As they were not yet baptized, they were not allowed to enter the basilica. When they were waiting here, they could contemplate about the evil monsters and strange animals, that populate the capitals and lintels all around.
Built ~ AD 330 as a column of rock topped by a statue of Constantine, a storm toppled it ~800 years later. Various repairs and changes over the years altered it's original appearance, i.e. the iron plates were installed later to stabilize the darn thing. A fire scorched the landmark in late 1770's... The base allegedly contains important Christian artifacts. Istanbul, Turkey
Constantine (Arabic: قسنطينة‎, Qusaná¹Ä«nah, also spelled Qasentina or Kasantina) is the capital of Constantine Province in north-eastern Algeria. During Roman times it was called Cirta and was renamed "Constantina" in honor of emperor Constantine the Great. It was the capital of the same-named French département until 1962. Slightly inland, it is about 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of the Rhumel river. Regarded as the capital of eastern Algeria and the centre of its region, Constantine has a population of 448,374 (1,000,000 with the agglomeration), making it the third largest city in the country after Algiers and Oran. There are museums and important historical sites around the city (one of the most beautiful is the Palais du Bey, in the casbah). It is often referred to as the "City of Bridges" due to the numerous picturesque bridges connecting the mountains the city is built on.
Vendors in a bakery during the COVID-19 crisis. Constantine, Algeria.
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Date: NC
Country: Algeria
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Constantine (en arabe: قسنطينة) est une métropole du nord-est de l'Algérie, chef-lieu de la Wilaya de Constantine qui compte plus de 740 000 habitants (1 000 000 dans l'agglomération). Elle est considérée comme étant la troisième ville la plus importante du pays en termes de population.
De son ancien nom Cirta, Constantine est aussi surnommée la « ville des ponts suspendus » ou bien « ville des aigles ». Sa fondation remonte à l'an -202. Ancienne ville impériale fortifiée, elle bénéficie d'une position stratégique, avec son rocher et ses murailles. La ville de Cirta fut une importante ville phénicienne avant de devenir capitale de la Numidie lors du règne de Massinissa, allié de Rome, puis elle fut détruite en 311 par Maxence et Domitius Alexander. Peu après l'empereur Constantin Ier la reconstruisit et lui donna le nom qu’elle porte maintenant depuis 17 siècles. Constantine, l'une des plus anciennes cités du monde, est surtout connue pour l'art de vivre raffiné de ses habitants. Constantine est aussi une ville importante dans l'histoire méditerranéenne, symbole de la culture arabo-andalouse. Par son histoire, elle devint l'arbitre de l'élégance à 'Al-Andalus, par les modes vestimentaires et l'art raffiné de la cuisine blanche constantinoise. Ville du malouf, la célèbre musique arabo-andalouse, et des oulémas (les savants de l'islam), elle est la capitale de l'Est du pays et la troisième ville d'Algérie
Still with London roundels but looking very forlorn, the first of Ipswich's many Roe bodied Atlanteans is being cannibalised at the back of Constantine Road Depot in 1990. It is believed to have last worked on London services in April 1990; it was noted being towed back along the A12 on 12th. April so had presumably suffered terminal failure shortly before this.
Statue of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, outside York Minster, sculpted by Philip Jackson MA FRBS FRSA, and unveiled in 1998.
The plaque on the base of the statue reads: "Constantine The Great 274 - 337
Near this place, Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor in 306.
His recognition of the civil liberties of his Christian subjects, and his own conversion to the Faith, established the religious foundations of Western Christendom".
And we have a Constantine! :D
I am probably going to have to redo his faceup, which is ok, since Bruce's faceup was somehow chipped when I finished, and I don't have any idea what happened, and Benedict Cumberbatch Minimee- soon to be Doctor Strange - had a serious issue that involved modding, so I have to redo the both of them too.
Why I worked like a fiend to get them done I don't know.
Anyway, Granado Hansel! A head I didn't know existed, and sold to me by the wonderful Blithe Fool <3
He's on a Dollzone body, which he does not match. At all. Like, omg it's bad XD
Músico de profesión lleva más de 25 años en este mundo, disfruta llenando de melodÃas las calles...como el, otros tantos músicos callejeros hacen que el transito por diversas ciudades y lugares con encanto lo sean más aún si cabe.....
Another one from the vaults. It's important to view the Colossus from this angle, I think. The Emperor as thoughtful mortal. The (perhaps?) slightly vulnerable world-shaper. None of the stiff bombast of many of his predecessors' representations. No beards or lion's pelts. I had to hold the TLR upside-down over my head to capture this aspect of him.
I can't wait to see Rome again.
Capitoline Museum
Rome
September 2012