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“Surely it is time now for us to make our contribution of silence, for now God rests from his work in making the world. God has found repose in the deep recesses of humanity, in humanity’s mind and purpose. . . . God finds comfort in these traits, as his own testimony declares, ‘in whom shall I find repose but in the human who is humble and peaceful.’ ”
-St. Ambrose, Hexameron, in Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum, vol. 32, 1, ed. C. Schenkle (Salzburg, 1897), ch. 10, 75.
Galileo Galilei was an important Italian scientist, physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. His scientific contribution started a new era in the history of astronomy, he was the first astronomer to access new knowledge using the telescope. He defended the concept that the Earth was not the center of the universe.
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy, on February 15, 1564, son of Vincenzo Galilei and Julia Ammannati. His parents noticed Galilei's great intelligence and special aptitudes from an early age. The boy showed an interest in the arts and performed excellent paintings, demonstrating manual skill and creativity to manufacture toys and contraptions. He played the organ and zither with aplomb. Thus, Galilei excelled in studies at the Sunday school in Vallombrosa and planned to enter the monastery, but his father did not agree with the idea and enrolled him to study medicine at the University of Pisa. Two years after joining, he dropped out of the course and went to dedicate himself to the study of mathematics. The move did not please his father, and Galilei ended up dropping out of the University in 1585. He did not complete any degrees, but in the same year he went to Florence and began giving private lessons to support himself. He stood out for his research in geometry and continued with his mathematical studies.
It was at this time that he invented the hydrostatic balance, a mechanism that would be published in a detailed treatise in the year 1644. In 1589, in recognition of his scientific contributions and brilliant reasoning, he was appointed to the chair of mathematics at the University of Pisa. He was not welcomed by teachers, as he was only 25 years old, had incomplete academic training and publicly discredited Aristotle's established theories. In 1590 Galilei published a treatise on the motion of bodies. In 1591 he was removed from the professorship, after succumbing to intrigues and disputes with Aristotle's supporters. In 1592 he was appointed by the Senate of Venice to teach mathematics at the University of Padua, a position he would hold for 18 years. In 1609 he built a telescope based on the one previously invented by Hans Lippershey in Holland. Galilei made meticulous observations of the sky and incredible discoveries: he located the four largest moons of Jupiter and the mountains and craters on the Moon's surface. And when he detected spots present on the Sun's surface, the discovery helped to prove his theory that the star rotated on an axis. He investigated Saturn and observed what appeared to be two fixed moons, which were the edges of Saturn's ring system, but Galilei's telescope was not accurate enough to determine exactly what those points were.
His findings were collected and published in March 1610 in the book “The Messenger of the Stars”. The work was acclaimed and also generated much controversy, as Galilei publicly defended Nicolaus Copernicus' theory that the Sun was the center of our Solar System, not the Earth. At that time, the Catholic Church fully controlled science and held the opposite view, that the center was the Earth.
In 1616 Galilei was cornered by the authorities of the Inquisition and threatened with the death penalty if he did not publicly deny the scientific truths he had proved. He was expressly prohibited from teaching and propagating ideas that were contrary to the position of the Church. Even so, in 1632 he published the "Dialogue Concerning the Two Greatest Systems of the Universe", causing the Church's total rejection and intolerance. Prevented from continuing with his research and theories, the scientist retired to his castle located in Arcetri, a village near Florence, where he dedicated himself to pursuing his experiments alone.
Galileo Galilei died on January 8, 1642 in Arcetri, Italy. He was almost blinded by the observation of sunspots done without adequate protection for decades. Three hundred and fifty years later, through Pope John Paul II, on October 31, 1992, the Catholic Church formally recognized the legitimacy of Galilei's theories.
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He is reburied here:
"Don't go breaking my heart like you said you would
Baby, you're no good
And you hurt me like no other lover ever could
Don't go making me cry
You're gonna say goodbye
Baby, tell me why
Tell me why or you're gonna have to justify this
Waiting for you
Just waiting
Can't you see I'm waiting for you
Don't break my heart"
A big thank you to Mr. Lucas Gauthier for his contribution to this artwork 💋
My contribution to Thursday Monochrome this week.
Camera: Mamiya 645AF
Lens: Mamiya Sekor 80mm 2.8
Film: Kodak 100TX
Tappeto Volante (Daniel Buren), Piazza Palazzo di Città, Torino (TO), Piemonte, Italia
Luci d’Artista takes place from November to the first half of January and offers citizens and tourists arts scene never seen in contemporary art, thanks to the creative contribution of internationally famous artists.
My contribution to Swedish Fotosöndag Photo Sunday on the theme Hund / Dog. This is taken at the Swedish championship for sheperd dogs this weekend.
Macro Mondays contribution 28 November 2016 - theme beetles/beatles.
chose this as my subject as it was no1 the day i was born. no other reason to it! The subject is the original 45 once belonging to my sister.
I actually thought there was a lot of scope this week - maybe too much, which in a way makes me feel lazy but time was/is against me.
HMM!!
My contribution to hats for Haiti. Had a hard time with the focus and timer. It's Friday and what I need is a beer so this is about as good as it's gonna get tonight. Cheers!
Every photo of you or a friend wearing a hat will help towards a donation to Haiti [3 max].
It's that simple. New photos only. More information here.
Thanks and hats off to Tony for doing this!
This is now closed .. £690 ($1,100) for Haiti raised from those who pledged!!! Some of the photos from the group will be appear in a book to raise more funds for Haiti. If you participated, see group's discussion for more information.
Brancacci Chapel - Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence
Nel 1268 un gruppo di frati giunti da Pisa fonda a Firenze la chiesa della beata Vergine del Carmelo. I lavori di costruzione vengono portati avanti con il contributo del Comune e delle più facoltose famiglie fiorentine e si protraggono anche oltre la data della consacrazione (1422), terminando soltanto nel 1475.
Nel 1423 il ricco mercante Felice Brancacci , di ritorno dall’Egitto, commissiona l’esecuzione degli affreschi. Alle Storie di San Pietro, santo a cui era in origine intitolata la cappella, lavorano insieme Masolino e Masaccio; a causa della partenza del primo per
l’Ungheria e del secondo per Roma, nel 1427 gli affreschi rimangono però incompiuti.
In seguito all’esilio del Brancacci (1436), caduto in disgrazia per le sue simpatie antimedicee, i frati del convento fanno cancellare i ritratti di tutti i personaggi legati alla sua famiglia e nel 1460 intitolano la cappella alla Madonna del Popolo, inserendovi la venerata tavola duecentesca.
Soltanto negli anni 1481-1483 Filippino Lippi effettuerà il ripristino e il completamento delle scene mancanti. I dipinti rischiano più volte di andare perduti: nel 1680 la Granduchessa Vittoria della Rovere si oppone al proposito del marchese Ferroni di trasformare la cappella in stile barocco, ma alla metà del Settecento vengono effettuati interventi di ammodernamento che distruggono le pitture della volta e delle lunette. Scampata all’incendio che nel 1771 devasta l’interno della chiesa, la cappella è acquistata nel 1780 dai Riccardi, che rinnovano altare e pavimento. Gli affreschi, trascurati per tutto l’Ottocento, vengono sottoposti a spolveratura nel 1904; l’intervento di restauro effettuato negli anni Ottanta del Novecento ha finalmente permesso di recuperare la loro limpida e brillante cromia.
In 1268 a group of friars from Pisa founded the church of the Blessed Virgin of Carmel in Florence. The construction works were carried out with the contribution of the Municipality and of the wealthiest Florentine families and went on even beyond the date of the consecration (1422), ending only in 1475.
In 1423 the rich merchant Felice Brancacci, returning from Egypt, commissioned the execution of the frescoes. Masolino and Masaccio worked together on the Stories of Saint Peter, the saint to whom the chapel was originally dedicated.
because of the departure of the first for Hungary and of the second for Rome, in 1427 the frescoes remained unfinished.
Following the exile of Brancacci (1436), who had fallen into disgrace because of his anti-Medicean sympathies, the friars of the convent had the portraits of all the personages linked to his family erased and in 1460 they entitled the chapel to the Madonna del Popolo, inserting in it the venerated 13th-century panel.
It was only in the years 1481-1483 that Filippino Lippi carried out the restoration and completion of the missing scenes. The paintings were in danger of being lost several times: in 1680 the Grand Duchess Vittoria della Rovere opposed the intention of the Marquis Ferroni to transform the chapel in Baroque style, but in the middle of the eighteenth century are made modernization interventions that destroy the paintings of the vault and of the lunettes. Escaped the fire that devastated the interior of the church in 1771. of the church, the chapel was purchased in 1780 by the Riccardi, who renovated the altar and the floor. The frescoes, neglected throughout the nineteenth century, were subjected to dusting in 1904. 1904; the restoration work carried out in the 1980s restoration carried out in the eighties of the twentieth century has finally allowed to recover their their clear and bright colors.
Inle Lake Panoramic Sunrise
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My contribution for this week's theme "row", for the Swedish photo group Fotosondag.
Ibland går inte allt lördagsgodis åt. Och tur är väl det, särskilt när det vankas fototema som "rad". :)
My contribution to Macro Mondays' challenge, "Painted", on 10 February 2020. The duckling behind the bill belongs to a family of three hand-painted balsa wood ducks - a present from a friend visiting from Indonesia. Its scratched and battered surface bears witness to the love and attention the little duck family has received over the years from grandkids and other small people. HMM.
This is my contribution to the fabulous Smile on Saturday Group. The theme is: “get nature in your home! “.
Please don’t judge me!!!! I have only 2 living plants in my home. One is a small cactus, and honestly, I think it is dead… and it died a long time ago…. Very harsh and long “dry” season (which is approximately 12 months in my home, from January to December;-)) might have killed it … I’m sad because it was a gift but for my defense, I must say that this Cactus never liked me!! Since day one, Mr. Cactus was giving me the stinky eye!! I swear….
The other plant living with us, was given to my youngest son by my lovely sister. It is a crassula, I know it because my sister left a description of it with all the instruction on how to water it, etc.… Luckily, she gave the instructions to my youngest son and that is why Mrs. Crassula is still alive today! He is really taking care of that plant! And I wonder where does it come from? My husband is as bad as I with plants…. Chances are his green thumb comes from my sister.
And since today is purple or pink at Color My World Daily. This is also my contribution to this awesome group.
Happy SOS and CMWD to all participants!! And for the others: have an awesome day!
Thank you so much for your support!!! I truly appreciate your positive energy!! I wish you a very happy and awesome day!!!
My contribution to the group Fotosöndag theme for last week: diagonal.
Krispig novemberdag. Hög luft. Klarblå himmel. Varmgula solstrålar. Frostade ledstänger på promenadvägen till Vinterviken. Där det fanns varm choklad och salami/brie-macka på det fullsmockade cafét. Barnvagnstätt. Slamrande porslin. Skratt och snoriga nosar. Friskt och levande. Skråddande genom lördagen. Lite diagonalt helt enkelt.
fried eggplant rounds and Louisiana tomato topped with herbed ricotta, prosciutto, and tarragon - prepared by my sister and I, with major contributions from my wife, as part of a Mother's Day meal this year
this is my contribution for the May 2019 12.12 Project, the instant photography collective of which I am a member. Our theme is fragility.
"Real beauty is in the fragility of your petals. A rose that never wilts isn't a rose at all.”
― Crystal Woods, Write like no one is reading 3
Technical information: 1949 Speed Graphic with expired Polaroid type 55 film. Scanned negative (scanned in color).
"La vraie beauté se trouve dans la fragilité de tes pétales. Une rose qui ne fane jamais n'est pas du tout une rose."
-- Crystal Woods
My contribution to Novvember! Stringing this thing together was a serious pain in the ass, but hopefully worth it. Enjoy!
Galterö Naturreservat
(Nature reserve on the island of Galterö) in Göteborg Sweden
Lens used: samyang 12mm f/2 0 ncs cs
My contribution to Flickr Fridays theme water...
Quick and fun contribution to Frogust.
Alternative photo of his little backside on Brickbuilt.
My contribution to the plethora of images being posted from today's total solar eclipse. The sky cooperated nicely in Greenville, SC.
My contribution to the NAPG monthly theme, "Transportation".
The ordinary, high wheel or penny-farthing was the first true bicycle with which actual speed and distance could be achieved in a practical manner. Larger and larger wheels, up to 1.5m (60") in diameter, were built to enable higher speeds The classically oversized penny-farthing wheel refers to the British penny and farthing coins of the time; the former being much larger than the latter so that the side view of the bicycle resembled two such coins placed next to one another.
Based on the original French Boneshaker, James Starley and others produced bicycles with front wheel of ever increasing size, starting about 1870. In 1878 Albert Pope began manufacturing the Columbia bicycle just outside of Boston, thus starting their nearly two decade-long heyday in America. Although the trend was relatively short-lived, the penny-farthing bicycle has since become a prominent historical symbol of the late Victorian era. Its brief popularity also coincided with the birth of cycling as a sport. [from Wikipedia]
Explore, 7/23/2008
Excerpt from www.facebook.com/citymississauga/posts/miigwech-thank-you...:
The City of Mississauga also unveiled its new public art mural in the Celebration Square amphitheatre. Come Together, by Que Rock, Alex Bacon and PERU143, celebrates generations of Indigenous leadership and contributions from diverse peoples and species who have made Mississauga the thriving hub it is today.
Today’s contribution to my 365 was inspired (or uninspired ?) by the fact that I’ve spent a lot of time this morning taking phonecalls from hospital depts . rescheduling and relocating future appointments due to the resurgence of Covid in Wales. Read more here :-
This is my contribution for the WPPD 2016
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Fuji Reala 100
Our boathouse, a piece of our paradise in the north of Stockholm archipelago.
You can also visit my blogpost on LensLessNess
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This is my contribution to the Smile on Saturday Group. The theme is: smile. There is nothing better than a smile. So I used my skinniest finger to fit a Santa Hat on it and to give you this beautiful Christmas Smile ! I hope you like it !!
Note to myself: It is super hard to take a picture of your own hand… ;-).
And since we are Saturday it is a pink day in Color my World Daily Group, that explains my pink background.
Note to myself #2: pink goes very well with red ! Who knew ??
HSoS and HCMWD to all participants!
Thank you so much for your comments /favs and support! I’m humbled and grateful!!! I wish you all an amazing day and see you soon on Flickr!! #smile
#SmileonSaturday
#CMWD_pink
#CMWD
Här kommer mitt bidrag till fotosöndags veckotema - våren.
Fast det har inte känts som vår vissa dagar den här veckan. Så jag bestämde mig att ta en vår-bild inomhus. Bilden är faktiskt 3 bilder (den första för påskliljan, dom andra två för den ljus-målade blomman. Ljuset kom från min telefonskärm).
Here comes my contribution to fotosöndag's weekly challenge - spring.
Though at times it hasn't really been spring weather here this week....
twitter.com/englishgolfer/status/1510291529381957633
... so decided to take a spring picture indoors. This was actually three shots (one for the actual daffodils, and two for the light painted flower which was my phone with a green or yellow screen)
Strobist info: One Godox AD200 at 1/4 power in a gridded square softbox directly over the daffodils. Exposure was 1/250s at f/14. The light flower was two shots (an 6s exposure for the green and a 1s exposure for the yellow). Flash triggered wirelessly.
Yummy Azure combos!
My contribution for Marchikoma.
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Excerpt from cityseeker.com/toronto/852334-george-hislop-park:
George Hislop Park
George Hislop played a pivotal role in the development of Toronto's gay community. He was the first candidate for the municipal office, who was openly gay. In 2005, he received the International Lesbian and Gay Law Association's Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Award for his efforts and contribution in developing and striving for the equality of LGBT community in Canada. After his death in 2005, a park in Toronto's Church and Wellesley neighborhood was named after him, as a tribute to his contribution towards the community. It is a beautiful park surrounded by lush green trees and colorful flowers. It also has many benches where visitors can sit and read or just admire the beauty of nature.
We all need to try to squeeze some time for recreation. For me, it may be to take the camera out to photograph a day like this one.
My contribution for this week's theme «rekreation»; for the Swedish photo group Fotosondag.
Mitt bidrag till Fotosöndag och sommarens tema «recreation».
Hello amazing Flickr people!
This is my contribution to 2 awesome Flickr Groups:
*ღღ* Cosas de casa *ღღ and the theme for today is “box” and Color my World Daily with the color Yellow for today. So happy yellow box day to everyone!!!
Once again, I had a vision of a perfect picture in my mind… A beautiful tiny yellow box with something awesome in it…But what could possibly be in a tiny yellow box??? Well what is better to put in yellow box than an egg, I am asking you? Nothing! An egg in a yellow box: perfect picture idea… in my head…
So, let’s see if I have all the ingredients …Egg: checked! I have eggs, since my diet is almost exclusively made of eggs (and lots of chocolate and gin… and coffee).
So, tiny yellow box… that is the problem. Luckily, I found a tutorial: very easy origami box. It was made by a very young and charming instructor (maybe 7 years old…ok maybe 10). After watching it for several hours (yes, I know it is VERY easy and the tutorial lasts only 3minutes and 52 seconds) and destroying at least 15 yellow sheets of construction paper, I made it!
Yes, this marvelous tiny yellow box was made by me!! M! E!!! Magda627 made this box all by herself!! She could not have any help, since her children were at school, her husband and almost all the neighbors were at work!!
Yes, my friends I’m truly proud of that box. It isn’t perfect and a little bit too small for the egg, but I love it! Next step, I want to make my tiny props all by myself!! I know it will take forever and I will probably lose all my motivation after 2 hours and 5 steps ( i get distracted very, very easily)… but let me have this dream for now!
And since we all love Red Lady, of course she is the one standing on the very top of the egg, coming out of the tiny yellow box (why not?).
So, who else is into origami?
Thank you so much for your comments /favs and support! I’m humbled and grateful!!! I wish you all an amazing day and see you soon on Flickr (how about tomorrow ??)!!
Hello amazing Flickr people!
This is my contribution to 2 awesome Flickr Groups:
*ღღ* Cosas de casa *ღღ and the theme for today is “bottle” and Color my World Daily with the color Yellow for today. So happy yellow bottle day to everyone!!!
Every summer, since almost 10 years, we spend 2 weeks in Cuba. We absolutely love it and it is truly a family tradition. We go with my parents, my sister and my children, husband and me.
Each year we throw a message in a bottle into the ocean… (yes, I know this is pollution, but it has such a symbolic meaning to us, and I always take the smallest bottle possible and made of glass...please don’t judge me !!!!).
My sons are writing the message to the world hoping someone will answer… My Dad tests different bottles to see which one will float the best and further… and since we usually go to the same hotel, employees are aware of our strange occupation and they participate actively (by keeping the empty bottles for my Dad to test or provide some beautiful paper to write the message, etc.).
The message and the bottle keep us very occupied! At the end of our stay we go on the catamaran tour and throw a bottle further away from the coast…
And then the waiting begins… and the speculation… The bottle has no boundaries…. It can go soooooo far…
Of course my Dad wants it to go to New Zealand (maybe my friend Ian (www.flickr.com/photos/nzpix) will find it one day !!)…
My Mom thinks it will float to Vancouver (France (www.flickr.com/photos/abeillerose) maybe you will find it ??). My youngest wants someone from Africa to find a message, and my other son thinks it will float forever.
My husband thinks another tourist from Montreal will find the bottle…. Let me tell you: this messages in the bottles are a constant subject of conversations at our house until the next summer!
Well, to this day, after 8 bottles thrown in the sea, we got one answer! And it was a surprise. Our message was on the plane with us, on our way back home. Another family from Canada found the bottle and they knew who the author of the message was… so they decided to wait 6 months before writing a letter to my sons (just to make a bigger surprise)! No need to say that my boys were super thrilled, and everyone was surprised! We stayed in touch with our new friends and we had a good laugh about the whole story. And my husband was right (for once ;-)) another tourist found the message. But no one predicted that the message will be coming back with us on the same plane! That is the beauty of the message in the bottle: you can never predict where it will go...
This time, just to make sure everything is in order, I’m sending Yellow Lady with the message. She can survive, don’t you worry… she has food, wine and an oxygen tank in her purse! and also a compass (of course) and some old fashion maps (since I’m a cartographer, maps always have a sentimental value for me...).
Bon voyage Yellow Lady!!! Be safe wherever you go!!
Thank you so much for your comments /favs and support! I’m humbled and grateful!!! I wish you all an amazing day and see you soon on Flickr (how about tomorrow ??)!!
MAAT - Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology Lisbon Portugal by Amanda Levete Architects
The MAAT - Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, which opened its doors to the public in 2016, presenting itself as a new cultural centre in the city of Lisbon. The MAAT represents an ambition to host national and international exhibitions with contributions by contemporary artists, architects and thinkers. A space for debate, critical thinking and international dialogue, which offers an intense and diverse programme conceived for all audiences and ages.
The MAAT also represents the EDP group’s intent to help revitalise the riverfront of Belém’s historic district. Designed by the prestigious British architecture firm Amanda Levete Architects, the project involves approximately 3.000 m2 of exhibition space plus 7.000 m2 of public space. The new building rises on the riverfront with an architectural narrative that is sensitive to the city’s cultural heritage and future, offering, among other features, a pedestrian roof that offers a privileged view of Lisbon and the Tagus, and which immediately became an iconic location. With this proposal, the EDP Foundation has created a unique space in the city: a campus measuring 38,000 m2 where the new building, with its cosmopolitan design, coexists with the iconic Tejo Power Station dating back to the early 1900s.The Tejo Power Station has been modernised, maintained its dedication to science and provided four galleries for the MAAT programming. The two buildings are united by an outdoor park, conceived by landscape architect Vladimir Djurovik, offering an outstanding leisure space along Lisbon’s riverbank.
The pedestrian route on the riverfront now includes the roof of the new building, creating an undulating movement which merges with the surrounding landscape. In this way, the pedestrian roof, which also has a garden area, becomes both a crucial element of the local route, and a public space with a privileged view of the city and the river. The vast south facade is the building’s most iconic feature and it works as a large reflector interacting with the light coming from the river. The angle and position of the tiles were planned in order to create specific luminous effects according to the time of the day and year. The north facade, built in glass, includes a system with different levels of transparency which can be adapted to the different uses of the space. Inside, the building holds four exhibition spaces: the Oval Gallery, the Main Gallery, the Video Room and the Project Room.
My contribution for this week's theme "photo", for the Swedish photo group Fotosondag.
Första helgen i mars som vi tillbringade i stugan i Västernäs. Inte så mycket vår i sikte. Mest grått. Tur att vi har ett par röda båtbojer som skänker lite färg åt bilden. :)
My contribution for this week's theme "spring feelings", for the Swedish photo group Fotosondag.
"Var är våren?!" Det var vad skrattmåsen tycktes undra. Och det gjorde nog vi andra också. Men den kommer, var så säker. Tids nog. Och då får vi leva ut alla vårkänslor vi samlat på oss under vinterveckorna.
Falchion is my contribution to the CIRCorp round of the Starfighter Telephone Game. It follows (the superb) Backblast from uspez, and now completes the full circle back to halfbeak.
I also made a high-speed construction video here on Flickr or here on YouTube, and a build walkthrough video with commentary at youtu.be/l8j_Tbu-EF4.
Lastly, overall shaping/balance in the rear section (addition of upper tail and length of engine section) benefited hugely from some advice from Rob. Thanks again!
My other contribution to Argus Day 2025, 25 Argust 2025.
This is the sixth time I participated in Argus Day. As last year, no double exposures, no blank shots, no ripped film, no out-of-focus shots. Still, I don't think that the Argus will become my favourite camera any time soon. Though I must say that the Cintar lens always provides nice contrasts.
Inside St. Bartholomew cathedral, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany
The submitted pictures for Argus Day 2025, curated by the Argus collectors' group can be viewed here
Argus C3 (late 1946)
f/3.5 50mm Argus Cintar
Ilford XP2 ISO 400 Black&White negative film
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[This] 1980 sculpture by Alan Chung Hung [1946–1994], located adjacent to the Vancouver Maritime Museum in Vanier Park in the Kitsilano neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1] The 4.6-metre (15 ft) sculpture of a square, cut and twisted "like a paper clip" to form an arch, is composed of weathered Corten steel that rusts to provide a protective layer. The work was installed in 1980 to commemorate the arrival of Captain George Vancouver in Burrard Inlet [...].
The work, sited on a plaza of paving stones that measures 7.9 metres (26 ft) x 8.5 metres (28 ft), frames views of English Bay, the North Shore Mountains and the city.[...]. According to Chung Hung [who was born in Canton, China, moved to Vancouver in 1969, and studied at the Vancouver School of Art]: "The objective of the sculpture is to create a symbolic image with definite visual expression, awakening an awareness in Captain George Vancouver's contribution to the world, his remarkable and meticulous surveys which included the north Pacific coast." [...]. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_to_the_Northwest_Passage#:~:te...