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The Yosemite Valley Chapel, which is the oldest structure in Yosemite Valley, was designed by Charles Geddes, an accomplished church architect from San Francisco. Geddes’ son-in-law, Samuel Thomson—with whom he collaborated on other church projects—is believed to have been the project's contractor.
In the spring of 1878, the California State Commissioners of the Yosemite Grant received an application “from the Rev. J.K. McLean and others, representing an association known as the Sunday School Union, for permission to erect a chapel in the Yosemite Valley, which should be used for "nondenominational purposes.” The application was granted, and a “handsome, tasteful building” was erected the following year near where the present Four Mile trailhead is located today. With a few minor exceptions, the Yosemite Chapel has been the park’s sole church facility since its construction 130 years ago. Purportedly, Yosemite Chapel services began June 7, 1879. It continues to serve the Park today as an interdenominational facility.
Designed in a "New England style" to seat 250 people, the chapel originally consisted of only one room, 26-by-50 feet long, with inside stud walls and rafters left exposed. Eventually an addition was added to the back of the church. Yosemite Valley Chapel is one of the oldest structures standing in Yosemite National Park and possibly the oldest church located in any of America’s national parks.
The small wood-frame structure enjoys the magnificent backdrop of El Capitan, the immense stone cliff that is Yosemite’s best known feature. The charming church is painted red, and framed in yellow beams. Crowned with a high-peaked steeple and surrounded by evergreens, it looks as though it might have been lifted straight out the Bavarian Alps and set down here.
By 1901, the surrounding “Lower Village” had nearly disappeared, so the chapel was relocated to its present location in the Old Village.
When the Ahwahnee Hotel was dedicated in August 1926, plans were unveiled for a much larger church to be built a short distance from the hotel. The plans were, however, eventually downgraded to an outdoor facility, the Church Bowl, that supplemented the pastoral needs of Valley residents and visitors for several years. Two servicemen’s chapels were temporarily improvised in the U.S. Navy Hospital at the Ahwahnee Hotel during World War II, one of them in the hotel bar. For several months during 1943 and 1944 when the Yosemite Chapel was between pastors, the Navy chapels provided the only religious services in the Valley.
In 1965 some interior restoration was completed, and the foundation was raised 3 feet to help protect the structure from periodic flooding. In spite of these efforts, the chapel sustained damage during the 1997 flood and required further restoration.
It became the first structure in Yosemite National Park placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in Yosemite Valley, it became listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 based on its “simple architecture” that was representative of “a particularly fine example of the early chapels constructed in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.”
View more about the chapel, including activities, on the Yosemite Chapel's website, www.nps.gov/yose/learn/historyculture/chapel.htm, where much of this info was sourced.
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Dedicated to my lovely friends Samane Kandi and AmirBayat, a fantastic couple which I count on them in Neyshabour.
I've uploaded this before, but would like to re upload it, and this time with vivid colors.
camera: Canon Powershot Pro1
dedicated to Anne W. She showed me the pond, where she uses to spot beautiful insects, esp. dragonflies
Dedicated to my friend and contact, Kiki FL.
We figure that 3 of our Australorps are the only ones laying eggs so far. This is one of the working hens.
SILVER Medalist Round 11 - "OUR WORLD" SERIES: ANIMALS Perpetual Contest - 2009
Color Photo Award - PREMIER.
Texture by Skeletal Mess. Thanks!
Dedicated to All the Flickr's Friends !!!
Thank you for all your kind Comments !
I wishe you,all, a Great Week End !!
Btw : this image was Shot in Fouras (Charentes Maritimes) - France -
Banteay Srei or Banteay Srey is a 10th-century Cambodian temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Located in the area of Angkor, it lies near the hill of Phnom Dei, 25 km (16 mi) north-east of the main group of temples that once belonged to the medieval capitals of Yasodharapura and Angkor Thom. Banteay Srei is built largely of red sandstone, a medium that lends itself to the elaborate decorative wall carvings which are still observable today. The buildings themselves are miniature in scale, unusually so when measured by the standards of Angkorian construction. These factors have made the temple extremely popular with tourists, and have led to its being widely praised as a "precious gem", or the "jewel of Khmer art."
The temple's modern name, Bantãy Srĕi—citadel of the women, or citadel of beauty—is probably related to the intricacy of the bas relief carvings found on the walls and the tiny dimensions of the buildings themselves. Some have speculated that it relates to the many devatas carved into the walls of the buildings. Apsaras, divine nymphs or celestial dancing girls, are characters from Indian mythology. Apsaras and devatas are ubiquitous at Angkor, but are most common in the foundations of the 12th century. Depictions of true (dancing) apsaras are found, for example, in the Hall of Dancers at Preah Khan, in the pillars that line the passageways through the outer gallery of the Bayon, and in the famous bas-relief of Angkor Watdepicting the churning of the Ocean of Milk.
Dvarapalas are human or demonic temple guardians, generally armed with lances and clubs. They are presented either as a stone statues or as relief carvings in the walls of temples and other buildings, generally close to entrances or passageways. Their function is to protect the temples. Dvarapalas may be seen, for example, at Preah Ko, Lolei, Banteay Srei, Preah Khanand Banteay Kdei. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banteay_Srei)
Dedicated to all my friends and contacts, and Bob Ottey, (Blue Melanistic) He has been coming to visit and chat since I started here in Flickr. He is a great photographer, a good friend. Happy Birthday Bob!
This summer I have the opportunity to visit a butterfly sanctuary, and even though it was very hot and tiring, I enjoyed every minute of it! This is a Zebra Heliconian, and if you want to know more about this gorgeous butterfly, this is a very good place to start:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_Heliconian
Very busy with house renovations, so I I'm way behind responding visits from my friends and contacts, but I promise to visit all next week! Have fun in the sun!
I'm afraid soon we will be singing this song...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy0kNX5xrnE
I enjoy nature photography the most, since I love the outdoors and long hiking trips. Macro photography is a true passion for me, since I get to watch a miniature world that opens without limits, before the camera makes the funny sound.
Graphic design is another way to express myself. I love reinventing a photo that I have seen in different ways. Sometimes, I use my own textures to do so.
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DEDICATED TO MY BELOVED ENGLISH WIFE THERESA JANE BROWN.
The island of Evia lies along the Eastern coast of Central Greece, and is accessible to the mainland via two bridges, an old wooden bridge and a contemporary suspension bridge. There are also frequent ferries to several parts of the island. It is 175 km long and is the second largest island in Greece, and the third largest in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Thanassis Fournarakos
Θανασης Φουρναρακος
Professional Photographer, retired.
Athens, Greece
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Dedicated to my friends Vincenzo and Lika, for allowing me to take pictures of their beautiful home.
Dedicated to Saint Peter, the abbey church of Champagne is not located, as one would think, in the bubbly-producing hills of northeastern France, but much further south, on the banks of River Rhône, between Lyon and Valence, in the northern part of the département of Ardèche, i.e., in the old province of Vivarais.
Stylistically, this large church, built right next to the busy and noisy thoroughfare that Highway 86 is today, is very homogeneous and was built around 1150, replacing an older, 11th century church of which two capitals have been re-used in the nave. Numerous sculpted fragments from the previous church were also gathered as demolition progressed and reinserted haphazardly in the new one. But built by whom exactly, and for what exact purpose? That is much more mysterious.
From the scant written evidence that has come to us, we can surmise that it was originally built by the Albon family of powerful local lords, probably for regular canons of one or the other obedience. In 1275, it has become a priory of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Chef. In 1172, the canons of the chapter of the Saint Maurice Cathedral in Vienne had given a number of churches to the abbey of Saint-Chef, but the charter doesn’t specify which ones. If we are right in thinking that the Champagne church was originally owned by canons, it is possible that those canons were the ones from the Vienne chapter, and if so, the Champagne church may have been among those turned over to the abbey in 1172. The deal would have been facilitated by the fact that, from 1119, the archbishop of Vienne was also the protector of the abbey of Saint-Chef. Furthermore, it has been noted (in particular in my Zodiaque collection reference book, Vivarais et Gévaudan romans, by Robert Saint-Jean) that the Champagne church offers many similarities with the abbey church of Saint-Chef, in a more accomplished version, as the former came half a century after the latter.
The link between Saint-Chef and Champagne, however, did not last. Because of deep and enduring management problems at Saint-Chef where the monks could not elect a new abbot, the archbishop of Vienne was first appointed as abbot ad perpetuitam by a papal Bull of John XXII in 1320. A second Bull, in 1328, took away from the abbey the Saint Peter Priory, under the pretext that its income was not sufficient to support the prior and his monks. The church then became a simple parish church. However, let’s not forget that, at the time, the Rhône River was the border between the kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire: the archbishop of Vienne had his seat on the left bank, on the Empire side, while the Saint Peter Priory was on the right bank, on the kingdom side; the archbishop may have wanted to be able to take refuge in France in the event things went sour on the Empire side... which would explain why the priory compound was indeed fortified at the same time!
Seriously damaged during the Wars of Religion in the 1560s, the church undertook important repairs during the early 1600s: it is then the the three cupolas on squinches roofing the nave were put in place in lieu of the previous Romanesque barrel vault. The church, much too big for such a small village, continued to degrade over the decades. By 1750, the upper floors of the tower-porch that framed the western entrance were in ruin, and one century later, what was left of that tower-porch was razed to allow for the enlargement of what was then the royal road number 86. This veritable act of vandalism prompted the authorities to protect the monument in 1854 by listing it as a Historic Landmark.
A systematic restoration took place between 1888 and 1894, during which (it is a rare enough occurrence to be duly noted and lauded!) all the add-ons erected after the end of the Romanesque period were eliminated. The original church was saved. In 1968, three regular Augustinian canons from a Swiss convent came and settled in Champagne, reviving the Saint Victor offshoot of the Augustinians which had been dead since the French Revolution. They proved extremely successful and in 1976, Pope Paul VI elevated the priory to abbey status. Today, the church is both canonical and parochial.
However, the very exceptional characteristic of this abbey is that, because the original monastery buildings had been destroyed after the French Revolution and replaced by ordinary village houses, the Augustinians had to build anew where there was space available, i.e., a couple hundred meters away from the church...! Thus, there is no proper enclosure, the canons live in the middle of the village, and walk across it to go attend to their duties. This is much too in sæculum for my taste, and not a proper way to practice the life of a so-called “regular” canon. I understand the appeal that the church may have had, but my opinion is that, owing to the present-day configuration of the village, it should have been deemed unsuitable. Likewise, the liturgy of this congregation does not truly meet with my approval, the same way “reality TV” doesn’t: a floor-heated church, cleverly designed lighting everywhere, a discreet and elaborate sound system... quite a bit too Hollywoodian for me. But obviously, just like reality TV, it does have its appeal.
The groin-vaulted, narrow southern aisle.
Dedicated to the memory of those massacred in Connecticut, USA.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSSjM6-fUFE
Twenty children and eight adults died, killed by a young man who shot his mother before the event and himself after it. The mother was a gun fanatic with a collection of guns she much prized but never showed to any of her friends. She trained her son to shoot, using guns from her collection. The son used the guns to kill all--his mother, himself, the 20 children and six other adults at the school where he shot them and himself. American law allows the possession of guns based on a misreading of the Second Ammendment to the Constitution. The National Rifle Association (NRA), which claims to protect the rights of Americans, fosters this "right to own guns" even as it makes money off of its political stance and from the gun industry. No one in the government, neither presidents, congress, or the Supreme Court has seriously attempted to change this situation. It is so incredible that in the state of Arizona, to use one example, one has the right to bring a gun to school or into a bar, even if you are drunk. WHEN WILL THIS END?
Dedicated to all who need an extra smile these days...
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Very busy days (i just made my melomakarona...)
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I'll visit your streams when i'll have the time.
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Dedicated to presenting hope and love to those who are struggling with depression, suicide, addiction and self-injury
This group includes many people I know and love - some who won't admit they need to be included (but that is okay!); the group includes our daughter, Jamie, who is no longer with us . . . and me.
Never give up; support one another! And thank you, Flickr, for giving me people who CARE!!
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Dedicated to Jaime F.
A firm source of inspiration to me.
Strongly suggested to view b&b (Big & in Black...)
Dedicated to my beloved English wife Theresa Jane Brown.
Loutraki - Perachora - Corinthian gulf.
Thanassis Fournarakos - Θανασης Φουρναρακος
Professional Photographer, retired.
Athens, Greece
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* GALAXY HALL OF FAME
The Southward Car Museum is an automobile museum housing a collection of over 400 vehicles, as well as three aircraft. The museum is run by a charitable trust, incorporated in 1972.
The museum's collection includes Marlene Dietrich's Cadillac cabriolet, a 1915 Stutz Indianapolis race car, gull-winged Mercedes-Benz, a 1950 Cadillac "gangster special" that belonged to gangster Mickey Cohen, and an 1895 Benz Velo, imported to New Zealand in 1900.
The car collection was the work of Sir Len Southward and his wife, Vera, Lady Southward. They began collecting cars in 1956. After achieving success in business, Sir Len dedicated time and money to buying and restoring old cars, adding to the collection.
The Southward Car Museum was opened in December 1979, and after his retirement Sir Len devoted his time to the museum.
The museum is a purpose-built building, featuring a 6000 square metre exhibition hall, engineering workshop, gift shop, and small cafe, and is set in six hectares of park-like grounds.
The building also includes a 474-seat theatre, and features a 1929 Wurtlitzer theatre organ, which was originally installed in the Civic Theatre in Auckland.
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DEDICATED TO THE LAWYER ANDREAS FOURNARAKOS (MY BROTHER) AND HIS SONS, NIKOLAOS AND ALEXANDROS, IN ATHENS, GREECE.
ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΕΝΗ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΔΕΡΦΟ ΜΟΥ ΑΝΔΡΕΑ ΦΟΥΡΝΑΡΑΚΟ, ΔΙΚΗΓΟΡΟ, ΚΑΙ ΣΤΟΥΣ ΓΙΟΥΣ ΤΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟ ΚΑΙ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ, ΣΤΗΝ ΑΘΗΝΑ.
The town of Istiaia is located at the northern end of the island of Evia, 5 km from the sea, and about 200 klm from Athens.
Homer immortalised Istiaia in his catalogue of Evian cities which took part in the Trojan war.
It is the largest town of N. Evia with a particular local colour owing to it's old stone houses and neoclassical mansions. There is significant tourism in both winter and summer.
My English wife Theresa Jane Brown and I were invited by friends to visit them in Limni for the weekend Feb. 1-2.
It was a rainy and cold weekend, but none the less we had a great time.
The island of Evia lies along the Eastern coast of Central Greece, and is accessible to the mainland via two bridges, an old wooden bridge and a contemporary suspension bridge. There are also frequent ferries to several parts of the island. It is 175 km long and is the second largest island in Greece, and the third largest in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Thanassis Fournarakos - Θανασης Φουρναρακος
Professional Photographer, retired.
Athens, Greece
© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
None of my images may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, manipulated or used on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit written permission. THANK YOU!
This photograph has achieved the following highest awards
* RED CARPET HALL OF FAME
* BEST OF RED CARPET HALL OF FAME
* GALAXY HALL OF FAME
he died March 11th
The Crab .by sculptor George Norris which lies in Vanier park in Vancouver in front of the Planetariium
and here is a lovely image and tribute by my friend Mikul . thanks ,,, www.flickr.com/photos/eyesplash/8559252162/in/photostream
and here is a bio on him . app.vancouver.ca/PublicArt_net/ArtistDetails.aspx?ArtistI...
and a gallery of images i made.. www.flickr.com/photos/zedzap/galleries/72157625817363050/...
Dedicated to ~*brenda*~ (www.flickr.com/photos/--brenda--/) to thank her for her kind comments
- Rouge en force
Dedicated to my contact Kirsten Storm. She reminds me with one of her first uploaded photos delightful on this dreamy windmill. Thank you for sharing, Kirsten!
The Windmill "Charlotte" stands at the entrance to the 773-acre conservation area "Geltinger Birk" in Schleswig-Holstein (North Germany, Baltic Sea). The Mill was built in 1824 originally to carry the water into the Geltinger bay. Today it is in privately owned.
The photo was taken during a holiday in 1989 with my Olympus SLR
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Dieses Bild ist meinem Kontakt Kirsten Storm gewidmet. Sie hat mich auf wundervolle Weise mit einem ihrer ersten hochgeladenen Photos an die traumhafte Windmühle erinnert. Herzlichen Dank dafür, Kirsten!
Die Windmühle "Charlotte" steht am Eingang zum 773 Hektar großen Naturschutzgebiet "Geltinger Birk" (Schleswig-Holstein, Ostsee). Die 1824 erbaute Holländermühle diente ursprünglich dazu das Noorwasser in die Geltinger Bucht zu befördern. Heute steht sie im Privatbesitz.
Aufgenommen habe ich die Windmühle während eines Urlaubs 1989 mit meiner Olympus SLR.
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This photo dedicated to Molly who I enjoyed a Flickr relationship with for a couple of years until she disappeared. She turned me on to thrift shopping and making mods to cute skirts. (Molly: if you're out there, please send me a Flickrmail!!)
I recently bought these cute classic style Mary Jane flats and grey pleated mini. I thought it would be great to make a complete outfit by adding my black leotard and lavender opaque tights. So cute!! I will be thinking of where I might go dressed like this…
Dedicated to the people of Nepal. Thinking about all our less fortunate cousins doing it extremely tough right now.
This is Mt Churup at 5,495m above sea level in coincidentally the earth's tallest mountain range outside of the Himalayas called Cordillera Blanca in northern Peru. An area with 20+ peaks above 6,000m containing Peru's tallest at 6,768m and with many glaciers that are unfortunately disappearing.
My Limited Edition print no.2 for my Street Dog Fundraiser will be shared next for anyone who might be interested in helping out.
Cheers
The last dedicated 1911/9112 Oz minerals train prepares to depart the Dry Creek North yard on 1-12-19 with ALF23,GWA009,GWB101 and a string of Oz mineral wagons as well as the ARTC ballast consist on the back. At Port Augusta the GWB and the ballast consist were detached before continuing on to Wirrida.
From then on, the Oz minerals loading was detached and attached at Wirrida by Darwin intermodal services.
Dedicated to Memory Harker and Dia Gee.
Not only did the Romans get the name Heracles wrong but their sculptors weren't good at sculpting left hands or knowing how to correctly use a modern plastic toothbrush!
Midjourney
dedicated to Joy - on explore - thanks for all visits and comments
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