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ZIMBABWE: They Live by the Sword, But Should They Die by the Sword?
HARARE, Jun 9, 2011 (IPS) - In her glory days, death-row inmate Rosemary Khumalo (66) lived life dangerously on the edge. She was a sanguinary fortune hunter who would resort to anything, even murder, to land her loot, according to court records of her trial.
Burgruine - Ruine der Burg Jörgenberg - Munt sogn Gieri ( GR - 765 m - Jörgenburg - Höhenburg - Erwähnt + Ursprung um 765 - castello rovina castle ruin ) ob Waltensburg - Vuorz in der Surselva im Kanton Graubünden - Grischun der Schweiz
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Galgen der Burg Jörgenberg - Munt sogn Gieri ( forca gibet gallows Richtstätte Richtplatz lieu d'exécution luogo di esecuzione place of execution ) ob Waltensburg in der Surselva im Kanton Graubünden - Grischun der Schweiz
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- Alternativname(n) : Munt sogn Gieri
- Entstehungszeit : 765
- Burgentyp : Höhenburg
- Erhaltungszustand : Ruine
- Ort : Waltensburg / Vuorz in der Surselva im Kanton Graubünden in der Schweiz
- Höhe : 939 m
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Die Ruine Jörgenberg ( rätoromanisch Munt sogn Gieri ) ist die grösste Burganlage der
Surselva im schweizerischen Kanton Graubünden in der Schweiz.
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Die Ruine Jörgenberg liegt auf dem äussersten F.elssporn eines langggezogenen
Höhenrückens östlich der Gemeinde Waltensburg - rätoromanisch "Vuorz" genannt.
Jörgenberg war neben K.ropfenstein, der Burg G.rünenfels und der Burg V.ogelberg eine
der ursprünglich vier Burgen in Waltensburg und war bereits in der m.ittleren B.ronzezeit
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Jörgenberg wird erstmal 765 in Bischof Tellos Testament als castellum erwähnt. Eine weitere
frühe Erwähnung findet sich im rätischen Reichsurbar aus der Mitte des 9. Jahrhunderts: Da
wird bereits von der ecclesia sancti Georgii in Castello gesprochen, der St. G.eorgskirche in
der Burg.
Damit ist die Jörgenburg eine der am frühesten schriftlich bezeugten Burganlagen Graubündens.
Die Erwähnungen bestätigen, dass die spätere Burganlage aus einem frühmittelalterlichen
Kirchenbau hervorgegangen ist.
Nach dem 9. Jahrhundert fehlen für die Jörgenberg für längere Zeit Urkunden.
Über schriftliche Quellen verfügt man erst wieder am Anfang des 14. Jahrhunderts: Da
erscheint sie als Besitz der Herren von F.riberg. Diese waren edelfreien Standes und hatten
ihren Sitz oberhalb des Dorfes S.iat unweit von Waltensburg.
Von ihrer Stammburg sind noch wenige Trümmer erhalten. Noch vor ihrem Aussterben hatten
die F.riberger 1330 beide Burgen an Ö.sterreich übertragen und sie als L.ehen zurückerhalten.
Nach dem Tod des letzten Fribergers um 1330 beanspruchten die mächtigen Freiherren von
V.az das Lehen und besetzen Jörgenberg, um damit einer ö.sterreichischen Besetzung zuvor
zu kommen. Dagegen wehrten sich diese und verbündeten sich mit den Freiherren von
R.häzüns. Ö.sterreich anerkannte jedoch 1341/1342 die Ansprüche des Hauses V.az. Die
Jörgenberg wurde, zusammen mit dem Sitz der Friberger in S.iat, als Lehen der mit Rudolf
von W.erdenberg - S.argans verheirateten Ursula von V.az, (* 1310) vergeben.
1343 verzichteten die G.rafen von W.erdenberg als Erben des Hauses von V.az auf alle
Rechte an den beiden Burgen und überliessen sie im gleichen Jahr gegen eine Entschädigung
von 1000 Mark den Freiherren von R.häzuns.
Diese kauften 1378 noch die benachbarte Herrschaft der Herren von G.rünenfels dazu und
vereinigten die beiden Gebiete zur neuen Herrschaft Jörgenberg. 1430 erhielten die R.häzünser
von K.önig S.igismund die Bestätigung des Bannrechts für Sankt Jörgenberg. Die Burg wurde
in der Folge Z.entrum eines wichtigen Herrschaftszentrums mit Sitz eines K.astellans mit
weitreichenden Befugnissen.
Nach dem Aussterben der R.häzünser um 1450 kam Jörgenberg nach langem Erbstreit 1458
in den Besitz von Jos Niclaus von Z.ollern, dessen Mutter Ursula eine Angehörige der "Herren
von R.häzüns" gewesen war. Graf Jörg von W.erdenberg wurde mit 3000 Reichsgulden
abgefunden und verzichtete auf weitere Ansprüche.
1462 verkaufte die "von Zollern" die Herrschaft Jörgenberg unter Vorbehalt einiger Gebiete
und der regionalen Bergbaurechte dem K.loster D.isentis. Die Burg bildete allerdings weiterhin
ein Zentrum für die gesamte Herrschaft und blieb Sitz des K.astellans, der nach wie vor die
S.teuern einzog. Auf ihr wurden G.efangene eingekerkert und, falls verurteilt, auf dem nahen
G.algenhügel hingerichtet.
1539 verkaufte der D.isentiser Abt Jörgenberg an Mathias von Rungs (surselvischer
Geschlechtername für Derungs), der sich verpflichten musste, für den Unterhalt der K.irche
zu sorgen.
Ab 1580 war die Familie Gandreya (romanisch Candreja) im Besitz der Burg, welche sie noch
bewohnt haben soll. Seine Nachkommen verkauften die Burg 1734 der Gemeinde, in deren
Besitz sie noch heute ist.
Da die Besitzfrage jedoch offenbar nach wie vor unklar war, kaufte sich die inzwischen zum
reformierten Glauben übergegangene G.emeinde durch den hohen Betrag von 4500 Gulden
von K.loster D.isentis frei und kam dadurch rechtsgültig in den Besitz der Burg. Im Vertrag,
der im Gemeindearchiv von Waltensburg liegt, hatte sich der A.bt von D.isentis den Titel "Herr
von Jörgenberg" ausbedungen.
Spätestens im 17. Jahrhundert aber setzte der Zerfall der Anlage ein. 1930 wurden durch
den schweizerischen Burgenverein unter der Leitung des Architekten Eugen Probst umfang-
reiche F.reilegungs- und S.icherungsarbeiten durchgeführt. Die Finanzierung erfolgte durch
Mittel aus dem Nachlass von Anton Cadonau; an ihn erinnert eine b.ronzene G.edenktafel
im I.nnenhof.
Leider wurden die Untersuchungen archäologisch unsachgemäss durchgeführt.
1997 bis 2001 erfolgte eine Gesamtkonservierung der Anlage mit Beiträgen von Bund, Kanton
und Gemeinde und zahlreichen privaten Spenden.
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Anlage
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Auf der N.ord- und O.stseite war die Anlage durch einen steilen F.elssturz gegen jede
Annäherung geschützt. Auf der steilen, aber nicht unpassierbaren S.üdseite finden sich
Reste von Aussenbefestigungen.
Im W.esten wurde die Burg durch einen tiefen und breiten G.raben vom B.ergrücken abgegrenzt.
Das Burgareal hat die Form eines D.reiecks, dessen Basis im W.esten vom G.raben gebildet
wird. Hier stand eine mächtige S.childmauer, deren T.rümmer sich heute hier türmen. Dieser
vorgelagert liegen die R.este älterer U.mfassungsmauern. In der S.üdwestecke steht der gut
erhaltene fast quadratische mächtige B.ergfried (W.ohnturm) mit gegen zwei M.eter dicken
M.auern.
Der H.ocheingang lag auf der O.stseite ist als R.undbogentür gestaltet, ebenso der Austritt
auf eine L.aube in der S.üdwand. Der fünfgeschossige B.au mit romanischen doppelten R.undbogenfenstern in den zwei obersten G.eschossen entstand wohl kurz nach 1265. An
der N.ordwand war ein A.borterker angebracht. Der B.au trug vermutlich ein Z.eltdach.
In der N.ordwestecke der A.nlage stand ein T.rakt mit mehreren W.ohn- und W.irtschafts-
g.ebäuden, die offenbar in verschiedenen B.auetappen errichtet worden waren: Der P.alas
kurz nach 1351, anlässlich des Wiederaufbaus der Burg nach einem B.rand; die Nebenbauten
sowie die n.ördliche U.mfassungsmauer entlang des nördlichen P.lateaurandes später.
Diese Gebäude wurden bis ins ausgehende Mittelalter vielleicht nicht bewohnt, aber doch
als S.cheune oder Vo.rratsräume benutzt. Weitere Gebäude mit unbekanntem Bestimmungs-
z.weck lagen am F.uss des B.ergfrieds und in der O.stpartie des Ar.eals.
Das weitere V.orburgareal war nicht überbaut, sondern nur von einer R.ingmauer umgeben.
Vom äusseren T.or in der S.üdwestecke der A.nlage gelangte man durch einen Z.winger
zum inneren T.or mit vorgelagertem G.raben. Der weitläufige I.nnenhof war mehrheitlich
nicht überbaut. Im mittleren Teil liegt die aus dem F.els gehauene Z.isterne.
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G.algen
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Südwestlich der B.urganlage stehen in einer Entfernung von etwa 600 Meter die zwei
steinernen R.undpfeiler des einstigen Ga.lgens von J.örgenberg und W.altensburg. Sie
wurden 1998 restauriert.
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K.irche St. Georg
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Neben der T.oranlage lag innerhalb der Mauer eine dem heiligen G.eorg geweihte K.irche,
deren hufeisenförmige A.psis wohl bis ins 8. oder 9. Jahrhundert zurückreicht. Das erhaltene
M.auerwerk der K.irche mit einfachem S.aalbau stammt aus dem 12./13. Jahrhundert.
Der C.horbogen aus T.uffsteinquadern ist auf der S.üdseite original erhalten, im nördlichen
Teil wurde er 1930 rekonstruiert. An der N.ordostecke des S.chiffs steht ein schlanker
romanischer G.lockenturm. Wie eine dendrochronologische U.ntersuchung ergab, stammt er
aus dem Jahr 1070.
Westlich der K.irche wurde eine schwache Umfassungsmauer entdeckt, die offenbar einen um
die K.irche gelagerten F.riedhof umgab. Die darin entdeckten G.räber stammen aus dem Früh-
und Hochmittelalter und deuten darauf hin, dass die K.irche ursprünglich eine Pfarrkirche
gewesen war.
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B.urgentour im K.anton G.raubünden am Samstag den 24. Oktober 2009
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Mit dem Z.ug von B.ern über Z.ürich - C.hur nach I.llanz und mit dem P.ostauto
nach W.altensburg - V.uorz in der S.urselva
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Wanderung W.altensburg / V.uorz - R.uine J.örgenberg (GR - 939m) - W.altensburg /
V.uorz - R.uine K.ropfenstein (GR - 1`130m) - C.rest la C.rusch (GR - 1`272m) - B.reil /
B.rigels (GR - 1`287m)
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Mit dem P.ostauto hinunter nach T.avanasa
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W.anderung T.avanasa B.ahnhof (GR - 788m) - R.uine B.urg S.axenstein in O.bersaxen ,
W.iler A.xastai (GR - 1`014m) - T.avanasa - T.avenasa B.ahnhof (GR - 788m)
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Mit dem Z.ug zurück nach C.hur und weiter mit dem P.ostauto über die L.enzerheide
nach B.rienz / B.rienzauls , H.altestelle B.elfort
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B.esichtigung der R.uine der B.urg B.elfort
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Mit dem P.ostauto weiter nach D.avos und dem Z.ug über K.losters - L.andquart - Z.ürich
zurück nach B.ern
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The man suspected for the killing of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 was himself assassinated, on his way from questioning to the prison.
There was lots of press waiting for photos and interviews as it was believed this would be one of the few opportunities in a long time.
There was lots of lights for the tv cameras and photographers, making it difficult for the police to see what was really happening, when Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner, stepped forward with gun in his hand, shooting Oswald dead, all on live tv.
And thus creating an enormous amount of conspiration theories...
Some creative freedom as to hats and weapon of choise here btw ;D
Thanks for all the comments guys, I'm on my way for a holiday, so will get back to you as soon as I'm back home:) Hope you all have a splendid summer in the mean time :D
We ran across this strange fun house sort of museum in Long Beach WA. You put a quarter in and then you get to watch the little doll be executed.
Cork County Gaol was a former prison located in Cork City. The main walls and gate entrance of the prison are today incorporated in the perimeter of University College Cork.
During the Irish War of Independence (1919-22), the Gaol was used to hold republican prisoners.
On 17 October 1920 Volunteer Mick Fitzgerald died on Hunger Strike at Cork Gaol.
On 25 October 1920 Volunteer Joe Murphy died on Hunger Strike at Cork Gaol.
On Tuesday 1 February 1921 Volunteer Cornelius Murphy was executed by firing squad at the Gaol.
On Monday 28 February 1921, six prisoners were executed by firing squad:
"On 28 January 1921 the 6th Battalion, Cork No.1 Brigade were preparing an ambush in Dripsey, Co. Cork when they were surrounded by soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, most were taken prisoner [the Battalion Adjutant James Barrett was fatally wounded and died three weeks later]. After a military trial on the morning of 28th February 1921 six of the IRA prisoners were executed by firing squad in Cork. The six Volunteers executed were Patrick Mahoney, Timothy McCarthy, John Lyons, Daniel Callaghan, Thomas O'Brien and John Allen. That evening between 18.30 and 20.00 the IRA retaliated and shot 12 British soldiers on the streets of Cork. The first to be shot was Private Wyse who was shot by two men, shortly afterwards Corporal Hodnett was shot four times in a nearby street."
The shootings of the 6th Battalion Volunteers were the last War of Independence executions carried out at the Gaol and in the months that followed Republican prisoners would be executed at Victoria Barracks.
Some of those executed in Cork County Gaol are buried in the former exercise yard and their graves are marked by a carved stone memorial erected by their former comrades (it was unveiled in 1948). Other patriots of that time, buried elsewhere, are also remembered on this memorial and on the Gaol façade (nearby on Gaol Walk).
On 3 August 1940 John Joe Kavanagh attempted to dig a tunnel into the prison so his IRA comrades inside could escape. He was spotted by a sentry and shot dead. There is a plaque erected to his memory at the old Gaol Gates.
After the war, Kamp Kommandant Rudolf Hoess evaded capture for almost a year, before his wife gave him away, fearing that her son, Klaus, would be shipped off to the Soviet Union, where he surely would, at minimum, be sent to the gulag and be tortured.
During the Nuremberg Trials, he appeared as a witness in the trials of Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Oswald Pohl, and the IG Farben corporation. On 25 May 1946, he was handed over to Polish authorities and the Supreme National Tribunal in Poland tried him for murder.
During his trial, when accused of murdering three and a half million people. Höss replied, "No. Only two and one half million — the rest died from disease and starvation."
Höss was sentenced to death on 2 April 1947.
Four days before he was executed, Höss sent a message to the state prosecutor, including these comments:
“My conscience compels me to make the following declaration. In the solitude of my prison cell I have come to the bitter recognition that I have sinned gravely against humanity. As Commandant of Auschwitz I was responsible for carrying out part of the cruel plans of the 'Third Reich' for human destruction. In so doing I have inflicted terrible wounds on humanity. I caused unspeakable suffering for the Polish people in particular. I am to pay for this with my life. May the Lord God forgive one day what I have done."
The sentence was carried out on 16 April immediately adjacent to the crematorium of the former Auschwitz I concentration camp. He was hanged on gallows constructed specifically for that purpose, at the former location of the camp Gestapo
A TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014 PHOTO PROVIDED BY ISNA, A SEMI-OFFICIAL NEWS AGENCY This picture provided by ISNA, a semi-official news agency, taken on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 shows Maryam Hosseinzadeh, right, and her husband Abdolghani, left, removing the noose from the neck of blindfolded Bilal who was convicted of murdering their son Abdollah in the northern city of Nour, Iran. Bilal who was convicted of killing Abdollah Hosseinzadeh, was pardoned by the victim's family moments before being executed. (AP Photo/ISNA, Arash Khamoushi)
In early 1900s Britain it was customary to allow the criminal to have one more smoke while they were blindfolded and executed.
Patriarchal basilica dedicated to St Paul the Apostle, at the site of his tomb.
History
After his execution, St Paul was buried in a cemetery at this site, about two kilometres from the city walls by the road to Ostia. A shrine, or cella memoriae, was soon erected, and many early Christians came to venerate the Apostle.
The first church here was, according to the Liber Pontificalis, built by Emperor Constantine and consecrated on November 18th 324. It was a small church, built over the grave of St Paul. Between 384 and 386, Emperors Valentinian II, Theodosius and Arcadius demolished the church and built a large basilica. The architect was Cyriades. According to the inscription on the triumphal arch, it was consecrated in 390 by Siricius, and completed in 395 under Emperor Honorius.Although heavily restored, not least after it was damaged by fire, the present basilica looks much the same as it did in the 4th century.
Pope St Leo the Great (440-461) started restoring the church. About 50 years later, Pope St Symmachus (498-514) ordered the reconstruction of the apse, which was unsafe. Several more restorations and changes were carried out, under Pope St Gregory the Great (the transept), Pope Sergius I (687-701; the roof and some rooms), Pope Hadrian I (772-795; the aisles and atrium) and Pope Leo III (795-816; the transept, roof and floor, and added apse mosaic).
In 883, the walls and tower encircling the church were completed. This was knows as the "Johannipolis" (in Italian Giovannipoli), or "City of John" after Pope John VIII (872-882), and was built to protect the church from Lombards and Saracens. The defence works were tested in 1083-1084, when they withstood several attacks by Emperor Henry IV.
Fire broke out in 1115, and Pope Innocent II (1130-1143) had a wall with columns built in the transept to support the unsafe roof. The transept was divided into two aisles by this wall.
Disaster struck again in 1349, when an earthquake badly damaged the basilica and destroyed the bell-tower and part of the portico. Pope Clement VI (1342-1352) had the damages repaired.
Major restorations started out under Pope Boniface IX (1389-1404), when he allowed all donations to the church to be used for repairs. Pope Martin V (1417-1431) continued the work, and in 1426 the work was intensified under the rector of the church, Gabriele Cardinal Condulmer, later Pope Eugene IV (1431-1447).
In 1653 Francesco Borromini designed plans for a total restructuring of the church. Due to a lack of funds, only the roof was changed under Pope Clement X (1670-1676).
At the end of the Holy Year of 1700, the Tiber flooded the area, and the basilica could not be visited. Its functions for the Jubilee were transferred to Santa Maria in Trastevere.
The portico was rebuilt in 1724 in preparation for the Holy Year of 1725 by Antonio Canevari. The former one, recently built by Alessandro Specchi, had collapsed on 1 May 1724. The ancient narthex was destroyed at this time, and columns from the early four-sided portico were removed. At the same time, a series of other restorations were completed.
On the night between July 15th and 16th 1823, large parts of the basilica was damaged by fire. It was probably started by a careless worker while the roof was repaired. The atrium and more than half of of the nave were completely destroyed. It is said that Pope Pius VII, who was very ill and died on 20 August that year, was never told what had happened, after advice from his most trusted fellows such as the Secretary of State, Cardinal Consalvi.
Pope Leo XII was elected on 18 November 1823, and fortunately, decided to restor the basilica to its former glory rather than replace it with a new church in a more modern style. The first architect to lead the rebuilding was Pasquale Belli; Giuseppe Valadier had been appointed first but his plans for radical changes were eventually rejected and he was removed from the project in November 1825. Salvi, Paccagnini and Andrea Alippi were appointed as Belli's assistents. Work started in 1826, after a collection had been taken. Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) took a great interest in the rebuilding; he was elected at the time when the first of the eighty columns in the nave was erected. In 1833 Luigi Poletta. He was assisted by Bosio, Camporese and Virgino Vespigniani.
The high altar was re-consecrated on 5 October 1840 by Pope Gregory XVI. At that time, the nave was nowhere near completion, and only the transept could be used.
This is a detail from the Blair's Memorial Portrait of Mary Queen of Scots. St Mary's College, Blairs, Aberdeenshire was until it closed in 1986 Scotland's leading Junior Seminary and Seminary for those studying for the Roman Catholic Priesthood www.blairsmuseum.com/
This image is taken from the book 'Notes on the Authentic Portraits of Mary Queen of Scots'. The book was published by John Murray of Albemarle Street, London W in 1903. The book is based on the researches of the then late Sir George Scharf - rewritten in the light of new information obtained by Lionel Cust. The work was instrumental in finalising and fixing which contemporary and near contemporary images were of Mary and which were not. The conclusions are still used to this day.
This image therefore has been taken by me from a book I purchased in 2000 and the copyright does not belong to me. In view of the extreme age of the publication I believe them to be in the public domain and am including them here so that they can be seen - as the book is not readily available.
Whilst the underlying images are in the public domain - some work has been done by me to convert the images as scanned into what you see here. I am therefore asserting my copyright in the elements that I have amended. If you would wish to use the images - please contact me and I will probably grant permission to use them in view of the age of the images.
Recent experiences with use of other scanned images on Wikipedia spring to mind.
Had this idea and it didnt go to plan but here it is anyways.please not that this is a toy gun, not a real one
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Among the many executed at Kilmainham gaol were also the leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916, when Patrick Pearse and James Connolly proclaimed the Irish Republic independent of Great Britain. Both of them ended up in front of the firing squad in this very yard shortly after.
Monument to Dr José Rizal
National Hero of the Philippines
Martyr of the Philippine Revolution of 1896 - 1898
It is located in Rizal Park, Manila
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A TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014 PHOTO PROVIDED BY ISNA, A SEMI-OFFICIAL NEWS AGENCY This picture provided by ISNA, a semi-official news agency, taken on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 shows Maryam Hosseinzadeh, right, and her husband Abdolghani, left, removing the noose from the neck of blindfolded Bilal who was convicted of murdering their son Abdollah in the northern city of Nour, Iran. Bilal who was convicted of killing Abdollah Hosseinzadeh, was pardoned by the victim's family moments before being executed. (AP Photo/ISNA, Arash Khamoushi)
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Mausoleum Graz with Domherrenhaus - bruart Photo
The Mausoleum of Emperor Ferdinand II
Among the three in Styria from the age of the Counter Reformation originating mausoleums, the chronologically last emerged Grazer Mausoleum occupies a transregional position: It is a building with a European dimension. Ferdinand II entrusted 1614 his from Lodi, near Milan, coming Court artist Giovanni Pietro de Pomis (1569-1633) with the design and execution of this monumental grave construction, which was completed in 1636.
The Mausoleum - consisting of the symbol associated form of a cross of St. Catherine's Church and the oval tomb (symbol of the resurrection) - shows the ecclesiastical and dynastic representation intentions of the client: the patronage of St. Catherine of Alexandria does not only refer to a medieval predecessor building, but also stands in the context of the by Archduke Charles II, the father of Ferdinand II, in 1585 founded and run by the Jesuit Order University, which also stood under the patronage of the female martyr, the patron saint of Sciences. The dynastic intentions are recognizable at the symbolic crownings of the domes - scepter and imperial eagle with imperial sword and orb. The sandstone statues on the west façade - the by two angels flanked saint Catherine and two of the Holy to Christianity converted people - and the painted copper plates in the niches with the scenes from the life of St. Catherine form additionally not only a to the titular saint of the Church and patron of the university related program, but also show in the two to Catholic faith converted figures Porphyry and Faustina a Counter-Reformation aspect.
The completion of the interior was only in 1687 by the glorious victor over the Turks Emperor Leopold I initiated. He extended in the same time the originally related to his grandfather Ferdinand II equipment program by a glorification of the house of Austria and an apothesosis directed to his person.
The designs for the remarkable stucco decorations and for the altar of Catherine delivered the 1687 in Graz born Imperial court painter Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. The stucco work was carried out 1688/89 by Josef Serenio, Girolamo Rossi and Antonio Quadrio. The at the same emerged nave frescoes with the Apotheosis of the Habsburg dynasty were probably painted by Franz Steinpichler. At the center of these frescoes is the then most topical relief battle of Vienna (1683) shown. The sculptures of St. Catherine's altar carved Marx Schokotnigg (1697/99); from the same artist stem the angels of the Marian altar (1697/1701). The altarpiece depicting the Immaculate Virgin painted in 1699 Antonio Bellucci. Of the church furnishing is furthermore the "sacred grave" (1768/69) by Veit Koniger to emphasize, by its playing platform and the multi-figured ensemble counting to the most important "holy shrines" in Austria.
The frescoes in the chapel grave with representations of the virtues and deeds of the Catholic Emperor Ferdinand II and typological juxtapositions from the Old and the New Testament that refer to the resurrection and redemption of Christ, painted about 1689 Matthias Echter. He also established the fresco in the choir with the mystic marriage of St. Catherine. The niche figures of stucco - personifications of the virtues of "faith", "love", "hope" and "justice" - created around 1695/96 Marx Schokotnigg. The paintings "Saint Ignatius" by Franz Wagenschön (1766) and "Mary Immaculate" by Josef Tunner (1858 ) were formerly as altarpieces in use.
The stucco work of the tomb chamber manufactured around 1640 Mattia Camin (they were in 1694 renewed by Josef Serenio). The here represented substantial program shows the insignias and coats of arms of the countries and hereditary lands of Emperor Ferdinand II, symbols of death and last rites and painted scenes from the Old and the New Testament that refer to the resurrection.
The tombs of Emperor Ferdinand II (d. 1637) and of Archduchess Maria Anna of Bavaria (d. 1616), the first wife of Ferdinand II, are characterized by inscription panels. Also, here is a so-called Herzgrüftl (small heart tomb) with the hearts of Ferdinand II, his mother, Maria of Bavaria, his second wife Eleanor of Gonzaga and of other archducal family members.
The Rotmarmorsarkophag (red marble sarcophagus) in the crypt room with the three-dimensional recumbent figures of the parents of Ferdinand II, in which, however, only his mother is buried, stems from the ancient Grazer monastery of the Poor Clares and may have been manufactured about 1608 by Sebastian Carlone.
The Mausoleum of Ferdinand II is due to its complex architectural and iconological program a Hall of Fame of the Counter-Reformation. It identifies itself by its political-imperial statement as foundation building of the Imperial House of Austria. From the artistic point of view, it is also a main example of the manifestation of Roman art movements in the High Baroque in Styria.
Horst Schweigert
The Execution of Lady Jane Grey
When I was in London to see #katebush (oh god that was great!) We took the time to visit the National Galley - This is a painting that has always moved me and it was a privilege to see it in real life.
It is by Paul Delaroche in 1833
Lady Jane Grey was Queen of England for just 9 days until she was driven from the throne and sent to the Tower of London to be executed under the orders of the Catholic Queen Mary, simply for being a Protestant... She was just 16 years old ;( ....
In Denali, the bears are referred to as grizzly bears, as opposed to Katmai NP and other coastal areas. The difference is primarily in what the bears eat. In Denali, there are no salmon streams or fish of any kind, so the bears will feed on the grasses, shrubs, berries, and the occasional animal or carcass. In the fall, the berries, which grow wildly, are abundant and the bears feast fairly much non-stop on them. Can you imagine how many berries it takes to satisfy a grizzly bear?!
The grizzly bears are quite skillful at stripping the berries off of the stems that they grow on. Grabbing the branch with its large claws, it then bites onto the branch, then pulls its head away in a manner such that it strips the berries right off - so clean and efficient. So fascinating to observe. They are so focused on this behavior that it's difficult to catch them with their heads up. This year, they said that the berries were not as plentiful. I know that we were very aware of it, so did not feast on berries ourselves (didn't want to take from the bears).
Denali is a very rugged landscape, with severe and harsh winters - the wildlife fight for survival. Here's hoping that this bear got its fill of food before the winter takes over and he dens down for a bit.
Thanks so much for stopping by to view and for your comments. A bit swamped for time tonight, so I'll try to catch up with everyone's streams tomorrow :-).
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Al Nusra Front Executions. Image, as released by Al Nusra Front, posted at Threat Matrix.
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Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577-1640 Anterp)
The Peaceful Reign of King James I.
Oil sketch for the ceiling painting of the Great Hall in the Banqueting House of Whitehall Palace, London
c. 1631/33 (Oil on oak)
Bequest of Count Lamberg-Sprinzenstein, Vienna, 1822
Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerpen)
Die Segnung der Regierung König Jakobs I. von England
Entwufsskizze für die Decke des Festsaals von Banqueting House in Whitehall, London
um 1631/33 (Öl auf Eiche)
Legat von Graf Lamberg-Sprinzenstein, Wien, 1822
The Lobkowicz Palace today
The Palais Lobkowitz (also: Palais Lobkowitz-Dietrichstein) is a Baroque palace in the first Viennese district Innere Stadt. It is located on the square that was named after it on Lobkowitzplatz and is one of the oldest palaces in Vienna. The palace is the first major Baroque city palace after the second Turkish siege, when the nobility did not have to invest its money for military purposes only.
The facade of the palace, unlike its interior, still largely preserved in its original state from the time of construction.
History
The Palais Lobkowitz (left) in 1760, painted by Canaletto
Staircase
The today Lobkowitz square was to 1716 called Pig market, since by the end of the 17th Century the Viennese "hop-picking" was held. This was at the time also a Viennese execution site.
The original house on the site of today's palace was sold by Leopold Freiherr von Felß to the imperial Oberststallmeister (Colonel Stable Master) Philipp Count Sigmund von Dietrichstein in 1685. The Count also bought the adjacent bathhouse and let both buildings demolishing. 1685-1687 it was then the present palace built by Giovanni Pietro Tencala. Stonemason Ambrose Regondi from Kaisersteinbruch supplied hard stone quarry for the steps of the main staircase.
The Family Dietrichstein later commissioned several rebuildings of the palace. 1709 Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach for the main portal found in Vienna a unique solution, it was surmounted by an ornate, three-dimensional bow tiara. These carvings were by Giovanni Battista Passerini and Elias Hügel from Kaisersteinbruch carried out. Son Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach also was awarded a contract.
After several changes of ownership (including Wenzel Count Gallas), the palace in 1745 by Ferdinand Philipp Fürst von Lobkowitz was purchased. The palace was from then on until 1980 in the possession of the Lobkowicz family.
At the turn of the 19th Century Ludwig van Beethoven was a frequent guest in the palace, as the former owner Franz Joseph Maximilian von Lobkowitz was an important patron of the composer. Beethoven dedicated his third Symphony (originally appropriated Napoleon and therefore called "Eroica"). In 1804 it was (what was later called the "Eroica Hall") in the ballroom of the palace under the direction of Beethoven performed for the first time in Vienna.
After two concerts in the Winter Riding School of the Vienna Hofburg on 29 November and 3 December 1812 established Friends of Music a Society of Friends of Music (now known worldwide as the Wiener Musikverein). At the Palais Lobkowitz was the list available in which on the foundation membership interested could inscribe. The first office of the company was in the palace.
During the Congress of Vienna many festivals and balls were held in the Palais. Around the middle of the 19th Century moved the headquarters of the Lobkowicz family to the ancestral castle Raudnitz north of Prague and gave the palace in Vienna free to hire.
1869 to 1909 the house was exploited as a French Embassy. 1919-1938 here was Czechoslovak Legation housed, 1939-1945 (after adaptation by Josef Hoffmann), the "House of Fashion". After the Second World War the house was used as the seat of the Viennese Institut français. In 1980 the palace was finally purchased by the state and founded in 1991, after extensive renovation, the Austrian Theatre Museum (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Museum of Art History In Vienna Association of the Scientific Institute) used.
A TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014 PHOTO PROVIDED BY ISNA, A SEMI-OFFICIAL NEWS AGENCY This picture provided by ISNA, a semi-official news agency, taken on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 shows Maryam Hosseinzadeh, right, and her husband Abdolghani, left, removing the noose from the neck of blindfolded Bilal who was convicted of murdering their son Abdollah in the northern city of Nour, Iran. Bilal who was convicted of killing Abdollah Hosseinzadeh, was pardoned by the victim's family moments before being executed. (AP Photo/ISNA, Arash Khamoushi)
Execution Rocks Lighthouse is located in Long Island Sound. Legend has it that the British used to chain prisoners to the rocks at low tide and wait for them to drown as the tide came in. The lighthouse was built in the 1840's and recently handed over to a non-profit for restoration. It is a 30 minute boat ride away from the shore, and has no electricity or running water, plus it is rumored to be haunted.