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The Tower Hill scaffold site is where a permanent scaffold was located in 1485 for public executions - and was the scaffold on which St Thomas More and St John Fisher died for the Roman Catholic faith.
Last Saturday, the children traditionally visited Facts, a fair in Ghent comparable to ComiCon. After working on great cosplay costumes for a few months, we drove to Ghent. Finally, after an hour and a half of standing in traffic jams, they moved into the exhibition halls.
Heidi and I had decided in advance to explore the surroundings of Ghent this time. After another half hour in traffic jams, we were able to leave the site and drove towards the harbor.
The "Captain Zeppos Park" (look for our album "Kapitein Zeppospark")was our first stop. This is a former inner dock that has now been turned into a park. A small playground, a beach on the water where swimming is not allowed, an old harbor crane that functions as a landmark and some old quay walls. A nice place.
Autumn has now fully erupted here. This makes it rain, strong winds, ... . In short, no weather to chase a dog through. As a result, we searched for some nice places to visit via Google Maps. Places with a roof over our heads. Yet our attention was drawn to a special place.
A former execution site of the Nazis. We couldn't resist visiting this place. With a large umbrella in one hand and my mobile phone in the other, I managed to take some pictures. The inclement weather contributed greatly to the experience of the place.
Quote from Wikipedia:
The Execution Centre Rieme-Oostakker is the place in the Ghent borough of Oostakker where 66 resistance fighters were executed by the German occupiers between 8 February 1943 and 24 August 1944.
Here the memory of the 20 resistance fighters who died at rieme's execution site is also kept alive. That site had to disappear in 1998 because of the construction of the Kluizendok of the port of Ghent. The whole has been transferred to the border area between Oostakker and Lochristi.
The executions were carried out in secret and the victims were buried anonymously. A number of the resistance fighters killed in Rieme were found in a mass grave in Hechtel-Eksel. In addition, German soldiers and Belgian criminals were also executed. Due to these circumstances, it is still unclear how many people died. After the Liberation, the mass grave in Oostakker was uncovered. The victims were identified and buried in their residences. The crosses on the site therefore have a symbolic meaning. Yet the execution site is also a cemetery: in 1952 the remains of 15 West Flemish political prisoners beheaded in Munich were interred.
EXECUTION OF SUMMERS AND KOONTZ
On 22 May 1865, after the Civil War ended, Capt. George W. Summers, Sgt. I Newton Koontz, and two other armed veterans of Co. D. 7th Virginia Cavalry, en route to obtain their paroles, robbed six Federal cavalrymen of their horses near Woodstock. The horses were returned the next day to the 192d Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Rude's Hill in Shenandoah County. Despite assurances that all was forgiven, Lt. Col. Cyrus Hussy, temporarily commanding the 192d, later ordered the men arrested at their homes in Page County. The other two escaped, but Summers and Koontz were shot without trial on Rude's Hill on 27 June. They were buried at different locations near here.
Department of Historic Resources, 1999
Sept. 22, 2011---The day after the state of Georgia murdered Troy Davis, an innocent man--Boston,Mass. protest against the death penalty.
The Trial and Execution of Henry Hughes, who Suffered Death this Morning, at the County Goal [sic], Horsemonger Lane, Southwark, for Violating Emma Cock, a Girl only 8 Years Old, printed G. Smeeton, Tooley Street, [1834]. The single page newspaper sold at the execution of Henry Hughes in 1834. See SWNS story SWTABLOID; Some of the earliest examples of tabloid journalism are set to go up for auction Ò in the form of EXECUTION BROADSIDES. The six pristine examples cover several executions that happened between the 18th and 19th Centuries. The clippings, which all vary in size, cover in detail not only the crimes and confessions of the criminals, but also the executions. Set to be sold next week, the tabloid journalism could fetch around £200 a piece, with some even expected to reach up to £300.
January 2023.
Visit to Museum of London Docklands to see the 'Executions' exhibition. The first publicly recorded executions at Tyburn was in 1196; the last public execution in 1868. By the end of the 18th century over 200 crimes were punishable by death.
Hey everyone! I've never reposted a shot before, but thought I'd bring back this one from last year to wish you all a fantastic Thanksgiving...I sure have a world of things to be extremely thankful for, and you're all a part of that!
"Mr. Tom T. Gobble, it is my pleasure to inform you that a last minute phone call from the Governor of the State of Alabama has granted you a permanent stay of execution..."
LOL...actually this guy was never subject to becoming Thanksgiving Dinner...he and several other turkeys are the beloved pets of my friends Gladys and David and they would never let any harm come to them...they are part of their family! Many thanks to them for giving me the opportunity to have this fine fellow added to my photostream for Thanksgiving! : ) I thoroughly enjoyed visiting with them this afternoon!
Have a Large size helping of this guy if you will (plenty of detail)...and please pass the sweet potato casserole!!! ; )
If you are like so many who will be leaving tomorrow to visit far away family and friends for the holiday, I wish you safe travel and a wonderful, warm, and joyous Thanksgiving!!! : )
Sept. 22, 2011---The day after the state of Georgia murdered Troy Davis, an innocent man--Boston,Mass. protest against the death penalty.
Sept. 22, 2011---The day after the state of Georgia murdered Troy Davis, an innocent man--Boston,Mass. protest against the death penalty.
This World Class attraction was everything we expected and more. Construction has just begun on a major expansion, but that has been managed in such a way that it does not in any way detract from the experience now.
This album focuses on the artwork inside the buildings and on the other interior spaces including the Eleven Restaurant and the Gift Shop. A separate album posted a few days ago is devoted to the two April mornings that we spent exploring just some of the trails that crisscross the 120 acres of Arkansas forest around the museum.
Alice Walton and her co-creative team can be proud of the vision and execution of everything on this 120 acre site.
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"Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is a museum of American art in Bentonville, Arkansas. The museum, founded by Alice Walton and designed by Moshe Safdie, officially opened on 11 November 2011. It offers free public admission.
Alice Walton, the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, spearheaded the Walton Family Foundation's involvement in developing Crystal Bridges. The museum's glass-and-wood design by architect Moshe Safdie and engineer Buro Happold features a series of pavilions nestled around two creek-fed ponds and forest trails. The 217,000 square feet complex includes galleries, several meeting and classroom spaces, a library, a sculpture garden, a museum store designed by architect Marlon Blackwell, a restaurant and coffee bar, named Eleven after the day the museum opened, "11/11/11". Crystal Bridges also features a gathering space that can accommodate up to 300 people. Additionally, there are outdoor areas for concerts and public events, as well as extensive nature trails. It employs approximately 300 people, and is within walking distance of downtown Bentonville."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Bridges_Museum_of_American_Art
crystalbridges.org/nature-trails/
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