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A view down the main church in the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey.
The closest marked area was the site of the high altar, the smaller marked site further back marks the site of relocated remains of Arthur and Guinever, they were originally found in the cloisters outside along with Arthur's cross...so the monastery legend goes. Only a cynic would link this legend to the dropping then increasing finances of the abbey!
Again, happy I caught a tourist to show the scale.
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Chapel in the Neo-Classical style built the first part of the 19th century. The chapel is named after the family buried here, the Torlonia, a banking family in Rome which took care of the finances of the Vatican in the late 18th and 19th century.
To be found in San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome.
Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Designed by Sir Charles Lanyon, the almshouses were built with finances from the will of Henry Gill in 1842.
Gill left £10 per year for fourteen "aged men decayed in their circumstances, provided they were not inclined to drunkenness and that they were remarkable for their inoffensiveness".
The building was extensively renovated for use as old peoples' dwellings in 1980.
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L'Hôtel de Saint-Aignan, à l'origine Hôtel d'Avaux, est un hôtel particulier du XVIIe siècle, situé au 71 rue de Temple, dans le 3e arrondissement et le quartier du Marais à Paris. Il a été construit de 1644 à 1650 selon les plans de l'architecte Pierre Le Muet pour le surintendant des finances du cardinal Mazarin, Claude de Mesmes, comte d'Avaux, puis acheté par Paul de Beauvilliers, duc de Saint-Aignan, qui a ajouté le grand escalier . Il abrite aujourd'hui le Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme.
The Hôtel de Saint-Aignan, originally the Hôtel d'Avaux, is a 17th-century hôtel particulier, located at 71 Rue de Temple, in the 3rd arrondissement and the Marais district of Paris. It was constructed 1644–1650 to the designs of the architect Pierre Le Muet for Cardinal Mazarin's Superintendent of Finances, Claude de Mesmes, Comte d'Avaux, and later purchased by Paul de Beauvilliers, Duc de Saint-Aignan, who added the grand staircase. It is now the home of the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme.
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unrise over the Baie des Anges in Nice,
decorate your interior with one of my photographs, if you can't find what you're looking for on my Zeinberg gallery, send me a PM with the references of the photograph you like and I'll include it.
You can choose, your format, your frame, the first price is affordable, good visit and maybe see you soon at home through one of my works.
Daylight savings time has started today and clocks were moved ahead by one hour at 2:00 am.
Spring is coming! I have seen some robins these past couple of weeks so that is a good sign of spring despite the snow we are still getting. I wanted to share something cheery since I feel like total crap today. My three year streak of not having Covid came to an end yesterday. Not even a cold. I've had a few sore throats over these last three years but nothing I couldn't get rid of with vitamins and sleep. I suppose it has finally caught up to me and making up for lost time. As of today I have decided to quit my 365 photo a day project. It's been taking up too much of what little spare time I have. I will still be around, just not every single day. I must learn how to slow down and take care of myself but it has always been difficult for me. I have always helped others first. It is coming on one year since my husband severely broke his back from an accident. While he has come a long way with his recovery he still has much more to go so we are still dealing with that, work pressures, tight finances like everyone else and just everything else life throws at us and it's been hard. I don't handle stress well and it takes a toll on my mental health. Sharing this wasn't easy but it's reality. Make sure you look after yourselves. I hope everyone has had a wonderful Sunday. Stay well!
Tour Paradis (Paradise Tower), also commonly named Tour des Finances de Liège (Financial Tower of Liège), is a 136-metre office skyscraper located in the Guillemins area of Liège, Belgium. Constructed from 2012 to 2014, it is the tallest skyscraper in Wallonia.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_Paradis?wprov=sfla1
www.cetim.be/construction_management/paradis-tower-liege/
www.polypane.be/en/realisaties
Straight out of the camera.
:-)
Built between 1658 and 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV, the château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. At Vaux-le-Vicomte, the architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André Le Nôtre and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on a large-scale project for the first time. Their collaboration marked the beginning of the Louis XIV style combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. The garden's pronounced visual axis is an example of this style
A view of the three main buildings of the Peoria Waterworks constructed between 1890-91 and 1913. On the left is the Richardsonian Romanesque Pumping Station #1, and on the right i the Main Well House. Both structures were erected in 1890-91. The center building, Pumping Station #2, was erected in 1913. All three buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
History: In 1843 the Illinois State legislature chartered the Peoria Water Company. The system remained publicly owned until 1890 when the entire system belonging to the City was sold to two eastern capitalists who agreed to straighten out the utility's finances and construct needed additional facilities.
The new owners reconstructed the entire water system at this site along the Illinois River less than 5 miles north of downtown Peoria. The three principle buildings are shown above. The complex is still in use today and is owned and operated by American Water, a public utility company operating in the United States and Canada founded in 1886.
With a 2020 population of 113,150 (402,391 metro), Peoria is the seventh largest city in Illinois and is the largest city on the Illinois River. It also is the seat of Peoria County. Prior to prohibition, Peoria was the center of the whiskey industry in the United States. More than 12 distilleries operated in Peoria by the end of the 19th century, more than any other city in the U.S.
A major port on the Illinois River, Peoria is a trading and shipping center for a large agricultural area that produces corn, soybeans, and livestock. Although the economy is well diversified, the city's traditional manufacturing industries remain important and produce earthmoving equipment, metal products, lawn-care equipment, labels, steel towers, farm equipment, building materials, steel, wire, and chemicals. Until 2018, Peoria was the global and national headquarters for heavy equipment and engine manufacturer Caterpillar. The city is associated with the phrase "Will it play in Peoria?", which originated from the vaudeville era and was popularized by Groucho Marx.
I don't own a macro specific lens, I have one on my target list when finances allow (new mango wood furniture for our lounge has taken recent priority !) However I am enjoying the genre using my current crop of lenses in the meantime.
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L'Hôtel de Saint-Aignan, à l'origine Hôtel d'Avaux, est un hôtel particulier du XVIIe siècle, situé au 71 rue de Temple, dans le 3e arrondissement et le quartier du Marais à Paris. Il a été construit de 1644 à 1650 selon les plans de l'architecte Pierre Le Muet pour le surintendant des finances du cardinal Mazarin, Claude de Mesmes, comte d'Avaux, puis acheté par Paul de Beauvilliers, duc de Saint-Aignan, qui a ajouté le grand escalier . Il abrite aujourd'hui le Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme.
The Hôtel de Saint-Aignan, originally the Hôtel d'Avaux, is a 17th-century hôtel particulier, located at 71 Rue de Temple, in the 3rd arrondissement and the Marais district of Paris. It was constructed 1644–1650 to the designs of the architect Pierre Le Muet for Cardinal Mazarin's Superintendent of Finances, Claude de Mesmes, Comte d'Avaux, and later purchased by Paul de Beauvilliers, Duc de Saint-Aignan, who added the grand staircase. It is now the home of the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme.
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unrise over the Baie des Anges in Nice,
decorate your interior with one of my photographs, if you can't find what you're looking for on my Zeinberg gallery, send me a PM with the references of the photograph you like and I'll include it.
You can choose, your format, your frame, the first price is affordable, good visit and maybe see you soon at home through one of my works.
It is not raining 'smart human beings'.
This season in Brazil is warmer and rainier.
We were specialists in torrential and noisy rains (thunder and lightning).
Do you have a sense of the meaning of chaos?
Our engineering, preparation, supervision, finances, political system, ecology, etc. is melting with this heat.
We have every summer man-made miseries, nature is only charging what we are doing with our flora and fauna.
Built between 1658 and 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV, the château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. At Vaux-le-Vicomte, the architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André Le Nôtre and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on a large-scale project for the first time. Their collaboration marked the beginning of the Louis XIV style combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. The garden's pronounced visual axis is an example of this style
The Berlaymont is an office building in Brussels, Belgium, which houses the headquarters of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union. The structure is located at Schuman roundabout at 200, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, in what is known as the "European Quarter
Berlaymont was knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, senior hunting master of Brabant, Flanders and Namur, member of the Council of State, hereditary chamberlain of finances and bailiff of the county of Namur. In 1567, he became a member of the much-dreaded Council of Troubles.
These images of horses were all taken yesterday morning ....
Several contacts have asked me if l own any of the horses in my photos . No ...l don't own any horses ....horses are expensive to keep ...given the current state of my finances, the only pet l could aspire to keep would be a goldfish, or maybe a hamster ...LOL :-)
Samantha the cat belongs to my neighbors....but she stays with me when the neighbors go out of town ...and visits me every day ...so l feel a special bond with Samantha ...
The horses in these photos belong to another of my neighbors ...l am lucky to have a view of the pasture from my balcony ...and from the road by my home ...
l once read a quote about horses ...."Horses make any landscape more beautiful " ....l think that is probably true ...
En 1754, l'abbé Joseph Terray, futur contrôleur général des finances de Louis XV, fait construire le château.
Plus d'infos ici: www.aube-champagne.com/fr/poi/chateau-de-la-motte-tilly/
The château was built in 1754 by Abbot Joseph Terray, who went on to become Controller-General of Finances for Louis XV.
The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometres (34 mi) southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne département of France.
Constructed from 1658 to 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV, the château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. At Vaux-le-Vicomte, the architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on a large-scale project for the first time. Their collaboration marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. The garden's pronounced visual axis is an example of this style.
Skippergata is a street in Kvadraturen in Kristiansand. The street runs from Vestre Strandgate to Elvegata. 135 properties are registered to the street. The street race east of Festningsgata is mainly surrounded by residential buildings.
As one of the city's boys, I can only thank the lack of finances for the fact that the entire wooden building was not demolished in the fifties. Thank goodness that houses like this survived. Today they are buttonhole flowers in the cityscape.
My Christmas tree is decorated with silver decorations
Hearts, stars and balls, all in different shapes
This Christmas my house will be filled up with people staying for several nights, tasty dinners and long breakfasts
Aiko will be joyful and happy, seeing his familiy together like this
One will be missing tho
So this heart is for him
I'm in it
As he is in my heart
And I am in his heart
Next year you hopefully will be here to decorate the tree and the house and make a Christmas in a Canadian Norwegian mix
Looking forward to that already
Hope you all are having a nice Advent, or as we say in Norway; Hope you all are having a nice PreChristmasTime
Let us hope for us all to find the joy and letting the stress be lessened
Trying to remember what Christmas really is about
When it comes to presents I have found that for me it's not about buying many and expensive gifts any more
I used to do that, with a weird feeling in my belly, but I went on doing this for years
The carousel went on, as it always had done
This year I have stopped the carousel
It is a time for everything and this year I felt that now I could say Sorry, I'm not willingly doing this anymore
So this year there will be one or two presents per person, bought with joy in my heart
I know I'm lucky having my finances in good shape. Telling everybody Please don't buy me anything because I really don't need anything. I have used 2018 to cleanse my house and I don't need anything new. It really is a relief to say this out loud
Presents have nothing to do about showing that you love other persons. What you do to them in their everyday life is what matters. It may not be spoken of, it may not be noticed in any way, but I know - that is for me the most important
I'm looking forward to a Christmas where laughter will fill my house, being together in harmony is the most wonderful gift I can get
War has rules, it's never cute, it's not a sports match we can watch on tele and root for our favourite team, it's more complex than that, there are variables and people involved, innocents thrust into a game of bombs (and finances) lead by people who will never bat an eyelash at the ringing of shells and the zip of each bag....
As a soldier of this universe I feel compelled to stand for justice. I also know that just following orders is never an excuse for perpetuating the system of violence.
Oftentimes when the Press is muzzled, (don't even get me started on intergalactic communciations systems right now) we are blinded to the 'full story'. However, greed and oppression never sit well will me so I'm compelled to be somewhat emotionally invested with the underdog... plus I really, really despise that other guy.
Lets remember to stay in touch, tell your story.
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Dans le fond de l'image, le pont Albert 1er, la Tour des Finances et le Mémorial Interallié.
In the background of the image, the Albert 1er bridge, the Finance Tower and the Interallied Memorial.
Ces immeubles font face à la gare des Guillemins, à gauche la Tour des Finances à Liège.
These buildings face the Guillemins station, on the left the Tour des Finances in Liège.
This building was the home of the St. Stephen's Anglican ministers at Silverton.
There is some conjecture as to why the house was built in this way, the most plausible explanation being one of finances. Apparently in other parts of Australia and other countries, it was not uncommon during Depression days and even earlier for the Building Departments to agree to building "The Half House". It simply meant that a man could submit plans for a whole house, but build only half. When he could afford it, he built the other half!
C’est l’une des trois « folies » du XVIIIe siècle existant encore en France. Ce pavillon fut dessiné, dit-on, en Italie par le peintre Fragonard qui accompagnait en 1774 le receveur général des finances, Bergeret. Son fils en décida la construction dans le parc de son château de Cassan.
It is one of the three “follies” of the 18th century still existing in France. This pavilion was designed, it is said, in Italy by the painter Fragonard who accompanied in 1774 the Receiver General of Finances, Bergeret. His son decided to build it in the park of his castle in Cassan.
Jest to jedno z trzech „szaleństw” XVIII wieku, które wciąż istnieją we Francji. Pawilon ten został zaprojektowany, podobno, we Włoszech przez malarza Fragonarda, który towarzyszył w 1774 r. Generalnemu Naczelnikowi Finansów Bergeretowi. Jego syn postanowił zbudować go w parku swojego zamku w Cassan.
Today is the May Day holiday. And on this bright May Day holiday, I want to congratulate you and wish you to always admire and be surprised by our beautiful world, live easily, always have inspiration and strength to work! May life flow peacefully and happily in accordance with your dreams and goals! May there always be a warm home nearby, our relatives and loved ones are looking forward to us! May all your goals come true and your finances multiply! Kindness, warmth, prosperity, desire, success and well-being to all of us!
The Illinois State Fairgrounds Coliseum was a huge hit when it first opened to fairgoers in 1901. But not huge enough, because the building had to be substantially expanded only two years later.
The Coliseum was designed in 1901 by W.H. Reeves of the then-prominent Peoria architectural firm of Reeves and Baillie. The main purpose was to accommodate horse shows and livestock competitions. Plans originally called for a 200-by-225-foot building, but finances forced the size to be reduced to 125 feet by 175 feet. It wasn’t large enough.
“Although the state fair is drawing toward its close, the coliseum building is still a place where crowds congregate daily,” the Illinois State Register reported on Oct. 4, 1901 (fairs were held in the fall then). “During yesterday afternoon it was almost impossible to gain an entrance, so dense was the crowd.”
As a result, state officials decided in spring 1903 to extend the Coliseum 100 feet east at a cost of $15,000. The building’s footprint today is 60,000 square feet, nearly half of that the show ring. The Coliseum has seating for 2,700 people.
Besides livestock events, other early uses of the Coliseum included vaudeville performances, often sponsored by George Chatterton, owner of the fabled Chatterton Opera House in downtown Springfield. Presumably, shows like “Barnes & Sarcho’s Great Water Circus,” a April 1902 extravaganza that featured a team of diving elk and a singing donkey, wouldn’t have worked in a conventional theater.
The Coliseum got a second major facelift in 1958. The $600,000 project closed the previously open-air arches, created a glass entrance/ticket booth and replaced the building’s wooden seats with metal ones.
In 2016, however, an engineering study found corrosion in support beams, roof leaks and missing bolts and screws in support elements, among other problems. The building was shut down for the 2017 and 2018 fairs, and state officials set aside $12.7 million to make the repairs.
Illinois Agri-News reported Aug. 1 that the Coliseum’s steel columns were reinforced and sealed to stop rusting and rotted beams replaced and reinforced. Energy-efficient fixtures, including LED lighting and 250 energy-efficient windows were installed. Ceiling fans also have been added, the newsletter said, although the next round of improvements are to include a heating and cooling system, which would let the building be used year-round.
The Coliseum reopened for the 2019 Fair.
Source: Illinois State Fairgrounds Coliseum, Sangamon County Historical Society
The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometres (34 mi) southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne département of France.
Constructed from 1658 to 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV, the château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. At Vaux-le-Vicomte, the architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on a large-scale project for the first time. Their collaboration marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. The garden's pronounced visual axis is an example of this style.
Joke: 😊
“Someone stole my wallet last week. The guy called me up and he was mad at me. He was like "you gotta get your finances together. You got no cash; your credit cards are maxed out. You don’t even have minutes on your calling card. I had to use my card to call you.'” ~ Mike Birbiglia
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On our travels over Barbados, we saw many simple houses. All built on raised stone or brick foundations. The reason is that all land, up to the seventies, was owned by the sugar plantation owners, if the person lost their job, they had to move. So the houses could be dismantled easily and rebuilt in another sugar plantation.
Houses started off as a simple room, as the family grew, a further room would be built, if needed and finances available even more rooms could be added easily. This house had two further extension at the back.
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Schloss Nordkirchen was founded in the 16th Century. After some changes of ownership it was bought by the State of Northrhine-Westphalia. It is now the college where future tax officials are trained.
Shen Hao PTB 45, Schneider Kreuznach Super-Angulon 5.6/90, yellow filter, Adox CHS II 100 developed in Rodinal 1+25 using the SP-445 developing tank, scanned on an Epson V800.
In 1843 the Illinois State legislature chartered the Peoria Water Company. The system remained publicly owned until 1890 when the entire system belonging to the City was sold to two eastern capitalists who agreed to straighten out the utility's finances and construct needed additional facilities.
The new owners reconstructed the entire water system at this site along the Illinois River less than 5 miles north of downtown Peoria. The three principle buildings were constructed between 1890-91 and 1913. This view shows the Richardsonian Romanesque style Pumping Station #1, which was constructed in 1890-91. I encourage you to zoom in and check out the gargoyles on the roof!
Pumping Station #1, along with Pumping Station #2 and the Main Well House were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The complex is still in use today and is owned and operated by American Water, a public utility company operating in the United States and Canada founded in 1886.
With a 2020 population of 113,150 (402,391 metro), Peoria is the seventh largest city in Illinois and is the largest city on the Illinois River. It also is the seat of Peoria County. Prior to prohibition, Peoria was the center of the whiskey industry in the United States. More than 12 distilleries operated in Peoria by the end of the 19th century, more than any other city in the U.S.
A major port on the Illinois River, Peoria is a trading and shipping center for a large agricultural area that produces corn, soybeans, and livestock. Although the economy is well diversified, the city's traditional manufacturing industries remain important and produce earthmoving equipment, metal products, lawn-care equipment, labels, steel towers, farm equipment, building materials, steel, wire, and chemicals. Until 2018, Peoria was the global and national headquarters for heavy equipment and engine manufacturer Caterpillar. The city is associated with the phrase "Will it play in Peoria?", which originated from the vaudeville era and was popularized by Groucho Marx.
Sources:
"Peoria Waterworks" and "Peoria, Illinois" on Wikipedia, both retrieved on June 9, 2022.
L’origine de l’AfricaMuseum remonte à l’exposition universelle de Bruxelles en 1897.
Sous l’impulsion du roi Léopold II, la "Section Coloniale" de l’exposition fut déplacée à Tervuren dans le "Palais de l'Afrique" (anciennement le Palais des Colonies). Les salles accueillaient des animaux naturalisés, des échantillons géologiques, des denrées, des objets ethnographiques et artistiques congolais et des objets d’art réalisés en Belgique. Un village africain qui logeait des Congolais pendant la journée, avait été aménagé dans le parc et a coûté la vie à sept d'entre eux.
Léopold II voyait dans le musée un outil de propagande pour son projet colonial, destiné à attirer des investisseurs et à convaincre la population belge. C'est ainsi qu'en 1898 l’exposition temporaire devenait le premier musée permanent du Congo. Dès ses origines, l’institut était à la fois un musée et un institut scientifique.
Très vite, le Palais de l'Afrique s’avéra trop exigu. Léopold II fit appel à Charles Girault, architecte du Petit Palais de Paris, et entreprit un programme de construction ambitieux. Les plans prévoyaient un site complet avec un nouveau musée du Congo, une école mondiale, un centre de congrès, une gare, des pavillons chinois et un complexe sportif. Ces projets de construction étaient financés par les gains venant du domaine privé royal du Congo. Léopold II étant décédé avant la fin des travaux, c’est le roi Albert Ier qui inaugura le musée le 30 avril 1910 et les travaux de construction furent arrêtés.
Le nom du musée changea plusieurs fois au cours de son histoire. De Musée du Congo, il devint Musée du Congo belge au moment où l’État indépendant du Congo devint le Congo belge. En 1952, par Arrêté royal, le musée prit le nom de Musée royal du Congo belge. Pour finalement devenir Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale lors de l'indépendance. Depuis la rénovation, le musée est plus communément appelé AfricaMuseum.
The origins of the AfricaMuseum date back to the Brussels World's Fair of 1897. At the behest of King Leopold II, the exhibition's "Colonial Section" was moved to Tervuren, to the "Palace of Africa" (formerly the Palace of Colonies). The halls housed taxidermied animals, geological specimens, foodstuffs, Congolese ethnographic and artistic objects, and works of art produced in Belgium. An African village, which housed Congolese people during the day, was set up in the grounds and claimed the lives of seven of them.
Leopold II envisioned the museum as a propaganda tool for his colonial project, intended to attract investors and persuade the Belgian population. Thus, in 1898, the temporary exhibition became the first permanent museum of the Congo. From its inception, the institution was both a museum and a scientific institute.
Very quickly, the Palace of Africa proved too small. Leopold II called upon Charles Girault, architect of the Petit Palais in Paris, and embarked on an ambitious construction program. The plans envisioned a comprehensive site including a new Congo Museum, a world school, a congress center, a train station, Chinese pavilions, and a sports complex. These construction projects were financed by revenues from the royal private domain of the Congo. Leopold II having died before the work was completed, it was King Albert I who inaugurated the museum on April 30, 1910, and construction was halted.
The museum's name changed several times throughout its history. From the Museum of the Congo, it became the Museum of the Belgian Congo when the Congo Free State became the Belgian Congo. In 1952, by Royal Decree, the museum was renamed the Royal Museum of the Belgian Congo. Finally, upon independence, it became the Royal Museum for Central Africa. Since the renovation, the museum is more commonly known as AfricaMuseum.
The Prescott House is an historically listed brick Colonial building originally built in 1905 on 2.3 acres at the top of Helen Hill in a very peaceful and scenic setting in Saranac Lake.
Twenty two rooms are available for nightly/weekly or monthly rentals.
The Prescott House is conveniently located, just a short walk from downtown Saranac Lake, Mt. Baker and Moody Pon
The Reception Hospital, also known as the Prescott House, opened in 1905, was originally intended as a clearing house for seriously ill patients, sending them on to other sanatoria as their conditions and/or finances permitted, hence the name "Reception Hospital
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The Grand Moulin de Ballan is an old flour mill located on the Cher River in the commune of Ballan-Miré, in the French department of Indre-et-Loire.
It was built between 1515 and 1520 on the initiative of Jacques de Beaune, Louis XII's superintendent of finances, for his own use. Renovated and enlarged several times over the following centuries, it remained in operation until 1974.
It was partially listed as a historic monument in 2005.
Location
The mill is located in a bend in the Cher river, north-west of the commune of Ballan-Miré. It is connected to the left bank of the river.
Die große Mühle von Ballan ist eine ehemalige Getreidemühle am Fluss Cher in der Gemeinde Ballan-Miré im französischen Departement Indre-et-Loire.
Sie wurde zwischen 1515 und 1520 auf Initiative und für den Gebrauch von Jacques de Beaune, Finanzminister von Ludwig XII., erbaut. In den folgenden Jahrhunderten wurde sie mehrfach umgebaut und erweitert und blieb bis 1974 in Betrieb.
Im Jahr 2005 wurde sie teilweise unter Denkmalschutz gestellt.
Lage
Die Mühle liegt in einer Biegung des Cher, nordwestlich der Gemeinde Ballan-Miré. Sie ist mit dem linken Ufer des Flusses verbunden, an dem sie liegt.
Text from Wikipedia, modified and translated.
The château of Azay-le-Rideau occupies the site of a former feudal castle. The original medieval castle fell victim to the rivalry between Burgundian and Armagnac factions during the Hundred Years' War. In 1418, the future Charles VII passed through Azay-le-Rideau as he fled from Burgundian occupied Paris to the loyal Armagnac stronghold of Bourges. Angered by the insults of the Burgundian troops occupying the town, the dauphin ordered his own army to storm the castle. The 350 soldiers inside were all executed and the castle itself burnt to the ground.
The castle remained in ruins until 1518, when the land was acquired by Gilles Berthelot, the Mayor of Tours and Treasurer-General of the King's finances. Berthelot set about reconstructing the building to incorporate its medieval past along with the latest architectural styles of the Italian renaissance.
Unfortunately, the building plans were never completed, so the château retains the L shape rather than a quadrilateral shape originally envisioned.
An extensive building project to replace the slate roof was in progress when we visited, so photographic opportunities were limited. But this one view reflections in the Indre River is classic.
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One of Paul Gauguin's most treasured possessions was a painting by Cezanne,Still Life with Fruit Dish,which he emulates in this picture.Within a similarly compressed space,Gauguin substituted mangoes for Cezanne's apples and a Tahitian styled print cloth for a French floral wallpaper design.One significant departure is the human figure in the upper right glimpsed through a door or window.The year after he completed this work Gauguin's finances were so dire that he arranged for the sale of his prized Cézanne.
Place du Congrès, Brussels, West Flanders, Belgium
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🇫🇷 L'ancien ministère du Trésor est un édifice de style néo-gothique, situé dans le 1er arrondissement de Budapest, en Hongrie. Le bâtiment est construit de 1901 à 1904 sous la direction de l'architecte Sándor Fellner et abrite alors le ministère des Finances du royaume de Hongrie. Gravement endommagé lors de la bataille de Budapest en 1945, il est reconstruit entre 1948 et 1954 selon les plans de Jenő Rados mais sous la forme simplifiée d'un édifice sur deux niveaux coiffé d'un toit agrémenté de lucarnes À partir de 2018, un projet de restitution de l'édifice dans son état d'origine est lancé par le gouvernement pour y réinstaller le ministère des Finances. Les travaux s'achèvent en 2024 .En avril 2025, c'est cependant le ministère de l'Intérieur qui s'y installe.
Situé sur la photo à gauche ....Place de la Trinité
🇬🇧 The former Ministry of the Treasury is a Neo-Gothic building situated in the 1st district of Budapest, Hungary. The building was constructed between 1901 and 1904 under the supervision of the architect Sándor Fellner and initially housed the Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom of Hungary. Severely damaged during the Battle of Budapest in 1945, it was rebuilt between 1948 and 1954 according to plans by Jenő Rados, but in a simplified form as a two-storey building topped by a roof featuring dormers. In 2018, the government launched a project to restore the building to its original state in order to re-establish the Ministry of Finance there. The work was completed in 2024. In April 2025, however, it was the Ministry of the Interior that moved in.
Shown in the photo on the left... Place de la Trinité
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🇩🇪 Das ehemalige Finanzministerium ist ein Gebäude im neugotischen Stil im 1. Bezirk von Budapest, Ungarn. Das Gebäude wurde von 1901 bis 1904 unter der Leitung des Architekten Sándor Fellner errichtet und beherbergte damals das Finanzministerium des Königreichs Ungarn. Bei der Schlacht um Budapest im Jahr 1945 wurde es schwer beschädigt, wurde es zwischen 1948 und 1954 nach den Plänen von Jenő Rados wieder aufgebaut, allerdings in vereinfachter Form als zweistöckiges Gebäude mit einem Dach, das mit Dachgauben verziert ist. Ab 2018 startete die Regierung ein Projekt zur Wiederherstellung des Gebäudes in seinem ursprünglichen Zustand, um dort das Finanzministerium wieder unterzubringen. Die Arbeiten werden 2024 abgeschlossen. Im April 2025 zieht jedoch das Innenministerium dort ein.
Auf dem Foto links zu sehen … Place de la Trinité
🇪🇸 El antiguo Ministerio del Tesoro es un edificio de estilo neogótico, situado en el distrito 1 de Budapest, en Hungría. El edificio se construyó entre 1901 y 1904 bajo la dirección del arquitecto Sándor Fellner y albergó entonces el Ministerio de Hacienda del Reino de Hungría. Gravemente dañado durante la batalla de Budapest en 1945, se reconstruyó entre 1948 y 1954 según los planos de Jenő Rados, pero con una forma simplificada: un edificio de dos plantas coronado por un tejado adornado con buhardillas. A partir de 2018, el Gobierno puso en marcha un proyecto para restaurar el edificio a su estado original con el fin de volver a instalar allí el Ministerio de Hacienda. Las obras finalizan en 2024. Sin embargo, en abril de 2025 es el Ministerio del Interior el que se instala en él.
Situado en la foto de la izquierda... Plaza de la Trinidad
🇮🇹 L'ex Ministero del Tesoro è un edificio in stile neogotico, situato nel 1° distretto di Budapest, in Ungheria. L'edificio fu costruito tra il 1901 e il 1904 sotto la direzione dell'architetto Sándor Fellner e all'epoca ospitava il Ministero delle Finanze del Regno d'Ungheria. Gravemente danneggiato durante la battaglia di Budapest del 1945, fu ricostruito tra il 1948 e il 1954 secondo i progetti di Jenő Rados, ma in una forma semplificata: un edificio a due piani sormontato da un tetto con abbaini. A partire dal 2018, il governo ha avviato un progetto di restauro dell’edificio al suo stato originario per trasferirvi nuovamente il Ministero delle Finanze. I lavori si concludono nel 2024. Nell’aprile 2025, tuttavia, è il Ministero dell’Interno a trasferirvisi.
Situato nella foto a sinistra... Place de la Trinité
Place du Congrès, Brussels, Belgium
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L’origine de l’AfricaMuseum remonte à l’exposition universelle de Bruxelles en 1897.
Sous l’impulsion du roi Léopold II, la "Section Coloniale" de l’exposition fut déplacée à Tervuren dans le "Palais de l'Afrique" (anciennement le Palais des Colonies). Les salles accueillaient des animaux naturalisés, des échantillons géologiques, des denrées, des objets ethnographiques et artistiques congolais et des objets d’art réalisés en Belgique. Un village africain qui logeait des Congolais pendant la journée, avait été aménagé dans le parc et a coûté la vie à sept d'entre eux.
Léopold II voyait dans le musée un outil de propagande pour son projet colonial, destiné à attirer des investisseurs et à convaincre la population belge. C'est ainsi qu'en 1898 l’exposition temporaire devenait le premier musée permanent du Congo. Dès ses origines, l’institut était à la fois un musée et un institut scientifique.
Très vite, le Palais de l'Afrique s’avéra trop exigu. Léopold II fit appel à Charles Girault, architecte du Petit Palais de Paris, et entreprit un programme de construction ambitieux. Les plans prévoyaient un site complet avec un nouveau musée du Congo, une école mondiale, un centre de congrès, une gare, des pavillons chinois et un complexe sportif. Ces projets de construction étaient financés par les gains venant du domaine privé royal du Congo. Léopold II étant décédé avant la fin des travaux, c’est le roi Albert Ier qui inaugura le musée le 30 avril 1910 et les travaux de construction furent arrêtés.
Le nom du musée changea plusieurs fois au cours de son histoire. De Musée du Congo, il devint Musée du Congo belge au moment où l’État indépendant du Congo devint le Congo belge. En 1952, par Arrêté royal, le musée prit le nom de Musée royal du Congo belge. Pour finalement devenir Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale lors de l'indépendance. Depuis la rénovation, le musée est plus communément appelé AfricaMuseum.
The origins of the AfricaMuseum date back to the Brussels World's Fair of 1897. At the behest of King Leopold II, the exhibition's "Colonial Section" was moved to Tervuren, to the "Palace of Africa" (formerly the Palace of Colonies). The halls housed taxidermied animals, geological specimens, foodstuffs, Congolese ethnographic and artistic objects, and works of art produced in Belgium. An African village, which housed Congolese people during the day, was set up in the grounds and claimed the lives of seven of them.
Leopold II envisioned the museum as a propaganda tool for his colonial project, intended to attract investors and persuade the Belgian population. Thus, in 1898, the temporary exhibition became the first permanent museum of the Congo. From its inception, the institution was both a museum and a scientific institute.
Very quickly, the Palace of Africa proved too small. Leopold II called upon Charles Girault, architect of the Petit Palais in Paris, and embarked on an ambitious construction program. The plans envisioned a comprehensive site including a new Congo Museum, a world school, a congress center, a train station, Chinese pavilions, and a sports complex. These construction projects were financed by revenues from the royal private domain of the Congo. Leopold II having died before the work was completed, it was King Albert I who inaugurated the museum on April 30, 1910, and construction was halted.
The museum's name changed several times throughout its history. From the Museum of the Congo, it became the Museum of the Belgian Congo when the Congo Free State became the Belgian Congo. In 1952, by Royal Decree, the museum was renamed the Royal Museum of the Belgian Congo. Finally, upon independence, it became the Royal Museum for Central Africa. Since the renovation, the museum is more commonly known as AfricaMuseum.
There is a causeway on The Wirral known as Lever's Causeway after Lord Leverhulme who was a bit of a philanthropist and built the Model Village, Port Sunlight (Sunlight Soap) for the workers in his factory, similar to Titus Salt with Saltaire and George Cadbury with Bournville.
This is the view South but there are several other pathways that lead off, West to his home at Thornton Manor, East to the factory and another to Clatterbridge. I was always under the impression it was his private road so he had a direct route to the factory.
I've found some information dating back to the 1920's when the Causeway was first constructed that says this isn't the case, that it was originally constructed with the intention of building a new housing estate on either side of the West to East part. There are maps online which show services which seem to confirm the plans. However his business and finances took a turn for the worst and the housing estate plans were scrapped. Not sure if there is any truth in it but it would make sense given the depression in the early 1930's.
Whichever it is, it's left some wonderful tree lined avenues across The Wirral that are enjoyed by dog walkers, hikers and cyclists.
Built between 1658 and 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV, the château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. At Vaux-le-Vicomte, the architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André Le Nôtre and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on a large-scale project for the first time. Their collaboration marked the beginning of the Louis XIV style combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. The garden's pronounced visual axis is an example of this style
We all have families and friends that we love. Surely before starting a war, or even considering continuing a war, a person should evaluate the devastation left behind after the war.
War causes the destruction of physical infrastructure, the psychological well-being of children, those fighting in the war, and those left under the bombing. The destruction of families, both psychologically and through death. The scarcity of food and general products. It interferes and can destroy general transit, interferes with the education of children, caring for the sick and the elderly. Leaving many homeless.
Finances are very tight after the war. In other words, life is totally changed for the worse for quite a long time after a war, basically all for nothing. Usually started in the name of tyrannical power and wealth. There is nothing good about war, everything is good and possible about peace. In peace life still has its ups and downs but not by force and democracy has its legitimate place.
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