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The first foundations of the Dutch Renaissance mansion, Nyenrode Castle were laid in the 13 th century on the banks of the Vecht river by Knight Gerard Splinter van Ruwiel. Later, the French used it as their headquarters during an invasion in the 17 th century, and from the 18th through the 20th century it was the home of two successive merchant families.
Following the Second World War, it was sold to an educational institute which would later become Nyenrode Business University; the private business school continues to use the castle as its primary estate. The University grounds are private, but you can garner a good view of the Castle when floating past it on the Vecht river.
This perspective of the monument there on Little Round Top (in Gettysburg) was in close to the rocks below ...
Taken after sunset as blue hour was taking over and the stars were coming out. A great time to be on the battlefield ... a quiet time.
La catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia és una basílica gòtica seu de l'arquebisbat de Barcelona, declarada bé cultural d'interès nacional.[1] Es va construir durant els segles xiii al xv, al mateix lloc on hi havia hagut una catedral romànica, i encara abans una de paleocristiana. La façana i el cimbori, d'estil neogòtic, són moderns (segles xix-xx).
La dedicació del temple a la Santa Creu, molt poc habitual, és una de les més antigues del món cristià i probablement es remunta a mitjan segle vii.[2] La dedicació a Santa Eulàlia de Barcelona (copatrona de la ciutat), una jove màrtir durant l'Imperi Romà, es coneix des del 877,[3] quan el bisbe Frodoí va trobar-ne les restes prop de Santa Maria de les Arenes i les va traslladar solemnement a la catedral.[4]
Història
Basílica paleocristiana
Entrant pel soterrani del Museu d'Història de la Ciutat de Barcelona, es poden visitar restes del baptisteri de la basílica paleocristiana (situat sota el rerecor de la catedral actual), amb una piscina octogonal.[2] El baptisteri fou excavat per l'arqueòleg Frederic-Pau Verrié el 1965.[5]
La basílica paleocristiana està documentada des del segle iv, ja que l'existència de bisbes de Barcelona es coneix des de mitjan segle iv.[6] De fet, el document existent més antic és de l'any 343 i correspon al Concili de Sàrdica, al qual consta l'assistència del bisbe de Barcelona, Pretextat.[7] A part, a partir del 599, al segon concili Tarraconensis de Barcelona, el cronista Joan de Bíclar va escriure les actes del concili, en què consta que la catedral paleocristiana està sota l'advocació de la Sanctae Crucis.[2]
Les restes trobades de l'aula, que són bàsicament el paviment i l'arrencada de les columnes, van fer pensar que corresponien a la primitiva catedral, de tres naus (la planta típica de les basíliques romanes) disposades transversalment a l'actual,[6] amb la capçalera al nord-est i els peus situats sota les capelles del costat de l'Evangeli (nord) de la catedral actual,[2] però actualment se sap que aquesta aula basilical en realitat era una sala de recepció del palau episcopal, mentre que la catedral devia estar a sota de la catedral actual, i si no se n'han trobat restes, és perquè aquesta zona no ha estat excavada.[8] Aquesta catedral va ser remodelada completament abans del segle ix[2] i fou destruïda el 985 per la ràtzia d'Al-Mansur.[6]
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (Catalan: Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia), also known as Barcelona Cathedral, is the seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral was constructed from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, with the principal work done in the fourteenth century. The cloister, which encloses the Well of the Geese (Font de les Oques), was completed in 1448.[2] In the late nineteenth century, the neo-Gothic façade was constructed over the nondescript exterior that was common to Catalan churches.[3]
Its form is a pseudo-basilica, vaulted over five aisles, the outer two divided into chapels. The transept is truncated. The east end is a chevet of nine radiating chapels connected by an ambulatory. The high altar is raised, allowing a clear view into the crypt.
The cathedral is dedicated to the Holy Cross and Eulalia of Barcelona, co-patron saint of Barcelona, a young virgin martyr who, according to Catholic tradition, suffered martyrdom during Roman times in the city. One story says that she was exposed naked in the public square and a miraculous snowfall in mid-spring covered her nudity. The enraged Romans put her into a barrel with knives stuck into it and rolled it down a street (according to tradition, the one now called Baixada de Santa Eulàlia). The relics of Saint Eulalia are entombed in the cathedral's crypt.
The choir stalls retain the coats-of-arms of the knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. In his first trip into Spain, Charles V, selected Barcelona as the site of a chapter of his order. The king had arrived for his investiture as Count of Barcelona, and the city, as a Mediterranean port, offered the closest communication with other far-flung Habsburg dominions, while the large proportions of the cathedral would accommodate required grand ceremonies. In 1518 the Order's herald, Thomas Isaac, and its treasurer, Jean Micault, were commissioned to prepare the sanctuary for the first sitting of the chapter in 1519. Juan de Borgonya executed the painted decoration of the sanctuary.
The side Chapel of the Holy Sacrament and of the Holy Christ of Lepanto contains a cross said to date from the time of the Battle of Lepanto (1571).[4]
In addition to Saints Eulalia and Olegarius, the cathedral contains the tombs of Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Count Ramon Berenguer I and his third wife Almodis de la Marche, and bishops Berenguer de Palou II, Salvador Casañas y Pagés, and Arnau de Gurb, who is buried in the Chapel of Santa Llúcia, which he had constructed.
The cathedral has a secluded Gothic cloister where 13 white geese are kept, the number explained by the assertion that Eulalia was 13 when she was martyred.[4]
History
Parts of an early Christian and Visigothic episcopal complex including the baptistery (fourth century), a basilical hall (fifth century), a cross shaped church (sixth-seventh century) and bishop's palace (sixth-seventh century) are displayed in Barcelona City History Museum archaeological underground. Reportedly, this Visigothic chapel was dedicated to Saint James, and was the proprietary church of the Viscounts of Barcelona.[5] However, in a document from the Second Council of Barcelona in 599, it states that the cathedral was dedicated to the Holy Cross.[2] This church was severely damaged by al-Mansur (Almanzor) during his attack on Barcelona in 985.
In 1046, Count Ramon Berenguer I and his wife Almodis, together with Bishop Guislabert, began construction of a Romanesque cathedral at the site; it was consecrated in November 1058.[2] The cathedral was constructed over the crypt of the former church. It has been reported that a Viscount of Barcelona, Mir Geribert, sold the site to Bishop Guislebert in 1058,[5] though however, this date does not coincide with the reported start of construction.
The present Gothic cathedral was begun on the foundations of the previous churches on 1 May 1298; James II the Just was King of Aragon at the time, and Bernat Pelegri was Bishop of Barcelona. The church was built from the east end towards the west end, with a simple west façade completed in 1417. The cloister was completed in 1448, making the total duration of construction 150 years. In the late nineteenth century, Miguel Girona i Agrafel [es] offered to complete the neo-Gothic façade and central tower as inspired by the original fifteenth-century design prepared by master Carlí and rearranged and drawn by the architect Josep Oriol Mestres [ca]. This work was completed in 1913 by Girona's children.[2]
“Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” - Francis of Assisi
If you have built castles in the air; your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
Henry David Thoreau
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Backlighting a pillar in an expansive abandoned development. Klarus XT2CR flashlight resting on my camera bag. f/5, 5secs, ISO800. Post processed from RAW exposure in Adobe Lightroom 6.
Matthew 7:24-25
New International Version
The Wise and Foolish Builders
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
The essential starting point of a well built wall is a solid foundation and without it, there can be cracks, slippage and big problems!
No matter though, how good the foundations are, there can be geological problems underground resulting in subsidence and ultimately cracking results, similar to this.
This is what we experienced in the first house we bought in Worksop, Nottinghamshire,in the U.K. as well as in my parents house previously where cracks developed, large enough to fit your hand into! Expensive and extensive pinning and other processes were needed in order to rectify the situations. The whole area was riddled with underground mine workings that caused minor geological rifts to shift, resulting in damage to buildings on the surface.
This little stone tower appears to have been here for many years, but I have no idea who built it or how old it is. Whoever it was, they built it to last!
If someone asked you to construct a small tower like this on the beach - where it would be battered by rising tides and stormy waves - where would you build it? On the nice, soft sand, or on the solid rock? The answer is obvious, of course. If the tower is to stand the test of time and tide, it will have to be built on a solid foundation. Rock, not sand.
When foundations are so obviously important, why then are so many prepared to gamble with their eternal destiny by building their lives on a foundation which they have spent little or no time investigating? Many seem content to go through life, never contemplating what might await them after death. Consequently, they have no spiritual foundation. They make choices and take decisions which not only affect their lives today and for many years to come but, ultimately, those choices will determine where they will spend eternity.
Those who do occasionally think about life after death, often seem content to simply follow everyone else. But, if all around you are building their little stone towers on soft sand, should you follow their example? Or should you look around to find a rocky outcrop on which to build?
Since the Bible claims to be God's word to man; and since Jesus of Nazareth claimed that the Bible spoke about Him; and since He claimed to be the ONLY way to be saved from an eternity in hell; wouldn't it be prudent to take a little time to consider His claims? What have you got to lose? Only your very soul!
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)
Why not start here... the Gospel of John (the fourth book in the New Testament) is a surprisingly easy read. It's almost like a short novel and moves along at an engaging pace. And it will only take a few of hours to read the whole thing.
Back in the day our area was heavily mined for coal in vast underground tunnel systems. The miners lived in tiny homes they built, side by side. They named the place "Coal Town" Many of their foundations still exist today and are scattered all over this area. They had a nice view of Greenhorn Mountain in the distance. In a previous post, I took a pic of a huge coal pile they excavated by hand from the tunnels, which is just out of view to the right.
Every time we fight I know it's not right, every time that you're upset and I smile. I know I should forget, but I can't.
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“I watched her and I watched the birds' shadows flit across her face, and I...wanted. I wanted more happy memories to hang up on the ceiling, so many happy memories with this girl that they would crowd the ceiling and flap out into the hall and burst out of the house.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Linger
I have another shot from this which I will use some time to edit, so this will be my weeks photo. It is simpel, but I like it. I really want to challenge myself for my last 2 weeks, and I have so many ideas.
Hope you guys like this simpel picture, love you all! <3
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playing around this avo with the ND10 stop and getting into some different city spots, it was quite interesting getting under the harbour bridge
Shot 31sec f8 ISO50, Lee ND10, GND 0.9 Soft
Auckland City, New Zealand, Aotearoa
Have a good weekend
In the 19th century so the story goes, a rich householder who lived within sight of where the bridge is now built the original bridge of stone which stood here. He built the bridge for his two daughters so they could get to the beach on the other side. Alas this stone bridge was eventually washed away in a storm however the stone foundations remained and were reused as the foundations for the new bridge.
-kate nash
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EXPLORE #51 <---WOW!
May 31, 2008
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First in a short series of mono images from an afternoon's exploration around Botallck and Wheal Oates in March
Leicaflex SL
50mm Summicron (yellow filter)
Astrum 100 in Rodinal (1:50 @ 68 for 12.5 min)
-- We think these are the remnants of old warehouses. The area is rather strange, because it's next to a big working agricultural plant -- fully operational -- and then acres and acres of these abandoned warehouses, just the walls and foundations, a modern abandoned office building that looks like it was never completed and then a field stretching to dormitories that were once used to house sugar cane cutters. The abandoned structures are now home for owls that come flying over your head in graceful arcs, leaving as you enter. Molly loves the sniffs.
Normally we think of a home's foundations as lying on the ground. If you're building cliff dwellings, though, your supports stick out from a wall.
And, some centuries later, the post holes will remain.
Wisner Technical 5x4 + Nikon Nikkor W 180mm f5.6
Ilford FP4 Film + Kodak Xtol Developer (1:1 12 Min)
"Foundations" We finally found the ruins of this old house after having missed it on our last trip. Nestled between Interstate 40 and Route 66 in Dagget, California, this required a park and walk.
Not sure what this old cement home originally looked like but it had characteristics of spanish architecture making it an attractive subject to shoot. Throw in the moon and a constant stream of slow moving freight trains emerging from nearby Barstow and you've got a really great moment.
Inca Foundations at the Archbishop Palace, Cusco, Peru
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House Foundations! We've had a lot of requests over the years for our old house foundation to be sold but we used it just for decor. Now we made a pack especially for you guys! 3 different house layouts in the pack, and each one is resizable using the normal SL edit function.. easy peasey :) All 3 are scattered around the Roost sim for you to see!
Only the foundations of the church remain. The remains of the former monastic buildings are more extensive. The west range, which was the lay brothers' dormitory, consists of two stories, and is roofed. This is currently used as a Roman Catholic church hall. To the south of the cloister, part of the walls of the former kitchen and refectory remain. The east range is more complete and includes parts of the walls of the former monks' day room, parlour and vestry.