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… all that is left of the defunct Petite Ceinture line. This is the derelict part of the station. The rest is fully functional for all local lines terminating in Paris Saint-Lazare.
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The Church of Densuș - Orthodox Place of Worship
Historians say that the “Saint Nicholas” Church in Densuș, currently a functional Orthodox place of worship, is indeed one of the oldest churches in Romania. It was built in the 12th-13th centuries, thus being surpassed by at least a century by the even older “rotunda” in Geoagiu, also in Hunedoara County.
The locals say that there was a Dacian altar here more than 2000 years ago. After the conquest of the new province, rich in gold, wood, but also fruits of the earth, which the Romans called Dacia Felix for a reason, one of the legends says that General Longinus, grateful to his patron god, the god Mars, god of war, built a Christian church here.
In fact, the locals boast of several legendary records: the oldest stone church (although this story is not verified), the oldest icon with Christ painted in Romanian, but also a moving story, a kind of Romeo and Juliet of the Hațeg Country, a legend that is said to have come through the lineage of the Densușian scholar brothers and which you can only learn about if you stay with the welcoming Hațegans. The Painter Ștefan, the author of the paintings on the altar
What is known with certainty about the church, apart from the signatory of the painting from 1443, is the name of a priest, the oldest known priest, who was called Dalc. The main painter, the painter Ștefan, trained, according to specialists, in the tradition of painting specific to the period of the Basarab people and the much better-known monastery at Curtea de Argeș, is the author of the paintings on the entire altar.
He mentions, on the left side of the entrance to the church: “Ștefan painted”. An inscription in Slavonic provides some clarifications and additions, admittedly fragmentary, therefore not very clear: “… in the year 6952 (i.e. 1443) on October 23, Saint Nicholas was painted … the maid and the girls … Amen”.
From the mid-16th century, for almost two centuries, the frescoes were covered with lime and it seems that, during this period, the place of worship would have served, at the same time, both the Orthodox community and the Reformed community of the local nobles (Nemesh), Protestants, Magyarized. There was also a Calvinist parish in the area, and the monument church was taken over by the United Church around 1,700, returning to the Orthodox community a few decades later.
If you visit the church in Densuș, you will notice that the saints painted on the walls have their eyes gouged out along with the plaster. The villagers' stories say that the eyes of the saints were gouged out by Muslim (Turkish) invaders who arrived in the area, as revenge on the Christians they wanted to conquer and subjugate.
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{wn} Homemade Brownies
* The rack dispenses a brownie to eat or hold (temp attach/ resizable props)
* Includes 2 versions: PBR materials and Classic textured versions
* custom animations: bento / priority 6
* 1 land impact
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{wn} Lasagna
* Large dish dispensers a plate of lasagna + fork
* With custom, bento eating animation, priority 6
* portion on a plate decor included
* optional copy props for the owner’s personal use
* optional version included labeled 'Vegan'
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We arrived in Death Valley to find the wind has knocked out the power and cell coverage is nil. So we made a trip up to Beatty, Nevada to find functional cell coverage.
Not sure what this animal is but I found it in Barstow, California.
Not sure when we'll get cell coverage again so: Happy Truck Thursday!
Less than three months after emerging from the assembly plant in La Grange, Illinois, a Union Pacific a SD40-2 glides through North Yard in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 16, 1979.
UP 3569 was built by EMD in March 1979, and retired from the roster in January 2001.
Inside the large ferries, galleys operate continuously to provide food for the thousands of passengers traveling south. This young cook is scaling fish in preparation for the evening meal. While the work environment is functional and cramped, his engagement with his task highlights the human element that makes these floating cities function. This portrait captures the daily reality of life on board and the essential labor required to sustain those on the journey.
The Metronome is a 23 m tall functioning metronome in Letná Park, overlooking the Vltava River and the city center of Prague. It was erected in 1991, on the plinth left vacant by the demolition in 1962 of an enormous monument to former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. The metronome was designed by international artist Vratislav Novak.
Although the metronome is functional, it is not always in operation. The site is now mostly a scenic vista and a meeting place for young people. [thx Wikipedia]
Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg is a spectacular Model World featuring many Land- and Cityscapes from around the world containing model trains, moving cars, ships and even a fully functional airport with starting and landing planes.
All of this is meticulously handcrafted to the smallest Detail.
Please view the photos in full resolution to see all the little Details and Scenes.
Also make sure to visit this wonderful World, whenever you are in Hamburg.
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They fly sooo fast when directly overhead..favored to close in on this one in the short instant available.
Technology from when things were built to last... 1952 and still in daily use. 👍
Update August 2025: The UK are "phasing out" the traditional "copper based" landlines, replacing them all with VoIP. So I'm now pleased to report that this 1952 piece of hardware... flies on the new fangled VoIP, without any issues.
Taken for Saturday Self Challenge 19/03/2022 - Decorative .
First thought for this was the upper window in a big posh house , however , Jan did mention railways and they are always good for some embellishment on the older architecture . Here on this station the pillar supports to the station canopy are functional but on the load spreading supports at the top are quite decorative . I first tried a compressed view on platform two but not happy as I clipped the top a bit too tight plus a gutter got in the way from whichever end I took the shot . Platform one one the other hand presented a clear shot of the whole line of pillars with their elaborate top sections .
Also in shot is a passenger waiting on a seat , not sure about how he looks , but then this is the London platform - not a place to look forward to visiting as far as I am concerned .
A sight and sound to calm things down -----
It’s dinner time in Chania, north-west Crete, and this is our view of the lighthouse that guards the Venetian harbour. It’s one of the oldest lighthouses in the Mediterranean, the base dating from around 1595. It was rebuilt in the 1800s.
It ceased being a functional lighthouse decades ago, and these days it’s purely decorative; a romantic sight to delight the many visitors to this beautiful old Cretan town.
The photo shows the Kindi mosque, built in a pure functional style from the 1970s and 1980s. The contrast is very interesting after a rainstorm with the gray sky and the wet green ground. Since then, new projects have placed more emphasis on style and colour, especially as wealthy economic operators from Burkina Faso are building beautiful mosques in their villages, often with support from donors from the Gulf countries.
La photo montre la mosquée de Kindi construite dans un pur style fonctionnel des années 1970-1980s. Le contraste est très intéressant suite à une pluie avec le ciel gris et le sol verdoyant mouillé. Depuis, les nouvelles réalisations accordent davantage d'importance au style et aux couleurs d'autant que de riches opérateurs économiques du Burkina Faso construisent de très belles mosquées dans leurs villages, souvent avec des appuis de donateurs des pays du Golfe.
A can of beer, the buttons and the circuit from an old telephone and some minor interventions in the body of the box (wiring) and ... voila! A fully functional phone!
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PURE PLAY, inspired by the setting sun. There is hardly any practical functionality in this behaviour of wild geese. The end of the first March day this year.
Took my old E-M1 gen.1 with me, with stills on my mind. The camera has poor video, but the scene was irresistible.
Wild geese make a distinct sound and have a demeanour which is not always the same. I often hear them at night, when they fly in small groups low above my flat 25 m high. Then it's more like navigating, a kind of sound radar. Or encouraging each other. Yesterday evening (5 March, not this recording) I was late coming back from the river shore, and the geese had been conspicuously calm for an hour... when I was at the middle of that big field populated by them, it was almost completely dark already. Camera already packed in my bag. Then something like exploded. The whole flock of around thousand or more wild geese put up a play for me. They suddenly burst into flight from the field on my right hand side and flew right over my head to the other half of the field where they all majestically landed. It was a sound of the thunder, all those huge wings flapping above me and the geese honking and calling. Like ƒƒƒ tutti of a large symphony orchestra. There were many many more birds than could fit in my lens even if I had the camera ready and small µ4/3 sensor somehow probing the dark. –Maybe I should take a sound recorder with me the next time... :)))
The occurrence on March 5th (not the modest one filmed here) brings me to my photographic Murphy's law: My greatest pics and videos are the ones I did not take. That's a rule that's haunting me for years and decades; my whole life actually. Like that one in the caption, just four days after this recorded clip. Please read the paragraph above, it does not pertain to the video clip above. Somehow, the birds always wait just enough —5 or 15 minutes after the sunset— for the light to fade out and then they appear in majestic formations and formidable numbers, to perform their low passes, big turns, amplified rhythmic calls, terrific landings and what not. Exactly that fraction too late when I can NOT film them any more with my modest µ4/3 gear, but can still observe the spectacle. No, they don't do it to spite me; it's just to keep their worthiest artistry beyond our proud-spirited set of captured things. It's rewarding enough to witness them. I am humbled and remain with my reoccurring phenomenon. Birds appearing just before sunrise or just after sunset with the regularity of Newton's physical laws.
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P. S. Contemplating the purchase of the G9 Mark II ever since... Now you know it's not the GAS (gear acquisition syndrome), but the GIS (gees inspired syndrome).
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Sciacca's biggest industry is fishing and the town's fishing harbour is large and functional rather than picturesque. Around 500 boats are based here. The port can be reached down a road or flights of steps from the main part of town, which is perched up above. Although it isn't picture-postcard pretty, the harbour offers a chance to see a real working fishing industry, get views back towards the town, and to enjoy incredibly fresh seafood at one of the restaurants in this part of Sciacca