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Luckily i had my camera with me when this cloud formation passed in front of a full moon, unusually the clouds all had a deep blue hue to them.
This is what the bridge looks like most mornings, under a seige of fog.
World record holder for - World's longest suspension bridge span Golden Gate Bridge 1937–1964!
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From the San Francisco side at night. Truly a beautiful sight but not quite the magnificence I expected. So glad it's cooler weather in the Houston area. May be about time to start seeing Houston as a tourist might see it.
Small Torii Ema at Fushimi Inari Taisha:
Fushimi Inari Taisha, located in Kyoto, Japan, is renowned for its thousands of vermilion torii gates that form a stunning pathway up the sacred Mount Inari. Among these gates, visitors can find small torii ema, which are wooden plaques shaped like torii gates. These ema hold significant cultural and spiritual meaning in Japanese Shinto practices.
The torii ema at Fushimi Inari Taisha serve as a medium for worshippers to convey their wishes and prayers to the kami (deities). The torii shape symbolizes the gateway between the physical and spiritual worlds, making it a fitting form for these prayer plaques. By writing their wishes on these ema, visitors hope to receive blessings and guidance from the kami.
Wishes and Prayers:
Visitors to Fushimi Inari Taisha write a variety of wishes and prayers on the torii ema. Common themes include:
• Health and Well-being: Many people pray for good health, recovery from illness, and overall well-being for themselves and their loved ones.
• Success and Prosperity: Wishes for success in business, academic achievements, and financial prosperity are frequently seen.
• Love and Relationships: Prayers for finding love, strengthening relationships, and family harmony are also common.
• Protection and Safety: Some visitors seek protection from harm, safe travels, and general safety in their daily lives.
The process of writing and hanging a torii ema is a ritual in itself. Visitors purchase the ema from the shrine, write their wishes or prayers on it, and then hang it on designated racks or walls within the shrine grounds. This act is believed to help manifest their desires and connect them with the spiritual realm.
Tenganan Village is a village in the regency of Karangasem in East Bali, Indonesia. The Village had gates on all four points of the compass which were guarded. The Village is known for the gringsing or geringsing, double ikat textiles woven in only 3 places in the world; and for its gamelan selunding or Gambelan selonding music played on iron metallophones. It is a working village where people live and the villagers still work on their craft as they have done for generations
Before the 1970s it was known by anthropologists as a secluded society in the archipelago. Rapid changes have occurred in the village since the 1970s, such as the development of local communications by the central government, the opening up to tourism, and the breaking of the endogamic rules.[1]
Tourists are attracted to Tenganan by its unique Bali Aga culture that still holds to the original traditions, ceremonies, and rules of ancient Balinese, and its unique village layout and architecture.
Gates I discovered off a dead-end road and enclosing an empty lot. Photoshop effects complete the image, of course.
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East Anglia is, apparently, 1/5 below sea level. The coastline along this stretch is also among the fastest eroding in Europe and has been receding since documented history.
These two facts, combined with potential increases in sea levels create a huge need to re-assess how we approach environmental issues like this. Do we act differently as a nation to help reduce our contribution to such problems or continue to patch up what we can, as we can?
There's surely no easy answer, but images of such places may help contribute toward a greater knowledge of the topic for people who previously were unaware, to help them gather information from which to form an opinion.
This stretch of concrete and rip rap runs along a huge stretch of coastline here. Despite the long term connotation presented above, I find them rather impressive.
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This one is either a gate, or hurdle or fence, but whatever it is, I haven't seen one like this before. It's in Hooe, Sussex.
Torres de Serranos or Porta de Serrans
Gate built in the late 14th century that formed part of an ancient city wall* [fortification for a defensive purpose] in the old city of Valencia, Spain. It is a historic landmark and monument.
*La Muralla Cristiana (‘the Christian wall’)
Gwanghwamun Gate is the main and largest gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, first constructed in 1395. It was constructed as the main gate to Gyeongbokgung Palace, the main and most important royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty.
During the 1592 Japanese invasion, it was destroyed by fire and left in ruins for over 250 years.
Concrete Gwanghwamun with the Japanese Governor General Building, which stood until 1996.
Gwanghwamun was reconstructed in 1867 along with the rest of Gyeongbokgung Palace by the order of regent Daewongun during the reign of Emperor Gojong. The gate stood until 1926, when the Japanese government had it deconstructed and moved it just to the southeast of the current location of the National Folk Museum of Korea to make way for the massive Japanese Governor General Building.
The Korean War completely destroyed the wooden structure of Gwanghwamun, and its stone base lay in complete disrepair and neglect. In 1968, during Park Chung-hee's administration, the stone base was again relocated in front of the Japanese Governor General Building. The destroyed wooden structure was rebuilt in concrete, while the sign on Gwanghwamun was written in hangul by Park himself. Gwanghwamun remained as a concrete gate until late 2006
An overcast sky casts a dull light over its surroundings, but the Cloud Gate sculpture glows no matter what.