Cultural heritage of the Netherlands.

There was a small band of clouds blocking the sun for some hours. I waited till the sun finally came beneath it and took my shots. Two minutes later there was lightning and hail all over the place. So intense that taking more pictures was out of the question, running for shelter was the reasonable thing to do.

I was still soaked of course but also pleased with the results of that little moment of good light.

The Heritage Garden in front of the Shirley House at Vicksburg National Military Cemetery

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Begun in 1030 under Conrad II, with the east end and high vault of 1090-1103, the imposing triple-aisled vaulted basilica of red sandstone is the "culmination of a design which was extremely influential in the subsequent development of Romanesque architecture during the 11th and 12th centuries". As the burial site for Salian, Staufer and Habsburg emperors and kings the cathedral is regarded as a symbol of imperial power. With the Abbey of Cluny in ruins, it remains the largest Romanesque church. It is considered to be "a turning point in European architecture", one of the most important architectural monuments of its time and one of the finest Romanesque monuments.

In 1981, the cathedral was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List of culturally important sites as "a major monument of Romanesque art in the German Empire".

Submitted: 06/12/2016

Accepted: 27/12/2016

Published:

- ANWB (Netherlands) 31-Mar-2021

- Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH (Germany) 19-Jun-2024

- Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH (Germany) 03-Feb-2025

- Motorpresse Stuttgart GmbH & C (Germany) 11-Aug-2025

Another shot from the World Heritage Site Stevns Klint, this time using long exposure. It was a very beautiful spring day but a little windy, which obviously affects the sharpness of plants and trees that moved during the exposure. I don't think it ruins the shot in any way though.

4m 23s is how long this shot was exposed. I used 15 stop ND filters to achieve the long exposure time. I used a reference shot without filters to calculate the exposure time using Photopills.

☆☆☆ EXPLORED 11-04-2022 ☆☆☆

Though looking rather old, this water level regulator is still in use. It is part of the water purification system established around 1882 in order to produce drinking water for Basel, Switzerland.

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On the front side of our house we have planted a group of flowers collected from the gardens of late relatives. These Iris are from my wife's grandfather's garden in New York State. Easily dating back to at least the 1800s.

A BNSF freight crosses the Clark Fork at Paradise, Montana, on September 17, 2006. Leading the eastbound manifest on Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision is former Santa Fe GE B40-8 No. 8610 in good-looking Heritage I paint.

Ferosh S/S 2016 is out!

LINK and credits

Thanks for my fake family to be in the pictures. will upload some more

Looking right at home, Union Pacific No. 1989, the Rio Grande heritage locomotive, exits Tunnel 29 east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, leading UP’s MRONY over former D&RGW territory on July 10, 2006.

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Heritage Units "Southern' and & 'N & W' at Charleston's 7 Mile Yard. These were the Units which brought in NS 238 from Atlanta and are seen coming to the Eastern end of the yard limits before heading to Fuel pad for rest..

taken at the Grand Canyon National Park

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This evocative black-and-white image captures the raw energy and heritage of a traditional camel race in the UAE. Riders, poised with purpose, guide their camels along the dirt track under the desert sun. Camel racing is more than a sport in Arabia — it’s a cultural institution that reflects centuries of Bedouin tradition, endurance, and deep-rooted pride. These races once symbolized tribal prestige and are now celebrated in modern arenas with robotic jockeys and global spectatorship. Your photo beautifully preserves this transition between past and present, paying tribute to the region’s enduring connection with its desert-born legacy.

Another archive shot of a typical beach day, a sky full of happy clouds being puffed along on a playful wind. Days at the coast can be so bright and are always happy and life affirming. Ride like the wind is by Frank Zappa

UP’s Rio Grande Heritage SD70ACe, only four months old at the time, and a former Chicago & North Western AC4400CW, pull the MDVRO 21 through Price Canyon between Kyune and Colton, Utah on Oct. 22 ,2006.

Whitby, North Yorkshire Heritage coast

Amtrak 662 leads Northeast Regional train 93 at Elizabeth, NJ, on the Northeast Corridor. The 662 wears a Phase III AEM-7 style wrap with an advertisement for Train Sim World 2 on the side.

New Cut Heritage & Ecology Trail ,Woolston,Warrington

A lone BNSF Heritage II leads CN X388 of solid windmill empties east in the backlit sun of a cold Sunday afternoon following not far behind CN 306.

25A at Walton, Ky. crossing over the CSX (L&N) LCL, aka "The Short Line" (Cincy to Louisville line) on Saturday. This took some Photoshop to fix (some) the last second cloud zapping I got.

Florenz

Warm candle light colours flood the harbour in a romantic glow.

The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Canada's Largest Fishing Harbour

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

~Christie by the River

** Best experienced in full screen

'Why be a copy, when you were born an original'

Signal Box at the Midland Railway Centre

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nærøyfjord is one of the narrowest arms of Sognefjord, Norway's deepest and longest fjord. At just 17 kilometers long and 250 meters wide at its narrowest point, Nærøyfjord is a true natural wonder and one of the most beautiful places in the country. The view becomes most spectacular from below, as you travel by cruise ship, as you plunge into the cliffs.

Classé au patrimoine mondial de l’humanité par l’Unesco, le Nærøyfjord est l’un des bras les plus étroits du Sognefjord, le fjord le plus profond et le plus long de la Norvège. Avec seulement 17 kilomètres de long et 250 mètres de large à l’endroit le plus étroit, le Nærøyfjord est une véritable curiosité naturelle et l’un des endroits les plus beaux du pays. C’est d’en bas, lors du passage en bateau de croisière, que le site devient le plus spectaculaire, alors que l’on s’engouffre au milieu des falaises.

Heritage Park in Kirkland, Washington. Urban park near downtown. End of October. This lovely lonely flower with its curtain of green looked like it was bowing its head as for last performance in garden saying farewell to Autumn.

Three years after Union Pacific acquired Southern Pacific, a manifest rolls south down the Shasta Route. The train is highballing Hotlum siding, named for a glacier up on Mt. Shasta. It is a fine Saturday afternoon in Siskiyou County, California on fall 1999's first weekend.

Aside from the General Electric locomotive leading the train, there are no visual clues that The Friendly Espee is not still lord of the property. Generally, SP did not operate GE's north of Roseville. However, big changes will be coming soon, making this a day to savor.

NS Westbound Roadrailer 255 exits a severe thunderstorm at Arnold, just East of Jacksonville, Illinois, with the fresh Virginian Heritage pulling 120 trailers. The train is still inching along the Springfield-Hannibal District at a snail's pace under a Summer storm caused speed restriction that produced 60-70 MPH winds.

S&A heritage leads loads from the Winding Gulf over Coopers heading to Bluefield.

Amtrak Regional train 147 rolls south on the Springfield Line in Hamden, CT on beautiful fall morning. A former New Haven Railroad catenary bridge still stands at this location as it was the end of the electrified territory at Cedar Hill Yard.

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From an overcast day last February, before the pandemic.

A leisurely mid week jaunt to the biopark.

Happy ~~fence friday~~

Two Burlington Northern Santa Fe “Heritage I” GE C44-9Ws push on a westbound grain train climbing Marias Pass at the end of a rainbow just west of Browning, Montana. Another pair of Heritage I Dash 9s are on the point of the train in this early application of DPU operations on October 4, 1997.

One week after photographing CP 236 with CP 7018 leading we were lucky to have 7018 leading again but this time on the point of CP 237.

Here it is pictured heading through rural Waterdown on its return trip to Toronto.

Another view of the wintery scene at Vancouver's Heritage Harbour looking towards the downtown West End skyline, taken during our first light round of snow. (FYI - the orange/red block you see in the distance (near center of the image) is actually an enormous barge that broke loose in high windstorms a couple of months ago and drifted further into Burrard Inlet getting frighteningly close to the bridge before finally running aground in English Bay where it's been stuck ever since, waiting on the next king tide when they hope to get it back out to sea.)

After a continent wide voyage from the Pacific coast port of Prince Rupert, CN 186's long journey is nearly over as it passes through Dorval with the EJE heritage unit leading. Mid-train is CN 3814 and distributed braking car CN 0083 is on the tail end of this 177-car train (10,738 feet long).

The beautiful old country church at Heritage Canyon on the outskirts of Fulton,IL. Heritage Canyon,a park containing a number of historical buildings from the communities Dutch roots,is home to various events including Fulton's annual Dutch Days celebration. I captured this during probably the ugliest time of year for photographing it-one can imagine the beauty of this setting in spring,fall,and even a fresh blanket of winter snow....

illinoisadventuretv.org/index.asp?page=st&site=1089

www.cityoffulton.us/canyon.php

Have a great sliders sunday all!

UP 1982 DPUs on train CWEB2, heading east thru Pacific, MO.

At FaMESHed ~

Fancy Decor: Festive Christmas Tree Pre Decorated - PBR

Other items used ~

[Merak] - Heritage Still Life Painting

[Merak] - Heritage Brass Candle A

[Merak] - Heritage Brass Candle B

[Merak] - Heritage Spirits Tray

[Merak] - Heritage Buffet

[Merak] - Heritage Linen Bowl

[Merak] - Heritage Dinner Plates B

[Merak] - Heritage Oval Plate

[Merak] - Heritage Pitcher

[Merak] - Heritage Dinner Plates A

[Merak] - Heritage Bowl Stack

[Merak] - Heritage Cup&Plate Stack

[Merak] - Velvet Panthera Lamp

[Merak] - Boheme Pillows Stack Bloom

[Merak] - Box of Xmas Delights

DaD "Les Memoires Pet Bed"

Fancy Decor: Jansen Frans Hals Portrait A

Fancy Decor: Prescott 19th Century Painting

Fancy Decor: Andersen Chair (with pillow)

Fancy Decor: Dutch Ship Scene

Fancy Decor: Wren Leaning Print

Fancy Decor: Aventine Leaning Drawing

Fancy Decor: Aventine Wall Painting

Fancy Decor: Pastoral Landscape

Fancy Fall Snug Floor Lamp

Apple Fall Bramble Panel - Burgundy

Apple Fall Azalea Picture Frame

Apple Fall Clover Candle Wax Melter

Apple Fall Hydrangea Bunch - Wine

Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 13

Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 8

Apple Fall Original Artwork: Peacock on Blue

Apple Fall Gift Box - Classic, Navy & Green Stripe

Apple Fall Gift Box - Classic, Red & Navy Stripe

Apple Fall Gift Box - Elegant, Red Stripes & Cream

Apple Fall Gift Box - Parcel, Stripes & Cream

West Village Novelty Cricket Ball

West Village Sagebrush Schefflera

~BAZAR~Sophie painting

~BAZAR~Sophie rug

Nutmeg. Fireside Table

Nutmeg. Apartment Laundry Wall Art / 2

Nutmeg. Apartment Laundry Wall Art / 4

Nutmeg. Apartment Laundry Wall Art / 3

Nutmeg. Apartment Laundry Wall Art / 1

{anc} velvet stool / red

[Rezz Room] Dachshund Adult Animesh (Companion)

Theory . Perl Frame . A

Camdem - Season Change - 2.Devil's Ivy Short

I know it's a sheep and not a bear , but we went to a great gig last night in Bristol, seeing Sea Power , a favourite band. One of Sue's favourite songs was Bear , and I had it as her ring tone so the opening riff reminds me of her texting or calling me. It was a great gig of largely more laidback songs including scores they did for the award winning Game Disco Elysium, so there were lots of younger fans there in costume. It was great for me to go with my three daughters, all in all a wonderful night. So Bear by Sea Power is the title of this beautiful sunrise.

Pacing CSX M601 at 1/6th of a second through Ocean Springs, MS. The Waycross, GA to New Orleans, LA southbound is led by a pair of CSX’s newly released heritage units, the Western Maryland on point followed by the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie trailing second. I had yet to shoot any of these units and the duel heritage provided a neat first opportunity.

historic buildings and colorful houses on the Cerro Concepción, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Valparaíso, Chile

NS 15308 grinds through Lithia Springs, Georgia on NS's East End District of the Alabama Division at 00:55 with a pair of the carrier's ES44AC heritage units bracketing a ET44AC. Incidentally this 153 was the last to roll out of Linwood since the closure has taken place, this particular 153 has 213 cars in tow on May 9, 2020.

NS 294 is eastbound through Millbury, Ohio on an early November evening with a pair of NS Heritage units. After going west with the PC leading the day before they're now coming back east with the Lehigh Valley leading this trip. 11/2/2021

CN 3115 leads CN A421 through downtown Hamilton on a brisk Saturday morning.

I would have liked to have chased this train but I had CN 1439 on my mind and didn't want to miss out on a GMD-1 opportunity...GEVO's will be around for a while still.