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Brands Hatch Britcar Into The Night DAY 2 14/11/21 by Ross Denyer

Day 2 of Brands Hatch Brit Car into The Night and after a thrilling set of Qualifying and Racing Yesterday All Drivers were Ready Once again to Challenge the Circuit.

Some Drivers from the Previous Day were Seen Packing Up and Heading Home after a Brilliant Days Racing while Others were Just Arriving and Getting their Machines Prepared for The Race Track.

With an Action Packed Day to look forward to and Lots of Action for Both Qualifying and Racing Lets take a Look and See who is up First and Ready to Challenge This Almighty Indy Circuit.

Avon Tyres Intermarque Silhouettes-(Qualifying Results)

First Up onto the Circuit was The Intermarque Silhouettes and Thease Machines are Very Quick and Built to be as Light Weight as Possible by Using a Space Frame Chassis and a Fibreglass Body.

Lets Find out who Qualified were and Who Managed to Take Pole Position for Race 1.

In First Place Securing Pole Position and The Fastest Lap was (Danny Hun) in his Ford Autoxross Fiesta ST with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.454 and a Top Speed of 70.76mph. Great Lap there Danny Really Keeping that Car on the Track and Taking a Strong Pole Position.

In Second Place was (Pat Kiely) in his Vauxhall Tigra with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.813 and a Top Speed of 70.35mph. Brilliant Drive there Pat Nice Work and Fantastic Second Place on the Grid for Race 1.

In Third Place was (Malcom Blackman) in his Vauxhall Tigra with a Best Lap Time of 1:03.883 and a Top Speed of 68.07mph. Well Done Malcom a Massive Charge to Earn that P3 Spot on the Gird Lets Hope it can be turned into a Race Win Come Race 1.

What an Exciting End to Qualifying with the Likes of Danny Pat and Malcom All Looking Ready to Go for Race 1 but out of The Three Who Will be Able to Turn their Qualifying Position into a Race Win? Lets Find Out.

Avon Tyres Intermarque Silhouettes-(Race 1 Results)

After an Intense Battle During Qualifying which saw the Likes of Danny Hun take a Dominant Pole Position with Pat Kiely Second and Malcom Blackman Third this Grid is Looking to be Very Big and Very Fast. Lets Find Out Who Won and Who took Glory in the First Race of The Day.

In First Place Taking The Victory Was (Malcom Blackman) in his Vauxhall Tigra with a Best Lap Time of 57.507 and an Average Speed of 54.53mph. Congratulations Malcom Fantastic Drive and A Well Deserved Win in that Beautifully Prepared Vauxhall.

In Second Place was (Danny Hun) in his Ford Autoxross Fiesta ST with a Best Lap Time of 57.789 and an Average Speed of 54.49mph. Amazing Work there Danny Brilliant Drive and a Well Deserved P2 Finish over the Line.

In Third Place was (Pat Kiely) in his Vauxhall Tigra with a Best Lap Time of 57.346 and an Average Speed of 54.48mph. Great Work Pat Really Pushing Hard and Almost Catching Danny Hun Just Before The End by 0.157 Seconds there.

What a Fantastic First Race of The Day for The Intermarque Silhouettes with Some Incredible Winners in the Likes of Malcom Danny and Pat All Taking Superb Victories for their Respective Teams.

With Race 2 Coming Up Next Who will be the One to Retain their Crown at the Top of The Standings and Can the Likes of Pat and Danny Possibly Improve and start Putting Pressure on Malcom who Currently Reins Supreme?

Lets Find Out

Avon Tyres Intermarque Silhouettes-(Race 2 Results)

Race 2 and One Last Chance for The Top 3 To Battle it out and See who can Take Either Back to Back Victories at Brands Hatch or Who can Possibly Disrupt the Win Streak Currently Set by Malcom.

In First Place Taking The Last Victory was (Steve Burrows) in his Vauxhall Tigra with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.432 and an Average Speed of 69.99mph. Congratulations Steve What a Brilliant Bit of Driving there in Very Wet and Dark Conditions to Beat Malcom and Take Home a Fantastically Deserved Win.

In Second Place was (Dave York) in his Vauxhall Tigra with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.329 and an Average Speed of 69.59mph. Amazing Work there Dave Really Pushing that Vauxhall for All it was Worth and Doing Very Well to Keep it on the Damp and Slippery Track for a Superb P2 on the Podium.

In Third Place was (Malcom Blackman) in his Vauxhall Tigra with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.343 and an Average Speed of 69.50mph. Well Driven there Malcom Great Drive and A Really Good Finish in P3 from an Amazing Weekend of Racing.

What a Fantastic Weekend for The Intermarque Silhouettes and So many Amazing Winners in the Likes of Danny Pat Malcom Dave and Steve Who All Showed Incredible Wet Weather Skills and Kept there Cars Going to Take some Superb Victories. Well Done to All of the Other Drivers too Who Fought Hard on Track. Keep Pushing for that Victory and Good Luck.

BMR Super Saloons & CMMCS Tin-Tops-(Qualifying Results)

Next Up on to The Race Track was The Super Saloons and Tin Tops and Thease Machines not Only Have Incredible Liveries and Looks but they Also Pack a lot of Power and Variety in the Types of Race Cars and How they Handle.

From the Ford Escort WRC to the Peugeot 306 and even the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 Each Car and Driver Have a Certain Driving Style that can Either Mean the Difference Between a Loss or a Victory on the Race Track.

Lets Get to Qualifying and See Who Took Pole

In First Place Taking Pole Position and The Best Lap Was (Rod Birley) in his Ford Escort WRC with a Best Lap Time of 58.886 and a Top Speed of 73.84mph. Brilliant Drive from Birley as a Home Hero of Brands Hatch He Always Knows How to Take Almost Any Car and Get it onto Pole Position Fantastic Drive.

In Second Place was (Chris Basset) in his Peugeot 306 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.040 and a Top Speed of 72.42mph. Fantastic Drive there Chris Pushing that Peugeot Hard for a Well Deserved P2 Finish Well Done.

In Third Place was (Nick Sutton) in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.904 and a Top Speed of 70.24mph. Brilliant Drive there Nick Really Working Hard and Getting that Beautiful Lancer Evo into P3 on the Gird.

A Fantastic Qualifying Session for Tin Tops and Super Saloons with some Very Fast and Experienced Drivers in Rod Chris and Nick all Pushing their Machinery Hard and Gunning for a Victory. With Race 1 Just Around the Corner it will be Interesting to See who can Take the Victory and who can Defend their Position from the other Drivers who will no Doubt Be Ready and Waiting to Attack.

BMR Super Saloons & CMMCS Tin-Tops-(Race 1 Results)

In First Place Taking the Victory and The Fastest Lap was (Rod Birley) in his Ford Escort WRC with a Best Lap Time of 1:02.316 and an Average Speed of 57.41mph. Congratulations Rod a Really Incredible Bit of Driving in those Rain Soaked Conditions to take Home a Victory that the Whole Family will be Really Proud of. Amazing Drive.

In Second Place was (Steve Dann) in his VW Scirocco with a Best Lap Time of 1:02.502 and an Average Speed of 57.35mph. Great Driving there from Steve Taking the Fight Right to Birley at The End and Almost Catching him for the Race Win. Non the Less a Very Well Deserved P2 Finish.

In Third Place was (Nick Wall) in his Renault Clio with a Best Lap Time of 1:04.877 and an Average Speed of 55.89mph. Brilliant work there Nick A Fantastic P3 Finish in Conditions that were Very Challenging Indeed.

What an Incredible Race this was to Witness with the Start Being Behind the Safety Car before All of the Driver put their foot down and Went for it in conditions where at Times the Spray made it Impossible to see Anything.

A Big Congratulations to the likes of Rod Steve and Nick who All Drove Incredibly and Really Showed Everyone who the Rain Masters were around the Indy Circuit. A Big Congratulations to All of the Other Drivers too Who also Showed Incredible Bravery and Skill Navigating their way Around and Claiming some Incredible Victories of their own.

With Race 2 Coming Up Next will Rod be able to Hold onto his 1st Place Finish or Will the Likes of Nick and Steve Try to Take that 1st Place away from Rod? and Who Else May be able to Challenge this Trio of Fast and Capable Drivers.

Lets Find Out

BMR Super Saloons & CMMCS Tin-Tops-(Race 2 Results)

With The Circuit Now Entering Night fall it was Getting Very Difficult for The Drivers to see which will add a New Challenge to this Race. Will the Likes of Rod Birley be Able to Win Once Again?

In First Place Taking the Win and Fastest Lap was (Rod Birley) in his Ford Escort WRC with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.960 and an Average Speed of 60.83mph. Amazing Work there Rod Driven like a True Champion and a Fantastic Home Win to Add to the Already Incredible Win Streak at Brands Hatch.

In Second Place was (Nick Sutton) in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 with a Best Lap Time of 59.429 and an Average Speed of 60.74mph. Great Drive from Nick Once Again Showing his Brave and Fantastic Skills even at Night When the Lights go Out. Well Done.

In Third Place was (Steve Dann) in his VW Scirocco with a Best Lap Time of 1:02.227 and an Average Speed of 60.48mph. Nice Work Steve Really Good Drive for P3 Showing some Incredible Speed and Commitment Thought the Race.

What an Amazing Race from the Super Saloons and Tin Tops with some Incredible Drives and Victories from the likes of Rod Nick Sutton Nick Wall and Steve All Pushing Hard and Achieving Some Incredible Victories.

Well Done to All of the Other Drivers out there Racing too You All did a Fantastic Job and Looking Forward to seeing you All out there Again Doing what you Love and Sharing a Passion for Motorsport.

Dunlop Mini Winter Challenge supported by Mini Spares (Race 2 Results)

The Mini's were Up Next and After Some Incredible Racing Yesterday which Saw the Likes of Rupert Deeth Take 1st with Scott Kendall 2nd and Colin Peacock 3rd it was Going to be an Intense Battle at the Front of the Field.

The Likes of Endaf Owens was Also Prepared after an Engine Failure During Yesterdays Race Which Many thought would put him out of Contention for Today..........However With Some Incredible Overnight Work by Him and His Fellow Mechanics as well as a Late Night Trip to Wales and Back to Pick Up a Spare Engine, Endaf and His Dedicated Team Have Managed to Get his Car Ready for Race 2. Truly a Phenomenal Achievement. Lets Hope for Better Luck this Time.

Lets Get to the Action

In First Place Taking Victory and The Fastest Lap was (Endaf Owens) in his Mini Miglia 1298 with a Best Lap Time of 55.033 and an Average Speed of 67.78mph. Incredible Drive there Endaf Coming Back from Yesterday with an Engine Failure to Win the First Race of Sunday is Truly The Drive of a Champion. Incredible Work.

In Second Place was (Rupert Deeth) in his Mini Miglia 1293 with a Best Lap Time of 54.925 and an Average Speed of 67.72mph. Another Heroic Drive from Rupert Really Putting Pressure on Endaf the Entire Race and the two of them being in a Class of their Own way out in Front. Amazing Drive there Rupert.

In Third Place was (Scott Kendall) in his Mini Miglia 1293 with a Best Lap Time of 55.618 and an Average Speed of 67.34mph. Great Drive there From Scott Racing Hard and Doing a Fantastic Job of Defending that P3 Spot. A Very Well Deserved Third Place Finish.

What a Race from The Dunlop Mini Winter Challenge and with One More Race to go The Game is on for Anybody to take on the Likes of Scott Endaf and Rupert for Victory. Lets Find Out what Race 3 Brings and if Endaf can Make it 2 out of 3 Wins to Finish what Has Been a Phenomenal Weekend of Racing for the Mini's.

Dunlop Mini Winter Challenge supported by Mini Spares (Race 3 Results)

The Final Race for The Mini's and with Endaf Owens on an Incredible Charge will he be able to Withstand The Pressure coming from Rupert Deeth and Take Victory Once More?

In First Place taking the Final Win and Fastest Lap was (Endaf Owens) in his Mini Miglia 1298 with a Best Lap Time of 1:02.979 and an Average Speed of 60.65mph. Congratulations Endaf Another Superb Victory for Today and What an Incredible Come Back From Yesterday. He and His Family as well as His Race Engineers and Mechanics will be Very Proud of Him This Weekend that's for sure.

In Second Place was (Joe Thompson) in his Mini Miglia 1300 with a Best Lap Time of 1:03.571 and an Average Speed of 60.40mph. Brilliant Driving from Joe and a Really Excellent Performance in Very Dark and Dreary Conditions for a P2 Finish.

In Third Place was (Rupert Deeth) in his Mini Miglia 1293 with a Best Lap Time of 1:03.433 and an Average Speed of 59.93mph. Very Well Done Rupert a Fantastic P3 Finish To End the Weekends Racing and some Incredible Battles thought the Weekend with Endaf too. Well Done.

What a Weekend it has been for The Dunlop Mini Winter Challenge with Some Incredible Drives from the Likes of Endaf Rupert Joe and Scott all Taking Amazing Victories. Well Done to all of the other Competitors too you All did a Fantastic Job and Good Luck for the Next Time Out. Hope to See you All again Next Year for More High Speed and Close Racing Action.

Ginetta Junior Championship-(Qualifying 2 Results)

Now it was Time for the Return of the Ginetta Junior Championship onto the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit and after Some Intense and Close Racing Yesterday Each Driver was Ready to Go for Victory Once Again.

Currently Josh Rowledge Liam Mcneilly and Max Dodds are The Top 3 Finishers from Yesterdays Race and with Another Qualifying Session Ready and Waiting Will they be able to Put themselves Back at the Front of the Grid or Will a New set of Driver work to Challenge them?

In First Place Taking Pole Position and The Fastest Lap was (Tom Edgar) in his GBR R Racing with a Best Lap Time of 1:05.449 and a Top Speed of 66.44mph. Congratulations Tom Taking Pole Position and Ensuring a Front Row Start. Brilliant Lap.

In Second Place was (Aqil Alibhai) in his RSA Elite Motorsport with a Best Lap Time of 1:05.832 and a Top Speed of 66.05mph. Great Work there from Aqil Taking P2 on the Gird and Some Impressive Car Control thought Qualifying. A Well Deserved P2.

In Third Place was (Joe Warhurst) in his GBR Elite Motorsport with a Best Lap Time of 1:05.964 and a Top Speed of 65.92mph. Brilliant Drive there Joe Keeping that Car Nicely Positioned Thought the Lap to ensure a Smooth and Yet Confident P3 Spot on the Gird.

A Great Second Qualifying Session for the Ginetta Junior Drivers with Three New Drivers in the likes of Tom Aqil and Joe All Looking to take that Glory Come The Next Race. But Who will be able to turn that Impressive Qualifying Lap into a Victory?

We Will Have to Wait and See.

Ginetta Junior Championship-(Qualifying 2 Second Fastest Results)

After an Intense Qualifying Session which saw the Likes of Tom Edgar Aqil Alibhai and Joe Warhurst Taking the Top Three Spots it was Time for them to do it One More Time in a Second Heat for Qualifying. Who will be on Top This Time and will the likes of both Joe and Aqil take that P1 Spot away from Tom?

In First Place Taking The Pole was (Tom Edgar) in his GBR R Racing with a Best Lap Time of 1:05.453 and a Top Speed of 66.43mph. Superb Job Once Again from Tom who manages to Hold onto that All Important P1 Position. Brilliant Drive there Tom.

In Second Place was (Joe Warhurst) in his GBR Elite Motorsport with a Best Lap Time of 1:06.089 and a Top Speed of 65.79mph. Fantastic work Joe Pushing Hard and Taking that P2 Spot away from Aqil Alibhai.

In Third Place was (Aqil Alibhai) in his RSA Elite Motorsport with a Best Lap Time of 1:06.284 and a Top Speed of 65.60mph. Nice Work there Aqil P3 and a Really Good Effort Against the Likes of both Joe and Tom.

What Another Intense Qualifying Session with the Top Three In Tom Joe and Aqil All Pushing Hard and Swapping Positions thought Second Qualifying. What Will the First of Two Races Bring Today and Who will be the First to take Victory?

Ginetta Junior Championship-(Race 3 Results)

In First Place Taking The Victory was (Aqil Alibhai) in his RSA Elite Motorsport with a Best Lap Time of 59.381 and an Average Speed of 71.48mph. Congratulations Aqil A Really Well Deserved Win and Some Incredible Driving to take the Race Win. Well and Truly Deserved.

In Second Place was (Max Doods) in his GBR Assetto Motorsport with a Best Lap Time of 59.284 and an Average Speed of 71.21mph. Brilliant Driving from Max Pushing Himself and The Car Thought the Race to take Home a Fantastic P2 Finish.

In Third Place was (Liam Mcneilly) in his GBR Fox Motorsport with a Best Lap Time of 59.426 and an Average Speed of 71.12mph. Brilliant Driving Liam P3 and The Final Spot on The Podium.

A Fantastic Race with Two New Winners in the Likes of Max and Liam and a Huge Congratulations to Aqil for that Incredible Victory after Overtaking both Liam and Max During the Race to take Victory. Good Luck to All other Drivers too and Lets see what the Final Race Brings.

Ginetta Junior Championship-(Race 4 Results)

The Final Race for Ginetta Juniors and One Last Time for One Driver to Stand on the Top Step of the Podium. After Some Fantastic Drives from the likes of Max Aqil Liam Tom and Joe who will be able to take that Last All Important Victory?

In First Place Taking The Final Victory was (Liam Mcneilly) in his GBR Fox Motorsport with a Best Lap Time of 1:07.685 and an Average Speed of 45.65mph. Congratulations Liam Brilliant Final Drive and a Really Great way to End a Perfect Weekend. Your Family and Friends will be Really Proud of you.

In Second Place was (Aqil Alibhai) in his RSA Elite Motorsport with a Best Lap Time of 1:07.749 and an Average Speed of 45.62mph. Awesome work there Aqil Another Very Good Battle at the Front of the Field and a Great P2 Finish to End the Weekend with a Smile.

In Third Place was (Sonny Smith) in his GBR R Racing with a Best Lap Time of 1:07.784 and an Average Speed of 45.59mph. Congratulations Sonny P3 and a Really Superb Job Defending from the Likes of Max Behind thought the Race.

A Brilliant Weekend for The Ginetta Junior Championship With So Many Fantastic Drivers in the likes of Liam Aqil and Sonny as well as Max and Liam These Young Drivers are Going to do Really Well in Future Top Level Motorsport. A big Congratulations to All of you and to the Other Drivers in the Field Keep Pushing and Working Hard Never Stop Trying.

Britcar Endurance Championship-(Race 1 Results)

As The Light Fell away from the Circuit The Britcar Endurance Championship made its way out onto the circuit with Lights a Blaze and a lot of Energy coming from both the Drivers and their Cars This was Going to be a Race of Endurance and Car Management thought the 45 Minutes of the Race.

During Qualifying Yesterday The Team of

Valluga's Carl Cavers/Sean Doyle took Pole with

Valluga's Ian Humphries/Benji Hetherington in Second while

Nial Bradley Took Third.

With a Quick set of Warm Up Laps Over it was Time for The Brit car's to make their way out onto the Track and Get Ready for two Races of Endurance to Decide the Britcar Champion of 2021.

In First Place Taking the Victory was (Valluga's) Ian Humphries and Benji Hetherington in their Porsche 718 GT4 Club sport with a Best Lap Time of 50.023 and an Average Speed of 70.37mph. Congratulations both Ian and Benji a Fantastic Win in Very Tricky and Tiering Circumstances thought the 45 Minutes.

In Second Place was (Nial Bradley) in his BMW M3 E46 with a Best Lap Time of 50.799 and an Average Speed of 70.34mph. Brilliant work there Nial Keeping the Pressure on for both Ian and Benji at the front of the Pack. a Very Committed Drive for P2.

In Third Place was (Valluga's) Carl Cavers and Sean Doyle in their Porsche 718 GT4 Club sport with a Best Lap Time of 50.016 and an Average Speed of 70.34mph. Congratulations Carl and Sean Brilliant Drives from both of you and a Well Deserved P3 Finish after an Intense Battle with Team Hard's Eric Bolton in P4.

What an Intense First Race for the Britcar Endurance Championship with the Likes of Ian Humphries and Benji Hetherington Taking the Spoils while Nial Bradley Finishes Second and Carl Cavers and Sean Doyle Finish Third.

With Only One Race Left who will be the Victor and Take Home Glory? Lets Find Out.

Britcar Endurance Championship-(Race 2 Results FINAL)

In First Place Taking the Final Race Win of the Day and The Fastest Lap was (Steve Rothery) in his Peugeot 308 with a Best Lap Time of 58.289 and an Average Speed of 66.59mph. Congratulations Steve a Really Phenomenal Drive to take The Final Win of the Weekend for Britcar. Brilliantly Driven and Nicely Controlled.

In Second Place was (Valluga's) Ian Humphries and Carl Cavers in their Porsche 718 GT4 Club Sport with a Best Lap Time of 57.414 and an Average Speed of 66.46mph. Great Work there by both the likes of Ian and Carl to Bring there car Home in P2. A Wonderful Way to End the Weekend and the Championship.

In Third Place was (Spires Motorsport's) Anton Spies in his Renault Clio Gen 4 with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.189 and an Average Speed of 64.37mph. A Very Heroic Drive from Anton Pushing His Renault Hard and Ensuring He Defends that All Important Final Spot on the Podium. Great Job.

What a Weekend it has been for the Britcar Endurance Championship with Many Fantastic Teams and Drivers in the Likes of (Valluga's) Ian Humphries Carl Cavers Benji Hetherington and the Likes of (Spire Motorsports) Anton Spires and Steve Rothery.

Brilliant Driving from All of you and a Really Big Congratulations to The Final Race Winner Steve Rothery.

A Fantastic Weekend with Many Talented and Incredible Drivers All Pushing Hard and Doing what they Love on the Race Track. Congratulations to All of the Race Winners.

See You All Again Next Year!

Messages from Osifu：The Medicine Master Buddha October 24th, 2011 by cosmic obert

2011-10-24师父开示

Messages from Osifu：The Medicine Master Buddha

October 24th, 2011

药师佛梵文Baisajyagurvai duryaprabhasa音译;碑杀杜娄噜。全称为药师琉璃光如来,又有人称谓大医王佛,医王善逝或消灾延寿药师佛。为东方琉璃净土的教主。药师本用以比喻能治众生贪、瞋、痴的医师。在中国佛教一般用以祈求消灾延寿。

The Medicine Master Buddha in Sanskrit is Baisajyagurvai duryaprabhasa and which translated in English by transliteration is Bei Sha Du Lou Lu. His full title is called the Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata, also the Buddha of Great Medical King, the Medical King Shan Shi or the Medicine Master Buddha of Eliminating One’s Offenses and Prolonging One’s Life. He is the Teaching Host of the Eastern Pure Land of Vaidurya. The medicine master was used as a metaphor to describe one who can cure the diseases such as the greediness, hatred and ignorance of the sentient beings. It was generally used to pray for eliminating one’s offenses and prolong one’s life in the Chinese Buddhism.

药师琉璃光佛也叫“饮光如来”，据佛教传说，药师佛行菩萨道时，发了十二个大愿，每愿都为了满众生愿，拔众生苦，医众生病.成佛后，他始终实践着大愿，一般人都称念他为“消灾延寿药师佛”。

The Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Buddha is also called the Swallowing Light Tathagata. According to the Buddhism legends that the Medicine Master Buddha had pledged twelve great vows when he practiced the Way as a Bodhisattva, and each of his vows is to fulfill the wishes of the living beings, help them out of their sufferings and cure their diseases. When he attained his Buddha hood, he had been always practicing his great vows so that people call him the Medicine Master Buddha of Eliminating One’s Offenses and Prolonging One’s Life.

东方琉璃世界是怎样的一个世界呢？据佛经说，离这里向东，过十亿恒河沙数那么多的佛国，有一个世界就是琉璃世界。那里的一切，都是无比的清净光明，没有杂秽的土地。

What kind of a land is the Eastern Pure Land of Vaidurya? According to the Buddhism Sutra, from here to the east over so many Buddhists Lands as one billion Ganges River sands, there is a place is the Land of Vaidurya, where everything there is ultimate pure and brilliant without defiled earth and soils.

药师琉璃光如来圣诞在农历九月三十

师父定于此日午时举行拜师赐法号法会

The memorial birthday of the Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata is September 30th by lunar calendar, and Osifu will schedule to hold an assembly of Master-disciple establishment and granting dharma name at noon time on that day.

请发愿拜师求赐法号者，有所准备：

Those who wish to be acknowledged by Osifu so as to be granted with the titles should prepare for the requirements as follows:

1.清净身语意三业

First, please mind your body, speeches and mind the three karma incubators at any time and purify them.

2.做到心正心诚心善心净，与佛相应。

Second, you have to tune your mind to be righteous, sincere, kindhearted, pure and responsive to the Buddhas.

3.深信〇师父、深信正法大道、尊师重道。

Third, you must have strong and firm faith in Osifu, in the Great Way of Proper Dharma, and honor the master and respect his teachings.

4.严持五戒、勤修十善、广行六度。

Forth, you must keep the Five Precepts strictly, cultivate the Ten Good Deeds diligently and practice the Six noble deeds universally.

5.举行法会时（午时11:00--13:00），准时参加直至结束，不可做与法会无关的事。你的不恭敬会影响你的相应。

Fifth, the assembly will be holding at 11:00 to 13:00, and you must attend the assembly on time till the end of it. You are not allowed to do anything that is not related to the assembly for your disrespect will affect your corresponding to Buddhas and the master.

6.家中若有佛堂当供佛、敬佛、礼佛、念佛。若无佛堂，心香供佛。

Sixth, those who have family halls for worshiping the Buddha should make offerings, pay worships, and chant the title of the Buddha. Those who don’t have family halls for worshiping the Buddha may as well worship the Buddha by heart.

7.赐法号会有“皈敬三问”，请用心回答、同步回答、诚敬回答、如实回答、谨慎回答。因为有佛菩萨、护法神众、众同修见证，更重要的是要对自己的法身慧命负责，不要轻易拜师、不要轻易求赐法号。

Seventh, there will be three conversional questions at the assembly. Careful answers, synchronous answers, sincere and respectful answers, honest answers, and cautious answers are required, because it will be witnessed by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the Protective Deities and your fellow cultivators, what’s more, you have to be responsible to your Dharmakaya wisdom life, don’t acknowledge yourself to a master carelessly and don’t ask for dharma name easily.

8.法号一旦赐予不可更改，若自行更改法号（即使一时糊涂改一次再改回），即时取消其法号，此人不再是师父的弟子。

尔等最终法号为二字或四字。

Eighth, the dharma name cannot be changed for any reason once been given. If you make changes to it (including that losing your head for a moment you change it once then change it back), immediately it will be cancelled automatically, the person would be no longer a disciple of Osifu.

四字法号即：“至心**、清心**、净心**、妙心**”。

The four words Dharma name includes Zhi Xin**, Qing Xin**Jing Xin ** and Miao Xin**.

初步先赐二字法号，透过佛菩萨考验后，机缘成熟，最后得到佛菩萨一致认定后才会赐予四字法号。

Preliminarily, two-word Dharma name will be given, and four-word Dharma name will be given after you pass the tests by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas till the ripeness of the situations when you are acknowledged by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

9.今后拜师赐法号非常难得稀有，若没有善根、福德、因缘与师父同赴灵山法会的连拜师赐法号的机会都没有。

Ninth, chances to hold this kind of assembly are rare in future. There won’t be chances to be converted to Osifu and be granted Dharma name for those who don’t have enough good foundations, virtues and merits, and good causes to visit the Vulture Peak for pilgrimage with Osifu.

也就是说，若想拜师赐法号必须有灵山赴会的善根、福德、因缘。

这个条件并不苛刻，以后还会越来越严格。

That is to say if you want to be converted to Osifu and be granted Dharma Name, you must have enough good foundations, virtues and merits, and good causes as to be able to visit the Vulture Peak for pilgrimage. The condition is not too harsh at all, and it will be increasingly strict in future.

10.只有在拜师赐法号法会上得到佛菩萨、护法神和师父认定并赐予法号的（二字或四字者）才是〇师父的弟子，余则皆称有缘人。

Tenth, only those who are acknowledged by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas at the assembly of Master-disciple establishment and granting Dharma name (two words or four words) are disciples of Osifu and the others are predestined friends.

阿弥陀佛

Amitabha!

原来已经赐了四字法号的“至心**、清心**、净心**、妙心**”也在考验淘汰中，有的透不过考验法号已经被取消，依然在用法号，师父是不认可的，无形中早已出名，也不再是师父的弟子。

Those disciples who have been granted with four-word Dharma name after ‘Zhi Xin**, Qing Xin**Jing Xin ** and Miao Xin**’ are also in testing out. Some of them who didn’t pass the tests have been cancelled their Dharma names but they still use the names, which will not be recognized by Osifu. Their Dharma names have been cancelled in the invisible world as early as they were tested out, so they are no longer disciples of Osifu.

四字法号的“至心**、清心**、净心**、妙心**”的弟子总共是108名。

There will be a total of 108 disciples name after ‘Zhi Xin**, Qing Xin**Jing Xin ** and Miao Xin**’.

直到圆满回归这108名才会得到满天神佛最终认定。

The 108 disciples will get final acknowledgement from the Deities and Buddhas till the perfect return.

一切皆在考验中

Everything is in the process of tests!

直至圆满回归

Till the perfect return!

请众弟子有缘人珍惜！

My disciples and predestined friends, please cherish it!

使命越大考验越大

Greater mission, harder tests!

阿弥陀佛

Amitabha!

为你们高兴

Happy for you all!

你们在觉悟

You are awakening!

渐渐找回了自己的本来面目

And you are gradually discovering your original nature!

MSN:chicheng1980@hotmail.com, osifu@hotmail.com

Mintaro Council Chambers by aquilareen

Council Chambers opened Jul 1877. Foundation stone Institute 4 Feb 1878 by Charles Mann, designed by C E Anthony, opened mid 1878 adjacent to Council Chambers. Renovations, combining both buildings, opened 18 Jul 1942 by J T Mortlock, further additions opened 22 Jul 1952 by Mrs J T Mortlock, renovations opened 5 Mar 1988.

“A meeting of the ratepayers of the District of Stanley was held in the large room of Bayfield's Hotel on Saturday evening March 3, to authorize the District Council to raise a loan to build a Council Chamber. About 60 persons were present. . . the Council had received notice, to quit the premises occupied by them. They had been greatly shifted about during the last few years. The hotelkeepers had obliged them in times past.” [Register 7 Mar 1877]

“Mintaro. . . Our new Council Chamber is now ready for the roof.” [Advertiser 12 Jul 1877]

“Mintaro. . . The Council Chamber is also making rapid strides towards completion, and will improve the look of our Main-street. The Clerk of the Stanley District Council will not be very sorry to change his quarters, for he is now very cramped for room. There is some talk of building the Institute at once, and I believe the Committee have a considerable sum in hand and promised, which, if collected, together with the Government subsidy, would complete a suitable building. A Committee has also been formed, having for its object an entertainment in aid of its funds. I wish them success, as an Institute is of material service in any community.” [Kapunda Herald 13 Jul 1877]

“It is but a short time since our District Council office was completed, and now the Institute is in course of erection. . . folks, no matter how well they do here, are inclined to leave even for worse pastures. We have just lost our medical practitioner, we are now losing our saddler, and also our storekeeper. . . Our mill is not prospering very favorably at present, the farmers not having brought in their wheat yet, being no doubt too busy to do so at present.” [Northern Argus 29 Jan 1878]

“The Hon. Charles Mann, QC, Attorney-General, accompanied by Mr. W. Townsend, M.P., visited Mintaro on Monday, February 4, for the purpose of laying the foundation-stone of the new Institute. This building is situated in the main street, within a few yards of the new District Council-chamber. . . the Institute will be 58 feet long by 25 feet wide, containing a large hall. . . with two smaller apartments. . . at the end, to be used as reading-room and library. At the entrance is a spacious porch. . . The material used in its construction is rubble from Bowman's land, some capital freestone from Mr. Kelsh's quarry, and blue flagstone from the famous Mintaro quarry. . . At 5 o'clock a public dinner was held in the new District Council Chamber. About 30 gentlemen sat down to a hot repast provided in first-class style by Host Anthony.” [Express & Telegraph 6 Feb 1878]

“the roof is now on the Mintaro Institute, and the internal fittings will soon be completed.” [Northern Argus 4 Jun 1878]

“The rules of the Mintaro Institute have been approved by the Minister of Education.” [Express & Telegraph 11 Oct 1878]

“The third annual show in connection with the Mintaro Horticultural and Floricultural Society was held at the Mintaro Institute. . . The council chamber, which was used as an annexe for the display of poultry, dairy produce, &c, was filled with a large and excellent collection of exhibits.” [Advertiser 22 Oct 1883]

“The fifth annual show under the auspices of the Mintaro Horticultural and Floricultural Society was held on Tuesday, October 27. The only drawback to the exhibition was the insufficiency of room for the flowers, &c., otherwise the show was a decided success. The Institute and Council Chamber, likewise a vacant space between the two buildings were utilised, but even then the room was limited.” [Northern Argus30 Oct 1885]

“On Friday evening a concert was given in the Mintaro Institute Hall to celebrate the re-opening of the institute, which has been closed to the public .for some weeks to allow of the improvements to be made. These consisted of two additional rooms and the lengthening of the hall.” [Register 29 Dec 1905]

“An interesting and instructive debate took place in the Mintaro Institute Hall on Wednesday evening, between the Mintaro and Clare Literary Societies. The question was, 'The Transfer of the Northern Territory under the proposed agreement of the Price Government'.” [Northern Argus 28 Jun 1907]

“Diphtheria Immunisation in the Town and District of Clare. . . of all school children under the age of 12 years in our districts. . . In all nine schools were done in a district of an area of 160 square miles. . . the children of. . . two schools, 11 miles away, at Mintaro, were injected at Mintaro Institute building.” [Northern Argus 10 Aug 1934]

“Council is agreeable to transfer the Mintaro Council Chamber and block of land to a responsible body under the following conditions: — 1. Council to be liable for no expenses connected with the transfer. 2. Officers of the Council to have access to the building at all times on Council business. 3. Provision to be made at the rear of building for storage of Council's plant and equipment.” [Northern Argus 14 Nov 1941]

“Mintaro Institute. Permanent Alterations and Additions. These were declared open to public use on Saturday night, 18th July, when Mr. M. L. Giles, President of the Mintaro Institute presided, . . He publicly thanked the District Council of Clare and the Councillors for making available to them the old district council chamber.” [Northern Argus 24 Jul 1942]

“Mintaro Institute, declared open by Mr. J. T. Mortlock. . .The old Council chamber has been acquired from the Clare District Council and has been renovated and a wooden floor has been laid down over the existing slate floor and suitable supper conveniences provided. The Council chamber will in future be known as the Assembly room and will be available for suppers, also as a room for lodge meetings, sewing circles and similar activities. Our honor rolls, portraits of our pioneers and similar treasures are all housed in the Assembly room, and I should like to point out that we are almost unique amongst South Australian Institutes is possessing a South African War Memorial in addition to one of the Great War 1914-1918.” [Northern Argus 31 Jul 1942]

“a most enjoyable dance was held in the Mintaro Institute in aid of the Food for Britain appeal. It was organised by the local Red Cross members and was well attended.” [Northern Argus3 Jan 1946]

“work is completed on the alterations to the bio box at the Institute, so it looks as though the Talkies will soon be coming to Mintaro. . . All roads led -to Mintaro Institute last Tuesday — the occasion being the 1st Birthday Party of the local C.W.A. Branch. Over 76 ladies assembled in the Hall.” [Northern Argus 6 Oct 1949]

“Mintaro Institute. . . Plans are well in hand now for the Grand Opening of the new additions and' improvements at the Institute on Tuesday, July 22nd. A Social Afternoon is to be held in the Institute when Mrs. J. T. Mortlock will declare the new premises 'open' and a photo of late J. T. Mortlock Esq., whose magnificent bequest made the work possible, will be unveiled.” [Northern Argus 9 Jul 1952]

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FINISH: The Multyfarnham 5KM Road Race and Fun Run 2015 by Peter Mooney

This is a photograph from the finish of the 4th Annual Multyfarnham (Multy) 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held in the village of Multyfarnham about 15KM west of Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Wednesday 3rd June 2015 at 20:00. An incredible and unprecedented crowd of almost 300 participants took to the route including runners, joggers and walkers which was on an out-and-back course on beautiful country roads. The weather was perfect for racing and running. The fast course combined with the good weather conditions provided personal and seasonal bests for many of the participants. The GAA Club and Community Centre provided car-parking and the race headquarters. Overall this was a very well organised race event which on the evidence of tonight's race can grow even further in future years. As this and other photographs in this set shows there is nothing like an evening race in summer time in rural Ireland. Multyfarnham's setting amongst the rolling hills of north county Westmeath and not far from the shores of Lough Derravaragh provides a wonderful race setting. The village of Multy is easily accessible and is just two miles off the N4 Dublin Sligo road.

We have an extensive set of photographs from tonight in the following Flickr Album: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157653957377992

Timing and event management was provided by Precision Timing. Results are available on their website at www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=2718 with additional material available on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/davidprecisiontiming?fref=ts) See their promotional video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-7_TUVwJ6Q

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Wien, 1. Bezirk (the art of very renowned palace and museum buildings in the core of downtown Vienna), Palais Erzherzog-Albrecht (Albertina), Albertinaplatz/Hanuschgasse by Alfred Lex

Praterfahrt, um 1905/On the Way to the Prater, ca. 1905

The Albertina

The architectural history of the Palais

(Pictures you can see by clicking on the link at the end of page!)

Image: The oldest photographic view of the newly designed Palais Archduke Albrecht, 1869

"It is my will that the expansion of the inner city of Vienna with regard to a suitable connection of the same with the suburbs as soon as possible is tackled and at this on Regulirung (regulation) and beautifying of my Residence and Imperial Capital is taken into account. To this end I grant the withdrawal of the ramparts and fortifications of the inner city and the trenches around the same".

This decree of Emperor Franz Joseph I, published on 25 December 1857 in the Wiener Zeitung, formed the basis for the largest the surface concerning and architecturally most significant transformation of the Viennese cityscape. Involving several renowned domestic and foreign architects a "master plan" took form, which included the construction of a boulevard instead of the ramparts between the inner city and its radially upstream suburbs. In the 50-years during implementation phase, an impressive architectural ensemble developed, consisting of imperial and private representational buildings, public administration and cultural buildings, churches and barracks, marking the era under the term "ring-street style". Already in the first year tithe decided a senior member of the Austrian imperial family to decorate the facades of his palace according to the new design principles, and thus certified the aristocratic claim that this also "historicism" said style on the part of the imperial house was attributed.

Image: The Old Albertina after 1920

It was the palace of Archduke Albrecht (1817-1895), the Senior of the Habsburg Family Council, who as Field Marshal held the overall command over the Austro-Hungarian army. The building was incorporated into the imperial residence of the Hofburg complex, forming the south-west corner and extending eleven meters above street level on the so-called Augustinerbastei.

The close proximity of the palace to the imperial residence corresponded not only with Emperor Franz Joseph I and Archduke Albert with a close familial relationship between the owner of the palace and the monarch. Even the former inhabitants were always in close relationship to the imperial family, whether by birth or marriage. An exception here again proves the rule: Don Emanuel Teles da Silva Conde Tarouca (1696-1771), for which Maria Theresa in 1744 the palace had built, was just a close friend and advisor of the monarch. Silva Tarouca underpins the rule with a second exception, because he belonged to the administrative services as Generalhofbaudirektor (general court architect) and President of the Austrian-Dutch administration, while all other him subsequent owners were highest ranking military.

In the annals of Austrian history, especially those of military history, they either went into as commander of the Imperial Army, or the Austrian, later kk Army. In chronological order, this applies to Duke Carl Alexander of Lorraine, the brother-of-law of Maria Theresa, as Imperial Marshal, her son-in-law Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen, also field marshal, whos adopted son, Archduke Charles of Austria, the last imperial field marshal and only Generalissimo of Austria, his son Archduke Albrecht of Austria as Feldmarschalil and army Supreme commander, and most recently his nephew Archduke Friedrich of Austria, who held as field marshal from 1914 to 1916 the command of the Austro-Hungarian troops. Despite their military profession, all five generals conceived themselves as patrons of the arts and promoted large sums of money to build large collections, the construction of magnificent buildings and cultural life. Charles Alexander of Lorraine promoted as governor of the Austrian Netherlands from 1741 to 1780 the Academy of Fine Arts, the Théâtre de Ja Monnaie and the companies Bourgeois Concert and Concert Noble, he founded the Academie royale et imperial des Sciences et des Lettres, opened the Bibliotheque Royal for the population and supported artistic talents with high scholarships. World fame got his porcelain collection, which however had to be sold by Emperor Joseph II to pay off his debts. Duke Albert began in 1776 according to the concept of conte Durazzo to set up an encyclopedic collection of prints, which forms the core of the world-famous "Albertina" today.

Image : Duke Albert and Archduchess Marie Christine show in family cercle the from Italy brought along art, 1776. Frederick Henry Füger.

1816 declared to Fideikommiss and thus in future indivisible, inalienable and inseparable, the collection 1822 passed into the possession of Archduke Carl, who, like his descendants, it broadened. Under him, the collection was introduced together with the sumptuously equipped palace on the Augustinerbastei in the so-called "Carl Ludwig'schen fideicommissum in 1826, by which the building and the in it kept collection fused into an indissoluble unity. At this time had from the Palais Tarouca by structural expansion or acquisition a veritable Residenz palace evolved. Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen was first in 1800 the third floor of the adjacent Augustinian convent wing adapted to house his collection and he had after 1802 by his Belgian architect Louis de Montoyer at the suburban side built a magnificent extension, called the wing of staterooms, it was equipped in the style of Louis XVI. Only two decades later, Archduke Carl the entire palace newly set up. According to scetches of the architect Joseph Kornhäusel the 1822-1825 retreaded premises presented themselves in the Empire style. The interior of the palace testified from now in an impressive way the high rank and the prominent position of its owner. Under Archduke Albrecht the outer appearance also should meet the requirements. He had the facade of the palace in the style of historicism orchestrated and added to the Palais front against the suburbs an offshore covered access. Inside, he limited himself, apart from the redesign of the Rococo room in the manner of the second Blondel style, to the retention of the paternal stock. Archduke Friedrich's plans for an expansion of the palace were omitted, however, because of the outbreak of the First World War so that his contribution to the state rooms, especially, consists in the layout of the Spanish apartment, which he in 1895 for his sister, the Queen of Spain Maria Christina, had set up as a permanent residence.

Picture: The "audience room" after the restoration: Picture: The "balcony room" around 1990

The era of stately representation with handing down their cultural values found its most obvious visualization inside the palace through the design and features of the staterooms. On one hand, by the use of the finest materials and the purchase of masterfully manufactured pieces of equipment, such as on the other hand by the permanent reuse of older equipment parts. This period lasted until 1919, when Archduke Friedrich was expropriated by the newly founded Republic of Austria. With the republicanization of the collection and the building first of all finished the tradition that the owner's name was synonymous with the building name:

After Palais Tarouca or tarokkisches house it was called Lorraine House, afterwards Duke Albert Palais and Palais Archduke Carl. Due to the new construction of an adjacently located administration building it received in 1865 the prefix "Upper" and was referred to as Upper Palais Archduke Albrecht and Upper Palais Archduke Frederick. For the state a special reference to the Habsburg past was certainly politically no longer opportune, which is why was decided to name the building according to the in it kept collection "Albertina".

Picture: The "Wedgwood Cabinet" after the restoration: Picture: the "Wedgwood Cabinet" in the Palais Archduke Friedrich, 1905

This name derives from the term "La Collection Albertina" which had been used by the gallery Inspector Maurice von Thausing in 1870 in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts for the former graphics collection of Duke Albert. For this reason, it was the first time since the foundation of the palace that the name of the collection had become synonymous with the room shell. Room shell, hence, because the Republic of Austria Archduke Friedrich had allowed to take along all the movable goods from the palace in his Hungarian exile: crystal chandeliers, curtains and carpets as well as sculptures, vases and clocks. Particularly stressed should be the exquisite furniture, which stems of three facilities phases: the Louis XVI furnitures of Duke Albert, which had been manufactured on the basis of fraternal relations between his wife Archduchess Marie Christine and the French Queen Marie Antoinette after 1780 in the French Hofmanufakturen, also the on behalf of Archduke Charles 1822-1825 in the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory by Joseph Danhauser produced Empire furnitures and thirdly additions of the same style of Archduke Friedrich, which this about 1900 at Portois & Ffix as well as at Friedrich Otto Schmidt had commissioned.

The "swept clean" building got due to the strained financial situation after the First World War initially only a makeshift facility. However, since until 1999 no revision of the emergency equipment took place, but differently designed, primarily the utilitarianism committed office furnitures complementarily had been added, the equipment of the former state rooms presented itself at the end of the 20th century as an inhomogeneous administrative mingle-mangle of insignificant parts, where, however, dwelt a certain quaint charm. From the magnificent state rooms had evolved depots, storage rooms, a library, a study hall and several officed.

Image: The Albertina Graphic Arts Collection and the Philipphof after the American bombing of 12 März 1945.

Image: The palace after the demolition of the entrance facade, 1948-52

Worse it hit the outer appearance of the palace, because in times of continued anti-Habsburg sentiment after the Second World War and inspired by an intolerant destruction will, it came by pickaxe to a ministerial erasure of history. In contrast to the graphic collection possessed the richly decorated facades with the conspicuous insignia of the former owner an object-immanent reference to the Habsburg past and thus exhibited the monarchial traditions and values of the era of Francis Joseph significantly. As part of the remedial measures after a bomb damage, in 1948 the aristocratic, by Archduke Albert initiated, historicist facade structuring along with all decorations was cut off, many facade figures demolished and the Hapsburg crest emblems plunged to the ground. Since in addition the old ramp also had been cancelled and the main entrance of the bastion level had been moved down to the second basement storey at street level, ended the presence of the old Archduke's palace after more than 200 years. At the reopening of the "Albertina Graphic Collection" in 1952, the former Hapsburg Palais of splendour presented itself as one of his identity robbed, formally trivial, soulless room shell, whose successful republicanization an oversized and also unproportional eagle above the new main entrance to the Augustinian road symbolized. The emocratic throw of monuments had wiped out the Hapsburg palace from the urban appeareance, whereby in the perception only existed a nondescript, nameless and ahistorical building that henceforth served the lodging and presentation of world-famous graphic collection of the Albertina. The condition was not changed by the decision to the refurbishment because there were only planned collection specific extensions, but no restoration of the palace.

Image: The palace after the Second World War with simplified facades, the rudiment of the Danubiusbrunnens (well) and the new staircase up to the Augustinerbastei

This paradigm shift corresponded to a blatant reversal of the historical circumstances, as the travel guides and travel books for kk Residence and imperial capital of Vienna dedicated itself primarily with the magnificent, aristocratic palace on the Augustinerbastei with the sumptuously fitted out reception rooms and mentioned the collection kept there - if at all - only in passing. Only with the repositioning of the Albertina in 2000 under the direction of Klaus Albrecht Schröder, the palace was within the meaning and in fulfillment of the Fideikommiss of Archduke Charles in 1826 again met with the high regard, from which could result a further inseparable bond between the magnificent mansions and the world-famous collection. In view of the knowing about politically motivated errors and omissions of the past, the facades should get back their noble, historicist designing, the staterooms regain their glamorous, prestigious appearance and culturally unique equippment be repurchased. From this presumption, eventually grew the full commitment to revise the history of redemption and the return of the stately palace in the public consciousness.

Image: The restored suburb facade of the Palais Albertina suburb

The smoothed palace facades were returned to their original condition and present themselves today - with the exception of the not anymore reconstructed Attica figures - again with the historicist decoration and layout elements that Archduke Albrecht had given after the razing of the Augustinerbastei in 1865 in order. The neoclassical interiors, today called after the former inhabitants "Habsburg Staterooms", receiving a meticulous and detailed restoration taking place at the premises of originality and authenticity, got back their venerable and sumptuous appearance. From the world wide scattered historical pieces of equipment have been bought back 70 properties or could be returned through permanent loan to its original location, by which to the visitors is made experiencable again that atmosphere in 1919 the state rooms of the last Habsburg owner Archduke Frederick had owned. The for the first time in 80 years public accessible "Habsburg State Rooms" at the Palais Albertina enable now again as eloquent testimony to our Habsburg past and as a unique cultural heritage fundamental and essential insights into the Austrian cultural history. With the relocation of the main entrance to the level of the Augustinerbastei the recollection to this so valuable Austrian Cultural Heritage formally and functionally came to completion. The vision of the restoration and recovery of the grand palace was a pillar on which the new Albertina should arise again, the other embody the four large newly built exhibition halls, which allow for the first time in the history of the Albertina, to exhibit the collection throughout its encyclopedic breadh under optimal conservation conditions.

Image: The new entrance area of the Albertina

64 meter long shed roof. Hans Hollein.

The palace presents itself now in its appearance in the historicist style of the Ringstrassenära, almost as if nothing had happened in the meantime. But will the wheel of time should not, cannot and must not be turned back, so that the double standards of the "Albertina Palace" said museum - on the one hand Habsburg grandeur palaces and other modern museum for the arts of graphics - should be symbolized by a modern character: The in 2003 by Hans Hollein designed far into the Albertina square cantilevering, elegant floating flying roof. 64 meters long, it symbolizes in the form of a dynamic wedge the accelerated urban spatial connectivity and public access to the palace. It advertises the major changes in the interior as well as the huge underground extensions of the repositioned "Albertina".

Christian Benedictine

Art historian with research interests History of Architecture, building industry of the Hapsburgs, Hofburg and Zeremonialwissenschaft (ceremonial sciences). Since 1990 he works in the architecture collection of the Albertina. Since 2000 he supervises as director of the newly founded department "Staterooms" the restoration and furnishing of the state rooms and the restoration of the facades and explores the history of the palace and its inhabitants.

www.wien-vienna.at/albertinabaugeschichte.php

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Our memorable London, England, UK July/August 2017 visit. Highly recommended again and again.

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Wild cordage workshop by scrappy annie

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With Jeanette Gray at Westhope College Shropshire.

An intensive one day course exploring the creation and manipulation of natural materials.

Very inspiring and providing lots of ideas to explore in future