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Большой Медовый водопад (18 м) на речке Эчки-Баш (Козья голова). Карачаево-Черкесия, Скалистый хребет Северного Кавказа, Российская Федерация.
Big Honey waterfall (18 m) on the river Echki-Bash (Goat's head). Karachay-Cherkessia, Rocky Range of the North Caucasus, Russian Federation.
The group of Honey waterfalls consists of 5 waterfalls, of which 3 (Pearl, Hidden and Noisy, or Devil's Mill) are located on the Alikonovka River, and 2 more (Big and Small Honey) are on the Echki-Bash River (Goat's Head), falling into Alikonovka from a height of 18 m.
Camera: Olympus OM-1n;
Lens: Zuiko Auto-Zoom 28-48mm f/4.0;
Film: KodakColorPlus200;
Filter: no filter;
Exposure: as ISO 200;
Scanned: Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 5400 by VueScan
A city of republican significance in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. The administrative center of the Karachaevsky district and the Karachaevsky urban district.
UFO hotel (Russian: Тарелка) for 6 people. Conceived as a mobile ski chalet in 1968, the Futuro house by finnish architect Matti Suuronen appeared on the slope of Moussa Achitara Mountain, at an altitude of 2,250 meters above sea level and immediately became a major local attraction
Camera: Olympus OM-1n;
Lens: Zuiko Auto-Zoom 28-48mm f/4.0;
Film: KodakColorPlus200;
Filter: no filter;
Exposure: as ISO 200;
Scanned: Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 5400 by VueScan
The Shoana church (Russian: Шоанинский храм, Karachay-Balkar: Чууана клиса, Ossetian: Суаны Уастырджы) is a Christian church that belongs to the historical Alanian Diocese. The church was built at the end of the tenth century, and is located on the territory of modern Karachay-Cherkessia Republic, Russia. The building has a crossed-dome plan, with an inscribed cross, which is a variation of the North Zelenchuk Church.
The church is located on the southeastern spur of Mount Shoan (Karachay-Balkar: Чуўана), on the left bank of the Kuban river, in a strategically important place not far from confluence of the two rivers: Kuban and Teberda (Russian: Теберда). The church is located 7 km to the north from the city of Karachayevsk (Russian: Карачаевск), above the Ossetian village named after Kosta Khetagurov.
The slope, on which the church is located, was previously densely populated, as evidenced by the remains of numerous ancient buildings. Although the original function of the church remains unknown, a large number of burials were found in the settlement, as well as inside the church itself. The Shoan church is essentially a smaller copy of North Zelenchuk Church (besides Shoan having no narthex and western porch). Indisputable proof of copying is a characteristic combination of the eastern corner cells and the side bema into a single compartiment with one blind arch on the side wall. Russian historians A.Vinogradov and D. Beletsky believe that the church was built by a local builders, who repeated a known pattern, but they were technically better trained than previous builders and could freely interpret the chosen form. It is very difficult to associate the builders with a particular architectural school. There is no written evidence to accurately date the church. Only the picturesque scenery of the church sheds some light on its dating. The remains of the frescoes can be associated with the second layer of the painting in the Senty Church. Therefore, presumably the Shoan church was built in the late 10th – early 11th centuries. Thus, the Shoan church was built after the Middle Zelenchuk (950-960s), Senty (965) and North Zelenchuk (late 960s - 970s) churches; it belongs to the third stage of the temple construction in Alania after returning to Christianity around 950. At the end of the XIX century, Shoan church was turned into the church of the Alexander-Athos monastery. The temple was re-plastered, the roof was replaced, and the chapels were rebuilt.
The church is constructed according to the Byzantine architectural tradition. It has three apses, which are a little bit narrower than naves (of which there are also three). It is a cross-domed building with four square pillars bearing three-stage arches and a cupola. The length of the building from west to east is 12.9 m., The height is equal to the length, the width along the western facade is 8.9 m. The church has two closed vaulted narthexes at the northern and southern end. It is not clear what was the original form of the roof. At the moment, there is a restored gable roof, but there is a theory about the original roof tiles being rested on semi-circular zacomari-gables. The tholobate is octahedral and has eight windows, each side of the tholobate is ended with the archivolt overhang on consoles rested on the corners. Modern tholobate being milti-faced does not rely on any scientific evidence.
The plinthite, which is traditional for Georgian and Byzantine buildings, is used only in the arches. The rest of the building is composed of sandstone-with-lime blocks of rough processing, with a butoconcrete filling inside the wall. The windows are crowened not with an arch of plinthite, but with a stone with a semi-circular finish carved in it. Numerous holes for scaffolding are visible in the masonry, and in the hole in the western part of the southern wall there is even a piece of wood that the builders could not remove and just saw it off. For the construction of the church powerful substructions were required. The facade decor of the church is very modest: there is a cornice made of stone tiles, plinthite stones on the drum and stone cornice above some the windows. Outside the church was covered with a thin layer of plastering (can be seen in the voids between some stone tiles), and inside it was plastered and decorated with ornaments.
Большой Медовый водопад (18 м) на речке Эчки-Баш (Козья голова). Карачаево-Черкесия, Скалистый хребет Северного Кавказа, Российская Федерация.
Big Honey waterfall (18 m) on the river Echki-Bash (Goat's head). Karachay-Cherkessia, Rocky Range of the North Caucasus, Russian Federation.
The group of Honey waterfalls consists of 5 waterfalls, of which 3 (Pearl, Hidden and Noisy, or Devil's Mill) are located on the Alikonovka River, and 2 more (Big and Small Honey) are on the Echki-Bash River (Goat's Head), falling into Alikonovka from a height of 18 m.
Northern slope of Arkhyz resort, altitude 2500 m. Mountains made for walking.
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Cеверный склон курорта Архыз, высота 2500 м. Горы, созданные для прогулок.
Большой Медовый водопад (18 м) на речке Эчки-Баш (Козья голова). Карачаево-Черкесия, Скалистый хребет Северного Кавказа, Российская Федерация.
Big Honey waterfall (18 m) on the river Echki-Bash (Goat's head). Karachay-Cherkessia, Rocky Range of the North Caucasus, Russian Federation.
The group of Honey waterfalls consists of 5 waterfalls, of which 3 (Pearl, Hidden and Noisy, or Devil's Mill) are located on the Alikonovka River, and 2 more (Big and Small Honey) are on the Echki-Bash River (Goat's Head), falling into Alikonovka from a height of 18 m.
Height more than 2000m. View of the village of Verkhnyaya Mara, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Northern Caucasus.
Перевал Гум-Баши (высота больше 2000м). Вид на аул Верхняя Мара, Карачаево-Черкесия, Северный Кавказ.
View of Mount Sofia (3,637 meters). The waters of the Sofia Glacier melt and fall from hundred-meter sharp rocks, uniting into violent streams. Sofia Waterfalls - a cascade of nine water streams falls from a height of 50 to 90 meters. The Sofia River originates at the Sofia Waterfalls.
Вид на Гору София (3637 метров). Воды Софийского ледника тают и срываются со стометровых острых скал, объединяясь в буйные потоки. Софийские водопады - каскад из девяти водных потоков спадает с высоты от 50 до 90 метров. Здесь берет свое начало река София.
Gabulu ridge, northern slope of Arkhyz resort, altitude 2500 m.
Хребет Габулу, северный склон курорта Архыз, высота 2500 м.
Excellent observation deck, amazing views from Mount Shoana, height 1,130 meters.
Беседка с колоколом на скале возле Шоанинского храма.
Отличная обзорная площадка, виды с горы Шоана восхитительные, высота 1 130 метров.
On the way you can admire the mountains, herbs and views of Elbrus in good weather. Karachay-Cherkess Republic
По дороге через перевал Гум-Баши, Карачаево-Черкессия.
Дорога проходит по горному ущелью. С нее открывается вид на плато Бийчесын. В пути можно любоваться горами, разнотравьем и видами на Эльбрус в хорошую погоду.