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January 22, 2020 - This morning we landed on D'Hainaut Island located in Mikkelsen Harbour. Our Zodiac landed on the north east beach adjacent to whalebones and the remains of an old wood water boat. We were told that the boat was used to bring freshwater from land to the whaling ships anchored in the harbour prior to 1912.
The highlight of D'Hainaut Island for me was doing the Polar Plunge! At last night's daily recap and briefing we were told today was the day for the Polar Plunge. I didn't sleep well because I was worrying about it the entire night. Was I crazy for wanting to jump into the frigid water in Antarctica? I had a blast and now I regret that I didn't fully immerse myself like others that followed. It really wasn't that bad although when I left the water my ankles had a shooting pain. I had seen videos posted online from other travelers to Antarctica where they would jump off the back of their ships and fully immerse themselves. Here we just walked into the water and we had to sit down to get our waist wet for it to count. Next time I will fully plunge in without a shirt on!
We saw the following wildlife: Gentoo Penguins, Kelp Gull and Weddell Seals.
Located within a few miles of the international Border, these emergency water stations consist of a 50 gallon poly drum split in half and filled with boxes of bottled drinking water.
The flags are visible from more than a mile away and stations are serviced by a non-profit group.
Near Coyote Wells - Imperial County California.
(May 14, 2016)
Garden of the Gods is a public park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, US. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971.
The area now known as Garden of the Gods was first called Red Rock Corral by the Europeans. Then, in August 1859, two surveyors who helped to set up Colorado City explored the site. One of the surveyors, M. S. Beach, suggested that it would be a "capital place for a beer garden". His companion, the young Rufus Cable, awestruck by the impressive rock formations, exclaimed, "Beer Garden! Why it is a fit place for the gods to assemble. We will call it the Garden of the Gods."
The Garden of the Gods' red rock formations were created during a geological upheaval along a natural fault line millions of years ago. Archaeological evidence shows that prehistoric people visited Garden of the Gods about 1330 BC. At about 250 BC, Native American people camped in the park; they are believed to have been attracted to wildlife and plant life in the area and used overhangs created by the rocks for shelter. There are many native peoples who have reported a connection to Garden of the Gods, including Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Lakota, Pawnee, Shoshone, and Ute people.
Multiple American Indian Nations traveled through Garden of the Gods. The Utes' oral traditions tell of their creation at the Garden of the Gods, and petroglyphs have been found in the park that are typical of early Utes. The Utes found red rocks to have a spiritual connection and camped near Manitou Springs and the creek near Rock Ledge Ranch bordering Garden of the Gods. The Old Ute Trail went past Garden of the Gods to Ute Pass and led later explorers through Manitou Springs. Starting in the 16th century, Spanish explorers and later European American explorers and trappers traveled through the area, including Lt. John C. Freemont and Lt. George Frederick Ruxton, who recorded their visits in their journals.
In 1879 Charles Elliott Perkins, a friend of William Jackson Palmer, purchased 480 acres of land that included a portion of the present Garden of the Gods. Upon Perkins' death, his family gave the land to the City of Colorado Springs in 1909, with the provision that it would be a free public park. Palmer had owned the Rock Ledge Ranch and upon his death it was donated to the city.
Helen Hunt Jackson wrote of the park, "You wind among rocks of every conceivable and inconceivable shape and size... all bright red, all motionless and silent, with a strange look of having been just stopped and held back in the very climax of some supernatural catastrophe."
Having purchased additional surrounding land, the City of Colorado Springs' park grew to 1,364 acres. In 1995 the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center was opened just outside the park.
The outstanding geologic features of the park are the ancient sedimentary beds of deep-red, pink and white sandstones, conglomerates and limestone that were deposited horizontally, but have now been tilted vertically and faulted into "fins" by the immense mountain building forces caused by the uplift of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif. The following Pleistocene Ice Age resulted in erosion and glaciation of the rock, creating the present rock formations. Evidence of past ages can be read in the rocks: ancient seas, eroded remains of ancestral mountain ranges, alluvial fans, sandy beaches and great sand dune fields.[7]
The resulting rocks had different shapes: toppled, overturned, stood-up, pushed around and slanted. Balanced Rock, a fountain formation, is a combination of coarse sand, gravel, silica and hematite. It is hematite that gives the large balanced rock its red hue. Balanced rock was formed as erosive processes removed softer layers near its base, eventually leaving the precarious-looking formation seen today. The Gateway Rocks Three Graces, and other outcroppings are sedimentary layers that had been pushed up vertically. The largest outcroppings in the park, "North Gateway", "South Gateway", "Gray Rock", and "Sleeping Giant" are composed primarily of Lyons Formation, a stone made of fine sand from ancient sand dunes.
Located at 144 East Railroad Street, this simple Second Empire structure was built in 1878 using the designs of architects Enos Doan and Israel Doan. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and is no longer in use as a city hall.
Sandwich, Illinois is a small suburb of Chicago located in southeastern DeKalb County.
Located in East Moriches, NY. It's the most scenic dropzone in Long Island. Views of the Hampton Beaches, Fire Island and the Atlantic Coast.
located at the tip of the upper left side of the Philippines. If you're standing there, you're already facing the China sea and can see some islands near Batanes. :]
Patapat Bridge
Ilocos Norte
Philippines
Located about 30 mins north of Yellowknife, up an old 4x4 road. Opened in 1946, not sure how long they mined for.
Located near the Chaloemla 56 bridge where old Bangkok still exists just down the street from the Mega malls
nrhp 71001046- St. Mary's Seminary Chapel, located at 600 North Paca Street (off Druid Hill Avenue and modern Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) in the Seton Hill neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, is the oldest Neo-Gothic style church in the United States. It was built from 1806 through 1808 by French architect J. Maximilian M. Godefroy for the French Sulpician priests of St. Mary's Seminary. Godefroy claimed that his design was the first Gothic building in America.[3]
St. Mary's Seminary (now St. Mary's Seminary and University), founded in 1791, is the oldest Roman Catholic seminary in the United States and the site also included a secular St. Mary's College, from 1805-1852. Godefroy also designed in Baltimore, the First Unitarian Church at West Franklin and North Charles Streets during 1817 and the Battle Monument, constructed 1815-1822 in the old Courthouse Square at North Calvert Street, between East Lexington and East Fayette Streets, commemorating the city's dead during the British attack in the War of 1812's Battle of Baltimore with the bombardment of Fort McHenry and the Battle of North Point in September 1814.[4] It is located adjacent to the Mother Seton House. Originally the chapel was surrounded by a quadrangle of four-story buildings of brick Georgian/Federal design with peaked roofs and dormer windows. On one side was a long seminary building and on the other was an L-shaped larger, but similar architectured structure built for the secular College, after it was established in 1805. These were later replaced on the same site by buildings in 1876-78 of Victorian/Second Empire style with mansard roofs although the central chapel of Godefroy endured. In the 1970s, the Victorian buildings were unfortunately also razed leaving St. Mary's Park with a historic bandstand to now surround the old Chapel and Mother Seton House. To the east in the 1980s was constructed a four-lane landscaped parkway with median strip of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, edged by short brick retaining walls which curved around the west side of downtown Baltimore like an inner "beltway".
from Wikipedia
The Plaça Reial
or place Royale is a square located next to the Rambla, in the old town of Barcelona. It is named in honour of King Ferran VII who reigned during its construction as well as in honor of the Spanish monarchy.
It was intended, prior to its construction it is named Spanish Heroe's square in reference to the recent Peninsular War against theNapoleonic empire. But once the work is completed it was necessary to take account of the Royal policy which was to eliminate all the names of streets and places in connection with french liberalism. The place is named Reial square (place Royale).
Initial draft
Ideas to convert the former Capuchin monastery began to arise from 1822. After a fire in the building religious in 1835, the work of dismantling begin to transform this space gallery and a large theatre for the city. A competition is organised where are presented the ideas of different architects, including Josep Oriol Mestres and Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajo. During these formalities and preparations, the City Hall sells this space for the construction of the Teatre nou (new theatre) from 1842 to 1848.
The opening of the great theater of the Liceu in 1847 across the Rambla made lose interest in the project. In 1848, the Town Hall commissioned architect Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajo to construct a place.
Social life
Reial square is one of the most notable of Barcelona. It is located on the left down the Rambla. It is the only Plaza with arcades of the city, which gives it its unique character. It is bounded by the Rambla, the rue Ferran, street Columbus and Escudellers Street. She also joined the Bacardi, first walkway Barcelona passage.
During the construction of the square, it is frequented mainly by the wealthy classes who come to enjoy the sky and institutions - cafes, restaurants - which are installed under the arcades. They were joined by other classes. Today, the place is the meeting point for a very heterogeneous audience and a tourist Mecca of the city. Saturdays and Sundays to meet philatelists and collectors
It is a place for events of the feasts of la Mercè, the festa Major and alternative music festivals.
Other notable aspects
Twinning with the Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City
On the square is installed a central iron fountain named the three Graces. The two lights that surround it are signed by Antoni Gaudí and are part of the early works of the architect. It is a compromise between the Catalan tradition, and relations with the great heroes of military history. On the upper part of the street lights there is a helmet with a dragon Recalling the Catalan medieval conquests.
The place is decorated with Royal Palms. The architecture of the buildings surrounding the square is uniform. The arches are decorated with ceramic motifs. The square was completely renovated in 1982.
In 1988, the Town Hall conducts the Reial square pairing with the Piazza Garibaldi (Mexico).
310 Claydon Way is located in one of the finer neighborhoods of Sacramento. Having the advantage of being almost riverside, access to the American River Parkway and bicycle path is just one block from the home, providing lovely walks through incredible natural scenery and wildlife.
Year round, this beautiful neighborhood known as Wilhaggin, shows off its aesthetic pride with floral blossoms and blooms. Unlike other fine neighborhoods in the Sacramento area, Wilhaggin is mostly composed of sprawling single story dwellings. with wide streets, sidewalks and street lights.
The "ambiance" of this kind of neighborhood intention is palpable -- quietude, modest elegance, comfortable curb appeal, an abundance of mature and establish landscaping and shade trees.
Back when these houses were made in the sixties -- before magazine living lifestyle took over and replaced practicality with the discomforts of looking sharp -- strong bones and durability were time-honored architectural concepts. Pleasing oneself was more important than pleasing the neighbors, so the focus of the aesthetic addressed things like "hot summers", "colder winters" and the need for shade and light.
There were many independent builders at that time who became famous for their designs and also for their creative concepts for creating ideal settings for a river-living climate.
Among those that rose to fame, Lewis & Bristow are known for their comfortable living designs that centered around poolside appreciation. Shaped like a "U", 310 Claydon Way has three giant sliders that open up onto a giant back yard patio. The patio has roll-down awnings for late afternoon sun shade but also lends itself to an outside office or enclosed dinner-time eating.
The automated irrigation system has just been completely restored and upgraded. Other changes that have been done recently include brand new carpet, new paint and a remodeled entry way.
The grounds are fully established and mature. There are an abundance of roses and azaleas which bloom seasonally. The redwood trees on the property and surrounding the property in the backyard are invaluable for shade and beauty.
And 310 Claydon Way is loaded with all manner of little details of this nature which make it easy to maintain with a minimal amount of work. A truly beautiful home with over 3100 square feet, 310 Claydon way has been called "Shangri La" and has particularly great appeal to a buyer who loves outdoor living as much as indoor living.
BASIC DETAILS:
2 car garage
It's a four bedroom home with the following breakdown:
2 bedrooms
Gigantic master suite with walk in closet
a fully functioning 15' x 22' sky-lighted with bay windows live/work studio suite or playroom nursery (wet bar sink in studio and giant bathroom with shower).
Pool
Established landscaping and strategically placed and invaluable Sequoia trees.
House-wide vacuuming system.
Attic exhaust fan system and shade awnings.
Built in cabinetry throughout.
Located on Sydney Road next to Mitre 10, this Coles supermarket (one known as Coles New World) with most fixtures dating from the early 1990s and early 2000s closed down on October 16 2008 as another one opened on the corner of Church Street/Carrier Street.
Cigarette Packets predating 'Plain Packaging', a Kraft 'In A Biskit' flavour now discontinued and checkouts yet to be automated; this is what our supermarkets looked like from a few decades ago.
So far, the future of the site is presently unknown.
Credit: Abandoned Melbourne
Located on Alfred Av in Beverley.
There's a lot of great LEGO models on display there.
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Botanic Gardens railway station was a railway station serving the Botanic Gardens located in the Kelvinside area in the West End of Glasgow.
The station was opened on 10 August 1896 by the Glasgow Central Railway. The station building was on ground level, and the platforms were underground, beneath the Glasgow Botanic Gardens. It closed permanently to passengers on 6 February 1939. with the line being closed on 5 October 1964.
The site of Botanic Gardens Station remains derelict to this day. The platforms still remain underground where they can be seen from above through still open air vents in the Botanic Gardens, and the floor of the building is still visible within the fenced-off section of the gardens marking where it stood.
Chinon is a commune located in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Region Centre, France. The regional area is called the Touraine, which is known as the "garden of France".
It is well known for its wine, castle, and historic town. Chinon played an important and strategic role during the Middle Ages, having served both French and English kings.
Chinon is in the Loire valley, registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.
The historic town of Chinon is on the banks of the Vienne River about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from where it joins the Loire. Settlement in Chinon dates from prehistoric times, with a pronounced importance for both French and English history in the Middle Ages. At this period rivers were the main trade routes, and the Vienne River joins both the fertile regions of the Poitou and the city of Limoges, and is a tributary of the Loire, which acted as a traffic thoroughfare. The site was fortified early on, and by the 5th century a Gallo-Roman castrum had been established there.
Towards the mid 5th century, a disciple of St Martin, St Mexme, established first a hermitage, and then a monastery to the east of the town. This religious foundation bearing his name flourished in the medieval period, being rebuilt and extended four times. The eventual complex contained a large and highly decorated church and a square of canons' residences. Closure and partial demolition during and after the Revolution of 1789 have damaged this once very important church. The imposing second façade still stands, with its nave dating from the year 1000 A.D. Its important remains have been restored as historical monument and a cultural centre.
During the Middle Ages, Chinon further developed, especially under Henry II (Henry Plantagenêt, Count of Anjou, and crowned King of England in 1154). The castle was rebuilt and extended, becoming his administrative center and a favourite residence. It was where court was frequently held during the Angevin Empire.
On Henry's death at the castle in 1189, Chinon first passed to his eldest surviving son from his marriage with Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard I the Lionheart. On Richard's death in 1199, it then passed to the youngest of their children, John Lackland. King John would lose the castle in a siege in 1205 to the French king Philip II Augustus, from which date it was included in the French royal estates as the royal duchy of Touraine.
The castle in Chinon served as a prison for a time when Philip IV the Fair ordered the Knights Templar arrested in 1307. Jacques de Molay, Grand Master, and a few other dignitaries of the Order of the Temple were incarcerated there prior to trial and eventual execution.
Chinon again played a significant role in the struggle for the throne between the French and the English during the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) when the heir apparent, the future Charles VII of France sought refuge and installed his court in there in 1425. The province remained faithful to him and he made lengthy stays with his court there. In 1429, the 17-year-old Joan of Arc came to Chinon to meet and to acknowledge him as the rightful heir to the throne. After interrogation to prove she had been sent on a mission from God and with the men and arms then accorded to her, she would go on to break the siege of Orleans in June and open the way for Charles to be crowned at Reims in July 1429. The meetings in Chinon with the future Charles VII of France and his acceptance of her was the turning point of the war, helping to establish both firmer national boundaries and sentiment.
Chinon also served Louis XII as he waited for the papal legate Caesar Borgia to bring the annulment papers from Jeanne de France, enabling him to marry Anne of Brittany in 1498, and thus solidifying an even more coherent French territory
At the end of the 15th century, the commune of Chinon was the birthplace of the writer, humanist, philosopher and satirist François Rabelais, author of Gargantua and Pantagruel amongst other works, which figure in the canon of great world literature. The region is the scene of these fantastic, critical and observant adventures.
From the sixteenth century, Chinon was no longer a royal residence, and in 1631 it became part of the estates of the Duke of Richelieu, who neglected the fortress. Apart from townhouses and convents that were built, the city changed little up to the Revolution. In the 1820s, however, the fortifications were pulled down and the banks of the Vienne River were opened up to the outside.
In the late 19th and 20th centuries, Chinon grew to the east, towards the railway station, and to the north on the hill. The historic centre was registered as a conservation area in 1968, and since that time has been undergoing restoration in order to preserve its historic, natural and architectural identity.
Rue Jeanne d'Arc
Hotel Torterue de Langardiere
18th Century
Located at Priest's Cove Cape Cornwall, this was used as a storage for nets at one time. I think this building has seen a few waves hit it. The stairs at the bottom have been wash away.
Located in the Mount Vernon Square Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic Places #99001071.
Located in Doi Inthanon National Park the Royal Twin Pagoda.
The Thai Army built these pagodas, as present to the King and Queen in commemoration of their birthdays; The King's 60th in 1987 and the Queen's 60th in 1992. And the full name of these pagodas were Phra Maha Dhatu Nabha Metaneed & Phra Maha Dhatu Nabhapol Bhumisiri.
Located on top of the mountain, visitors could either reach the top via the escalator or the stairs. And one would have to go up to the top to visit one, and then come down and go up again to visit the other, for the pagodas were not located on the same peak.
Inside the pagoda, there were shrines with Buddha images where visitors pay respect to. Inside one of them along the wall, were the story of Lord Buddha's birth till enlightenment, highlighting the 4 milestones in his life and gave rise to the 4 holy places of Buddhism.
Outside, the garden were really well maintained for.
And the view on top is magnificent.
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Meiji Shrine (明治神宮 Meiji Jingū?), located in Shibuya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken.[1] When Emperor Meiji died in 1912 and Empress Shōken in 1914, the Japanese people wished to pay their respects to the two influential Japanese figures. It was for this reason that Meiji Shrine was constructed and their souls enshrined on November 1, 1920.[2]
After the emperor's death in 1912, the Japanese Diet passed a resolution to commemorate his role in the Meiji Restoration. An iris garden in an area of Tokyo where Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken had been known to visit was chosen as the building's location. Construction began in 1915, and the shrine was built in the traditional Nagarezukuri style and is made up primarily of Japanese cypress and copper. It was formally dedicated in 1920, completed in 1921, and its grounds officially finished by 1926.[3]
The original building was destroyed during the Tokyo air raids of World War II. The present iteration of the shrine was funded through a public fund raising effort and completed in October, 1958.[4]
Meiji Shrine was brought into the flow of current events with the 2009 visit of United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. After arriving in Tokyo on her first foreign trip representing the newly elected President Barack Obama, she made her way to this shrine in advance of meetings with Japan's leaders to show her "respect toward history and the culture of Japan." [5]
Meiji Shrine is located in a forest that covers an area of 700,000 square-meters (about 175 acres). This area is covered by an evergreen forest that consists of 120,000 trees of 365 different species, which were donated by people from all parts of Japan when the shrine was established. The forest is visited by many people both as a spiritual home of the people and as a recreation and relaxation area in the center of Tokyo.[2] The shrine itself is comprised of two major areas:
[edit]Naien
The Naien is the inner precinct, which is centered on the shrine buildings and includes a treasure museum that houses articles of the Emperor and Empress. The treasure museum is built in the Azekurazukuri style.
[edit]Gaien
The Gaien is the outer precinct, which includes the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery that houses a collection of 80 large murals illustrative of the events in the lives of the Emperor and his consort. It also includes a variety of sports facilities, including the National Stadium, and is seen as the center of Japanese sports. It also includes the Meiji Memorial Hall, which was originally used for governmental meetings, including discussions surrounding the drafting of the Meiji Constitution in the late 19th century. Today it is used for Shinto weddings.
Located on the mainline of the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg branch of the New York Central Railroad.
Located near Mount Jewett, PA.
Originally built in 1882, rebuilt in 1900 and partially destroyed by a tornado in 2003. Bridge is 301 feet high and 2,053 feet long. When it was built it was the longest and highest railroad bridge in the world.
located at.
238 Danbury Rd. (Hwy 7)
Wilton Ct. USA
-Wilton is a town nestled in the Norwalk River Valley in southwestern Connecticut in the United States.It is located in Fairfield County. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 18,062.
Wilton was officially recognized as a parish in 1726. The original 40 families of the parish began their own Congregational church and were allowed by Norwalk to hire a minister (Robert Sturgeon, who also became the town's first schoolmaster), open schools and build roads. During the Revolutionary War, in 1777 the British used Wilton as an escape route after their successful raid on Danbury. Several homes were burned, but the town remained intact. In 1802, Wilton was granted a Town Charter by the Connecticut General Assembly and became a political entity independent from Norwalk. With a strong anti-slavery sentiment by its residents, Wilton served as a stop on the Underground Railroad.
-Today, Wilton, like many other Fairfield County towns, is an expensive residential community with open lands (a testament to its colonial farming roots), historic architecture and extensive town services. Residents commonly commute to New York City, Stamford, and Norwalk, although there are a number of office buildings in town. Wilton was rated one of CNN's top 25 towns to live, boasting an average household income of over $300,000 per family.
-AIG Financial Products was headquartered in the town.Its trading in credit derivatives essentially bankrupted its parent company, AIG, and helped create the global financial crisis of 2008–2009.Wilton is also home to Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, Melissa & Doug, and the Blue Buffalo Company, (pet food manufacturer). Also, recent developments in town include the expansion of the Norwalk River Valley Trail, a multi-use trail that is designed to eventually run between Norwalk and Danbury.
The fortress Calamita-Inkerman is located in the estuary of the Chornaya (Black) river, on the plateau of the Monastic rock. In VI., as in other areas of the Crimean Mountains, Byzantium has built a fortress with a harrison consisting of aborigines.
The name "Kalamita" first became aware from Genoese nautical charts of fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. In the fifteenth century Mangup prince Alexei restored fort, which was intended to protect the port of the principality. Probably at the same time, deep in the Monastery rock the Christian cave monastery was founded. One of its three entrances were located at the bottom of the cliff. The corridor-tunnel went from it onward and upward - with a window and two balcony doors cut down at the right wall of it and with a row of apartments at the left wall such as: crypts, ossuary, passage room with a staircase leading to the upper tier of cells and the belfry and three cave churches.
In addition eight Christian cave monasteries and twenty-seven of cave churches were found in the rocks of Inkerman. In 1475 the Calamita fortress was captured by Turks and renamed in Inkerman.
In the latesixteenth and early seventeenth centuries defensive walls and towers were rebuilt, adapting them for use of firearms.
By the middle of the eighteenth century fortress and the port Kalamita lost militaryand commercial importance. After joining the Crimea to Russia a medieval monastery has been revived , and consecrated in the name of St. Clement.
Крепость Каламита-Инкерман расположена в устье реки Черной, на плато Монастырской скалы. В VI в., как и в других местах Горного Крыма, здесь возводится византийское укрепление с гарнизоном из местных жителей.
Название "Каламита" впервые стало известно из морских карт генуэзцев ХIV -ХV вв. В ХV в. мангупский князь Алексей восстановил крепость, которая должна была защищать порт княжества. Вероятно, в это же время в толще Монастырской скалы был основан пещерный христианский скит. Один из трех его входов был расположен в нижней части скалы. От него вперед и вверх шел коридор - тоннель, в правой стене которого вырублены окна и две балконные двери, в левой стене – по ходу коридора расположен ряд помещений: склепы-костницы, проходная комната с лестницей, ведущей на верхний ярус с кельями и колокольней, и три пещерные церкви.
Кроме описанного скита в скалах Инкермана обнаружено еще восемь христианских пещерных скитов и двадцать семь пещерных церквей. В 1475 г. крепость Каламиту захватили турки и переименовали в Инкерман, а в конце ХVI-начале ХVII вв. перестроили оборонительные стены и башни, приспособив их для использования огнестрельного оружия.
К середине ХVIII в. крепость и порт Каламита утратили военное и торговое значение. После присоединения Крыма к России был возрожден средневековый скит и освящен во имя святого Климента.
"Located in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum (Italian: Ercolano) was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 AD. Its ruins are located in the commune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy.
It is most famous for having been lost, along with Pompeii, Stabiae, Oplontis and the neighborhood of Monte Bursaccio in Boscoreale, in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 that buried it in superheated pyroclastic material. It is also famous as one of the few ancient cities that can now be seen in almost its original splendor; unlike Pompeii, it was mainly affected by pyroclastic flows, thus preserving the wooden objects such as roof tops, building beams, beds, doors, and even food. Moreover, Herculaneum was a wealthier town than Pompeii, possessing an extraordinary density of fine houses, and far more lavish use of colored marble cladding. The discovery in recent years of some 300 skeletons along the sea shore came as a surprise, as it had been assumed that the town had been evacuated."
~Wikipedia
Located in Chester Cathedral
One time Sheriff and later Mayor of Chester together with his two wives....could use a duster!
Located along Pacific Marine Road between Lake Cowichan and Port Renfrew, a single-lane, deteriorating bridge is being replaced with a new two-lane bridge. This photo shows the temporary bridge allowing traffic to continue as work progresses.
Besides being a popular route for recreational travellers and tourists, the road is vital for supporting the local logging industry.