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Located at McCarr, Kentucky on the grounds of the replica cabin that held the infamous "hog trial" that started the Hatfield-McCoy trial.
Located between Gaum and Saipan, the Pacific Ocean : Rota is a very small island with only 2000 inhabitants but rich in nature: Beach,Sea life, Tropical Forests: All full of wonders.The lonesome beaches were designated one of the most beautiful and attractive,clean beaches in the world in 2017 in some magazines
Located on the West Side of Chicago, Garfield Park Conservatory is one of the largest conservatories in the United States.
Often referred to as "landscape art under glass," the Garfield Park Conservatory contains a number of permanent plant exhibits incorporating specimens from around the world (including some cycads that are over 200 years old).
The Garfield Park Conservatory is well known for its horticultural collections, educational programs and community outreach efforts.
Located about half an hour southwest of Brenham off Highway 237, Royer's Round Top Cafe is known as much for its character as it is for its pies. Although the tiny town of Round Top has fewer than a hundred permanent residents, it is right in the middle of one of the busiest antiquing meccas in the region, with hundreds (if not thousands) of vendors setting up shop for miles along the highway. The cafe is small and always busy, and because it has been spotlighted on national media with a loyal following, they can charge a ridiculous amount of money for their food (41 dollars for a steak, 35 dollar rack of lamb, 26 dollar salmon? Ouch.) Sure, their pies are good, but over six bucks for a single slice (add 75 cents if you do NOT want ice cream on it), and 26 bucks for a full pie -- not exactly wallet-friendly.
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Kartikeya, also known as Skanda, Murugan and Subramaniyan, is the Hindu god of war. He is the commander-in-chief of the army of the devas (gods) and the son of Shiva and Parvati.
Murugan is often referred to as "Tamil Kadavul" (meaning "God of Tamils") and is worshiped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the Arupadaiveedu temples, located in Tamil Nadu. In Sri Lanka, Hindus as well as Buddhists revere the sacred historical Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna and Katirkāmam Temple situated deep south.[1] Hindus in Malaysia also pray to Lord Murugan at the Batu Caves and various temples where Thaipusam is celebrated with grandeur.
In Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Kartikeya is known as Subrahmanya with a temple at Kukke Subramanya known for Sarpa shanti rites dedicated to Him and another famous temple at Ghati Subramanya also in Karnataka. In Bengal and Odisha, he is popularly known as Kartikeya (meaning 'son of Krittika').[2]
Other names[edit]
Like most Hindu deities, Subrahmanya is known by many other names, including Senthil, Vēlaṇ, Kumāran (meaning 'prince or child or young one'), Swaminatha (meaning 'smart' or 'clever'), Saravaṇa, Arumugam or Shanmuga (meaning 'one with six faces'), Dhandapani (meaning God with a Club), Guhan or Guruguha (meaning 'cave-dweller'), Subrahmanya, Kartikeya and Skanda (meaning 'that which is spilled or oozed).[3][4] He was also known as Mahasena and the Kadamba Dynasty kings worshiped him by this name.[5]
Vedas[edit]
The Atharva Veda describes Kumaran as 'Agnibhuh' because he is form of 'Agni' (Fire God) & Agni hold in his hand when kumaran born. The Satapatha Brahmana refers to him as the son of Rudra and the six faces of Rudra. The Taittiriya Aranyaka contains the Gayatri mantra for Shanmukha. The Chandogya Upanishad refers to Skanda as the "way that leads to wisdom". The Baudhayana Dharmasutra mentions Skanda as 'Mahasena' and 'Subrahmanya.' The Aranya Parva canto of the Mahabharata relates the legend of Kartikeya Skanda in considerable detail. The Skanda Purana is devoted to the narrative of Kartikeya.[6] The Upanishads also constantly make a reference to a Supreme Being called Guha, the indweller.
The first elaborate account of Kartikeya's origin occurs in the Mahabharata. In a complicated story, he is said to have been born from Agni and Svaha, after the latter impersonated the six of the seven wives of the Saptarishi (Seven Sages). The actual wives then become the Pleiades. Kartikeya is said to have been born to destroy the Asura Mahisha.[7] (In later mythology, Mahisha became the adversary of Durga.) Indra attacks Kartikeya as he sees the latter as a threat, until Shiva intervenes and makes Kartikeya the commander-in-chief of the army of the Devas. He is also married to Devasena, Indra's daughter. The origin of this marriage lies probably in the punning of 'Deva-sena-pati'. It can mean either lord of Devasena or Lord of the army (sena) of Devas. But according to Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, in his master work on Shiva[8] and other works, Kartikeya was married to Devasenā and that is on the ground of his name as Devasena's husband, Devasenāpati, misinterpreted as Deva-senāpati (Deva's general) that he was granted the title general and made the Deva's army general.[9]
The Ramayana version is closer to the stories told in the Puranas discussed below.
Tolkappiyam, possibly the most ancient of the extant Sangam works, dated between the 3rd century BCE and 5th century CE glorified Murugan, "the red god seated on the blue peacock, who is ever young and resplendent," as "the favoured god of the Tamils."[10] The Sangam poetry divided space and Tamil land into five allegorical areas (tinai) and according to the Tirumurugarruppatai ( c. 400–450 AD) attributed to the great Sangam poet Nakkiirar, Murugan was the presiding deity the Kurinci region (hilly area). (Tirumurugaruppatai is a deeply devotional poem included in the ten idylls (Pattupattu) of the age of the third Sangam). The other Sangam era works in Tamil that refer to Murugan in detail include the Paripaatal, the Akananuru and the Purananuru. One poem in the Paripaatal describes the veneration of Murugan thus:
"We implore thee not for boons of enjoyment or wealth,
But for thy grace beatific, love and virtuous deeds."
According to the Tamil devotional work, Thiruppugazh, "Murugan never hesitates to come to the aid of a devotee when called upon in piety or distress". In another work, Thirumurukkarrupatai, he is described as a god of eternal youth;
His face shines a myriad rays light and removes the darkness from this world.[11]
The references to Murugan can be traced back to the first millennium BCE. There are references to Murugan in Kautilya's Arthashastra, in the works of Patanjali, in Kalidasa's epic poem the Kumarasambhavam. The Kushanas, who governed from what is today Peshawar, and the Yaudheyas, a republican clan in the Punjab, struck coins bearing the image of Skanda. The deity was venerated also by the Ikshvakus, an Andhra dynasty, and the Guptas.[6] The worship of Kumāra was one of the six principal sects of Hinduism at the time of Adi Shankara. The Shanmata system propagated by him included this sect. In many Shiva and Devi temples of Tamil Nadu, Murugan is installed on the left of the main deity. The story of His birth goes as follows:
Sati immolated herself in a pyre as her father King Daksha had insulted Shiva, her Lord. She was reborn as Parvathi or Uma, daughter of the King of Himalayas, Himavan. She then married her Lord Shiva. The Devas were under onslaught from the Asuras whose leader was Soorapadman. He had been granted boons that only Lord Shiva or his seed could kill him. Fearless he vanquished the Devas and made them his slaves. The Devas ran to Vishnu for help who told them that it was merely their fault for attending Daksha's yagna, without the presence of Lord Shiva. After this, they ran to Shiva for help. Shiva decided to take action against Soorapadman's increasing conceit. He frowned and his third eye- the eye of knowledge- started releasing sparks. These were six sparks in total. Agni had the responsibility to take them to Saravana Lake. As he was carrying them, the sparks were growing hotter and hotter that even the Lord of Fire could not withstand the heat. Soon after Murugan was born on a lotus in the Saravana Lake with six faces, giving him the name Arumukhan. Lord Shiva and Parvati visited and tears of joy started flowing as they witnessed the most handsome child. Shiva and Parvathi gave the responsibility of taking care of Muruga to the six Krittika sisters. Muruga grew up to be a handsome, intelligent, powerful, clever youth. All the Devas applauded at their saviour, who had finally come to release them from their woes. Murugan became the supreme general of the demi-gods, then escorted the devas and led the army of the devas to victory against the asuras.
Legends[edit]
Given that legends related to Murugan are recounted separately in several Hindu epics, some differences between the various versions are observed. Some Sanskrit epics and puranas indicate that he was the elder son of Shiva. This is suggested by the legend connected to his birth; the wedding of Shiva and Parvati being necessary for the birth of a child who would vanquish the asura named Taraka. Also, Kartikeya is seen helping Shiva fight the newborn Ganesha, Shiva's other son, in the Shiva Purana. In the Ganapati Khandam of the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, he is seen as the elder son of Shiva and Ganesha as the younger. In South India, it is believed that he is the younger of the two. A Puranic story has Ganesha obtain a divine fruit of knowledge from Narada winning a contest with Murugan. While Murugan speeds around the world thrice to win the contest for the fruit, Ganesha circumambulates Shiva and Parvati thrice as an equivalent and is given the fruit. After winning it, he offers to give the fruit to his upset brother. After this event, Ganesha was considered the elder brother owing as a tribute to his wisdom. Many of the major events in Murugan's life take place during his youth, and legends surrounding his birth are popular. This has encouraged the worship of Murugan as a child-God, very similar to the worship of the child Krishna in north India. He is married to two wives, Valli and Devasena. This lead to a very interesting name : Devasenapati viz. Pati (husband) of Devsena and/or Senapati (commander in chief) of Dev (gods)
Kartikeya symbols are based on the weapons – Vel, the Divine Spear or Lance that he carries and his mount the peacock. He is sometimes depicted with many weapons including: a sword, a javelin, a mace, a discus and a bow although more usually he is depicted wielding a sakti or spear. This symbolizes his purification of human ills. His javelin is used to symbolize his far reaching protection, his discus symbolizes his knowledge of the truth, his mace represents his strength and his bow shows his ability to defeat all ills. His peacock mount symbolizes his destruction of the ego.
His six heads represent the six siddhis bestowed upon yogis over the course of their spiritual development. This corresponds to his role as the bestower of siddhis.
In Tamil Nadu, Murugan has continued to be popular with all classes of society right since the Sangam age. This has led to more elaborate accounts of his mythology in the Tamil language, culminating in the Tamil version of Skanda Purana, called Kandha Purānam, written by Kacchiappa Sivachariyar (1350–1420 AD.) of Kumara Kottam in the city of Kanchipuram. (He was a scholar in Tamil literature, and a votary of the Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy.)
He is married to two deities, Valli, a daughter of a tribal chief and Deivayanai (also called Devasena), the daughter of Indhra. During His bachelorhood, Lord Murugan is also regarded as Kumaraswami (or Bachelor God), Kumara meaning a bachelor and Swami meaning God. Muruga rides a peacock and wields a bow in battle. The lance called Vel in Tamil is a weapon closely associated with him. The Vel was given to him by his mother, Parvati, and embodies her energy and power. His army's standard depicts a rooster. In the war, Surapadman was split into two, and each half was granted a boon by Murugan. The halves, thus turned into the peacock (his mount) and the rooster his flag, which also "refers to the sun".[12]
As Muruga is worshipped predominantly in Tamil Nadu, many of his names are of Tamil origin. These include Senthil, the red or formidable one; Arumugam, the six-faced one; Guhan and Maal-Marugan, the son-in-law of Vishnu. Murugan is venerated throughout the Tamil year. There is a six-day period of fast and prayer in the Tamil month of Aippasi known as the Skanda Shasti. He is worshipped at Thaipusam, celebrated by Tamil communities worldwide near the full moon of the Tamil month Thai. This commemorates the day he was given a Vel or lance by his mother in order to vanquish the asuras. Thirukarthigai or the full moon of the Tamil month of Karthigai signifies his birth. Each Tuesday of the Tamil month of Adi is also dedicated to the worship of Murugan. Tuesday in the Hindu tradition connotes Mangala, the god of planet Mars and war.
Other parts of India[edit]
Historically, God Kartikeya was immensely popular in the Indian subcontinent. One of the major Puranas, the Skanda Purana is dedicated to him. In the Bhagavad-Gita (Ch.10, Verse 24), Krishna, while explaining his omnipresence, names the most perfect being, mortal or divine, in each of several categories. While doing so, he says: "Among generals, I am Skanda, the lord of war."
Kartikeya's presence in the religious and cultural sphere can be seen at least from the Gupta age. Two of the Gupta kings, Kumaragupta and Skandagupta, were named after him. He is seen in the Gupta sculptures and in the temples of Ellora and Elephanta. As the commander of the divine armies, he became the patron of the ruling classes. His youth, beauty and bravery was much celebrated in Sanskrit works like the Kathasaritsagara. Kalidasa made the birth of Kumara the subject of a lyrical epic, the Kumaarasambhavam. In ancient India, Kartikeya was also regarded as the patron deity of thieves, as may be inferred from the Mrichchakatikam, a Sanskrit play by Shudraka, and in the Vetala-panchvimshati, a medieval collection of tales. This association is linked to the fact that Kartikeya had dug through the Krauncha mountain to kill Taraka and his brothers (in the Mrichchakatikam, Sarivilaka prays to him before tunnelling into the hero's house).
However, Kartikeya's popularity in North India receded from the Middle Ages onwards, and his worship is today virtually unknown except in parts of Haryana. There is a very famous temple dedicated to Him in the town of Pehowa in Haryana and this temple is very well known in the adjoining areas, especially because women are not allowed anywhere close to it. Women stay away from this temple in Pehowa town of Haryana because this shrine celebrates the Brahmachari form of Kartikeya. Reminders of former devotions to him include a temple at Achaleshwar, near Batala in Punjab, and another temple of Skanda atop the Parvati hill in Pune, Maharashtra. Another vestige of his former popularity can be seen in Bengal and Odisha, where he is worshipped during the Durga Puja festivities alongside Durga. Lord Subramanya is the major deity among the Hindus of northern Kerala. Lord Subramanya is worshipped with utmost devotion in districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in the state of Karnataka. Rituals like nagaradhane are unique to this region.
Kartikeya also known as Kartik or Kartika is also worshipped in West Bengal, and Bangladesh on the last day of the Hindu month of 'Kartik'. However, the popularity of Kartik Puja (worshipping Kartik) is decreasing now, and Lord Kartik is primarily worshipped among those who intend to have a son. In Bengal, traditionally, many people drop images of Kartik inside the boundaries of different households, who all are either newly married, or else, intend to get a son to carry on with their ancestry. Lord Kartik is also associated to the Babu Culture prevailed in historic Kolkata, and hence, many traditional old Bengali paintings still show Kartik dressed in traditional Bengali style. Also, in some parts of West Bengal, Kartik is traditionally worshipped by the ancestors of the past royal families too, as in the district of Malda. Kartik Puja is also popular among the prostitutes. This can probably be linked to the fact that, the prostitutes mostly got clients from the upper class babu-s in old Kolkata, who all, in turn, had been associated to the image of Kartik (as discussed above). In Bansberia (Hooghly district) Kartik Puja festival is celebrated like Durga puja of Kolkata, Jagadhatri puja in Chandannagar for consecutive four days. The festival starts on 17 November every year and on 16 November in case of Leap year.[13] Some of the must see Puja committees are Bansberia Kundugoli Nataraj, Khamarapara Milan Samity RadhaKrishna, Kishor Bahini, Mitali Sangha, Yuva Sangha, Bansberia Pratap Sangha and many more.
In Durga Puja in Bengal, Kartikeya is considered to be a son of Parvati or Durga and Shiva along with his brother Ganesha and sisters Lakshmi and Saraswati.[14]
Kartikeya is worshiped during Durga Puja in Odisha as well as in various Shiva temples throughout the year. Kartik puja is celebrated in Cuttack along with various other parts of the state during the last phases of Hindu month of Kartik. Kartik purnima is celebrated with much joy and in a grand fashion in Cuttack and other parts in the state.
Murugan is adored by both Tamil Hindus and Sinhalese Buddhists in Sri Lanka. Numerous temples exist throughout the island. He is a favorite deity of the common folk everywhere and it is said he never hesitates to come to the aid of a devotee when called upon. In the deeply Sinhalese south of Sri Lanka, Murugan is worshipped at the temple in Katirkāmam, where he is known as Kathiravel or Katragama Deviyo (Lord of Katragama) . This temple is next to an old Buddhist place of worship. Local legend holds that Lord Murugan alighted in Kataragama and was smitten by Valli, one of the local aboriginal lasses. After a courtship, they were married. This event is taken to signify that Lord Murugan is accessible to all who worship and love him, regardless of their birth or heritage. The Nallur Kandaswamy temple, the Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple and the Sella Channithy Temple near Valvettiturai are the three foremost Murugan temples in Jaffna. The Chitravelayutha temple in Verukal on the border between Trincomalee and Batticaloa is also noteworthy as is the Mandur Kandaswamy temple in Batticaloa. The late medieval-era temple of the tooth in Kandy, dedicated to the tooth relic of the Buddha, has a Kataragama deiyo shrine adjacent to it dedicated to the veneration of Skanda in the Sinhalese tradition. Almost all buddhist temples house a shrine room for Kataragama deviyo(Murugan)reflecting the significance of Murugan in Sinhala Buddhism,
Based on archeological evidence found, it is believed that the Kiri Vehera was either renovated to build during the 1st century BCE. There are number of others inscriptions and ruins.[15]
By the 16th century the Kathiravel shrine at Katirkāmam had become synonymous with Skanda-Kumara who was a guardian deity of Sinhala Buddhism.[16] The town was popular as a place of pilgrimage for Hindus from India and Sri Lanka by the 15 the century. The popularity of the deity at the Kataragama temple was also recorded by the Pali chronicles of Thailand such as Jinkalmali in the 16th century. There are number of legends both Buddhist and Hindu that attribute supernatural events to the very locality.[16] Scholars such as Paul Younger and Heinz Bechert speculate that rituals practiced by the native priests of Kataragama temple betray Vedda ideals of propitiation. Hence they believe the area was of Vedda veneration that was taken over by the Buddhist and Hindus in the medieval period.[17]
Lord Murugan is one of the most important deities worshipped by Tamil people in Malaysia and other South-East Asian countries such as Singapore and Indonesia. Thai Poosam is one of the important festivals celebrated. Sri Subramanyar Temple at Batu Caves temple complex in Malaysia is dedicated to Lord Murugan.
The main temples of Murugan are located in Tamil Nadu and other parts of south India. They include the Aru Padaiveedu (six abodes) — Thiruchendur, Swamimalai, Pazhamudircholai, Thirupparangunram, Palani (Pazhani), Thiruthani and other important shrines like Mayilam, Sikkal, Marudamalai, Kundrathur, Vadapalani, Kandakottam, Thiruporur, Vallakottai, Vayalur, Thirumalaikoil, Pachaimalai and Pavalamalai near Gobichettipalayam. Malai Mandir, a prominent and popular temple complex in Delhi, is one of the few dedicated to Murugan in all of North India apart from the Pehowa temple in Haryana.
There are many temples dedicated to Lord Subramanya in Kerala. Amongst them are Atiyambur Sri Subramanya Temple in Kanhangad Kasaragod, Payyannur Subramanya Swamy temple in Payyanur, Panmana Subramanya Swamy temple in Panmana and the Subramanya temple in Haripad. There is a temple in Skandagiri, Secunderabad and one in Bikkavolu, East Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. In Karnataka there is the Kukke Subramanya Temple where Lord Murugan is worshiped as the Lord of the serpents. Aaslesha Bali, Sarpa Samskara with nagapathista samarpa are major prayers here. There is a temple called Malai Mandir in South Delhi. Malai means hill in Tamil. Mandir means temple in Hindi.
The key temples in Sri Lanka include the sylvan shrine in Kataragama / (Kadirgamam) or Kathirkamam in the deep south, the temple in Tirukovil in the east, the shrine in Embekke in the Kandyan region and the famed Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna. There are several temples dedicated to Lord Murugan in Malaysia, the most famous being the Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur. There is a 42.7-m-high statue of Lord Murugan at the entrance to the Batu Caves, which is the largest Lord Murugan statue in the world. Sri Thandayuthapani Temple in Tank Road, Singapore is a major Hindu temple where each year the Thaipusam festival takes place with devotees of Lord Muruga carrying Kavadis seeking penance and blessings of the Lord.
In the United Kingdom, Highgate Hill Murugan temple is one of the oldest and most famous. In London, Sri Murugan Temple in Manor park is a well-known temple. In Midlands, Leicester Shri Siva Murugan Temple is gaining popularity recently. Skanda Vale in West Wales was founded by Guruji, a Tamil devotee of Subramaniam, and its primary deity is Lord Murugan. In Australia, Sydney Murugan temple in Parramatta (Mays Hill), Perth Bala Muruguan temple in Mandogalup and Kundrathu Kumaran temple in Rockbank, Melbourne are major Hindu temples for all Australian Hindus and Murugan devotees. In New Zealand, there is a Thirumurugan Temple in Auckland and a Kurinji Kumaran Temple in Wellington, both dedicated to Lord Murugan. In the USA, Shiva Murugan Temple in Concord, Northern California and Murugan Temple of North America[18] in Maryland, Washington DC region are popular. In Toronto, Canada, Canada Kanthasamy Temple is known amongst many Hindus in Canada. In Dollard-des-Ormeaux, a suburb of the city of Montreal in Canada, there is a monumental temple of Murugan. The Sri Sivasubramaniar Temple, located in the Sihl Valley in Adliswil, is the most famous and largest Hindu temple in Switzerland.[19]
Located at 185 East 85th Street, this condominium complex in Manhattan's Upper East Side was the set for the TV series 'The Jeffersons'. Although the show was taped in Los Angeles, some scenes depict the title characters (George and Louise Jefferson) arriving at the building.
Located just across the Angeles Crest Highway from Red Box and the intersection with Mt. Wilson Road.
Located at 12-14 South Street, this Streamline Moderne theatre was built in 1938 using the designs of architect John Eberson. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Auburn, New York is a lovely Finger Lakes city located on Owasco Lake in Cayuga County to the southwest of Syracuse. It is the shire town of its county.
Located at Deep Gap, 7.7 north of I-40. Stopped for water while section hiking I-40 to Hot Springs, NC
Golden Square was located off Dale Street behind what is now Stuart Fraser Kitchens on Stanley Street. The house in the background was the first Preston home built for John Horrocks in 1792 close to his first mill, ''The Yellow Factory''. The house went on to become ''The Refuge For Friendless Girls''. Sadly, absolutely no trace of this area remains today.
Copyright Lancashire County Library
Located on the Jack O'Lantern Resort Golf Course in Woodstock, New Hampshire. This bridge was built in 1986.
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)
Located in the Fort DeRussey Army Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii. I don't care for the flag other than the history it represents, but I like the lighting. I think that the importance of this flag to the Nazi party was also a benefit to the Allies. I would think that the strong desire to capture this flag would have motivated the soldiers of the Allied forces as much as it did for the Germans. Thankfully, a piece of history.
Located deep in Peru's Tambopata National Reserve, Sandoval Lake lodge overlooks sparkling, palm-rimmed Sandoval Lake, the most beautiful and wildlife-rich of all lakes in Tambopata-Madidi.
The Maison Losseau is an Art Nouveau private house located in Mons, Belgium. Dating from the 18th century, it was renovated in Art Nouveau style in the early 1900s at the request of Léon Losseau by Paul Saintenoy. It is listed on the list of the exceptional heritage site of Wallonia and since 2015 houses a center for the interpretation of Léon Losseau's collections and regional literature. The house is located at number 37 rue de Nimy in Mons, next to the courthouse.
The neoclassical façade is covered with a white coating. The entrance door is detached, consisting of black cast iron columns decorated with golden leaves (1908) and fuchsia flowers of the same color.The house has very refined details. Each piece has a flower theme.The lobby has for example the theme of pink and orchid. A canopy with wooden beams overlooks the living room, which was decorated in 1911 by 15 pâte de verres of Amalric Walter representing the Belfry of Thuin and the river Sambre.
The facade, the roof and the interior of the house are classified as heritage monuments on the list of the exceptional heritage sites of Wallonia. Since 19 April 1982, the facade and the roofs are classified as heritage while the interior of the house was classified in 21 November 1983. In 2015, after a project launched in the early 2010s in anticipation of Mons 2015, a renovation began in 2011, the house reopened to the public in 2015. It houses a center for the interpretation of Léon Losseau's collections and a center for regional literature.
The original house was built in the eighteenth century. It was acquired in 1873 by Charles Losseau, the father of Léon Losseau.
Glass roof in the living room. Glass and wooden beams, stylization of rosebushes and orchids. (Daum 1905)
It was completely renovated by Paul Saintenoy who was contacted in 1899 by Léon Losseau, lawyer, bibliophile, photographer and art patron. The finishing works were entrusted to Parisian architects Henri Sauvage and Charles Sarazin and continued by the Brussels architect Louis Sauvage. Paul Saintenoy began its work in 1900 and completed it in 1904, while the majority of decorations were made between 1905 and 1912. The renovation that ended in 1913 included the addition of electricity, central heating and an elevator. Once the renovation was completed, it became the first private house in Mons equipped with electricity and central heating.
During his life, Léon Losseau accumulated more than 100,000 books in his private library, mostly devoted to politics, but also to literature and poetry. A foundation was created in 1952 to manage his legacy.
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 on the site of a former American Motors Company dealership, at the intersection of Street & Mechanicsburg Road. Photos all taken 6/19/2013
Located along the shores of Hudson Bay, Churchill serves as a central gathering point for both Humans and Polar Bears alike.
These photos were taken during a three day polar bear/cold weather safari with Frontiers North. During the trip we spent our days watching the polar bears in their natural habitat from one of the company's signature Tundra Buggies. During the evenings we docked and relaxed at the mobile Tundra Buggy Lodge as the Polar Bears came up to the lodge to say hello, trying to figure out how to gain access to the raised vehicles.
I've wanted to see and spend time with wild polar bears for years. They are every bit as captivating up close and in the wild as I had dreamed. The entire trip felt like we had somehow been transported inside a National Geographic special or the taping of Planet Earth.
These are wonderful animals that need your help and protection.
Learn more about my trip at virtualwayfarer.com.
A special thank you to the Canadian Tourism Commission and Travel Bloggers Unite for making this trip possible.
Located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park toward the western edge of Kilauea Caldera. Hawaiians consider this "crater within a crater" the home of Madame Pele, the Hawaiian Volcano Goddess. Although crusted over now, when Mark Twain visited it, he described Halema'uma'u as a boiling lava lake. Other 19th century visitors described it as the gate to hell. Halema'uma'u Crater is approximately .7 mile in diameter. As a comparison, Kilauea Caldera is between 3 to 4 miles in diameter.
Essendon Recreation Reserve, colloquially known as Windy Hill, Located on Napier Street in Essendon between Raleigh Street and Brewster Street. It is best known has being the home of the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian (Later Australian) Football League (VFL/AFL) with home matches being played here between 1922 and 1991 when they were transferred to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). After this the ground continued to be used as an administration and training base until a new facility at Tullamarine was completed in 2013.
The ground dates back to the 1880s and was the home of the Essendon Cricket Club with the Essendon Bowls Club occupying a corner of the site later in the decade. Despite the Essendon Football Club dating from 1872 and being a foundation club in the VFL from 1897 they did not play regular matches at this site - instead being based at the former East Melbourne Cricket Ground which was located on Jolimont Road near the MCG.
Between 1900 and 1921 the Essendon Town Football Club played matches here as part of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) which the Essendon Football Club were part of prior to the formation of the VFL. In 1921 the East Melbourne Ground was acquired by the Victorian Railways for expansion of the Jolimont Yard to build what were known as the 'Collingwood Sidings'. This forced a move of the Essendon VFL Club to the Essendon Reserve, in part helped by the local council funding new facilities. The Essendon Town VFA club disbanded following declining support and the loss of its home ground.
Today Essondon's team in the current VFL (an amalgam of the old VFA, Victorian State League and AFL Reserves) continue to play at Windy Hill.
Built in 1914 at no. 911 Wellington Street East.
"This is a Prairie-style single-story residence, noticeably located at the south-west corner of Wellington and Woodward in the city’s east-central area. It encompasses part of Lot 15, Plan 568 and Lot 29, Plan 930. GIS coordinates: 705,711.336 5,154,111.585 Meters
This handsome, distinctive, well maintained home is the best example of a Prairie-style residence to be found in Sault Ste. Marie. It is an elegant Craftsman style bungalow with a variety of gently pitched roof slopes and a small hipped dormer. The eaves are deep and bracketed. The columns are plain with square abacuses and no base. The inclusion of classical modillions in a residence is rare in Sault Ste. Marie and to Prairie-style homes. A variety of rustic building materials have been utilized: stucco, wood, brick and stone. The window groupings consist of both casement and sash with inner muntin bars. Those windows on the front have been replaced with modern aluminum windows but the windows around the sunroom on the east side and those on the partial second floor are original. Many of the original storm windows are stored in the garage. Craftsmanship in the building is excellent yet simple and functional. Even the interior fireplace sports hand-carved brackets of similar design to those supporting the overhanging exterior eaves. With the exception of the kitchen and bathroom, the main floor rooms are still finished with the original oak trim and floors. An old photo of the house indicates that cedar shingles once adorned the roof.
This residence was constructed, in its present form, in 1914 for Richard H. Carney who was District manager for Canada Life Assurance Co. It was the Carney family who was responsible for construction of the Carney Block on Queen St. It thus reflects the affluence of an upper middle class business family which was profiting from the Clergue industrial expansion of the day. A 1914 date and initials of the stone mason builder may be found in the basement wall mortar between the sandstone pieces. It is likely this sandstone was quarried from the locks as was typical for the day. This house was purchased in 1939 by the MacIntosh family who owned it until 2004.
The key exterior features that embody the heritage value of 911 Wellington St. E. include:
- Variety of gently pitched roof slopes provide horizontal emphasis reflecting the Prairiestyle bungalow
- Clerestory lighting that provides light to a half story loft
- A hipped dormer and deep bracketed eaves
- Columns with abacuses and no base but adorned with modillions
- Rustic building materials including stucco, wood, brick and stone
- Original casement windows with sash and inner muntin bars on the sunroom (east side)
and on the half story loft
- Home and property have been well maintained in traditional style with little change to
the exterior
- An interior with oak trim, baseboards and flooring unchanged save for the kitchen and
bathroom
- A beautiful fireplace with brackets supporting the mantle matching those under the
eaves on the exterior
- The best example of a classical Prairie-style residence in Sault Ste. Marie distinctively
located in a prominent east-central location
- A residence which reflects the affluence of a prominent Sault business family built
during the heyday of the Clergue industrial empire" - info from the Sault Ste. Marie Municipal Heritage Committee.
"Sault Ste. Marie (/ˈsuː seɪnt məˈriː/ SOO-seint-ma-REE) is a city on the St. Marys River in Ontario, Canada, close to the Canada–US border. It is the seat of the Algoma District and the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay.
The Ojibwe, the indigenous Anishinaabe inhabitants of the area, call this area Baawitigong, meaning "place of the rapids." They used this as a regional meeting place during whitefish season in the St. Mary's Rapids. (The anglicized form of this name, Bawating, is used in institutional and geographic names in the area.)
To the south, across the river, is the United States and the Michigan city of the same name. These two communities were one city until a new treaty after the War of 1812 established the border between Canada and the United States in this area at the St. Mary's River. In the 21st century, the two cities are joined by the International Bridge, which connects Interstate 75 on the Michigan side, and Huron Street (and former Ontario Secondary Highway 550B) on the Ontario side. Shipping traffic in the Great Lakes system bypasses the Saint Mary's Rapids via the American Soo Locks, the world's busiest canal in terms of tonnage that passes through it, while smaller recreational and tour boats use the Canadian Sault Ste. Marie Canal.
French colonists referred to the rapids on the river as Les Saults de Ste. Marie and the village name was derived from that. The rapids and cascades of the St. Mary's River descend more than 6 m (20 ft) from the level of Lake Superior to the level of the lower lakes. Hundreds of years ago, this slowed shipping traffic, requiring an overland portage of boats and cargo from one lake to the other. The entire name translates to "Saint Mary's Rapids" or "Saint Mary's Falls". The word sault is pronounced [so] in French, and /suː/ in the English pronunciation of the city name. Residents of the city are called Saultites.
Sault Ste. Marie is bordered to the east by the Rankin and Garden River First Nation reserves, and to the west by Prince Township. To the north, the city is bordered by an unincorporated portion of Algoma District, which includes the local services boards of Aweres, Batchawana Bay, Goulais and District, Peace Tree and Searchmont. The city's census agglomeration, including the townships of Laird, Prince and Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional and the First Nations reserves of Garden River and Rankin, had a total population of 79,800 in 2011.
Native American settlements, mostly of Ojibwe-speaking peoples, existed here for more than 500 years. In the late 17th century, French Jesuit missionaries established a mission at the First Nations village. This was followed by development of a fur trading post and larger settlement, as traders, trappers and Native Americans were attracted to the community. It was considered one community and part of Canada until after the War of 1812 and settlement of the border between Canada and the US at the Ste. Mary's River. At that time, the US prohibited British traders from any longer operating in its territory, and the areas separated by the river began to develop as two communities, both named Sault Ste. Marie." - info from Wikipedia.
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Located on Fort Riley, KS is Custer House. Open for tours and well-kept, you'll step back in history and see what life was like in the late 1800's.
The Walther square (Italian Piazza Walther), written out Walther-von-der-Vogelweide-Platz, is located in the city center of the South Tyrolean capital of Bolzano. It owes its name to the poet Walther von der Vogelweide to whom the Walther monument on the middle of the square, created by Heinrich Natter of Laaser Marble, is dedicated. The Walther square is considered one of the most striking points and as the social center of the city. Important buildings in the immediate vicinity include the parish church of the Assumption as a southern boundary, north and west side the Palais Menz, the Palais Campofranco and built by the brothers Alois and Gustav Ludwig 1912/13 city hotel; this is followed by the north of the old town of Bolzano with the Corn square and the arbors.
Waltherplatz serves as the venue for numerous events throughout the year. These include the Christmas market, the South Tyrol Jazz Festival and the New Year's Eve run BOclassic.
History
The Waltherplatz was in the Middle Ages on the outskirts of Bozen, south of the former city wall and old town area. On the cityscape of Matthew Merian from 1649 a vineyard is located in its place. 1808 sold the Bavarian King Maximilian the winery to the city of Bolzano, which initially called the place Maximilianplatz, after the return of Tyrol to Austria as a result of the Congress of Vienna Johannsplatz (after Archduke Johann of Austria). After the Walther monument was erected there in 1889, the square received its present name. Since 1908 there was a station of the Rittner Bahn (The Ritten Railway (German: Rittnerbahn or Rittner Bahn, Italian: Ferrovia del Renon) is an electric light railway which originally connected Bolzano with the Ritten plateau and today continues to operate on the plateau, connecting the villages located there). Under Fascism, the name was changed to Piazza Vittorio Emanuele in 1925. 1935 was the removal of the Walther monument, which was placed in the peripheral Peter Rosegger Park. In 1945, the square was renamed for a short time in Marienplatz, before again Walther von der Vogelweide became the namesake. In the early 1980s, an underground car park was built below Waltherplatz (the first in Bolzano) that allowed the surface to be converted into a pedestrian zone. In 1981, the Walther Memorial returned to Waltherplatz.
Der Waltherplatz (italienisch Piazza Walther), ausgeschrieben Walther-von-der-Vogelweide-Platz, befindet sich im Stadtviertel Zentrum der Südtiroler Landeshauptstadt Bozen. Seinen Namen verdankt er dem Dichter Walther von der Vogelweide, dem das von Heinrich Natter aus Laaser Marmor geschaffene Walther-Denkmal auf der Mitte des Platzes gewidmet ist. Der Waltherplatz gilt als einer der markantesten Punkte und als gesellschaftliches Zentrum der Stadt. Bedeutende Bauwerke in unmittelbarer Nähe sind unter anderem die Pfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt als südliche Begrenzung, nord- und westseitig das Palais Menz, das Palais Campofranco und das von den Brüdern Alois und Gustav Ludwig 1912/13 errichtete Stadthotel; daran schließt nördlich die Bozner Altstadt mit dem Kornplatz und den Lauben an.
Der Waltherplatz dient über das Jahr als Austragungsort zahlreicher Veranstaltungen. Dazu zählen etwa der Christkindlmarkt, das Südtirol Jazzfestival und der Silvesterlauf BOclassic.
Geschichte
Der Waltherplatz lag im Mittelalter an Bozens Stadtrand, südlich von ehemaliger Stadtmauer und Altstadtbereich. Auf der Stadtansicht von Matthäus Merian aus dem Jahr 1649 ist an dessen Stelle ein Weinberg eingezeichnet. 1808 verkaufte der bayerische König Maximilian das Weingut der Stadt Bozen, die den darauf errichteten Platz zunächst Maximilianplatz nannte, nach der Rückkehr Tirols zu Österreich in Folge des Wiener Kongresses Johannsplatz (nach Erzherzog Johann von Österreich). Nachdem dort 1889 das Walther-Denkmal errichtet worden war, erhielt der Platz seinen heutigen Namen. Seit 1908 befand sich hier eine Station der Rittner Bahn. Unter dem Faschismus wurde der Name 1925 in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele geändert. 1935 erfolgte die Entfernung des Walther-Denkmals, das im peripher gelegenen Peter-Rosegger-Park aufgestellt wurde. 1945 wurde der Platz für kurze Zeit in Marienplatz umbenannt, bevor wieder Walther von der Vogelweide zum Namensgeber wurde. Anfang der 1980er wurde unterhalb des Waltherplatzes eine Tiefgarage (als erste in Bozen) errichtet, wodurch die Oberfläche zur Fußgängerzone umgestaltet werden konnte. 1981 kehrte das Walther-Denkmal wieder auf den Waltherplatz zurück.
Looking downstream to the town.
"Enkirch is a local community on the Moselle, below Traben-Trarbach. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Traben-Trarbach, in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district, in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Enkirch is located about 9 km northeast of Bernkastel-Kues and 19 km south of Cochem on the right side of the Moselle at Moselkilometer 102. A widely branched stream (Ahringsbach and Großbach) from the Hunsrück flows there. The Enkirch barrage is located at Moselle kilometer 103.
The name of the place developed from ANCHIRIACUM via ANKARACHA - ANCKIRCHA - ENKRICHA to ENKIRCH.
The area of Enkirch was inhabited long before it was first mentioned in documents in 733. This is proven by numerous finds that are exhibited in the Enkircher Heimatstuben. Accordingly, the first traces of settlement can be classified in the 3rd millennium BC, a period that experts refer to as the Neolithic or Neolithic period. At that time, people who had previously roamed around as hunters and gatherers gradually became settled. Numerous finds from later centuries have now been collected, which can also be seen in the local history rooms.
The first documented mention came when Adela, the daughter of the Merovingian nobles Hugobert and Irmina von Oeren, mentioned the Pfalzel monastery, which she had founded, in her will. In this document dated “1. April in the 12th year of the reign of King Theodericus "(732/733) it says: "I also give to the already mentioned monastery my shares in the houses of Anchiriacum, Ursiacum and Caimitas (Kaimt), which are located above the Moselle.“
In the book celebrating the town's 1250th anniversary, Enkirchen local historian and honorary citizen Hans Immich-Spier writes that the original document is considered lost. When the history of the Oeren monastery was recorded at the beginning of the 11th century, “there was a reading error, which turned “Adela, filia Hugoberti” into filia Dagoberti and thus also made Adela’s mother Irmina “von Oeren” her sister. Both became daughters of Dagobert II, who was murdered in 679. All later documents use this version.” It was later proven by the Luxembourg regional expert Prof. Wampach based on the introductory dating of the will (see above) that this version is incorrect. “Previous editors of the document believed that it was Theuderic III. (673–691), hence the earlier dating of 690,” Immich-Spier continues.
Mosel (German: [ˈmoːzl̩]) is one of 13 German wine regions (Weinbaugebiete) for quality wines (Qualitätswein, formerly QbA and Prädikatswein), and takes its name from the Mosel River (French: Moselle; Luxembourgish: Musel). Before 1 August 2007 the region was called Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, but changed to a name that was considered more consumer-friendly. The wine region is Germany's third largest in terms of production but some consider it the leading region in terms of international prestige.
The region covers the valleys of the rivers Mosel, Saar, and Ruwer from near the mouth of the Mosel at Koblenz and upstream to the vicinity of Trier in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The area is known for the steep slopes of the region's vineyards overlooking the river. At 65° degrees incline, the steepest recorded vineyard in the world is the Calmont vineyard located on the Mosel and belonging to the village of Bremm, and therefore referred to as Bremmer Calmont. The Mosel is mainly famous for its wines made from the Riesling grape, but Elbling and Müller-Thurgau also contribute to the production, among others.
In the past two decades red wine production, especially from the Spätburgunder (Pinot noir), has increased in the Mosel and throughout the German vignoble and has become of increasing interest to the international wine community. Because of the northerly location of the Mosel, the Riesling wines are often light, tending to lower alcohol, crisp and high in acidity, and often exhibit "flowery" rather than or in addition to "fruity" aromas. Its most common vineyard soil is derived in the main from various kinds of slate deposits, which tend to give the wines a transparent, mineralic aspect, that often exhibit great depth of flavor. In the current era of climate change much work has been done to improve and gain acceptance for completely dry ("Trocken") Rieslings in this region, so that most of the more famous makers have found acceptance for such wines, particularly in Europe." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
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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).
Located on the Decatur town square is the historic Meigs County Bank which dates to the early 1900s. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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.
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A view over the karst landscape on Inishmore, from Dún Aengus, an ancient stone fort.
The Aran Islands (Irish: Oileáin Árann—pronunciation: [ˈɪlɑːn ˈɑːrənʲ]) are a group of three islands located at the mouth of Galway Bay, on the west coast of Ireland. They constitute the barony of Aran in County Galway, Ireland.
From west to east the islands are: Inishmore (Árainn Mhór/Inis Mór —[ˈɑːrənʲ woːr], the largest; Inishmaan (Inis Meáin/Inis Meadhóin—[ˈɪnɪɕ mʲɑːn]), the second-largest; and Inisheer (Inis Thiar/Inis Oírr/Inis Oirthir—[ˈiniʃ hiər / iːrʲ / erʲhirʲ]), the smallest.
The 1,200 inhabitants primarily speak Irish, the language used in local placenames. Most islanders are also fluent in English.
The islands' geology is mainly karst limestone, related to the Burren in Co. Clare (to the east), not the granites of Connemara to the north.
This is most obvious in the construction of the walls around the fields.
The limestones date from the Visean period (Lower Carboniferous), formed as sediments in a tropical sea approximately 350 million years ago, and compressed into horizontal strata with fossil corals, crinoids, sea urchins, and ammonites. Glaciation following the Namurian phase facilitated greater denudation. The result is that the Aran islands are one of the finest examples of a Glacio-Karst landscape in the world. The effects of the last glacial period (the Midlandian) are most in evidence, with the islands overrun by ice during this glaciation. The impact of earlier Karstification (solutional erosion) has been eliminated by the last glacial period.
So any Karstification now seen dates from approximately 11,000 years ago and the island Karst is thus recent.
Solutional processes have widened and deepened the grykes of the limestone pavement. Pre-existing lines of weakness in the rock (vertical joints) contribute to the formation of extensive fissures separated by clints (flat pavement like slabs). The rock karstification facilitates the formation of sub-terrainean drainage.
Huge boulders up to 25 metres (80 ft) above the sea at parts of the west facing cliffs are in some cases an extreme form of storm beach, cast there by giant waves that occur on average once per century, though more are glacial erratics.
On the cliff tops, ancient forts such as Dún Aonghasa (Dún Aengus) on Inish Mór and Dún Chonchúir (Fort of Conchobar) on Inishmaan are some of the oldest archaeological remains in Ireland. A lacework of ancient stone walls (1,600 km or 1,000 mi in all) enfolds all three islands to contain local livestock.
The islands were first populated in larger numbers probably at the time of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in the mid-17th century, when the Catholic population of Ireland had the choice of going "to hell or to Connacht". Many fled to the numerous islands off the west coast of Ireland where they adapted themselves to the raw climatic conditions, developing a survival system of total self-sufficiency.
Their methods included mixing layers of sand and seaweed on top of rocks to create fertile soil, a technique used to grow potatoes and other vegetables. The same seaweed method also provided grazing grass within stone-wall enclosures for cattle and sheep, which in turn provided wool and yarn to make handwoven trousers, skirts and jackets, hand-knitted sweaters, shawls, caps, and hide shoes.
The islands are the home of the Aran sweater, which gained worldwide appeal during the course of the 20th century.