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Lower Manhattan sunset HDR. Clouds were moving too fast for Photomatix to fix. Taken from Brookyn promenade.
Cloudy, windy December day. More pronounced (false) autumn atop the trees at the Nasher nearest the former "Tending Blue" it seems.
I really couldn't see the upper falls because of the clouds and mist, and even with an umbrella over the camera, I was still constantly drying off the filter. The precipitation made the rocks nice and shiny, though.
Another plus was, the place was empty.
Stagecoach's 11328 has just departed from Canada Water Bus Station en route to Shoreditch on the 47.
Monday Spirit Day: Lower School celebrated Pajama Day while Upper School participated in Hillbilly vs. Preppy Day.
Castle Marchegg
The Marchegg castle is a baroque palace in Marchegg in Lower Austria.
History
The original castle was built as a town castle on the northwest corner of the city wall after the battle of Groißenbrunn in which Ottokar II. the Hungarian king Béla IV defeated and should provide protection at the border with Hungary. The first written mention of the castle dates back to the year 1346.
For the first time, the castle was as well as the city in the years 1426 and 1427 during the Hussite Wars captured.
In 1502, Niklas Graf Salm received the castle as a pledge possession. In the first Turkish siege Marchegg itself was burned down, and the castle was not taken, but also severely damaged. Through the help who performed the Salm in the defense of Vienna, the heirs were confirmed in mortgage possession. Niklas Graf Salm died in 1530 in nearby Salmhof. It was not until 1568 the castle through the son of Salm was made ​​habitable again. At the beginning of the 17th Century, the castle has already been devastated again by Hungarian rebels.
In 1621 the President of the Hungarian Court Chamber Count Paul Pálffy Erdöd became from Ferdinand II the castle initially as a pledge, and two years later he got into the possession of the proprietary. Palffy also managed to acquire large estates in neighboring Malatzka. The Marchegg castle was worn down to a tower, and to plans the imperial engineering and Mineurhauptmann (mining captain) Lambert Lambion newly built according as rectangular moated castle. The planned bastions and ravelins were in the process not built.
On behalf of the Hungarian palatine Nicholas V. Pálffy, the builder Christian Alexander Oedtl introduced in 1715 a baroquisation of the castle. In the course of the moat was filled. Also the corner rampart was removed from it. The southern command received its present appearance.
Over the next two centuries, the castle was mainly a hunting lodge and summer residence. Frequent guests included hunting Emperor Joseph II, Maria Theresa and Franz Stephan of Lorraine.
Karl Graf Palffy was raised in 1807 in the rank of prince.
One of the stork on the roof of the castle
Nicholas Palffy moved after the First World War his residence to Marchegg after he lost his possessions in Malacky .
After the Second World War, the castle itself was heavily vandalized and inventory stolen. In 1947 extincted with the death of Ladislaus Palffy the Marchegger line from the Pálffys.
In 1957, the city of Marchegg acquired with the help of the state of Austria Niederösterreich (Lower Austria) the castle after it was determined to demolition. In 1959, was by the Land of Lower Austria in two renovated state apartements the Hunt Museum (Jagdmuseum) installed. However, when in 2000 the stocks were concentrated in the National Museum, the exhibition in Marchegg has been closed. Since 2010 in Marchegg is carried out an exhibition of the city "from King Ottokar to the Prince Palffy". This is open each year from April to October and can be seen from Thursday to Monday. Directly from the subsequent flood protection dam one has an impressive panoramic view of the White Stork colonies that nest both on the chimneys of the castle and on the trees in the park or in the Marchauen, the nature reserve Marchegg.
Construction
The construction is continuous over two levels and is situated in a large park. Inside are several rooms with stucco ceilings. The former chapel is also over two levels. Outside the castle there is a driveway with wrought iron gate.
Basildon Park
Basildon Park estate was bought by Francis Sykes in 1771.
Sykes had made his fortune in the East India Company and required a home befitting his status. He demolished the original house and employed architect John Carr to build the mansion, which still survives.
The Sykes family owned the house until 1838.
The Morrison family owned Basildon Park from 1838 to 1928. It was originally bought by Liberal MP James Morrison who passed it to his eldest son Charles. On his death, it was inherited by his sister Ellen, who died just seven months later, leaving it to her nephew, Major James Archibald Morrison.
The estate was requisitioned during the Second World War. It served several purposes, including being used by the 101st Airborne Division of the American Army for D-Day training and later as a prisoner-of-war camp for German and Italian soldiers. This was all vital to the war effort but inevitably resulted in severe damage to the house and estate.
In 1952, Lord and Lady Iliffe bought the semi-ruined Basildon Park.
The couple set about sensitively restoring the house to its former glory, adding modern comforts such as central heating, a contemporary kitchen, and bathrooms.
They restored the elegant interior and scoured the country, searching for 18th-century architectural fixtures and fittings to fill their comfortable new home.
The fine paintings, fabrics and furniture they bought can still be enjoyed by visitors today.
The house and gardens have been featured in several Film and TV drama productions, including Pride and Prejudice, Bridgerton, Downtown Abbey, The Gentlemen and The Crown.
Lord and Lady Iliffe gifted the house and 400 acres of parkland to the National Trust in 1978.
Grade I Listed
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Christmas 2024
Basildon Park celebrates twenty years of starring as a filming location this year.
The room decor theme is ‘Your favourite Christmas movie’.
Visitors are invited to admire the sumptuous Christmas trees, bask in the glow of the twinkling lights, and see if they can guess the movie theme of the room.
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The Library
Lord Iliffe used this room as his study.
Portrait
Edward Langton Iliffe, 2nd Baron Iliffe of Yattendon
by Graham Vivian Sutherland
1976
Oil on Canvas
I was waiting for a sunset shot with my 300mm lens when I looked back and saw this sailor lowering the flag. The camera was on full manual. Fortunately, the settings were perfect, since I just pointed and shot. I cropped it down to a 1:1.25 aspect.
Fanning across the sports field, Ross Lower School students maneuvered around exciting and fun obstacle courses as part of the School’s annual Field Day on June 10. Designed by coach Nick Behrens, the challenges included a bean bag toss, a jump rope challenge, potato sack race, and balancing an egg on a spoon relay course.
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It was overcast yesterday. So after I finished taking care of business in the morning I headed out to Silver Falls State Park. The light was great for the falls and it still looks like springtime with all that green around.
Nikon D300
16/36 F4 VR @ 19mm
ISO 100
8" @ F18
Polarizer