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Ga-Riel waits for Re-Kah's arrival. This meeting has been many moons in the making. Re-Kah is hard to track down and even harder to keep down on earth. But discussions must happen, especially discussions with as much importance as this. The world was changing, rapidly. And only ones as powerful as these could keep it from destroying itself with from within.
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Stayed one night in this castle turned into a hotel. Very sumptuous inside. Also has a School of Falconry connected with it. This image is the back of the castle, as the parking lot is full of guest's cars.
Ashford Castle is a medieval castle that has been expanded over the centuries and turned into a five star luxury hotel near Cong on the Mayo/Galway border in Ireland, on the shore of Lough Corrib. Ashford Castle is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World organization. It was previously owned by the Guinness family
The castle was built on the site in 1228 by the Anglo-Norman House of Burke. Since then It has had several owners.
When you look at the castle head on, all the walls of the building appear vertical, but in this image, some walls slant. I am assuming that was the way it was built. Any other view I photographed contained slanted walls.
My best view of the castle can be seen in the first comment section. There every one of the walls is vertical.
I have wanted to shoot this for a long time. Its so unique. I tried to capture it with a dark feel, to help tell the story of the architecture, its medieval style and its past.
The Oswego Iron Furnace, built in 1866 at the confluence of Oswego Creek and the Willamette River, was the first iron furnace on the Pacific Coast. Between 1867 and 1885, it produced 42,000 tons of pig iron, sold as "Oregon Iron" to foundries in Portland and San Francisco. Before 1867, all iron on the Pacific Coast was brought by ship around Cape Horn.
The founders of the Oregon Iron Company—led by William S. Ladd, John Green, and Henry Green—sought to capitalize on iron deposits in the hills around Sucker Lake (now Oswego Lake). Controlling the means of iron production was part of their vision for a commercial empire in the Pacific Northwest. Most of Portland's cast-iron architecture and the pipe for its water system were made of Oswego iron.
The Oswego Furnace was Oregon's largest manufacturing enterprise in the nineteenth century. It consumed ore from two mines and charcoal from 22,000 acres of timber. Over the course of its operation, three companies owned the works: Oregon Iron Company, Oswego Iron Company, and Oregon Iron & Steel Company.
The furnace, which resembles a medieval tower, was modeled on the furnaces of the Barnum and Richardson Company in Lime Rock, Connecticut. The thirty-two-foot-high stack, as stone furnaces are called, stands on a twelve-foot underground foundation with massive walls built to withstand temperatures of 2,800 degrees Fahrenheit. Charcoal, ore, and limestone were fed into the top of the shaft, and air was injected into the bottom through three Gothic arches that gave access to ports in the smelting chamber. Molten iron was tapped through a fourth arch and channeled to molds in the sand floor of the casting house. In 1878, the second owners increased the height of the stack to forty-four feet.
The furnace closed in 1885 when the company built a larger furnace half a mile north. The firebrick lining of the shaft was removed and probably reused in the new furnace. An attempt to dynamite the stack in the early twentieth century failed but left gaping holes in the interior.
In 1974, the furnace, an example of the craftsmanship of nineteenth-century furnace builders, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The City of Lake Oswego completed a major preservation and stabilization effort in 2010, and the furnace is now an imposing presence in George Rogers Park. It is the only remaining iron furnace west of the Rocky Mountains.
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Waarschijnlijk in de eerste helft van de 15e of in de eerste helft van de 16e eeuw werd een vrijstaande toren gebouwd ten oosten van de kerk in een overhoekse positie. Mogelijk heeft deze een voorganger gehad, maar hierover is niets bekend.
Dat de toren zou zijn gebouwd in het begin van de 15e of 16e eeuw wordt afgeleid van de spitsboog (eigenlijk een lancetboog) in de ingang, wat een typisch voorbeeld is van de late gotiek. De toren werd bij de bouw opgetrokken in twee geledingen, die van elkaar worden gescheiden door een waterlijst. De ingangen in de onderste geleding bestaan uit spitsbogige doorgangen, die onderdeel vormen van grotere en hogere spitsboognissen, waarin boven de ingangen ook twee spitsboogvensters zijn opgenomen. De bovenste geleding telt drie spitsbogige galmgaten boven de ingang, drie aan de achterzijde en twee aan de andere beide zijden. De toren werd bij de bouw voorzien van een zadeldak met vier opgaande puntgevels.
Onder in de toren werd een verplaatsbare trap geplaatst, mogelijk om de weerbaarheid van de toren te vergroten, maar ook wellicht om in tijden van overstromingen de trap te kunnen ophalen. Boven de open doorgang in de toren bevindt zich een ribloos stervormig graatgewelf.
A portrait that I made on a recent photoshoot with of model Whitney Diane.
Cincher and headpiece courtesy of Organic Armor
medieval woodblock (1) by dawn grace.
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Bio!
If you're interested, here's a little background on the MOC and on my life currently.
Back in December of 2013 I wanted to do a build in the study of textures. I wanted to play with various textures and earth colors such as brown, greens, and tans. The MOC was initially going to be about 24x24 studs. But as i built it continued to expand until i was invested in a very large MOC, with the largest footprint and piece count of any MOC i've done to date. This MOC was undeniably inspired by the great David Hansel, whose vast array of medieval MOCs is quite impressive and inspiring.
This MOC presented a great deal of challenges which I had to overcome. In case you hadn't realized, texture is really hard to get right. While it looks random, it's far from it, several times I tore apart sections of the wall, or rock sections seeking perfection. The rock section in the direct front of the building, attached to it, (kinda behind where Re-Kah is standing) I re-did over 6 times just so it would be atheistically pleasing. Other challenges included the fact that very few Lego waterwheels exist, so it took a while to design one that was accurate and to scale. And the fact that this MOC includes about 3,000 pieces, which is roughly half the content of my collection. So I placed numerous BL orders to fill this MOC's demands. And designing a low yet strong roof had it's challenges as well.
As if the MOC itself wasn't challenging enough, I have been taking college classes all throughout the year, and have been consistently making Dean's list. So school, among other activities such as getting my license is why this MOC took 6+ months.
But with time came refinement. I felt with this MOC i was able to develop my own style, especially in the rock department. It also helped me broaden my building scope, and develop a newfound appreciation for castle and texture builders.
All in all I hope it was worth it and i hope you all like it.
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The Church of Saint Panteleimon is a late Byzantine church in Thessaloniki, Greece, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The church lies in the eastern part of the old city, near the Tomb of Galerius, at the junction of Iasonidou and Arrianou streets. Its current dedication to Saint Panteleimon was given to the church after the end of Ottoman rule in 1912, and its original dedication is therefore disputed. In Ottoman times, it was converted into a mosque in 1548 and became known as Ishakiye Camii, which in the prevailing scholarly interpretation points to an identification with the late Byzantine Monastery of the Virgin Peribleptos, also known as the Monastery of Kyr Isaac after its founder Jacob, who was the city's metropolitan bishop in 1295–1315 and became a monk with the monastic name of Isaac. A counter-argument however supports the theory that the present church is unrelated to the Peribleptos Monastery, and that it was converted into a mosque ca. 1500, when the city's kadı (judge), was Ishak Çelebi, whom the mosque was named after. However, the church's architecture and decoration, which date to the late 13th/early 14th centuries, appear to support the former view.
The church is of the tetrastyle cross-in-square type, with a narthex and a (now destroyed) ambulatory that is connected to two chapels (still extant). Very few of the building's original wall paintings survive. Ottoman remains include the base of the demolished minaret and a marble fountain.
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Hey and Hello!
just a pic of some of my classic castle LEGO knights and soldiers...
I am the Multimedia Artist Danny "MushroomBrain" Hennesy
look what a grand army I have amassed!
In life, these were all brutal warriors of fame and renown. Some have been around for so long that they have outlived their own legacies...
I’ve always struggled with realistic architecture in LEGO. My trackside buildings have turned out alright, but residential, commercial, and urban town structures I can’t ever find a balance with on details. I think this cottage is a good first step to replace the mideval tavern set that was originally there. I hope to finish the stables and that small lorry next before moving back into trains.
Today I built the Lego Ideas Blacksmith Shop so i decided to build a Black Knight fig to go with it. Appearently no one has made Lego Black Knight to my knowledge. This is the Tigerverse version. I don't love it but I think it's pretty good with my limited mideval collection. Also, its and awesome set.
"The nastiest of the bone beings you will ever encounter. Be blunt - and leave no shard behind. Be sure to burn their marrow as well." - excerpt from Ser Rodrick's Useful Field Guide of Strange and Unnatural Enemies
I’ve always struggled with realistic architecture in LEGO. My trackside buildings have turned out alright, but residential, commercial, and urban town structures I can’t ever find a balance with on details. I think this cottage is a good first step to replace the mideval tavern set that was originally there. I hope to finish the stables and that small lorry next before moving back into trains.
They're on the hunt for a company of vampires that has claimed the life of a dear friend and respected warlord. The knowledge that he might be among the vampires weighs heavy on their minds.
Left to right:
Troll Scavenger - His entire armory is composed of war trophies from fallen foes. Greatly enjoys piecing together unrelated equipment to form sets of gear with specific purposes. Uses a custom heavy scythe of his own design.
Troll Elder: Trolls usually don't live long enough to have white hair, so if he gives you advice, listen. Uses his greatshield in place of a walking stick and enjoys reserving his strength to catch enemies off guard. He hides brutal force behind subtle and deceptive movement in his fighting style.
Troll Berzerker: Wearing the heaviest Troll armor, this warrior is all about uncomfortably up close and personal violence.
These folks seem to be from all over the world. Recently they've been appearing in areas known for cult activity. Just what is going on in those mountains to the northwest?
To get the guards away from the tax money so their comrades can steal it, Thomas and Buck cause a distraction. Running though the city streets with the guards in pursuit, they get some help from the opressed villagers.
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