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The Lion Monument (Löwendenkmal) was carved in stone in 1820-1821, in a former sandstone quarry, It commemorates the regiment of mercenary Swiss guards in the service of King Louis XVI of France, who were massacred when French revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris in 1792. This photo is geotagged.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Valley
Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, pronounced [tsʰépìːʔ ǹtsɪ̀skɑ̀ìː], meaning "valley of the rocks") is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of sandstone buttes, with the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. The most famous butte formations are located in northeastern Arizona along the Utah–Arizona state line. The valley is considered sacred by the Navajo Nation, the Native American people within whose reservation it lies.
Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Famed director John Ford used the location for a number of his Westerns. Film critic Keith Phipps wrote that "its five square miles [13 km2] have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West".
Sourc: navajonationparks.org/navajo-tribal-parks/monument-valley/
History
Before human existence, the Park was once a lowland basin. For hundreds of millions of years, materials that eroded from the early Rock Mountains deposited layer upon layer of sediment which cemented a slow and gentle uplift, generated by ceaseless pressure from below the surface, elevating these horizontal strata quite uniformly one to three miles above sea level. What was once a basin became a plateau.
Natural forces of wind and water that eroded the land spent the last 50 million years cutting into and peeling away at the surface of the plateau. The simple wearing down of altering layers of soft and hard rock slowly revealed the natural wonders of Monument Valley today.
From the visitor center, you see the world-famous panorama of the Mitten Buttes and Merrick Butte. You can also purchase guided tours from Navajo tour operators, who take you down into the valley in Jeeps for a narrated cruise through these mythical formations. Places such as Ear of the Wind and other landmarks can only be accessed via guided tours. During the summer months, the visitor center also features Haskenneini Restaurant, which specializes in both native Navajo and American cuisines, and a film/snack/souvenir shop. There are year-round restroom facilities. One mile before the center, numerous Navajo vendors sell arts, crafts, native food, and souvenirs at roadside stands.
Additional Foreign Language Tags:
(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "米国" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis" "ארצות הברית" "संयुक्त राज्य" "США"
(Arizona) "أريزونا" "亚利桑那州" "אריזונה" "एरिजोना" "アリゾナ州" "애리조나" "Аризона"
(Utah) "يوتا" "犹他州" "יוטה" "यूटा" "ユタ州" "유타" "Юта"
(Monument Valley) "وادي النصب التذكاري" "纪念碑谷" "Vallée des monuments" "מוניומנט ואלי" "स्मारक घाटी" "モニュメントバレー" "모뉴먼트 밸리" "Долина Монументов" "Valle de los Monumentos"
Another post from my trip to Monument Valley.
The Navajo name for the valley is Tsé Bii' Ndzisgaii which means Valley of the Rocks.
Numerous TV shows and Hollywood movies have been shot here in the valley.
Monumento que reproduz o Padrão com as Armas, Brazão e Coroa Real Portuguesa, oferecido pela Câmara Municipal de Cascais. Símbolo da Amizade entre o Povo da Cidade de Vitória e o de Cascais em Portugal.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Valley
Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, pronounced [tsʰépìːʔ ǹtsɪ̀skɑ̀ìː], meaning "valley of the rocks") is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of sandstone buttes, with the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. The most famous butte formations are located in northeastern Arizona along the Utah–Arizona state line. The valley is considered sacred by the Navajo Nation, the Native American people within whose reservation it lies.
Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Famed director John Ford used the location for a number of his Westerns. Film critic Keith Phipps wrote that "its five square miles [13 km2] have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West".
Sourc: navajonationparks.org/navajo-tribal-parks/monument-valley/
History
Before human existence, the Park was once a lowland basin. For hundreds of millions of years, materials that eroded from the early Rock Mountains deposited layer upon layer of sediment which cemented a slow and gentle uplift, generated by ceaseless pressure from below the surface, elevating these horizontal strata quite uniformly one to three miles above sea level. What was once a basin became a plateau.
Natural forces of wind and water that eroded the land spent the last 50 million years cutting into and peeling away at the surface of the plateau. The simple wearing down of altering layers of soft and hard rock slowly revealed the natural wonders of Monument Valley today.
From the visitor center, you see the world-famous panorama of the Mitten Buttes and Merrick Butte. You can also purchase guided tours from Navajo tour operators, who take you down into the valley in Jeeps for a narrated cruise through these mythical formations. Places such as Ear of the Wind and other landmarks can only be accessed via guided tours. During the summer months, the visitor center also features Haskenneini Restaurant, which specializes in both native Navajo and American cuisines, and a film/snack/souvenir shop. There are year-round restroom facilities. One mile before the center, numerous Navajo vendors sell arts, crafts, native food, and souvenirs at roadside stands.
Additional Foreign Language Tags:
(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "米国" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis" "ארצות הברית" "संयुक्त राज्य" "США"
(Arizona) "أريزونا" "亚利桑那州" "אריזונה" "एरिजोना" "アリゾナ州" "애리조나" "Аризона"
(Utah) "يوتا" "犹他州" "יוטה" "यूटा" "ユタ州" "유타" "Юта"
(Monument Valley) "وادي النصب التذكاري" "纪念碑谷" "Vallée des monuments" "מוניומנט ואלי" "स्मारक घाटी" "モニュメントバレー" "모뉴먼트 밸리" "Долина Монументов" "Valle de los Monumentos"
temple de Vesta
Il est rond, possédant un dôme ayant pour hauteur la moitié du diamètre de l'édifice, probablement en imitation des cabanes italiques anciennes, et aurait été construit à l'origine en acacia avec un toit couvert de chaume. L'édifice même consacré à Vesta n'est pas un templum (espace consacré), bien que les poètes l'appellent quelquefois templum, il s'agit par contre bel et bien d'un aedes (temple). Selon Ovide, sa forme ronde avec un foyer au milieu est une représentation symbolique de la Terre, avec son feu central et immobile. Les historiens modernes font aussi un rapprochement avec un rite funéraire très ancien observé à Rome , consistant à recueillir les cendres du défunt après crémation, à les placer dans une urne ronde en forme de cabane et à inhumer l'urne. On ne peut toutefois pas tirer de ces similitudes symboliques d'autres conclusions que l'extrême ancienneté de ce culte et son caractère autochtone.
First World War memorial. Dated 1923 on sculpture. Sculpture
by W.Marsden.
White granite with bronze reliefs and statuary.
A tall square tapered pillar surmounted by a statue, on a
rectangular stepped plinth with side supporters also bearing
statues.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Valley
Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, pronounced [tsʰépìːʔ ǹtsɪ̀skɑ̀ìː], meaning "valley of the rocks") is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of sandstone buttes, with the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. The most famous butte formations are located in northeastern Arizona along the Utah–Arizona state line. The valley is considered sacred by the Navajo Nation, the Native American people within whose reservation it lies.
Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Famed director John Ford used the location for a number of his Westerns. Film critic Keith Phipps wrote that "its five square miles [13 km2] have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West".
Sourc: navajonationparks.org/navajo-tribal-parks/monument-valley/
History
Before human existence, the Park was once a lowland basin. For hundreds of millions of years, materials that eroded from the early Rock Mountains deposited layer upon layer of sediment which cemented a slow and gentle uplift, generated by ceaseless pressure from below the surface, elevating these horizontal strata quite uniformly one to three miles above sea level. What was once a basin became a plateau.
Natural forces of wind and water that eroded the land spent the last 50 million years cutting into and peeling away at the surface of the plateau. The simple wearing down of altering layers of soft and hard rock slowly revealed the natural wonders of Monument Valley today.
From the visitor center, you see the world-famous panorama of the Mitten Buttes and Merrick Butte. You can also purchase guided tours from Navajo tour operators, who take you down into the valley in Jeeps for a narrated cruise through these mythical formations. Places such as Ear of the Wind and other landmarks can only be accessed via guided tours. During the summer months, the visitor center also features Haskenneini Restaurant, which specializes in both native Navajo and American cuisines, and a film/snack/souvenir shop. There are year-round restroom facilities. One mile before the center, numerous Navajo vendors sell arts, crafts, native food, and souvenirs at roadside stands.
Additional Foreign Language Tags:
(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "米国" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis" "ארצות הברית" "संयुक्त राज्य" "США"
(Arizona) "أريزونا" "亚利桑那州" "אריזונה" "एरिजोना" "アリゾナ州" "애리조나" "Аризона"
(Utah) "يوتا" "犹他州" "יוטה" "यूटा" "ユタ州" "유타" "Юта"
(Monument Valley) "وادي النصب التذكاري" "纪念碑谷" "Vallée des monuments" "מוניומנט ואלי" "स्मारक घाटी" "モニュメントバレー" "모뉴먼트 밸리" "Долина Монументов" "Valle de los Monumentos"
The major Baroque monument in the north transept at Elmley Castle commemorates the 1st Earl of Coventry (d.1699) and is the work of William Stanton from c1700. The Earl is shown reclining beneath an elaborate canopy, with attendant angel figures on either side.
It was originally intended to join other family monuments at Croome d'Abitott church, but was refused by the 2nd Earl on the basis of the inscription making false claims to the pedigree of the 1st Earl's widow, who had remarried Thomas Savage and came to reside at Elmley Castle, thus the monument ended up here too.
As Walthall's troops retreated, Confederate reinforcements from the top of the mountain moved up under Brig Gen John Moore and halted Ireland's attack around the Cravens house. Union reinforcements under Brig Gen Walter C. Whitaker, and Cols William Grose and Charles Candy quickly flanked and overwhelmed Moore's troops as well; though confused shooting continued in the fog, the terrace was cleared by sundown.
Cravens House, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Glasgow Necropolis.
In the foreground is the monument to Dr John Dick (1764-1833).
Professor of Theology to the United Secession Synod.
Minister to Greyfriars Church, Glasgow.
He is buried at Glasgow Cathedral. This monument in the Necropolis was erected by his congregation. This monument was designed in 1838 by Robert Black and is one of many in the Necropolis based on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates. It was erected 5 years after his death and is missing and an urn and finial.
Beyond, is the monument to the Very Rev Duncan Macfarlan DD (1771-1857).
Principal and Vice Chancellor of Glasgow University, 1823-1857.
Minister of St Mungo’s Cathedral, Glasgow, 1824-1857.
Moderator, General Assembly, Church of Scotland, 1819 and 1843.
When he died on the 25 November 1857 he held the title “Father of the Church” and his funeral was a public affair with a procession of all the great and the good of Glasgow at the time headed by the Lord Provost and the streets were lined with crowds. This monument, by Jonathan Anderson Bell, 1863, was erected by public subscription.
The skyline at the summit is dominated by a 58 ft doric pillar topped with a 13 ft statue of John Knox (1505-1572), prominent Scottish clergyman and leader of the Protestant Reformation. The sandstone Doric column and base were designed by the Edinburgh architect Thomas Hamilton. The self taught sculptor Robert Forrest carved the statue. It can just be seen hiding behind the Macfarlan monument.
A long exposure shot of a small pond in Brighton at night - 25 second exposure.
Shot with:
- Canon EOS 550D
- Canon 18 - 55 f/3.5 - 5.6 (Kit lens)
Edited with:
- Photoshop CS5.1
Monument to Alexander Mackenzie, Canada's 2nd Prime Minister, at Alexander Mackenzie Park, Sarnia, ON.
Part of the double monument at the west end of the south aisle to Anthony Biddulph (d.1718) and his wife (d.1706)..
St Michael & All Angels at Ledbury is not only one of Herefordshire's grandest parish churches but also one of its most rewarding. There is much to enjoy in this ancient building from its unusual architectural features to its interesting monuments and top quality glass.
The church is set back from the town's main street and accessed via a narrow cobbled alleyway, the view of its soaring spire beckoning the visitor onward. Upon arriving at the churchyard gates this massive building reveals itself to be full of surprises, most noticeably the tower and spire being detached from the main building and standing a short distance to the north of a beautifully detailed chapel on the north side (formerly dedicated to St Katherine) whose large windows are enriched with ballflower ornament. To the right the mass of the three-gabled west front greets the visitor, centred around the original Norman west doorway with its carved capitals.
Much of the Norman building still remains but aside from the west door the building has been modified and extended in the following centuries to the point that most of the exterior now appears to be of 13th or 14th century date. The detached tower dates back to the 13th century in its lower stages, but the topmost belfry stage and the tapering spire above are an 18th century addition by architect Nathaniel Wilkinson of Worcester. The spire is nonetheless remarkable for its sheer height, and visitors can often ascend the tower to its base during the summer months.
Inside the church initially has a vast, almost barn-like feel owing to the great space and somewhat low level of light, particularly as the eye is drawn towards the chancel which almost disappears into the gloom at first sight. The church is lit by a series of tall windows but the light they admit is more limited by the extensive collection of stained glass (though fortunately most of this is exceptionally good). The chancel is the oldest part, retaining its Norman arcades with intriguing porthole-like oculi above that would have been originally glazed as a clerestorey before the aisles were enlarged. On the north side (almost acting as a transept) is the former chapel with its large Decorated windows that is now separated by a glazed screen and is referred to presently as the chapter house. It contains some old fragments of glass and a fine effigy of a 13th century priest.
Throughout the church there are tombs and monuments of interest (not all well lit so at times the eye needs to adjust to the darkness) from the medieval period to the 19th century. Most of the windows on the south side are filled with rich late Victorian glass by Kempe, whilst in the north side is a more varied display with good examples of Pre Raphaelite, Arts & Crafts and more modern work by Burne Jones, Christopher Whall and John K.Clark respectively, in my opinion the most outstanding windows in the church.
Ledbury church is normally kept open and welcoming for visitors to this popular, tourist-friendly market town. It is well worth a visit, a well above average church!
Holodomor statue officially unveiled in Regina - May 12, 2015
The statue of a young peasant girl collecting a wheat sheaf is designed to reflect on the devastation of the famine and its impact on children and will serve as a reminder of the Holodomor (a man-made famine that devastated Ukraine during the early 1930s created by U.S.S.R. leader Joseph Stalin).
Millions of Ukrainians died, up to a third of them children.
The statue was made from the same cast as the one that stands in front of the Holodomor museum in Kiev.
Monument to Sir Issac Brock, a brilliant English general killed here during the war of 1812, Queenston Heights, Ontario.
Horse & rider at John Ford Point. Film director, John Ford, said this was his favourite location in Monument Valley.
Monument Valley is part of the Navajo Nation Reservation and is not a National Park, but is a Tribal Park with different rules.
Monument Valley has been featured in many movies that a lot of people think of as the American West. This is due to the famous director John Ford, who used the valley for its iconic buttes as background for a number of his popular Westerns.
The Rossville Gap was the main thoroughfare into Georgia from Tennessee. Rosecrans had marched through it to fight at Chickamauga, and after that victory Forrest had driven the Union forces back over it before threatening Bragg's life and storming off after what he saw as a failure to pursue the defeated Union forces. Fresh from Lookout Mountain, on November 25, 1863 Hooker's troops attempted to attack the flank of the Confederate position at Missionary Ridge, but was held up by a swollen creek. Finally crossing over in the afternoon, his troops quickly routed the Confederates of John Breckenridge and joined up with the Federal forces cresting Missionary Ridge.
This monument lies at the opening of the Rossville Gap, and I had passed by it a dozen times before I finally stopped and looked at it.
Iowa Reservation, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Chattanooga, Tennessee
The first civic monument in Britain to commemorate Nelson's victories. It was erected in Glasgow Green in 1806 and predates the more famous column in London's Trafalgar Square by three decades.
Monumentul "Semn dacic”" este creatia sculptorului Nicolae Adam si reprezinta principala arma de lupta a dacilor. El este închinat lui Decebal, conducătorul dacilor. Este situat înainte de intrarea în Orăştie, pe partea dreaptă a drumului european, cum vii dinspre Deva.
Title: [Texas Heroes Monument]
Creator: Shipman, Earl
Date: ca. 1913
Part of: George W. Cook Dallas/Texas image collection
Series: Series 3: Photographs
Series 3, Subseries 3, Postcards
Series 3, Subseries 3d, RPPC, Texas
Place: Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
Description: The Texas Heroes Monument in Galveston.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print (postcard): gelatin silver; 14 x 9 cm
File: a2014_0020_3_3_d_0515_c_galvestonmonument.jpg
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For more information and to view the image in high resolution, see: digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/gcd/id/3020
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Valley
Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, pronounced [tsʰépìːʔ ǹtsɪ̀skɑ̀ìː], meaning "valley of the rocks") is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of sandstone buttes, with the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. The most famous butte formations are located in northeastern Arizona along the Utah–Arizona state line. The valley is considered sacred by the Navajo Nation, the Native American people within whose reservation it lies.
Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Famed director John Ford used the location for a number of his Westerns. Film critic Keith Phipps wrote that "its five square miles [13 km2] have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West".
Sourc: navajonationparks.org/navajo-tribal-parks/monument-valley/
History
Before human existence, the Park was once a lowland basin. For hundreds of millions of years, materials that eroded from the early Rock Mountains deposited layer upon layer of sediment which cemented a slow and gentle uplift, generated by ceaseless pressure from below the surface, elevating these horizontal strata quite uniformly one to three miles above sea level. What was once a basin became a plateau.
Natural forces of wind and water that eroded the land spent the last 50 million years cutting into and peeling away at the surface of the plateau. The simple wearing down of altering layers of soft and hard rock slowly revealed the natural wonders of Monument Valley today.
From the visitor center, you see the world-famous panorama of the Mitten Buttes and Merrick Butte. You can also purchase guided tours from Navajo tour operators, who take you down into the valley in Jeeps for a narrated cruise through these mythical formations. Places such as Ear of the Wind and other landmarks can only be accessed via guided tours. During the summer months, the visitor center also features Haskenneini Restaurant, which specializes in both native Navajo and American cuisines, and a film/snack/souvenir shop. There are year-round restroom facilities. One mile before the center, numerous Navajo vendors sell arts, crafts, native food, and souvenirs at roadside stands.
Additional Foreign Language Tags:
(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "米国" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis" "ארצות הברית" "संयुक्त राज्य" "США"
(Arizona) "أريزونا" "亚利桑那州" "אריזונה" "एरिजोना" "アリゾナ州" "애리조나" "Аризона"
(Utah) "يوتا" "犹他州" "יוטה" "यूटा" "ユタ州" "유타" "Юта"
(Monument Valley) "وادي النصب التذكاري" "纪念碑谷" "Vallée des monuments" "מוניומנט ואלי" "स्मारक घाटी" "モニュメントバレー" "모뉴먼트 밸리" "Долина Монументов" "Valle de los Monumentos"