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The Virginia monument was the first of the Confederate State monuments at Gettysburg. it was dedicated on June 8, 1917 and unveiled by Miss Virginia Carter, a niece of Robert E Lee.
It is also the largest of the Confederate monuments, a fitting tribute for the state that provided the largest contingent to the Army of Northern Virginia, its commander, and its name. Lee's figure, topping the monument astride his favorite horse, Traveller , was created by sculptor Frederick Sievers from photographs and life masks of the general. He even went to Lexington, Virginia to study Traveller's skeleton, preserved at Washington and Lee University.
Below Lee as he studies the distant Union lines are seven Confederate soldiers . According to the marker at the base of the monument,
The group represents various types who left civil occupations to join the Confederate Army. Left to right;
a professional man, a mechanic, an artist, a boy, a business man, a farmer, a youth.
Virginia contributed over 19,000 men to the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg. Almost 4,500 of these became casualties, a quarter of those engaged.
The monument stands 41 feet high, with the statue of Lee and Traveler standing 14 feet. Its total cost was $50,000.
Source:Stone Sentinals
Gloucester Cathedral is one of England's finest churches, a masterpiece of medieval architecture consisting of a uniquely beautiful fusion of Norman Romanesque and Perpendicular Gothic from the mid 14th century onwards. Until the Reformation this was merely Gloucester's Abbey of St Peter, under Henry VIII it became one of six former monastic churches to be promoted to cathedral status, thus saving the great church from the ravages of the Dissolution.
The most obviously Norman part is the nave, immediately apparent on entering the building with it's round arches and thick columns (the exterior is the result of Gothic remodelling). Much of the remainder of the building is substantially the Norman structure also, but almost entirely modified in the later Middle Ages inside and out, the result of the great revenue brought to the abbey by pilgrims to the tomb of the murdered King Edward II in the choir. It was this transformation of the Norman church that is credited with launching the late gothic Perpendicular style in England.
The gothic choir is a unique and spectacular work, the walls so heavily panelled as to suggest a huge stone cage (disguising the Norman arches behind) crowned by a glorious net-like vault adorned with numerous bosses (those over the Altar with superb figures of Christ and angels) whilst the east wall is entirely glazing in delicate stone tracery, and still preserving most of it's original 14th century stained glass. The soaring central tower, also richly panelled with delicate pinnacles, is another testament to the abbey's increasing wealth at this time.
The latest medieval additions to the church are equally glorious, the Lady Chapel is entered through the enormous east window and is itself a largely glazed structure, though the original glass has been reduced to a few fragments in the east window, the remainder now contains beautiful Arts & Crafts stained glass by Christopher and Veronica Whall.
The early 16th century cloisters to the north of the nave are some of the most beautiful anywhere, being completely covered by exquisite fan vaulting, with a separate lavatorium (washing room) attached to the north walk as a miniature version of the main passages.
There is much more of interest, from 14th century choir stalls with misericords to the comprehensive collection of tombs and monuments of various dates, including the elaborate tomb of Edward II and that of Robert Duke of Normandy, eldest son of William the Conqueror. The stained glass also represents all ages, from the 14th century to the striking contemporary windows by Tom Denny.
Further areas of the cathedral can be accessed at certain times, such as the Norman crypt under the choir and the triforium gallery above.
The sand storm paused for a few minutes and suddenly these mountains came visible. Looks like two tea kettles are facing each other.
large Under previous pictures many asked if the sand damaged my camera. No, I was very careful.
A civil engineer, Theodore Judah was caught up in the railroad craze sweeping the United States in the 1850s, telling his wife in 1854: "Anna, I am going to California to be the pioneering railroad engineer of the Pacific coast." In 1856, he built the Sacramento Valley Line, the first railroad in the West. Judah quickly became enamored with the idea of a transcontinental railroad. After mapping out a route running through Donner Pass to go over the Sierra Nevada, a route thought impossible, "Crazy Judah" presented his plan to several investors, including Collis Huntington. Huntington quickly caught interest, and soon pulled in four other businessmen: Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and James Bailey. On July 1, 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act authorizing construction of a transcontinental railroad. Judah poured himself into the project but soon found that the other businessmen frequently contradicted his engineering and left him in the dark. In 1863, Huntington attempted to have the company pay out the company to acquire stock. With wealth, the businessmen were able to do so, but not Judah. Alienated, the engineered decided to return to New York to find investors and buy out the others. Stricken with what was likely Yellow Fever in Panama, Judah died in New York. Huntington, Hopkins, Stanford, Crocker would take control of the railroad company, renaming it the Central Pacific Railroad, and become the (in)famous "Big Four" of the Transcontinental Railroad empire. Belatedly, they recognized Judah's achievements.
Old Sacramento State Historic Park, Sacramento, California
Sur cette photo, vous pouvez apercevoir de gauche à droite West Mitten, East Mitten et Mirreck Butte.
At the San Jacinto State Park in La Porte, Texas:
Erected in 1936 by several Masonic Lodges to honor Texas Pioneers who were Freemasons.
Playing around with new software on old photos - I used Luminar 4 as a plugin in Photoshop, as well as the Nik Collection 2, DXO Film Pack and Exposure X5.
Monument in the north choir aisle to Sir William Ingram (d.1623) and his wife. One of a series of post-Reformation tombs and monuments clustered around the choir aisles of York Minster.
York Minster is England's largest medieval cathedral and almost impossible to do justice to. It has an awesome presence that cannot fail to impress.
Uniquely the cathedral was spared the ravages of the Civil War that decimated the medieval art of most English cathedrals and churches, and it thus possesses the largest collection of medieval glass in Britain throughout most of it's vast windows.
Monument by Giles de Witt in memory of Sir Nathaniel Bacon who lived in Stiffkey Hall. It shows a draped coffin and the inscription leaves a space for his death, which detail (1622) was never inserted.
"Sacred to the God of the Living Nathaniel Bacon 'gilded knight, born the second son of Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, sleeps here in Christ, for whom he was vigilant while alive, with his two dearest wives; Anne, daughter of Thomas Gresham 'gilded knight' and Dorothy, daughter of Arthur Hopton of Witham, of the same rank. From the former of these he produced three daughters: Anne who married John Townsend of Rainham, Elizabeth who married Thomas Knivet of Ashwellthorp, and Winefred who married Robert Gaudy of Claxton —individuals from the order of knights. He mindful of his mortality, and in certain hope of resurrection in Christ, set up this (monument) for himself and his family in his 69th year of our Lord 1615".
Nathaniel born c1594 2nd son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/mY6FTH & 1st wife Jane Ferneley . He was half-brother of Sir Francis Bacon and brother of Sir Nicholas Bacon of Redgrave www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/xaq60e and Elizabeth 3rd wife of Sir William Periham www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/11669251276/
Nathaniel m1 1569 Anne d1594 the illegitimate daughter of Sir Thomas Gresham, founder of the Royal Exchange, by Anne Dutton
Children
1 Nicholas died young
1. Ann m John Townsend of Raynham Hall, East Raynham
2. Elizabeth m Thomas Knivet / Knyvett of Ashwellthorpe (parents of Elizabeth Pettus www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/C99B16 )
3. Winefred m Robert Gaudy of Claxton
Nathaniel m2 1597 Dorothy d1629 daughter of Arthur Hopton. Widow of William Smith of Burgh Castle, Suffolk
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Bacon_(died_1622)
**Bandelier National Monument** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000042, date listed 10/15/1966
12 mi. S of Los Alamos on NM 4
Los Alamos, NM (Sandoval County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
Bandelier National Monument was created by the Proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson on February 11, 1916, primarily to preserve a series of prehistoric Indian dwellings and the material culture of the people who lived here.
According to archeological evidence, Bandelier became occupied in the early 13th or late 12th century by people of the Anasazi culture. The area was probably occupied continuously until the middle or late 1500's by a people who lead basically an agricultural way of life - growing limited crops in the summer; gathering certain native plants, nuts and fruit; and supplementing their diet with wild game.
In the early sixteenth century the people began leaving Bandelier; the area was probably completely deserted by 1580—Just 40 years after the coming of the Spanish. (There is no record indicating that Bandelier was visited by any of the early Spanish explorers.) Exact cause of abandonment of the dwellings is unknown. For centuries the Indian farmers lived in the Pajarito canyons, built villages, honeycombed the cliffs with artificial caves, and tilled the soil of valley and mesa top. With the passing years, such influences as drought, soil-eroding flash floods, soil depletion, raiding Indians, famine, and disease— singly or in combination—forced the canyon dwellers again to seek new homes. Undoubtedly, some of the descendants of the Indians of the Pajarito Plateau still live in modern pueblos along the Rio Grande. (1)
Talus House, reconstructed in 1920 to show the structures that would have been found in front of many of the cavates when the Ancestral Pueblo people were still occupying the canyon. (2)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
(2) Bandelier NPS www.nps.gov/band/learn/photosmultimedia/mlt-stop-12.htm
June 20, 2021: Stop at Thunder Mountain Monument near Imlay, Nevada. In 1969, World War II veteran Frank Van Zant started assembling his art sculptures on the shoulder of Interstate 80. In a few years, Van Zant had seven buildings and 200 concrete statues on five acres along the interstate. A three-story hostel became popular with 70s era hippies. The sculptures depicted Native American spirits, massacres, and injustices against them. In 1983, Van Zant was named Nevada's Artist of the year. But also in 1983, a fire destroyed much of Thunder Mountain. In 1989, Van Zant committed suicide.
After several years of vandalism, family members have worked to secure and maintain the Thunder Mountain Monument. It's currently a State of Nevada Historic Site Restoration Project and partially open for self-guided tours.
View of Merrick butte from our room at the View Hotel in Monument Valley. It's worth the cost to watch the colors of the buttes changing as the sun begins to set, and to see the morning light across the valley.
As we drove across near the four corners region of New Mexico and Arizona, the wind was intense and whipped sand across the road and the landscape. I had to drive in mid afternoon with my headlights on...and my windshield was cracked by flying debris.
VWS0092 Copyright © VW Selburn 2017: One can just imagine the fun film director John Ford had whilst filming out here. There were innumerable places for the 'bad guys' to hide among the sandy rocks! I took lots of photos from various perspectives because that is what John Ford would have done in order to ensure that the filmgoers would not become bored by seeing the same places from the same viewpoint in all his films.
See all of the photos taken on my American tour here: www.flickr.com/photos/vwselburn/albums/72157683361809916
The Washington Monument, completed in 1184 to honor first U.S. President George Washington (1732-1799), is the tallest stone structure/obelisk in the world at 555 feet. Is is located along the National Mall, east of the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial, but west of the U.S. Capitol. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. Unfortunately, due to a 2011 earthquake and Hurricane Irene, scaffolding covers the lower half of the monument while it undergoes repair.
Washington Monument. National Mall, Washington D.C.
Memorial to Thomas Wall (d.1664) & his wife Dorothy (d.1672).
Heading over the Gloucestershire border Dymock church was my first port of call, and a fascinating building it is too. Tucked away in its leafy enclosure of a churchyard St Mary's is still largely a Norman building though with many later modifications. The section of blind-arcading on the south side of the chancel is the biggest initial indication of 12th century work (formerly this would have been connected to the now lost apse, replaced by the usual square termination in the following centuries). The south doorway in the porch is also Norman work with a foliate design on the tympanum. The tower with its short spire at the west end is a 15th century addition.
Upon entering the church one is first distracted by the window to the left of the Norman doorway, for this contains 15th century glass, presumably gathered here from another window inside the church (I don't think I've seen this situation before, where the church's most valuable remaining medieval glass is relegated to the porch, but at least it can be easily studied).
Inside the nave is rather dark and tunnel-like thanks to the long Norman walls (sadly scraped of their plaster in the Victorian period) that become more punctuated towards the east end by windows and arches into chancel and transept. A plaster ceiling above at least dispels some of the gloom below. It is an intriguing space that takes some time to explore, with a few memorials and older features of note, and some early windows by Kempe.
Dymock church is normally kept open and welcoming to visitors (when signing the visitors book I noticed I'd just missed out on bumping into some friends here from Stroud just the day before!).
© Brian Callahan 2010 All rights reserved.
We didn't stay long in Monument Valley. The rental car we had was not suited for the rutted, rough 17 mile road that circuits the valley, and we did not want to pay $70 each for a Navajo guide. The sky was clear and the light was harsh. Some other time perhaps. There are so many attractions in the area of equal or better beauty, that are free and easily accessed anyway. Although it is certainly nice to see this iconic place, where so many western movies were filmed, and so many great photos were taken.
One interesting thing about this one, it was a very clear day, so you can see the Capital up close, as if it were right next to the monument.
Monument to Elizabeth Williams (a daughter of Bishop Miles) and her stillborn infant, erected in the early 17th century on the north side of the Lady Chapel at Gloucester Cathedral.
Gloucester Cathedral is one of England's finest churches, a masterpiece of medieval architecture consisting of a uniquely beautiful fusion of Norman Romanesque and Perpendicular Gothic from the mid 14th century onwards. Until the Reformation this was merely Gloucester's Abbey of St Peter, under Henry VIII it became one of six former monastic churches to be promoted to cathedral status, thus saving the great church from the ravages of the Dissolution.
The most obviously Norman part is the nave, immediately apparent on entering the building with it's round arches and thick columns (the exterior is the result of Gothic remodelling). Much of the remainder of the building is substantially the Norman structure also, but almost entirely modified in the later Middle Ages inside and out, the result of the great revenue brought to the abbey by pilgrims to the tomb of the murdered King Edward II in the choir. It was this transformation of the Norman church that is credited with launching the late gothic Perpendicular style in England.
The gothic choir is a unique and spectacular work, the walls so heavily panelled as to suggest a huge stone cage (disguising the Norman arches behind) crowned by a glorious net-like vault adorned with numerous bosses (those over the Altar with superb figures of Christ and angels) whilst the east wall is entirely glazing in delicate stone tracery, and still preserving most of it's original 14th century stained glass. The soaring central tower, also richly panelled with delicate pinnacles, is another testament to the abbey's increasing wealth at this time.
The latest medieval additions to the church are equally glorious, the Lady Chapel is entered through the enormous east window and is itself a largely glazed structure, though the original glass has been reduced to a few fragments in the east window, the remainder now contains beautiful Arts & Crafts stained glass by Christopher and Veronica Whall.
The early 16th century cloisters to the north of the nave are some of the most beautiful anywhere, being completely covered by exquisite fan vaulting, with a seperate lavatorium (washing room) attached to the north walk as a miniature version of the main passages.
There is much more of interest, from 14th century choir stalls with misericords to the comprehensive collection of tombs and monuments of various dates, including the elaborate tomb of Edward II and that of Robert Duke of Normandy, eldest son of William the Conqueror. The stained glass also represents all ages, from the 14th century to the striking contemporary windows by Tom Denny.
Further areas of the cathedral can be accessed at certain times, such as the Norman crypt under the choir and the triforium gallery above.
My visit coincided with the major 'Crucible' exhibition of contemporary sculpture (September-October 2010), examples of which I will upload in due course.
It's All Saints Day, when the Polish, among other people, take the day off. They light candles and visit the graves of loved ones.
I happened on the Warsaw Uprising Monument by accident while walking through town -- it's hard to describe how moving it suddenly was. Here were the soldiers of the Home Army, thrusting forward, rifles in hand. They bravely defied the Germans for over two months before they were brutally defeated, the soldiers killed or shipped off to labor camps -- the city incinerated, civilians murdered.
When you stand before the monument, the soldiers loom like giants. Maybe that's how they live in the memories of the Polish people.
Here, on All Saints Day, an elderly man, maybe with his grandson, is lighting candles in memory of those soldiers -- maybe someone he knew -- who fought back for Poland in the Warsaw Uprising.
Creator: Logsdon, Charles Joseph (1861-1931)
Title: Quebec. Wolfe Monument
Date: n.d.
Extent: 1 slide: b&w ; (8x8.5cm)
Notes: From a set of two boxes of magic lantern slides depicting British Army volunteers in Canada in the early 1900’s.
Format: Magic Lantern Slide
Rights Info: No known restrictions on access
Repository: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada, M5S 1A5, library.utoronto.ca/fisher
Another temporary bar in Saint Andrew Square for the festive period, this circular one curves around the base of the Melville Monument, a tall column in the centre of this elegant Georgian New Town square (you can see it rising up from the middle of the temporary pub), hence, I presume, why they called it the Monument Bar. Again apologies for lack of sharpness, walking back from shopping trip so no tripod with me, these were the only ones to come out at all from a batch