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The origin of gladiatorial combat is open to debate. There is evidence of it in funeral rites during the Punic Wars of the 3rd century BC, and thereafter it rapidly became an essential feature of politics and social life in the Roman world.
The gladiator games lasted for nearly a thousand years, reaching their peak between the 1st century BC and the 2nd century AD.
1/3 on my Gladiator series
#sliderssunday
My last photo from the Berlin government district (which you can find in the first comment) was taken from the Kronprinzenbrücke (Crown Prince Bridge); in that image, you could only see one of the rusty fenders of that bridge; since I'd also uploaded two other images before where you can only see a small part of the Crown Prince Bridge (please check the album, if you like), I thought it's about time to upload a photo of the bridge itself. I have two different versions, taken from both sides of the Spree, which differ quite considerably in their "look and feel", although the bridge itself looks pretty much the same, of course, so it was difficult to choose which I'd upload first. This photo is the more harmonious version because there isn't so much going on in the background – the buildings you can see here are the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (on the left), and the building of the Bundespressekonferenz (Federal Press Conference; on the right) –, while in the other photo of the Crown Prince Bridge which I'd taken four days before this there are the more well-known governmental buildings plus a "slice" of the berlin cube in the background, and there are also nice drama clouds.
So stay tuned for the "drama version" of the Crown Pince Bridge which is even more of a slider than this one; you will see it on one of the future Slider Sundays :)
This final image is an HDR made from exposure bracketing consisting of three single images which I've combined in HDR Efex, and which I've sliderified in Lightroom with the masking tool, and in Color Efex Pro with various filters.
The Crown Prince Bridge was designed by famous Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava. His style is unique and the design of his buildings is so distinctive that I think you will always easily recognize a Calatrava design once you've seen one of his constructions. To me, his constructions often have a distinctive sci-fi touch, and they also remind me of alien or futuristic exoskeletons, but that's probably just me ;) The origins of the Crown Prince Bridge date back to 1709, when a simple wooden bascule bridge, the "Thiergartenbrücke", was erected across the Spree. Much later, from 1877 to 1879, a new wrought-iron bridge was built in the current location, and that bridge was named "Kronprinzenbrücke" in honour of Prussian Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (Frederick III) who later was German Emperor for 99 days until his death in 1888. That bridge was heavily damaged in WWII. Since it connected the Berlin boroughs of Tiergarten (West-Berlin) and Mitte (East-Berlin), it was finally torn down in 1961 after the Berlin Wall had been erected. The new Crown Prince Bridge which was opened in 1996 was the first new bridge construction that (re-)connected the former Western and Eastern sectors after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Happy Sliders Sunday, and have a nice week ahead, dear Flickr friends!
À l'origine, l'église se composait d'une nef et d'un chœur séparés par une tour centrale remplacée par une flèche d'ardoise élevée au-dessus du portail occidental dans les années 1880. La tour et le chœur sont dotés d'une voûte de pierre. Celle du chœur pourrait remonter au XIIIe siècle. La nef est datée du XVIIIe siècle.
Le lac de Paladru, surnommé le « lac bleu », par ses riverains, est un lac naturel des Préalpes françaises, situé administrativement dans le département de l'Isère en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes et autrefois rattachée à l'ancienne province du Dauphiné.
D'une longueur légèrement supérieure à 5 km et d'une superficie de 3,9 km2, ce lac est partagé entre cinq communes et deux cantons et se présente aujourd'hui comme le cinquième lac naturel d'origine glaciaire de France, exception faite de la partie française du Léman.
C'est aussi un haut lieu archéologique français, ainsi que de biodiversité piscicole ; plusieurs espaces sont classés en zones naturelles protégées et sont inaccessibles au public.
En 2016, le conseil municipal de Paladru a voté la fusion avec la commune du Pin pour la commune nouvelle des Villages du Lac de Paladru.
I visited the open Art Museum and noticed that this art piece is very similar to my Gorilla Tripod :-). I took this picture for a fun.
Every design gets inspired by something who knows that the design of this tripod was inspired by this.
Taken on Acropolis in Lindos on the Island of Rhodes in Greece. According to myths the Acropolis is the place where the worship of the hellenistic gods origined. Later this became the worship of the goddess Athena among other gods.
Le plus ancien monument de Paris est bien loin d’être d’origine parisienne et n’a d’ailleurs pas été construit à Paris ! Érigé sous le règne de Ramsès II pour orner le temple de Louxor, l’obélisque de Louxor a a été offert à la France par le vice-roi d’Égype Méhémet Ali en 1830. Placé au centre de la place de la Concorde à Paris, et plus communément désigné sous le nom d’obélisque de la Concorde, le monument date donc du XIIIème siècle avant J-C !
L’obélisque fut embarqué sur un bateau en décembre 1831, puis arriva à Paris en août 1834. Gigantesque avec ses 23 mètres de hauteur et ses 230 tonnes, il fallut de non moins gigantesques cabestans pour l’ériger sur son piédestal, au milieu de la place de la Concorde, en octobre 1836.
Méhémet Ali avait en fait offert les deux obélisques ornant le temple de Louxor. C’est Champollion qui choisit le premier monolithe à transporter. Le second ne quitta finalement jamais l’Égypte, mais fut tout de même officiellement « rendu » par la France en 1981, sous François Mitterand.
The origin of these "pearls of nature" is a miracle. As I looked more closely at the ground, I saw a small blade of grass that was slightly higher than the others. For this reason, I was able to take my camera closer to the object and take this detail bigger. I was fascinated when I could look at this little wonder of nature at home.
While I was photographed, the sunrays warmed the ice crystals on the grasshammer so that they just slid down the stalk, when I finished with photography. What a wonderful experience that fascinated me once again and I could learn from nature.
This picture shows me both sides of the winter. The first is cold and somehow fancinating, the second shows me that the cold of the wafting sun has to give way. At least in the spring, when the life awakens again.
I am happy to share this here with you.
Enjoy everybody and a wonderful weekend to all of you.
Thank you for all your sympathy for my pictures here and the dear comments, which always give me great pleasure.
Have a wonderful time in the nature.
in explore: 17.12.2016
The origins of the San Salvador Cathedral in Zaragoza date back to 1118, when King Alfonso I Battler regained the city from the hands of Muslims. In the place of the present cathedral there was a mosque, which in 1121 was adopted after necessary renovations into a Christian church.
The construction of a new, late Romanesque cathedral began in 1140. The new church had a basilica layout consisting of a transept and three aisles ended with apses. From 1204 to the 15th century, all the kings of Aragon were crowned in this church.
In 1403, the old dome collapsed, and the reconstruction of the entire building began. Two towers were added and a new papal tiara shaped dome was built. Decorated in 1409 by master Mohammed Rami, it had many of the features of Arab Mudejar art.
In the 17th century, the old and dilapidated Mudéjar tower was demolished and a new one was built in the baroque style to give the cathedral its contemporary shape. The building represents a variety of styles; from Romanism, through Mudejar, to the Renaissance and Baroque.
The cathedral has been recognized as a national monument and placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Początki katedry w San Salvador w Saragossie, sięgają roku 1118, kiedy król Alfons I Battlera odzyskał miasto z rąk Muzułmanów. W miejscu obecnej katedry stał meczet, który w 1121 roku adoptowano po niezbędnych remontach na kościół chrześcijański.
Budowę nowej, późnoromańskiej katedry rozpoczęto w 1140 roku. Nowy kościół miał układ bazylikowy składający się z transeptu i trzech naw zakończonych apsydami. Od 1204 roku do XV wieku wszyscy królowie Aragonii byli koronowani w tym kościele.
W 1403 roku runęła stara kopuła, rozpoczęto przebudowę całej budowli. Dobudowano dwie wieże oraz zbudowano nową kopułę w kształcie papieskiej tiary. Udekorowany w 1409 roku przez mistrza Mohammeda Ramiego, posiadał wiele cech sztuki arabskiej Mudejar.
W XVII wieku rozebrano starą i zniszczoną wieżę Mudéjar a wybudowano nową w stylu barokowym, która nadała współczesny kształt katedrze. Budowla reprezentuje różnorodność stylów; od romanizmu przez mudejar, aż po renesans i barok.
Katedra uznana została jako pomnik narodowy i umieszczona na liście Światowego Dziedzictwa UNESCO.
San Juan Chamula (Mexique) - Cette grosse bourgade est située à une dizaine de kilomètres au nord-est de San Cristobal de las Casas.
Ce village largement bétonné qui ressemble à rien est habité par les « Chamulas ». Une étonnante communauté d’origine précolombienne dont l’organisation a ses propres codes sociaux. Leurs pratiques religieuses sont un mélange de chamanisme, de croyances mayas et catholiques.
Les Chamulas n’aiment pas être photographiés si l’on en croit les guides. Mais en faisant preuve d’un minimum de diplomatie, hormis lors des cérémonies religieuses, il est quand même possible de faire quelques photos sans risquer de se retrouver avec un machette en travers du crâne.
Ce petit artisan en est la preuve. Il avait bien vu que je le photographiais et m’a fait un petit signe de la main quelques instants plus tard.
Chamulas Community
San Juan Chamula (Mexico) - This large village is located about ten kilometers northeast of San Cristobal de las Casas.
This largely concrete village which looks like nothing is inhabited by the "Chamulas". An astonishing community of pre-Columbian origin whose organization has its own social codes. Their religious practices are a mixture of shamanism, Mayan and Catholic beliefs.
Chamulas do not like at all to be photographed if one believes the guides. But if we show a minimum of diplomacy, except during religious ceremonies, it is still possible to make some picture without risk of ending up with a machete down in the skull. This little craftsman is proof of that. He saw that I was photographing him and gave me a little wave a few moments later.
Anamorphosis art installation by French artist Pascale Peyret; it is a terraced garden suspended in the air, where shoots of tradescantia (a.k.a. dragon tree) grow from glowing plastic (transfusion) bags
Fuchsia magellanica, commonly known as the Hummingbird fuchsia or Hardy fuchsia, is a species of flowering plant native to South America, from the temperate southern regions of Argentina and Chile to the Straits of Magellan, in general growing near the waterways.
In the southern part of Chile (Western Patagonia) it grows at the edge of the woods.
This sub-shrub can grow to 10 feet (3.0 m) in height and width in frost-free climates, and 4–5 feet (1.2–1.5 m) where is colder. The plant blossoms profusely over a long period with many small and tubular pendent flowers, in brilliant shades of red and purple, softer shades of pink and lavender, and some in white.
It is naturalized in the United Kingdom and Bolivia, regions where it was introduced for gardening. It arrived in England in the late 18th century. According to tradition, the English gardener James Lee discovered it on the windowsill of a seaman's house and bought it for a considerable sum. As early as 1793 Lee is said to have sold a large number of pieces that he had pulled from this one copy.
In Australia, the species is recorded as naturalised in the states of Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
The species is widely used in gardening, as an ornamental plant, due to the color and shape of its flowers. Many of the existing cultivars of Fuchsia are hybrids of this species with another of the genus, generally originating in warmer climates, since their main use as a source of hybridization is due to their resistance to cold.
It is grown in temperate and subtropical gardens, or in containers on patios, balconies, and indoors, but prefers a sunny position.
The plants are quite cold-hardy compared to other species from more tropical climates, and only die in hard frosts.
The profuse pendent flowers are a nectar source attractive to hummingbirds.
This Fuchsia is one of the species hybridized in obtaining "Brinco-de-princesa" (Princess earring), the name by what is known in Brazil.
Informations by Wikipedia
In certain sense we can say that Fuchsia magellanica can be the mother of many species of fuchsias.
C'est dans sa livrée d'origine que la 754.066, ou plutôt T478.4066 assure l'Os 7416 Plzeň - Domažlice. Notez que même la numérotation sur la locomotive a été remise dans son état d'origine.
L'origine dell'edificio risale al 1028, quando il vescovo Jacopo il Bavaro decise di trasferire la cattedrale, che era fino ad allora presso la Badia, entro le mura della città, dedicandola a san Romolo, evangelizzatore di Fiesole.
Fu ampliato nel Duecento, come ricorda un'iscrizione datata 1260 sulla quinta colonna della navata destra, e ancora nel Trecento da Andrea Corsini. Nuove trasformazioni e abbellimenti si ebbero nei secoli successivi, finché nel 1878-1883 con finanziamento statale venne effettuato un radicale restauro, curato dal Genio Civile di Firenze, che comportò la ricostruzione integrale della facciata. Il campanile risale al 1213, ma fu rifatto nel Settecento e nel 1739 venne dotato di coronamento con merlatura sporgente.
Castello San Salvatore
La storia del castello è indissolubilmente legata alla famiglia Collalto, di antichissima origine longobarda, che da Treviso si stabilisce qui tra il XII e il XIII secolo fondando i castelli di Collalto e di San Salvatore.Il castello di San Salvatore si espande velocemente ed arriva alla fine del Medioevo, con i suoi trentamila metri quadrati tra rocca e borgo, ad essere uno dei più estesi del nord Italia.Inespugnato per tutto il Medioevo, durante la lunga pax veneziana il castello vede la fioritura di una straordinaria stagione artistica: arrivano a San Salvatore pittori, poeti, musicisti e letterati. La Cappella Vecchia accoglie lo straordinario ciclo di affreschi del Pordenone, mentre i palazzi si arricchiscono di opere dei grandi maestri veneti dell’epoca.
La bellezza e la magnificenza del castello diventano lo sfondo di celebri dipinti di Cima da Conegliano.Ospite dei Collalto nell’Abbazia di Nervesa, Monsignor Giovanni della Casa compone il suo celebre “Galateo”. E tra le ìselve d’arbori e frondeî Gaspara Stampa, la più grande poetessa del Cinquecento, canta nelle sue meravigliose ìRimeî il suo straziante amore per il conte Collaltino.All’inizio del seicento sorge la chiesa di Santa Croce, rivolta verso il borgo attraverso un loggiato dal sapore sansovinesco e nel secolo dei Lumi il conte Odoardo fa erigere un nuovo palazzo.
Ma il novecento è alle porte con la prima guerra mondiale: il Piave fa da sfondo alle ultime cruente battaglie ed il castello diventa bersaglio dell’artiglieria italiana. Nel 1918 San Salvatore presenta un paesaggio desolante: i palazzi sono gravemente danneggiati, come pure le mura e il borgo.
Ma il castello riprende vita: il conte Rambaldo avvia una appassionata fase di recupero dello straordinario patrimonio storico-artistico, per secoli difeso con tenacia e amore. Un ininterrotto cantiere prosegue fino alle soglie del nuovo millennio, in cui il castello di San Salvatore e le sue terre vengono definitivamente riconsegnate alla storia in tutto il loro splendore.
Susegana - Treviso - Italia
Petunia is a genus in the family Solanaceae, subfamily Petunioideae. Well known members of Solanaceae in other subfamilies include tobacco (subfamily Nicotianoideae), and the cape gooseberry, tomato, potato, deadly nightshade and chili pepper (subfamily Solanoideae). It's a flowering plant of South American origin. Petunias can tolerate relatively harsh conditions and hot climates, but not frost. They need at least five hours of sunlight every day and flourish in moist soil and conditions of low atmospheric humidity. Petunias are generally insect pollinated. The Maya and Inca believed that the scent of petunias had the power to ward off underworld monsters and spirits. Their flower-buds were bunched together for magical drinks. 46569