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Sir Muhammad Iqbal*was born in (November 9, 1877 & died April 21, 1938), widely known as Allama Iqbal, was a poet, philosopher and politician, as well as an academic, barrister and scholar' in British India who is widely regarded as having inspired the Pakistan Movement. He is called the "Spiritual Father of Pakistan."He is considered one of the most important figures in Urdu literature,with literary work in both Urdu and Persian.
I lead no party; I follow no leader. I have given the best part of my life to careful study of Islam, its law and polity, its culture, its history and its literature.
ALLAMA IQBAL.
Endegeest Castle, Oegstgeest near Leiden NL.
Around 1660, famous philosopher Baruch de Spinoza (1632 - 1677) sought refuge in this small castle after excommunication in Amsterdam.
Here is the philosopher of my blue bird collection. He is looking into the distance and thinking – probably about food.
Now that is a wise and learned bird.
I took this picture at Colorado State University during a major snow storm in 2013. I have more pictures like this in my timeline.
Le célèbre philosophe Jean-Jacques Rousseau a écrit dans ses Rêveries d'un promeneur solitaire: "De toutes les habitations où j'ai demeuré (et j'en ai eu de charmantes), aucune ne m'a rendu si véritablement heureux et ne m'a laissé de si tendres regrets que l'île de St-Pierre au milieu du lac de Bienne". Sa résidence d'antan, un ancien prieuré, est devenue aujourd'hui un hôtel-restaurant réputé.
Giordano Bruno was an Italian philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer known for his cosmological theories, which extended the Copernican model. The monument was erected on June 9, 1889, at the exact spot where the philosopher Bruno was burned at the stake for heresy in 1600.
Philosopher’s stone, in Western alchemy, an unknown substance, also called “the tincture” or “the powder,” sought by alchemists for its supposed ability to transform base metals into precious ones, especially gold and silver. Alchemists also believed that an elixir of life could be derived from it. Inasmuch as alchemy was concerned with the perfection of the human soul, the philosopher’s stone was thought to cure illnesses, prolong life, and bring about spiritual revitalization.
The philosopher’s stone, variously described, was sometimes said to be a common substance, found everywhere but unrecognized and unappreciated. The quest for the stone encouraged alchemists from the Middle Ages to the end of the 17th century to examine in their laboratories numerous substances and their interactions. The quest thereby provided a body of knowledge that ultimately led to the sciences of chemistry, metallurgy, and pharmacology.
The process by which it was hoped common metals such as iron, lead, tin, and copper could be turned into the more valuable metals involved heating the base material in a characteristic pear-shaped glass crucible (called the vase of Hermes or the philosopher’s egg). Colour changes were carefully watched—black indicating the death of the old material preparatory to its revitalization; white, the colour required for change into silver; and red, the highest stage, the colour required for change into gold.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "philosopher’s stone". Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May. 2024, www.britannica.com/topic/philosophers-stone. Accessed 19 May 2024.
Driving home from the grocery store on a country road ....I came upon these 5 learned scholars....who seemed to be discussing the works of Socrates , Lao Tzu and other great thinkers . Not wanting to disturb their musings , I took a quick shot through the car window ...and went on my merry way ...
thanks for the visit ....Happy Fence Friday :-)
Homer (Omiros) @ University of Freiburg (GER)
Fittingly, the two gentlemen on the lower left were conversing in Greek. :-)
And so my portraits continue ....sigh.
The last one I think , before I get on the final stretch of "Over The Top' and "Karst" range of shots.
Took this picture on the Philosopher's Walk (哲学の道). Kyoto has so many beautiful temples and shrines, but sometimes the most beautiful shots are the unplanned and unexpected.
From time to time I wonder in which world an owl is when it's looking lik this guy, staring somewhere inside. Same with my cats - sometimes they look in the same way..
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I'm stampolina and I love to take photos of stamps. Thanks for visiting this pages on flickr.
I'm neither a typical collector of stamps, nor a stamp dealer. I'm only a stamp photograph. I'm fascinated of the fine close-up structures which are hidden in this small stamp-pictures. Please don't ask of the worth of these stamps - the most ones have a worth of a few cents or still less.
By the way, I wanna say thank you to all flickr users who have sent me stamps! Great! Thank you! Someone sent me 3 or 5 stamps, another one sent me more than 20 stamps in a letter. It's everytime a great surprise for me and I'm everytime happy to get letters with stamps inside from you!
thx, stampolina
For the case you wanna send also stamps - it is possible. (...I'm pretty sure you'll see these stamps on this photostream on flickr :) thx!
stampolina68
Mühlenweg 3/2
3244 Ruprechtshofen
Austria - Europe
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great stamp China 800 $ Chu Yuan / Qu Yuan (350-275 (BC) v. Chr.), chinesischer Philosoph & Poet; chinese philosopher)
People's Republic of China PRC timbre Chine postage 中華人民共和國 selo sello China francobolli Cina почтовая марка Китайская Народная Республика pullar Çin 邮票 中 Briefmarken China stamp timbre poste-timbre bolli francobolli sello franco porto postage Briefmarken selo bollo stamps почтовая марка 邮票 yóupiào γραμματόσημα frimærker 우표 markas znaczki posta ücreti pullar ค่าไปรษณีย์ bélyegek China
more info here on wikipedia:
Shadows of apartment buildings reach across a man-made beach towards the surf line. Very little of the Belgian coast is not built up.
The simplicity of this image invites us to focus on the essence, the core, and the heart of a subject. It beckons us to peel back the layers, revealing a profound intricacy beneath the surface.
But simplicity is not a destination. It's a starting point—a canvas upon which we paint the hues of complexity that add depth, richness, and meaning to our existence.
I invite you to strip away the superfluous and trust in the innate beauty that emerges. In this delicate balance, photography reveals its true essence—an art form that stirs emotions, tells stories, and forges deep connections.
This Hall is thought to have been a large throne room where the emperor held audiences and met in council with court luminaries. It is a vast rectangular hall with a large apse and was extravagantly decorated with precious marble and the seven niches on the back wall were adorned with statues of philosophers. Hadrian’s villa, built by the emperor (117-138 AD) as summer imperial retreat, is a vast open air museum of some the finest architecture of the Roman world and the Roman Empires largest and richest villa ever built. It is a UNSECO World Heritage Site. [www.stevensklifas.com]
Hadrian's Villa is a vast area of land with many pools, baths, fountains and classical Greek and Roman architecture set in what would have been a mixture of landscaped gardens, wilderness areas and cultivated farmlands. Due to Hadrian's travels, he also commissioned Egyptian style buildings and statues, even naming some of the buildings after Egyptian cities or temples.
The buildings are constructed in travertine, brick, lime, pozzolana, and tufa. The complex contains over 30 buildings, covering at least a square kilometre (250 acres, an area larger than the city of Pompeii), of which much is still unexcavated. Villas were typically sited on hilltops, but with its fountains, pools and gardens, Hadrian's villa required abundant sources of water, which was supplied by aqueducts feeding Rome, including the Aqua Anio Vetus, Aqua Anio Novus, Aqua Marcia, and Aqua Claudia. To avail themselves of those sources, the villa had to be located on land lower than the aqueduct.[Wikipedia]
This was a tricky one to edit, you'll have to squint to see shapes in the silhouette but I promise it is there. It's not all shadows, both physically and spiritually I guess.
It's crazy how many ties the Daisho-In Temple has with past emperors of Japan (namely Toba and Meiji, and even Prince Ninsuke) raising it's historical significance and religiously, it managed 12 sub-temples from Itsukushima which is a remarkable feat on paper.
To be honest, I don't know who this statue was made of, it doesn't help that there are over 500 statues on this lot so the websites didn't help much. The sun was shining bright with absolutely 0 clouds all day which made me think of a sunburst shot. The temples are too big and they were typically surrounded by trees so there were hardly any convenient spots to line up a shot. But the statues are smaller more distinct objects, very few of them actually being tall enough.
So as I said, I had to constantly readjust in editing to give even a small amount of light to the statue and any other illuminated items. Barely any saturation fixes needed to be made. On the other hand, there were naked trees that had yet to flower, so I didn't want that in focus either. Hopefully the shapes are still easily distinguishable. Again, squint if you can't see it, the sun is a powerful tool and obstacle.