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Südwestlich des 100-Seelen-Dorfes Kleinkirchberg (GM Sitzendorf, HL) steht an der Landesstrasse 1218 nach Minichhofen diese etwa 4,5m hohe spätbarocke Figurengruppe eines Hl.Wandels aus Zogelsdorfer Sandstein. Sie ruht in 247m SH im alten Ried "Steinbügl" auf einem weiten rechteckigen Grundfundament auf dem ein mehrstufiger Sockel aufliegt. Darauf ein polygoner nach obenhin sich verjüngender Fussblock auf dem sich ein quaderförmiges Postament befindet. An seiner Vorderseite eine rechteckige mit Hohlkehle gerahmte Kartusche mit eingezogenen Ecken. In der Kartusche ein Relief der Armen Sünder im Fegefeuer, darüber in einer Wolke ein schwebender Engel der einen Rosenkranz hinabreicht. Darunter eine Rocaille-Kartusche mit einem kurzen Bittgebet: "Hl.Dreifaltigkeit erbarme dich unser und aller Armen Seelen". Zu beiden Seiten des Postamentes hohe Voluten. Auf dem Postament eine polygone vorkragende Deckplatte die unterhalb gestuft ist, oberhalb ein breiter Figurensockel auf dem die Figurengruppe eines Hl.Wandels zu sehen ist. Der Hl. Wandel ist eine erweiterte Form einer Dreifaltigkeitsdarstellung. Sie zeigt die Hl.Familie mit der Gottesmutter Maria und dem Ziehvater Jesu, dem Hl.Josef die den jungen Christus, hier mit seinem Leidenswerkzeug Kreuz, sicher des Weges geleiten. Dahinter auf einer Wolkensäule Gottvater der schützende seine Hände über diese Gruppe breitet. Dazwischen der Hl.Geist in Form einer Taube. Zu beiden Seiten des Hl.Wandels je ein Postament mit je einen Pestheiligen darauf. Links der Hl. Sebastian an einen Baum gebunden, rechts der wichtigste Pestheilige Rochus der seine Pestwunde an seinem Schenkel zeigt. Der Hl. Wandel zeigt die Rückkehr des kleinen Jesus aus Ägypten auf dem Weg in den Tempel von Jerusalem. Diese Darstellung stammt aus dem 17.Jhd. und ist ein eigener Bildtypus der katholischen Gegenreformation. Es symbolisiert das Schreiten auf dem Lebensweg und soll zur christlichen Lebensführung ermahnen. Diese Figurengruppe ist zum Dank für das Erlöschen der Pestperiode von 1712/13 der Hl.Dreifaltigkeit gewidmet. Ein Meisterwerk Eggenburger Steinmetzkunst.
Standort: GPS 48.591346, 15.925064
Denkmalschutz OID 12804 nach § 2a
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Folded from a regular hexadecagon of textured paper; final piece ~12 inches across. This is a refolding of a design I exhibited at 5OSME this summer-- but somehow never posted to Flickr.
Here we have the radial symmetry of the center color changes nested inside the asymmetry of the eilliptical tato; at the same time, the asymmetrical polygon approximation is juxtaposed within the regular polygon that I started with.
Im Ortszentrum von Mühlbach (GM Hohenwarth) steht vor dem Feuerwehrhaus dieses etwa 4m hohe aus Granit gefertige Kriegerdenkmal für die Gefallenen des Ersten Weltkrieges. Es ruht in 346m SH im Ried "In den Rainen" auf einem quadratischen Grundfundament auf dem sich ein vierstufiger Sockel aus Granit erhebt. Die beiden obersten Sockelsteine sind dachartig abgeschrägt. Auf diesen ein hoher mehrstufiger Obelisk. Im unteren quaderförmigen Block sind an der Vorderseite die Namen der Gefallenen Mitbürger der Gemeinden Mühlbach und Olbersdorf in goldenen Lettern eingraviert. Oberhalb ein viereckiger Obelisk der sich nach obenhin verjüngt. An seiner Vorderseite ist oberhalb ein Tatzenkreuz (Soldatenkreuz) eingraviert. Darunter folgende Inschrift: "Die Gemeinden Mühlbach und Olbersdorf dem Andenken ihrer im Weltkrieg 1914 - 1918 gefallenen Helden". Oberhalb eine Metallweltkugel auf der ein gusseiserner Adler mit ausgebreiteten Flügeln ruht. Umgeben ist das Denkmal von einer niederen polygonen Betoneinfriedung auf der acht Gusseisensteher montiert sind. Die Steher sind durch eine stabile Eisenkette verbunden. Das Denkmal wurde 1922 von der Gemeinde, den Heimkehrern und dem ÖKB errichtet. Namen der Gefallenen und Vermissten, die am Kriegerdenkmal in Mühlbach nicht aufscheinen, sind in der Mühlbacher Pfarrkirche auf einzelnen Tafeln an beiden Säulen unter der Orgel zu finden. Jahrelanger Obmann des ÖKB war Graf Gudenus aus Hohenwarth, ehemaliger U-Boot-Kommandant. Das Denkmal wurde zuletzt 1992 renoviert.
Standort: GPS 48.519348, 15.789453
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Main attractions include :-
Angevine-Aragonese Castle, built in the 13th century by the Byzantines. It was largely remade under the Angevines and the Aragonese, who added a polygonal wall fortified with round towers. The main additions were carried on by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, who worked for King Alfonso II of Naples. In 1522 an eastern bastion, known as Rivellino, was built which is defended by waters on three sides.
14th century walls (renewed by the Spaniards in the 16th century). Originally they had 12 towers or bastions.
Baroque cathedral of Sant'Agata (17th century). It has a richly decorated façade in carparo, a local limestone, with niches featuring statues of saints. The interior is on the Latin cross plan, with Baroque altars, including a polychrome high altar by Cosimo Fanzago.
Church of St. Francis of Paola (1621)
Church of St. Francis of Assisi, built in the 13th century but renovated several times later. It is home to a stone nativity scene by Stefano da Putignano (late 16th century)
Church of San Domenico al Rosario (late 17th century), annexed to a former Dominican convent.
Church of the Holy Crucifix (1750)
Church of Santa Maria della Purità (1661). The richly decorated interior houses, at the marble high altar, a canvas by Luca Giordano depicting the Madonna della Purità between st. Joseph and St. Francis of Assisi.
Greek Fountain (16th century), once believed to date to the 3rd century BC. It has bas-reliefs with mythological figures and, on the other façade, the insignia of Charles III of Spain.
Palazzo Pirelli (16th century), with mythological-theme decorations in the vault of former entrance archway which was converted to a pharmacy in the 19th century.
Church of San Pietro dei Samari, outside the city. It was built in by a Crusader knight, Ugo di Lusignano in 1148.
Spiaggia la Puritate beach under the city walls.
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I was stupid not to think about this before, but I realized that smaller 'circles' can be made not only by adjusting the angle, but shortening each segment from 4 studs to 2. Here are the results.
Oakshott Court by Peter Tabori. Featured in Domus No.1048
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All three photos posted this morning were taken during a long, mountainous hike up Plateau Mountain yesterday, 28 September 2016. The third photo is a very poor macro shot of a very interesting slime mold that one of the group had found elsewhere, not on Plateau Mountain, but had brought it along to show us. I will have to get the name for it again. Seems to be an amazingly clever slime mold : ) Has such a fine, intricate netting, that you can just about see in the photo. Wish I hadn't photographed it on something blue, though.
I have been lucky enough to visit this special area several times in the past, but wondered if I would ever be able to get back to one of my absolute favourite places. There are two gates across this road - the lower one always seems to be open, but the second, higher gate is always kept locked. This means a long hike up the gravel road seen in this photo. Took me a while to make up my mind whether to go on this trip, as I wasn't sure if I'd be able to manage it - my body just can't do anything uphill, even just a very slight incline. Also, I had read someone's report recently - they had been there maybe five days before us and had said that, up till the day they went, a female Grizzly and her two cubs had been hanging out there for 10 days! They didn't see the bears, but noticed all the many places where the bears had pushed over rocks and ripped up the ground to look for plant roots, etc.. Seeing all these digging sights was still unnerving enough! We also saw several bear paw prints in the gravel along this road. My main concern was that I would have to fall back and let my friends continue. The thought of being by myself and seeing a family of Grizzlies had been enough to keep me awake part of the previous night and I even broke into a sweat worrying about it, lol. However, I have very thoughtful friends, and we stayed pretty much together.
These friends were there to look for mosses, lichens and liverworts - plus anything else of interest - so they don't walk at a fast pace and are always stopping to look at something. This suits my ability perfectly. We were, of course, too late for wildflowers, though there were a lot of False Dandelions in bloom. We also came across quite a few fungi, most of them the same kind of very small, brown fungus. We did see one or two other kinds that were worth photographing. Because of stopping so often, we ran out of time to continue hiking this road as far as the very top, flat plateau - I would have had to stay behind if they had gone further. The lower plateau is where most of my visits have taken place, but I think I have been right to the very top twice, maybe three times, before. Almost every visit other years had been in the month of July. In fact, the last part of the hike yesterday was over ground that was very similar to the very top plateau, including some permafrost 'boils'. Birds seen on this trip included a tiny Wren of some kind, a few small flocks of unidentified birds flying fast, and a falcon (Prairie falcon?).
"This nearly flat high-elevation plateau is recognized for several unique features. There is an internationally recognized ice cave with ice crystals, curls, sheets and pillars (ice crystals are so fragile that a temperature increase of one degree Celsius can cause melting). The periglacial features (known as "patterned ground") in the reserve include active permafrost, sorted stone circles, polygons, steps and frost boils. The area also contains critical winter range for bighorn sheep." From www.albertaparks.ca/plateau-mountain.aspx
There are no public roads in Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve; the road to the mountain top is leased by Husky Oil; to prevent vandalism to natural gas production facilities and to lessen impact on the area's natural features, access is controlled by the locked gate; travel in the reserve is by foot only; there are no facilities on site and overnight camping and open fires are prohibited."
www.albertaparks.ca/media/2741526/plateau_mtn_mgmt_plan.pdf
Thanks so much, Sandy, for organizing this wonderful trip and getting us out there! Not sure, but I think the last time I was out there was in August 2012. Major flood damage had kept the roads closed after that, so it was very exciting to know that someone else had discovered that the roads were now OK for travel. We were so lucky with the weather and only had a few raindrops. Rather chilly, but October is almost here, so hardly surprising. I think the temperature was between 2C and 4C, approximately. I was wearing thermal underwear, jeans, two fleece jackets and my thick winter jacket, and my winter boots!
Many thanks, too, to Ken, for the ride from and back to Calgary - much appreciated! A long drive, but through such beautiful scenery.
Polygonal lakes are very picturesque and easily accessible, so they are very popular with
photographers. It is a chain of small shallow lakes flowing one into another. They are located in the central part of the Khibiny Mountains.
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The Lena delta is one of the largest still pristine river deltas in the world. Its many naturally meandering arms form a magnificent tree-like shape. And ice wedges in the fine sediments of the treeless tundra form regular polygons with small ponds. The whole of the Lena Delta area has been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On August 12, 1996, the Russian Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) significantly expanded the Lena Delta state nature reserve. At 14,330 square kilometres, the Lena Delta reserve ("Zapovednik") was already one of the largest and most important nature reserves in the Arctic. With its new size of 61,320 square kilometres, the expanded Lena Delta Reserve is now the largest protected area in Russia and one of the largest on earth. It is, however, only a small part of Sakha’s “Gift to the Earth”. Sakha, a republic approximately the size of Western Europe, decided in 1994 to designate at least 20% of its territory as a nature reserve.
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Ce monument commémore l’une des dernières figures importantes des Lumières écossaises, le philosophe et professeur de philosophie morale à l’Université d’Édimbourg (de 1786 jusqu’à sa mort en 1828) : Dugald Stewart (1753-1828). Considéré comme l’un des plus grands philosophes de son temps, il a également enseigné l’économie, la philosophie naturelle, le grec et la logique et a été l’auteur de plusieurs ouvrages de philosophie, dont la philosophie de l’esprit humain. En 1792, Stewart publia Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, un traité qui commence par une discussion sur la vue. Stewart, comme le philosophe David Hume (1711-76) avant lui, s’intéressait particulièrement à la perception comme moyen de comprendre le monde, croyant que l’on ne pouvait pas se concentrer sur tout mais se limitait à des détails spécifiques. Il était un disciple de l’école de philosophie scottish Common Sense fondée par Thomas Reid, dont il avait assisté aux conférences à l’Université de Glagow. Parmi les étudiants bien connus de Stewart, on compte Lord Palmerston, le futur premier ministre, James Mill, le philosophe, et Sir Walter Scott, le romancier et poète.
La Royal Society of Edinburgh a commandé le monument et choisi son site en 1830. Ce dernier a été achevé en Septembre 1831, trois ans après la mort de Stewart. Il a été conçu par l'architecte écossais William Henry Playfair. Le mémorial est basé sur le monument choragique de Lysicrate à Athènes. Il s’agit d’un temple circulaire de neuf colonnes corinthiennes cannelées autour d’une urne surélevée sur un podium circulaire et dispose d’un toit en forme de dôme peu profond, surmonté au centre d’une urne ouverte à plumes. Il dispose d’une clôture polygonale en fonte restaurée avec des piliers en pierre, ornés de couronnes. La forme du monument choragique d’Athènes était devenue plus largement connue grâce à son illustration dans les Antiquités d’Athènes de Stuart et Revett, publiées en 1762. Une version contemporaine du monument, le monument Burns de Thomas Hamilton (1830-32) peut être vu à proximité sur Regent Road.
This monument commemorates one of the last important figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, the philosopher and professor of moral philosophy at the University of Edinburgh (from 1786 until his death in 1828): Dugald Stewart (1753-1828). Considered one of the greatest philosophers of his time, he also taught economics, natural philosophy, Greek and logic and was the author of several philosophical works, including The Philosophy of the Human Mind . In 1792 Stewart published Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, a treatise that begins with a discussion of sight. Stewart, like the philosopher David Hume (1711-76) before him, was particularly interested in perception as a means of understanding the world, believing that one could not focus on everything but was limited to specific details. He was a disciple of the Scottish Common Sense school of philosophy founded by Thomas Reid, whose lectures he had attended at the University of Glagow. Well-known students of Stewart include Lord Palmerston, the future Prime Minister, James Mill, the philosopher, and Sir Walter Scott, the novelist and poet.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh commissioned the monument and chose its site in 1830. It was completed in September 1831, three years after Stewart's death. It was designed by Scottish architect William Henry Playfair. The memorial is based on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens. It is a circular temple of nine fluted Corinthian columns around a raised urn on a circular podium and has a shallow domed roof, surmounted in the center by an open feathered urn. It has a restored cast iron polygonal fence with stone pillars, adorned with crowns. The form of the Choragic Monument at Athens had become more widely known through its illustration in Stuart and Revett's Antiquities of Athens, published in 1762. A contemporary version of the monument, Thomas Hamilton's Burns Monument (1830-32) may be seen nearby on Regent Road.
I was stupid not to think about this before, but I realized that smaller 'circles' can be made not only by adjusting the angle, but shortening each segment from 4 studs to 2. Here are the results.
I found acres of patterns like this out on the playa where the dendrites grow in the Mojave Desert. Polygons of shrinkage cracks form within a narrow range of diameters due to the material properties of the gypsite surface. This is how it looks from standing height. Low light at sunset adds some relief to the texture.