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Remains of the vault of the Church of San Martín de Tours in the town of Belchite.
Belchite is a town in the province of Zaragoza, autonomous region of Aragon, Spain.
At the end of the bloody Spanish civil war (1936-1939), which was the prologue to the Second World War, it became a symbol of the cruelty of war by order of General Franco.
The bloody fighting that took place here, house by house, with several changes of hands throughout the war, had a more political than strategic purpose, with a great cost of human lives and military resources.
General Franco's decision to turn it into a symbol of the cruelty of war, led to the order not to restore the damaged city and to build a "new" city.
But the truth is that the real damage, which is the cause of the current state of the "old" city, was caused from 1964, when the tenants of the last inhabited houses moved to the new Belchite.
From that moment on, the ruins of the houses, completely unprotected, were looted to take recyclable materials, as well as scrap metal, pipes, cables...
The lack of materials that provided support for the old buildings caused collapses.
The inclement weather, the lack of respect of the people in general and the lack of interest of the national authorities to at least preserve what exists, lead us to the current state.
In reality, the fighting during the war had only caused 30% of the damage.
Restoration campaigns are being carried out on the most significant buildings that are still standing.
The entire area is now fenced and protected and visits can only be guided, which are coordinated by the local authority.
The concept of a "Theme Park" came too late.
This ruined church of Saint Martin of Tours was used as a hospital, but was systematically bombed when word spread that weapons and ammunition were stored there.
Given the state of this ruined city, many films and documentaries have been shot, including "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" directed by Terry Gilliam (1988) and "Pan's Labyrinth" directed by Guillermo del Toro (2005). (Source: Wikipedia)
RESTOS DE LA BOVEDA DE LA IGLESIA, 2022
(Del archivo de mis propias fotos, 2022)
Restos de la bóveda de la Iglesia de San Martín de Tours de la localidad de Belchite.
Belchite es un pueblo en la provincia de Zaragoza, región autónoma de Aragón, España.
Al terminar la sangrienta guerra civil española (1936-1939), que fue el prólogo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, se convirtió por orden del General Franco en símbolo de la crueldad de la guerra.
Los cruentos combates que se celebraron aquí, casa por casa, con varios cambios de manos a lo largo de la guerra, tenían una finalidad más política que estratégica, con gran coste de vidas humanas y recursos militares.
La decisión del General Franco de convertirla en un símbolo de la crueldad de la guerra, provocó la orden de no restaurar la ciudad dañada y construir una ciudad "nueva".
Pero lo cierto es que los auténticos destrozos, que son los causantes del estado actual de la ciudad "vieja" se provocaron a partir de 1964, cuando los inquilinos de las últimas casa habitadas se trasladaron a la nueva Belchite.
A partir de ese momento las ruinas de las casas, totalmente desprotegidas, fueron saqueadas para llevarse materiales reciclables, así como chatarra, tuberías, cables...
La falta de los materiales que aportaban apoyo a las viejas construcciones provocaron derrumbamientos.
Las inclemencias meteorológicas, la falta de respeto de la gente en general y la falta de interés de las autoridades nacionales por al menos preservar lo existente, nos llevan al estado actual.
En realidad, los combates de la guerra sólo habían causado el 30% de los daños.
Se están llevando campañas de restauración de los edificios más significativos que aún quedan en pie.
Todo el recinto está ahora vallado y protegido y las visitas sólo pueden ser guiadas, que son coordinadas por la autoridad local.
El concepto de "Parque Temático" llegó demasiado tarde.
Esta arruinada iglesia de San Martín de Tours fue usada como hospital, pero sistemáticamente bombardeada, al correrse la voz de que allí se almacenaba armamento y munición.
Dado el estado de esta ciudad arruinada, se han rodado múltiples películas y documentales, entre las que destacan "Las Aventuras del Barón de Munchausen", dirigida por Terry Gilliam (1988) y "El Laberinto del Fauno" dirigida por Guillermo del Toro (2005). (Fuente: Wikipedia)
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Canvases or gauzes were used primarily for religious and magical purposes. They were made for covering the head of the dead in the form of a headdresses. According to the beliefs of the time, the threads on these fabrics had to be spun in the form of an "S" in an anticlockwise direction. This thread, which had a magical character, was called lloque and, according to legend, the garments were infused with supernatural powers and served as protection in the afterlife.
Energy comes and goes through various beings, in different shapes and forms in order to find its purpose and place in the world.
Sometimes in form of a digital red rose on a special day.
Pay attention to the signs of life. Acceptance is always more pro-life than resistance.
Embrace your journey. Be friendly to the beings you encounter on it. Respect and love those who go the journey with you. It is meant to be like it. Accept your plan for your journey and do not forget to use your free will.
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A yong boy once asked his teacher:
What is the difference between"I like you" and "I love you"?
The teacher answered:
Well, It's like a flower..
If you like a flower, you pluck it,
But if you love a flower, you water it and nurture it daily and watch it grow.
When we pluck a flower, not only will the flower die, but we can't experience it for any longer than that moment.
When you water it and take care of it daily, you can experience it for a long time.
The important lesson here is:
If you want meaning
If you want purpose
If you want fulfilment
Those things take time
~Jay Shetty
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moored Thai fishing boats.
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When we were staying near Ludlow we went out for a short drive through the beautiful surrounding countryside - and came across this former water tower.
A real attention-grabber & with an owner who was happy for me to wander on to his driveway to get a clear shot.
1 Peter 4:10 As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.
1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers [and sisters] be steadfast immovable, always abounding in the Lord's work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. (World English Bible, public domain)
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A record shot uploaded for interest purposes, and more particularly for enthusiasts of a certain age.
I'd travelled down to Devon and Cornwall for a long weekend of rail photography intent on bagging a few Westerns, and any other diesel hydraulics that came my way.
After spending the Friday evening at a B&B in Penzance, I made my way back up to Plymouth for the next B&B and where I took the opportunity to walk out to Laira Depot for a few shots. I can't remember whether I asked permission to walk around (something you only tended to do if you were about to be confronted!), but do recall things were pretty relaxed there on this Saturday night. Not surprisingly there were plenty of locos on shed too.
In the frame here is class 52, D1071 'Western Renown' sporting a headcode of 1C63. With headcodes still seeing regular use at the time you'd be inclined to think this was its last working down to the West Country, however my (admittedly, limited) research suggests 1C63 was the 1.15pm Paddington - Cardiff instead. Hmm.....
In addition to 1071, there were six other Westerns present: 1009, 1013, 1014, 1027, 1030, and 1041. In a sign of the times there were also five class 08 and two class 03 shunters stabled too, plus the usual assortment of other main-line locomotives.
The shot was taken on a Zenit E so edge sharpness isn't the best. That said, I did think it worth investing fifty minutes or so of my life removing the worst of the dust marks, but frankly lost the will for anything more. I did scan it at high-res so it should comfortably display full screen, dust marks and all.
Kodak Ektachrome 64
Evening of 29th June 1974
Cracks appear on the surface and, exposed, the fingers of God reach in. Then the light shines and gives meaning to life, and that life rejoices in the knowledge that there is more to this than we first thought. We have meaning and we have purpose.
Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University (UK). Architects Herzog & de Meuron. Oxford Open Doors 2022.
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The mosque (German: “Moschee”) in the gardens complex is the earliest mosque-style building in Germany. It was built in 1779–1791 by a French architect for the Prince Elector of the Palatinate. Built at a time when the “Turkish” style was fashionable in Germany, it was never intended for prayer but later served religious purposes at various times.
After many years of restoration, and at great expense, the mosque is fully restored and open to the public.
(Wikipedia)
I don't normally try "enhanced" presentations, but I wanted to use this shot for Window Wednesday, and it needed something to perk it up. Purpose is an event center in Old Town, Pocatello, Idaho. HWW
Isolated and unused on the open prairie, an old barn seems to ponder the setting sun, a closing down of yet another day and also its usefulness. Older people often flounder when they no longer are raising children or working at a job. A new sense of usefulness has to be discovered.
He came back years later.
Everything was the same –
except the doors and windows,
strangely coloured now.
Dear MisS BrOwnie a.k.a ΣǿnĶêΥ :
Today, we did something which wasn't on purpose .. we just wanted to apologize for it .. =)
"It is time to put all things
behind. You have been made
to enjoy him forever. You are his
child, you are his masterpiece,
designed for a purpose. Put the
old things behind and move
forward along the marvelous
path GOD has set before you.
He has a good plan for you...
press on!"
Canton de Berne : Schilthorn (Suisse)
Au départ de Stechelberg (867 m. d'altitude, à 75km de Berne et 18km d'Interlaken), il faut s'armer de patience et d'un certain courage pour gravir ce sommet à bord du téléphérique… le plus raide du monde. Même si l'ascension ne dure que 30 minutes, le visiteur retient son souffle. Le long d'une paroi quasi verticale transpercée de puissantes cascades, les petites cabines suspendues à leur fil grimpent jusqu'au sommet de la montagne, le Schilthorn à 2970 mètres d'altitude. Pour y parvenir, elles franchissent, en quatre étapes - Stechelberg, Gimmelwald, Mürren et Birg - une dénivellation totale de 2103 mètres en parcourant quelque 7000 mètres de câbles.
Au cœur des neiges éternelles, le panorama sur le massif de la Jungfrau est forcément époustouflant, tout comme le fossé de Lauterbrunnen, à nos pieds.
Là-haut, le restaurant panoramique Piz Gloria tourne sur lui-même grâce à l'énergie solaire, effectuant une rotation de 360° toutes les 55 minutes. En 1969, c'était le premier restaurant tournant du monde !
Avant même d'être ouvert au public et quelques mois seulement après sa construction, ce bâtiment futuriste en aluminium accueillit les équipes de tournage de James Bond "Au service secret de sa Majesté" ("On her Majesty's Secret Service"), qui simulèrent de légendaires parties de chassé-croisé dans les montagnes alentours durant l'hiver 1968-1969. Les séquences concernées sont projetées sur place, dans une petite salle de cinéma prévue à cet effet. Depuis l'été 2005, les amoureux peuvent sceller leur vie au sommet de la montagne.
From Stechelberg (867 m. of height, in 75km of Bern and 18km of Interlaken), it is necessary to be patient and of a certain courage to climb this summit aboard the most stiff cable railway of the world. Even if the ascent lasts only 30 minutes, the visitor holds his breath. Along an almost vertical wall pierced by powerful waterfalls, the small cabins suspended from their thread climb up to the summit of the mountain, Schilthorn in 2970 meters in height. To reach there, they cross(exceed), in four stages - Stechelberg, Gimmelwald, Mürren and Birg - a total lowering of 2103 meters by crossing about 7000 meters of cables.
In the heart of eternal snows, panorama on the massif of Jungfrau is necessarily amazing, quite as the ditch of Lauterbrunnen, in our feet.
Above, the panoramic Piz Gloria restaurant turns on itself thanks to the solar energy, making a rotation of 360 ° every 55 minutes. In 1969, it was the first rotating restaurant of the world!
Even before being opened to the public and a few months only after its construction, this aluminum futuristic building welcomed the film units of James Bond " To the secret service of her Majesty " (" One her Of Secret Majesty Service "), which feigned of legendary left continual coming and going in mountains surroundings during winter 1968-1969. The concerned sequences are thrown(planned) on the spot, in a small cinema planned for that purpose. Since summer, 2005, the lovers can seal their life at the top of the mountain.
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Clarification: Effectiveness of procedure for pacification purposes when performed on non-organic subjects can be... questionable at best.
Still crawling to the finish. A rather large machine that has experienced some trauma around the torso. It will probably be fine though.
The fact that I still had Metru Matoran limbs after this baffles and irritates me. I don't even know where I got all of them from at this point. Either way, was just a fun build from early last year that I used to try out some things I hadn't tried before; mostly using limb pieces to create paneling of sorts. Also just a fun idea for me, I don't think I've ever intentionally built an unfinished character before so it was neat.
Multi-Purpose Combat Rifle.
5.56x45mm combat rifle designed to be as lightweight and adaptive as possible.
This model features a 14" barrel.
Other variants include; Sharpshooter Variant. SPR.
Carbine Variant, CVR.
Credit to Shockwave for the compensator.
I got my new wellies on and gave them a runout. Not sure I am fussed about this shot but... I am not ashamed of it so it passes that test! I write about my footwear so often, I expect this must seem like the secret diary of a rubbery boot. Sorry!
Nothing exceptional or even particularly interesting happened today. Nothing wrong with that I suppose. Too lazy to go anywhere so am leaving it until tomorrow night to drive out to the coast and watch the sun go down.
Just on the way back from here there was someone on the radio banging on about something being 'not fit for purpose'. I am not sure of its global travel, but this is one of the buzz words of the age. Along with everything being a solution. Pens are 'writing solutions'. I've never had any problem picking up the telephone, yet there are people out there trying to provide me communications solutions. Even dissolvable aspirin probably has 'headache solution solutions' on the label.
Anyway, 'fit for purpose' irritates me. I put on twitter when I got back a lame joke I thought up. It went like this: -
'I bought a new coat for my pet aquatic mammal today, but it was the wrong size. Turned out it wasn't fit for porpoise'.
Boom boom. Day 156 down.