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This picture was taken at Red Rocks Park, into the sun, with a thick haze in the background.
The railing in the lower left corner gives scale to the picture. Morrison is the city in the midfield valley; and the Denver skyline is in the blue haze of the background, about 9-10 miles away ("as the crow flies") .
This is one of two libraries in Banteay Srei, both decorated with exquisite carvings; breathtaking recreations of scenes from the epic Ramayana grace the library lintels and pediments. Beautifully preserved and now off-limits to the public, although, viewing is easy from a distance of a few feet away. The temple is smaller in scale than the other Angkorian temples, but in my opinion the most beautiful.
Nestled amid striking red sandstone formations at the south end of of the 16-mile Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona attracts spiritual seekers, artists and healers, as well as day-trippers from Phoenix trying to escape the oppressive heat. The surrounding canyons offer outstanding hiking, biking, swimming and camping. (lonely planet.com)
I had planned on taking this shot of Cathedral Rock, a famous landmark in Sedona, at sunset and arrived about an hour and a half before sundown. However, as the time for the sunset approached, the winds came up and the clouds and reflections began disappearing. Luckily, I had been taking some shots earlier and liked this one best! :-)
The Den of Alyth is designated a Special Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI) by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) due to the upland oak woodland within the gorge. The Alyth Burn is within the River Tay Special Area for Conservation, a designation which seeks to give protection to various river species, most notable the Atlantic salmon.
Over 10,000 years ago torrents of meltwater from the Cairngorm ice mass, loaded with rock debris, scoured the soft sandstone creating the deep gorge which we see today. On the steep cliffs which in places tower over the river you can spot the exposed reddish rock known as Old Red Sandstone. In the 1800s some of this stone was quarried and used to build the town of Alyth. Today, it is a much smaller stream which winds its way around boulders and rock obstacles, creating places to paddle and observe the wildlife.
Hospitalfield House is an arts centre and historic house in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, regarded as "one of the finest country houses in Scotland". It is believed to be "Scotland's first school of fine art" and the first art college in Britain. It is a registered charity under Scottish law. A range of prominent Scottish artists have worked there, including Joan Eardley, Peter Howson, Will Maclean, Robert Colquhoun, Robert MacBryde, William Gear, Alasdair Gray, Wendy McMurdo, and Callum Innes.
A hospital was founded on the site in the 13th century by monks from nearby Arbroath Abbey as a leprosy and plague hospice called the Hospital of St John the Baptist. The property was purchased by the Reverend James Fraser around 1664 and was subsequently owned by successive generations of the Fraser family. Walter Scott visited the house in 1813, and he used it as the model for "Monkbarns" in his novel The Antiquary (1816).
The last Fraser to own the property was the wealthy heiress Elizabeth Fraser (1805–1873). In 1843, she married Scottish artist Patrick Allan, who later added the Fraser surname to his and became known as Patrick Allan-Fraser. The son of an Arbroath weaving merchant, he had studied art in Edinburgh and became a painter. In 1842, he had been commissioned to do a series of illustrations for an edition of Scott's The Antiquary. While carrying out this work, he had visited Hospitalfield House that year and met Elizabeth Fraser, who was a widow eight years his senior, and they were married the following year.
Together, they embarked on substantial remodelling of Hospitalfield House. The renovations used mainly local craftsmen and converted an 18th-century barn into a gallery, added a five-storey bartizan and a large wing. He had a keen interest in the arts and set up the Patrick Allan-Fraser of Hospitalfield Trust to support young artists. Hospitalfield House was bequeathed "for the promotion of Education in the Arts" upon the death of Allan-Fraser in 1890, there being no heirs to his estate.
The building is now a residential art centre, music and conference venue. It is open to the public for four open weekends per year and for other events, including afternoon tours on the first Wednesday of each month.
In 2008, it was used as a film location for the docu-drama "Children of the Dead End", starring Stephen Rea.
In 2015, Hospitalfield curated and organised Graham Fagen's exhibition for Scotland + Venice, a collateral event of the 56th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
Architecture
The red sandstone building is in the Gothic style and draws on medieval domestic architecture. Allan-Fraser was heavily indebted to the Arts and Crafts movement; this is evident in the design of the building, which features crenallated parapets, crow-stepped gables and oriel windows. In 1901, a new studio block was added with north-west facing windows. A smaller room contains a skylight, and there are yards for outdoor sculpture
Spectacular cliffs, deep-blue coves, secret caves, and unique rock formations make the Arbroath Cliff Trail a must-visit in Angus. And if you are interested in food, this is the home of the Arbroath Smokie, a type of hot smoked haddock that is unique to the region and has a Protected Geographical Indication status.
The seaside town of Arbroath lies on the east coast of Scotland, roughly 15 miles from Dundee. To the north of the town, at the end of the Victoria Park promenade, lie the striking red Seaton Cliffs showcasing Devonian red sandstone formed roughly 410–370 million years ago. A walkway stretches up the hillside to the cliff tops, where a coastal path offers breathtaking coastal views and access to the wildlife reserve. The walk stretches around three miles to the picturesque village of Auchmithie and is punctuated with several iconic landmarks, complete with authentic local names such as the Needle E’e arch, Dickmont’s Den and the Deil’s Heid stack.
The Den of Alyth is designated a Special Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI) by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) due to the upland oak woodland within the gorge. The Alyth Burn is within the River Tay Special Area for Conservation, a designation which seeks to give protection to various river species, most notable the Atlantic salmon.
Over 10,000 years ago torrents of meltwater from the Cairngorm ice mass, loaded with rock debris, scoured the soft sandstone creating the deep gorge which we see today. On the steep cliffs which in places tower over the river you can spot the exposed reddish rock known as Old Red Sandstone. In the 1800s some of this stone was quarried and used to build the town of Alyth. Today, it is a much smaller stream which winds its way around boulders and rock obstacles, creating places to paddle and observe the wildlife.
This is one of the most finished architectural realizations of Tiahuanaco's time of splendor. It is more than two meters below the level of the surrounding area. It has an almost quadrangular plan and is composed by walls with 57 pillars supporting red sandstone and ashlars of the same material.
Sidmouth is a town situated on the English Channel coast in Devon, South West England. This was taken in October on a day when the weather could not make up its mind whether to be sunny or dull!
Scotland's smallest harbour Seacliff, blasted out of the red sandstone rocks and overlooked by Tantallon Castle
This church was built in 1882 in a residential district on Toll Road in Cellardyke, east of Anstruther. It faces west. The building consists of a galleried main cell with north and south transepts and a vestibule area to the west, a tower on the north east corner and a session house to the rear of the building. The west frontage resembles the north face of Pittenweem Parish Church (site number: 1454), suggesting that they were designed by the same architect.
Of particular note is the small number of ministers who have served in the church; only three ministers church ( Revd. James Ray, Revd. James Lee, and Revd. James Matthews) served for the first ninety nine years of the church's existence. All three ministers are commemorated in stained glass windows in the church.
The church is built from red squared sandstone and has a Scottish slate roof.
The east elevation of the main cell faces away from the street and is partially obscured by ancillary buildings. It has two stained glass windows. The south elevation of the main cell has four windows, two of which have stained glass. The west elevation is gable ended, with kneelered gablets on either side of the three central windows with decorative skew ends. The gablets and the main gable are capped by small platforms with trefoils. Below the apex of the main gable is a datestone, recessed in a circular opening. The central three windows have latticed glass below which are two pairs of lights. Under the gablets on either side are pairs of trefoil headed lights and a single lancet, all with latticed glass. The north elevation of the main cell has four windows with latticed glass.
The gable-ended transepts are towards the eastern end of the nave. Both are supported by buttresses and are capped by trefoil finials. On the exterior of the north transept is a circular opening containing a datestone. Below this are two lancets. The east and west elevations are without features.
The entrance to the church is an arched doorway in a west porch The porch is gable ended, with a latticed window to the south and buttressed to the south; and there are trefoil finials on the east and west gables.
The three-stage tower is on the north west corner of the church. It is capped by a crowstepped gable and Scottish saddleback slate roof which sits in a corbelled parapet. A doorway to the church is in the west elevation. A stringcourse separates the first stage of the tower from the second. Above this is a single latticed window. Above the third string is a louvered arch and a round opening which has been blocked with wood. The louvered arch is mirrored on the north, south and west elevations.
The arch is very large, with a 92-foot span. It is far from the largest Arch within Arches National Park. But the awe-inspiring immensity of Tower Arch comes as much from its impressive size as it does from its depth, and solid presence.
Qutb Minar is UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Qutub Minar is a towering 73 meter high tower built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibak in 1193, It is located in the Mehrauli area of Delhi, India.
The construction of Qutb Minar was commissioned by Qitub-ud-Din Aibak was later taken over by his successor.
Banteay Srei a tenth century temple complex In Siem Reap is dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. Built of red sandstone, it is considered to be the finest example of Khmer (Cambodian) art.. The small sculptures of the walls demand a closer look. The large seated guardián statues with animal heads are apparently copies.
Banteay Srei is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Angkor.
Thank you internet.
Hospitalfield House is an arts centre and historic house in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, regarded as "one of the finest country houses in Scotland". It is believed to be "Scotland's first school of fine art" and the first art college in Britain. It is a registered charity under Scottish law. A range of prominent Scottish artists have worked there, including Joan Eardley, Peter Howson, Will Maclean, Robert Colquhoun, Robert MacBryde, William Gear, Alasdair Gray, Wendy McMurdo, and Callum Innes.
A hospital was founded on the site in the 13th century by monks from nearby Arbroath Abbey as a leprosy and plague hospice called the Hospital of St John the Baptist. The property was purchased by the Reverend James Fraser around 1664 and was subsequently owned by successive generations of the Fraser family. Walter Scott visited the house in 1813, and he used it as the model for "Monkbarns" in his novel The Antiquary (1816).
The last Fraser to own the property was the wealthy heiress Elizabeth Fraser (1805–1873). In 1843, she married Scottish artist Patrick Allan, who later added the Fraser surname to his and became known as Patrick Allan-Fraser. The son of an Arbroath weaving merchant, he had studied art in Edinburgh and became a painter. In 1842, he had been commissioned to do a series of illustrations for an edition of Scott's The Antiquary. While carrying out this work, he had visited Hospitalfield House that year and met Elizabeth Fraser, who was a widow eight years his senior, and they were married the following year.
Together, they embarked on substantial remodelling of Hospitalfield House. The renovations used mainly local craftsmen and converted an 18th-century barn into a gallery, added a five-storey bartizan and a large wing. He had a keen interest in the arts and set up the Patrick Allan-Fraser of Hospitalfield Trust to support young artists. Hospitalfield House was bequeathed "for the promotion of Education in the Arts" upon the death of Allan-Fraser in 1890, there being no heirs to his estate.
The building is now a residential art centre, music and conference venue. It is open to the public for four open weekends per year and for other events, including afternoon tours on the first Wednesday of each month.
In 2008, it was used as a film location for the docu-drama "Children of the Dead End", starring Stephen Rea.
In 2015, Hospitalfield curated and organised Graham Fagen's exhibition for Scotland + Venice, a collateral event of the 56th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
Architecture
The red sandstone building is in the Gothic style and draws on medieval domestic architecture. Allan-Fraser was heavily indebted to the Arts and Crafts movement; this is evident in the design of the building, which features crenallated parapets, crow-stepped gables and oriel windows. In 1901, a new studio block was added with north-west facing windows. A smaller room contains a skylight, and there are yards for outdoor sculpture
On the flanks of the Pulsberg on the left bank of the River I hiked steeply up to the Mariensäule at about 140 m above the city to admire the course of the Moselle and the view. In the inset of a city view on the mid far left you'll se a small spot of green on the bank of the River. The main photo shows it from the Moselle.
This is the Augenscheiner Vineyard (main photo). It's one of the few vineyards that grows below the highrise of those Red Sandstone cliffs. Already in 1371 the monks of St Mary's Monastery on the city-side of the Moselle were jealously cultivating their grapes. From across the water they could easily keep an eye on their treasured vineyard. Hence the name 'Augenscheiner Riesling'.
Found in Banteay Srei (the citadel of women). One of the most beautiful and elaborately decorated temples of the Angkor Wat area. Built in 967 AD, it is truly a jewel of Khmer art. (Revisiting my photos from 2006).
Famous landmark of Rajasthan, Amer (Amber) fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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You need to see this to appreciate its magnificence. It felt like a familiar scene as it's shown in so many Hollywood films.
Compositionally Challenged Week 34 - That 70's Music
Colorado written by Rick Roberts 1971
Performed by The Flying Burrito Brothers
Also covered by Linda Ronstadt 1971
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOVjshBqkA4
Hey Colorado it was not so long ago
I left your mountain to try life on the road
Now I'm finished with that race it was much too fast a pace
And I think I know my place Colorado I wanna come home
There was a woman but I left her far behind
I could have loved her if I only had the time
But I stopped along the way just long enough to say
Lord I'd really really like to stay
But my lady knows I've got to go
I was too young to know what I've done
I made my plans but I was wrong yes I was wrong
Hey Colorado is it too late to change my mind
I've done some thinking and I'm trying hard to find
The way to come back home
Oh I've been so very long alone
Won't you take care of your own Colorado I think I'm coming home
EXPLORE June 20, 2016, Number 50
Valley of Fire State Park, in the Mojave Desert, lies 50 miles / 80 km north of Las Vegas. The park’s fire-red Aztec sandstone formations derive from the creation of a desert through shifting sand dunes, over 150 million years ago; subsequently, geological uplifting and faulting, and extensive wind / water erosion have created the present landscape. Iron-oxides impart the characteristic fire-red colour. Other significant rock formations include, limestones, shales, and conglomerates.
Cathedral Rock.. probably the most iconic of the various rock formations in Sedona. AZ. This particular vista was taken early March of 2019.
Altdahn was probably built in the early 13th century. Certainly in 1236 the castle was being run by Frederick of Dahn as a vassal (Lehnsmann) of the Bishop of Speyer who, at that time, was Conrad IV of Dahn and may well have been a relative. The subsequent history of the castle is characterized by many wars and frequent destruction, that was, time and again, followed by rebuilding.
Spoon found at the castle engraved with the Dahn coat of arms
Altdahn was first destroyed in 1363 in the course of a feud between the Dahns and the Fleckensteins. In the end a squire took possession of the castle and carried out temporary repairs. In 1372 it was destroyed again and the squire driven out. In 1406 the castle was destroyed in the War of the Four Lords, which played out from 1405 to 1408 especially in the Bliesgau, 40 kilometres to the west. In 1426 and 1438 the castle caught fire without being caused by any military action.
After two centuries of relative prosperity Altdahn suffered further damage during the Thirty Years' War (1618–48). And right at the start of the War of the Palatine Succession the castle was finally destroyed in 1689 by French troops under General Mélac.
On 11 May 1820 a rockfall occurred, that caused the majority of the remaining ruins to collapse.
Mendelssohn, the composer and artist, visited the ruins on 5 August 1844 in order to paint them. The originals are in Oxford, but copies may be seen in the museum, as can a medieval silver spoon engraved with the coat of arms of the lords of Dahn.
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I have uploaded this same image two other times using different techniques of editing. One was fuscia tone and the other was more exagerated in detail. This is still HDR but an effort to keep it more real. These slot canyons outside of Page Arizona are definetely a must visit spot. But bring your money 'cause it ain't cheap for the guide.
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