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ODAIBA
Departure: Please check the calendar
(Can be arranged by your request)
Availability: 10 persons each day
Duration: About 6 hours
Price: 9000yen/person
Included: Rental bike, Nationally lisenced English speaking guide, helmet (on request), cruise fair and insurance.
Not-included: Lunch
Meeting at Kachidoki (9:30am)
Tsukiji Fish Market (wholesale market is closed on Sundays, some Wednesdays and holidays. In the case, we will visit either the retail market area or Hamarikyu Japanese Garden.)
Rainbow Bridge walk
Odaiba Marine Park
Diver City Tokyo
Lunch (around 12:00pm)
Ariake
Tokyo Bay cruise from Odaiba to Hinode ( 20 minutes)
End at Yurikamome Hinode Station (U04) (3:15pm)
You can stay in Odaina and take the cruise later if you want.
Note: Visiting places may be omitted or replaced because of operational reason. The guide will explain in that case.
The Rainy Day Tour
- We conduct the tour by using public transportation on rainy days. We may omit or replace some places.
After-tour recommendations:
- Hot spring experience at Oedo Onsen (No bathing suit allowed)
- National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (10-17, close on Tuesdays)
- Trick Art Museum
- Fuji TV station observatory (500yen)
- Gotouch Menmatsuri (Ramen restaurants)
- Takoyaki Museum (Takoyaki shops)
- Venus Fort Outlet
- Lego Land Discovery Center Tokyo
- Tokyo Joy Police (Sega amusement park)
SUMMARY
On this tour we mainly explore Odaiba which is on man-made islands located in the Tokyo Bay. This area has many interesting spots but it's too large to walk. Biking is the best way to look around this huge area. We stop by some interesting facilities and give you time to look around. Probably you want to come back to these facilities later and spend more time. That's why we end this tour in Odaiba. We finish the tour with the cruise. We againg cross Rainbow Bridge but this time you will see it from the cruise ship.
TOKYO FRINGE
Departure: Please check the calendar
(Can be arranged by your request)
Availability: 10 persons each day
Duration: About 6 hours
Price: 9000yen/person
Included: Rental bike, Nationally lisenced English speaking guide, helmet (on request), Sea Life Park admission and insurance.
Meeting at Edogawa Municipal Baseball Stadium (9:30am)
Gyosen Park with the Japanese Garden and the Zoo.
Riverside cycling road
Local supermarket
Kasai Rinkai Park
Lunch break (around 12:30pm)
Tokyo Sea Life Park (Aquarium) entry
Tokyo Disney Resort area(1:30pm)
Picture stops at TDL
End at IKSPIARI in the Tokyo Disney Resort (3:30pm)
Note: Visiting places may be omitted or replaced because of operational reason. The guide will explain in that case.
The Rainy day tour
- We conduct the tour by using public transportation on rainy days. We may omit or replace some places.
After-tour recommendations:
-Tokyo Disney land/Disney Sea entrance with the Night Passport.
-Tokyo helicopter cruise
-Hot spring experience in Urayasu Mangekyo (Bathing suit partially OK)
-Dinner at Ikspiari shopping mall
SUMMARY
Edogawa Ward is located in the east end of Tokyo prefecture and facing the Tokyo Bay. This area is densely populated as it is close to the centre of Tokyo, but it is still rich in nature. On our tour, we visit a lot of local parks including Kasai Rinkai Park which is famous for Tokyo Sea Life Park and the biggest Ferris wheel in Japan. We also drop by a big supermarket which you can't find in the center of Tokyo. In the later half of the tour, we cross the Edo River and explore the Tokyo Disney Resort area. We make some photo stops at major spots in the resort and also secret spots that only locals know.
SHITAMACHI
Departure: Please check the calendar
(Can be arranged by your request)
Availability: 10 persons each day
Duration: About 6 hours
Price: 9000 yen /person
Included: Rental bike, Nationally lisenced English speaking guide, helmet (on request), Kiyosumi garden admission and insurance.
Meeting at Kachidoki (9:30am)
Fukagawa-fudo Buddhist Temple
Tomioka-hachimangu Shinto Shrine
Kiyosumi Japanese Garden
Lunch break (around 1:00pm)
Ryogoku Sumo Stadium
Tokyo Sky Tree Soramachi
End at Tokyo Sky Tree Soramachi (3:30pm)
Note: Tokyo Sky Tree Observatory entry is NOT included. (Waiting line for buying the ticket seems less than 30 minutes except for weekends and holidays as of September 2014).
Visiting places may be omitted or replaced because of operational reason. The guide will explain in that case.
The Rainy day tour
- We conduct the tour by using public transportation on rainy days. We may omit or replace some places.
After-tour recommendations:
- Tokyo Sky Tree Observatory
- Tokyo Sky Tree Soramachi (shopping mall)
- Asakusa Sensouji Temple
- Sumida River Cruise
- Okachimachi market
- Akihabara electric town
-Ueno Zoo
-Tokyo National Museum
SUMMARY
Shitamachi literally means "lower town "where commoner lived during the Edo era. Shitamachi is one of a few places where old atmosphere remains in this modernized Tokyo.
First we run though an old town which still remains between high-rise condominiums. Then, visit a Shinto shrine and a Buddhist temple. Both of them are not famous among foreign tourists but they have something worth visiting. Only locals know what the charms of them are. If we are lucky, we will see some Sumo wrestlers walking around near the Sumo stadium. This tour ends at Tokyo Sky Tree which has just opened on the May 22, 2012. You can find some nice souvenirs at the Soramachi shopping mall for sure.
For more info: cyclingtourstokyo.com/sub1.html
As requested by some flickr members and some members of the MFLenses forum: here are some real life samples made with the Samyang produced Vivitar 17-28mm f/4-4.5 "wide angle zoom".
So, what about it? First of all let's bear in mind that this is a low-budget, old manual zoomlens. Manufactured for Vivitar in most used mounts at that time. Mine is a Minolta MD version and it looks near mint. A more thorough inspection revealed some minor haze inside, which has not been cleaned for these testshots. So eventually (if i get any time for cleaning it....) results could possible be a tad better.
It's not a bad lens. But it's nothing special either. For a city-walk it could be a very useful "one lens" solution, as 17 is nice and wide and 28mm makes a very normal wide angle. Even on APS-C one can say this is a useful range.
Take a look at the vignetting on the right side corners, they're worse than the left side. On crop this wouldn't be a problem.
Sharpness is OK i'd say, again: nothing special here, but for what it is it's good. I must add that you really need the focusing aid and the magnification button to get it right! I wouldn't want to focus this one without any digital aids!
SO: if you like old glass and love to experiment a bit with them and one of these crosses your path i'd say take it.
If you're looking for a cheap 17mm-ish wide angle solution: find one. Because i'm sure you'll get these cheaper than the more common Tokina 3.5/17! (which is a great lens)
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This is the second 'eight-legger' that I've prepared in the attractive livery of Gorg Magri & Sons. I believe the operator is no longer with us and the surviving Maltese eight-leggers are living on borrowed time. It has certainly been nice in recent years to see a type of truck that is all but extinct in the UK. For this fictional image, I've used a background view of Mgarr harbour on Gozo taken by David Little in the late 1980. The truck itself is a preserved Ribble Cement vehicle, photographed on the 2007 Tyne-Tees Run (05-Dec-14).
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Na zes dagen mochten Giel Beelen, Michiel Veenstra en Gerard Ekdom maandagavon om negen uur het glazen huis weer uit op de Oude Markt in Enschede. Tijdens het eindfeest op het Van Heekplein werd bekend gemaakt dat de deejays dit jaar meer dan twaalf miljoen euro hebben opgehaald met 3FM Serious Request.
Foto: Heidie Duteweert
Met 3FM Serious Request 2015 zetten we ons dit jaar in voor kinderen en jongeren in oorlogs- en conflictgebieden: deze generatie leeft onder de meest extreme omstandigheden en heeft daardoor weinig kans op scholing en ontwikkeling. Zij zijn de stille slachtoffers van de oorlog. Voor meer info, check: www.3fm.nl/seriousrequest
As requested by dead_squid, a photo of the 'Bomb the Blogosphere' tee-shirt. As 'documented' [har har] on Twitter, it tends to get me way too many hilarious looks whenever I wear it.
Thank you, Questionable Content!
Na zes dagen mochten Giel Beelen, Michiel Veenstra en Gerard Ekdom maandagavon om negen uur het glazen huis weer uit op de Oude Markt in Enschede. Tijdens het eindfeest op het Van Heekplein werd bekend gemaakt dat de deejays dit jaar meer dan twaalf miljoen euro hebben opgehaald met 3FM Serious Request.
Foto: Heidie Duteweert
Met 3FM Serious Request 2015 zetten we ons dit jaar in voor kinderen en jongeren
in oorlogs- en conflictgebieden: deze generatie leeft onder de meest extreme omstandigheden en heeft daardoor weinig kans op scholing en ontwikkeling. Zij zijn de stille slachtoffers van de oorlog.
De DJ's in het Glazen Huis in Heerlen zetten zich in december 2015 samen met Nederland in voor de generatie van de toekomst in oorlogs- en conflictgebieden: kinderen en jongeren die leven onder de meest extreme omstandigheden en daardoor weinig kans hebben op scholing en ontwikkeling. Zij zijn de stille slachtoffers van de oorlog. NPO 3FM geeft ze met Serious Request een stem. Wijnand Speelman reisde naar Congo, een land waar de oorlog een enorme impact heeft op het dagelijks leven.
Check: seriousrequest.3fm.nl/
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Loreto College Ballarat, a Catholic school for girls was established in 1875 by Mother Gonzaga Barry (1834 – 1915) a member of the order of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary whose members are commonly known as the Sisters of Loreto; a courageous woman with a truly visionary approach that saw her create educational opportunities for girls never before considered in the society of that day. The Loreto Sisters arrived in Australia in response to a request by the Bishop of Ballarat, Bishop O'Connell. The group of ten sisters from Ireland, led by Mother Gonzaga Barry, set up a convent in Ballarat, Victoria and their first girls school, known as Mary's Mount, which today is known as Loreto College.
The Loreto Chapel, or Children’s Chapel as it is known, was built between 1898 and 1902. The architect was William Tappin and the builder George Lorimer. It is built in an English Gothic style with French influences. The stone from which it is constructed is Barrabool Hills sandstone taken from a quarry near Geelong. It also features white stone detailing from Oamaru in New Zealand. Building was interrupted through lack of funds, but the project was finally completed with a large bequest from the German Countess Elizabeth Wolff-Metternich, who had arrived at Ballarat unannounced in 1898, was captivated by the post Gold Rush city and decided to teach German to the Loreto students. A direct descendent of St Elizabeth of Hungary, Countess Elizabeth later found that she loved the peace and simplicity of the Mary's Mount cloister, and informed Mother Gonzaga that she wished to be accepted as a novice. The Mother Superior urged the young woman to return to Germany to discuss her future with her family prior to making a decision. Sadly, Countess Elizabeth was never to return to Ballarat: tragedy struck the RMS India, in the Straits of Messina en route Europe, when Countess Elizabeth died suddenly in April 1899, possibly from cholera, as she was nursing sick passengers on board the ship during its journey. When her will was read, it was found that Countess Elizabeth had left a generous 16,000 pounds to the astonished Mother Gonzaga to `be used as she thought fit'. Funds were once again available to finish the Children's Chapel, but there was to be another, seemingly impenetrable, obstacle: Germany had instituted a law forbidding money to be sent out of the country, so the funds remained frozen in Germany indefinitely. However, Countess Elizabeth's relatives contacted their distant relative, Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany (eldest grandson of England's Queen Victoria and Prince Albert) to petition that the funds be released for the Australian convent. It was only through the direct intervention of the Kaiser that the law was waived in this particular case. The Children’s Chapel was officially opened in December 1902.
The inside of the Children’s Chapel is decorated in soft pastel colours with artwork and statuary donated to the Sisters of Loreto by families in Ballarat and back in Ireland. The Rose Window over the Organ Gallery depicts Saint Cecilia the patron saint of music, surrounded by symbols of the four Evangelists, Matthew Mark Luke and John. The windows over the alter depict the instruments of the Passion of Christ. The marble alter features the Nativity scene as was requested by the girls attending Loreto at the time.
Apartment for Rent in PUNTA CANA, BAVARO,Playa los Corales, La Altagracia , from US$ 350,--per week , $ 50,--per day, monthly on request up to 4 People.
STUNNING APARTMENT 300 METERS FROM THE BEACH
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This apartment is located in Los Corales which is a modern village situated on the East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the town of Bávaro and only 15 minutes from the International Airport of Punta Cana and the Hospital.
It is only 4 minutes walk to the fine white sands of world renowned Bavaro beach in Punta Cana where you can just relax, go for long walks, sun bath or go for a swim. The residential community of El Dorado Village is provided with mutual green, private parking, garden with a large swimming pool and 24 hour security.
Inside the village there are shops including a pharmacy, supermarket, bakery, gym, restaurants and sports bar are all on-site and many more.
Hang out at the Beach Club , chill out beach bar and restaurant where you can be served breakfast, lunch, and dinner and listen to nice local island music.
Details:
You are in the ideal community since it is just an easy 4 minutes walk to one of the nicest beaches in the Dominican Republic and comes with all of the necessary amenities. The apartment 56 sqm has a kitchen, washing machine/spinner, air condition in bedroom, ceiling fan in living,.and bedroom, private 10sqm. balcony with a partial view of the swimming pool, sliding screen door to prevent insects from coming inside the apartment, a queen size bed, in the seperate bedroom, and a queen size sofa bed in the salon,tv, microwave,coffeemashine and an iron/ironing board .
You will get fresh, clean towels, beach towels and linen.All you need you can buy at the local store/grocery/supermarket a few steps away. .A free WIFI Spot you find at the bakery El Dorado Village,Osa Supermarket around the corner or on the beach at Soles Bar.
A car is not needed as you can also find numerous restaurants, bars, clubs, grocery store,carrentals,bus,taxi and shops within walking distance.
A 3 minute drive will get you to the Cocotal Golf Club and the Palma Real Shopping Village home to the Hard Rock Cafe, Tony Romas, Sushi, movie theatre, banks and many stores .
Other nearby attractions include , diving, boat tours & water sports. There are many excursion companies within the area so you can review their offerings for para sailing, deep sea fishing, windsurfing, snorkeling, zip line adventures and scuba diving.
El Dorado is the ideal spot for those who like convenience and comfort within their fingertips and easy access to the beach. This is without a doubt one of the best deals in all of Bavaro, Punta Cana!
Golf: Cocotal Golf & Country Club is just a 4 minutes drive from the apartment. It is surrounded by beautiful lakes and coconuts trees. It is a great great course for beginners and experienced golfers. Cocotal Golf & Country Club is a gated community located in Bavaro. Whitsands golf you can reach in 8 minutes .
Enjoy a stay in this stunning apartment in a great location.
. Verdugo Village Celebration – Saturday, 11:00am on the corner of York Blvd. and Verdugo Road
Alright neighbors, this is it. Your attendance at this event is requested. I don’t ask for much, but over the years that I’ve been doing neighborhood watches and these updates, where we live and what we call this area has always been a subject of debate. So I hope this effort helps to clarify and not further complicate the matter. We feel that we’ve brought something special to our area that we can all be proud of.
Please, come out and spend 30 minutes to celebrate this event with us.
Helene
The Verdugo Village project was two years in the making. It began when several people in the GPIA’s land use committee took an active interest in the history of Glassell Park. Initially we were looking at the cultural and architectural elements that would support the efforts of Survey LA. In our research we found the significance of Verdugo Road made for a compelling story. Thanks to the support of the GPIA and Councilmember Huizar, we’re able to celebrate the designation of Verdugo Village and bring a piece of that history to life. This is a first of its kind in Glassell Park and we hope it inspires others to continue highlighting our history and bringing pride to our community.
Here’s a little background on Verdugo Road:
Verdugo Village is a two-block stretch of Verdugo Road between Wawona on the north end and Filion/Delevan on the south, near the Verdugo off ramp of the Glendale Freeway.
This area was once a part of the 36,403.32-acre Rancho San Rafael, granted in 1784 to Spanish army corporal José MarÃa Verdugo. Rancho San Rafael, named for Saint Raphael, the guardian angel of humanity, was one of the first Spanish land grants in California. Verdugo began farming the more fertile regions of the land and irrigated a good amount of acreage by digging zanjas from the Arroyo Seco and the Los Angeles River. Rancho San Rafael was referred to by the early Spanish as Rancho La Zanja, Ranch of the Ditch. It was Verdugo who was credited for bringing the first grapevines to the area.
Verdugo Road was once the major transportation corridor from the mountains to downtown Los Angeles. It was the historic road of trade between the Verdugo Rancho and the fledging Pueblo of Los Angeles.
Verdugo Village was established in the early 1920’s in the historic tract known as Sagamore Park. It’s made up of multi-family and single family homes in one and two story structures. Most of the ground floor commercial and retail businesses are independently owned and operated. The variety of goods and services in this area includes restaurants, dry cleaners, auto service and dentistry. Its proportions are a comfortable human scale with sidewalks wide enough to encourage pedestrian traffic. This is enhanced by the original streetlights that illuminate the pedestrian area.
To establish this area as Verdugo Village will preserve its history as well as support its revitalization. The new signage will mark the history, help as a traffic calming measure, and contribute to a sense of community pride.
Helene Schpack
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Special request from mom and dad :) Don't worry - there were two spotters on this shot - mom was laying down behind baby and supporting with hand and grandma was just out of the frame spotting. Gage was sound asleep.
boston, 1971
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Sometimes I take to my private helicopter piloted by John Travolta and hover around the city to take pictures. Or at least that's what I tell people.
More of my shots from above.
ISO: 400
Shutter: 4 Seconds
Aperture: F/8
Camera: Canon 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon 24mm TS-E L
I know, when I ask for a 'By Request' and Lino suggests a car, that its going to be a bit weird. Freakish even.
For LUGNuts 120th Build Challenge - the 10th anniversary of the group, that the outcome was unlikely to be any different from previous suggestions. That the car was even called 'Freakshow', was pretty much going to seal its fate.
Anyway, here goes.....
I don't think I would be able to explain it any better myself, so I take the text quoted directly from 'CustomRodder' forum:
customrodder.forumactif.org/t1809-1964-chevy-pick-up-frea...
Freakshow has our noodle in a bind. There's not much left of the original '64 Chevy C-10, but it definitely says "1964 Chevy Pickup" on the placard. By all rights it should be the absolute baddest truck/car in the show hands down with a blown 354 cubic inch hemi, six Stromberg 97 carbs, the sickest custom headers we've ever seen all running through a four speed Muncie to a 9 inch Ford rear with 4:11 gears. It has a beer keg and an in-cabin tap coming out a skull mounted under a gun rack. And yet here we are torn - the car is pink, with white fur everywhere, and has a pink telephone on the dash. What. The. Hell?
Yes, we know, it doesn't look like any 1964C-10 we've ever seen either, that's because it's sporting a '61 Chrysler nose and a '57 Chrysler tail along with an incredibly schizophrenic paint scheme. But still, we circle back to this brutal dichotomy of total dominating badassity spitting in the face of convention. Sitting amidst this sea of flat black and rusty hot rods is a cotton candy monster waiting to eat your lunch, but it is nigh on invisible due to its fluffy persona. If Clint Eastwood dressed up like a lady and drove this car around, the world would end, of this we are certain.
Bill Bierman of the Creative Customs Chop Shop, maker of Freakshow, seen here and above and described by Iowahawk as “a pink flaked, green flamed pickup with an 8 duece blown Hemi, refridgerated full keg with console mounted beer tap, rifle rack with matching pink machine gun, and can full of angel fur.
So, there you go.
This Lego miniland-scale 'Bill Bierman's Freakshow', has been created for Flickr LUGNuts 120th Build Challenge - 'Happy 10th Anniversary, LUGNuts', - where all the previous challenge themes are open for use in creating builds for the Challenge.
'Freakshow' is a 'By Request', provided by LUGNuts' founder and admin, Lino Martins.
These images have been released in response to a FOIA request, case number 2014-0012-F, received by the National Archives. For more information on these images, please visit Researching Vice Presidential Materials. These photos will be available in the National Archives Catalog in July 2015.
Local Identifier: V5524-18
Created By: President (2001-2009 : Bush). Office of Management and Administration. Office of White House Management. Photography Office. 1/20/2001-1/20/2009
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This bird is nesting in Lava rock and glassy sharp broken pieces of Obsidian.
The obsidian on this mountain was so sharp it cut in to my shoe bottoms, and yet this bird was nesting comfortably in it. In addition the black rocks were uncomfortably hot in the mid summer heat.
The bird was so well camoflauged that I nearly stepped on to it.
Observed near Tule Lake, California, near the top of Glass mountain.
Taken in 2002 using a Canon EOS3 camera and Velvia 100 iso Slide film.
Met 3FM Serious Request 2015 zetten we ons dit jaar in voor kinderen en jongeren in oorlogs- en conflictgebieden: deze generatie leeft onder de meest extreme omstandigheden en heeft daardoor weinig kans op scholing en ontwikkeling. Zij zijn de stille slachtoffers van de oorlog. Voor meer info, check: www.3fm.nl/seriousrequest
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The main building at Old Heath station on the Mangapps Railway was once at Laxfield on the Mid Suffolk then used as a Football pavilion at Bedfield before ending up here.Like most stations on the National Network it is unstaffed and you pay on the Train.Going towards Mangapps is a 1 in 40 gradient so lots of noise and thrash!
Designed and folded by me, Chad Killeen. Folded from one uncut square of paper. Designed in November 2008.
An odd request I received from a freind at school. He wanted me to make him, and I quote, "A swan in a boat with rockets." I have no clue as to where he got the idea...
Baroque church
In 1676, when the Brotherhood of the Most Holy Trinity was solemnly introduced to St. Peter's, it soon attained a high membership. A large part of the members were among the richest and most respected citizens of Vienna. The nobility was also represented to the highest tops. The Brotherhood therefore had the means to do so, and in 1700, it decided to demolish the old church and build a new building whose shape was to commemorate St. Peter's in Rome. One year earlier, in the plague year of 1679, Leopold I vowed to build a new building dedicated to the Holy Trinity in place of the dilapidated church. Builder Jankel was requested to make an estimation of the costs. He received 50 guilders for the building survey drawn by him.
According to the technical guide through Vienna (Ing. Martin Paul) the builders are indicated in the inscriptions in the dome knob: Francesco Martinelli, Franz Jänggl and Christian Oettl. However, the bibliographical references are widely differing. According to the manual of the German art monuments of Georg Dehio, the construction was started according to the plan of Gabriele Montani 1702, continued from this until 1703, then, probably completed by Johann Lukas Hildebrandt after modified plan 1708 in the shell and consecrated on October 25, 1708. 1708-1715 was followed by the interior fittings, 1713-1717 the dome space was completed in its current picturesque and sculptural design, but only 1730-1733 built the main choir. Cardinal Kollonitsch consecrated St. Peter's Church in 1733. The tomb of Wolfgang Lazius, who had been buried in the old Peterskirche in 1565, was transferred to the new St. Peter's church. The Petersfreithof (cemetery) still surrounded the church, it was only abandoned under Joseph II. In 1844, the façade was restored, and the many sales offices added to the church disappeared after the abolishemnt of the cemetery.
The history of St. Peter in Baroque period
When the old church was removed in 1701, it was decided to find the foundation stone of the first church, which contained "an old parable of Pope Leo III", the friend and contemporary of Charlemagne.
An old memorial book from the parish notes that the particle in 1749 still existed, but writes nothing about the nature of the same. The founders of the strange foundation stone claimed that it must have been laid in the year 800 and this conviction was maintained, so that afterwards the inscription of the cornerstone for the new church was written, which reads:
Petri prinzipis Apostolorum Petri Coeli Clavigeri Sacris honoribus a Carolo I. Caesare Magno anno post virginis partum DCCC extructe novis ex fundamentis DOM uni in Trinitate Deo et S. Petri honoriter augusta surrexit Lapidem in titulum cen age Jacob restauravit Leopoldus uterque Felix. "
The German translation is approximately as follows:
"This church, which stood over nine centuries, founded on holy honors on the solid rock of Apostle Prince Paul, the key bearer of heaven, by Charlemagne in the year 800, after the Virgin gave birth, has resurrected gloriously in honor of the almighty God who is united in Trinity and St. Peter, as second Jacob the cornerstone has laid Leopold the Great as well as the Happy. "
This laying of the cornerstone was solemnly performed by Emperor Leopold I on June 30, 1702 (according to Harrer, Czeike names April 22, 1702).
Already at the time of the start of construction an accident was recorded:
On the occasion of a solemn procession on October 29, 1702, in which the emperor also participated with his court, as a result of the overburden, the planks laid over the foundations collapsed and about 50 persons, mostly court cavaliers and page boys, plunged into the depths.
The completion of the church progressed very slowly. Even during construction, the wood of the dome was damaged, so this had to be replaced in 1722 by a dome cover, for which Emperor Charles VI as the supreme patron and member of the Brotherhood of the Holy Trinity, supplied the copper. For years, the facade was missing and the towers had no ending.
On May 17, 1733, the church was finally consecrated by the Cardinal Count Sigismund Kollonitsch.
Appearance
The outer image of St. Peter's is dominated by the 56-meter high, massive dome, which in its configuration reminds of the dome of St. Peter. It is a two-storey facade of stocky effect, whose slopingly placed towers flank the concave central part and which is surmounted by the dome of the central building. The building itself glorifies the reign of Emperor Leopold I, whose motto is emblazoned in the interior above the choir arch. The charming, pavilion-like portal porch made of gray marble was built according to a design by Andrea Altomonte only 1751-1753. Figurative decoration made of lead by Franz Kohl, a pupil and assistant of Georg Raphael Donner, decorates it. Right at the top are the statues Faith, Hope and Love, as well as angelic figures bearing tiaras and keys, the insignia of papal sovereignty. On the gable window at the front and the vases on the side reliefs: depictions from the life of Peter. The main portal shows rich carving and beautiful fittings; an inscription commemorates the imperial plague vow.
In the niches below the two slopingly placed towers that flank the front of the church are the following sandstone figures: St. Peter and St. Simon, St. John the Evangelist (according to Paul Harrer St. Paul) and Judas Thaddeus. At the back of the choir (outside wall of the church) are stone sculptures of St. Peter and St. Michael, executed by Lorenz Matitelli around 1730.
On the eastern side wall of the church, opposite the exit of the Goldschmied alley, a marble relief is embedded in the stone wall, depicting the legendary setting up of the cross at this place by Charlemagne. Created by Rudolf Weyr, it was unveiled in 1906.
Barockkirche
Als die Bruderschaft der heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit 1676 feierlich in die Peterskirche eingeführt wurde, erreichte sie bald einen hohen Mitgliederstand. Ein großer Teil der Mitglieder zählte zu den reichsten und angesehensten Bürgern von Wien. Auch der Adel war bis in die höchsten Spitzen vertreten. Die Bruderschaft verfügte daher über die entsprechenden Mittel und so fasste sie im Jahr 1700 den Entschluss, die alte Kirche niederzureißen und einen Neubau aufzuführen, dessen Form an die Peterskirche zu Rom erinnern sollte. Bereits ein Jahr zuvor, im Pestjahr 1679 gelobte Leopold I., anstelle der baufälligen Kirche einen der Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit gewidmeten Neubau zu errichten. Man ließ von Baumeister Jankel einen Kosten-Überschlag machen. Für den von ihm gezeichneten Bauriss erhielt er 50 Gulden.
Nach dem technischen Führer durch Wien (Ing. Martin Paul) werden die Erbauer in den Inschriften im Kuppelknauf angegeben: Francesco Martinelli, Franz Jänggl und Christian Oettl. Die Literaturangaben gehen jedoch hierüber weit auseinander. Nach dem Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler von Georg Dehio wurde der Bau nach dem Plan von Gabriele Montani 1702 begonnen, von diesem bis 1703 weitergeführt, sodann, wahrscheinlich von Johann Lukas Hildebrandt nach verändertem Plan 1708 im Rohbau vollendet und am 25. Oktober 1708 geweiht. 1708-1715 folgte die Innenausstattung, 1713-1717 wurde der Kuppelraum in seiner gegenwärtigen malerischen und plastischen Ausgestaltung vollendet, jedoch erst 1730-1733 baute man den Hauptchor. 1733 weihte Kardinal Kollonitsch die Peterskirche. Das Grabmal des Wolfgang Lazius, der in der alten Peterskirche 1565 bestattet worden war, wurde in die neue Peterskirche übertragen. Nach wie vor umgab der Petersfreithof die Kirche; er wurde erst unter Joseph II. aufgelassen. 1844 restaurierte man die Fassade, wobei auch die vielen an die Kirche angebauten Verkaufsbuden verschwanden, die nach der Auflassung des Friedhofs entstanden waren.
Die Geschichte von St. Peter im Barock
Als man 1701 die alte Kirche abtrug, will man bei dieser Gelegenheit den Grundstein der ersten Kirche gefunden haben, der "eine alten Paritkel von Papst Leo III.“, dem Freunde und Zeitgenossen Karls des Großen, enthielt.
Ein altes Gedenkbuch aus der Pfarre bemerkt, dass der Partikel noch 1749 vorhanden war, schreibt aber nichts über die Art desselben. Die Auffinder des merkwürdigen Grundsteines behaupteten, dass er im Jahr 800 gelegt worden sein müsse und an dieser Überzeugung hielt man fest, sodass danach die Inschrift des Grundsteines für die neue Kirche verfasst wurde, welche lautet:
"Ecclesia quae IX ultra saecula steterat, fundata supra firmam Petram prinzipis Apostolorum Petri Coeli Clavigeri Sacris honoribus a Carolo I. Caesare Magno anno post virginis partum DCCC extructe novis ex fundamentis D.O.M- uni in Trinitate Deo et S. Petri honoriter augusta surrexit. Lapidem in titulum cen alter Jacob restauravit Leopoldus uterque Felix.“
Die deutsche Ãœbersetzung ist etwa wie folgt:
"Diese Kirche, die über neun Jahrhunderte stand, gegründet zu heiligen Ehren auf dem festen Felsen des Apostelfürsten Paulus, des Schlüsselträgers des Himmels, von Karl dem Großen Kaiser im Jahr 800, nachdem die Jungfrau gebar, ist dem allmächtigen Gott, der einig ist in der Dreiheit und dem heiligen Petrus zu Ehren prachtvoll wiedererstanden. Als zweiter Jakob hat den Grundstein gelegt Leopold der ebenso Große als Glückliche."
Diese Grundsteinlegung geschah in feierlicher Weise durch Kaiser Leopold I. am 30. Juni 1702 (laut Harrer; Czeike benennt den 22. April 1702).
Schon zur Zeit des Baubeginnes war ein Unfall zu verzeichnen:
Anlässlich einer feierlichen Prozession am 29. Oktober 1702, an der auch der Kaiser mit seinem Hofstaat teilnahm, stürzte infolge der Überlastung die über die Fundamente gelegten Bretter ein und etwa 50 Personen, meistens Hofkavaliere und Pagen stürzten in die Tiefe.
Die Vollendung der Kirche ging sehr langsam voran. Noch während des Baues wurde das Holz der Kuppel schadhaft, sodass dieses 1722 durch eine Kuppeldeckung ersetzt werden musste, wozu Kaiser Karl VI. als oberster Schutzherr und Mitglied der Bruderschaft der heiligen Dreifaltigkeit das Kupfer lieferte. Jahrelang fehlte die Fassade und die Türme hatten keinen Abschluss.
Am 17. Mai 1733 konnte die Kirche endlich durch den Kardinal Graf Sigismund Kollonitsch geweiht werden.
Äußeres
Das äußere Bild das die Peterskirche darbietet, wird beherrschend bestimmt durch die 56 Meter hohe, gewaltige Kuppel, die in ihrer Konfiguration an die Kuppel von St. Peter erinnert. Es handelt sich um eine zweigeschossige Fassade von gedrungener Wirkung, deren schräggestellte Türme den konkav einschwingenden Mittelteil flankieren und der von der Kuppel des Zentralbaus überragt wird. Der Bau selbst verherrlicht die Regierung des Kaisers Leopold I., dessen Wahlspruch im Innen über dem Chorbogen prangt. Der reizvolle, pavillonartige Portalvorbau aus grauem Marmor wurde nach einem Entwurfe von Andrea Altomonte erst 1751 bis 1753 errichtet. Figürlicher Schmuck aus Blei von Franz Kohl, einem Schüler und Gehilfen von Georg Raphael Donner, ziert ihn. Zu Oberst die Statuen Glaube, Hoffnung und Liebe, sowie Engelfiguren, welche Tiara und Schlüssel, die Insignien der päpstlichen Souveränität, tragen. Am Giebelfenster an der Vorderseite und den Vasen an der Seite Reliefs: Darstellungen aus dem Leben Petri. Das Hauptportal zeigt reiches Schnitzwerk und schöne Beschläge; eine Inschrift erinnert an das kaiserliche Pestgelübde.
In den Nischen unterhalb der beiden schiefgestellten Türme, welche die Vorderseite der Kirche flankieren, stehen folgende Sandsteinfiguren: St. Petrus und St. Simon, Johannes Evangelist (laut Paul Harrer St. Paulus) und Judas Thaddäus. An der Rückseite des Chores (Außenwand der Kirche) befinden sich Steinplastiken vom heiligen Petrus und vom Heiligen Michael, die von Lorenz Matitelli um 1730 ausgeführt wurden.
An der östlichen Seitenwand des Gotteshauses, gegenüber dem Ausgang der Goldschmiedgasse ist in die Steinmauer ein Marmorrelief eingelassen, das die sagenhafte Kreuzerrichtung an dieser Stelle durch Karl den Großen vergegenwärtigt. Von Rudolf Weyr geschafften, wurde es 1906 enthüllt.
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