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The Chesme Church (Russian: Чесменская церковь; full name Church of Saint John the Baptist at Chesme Palace, also called the Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, Russian: це́рковь Рождества́ Иоа́нна Предте́чи при Че́сменском Дворце́), is a small Russian Orthodox church at 12 Lensoveta Street, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built by the Russian court architect Yury Felten in 1780, at the direction of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. A memorial church, it was erected adjacent to the Chesme Palace (Russian: Чесменский дворец: damaged during the Siege of Leningrad and restored in 1946) between Saint Petersburg and Tsarskoye Selo to commemorate the anniversary of Russia's 1770 victory over Turkish forces in Chesme Bay (Turkish: Çeşme) in the Aegean Sea during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774.
The church and Chesme Palace were the earliest Neo-Gothic constructions in the St Petersburg area. Considered by some to be St Petersburg's single most impressive church, it is a rare example of very early Gothic Revival influence in Russian church architecture.
This beautifully restored North American T-6J Harvard Mk.IV was built in Canada in 1953 for the U.S.Air Force, with which it served as 53-4619. After being sold to the German Air Force as a pilot trainer (serving as AA050 and BG050) and then the Portuguese Air Force (as 1747) she arrived in the UK and given a RCAF scheme but after undergoing a thorough refurbishment from 1993 to 2000 she was repainted to fly again as 1747.
The Harvard in Portuguese Air Force markings seen landing at Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton, on 21st September 2022.
This very impressive looking tall ship was at the Mystic Seaport's Museum main drydock where it was going to spend the next several months being restored to it's former glory. The ship was a former merchant ship which did have some small cannons that were more defensive in nature according to museum's staff members that was there to answer questions.
The Greyhound station was built in 1938, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 for its architectural significance. It was restored in 2018 and now used as a venue
Encountered in Prague. VB must be for Veřejná bezpečnost, the Public Security service (thanks Wikipedia !).
Inspired by the idea of a luxury modern hotel in a restored farmhouse. My RL to SL - if you know, you know :) and thanks to Bambi for the #challenge
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On Saturday, June 17, 1967 the museum officially reopened its doors to a crowd of more than 3000 people to celebrate the newly restored “Castle.” Saturday, June 17, 2017 marked the 50th anniversary as a historic house museum, and at dusk they lit up the castle with a narrative on the history of Dundurn Castle.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBDi-SkKacA
Check out my Dundurn Castle album for other photos.
Amsterdam - Meidoornplein.
DDD / TDD.
Van der Pekbuurt (neighbourhood).
During the entire renovation of this neighbourhood, the historic appearance of the outside of the houses has been restored. The new wooden doors, windows and frames have the original colours from the 1920s: ocher yellow, dark green and red brown.
De Van der Pekbuurt is gebouwd tussen 1918 en 1926 en is daarmee een van de eerste tuindorpen van Amsterdam. Architect Jan Ernst van der Pek ontwierp de stedenbouwkundige en architectonische opzet in 1916. Rode bakstenen muren, geglazuurde gele bakstenen banden en portieken die uit de gevels springen kenmerkten het straatbeeld. De wijk geldt als beschermd stadsgezicht.
De woonblokken hadden door de vele aanpassingen in de loop der tijd hun oorspronkelijke charme verloren. Door kunststof kozijnen en verdwenen originele details zoals dakkapelletjes, tuinmuren en voordeuren hadden de blokken een armoedige uitstraling gekregen. Ook de originele kleuren waren verdwenen.
Binnen de gehele renovatie van de wijk is aan de buitenzijde de historische uitstraling van de woningen van de Van der Pekbuurt teruggebracht. Zo hebben de nieuwe houten deuren en kozijnen de oorspronkelijke kleuren uit de jaren 1920: okergeel, donkergroen en roodbruin (architectenweb.nl).
This 1956 Studebaker Hawk hood, came with a 170hp V8 engine. It could be upgraded to 180hp with the 4 barrel addition. The very talented restoration mechanic named Robert, told me of his passion to work on such vehicles. This piece of perfection sat idol for one year in a garage as it went through its beauty treatment.
Considering the Shuswap Car Show was held at an outdoor museum, it seemed appropriate to add a local flavour. So, I combined the rare scoop with the reflection of an old and also restored wooden building.
South facing recently restored Fowler designed 'Jinty' 0-6-0 no.47298 passes the river Irwell with the 13:30 Rawtenstall-Bury train.
close to a well visited museum. If only all Istanbul houses were maintained like these......might be a bit boring though :)
A restored pottery works (or 'potbank' as they are called locally in the Potteries area of North Staffordshire) with a bottle oven in the range built in 1860 and recently renovated and converted into affordable housing. In 1842 Captain John Buller and Mr J.Devett purchased a pottery works in Devon and started in business as the Bovey Tracy Pottery Company. Using Cornish clay and coal from Staffordshire they produced a wide range of ware including bed knobs and door furniture. As the business grew, it suffered increasingly from the cost of transporting coal to Devon so the owners decided to move the company to Staffordshire to be close to raw materials sources. In 1862 W.W.Buller & Co were operating the Joiners Square, Hanley pottery works and were one of the first companies to explore the new markets created by electrical power. By the 1880's they were supplying porcelain insulators and associated iron fittings in large quantities for lucrative government contracts and exporting to Australia, Africa, India, Canada and Europe. In 1885 Bullers purchased the metal foundry of Jobson Bros of Tipton, Staffordshire and the company was renamed Bullers Ltd following incorporation in 1890. The business continued to expand and the Hanley site became inadequate so in 1917 a new factory was built at Milton on the Leek Road, at that time in open countryside. In 1959 Bullers Ltd and Taylor, Tunnicliff amalgamated to form Allied Insulators Ltd., a company which is still in business today operating from the Albion Works adjacent to the Gladstone Pottery Museum, Longton (see www.flickr.com/photos/nigelphoto2011/52783316863/ ). The Joiners Square factory was taken over by the Wedgwood Group for a period in the 1970's but had been vacant and in a state of derelicton for some time when in 1999 extensive restoration work was undertaken by Stoke-on-Trent City Council and converted into apartments. The building now provides eight low-rent units, a part of the Imperial Court Residential Complex operated by Stoke-on-Trent Housing Association. A positive outcome for a Grade II listed potbank of historical importance, saved for the future and providing much needed affordable housing. 'RoidWeek Spring 2023 Day 2. Taken with a 1976 Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Alpha 1 on Polaroid (TIP) film
Sporting a "restored" nose logo, BNSF 9653 swings into the curve at Valmont with an empty coal train bound for Wyoming. While its neat to see a BN logo on the nose of an executive mac, this one definitely looks better from a distance.
One of the former warehouses along the west side waterfront, being redeveloped. Beautifully restored and open to the public soon.
Following my recent Snap of thirsty Lucy,
Here's one of "Madam" Dior, posing.
Or watching the Gulls go by ?
Either way - its her turn !
This was rescued from a Swedish railways scrapheap, restored by volunteers and now runs on the Nene Valley Railway, which is a heritage railway that goes from Peterborough (UK) town centre, along the River Nene out to Wansford.
Hadlow Road Station on the Wirral Way footpath between Hooton & Neston Cheshire restored to look and feel at the time of closure in 1956. Opened by the Birkenhead Railway in 1866 later run by the joint GWR & LNWR the original track lasted until 1966 due to BR DMU driver training.
The station incorporates a museum and is looked after by Friends of Hadlow Road Station, the signal box is not the original having been obtained from Hassel Green Northants, devoid of track since 1966 a length was relayed to complete the restoration by 2011.
The waterwheel at Abbey Mill, Tintern in the Wye Valley is the only surviving one of twenty-two originally sited on the River Wye. This wheel built in 1870, was renovated in 2008.
In this post I told the story about my last minute pilgrimage to Montana Rail Link on the cusp of its flag lowering: flic.kr/p/2nLhAy6
So continuing with the series featuring one photo of each train in chronological trip order here is the fifteenth train of the trip and the fourth of Day 4. This was also the fourth and last non MRL powered train I'd photograph. An unidentified BNSF manifest rolls west through Billings Yard on MRL's First Subdivision, but the pair of orange GEs are obviously not the focus of this image.
BNSF 6989 is a decade old GE ES44C4 and contrasts greatly with number 84, an EMC SW-1 that is 73 years her senior! The little switcher was built by Electro-Motive Corporation and completed June 15, 1939 on OQrder E259 and was originally Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 9139. It later became Burlington Northern 84 until retired by the BN in November 1975. It then spent another decade on the Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern until coming to Billings Grain Terminal. Now privately owned by friends of mine, getting to see 84 in person was another reason I wanted to make the trek over to Billings. He and his business partners hope to restore her to operation and eventually find a home on a tourist railroad or museum where she can run. To support the effort and learn more check out this link and even buy yourself a shirt, I've got one!
Billings, Montana
Wednesday September 7, 2022
There is a single restored moai in this small village, the other moai are ruins.
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A former royal residence:
This archaeological complex is composed of two restored ahu which turn their backs on a small bay, where they break the waves with force on the cliffs of lava.
The ahu that can be seen here belong to the late stage of construction of the moai statues, and date back to about the seventeenth century. Together with the nearby ceremonial center of Tahai, they offer a panorama that suggests what must have been the landscape of the island in ancient times, with numerous ahu bordering much of the coast.
It is said that the ariki, or kings, resided temporarily in Hanga Kio’e. In addition, in the surroundings of this place existed a school where the art of carving the talking tablets or kohau rongo rongo was taught.
The site consists of a coastal esplanade of two ahu with a moai each, the Ahu Akapu and the Ahu Hanga Kio’e; as well as a square and a hare moa (chicken coop), which was restored in 1972. There are also several remains of hare paenga (boat houses), which were part of the ceremonial center.
A place of legend:
Hanga Kio’e means “Bay of the Mouse” and it seems that the name comes from an old legend about a widow who entered this small cove with a mouse in the mouth, in mourning for the death of her husband, whose remains were buried here after the ahu (ceremonial platform) was built.
The moai that rises on the Ahu Akapu has a height of 4 meters and is complete, only lacks the pukao (stone hat). On the other hand the Ahu Hanga Kio’e, only has a part of the back erected on the platform, that was rescued from the bay.
Behind the ahu, the terrain forms a small hill that offers beautiful views of the whole, with Hanga Roa in the background and the waves roaring among lava cliffs. Hanga Kio’e is a place seldom frequented by tourists, so it invites you to relax and imagine how life could have been in a village so small and remote.