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Construction of Middle Temple Hall began in 1562 and was completed in 1572. Its hammerbeam roof has been said to be the best in London. Queen Elizabeth I visited the hall in 1578, unannounced, to inspect the new building and listen to a debate between barristers. This is the earliest known visit of a reigning monarch to an Inn of Court. On the walls are panels bearing the coats of arms of Readers (senior members) dating back to 1597.
The first recorded performance of Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night occurred in the hall on 2 February 1602.Shakespeare himself was probably present.
The hall survived the Great Fire of London in 1666, but was damaged by bombing in the Second World War. (Wikipedia) Inns of Court, London, United Kingdom.
The Palitana temples of Jainism are located on Shatrunjaya by the city of Palitana in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. The city of the same name, known previously as Padliptapur, has been nicknamed "City of Temples". Along with Shikharji in the state of Jharkhand, the two sites are considered the holiest of all pilgrimage places by the Jain community. As the temple-city was built to be an abode for the divine, no one is allowed to stay overnight, including the priests. Every Jain believes that a visit to this group of temples is essential as a once in a life time chance to achieve nirvana or salvation.
This site on Shatrunjaya hill is considered sacred by Jains and have hundreds of temples. There are approximately 863 marble-carved temples on the hills.The main temple is reached by stepping up 3500 steps. It is said that 23 tirthankaras (a human being who helps in achieving liberation and enlightenment), except Neminatha (a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma), sanctified the hill by their visits. The main temple is dedicated to Rishabha, the first tirthankara; it is the holiest shrine for the Svetambara Murtipujaka sect.
Series of Photograph from Gujranawala's historic place. The temple is not in use anymore . The temple is surrounded by a pool and a little bridge connects it to the entrance. There are staircase on all four sides to access the water. The pool is dry now and temple has started to fall.
Shot against the sun hence the polarization and its an HDR
The village of Temple was once the headquarters of the Knights Templar in Scotland from whom it takes its name, previously being known as Balantrodoch. The land was granted to the Templars by king David I in 1153 and held by them until the order was supressed in 1312.
The ruins of the old parish church date from the early 14th century.
Tanah Lot Temple is a stunning sea temple perched on a rock formation along Bali’s southwestern coast. Known for its breathtaking ocean views and dramatic sunsets, it is one of Bali’s most iconic landmarks. At high tide the temple appears to float on the water.
I'm off early volunteering this morning and it's a grey dismal day. We're having a fire and hopefully baked potatoes if all goes well. Haunted eyes is by Joseph Arthur and this waterfall haunts my bleary eyes this morning.
The temple is considered the 'heart of Lhasa'. According to legends, it was built in 640 AD by King Songsten Gampo. Early into the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards attacked the Jokhang temple in 1966 and for a decade there was no worship. Renovation of the Jokhang took place from 1972 to 1980. In 2000, the Jokhang became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jokhang
Angkor Wat, Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares.
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A part of the temple complex, at the edge of Lake Bratan. The temple, along with some other sites, form the Cultural Landscape of Bali Province which was inscribed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2012.
Submitted: 30/01/2024
Accepted: 01/02/2024
1. The Temple of Hephaestus or Hephaisteion or earlier as the Theseion, is a well-preserved Greek temple; it remains standing largely as built. It is a Doric peripteral temple, and is located at the north-west side of the Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill. From the 7th century until 1834, it served as the Greek Orthodox church of St. George Akamates.
2. Hephaestus was the patron god of metal working and craftsmanship. There were numerous potters' workshops and metal-working shops in the vicinity of the temple, as befits the temple's honoree. Archaeological evidence suggests that there was no earlier building on the site except for a small sanctuary that was burned when the Persians occupied Athens in 480 BCE. The name Theseion or Temple of Theseus was attributed to the monument under the assumption it housed the remains of the Athenian hero Theseus, brought back to the city from the island of Skyros by Kimon in 475 BCE, but refuted after inscriptions from within the temple associated it firmly with Hephaestus.
The Burning Man festival ends with the silent ceremony of the Burn of the Temple. This beautiful Temple burning is Galaxia, created by Arthur Mamou-Mani at Burning Man 2018.
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Outside it was a little bit cloudy, so the light inside was changing every minute. We spent some time inside the church and took a lot of interesting photos. This one - using me wide angle - is my favourite. Watch the light from the coloured windows in the foreground.
TEMPLE under construction Bogolyubskaya Icon of the Mother of God (Pokrovka village, Klinsky district, Moscow region)
Camera: Olympus OM-1n;
Lens: Zuiko Auto-Zoom 28-48mm f/4.0;
Film: Agfa Aviphot Pan 400;
Filter: Red filter;
Exposure: as ISO 400;
Developer: D-76, dilution (1+1), 20 degrees Celsius, time 18 minutes as ISO 400;
Scanned: Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 5400 by DimageScanUtility.
The Sri Mariamman Temple is Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.
It is built in the South Indian architecture| style.
Due to its architectural and historical significance, the temple has been gazetted as a National Monument. Historically, the temple was the registry of Hindu marriages. At that time, only the priest of the Sri Mariamman Temple was authorized to solemnize Hindu marriages in Singapore.
The temple is considered the 'heart of Lhasa'. According to legends, it was built in 640 AD by King Songsten Gampo. Early into the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards attacked the Jokhang temple in 1966 and for a decade there was no worship. Renovation of the Jokhang took place from 1972 to 1980. In 2000, the Jokhang became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jokhang