Train to the mountains by slobodeniuk by slobodeniuk
Month: June 2016
London by deeejace by deeejace
There’s never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same. Carlos Santana
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Fisherman at sunset on Inle Lake, Myanmar by ysoltceva by ysoltceva
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Why You Should Keep Your Coffee Beans in the Fridge
Many of us keep our coffee beans in the fridge or freezer to keep them fresh, but a new study suggests there’s added benefit to this practice: more flavorful coffee.
Cologne – Germany (by Tobias Van Der Elst)
Spain: *BARCELONA, SPAIN ~ Street of Mura,
Golden Dawn by franzengels by franzengels
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Looking over the ledge by MoKamal by MoKamal
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James River House / Architecture Firm
© James Ewing
- Architects: Architecture Firm
- Location: Scottsville, VA 24590, United States
- Area: 2200.0 ft2
- Photographs: James Ewing
- Builder: Peter Johnson Builders
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From the architect. The James River House was designed as a place for three young boys. It is a place where they can grow and learn from their surroundings – experience mud, moths, flowing water, and the changing light of the seasons; a place that would allow for many gatherings of all the people who love them.
© James Ewing
Three volumes hover above a bluff alongside a bend in the James River, arranged loosely and lightly on the land like a scattered group of stones around a campfire. As a visitor slips between the volumes, the house opens up to light and river views and the fully enveloping woods.
Floor Plan
The quiet yet open interior is built around a large and flexible gathering space that can be intimate, expansive, interior, or exterior. Flanked by sleeping quarters, this central living area is at once hearth, tree house, and dining hall and is the nexus of activity for the family and the three boys who fill the house with light and motion.
© James Ewing
Luxor Temple by Efemir by Efemir
Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. Known in the Egyptian language as ipet resyt, or “the southern sanctuary”. In Luxor there are several great temples on the east and west banks. Four of the major mortuary temples visited by early travelers and tourists include the Temple of Seti I at Gurnah, the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahri, the Temple of Ramesses II (a.k.a Ramesseum), and the Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu; and the two primary cults temples on the east bank are known as the Karnak and Luxor.[1] Unlike the other temples in Thebes, Luxor temple is not dedicated to a cult god or a deified version of the king in death. Instead Luxor temple is dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship; it may have been where many of the kings of Egypt were crowned in reality or conceptually (as in the case of Alexander the Great who claimed he was crowned at Luxor but may never have traveled south of Memphis, near modern Cairo.)
To the rear of the temple are chapels built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty, and Alexander. Other parts of the temple were built by Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. During the Roman era, the temple and its surroundings were a legionary fortress and the home of the Roman government in the area.
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Sig Nordal 