Heritage in Stone
Featured Work
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Hunchback Bridge - Bobbio - Italy by paolo1955
Featured in Heritage in Stone Group November – 13 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Historic Places Group November – 13 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Superintendence for the Architectural, the Landscape, the Historical Heritage. Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological of Italy It belongs the Club of “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN ITALY” was founded through the incentive of the Tourism Council of the ANCI (National Association of Italian Municipalities).This project arose from the need to promote the great heritage of History, Art, Culture, Environment and Traditions found in small Italian towns which are, for the most part, cut off from the flow of visitors and tourists. —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Bobbio – Old Bridge The Old Bridge: the 280 metre long Ponte Vecchio (“Old Bridge”), which spans the Trebbia by means of eleven unequal arches, is known to have existed before 1196 and may be of Roman origin. From its curious and irregularity shape it is commonly called the ‘Hunchback Bridge’; also the ‘Devil’s Bridge’ after many legends: the famous legend tells that it was built by the Devil in one night after he made a pact with Saint Columbanus who promised him the soul of the first passerby; but when the bridge was finished the Irish Saint sent a dog. / The other legend is in which a man tricks Satan into rebuilding it over-night after it has been destroyed by a flood. In reality the bridge did need to be reconstructed after flood damage in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Nikon D100 Sigma 15/30
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Empty Window by Trevor Kersley
Part of Egglestone Abbey ruins,Co Durham.Shot on a visit with Steve Smith.
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A bridge for the sun by Hélène David-Cuny
Umm al-Jimal – Jordan Theses arches are what’s left of the ceiling of a water cistern, in a ruined city dating back to the roman and byzantine periods (beginning of the 1rst mill. AD) in the desert between Syria and Jordan. / This area was particularly important in Antiquity, as all the caravans crossing the arabian desert to join south Arabia were originating, or ending, there. Featured in Heritage in Stone
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Vyas Chhatri(Cenotaphs) by Mukesh Srivastava
Camera: Nikon D700, f-16, ISO-200, 18-200mm / Location: Vyas Chhatri, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. / Date: 7.2.09. Vyas Chhatri Just north of the fort lies the cenotaph of Sage Vyas, the man who compiled the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the longest scripture in the world with almost 300,000 verses. He dictated the Mahabharata to Ganesh, the god with an elephant-head and son of Shiva the Destroyer. Vyas Chhatri is also referred to in the city as Sunset Point as it gives you a wonderful view of picturesque Jaisalmer at sundown. The Sunset point over Sooli Dongri is a big hit with tourists and is definitely worth making a trip to if you want a bird’s eye view of Jaisalmer and its adjoining areas. This monument is declared Ancient Monument by ASI under The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 and is maintained by Archaeological Sourvey of India It got featured in Heritage in Stone Group on 14.11,09 /
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through a door darkly by marcwellman2000
come with me / let us go together through the door / where does it lead? / to the future
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Grass in the Window by JennyArmitage
Abandoned building wall in Central City, Colorado. Central City was a boom town during the Colorado gold-rush and is now a ghost town. Transparent watercolor on Arches cold-pressed 140lb paper. The original is approximately 10×14 inches. Featured by History in Stone.
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Climbing the ladder of life by Jonathan Doherty
Detail on Bath Cathedral
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GPO Rebuilt, Post Haste by David McMahon
This image, shot without a tripod, shows the floodlit corridor of the Melbourne GPO, now a major retail centre after being re-built when fire ravaged the historic building. One of the many landmarks in graceful Melbourne, the GPO is a neo-Renaissance building that is Heritage-listed. On 10 September, 2001, a day before the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, a fire ripped through this historic structure. Although the blaze caused several million dollars’ worth of damage, postal operations resumed the next day in an adjacent building. But the edifice itself survived, despite the rubble and desolation between its walls. Less than three years later, it reopened in August 2004 – as a highly rated precinct devoted to fashion, shopping and cuisine. I do not crop or post-edit my work. Shot in December 2008, using a Pentax K100D. Featured by my co-host in PASSIONATE ABOUT VINTAGE, October 2009. Featured in MONOCHROME, October 2009. Featured in HERITAGE IN STONE, November 2009. 100-2940
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Haughmond Abbey Near Shrewsbury Shropshire by Emma Wright
Haughmond Abbey, which is sometimes referred to as the Abbey of St John the Evangelist, is located only four miles outside of Shrewsbury and of the three houses of Austin canons established in Shropshire, Haughmond founded in 1135 by William Fitzalan, is the older. The Abbey is set in a beautiful setting on the sloping site of Haughmond Hill which is well tread and shows impressive remains. The colouring of the mellowed stone against the green of the lawns and the trees make the remains particularly lovely. The ruins includes parts of the chapter house, refectory and the latter infirmary of the 14th century, but only the foundations of the abbey church. Close by on the hill is the spot known as Douglas’s Leap – where the Earl of Douglas, in flight from the Battle of Shrewsbury, was thrown from his horse and captured by Henry IV’s men. When the Abbey was in use, the canons would meet in the Chapter House to discuss the day-to-day running of the Abbey and religious business with the abbot. Inside the Chapter House you can find a number of tombstones on display and an octagonal font, which may have been removed from the church, most of which no longer survives today. The Battle of Shrewsbury between King Henry IV and the rebels led by Henry ‘Hotspur’ Percy, in 1403 took place near Haughmond abbey, approximately two miles to the north-west of the abbey. The site of the Battlefield can still be visited today. The Abbey was finally dissolved in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII. At this time there were ten canons and the abbot in residence. Following the dissolution, the Abbey passed to Sir Edward Littlejohn and later Sir Rowland Hill and the Barker Family. The site is now in the care of English Heritage. Method: Handheld – 1 RAW file, 6 different exposures. Generated and tone mapped in Photomatix
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Date Stone by Munggo
Dover Castle, Kent, England.
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Chimneys by Munggo
Slightly abstracted. / Hampshire, England.
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Ego sum via, veritas et vita by Rowan Plantagenet
Detail of the gorgeous central apse mosaic of Christ Pantocrator (based on that in Monreale Cathedral), Maria Laach Abbey /
Recent Work
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Ghar Lapsi by Christian Zammit
Ghar Lapsi in HDR / Shots were taken at 6.55am (dawn) / Ghar Lapsi is situated just behind the town of Siggiewi, Malta CANON EOS 400D HDR info: / Tripod used / 3 shots where taken -1.0, 0, +1.0 / Photomatix This / work / has / been / produced / by / Christian / Zammit / Kindly / click / on / photo / below. / Visit my gallery
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Big Green by tori yule
This house is across the street from the Siesta Public Beach, in Siesta Key, Florida.
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Drenched by rodeorose
Dubrovnik drenched by the morning sun. Shot Summer 2006, at 8 am, from the Old Town Walls, looking at the clocktower at the southern end of Stradun. One can see the extensive post-war repair work to the rooftops, and the difference between the origianl tiles, and the new regular ones. Dubrovnik has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since 1979. We are luckyenough to call this city our second home. Nikon D70s; Nikon 70-300mm lens; f/4.2; 1/2000sec; 75mm focal length.
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1998 Street side of Lal Lal Railway station by FailingMemory
In 1835 a government (Victoria had not then separated from New South Wales) exploration party led by Frederick D’Arcy found the Lal Lal falls on the west branch of the Moorabool river. The area was known to the local aborigines as Lal Lal = Running Water, and this name has remained. The falls were from this date on a favourite picnic spot. / An annual picnic race every New Years Day from 1860 to 1938 was held at the Lal Lal falls. Up to 20,000 people attended, and the branch line made the local Lal Lal railway station on the Ballarat to Geelong line a centre of the industry. This is the street side of that railway station which would have once been a great centre. I do not know when it ceased to function Taken with a Pentax SLR camera on Kodachrome 200 film. 1/100 f 9.5
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Inside the grounds of Edinburgh Castle. by Finobub
Taken june 09 while visiting Edinburgh. / NIKON D90 / Lens / AF-S DX / Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR f/3.5 / 1/4000 sec. / ISO-1400 / +1 step / 18 mm / 3.6 / 27 / Edinburgh Castle is a fortress which dominates the sky-line of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock. Human habitation of the site is dated back as far as the 9th century BC, although the nature of early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle here since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the Union of the Crowns in 1603. As one of the most important fortresses in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle has been involved in many historical conflicts, from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century, up to the Jacobite Rising of 1745, and has been besieged, both successfully and unsuccessfully, on several occasions. From the later 17th century, the castle became a military base, with a large garrison. Its importance as a historic monument was recognised from the 19th century, and various restoration programmes have been carried out since. Few of the present buildings pre-date the Lang Siege of the 16th century, when the medieval fortifications were largely destroyed by artillery bombardment. The notable exception is St Margaret’s Chapel, the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh, which dates from the early 12th century.[1] Among other significant buildings of the castle are the Royal Palace, and the early-16th-century Great Hall. The castle also houses the Scottish National War Memorial, and National War Museum of Scotland. The castle is now in the care of Historic Scotland, and is Scotland’s second-most-visited tourist attraction.[2] Although the garrison left in the 1920s, there is still a military presence at the castle, largely ceremonial and administrative, and including a number of regimental museums. It is also the backdrop to the annual Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and has become a recognisable symbol of Edinburgh and of Scotland.
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Giudecca Canal - B&W by Tom Gomez
Another attempt at something a little bit different for me. I generally stick to colour, but I thought I would try converting a few of my images into mono. The original colour version is below (click on the colour image to view it properly). Colourful Gondolas full of tourists, Vaporettos full of commuters, cruise ships and pleasure boats of all kinds can be seen navigating the wide Giudecca Canal in Venice, Italy. In the background is the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, designed by Andrea Palladio and located on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Facing the Bacino di San Marco, the church plays a central role in the panorama from the Piazzetta. (Information supplied by Wikipedia). Single RAW image Tonemapped in Photomatix Pro 3.2. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) / Sigma 18-200mm lens / Exif data from the JPG / F-stop f/4.5 / ISO 125 / Focal length 33 mm BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Venice or Italy. Click on the image below to view the shot /
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MOno -- G Harbour Entrance Valletta Malta by Edwin Catania
Make – NIKON CORPORATION / Model – NIKON D40 / Lens Nikkor 18 to 55 VR Kit / XResolution – 300.00 / YResolution – 300.00 / ResolutionUnit – Inch / Software – Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows / DateTime – 2009:11:20 17:51:14 / ExifOffset – 216 / ExposureTime – 1/320 seconds / FNumber – 11 / ExposureProgram – Aperture priority / ISOSpeedRatings – 200 / ExifVersion – 0221 / DateTimeOriginal – 2009:11:10 08:40:21 / DateTimeDigitized – 2009:11:10 08:40:20 / ShutterSpeedValue – 1/320 seconds / ApertureValue – F 11.00 / ExposureBiasValue – -1.33 / MaxApertureValue – F 4.29 / MeteringMode – Multi-segment / LightSource – Auto / Flash – Not fired / FocalLength – 26 mm / SubsecTimeOriginal – 70 / SubsecTimeDigitized – 70 / ColorSpace – sRGB / ExifImageWidth – 4096 / ExifImageHeight – 2723 / SensingMethod – One-chip color area sensor / FileSource – DSC – Digital still camera / SceneType – A directly photographed image / CustomRendered – Normal process / ExposureMode – Auto / White Balance – Auto / DigitalZoomRatio – 1 x / FocalLengthIn35mmFilm – 39 mm / SceneCaptureType – Standard / GainControl – None / Contrast – Normal / Saturation – Normal / Sharpness – Hard / SubjectDistanceRange – Unknown Thumbnail: – / Compression – 6 (JPG) / XResolution – 72 / YResolution – 72 / ResolutionUnit – Inch / JpegIFOffset – 850 / JpegIFByteCount – 3709
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Morning Mist by Mukesh Srivastava
This is a view of Taj Mahal, Agra, India captured on a misty day. Taj Mahal is listed in the world Heritage list. This image was honored with Kodak Picture of The Day on 25.6.09. Camera: Nikon D70S, 18-70mm It got featured in Authentic India Group on 19.11.09 /
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The Red Rocks by tori yule
My son 10, taking a picture of my daughter 3, on the Red Rocks, Sedonia, Arizona,
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The Cathedral in the Pines Altar by Fraser Ross
This is the view you get when you attend a ceremony at the Cathedral in the Pines. I dont think there can be a more beautiful place to get married looking at the spectacular views beyond.
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Through the arch windows by missmoneypenny
Ruins of Butrinti – Albania bubble, canvas, card, Butrinti, framed, Albania, laminated, matted, moneypenny, mounted, poster, print, rb, red, redbubble, ruin, arch
About This Group
Heritage in Stone is a group for images and writing about stone, or rock, subjects, be they ‘arranged’ by Man or Nature. The key is that there must have been a human input with significant, visible and deliberate modification or arrangement of the stone in question at some stage in the past.
This may be direct as in a ruined building or a stone-circle or it could be by association such as a specific rock formation revered by some society in antiquity and subsequently altered in a manner which is clear in the photograph. This does not include mountains or canyons or pillars of rock etc.
So, standing stones; dry-stone walls or stone barns (not barn conversions please!); sheep-folds or sculptures are the sort of thing but not stately homes or lived-in castles etc. If you can live in it, this is not the right place:-).
As hosts of the group, Bev and I don’t tend to comment on additions to HiS, so as not to show any bias but don’t feel that your uploads are not appreciated just because you don’t get any feedback from us!
Occasionally we will come across work elsewhere and comment on it without realizing that it’s in the HiS group but this is just chance:-) and we do still add work to our own favourites.
Group Avatar is ‘Chateau du Merode’ by theBFG
Please include as many details as you can about your shots as we cannot be expected to know exactly what your Heritage image is – *certainly tell us where it is (even what it is if it’s not obvious!). Any other background or technical information would be ideal. All files without a description will automatically be deleted.
Limits – 2 per day but unlimited in number.
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