Elgin
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The Elgin Marbles, also called the Parthenon Marbles, are a collection of marble sculptures that originally decorated the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1799 to 1803, obtained permission from the Ottoman authorities to remove sculptures from the Acropolis. From 1801 to 1812 Elgin’s agents removed about half of the surviving sculptures of the Parthenon, dismantling and in some cases damaging parts of the structure. The Marbles were transported to Britain, and were purchased by the British Government in 1816 after public debate in Parliament. They were placed on display in the British Museum, where they are now on view in the purpose-built Duveen Gallery. / The Marbles include 247 feet of the Parthenon Frieze (from an original 524 feet), 15 metopes (from an original 92) taken from the series on the south side of the Parthenon depicting battles of Lapiths and Centuars, and 17 figures from the east and west pediments. In addition, the collection contains a Caryatid from the Erechtheion, four slabs from the frieze of the Temple of Athena Nike, and architectural fragments of the Parthenon, Propylaia, Erechtheion, and the Temple of Athena Nike. Source wikipedia. STOREROOM
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The Elgin Marbles, also called the Parthenon Marbles, are a collection of marble sculptures that originally decorated the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1799 to 1803, obtained permission from the Ottoman authorities to remove sculptures from the Acropolis. From 1801 to 1812 Elgin’s agents removed about half of the surviving sculptures of the Parthenon, dismantling and in some cases damaging parts of the structure. The Marbles were transported to Britain, and were purchased by the British Government in 1816 after public debate in Parliament. They were placed on display in the British Museum, where they are now on view in the purpose-built Duveen Gallery. / The Marbles include 247 feet of the Parthenon Frieze (from an original 524 feet), 15 metopes (from an original 92) taken from the series on the south side of the Parthenon depicting battles of Lapiths and Centuars, and 17 figures from the east and west pediments. In addition, the collection contains a Caryatid from the Erechtheion, four slabs from the frieze of the Temple of Athena Nike, and architectural fragments of the Parthenon, Propylaia, Erechtheion, and the Temple of Athena Nike. Source wikipedia. STOREROOM
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Sunsets from various locations I have visited.
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Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery Ornate Lamp – Craigmoor And yes, that is a bird hanging from it, made with real bird feathers!! Craigmoor – Built for James Wiseman Marshall in 1875 Craigmoor is reputably modelled on the Duke of Gordon’s hunting lodge in Elgin Scotland, where James W. Marshall’s father was a tenant farmer on the Estate. James Wiseman Marshall was born in Scotland in 1828 (died 1905) and travelled to California in the 1850’s where a gold rush was beginning and from there came to Australia where gold had also been discovered, Hill End being one of the gold fields. James married Sarah Langshaw Adams (born 1836 died 1926) in 1858 at Tambaroora and they moved to Hill End in 1860, living in a wattle and daub hut on site. They had eleven children. The house was kept intact by the family and is now managed and maintained by the New South Wales National Parks & Wildlife Service and is periodically opened for public viewing.
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Elgin Cathedral Window
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Looking up at Elgin Cathedral
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Taken at Elgin chapel in Scotland
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Pond reflections taken on the Blackhills estate near Elgin, Scotland…...i could spend all day there. /
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My favourite place when i holiday in Scotland provides great views whatever the season and the onset of Autumn starts to provide a magical array of colour and light /
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I just love the colours of Autumn leaves before they fall. /
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Blackhills estate near Elgin
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Taken from the road near road to Elgin. Ranch buildings in the forground.
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