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Odd – Old stuff in a warehouse
I don’t know, if it is odd to photograph stuff, old unused stuff. I have been doing a lot of this lately. In the places everything is chaos, but in a photo it suddenly looks good, the mess, so odd. These are from a old carpenters workroom , not in use any more. The tools are old as you can see, as are the bikes.
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Värikollaasi #185
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Rosa rugosa
Silent Sunday
Black brick detail
I saw these black bricks today – they were just beautiful – this is a very close detail of one.
Country road
I find these kind of roads and building very appealing.
The Raseborg castle ruins
The Raseborg castle ruins
The Raseborg castle ruins, situated on a rock by Raseborg stream, are the remainders of a castle that was probably built in the 14th century, when the rock was still surrounded by water. Raseborg is officially mentioned for the first time in a letter dated 1378. It is a typical medieval castle of a simpler kind that has been constructed during a long time period. There is no other similar castle in Finland.
Strategic meaning
Raseborg’s greatest importance was probably in the area of trade. It was constructed on a sheltered location on the south coast, presumably to defend Swedish interests against the successful Hanseatic town Reval (Tallinn). Both Danish and Swedish troops, as well as more undefinable pirate fleets, fought over the command of the castle, which shows that the castle was regarded as an important base. On the so called Galgbacken (Gallows Hill) north of the castle ruins, bishop Hemming Gadh was executed in December 1520. That was the Danish king Christian II getting even with his political opponents. When Gustavus Vasa seized power in Sweden and made the nearby town of Ekenäs the centre of administration in the province in 1528, Raseborg lost its strategic importance. It was abandoned in the 1550’s and laid deserted for more than 300 years. Raseborg experienced its heyday in the middle of the 15th century when (the expelled) king Karl Knutsson Bonde (Charles VIII of Sweden) kept court in the castle on repeated occasions. more at: http://www.raseborg.org/slott/eng/
Daily Post – Contrast
The Espoo Cathedral interior details
The Espoo Cathedral interior
The church was originally designed in the late 15th century by an unknown “Espoo master” and built between 1485 and 1490 under his supervision. The only remaining parts of the medieval church are the eastern and western parts of the nave. The weapons room was removed between 1804 and 1806 and certain other parts of the church, including the original sacristy, were taken apart between 1821 and 1823 when the building was converted into a more spacious cruciform church.
The vaults and walls of the older parts of the cathedral are decorated with murals, largely painted in the 1510s, that depict both biblical scenes and events in the daily life of the people. The paintings were covered in the 18th century as they were thought to be “crude and superstitious” but uncovered again and conserved during renovations in 1931. The current campanile of the cathedral was completed in 1767 and its top part was redone between 1868 and 1869.( Wikipedia)
The Espoo Cathedral
The church was originally designed in the late 15th century by an unknown “Espoo master” and built between 1485 and 1490 under his supervision. The only remaining parts of the medieval church are the eastern and western parts of the nave. The weapons room was removed between 1804 and 1806 and certain other parts of the church, including the original sacristy, were taken apart between 1821 and 1823 when the building was converted into a more spacious cruciform church.
The vaults and walls of the older parts of the cathedral are decorated with murals, largely painted in the 1510s, that depict both biblical scenes and events in the daily life of the people. The paintings were covered in the 18th century as they were thought to be “crude and superstitious” but uncovered again and conserved during renovations in 1931. The current campanile of the cathedral was completed in 1767 and its top part was redone between 1868 and 1869.( Wikipedia)
The Weekend in Black and White
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Weekend Reflection #248
Skywatch
North end
The Garden Pavillion
Flowers from the garden
Corridor in the garden
Welcome to the garden
Dead wood
There were a lot of dead wood in the area, in Hvitträsk that is, they are picturesque,like all old and worn is.
All Photos canbe enlarged by a click.
Barn details in color and in black and white
Which works better?
A Photo a Week Challenge: Wildlife
I have not often come across wild animals/ life in the nature. Once in a while when traveling I have been lucky. Here are grizzled giant squirrel , blue whales and bats all from my trip to Sri Lanka
Monochrome Madness (18)- Old Tallinn Town
This is my week 18 submission to the Monochrome Madness Challenge hosted by Leanne Cole and Laura Macky.
These are taken from The Towers Square in Tallinn. All Photos can be enlarged by a click.
Built up from the 13th to 16th centuries, when Tallinn – or Reval as it was known then – was a thriving member of the Hanseatic trade league, this enclosed neighbourhood of colourful, gabled houses, half-hidden courtyards and grandiose churches is, quite rightly, the city’s biggest tourist draw. And the fact that it’s all neatly packaged within a mostly intact city wall and dotted with guard towers gives it an extra dose of fairytale charm.
Tallinn Old Town is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
more at Monochrone Madness in a weeks time 😉
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