Contributions of the group Ruines - Ruins

HBM: A Bench in Nyon, Switzerland

nobody@ipernity.com (John Cook) — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:41:45 +0000

The monument in the background reminds us that Nyon was once a regional capital of the Roman Empire. The flower arrangement is to mark that Nyon now hosts the UEFA headquarters.

HWW

nobody@ipernity.com (John Cook) — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:54:13 +0000

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In the grounds of Sudeley Castle
Home to Elizabeth, Lady Ashcombe and the Dent-Brocklehurst family, Sudeley Castle is a Tudor jewel with 1,000 years of history, formal gardens, events, tours and exhibitions. Sudeley is the only private castle in England to have a queen buried within its grounds – Katherine Parr, the last of Henry VIII’s six wives.

Ayton Castle under a winter sun

nobody@ipernity.com (Doug Shepherd) — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 18:26:15 +0000

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Actually a Peel Tower.

Peel towers (also spelt pele), are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger.

Ayton Castle sits on the edge of a plateau overlooking the River Derwent and the villages of East and West Ayton. It was built in the late 14th century, probably by Sir Ralph Eure, and was a typical Northern tower house.

Tipasa

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:05:33 +0000

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Tipasa, sometimes distinguished as Tipasa in Mauretania, was a colonia in the Roman province Mauretania Caesariensis, nowadays called Tipaza, and located in coastal central Algeria. Since 1982, it has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It was declared a World Heritage Site in danger in 2002, but was removed from the danger list in 2006 following conservation efforts.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipasa

Mansourah Mosque

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:08:51 +0000

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Mansourah Mosque is a ruined historic mosque in the city of Mansourah, Algeria, dates back to the Marinid dynasty. It consists of a part of the Mansourah Castle. The excavation has revealed regarding the design of the mosque that it was built by the Sultan Abu Yakub in 1303, and the decoration of the main gate was done by Abu al-Hassan in 1336.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansourah_Mosque

Roman Ruins of Djemila

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Mon, 08 May 2023 20:32:10 +0000

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Djémila, formerly Cuicul, is a small mountain village in Algeria, near the northern coast east of Algiers, where some of the best preserved Roman ruins in North Africa are found. It is situated in the region bordering the Constantinois and Petite Kabylie (Basse Kabylie).

In 1982, Djémila became a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique adaptation of Roman architecture to a mountain environment. Significant buildings in ancient Cuicul include a theatre, two fora, temples, basilicas, arches, streets, and houses. The exceptionally well preserved ruins surround the forum of the Harsh, a large paved square with an entry marked by a majestic arch.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djémila

Philipp Swiderski Maschinenbaufabrik

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 18:51:49 +0000

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In der 1867 gegründeten Philipp Swiderski Maschinenbaufabrik in Plagwitz wurden vor allem Buchdruckmaschinen, Lithographie-Pressen und Dampfmaschinen produziert. Nach mehrfachen Umfirmierungen gehörte das Werk zuletzt zum VEB Druckereimaschinenwerk Leipzig und wurde 1990 stillgelegt.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Swiderski_Maschinenbaufabrik

Repetitio est mater studiorum

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 18:40:24 +0000

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Sanatorium Medea (2), Tsqaltubo, Georgia

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:36:53 +0000

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Tskaltubo is a spa resort in west-central Georgia... Tskaltubo was especially popular in the Soviet era... Wiki

Sanatorium Medea, Tsqaltubo, Georgia

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:20:20 +0000

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Tskaltubo is a spa resort in west-central Georgia... Tskaltubo was especially popular in the Soviet era... Wiki

Sanatorium Metallurgist, Tsqaltubo, Georgia

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:01:25 +0000

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Tskaltubo is a spa resort in west-central Georgia... Tskaltubo was especially popular in the Soviet era... Wiki

Montfort le Gesnois

nobody@ipernity.com (Misou 49) — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 21:49:05 +0000

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Joli village de la Sarthe où vit notre fille ainée .

Peu présente en ce moment pour cause de vacances et de réunion de famille . Je ne vous oublie pas et je vous remercie de vos visites et commentaires .

Autumn

nobody@ipernity.com (Marja Savonije) — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:38:32 +0000

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Kasteel Brakel in herfstkleuren

Weir on the Derwent at Kirkham Priory

nobody@ipernity.com (Doug Shepherd) — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:24:38 +0000

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The ruins of Kirkham Priory are situated on the banks of the River Derwent, at Kirkham, North Yorkshire, England. The Augustinian priory was founded in the 1120s by Walter l'Espec, lord of nearby Helmsley, who also built Rievaulx Abbey.

L'Abbaye de l'île Chauvet

nobody@ipernity.com (Misou 49) — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 22:58:11 +0000

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Elle a été fondée vers 1130 par des bénédictins venus de l'abbaye de l'Absie. Elle s'inscrit dans le renouveau spirituel aux XIe-XIIe siècle, dans le sillage de Geraud de Salles.

Les plus anciennes parties du monument datent de la deuxième moitié du XIIe siècle, au niveau du choeur. La nef fut achevée un peu avant le milieu du XIIIe siècle. Les voûtements furent repris par la suite, la croisée fut probablement voûtée au XIVe siècle. Du XIIIe siècle aussi datent les bâtiments conventuels, dont l'aile du réfectoire actuelle. Ils furent modifiés, divisés, pour accueillir la communauté camaldule au XVIIe siècle.

Cette abbaye est située dans la commune du Bois de Céné en Vendée.

Take a seat and rest a while (HBM Everyone)

nobody@ipernity.com (Doug Shepherd) — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:27:15 +0000

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Jedburgh Abbey - Scotland

Hamilton, Nevada

nobody@ipernity.com (slgwv) — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:05:30 +0000

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White Pine County, Nevada, USA. Hamilton's heyday was ephemeral even by the standards of mining rushes in the western US. Silver was struck in the late 1860s, at Treasure Hill off to the left of the pic, and a reported 25,000 hopeful miners swarmed the area in 1869. The bonanza ores were pretty much exhausted after a couple of seasons, however. Ore grades dropped off precipitously with depth (as discussed below), and altho a number of other, smaller orebodies were also worked in the area, nothing compared to the glory days. Some activity continues even now--an abandoned late 20th century building (leftmost inset) has joined the 19th century ruins and abandoned equipment (insets to right), but even the recent run-up in precious metal prices hasn't led to new mining. Hamilton itself lies at about 8000 ft/2440 m; note the snow patches persisting into mid-June. During active mining production shut down in the winter months! The high point on the skyline is Mt. Hamilton (10,745 ft/3275 m).

The original bonanza orebodies consisted largely of horn silver (cerargyrite, silver chloride, AgCl), and the occurrence (based on contemporary reports--nothing is left today!) was called perhaps the most extraordinary in the world. Cerargyrite is a product of near-surface alteration, so-called "supergene enrichment," and this is why the ore grades didn't persist at depth. The original silver sulfides oxidize, yielding sulfuric acid, which leaches away while the released silver precipitates with chloride from groundwater. The mechanism wasn't understood at the time; hence all the money sunk into sinking more shafts, looking for the (nonexistent) continuations of the bonanza veins! To be sure, Hamilton wasn't the only place this mistake was made--

Concentrating mill, Nightingale Mine

nobody@ipernity.com (slgwv) — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 02:11:29 +0000

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Mill for concentrating scheelite (calcium tungstate, CaWO4, the usual ore mineral of tungsten) out of raw tungsten ore. Nightingale district in the Nightingale Range, Pershing County, Nevada. The concentrates would then be shipped elsewhere for further refining into tungsten metal. Mining here was active intermittently from World War I up to about 1956, when the US Government removed the subsidies for strategic metal production. As might be expected, tungsten prices had been high during the World Wars, and during the early years of the Cold War the Federal Gov't continued sponsoring the production of materials that might be important in wartime, including metals like (yes!) tungsten, but also chrome, moly, manganese, cobalt, and so on. When the Feds decided they didn't need any more, lots of these small-scale operations collapsed overnight.

The scheelite mineralization occurs at the contact of an intruded granite body with high-grade metamorphic rock, so the mining consisted of open stopes following the contact. The stopes were discontinuous because the ore grade varied along the contact. One such excavation in the vicinity is shown in the inset. The Nightingale Mine itself is right behind this mill--which would have been convenient!--but there were a number of mines in the area whose output would also have been trucked to this mill.

And last, I don't know whether the Nightingale Mine gave its name to the Nightingale Range, or vice versa, but in any case it's incongruous that this dry Nevada mountain range is named after the Eurasian songbird! Nightingales are _not_ native to North America.

UPDATE: Turns out the range is named for Alansion Walker Nightingill, who participated in the so-called Paiute War (a military encounter with some of the local Native Americans) and was later prominent in Nevada politics. Presumably someone later "corrected" the spelling of his name. Thanks to Don Barrett for tracking this down!

Silver Mountain Jail

nobody@ipernity.com (slgwv) — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:25:57 +0000

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Or rather, the ruins thereof--and the only structure of which even ruins remain! Some artifacts have been put on top the slab holding a plaque from E Clampus Vitus (insert, upper right) The plaque (insert, upper left) reads:
"Settled by Scandinavian miners in 1858, then called Kongsberg. Renamed Silver Mountain in 1863 and made county seat of Alpine County Aug. 11th, 1864. During the [18] sixties, the town supported a post office, two newspapers, express office, telegraph office and several hotels. Population was at its peak in 1865. County seat moved to Markleeville Nov. 1st, 1875."
By the late 1850s the original gold strkes on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada were pretty much played out, and prospectors were fanning out across the rest of California and into what's now Nevada. BTW, Markleeville still exists and remains the county seat--with a population, per Wikipedia, of 210 as of the 2010 census. (Up from 197 in 2000!)

Museum Gardens, York - In Winter

nobody@ipernity.com (Doug Shepherd) — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:24:09 +0000

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First Posted 2016

There are several historic buildings in the gardens. They contain the remains of the west corner of the Roman fort of Eboracum, including the Multangular Tower and parts of the Roman walls. In the same area there is also the Anglian Tower, which was probably built into the remains of a late Roman period fortress. During the Middle Ages, the tower was expanded and the Roman walls were incorporated into York's city walls. Most of the other buildings dating from the Middle Ages are associated with St Mary's Abbey, including the ruins of the abbey church, the Hospitium, the lodge and part of the surviving precinct wall. The remains of St. Leonard's Hospital chapel and undercroft are on the east side of the gardens.

The abbey estate occupied the entire site of the Museum Gardens and the abbot was one of the most powerful clergymen of his day, on a par with the Archbishop of York. The monks would spend their days working in abbey administration, copying books, trading with merchants, providing food and supplies for the monastery, managing the abbey’s estates and helping the poor.

King Henry VIII banned all monasteries in England in 1530s. The monks at St Mary’s were pensioned off in 1540 and the abbey buildings were converted into a palace for the King when he visited York.

The stone walls that surrounded the abbey were built in the 1260s and they remain the most complete set of abbey walls in the country. They were built to defend the abbey and were used several times when the city and the abbey came to blows over land ownership and taxes.