Humayun's Tomb, Delhi

walwyn Wed, 03/30/2011 - 19:03

This tomb to Humayun was commissioned in about 1570, by either his wife Haji Begam or his son Akbar the Great, and built at a cost of 1.5 million rupees. It is thought to be the first garden tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and the first example of the monumental style of architecture, that would become associated with the Mughal Empire, that reached its high point with the building of the Taj Mahal.

 

Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh - Warwick

walwyn Tue, 03/29/2011 - 18:15

 

This alabaster free standing wall monument in the Beauchamp Chapel of St Mary's Warwick, is dedicated to Robert Dudley ("the Noble Impe"), Lord Denbigh, who died in 1584 at the age of four.

 

Fatehpur Sikri

walwyn Fri, 03/25/2011 - 19:53

Built in around 1570, by the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great, Fatehpur Sikri was the new capital of the Mughal Empire and the first planned city of the Mughals.

 

 

Tomb of the cardinals of Amboise - Rouen Cathedral

walwyn Mon, 03/21/2011 - 23:35

Started in 1515, and completed in 1525, this tomb is the work of the Roullant Le Roux, Rouen cathedral's master mason of the time. It is a memorial to the French cardinal and archbishop of Rouen George d'Amboise (d1510), the other figure is his nephew George d'Amboise (d1550) who became archbishop of Rouen on his uncle's death.

Platycnemididae

walwyn Fri, 03/18/2011 - 20:59

 

 

The Platycnemididae are a family of pale coloured damselflies with a wide head, and feather like tibia.

 

St Joseph - Avon Dassett

walwyn Tue, 03/15/2011 - 00:16

 

 

Stained glass by John Hardman in the church of St. Joseph Avon Dassett.

 

 

 

Life of John the Baptist - Amiens Cathedral

walwyn Mon, 03/07/2011 - 21:19

 

Polychrome reliefs on the north of the choir screen tell the story of the life of John the Baptist.

 

 

 

Trichoptera

walwyn Sun, 02/27/2011 - 12:39

Divided into 45 families,with some 12,000 species and 600 genera, the Trichoptera or caddisflies are one of the most diverse orders of aquatic insects. They are closely related to the Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) with the Trichoptera having the more primitive characteristics. Some caddis flies can be confused with some species of moths, but the wings of the caddisfly is hairy not scaled as with moths. The name Trichoptera comes from the Greek trich, "hair" + ptera, "wings".

Tree of Jesse - St Godard, Rouen

walwyn Thu, 02/24/2011 - 22:00

 

 

This Tree of Jesse in the church of St Godard Rouen, is the work of Arnoult de Nimégue (1506).

Acanthosomatidae

walwyn Sun, 02/20/2011 - 17:03

 

A family of shieldbugs there are some 54 genera and 200 species.

 

 

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