Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Temple of Zeus, now in ruins, was an impressive piece of architecture.? Here's a museum model of what it looked like: <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/45435842985/in/dateposted-public/> And here's one of the colossal supporting human figures, called atlases.? Big fellow, isn't he? <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/32476335668/in/dateposted-public/> I like this picture a lot. An agave plant sends its seed pods upward to populate the next generation. The fallen atlas just lies there. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/45435842195/in/dateposted-public/> What's left of the temple now, after Carthaginian conquest, earthquakes, and quarrying: <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/45435842785/in/dateposted-public/> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/32476335318/in/dateposted-public/> Rubble and remnant: <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/32476334938/in/dateposted-public/> Click on any picture to enlarge. Olympus E-M5 and 20/1.7.? Apologies for the lousy weather.? Enjoy anyway! --Peter