Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]striking sights ric > On Dec 17, 2018, at 12:16 AM, Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information