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On 2nd April 1593, the College of New Aberdeen was founded.
Originally constructed in 1593, the New College became Aberdeen’s second university, following the already established King’s College.
Nobleman George Keith, the 5th Earl Marischal, founded the New College Which would later bare his name, the college initially occupied buildings from a 15th century Franciscan Friary. The first new construction started in 1676 and extended into the 18th century.
The college’s creation was first understood as a reaction to Aberdeen’s other university, King’s College in Old Aberdeen. The idea that Marischal College was somehow a Protestant tank on the lawn of Catholic King’s has been thoroughly debunked – King’s was Protestant by the time Marischal College came into being. However, a refinement of this initial idea is that Marischal College was a result of the failure of King’s to modernise.
The two merged to form the University of Aberdeen in 1860, with Medicine and Law being taught exclusively at Marischal College. Prior to this merge back in 1835, the modern Mariscal building was constructed, with the previous buildings having been demolished. An extension was completed by 1906, making it the second-largest granite building in the world. Today, Marischal College is the headquarters of Aberdeen City Council, with university classes taught at King’s College and Foresterhill campuses.
Throughout the 20th century Aberdeen has consistently increased student recruitment, which now stands at over 15,000. In recent years picturesque and historic Old Aberdeen, home of Bishop Elphinstone's original foundation, has again become the main campus site.
The University continues to grow and modernise, their £57 million Sir Duncan Rice Library opened in 2011 and a new Aquatics centre opened in 2014.
Pics are how the original New College looked, the Marischal College built in 1837, which since 2011 has acted as the headquarters of Aberdeen City Council, but still owned by the University. Next pic is King's College, Aberdeen, then the Library and Aquatics centre.
An interesting fact is the two old colleges supported the Jacobite rebellion and following the defeat of the 1715 rising were largely purged by the authorities of their academics and officials.
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A great day for the second Art Club with a visit to the Barbara Rae exhibition at @uoacollections gallery at the Sir Duncan Rice library before exploring some brilliant sculptures around Old Aberdeen. Highlights included looking for pokemons with Bo and her daughter (we didn’t find any but she did find a balloon)l, measuring the supposed 200mm gap in the Waterlines sculpture and thinking about UFOs with Steve Dilworths CASE sculpture 👽 The truth is out there and art might be the key! #creativeaberdeen #aberdeenculture #art #architecture #music #history #film #design #poetry #fashion #dance #learning #aberdeenartists #creativescotland #granitecity #aberdeen #scotland #moc83 #artclub #artclubaberdeen #barbararae #kennyhunter #uniofaberdeen (at The Sir Duncan Rice Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckl4LgkL7G8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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University of Aberdeen
Overview
In Aberdeen, Scotland, there is the renowned public institution known as the University of Aberdeen. It is among Scotland's top ancient universities. With three colleges—College, King's Marischal College, and Christ's College—it is the third-oldest university in the UK. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" is the institute's motto. The King's College campus' High Street and diplomas both feature the biblical quotation. Students are interested in the university's many popular topics because of the current information and knowledgeable instructors. Students also benefit from a remarkable instructional environment and top-notch research opportunities. Students from other countries, in particular, get the chance to meet new individuals from all around the world and develop lifetime friendships. The university is still well-known for its contributions to industry, research, education, and life.
History
In 1495, the University of Aberdeen's beginnings were discovered. It was first named as King's College when it was founded by William Elphinstone and the Bishop of Aberdeen, who used the Parisian and Bolognan university models. Despite the fact that it was Aberdeen's first university at the time. This institute was created in 1860 as a result of the union of King's and Marischal Colleges. In 1898, women made up one-fourth of the university faculty and were its first graduates in the arts. University campuses expanded with new construction in the 20th century. The Queen opened the Sir Duncan Rice Library, a new university library, on the King's College campus in 2012.
Subject Areas
Both undergraduate and graduate students can choose from a wide variety of courses at the University of Aberdeen . Each of the university's 12 schools offers in-demand courses. The subjects available to students at Aberdeen can be chosen based on their preferences and qualifications. The faculties provide a wide range of courses and numerous fields of study. The knowledgeable professors guarantee quality instruction and motivate students with current research projects.
Faculties as well as schools are mentioned here:
Business School
Schools incorporating the Arts and Social Sciences
Schools incorporating the Life Sciences and Medicine
Schools incorporating the Physical Sciences
Postgraduate Research School
Fee Structure of University of Aberdeen
The international tuition fee is £14,300-18,000
Scholarships of University of Aberdeen
The university offers a number of financial aid programmes, including grants, scholarships, and bursaries, to international students. The Aberdeen Global Scholarship is a fantastic opportunity that Aberdeen makes to overseas students. Candidates for the University of Aberdeen's Masters programme who have multiple places of residence are especially eligible for international fee status. Likewise, students from any discipline can apply to the China Scholarship Council (CSC). In addition, Aberdeen offers a lot of sports scholarships and bursaries. Sports scholarships include the Quita Shivas Athletics Scholarship, the John Robertson Sports Scholarship, the Thomson Memorial Prize, and the Andrew Beattie Sports Award Winning Students Scholarships.
Facilities and Services
Guaranteed accommodation facility for new students by providing applications within the deadline.
Aberdeen has a large Language Centre that provides friendly and professional services
Available virtual events and meetings with staff and current students.
The Aberdeen Research Futures fund helps to grow as postdoctoral researchers and to be successful in career fields.
Student Life
All students are welcome to join the outstanding Students' Association (AUSA) in Aberdeen. This distinctive institution has maintained a track record of excellence in the UK for the student experience. Students from all over the world come here to pursue their present interests and learn about new hobbies and cultures. From new student orientation to alumni night, the Students' Union serves as the voice of students and advocates for their needs. More than fifty sports groups make up Aberdeen University Sports Union, which also takes home prizes. Additionally, it plans multisport competitions in Aberdeen. Aberdeen is also surrounded by 120 different clubs and societies, as well as interests related to departments, politics, and culture.
Aberdeen is an ambitious city with a lovely past and a diverse population. The heart of North East Scotland is where most of the city's culture and entertainment can be found. Students can therefore enjoy a lively nightlife that guarantees their safety with purple flags.
Living Accommodation
There are two divisions to the University of Aberdeen housing. Postgraduate housing is one, and selecting housing is another. Elizabeth Croll House, The Priory, London Rahere Court, and other residences are referenced in this passage. The Aberdeen Don Street House is also known as The Liberty House. As a result, accommodations for students in Aberdeen include Spring Gardens, Farmers Hall Lodge, St. Peter House, King Street Exchange, etc.
The University of Aberdeen offers catered housing options for students, notably Keith House. Self-driven students must select catered housing over independent shoppers or cooks. In a similar vein, Aberdeen's private housing required a number of important elements under the Accommodation department.
Most importantly, students have access to both en-suite and non-en-suite facilities. Accommodations that are peaceful or alcohol-free are available in the interim. The majority of the housing is close to Hillhead Student Village, the City Center, and King's Campus.
Transport
Excellent transportation is available in Aberdeen, including buses, trains, cars, and taxis. The cities in Europe are directly connected by air. There are megabus and coach services that travel throughout the UK and near Aberdeen. There are local buses and taxis available at the airport and in the town's centre. As a result, travel around the rest of Scotland and the UK is simple, and Glasgow is known as the safest University City in Scotland.
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Recorded in University of Aberdeen’s Sir Duncan Rice Library around eight bloomin years ago. Man. Staggering to think it was that long ago. I remember recording it fondly in that little music room.
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Aberdeen University is my favourite campus!
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Season 1: Episode 1-The Curse of Dethklok
Summary: The band is sponsored by coffee and also accidentally maim their chef.
Characters: Dethklok, Jean Pierre,
Special Thanks: @offdensmith for helping out! <3
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JEAN PIERRE: I am a gear in the hands of the clock. I fear not my mortality.
NATHAN: Approach us.
JEAN PIERRE: Everything to your liking, my lords?
PICKLES: Are you aware of the fate of our last restaurant helicopter chef?
JEAN PIERRE: His face was-
MURDERFACE: His face was smashed!
JEAN PIERRE: Yes, I know.
TOKI: He slipped his hand and face on the slohovercroft.
SKWISGAAR: Holbercraft...
TOKI: Hov…
SKWISGAAR: Homo...
PICKLES: Hovercraft.
TOKI: Hold me...
SKWISGAAR: [unintelligible attempt at saying hovercraft]
TOKI: [unintelligible attempt at saying hovercraft]
PICKLES: Hovercraft.
SKWISGAAR: [unintelligible attempt at saying hovercraft]
TOKI: [unintelligible attempt at saying hovercraft]
PICKLES: Hovercraft. They’re trying to tell you that a guy got his face smashed in with a hovercraft. That’s what they’re trying to tell you.
JEAN PIERRE: Yes, I know.
TOKI: And then, from the sorrow...fatoo! He blow he brain in.
SKWISGAAR: He blow he brain out.
TOKI: Whatever.
SKWISGAAR: Out.
TOKI: It make a great album cover.
SKWISGAAR: Yeah that-yeah all of our chefs they has died a horrible death. What of that’s do you think?
JEAN PIERRE: I would rather have my brains scooped out with a melon baller, than to miss the opportunity to deliver the various cheese snacks to my beloved Dethklok.
PILOT: Sorry, my lords, we’re chewing through a few thousand doves up here! Don’t worry, these rotors will grind them into paste in no time!
JEAN PIERRE: From the prime minister of Norway. There are several cases. The finest wine-
NATHAN: No! We never drink before a show! Never!
MURDERFACE: Well, I’ll just have a little drink!
TOKI: Me too!
SKWISGAAR: Me too!
PICKLES: Me too!
NATHAN: Me too.
♪ Do anything for Dethklok ♪
♪ Do anything for Dethklok ♪
♪ Do anything for Dethklok ♪
♪ Do anything for Dethklok ♪
♪ Do anything for Dethklok ♪
♪ Dethklok' Dethklok Dethklok Dethklok ♪
♪ Skwisgaar Skwigelf, taller than a tree ♪
♪ Toki Wartooth, not a bumble bee ♪
♪ William Murderface, Murderface, Murderface ♪
♪ Pickles the Drummer, doodily doo ding dong doodily doodily doo ♪
♪ Nathan Explosion ♪
REPORTER ONE: Live from Batsfjord, Norway, where over 300,000 fans have traveled to the Arctic Circle to see the legendary metal band Dethklok perform just one song.
REPORTER TWO: Surprisingly the song itself is a jingle, a coffee jingle. Never before have so many people travelled so far for such a short song.
REPORTER THREE: A jingle for international coffee moguls, the Duncan Hills Coffee Corporation. Is Dethklok selling out? “No!” says band frontman, Nathan Explosion.
NATHAN: We’re here to make coffee metal. We will make everything metal. Blacker than the blackest black, times infinity.
REPORTER TWO: They’re called pain waivers. Fans are literally signing their life away, releasing Dethklok from any and all liability.
FAN ONE: My eye got tore out and force fed to me at a show. Dethklok rules!
FAN TWO: In London some dude chopped off my fingers and threw ‘em up onstage. Murderface rolled them up and smoked them! Murderface!
REPORTER ONE: Dark clouds have rolled in. Static electricity’s in the air. Wait! Wait! Wait a minute! It's Dethklok! It's Dethklok!
PILOT: Dethklok rolling.
♪ Do you folks like coffee? ♪
♪ Real coffee ♪
♪ From the hills of Colombia? ♪
♪ The Duncan Hills will wake you ♪
♪ From a thousand deaths ♪
♪ A cup of blackened blood ♪
♪ Dying, dying ♪
♪ You’re dying for a cup ♪
♪ Guatemala blend ♪
♪ Ethiopian ♪
♪ French vanilla roast ♪
♪ Dying, dying ♪
♪ You’re dying for a cup ♪
♪ Prepare for the ultimate flavor ♪
♪ You're gonna get some now ♪
♪ And scream for your cream ♪
♪ Duncan Hills, Duncan Hills, Duncan Hills coffee ♪
SENATOR STAMPINGSTON: As you can see, Dethklok is no laughing matter. They’re the world’s greatest cultural force. The short time since the Duncan Hill Coffee Batsfjord Massacrefest, every other coffee company has been obliterated. Completely blown out of the water.
GENERAL CROZIER: Freaks.
SENATOR STAMPINGSTON: These freaks as you call them are currently worth billions. Gentlemen: Skwisgaar Skwigelf, taller than a tree. Toki Wartooth, not a bumblebee. William Murderface, Murderface, Murderface. Pickles the Drummer, doodily doo ding dong doodily doodily doo. Nathan Explosion. I’m afraid that’s all we know, gentlemen.
CARDINAL RAVENWOOD: I will remind you again of the Sumerian artifacts. The resemblance is indisputable.
GENERAL CROZIER: If they’re the ones that we think they are, we should exterminate them immediately.
MISTER SALACIA: No. We wait.
NATHAN: Well, I don’t think all of our employees are cursed!
PICKLES: The chefs. The chefs.
NATHAN: Oh the chefs are cursed, yeah! Yeah.
PICKLES: Yeah.
TOKI: Actually, he’s stills alives. Yeah.
NATHAN: Well I mean he’ll be dead soon. That’s what I meant-that’s what I meant to say.
SKWISGAAR: Oh, come on. He could probably hear that. Oh wait no he can’t ‘cause he ain’t got no ears.
PICKLES: Hold on. It says here that keeping this guy alive is costing us $10,000 a day?
DETHKLOK: [overlapping exclamations]
MURDERFACE: Well here’s an idea. Why don’t we Yankee-doodle-dandy, you know, pull the plug? Kill ‘em!
PICKLES: Let’s just fire him. Look at him. He ain’t cooked a damn thing all day long. Let’s face it, he’s bringing me down.
SKWISGAAR: What is wrong with this dumb dildo, they give all all the free coffee in the world but no instruction on how to cook it!
TOKI: Whew, I might need to take five, six, personal days for all this griefs gonna have to do.
MURDERFACE: Aw, here we go again! You took two personal grieving days last week!
TOKI: Yeah, well, I was depressed about color. Don’t hassle me about thats, deals with thats-
MURDERFACE: You’re depressed?! You’re depressed! I’m fat! I’m the fat one!
TOKI: Come on-
MURDERFACE: Yeah, I’m fat!
SKWISGAAR: Aw, come on, you’re like a male model-
MURDERFACE: We know that! The one good thing about Jean Pierre being dead is that maybe I won’t eat so much, and lose these flabby deth-handles!
TOKI: No!
MURDERFACE: No, I’m fat!
TOKI: Welp, I’m starting to get a hungries, but it looks like we starves.
PICKLES: Well, great. What are we supposed to do now?
TOKI: What’s this place called?
SKWISGAAR: This is I believes called food libraries.
TOKI AND SKWISGAAR: [overlapping saying “Food library”]
PICKLES: It’s called a grocery store, ya douchebags! I’m sorry about “douchebags” I got-I got low blood sugar.
NATHAN: Alright, here’s the deal. We have to do our own shopping so we can make our own dinner like regular jack-offs do. Now you’re all in charge of putting together one dish, and don’t just buy booze! That ain’t food!
MURDERFACE: What do you mean “booze ain’t food?” I’d rather chop off my ding-dong than admit that!
TOKI: You’d rather chop off your ding-dong than not drink?
MURDERFACE: Yeah!
TOKI: Wowee!
MURDERFACE: Hey grandma, is there olives in it?
OLD LADY ONE: In what?
MURDERFACE: Lemon tart wrinkled tits! Geeze!
OLD LADY ONE: Oh!
MURDERFACE: Good! Then it’s pee-pee time!
PICKLES: Hey, chief, this stuff good for soup?
WORKER ONE: No-
PICKLES: Ahh! That’s a yes!
TOKI: Who is walnuts?
SKWISGAAR: Ah, Toki, look inside of your basket. Guess whats you’re in such a crappy mood you have lady’s tampons inside of it and you buy them for yourself! Go have a conversation with all the ladies and tell them your problem!
TOKI: You lady, Skwisgaar!
SKWISGAAR: No I’m not!
NATHAN: Two cups of rice. Brutal.
PICKLES: Okay, hold on now, so you’re telling me that you put these little guys in boiling water and they shriek and they turn red and they die?
WORKER TWO: Yes, sir.
PICKLES: That is the most metal thing I ever heard in my whole life. High five!
NATHAN: Price check! Clean up aisle six! Rotted body landslide!
SWKSIGAAR: Oh that’s greats!
NATHAN: And don’t forget our special sale on every bone broken chicken! Hurry!
SKWISGAAR: Go get ‘em, Nathan!
NATHAN: Enjoy our tasty Hammer Smashed Face! Uh, aisle three!
SKWISGAAR: I loves to laugh. Hi.
OLD LADY TWO: Hi.
SKWISGAAR: Guess what? You are a GMILF. That is a grandmother that I would like to-
PICKLES: See, I told you guys we don’t need no chef!
NATHAN: Put in the ingredients into that thing there.
TOKI: Oh no, we leaves all the food at the food place!
NATHAN: What?!
MURDERFACE: Jean PIerre! Jean Pierre, cook something! Come on don’t be a dick, be a dude!
NATHAN: Yeah, come on!
SKWISGAAR: Yeah be a dude, don’t be a dick!
NATHAN: Make us some food!
DETHKLOK: [overlapping]
PICKLES: He can’t hear you, he can’t hear you! It’s over! By the power of all that is evil, I command you to awaken, and make me a sandwich!
MURDERFACE: There’s only one thing left to do...kill ourselves!
SKWISGAAR: Dudes, we would, like, have to sew him back together to get him to cook for us!
TOKI: Yeah, but we such screw ups that he would be sewn back together wrong.
NATHAN: Whoa! That's a good song title.
♪ Sewn back together wrong ♪
♪ Back together Sewn back together wrong ♪
♪ Back together Sewn back together wrong ♪
♪ Back together sewn ♪
#Metalocalypse#Season 1#Season 1 Episode 1#Curse of Dethklok#Character: Nathan Explosion#Character: Pierre Jean#Character: Pickles the Drummer#Character: Toki Wartooth#Character: William Murderface#Character: Skwisgaar Skwigelf#Song: Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle#Unreleased Song: Sewn Back Together
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The Sir Duncan Rice Library in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was designed by @shlarchitects (at The Sir Duncan Rice Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCBEAayp0uJ/?igshid=ap1vr78krsiu
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Sir Duncan Rice Library, Aberdeen - Scotland. via /r/ArchitecturePorn https://www.reddit.com/r/ArchitecturePorn/comments/jjm46l/sir_duncan_rice_library_aberdeen_scotland/?utm_source=ifttt
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10 Photographer Research
Tom Manley
Tom Manley is a Glasgow and Edinburgh based fine art architectural photographer who has been shooting architectural firms for over ten years. Tom’s work focuses on the structure, built environment, social landscape and cultural fabric of cities.
This image created my Tom Manley inspires me because of its sense of photographic visual elements. It has been shot at a low angle looking up the building, this has great impact on the lines. The line which cuts down the middle creates a sort of divide between the image. The shapes and different textures of the building have been shown very well as you can see on the right side. I like how the sky is quite bright, this brings the eye straight to the building and makes it pop. The lighting is quite subtle in this shot, to me it seems the light is coming from somewhere on the left side of the image.
https://tommanleyphotography.com
Lesley MacGregor
Lesley MacGregor is a Landscape and Architecture Photographer from Canada. Her interest in photography stated to grow in the early 2000’s. She has been taking photographs professionally for 7 years.
This image inspires me because of its simplicity and also its sophistication. I really like the pale colours in this image, everything looks so clean as if its not even a real structure somewhere. This building Lesley chose to shoot is very modern and has great patterns across it. What I like the most about this image is the lighting on the small rectangles. The light seems to be strong at the top and the further down it goes the darker the colour becomes. This is really nice to look at because it’s so smooth. The head which is on the stairs shows a sense of scale of how large the structure actually is.
https://www.lesleymacgregor.com
Ben Harvey
Ben Harvey is a qualified architect and photographer who specialises in architectural and landscape photography. Ben also has Infrared, Macro and Abstract work on his website.
This image inspires me the most out of all, because I am shooting the Riverside Museum for my own structure. This image has really nice tones which show off not only the structure itself but the environment that surrounds it. There are a variety of different lines in this image, I like how there is a point in the middle foreground which leads the eye to the building. The concrete benches which are in front of the huge glass windows helps create a sense of scale in the image. It seems to me that a long exposure has even used here, as the sky is blurred and there is motion around the tree on the left. This creates a different mood to the photo. This is the back of the building which faces South, The light is South and has created nice lighting on the zig-zag roof.
http://www.benharveyphotography.co.uk
Arnaud Bertrande
Arnaud Bertrande is a self taught photographer who's passion for photography started in 2007.
This image is of the same structure that Lesley MacGregor used in her image above. This is a completely different shot of the same structure and that's why it inspires me. I had to take a second look before actually realising its the same building because both images are so different to each other. This image has been shot at sunset, which creates really nice colours in the sky which reflects onto the water. The warm sky also compliments the artificial lighting across the building. I like how this is a wide shot, showing the entire building front and what surrounds it.
https://www.abertrande.com
Tim Cornbill
Tim Cornbill is a part time photographer and qualified architect based in Birmingham. Tim likes to explore new cities, wander through streets and discovery its architecture through photography. Tim has over a decade of experience in the architecture industry alongside work as a freelance photographer. He has worked with a wide range of high profile clients, including Canon, LG and the BBC.
This building, commonly known as “The Washing Machine” is in Berlin. I find this image inspiring because of its colours and use of human interaction. The pedestrians coming by add to this image by showing scale in the structure. I like how the colours are all similar, even the clothing worn by the humans. The lighting in this image is quite subtle, you can see there is a slight change in colour at the top of the circle.
https://timcornbillphotography.com
McAteer Photo
McAteer Photo are a Glasgow based company that creates high-end commercial and advertising photos as well as film, time-lapse and aerial drone images.
This interior shot of the Sir Duncan Rice Library in Aberdeen inspires me because of the angle it was shot at. The photographer has shot from above, looking below which has been intentional to show the spiralling banister that goes down. This leads the eye right down to the ground floor. This looks like it was taken with natural light on a particularly nice, bright day. This helps with the colours and makes them pop more.
https://mcateerphoto.com
Tekla Evelina Severin
Swedish photographer and set designer Tekla Evelina originally trained as an interior architect but changed career after joining Instagram in 2012, where she has been demonstrating her eye for beautifully composed shots of vibrant exteriors and interiors.
I find this image inspiring due to its simplicity. The solid colours in this image are very vibrant and go well with each other, I find this aesthetically pleasing. This was shot on a nice sunny day, this created nice strong shadows across the structure. A lot of images made by Tekla Evelina Severin are very nice and I recommend people check out her work if they like simplistic images with bold colours.
http://www.teklaevelinaseverin.com
Andres Gallardo
Self-taught photographer, Andres Gallardo has fallen in love with photography since 2012 and has become a well-known name in the architectural photography profession since. He has also worked with many famous architects.
This image reminds me of the work that Tekla Evelina Severin makes, with the bold colours and solid skies. This image has been shot from underneath the structure, this shows the different angles for each window. This image also looks like it was shot on a very sunny day, making the colours pop out. I like the colour of the sky and how it matches with the yellow building.
https://andresgallardo.photography/home
Roland Halbe
Roland Halbe studied photography at IED in Cagliari, and he has been a freelance architectural photographer since 1988. He was the cofounder of Artur Images library in 1995. His work has been shown internationally in group exhibitions at prominent galleries in Germany and Spain.
This image is inspiring to me because of how aesthetically pleasing it is to look at. Roland Halbe has shot this during Autumn, which seems to have worked out great as the bright orange leaves really make this image strong even when the sky looks overcast. It looks like this image was taken from eye level. This was a good idea because it shows how low to the ground the structure is.
https://rolandhalbe.eu
Paul Eis
Paul Eis is an architectural photographer, he gathers images of buildings from mainly Berlin, Hamburg and some other cities, which are cut of their original context and reworked with bright colours.
I like how this image was shot at the corner of the structure. This shows how the windows and balconies wrap around this modern building. The bright colours make this image stand out and the colour of the sky compliments the white on the building.
https://www.paul-eis.com
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Sir Duncan Rice Library, Aberdeen - Scotland.
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On 2nd April 1593, the College of New Aberdeen was founded.
Originally constructed in 1593, the New College became Aberdeen’s second university, following the already established King’s College.
Nobleman George Keith, the 5th Earl Marischal, founded the New College Which would later bare his name, the college initially occupied buildings from a 15th century Franciscan Friary. The first new construction started in 1676 and extended into the 18th century.
The college’s creation was first understood as a reaction to Aberdeen’s other university, King’s College in Old Aberdeen. The idea that Marischal College was somehow a Protestant tank on the lawn of Catholic King’s has been thoroughly debunked – King’s was Protestant by the time Marischal College came into being. However, a refinement of this initial idea is that Marischal College was a result of the failure of King’s to modernise.
The two merged to form the University of Aberdeen in 1860, with Medicine and Law being taught exclusively at Marischal College. Prior to this merge back in 1835, the modern Mariscal building was constructed, with the previous buildings having been demolished. An extension was completed by 1906, making it the second-largest granite building in the world. Today, Marischal College is the headquarters of Aberdeen City Council, with university classes taught at King’s College and Foresterhill campuses.
Throughout the 20th century Aberdeen has consistently increased student recruitment, which now stands at over 15,000. In recent years picturesque and historic Old Aberdeen, home of Bishop Elphinstone's original foundation, has again become the main campus site.
The University continues to grow and modernise, their £57 million Sir Duncan Rice Library opened in 2011 and a new Aquatics centre opened in 2014.
Pics are how the original New College looked, the Marischal College built in 1837, which since 2011 has acted as the headquarters of Aberdeen City Council, but still owned by the University. Next pic is King's College, Aberdeen, then the Library and Aquatics centre.
An interesting fact is the two old colleges supported the Jacobite rebellion and following the defeat of the 1715 rising were largely purged by the authorities of their academics and officials.
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Sir Duncan Rice Library, Aberdeen University.
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🌫️ (at The Sir Duncan Rice Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBtO4SGpK57/?igshid=helaszf580rm
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Victorian exhibition at the Sir Duncan Rice Library, 2020.
Many methods were used to involve visitors: costumes, social media and a visitors’ book. Several objects were very engaging, for instance, visitors could observe the reflection of two pictures if they were standing in the right place.
It was a small exhibition but very interesting, I went with my friends and we had a good time.
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The Burning of Danbury
By Richard Buel
When General George Washington ordered that Danbury serve as a supply depot for the Continental army in early 1777, he based his decision on the town’s importance as a regional trading and manufacturing center, served by several major roads. Protecting the army’s supplies was a militia regiment of 100 men under Colonel Jedediah Huntington and a militia company of 50 men under the command of Colonel Joseph P. Cooke.
Located some 25 miles inland from Long Island Sound, Danbury was considered beyond easy reach of the British, who, in August 1776, captured and occupied Long Island and New York City. Yet, on April 26, 1777, Danbury was attacked by roughly 1,850 men under the leadership of Major General William Tryon.
The British Raid Danbury
Governor Tryon’s Expedition to Danbury – University of Connecticut Libraries’, Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC)
Under the command of Captain Henry Duncan, British ships delivered 1,500 British regulars and American Loyalists to Compo Beach (in modern-day Westport) at 5 p.m. on April 25, 1777. A light rain fell as the soldiers carried their supplies ashore and, before midnight, began their march to Danbury on the Redding Road (today’s Connecticut Route 58). Sighted by patriots who then sent messengers to spread the alarm, the soldiers met with only light resistance. At midday they halted and rested at Redding, then continued on to Danbury, arriving 24 hours after their landing.
Many townspeople left Danbury in advance of the British. Doctor Isaac Foster, in charge of the Continental army’s medical supplies, moved them to New Milford. The 150 men under Huntington and Cooke, busily removing what supplies remained, soon retreated, and the British soldiers commenced their raid.
The British did not have wagons to remove the supplies, however, and they knew militia units were gathering to attack so they ordered the supplies destroyed. They removed supplies from the Anglican church building and set them afire in the street and torched twenty-two storehouses as well. The British spared the houses of Loyalists, however.
As a result of the raid, the Continental army lost a valuable cache of military stores. The official report, issued in 1777 by the commander in chief of the British forces, General Sir William Howe, itemized the losses:
A quantity of ordnance stores, with iron, etc.; 4000 barrels of beef and port; 1000 barrels of flour; 100 large tierces of biscuit; 89 barrels of rice; 120 puncheons of rum; several large stores of wheat, oats, and Indian corn, in bulk, the quantity thereof could not possibly be ascertained; 30 pipes of wine; 100 hogsheads of sugar; 50 ditto of molasses; 20 casks of coffee; 15 large casks filled with medicines of all kinds; 10 barrels of saltpeter; 1020 tents and marquees; a number of iron boilers; a large quantity of hospital bedding; engineers’, pioneers’, and carpenters’ tools; a printing-press complete; tar, tallow, etc.; 5000 pairs of shoes and stockings. At a mill between Ridgebury and Ridgefield, 100 barrels of flour and a quantity of Indian corn.
The Battle of Ridgefield
Brigadier General Gold Selleck Silliman, the commanding militia general in nearby Fairfield, learned of the British invasion almost immediately, but failed to assemble enough men to move forward before early the next morning. By the time his forces arrived at Redding, where he joined Connecticut’s militia leader Major General David Wooster and Brigadier General Benedict Arnold, the British column was well on its way to Danbury.
Fight at Ridgefield – Connecticut Historical Society
Silliman, Wooster, and Arnold pursued Tryon as far as Bethel, where they divided the 500 men they had collected. Wooster continued in pursuit with 200 men, intending to press the enemy’s rear, while Silliman and Arnold tried to block the invaders’ retreat to the coast.
After destroying the Continental army’s supplies and setting fire to both supply houses and private homes, the British forces marched toward Ridgefield and the safety of their ships. Wooster attacked Tryon’s rear guard and was mortally wounded but managed to ensure the British retreated along the Ridgefield Road, where Arnold identified a natural strong point he hastily fortified. There the American force, now numbering 400, inflicted heavy casualties on the British but eventually fell back.
The British, who bivouacked that night a mile beyond Ridgefield, expected to face a larger force blocking their retreat the next day, but getting a dispersed militia to collect was a problem for the Continentals. Arnold knew they needed an easily defended rendezvous point, so he stationed a battery of Continental artillery on top of a hill commanding a bridge that spanned a stream on the road to Compo Beach. When the British column came into view, Arnold had a larger force at his disposal than on the previous day, but the British forded the stream above the bridge and bypassed the Americans’ strong point. Arnold had to settle for harassing the British column from the rear as they made their way back to their fleet at the end of their third day in Connecticut.
Richard Buel is Professor of History Emeritus at Wesleyan University.
from Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project https://connecticuthistory.org/the-burning-of-danbury/
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