#valley of the temples

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Valley of the Temples, Sicily, ITALY

#valley of the temples #valle de los templos #sicily #sicilia #italy #italia #europe #europa #beautiful place #hermoso lugar

[wandering-italy]

Temple of Concordia, one of best preserved Ancient Greek temples in the world.

Agrigento, Italy

#agrigento #italy #italia #ancient greece #ancient greek #ancient ruins #ruins #temple #greek temple #valley of the temples #photography #original photography #travel #photographers on tumblr #lensblr #architecture #historical architecture #ancient architecture #wanderingjana

[jkrikis]

agrigento  / sicily series 124

© 2022  Yiannis Krikis

#agrigento #lensblr #lensculture #fine art photography #photographers on tumblr #landscape #valley of the temples #sicily #italy

[pamwmsn]

at.tumblr.com

Bonne soirée. Valley of the Temples, Sicily, ITALY

#valley of the temples #sicily #italy

[deemmzee]

Valley of the Temples

Koolau Mountain range

11.17.23

#valley of the temples

[gravygod]

#agrigento #sicily #sicilia #italy #valley of the temples #me #gravygod

[kimludcom]

Dolce&Gabbana Alta Moda, Valley of the Temples, July 2019

Nov 11, 2019 #DGFattoAMano #DolceGabbana #DGAltaModa In the magnificient frame of the Temple of Concordia, the Dolce&Gabbana Alta Moda Fashion Show took centre stage. Look back on the garments inspired by Greek mythology.

#youtube #Dolce&Gabbana #Alta Moda #Valley of the Temples #greek mythology #fashion #couture

[thesorceresstemple]

Ancient writing on stone in the Bilqis Temple ruins in the Saba Valley.

#Bilqis temple #bilquis #temple #old alphabet #saba valley

[blueiskewl]

Rich Votive Deposit Discovered in Sicily's Valley of the Temples

At least sixty terracotta figurines, female protomes, and busts, oil lamps, and small vases, a rich votive deposit of bronze fragments were found in the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, on the southwest coast of Sicily.

The objects were found in House VII b, which forms part of the housing complex north of the temple of Juno. The campaign is fully funded and supported by the Sicilian Region through the Valley of the Temples Archaeological Park, directed by Roberto Sciarratta, and is led by archaeologist Maria Concetta Parello.

In an announcement published by the Sicilian Region Institutional Portal: “The findings allow us to understand the dynamics of the destruction of Agrigentum in 406 BC by the Carthaginians, when the inhabitants had to flee in exodus towards the city of Gela.”

The votive deposit, which would appear to have been arranged above the destruction levels of the house, may tell the story of the time when its objects were recovered by the Akragantines after the destruction. To define with certainty the function of the interesting deposit will require further research, paying close attention to the stratigraphic connections between the deposit and the living and abandonment levels of the house.

The Valley of the Temples forms part of the ancient city of Agrigentum, situated in the province of Agrigento, Sicily. Since 1997, the Valley of the Temples (covering 3212 acres) has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

According to the Greek historian, Thucydides, Agrigentum was founded around 582-580 BC by Greek colonists from Gela in eastern Sicily, with further colonists from Crete and Rhodes. It was routed by the forces of Carthaginian general Himilko in 406 B.C. Agrigento’s residents fled to nearby Gela when Himilko sacked their city, but then he took Gela too. All of the Greek colonies on Sicily fell to Himilko and were made vassals of Carthage. Punic primacy would not last long, however. Timoleon of Corinth defeated Carthage in Sicily and liberated the Greek cities in 399 B.C.

By Leman Altuntaş.

#Rich Votive Deposit Discovered in Sicily's Valley of the Temples #Valley of the Temples in Agrigento #temple of Juno #terracotta figurines #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient sicily #ancient greece #greek history #greek art

[famousinuniverse]

Valley of the Temples Memorial Park, Oahu, Hawaii: Valley of the Temples Memorial Park is a memorial park located on the windward side of the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu at the foot of the Koʻolau mountains, near the town of Kāneʻohe. Thousands of Buddhist, Shinto, Protestant and Catholic residents of Hawaiʻi are buried in this memorial park. Wikipedia

#Valley of the Temples Memorial Park #Oahu #Hawaii

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples) in Agrigento, Sicilia, ITALIA

#valle dei templi #valley of the temples #agrigento #sicilia #sicily #italia #italy #europe #europa

[churchsideblog]

I guess I just...I know there's a lot in our history that we've done wrong, but is wanting to be proud of my culture really so much to ask? To say who I am in public without being treated like an object of pity for how I grew up? i'm terrified to tell my friends what I believe in case they reject me over stereotypes. the catholics think we're not Christians, the liberals think we want gay people dead, my brother's best friend moved to evangelical country and started talking like we were monsters, and I can't even find solidarity within the church because everybody's too busy trying to assimilate with people who want us dead.

#i know there's a lot wrong with utah we're like if an overly-white alabama town was trying to be silicon valley and got the worst of both #but funeral potatoes and eight-kid families and temple square and weird jello foods aren't the problem. and i'm tired of being treated as #weird for those things. #but no. we're white and from america and too christian for the atheists (even though we're not christian enough for the christians) #so our culture doesn't get to be a culture. y'know. #vent post #tumblrstake

[jkrikis]

agrigento  / sicily series 120

© 2022  Yiannis Krikis    

#olive tree #lensblr #lensculture #fine art photography #photographers on tumblr #agrigento #valley of the temples #sicily #italy

[shannonsketches]

I got an ask that I'm working on a reply for, and it got me thinking about the OOT map and how based on the map alone and not my headcanons, Gerudo Valley is the only place without many things, but most notably it's without a throne room for its leader.

Other fans have probably already thought about this but I haven't so I'm feeling very John Mulaney Home Alone about it, forgive me if it's old news! But I thought about it this morning so I'm gonna talk about it today!

Every other civilization throughout Hyrule has a distinct area where you can find their leader, but in OoT, Gerudo Valley doesn't. There's no place that, had circumstances been different, you would be able to go and speak to Ganondorf in his own domain.

Except, maybe there is.

Maybe the room that you find Nabooru in -- the one standing between you and Twinrova -- Is Ganondorf's throne room. He's in Hyrule at the time and Nabooru, as second in command (whether that was true before her brainwashing or not), is the defacto (or performative, at this point) leader in Gerudo Valley while he's away. It makes sense (to me) that she would be sitting in his chair while she's filling his role.

In the post I haven't posted yet I'm gonna talk about how the Gerudo in OoT are not a prosperous people, not even Ganondorf wears gold -- only Nabooru, Twinrova, and some of the elites wear gold-looking metals as both jewelry and armor, which most likely means they're brass or pale bronze (if we're being realistic, of course).

So it also makes a lot of sense that a room like this isn't highly decorated -- neither is any other space in Gerudo Valley (or actually, anywhere outside of Hyrule). But it is an exclusive hidden chamber in a sacred temple, and Ganondorf is, in OoT text, "Worshipped" by the Gerudo, "Almost like a god," which means -- yeah, his throne probably would be in the temple itself.

So a throne situated in the head of the goddess statue (protecting your hella-magic elderly moms), with a right and left hand guarding sacred artifacts of your people, also makes a lot of sense to me. As does the idea that in order for a Hylian to try and assassinate their king (say, during wartime), they would have to get across the desert first just to try and find him vulnerable. A Hylian cannot do that without a magic lens (or a spiritual sense, like the dude on the carpet).

It also makes sense that he'd use it for a hideout for the same reasons. If it's where he sleeps anyway, that's just an extra level of convenience.

Anyway! That's my headcanon nugget for today. Again, probably already discussed in the fandom. I haven't read about the temple being home to anyone but Twinrova, so I wanted to point out the idea that it's highly likely to be Gan's house too!

#lozhc #oot eidolon #like considering the kingship is so potentially widely gapped -- it would make sense to have three ranked elites in those rooms instead of #something special or specific made for a king or queen #esp since Twinrova probably takes over leadership roles between Kings anyway in this era -- considering she is 300+ years old #and is/was potentially high-ranking in her fused form based on her appearance/placement in the temple #And is again the only (in oot) magic-user in Gerudo Valley -- she's herself probably a pretty exalted person regardless of who's ruling

[latterdaysainttemples]

Inside the McAllen Texas Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Read the Church Newsroom article Learn more about Latter-day Saint temples, their functions, and find a temple open house near you.

#mcallen texas temple #mcallen #texas #rio grande valley #rgv #tx #church of jesus christ of latter day saints #lds #mormon #temple #church #house of worship #christianity #Jesus christ #god #architecture #photography #interior design #religion

[gravygod]

#agrigento #sicily #sicilia #italy #valley of the temples #concordia #me #gravygod