Istaravshan, Tajikistan
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Istaravshan, Tajikistan
This is an extremely local news piece, but I thought it was interesting enough to share on Tumblr anyway.
There's a village called Kvidinge in the south of Sweden. Probably the most notable thing to happen there was that in 1810, crown prince Carl August fell off his horse there and died, from unknown reasons, possibly a stroke. In 1826, a monument was raised in his honour.
It looked like this:
Until last week, when it was struck by lightning. Now it looks like this:
In conclusion:
Lightning is pretty powerful.
Having a large pillar on an open field was maybe not the best idea.
I'm really grateful for the invention of lightning rods.
(Pictures from Wikipedia.)
Alexander Calder, Longnose, 1957
Didgori Battle Memorial is located on top of the Didgori mountain, Georgia. It was designed in the 90s by sculptor Merab Berdzenishvili and architect Tamaz Gabunia to commemorate the battle of Didgori fought in 1121. The monument consists of a number of massive sculptures of swords embedded in the ground, which can be interpreted as cemetery crosses.
Statues of Mt Nemrut ~ Turkey by Stephanie Borcard & Nicolas Metraux ⧗ Decapitated by earthquakes, reassembled by archaeologists
September 2, 2024 - On the first day of fall classes the Alma Mater statue on the steps of the library at Columbia University was drenched in red paint, as protests continue against the school’s financial support for Israel and the repression of pro-Palestine voices while Israel's barbaric USA-supported genocide goes on unabated. [link]