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Thursday, July 27, 2006

Terrace 19 at Bahai Gardens, Haifa, Israel

Terrace 19 at Bahai Gardens, Haifa, Israel Because the eagle is the symbol of ascendancy of the Cause. It represents the ascendancy of the Cause in the world, power and ascent. Why eagles? Picture source: Why white color prevails? Because white is the symbol of purity White red roses? Because this is the hue of the heart. A human being can only understand the heart of another when speaking the same language Click here to take a look at other Bahai symbols:
FTTerrace 19 at Bahai Gardens, Haifa, Israel

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Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Bahai Gardens, Haifa, Israel

Bahai Gardens, Haifa, Israel Picture source: Bab Shrine Mount Carmel Terrace gardens, 19 terraces.Stretch 1 km up Mount Carmel, with a maximum span of 400 m Why 19 terraces?Because 19 represents the Báb and His first eighteen followers Terrace border Terrace border Terraces are designed as 9 concentric circles. Why 9?Because 9 is a sacral number of the Bahai religion.It symbolizies spiritual completion, 9 is the highest single-digit number.
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Bab Shrine at the Bahaj Gardens, Haifa, Israel

Bab Shrine at the Bahaj Gardens, Haifa, Israel Picture source: Bab Shrine Who was Bab?He was a merchant, original named Siyyid Ali-Muhammad. In 1844 he announced that he was the bearer of a long-promised Divine Revelation destined to transform the spiritual life of the human race. In Arabic, bab means gate, i.e he represented the portal through which the universally anticipated Revelation of God to all humanity would soon appear Mediterranean Sea This is one of the most important Bahai symbols:the nine pointed star, symbolizing spiritual completionbecause nine is the highest single-digit number. Another 9-pointer star The base also has 9 sides 14,000 handmade golden bricks were used here
FTBab Shrine at the Bahaj Gardens, Haifa, Israel

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The Tzar Bell, Moscow, Kremlin

The Tzar Bell, Moscow, Kremlin The Tzar Bell - The biggest bell in the world Its weight is 200 tonnes!! In 1701, it fell from the bell tower. Then the steel was melted into a new bell. When producing the new bell, a fire broke out. Because water was used to fight the fire, this piece of the bell broke away. Can you see this piece?!
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The largest shopping mall in Moscow, was built in 1890 - 1893

The largest shopping mall in Moscow, was built in 1890 - 1893 The glass roof reminds train stations in Europe An example of the Russian medieval ecclesiastical architecture Ground level Second level Third level The elephant indicates a tea shop
FTThe largest shopping mall in Moscow, was built in 1890 - 1893

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Kyoto, Japan picture source: http://www.bigfoto.com/

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Kyoto, Japanpicture source: On the background: Heian Jingu shrineread more Geishas (In Kyoto, they call them Maiko-san) Kimono Simada(festive coiffurein Japanese) Obi (belt)Maikos tie it in a manner that differs from the way it is tied inother regions
Kyoto, Japan
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Friday, April 14, 2006

Prague, Charles Bridge

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Prague, Charles Bridge Madonna, she gives the Rosary,read more: St. Dominic,read more: St. Thomas Aquinas,read more:
Prague, Charles Bridge
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Orthodox Church

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St. John the Baptist Our Lady St. Archangel Jesus Christ Annual Christian holidays Holy Gates Church-chandelier

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Eilat, summer 2005

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Eilat, summer 2005 Jordan Jordanian flagits size equals the size of a basketball field Akkabas port is owned by the Jordanian King Family City of Akkaba Saudi Arabia is over there
Eilat, summer 2005
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Church of St. Ann in Vilna, Lithuania

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Church of St. Ann in Vilna, Lithuania These are so called Pillars of Gediminas,read more about tem at Church of Bernadines Neo-gothic tower, it was built in 19th century by N.Tchiagin An arch that connects the bell tower and the church. It acts as an entrance to the church of BernadinesRead more about Bernadines at
Church of St. Ann in Vilna, Lithuania
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Hermon Mountain

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Hermon Mountain, see more about Hermon at Hermon Mountain, Israeli part Hermon mountain, Syrian part Kibbutz where we stayed is located over there, read more about Marom Golan (name of the kibbutz) at Just a nice looking lake
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Golan Heights, Israeli-Syrian border

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Golan Heights, Israeli-Syrian border Old Syrian city, nobody lives there now The road to the Israeli-Syrian check postOnly druses can pass it, the border is closed Fortification used in 1973,The War of Jom haKippur Damascus is there, about 60 km
Golan Heights, Israeli-Syrian border
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Confusion with Hebrew

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Statue on the Karluv Bridge in Prague: The Cross with inscription in Hebrew Inscription in Hebrew: Holy Funny placement of a Hebrew inscriptionON THE RIGHT: the word kadosh is upturned and is read as shodak ON THE LEFT: the word kadosh is upturned too Inscription in Hebrew: Our Holy God INRI: Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Ivdaeorvm,Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews INRI are initials for the Latin title that Pontius Pilate had written over the head of Christ on the cross
Statue on the Karluv Bridge in Prague:
The Cross with inscription in Hebrew
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We found the Cross on the Karluv Most in Prague. There are inscriptions in Hebrew. However, almost all of them are upturned

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