IGER Marble and Granite

11/05/2022

07/23/2022

Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming.

The first U.S. national monument, established in 1906 in northeastern Wyoming, near the Belle Fourche River.

05/29/2022

As incríveis artes rupestres da Pedra do Ingá!

05/24/2022

05/24/2022

05/12/2022

Handheld, Desktop & Long-range

04/17/2022

Cidade de Amadiyah, datada de cerca de 3000

É a única cidade que não pode crescer e expandir porque foi construída no topo de uma montanha e está a 1400 metros acima do nível do mar e inclui cinco portões antigos.
Localização: Província de Dohuk, no norte do Iraque.

04/01/2022

As rochas "Rochas Equilibradas" são características geomorfológicas de rochas ígneas encontradas em muitas partes do Zimbabwe🇿🇼, e são particularmente notáveis no Parque Nacional de Matopos e perto de Epworth Township, a sudeste de Harare.

|Geografia Extrema • 2022|

03/30/2022

Capadócia, Turquia!!!🇹🇷❤️

03/18/2022

We have left the building! With the integrated SLS and Orion system atop it, the crawler-transporter has begun the approximately 4-mile journey from the VAB to the launch pad. Stay up to date on the roll through our blog HERE >> https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/

02/04/2022

02/02/2022

02/02/2022

As Ford approaches deliveries of its F-150 Lightning this spring, it has shared owners will be able to use the truck as a backup generator.

02/02/2022

Um estacionamento de carros com elevador, Chicago, anos 1930.

12/21/2021

THE DVARAPALA OF HOYSALA 😊

Once called ‘Dwarasamudra’ the Hoysala capital was sacked twice, by the marauding army of the Delhi Sultan, Ala-ud-din Khilji under the command of his famed General, Malik Kafur in the 14th century CE. After this the Hoysalas deserted the capital which came to be known as Halebidu, meaning ‘Old Town’. All that survives of the glorious past are a few exquisitely carved temples. This six feet high dvarapalas wearing jewelry on both sides of the doorways is sheer excellence of Hoysala architecture. Each has four hands (two broken, others damaged), wear jatamakuta, have third eye and fangs, and stand in S-shaped tribhanga pose. They hold Shiva icons such as damaru, cobra, trisula and others. They were defaced at some point. Attempts were made in the 20th century to trim, restore and re-polish the dvarapala faces, but it created a disproportionate artificial look.

11/20/2021

A ideia é fornecer tecnologia para preservar a floresta e monitorar queimadas, e ainda satélites para conectar pessoas em regiões remotas

11/19/2021

11/11/2021

Who made this ?
An engineer, an architect, mathematician or a devotee ?

Rani ki Vav in Patan, Gujarat - An example of Flamboyant architecture & true woman power in Bharat.
It is a fine example of our lost heritage, built by Rani Udayamati wife of Raja Bhimdev 1 between 1022 and 1063 AD.

The step well designed as an inverted Temple highlighting the sanctity of water, divided into 7 levels of stairs with sculptural panels.



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11/09/2021

With a stunning view of the Mehrangarh Fort sits the royal cenotaph built by Maharaja Sardar Singh II. The Jaswant Thada is carved in a white sheet of marble, holding a perfect contrast to the red sandstone in the vicinity of the complex. Jaswant Thada is a monument that celebrates the love and respect that a son held for his father. Just like death, mourning and grief is represented in India through the colour white. This white cenotaph is thus a beautiful but remorseful representation of the Maharaja’s death. The cenotaph is festooned with beautifully and intricately carved jaalis, which are thin enough to have light pass through them. This often illuminates the entire monument at sunset, in beautiful shades of shining yellow and white. The play of natural light in the monument rules out the use of any artificial light throughout the day; highlighting the technical capabilities of its craftsmen.

Jaswant Thada is the perfect representation of Rajputana architecture, with influences from the Taj Mahal in Agra.

It is carved in pure white marble, just like the Taj. It has been designed out of love and overlooks Mehrangarh Fort just as the Taj Mahal overlooks the Agra Fort. It is beautifully set upon a plinth made out of red sandstone by a lake which is similar to the Taj Mahal’s placement by the river Yamuna. The similarities between the two are only crossed over in a subtle form of architecture. While onion domes and minarets are the essence of Mughal architecture, the chhatris and intricate latticework celebrate Rajputana architecture at Jaswant Thada. Often regarded as a symbol of affluence and pride, these semi-open canopies are carved out of marble and placed above the cenotaph as a respectful ode to Maharaja Jaswant Singh II.

JASWANT THADA, JODHPUR, RAJASTHAN
Thought by ILF Expert Ayushi Mathur

11/07/2021

Em 1911, Nikola Tesla disse ao The New York Herald que ele estava trabalhando em uma máquina anti-gravidade "voadora".

"Minha máquina voadora não terá nem asas nem hélices. Você pode vê-la no chão e você nunca pensaria se tratar de uma máquina voadora. No entanto, ela será capaz de se mover a vontade através do ar em qualquer direção com segurança perfeita e velocidades mais altas do que as que já foram alcançadas, independentemente do tempo ou correntes descendentes", dizia o Super Gênio.

Sua nave foi alimentada por um sistema de energia livre, numa época em que a aviação e a indústria automobilística dependiam do óleo e do petróleo. Sua invenção encontrou o mesmo destino que seu sistema de energia livre, boicotado pela ameaça global as grandes indústrias, afinal como elas iriam lucrar tendo acesso livre e gratuito de energia a todos?!

Durante muito tempo se suspeitou que o FBI literalmente roubou todo o seu trabalho, pesquisa e invenções que ele tinha em sua posse quando ele morreu. Este boato já foi confirmado pelo recente e amplamente divulgado "Ato de Liberdade de Informação" liberados pelo FBI.

Como premio de consolação, ou em sua honra, seu nome foi adotado pelo Sistema Internacional de Medidas para a unidade de campo magnético ou indução magnética.

11/01/2021

Musical Magnificence !!!

This granite compound pillar has colonettes of varying girth around it!

When tapped these pillars produce sounds of the Seven Classical music notes - Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni

Testimony to Supremacy of Ancient Hindu Architecture !!!

Nellaiyappar Temple, Tirunelveli,
Tamilanadu 🌸

📷 by V Gopalan sir

10/31/2021

Learn by Doing: Apply the Big 5 in Practice

10/30/2021