King Alfred the Great 849-899 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

King Alfred the Great 849-899

         

King Alfred (or Ælfrēd) of Wessex is the only King to be given the title of "The Great". This statue of him stands in his capital, Winchester. The statue itself is by Hamo Thornycroft, and is dated 1900 (you can see this in the photo)

King Alfred successfully defended his Kingdom, which was to become England after his death, against the Danish Vikings, and championed education, and the rule of Law.

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Jaffa - A Poster on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Jaffa - A Poster

The remains of a poster of some sort in the ruins of the second floor of a building in the ancient town of Jaffa in Israel

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The Beach at Jaffa

         

A Christian church stands on Tel Yafo, above the Ancient port of Jaffa, as seen from the beaches towards Tel Aviv.

The Minaret from yesterday's photo is also there, down lower.

This was a difficult shot as the Sun was in front of me, and it was also realy, realy hot ;-)

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The Lion Gate - Tower of London

Another long exposure night shot of the Tower of London.
In the right of the image in the foreground used to be the entrance over the moat, and where the ruins are was the "Lion Gate" where Lions were kept in cages so they could be released if you were not welcome! Then across another drawbridge to the gate tower that still stands.
The Sky is as it looked! Low cloud under overcast catching th last rays of a setting Sun
You can also see the Tower Bridge in the background, through the trees.
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