Joel Tjintjelaar is one of the finest black-and-white, architecture photographers. He shares with our readers some advice on buying photographic equipment.
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Wouda Interviews International Photographer Joel Tjintjelaar | Outdoorphoto Blog
This is What the Most Expensive House in the United States Looks Like (19 Photos) «TwistedSifter
The $250 million Bel Air estate comes with a $30M car collection, 7 full-time staff (prepaid), helicopter and more
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Beacon Island Resort, in the heart of the picturesque Garden Route region, is one of the Western Cape’s premier holiday destinations. This award-winning Plettenberg Bay hotel and resort offers natural forests, mountains, sun-kissed beaches, and the vastness of the ocean – the ideal relaxing getaway for the entire family.
Infinity
The sculpture was initially known as “In Flight” (In Vlug) while it featured in the lobby of Jan Smuts Airport, between the years 1971 to 1998. It was removed when the airport was upgraded and when the name changed to O.R. Tambo. It was stored in a warehouse where it was vandalised. A large portion of the sculpture was also stolen. The remaining parts were, however, later returned to De Jager. When De Jager passed on his widow, Elsa, handed it over to former foreign minister Pik Botha who had it restored. According to an article in Rapport a friend of Pik Botha, Nic Anicic, provided financial support for the restoration. It was renamed “QUO VADIS?” and erected at the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria where it was unveiled on 13 February 2013. The new name was bestowed in memory of former Prime Minister (1948-1954) Dr. D.F. Malan’s closing words during the inaugural ceremony of the Voortrekker Monument on 16 December 1949.
Freedom
Soon before the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), the government of the ZAR (Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek / South African Republic) decided to fortify the city of Pretoria so as to protect the capital against possible British invasion. One of the most important decisions by the Executive Council was made on 24 March 1896, i.e. to establish Pretoria as the seat of power. The Jameson Raid (31 December 1895 – 2 January 1896), an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the ZAR government, could be considered to be the most important reason for the fortification of Pretoria. An espionage map of Pretoria was found in the trunk of Capt. Robert White, who took part in the invasion. This, along with the unrest of the foreigners on the Rand, caused the government to realise that war was inevitable.
The former French artillery officer and military engineer, Leon Grunberg, drew up a defense plan for Pretoria. He recognized eight strategic places around the city, including Klapperkop, Schanskop, Kwaggaspoort, Daspoortrand (West), Magaliesberg West, Wonderboompoort, Derdepoort and Strubenkop. Grunberg suggested that armoured, revolving dome towers equipped with heavy artillery be erected there. Pretoria would thus have been transformed into a virtually unassailable fortified town.
Grunberg’s plan did not provide sufficient accommodation for soldiers and was rejected as a result. An alternative plan to build forts by two German engineers, O.A.A van Dewitz and H.C. Werner, was accepted. The plan was to locate forts at the above-mentioned locations, and so a building commission under the order of Commandant General P. Joubert was established.
Due to a shortage of money only the forts at Klapperkop, Schanskop, Daspoortrand and Wonderboompoort were completed. The commission was dissolved in 1899. Forts were also erected in Johannesburg as well as two arsenals, the Central Red Arsenal and the Green Arsenal.
