Years, decades, centuries passed by the plane tree. Ohrid citizens counted to 800, 900, 1,000, and then stopped. It is older than Noah, were saying with a smile on their face. It welcomes us all, and sending us all on the other world. Indeed. Here, near the Plane Tree was broadcasted the news of the birth of a new son or daughter, and here stopped the funeral processions and citizens were saying goodbye to the man who was going to eternity in front of the tree maybe not as old as eternity, but it symbolizes the eternity for the citizens of Ohrid.
"A man can do everything, the older residents of the city say, but centuries of a tree cannot. Top of tree older than a millennium, can survive only with the will of the Almighty! It is not just a simple child of nature.
However, this tree deeply rooted for centuries in center of the city, according to the legends, was planted by St. Clement, the patron of Ohrid in the 9th century. The tree was planted at the entrance of the city as a port, or a living monument, and anyone who passed the road (Dzadeto) was overwhelmed with a strange, pleasurable feelings. This is written in one of the books of the most famous Ottoman writers of the 7 th century, Evliya Celebija. With its opened stem the tree Platanus orientalis, was "the fountain of life", of Ohrid. The people who were part of or who wanted to be on the city's social peak, the elite of Ohrid, always passed by and were sitting on this place near the Plane Tree in the shade of its thick stem. The guild always gathered around the Plane Tree, Celebija wrote: But the city "guild", was only one part of the faithful visitors of the Plane Tree.
Here, under the Plane tree, at the entrance of the market, according to the stories, was offered workforce. Day labourers waited for, "the chief employer" to be hired for this or that, right under that plane. Here they made contracts and agreements, talked about their hopes and shared what they earned.
The Ohrid story is a millennium long story. ... Naum, the Lake Ohrid, and many other historical places. ... Naum is one of the oldest historical places in Ohrid. ... Naum Monastery was the first Slavonic monument of religious architecture in the Ohrid region. ... Ohrid and Lake Ohrid have been named a world cultural and natural heritage. ...
The cornerstone of the Washington Monument was laid on July 4, 1848. ... By early spring 2000, workers took down the metal cover that covered the monument during the restoration, signaling the end of work to the outside of the monument. ... The opening of the Washington Monument will be delayed until early fall of 2001. ... In 1833, the Washington National Monument Society undertook fund raising to select a design and build the monument. ... The monument was finished in 1885 and opened to the public in 1888. ...
Stonehenge did not always looks like the stone monument that is standing today. ... It was then replaced by the Timber Monument which lasted until 2400 B.C.. ... The monument itself is surrounded by three circles of holes. ... By counting the annual rings of growth on a tree it is possible to count back to arrive at a specific date. ... By comparing the tree ring series with the amount of C14 in the materials has provided a means of recalibrating radio-carbon dates. ...
The strength of the effects depend on many factors, including how acidic the water is, the chemistry and buffering capacity of the soils involved, and the types of fish, trees, and other living things that rely on the water. ... The wind blows these acidic particles and gases onto buildings, cars, homes, and trees. Dry deposited gases and particles can also be washed from trees and other surfaces by rainstorms. ... Acid Rain Damage to National Monuments Limestone and marble, the stones used in many buildings and monuments around the world, are especially vulnerable to acid rain. ... Fi...
Hunting was important to his tribe and because of his poor vision; Sees Behind Trees is unable to use the bow and arrow accurately. ... Sees Behind Trees shows how accepted Gray Fire deaths "Gray Fire was no longer with me, but in some ways he was. ... The boy Sees Behind Trees also regained his eyesight while he was there and Grey Fire no longer had a limb. ... Overmore, Sees behind Trees resolves the struggle with his manhood from the death of Gray Fire. ... The death of Gray Fire guided Sees Behind Trees to disentangle his idea of a dividing line of being a grown up. ...
The poet, an African American, and the black monument share a commonality in terms of hue; however, Komunyakaa's own distinct features become lost within the magnitude of the monument and they become one. ... A plane in the sky" (22-24). ... The monument is representative of the war so the monument site is essentially reminding him of his battle experiences. Something as simple as a bird invokes the image of a war plane blazing across the sky. ... The visit to the monument is not stirs up new emotions, but bringing forth old emotions from the past into the present. ...
I would like to describe a world war II monument memorial that I knows and which is important for me. This monument is located at about one miles from my village, faraway in the countryside. ... It's always amazing for me to see this big monument at the middle of no where. This monument, is seventy yards tall and made of stone. ... Sometimes, I think that my name could also have been engraved in this monument and that is the reason why this monument has always caught my attention. ...
She had been on the plane for nearly seven hours with her mom and dad and could not wait for the plane to land. ... She couldn't believe the plane was landing! ... As the plane began its descent, she saw the most magnificent monument, the Eiffel Tower! As the plane reached the runway, She heard the sound of the wheels drop and land with a great, big ker-plop onto the hard pavement. ...
