{"id":3991,"date":"2018-11-20T21:49:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T21:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aphimages.wpengine.com\/?p=3991"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:34:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:34:53","slug":"ljubljana-september-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2018\/11\/ljubljana-september-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Ljubljana + September 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ljubljana<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pictures from a conference in Ljubljana<\/a> in early September.<\/p>\n

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Buildings in central Ljubljana, with (R) the castle in the background.<\/p>\n

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The main river through the city is the Ljubljanica<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(L) The principal church, St. Nicholas Cathedral<\/a>\u00a0(Roman Catholic). (R) There were a couple of “dog bakeries”; thankfully shops selling dog treats rather than…<\/p>\n

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(L) Exterior of Ljubljana castle<\/a> and (R) view from the tower, from which you can apparently see 1\/3 of Slovenia<\/a>. Having lost its strategic importance in the 19th C, the castle fell into decay, but was gradually restored from the 1960s onwards.<\/p>\n

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The rental apartment was in a building that was clearly of medieval origin, with a large central courtyard in which animals would have been kept.<\/p>\n

Newcastle<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Views of the iconic Tyne Bridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(L) The memorial to Matthew Ridley<\/a> is striking for its depiction of the local worthy as a Roman statesman, complete with toga. (R) Interior of another St. Nicholas’ Cathedral<\/a>, this time Anglican.<\/p>\n

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(L) The Castle Keep<\/a>, just next to the cathedral. Note the East Coast main line behind, slicing its way through the site of the castle. (R) The Wood Memorial hall of Newcastle’s Mining Institute<\/a>. The institute was founded in 1852, when the North-East was at the fore-front of coal mining.<\/p>\n

Heavenfield<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The church of St. Oswald at Heavenfield, the site of a decisive battle<\/a> between Oswald of Bernicia<\/a> and the Welsh king Cadwallon<\/a>. Oswald’s victory in 633(?) led to rise of the kingdom of Northumbria<\/a> and the spread of Christianity. Sadly the gas lights in the church are no longer used; with its isolated and wind-swept location, the occasional services must be atmospheric, even without the hiss of gas lighting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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