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Author: Heiner Straesser

This suite in the Asmali Cave House in Uchisar is like an apartement. A few steps and you are on a big terrace with a great view into the valleys of Cappadocia. Originally this house was the home of a big family, built in the traditional Cappadocian style.

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Asmali Oda – Suite in the Asmali Cave House, Cappadocia

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Author: Heiner Straesser

Now in the fourth year of the archaeological excavations in Oymaagac, we hope for the final proof that this is the Hittite religious center of Nerik. Last year there were some cuneiform inscriptions, mentioning the citiy of Nerik – a strong indication. Here you can see stairs leading down into a subterranean tunnel. This will become an exciting part of the excavation next year. But before that there need some preparations to be done, to avoid a breakdown of the tunnel. The purpose of the tunnel is still completely unknown. What you can also see are some women from the village who are working here. That had started 2009 as an experiment, because the traditional rules wouldn’t allow this. But it worked out very well. Surprisingly many women wanted to work here and the men didn’t create any problem.

In the 2nd millenium B.C. the Hittites ruled an empire that reached from western Turkey to the borders of Egypt.

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Nerik 2010-6, Oymaagac, Turkey

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Somewhere in the village of Oymaagac. Step by step the traditional houses disappear, to be replaced by faceless concrete buildings. Tobacco is the main income of the families. In 2009 the people got 2.5 for 1kg of dried leafs. Since 2007 there is the archaeological excavation of Nerik, the religious center of the Hittite empire around 1600 B.C. This excavation is a very welcomed additional income. – More panoramas at http://www.derPanoramafotograf.com

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Oymaagac 2009-12, Turkey

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Author: Heiner Straesser

Somewhere in the village of Oymaagac. Step by step the traditional houses disappear, to be replaced by faceless concrete buildings. Tobacco is the main income of the families. In 2009 the people got 2.5 for 1kg of dried leafs. Since 2007 there is the archaeological excavation of Nerik, the religious center of the Hittite empire around 1600 B.C. This excavation is a very welcomed additional income. – More panoramas at http://www.derPanoramafotograf.com

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Oymaagac 2009-10, Turkey

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Author: Heiner Straesser

Somewhere in the village of Oymaagac. Step by step the traditional houses disappear, to be replaced by faceless concrete buildings. Tobacco is the main income of the families. In 2009 the people got 2.5 for 1kg of dried leafs. Since 2007 there is the archaeological excavation of Nerik, the religious center of the Hittite empire around 1600 B.C. This excavation is a very welcomed additional income. – More panoramas at http://www.derPanoramafotograf.com

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Oymaagac 2009-9, Turkey

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Author: Heiner Straesser

Somewhere in the village of Oymaagac. Step by step the traditional houses disappear, to be replaced by faceless concrete buildings. Tobacco is the main income of the families. In 2009 the people got 2.5 for 1kg of dried leafs. Since 2007 there is the archaeological excavation of Nerik, the religious center of the Hittite empire around 1600 B.C. This excavation is a very welcomed additional income. – More panoramas at http://www.derPanoramafotograf.com

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Oymaagac 2009-8, Turkey

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Author: Heiner Straesser

Somewhere in the village of Oymaagac. Step by step the traditional houses disappear, to be replaced by faceless concrete buildings. Tobacco is the main income of the families. In 2009 the people got 2.5 for 1kg of dried leafs. Since 2007 there is the archaeological excavation of Nerik, the religious center of the Hittite empire around 1600 B.C. This excavation is a very welcomed additional income. – More panoramas at http://www.derPanoramafotograf.com

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Oymaagac 2009-7, Turkey

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Author: Heiner Straesser

Somewhere in the village of Oymaagac. Step by step the traditional houses disappear, to be replaced by faceless concrete buildings. Tobacco is the main income of the families. In 2009 the people got 2.5 for 1kg of dried leafs. Since 2007 there is the archaeological excavation of Nerik, the religious center of the Hittite empire around 1600 B.C. This excavation is a very welcomed additional income. – More panoramas at http://www.derPanoramafotograf.com

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Oymaagac 2009-6, Turkey

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Author: Heiner Straesser

Somewhere in the village of Oymaagac. Step by step the traditional houses disappear, to be replaced by faceless concrete buildings. Tobacco is the main income of the families. In 2009 the people got 2.5 for 1kg of dried leafs. Since 2007 there is the archaeological excavation of Nerik, the religious center of the Hittite empire around 1600 B.C. This excavation is a very welcomed additional income. – More panoramas at http://www.derPanoramafotograf.com

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Oymaagac 2009-5, Turkey

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Author: Heiner Straesser

Somewhere in the village of Oymaagac. Step by step the traditional houses disappear, to be replaced by faceless concrete buildings. Tobacco is the main income of the families. In 2009 the people got 2.5 for 1kg of dried leafs. Since 2007 there is the archaeological excavation of Nerik, the religious center of the Hittite empire around 1600 B.C. This excavation is a very welcomed additional income. – More panoramas at http://www.derPanoramafotograf.com

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Oymaagac 2009-4, Turkey

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Author: Vil Muhametshin

The Herbs and grass market is held at the very “heart” of Old Riga on the 22th of June, one day
before the summer solstice, or Jani (pronounced Yaany), as this traditional and hugely popular feast is called in
Latvian.

Here you can find flower and oak leave wreaths for your all-nighter celebration around the bonfire,
buy herbs and beautiful flower bouquets to decorate the house and generally enjoy that unique moment
when Latvian meadows and gardens make their way to the city.

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Zu Tirgus – Midsummer herbs and grass market at the Dome Square in Riga

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Author: Vil Muhametsin

Les Halles was the traditional central market of Paris. In 1183, King Philippe II Auguste enlarged the marketplace in Paris and built a shelter for the merchants, who came from all over to sell their wares. In the 1850s, the massive glass and iron buildings that Les Halles became known for were constructed. Les Halles was known as the “stomach of Paris”. mile Zola’s 1873 novel Le Ventre de Paris (The Belly of Paris) revolves around Les Halles.

Unable to compete in the new market economy and in need of massive repairs, the colorful ambience once associated with the bustling area of merchant stalls disappeared in 1971, when Les Halles was dismantled, and replaced with an underground modern shopping precinct, the Forum des Halles.

It is notable in that the open air center area is below street level, like a pit, and contains sculpture, fountains, and mosaics, as well as museums including the Muse Grvin – Forum des Halles (a wax museum). Beneath this lies the underground station Chtelet-Les-Halles, central hub of Paris’s express urban rail system, the RER.

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Night above Les Halles pavillon, Paris

The most lucrative occupation in Bokeo is gold panning and digging for precious stones, where you can see at Ban Nam Khok (The Lu village), 6 km from the town and Ban Houi Sala (The Hmong village), it’s around 18 km far from the town of Houixay. At Ban Namkeung Kout, Ban Namkeung Mai and Ban Done Deng, it’s 26 km far from the center of Houixay town to the north where you can visit the traditional Lu village, who came originally from Muang Sing, Luang Namtha. The villages can be reached by boat trip, upstream from Houixay.

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Traditional Christmas Crib in south of France (Montpellier)

A bit sad to say, but Fotoman pulls out from the traditional film and large/panorama format domain. With effect of April 1st they stopped production for understandable reasons (as you can read here ). Thanks Paul for your dedicated work in the last few years to create a reasonable priced 617 camera (among others).

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Fotoman stops production

A bit sad to say, but Fotoman pulls out from the traditional film and large/panorama format domain. With effect of April 1st they stopped production for understandable reasons (as you can read here ). Thanks Paul for your dedicated work in the last few years to create a reasonable priced 617 camera (among others).

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Fotoman stops production