English In Moscow.

English Language. Moscow.

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

1972 Dual Stereo Hi-Fi. The price for the full set, which included a vynil player, a tape recorder, AM/FM radio unit, an amplifier with 75 Watt speakers was comparable with the premium "Mercedes" vehicle. #Dual #music #stereo #sound #hifi #1970е #1970s

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

1954 De Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle was one-man "personal helicopter" by de Lackner Helicopters. Intended to be operated by inexperienced pilots to fly for 20 min. the aircraft appeared too difficult to control. After a pair of crashes the project was abandoned. #HZ1Aerocycle #avia

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

1843 Russian Steamer Bv 2-2-0. 34 Bv 2-2-0 steamers were built from 1843 till 1848. They remained in service until the 1890s. Its open cabin did not help much during the harsh winters on the Trans-Siberian Railroad. #steamer #паровоз #bv220 #бв220 #rail #жд

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

The Hammerhead crane in Pittsburgh, US with a capacity of 350 tons. During the tests the crane lifted 4x355-mm plus 4x152-mm cannons, 2 shell blocks and 2 brave workers, 1933. #Hammerhead #HammerheadCrane #crane #кран #подъёмныйкран #Pittsburgh #Питсбург

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

1960 Foden 'Python Mk.II' aircraft refueller. Two Esso (Exxon Mobil today) trucks made by Thompson Brothers were stationed at London Heathrow Airport. Each truck carried 45000 liters of aviation fuel. #FodenPython #Esso #Exxon #truck #auto #авто

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

1938 YTB-3 Double-Deck Trolleybus on the street of Moscow. YTB-3 Double-Deck Trolleybus was a Russian copy of AEC-664T imported from England by the Soviet Union. #ЯТБ3 #trolleybus #троллейбус #Moscow #Москва #1930е #1930s

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

@clark_aviation The airship was called "The Babe" and was used in the Kursk Front (The Central/Belarus Front) during the summer campaign of 1944.

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

1944 Soviet Airship "Malysh" (The Babe) utilised Po-2 biplane's cabin and its propeller engine. #Po2 #По2 #airship #дирижабль #малыш #babe

[Trev Clark's Obscure Aviation History 🚁 @clark_aviation]

Who thinks that 'airbags' are a relatively recent development?
I'm not sure which type of airship (blimp) this is, but it looks like it might be a Soviet design. Thoughts?

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

1949 Frazer Vagabond (Kaiser Traveler) was built from 1949 to 1951 and was designed to be comfortable 6-passenger sedan that could convert into what is essentially a pickup truck. It had got a wood-slat-covered load bed! The price started from US$2088. #Fraizer #Vagabond #Kaiser

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

The longest apartment complex in the world is located in Lutsk, #Ukraine. Its total length, if measured from end to end, is a shocking 1750 meters, but if you will literally count its length with all the turns you get a whooping number of 3760 meters – this is its total length.

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

1938 #Jensen Special Truck was designed for Reynolds Tube Company to provide an oversize aircraft component transportation. The #truck received a lightweight aluminium chassis to avoid mandatory 32km/h speed limit for the heavy vehicles. Only 3 were built. #truck #auto #авто

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

1910 Jell-O famous dessert. The original gelatin dessert began in New York, in 1897, when Pearle Bixby Wait and his wife had made the powder to be mixed with boiling water and then cooled to produce a gel. #JellO #jelle #желе #желатин #food #еда #sweets

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

1948 Il-20 Shturmovick. The prototype for a heavily armored ground-attack aircraft. It featured a number of innovative concepts including a cockpit mounted on top of the engine, directly behind the propeller, and wing-mounted autocannon. #Il20 #Ил20 #Ilyushin #Ильюшин #авиа #avia

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

1962 #Ford Zodiac Mark III was the top of the range and featured extra glass in the rear quarters, a full width grill with 4 headlamps, a more luxurious interior and 6-cylinder 107hp engine. Its price of £2045 is an equivalent of £44775 or US$57125 today. #FordZodiac

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Chand Baori (Stepwell) in Abhaneri Village, Rajasthan, India :

Chand Baori is said to be named after a local ruler of Nikumbh dynasty called Raja Chanda.  However, no epigraphic evidence has been found regarding the construction of the Chand Baori or adjoining Harshat Mata Temple (goddess of joy and happiness for village; dated 9th-10th Century AD). Based on similarities in style and carvings with the terraced temples of Paranagar and  Mandore, Baori can be dated to 8th-9th Century AD. It was likely constructed before the temple.  According to Morna Livingston in Steps to Water: The Ancient Stepwells of India, Chand Baori is one of the few stepwells that has "two classical periods of water building in a single setting".

It was built by King Chanda of the Nikumbha Dynasty in 9th Century AD. One of the largest stepwells in the world, Chand Baori was built to conserve water and provide a respite from the intense heat. It was a community gathering place for locals as well as royals. The oldest parts of the step-well date from 8th Century onwards. An upper palace building was added to site, which is viewed from tabulated arches used by Chauhan rulers. Now, it extends 30m into the ground, making it one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India.

Chand Baori is a deep four-sided well with a large temple located in back of well. Basic architectural aspects of the monumental well consist of a long corridor of steps leading to 5-6 stories below ground level which can be seen at the site. Chand Baori consists of 3500 narrow steps over 13 stories. Rajasthan is extremely arid and design and final structure of Chand Baori were intended to conserve as much water as possible. It's exquisite diamond-setting geometry of the cascading steps on three sides and image of Sheshasayee Vishnu reclining on serpent Ananta. This baori or stepwell has been constructed in an upside-down pyramid-style.

Classical Indian texts on architecture (Vastu) like  Aparajitapriccha or Vishvakarma's Vastushastra call this design a  Vijay Vapi. Baori has double flights of steps on each of its ten landings on all three sides. On the fourth side, to north, is a pillared corridor of many stories. This wall at north contains two projected offsets to house a niche in each of them. These two niches serve as shrines, right one houses deity Ganesha while left one has an image of Mahishasuramardini. Ganesha shrine is crowned with chaitya having a female dancer and her attendant carved over it. There are many other dancing figures and attendants carved around this structure. On upper section, carvings depicting Uma-Maheshwara and Simhavahini Durga can be seen in small nimodifications, repairs, reconstructions since its construction as it was in continuous use till late medieval period. 

The stepwell underwent many changes for both beautification and better utitlity. A pillared verandah on all four sides seems to be a later addition. There is also a small room, Anderi Ujala, which was a spot to draw water with some traditional pulley-like equipment. Ancient Indian scriptures made references to construction of wells, canals, tanks and dams and their efficient operation and maintenance. This site combined many of these operations to allow for easy access to local water. At the bottom of well, air remains 5-6 °C cooler than at the surface, and Chand Baori was used as a community gathering place for locals during periods of intense heat. One side of well has a haveli pavilion and resting room for the royals.

The stepwell, served multiple purposes alongside drawing water and playing a significant role in religious or ceremonial activities. Pilgrims are said to have found comfort in quenching their thirst and finding a resting spot at the steps of Chand Baori after their long travels.

📷 : Credit to the Owner

#archaeohistories

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

#RenaultFT tanks captured by the Red Army in April of 1919 made an impression on Soviet leadership. A decision was made to build 10 tanks. This was mostly a copy with some improvements and adaptations for automotive components available in the Soviet Union. #tank #танк #USSR

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

1947 Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 jet fighter flying boat in London. This British aircraft was one of the first jet-powered seaplanes. The operational history of the SR.A/1 was limited. Only 3 prototypes were built, and the aircraft never entered mass production. #SaundersRoe #SRA1 #avia

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

1907 Ravaillier Amphibious car. Jules Ravaillier has spent years in developing it. The 4-passenger powerboat became one of the first amphibian cars in the world. It could reach 35km/h on the land and 9km/h on the water thanks to 20hp engine. #Ravaillier #amphibia #Равалье #auto

[English In Moscow. @EnglishMow]

1962 Morris J2 Commercial and Camper vans were produced between 1959 and 1967 with 1.5-1.6L petrol engines in UK, Australia, New Zealand and Columbia. £892 is an equivalent of £24011 (or US$30880) today. #Morris #MorrisJ2 #Моррис #van #camper #авто #auto