Sunday 8 December 2013

Stillness

I am borrowing the title from this week's word prompt of the blog Our Beautiful World.
It is a blog dedicated to beautiful photography where you can link your own blogposts and photographs.
Today I am linking with them with a series of photos I took on a period of 15 days of Yeni Cami (New Mosque),an old mosque and now a gallery exhibition venue in my neighbourhood. Passing in front of this building every day makes me think of its beauty regardless of the weather conditions and of its longevity despite the changes in its use. And it makes me reflect on the changes in our lives, on the circles we close, on new beginnings we make and how mortal we are in comparison to buildings. We should never forget that!













This blogpost is dedicated to Evangelia, my ex student and daughter of a friend, who died in a tragic car accident a year ago at the age of 18. We attended a memorial service yesterday morning.

12 comments:

Poppy said...

Ariadne,
A beautiful building indeed, today a gallery, yesterday a mosque, and tomorrow, who knows? Yes, life is short and we leave as we came, taking nothing with us. So very sorry to hear about Evangelia's fatal accident. She must be remembered.

Poppy

Ros Crawford said...

Lovely photos and a lovely tribute to your student ... Thanks so much for linking up with us at Our Beautiful World

julochka said...

i think i like it best in sunshine, but that last shot might be my favorite.

Anastasia said...

so sorry to hear about your friend's daughter - may she be at peace...this is a gorgeous building!

FishesMakeWishes said...

a beautiful building, so glad to see it be in use and not left to decay. so sad about your friend's daughter, may she rest in peace.
aleka

Ariadne said...

Thank you everyone for commenting!AriadnefromGreece!

Ariadne said...

Thank you for your comments!

Unknown said...

A wonderful tribute to your student. So sad when someone that young passes away. Your photos are beautiful. Perfect for the prompt.

Valma said...

beautiful tribute sweetie
Evangelia was so young :(
xxx

Unknown said...

So beautiful! Thanks for sharing it with us at Our Beautiful World!

AppleApricot Wen said...

So sad, she was so young... Sweet of you to do this as a tribute to her. The building looks so beautiful... Hugs, Wendy

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Beautiful building!

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