The Hanging Lights Of... by Chipka
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In a particular (and, truth be told) incendiary reference in one particular “holy text” a particular city (city-state?) is brazenly called a whore. Not surprising since the authors of the epistles, poems, and legalisms comprising that anthology were largely nomadic people with particular customs and a sense of insular cultural awareness. As nomadic people, they shunned the noise and the decadence they perceived among particular groups of sedentary people.
The Babylonians were one such group of people. In secular history, we recognize the Babylonians as civilized: well, civilized enough to handle such developments as city-planning, space-allocation, codified law (written down, no less!) and...not surprisingly the need to beautify. Though reviled (and perhaps rightly so, by one group of people) one cannot deny the sense of recognizable civility the Babylonians at least aspired to...on a good day. Their “hanging gardens” were a wonder of the ancient world: a gentle touch to soften their rugged environment, and though they no longer exist, they’re still considered a wonder.
On the night that I took the long walk to the train-ride home. Chicago wasn’t in its cow-town mood. It was quiet. It was almost contemplative, and as I passed the glass-enclosed stairwell of a light-fixture boutique, I wondered what an ancient Babylonian would think in seeing hanging lights. Would they have thought that such things were just the right finishing touch for their famed, hanging gardens? One can only wonder.
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Comments (13)
Wolfenshire
Oh wow, don't you want to just grab a broom stick and run up and down the stairs whacking those things!! Awesome photo.
blinkings
What a gorgeous place.
whaleman
This is very striking, as is the thought you just put into my head making me imagine the hanging gardens WITH these hanging lights!
auntietk
Delicious! It's musical ... the way the lights hang are like notes on a staff. Moving around and seeing them from different angles would create different tunes. Now THAT is a wonder!
midnightmum
This I love, great shot great atmosphere.
photosynthesis
Very appealing warm golden glow...
Cyve
Beautiful capture!!!
Nathan_Ruby
very cool, I want this in my house!
jmb007
belles lampes!
FredNunes
Fine looking photo here!
brewgirlca
I'm guessing the Babylonians, had their culture survived as such would have felt right at home in big and rather gritty cities like Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. They would have put up various hangings to soften the edges but the streets would have a well-defined order and edginess, and probably not the overall softeness and slightly zany layout of places like London and San Francisco. And tea party Republicans probably would have hated them... (while secretly dreaming of emulating them)sorry, I just had to get that in there.
ArtistKimberly
Gorgeous Image,
danapommet
Cool lighting and lights!