Visconti Romanica (2006)

Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti produk 2000 dan tahun seterusnya.

2006: Romanica - silver and vermeil (1,000 pieces each).

Visconti Romanica

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A tribute to European towns, this beautiful pen was inspired by the cathedrals, bridges, aqueducts and backed brick walls that are iconic of European villages.

Visconti’s Romanica is a study in the architectural similarities of villages and towns not just in Italy, but throughout Europe, that flourished from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

Visconti Wall Street Celluloid (2006)

Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti produk 2000 dan tahun seterusnya.

2006: Wall Street Celluloid - burgundy and green (4,000 pieces each).

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Macam pernah ada produk Wall Street sebelum ni.

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Visconti Divine Proportion (2006)

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2006: Divine Proportion (1,618 pieces).

The Visconti Divina Proporzione (Divine Proportion) fountain pen is a luxury writing instrument inspired by the Golden Ratio (phi=1.618).

The golden number 1,618, base of the “Divine Proportion and relationship between the length of the cap and the length of the closed and open fountain pen.

Visconti Divine Proportion

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Visconti Aida (2006)

Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti produk 2000 dan tahun seterusnya.

2006: Aida (1,871 pieces).

Visconti Aida (2006)

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The Visconti Aida fountain pen was released around 2006-2008 as a limited edition, often associated with the Chatterley Luxuries 10th Anniversary (2018) or specific collector releases in that era. 

While not explicitly stated as named after the opera by Giuseppe Verdi, it is likely named to reflectt the dramatic, artistic and luxurious nature of pen. Fitting with Visconti's habit of naming collections after great art, culture, or historical figures (like Dante or Michelangelo). 

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Visconti Forbidden City (2004)

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2004: Forbidden City - red and gold (88 pieces).

The Forbidden City in Beijing, China, was the legendary home to the Chinese imperial family for more than 500 years, and it is so named because it was closed to all but the royal family and those in their service.

Visconti Forbidden City

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Designed by Visconti president Dante Del Vecchio and designer M. Carla Benedetti, the Visconti Forbidden City was seven years in development, and Del Vecchio reveals, "The final result has almost nothing to do with the initial drafts, discussions and prototypes."

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Visconti Ripple (2004)

Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti produk 2000 dan tahun seterusnya.

2004: Ripple (gold 199 pieces, silver 999 pieces).

Visconti Ripple

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The Ripple is a creative design marking the first model of the Skeleton Editions.

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The Clonskeagh Mosque - Dublin Ireland

Ireland turut mempunyai masjid indah. Salah satunya adalah The Clonskeagh Mosque. Masjid terletak di kota Dublin. 

The Clonskeagh Mosque, Dublin

[Clonskeagh Mosque was opened in 1996 by then president Mary Robinson]

Baca "Dublin’s Islamic Cultural Centre celebrates 20th anniversary". irish times 2016 (link).

 "US closely monitors Ireland's 40,000 Muslim community". independent ie 2011 (link).

"An outpouring of support... and questions raised". independent ie 2018 (link).

Artikel yang memarahi dan membenci masjid dublin dan warga Muslim Ireland (link).

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Islamic Center of Rijeka - Croatia

Croatia sebuah negara Balkan yang majoriti penduduknya non-Muslim. Namaun ada sebuah masjid di sana dengan senibina unik. Masjid yang dikenali sebagai The Rijeka Islamic Center terletak di kota Rijeka, sebuah kota tepi pantai.

Islamic Center of Rijeka

It was designed by prominent Croatian sculptor, Dušan Džamonja (1928 – 2009) who created a miniature model of the Mosque reflecting his abstract sculptures. Muslims of Rijeka first suggested that a mosque should be built in 1968 to cater for more than 10,000 Muslims, mostly from Bosnia and Herzegovina who live in Rijeka and the surrounding area. It was not until 2013 did the Islamic Center of Rijeka finally open. 

Baca "This mosque in Croatia is out of this world". ilmfeed - link.

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The Larabanga Mosque Ghana

Jom lihat pula masjid yang ada di Ghana. Salah satu yang menarik adalah sebuah masjid lama iaitu Larabanga Mosque. Ia merupakan sebuah masjid tua yang dibina dari tanah liat.

The Larabanga Mosque

 Baca "Ghana’s Historic Mosques: Larabanga". haunsinafrica dot com (link).

"Inside ghana oldest mosque". ilmfeed - link.

"Larabanga". world monuments fund (link).

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Setem Early Maps of Singapore

 

Setem baru keluaran Singapore Post - Early Maps of Singapore. Setem dijual pada 1 Dec 2020.

Petikan:

Early maps offer a fascinating window into Singapore’s history. Some of these provide material evidence of Singapore’s existence as an important navigational landmark and place of trade in the maritime crossroads of East and West, long before the arrival of the British in 1819. They also preserve on record the various indigenous names of ancient Singapore. These indigenous names, such as Temasek (“sea town”) and Pulau Panjang (“long island”) are part of our heritage that live on today.

Source - singpost.

 

 

Early Maps of Singapore

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Assalam Center – Boca Raton, Florida

Kali ini baca pula menenai sebuah lagi masjid iaitu Assalam Center, Boca Raton, Florida.

Featuring an 11,000-square-foot (1,022-square-meter) school building, offering pre-Kindergarten through 12th-grade classes and after-school activities, Boca Raton’s Assalam Center is much more than a mosque. South Florida’s Muslim community depends on the space to educate their youth and provide a peaceful respite for prayer and family functions.

Assalam Center – Boca Raton, Florida

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Assalam Center - fb (link).

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Islamic Center of Washington DC

Lihat sebuah lagi masjid indah - Islamic Center of Washington, Washington DC.

One of the earliest mosques to be built in the United States, the Islamic Center of Washington was the largest mosque in the Western Hemisphere when it opened its doors in 1957. In addition to prayer rooms, the facility also offers a library and educational sessions on Islam and Arabic.

Islamic Center of Washington

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Islamic Center of Central Missouri – Columbia, Missouri

Tersenarai sama sebagai masjid indah adalah Islamic Center of Central Missouri – Columbia, Missouri

Established in 1983 as the state’s first mosque, the Islamic Center of Central Missouri is a small white building that’s especially impressive when lit up after dark. It provides a place for worship and community events for local Muslims while also welcoming people of other faiths to learn about Islamic culture and heritage.

The Islamic Center of Central Missouri

[source: theiccm dot org - link]

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Islamic Center of Greater Toledo – Perrysburg, Ohio

Sebuah lagi masjid indah yang tersenarai adalah Islamic Center of Greater Toledo - Perrysburg, Ohio.

Islamic Center of Greater Toledo

[source -icgt (link)]

Baca "Arson suspect in Perrysburg mosque fire to return for hearing". toledoblade dot com 2013 - link.

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Al-Farooq Masjid – Atlanta Georgia

Sebuah lagi masjid indah di AS adalah Masjid Al-Farooq, Atlanta, Georgia.

 Al-Farooq Masjid is a local favorite among Atlanta’s many mosques, thanks to its exquisite architectural beauty - inside and out. Opened in 1980 as the Atlanta Mosque, the masjid has been expanding ever since to accommodate the area’s growing Muslim community with a halal market, bookstore, school building, library, and more.

Masjid Al-Farooq, Atlanta

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Petikan alfarooq dot org - link:

The Masjid was established in 1980 as The Atlanta Mosque, a nonprofit, non-political, religious organization. Later due to a name conflict with another organization, its name was changed to Al-Farooq Masjid of Atlanta.

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Islamic Center of America – Dearborn, Michigan

Turut tersenarai sebagai masjid indah adalah Islamic Center of America – Dearborn, Michigan.

The Islamic Center of America opened its beautiful wood doors to Dearborn and the surrounding communities back in 2005, establishing a much-needed place of worship for Michigan’s vast Muslim population. Just 20 minutes from downtown Detroit, the mosque is the largest in the U.S.

Islamic Center of America, Dearborn, Michigan

Petikan umich (link):

The Islamic Center of America traces its history to the 1950s, when a dedicated group of young Lebanese Americans worked with Imam Mohammad Jawad Chirri to establish Michigan’s first, purpose-built Shi`a mosque. The congregation’s original house of worship was dedicated on Joy Road in Detroit in 1963. The Islamic Center has thrived over the years and is now perhaps the largest mosque in North America. Its growth and dynamism are reflected in the congregation’s new building, which opened in 2005 on Ford Road in Dearborn. The Center has also sponsored a popular K-6 school, the Muslim American Youth Academy, located next to its Ford Road facility, since 1997.

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Diyanet Center of America Maryland

Satu lagi masjid yang tersenarai sebagai indah di AS adalah Diyaner Center of America.

Located just 15 miles (24 kilometers) outside the nation’s capital, the Diyanet Center of America serves a primarily Turkish community and other Muslims in the area as well.

Diyanet Center of America

diayanetamerica dot org - link.

"How $100m Muslim centre is building bridges in the US amid Islamophobic climate". thenationalnews 2016 - link.

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Masjid Indah New Mexico Amerika Syarikat

Banyak juga masjid indah yang ada di Amerika Syarikat. Antara yang disenaraikan adalah Hassan Fathy Dar-Ul-Islam Mosque - New Mexico. [Source: culture trip - link.]

An hour north of Santa Fe, Dar al-Islam was the first planned Islamic community in the United States, and today, it offers religious instruction, workshops on Islam, and retreats for Muslims in the community and elsewhere.

Masjid Hassan Fathy, Dar al Islam Mosque, Abiquiu, New Mexico

[source: society of architectural historians - link]

Petikan proquest (link):

Dar al-Islam is the realized vision of an American-born Muslim, an American educated Saudi businessman, the award-winning architect Hassan Fathy (1900-89). The purpose-built educational center and mosque was built in the early 1980s, sits in New Mexico’s mesa landscape, and today functions as an educational retreat.

During the late 1970s Abdullah Nurdin Durkee and his wife Nura envisioned the construction of an Islamic village in the United States. During a trip to Makkah they met Sahl Kabbani, a Saudi businessman educated in the United States who felt a connection and desired to contribute in some manner.

Together they decided to create an Islamic village that would also function as an educational center and retreat. Later on Nura Durkee, while also praying in Makkah, met Mothie and Johara, daughters of the Saudi king at the time, both of whom offered a financial gift to start the project. The group searched for a suitable site and eventually settled on Abiquiu, NM, due to the abundance of available land for a relatively low cost, the remote location, and the landscape’s similar qualities with those in the Middle East.

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Visconti Dragon & Phoenix (2004)

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2004: Dragon & Phoenix (188 pieces).

The Visconti Dragon and Phoenix is a limited fountain pen from the "Supernatural Creatures" series. Designed to symbolize the perfect harmony between yin and yang. It features intricate Maki-e artwork, showcasing traditional Chinese mythical imagery often representing the emperor (dragon) and empress (phoenix). 

Visconti Dragon & Phoenix

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"Chinese tradition classified all animals into four categories, each group represented by a mythological beast. Scaly animals like the fish and the snake were symbolized by a Dragon. Feathered animals were depicted as a Phoenix. Furry animals like cats and dogs were represented by a unicorn, and shelled animals by a Tortoise. Dragon, Phoenix, Unicorn and Tortoise were considered 'Supernatural Creatures' with the Dragon leading the pack.

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Visconti Four Seasons (2004)

Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti produk 2000 dan tahun seterusnya.

2004: Four Seasons (188 pieces).

Four Season versi 2004 (source - link)

Visconti Four Seasons 2004

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Visconti Fountain Pen Alchemy (2003)

Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti produk 2000 dan tahun seterusnya.

2003: Alchemy double ended pen with both a medium and fine nib (1,038 pieces each).

The Visconti Alchemy fountain pen, originally released in 2003, is a highly renowned and exclusive limited edition writing instrument inspired by the philosophies of Carl Jung and the art of alchemy.

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Mungkin ini Alchemy versi 2003 (link)

Bawah ni Alchemy versi tahun 2024 dan 2016.

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versi 2016 

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