I like to add some rare photos from the past and the present about a remote Mission station on Lake Tanganyika.
The situation of Kirando on a German-British Map before 1914.
The Detail position for the different building adjustments on Google
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part I)
I like to add some rare photos from the past and the present about a remote Mission station on Lake Tanganyika.Original Source: http://othes.univie.ac.at/26407/1/2013- ... 602875.pdf
The situation of Kirando on a German-British Map before 1914.Original Source: http://www.digitalcollections.lib.uct.a ... m/OBJ/view
The Detail position for the different building adjustments on GoogleOriginal Source: https://www.google.de/maps/dir///@-7.42 ... a=!3m1!1e3
I like to add some rare photos from the past and the present about a remote Mission station on Lake Tanganyika.Original Source: http://othes.univie.ac.at/26407/1/2013- ... 602875.pdf
The situation of Kirando on a German-British Map before 1914.Original Source: http://www.digitalcollections.lib.uct.a ... m/OBJ/view
The Detail position for the different building adjustments on GoogleOriginal Source: https://www.google.de/maps/dir///@-7.42 ... a=!3m1!1e3
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
Re: The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part II)
The drone aerial photo from nowadays gave a good impression about the location of the remaining parts of Kirando Mission.
Original Source: https://i2.wp.com/liemba.files.wordpres ... crop&ssl=1
The first photo shows definitely the mission Kirando (St. Franz-Xaver) and comes from the Colonial Archive in Frankfurt,
( . . . even if the picture title states: Viktoria-See mit Häusern / A b III 359 / D.O.A.)
Original Source: CD/3317/2014/0974/3317_2014_0974_0016
http://www.ub.bildarchiv-dkg.uni-frankf ... frame.html
From the same direction; view from the north-west lake side. Left, the `Brother House´, the Church in the centre and
`Sisters house´ on the right, west side of the complex.
The following photos were provided courtesy from the Management of the Lake Shore Lodge , Kipili, Lake Tanganyika.
The drone aerial photo from nowadays gave a good impression about the location of the remaining parts of Kirando Mission.
The first photo shows definitely the mission Kirando (St. Franz-Xaver) and comes from the Colonial Archive in Frankfurt,
( . . . even if the picture title states: Viktoria-See mit Häusern / A b III 359 / D.O.A.)
http://www.ub.bildarchiv-dkg.uni-frankf ... frame.html
From the same direction; view from the north-west lake side. Left, the `Brother House´, the Church in the centre and
`Sisters house´ on the right, west side of the complex.
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
Re: The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part III)
The `Brother House´, from the north, lake view, visible by the round arches of the window frames.
The `Sisters House´, from the south court inside. The arcades in the 1st floor with pointed arches of the window frames.
The smaller windows, left and right and also to the northern lake side are constructed with smaller segmental arches.
The `Brother House´, from the north, lake view, visible by the round arches of the window frames.
The `Sisters House´, from the south court inside. The arcades in the 1st floor with pointed arches of the window frames.
The smaller windows, left and right and also to the northern lake side are constructed with smaller segmental arches.
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
Re: The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part IV)
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
Re: The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part V)
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
Re: The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part VI)
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
Re: The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part VII)
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
Re: The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part VIII)
This photo from the inside of the church is one of the last photos before the mission was closed and finally abandoned,
at the end of the 40s of the 20. Century. The main reason was the decline of the lake level and the abandonment of the
local population.
This photo from the inside of the church is one of the last photos before the mission was closed and finally abandoned,
at the end of the 40s of the 20. Century. The main reason was the decline of the lake level and the abandonment of the
local population.
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
Re: The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part IX)
The following photos are taken during a visit of Kirando / Kipili in June 2017 and showing the church building.
The following photos are taken during a visit of Kirando / Kipili in June 2017 and showing the church building.
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
Re: The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part X)
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
Re: The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part XI)
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
Re: The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part XII)
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
Re: The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part XIII)
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
Re: The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part XIV)
The following photos showing the `Sister House´.
The following photos showing the `Sister House´.
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
Re: The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present
The Kirando station on Lake Tanganyika / GEA in past and present (Part XV)
“Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. . . . All History was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984