Porte Royale
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Foto presa amb una Rolleiflex 3.5F fabricada entre 1969 i 1971; Carl Zeiss Planar f3.5 / 75mm; Kodak Ektar 100, revelat amb el kit C41 de Bellini.
El pont fortificat d'Entrevaus té tant defenses al davant, com al darrera, anomenada la Porte Royale.
La vila d'Entrevaus (Entrevaux en francès), a la Provença, és una petita joia ... fortificada. En efecte, situada en un punt estrategic a la vall del riu Var, just on aquest s'estreny entre dos cingles. Té origen medieval, i les seves muralles foren modernitzades per Vauban al s. XVII. Dalt de la població es troba la ciutadella, a la que es puja per un inclinat camí protegit per fins a 17 portes!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrevaux
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Picture taken with a Rolleiflex 3.5F, made c.1969-1971; Carl Zeiss Planar f3.5 / 75mm lens; Kodak Ektar 100, developed with the Bellini C41 kit.
The fortified bridge of Entrevaus has gates with embrasures at both ends, the innermost being the Porte Royale.
The mighty Entrevaus (Entrevaux in French), in Provence, is a beautifully fortified town. Indeed, located at a strategic point in the valley of the Var river, right where it narrows between two cliffs. It has medieval origins, and its walls were modernized by Vauban in the XVII Century. Above the town is the citadel, which only can be reached by a sloping path protected by up to 17 gates!
Porte Royale
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Foto presa amb una Rolleiflex 3.5F fabricada entre 1969 i 1971; Carl Zeiss Planar f3.5 / 75mm; Kodak Ektar 100, revelat amb el kit C41 de Bellini.
El pont fortificat d'Entrevaus té tant defenses al davant, com al darrera, anomenada la Porte Royale.
La vila d'Entrevaus (Entrevaux en francès), a la Provença, és una petita joia ... fortificada. En efecte, situada en un punt estrategic a la vall del riu Var, just on aquest s'estreny entre dos cingles. Té origen medieval, i les seves muralles foren modernitzades per Vauban al s. XVII. Dalt de la població es troba la ciutadella, a la que es puja per un inclinat camí protegit per fins a 17 portes!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrevaux
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Picture taken with a Rolleiflex 3.5F, made c.1969-1971; Carl Zeiss Planar f3.5 / 75mm lens; Kodak Ektar 100, developed with the Bellini C41 kit.
The fortified bridge of Entrevaus has gates with embrasures at both ends, the innermost being the Porte Royale.
The mighty Entrevaus (Entrevaux in French), in Provence, is a beautifully fortified town. Indeed, located at a strategic point in the valley of the Var river, right where it narrows between two cliffs. It has medieval origins, and its walls were modernized by Vauban in the XVII Century. Above the town is the citadel, which only can be reached by a sloping path protected by up to 17 gates!