Sustainably built, still inhabited after centuries (Pays de Belves/FR)
Sustainably built, still inhabited after centuries.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #facade #sustainability - #urban #medieval / #Architecture at #VillageCentre in #PaysdeBelves, #Dordogne - #France
The stones in the wall show that it is a very old house. The door, windows and shutters are in a good state of maintenance. It's strange to realize that most modern buildings will certainly not become that old, apartment buildings, office colossus and other modern buildings will be demolished after a relatively short period of time. This while we pretend to know all about sustainability.
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Pays de Belves - The village Pays-de-Belvès used to be called Belvès, it's fortified in the Middle Ages because of its strategic position and came to be known as the "Pope’s city" as it was under Clement V protection. Belvès still bears witness to a tormented past with fortified walls, a castrum (fortified camp), an 11th century auditeur’s tower, 14th-15th century castle and belfry, city hall tower, covered market, hotel with a Renaissance façade and even some ancient troglodyte dwellings. It has been designated as one of the most beautiful towns in France with impressive panoramic views on top of a hill, enough reason to be member of the "Plus Beaux Villages de France".
Sustainably built, still inhabited after centuries (Pays de Belves/FR)
Sustainably built, still inhabited after centuries.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #facade #sustainability - #urban #medieval / #Architecture at #VillageCentre in #PaysdeBelves, #Dordogne - #France
The stones in the wall show that it is a very old house. The door, windows and shutters are in a good state of maintenance. It's strange to realize that most modern buildings will certainly not become that old, apartment buildings, office colossus and other modern buildings will be demolished after a relatively short period of time. This while we pretend to know all about sustainability.
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Pays de Belves - The village Pays-de-Belvès used to be called Belvès, it's fortified in the Middle Ages because of its strategic position and came to be known as the "Pope’s city" as it was under Clement V protection. Belvès still bears witness to a tormented past with fortified walls, a castrum (fortified camp), an 11th century auditeur’s tower, 14th-15th century castle and belfry, city hall tower, covered market, hotel with a Renaissance façade and even some ancient troglodyte dwellings. It has been designated as one of the most beautiful towns in France with impressive panoramic views on top of a hill, enough reason to be member of the "Plus Beaux Villages de France".