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Herstmonceux Castle in early Spring - a Tudor gem.
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Sforza Castle is a castle in Milan, northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remains of a 14th century fortification. Later renovated and enlarged, in the 16th and 17th centuries it was one of the largest citadels in Europe. Extensively rebuilt by Luca Beltrami in 1891 - 1905, it now houses several of the city's museums and art collections.
Cathédrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper (13ème au 15ème siècle, flèches du 19ème siècle) - Classée MH, 1862
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Quimper Cathedral (13th to 15th Century, spires 19th Century) - MH - Monument Historique, French National Heritage, 1862 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quimper_Cathedral
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February 2023 - Uploaded 2023/04/08
Porte Bergère du Dorat (1485-1539) - Classée MH, 1984
La porte du Dorat, datant de la fin du 15e siècle, dite Porte Bergère est située à l'ouest des remparts, du côté le plus inaccessible du coteau. Elle est la seule porte fortifiée conservée en Haute-Vienne, et la seule subsistante des quatre portes de la ville au Moyen Âge.
Avec ses cinq mâchicoulis, dont les corbeaux soutiennent des petits arcs ornés d'une accolade, elle est typique de l'époque de sa construction. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porte_Berg%C3%A8re_du_Dorat
Porte Bergère du Dorat (1485-1539) - Classified MH - (French National Heritage), 1984
The Gate of Dorat, dating from the end of the 15th century, called Porte Bergère (Shepherdess Gate), is located to the west of the ramparts, on the most inaccessible side of the hill. It is the only preserved fortified gate in Upper Vienna (New Aquitaine Region), and the only remaining of the four gates of the city in the Middle Ages.
Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul d'Ispagnac (12ème-15ème s. Classée MH, 1920) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-P...
"La tradition veut que l'église ait été construite à l'emplacement d'un temple druidique. L'église faisait partie d'un monastère, cité pour la première fois au milieu du 12e siècle parmi les possessions de l'abbaye d'Aurillac.
En 1365, le pape Urbain V érige le prieuré d'Ispagnac en prieuré conventuel et le met sous la dépendance de l'abbaye bénédictine Saint-Victor de Marseille. En 1580, l'église est gravement endommagée par les Protestants. Elle est restaurée au début du 17e siècle, puis au 18e. Des restaurations sont également menées en 1807, 1853 et au début du 20e siècle. L'édifice du 12e siècle n'a subi de transformations que dans ses clochers qui seraient du 15e ou du début du 16e siècle. L'un, octogonal, domine la croisée du transept ; l'autre, carré est placé sur la façade ouest [...]"
Informations issues de la base Mérimée. www.mende-coeur-lozere.fr/offres/eglise-romane-saint-pier...
Ispagnac, Gorges Causses Cévennes, Lozère, Occitanie
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ispagnac
"Tradition has it that the church was built on the site of a druidic temple. The church was part of a monastery, mentioned for the first time in the middle of the 12th century among the possessions of the abbey of Aurillac. In 1365, Pope Urban V established the priory of Ispagnac as a conventual priory and placed it under the control of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille. In 1580, the church was seriously damaged by the Protestants. It was restored at the beginning of the 17th century, then in the 18th. Restorations were also carried out in 1807, 1853 and at the beginning of the 20th century. The 12th century building has only undergone transformations in its bell towers which would be from the 15th or the beginning of the 16th century. One, octagonal, dominates the crossing of the transept; the other, square, is placed on the west facade". www.mende-coeur-lozere.fr/en/offers/eglise-romane-saint-p...
Pont de Saint-Goustan, Auray, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
(1464, inscrit MH, 1944) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_de_Saint-Goustan
Rivière d'Auray fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re_d%27Auray
Bridge of St-Goustan over Rivière d'Auray - 15th Century
Auray, Morbihan, Brittany, France
February 2023 - Uploaded 2023/03/03
Musée Départemental Breton, depuis un pont sur l'Odet
Le musée départemental breton de Quimper, créé en 1846 par la Société archéologique du Finistère, est installé dans l'ancien palais des évêques de Cornouaille (16ème au 20ème s., classé MH (1921, 1983), proche de la cathédrale Saint-Corentin (15ème s., classée MH, 1862).
Se définissant comme un « musée de société », il présente l'archéologie et les arts (sculpture, costumes, mobilier, faïences, vitrail, peinture, etc.) du département du Finistère.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_d%C3%A9partemental_breton
The Breton Departmental Museum of Quimper, created in 1846 by the Finistère Archaeological Society, is installed in the former palace of the bishops of Cornouaille (16th to 20th century, classified Monument Historique - French National Heritage (1921, 1983), near the cathedral of Saint-Corentin (15th century, classified MH, 1862).
Defining itself as a «museum of society», it presents archaeology and the arts (sculpture, costumes, furniture, earthenware, stained glass, painting, etc.) of the department of Finistère, the most western part of Brittany.
February 2023 - Uploaded 2023/04/20
La chapelle Sainte-Émérance, classée MH en 1959, est de style gothique flamboyant de la fin du 15ème siècle. Elle est construite vers 1472, sous le règne de Louis XI. Le roi chassait dans la forêt voisine quand il fut pris de violents maux de ventre. On lui conseilla de prier sainte Emérance qui avait un petit oratoire à La Pouëze non loin de la forêt. La sainte était réputée pour guérir la peur et les coliques. Louis XI en reconnaissance de sa guérison, ordonna la construction d'une chapelle à l'emplacement de l'oratoire et y fit parvenir des reliques de la sainte ainsi qu'une statue en argent doré.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapelle_Sainte-%C3%89m%C3%A9rance_...
The Sainte-Émérance chapel is in flamboyant Gothic style from the end of the 15th century. It was built around 1472, during the reign of Louis XI. The king hunted in the nearby forest when he was caught in violent stomach pains. He was advised to pray to Sainte Emérance who had a small oratory at La Pouëze not far from the forest. The saint was known for curing fear and colic. In recognition of his recovery, Louis XI ordered the construction of a chapel on the site of the oratory and sent the saint’s relics and a gilded silver statue. It has been classified "Monument Historique" (French National heritage) in 1959.
January 2023 - Uploaded 2023/01/25
Basilique Notre-Dame de Cléry (14ème-16ème s., classée MH, 1840)
La basilique Notre-Dame de Cléry-Saint-André est à la fois collégiale, chapelle royale et basilique mariale en raison de la dévotion à Notre-Dame qui s'y est développée.
L'édifice a été popularisé par la comptine Le Carillon de Vendôme. Classé Monument Historique dès 1840, il est situé dans le périmètre du Val de Loire inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilique_Notre-Dame_de_Cl%C3%A9ry
The Basilica of Our Lady of Cléry-Saint-André (14th to 16th centuries) is both collegial, royal chapel and Marian basilica because of the devotion to Our Lady that developed there. It has been included in the French national heritage (Monuments Historiques) in 1840, and it is located within the perimeter of the Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
January 2023 - Edited and uploaded 2023/01/19
Saint-Saturnin (Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France)
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Église Notre-Dame de Saint-Saturnin, 12ème et 19ème siècle (flèche); Classée MH, 1862.
L'église Notre-Dame (ou Saint-Saturnin) est une église de style roman auvergnat située à Saint-Saturnin, dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, en France. Elle est la plus petite, la plus sobre et la plus tardive des cinq églises dites «majeures» d'Auvergne, au nombre desquelles figurent la basilique Notre-Dame-du-Port de Clermont-Ferrand, l'église Saint-Austremoine d'Issoire, la basilique Notre-Dame d'Orcival et l'église de Saint-Nectaire.
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Notre-Dame de Saint-Saturnin church, 12th and 19th century (spire of the bell tower); classified French National heritage, 1862.
Notre-Dame Church (or Saint-Saturnin) is an Auvergne Romanesque church located in Saint-Saturnin, in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is the smallest, most sober and most recent of the five so-called "major" churches of Auvergne, including the Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Port in Clermont-Ferrand, the Church of Saint-Austremoine in Issoire, the Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Orcival and the Church of Saint-Nectaire.
Château de Saint-Saturnin (13è, 14è et 15è s., classé MH, 1889) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Saint-Saturnin_(Puy-de-Dôme)
August 2013 - Edited and uploaded 2022/09/18
Château de la Haute-Guerche (13ème - 16ème s.)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_la_Haute-Guerche
Les vestiges du château de la Haute-Guerche sont datés des XIIIe, XIVe, XVe et XVIe siècles. Ils sont inscrits aux Monuments historiques par arrêté du 18 mai 1971.
Au fond, l'église Saint-Aubin, restaurée à la fin du 19ème siècle, et des vignobles de Côteaux du Layon.
Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné
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Commune déléguée de Val-du-Layon
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November 2022 - Uploaded 2022/11/12
Église Saint-Aubin de Bazouges-sur-le-Loir
(11ème s : 1008 ; nef du 15ème s.)
Classée au titre des monuments historiques depuis 1862.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Aubin_de_Bazouges...
February 2022 - Edited and uploaded 2022/02/15
Chapelle Saint-Julien de la Roche-Foulques (1158)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapelle_de_la_Roche-Foulques
La Roche-Foulques, surplombant le Loir, était l'un des sites stratégiques du réseau de places fortes édifié par Foulques Nerra (Comte d'Anjou, 987-1040) au tournant du 11ème siècle.
La petite chapelle a été édifiée par Foulques de Cleers et son fils en 1158 pour y abriter une relique de la Vraie Croix. On y vénérait aussi Saint Julien, vainqueur des dragons, des esprits mythiques des eaux qu'il fallait apaiser ou combattre.
La chapelle est construite en gros blocs de pierre calcaire avec de larges joints. La charpente a été refaite au 15ème s.
Foulques III, dit Foulques Nerra (« le Noir »),
Comte d'Anjou (987-1040)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foulques_III_d%27Anjou
Fulk III, Count of Anjou
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulk_III,_Count_of_Anjou
December 2021 - Taken, edited and uploaded 2021/12/30
Collégiale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul d'Évaux-les-Bains (11ème au 15ème s., classée MH, 1841)
L'histoire du monument commence lorsque des chanoines se regroupent autour des reliques de l'ermite Marien, mort en 513, située dans la vieille cité thermale romaine d'Évaux.
C'est pour accueillir les pèlerins qu'est construite cette magnifique et grandiose collégiale. Les chanoines commencent par l'édification du clocher ouest au 11ème siècle, le dernier étage est du 13ème siècle. La nef fait elle la transition du roman vers le gothique.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coll%C3%A9giale_Saint-Pierre-Saint-...
Collegiate church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul d'Évaux-les-Bains (11th to 15th century, listed as a French National Historic Monument, 1841)
The history of the monument begins when canons gather around the relics of the hermit Marien, who died in 513, located in the old Roman spa town of Évaux.
This magnificent and grandiose collegiate church was built to welcome pilgrims. The canons begin with the building of the west bell tower in the 11th century, the top floor is the 13th century. The nave makes the transition from Romanesque to Gothic.
August 2022 - Edited and uploaded 2022/09/10
Arjac est un petit village de la commune déléguée de Saint-Cyprien-sur-Dourdou, rattachée depuis 2016 à la commune nouvelle de Conques-en-Rouergue
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Cyprien-sur-Dourdou
L'Église d'Arjac, construite au 15ème siècle, est située dans un hameau à 2 km de Saint-Cyprien-sur-Dourdou. Elle est dédiée aux "Anges Gardiens", fraternité laïque du 16ème siècle qui s'occupait des malades et des mourants. Une messe est célébrée tous les 2 octobre pour leur rendre hommage. Les décorations de l'autel de l'église représentent des scènes avec des anges.
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The Church of Arjac, built in the 15th century, is located in a hamlet 2 km from Saint-Cyprien-sur-Dourdou. It is dedicated to the "Guardian Angels", a secular fraternity of the 16th century that took care of the sick and dying. A mass is celebrated every October 2 to pay tribute to them. The decorations of the altar of the church represent scenes with angels.
November 2022 - Edited and uploaded 2022/11/15
Château de Montreuil-Bellay (12ème-17ème s., classé MH, 1979)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Montreuil-Bellay
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Montreuil-Bellay
Église Notre-Dame de Montreuil-Bellay (1472-1484, cl. MH, 1907)
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August 2022 - Edited and uploaded 2022/08/29
Tour Saint-Nicolas (1345-1376) , Tour de la Lanterne (1209-1468)
Église Saint-Jean d'Ambert (1471-1518 - classée MH, 1909)
L'église Saint-Jean est une église catholique située à Ambert, dans le Puy-de-Dôme, en Auvergne. Remplaçant un précédent édifice roman, succédant lui-même à une église carolingienne, elle est édifiée à la fin du Moyen Âge en style gothique flamboyant et se caractérise notamment par son clocher Renaissance. Elle est construite en granite, matériau local.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Jean_d%27Ambert
Church of Saint John of Ambert (1471-1518 - classified French National Heritage, 1909) Saint John Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Ambert, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne. Replacing a previous Romanesque building, which itself succeeded a Carolingian church, it was built at the end of the Middle Ages in flamboyant Gothic style and is characterized by its Renaissance bell tower. It is built of granite, local material.
Ambert, Livradois-Forez, sous-préfecture du Puy-de-Dôme
August 2022 - Uploaded 2022/09/23
In the later years of the fifteenth century, the MacLeods of Assynt decided to build themselves a castle on a good defensive site at the northeastern end of the loch. This first castle was a comparatively simple rectangular block of some three or four storeys.
About a century later Donald Ban, ninth MacLeod of Assynt added a tower with a stair and two upper rooms with fireplaces and also creating vaulted cellars and a vault over the great hall.
In 1650 the MacLeods imprisoned the Marquis of Montrose in the castle. At the time many Scots saw Montrose as a traitor, but within twenty years the political situation changed and it was the MacLeods who were being vilified. This played into the hands of the MacKenzies who achieved their long-nurtured ambition to acquire Assynt through a siege of the castle in 1672.
Chapelle des Pénitents bleus ou église Notre-Dame (12ème, 14ème et 15ème siècles ; classée MH, 1927)
Elle a été édifiée dans le quartier du Port-Haut dans la seconde moitié du 12ème siècle. L'église est alors dédiée à la Vierge.
Elle doit subir les désastres de la Guerre de Cent Ans. Les Anglais occupent Beaulieu en 1341. Après la guerre, l'église doit être renforcée. Elle est restaurée en 1474 et deux chapelles latérales sont ajoutées pour renforcer la nef, dont une dédiée à sainte Barbe, patronne des navigateurs. Un clocher à peigne est construit au-dessus de la façade occidentale de l'église.
fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Notre-Dame_de_Beaulie...
Chapel of the Blue Penitents or Church of Our Lady (12th, 14th and 15th centuries; classified French National heritage, 1927)
It was built in the Port-Haut district in the second half of the 12th century. The church is then dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
It had to endure the disasters of the Hundred Years' War. The English occupied Beaulieu in 1341. After the war, the church had to be strengthened. It was restored in 1474 and two side chapels were added to strengthen the nave, including one dedicated to Saint Barbara, patron saint of navigators. An open belltower is built above the western façade of the church.
October 2012 - Uploaded 2023/01/15
Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi (1282-1480, classée MH, 1862 ; Patrimoine Mondial de l'UNESCO, 2010)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cath%C3%A9drale_Sainte-C%C3%A9cile_...
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Cecilia of Albi (13th to 15th centuries, French National heritage (1862), UNESCO World Heritage Site (2010)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albi_Cathedral
November 2022 - Edited and uploaded 2022/12/04
Les Ponts-de-Cé, Angers-Loire-Métropole
Saint-Aubin des Ponts-de-Cé (11ème, 15ème et 16ème siècles)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Aubin_des_Ponts-d...
September 2021 - Uploaded 2021/09/20
Il Palazzo Ducale di Urbino (15 s.)
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Ducale_(Urbino)
Ducal Palace, Urbino - UNESCO World Heritage Site
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducal_Palace,_Urbino
Palais ducal d'Urbin
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_ducal_d%27Urbin
July 2012 - Edited and uploaded 2022/01/30
Suscino, Sarzeau, Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Château de Suscinio, résidence des ducs de Bretagne, 13è-15è s.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Suscinio
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Suscinio
March 2021 - Edited and uploaded 2021/03/07
Dunnottar Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Fhoithear, "fort on the shelving slope") is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north-eastern coast of Scotland, about 2 miles (3 kilometres) south of Stonehaven. The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th and 16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been fortified in the Early Middle Ages. Dunnottar has played a prominent role in the history of Scotland through to the 18th-century Jacobite risings because of its strategic location and defensive strength.
Dunnottar is best known as the place where the Honours of Scotland, the Scottish crown jewels, were hidden from Oliver Cromwell's invading army in the 17th century. The property of the Keiths from the 14th century, and the seat of the Earl Marischal, Dunnottar declined after the last Earl forfeited his titles by taking part in the Jacobite rebellion of 1715. The castle was restored in the 20th century and is now open to the public.
The ruins of the castle are spread over 1.4 hectares (3+1⁄2 acres), surrounded by steep cliffs that drop to the North Sea, 160 feet (50 metres) below. A narrow strip of land joins the headland to the mainland, along which a steep path leads up to the gatehouse. The various buildings within the castle include the 14th-century tower house as well as the 16th-century palace. Dunnottar Castle is a scheduled monument, and twelve structures on the site were listed buildings.
à l'arrière plan, château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, XV è siècle
Le Naoned s'en va pêcher au large, photographié depuis la Grand-Plage de Port-Louis (sud de la pointe de la rade de Lorient, l'embouchure du Blavet), sur fond de Larmor-Plage (nord).
Église Notre-Dame de Larmor-Plage (15ème s.), classée MH (1990)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Notre-Dame_de_Larmor-Plage
Larmor-Plage
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larmor-Plage
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larmor-Plage
Rade de Lorient
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rade_de_Lorient
The Naoned goes fishing offshore, photographed from the Grand-Plage de Port-Louis (south of the end of Lorient harbour, the mouth of the Blavet river), on the Background is Larmor-Plage (north) and its 15th century church.
February 2022 - Uploaded 2022/03/02
Puente medieval sobre el río Navia.
Medieval bridge and Navia river.
- Parque Natural dos Ancares Galegos.
En / In:
Lugo. Galiza. Galicia. España. Spain.
Château de Durtal (Anjou) - Façade 15ème et 16ème siècles
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Durtal_(Anjou)
Durtal
Renault Twingo I (1992 - 2012)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Twingo
February 2022 - Uploaded 2022/02/21
The silhouette of Zierikzee has been making good impressions for six centuries and more. Many of the walls, gates, churches, towers and windmills of those long-gone days are still with us today, among them 500-plus monuments.
City rights
It was in 1248 that Zierikzee received its town charter. By the medieval era, it had acquired a strategic importance: between 1414 and 1576 fires reduced to partial or complete ashes several times.
The wars of the 20th centuries had their impact too. In WW1, an off-course British bomber dropped several bombs on Zierikzee, killing three citizens. In the decades after the Second World War, some 30 million kilos of munition were dumped in the (deep) Gat van Zierikzee in the Oosterschelde estuary – and remain there today.
Château de Baugé (1454-1485) Castle of Baugé
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Palais du Bon Roi René (Angers, 1409 - Aix-en-Provence, 1480)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_d%27Anjou
Palace of René of Anjou, the Good King René (1409-1480)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_of_Anjou
October 2021 - Edited and uploaded 2021/10/27
Brain-sur-l'Authion, Loire-Authion, Angers Loire Métropole
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-sur-l%27Authion
Église Saint-Pierre de Brain-sur-l'Authion
12ème - 15ème siècle
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Pierre_de_Brain-s...
monumentum.fr/eglise-pa00108985.html
GMC Suburban 6.2 diesel - 20th Century
May 2021 - Taken, Edited and Uploaded 2021/05/23
Originally built as a farmhouse, Tu Hwnt i’r Bont (Beyond the Bridge) is actually considerably older than the Inigo Jones bridge it stands beside. Some years later during the 16th century the building was used as the Courthouse for the surrounding area.
it is one of the oldest continuously running pharmacies in Europe, having always been in business in the same house since the early 15th century. It is also the oldest commercial enterprise and the oldest medical establishment in Tallinn.
The silhouette of Zierikzee has been making good impressions for six centuries and more. Many of the walls, gates, churches, towers and windmills of those long-gone days are still with us today, among them 500-plus monuments.
City rights
It was in 1248 that Zierikzee received its town charter. By the medieval era, it had acquired a strategic importance: between 1414 and 1576 fires reduced to partial or complete ashes several times.
The wars of the 20th centuries had their impact too. In WW1, an off-course British bomber dropped several bombs on Zierikzee, killing three citizens. In the decades after the Second World War, some 30 million kilos of munition were dumped in the (deep) Gat van Zierikzee in the Oosterschelde estuary – and remain there today.
Église Saint-Symphorien de Bouchemaine (11ème au 13ème s., 15ème s., remaniée au 19ème s.)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Symphorien_de_Bou...
www.wiki-anjou.fr/index.php/%C3%89glise_Saint-Symphorien_...
Bouchemaine, Angers-Loire-Métropole
Au premier plan, la Maine. Les cyclistes en remontent la rive droite vers Angers (au nord, à environ 6 km), le confluent avec la Loire se situe à environ 1 km de l'autre côté (sud)
The two bikers go towards Angers (North, about 4 miles), while the river Maine goes the other way to meet the river Loire (longest river in France), at less than a mile to the South. The East bank of the river, from where I took the picture, is often flooded in Winter. Yesterday was the first time of the year I could use that itinerary, one of my favorites in this area, with my own bike. I came again today, with a much better weather and clearer sky than yesterday.
April 2021 - Taken, Edited and Uploaded 2021/04/07
- Este claustro es el que tiene dimensiones intermediad de los tres existentes en el Monasterio ( 19,40 x 20, 90 ms.) También, es el más ornamentado. Antiguamente servía como lugar de enterramiento a los frailes.
- Tiene dos pisos; en inferior consta de 18 arcos y el superior 38. La rica ornamentación intermedia contiene los símbolos de los Reyes Católicos ( yugo y flechas ), así como el escudo de los Dominicos.
- Estilo Gótico. 1482 - 1493.
Monumento Nacional desde 1985. También, como componente del conjunto de Ávila Extramuros, es Patrimonio de la Humanidad
- Ver más información en comentario 1 y 2.
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Ávila Extramuros. Castilla y León. España. Spain.
The silhouette of Zierikzee has been making good impressions for six centuries and more. Many of the walls, gates, churches, towers and windmills of those long-gone days are still with us today, among them 500-plus monuments.
City rights
It was in 1248 that Zierikzee received its town charter. By the medieval era, it had acquired a strategic importance: between 1414 and 1576 fires reduced to partial or complete ashes several times.
The wars of the 20th centuries had their impact too. In WW1, an off-course British bomber dropped several bombs on Zierikzee, killing three citizens. In the decades after the Second World War, some 30 million kilos of munition were dumped in the (deep) Gat van Zierikzee in the Oosterschelde estuary – and remain there today.
The silhouette of Zierikzee has been making good impressions for six centuries and more. Many of the walls, gates, churches, towers and windmills of those long-gone days are still with us today, among them 500-plus monuments.
City rights
It was in 1248 that Zierikzee received its town charter. By the medieval era, it had acquired a strategic importance: between 1414 and 1576 fires reduced to partial or complete ashes several times.
The wars of the 20th centuries had their impact too. In WW1, an off-course British bomber dropped several bombs on Zierikzee, killing three citizens. In the decades after the Second World War, some 30 million kilos of munition were dumped in the (deep) Gat van Zierikzee in the Oosterschelde estuary – and remain there today.
Andrea Palladio (30.11.1508 - 19.8.1580) erected most of his famous buildings in Vicenza, North-East Italy (Veneto), so this Basilica Palladiana or Palazzo della Ragione. Its an UNESCO World Heritage site since 1994. This building was not a church, other as the designation as „basilica“ might suggest, it was used for multiple purposes for the city of Vicenza which till nowadays
also is called the city of Palladio.
This castle is situated on a coastal promontory 300m W of Rock Hall fishing-station; a tower, measuring 2.5m square within a wall 0.6m in thickness, stands on the seaward end of the promontory, and further remains of walling are visible across the neck, 40m to the NNE.
Allegedly the remains of a castle erected in the 15th century, on a rocky peninsula connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus.
The isthmus was guarded by two rows of battlements, one of which still remains, well-preserved. There are traces around the greater part of the rock, and on its sea-ward extremity there are the remains of a square tower, accessible only by leaping over a chasm.
All that remains of the Kaim of Mathers are a ruined tower at the extreme seaward end of a promontory, and a part of a battlement along the east side of the isthmus: the remainder has been destroyed by erosion. Only the N and E walls of the tower remain, measuring 2.5m square internally with walls 4.5m high and 0.6m thick. The section of crenellated walling at the isthmus measures 8.0m in length, 3.0m high and 0.6m thick, with a relieving arch beneath.
Whites Castle tower house was built in 1417 in County Kildare by Sir John Talbot, Viceroy of Ireland, to protect the Cromaboo Bridge over the River Barrow and the inhabitants of the Pale. On the right of the doorway is the Earl of Kildare's coat of arms, signifying the Earl's ownership of the castle in former days. It is now a private residence.
Balvaird Castle in Perthshire is a traditional late medieval Scottish tower house. It is located in the Ochil Hills, around 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Abernethy. The name Balvaird is from Baile a' Bhàird, 'Township of the Bard' in Gaelic. Balvaird Castle is a scheduled monument, and is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.
The spelling of its name has many variations, including Balverd, Balverde, Balward, Balwaird and Baleward.
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Balvaird was built around the year 1495 for Sir Andrew Murray, a younger son of the family of Murray of Tullibardine. He acquired the lands of Balvaird through marriage to the heiress Margaret Barclay, a member of a wealthy family and daughter of James Barclay of Kippo. It is likely that Balvaird Castle was built on the site of an earlier Barclay family castle. Substantial remnants of earthwork fortifications around the Castle may survive from earlier defences. Balvaird is first mentioned in the written historical record in 1498 as 'the place of Balward' in the Register of the Great Seal of Scotland.
Firenze, Toscana, Italia
Leonardo da Vinci
(Vinci, Toscana, 1452 - Amboise, Val de Loire, 1519)
Annunciazione, circa 1472-1475, Olio su tavola - dettaglio
Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
The Uffizi Gallery, Florence
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Église Notre-Dame de Béhuard
Vue depuis le Nord - L'église date du XVe siècle ; elle est édifiée à l'initiative du roi Louis XI (1461-1483) qui, à la suite d'un sauvetage miraculeux de la noyade à l’âge de 20 ans à proximité de Béhuard, fait le vœu de construire une église sur le seul rocher de l'île. Ce sanctuaire est construit 25 ans plus tard, en 1469. (d'après Wikipedia)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Notre-Dame_de_B%C3%A9huard