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Genieten van de witte stranden met een mooi laagje sneeuw en een aangenaam winters zonnetje. Een buitenkansje voor een mooie winterse wandeling.
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Meteo Hellevoetsluis - a public information service containing weather related information and photography to inform public weather channels and general public.
See: www.meteohellevoetsluis.nl
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About Pixels - #weather #snow - #Rockanje #NL
Something delicious at Laduree.
Photo Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone X) / #terrace #culinair - #horeca #food / #ShoppingMall at #Laduree #LaValleeVillage in #Serris, #SeineetMarne - #France
Just near Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport, you'll find a Champs-Élysées like Outlet Shopping Center. It includes 110 exclusive top fashion and homeware boutiques.
Even the village like architecture, including the small bistro's, is exquisite and colorful indeed. The (price)tag #lavalleevillage could be the new trend for some time to come.
Photo October 2018, La Vallée Village (2000) after 18 years in time.
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La Vallee Village - Val d'Europe "La Vallée Village" (Est. 2000) - in an idealized "briarde" architecture, more than 120 clothing and other luxery brands, including 15 of major brands, with lots of goods for sale at discount prices. Also a few known fast food and some famous delicacy places to actually taste some nice European types of cuisine.
Info: www.thebicestercollection.com/la-vallee-village/en.
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Halloween decorations at Town Square, not scary at all. Just a treat for everyone.
Main Street USA - designed to resemble the center of a turn-of-the-century typical American Midwest town of the early 20th century. I has a train station, town square, movie theater, city hall, firehouse with a steam-powered pump engine, emporium, shops, some restaurants, arcades, a double-decker bus, horse-drawn streetcar, and jitneys.
In architecture inspired by Walt Disney's hometown of Marceline, Missouri (as in the film Lady and the Tramp).
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Disneyland Paris - Disneyland Park - Town Square
Disneyland Paris - an entertainment resort near Paris, France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #halloween #DisneylandPark #FR
Castle Theater live performance with lots ofclassic and recent Disney characters in a very vibrant show.
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Sleeping Beauty Castle - completed in 1992, for the park's 12 April opening, Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant stands 50 meters (160 ft) tall. The Castle is home to a dragon, which, at 27 meters (89 ft) from head to tail, was the largest Animatronic figure yet built when the park opened in April 1992. The walkthrough attraction consists of a dimly lit cavern with the large dragon sleeping silently. Occasionally it will 'wake up', puffing smoke and growling. The building also contains La Galerie de la Belle au Bois Dormant, a gallery of displays which illustrate the story of Sleeping Beauty in tapestries, stained glass windows and figures. La Boutique du Château, a shop selling Christmas ornaments year-round, and Merlin l'Enchanteur, a shop specialising in handmade glass figures, are located on ground floor.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #CastleTheater #show - #DisneylandPark #FR
Victoms siege Tuileries Palace.
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On August 10, 1792, forty-seven of the forty-eight Parisian sections, supplemented by the Breton and Marseille federations, laid siege to the Tuileries Palace, forcing the royal family to withdraw and place itself under the protection of the Assemblée législative.
At eight o'clock in the morning the fighting started and the Swiss bodyguard of the king opened fire. Early in the morning, Louis XVI went into the garden to encourage the National Guard. He then took refuge, together with the royal family, in the chamber of the Assemblée législative in the Salle du Manège. At ten o'clock the king ordered the Swiss Guards to cease firing, thereby signing their death warrant. It turned out to be the bloodiest day in the French Revolution.
All rooms and closets were searched. The unfortunates who hid there were thrown out of the windows. More than a hundred servants of the king met the same fate. Some had hidden in the chimney stacks. The kitchens and cellars of the palace were visited. The drunken crowd danced around the fires in the courtyards. By noon the battle was over.
Mayor Pétion of Paris also allowed himself to be taken prisoner. Napoleon Bonaparte was also among the spectators. The protection of the Assembly proved worthless: the king and his family were imprisoned in the Temple by the Commune, with an excuse: "for their safety". In order to calmly get the family to the Temple, they were cunningly told that they would stay in the city palace there. It became the gloomy dungeon..
Photo May 2023, Catacombes de Paris (April 7, 1785) after 238 years in time.
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Catacombes de Paris - Tour
The Catacombs of Paris is the largest collection of underground cemeteries in the world, containing the bones of approximately six million Parisians in underground burial chambers and galleries.
Underground in Paris is a nearly 300 km long network of quarry tunnels used for the building blocks of many Parisian buildings and monuments such as Notre Dame. Because the Parisian cemeteries were overcrowded and very unclean, it was decided to close the cemeteries and move the bones to the underground passages.
It would take two years to empty the majority of Paris's cemeteries. Beginning from an opening ceremony on 7 April 1785 with nightly processions of black cloth-covered wagons carrying the millions of Parisian dead. The property itself was transformed into a sort of museum for all the headstones, sculptures and other artifacts recuperated from the former cemetery. The human remains were dumped into empty chambers and covered with a neatly stacked wall of skulls and bones. Plaques indicate which cemetery the bones come from. Until well into the 19th century, the Catacombs of Paris remained in use for the storage of bones.
Today, about half a million visit a 1.7 km section of the tunnels. It is a former quarry from the 15th century containing the graves of up to the 18th century. After a descent of 25 meters of stairs, a walk takes the visitor past one of the catacombs where the stacked bones and skulls lie, arranged by cemetery where the bones come from and the year they were deposited in the catacombs or by events in the Parisian history.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacombs_of_Paris.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #revolution #siege #Tuileries #Palace #ossuary #Tour #CatacombesdeParis in #Paris #France
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Breathtaking Wild West landscape with various mountains, rockformations and Wild West Mining structures. It's huge and recreated in high detail to almost real.
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - a mine train roller coaster located in Frontierland and one of the most popular attractions. The name is a fictional rail line roller coaster with a track through sharp-edged mountains with the vibrant colors just like at Monument Valley, Arizona and various mining scenes at towns.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #BigThunderMountain - #DisneylandPark #FR
Visitors! They're buying a Stairway to have them. It's a huge location with many shops but they need all the visitors they can get.
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Markthal - Architecture
The Markthal Rotterdam (Est. 2014), a remarquable residential and office building with a market hall with many little shops and restaurants underneath. The front and rear glass facades are the largest glass-window cable structures in Europe and the inside of the building is adorned with a colorful 11.000 m2 artwork named "Hoorn des Overvloeds" (Cornucopia or Horn of Plenty).
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Hall_(Rotterdam).
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Rotterdam #Netherlands / #Markthal / #architecture #escalator
Spanish soldiers defeated by the Watergeuzen (Capture of Brielle/Netherlands) - Spanish soldiers at Bastion X, defeated by the brave Watergeuzen and soon on their way back to Spain.
Photo April 2012, Capture of Brielle (April 1, 1572) after 440 years in time.
In 2022, Capture of Brielle (1572) after 450 years.
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Capture of Brielle
April 1st, 1572 - the capture of Brielle by the Watergeuzen. A turning point in the uprising of the Low Countries against Spain in the Eighty Years' War. Militarily the success was minor as the port of Brielle was poorly defended by the Spanish, but it provided the first foothold on land for the rebels at a time when the rebellion was all but crushed, and it offered the sign for a new revolt throughout the Netherlands which led to the formation of the Dutch Republic.
The Watergeuzen were led by William van der Marck, Lord of Lumey, and by two of his captains, Willem Bloys van Treslong and Lenaert Jansz de Graeff. After they were expelled from England by Elizabeth I, they needed a place to shelter their 25 ships. As they sailed towards Brielle, they were surprised to find out that the Spanish garrison led by the Spanish "Iron" Duke of Alva protagonists was poorly defended. On the evening of April 1 in 1572, the 600 men sacked the port, rammed the city gates, defeated the Spanish soldiers and liberated Brielle as the first Dutch city in the Netherlands from de Spanish .
Nowadays a very popular annual UNESCO event with lots of Watergeuzen, Spanish soldiers and medieval dressed people in a city center all dressed up just like then on that historical day.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Brielle.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Brielle #Netherlands / #CaptureofBrielle #UNESCO #event
Dazzling Gothic architecture.
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The cathedral consists of various Gothic architecture styles because of the long time of construction.
Photo May 2023, Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Meaux (groundbreaking 12th century - construction ended 17th century) after 323 years in time.
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Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Meaux - Architecture
The Meaux Cathedral (official name "Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Meaux") is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Meaux, France. It is located in the department of Seine-et-Marne, east of Paris. The cathedral is a national monument, and is the seat of the Bishop of Meaux.
The cathedral rises to a height of 48 meters; inside, the vaults at the choir rise to 33 meters. The interior ornamentation is noted for its smoothness, and the space for its overall luminosity. The cathedral also contains a famous 17th century organ and the funerary monument of the famous Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, nicknamed "L'aigle de Meaux" (the eagle of Meaux), he was the bishop of Meaux from 1681 to 1704.
The cathedral site also includes the "Palais Épiscopal" housing the Bossuet Museum, the art and history museum of Meaux, and the "Jardin Bossuet de Meaux", a garden walled with a Gallo-Roman fortress wall, the historical remparts of this ancient city.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaux_Cathedral.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #interior #Cathedral #Architecture #CathedraleSaintEtiennedeMeaux in #Meaux #France
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Historic bus once drove on Voorne-Putten. Historic bus once drove on Voorne-Putten between Hellevoetsluis, Brielle and Oostvoorne. You wonder if passengers wouldn't actually be among the lucky ones if they had a seat.
Photo August 2018, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 39 years in time.
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Vestingdagen - Transport
The Vestingdagen (Fortress Days) in Hellevoetsluis, an annual multi-day event since 1979. Very popular and with lots of activities in and around the former naval base of the Netherlands. With many historic and vintage ships and vehicles, steam engines, fair and market, various types of demonstrations in the air and ofcourse on the water. Also, lots to do like short boattrips, visit the various musea, watch the naval parade and fireworks show late at night. With about 200.000 visitors in total a well attended event.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #classic #buses #Transport #event #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
Nautilus Submarine - a submarine created and captained by Captain Nemo in de Novell of Jules Verne. The submarine was used by Nemo to explore the seas, and to sink warships in his vengeance against imperialism.
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Les Mystères du Nautilus (French for "The Mysteries of the Nautilus") - a walkthrough attraction at Disneyland Paris in France. It is an updated version of the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea walkthrough attraction that was at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA in the early 1950s, based upon the film of the same name. This attraction takes guests throughout the various rooms of Captain Nemo's submarine, especially those seen in the film. It opened on 4 July 1994.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #Nautilus #CaptainNemo - #DisneylandPark #FR
La Vallée Village alternatives.
Photo Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #firms #poster - #shop #architecture / #ShoppingMall at #LaValleeVillage #LaValleeVillage in #Serris, #SeineetMarne - #France
In Europe and Asia are some shopping centers just like La Vallée Village for example in Ingolstadt, La Roca, Dublin, Kildare, Suzhou and Shangha Village.
Photo May 2022, La Vallée Village (2000) after 22 years in time.
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La Vallee Village - Val d'Europe "La Vallée Village" (Est. 2000) - in an idealized "briarde" architecture, more than 120 clothing and other luxery brands, including 15 of major brands, with lots of goods for sale at discount prices. Also a few known fast food and some famous delicacy places to actually taste some nice European types of cuisine.
Info: www.thebicestercollection.com/la-vallee-village/en.
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Castle Theater live performance with lots ofclassic and recent Disney characters in a very vibrant show.
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Sleeping Beauty Castle - completed in 1992, for the park's 12 April opening, Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant stands 50 meters (160 ft) tall. The Castle is home to a dragon, which, at 27 meters (89 ft) from head to tail, was the largest Animatronic figure yet built when the park opened in April 1992. The walkthrough attraction consists of a dimly lit cavern with the large dragon sleeping silently. Occasionally it will 'wake up', puffing smoke and growling. The building also contains La Galerie de la Belle au Bois Dormant, a gallery of displays which illustrate the story of Sleeping Beauty in tapestries, stained glass windows and figures. La Boutique du Château, a shop selling Christmas ornaments year-round, and Merlin l'Enchanteur, a shop specialising in handmade glass figures, are located on ground floor.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #CastleTheater #show - #DisneylandPark #FR
De zonsondergang aan het Haringvliet bij Hellevoetsluis blijft het hele jaar door een spectaculair aangezicht.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Attractive winter and Christmas decorations, plenty of choice and in various design, colors and themes. The shops use huge displays attracting lots of customers.
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Aralia - Tuincentrum Aralia
Christmas shopping - from mid-October to the end of December, Christmas decorations and related items can be purchased again. The shops and garden centers are full of almost unimaginable quantities of all shapes and sizes with a choice that is much wider than just a Christmas tree with balls and lights.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #winter #christmas #interior #shopping #TuincentrumAralia #tuincentrum #Aralia #Aralia in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
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Medieval French Covered market.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #architecture #coveredmarket - #urban #medieval #village #LPBVF / #StreetPhotography at #MedievalCentre in #PaysdeBelves, #Dordogne - #France
Covered market, a very nice structure like this in most villages. A location for events and local market events.
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Pays de Belves - Pays-de-Belvès, previous name Belvès, 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 prettiest towns in France with impressive panoramic views on top of a hill, enough reason to be member of the "Plus Beaux Villages de France".
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Tinker Bell mascot of The Walt Disney Company.
Tinker Bell - a fictional character from J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan and its 1911 novelization Peter and Wendy. She has appeared in a variety of film and television adaptations of the Peter Pan stories, in particular the 1953 animated Walt Disney picture Peter Pan.
At first she was only a supporting character described by her creator as "a common fairy", her animated incarnation was a hit and has since become a widely recognized unofficial mascot of The Walt Disney Company, and the centrepiece of its Disney Fairies media franchise.
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About Pixels - #TinkerBell - #DisneylandPark #FR
Rue de Paris - 17th and 18th century.
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One of the Travers le temps sections. Vintage shops, facades and decorations constructed just like how it was in the early beginning of modern-day Paris. Nice vintage posters decorate the walls, the few streetlights illuminate the scene. Even the train accident at the Montparnasse trainstation can be seen.
Photo May 2023, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 34 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #vintage #facade #StreetsofParis #themepark #architecture at #RuedeParis #Atraversletemps #ParcAsterix in #Plailly #France
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Parc Asterix
Parc Astérix (Est. 1989) - a theme amusement park based on the comic book series "Asterix" by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. France's best-selling comic abroad with more than 370 million copies sold worldwide in 111 languages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix.
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Nautilus Submarine - a submarine created and captained by Captain Nemo in de Novell of Jules Verne. The submarine was used by Nemo to explore the seas, and to sink warships in his vengeance against imperialism.
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Les Mystères du Nautilus (French for "The Mysteries of the Nautilus") - a walkthrough attraction at Disneyland Paris in France. It is an updated version of the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea walkthrough attraction that was at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA in the early 1950s, based upon the film of the same name. This attraction takes guests throughout the various rooms of Captain Nemo's submarine, especially those seen in the film. It opened on 4 July 1994.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #Nautilus #CaptainNemo - #DisneylandPark #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".
Thunder Mesa Riverboat Landing.
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Nice classic design where vistors enter and leave the paddle steamers
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Mark Twain and Mollly Brown paddle steamers
The Mark Twain sternwheeler (named after writer Mark Twain and a reference to the original attraction in Anaheim) and Molly Brown sidewheeler (named after Titanic survivor Margaret Brown nicknamed Molly after her death) Both 19th Century-style paddle steamers (Est. 1992). They tour during the riverboat rides around the best of the Old West. A track guided tour following the Rivers of the Far West with various sights of Big Thunder Mountain, Phantom Manor, Wilderness Island, Smuggler's Cove, an old snoring fisherman, Yellowstone National Park geysers, dinosaur remains, and much more.
Photo April 2019, Disneyland Park (April 12, 1992) after 27 years in time.
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Disneyland Park
Disneyland Paris - an entertainment resort near Paris, France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks: Disneyland Park (Est.1992), based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida. Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes. Also, without a ticket Disney Village, an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #loadingdock #Frontierland #DisneylandPark in #DisneylandParis #France
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Equestrian vaulting performances at "La Legende des Chevaliers". Some of the acrobatic tricks performed, mostly while ryding a horse, are very spectacular.
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La Legende des Chevaliers - a very spectacular mostly equestrian show with lots of acrobatic horse rides, medieval armor, weapons and kids friendly fights and most of all lots of humour. They perform a medieval type fantasy story about some brave knights and dames and some nasty orcs. Kids just love it!
See: www.equestrio.fr
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About time to visit Alice, a very nice labyrinth to wonder around.
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Alice's Curious Labyrinth - a hedge maze attraction at the Disneyland Park within Disneyland Paris. It opened in 1992 with the Park, and belongs to the British part of Fantasyland. The hedge maze is themed around scenes and characters from the Disney 1951 feature Alice in Wonderland.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #AliceCuriousLabyrinth - #DisneylandPark #FR
Tobacco factory "Van Nellefabriek" (UNESCO / Est. 1925). The "Van Nelle factory" on the Van Nelleweg, Rotterdam. Formerly a tobacco factory, currently in use for events and offices.
Photo October 2015, Van Nelle fabriek (1931) after 84 years in time.
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Rotterdam - Van Nellefabriek
The Van Nelle factory - Start of construction in 1925, ready in 1931 in the "Nieuwe Bouwen" building style by architect Johannes Brinkman and Leendert van der Vlugt. National monument and UNESCO object.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Nelle_Factory
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Van Nelle - established in 1782 by Johannes van Nelle with a shop in coffee, tea and tobacco at the Leuvehaven in Rotterdam. Grew between 1837 and 1881 with worldwide trade contacts and own plantations in the Dutch East Indies a coffee roasting factory processing tobacco and tea. The company distinguished itself through its own approach, with appealing advertising figures such as "Piggelmee". The introduction of the first freshly ground vacuum-packed coffee under the name "Supra" in 1962 contributed significantly to this.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Nelle.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #architecture #UNESCO #monument #VanNellefabriek #monument #factory #UNESCO #vanNelle in #Rotterdam #Netherlands
Carl Lagerfelt loves pussy Choupette.
Photo Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 6s) / #statue #cat - #shopping #article / #ShoppingMall at #KarlLagerfeld #LaValleeVillage in #Serris, #SeineetMarne - #France
Karl Otto Lagerfeld (Hamburg, September 10, 1933 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, February 19, 2019) was a German fashion designer, artist and photographer, who lived and worked mainly in Paris since 1952.
He was one of the most influential couturiers of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, and was also active in other creative fields, most notably photography.
Indeed, Karl Lagerfeld deserves a statue.
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Just near Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport, you'll find a Champs-Élysées like Outlet Shopping Center. It includes about 110 exclusive top fashion and homeware boutiques.
Even the village like architecture, including the small bistro's, is exquisite and colorful indeed. The (price)tag #lavalleevillage could be the new trend for some time to come.
Photo April 2019, La Vallée Village (2000) after 19 years in time.
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La Vallee Village - Val d'Europe "La Vallée Village" (Est. 2000) - in an idealized "briarde" architecture, more than 120 clothing and other luxery brands, including 15 of major brands, with lots of goods for sale at discount prices. Also a few known fast food and some famous delicacy places to actually taste some nice European types of cuisine.
Info: www.thebicestercollection.com/la-vallee-village/en.
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Gebrandschilderd "Oranjeraam", na 350 jaar ter herinnering aan het huwelijk van Willem van Oranje op 12 juni 1575 in de Catharijnekerk,trouwd met zijn derde vrouw Charlotte van Bourbon - Brielle/NL
Meet and greet with Astérix and Obélix.
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It's such a surprise to find them at home. Meet and greet with Astérix and Obélix, always nice to take some nice photos with your best friends.
Photo May 2011, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 22 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #actor #comicfigure #Obelix #themepark #animation at #VillageGaulois #LaGaule #ParcAsterix in #Plailly #France
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Parc Asterix
Parc Astérix (Est. 1989) - a theme amusement park based on the comic book series "Asterix" by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. France's best-selling comic abroad with more than 370 million copies sold worldwide in 111 languages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix.
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Thick fog in the harbor, the fishing boats are barely visible in the harbor like shadows. It gives an idea of what fishing at sea is like, if the fisherman cannot see a thing, and so looks carefully at his radar screen..
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Stellendam - Fishing port
Stellendam (Est 1780) - a village with 3,500 inhabitants in the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee. With in addition to the Haringvlietdam, which is part of the Delta Works, also a large fishing port, the Deltahaven. Home to approximately 50 fishing vessels from Ouddorp, Goedereede and Stellendam. One of the twelve Dutch fish auctions is also located here.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellendam.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #ship #fog #harbor #Stellendam #NL
Interior artwork in the Musée Condé, one of the many pieces of artwork and interior decorations in this castle.
Photo: Art gallery, paintings at the Musée Condé - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #architecture #art #painting - #castle #monument #museum / #ChateaudeFrance at #MuseeConde #ChateaudeChantilly in #Chantilly, #Oise - #France
May 2010, Estate Chantilly (Site Est. 1358) after 652 years in time. In the year 2008 it's 650 years since.
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Chantilly: Chateau de Chantilly - Chateau de France
Château de Chantilly - a historic castle located in the town of Chantilly, France. The site (Est. 1358) comprises two attached buildings: the Petit Château (Est. 1560), and Château Neuf, built by architect Honoré Daumet between 1875 and 1881 (destroyed during the French Revolution, rebuilt by Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale). Both castles, the Chantilly Racecourse, Grandes Écuries (the Stables) and surrounding 115-hectare (285 acre) park designed by André Le Nôtre are listed monuments historiques.
Musée Condé - the château's art gallery houses one of the finest collections of paintings in France after the Louvre. In addition, the library of the Petit Château contains one of the largest collections ancient books and manuscripts, some of them very precious historical works of art.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Chantilly.
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Brielle Bruist culinair met de Smaek van Brielle.
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Brielle Bruist - een jaarlijks evenement waar Brielle zich cultureel, culinair, kunst, historie en meer mee kan presenteren
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Fireworks show at Sleeping Beauty Castle. A stunning show with music, various sorts of lighteffects and lots of firework.
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Sleeping Beauty Castle - completed in 1992, for the park's 12 April opening, Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant stands 50 meters (160 ft) tall. The Castle is home to a dragon, which, at 27 meters (89 ft) from head to tail, was the largest Animatronic figure yet built when the park opened in April 1992. The walkthrough attraction consists of a dimly lit cavern with the large dragon sleeping silently. Occasionally it will 'wake up', puffing smoke and growling. The building also contains La Galerie de la Belle au Bois Dormant, a gallery of displays which illustrate the story of Sleeping Beauty in tapestries, stained glass windows and figures. La Boutique du Château, a shop selling Christmas ornaments year-round, and Merlin l'Enchanteur, a shop specialising in handmade glass figures, are located on ground floor.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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Artwork Cornucopia - Hoorn des Overvloeds.
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Artwork Cornucopia - Hoorn des Overvloeds - the interior of the Markthal is covered with a 11,000 m² (two football fields) large artwork by Arno Coenen and Iris Roskam, entitled "Hoorn des Overvloeds". This title refers to the Cornucopia, a horn of Latin mythology which symbolizes abundance and saturation.
The artwork shows strongly enlarged fruits, vegetables, seeds, fish, flowers and insects. It was made using digital 3D-techniques, printed on 4000 perforated aluminum panels and covers the ceiling of the hall. Some now call it "The largest artwork in the world" or "The Sistine Chapel of Rotterdam".
Photo April 2017, Markthal Rotterdam - Cornucopia (2014) after 3 years in time.
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Markthal - Cornucopia
The Markthal Rotterdam (Est. 2014), a remarquable residential and office building with a market hall with many little shops and restaurants underneath. The front and rear glass facades are the largest glass-window cable structures in Europe and the inside of the building is adorned with a colorful 11.000 m2 artwork named "Hoorn des Overvloeds" (Cornucopia or Horn of Plenty).
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Hall_(Rotterdam).
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Haar or sea fret along the dunes. Haar is typically formed over the sea and is blown to the land by the wind. This commonly occurs when warmer moist air moves over the relatively cooler North Sea causing the moisture in the air to condense, forming haar.
Mist komt op boven zee wanneer koude lucht over relatief warm zeewater stroomt of wanneer warme lucht in aanraking komt met een koude zee. In het voorjaar en het begin van de zomer kan bij aanvoer van warme lucht uit Zuid-Europa boven de koude Noordzee een uitgestrekt mistgebied ontstaan - Goedereede/NL
Give it some weight around the neck.
Photo Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #decoration - #shopping #article / #ShoppingMall at #Gucci #LaValleeVillage in #Serris, #SeineetMarne - #France
The price tagg of this necklace sure will but one might want to be more unique to see.
Photo August 2021, La Vallée Village (2000) after 21 years in time.
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La Vallee Village - Val d'Europe "La Vallée Village" (Est. 2000) - in an idealized "briarde" architecture, more than 120 clothing and other luxery brands, including 15 of major brands, with lots of goods for sale at discount prices. Also a few known fast food and some famous delicacy places to actually taste some nice European types of cuisine.
Info: www.thebicestercollection.com/la-vallee-village/en.
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The Man in the Iron Mask is a 1998 American action drama film directed, produced, and written by Randall Wallace, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio in a dual role as the title character and villain, Jeremy Irons as Aramis, John Malkovich as Athos, Gerard Depardieu as Porthos, and Gabriel Byrne as D'Artagnan.
For this movie production Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is the stand in for all the scenes that are supposed to be Versailles, although in the book, the switch between Louis and Philippe happens at Vaux-le-Vicomte the prototype for Versaille. In some film versions, the switch takes place at a real and actual event the "fête de Vaux" (17 August 1661), a famous party for the unveiling of the new château. The party was attended by Louis XlV, who realized that the king's own palace was seen as inferior to the new château of his non-royal finance minister. The famous fête led to the downfall of Fouquet and the building of Versailles.
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658) - a baroque French château on a 33 hectares (100 acres) estate with formal gardens along a three-kilometer axis. Built between 1658 to 1661 as a symbol of power and influence and intended to reflect the grandeur of Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. The architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on this large-scale project. This marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. Their next following project was to build Versailles.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Lounge for sale.
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Lounge for sale, a very popular gift this year. We all know why.
Photo June 2020, Landwinkel Klok (2012) after 8 years in time.
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Landwinkel Klok - Shopping
Supermarket Landwinkel Klok - Apples, pears, plums and cherries are grown on this farm in a sustainable and environmentally conscious way. In the old barn you will find a large country shop, where you can find many other healthy products besides fruit. There is farm cheese, fresh farm dairy, local beef, vegetables & fruit, and many organic foods.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Design scetch Joris en de Draak.
Drawing "Diorama" by Anton Pieck, many of the designs in the Efteling are by his hand. A unique design with its own colours. This original Efteling drawing (1971) by Anton Pieck, parts and details from it are easily recognizable in the Diorama or elsewhere in the park.
A very detailed drawing of a dragon's head for the "Joris en de Draak" attraction, the actual version is slightly less scary but still fire-breathing.
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Efteling Museum - opened in 2003 on the renovated and expanded Anton Pieckplein. The museum houses old ornaments, statues and attributes of the park. For example, you can see the first original flying fakir, the speaking map, the first witches who were on top of the entrance gate to the Fairytale Forest and many dozens of molds of heads. There is also an exhibition space where original design sketches can be seen.
Photo December 2018, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 66 years in time.
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Efteling - Efteling Museum
Efteling (Est. 1952) - one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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From the time of the American poineers. Frontierland recreates the setting of pioneer days along the American frontier. According to Walt Disney, "All of us have cause to be proud of our country's history, shaped by the pioneering spirit of our forefathers. Our adventures are designed to give you the feeling of having lived, even for a short while, during our country's pioneer days." In short, some very nice building and scene designs.
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - a mine train roller coaster located in Frontierland and one of the most popular attractions. The name is a fictional rail line roller coaster with a track through sharp-edged mountains with the vibrant colors just like at Monument Valley, Arizona and various mining scenes at towns.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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It's nice and quiet at Disney's Main Street USA. A rare photo, almost without any people, of the detailed but also typical Disney architecture.
Main Street USA - designed to resemble the center of a turn-of-the-century typical American Midwest town of the early 20th century. I has a train station, town square, movie theater, city hall, firehouse with a steam-powered pump engine, emporium, shops, some restaurants, arcades, a double-decker bus, horse-drawn streetcar, and jitneys.
In architecture inspired by Walt Disney's hometown of Marceline, Missouri (as in the film Lady and the Tramp).
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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Josephine Baker! - star of Folies Bergère in “La Folie du Jour”.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #statue #josephinebaker #bananaskirt - #castle #exhibition #interior / #Exhibition at #JosephineBakerExhibition #ChateaudesMilandes in #CastelnaudlaChapelle, #Dordogne - #France
A statue of Josephine Baker inside Chateau des Milandes. Dressed just like she played the leading rol in the Folies Bergère in “La Folie du Jour”. She wore pink feathers to this girdle of artificial bananas. The original girdle she used is displayed in the Château..
Photo August 2013, Josephine Baker (Born as Freda Josephine Baker / June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) after 38 years in time. In the year 2025 it's 50 years since.
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Chateau des Milandes - One of the most romantic castles has to be Château-des-Milandes (Est. 1489). It has to forms of defence like regular castles. In medieval history it was the former manor mainhouse of the lords of Coumont, owners of the nearby Chateau Castelnaud-la-Chapelle. The castle is renovated between 1900 and 1914, between 1940-1968 inhabited and owned by Josephine Baker. Nowadays it's a well preserved caste, a monument historique, jardin remarkable, with a brassery, bird of prey show and a unique museum and exhibition dedicated to Josephine Baker.
Oldtimers of vintage beauty, that's almost a classic to say that.
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American Cars and Classics - an anual event in the historical city center of Brielle with lots of classic cars
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Most romantic castle in the Dordogne valley.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #architecture #chateau - #castle #monument #Jardinremarkable / #ChateaudeFrance at #JardinduChateaudesMilandes #ChateaudesMilandes in #CastelnaudlaChapelle, #Dordogne - #France
Most romantic castle in the Dordogne valley in excellent state with nice gardens and chapel.
Photo August 2013, Chateau-des-Milandes (Est. 1489 by the Lords of Coumont) after 524 years in time. In the year 2039 it's 550 years since.
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Chateau des Milandes - One of the most romantic castles has to be Château-des-Milandes (Est. 1489). It has to forms of defence like regular castles. In medieval history it was the former manor mainhouse of the lords of Coumont, owners of the nearby Chateau Castelnaud-la-Chapelle. The castle is renovated between 1900 and 1914, between 1940-1968 inhabited and owned by Josephine Baker. Nowadays it's a well preserved caste, a monument historique, jardin remarkable, with a brassery, bird of prey show and a unique museum and exhibition dedicated to Josephine Baker.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_des_Milandes.
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Historic and Classic Trucks. A large collection of trucks on the ramparts, some also huge in size and others special in shape and design.
Photo August 2017, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 38 years in time.
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Vestingdagen - Transport
The Vestingdagen (Fortress Days) in Hellevoetsluis, an annual multi-day event since 1979. Very popular and with lots of activities in and around the former naval base of the Netherlands. With many historic and vintage ships and vehicles, steam engines, fair and market, various types of demonstrations in the air and ofcourse on the water. Also, lots to do like short boattrips, visit the various musea, watch the naval parade and fireworks show late at night. With about 200.000 visitors in total a well attended event.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Main Plaza performance, many characters come to life with lots of happy dance and music. Shows like Disney Stars On Parade and Disney Magic On Parade are performed every day.
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Sleeping Beauty Castle - completed in 1992, for the park's 12 April opening, Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant stands 50 meters (160 ft) tall. The Castle is home to a dragon, which, at 27 meters (89 ft) from head to tail, was the largest Animatronic figure yet built when the park opened in April 1992. The walkthrough attraction consists of a dimly lit cavern with the large dragon sleeping silently. Occasionally it will 'wake up', puffing smoke and growling. The building also contains La Galerie de la Belle au Bois Dormant, a gallery of displays which illustrate the story of Sleeping Beauty in tapestries, stained glass windows and figures. La Boutique du Château, a shop selling Christmas ornaments year-round, and Merlin l'Enchanteur, a shop specialising in handmade glass figures, are located on ground floor.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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Sleeping Beauty Castle - just like in a fairytale. A very impressive structure to see. Some classic cars can be seen at the Central Plaza.
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Sleeping Beauty Castle - completed in 1992, for the park's 12 April opening, Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant stands 50 meters (160 ft) tall. The Castle is home to a dragon, which, at 27 meters (89 ft) from head to tail, was the largest Animatronic figure yet built when the park opened in April 1992. The walkthrough attraction consists of a dimly lit cavern with the large dragon sleeping silently. Occasionally it will 'wake up', puffing smoke and growling. The building also contains La Galerie de la Belle au Bois Dormant, a gallery of displays which illustrate the story of Sleeping Beauty in tapestries, stained glass windows and figures. La Boutique du Château, a shop selling Christmas ornaments year-round, and Merlin l'Enchanteur, a shop specialising in handmade glass figures, are located on ground floor.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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