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Leaving (occupied) France - enter Gaule, but don't worry it will be like a day of freedom.
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Plailly - Parc Astérix
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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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #signs #fun #ParcAsterix #Plailly #FR
The lighthouse of Hellevoetsluis, it's location is a famous landmark of Dutch national history in history a 17 century naval base of the Admiralty of the Maze. It is the same pier where the silver fleet of Piet Hein was disembarked in 1629, the journey with Michiel de Ruyter to Chatham began (Raid on the Medway in 1667) and on November 11, 1688, William III and his fleet began their journey to England, to ascend the throne with his wife Mary, and to become King of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Photo March 6, 2016, Vuurtoren Hellevoetsluis (1822) after 194 years in time.
In 2022, Vuurtoren Hellevoetsluis (1822) after 200 years in time.
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Vuurtoren Hellevoetsluis
The Lighthouse of Hellevoetsluis (monument, Est. 1822) is a round, white, brick lighthouse with two floors and a height of 18.1 meters. The tower was equipped with three parabolic reflectors that bundled the light using an isophase of 10 seconds, 5.0 sec light, 5.0 sec. dark.
The tower is located at the harbor entrance of Hellevoetsluis, a former sea harbor navel base along the wide waters of the Haringvliet.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellevoetsluis_Lighthouse.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / #VuurtorenHellevoetsluis #monument #lighthouse
Place de Cornieres - medieval centre (est.+/-1250). A very nice square surrounded by medieval buildings with little shops and restaurants - Monpazier/FR
Beachhouses on the beach for those who want to stay on the beach. The sounds of and view at the sea must be great.
Tourism
Hoek van Holland/NL
The Église Notre-Dame De L'Assomption is the only church on such a high location. On the edge of the high limestone cliff to see for everyone.
Photo September 26, 2021, Château de Beynac (+/-1150) after 871 years in time.
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Château de Beynac - Château de France
Château de Beynac (Est. 12th century) - built by the barons of Beynac. Perched on top of a limestone cliff with double crenellated walls, moats and barbican. During the Hundred Years' War the Dordogne was the border between France and England. The fortress at Beynac was in French hands and on the opposite bank of the river, the Château de Castelnaud was held by the English. The Dordogne region was the theatre of numerous struggles for influence, rivalries and occasionally battles but the castles fell more often through ruse and intrigue rather than by direct assault. The Château de Beynac is where Richard Cœur de Lion, King of England (1189–1199) died. Nowadays it's one of the best preserved castles, a monument of history and absolutely worth to visit.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Beynac.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Beynac-et-Cazenac #France / #ChâteaudeBeynac #monument #beynaccastle #castle #museum / #valley #church #dordogneriver
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 2010, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 21 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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Opeens zeer lokaal een winters aangezicht. Nog geen kilomter verder was er amper nog wat van te zien - Zwartewaal/NL
2018-05 Last glow of sunlight just before very heavy rainfall - Rotterdam/NL
In Explore: 31 may, 2018
Highlander Bagpipe music on castle grounds.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D70 - September 2, 2007) / #CityGuardsHighlanders #bagpipe #music - #event #fair #castegarden at #KasteelRavesteijn #SeasonFair in #Heenvliet, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
The clear sound of the bagpipes music sounded everywhere. The "City Guards Highlanders", a music group from Alkmaar, played a nice show.
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Season Fair - The Season Fair event with music, many market stalls and late-summer fun in the castle garden of Kasteel Ravesteijn..
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From the castle grounds the stunning Dordogne valley panorama. It's overlooking the Dordogne river in the Périgord, with at the left its rival Château de Beynac
Photo: Dordogne valley panorama - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone X) / #river #valley - #panorama / #ChateaudeFrance at #Dordogne Valley #ChateaudeCastelnaud in #CastelnaudlaChapelle , #Dordogne - #France
Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle (Est. 13th century), photo July 2018 after +/-768 years in history. The year 2025 marks 775 years ago in time.
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Castelnaud-la-Chapelle: Chateau de Castelnaud - Chateau de France
Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, a 13th century fortress overlooking the Dordogne River in Périgord, erected to face its rival, the Château de Beynac. Today a popular picturesquely restored castle, a monument historique, and includes a museum of medieval warfare with reconstructions of life size siege engines, mangonneaux, and trebuchets.
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Anemone in my garden in deep colors of blue, purple and red. Fragile to wind but a beauty to see. A very nice flower for some close-up photography. Anemone are called "wind flowers", its name derived from the Greek word anemoi, which in English means "winds".
Photo: Anemone flowers in my garden - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Canon PowerShot G2) / #anemone #flower - #garden / #NaturePhotography at #urban in #Hellevoetsluis, #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
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The bike of the hat shop owner is all about simplicity. It's clear his work travel is less then a few miles, no traffic jams, no luggage, no rush, no super gears and it looks like the bike is many, many years old. It might be easy for the man to become over hunderd years in age.
Photo: Vélo du Marchand de Chapeaux - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #townsquare #bicycle - #urban #lifestyle / #UrbanPhotography at #PlacedeCornieres in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2023, Monpazier (Est. 1285) after 738 years in history. The year 2035 marks 750 years in the timeline of its history.
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Monpazier: Urban Photography
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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Einde van een prachtige herfstdag met een zonsondergang aan het brede water. Wolken verschijnen voor wat neerslag in de nacht.
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.
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Markthal Rotterdam(Est. 2014) - a residential and office building with a market hall underneath. It has the largest glass-window cable structure in Europe. The inside of the building is adorned with an 11.000 m2 artwork by Arno Coenen, named Hoorn des Overvloeds (Horn of Plenty). 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 now on the inside of the hall. Some call it The largest artwork in the world or The Sistine Chapel of Rotterdam
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About Pixels - #architecture #art - #Markthal #Rotterdam #NL
Als historisch belangrijke havenstad is de 194 jaar oude vuurtoren van Hellevoetsluis nog steeds het meest kenmerkend symbool maar vooral tijdloos mooi om te bewonderen.
Le Bugue - Produits régionaux colors. Wallnuts and fresh garlic, some of the most important and delicious natural products of the Périgord region and France. Use some garlic, it's the best way to go "nuts" in the Dordogne region.
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Market at Le Bugue - in November 1319, the King of France, Philippe Le Long, ordered by deed that the market be perpetually held on Tuesday. This act is still presently in force.
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Le Bugue - located on the banks of the Vézère river and inhabited since prehistoric times. The last village along the Vézère river and a few kilometers before the confluence of the Vézère with the Dordogne river at the ancient village of Limeuil
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About Pixels - #culinair #frenchfood #delicacies #nuts #garlic - #LeBugue #France
Old houses below a huge cliff along the Dordogne river banks at Vézac. Just one of the beautiful views of this popular but very nice French region.
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Vézac
Vézac - best known for the garden surrounding the 17th century Château de Marqueyssac.Vézac also follows the stream of the river Dordogne with Château de la Malartrie near the village of La Roque-Gageac.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #castle #river #Dordogne #Vézac #FR
Cats love daily RITUALS (Louis XIV/Netherlands ) - Cats love daily RITUALS, as long it's a nice paper bag, box, plate, bowl to play with.
Louis XIV, at the age of 6 months 28 days.
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Louis XIV
Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil - our beloved, sweet house cat. Silver-gray but with its golden eyes "le Roi Soleil" of his kingdom. Proud of his loving family by whom he likes to be served generously, tough and brave as long as we are near to him. We enjoy these royal audiences together, precious moments enclosed in our hearts forever.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / #LouisXIV #LouisXIV #cat #pets / #play #rituals
Museumschip de Buffel in Droogdok Jan Blanken. Hellevoetse authentieke maritieme historie herenigd - Hellevoetsluis/NL
Vanaf 28 mei 1896 tot 5 juli 1919 lag dit Ramschip als logementschip in Hellevoetsluis.
Some are just that lucky to actually have the full map of France in the eye, even with a bright spark at the Ille de Paris region. So nice to enjoy good looking French woman.
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Ouddorp - Portraits
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Photo January 16, 2005 - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Ouddorp #Netherlands / #eye #map #France
Louis XIV - sun king of our house (Louis XIV/Netherlands ) - Louis XIV - sun king of our house. We are at home a lot more than usual so there is more often a moment to take a picture of Louis our cat. We really enjoy his presence and that is absolutely mutual. And let's face it, if your cat is looking at you like this, what would you do...
Louis XIV, at the age of 6 months 28 days.
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Louis XIV - Portraits
Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil - our beloved, sweet house cat. Silver-gray but with its golden eyes "le Roi Soleil" of his kingdom. Proud of his loving family by whom he likes to be served generously, tough and brave as long as we are near to him. We enjoy these royal audiences together, precious moments enclosed in our hearts forever.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / #LouisXIV #LouisXIV #cat #pets / #cat #pets #portrait
Nice little art shops in this old medieval town. Selling little paintings made in this region - Monpazier/FR
Fog in the countryside.
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In the stillness of the morning, surrounded by the fog. Just sounds like a Black-tailed Godwit and some Geese, it's beautiful, undisputed.
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Zwartewaal - Landscape
Zwartewaal is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland, The Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee. It still retains the harbor, in medieval history connected to the North Sea, and the surrounding countryside consists of various protected nature reserves with polders, dykes and a variety of agriculture.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwartewaal.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #polder #fog #Landscape in #Zwartewaal #Netherlands
The dreamy green world of the water gardens.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #pond #reflection - #garden #arboretum #botanicalgarden / #Nature at #WatergardensofCarsac #JardinsdeEau in #CarsacAillac, #Dordogne - #France
Frogs croak from a different direction every time, Dragonflies float past me like little fantasy planes. The greenery around me is vibrant, large leaves flanking the water inviting as a place to cool off. The water is clear and fresh, reflecting a healthy natural habitat I would like to be for much longer.
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Jardins de Eau - The "Les Jardins d'Eau de Carsac", translated "The Water Gardens of Carsac", dedicated to the luxuriance of lotus, water lilies, exotic and tropical water lilies. The Three hectares of garden and lush vegetation includes a unique Aquatic labyrinth with a more than 500 meters long footbridge between aquatic flora and fauna. Also an arboretum with frogs and dragonflies who will guide the visitors.
Take a rest at the picnic area or visit the gift shop, nursery and aquatic garden center or enjoy feeding Japanese Koi carp.
Renaissance and an elaborate topiary garden (Jardins Du Manoir Eyrignac/France) - Visitors are welcomed with many rows of plants in lines of symmetrie. A very nice garden and walk with some excellent landscape designs.
Photo August 2002, Jardins du manoir d'Eyrignac (+/-1650) after 352 years in time.
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Jardins Du Manoir Eyrignac - Jardins Remarquables
The Jardins du manoir d'Eyrignac is a 17th-century manor house in Salignac-Eyvigues surrounded by a recreated 18th-century Italian Renaissance garden in the Dordogne department of France. An elaborate topiary garden with some remaining elements from the original garden. It has topiary sculptures, vistas, fountains, statues, and an allée of vases. The garden is listed in the list in "Notable Gardens of France".
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manor_d'Eyrignac.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Salignac-Eyvigues #France / #JardinsDuManoirEyrignac #manoir #Eyrignac / #garden
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".
Quote: Markt is eigenlijk een "Hoorn des Overvloeds". Veel beeld, kleur en smaak en er is altijd wat te beleven.
Photo: Artwork Cornucopia - Hoorn des Overvloeds - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #HoorndesOvervloeds - #architecture #art #mall / #ArtPhotography at #Cornucopia #Markthal in #Rotterdam, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
Markthal Rotterdam - Cornucopia (opening 1st october 2014), photo February 01, 2022 after 7 years 4 months 4 days since 2014.
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Rotterdam: Markthal - Art Photography
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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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
Dreamy medieval alley.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Canon PowerShot G2) / #architecture #facade - #urban #medieval #monument / #Streetphotography at #Medievalcenter in #SarlatlaCaneda, #Dordogne - #France
The village center of Sarlat, a very nice historical area with lots of medieval architecture in little streets and alleys in the old city center. This type of medieval houses have half-timbered facings, wooden corbels and the old roof is tiled with "lauzes", flat limestone typical for the Périgord.
Photo August 2002, Sarlat-la-Canéda (14th century) after +/-652 years in time.
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Sarlat-la-Caneda - One of the most prominent villages in the Dordogne region is Sarlat-la-Canéda. A very popular destination in the Périgord Noir, maybe because modern history has largely passed it by. Sarlat has remained preserved and one of the towns most representative of 14th century France. The old centre consists of impeccably restored stone buildings, with 77 protected monuments it's on France's tentative list for future nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Largely car-free with lots of narrow ancient streets and small stores, an absolute pleasure to walk through and to discover.
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The lighthouse of Hellevoetsluis, it's location is a famous landmark of Dutch national history in history a 17 century naval base of the Admiralty of the Maze. It is the same pier where the silver fleet of Piet Hein was disembarked in 1629, the journey with Michiel de Ruyter to Chatham began (Raid on the Medway in 1667) and on November 11, 1688, William III and his fleet began their journey to England, to ascend the throne with his wife Mary, and to become King of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Photo April 23, 2017, Vuurtoren Hellevoetsluis (1822) after 195 years in time.
In 2022, Vuurtoren Hellevoetsluis (1822) after 200 years in time.
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Vuurtoren Hellevoetsluis
The Lighthouse of Hellevoetsluis (monument, Est. 1822) is a round, white, brick lighthouse with two floors and a height of 18.1 meters. The tower was equipped with three parabolic reflectors that bundled the light using an isophase of 10 seconds, 5.0 sec light, 5.0 sec. dark.
The tower is located at the harbor entrance of Hellevoetsluis, a former sea harbor navel base along the wide waters of the Haringvliet.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellevoetsluis_Lighthouse.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / #VuurtorenHellevoetsluis #monument #lighthouse
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 2011, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 22 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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Minckelers statue - inventor of "eternal" gaslight.
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Minckelers statue - inventor of "eternal" gaslight. On Maastricht's market square stands a statue (Est. july 10, 1904) of Jean-Pierre or Jan Pieter Minckelers (also Minkelers, Minckeleers) (1748-1824), a Dutch academic and inventor of coal gasification and illuminating gas and as the first to do this at a practical scale.
The invention was a result while searching for the best gas for balloon purposes, in the early 1780's gas filled Montgolfier balloons were widely used. The statue carries an "eternal" gas light. For sustainability and budget reasons, the "eternal" flame only burns via a programmed time clock during the evening, holidays and the whole month of December.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Minckelers.
Photo January 2013, Statue Jan Pieter Minckelers (july 10, 1904) after 109 years in time.
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Maastricht - Art
Maastricht, the capital and largest city of Limburg located on both sides of the river Meuse. Developed from a Roman settlement to a medieval religious centre, and today a thriving cultural and regional centre. It has 1677 national heritage buildings and member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastricht.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #statue #inventor #gaslight #Art in #Maastricht #Netherlands
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Nog even #nazomeren, heerlijk #wandelen in de avond langs de oude haven.
© #About_Pixels (16 Sep 2021) / #haven #history #GrooteDok / #UrbanPhotographyy at #HaavenHetGrooteDok in #Hellevoetsluis #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten.
Relaxed French business hours (Monpazier/France) - The little shops in Monpazier tend have a nice way of doing business, just like French shops elsewhere in France. Normal opening and closing hours but in a nice relaxed way of behavoir to customers. Be polite, and if you take the time to speak to them you'll have a very nice and friendly conversation. There's no rush, even when the shop owner has a shop who sells various types of clocks, showing time.
Photo July 2022, Monpazier (1285) after 737 years in time.
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Monpazier
Monpazier - a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in 800 years, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Monpazier #France / #shop #clocks