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The surreal reflections I occasionally find in shuttered shop windows amaze me over and over. Here, that sharp rip in the view-blocking paper made my heart literally skip a beat. What luck! Thank you, Zeus! ;-D
Het derde volksbadhuis van Haarlem bevond zich aan het randje van de toenmalige stadsgrenzen (toen gemeente Schoten nog niet bij Haarlem hoorde), namelijk aan de overkant van de bolwerken aan de Schotersingel. Dit badhuis volgde dertien jaar na het bouwen van het tweede badhuis in de Leidsebuurt. Jezelf er wassen kan alleen als je in t het water van het bolwerk erachter springt: het badhuis is tegenwoordig een kantoor.
bron: indebuurt.nl/haarlem/toen-in/verdwenen-haarlemse-gebouwen...
The third public bathhouse of Haarlem was located on the edge of the then city limits (when the municipality of Schoten was not yet part of Haarlem), namely on the other side of the bulwarks on the Schotersingel. This bathhouse followed thirteen years after the construction of the second bathhouse in the Leidsebuurt. You can only wash yourself there if you jump into the water of the bulwark behind it: the bathhouse is now an office.
Despite being heavily bombed during World War II, Chania's Old Town is considered the most beautiful urban district on Crete, especially the crumbling Venetian harbour. The borders of the Old Town are the mostly destroyed old Venetian wall (and bulwarks) and this has been the cradle of all the civilizations which were developed in the area. The central part of the old town is named Kasteli and has been inhabited since Neolithic times. It is located on a small hill right next to the seafront and has always been the ideal place for a settlement due to its secure position, its location next to the harbour and its proximity to the fertile valley in the south. Nowadays it is a bit more quiet than the neighbouring areas of the west part of the district. The Splantzia quarter (next to the east part of Kasteli) is also largely untouched and very atmospheric. A plan for its future development is now under consideration.
The main square of the Old Town (next to the west end of Kasteli) is Eleftherios Venizelos Square, also known as Syntrivani (from Turkish şadırvan 'fountain'). It is the heart of the touristic activities in the area. Next to this (on the west side) lies the Topanas district, which was the Christian quarter during the Ottoman period. Its name comes from the Venetian ammunition warehouse (Turkish tophane), which was located there. The Jewish quarter (Evraiki or Ovraiki) was located at the north-west of the Old Town, behind the harbour and within the borders of Topanas. The whole Topanas area is generally picturesque, with many narrow alleys and old charming buildings, some of which have been restored as hotels, restaurants, shops and bars. This makes it a lively and colourful place especially during the warm period (April–October). In the winter, it still remains a center of activities (especially for nightlife) but in a more quiet and atmospheric way.
Finally, a very distinctive area of the Old Town is the harbour itself and generally the seafront ("akti"). Akti Tompazi, Akti Kountouriotou and Akti Enoseos (marina) all feature several historical buildings and a thriving nightlife. The main street that combines the modern town with the old town is Halidon Str.
one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in Bay of Kotor. It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with rocks.
The Boulder Bank, a remarkable natural spit enclosing Nelson Haven.
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SMC Pentax-FA 1:1.4 50mm
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When out shooting street I seem to be attracted to shafts of light rather like a moth. This one was in Bulwarks Lane Oxford
Another shot of the fortress under different light.
Tsarevets is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. Tsarevets is 206 metres above sea level. It served as the Second Bulgarian Empire's primary fortress and strongest bulwark from 1185 to 1393, housing the royal and the patriarchal palaces, and is a popular tourist attraction.
Tismana Monastery, Romania
"Tismana Monastery, together with its medieval walls and angular bulwarks, lies on the Starmina Mountain being surrounded by forests, 30 km away from Targu Jiu. The Geto-Dacian toponym “tismena” meant “fortress”. (www.romanianmonasteries.org/other-monasteries/tismana)
Nikodim Tismanski, an Orthodox monk scribe and translator who was the founder of monasteries, one in Serbia and two in Romania, was canonized by the Romanian Orthodox Church in 1955. Nikodim erected the Tismana Monastery in Romania, dedicated to the Most Holy Virgin. Saint Nikodim died on 26 December 1406 and was buried in the narthex of the church of Tismana Monastery. His relics were kept there for a while, but later they were hidden in an unknown place because of the hostilities of the time. Only the forefinger of his right hand and his lead pectoral cross remained at Tismana. (Wikipedia)
la bellezza e la libertà delle donne messa in evidenza con eleganza e con forza in un paese dove la libertà e l'emancipazione è il baluardo che tutti i paesi del mondo dovrebbero conquistare.
The beauty and freedom of women highlighted with elegance and strength in a country where freedom and emancipation are the bulwark that all countries in the world should conquer.
From the heights of Arundel Castle's ramparts, a sweeping vista unveils its sturdy defensive works of centuries past -- towering bulwarks and guarding towers silhouetted against a bucolic landscape of velvet green and leafy branches.
A part of the former seventeenth-century bulwarks and defenses of Groningen (1608-1642) has since the late nineteenth century given way to a delightful park, the Noorderplantsoen (see inset for a view). Groningen, at the confluence of two rivers giving access to the Waddenzee and then the North Sea, was never a very militaristic town and far more interested in trade and industry. Especially important was shipping to Scotland, the Baltic and also 'the West' (western Africa and South America, in particular Brazil). One of the wharfs of the West Indies Trading Company (WIC) was to the southeast of the water you can see in the inset.
The main photo has a European Honeybee - a symbol, of course, of industry and commerce - visiting a Smooth Snowberry, which has made its way through commerce from the Americas to Europe. Honeybee likely is 'wild' or from the hive of a hobby man; she's an example of her sisters in the wonderful mosaic in Brugstraat 7 (see: www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/16334368123/in/photoli...).
EW&S livery 60040 on the banks of the River Wye at Bulwark on 18/04/05 with 6V92 10.10 Corby-Margam coil empties.
PENTAX 67, PENTAX SMC 165mm, Fujichrome PROVIA 100F
The Noorderplantsoen in Groningen is the modern form of the former bulwarks of Stad! It's a wonderful tranquil place and enhanced by this pretty baroque pond in Autumn setting. The bright spots left and right are beds of Begonias.
The Venetian harbour of Chania was built between 1320 and 1356. The harbour was used for commerce and also to control the Sea of Crete against pirates.
The Venetian harbour had room for 40 galleys, but it constantly silted up and was never very deep, so it kept having to be dredged, a difficult job with the equipment of the time.
On its north side the harbour is protected by a breakwater. Near the middle of this is a small bulwark like a gun emplacement and the tiny chapel of St Nicholas. This was where the Venetians and Turks executed condemned prisoners.
The Firkas Fortress at the harbour entrance and the St Nicholas bastion in the middle of the breakwater defended the harbour from raiders.
Today, the Venetian harbour offers moorage for fishing boats and other small craft, while the commercial and passenger port of Chania is seven kilometres to the east, in Souda Bay.
The lighthouse is a distinctive feature of the harbour. It was built at the harbour entrance by the Venetians and restored in its present form by the Egyptians (1830-1840). The lighthouse of the Venetian harbour of Chania always fascinates visitors and is one of the most-photographed monuments in Crete.
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Hawker P1127 XP984 on board the Commando Carrier HMS Bulwark in 1966, this aircraft is now on display at the Brooklands Museum Weybridge Surrey since 2003. At right is Westland Wessex HU.5 XT454/L of 845 NAS written off in Malta in Aug 1972 due to high winds.
Viewed from the M48 Wye Bridge, 40145 passes Bulwark, south of Chepstow with Pathfinder Tours 'The Welsh Central Liner II' a 1Z47 05.44 Crewe-Llandrindod Wells on 03/03/07. A similar tour to the original 'Welsh Central Liner' 23 years earlier run by F&W Railtours on 03/03/84 featuring 40035.
PENTAX 67, PENTAX SMC 165mm, Fujichrome PROVIA 100F
The Venetian harbour of Chania was built between 1320 and 1356. The harbour was used for commerce and also to control the Sea of Crete against pirates.
The Venetian harbour had room for 40 galleys, but it constantly silted up and was never very deep, so it kept having to be dredged, a difficult job with the equipment of the time.
On its north side the harbour is protected by a breakwater. Near the middle of this is a small bulwark like a gun emplacement and the tiny chapel of St Nicholas. This was where the Venetians and Turks executed condemned prisoners.
The Firkas Fortress at the harbour entrance and the St Nicholas bastion in the middle of the breakwater defended the harbour from raiders.
Today, the Venetian harbour offers moorage for fishing boats and other small craft, while the commercial and passenger port of Chania is seven kilometres to the east, in Souda Bay.
The lighthouse is a distinctive feature of the harbour. It was built at the harbour entrance by the Venetians and restored in its present form by the Egyptians (1830-1840). The lighthouse of the Venetian harbour of Chania always fascinates visitors and is one of the most-photographed monuments in Crete.
Do not use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission..
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IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
El castell de Cardona és un dels més importants de la historia de Catalunya, pel seus vincles amb els vescomtes de Cardona, el control de les mines de sal, i els setges borbonics durant la guerra de Successió, notablement el de 1711 i el de 1713-1714, on només es rendí després de la caiguda de Barcelona.
Vaig fer aquesta fotografia des d'on ara hi ha el mirador del camp de futbol, però on aproximadament es situà una de les principals bateries de setge franceses el 1711. Però el setge fou una derrota pels borbonics, majoritariament francesos.
Per cert, en el moment de pujar-la a Flickr, aquesta fotografia és la número 9999 de totes les que hi tinc....
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The castle of Cardona, above the city of the same name, seen from the football field viewpoint. In this plain there was one of the largest French siege batteries in 1711. But their guns could barely reach the mighty lower walls.
It's one of the key fortresses in Catalonia, with a lot of history in medieval and modern times, most notably it's control of the salt mines and the borbonic sieges of 1711 and 1713-1714 during the War of the Spanish Succession, where it was the last standing spot of Catalan resistance, only surrendering a week after the fall of Barcelona.
By the way, the moment this picture was uploaded to my Flickr, this was the image number 9999. Just saying...
Great Wall of China great wall is an extensive bulwark erected in ancient China, one of the largest building-construction projects ever undertaken. The Great Wall actually consists of numerous walls—many of them parallel to each other—built over some two millennia across northern China and southern Mongolia. The most extensive and best-preserved version of the wall dates from the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) and runs for some 5,500 miles (8,850 km) east to west from Mount Hu near Dandong, southeastern Liaoning province, to Jiayu Pass west of Jiuquan, northwestern Gansu province.
The ruins of castle in Asklipio, Rhodes :)
Asklipio is a small village on Rhodes island, located 64 km southeast of Rhodes capital. This lovely mountainous village is built amphitheatrically and stands out for its unique natural surroundings. The most important feature of Asklipio is the Medieval Castle which was built in 1479 by the Knights Hospitaller to protect the southern part of the island. In the Byzantine period, during the time of the Knights, the castle also offered the inhabitants of the surrounding villages protection against enemy attacks. It had rectangular bulwarks and two massive towers. Its only gate leads to the south-east corner tower. Two construction stages can be distinguished. Inside the castle there are preserved ruins of buildings and two tanks. From the walls of the castle there is a beautiful view on surroundings. At the center of the village stands also a lovely church of Virgin Mary built in 1060 A.D and right next to it is the old olive press whereas today it has become a Folklore Museum.
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Cel naszej wycieczki - ruiny zamku w Asklipio :)
Asklipio to niewielka miejscowość w Grecji, położona w południowo-wschodniej części wyspy Rodos. Jednym z ciekawszych zabytków są tu usytuowane na malowniczym wzgórzu ruiny średniowiecznego zamku. Warownia wzniesiona została w XV wieku, kiedy to wyspa znajdowała się pod rządami zakonu joannitów. Głównym zadaniem zamku miała być ochrona mieszkańców Asklipio przed najazdami z zewnątrz. Z tej niegdyś imponującej twierdzy do czasów obecnych zachowały się jedynie ruiny w postaci bramy wejściowej oraz murów wewnętrznych. Ponadto obejrzeć można tu także wybudowane przez Włochów dwie wieże. Na terenie ruin uwagę przyciągają także dawne otwory po studniach. Jeden z nich stanowił niegdyś rzekomo wejście do podziemnego tunelu, gdzie mieszkańcy miasteczka skrywali się gdy wyspa najeżdżana była przez piratów. Z murów zamku rozpościera się przepiękna panorama okolicy. Odwiedzając Asklipio warto także zobaczyć gruntownie odrestaurowany XI wieczny kościół Zaśnięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny.
August 12, 2016
Spirketting:
/ˈspɜːkɪtɪŋ/
noun (nautical)
1. deck planking near the bulwarks
2. the interior lining between ports and the overhead interior surface of the cabin
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I've had this shot in mind for a while, but always kept in the back of my mind as a back up for a day when I just wasn't motivated with the camera.
Today was one of those days, so this evening after trying to motivate myself all day, I grabbed my bike and headed down the parkway to take a quick shot.
Beyondhue did a similar shot recently if you're interested in seeing a wider angle of the building. We probably stood in near the same spot to get out shots; and I always find it interesting to see what someone's camera captures from the same location.
Anyway, hope everyone has had a good day.
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