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Amsterdam city center is the vibrant and bustling heart of the Dutch capital. It is known for its picturesque canals, stunning architecture, and rich history. The city center is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is home to iconic landmarks such as Dam Square, where the Royal Palace and the National Monument are located.
The city center is characterized by its charming canal belt, which offers scenic views and the opportunity to take boat tours and explore the waterways. The narrow streets are lined with beautiful 17th-century buildings, housing a mix of shops, cafes, and restaurants.
Amsterdam city center is also a cultural hub, with renowned museums like the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, and Anne Frank House. These museums offer a glimpse into the city's art, history, and the life of Anne Frank during World War II.
In addition to its cultural attractions, the city center is a shopper's paradise. From high-end fashion boutiques to vintage stores and local markets, there is something for everyone. The streets come alive at night with a vibrant nightlife scene, featuring bars, clubs, and live music venues.
One of the unique aspects of Amsterdam city center is its bicycle-friendly culture. Cycling is a popular mode of transportation, and visitors can rent bikes to explore the city at their own pace.
Overall, Amsterdam city center is a captivating destination that seamlessly blends history, culture, and modernity. Its charming canals, world-class museums, and lively atmosphere make it a must-visit for travelers seeking a vibrant and unforgettable experience.
Shanghai - Exhibition Center. Built after the revolution with Russian help (one can see this from the architectural style). Located on Yan'An Road. Used for art exhibitions. Trade fairs are held at the new Pudong Exhibition Center (aka EXPO center, though it has nothing to do with the EXPO 2010).
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The center of a gerbera daisy has so many different designs and patterns. I couldn't resist getting up close and personal with this one.
Thanks everyone for your views, awards, comments, invites and faves.
......may you be the center of attraction in a wonderful way to someone this week.
You deserve to be spoiled.
Tricia.x
Bright and cheery, Grecian Windflowers are early spring bloomers and are lovely when planted en masse.
Sometimes known as Balkan anemones, these daisy-like flowers come in shades of blue, mauve, pink, and white.
Enjoy this delightful flower with me!
Bastian waits for Lene to put the camera away, so playing can begin.
Bastian (mixed breed), 16.12.2016.
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera. Photo by Lene Raarup.
The center of your attention is whatever you choose.
Today, Mothers are front and center. Being a Mom carries a lot of weight. It is a blessing, but can feel like a burden at times. Both burdens and blessing are heavy. A blessing carries the weight of resposibility.
I would encourage every woman to be a blessing to others by stepping up to be a mother figure to whoever needs one.
A good woman is a blessing.
A good man is a blessing.
A good daughter is a blessing.
A good son is a blessing.
A good friend is a blessing.
Be blessings to one another not burdens.
Thank you all for your kind favs and comments. YOU are a blessing!
Happy Mother's Day!
Hand model: Charles Opper
Thank you Charles. You are a blessing in my life.
To view more of Charles's handiwork follow the link:
I have been meaning to find some Cypress trees for a long time, finally found my way to lake Moultry, a lot of the shoreline was frozen over, and if you look closely you can see the base of the trees are still frozen.
Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku, Azebaijan.
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Our next stop is one of Icelande's most impressive sites, just behind the visitor center. It looks spectacular in winter. Stay tuned, winter is coming!
Aka the "Russian House". The Shanghai Exhibition Center (上海展览中心) was built after the revolution with Russian help (one can see this from the architectural style).
Located on Yan'an Road. Used for art exhibitions.
Trade fairs are held at the new Pudong Exhibition Center (aka EXPO center, though it has nothing to do with the EXPO 2010) or the new National Exhibition Center near Hongqiao Airport.
Photo taken from a car while driving on Yan'an Elevated Road.
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Some fishermen and others watch from high above while Mother Nature puts on an exquisite show portraying another spectacular sunset at the Huntington Beach Pier. Seen in the distance is Catalina Island.
November Lily macro.
November lilies are known in different common names in different parts of the world. They are also called as Christmas lilies, Easter lilies, white trumpet lily, etc.
Have a good one
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Explore #12
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Foro Romano - Roma - Italia / Roman Forum - Rome - Italy
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Foro Romano
El Foro Romano (en latín, Forum Romanum, aunque los romanos se referían a él comúnmente como Forum Magnum o simplemente Forum) era el foro de la ciudad de Roma, es decir, la zona central —semejante a las plazas centrales en las ciudades actuales— donde se encuentran las instituciones de gobierno, de mercado y religiosas. Al igual que hoy en día, era donde tenían lugar el comercio, los negocios, la prostitución, la religión y la administración de justicia. En él se situaba el hogar comunal.
Series de restos de pavimento muestran que sedimentos erosionados desde las colinas circundantes ya estaban elevando el nivel del foro en la primera época de la República. Originalmente había sido un terreno pantanoso, que fue drenado por los Tarquinios mediante la Cloaca Máxima. Su pavimento de travertino definitivo, que aún puede verse, data del reinado de César Augusto.
Actualmente es famoso por sus restos, que muestran elocuentemente el uso de los espacios urbanos durante el Imperio romano. El Foro Romano incluye los siguientes monumentos, edificios y demás ruinas antiguas importantes:
Templo de Cástor y Pólux
Templo de Rómulo
Templo de Saturno
Templo de Vesta
Casa de las Vestales
Templo de Venus y Roma
Templo de César
Basílica Emilia
Basílica Julia
Arco de Septimio Severo
Arco de Tito
Rostra (plural de rostrum), la tribuna desde donde los políticos daban sus discursos a los ciudadanos romanos.
Curia Julia, sede del Senado.
Basílica de Majencio y Constantino
Tabulario
Templo de Antonino y Faustina
Regia
Templo de Vespasiano y Tito
Templo de la Concordia
Templo de Jano
Un camino procesional, la Vía Sacra, cruza el Foro Romano conectándolo con el Coliseo. Al final del Imperio perdió su uso cotidiano quedando como lugar sagrado.
El último monumento construido en el Foro fue la Columna de Focas. Durante la Edad Media, aunque la memoria del Foro Romano persistió, los edificios fueron en su mayor parte enterrados bajo escombros y su localización, la zona entre el monte Capitolino y el Coliseo, fue designada Campo Vaccinio o ‘campo bovino’. El regreso del papa Urbano V desde Aviñón en 1367 despertó un creciente interés por los monumentos antiguos, en parte por su lección moral y en parte como cantera para construir nuevos edificios. Se extrajo gran cantidad de mármol para construcciones papales (en el Vaticano principalmente) y para cocer en hornos creados en el mismo foro para hacer cal. Miguel Ángel expresó en muchas ocasiones su oposición a la destrucción de los restos. Artistas de finales del siglo XV dibujaron las ruinas del Foro, los anticuarios copiaron inscripciones desde el siglo XVI y se comenzó una excavación profesional a finales del siglo XVIII. Un cardenal tomó medidas para drenarlo de nuevo y construyó el barrio Alessadrine sobre él. No obstante, la excavación de Carlo Fea, quien empezó a retirar los escombros del Arco de Septimio Severo en 1803, y los arqueólogos del régimen napoleónico marcaron el comienzo de la limpieza del Foro, que no fue totalmente excavado hasta principios del siglo XX.
En su estado actual, se muestran juntos restos de varios siglos, debido a la práctica romana de construir sobre ruinas más antiguas.
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The Roman Forum
The Roman Forum, also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum (Italian: Foro Romano), is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. Citizens of the ancient city referred to this space, originally a marketplace, as the Forum Magnum, or simply the Forum.
For centuries the Forum was the center of day-to-day life in Rome: the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches; and the nucleus of commercial affairs. Here statues and monuments commemorated the city's great men. The teeming heart of ancient Rome, it has been called the most celebrated meeting place in the world, and in all history.Located in the small valley between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Forum today is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments and intermittent archaeological excavations attracting 4.5 million or more sightseers yearly.
Many of the oldest and most important structures of the ancient city were located on or near the Forum. The Roman Kingdom's earliest shrines and temples were located on the southeastern edge. These included the ancient former royal residence, the Regia (8th century BC), and the Temple of Vesta (7th century BC), as well as the surrounding complex of the Vestal Virgins, all of which were rebuilt after the rise of imperial Rome.
Other archaic shrines to the northwest, such as the Umbilicus Urbis and the Vulcanal (Shrine of Vulcan), developed into the Republic's formal Comitium (assembly area). This is where the Senate—as well as Republican government itself—began. The Senate House, government offices, tribunals, temples, memorials and statues gradually cluttered the area.
Over time the archaic Comitium was replaced by the larger adjacent Forum and the focus of judicial activity moved to the new Basilica Aemilia (179 BC). Some 130 years later, Julius Caesar built the Basilica Julia, along with the new Curia Julia, refocusing both the judicial offices and the Senate itself. This new Forum, in what proved to be its final form, then served as a revitalized city square where the people of Rome could gather for commercial, political, judicial and religious pursuits in ever greater numbers.
Eventually much economic and judicial business would transfer away from the Forum Romanum to the larger and more extravagant structures (Trajan's Forum and the Basilica Ulpia) to the north. The reign of Constantine the Great saw the construction of the last major expansion of the Forum complex—the Basilica of Maxentius (312 AD). This returned the political center to the Forum until the fall of the Western Roman Empire almost two centuries later.
The Botín Center, also known as the Botín Center for Arts and Culture, is the name of the future cultural facility in Santander (Cantabria), Spain. It is intended to be a reference center in Spain which is part of the international circuit of leading art centers. The project is the work of the Italian architect Renzo Piano, rewarded with the Pritzker Prize. This achievement will be a first in Spain for the architect.
Yesterday evening I visited the beautiful old center of Dordrecht, with Wim Boon. I was glad he was familiar with this place, and was able to show me many wonderful streets and interesting architecture. Of course too much to shoot in one evening but I managed to make a couple:)
Thanks for having a look! All faves and comments are highly appreciated!