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Ngo Mon Gate of The Citadel, the ancient capital of southern Vietnam during the 18th century. Once a forbidden city, its now a monument to days gone by. Hue, Vietnam.
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Citadel
After the era of the independent communes of northern Italy, the wars and the ongoing armed conflict forced Verona to rebuild its fortifications. The advent of the lordship of the Scaliger (1259-1387) favored the development of the city that had already expanded its possessions on a large part of the Venetian territory in the northwest. Cangrande I della Scala (1311-1329) decided to further expand and reorganize the ramparts defending the city to withstand long sieges. The power of defenses was such that Verona remained a stronghold at the following times, dominated by Venice and Austria. This destination had an impact on the urbanization of the city that began a long cycle of buildings, especially the great basilicas and major administrative units. In 1387 Giangaleazzo Visconti of Milan conquered Verona he kept for a short time, building new walls and the citadel in the southern part of the city.
From 1405 to 1797, Verona was an active and rich city of the Republic of Venice. Apart from a conflict that broke out in the early sixteenth century, it was a period of peace. The Venetians engaged the military Veronese architect Michele Sanmicheli (1484-1559), to reinforce the medieval fortifications. He conceived the series of polygonal bastions placed at regular intervals and built three new gates: Porta Nuova and Porta Palio Porta San Zeno, of great architectural value. The arrangement of these gates favored the development of the city in the area between the walls of the Commune and those of the period Scaliger south. The Venetians forbade the extension of the city beyond this limit for reasons of military security, and the ban was upheld by the Austrian Empire. Thus, the city built within these limits, thereby contributing to a development unit. The Venetian period was characterized by great economic independence of the city that had repercussions on the culture and administration. This era was marked by the construction of many prestigious palaces built by wealthy families and many religious and public buildings.
Big citadel on the hill - essentially a slum inside, and home to Erbil's very, very poor. Currently being re-situated by the Kurdish government. Erbil, Kurdistan, Northern Iraq, 15May2007.
The first room I wallpapered in my Citadel House! See more on my blog: call-small.blogspot.com/2010/03/one-room-at-time.html
The sign to the right on the fence (out of shot) said "Citadel Country Club Since 1924".
There were at least a dozen cars pulled over to photograph the Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush in the field.
I took both film and digital versions of this scene. Here is the Digital version.
Lastro Lupintal (Citadel Model designed by the Perry brothers in 1985) a french zouave.
MĂ¡s sobre esta miniatura aquĂ: elpintoroscuro.blogspot.com.es/2013/10/lastro-lupintal-en...