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Until 1860, the year in which Barcelona finally broke out from behind its city walls, the city extended no further than the hexagon of the 15th century enclosure ( the present-day Casc Antic) that lies between these streets: the Rondes de Sant Pau, de Sant Antoni, d'Universitat, and de Sant Pere, the Passeig de Lluís Companys, the Avinguda Marquès de l'Argentera, which continues as the Passeig Colom, and the Avinguda del Paral.lel. The only wide street at the heart of the city was La Rambla, an old stream whose name derives from the Arabic "ramla" meaning "sandy ground".
Until the beginning of the 18th century La Rambla consisted merely of a path beside a stream running between convents on one side and the old city walls on the other. It was in 1704 that the first houses were put up at the Boqueria on the site of the old city walls and the first trees were planted. In 1775 the old city walls by the Drassanes medieval shipyards were demolished, and toward the end of the 18th century the street began to be systematically developed: la Rambla became a kind of tree-lined avenue. From upper end, which runs into the Plaça Catalunya, to the lower end below the monument to Columbus, this unique street in fact bears five different names, each describing a section of the street: first, there is La Rambla de Canaletes, a name used by the people of Barcelona because of the Font de les Canaletes fountain, found there since ancient times. Folk tradition has it that anyone who drinks from this fountain will subsequently keep returning to Barcelona. The next section of La Rambla is known as La Rambla dels Estudis, after the mid-15th century building of that name, the Estudi General or Universitat. This university in Barcelona was suppressed by Philip V and the building used as a barracks. In 1843 it was demolished. If you continue down toward the sea you will enter the stretch known as La Rambla de les Flors, the only place in 19th-century Barcelona that flowers were sold and which even today preserves its that old special charm. Next comes La Rambla del Centre, also known as La Rambla dels Caputxins, because of the old house of Capuchin friars there. And finally, there is the stretch of La Rambla called La Rambla de Santa Mònica, giving access to the port, called after the parish church there which previously had been the religious house of the Agustins Descalços (Barefoot Augustinian order).
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Hasta 1860, año en que Barcelona rompe el cerco de sus murallas, la ciudad era tan solo el hexágono del recinto del siglo XV, actual Casco Antiguo delimitado por las rondas de Sant Pau, Sant Antoni, Universitat, y Sant Pere, y por el paseo de Lluís Companys, la avenida Marquès de l'Argentera/paseo de Colón y la avenida del Paral·lel (Paralelo). La Rambla, entonces única vía ancha en el corazón de la ciudad era un antiguo torrente que debe su nombre actual a la voz árabe "ramla" que significa "arenal". Hasta comienzos del siglo XVIII la Rambla fue un camino y un torrente bordeado por conventos y murallas. En el año 1704 se comenzaron a levantar casas en el espacio ocupado por las murallas (alrededores de la Boqueria) y se plantaron árboles. En el año 1775 fue derribada la parte de las murallas próxima a las Drassanes (Atarazanas) y, hacia finales del siglo XVIII, se urbanizó la calle y la Rambla quedó convertida en paseo. Desde su comienzo en la parte más alta junto a la plaza de Catalunya hasta su final al pie del monumento a Colón, esta vía singular toma cinco nombres que la caracterizan: así tenemos en primer lugar la llamada rambla de Canaletes (Canaletas), nombre popular que se le da por la fuente de Canaletes, localizada en este punto desde tiempos muy antiguos. Según el dicho popular, el que bebe de esta fuente vuelve siempre a Barcelona. El tramo de rambla que sigue es el llamado rambla dels Estudis (de los Estudios), nombre que le ha sido dado por el edificio construido a mediados del siglo XV: el Estudio General o Universidad. Esta Universidad barcelonesa fue suprimida por Felipe V y el edificio convertido en cuartel. Fue derribado en el año 1843. Continuamos bajando hacia el mar y nos encontramos en la parte conocida como la rambla de les Flors (de las Flores) -también conocida como rambla de Sant Josep (San José), por hallarse en ella el antiguo convento de San José-, único lugar en Barcelona en el siglo XIX en el que se vendían flores y que, en la actualidad, se conserva como paseo, único en el mundo en su género. El tramo siguiente es la rambla del Centre (Centro), también conocida como rambla dels Caputxins (Capuchinos), por el antiguo convento de frailes capuchinos. Finalmente, llegamos al último tramo de La Rambla, el conocido como rambla de Santa Mónica, vestíbulo del puerto, donde se levanta la parroquia que le da nombre y que fue, en su tiempo, convento de los Agustinos Descalzos.
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The sun was positioned low, beyond the horizon in this Pitt River, winter scene.
To the right you can see a couple operating a drone,
If you zoom in, you may see the two illuminated red lights of the drone as it hovers slightly to the right, just above their heads..
The light captured and illuminated the cabin enclosure on the aluminum river boat, seen moored at a dock.
There is silhouette of a river barge also on the right.
Pitt River
British Columbia
Canada
Stay healthy, be kind
Happy Holidays to all,
~C
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The rain kept away for a change ..trudging over soggy moorland in search of a lone tree! Didn't find one but still good fun :-)
Spotted these lovely lambs when out on my walk. I was very conscious of the wired fence with tufts of wool that was keeping them in and keeping them safe.
There are two enclosures fenced with stones. The smaller one for the horses in the main roundup, and for the sheep found in the second and third roundups
This is one of the sheltered spots in Willow's enclosure. I love the butterfly tree, the secret to keep it flowering is clipping off the browned flower heads.
This shot was taken at Four Winds, just off the Tavistock to Princetown road on Dartmoor. There is now a car park on the far side of the stone enclosure. But many years ago there was a local school there. The stone enclosure seems to have been used as the playground.
The school was attended by the children of families working in local quarries and agriculture. Foggintor School opened in 1914 and at one point had over 80 pupils. But as employment opportunities declined so too did the size of the school roll. The school finally closed down in July 1936 when the decline in the quarry industry at Merrivale and elsewhere reduced the number of families in the area. The school buildings gradually crumbled away over the years but were not finally demolished until the 1960s.
Having seen old photos of the school I was interested to see that it was purpose-built in brick. I suspect this substantial stone enclosure could be a much earlier structure that was taken over and used by the school as a playground, though I have not been able to find any confirmation.
XIV
when my strong arms receive you,
the voices of absence, sweetly
our leisures will count two paths
without anyone, with the two of them, never and always.
And the pair of words messes
to deep unity. and so much number
is reduced to the edge of the encounter
with amazement of being poetry.
I no longer know how to walk except towards you.
The rose of paths of your absence
alert in me the scent of return
and the hidden word of his science.
I hear my name in you, I am your presence.
by Carlos Pellicer
Finian's Foraois, Lost Unicorn (235, 141, 25) - Moderado
The stones were part of a walled enclosure where chants were offered to the rising sun each morning.
Not a Sunday Slide, the wacky colours are straight out of the camera. The LUT implementation in the S5ii makes it too easy to achieve garish results like this..
This is a walled field on the slopes of Skiddaw in the Northern Fells
No! I didn't climb the fence of this Bird's enclosure to test its scientific name Chauna. Nor did I hear its screaming cries. Great Carolus Linnaeus calls it Parra chavaria, but he adds a note: according to Nicolas Jacquin (1727-1817) the Bird makes a crackling or groaning sound when you handle it. There are air cells between its skin and the muscles that emit groans when you touch. In any case, Johannes Carolus Illiger (1775-1813) in his official description (1811) changes the name of the genus to Chauna - derived from an ancient Greek word for spongy flesh - with reference to those air cells. Hence the 'groaning' of my title. In nature it screamingly cackles (but I haven't heard it).
Hundreds of military guards descended into DC one evening, marched by peaceful protesters and into the police enclosures around the White House. Surreal, chilling and shocking. What was the military doing in the city?
I'm listening to Nils Wogram creating walls of sounds with Florian Ross on "Subconscious Photograph"
I noticed this flower as I was leaving the butterfly enclosure in Thames. To be honest, I'm surprised it was even in focus. I was almost passing out from the heat and humidity of the butterfly enclosure, so was a little light headed! It was a nice surprise to see it came out fairly well, even if the main flower isn't in perfect focus.
HPPS everyone. Hope you have a wonderful Saturday. :)
A view of the downtown area of Sydney from the giraffe enclosure in Taronga Zoo. There are a couple of cruise ships in town - the Diamond Princess is hiding behind the trees on the left hand side of the picture while Ovation of the Seas is docked at the cruise terminal in Circular Quay
(n.) *Enclosure
1. the act of enclosing something inside something else
2. artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose
3. a naturally enclosed space
Sun Enclosure, St-Hilarion, Quebec, Canada.
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Enclosure, historically is the process of subdivision of common land for individual ownership. (Ref: Wikipedia)