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Nathan Hale taught in this one-room school house in 1773/74. He was executed by the British for being a spy during the Revolutionary War. Before being hanged, he said the words I put in this photo's title. He was just 21 at the time of his death. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Hale
Here on the northwest coast of Calabria, almost every self-respecting town has a fortress in front of it. In the picturesque town of Pizzo, there is the 15th century military fortress "Murat", where the Neapolitan king (by Napoleon's grace) Joachim Murat was executed in 1815. From this castle you have a great view of the Tyrrhenian Sea and the outgoing Strait of Messinna. A castle raven happened to cross the perspective when I took the picture.
It's freezing outside and they forecast more cold to come.
At least I can look at my photos and feel warm with my memories.
By the way.....can you spot the birds in my picture?
Happy New Year, my friends.
Baboom-Ariana-Pant
Landmark
SYNNERGY.TAVIS// Strange Domain Backdrop
Something Strange Collection - Strange Domain [360] Backdrop
Marketplace
[Chris Two Designs] Basketball - Fatpack
Basketball is an interactive game to play with your friends. Launching at the N21 Event
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NEGRELLI VIADUCT
GPS: 50°5'48.12"N, 14°26'26.88"E
The Negrelli Viaduct, is after the Charles Bridge, the second oldest still existing bridge over the river of Vltava in Prague. Its construction was requested by continuation of North state trunk road from Prague to Dresden. The viaduct spans over the valley of Karlín, a non-regulated flood area at that time, and two branches of Vltava, which are divided by the lower part of the Island of Štvanice.
Ing. Jan Perner (1815-1845), who died tragically, and Alois Negrelli (1799-1858), assistant of Lesseps in construction of the Suez channel, participated in the project. They decided on arch and partially segment structure type. Construction of the viaduct, which was realized by company Bratři Kleinové and company of Vojtěch Lanna, started in the spring 1846 and it was completed in 1850, when the first regular train went on the viaduct on 1st June.
It was the hugest railway construction in Europe at that time; 3000 Czech, German and Italian workers were working there. The material was Czech granite and the pillars had coating of sandstone. Length of the viaduct was 1130 m, original width was 7,60 m, and after removal of the stone parapet it was equal to 9 m. The viaduct had 90 arches. The railway line leading on the viaduct was double-line since the very beginning. As a whole the viaduct had a very stylish and balanced effect, and it was thought out in details as well. Project designers and builders executed a perfect technical work, as the bridge withstood the floods of Vltava and it bears huge weight increase of the present train wagons as well.
In 1952-1953 three arches over Křižíkova Street in Karlín were removed, as they had been a serious road obstruction in the present vehicle traffic. They were replaced with concrete beams. In 1981, the same was repeated above Bubenské embankment due to the same reasons. In spite of these tiny cosmetic modifications the Negrelli Viaduct is still proof of the fact that technical work may be realized at high aesthetic level.
Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and parish church located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. A Gothic Revival style building designed by Joseph Connolly. It is considered Connolly's best work.[2] To serve a Roman Catholic parish of predominantly German settlers the church was built between 1875 and 1883. The monumental church contains decorative carving and stained glass executed by skilled craftsmen.
Jan Hus was a Czech church reformer executed in 1415. His teachings had a profound influence on the history of the Czech nation.
Jan Hus’s contribution to the development of the Czech literary language was the introduction of diacritical marks, such as: č, š, ř, ž, á, í, é. The purpose of this innovation was representing each sound by only one symbol and eleminating digraphs (sounds represented by two letters).
The inscription on the monument reads “Milujte se, pravdy každému přejte”, which means more or less: “Love one another, wish the truth to everyone”. This is a shortened version of a quote from one of Hus’s letters from prison. The day of his execution, July 6th, is a public holiday in Czechia (Jan Hus Day).
Executing a tight turn while calling loudly. A bird on passage at Lodmoor RSPB, Weymouth and one of my favourite waders!
Crazy Tuesday: "Symmetry" theme
I hadn't planned to do anything for this theme, but when I happened to glance out into our sunroom on Monday, I noticed what seemed to be a natural for a shot, thanks to my wife's decorating prowess.
The image did prove a bit harder to execute than I expected, however, primarily because it took me a while to figure out that all I had to do was take the battery out of the clock to get the pendulum centered (duh). Prior to that, I must have taken 20 shots trying unsuccessfully to time it so that the fast-moving pendulum was centered...LOL!
To complete the symmetry, I also had to take out the fronds of a fern on one side that were intruding into the scene, as well as an off-center floor vent, and the cords that plug the lamps into the wall outlets.
HCT
Executing my best Matrix move, here is a simultaneous view of the previous post, 90 degrees to the right, as the Sora moves through a cauldron of duckweed on Horsepen Bayou.
La Sauceda is a dispersed population center belonging to the municipality of Cortes de la Frontera (Málaga province,
Spain). It is located in the natural park of Los Alcornocales.
The area had special importance during the Spanish civil war. At that time, La Sauceda surpassed Cortes de la Frontera in population. Many people from the entire province of Cádiz (especially the countryside of Jerez) took refuge in it, fleeing the repression of the Francoist army. Due to the steep terrain, it was a brake on the advance of Francoist troops from the Strait towards Seville and Madrid. When these troops finally managed to penetrate the area of La Sauceda, they carried out innumerable murders of men, women and children who had taken refuge there. In the vicinity of La Sauceda, in the Cortijo de El Marrufo, a one of the largest mass graves in Spain, where hundreds of Spaniards tortured and executed by Franco's troops may be buried.
In the 21st century, a House of Memory was installed for the victims in Jimena de la Frontera.
Bottrop, Germany, 2021.
When I set up my tripod for this shot, my idea was to take an abstract image about the concept of social distancing. I wanted each person to be in their own individual "compartment", nicely separated by the totems (which are part of an open-air art installation, by the way). Little did I know of how much waiting I was getting myself into. In the end, I got the shot, but it took almost 30 minutes of waiting – and I still had to move one person digitally in Photoshop. It was then that I decided to add a question mark to the title of the image. These people were everything but socially distanced.
Here in Germany (and probably every other country), people are quick to blame politicians for all things going wrong in the fight against the pandemic. However, many of them fail to see that it is just as much their own fault to quite a degree. Far too many people simply don't care about keeping their distance, willing to take the chance of other people dying because of their actions.
The fight against the pandemic is not won by the decisions made in a politician's office. It is won by how well these decisions are executed by the people in their everyday lives.
There's more on www.chm-photography.com.
Heed the rules, enjoy life.
seeing and recording are almost simultaneous. His output is limited only by his ability to see. For this reason it has always been my belief that an experienced photographer, given the means to devote himself entirely to creative expression, should be able to produce a tremendous amount of valuable work.
Edward Weston
HPPT! Kindness Matters!
cercis, smooth redbud, 'Celestial Plum', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Construction of the building began well after the unification of Germany in 1871. In 1872 an architectural contest with 103 participating architects was carried out to erect a new building. In 1882, another architectural contest was held, with 200 architects participating. This time the winner, the Frankfurt architect Paul Wallot, would actually see his Neo-Baroque project executed. The direct model for Wallot's design was Philadelphia's Memorial Hall, the main building of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition.
Great egret executing a graceful landing.
Thank you so much for the visit!
Saturday, April 21, 2018 6:21 PM
1/2000 sec. f/5.6 400mm ISO200
Italia, Emilia-Romagna, Ravenna, Primavera 2023
Ravenna è una città dell'Emilia-Romagna, nel nord Italia. Fu la capitale dell'Impero Romano d'Occidente dal 408 per la maggior parte del V secolo fino al suo crollo nel 476. Poi servì come capitale del Regno Ostrogoto fino a quando fu riconquistata nel 540 dall'Impero Bizantino. In seguito, la città costituì il centro dell'Esarcato bizantino di Ravenna fino a quando l'ultimo esarca fu giustiziato dai Longobardi nel 751. Pur essendo una città dell'entroterra, Ravenna è collegata al mare Adriatico dal Canale di Candiano. È noto per la sua architettura tardo romana e bizantina ben conservata, con otto edifici che compongono il patrimonio mondiale dell'UNESCO "Monumenti paleocristiani di Ravenna". A causa dell'alta concentrazione di mosaici, la città è stata associata a laboratori e scuole che insegnano mosaici, e spesso riceve titoli come "capitale dei mosaici". La Basilica di San Vitale è una chiesa del VI secolo che è un importante esempio sopravvissuto di arte e architettura paleocristiana bizantina.
Ravenna is a town in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 for most of the 5th century until its collapse in 476.bIt then served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom until it was re-conquered in 540 by the Byzantine Empire. Afterwards, the city formed the centre of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna until the last exarch was executed by the Lombards in 751. Although it is an inland city, Ravenna is connected to the Adriatic Sea by the Candiano Canal. It is known for its well-preserved late Roman and Byzantine architecture, with eight buildings comprising the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna". Because of the high concentration of mosaics, the city has been associated with workshops and schools teaching mosaics, and is often given titles like the "capital of mosaics". Basilica of San Vitale is a sixth-century church is an important surviving example of early Christian Byzantine art and architecture.
I thought after this photos, in this interpretation of piano:John Debney - Valentine's Day - Julia Sees the Light / Edgar & Estelle
The Parish Church of Holy Trinity, Penn Street, is situated in a hollow on the fringe of Penn Wood. It was built in 1849 by the first Earl Howe to the design of the Architect Benjamin Ferrey, and is tastefully executed in flint and stone. A simple cruciform building after the decorated style, it comprises a nave, South Porch, North and South Transepts, Chancel and a Priest’s Vestry on the north side of the Chancel. An octagonal tower rises above the Transept crossing, complete with shingle covered spire, from which the rain water is thrown by means of eight gargoyles. There are 300 sittings.
The church was built as a Chapel-of-Ease to Holy Trinity Church, Penn, but on 11th January 1850 a new ecclesiastical parish was formed out of the ecclesiastical parishes of Penn and Little Missenden, containing the villages of Penn Street, Holmer Green Beamond End, Mop End and part of Winchmore Hill. Christ Church, Holmer Green, was built as a daughter Church in 1894.
A snowboarder executed a nice jump but then crashed into the deep snow. The hill in the foreground blocks the view of the man's torso, giving the illusion that he is buried under the deep snow.
The official snowfall for the weekend was 54 inches!
Palpatine has executed the Order Red to prepare his Last Order army !
However, I think the First Order is gonna lack of red paint...
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The Midland Camera club planned and executed a wonderful trip to the Jordan Valley and Leelanau peninsula in pursuit of Fall colors, landscapes, farms, sand dunes, Lake Michigan. lighthouses, and a vast assortment of interesting subjects to photograph. All the members came home with a nice collection of photographs and much joy in the adventure spent together. Visit our viewing site to see the work of the members.
www.flickr.com/groups/3021281@N20/
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The castle of Nové Město nad Metují is a part the town historical preserve and is located in the west corner of the square. It was built together with the town itself, originally as a gothic style fort. Historical resources say that the foundation stone of the town and the castle was laid on the 10th of August 1501 at 2 p.m. by Jan Černčický of Kácov, the owner of the estate.
After the town fire in 1526, Jan Černčicky sold the estate to the Pernstejns, who were important and wealthy noble family of the time. Following the then modern Renaissance concepts, they began with renovations of their new residence and the town itself. The estate was then sold to Protestant noble family from Styria – the Stubenbergs. They completed the renaissance renovations of the town and the castle became a Renaissance chateau. After the Estates Rebellion of 1620, in which the Stubenbergs took the part of the anti-imperialist side, the Nové Město estate was confiscated by the emperor Ferdinand II. Albrecht of Valdstejn owned the estate for a short period of time, in 1624 it was bought by Trckas of Lipa. Again, in 1634, the estate was taken away when the then current owner Adam Erdman Trcka of Lipa and others were accused of anti-imperialist conspiracy and executed in 1634 in Cheb. The property and possessions were consequently given away by the Emperor as a reward for the assassination of the nobles. A Scottish noble, Walter of Leslie, a chief constable of Cheb at the time, later promoted to a field-marshal and a count of the empire, obtained the Nove Město estate. Under the reign of the House of Leslie, the Chateau received its most extensive renovations. The Baroque style structural changes and additions accomplished during this time remain to this day. The Chateau was widened by the addition of the ground floor arcade and the first and second floor halls. The second floor was richly embellished with stucco decorations and frescoes depicting tales from Greek and Roman mythology. In 1802, the last of Sir Walter´s family died and the Chateau was inherited by the family Ditrichstejn-Leslie. This family did not maintain the place and it remained mostly unoccupied which led to its dilapidation in 19th century.
Schloss Schönbrunn am frühen Morgen von der Seite des Haupteingangs, vom Ehrenhof aus gesehen. Im Vordergrund der östliche Brunnen mit den Skulpturen von Johann Baptist Hagenauer. Sie sollen die Königreiche Galizien, Lodomerien und Siebenbürgen darstellen.
Im Osten verdeckten Wolken leider die ganze Zeit die Sonne, wodurch strukturelle Details leider kaum betont werden. Daher habe ich den Kontrast im Bild massiv verstärkt. Die Belichtungszeit wurde mit dem Graufilter Lee Little Stopper verlängert.
Schönbrunn Palace in the early morning seen from the side of the main entrance, the Parade Court. The sculptures in the fountain in the foreground were executed by Johann Baptist Hagenauer and represent the kingdoms of Galicia and Lodomeria as well as Transylvania.
Clouds covering the sun in the east did not give me much contrast, so I increased contrast a lot when processing. This shot was made using the Lee Little Stopper, a ND filter that reduces exposure by approximately 6 stops.
The gallows was erected in 1597 instead of a wooden gallows. The number of people executed is unclear, but there are some indications that relatively few people died there, which is also due to the relatively liberal jurisprudence of the Count House of Erbach. Only one execution in 1746 is documented in the church records, which is considered certain. Johann Adam Beisel from Unter-Sensbach was hanged for theft and adultery. [2] According to the inscription on a memorial stone next to the gallows, the "last execution in 1804, a gypsy woman for stealing a chicken and two loaves of bread" should have taken placeThree red sandstone columns about five meters high were set up so that they form the corners of an equilateral triangle. They carry three crossbars arranged in a triangle, which is why the place of execution is also known as the so-called "three-sleeper gallows". The gallows served the high court of the Oberzent under the rule of the Counts of Erbach; In 1806 they were deprived of their jurisdiction by Napoleonic law, which also ended the right to impose the death penalty. The gallows was erected in 1597 instead of a wooden gallows. The number of people executed is unclear, but there are some indications that relatively few people died there, which is also due to the relatively liberal jurisprudence of the Count House of Erbach. Only one execution in 1746 is documented in the church records, which is considered certain. Johann Adam Beisel from Unter-Sensbach was hanged for theft and adultery. [2] According to the inscription on a memorial stone next to the gallows, the "last execution in 1804, a gypsy woman for stealing a chicken and two loaves of bread" should have taken place
The end of all law
4 shots fired another body falls
I execute the guilty violently
Undercover killing spree, no warning shot
Die motherfucker, die, die
Die motherfucker, die, die
Die motherfucker, die, die
I'll put a bullet between your fucking eyes
Pull the trigger - cock the hammer back
5th shot to the back of your neck
You're not a threat, you're a fucking disease
Eradicate the enemy
Dead body, another crime scene
Blood-stained pavement, chalk outline
Bullet holes you're dead and cold
The end of all law, no warning shot
Die motherfucker, die, die
Die motherfucker, die, die
Die motherfucker, die, die
Die, I put the gun to the side of your head
Squeezing the trigger
Powder burnt skin, breaking through cranial bone
Decayed brain tissue implodes
Just another life that you thought you could control
Just another pig, dead, with some extra holes
You better think again, before I kill again
You won't survive, when the bullets start to fly
Protect and serve yourself
Dug your own grave, now rot
In that hole decay
The murder will never stop, no warning shot
Die motherfucker, die, die
Die motherfucker, die, die
Die motherfucker, die, die
I'll put a bullet between your fucking eyes
Die
Wonderfully executed by her mother.
This picture was taken at Hampton Court Palace in England, while she was exploring all possible angles.
(2025)
CrossFit es un método de entrenamiento basado en ejercicios constantemente variados, con movimientos funcionales ejecutados a alta intensidad.
CrossFit is a training method based on constantly varied exercises, with functional movements executed at high intensity.
After executing a well timed meet with a westbound track geometry car, Montana Rail Link’s Bozeman Local scales the remainder of the west slope of Bozeman Pass and is about to duck into the tunnel at the summit which lies just a few hundred yards ahead. From there it will be smooth sailing down the other side of the mountain into Livingston, where the crew will have work at the yard and R-Y Timber before heading back to Bozeman. The two 1969 built GP35’s leading the short freight are a common sight on this job, and have undoubtedly traversed the steep grades of the Rocky Mountains many times further to the south under the ownership of the Rio Grande.
Having executed a perfect 'rolling meet' at Bealville the Mojave Sub Dispatcher has kept an eastbound BNSF Z moving up the mountain, while Union Pacific's ZLCLT and its colorful headend consist continues on its quest for Northern California.
UP 1988 ~ ZLCLT ~ Bealville (Allard), California
Union Pacific's Mojave Subdivision
05.12.2015
marvellous architecture by brilliant Gottfried Böhm [lith print on Foton fotobrom paper executed April 2020. Photo taken with modified Agfa Clack in 2014]
The Midland Camera club planned and executed a wonderful trip to the Jordan Valley and Leelanau peninsula in pursuit of Fall colors, landscapes, farms, sand dunes, Lake Michigan. lighthouses, and a vast assortment of interesting subjects to photograph. All the members came home with a nice collection of photographs and much joy in the adventure spent together. Visit our viewing site to see the work of the members.
www.flickr.com/groups/3021281@N20/
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Le cloître de la cathédrale Saint Etienne de Cahors est un véritable chef d'œuvre de l'art gothique flamboyant. Il a été construit entre 1493 et 1553 par l'évêque Antoine de Luzech. Pour y accéder, il vous faut emprunter une porte à droite du chœur quand vous êtes dans la cathédrale.
Tout autour du cloître s'organisent des bâtiments relevant du chapitre. La chapelle Saint-Gausbert, avec ses peintures exécutées à la fin 15e siècle, accueille le trésor de la cathédrale depuis 1972. En son centre, un des 25 Jardins Secrets de la ville se prête à la découverte.
Dans la vie de saint Didier il est écrit qu'il y avait au VIIe siècle, à côté de la cathédrale un cloître et un monastère. Ce cloître a peut-être été reconstruit à la même époque que les coupoles de la cathédrale si on s'appuie sur une porte qui a été conservée et qui présente le même style que le portail sud de la cathédrale.
Une porte, à droite du chœur, permet d'accéder au cloître gothique flamboyant.
En 1493, après la fin de la guerre de Cent Ans, sous l'épiscopat d'Antoine d'Alamand, le chapitre peut financer la reconstruction du cloître. Le chantier commence en 1497 et se termine en 1504. On y trouve les armoiries du chanoine Antoine d'Auriolle et des évêques Antoine de Luzech (1502-1509), Aloïs de Caretto (1514-1524) et Paul de Caretto (1524-1553). Le cloître a peut-être été réalisé par des sculpteurs ayant participé à la construction du cloître de l'abbaye de Cadouin. Le premier étage du cloître n'a pas été réalisé.
Les sculptures profanes représentant des coquillards, des buveurs, des musiciens, un architecte au travail, ont peut-être été copiées sur celles de Cadouin. On peut voir sur une pierre carrée se disputer deux pèlerins, l'un tenant une coquille. Au nord-ouest, la petite Vierge sous son dais de coquilles, est une des rares représentations religieuses épargnées par les protestants quand ils ont prix la ville.
Curiosité : la surface de la cour intérieure est strictement égale à la surface de la galerie qui l'entoure, illustrant ainsi la duplication du carré et le nombre racine carrée de deux qui a fasciné mathématiciens et architectes depuis Babylone.
In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson.
This is one photograph on which I would be happy to stake my reputation as a photographer. As far as I'm aware, it is the only photograph of this historic building taken from directly in front as you see here. The reason why all the other photographs are taken from an angle is that the distance across the street is usually too short to give a complete view of the frontage. And an extremely wide angle lens will tend to distort the image too much.
In this case my plan was to photograph it at night, to take advantage of the lighting (limited though that is - especially at the very top of the building). The early Art Deco styling is truly outstanding and typical of its time of construction in 1915. This marks the architectural shift from Art Nouveau to Art Deco and this building is almost unique in Australia in that regard.
My earlier photographs of the historic Palais Theatre and Luna Park in St Kilda (Melbourne) were a model for this shot, although of course they both needed to be in colour.* The grey and white tones of The National Theatre's original paintwork meant that black and white was the obvious choice here.
*[I will do a re-edit on both those photographs tonight and post them tomorrow - as I am not happy with the original postings, given they were processed before I started using Capture One.]
Speaking of processing, there is plenty here, but no AI. Everything you see is on the original RAW file, but obviously certain parts of the photograph needed to be enhanced by using adjustment layers. Another reason for choosing this angle of shot was to incorporate the building with arched windows on the far right under the glow of the street lamp. It will surprise no art buff to see here the influence of the great Italian Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978).
The National Theatre was opened as a live theatre, but in 1934 became the first in Launceston to show "Talkie" films. It remained a successful cinema until 1969. At present it is the home of one of Tasmania's finest printing firms, Foot and Playsted.
Castillo, Berlanga de Duero, Soria, Castilla y León, España.
El castillo de Berlanga de Duero se encuentra en la población del mismo nombre, pertenece a la provincia de Soria y fue construido entre los siglos XV, cuando tuvo la función de castillo señorial, y en el XVI cuando se transformó en una fortaleza artillera. Con anterioridad, en los siglos X y XI, hubo una fortaleza musulmana que, en el XII, tras la conquista castellana, se amplió con el cinturón exterior amurallado que se conserva.
Bordeada por el río Escalote y abrazada por el Duero, se corona por la imponente silueta del castillo que la vigila desde el Coborrón. El conjunto monumental está formado por los restos de la fortaleza tardomedieval (siglo XV), la fortaleza artillera de época renacentista (siglo XVI), la muralla que ciñe el cerro en su base (siglo XII) y el Palacio de los Duques de Frías (siglo XVI).
El conjunto se inició entre los años 1460 y 1480 por encargo de D. Luis Tovar y doña María de Guzmán, que ordenaronn levantar el casillo señorial, para servir de fortaleza defensiva y residencia familiar, sobre un castillo anterior situado en lo alto del cerro, donde se localizaba la primitiva villa de Berlanga protegida por la muralla situada a los pies del cerro.
En el año 1512 se proyectó y comenzó a ejecutar el nuevo castillo, configurado como una fortaleza artillera, con fines militares. Esta nueva fortaleza se adaptó tanto a la topografía abrupta del terreno como a la construcción anterior (el castillo medieval señorial).
En el programa constructivo de los linajes Tovar y de los Duques de Frías se encontraba además la erección del palacio en el recinto interior de la muralla del siglo XII, adaptado a los nuevos modos de vida. Este palacio y sus jardines intramuros estructurados en diversos niveles sufrieron, en 1811, un incendio y una destrucción por parte de las tropas napoleónicas, por lo que en la actualidad solo se conserva su fachada principal.
Durante los años 2004-2005 se acometió por parte de la Junta de Castilla y León un Plan Director, un conjunto de planes y actuaciones orientadas a la mejor conservación, protección y revitalización de este rico patrimonio. Se incluyen estudios de investigación, consolidación y restauración de los restos del monumento o actuaciones en el entorno.
El castillo señorial (siglo XV) presenta planta rectangular, en la que destaca el cubo de planta circular, en el ángulo sur, y la torre del homenaje en el lado opuesto. En el interior, dos patios articulan el espacio: uno, a la entrada, más sencillo, funcionó como patio de armas; y el otro, se planteó como patio palacial porticado, con columnas góticas, tiene en el centro un aljibe con una conducción que lleva al depósito de agua.
A partir del castillo señorial medieval, en el siglo XVI se construyó la fortaleza artillera. Tiene planta rectangular con pontentes cubos en cada ángulo, orientados a los puntos cardinales, los dos delanteros albergan sendas casamatas para instalar la artillería de la fortaleza. Los muros, levantados con piedra de sillería de calidad, tienen cinco metros de espesor y se rematan con un parapeto inclinado para desviar los impactos de artillería.
The castle of Berlanga de Duero is located in the town of the same name, belongs to the province of Soria and was built between the fifteenth century, when it served as a stately castle, and the sixteenth when it was transformed into an artillery fortress. Previously, in the 10th and 11th centuries, there was a Muslim fortress that, in the 12th century, after the Castilian conquest, was extended with the outer walled belt that remains.
Bordered by the River Escalote and embraced by the Duero, it is crowned by the imposing silhouette of the castle that watches over it from the Coborrón. The monumental complex is made up of the remains of the late medieval fortress (15th century), the artillery fortress from the Renaissance period (16th century), the wall that surrounds the hill at its base (12th century) and the Palace of the Dukes of Frías ( century XVI).
The complex began between 1460 and 1480 by order of D. Luis Tovar and Doña María de Guzmán, who ordered the building of the stately castle, to serve as a defensive fortress and family residence, on top of a previous castle located on top of the hill. where the primitive town of Berlanga was located, protected by the wall located at the foot of the hill.
In the year 1512 the new castle was projected and began to be executed, configured as an artillery fortress, for military purposes. This new fortress was adapted both to the steep topography of the land and to the previous construction (the stately medieval castle).
In the construction program of the Tovar lineages and the Dukes of Frías was also the erection of the palace in the inner enclosure of the 12th century wall, adapted to the new ways of life. This palace and its intramural gardens structured on various levels suffered, in 1811, a fire and destruction by Napoleonic troops, so that today only its main façade remains.
During the years 2004-2005, the Junta de Castilla y León undertook a Master Plan, a set of plans and actions aimed at the best conservation, protection and revitalization of this rich heritage. Research studies, consolidation and restoration of the remains of the monument or actions in the environment are included.
The stately castle (15th century) has a rectangular floor plan, in which the circular cube in the southern corner stands out, and the homage tower on the opposite side. Inside, two patios articulate the space: one, at the entrance, simpler, functioned as a parade ground; and the other, designed as a porticoed palatial courtyard, with Gothic columns, has a cistern in the center with a conduit that leads to the water tank.
Starting from the medieval stately castle, the artillery fortress was built in the 16th century. It has a rectangular floor plan with powerful cubes at each angle, oriented to the cardinal points, the two front ones house casemates to install the fortress's artillery. The walls, raised with quality ashlar masonry stone, are five meters thick and are finished off with a sloping parapet to deflect artillery impacts.
30x30cm lith print on old Ilford paper. Executed in May 2021. Photo taken with Hasselblad 500 c/m + 150mm Sonnar in 2013]
Autumn colour has been prematurely executed this year by Storm Ashley tearing the foliage from the trees. It really has been a short period of colour here in the NW of England, with most of that wonderful autumnal colour now being on the ground, sadly.
It was very much the same story up in the Lakes last week with those remaining leaves being rather dull in colour.
I shot this in Roddlesworth Woods near home when we had a bit low low cloud and mist this week. You can see all the lovely Beech leaves lying on the ground. The mist at least gave the scene a bit of atmosphere!
READING GLASSES FOR WOMEN AND MAN.
MADE IN CHINA.
5 AMERICAN DOLLAR EACH ONE.
ILLEGAL TRADE...
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The mosaics of the Palatine Chapel are of unparalleled elegance as concerns elongated proportions and streaming draperies of figures. They are also noted for subtle modulations of colour and luminance. The oldest are probably those covering the ceiling, the drum, and the dome.
The rest of the mosaics, dated to the 1160s or the 1170s, are executed in a cruder manner and feature Latin (rather than Greek) inscriptions. Probably a work of local craftsmen, these pieces are more narrative and illustrative than transcendental. A few mosaics have a secular character and represent oriental flora and fauna. This may be the only substantial passage of secular Byzantine mosaic extant today.
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[lith print executed January 27 2021 on very old Agfa Brovira paper using Moersch Easylith A45+B35/2000. Photo taken with Boumsell Longchamp on 127 Agfa Isopan Ultra exp. 1973]