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The Château de Chambord (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) ʃɑ̃bɔʁ]) in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture, which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures. The building was commissioned by king Francis I of France and built between 1519 and 1547.[1]
Chambord is the largest château in the Loire Valley; it was built to serve as a hunting lodge for Francis I, who maintained his royal residences at the Château de Blois and Amboise. The original design of the château is attributed to the Tuscan architect Domenico da Cortona; Leonardo da Vinci may have also influenced the design.[1]
Chambord was altered considerably during the 28 years of its construction, during which it was overseen on-site by Pierre Neveu. With the château nearing completion, Francis showed off his enormous symbol of wealth and power by hosting his old arch-rival, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, at Chambord.
In 1792, in the wake of the French Revolution, some of the furnishings were sold and timber removed. For a time the building was left abandoned, though in the 19th century some attempts were made at restoration. During the Second World War, art works from the collections of the Louvre and the Château de Compiègne were moved to the Château de Chambord. The château is now open to the public, receiving 700,000 visitors in 2007. Flooding in June 2016 damaged the grounds but not the château itself.
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HAPPINESS IS... buying art.
This time it was not a sculpture or painting nor design, but GLASS.
For quite some time we wanted to photograph glass being blown by an artisan.
I found Marcel Vlamynck, a master glassblower, and contacted him, he was agreeable and the appointment was made.
The earliest evidence of glassblowing comes from a collection of waste from a glass shop, including fragments of glass tubes, glass rods and tiny blown bottles, which was dumped in a ritual bath in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, dated from 37 to 4 BC.
The transformation of raw materials into glass takes place at around 1,320 °C (2,400 °F) the glass emits enough heat to appear almost white hot.
The glass is then left to "fine out" (allowing the bubbles to rise out of the mass), and then the working temperature is reduced in the furnace to around 1,090 °C (2,000 °F).
At this stage, the glass appears to be a bright orange color.
We enjoyed a whole afternoon, and of course we went home with a piece of glass Art work!
The bottom is hugged by a blackened old branch, very special.
For those who are always cold: THAT IS THE JOB!!! LOL
Hope your day is good, thanks for viewing, Magda, (*_*)
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la horizontalidad
siempre ha sido una postura normal
mirándolo bien, hasta es cómoda........
postura relajante después de un.........
mientras miras al techo, o cuando.....
fumas un cigarrillo, después de..........
y a veces, después de despertar........
si tienes tiempo libre,.........¡ también !
puedes aprovechar la ocasión para.....
pensar,.. como hubiera sido , con.......
un buen colchón, y no en la tierra dura
que mirando hacia arriba, siempre se ve
que ni estrellas ni luna vemos, cuando
solo tenemos un cielo nublado..............
................¡¡ con el resplandor del resol !!
I liked the way that the afternoon winter sun lit up the field with the stormy clouds behind. Near Ropley, Hampshire, UK.
The Lagoa Verde and the Lagoa Azul at Sete Cidades, as seen from the abandoned Monte Palace hotel near vista do Rei at the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores. According to local legend, the colors are from the corresponding green and blue eyes of Princess Antília and the shepherd she fell in love with, who shed (a lot of!) tears over their forbidden love, forming the two adjoining lakes. According to killjoy scientists, the different hues are due to cyanobacteria blooms and an overdevelopment of aquatic macrophytes and algae in the two sides of the single lake that is separated by a bow bridge.
Another birding foray this morning just down the road from home presented me with this capture.
An Eastern race Silvereye getting into the horizontal position whilst having a feed on a flower.
They're so tiny and flighty - hard to focus on and capture sharp - but this seemed to turn out OK.
Much appreciate any comments, views or favorites (and confirmation of ID if my info is incorrect!).
Have an awesome day and weekend!!!
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平距 / Horizontal
這是一段有意義的旅行嗎？
我在出發前一晚，躺在床上 一直反複問自己，
為了更接近自由，人會用去更多的價值來換取它，
年輕的時候恣意地要做一件事，浪費了許多時間，衝動後會覺得懊悔，
但，時間不這麼浪費的話，也會有另外一種浪費的方式。
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Horizontal | Angus Chen Solo Photo Exhibition.
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Photography - Angus Chen
Design - Taiwei Huang
nature's abstract art....this was posted when I first got on flickr..someone just marked it as a favourite and i saw it again and still like it.... On Explore @214 Sept. 29