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Casa de la Panadería by night. Madrid is a very comfortable place to stay. A very nice atmosphere! Life starts at 20.00.
The Plaza Mayor built during the Habsburg period is a central plaza in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is located only a few blocks away from another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol. The Plaza Mayor is rectangular in shape, measuring 129 by 94 meters, and is surrounded by three-story residential buildings having 237 balconies facing the Plaza. It has a total of nine entranceways. The Casa de la Panadería, serving municipal and cultural functions, dominates the Plaza Mayor.
Het Plaza Mayor is een plein in Madrid. Het plein is gebouwd door Christenen in de 12de eeuw. Het plein staat echter pas van de 15de eeuw binnen de stadsmuren van de stad.
Momenteel telt het plein vele restaurants, kroegjes en winkeltjes in de nabije omgeving. Vele straatartiesten bevinden zich ook elke dag op het Plaza Mayor. Vanaf de 2e verdieping bestaat het Plaza Mayor uit appartementen.
The Plaza Mayor (English Main Plaza) in Salamanca, Spain is a large plaza located in the center of Salamanca, used as a public square.[1] It was built in the traditional Spanish baroque style and is a popular gathering area.[2] It is lined by restaurants, ice cream parlors, tourist shops, jewelry stores and a pharmacy along its perimeter except in front of the city hall. It is considered the heart of Salamanca and is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful plazas in Spain.[2][3][4] It is connected to the shopping area Calle del Toro from the northeast, Calle de Zamora from the north, the restaurants on Calle de Concejo from the northwest, Calle del Prior and the small Calle de la Caja de Ahorros from the west as well as Plaza del Corrillo from the south.
History
The entrance to the Café Novelty, founded in 1905, from the Plaza Mayor.
Construction of the plaza began in 1729 and was completed in 1755.[5] Felipe V ordered the construction of the plaza to be used for bullfighting and was designed by the Churriguera family in sandstone. It had been used for bullfighting up until the mid-19th century, one hundred years after being completed.[1][6] The construction took place in two phases: the first was between 1729 and 1735 and the second was between 1750 and 1755. The first phase was built under the direction of Alberto Churriguera while the second phase was built under the direction of Manuel de Larra Churriguera, his nephew.[7] Finally, Andrés Garcia de Quiñones built the City Hall.
From Wikipedia
Arrowtown, New Zealand
'Arrowtown is a historic gold mining town located on the banks of the Arrow River in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. During the high point of the gold rush the population of Arrowtown rose to over 7,000 and became the center of a larger municipality, which covered the new settlements of Macetown, Skippers and Bullendale (today only ghost towns). Arrowtown was constituted as a borough in 1867 and became part of the Queenstown-Lakes District in the local government reorganization of 1989. According to the 2006 New Zealand census, the resident population of Arrowtown was 2,151, a 27.1% increase since 2001. There are many well preserved buildings used by European and Chinese immigrants dating from the gold mining days of the town. Bordering the town is Sir Michael Hill's Championship Golf Course which is home to the New Zealand Golf Open.' (Wikipedia)
The Lord Mayor's Appeal balloon floating over central London during the first Balloon Regatta event. Now in it's third year the annual event hosts 50 balloons over central London for breath taking views.
La Plaza Mayor de Madrid fut construite en 1618 par Juan Gómez de Mora, elle remplace un ancien marché.
Une statue équestre de Philippe III (réalisée par Jean Bologne et achevée après sa mort par le Florentin Pietro Tacca) est installée au centre, et on y découvre également la Casa de la Panadería, facilement reconnaissable grâce aux fresques qui décorent sa façade.
La Plaza Mayor fut un des centres les plus actifs de Madrid du XVIIe siècle.(extrait de Wikipedia)
El valle de Tierra Mayor es una depresión localizada en la provincia argentina de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur. El valle es de origen glaciar y la actualidad está recorrido por el río Lasifashaj, el cual desemboca cerca de Estancia Harberton.
El comienzo del valle coincide con el punto donde el valle Carbajal gira al sur, luego discurre de forma recta entre montañas, dentro de la cordillera de los Andes fueguinos desde el oeste al este, en el norte la sierra Alvear lo delimita y separa del lago Fagnano, y al sur otra línea de montañas lo separan del canal de Beagle.
El valle está ocupado en gran parte por turberas y el río Lasifashaj, que forma gran cantidad de meandros que las favorecen.
Parte del valle está encuadrado, junto a parte del valle Carbajal, dentro de la Reserva Natural Valle Tierra Mayor desde 1994, de esta forma se protegían sus bosques y turberas.
Es recorrido en parte por la ruta nacional 3, que se llega del norte y que continúa por el valle Carbajal hasta Ushuaia.
Text: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_de_Tierra_Mayor
La vallée de Tierra Mayor (en espagnol : valle de Tierra Mayor) est une vallée située sur la Grande île de Terre de Feu, dans le département d'Ushuaïa, dans la province de Terre de Feu, Antarctique et Îles de l’Atlantique Sud, au sud de l'Argentine. La vallée est d'origine glaciaire et elle est parcourue par le río Lasifashaj, qui débouche à proximité de l'Estancia Harberton.
Le début de la vallée coïncide avec l'endroit où la valle Carbajal tourne en direction du sud, puis s'enfonce directement à travers les montagnes des Andes fuégiennes — la portion la plus australe de la cordillère des Andes. Elle s'étend d'ouest en est, elle est délimitée par la sierra Alvear (au nord) qui la sépare du lac Fagnano, et par une autre chaîne de de montagnes (au sud) qui la sépare du canal Beagle.
La vallée est occupée en grande partie par des tourbières et par les méandres du río Lasifashaj, qui favorisent leur formation.
Une partie de la vallée, ainsi qu'une partie de la valle Carbajal, se trouve comprise à l'intérieur de la réserve naturelle Valle Tierra Mayor depuis 1994, afin d'assurer la protection de ses forêts et de ses tourbières.
Elle est longée, en partie, par la route nationale 3, qui arrive du nord et qui continue à travers la vallée Carbajal jusqu'à Ushuaïa.
Text: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_de_Tierra_Mayor
O Vale Tierra Mayor é um vale localizado na Ilha Tierra del Fuego Grande, no departamento de Ushuaia, na província da Terra do Fogo, Antártida e Ilhas do Atlântico Sul. , sul da Argentina. O vale é de origem glacial e é atravessado pelo Rio Lasifashaj, que leva à Estância Harberton.
O início do vale coincide com o local onde o Vale Carbajal vira para o sul e mergulha diretamente através das montanhas do Fuegian Andes - a porção mais ao sul dos Andes. Estende-se de oeste a leste, delimitada pela cordilheira de Alvear (ao norte), separando-a do lago Fagnano, e outra cordilheira (ao sul), separando-a do Canal de Beagle.
A maior parte do vale é coberta por turfeiras e meandros do Lasifashaj río, que favorecem sua formação.
Parte do vale, e parte do vale Carbajal, está incluído na Reserva Natural Valle Tierra Mayor, desde 1994, para proteger suas florestas e turfeiras.
É limitado, em parte, pela estrada nacional 3, que vem do norte e continua através do vale Carbajal até Ushuaia.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid
Madrid is the capital of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole. The city has almost 3.3 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union (EU), smaller than only London and Berlin, and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU, smaller only than those of London and Paris. The municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi).
Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the centre of both the country and the Community of Madrid (which comprises the city of Madrid, its conurbation and extended suburbs and villages); this community is bordered by the autonomous communities of Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha. As the capital city of Spain, seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, Madrid is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The current mayor is Manuela Carmena from the party Ahora Madrid.
The Madrid urban agglomeration has the third-largest GDP in the European Union and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media, fashion, science, culture, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. Madrid is home to two world-famous football clubs, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. Due to its economic output, high standard of living, and market size, Madrid is considered the leading economic hub of the Iberian Peninsula and of Southern Europe. It hosts the head offices of the vast majority of major Spanish companies, such as Telefónica, IAG or Repsol. Madrid is also the 10th most liveable city in the world according to Monocle magazine, in its 2017 index.
Madrid houses the headquarters of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), belonging to the United Nations Organization (UN), the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), and the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB). It also hosts major international regulators and promoters of the Spanish language: the Standing Committee of the Association of Spanish Language Academies, headquarters of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), the Cervantes Institute and the Foundation of Urgent Spanish (Fundéu BBVA). Madrid organises fairs such as FITUR, ARCO, SIMO TCI and the Madrid Fashion Week.
While Madrid possesses modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighbourhoods and streets. Its landmarks include the Royal Palace of Madrid; the Royal Theatre with its restored 1850 Opera House; the Buen Retiro Park, founded in 1631; the 19th-century National Library building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain's historical archives; a large number of national museums, and the Golden Triangle of Art, located along the Paseo del Prado and comprising three art museums: Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía Museum, a museum of modern art, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, which complements the holdings of the other two museums. Cibeles Palace and Fountain have become one of the monument symbols of the city.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calle_Mayor_(Madrid)
The Calle Mayor is a centric street in Madrid, Spain. Located in the Centro District, the Calle Mayor starts in the Puerta del Sol and ends at the cuesta de la Vega.
Plaza mayor de Salamanca, precioso escenario que ha compartido tantos momentos conmigo
Sé legal, copia mis fotos (creative commons)
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl stopped by the Spirit Of The Strip event to present the awards, and was kind enough to indulge me in a jump shot afterwards.
Much respect.
Congratulations to Sri for the People's Choice, and to Laura for winning the Judge's Choice.
Also, a huge round of applause for all the great people at Neighbors In The Strip for helping to make this a really fun event.
I believe this gentlemen was talking to mayor-elect Adrian Fenty about some problem in the hall where he was having a neighborhood meeting, but it sure looks like he's talking him into something.
Charles de Young, co-founder and editor of the largest newspaper in San Francisco, gunned down in his office in 1880, in a revenge killing, by the son of the SF mayor, slandered in the paper.
Cypress Lawn Cemetery, Colma, California. Spring 2016. Thanks for the exceptional private access!
Here we have the Mayor of Woking, Will Forster, and his good lady Hannah Thompson attending the Chinese Spring Festival this last weekend.
Maybe I should explain that only a handful of mayors in the UK have real power and these people represent some of our biggest cities such as London, Manchester and Bristol. These people are elected for five years.
But most towns have a mayor that is more ceremonial and the represent the town and attend local events. They have already been elected as a local councillor, and their appointment as Mayor is just made amongst other councillors. This is because the role is not political and also for this reason the holder of the office is spread amongst the various parties over the years.
Our current Mayor is only 32 and his partner in her mid-twenties, so this is unusual. He is a Liberal Democrat councillor for both the borough and the county but his main paid job is working for a Member of the European Parliament - for now! She I believe has a paid job with the Lib Dems.
Jubillee Square, Woking, Surrey
9th February 2019
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Orden:Passeriformes
Familia:Thraupidae
Género:Ramphocelus
Nombres comunes: Llamarada,Sagretoro lomo de fuego, tanagra asoma candela.
Nombre cientifico: Ramphocelus flammigerus
Nombre Ingles: Flame -rumped Tanager
Lugar de captura: ARALCAL ( finca de Julian Londoño E.P.D),Manizales, Colombia.
Por. Cimarron mayor Panta
Dulce Decoración, se une a las fallas!!!... haciendo esta preciosa fallera mayor 2010.
Cada detalle del traje esta meticulosamente estudiado, para poder llegar personalizar el traje al 100% como nos lo pidio nuestro cliente.
Fue un poco difícil imitar el estampado de las flores sobre la tela, pero no hay reto que Dulce Decoración no sepa superar, asi que con un poco de paciencia y buen humor tuvimos este resultado.
Cabe recalcar, que cada trabajo mio, esconde una gran historia, algunas mas “privadas” que otras, en esta sin lugar a dudas, le cogi un especial cariño.
Recibe ahora mismo, información sobre este trabajo escribiendonos a dulcedecoracion@gmail.com
Mayor Bill de Blasio observes a police retraining at the Police Academy in Queens. Thursday, December 04, 2014. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in the south-east of England, at the head of its 50-mile (80 km) estuary leading to the North Sea, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. Londinium was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core − an area of just 1.12 square miles (2.9 km2) and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains boundaries that follow closely its medieval limits. The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
London is considered to be one of the world's most important global cities and has been termed the world's most powerful, most desirable, most influential, most visited, most expensive, innovative, sustainable, most investment friendly, most popular for work, and the most vegetarian friendly city in the world. London exerts a considerable impact upon the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transportation. London ranks 26 out of 300 major cities for economic performance. It is one of the largest financial centres and has either the fifth or sixth largest metropolitan area GDP. It is the most-visited city as measured by international arrivals and has the busiest city airport system as measured by passenger traffic. It is the leading investment destination, hosting more international retailers and ultra high-net-worth individuals than any other city. London's universities form the largest concentration of higher education institutes in Europe. In 2012, London became the first city to have hosted three modern Summer Olympic Games.
London has a diverse range of people and cultures, and more than 300 languages are spoken in the region. Its estimated mid-2016 municipal population (corresponding to Greater London) was 8,787,892, the most populous of any city in the European Union and accounting for 13.4% of the UK population. London's urban area is the second most populous in the EU, after Paris, with 9,787,426 inhabitants at the 2011 census. The population within the London commuter belt is the most populous in the EU with 14,040,163 inhabitants in 2016. London was the world's most populous city from c. 1831 to 1925.
London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; Kew Gardens; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret's Church; and the historic settlement in Greenwich where the Royal Observatory, Greenwich defines the Prime Meridian, 0° longitude, and Greenwich Mean Time. Other landmarks include Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, St Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and The Shard. London has numerous museums, galleries, libraries and sporting events. These include the British Museum, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, Tate Modern, British Library and West End theatres. The London Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster
Westminster is an area of central London within the City of Westminster, part of the West End, on the north bank of the River Thames. Westminster's concentration of visitor attractions and historic landmarks, one of the highest in London, includes the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral.
Historically the area lay within St Margaret's parish, City & Liberty of Westminster, Middlesex.
The name Westminster (Old English: Westmynstre) originated from the informal description of the abbey church and royal peculiar of St Peter's (Westminster Abbey), literally West of the City of London (indeed, until the Reformation there was a reference to the 'East Minster' at Minories (Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate) east of the City). The abbey was part of the royal palace that had been created here by Edward the Confessor. It has been the home of the permanent institutions of England's government continuously since about 1200 (High Middle Ages' Plantagenet times), and from 1707 the British Government — formally titled Her Majesty's Government.
In a government context, Westminster often refers to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, located in the UNESCO World Heritage Palace of Westminster — also known as the Houses of Parliament. The closest tube stations are Westminster and St James's Park, on the Jubilee, Circle, and District lines.
The area is the centre of Her Majesty's Government, with Parliament in the Palace of Westminster and most of the major Government ministries known as Whitehall, itself the site of the royal palace that replaced that at Westminster.
Within the area is Westminster School, a major public school which grew out of the Abbey, and the University of Westminster, attended by over 20,000 students. Bounding Westminster to the north is Green Park, a Royal Park of London.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Westminster
The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament after its occupants, the Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London, England.
Its name, which is derived from the neighbouring Westminster Abbey, may refer to either of two structures: the Old Palace, a medieval building complex destroyed by fire in 1834, or its replacement, the New Palace that stands today. The palace is owned by the monarch in right of the Crown and, for ceremonial purposes, retains its original status as a royal residence. The building is managed by committees appointed by both houses, which report to the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord Speaker.
The first royal palace was built on the site in the 11th century, and Westminster was the primary residence of the Kings of England until fire destroyed much of the complex in 1512. After that, it served as the home of the Parliament of England, which had been meeting there since the 13th century, and also as the seat of the Royal Courts of Justice, based in and around Westminster Hall. In 1834, an even greater fire ravaged the heavily rebuilt Houses of Parliament, and the only significant medieval structures to survive were Westminster Hall, the Cloisters of St Stephen's, the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, and the Jewel Tower.
The subsequent competition for the reconstruction of the Palace was won by the architect Charles Barry, whose design was for new buildings in the Gothic Revival style, specifically inspired by the English Perpendicular Gothic style of the 14th–16th centuries. The remains of the Old Palace (except the detached Jewel Tower) were incorporated into its much larger replacement, which contains over 1,100 rooms organised symmetrically around two series of courtyards and has a floor area of 112,476 m2 (1,210,680 sq ft). Part of the New Palace's area of 3.24 hectares (8 acres) was reclaimed from the River Thames, which is the setting of its nearly 300-metre long (980 ft) façade, called the River Front. Barry was assisted by Augustus Pugin, a leading authority on Gothic architecture and style, who designed the interior of the Palace. Construction started in 1840 and lasted for 30 years, suffering great delays and cost overruns, as well as the death of both leading architects; works for the interior decoration continued intermittently well into the 20th century. Major conservation work has been carried out since then to reverse the effects of London's air pollution, and extensive repairs took place after the Second World War, including the reconstruction of the Commons Chamber following its bombing in 1941.
The Palace is one of the centres of political life in the United Kingdom; "Westminster" has become a metonym for the UK Parliament, and the Westminster system of government has taken its name after it. The Elizabeth Tower, in particular, which is often referred to by the name of its main bell, Big Ben, is an iconic landmark of London and the United Kingdom in general, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city, and an emblem of parliamentary democracy. Tsar Nicholas I of Russia called the palace "a dream in stone". The Palace of Westminster has been a Grade I listed building since 1970 and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ben
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London and is usually extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower. The official name of the tower in which Big Ben is located was originally the Clock Tower, but it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
The tower was designed by Augustus Pugin in a neo-gothic style. When completed in 1859, its clock was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world. The tower stands 315 feet (96 m) tall, and the climb from ground level to the belfry is 334 steps. Its base is square, measuring 39 feet (12 m) on each side. Dials of the clock are 23 feet (7.0 m) in diameter. On 31 May 2009, celebrations were held to mark the tower's 150th anniversary.
Big Ben is the largest of five bells and weighs 13.5 long tons (13.7 tonnes; 15.1 short tons). It was the largest bell in the United Kingdom for 23 years. The origin of the bell's nickname is open to question; it may be named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw its installation, or heavyweight boxing champion Benjamin Caunt. Four quarter bells chime at 15, 30 and 45 minutes past the hour and just before Big Ben tolls on the hour. The clock uses its original Victorian mechanism, but an electric motor can be used as a backup.
The tower is a British cultural icon recognised all over the world. It is one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and parliamentary democracy, and it is often used in the establishing shot of films set in London. The clock tower has been part of a Grade I listed building since 1970 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
On 21 August 2017, a four-year schedule of renovation works began on the tower, which are to include the addition of a lift. There are also plans to re-glaze and repaint the clock dials. With a few exceptions, such as New Year's Eve and Remembrance Sunday, the bells are to be silent until the work has been completed in the 2020s.
En el altar mayor se encuentra un templete, con trazas de Machuca, de estilo neoclásico, sostenido por columnas pareadas de mármol con base y capiteles de bronce dorado, cubierto por una cúpula sobre zócalo, que fue erigido por el escultor José Frapolli Pelli, y en su interior alberga el sagrario sobre el que se sitúa una pequeña imagen de la Inmaculada Concepción, realizada por Francisco de Villegas.