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La Iglesia de Santa María del Naranco (Oviedo) no se proyectó originalmente como iglesia, sino como el Aula Regia del conjunto palacial del rey Ramiro I.
De estilo "ramirense", dentro del prerrománico. Finalizó su construcción en el año 842.
On a hilltop some 500 mts above sea level and following a hair raising drive up a serpentine and almost perpendicular road, you reach the monumental and former Benedictine monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes (built in the 10th to 11th century AD). It is part of a complex that included Verdera Castle and the town of Santa Creu (Holy Cross). The architectural remains of the monastery, castle and town are apparently a unique example of the structure of a medieval settlement.
Have seen this area in movies and from airplanes, always wanted to go there. Now I have. Really enjoyed it! Wikipedia:
“Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, pronounced [tsʰépìːʔ ǹtsɪ̀skɑ̀ìː], meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor.[1] It is located on the Utah-Arizona state line, near the Four Corners area. The valley is a sacred area that lies within the territory of the Navajo Nation Reservation, the Native American people of the area.[2]“
6 Nov 2022; 01:15 UTC; iPhone
This is really quite an extraordinary hike way out in Western Massachusetts with fantastic views and relatively little effort, even with temp at 10F. Yes, it was a really cold day! All bundled up, it wasn't cold after a while -unless that's hypothermia setting in! :) Only a couple of other cars in the parking lot. Social distancing no problem :)
Picture was taken from Squaw peak, which is on the trail.
Passed by the cozy town of Stockbridge, MA on the way. Half the plates were NY plates, I guess because NY state is only 20 min away. It's surprising perhaps that the pandemic doesn't seem to have impacted this traffic.
For prints: www.werkaandemuur.nl/nl/shopwerk/Zierikzee-in-de-ochtendm...
Zierikzee is a small port town with a dynamic, storied history and a few legends. There are 568 national monuments in and around the city centre, which places Zierikzee in the top ten Dutch cities with the greatest number of monuments. It is the most historically preserved town in the province of Zeeland.
A series of beautiful ancient buildings with fantastic ornaments, amazing registre of history and so well preserved.
Everywhere you look at there are amazing sculptures. Too much to see and so little time to enjoy :(
Clockwise:
- Fontana di Trevi
- Chiesa San Vicenzo e Anastasio
- Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
- Sculpture in Ponte Vittorio Emanuele
Dejo un detalle de esta monumental obra maestra del arte gótico y del primer Renacimiento italiano. Se encuentra, entre las iglesias más grandes de la cristiandad
Símbolo de la riqueza y del poder de la capital toscana durante los siglos XIII y siglo XIV, Según se cree el nombre se puso en referencia a que antiguamente el nombre del pueblo era Fiorenza, aunque algunos afirman que se refiere al Lirio, símbolo de la ciudad , la wiki dice que un documento del siglo XV afirma, que “flor” se refiere a Cristo… La fachada entera está dedicada a María, patrona de la catedral. Entre otros detalles se encuentra éste de una serie de nichos con los doce Apóstoles y, en el centro, la Virgen con el Niño Quizá el cetro que porta la Virgen María, representa los lirios …
La construcción de la catedral, comenzó en 1296 , y luego de ser demolida la fachada, la actual, se inició en 1876 y se terminó en 1887, en este estilo neogótica , con mármoles blancos, verdes y rosas al igual que le campanario de Giotto y el baptisterio. La construcción de las tres puertas de bronce se llevó a cabo de 1899 a 1903,pero ahora están en el museo y las que vemos son réplicas. También están en diferentes museos del mundo las anteriores obras que decoraban esta fachada…
Es muy interesante la historia de este templo, además del de la construcción de la cúpula de Brunelescchi y vale la pena repasar su evolución arquitectónica…
Entre Aquí dejo un blog que tiene muchas imágines interesantes, para los que no se han acercado aún hasta la Firence.
www.fotoescapada.com/conjunto-monumental-duomo-de-florencia/
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Ciutat de les Arts i de les Ciències de València (CAC)
Arquitecte: Santiago Calatrava.
València (Spain).
The Monumental complex of Valsanzibio was brought to its contemporary magnificence in the second half of the Seventeenth Century by the Venetian noble Giovani Francesco Barbarigo, assisted by his sons Antonio and Gregorio. In fact, it was this last son, the first-born, Gregorio—Cardinal and Bishop of Padua and future saint—who inspired the symbolic meaning of the plan drawn by Luigi Bernini— the top Vatican architect and fountain expert. The then Cardinal Gregorio Barbarigo, as the result of a solemn ‘vow’ made by his Father to our God in 1631 , desired the garden of Valsanzibio to be a monumental, symbolic pathway to perfection; a journey that brings man from the false to the
truth, from ignorance to revelation.
For more informations
www.valsanzibiogiardino.com/about/
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A series of beautiful ancient buildings with fantastic ornaments, amazing registre of history and so well preserved.
Everywhere you look at there are amazing sculptures. Too much to see and so little time to enjoy :(
Clockwise:
- Palazzo delle Esposizioni
- Torre delle Milizie and Chiesa Principale dell'Ordinariato
- Galleria Borghese
- Colonnato di San Pietro
Something about the way these monuments reach far into the sky seems compelling, like they tell a billion year story all by themselves that has a way of reaching to the very core of mans soul. I can't help but play an instantaneous time lapse in my mind of all the events that must have occurred in order to plant this giant rock reaching into the sky. Something big, something that makes me feel small, and part of a timeless world, with a finite amount being my charade.
Smile on Saturday: City By Night
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The Monumental complex of Valsanzibio was brought to its contemporary magnificence in the second half of the Seventeenth Century by the Venetian noble Giovani Francesco Barbarigo, assisted by his sons Antonio and Gregorio. In fact, it was this last son, the first-born, Gregorio—Cardinal and Bishop of Padua and future saint—who inspired the symbolic meaning of the plan drawn by Luigi Bernini— the top Vatican architect and fountain expert. The then Cardinal Gregorio Barbarigo, as the result of a solemn ‘vow’ made by his Father to our God in 1631 , desired the garden of Valsanzibio to be a monumental, symbolic pathway to perfection; a journey that brings man from the false to the
truth, from ignorance to revelation.
For more informations
www.valsanzibiogiardino.com/about/
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“It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera…
they are made with the eye, heart and head.”
[Henry Cartier Bresson]
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Please don't use any of my images on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit written permission.
© All rights reserved
L’ART POUR SE RECONNECTER À LA NATURE
Dans cette exposition proposée au cœur du 9e arrondissement de Paris, les sculptures
monumentales d’ours et de gorilles de Michel Bassompierre se font les représentants
emblématiques des espèces en danger de disparition. Les nombreuses menaces qui pèsent sur ces espèces révèlent leur extrême fragilité. Leurs habitats, forêts et banquise, sont mis à mal par la pression du changement climatique et celle des humains. Lorsque les populations de ces « animaux totémiques » déclinent, c'est que
déjà la survie des milliers d'espèces végétales et animales qui composent leurs écosystèmes est compromise
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La Fraterie n°1A
Passé Maître dans l’Art de représenter les animaux, Michel Bassompierre est le plus
talentueux sculpteur animalier contemporain. L’artiste transcende le bronze et le marbre pour créer ses ours et ses gorilles tout en courbes et en rondeurs.
Si ses œuvres sont le plus souvent réalisées en bronze ou en marbre de Carrare, certaines de ses pièces monumentales peuvent être en résine.
Michel BASSOMPIERRE est l’un des artistes les plus importants dans le champ de la sculpture animalière contemporaine.
Ses ours, chevaux, éléphants et autres gorilles peuplent son atelier, les galeries et les collections du monde entier.
Séduisante et attachante, son œuvre a parcouru le monde, laissant échapper son bestiaire de marbre et de bronze aux quatre coins du globe.
Michel BASSOMPIERRE a su générer une œuvre puissante témoignant d’une maitrise exceptionnelle du dessin, d’une compréhension parfaite des volumes, d’une approche de la lumière où jamais la lumière ne vient heurter l'ombre.
Michel BASSOMPIERRE se débarrasse de l’anecdote pour aller à l’essentiel : une forme pure, des courbes délicates, une lumière enveloppante qui souligne la rondeur des masses dont émanent tendresse et poésie.