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Spring continues to tease it's arrival, winter refuses to take it's leave, time for me to create something from their struggle
blogged here: djenglandphotography.blogspot.com/2022/04/photo-of-week-2...
1988 on the old Delaware & Hudson was an was a exciting time, as Guilford declared the D&H bankrupt and NYSW was appointed directed operator until the arrival of CP Rail. The NYSW had the support of both NS and CSX, and with 20 new B40's, both railroads supplied additional motive power. During the summer of 1988, my Dad and I did several trips to the Binghamton area to see the variety show. On a steamy Saturday afternoon after returning from chasing a northbound, we spotted this set on the ready tracks at East Binghamton. The hostler told us this set was to go on a PYRP after 3pm. We figured this would be great with CSX GP30 4265 leading, until the crew climbed on board and flatly refused the engine due to the chemical cleaning smell they used to sanitize the toilet. They subbed another former GTI GP39-2, for a solid ex GTI set. My notes say we chased a BT-2 south with 2 green SD45's, as we lost interest in the GTI set. Thankfully, we got a few good ones before it was placed in the shop for additional cleaning. August 28, 1988
Afraid of all the things they do or the words that they say
Let's live the way we want to live and hope they go away
I really hope they go away
I really hope they find a nice place
I hope they find it somewhere
I hope they go away"
Everclear - White Men in Black Suits
One texture byLes Brumes
The Osprey was obviously upset with the goose. He flew around around the nest with his talons balled up like fists. He made at least two close approaches but was rebuffed by the goose. A pair of Osprey have made a nest in the trees very close to this position. They probably want this spot.
The fourth hero of Paradox Force. Took me quite a while to figure it out for a name not too corny or over the top.
Profile
Hero's name: Spectre Blade
Name: Noriko Hayashi ( ノーリコ ハヤシ)
Age: 21
Bio: Born in Nagoya, Aichi, Noriko was born to the privileged and strict Hayashi family. They were constantly at war with the Yakuza, and Noriko's family wanted her to aid/help them in their fight. Noriko refused because she would much rather patrol and see the world. At 4, her uncle secretly brought her to Columbus, Ohio, where he would raise her alone in order to prevent her being involved while still keeping in minimal contact with the family. Her uncle then started training her in martial arts skills and etc when she was 7.
Noriko had a great life from primary school to graduation at Kenyon College. At 19, her life was turned again when she was called back to Japan. Her family was disgusted to see her, calling her and her uncle a disgrace to the family. Telling Noriko the only way to gain their trust back was to continue on helping them fight the Yakuza, she refused, knowing that she never really had a good relationship with the family and half of them were corrupt, preferring to be on her own and help the others. Soon she and her uncle parted ways to go in to hiding after leaving the family, before telling her of her secret powers and gave her two indestructible sais, and a suit of armour. Noriko would travel around the world to see more, until she learnt that she wasn't the only one with powers, especially with a lot of them in Los Angeles....
Powers and abilities: Super-speed, super agility , able to go through walls, immunity to most diseases, poisons and viruses, 40% invincible to physical/energy based attacks, X-ray vision, sense things around her, expert in combat and marital arts, knows about guns but still prefers melee. Knowledgeable in melee weapons, utilizes ninjutsu, karate, MMA fighting, street fighting, black belt in judo and other forms etc. Fluent in her native tongue in Japanese and English.
Weaknesses: Can get stuck when going through walls, though this only has a 1% probability, slippery floors (formerly), sometimes can't see through things that her x-ray vision can't be used, has struggles with her family ties and honor.
Equipment: Carries melee weapons at her back, a black bandana that covers her nose and mouth (breathable and gases/shocks someone in case they want to take away her mask and find out her identity) a metal suit torso, black Kevlar, bulletproof pants, enhanced agility boots, two black indestructible daggers, sometimes various melee weapons like katanas, daggers etc.
Personality: Cool, can be very chill, which makes her very friendly around her team, loyal, serious depending on situations, protective and secure over friends, conscientious, very independent and determined.
Comment what you think about her.
(EDIT: Might consider changing Grey Cop's face when going back to Canada, you guys will see which face is perfect for him soon, and also needing help in making the next heroes.)
It snowed this morning and we are expecting more to come. I refuse to accept winter and so did my new camera. This is what I saw of the snow crystals on the grass this morning at Lake Potawatomi.
Chassis: Peterbilt 320
Body: Labrie AlleyGator AGR
Hauler: Waste Connections, Inc.
Location: Vancouver, WA
Date: July 2018
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Sign outside Broadford Arboretum in Co. Limerick explaining how long various man-made items take to degrade & decompose. Viewed Large it makes frightening reading. Happy Sign Sunday www.flickr.com/groups/signsunday/
Chassis: International 4900
Body: Leach 2RII
Hauler: Wheatland Waste Systems
Location: Ritzville, WA
Date: November 2025
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I found a tree full of leaves that refuse to drop-- in February!
Dried but beautiful, I liked their color and texture...
This is an initiative of protest - the sign and the idea are not mine. It is ment to be shared - so feel free to download it.
Personnaly I already had a look and experienced the new beta version of Flickr and advised that I REFUSE it.
Please, leave us alone and do not make any other change.
We already experienced one in 2013, whitout being consulted. That is ENOUGH!!!
Refuse normalcy. Beauty is everywhere, love is endless, and joy bleeds from our everyday existence. Embrace it.
― Dominic Owen Mallary
My last few shots in the last few minutes of a long day, as the sun was setting. Much can be learned in a few minutes...
It refuses to stick with any name I am trying to give it, so "Yigg" is yet another attempt.
It also refused to stay part of Anagnorisis, as planned. It just decided it wants to do its own thing... whatever that is. At least it still features blacks, reds and tentacles, though I have to say, these colours surprise me.
But, this is how it wanted to be, and so me, humble creator, obliged.
Loving these organicly-built things, though clarity of shape suffers a bit due to, well - lack of any plan.
New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) R32 car 3510 brings up the rear of a refuse train passing through 4th Avenue / 9th Street Station on the IND Culver Line.
Many thanks for the visits, faves and comments. Cheers
...from a visit to Kakadu Reserve, Banksia Beach, Bribie Island.
Buff-banded Rail
Scientific Name: Gallirallus philippensis
Description: The Buff-banded Rail is a medium-sized stout rail with short legs. It has a distinctive grey eyebrow and an orange-brown band on its streaked breast. The lores, cheek and hindneck are rich chestnut. The chin and throat are grey, the upperparts streaked brown and the underparts barred black and white. The eye is red. Young birds are much paler to white underneath, with indistinct bars and only a faint orange-brown tint on the breast. Downy chicks are fluffy black. This rail walks slowly, with tail raised and flicking constantly.
Similar species: The orange-brown breast band distinguishes the Buff-banded Rail from the similar but smaller Lewin's Rail,Dryolimnas pectoralis, which has a rich chestnut crown and nape and a proportionally longer pink bill.
Distribution: The Buff-banded Rail is widespread in mainland Australia, particularly along the eastern coast and islands, and on Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. It is also found in south-east Asia, New Guinea and New Zealand.
Habitat: The Buff-banded Rail is seen singly or in pairs in dense reeds and vegetation bordering many types of wetlands or crops. It makes widespread use of artificial wetlands like sewage ponds and drainage channels.
Seasonal movements: The Buff-banded Rail is resident and possibly locally nomadic, though little is known of these movements.
Feeding: The Buff-banded Rail feeds on crustaceans, molluscs, insects, seeds, fruit, frogs, carrion and refuse. It mostly feeds early in the morning and the evening.
Breeding: Breeding is poorly known, but the Buff-breasted Rail nests in long grass, tussocks, rushes or crops. It makes an unlined cup-shaped nest of grasses or reeds. Both parents incubate and the young will leave the nest within 24 hours. Both parents remain with the young, which usually feed themselves, though the female may feed them as well. Two broods may be raised in some seasons.
Calls: Loud creaky squeak when breeding but usually silent.
Minimum Size: 28cm
Maximum Size: 33cm
Average size: 31cm
Average weight: 130g
Breeding season: September to February
Clutch Size: 5 to 8 eggs
Incubation: 19 days
Nestling Period: 1 days
(source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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He was the bishop who gave the ladies of the night permission to pursue their trade in Southwark in the 1700s, but later refused them Christian burial; hence his image has been carved in wood & applied to a wall in the Crossbones Cemetery.
And in the words and lyrics of INXS........
Live baby live
Now that the day is over
I gotta new sensation
In perfect moments
Impossible to refuse
Sleep baby sleep
Now that the night is over
And the sun comes
Like a god into our room
All perfect light and promises
Gotta hold on you
A new sensation, a new sensation
Right now gonna take you over
A new sensation, a new sensation
Dream baby dream
Of all that's come and going
And you will find out in the end
There really is
There really is no difference.......
So! Not just another new day but a New Year and I hope your year ahead is good one and kind to you..
Ruby.
Steve May: 'The Activist' (Van T Rudd), 2018 (on display in Hidden Faces - The 2019 Victorian Salon des Refusés Exhibition, Lobby of the Pan Pacific Hotel, Melbourne)
Another of my favourites from this exhibition. I love the boldness and strength; and the feeling of a real person in the portrait.
More info on the exhibition here: www.weekendnotes.com/victorian-salon-des-refuses-exhibition/
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Grass, weighed down after being deluged by heavy overnight rain, attempting to straighten up, next morning, in the warmth of welcome sunlight.
I suggest that you view my picture in Lightbox - Press L.
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I'd really appreciate it if you did not incorporate your own photostream badges, etc. into your comments : I simply haven't enough time to give them the attention they deserve. Sorry. I should also be grateful if you did not post your own photographs or Flickriver strips etc. into the comment boxes below.
No multiple awards / invitations please.
"At McLaren, we refuse to accept what’s gone before. Instead, we find a different way. A better way. The McLaren 720S Spider is a perfect example of this. It’s a car that delivers the best of both worlds… a convertible supercar that’s every bit as thrilling as the Coupe. That means the same nerve-tingling rush, now available with the roof down.
This is a car for those who see more… who look beyond convention and seek out the extraordinary. The 720S Spider is a full-throttle supercar with a retractable roof – all in one beautifully honed package..."
Source: McLaren
Photographed at beautiful scenery of Culloden Estate and Spa during Festival of McLaren organized by Driven Club from Northern Ireland and McLaren Glasgow.
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6-yard Front Load Dumpster
Royal Refuse Service
Eugene, OR
June 2017
©Bryn Erdman. All Rights Reserved.
view at the end of a trash filled alley in the plateau. the exhaust of some of the trendiest spots in town.
AE10 DWN
Cambridgeshire Police V70 T6 RPU car now decommissioned from service, noteworthy for being the last marked T6 in the fleet.
Sorry for the bad quality, but I refuse to clean a 14 plate until it's atleast 1 year old.
Pomona, CA
4/23/26
Before I went to Truck Adventures in Arcadia, I went to US Auctions to see some Refuse trucks before being auctioned off. There were 3 Ex Riverside trucks consisting of 2 Volvos and a Peterbilt Rapid Rail. There was also a single axle Ex Claremont Volvo Rapid Rail and a Ex Patton State Hospital Pak-Mor Rear Loader. I also found an old Jacks Disposal storage bin and commercial trashcans.
Thank you US Auctions!
Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RifQDrEywA
Cedar City, UT
12/27/16
After finding John in the M&C Sanitation Pendpac (www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwGwRkkIpIM&t=1251s), I headed to Cedar City’s residential route in search for the Peterbilt Wayne Curbtender G4. In July I was informed Cedar City recently bought a Peterbilt Curbtender that was not in service that day. I later found the Peterbilt Curbtender at the Peterbilt dealership in St. George (pictures posted on Flickr). I found the Curbtender on route 2 days after Christmas so there were many carts out and most were full. I was curious how the grippers would work with the ice cold carts. The grippers were successful at grabbing the cold carts, it’s hard to see but some carts even had icicles on the cart handles but none of the carts ever fell in the hopper. There were many Reuters on this specific route which was great to see, along with the mountain scenery covered in snow.
If you are a fan of Condor Wayne Curbtenders then I highly recommend the Cedar City area. Cedar City has 2, Iron County has at least 1, City of Enoch has 1 and even the landfill has a Condor Curbtender. Mosdell Sanitation also has a Peterbilt and CCC Curbtender.
Thank you to the Cedar City drivers, it cannot be easy driving in snow but you guys made it look easy.
Thank You by Led Zeppelin
If the sun refused to shine
I would still be loving you
When mountains crumble to the sea
There will still be you and me
Kind a woman, I give you my all
Kind a woman, nothing more
Little drops of rain, whisper of the pain
Tears of love's lost in the days gone by
My love is strong, with you there is no wrong
Together we shall go until we die, my, my, my
Inspiration's what you are to me
Inspiration, look 'n' see
And so, today my world it smiles
Your hand in mine, we walk the miles
Thanks to you, it will be done
For you to me are the only one
Alright, yeah
Happiness, no more be sad
Happiness, I'm glad
If the sun refused to shine
I would still be loving you
Mountains crumble to the sea
There will still be you and me
Black-headed Gull / larus ridibundus. Straws Bridge, Derbyshire. 09/12/15.
'IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE (ChristmasX) SPRINGTIME'........
This B.H Gull is rapidly developing a chocolate brown hood, more usually acquired in the Spring. I wonder if this is linked to the warm winter we are experiencing so far?
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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Following, a text, in english, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or "Fountain of the Four Rivers" is a fountain in Rome, Italy, located in the Piazza Navona. Designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini, it is emblematic of the dynamic and dramatic effects sought by High Baroque artists. It was erected in 1651 in front of the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, and yards from the Pamphilj Palace belonging to this fountain's patron, Innocent X (1644-1655).
The four gods on the corners of the fountain represent the four major rivers of the world known at the time: the Nile, Danube, Ganges, and Plate. The design of each god figure has symbolic importance.
Design
Bernini's design was selected in competition. The circumstances of his victory are described as follows:
So strong was the sinister influence of the rivals of Bernini on the mind of Innocent that when he planned to set up in Piazza Navona the great obelisk brought to Rome by the Emperor Caracalla, which had been buried for a long time at Capo di Bove for the adornment of a magnificent fountain, the Pope had designs made by the leading architects of Rome without an order for one to Bernini. Prince Niccolò Ludovisi, whose wife was niece to the pope, persuaded Bernini to prepare a model, and arrange for it to be secretly installed in a room in the Palazzo Pamphili that the Pope had to pass. When the meal was finished, seeing such a noble creation, he stopped almost in ecstasy. Being prince of the keenest judgment and the loftiest ideas, after admiring it, said: “This is a trick … It will be necessary to employ Bernini in spite of those who do not wish it, for he who desires not to use Bernini’s designs, must take care not to see them.”
Paraphrase from Filippo Baldinucci, The life of Cavaliere Bernini (1682)
Public fountains in Rome served multiple purposes: first, they were highly needed sources of water for neighbors in the centuries prior to home plumbing. Second, they were monuments to the papal patrons. Earlier Bernini fountains had been the Fountain of the Triton in Piazza Barberini, the fountain of the Moor in the southern end of Piazza Navona erected during the Barberini papacy, and the Neptune and Triton for Villa Montalto, whose statuary now resides at Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Each has animals and plants that further carry forth the identification, and each carries a certain number of allegories and metaphors with it. The Ganges carries a long oar, representing the river's navigability. The Nile's head is draped with a loose piece of cloth, meaning that no one at that time knew exactly where the Nile's source was. The Danube touches the Papal coat of arms, since it is the large river closest to Rome. And the Río de la Plata is sitting on a pile of coins, a symbol of the riches America could offer to Europe (the word plata means silver in Spanish). Also, the Río de la Plata looks scared by a snake, showing rich men's fear that their money could be stolen. Each is a river god, semi-prostrate, in awe of the central tower, epitomized by the slender Egyptian obelisk (built for the Roman Serapeum in AD 81), symbolizing by Papal power surmounted by the Pamphili symbol (dove). In addition, the fountain is a theater in the round, a spectacle of action, that can be strolled around. Water flows and splashes from a jagged and pierced mountainous disorder of travertine marble. A legend, common with tour-guides, is that Bernini positioned the cowering Rio de la Plata River as if the sculpture was fearing the facade of the church of Sant'Agnese by his rival Borromini could crumble against him; in fact, the fountain was completed several years before Borromini began work on the church.
The dynamic fusion of architecture and sculpture made this fountain revolutionary when compared to prior Roman projects, such as the stilted designs Acqua Felice and Paola by Fontana in Piazza San Bernardo (1585-87) or the customary embellished geometric floral-shaped basin below a jet of water such as the Fontanina in Piazza Campitelli (1589) by Giacomo della Porta.
Unveiling
he Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi was unveiled to the populace of Rome on 12 June 1651. According to a report from the time, an event was organised to draw people to the Piazza Navona. Beforehand, wooden scaffolding, overlaid with curtains, had hidden the fountain, though probably not the obelisk, which would have given people an idea that something was being built, but the precise details were unknown. Once unveiled, the full majesty of the fountain would be apparent, which the celebrations were designed to advertise. The festival was paid for by the Pamphili family, to be specific, Innocent X, who had sponsored the erection of the fountain. The most conspicuous item on the Pamphili crest, an olive branch, was brandished by the performers who took part in the event.
The author of the report, Antonio Bernal, takes his readers through the hours leading up to the unveiling. The celebrations were announced by a woman, dressed as the allegorical character of Fame, being paraded around the streets of Rome on a carriage or float. She was sumptuously dressed, with wings attached to her back and a long trumpet in her hand. Bernal notes that "she went gracefully through all the streets and all the districts that are found among the seven hills of Rome, often blowing the round bronze [the trumpet], and urging everyone to make their way to that famous Piazza." A second carriage followed her; this time another woman was dressed as the allegorical figure of Curiosity. According to the report, she continued exhorting the people to go towards the piazza. Bernal describes the clamour and noise of the people as they discussed the upcoming event.
The report is actually less detailed about the process of publicly unveiling the fountain. However, it does give ample descriptions of the responses of the spectators who had gathered in the Piazza. Once there, Bernal notes, the citizens of the city were overwhelmed by the massive fountain, with its huge life-like figures. The report mentions the "enraptured souls" of the population, the fountain, which "gushes out a wealth of silvery treasures" causing "no little wonder" in the onlookers. Bernal then continues to describe the fountain, making continuous reference to the seeming naturalism of the figures and its astonishing effect on those in the piazza.
The making of the fountain was met by opposition by the people of Rome for several reasons. First, Innocent X had the fountain built at public expense during the intense famine of 1646-48. Throughout the construction of the fountain, the city murmurred and talk of riot was in the air. Pasquinade writers protested the construction of the fountain in September 1648 by attaching hand-written invectives on the stone blocks used to make the obelisk. These pasquinades read, "We do not want Obelisks and Fountains, It is bread that we want. Bread, Bread, Bread!" Innocent quickly had the authors arrested, and disguised spies patrol the Pasquino statue and Piazza Navona
The streetvendors of the market also opposed the construction of the fountain, as Innocent X expelled them from the piazza. The Pamphilij pope believed they detracted from the magnificence of the square. The vendors refused to move, and the papal police had to chase them from the piazza. Roman Jews, in particular, lamented the closing of the Navona, since they were allowed to sell used articles of clothing there at the Wednesday market.
Navona Square (Piazza Navona).
Following, a text, in english, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Piazza Navona is a city square in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in first century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium.[1] The ancient Romans came there to watch the agones ("games"), and hence it was known as 'Circus Agonalis' (competition arena). It is believed that over time the name changed to 'in agone' to 'navone' and eventually to 'navona'.
Defined as a public space in the last years of 15th century, when the city market was transferred to it from the Campidoglio, the Piazza Navona is a significant example of Baroque Roman architecture and art. It features sculptural and architectural creations: in the center stands the famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or Fountain of the Four Rivers (1651) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini; the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone by Francesco Borromini and Girolamo Rainaldi; and the Pamphilj palace also by Rainaldi and which features the gallery frescoed by Pietro da Cortona.
The Piazza Navona has two additional fountains: at the southern end is the Fontana del Moro with a basin and four Tritons sculpted by Giacomo della Porta (1575) to which, in 1673, Bernini added a statue of a Moor, or African, wrestling with a dolphin, and at the northern end is the Fountain of Neptune (1574) created by Giacomo della Porta. The statue of Neptune in the northern fountain, the work of Antonio Della Bitta, was added in 1878 to make that fountain more symmetrical with La Fontana del Moro in the south.
At the southwest end of the piazza is the ancient 'speaking' statue of Pasquino. Erected in 1501, Romans could leave lampoons or derogatory social commentary attached to the statue.
During its history, the piazza has hosted theatrical events and other ephemeral activities. From 1652 until 1866, when the festival was suppressed, it was flooded on every Saturday and Sunday in August in elaborate celebrations of the Pamphilj family. The pavement level was raised in the 19th century and the market was moved again in 1869 to the nearby Campo de' Fiori. A Christmas market is held in the piazza.
Other monuments on the Piazza Navona are:
Stabilimenti Spagnoli
Palazzo de Cupis
Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti
Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
Palazzo Braschi (Museo di Roma)
Sant'Agnese in Agone
Literature and films
The piazza is featured in Dan Brown's 2000 thriller Angels and Demons, in which the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi "The Fountain of the four rivers"(the Danube, the Gange, the Nile and the River Plate) is listed as one of the Altars of Science. During June 2008, Ron Howard directed several scenes of the film adaptation of Angels and Demons on the southern section of the Piazza Navona, featuring Tom Hanks.
The piazza is featured in several scenes of director Mike Nichols' 1970 adaptation of Joseph Heller's novel, Catch-22.
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi was used in the 1990 film Coins in the Fountain. The characters threw coins into the fountain as they made wishes. The Trevi Fountain was used in the 1954 version of the film.
A Fontana Dei Quattro Fiumi, é maior das três fontes, localizada no centro da praça. Na fonte dos rios, Bernini projetou quatro estátuas representando os rios dos quatro continentes: o Nilo, o Danúbio, o rio da Prata e o Ganges. As estátuas estão montadas sobre um obelisco egípcio, sendo circundadas por leões e outros animais fantásticos, tendo no cume uma pomba em bronze, símbolo da paz no mundo e da família Pamphili. Para realçar a rivalidade entre Bernini e Borromini, que fez a igreja de Santa Agnese, os romanos criaram uma lenda em torno da fonte dos rios, que fica em frente a esta igreja. Segundo os romanos, as estátuas duvidam da solidez do projeto de Borromini. A que retrata o rio da Prata, tem a mão erguida, a proteger o corpo do desabamento da igreja; a que retrata o Nilo, traz a cabeça coberta por um véu, a recusar a ver a obra de Borromini.
A seguir um texto, em português, da Wikipédia a Enciclopédia Livre:
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fonte dos Quatro Rios), foi esculpida por Gian Lorenzo Bernini entre 1648 e 1651, artista do barroco italiano, foi concebida por uma ordem do Papa Inocencio X o Papa da familia Pamphili, cujo tinha sua casa nesta praça.
Esta localizada na Praça de Navona, em Roma. Ela representa os quatro principais continentes do mundo cortados por seus principais rios: Rio Nilo, na África; Rio Ganges, na Ásia, Rio da Prata, na América e o Rio Danúbio, na Europa.
A seguir, texto em português do site Wiki lingue:
A escultura da Fonte dos Quatro Rios, encontra-se na Piazza Navona de Roma (Itália) e foi criada e talhada pelo escultor e pintor Gian Lorenzo Bernini em 1651 baixo o papado de Inocencio X, em plena época barroca, durante o período mais prolífico do genial artista e cerca da que em outro tempo fué a Chiesa dei San Giacomo de gli Spagnoli
A fonte compõe-se de uma base formada de uma grande piscina elíptica, coroada em seu centro de uma grande mole de mármol, sobre a qual se eleva um obelisco egípcio de época romana, o obelisco de Domiciano .
As estátuas que compõem a fonte, têm umas dimensões maiores que na realidade e são alegorias dos quatro rios principais da Terra (Nilo, Ganges, Danubio, Rio da Prata), a cada um deles em um dos continentes conhecidos na época. Na fonte a cada um destes rios está representado por um gigante de mármol .
As árvores e as plantas que emergem da água e que se encontram entre as rochas, também estão em uma escala maior que na realidade. Os animais e vegetales, gerados de uma natureza boa e útil, pertencem a espécies grandes e potentes (como o leão, cavalo, cocodrilo, serpente, dragão, etc.). O espectador, girando em torno da fonte, descobre novas formas que dantes estavam escondidas ou cobertas pela massa rocosa. Com esta obra, Bernini quer suscitar admiração em quem olha-a, criando um pequeno universo em movimento a imitação do espaço da realidade natural.
A fonte foi submetida a restauração, um trabalho que se deu por concluído em dezembro de 2008. Constitui um dos palcos finque da novela e o filme Anjos e Demónios, à qual é arrojado um dos cardeais sequestrados, e Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) se lança à água para lhe salvar.
Os animais da fonte
A fonte apresenta figuras de sete animais, além de uma pequena pomba e o emblema dos Pamphili. Para poder observá-las basta com dar uma volta ao redor da fonte. As figuras são: um cavalo, uma serpente de terra (na parte mais alta, cerca do obelisco), uma serpente de mar, um delfín (que funciona também como desagüe), um cocodrilo, um leão e um dragão. Notar também a vegetación esculpida que parece real.
Praça Navona.
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A Praça Navona (em italiano: Piazza Navona) é uma das mais célebres praças de Roma. A sua forma assemelha-se à dos antigos estádios da Roma Antiga, seguindo a planificação do Estádio de Domiciano (também denominado entre os italianos de Campomarzio, em virtude da natureza rude e esforçada dos exercícios - manejo de armas - e desportos atléticos que aí se realizavam). Albergaria até 20 mil espectadores sentados nas bancadas. A origem do nome deve-se ao nome pomposo que lhe foi dado ao tempo do Imperador Domiciano (imperador entre 81-96 d.c.): "Circo Agonístico" (do étimo grego Agonia, que significa precisamente - exercício, luta, combate). Actualmente o nome corresponde à corruptela da forma posterior in agone, depois nagone e finalmente navone, que por mero acaso significa também "grande navio" na língua italiana.
As casas que entretanto e com o passar dos anos foram sendo construídas sobre as bancadas, delimitariam e circunscreveriam até à actualidade o tão afamado Circo Agonístico.
A Navona passou de fato a caracterizar-se como praça nos últimos anos do século XV, quando o mercado da cidade foi transferido do Capitólio para aí. Foi remodelada para um estilo monumental por vontade do Papa Inocêncio X, da família Pamphili e é motivo de orgulho da cidade de Roma durante o período barroco. Sofreu intervenções de Gian Lorenzo Bernini (a famosa Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fonte dos Quatro Rios, 1651) ao centro); de Francesco Borromini e Girolamo Gainaldi (a igreja de Sant'Agnese in Agone); e de Pietro de Cortona, que pintou a galeria no Palácio Pamphilj, sede da embaixada do Brasil na Itália desde 1920.
O mercado tradicional voltou a ser transferido em 1869 para o Campo de' Fiori, embora a praça mantenha também um papel fundamental em servir de palco para espectáculos de teatro e corridas de cavalos. A partir de 1652, em todos os Sábados e Domingos de Agosto, a praça tornava-se num lago para celebrar a própria família Pamphili.
A praça dispõe ainda duas outras fontes esculpidas por Giacomo della Porta - a Fontana di Nettuno (1574), na área norte da praça, e a Fontana del Moro (1576), na área sul.
Na extremidade norte da praça, por debaixo dos edifícios, foram postas a descoberto ruínas antiquíssimas, a uma cota muito abaixo da actual, comprovando a primeva utilização daquele imenso terreiro. Outros monumentos com entrada para a praça:
Stabilimenti Spagnoli
Palazzo de Cupis
Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti
Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
Curiosidades
Na Piazza Navona, está localizado o Palazzo Pamphilj, propriedade da República Federativa do Brasil, sede da Embaixada Brasileira e da Missão Diplomática do Brasil para a Itália.