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Schloss Brake near Lemgo is a castle built in the style of the Weserrenaissance. We used the second advent weekend for a visit to attend an interesting exhibition about historic maps and navigation.
Blick auf das Paul-Löbe-Haus am Ufer der Spree und auf das Reichstagsgebäude in Berlin. Beide Gebäude liegen im Berliner Regierungsviertel. Das Reichstagsgebäude ist seit 1999 Sitz des Deutschen Bundestages. Das Paul-Löbe-Haus ist ein Funktionsgebäude des Deutschen Bundestages und nach dem Reichstagspräsidenten und Alterspräsidenten des ersten Deutschen Bundestages Paul Löbe benannt.
View of the Paul Löbe House on the banks of the Spree and the Reichstag building in Berlin. Both buildings are located in Berlin's government district. The Reichstag building has been the seat of the German Bundestag since 1999. The Paul Löbe House is a functional building of the German Bundestag and named after Paul Löbe, President of the Reichstag and former President of the first German Bundestag.
Das Rathaus zu Naumburg/Saale wurde ursprünglich Ende des 15. Jahrhunderts erbaut, nach einem Stadtbrand wiedererrichtet und später einigen Umbauten unterzogen. Das Renaissance-Portal erhielt das bis heute erhalten gebliebene Türblatt.
The town hall of Naumburg/Saale was originally built at the end of the 15th century, rebuilt after a town fire and later underwent some modifications. The Renaissance portal received the door leaf that has survived to this day.
Renaissance Music in a Castle. Ancient Music in the Loire Valley.
Zaz - Tout là-haut (Live)
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The Renaissance castle of Fontaine-Henry was built by the family d'Harcourt and it took nearly a hundred years to finish it (hence it's mainly a Renaissance building, finished in 1560, but it has some details that are in the Gothic style known as Flamboyant). There was actually a fortress built here already in the 11th century and in the beginning of the 13th century this was replaced by a castle (which might explain why it next to the current castle stands a very medieval chapel).
And yes, that is a very steep roof. Steep and high. When it was built it aimed to be the highest roof in France (not the highest building, mind you, the highest roof). It's a beautiful castle, but that is a little bit weird!
The castle is still owned by people who are direct descendants of the family who first started building this castle - though the surname has sometimes changed and the current owners carry the name d’Oilliamson - since it a few times was inherited by women. The house is still privately owned, but the interior can be visited on guided tours (no photography allowed, though).
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The corner of the reliquary containing Eric IX of Sweden (in Sweden generally known as Erik den helige, Eric the Holy). The king was, according to legend, assassinated after attending Mass in 1160. The king was never officially canonized, but that was no hindrance for celebrating him as a saint in Sweden, where he was viewed as the ideal ruler.
The shrine is not the original reliquary for the bones. This is number three. The first was made when he left his original burial place (in Old Uppsala, Östra Aros) in 1273. The second shrine was made in the early 15th century. That one was confiscated by the king Gustaf I at the time of the Reformation. But his son Johan III donated a new shrine, this one made 1574-79 by his goldsmith Hans Rosenfälth. And this angle sits at one of the corners of that shrine, which still is at Uppsala cathedral.
And are the remains in the shrine really that of the original king? It's likely. The remains have been studied at two separate occasions, the second time in 2014-16. The skeletal parts fit with a man of the right age - both of the person at the time of death and period in time - and build (that is, it must have been someone noble who had been properly fed at a time when that was not something everyone could take for granted), and with damages to the skeleton that fits the description of his murder. DNA was also extracted which even more confirms that this very likely is the legendary king Eric.
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Die Schrankflügel-Orgel der Fugger-Kapelle in der Annakirche in Augsburg (1512)
Renaissance cabinet wing organ of the Fugger Chapel in St. Anne's Church in Augsburg (1512)
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Out and about @ the SL Renaissance Festival with just a glimpse of some of the styles available. Info & links on my Blog ~ aznanasfandangles.blogspot.com/2020/09/renfest1.html
une date très importante pour moi ! un anniversaire , ma sortie du coma. !
A VERY IMPORTANT DAY FOR ME : THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF MY AWAKING FROM COMA
Eines der schönsten Rathäuser überhaupt.
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the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.
- another part of the §“Gardens of the Wird“ in Berlin-Marzehn, opened end of May 2008, size: 3000 m².
The Renaissance garden bears the name “Giardino della Bobolina” and refers to a 1.30 meter high marble figure in the Boboli Gardens in Florence, one of the Italian gardens of the 16th century. Characteristic are the limitation of the stylistic devices, its manageable size and clear forms. It is intended to give the impression of the villa gardens of Tuscany with stone fountains, terracottas and ancient sculptures. Boxwood hedges form the parterres, flower and ornamental plantings complement the garden with orange trees, rose trunks in tubs, topiary trees made of boxwood and herbaceous and lawn plantings. In the "Giardino segreto" gravel paths convey the "private" ambience with slabs, pavement and steps made of light gray sandstone, a wall fountain in an alcove with tufa and recessed water jets is reminiscent of a grotto.
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Detroit, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2024
The Renaissance Center, commonly known as the RenCen, is a complex of seven connected skyscrapers in downtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. Located on the Detroit International Riverfront, the RenCen is owned and used by General Motors as its world headquarters. The complex includes a 73-story Marriott hotel at its center, surrounded by four 39-story office towers, connected by a large square podium containing public spaces, a conference center, retail stores, restaurants, and a company showroom.
Developed as an urban renewal project in the 1970s, the Renaissance Center was envisioned as a "city-within-a-city," and was meant to anchor a wider redevelopment of the then-declining city of Detroit. The project was developed and funded by a consortium led by the Ford Motor Company, and John Portman served as its principal architect. The five original towers were built in the Modern architectural style and completed in 1977, with two matching towers added later in 1981.
General Motors purchased the Renaissance Center in 1996, and relocated its global headquarters to the complex. An extensive renovation, completed in 2004, significantly altered its Brutalist interior, improved access to the center from downtown, and added a new glass retail atrium and public plaza on the riverfront.
A distinctive feature of Detroit's skyline, the RenCen is widely considered to be a landmark and cultural icon of the city.] With 5,552,000 square feet (515,800 m2) of usable space, it is one of the world's largest commercial complexes, and the central tower has been the tallest building in Michigan since its completion in 1977. At the time of its completion, the Renaissance Center was the largest private development in the history of the United States, and the central tower was the world's tallest hotel.
In recent years, the massive center has struggled with declining occupancy, particularly stemming from increased remote work amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. General Motors has announced plans to relocate its headquarters away from the Renaissance Center in 2025, leaving the future of the complex uncertain. Redevelopment of the RenCen is currently under consideration, and could include full or partial demolition.
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Not far from the Postojna Cave there is also Predjama Castle and we visited it too :)
Predjama Castle is a Renaissance castle built under a vertical rock over a hundred meters high, within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola. It is located in the village of Predjama and the largest cave castle in the world. The castle was originally built into a large cave in the 12th century, covering its entrance. Its traces are visible deep inside the cave and they are part of the some castle rooms. Later - around 1570 - the castle was expanded to its current form. The parts of the cave used by the castle are connected to an extensive system of cave corridors, most of which are located below the castle. In times of threat from external invasions, the local population took refuge there with their property and livestock. The cave under the castle was created as a result of the waters of the Lokva River flowing towards the Adriatic Sea and it's the home of a colony of bats. Part of the cave is "dead", which means that no further karst phenomena are progressing in it, which is the result of human activity - the use of these parts of the cave for residential and storage purposes, as well as the digging of passages, tunnels, shafts and adits between them. Currently, the castle, together with a several hundred-meter section of the cave, is open to tourists and can be visited with a guide.
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Niedaleko jaskini Postojnej znajduje się zamek Predjamski Grad, który też odwiedziliśmy :)
Predjamski Grad – czteropiętrowy zamek we wsi Predjama, w gminie Postojna w Słowenii, wzniesiony pod ponadstumetrową pionową skałą wchodzącą w skład wyżyn słoweńskiego Krasu, uznawany za największy zamek jaskiniowy na świecie. Pierwotnie, w XII wieku, zamek wbudowany był w obszerną jaskinię, zakrywając jej wejście. Jego ślady widoczne są w głębi jaskini i wchodzą w skład niektórych zamkowych pomieszczeń. Później – około roku 1570 – zamek został rozbudowany do obecnego kształtu. Partie jaskini wykorzystywane przez zamek mają połączenie z rozległym systemem korytarzy jaskiniowych, które położone są w większości poniżej zamku. W chwilach zagrożenia zewnętrznymi najazdami chroniła się tam okoliczna ludność wraz ze swoim dobytkiem i inwentarzem. Jaskinia pod zamkiem powstała w wyniku działania wód rzeki Lokva płynących w stronę Adriatyku i jest zamieszkiwana przez kolonie nietoperzy. Część jaskini jest „martwa”, tzn. nie postępują w niej już dalsze zjawiska krasowe, co jest skutkiem m.in. działalności człowieka – wykorzystywania tych partii jaskini do celów mieszkalnych i magazynowych, a także drążenia pomiędzy nimi przejść, tuneli, szybów i sztolni. Obecnie zamek wraz z parusetmetrowym odcinkiem jaskini jest otwarty dla turystów i można go zwiedzać pod opieką przewodnika.
A beautiful sunset as the backdrop for the Ponte Vecchio (the Old Golden Bridge) over the Arno River brought out the majesty of the Renaissance masterpiece Duomo and the tower over Palazzo della Signoria. Florence, Italy
08/09/24
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@ SL Renaissance Fair
Opens September 27th @ 6am SLT
Ends October 6th @ 09:00pm SLT
The wall encircling Lucca was constructed during the Renaissance period from the early 16th to the 17th century and remains completely intact today.
The circle of walls(4 kilometers around the old city) is considered one of Europe's greatest examples of modern defense.
No longer needed for defensive purposes, in the 19th century the area became an urban park and is widely used today for leisure and sports activities.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.