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One of the images I took while on a visit to Howden Minster (UK). This magnificent building adorns the skyline of this small market town. The 'new' part of the building is adjacent to some 14th century ruins. 17/04/10
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The church of St Michael on the Lowther Estate in the Eden Valley, Cumbria. The church and grave yard sit atop of a hill with great views to the west (left of this image). This is also the Lowther family church.
This is the 'new' Holy Trinity church in the South Yorkshire village of Wentworth near to Rotherham. A fine and large example of a church for such a small village. The 'old' Holy Trinity is to the left of this image and is a much more sedate size for a village church.
View from the bridge over the Indre in the village / small town of Azay-le-Rideau (the département of Indre-et-Loire, located in the Centre-Val de Loire region in central France), on a mostly clear midday in mid-October (2016).
Riverside houses are reflected in the calm water above one of the mill-races. As is characteristic of the area of the Touraine, a historical, pre-Revolutionary province, the buildings are of pale, silvery-grey to near-white tufa limestone (in French, tuffeau or tufeau).
While broadly considered part of the "Loire Valley" or Val de Loire, Azay-le-Rideau actually lies along the River Indre, which is a tributary of the Loire itself. Several mills were established in and near the village. The village is probably best known for the Château d'Azay-le-Rideau, a small gem of the Renaissance period primarily built between 1518 and 1527. The château is surrounded by the Indre, which forms a natural moat, as well as a garden and parkland. Azay-le-Rideau is located within Le Parc naturel régional Loire-Anjou-Touraine (the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Natural Park).
[Azay-le-Rideau bridge reflections houses chimneys 2016 oct 10 o; PA100184]
Dyrham House, South Gloucestershire UK.
A National Trust Property.
The statue of Neptune can be seen on the hill in the distance,
Os Moinhos de Rei localizam-se na Serra da Cabreira, no concelho de Cabeceiras de Basto, distrito de Braga, numa zona de densa vegetação atlântica caracterizada por fetos, musgos e árvores de folha caduca. Estas estruturas de moagem, construídas em granito aparelhado com cobertura de duas águas, são exemplares da arquitetura vernacular do Minho e testemunham uma tradição de moagem de cereais que remonta a vários séculos. A água, captada a montante através de levadas — canais de condução visíveis na imagem —, era encaminhada para acionar o rodízio horizontal situado na parte inferior do edifício, que por sua vez fazia girar a mó no interior. O caudal abundante da serra permitia o funcionamento sazonal ou permanente destas unidades, essenciais à economia de subsistência das comunidades rurais. O conjunto dos Moinhos de Rei integra o património etnográfico da região, sendo hoje valorizado como recurso de turismo de natureza e memória cultural, inserido em percursos pedestres que atravessam a serra.
The Moinhos de Rei are located in the Serra da Cabreira, in the municipality of Cabeceiras de Basto, district of Braga, in an area of dense Atlantic vegetation characterized by ferns, mosses, and deciduous trees. These milling structures, built of dressed granite with gabled roofs, are examples of the vernacular architecture of the Minho region and bear witness to a tradition of grain milling dating back several centuries. The water, collected upstream via levadas—water channels visible in the image—was channeled to drive the horizontal wheel located at the bottom of the building, which in turn turned the millstone inside. The abundant water flow from the mountains allowed for the seasonal or year-round operation of these mills, which were essential to the subsistence economy of rural communities. The Moinhos de Rei complex is part of the region’s ethnographic heritage and is now valued as a resource for nature tourism and cultural memory, incorporated into hiking trails that traverse the mountains.
This is St Wilfrid's church, in the Nottinghamshire village of Screveton - just off the A46 Roman Fosse Way between Newark and Bingham.
Lagangarbh Hut, a small white cottage nestled in the valley of Glen Coe, Scottish Highlands, Scotland.
It sits at the foot of the dramatic mountain Buachaille Etive Mòr next to the River Coupal.
Often called the "wee white house," it features traditional stone walls and a Ballachulish slate roof.
An abandoned farm building falling into ruin under a heather covered hill in Cairngorms National Park.
amidst the towering architecture of munich, a lone orthodox jewish man strides forward with a sense of purpose, casting a sharp silhouette against the cold, imposing stone of the building. the stark lines and grid-like windows frame his path, juxtaposing the rigidity of the man-made structure with the fluidity of human motion. this scene captures the eternal struggle between the abstract beliefs that drive us and the concrete realities we navigate daily. the interplay of light and shadow, of human and architecture, creates a moment of introspection and resolve.
A quiet corner in the town of Saint-Ambroix (Gard, in Languedoc -- Languedoc-Roussillon region -- southern France), on a partly sunny midday in early June 2009.
Saint-Ambroix is a historic former silk manufacturing town located on the eastern edge of the Cévennes mountains. In this view, a grocery shop (alimentation-primeur -- groceries and fruit-&-veg) and a tea-and-coffee room are located on the Place aux Herbes and a narrow lane, away from the bustle of the main streets. A child is playing there.
(A picture in my Tea, tea shops, tea rooms album / set.)
[St-Ambroix Place aux Herbes corner 2009 jun 6 c; IMG_0838]
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The Château de Beynac is a castle situated in the commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac, in the Dordogne département of France. The castle is one of the best-preserved and best known in the region.
This Middle Ages construction, with its austere appearance, is perched on top of a limestone cliff, dominating the town and the north bank of the Dordogne.
At the time of the Hundred Years' War, the fortress at Beynac was in French hands. The Dordogne was the border between France and England. Not far away, on the opposite bank of the river, the Château de Castelnaud was held by the English. The Dordogne region was the theatre of numerous struggles for influence, rivalries and occasionally battles between the English and French supporters. However, the castles fell more often through ruse and intrigue rather than by direct assault, because the armies needed to take these castles were extremely costly: only the richest nobles and kings could build and maintain them.
The castle was bought in 1962 by Lucien Grosso who has restored it.
Visitors to the castle can see sumptuous tapestries showing hunting and other scenes from the lives of the lords of the period.
The Château de Beynac has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1944.
One of two castles of Quintin this 17th-century castle’ was rebuilt by the Marquis de la Moussaye from 1643 to 1666, overlooking the lake.
Quintin is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department (Brittany region) in the northwest of France 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Saint-Brieuc, the department capital.
The area around Quintin has been occupied since the Neolithic. Early Quintin was originally located near Vieux-Bourg but, following a plague epidemic, the city moved to its current location. Quintin in Roman times was located on a crossroads but significantly developed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, due to the weaving industry and the trade of linen cloth. Still, the decline came with the French Revolution and cotton gradually taking the lead over linen. At the height Quintin had 300 weavers. Quintin was also a monastic center. But despite its monuments and mansions that one can still see the city, it no longer has the importance it once had. The French Revolution and the wars of religion have left the fabric of the ancient and medieval city devastated. In 1843, the geographical and historical dictionary of the province of Brittany, by Jean Ogée explains that the denizens of Quintin speak French and Breton.
Benidorm est une ville touristique de la communauté valencienne, située dans la province d'Alicante. Réputée pour ses plages et pour sa vie nocturne animée, la ville est une des destinations les plus prisées en Méditerranée.
Symbole d'un certain type de tourisme de masse, caractérisée par un urbanisme échevelé (le tout béton), cette station balnéaire bénéficie d'un climat particulièrement doux qui contribue à son succès populaire.
Benidorm is a coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain, by the Western Mediterranean.
Prior to the 1960s, Benidorm was a small village. Today it stands out for its hotel industry, beaches and skyscrapers, built as a result of its tourist-orientated economy. According to the 2010 census, Benidorm has a permanent population of 71,198 inhabitants, ranking as the fifth most populous town in the Alicante province. It has a population density of 1,848.8 inhab/km². The unique skyline formed by its numerous tall hotels and apartment buildings, which is unlike any other on the Costa Blanca (White Coast) Urban Age project, bears witness to the fact that Benidorm has the most high-rise buildings per capita in the world. Benidorm itself is dwarfed by the 1406 m tall Puig Campana.
Benidorm es una ciudad de la provincia de Alicante, en la Comunidad Valenciana, España. Está situada en la comarca de la Marina Baja, a orillas del mar Mediterráneo, a 49 kilómetros de Alicante y 140 km de Valencia. Esta ciudad es delimitada al este por los municipios de Alfaz del Pi, La Nucía y Polop de la Marina, al norte por Benimantell y al oeste por Finestrat.
Se trata de uno de los destinos turísticos más importantes y conocidos de todo el Mediterráneo gracias a sus playas y su vida nocturna. Llegando a alcanzar los 400.000 habitantes en verano. También es el municipio más denso y poblado de la Marina con 1.895,38 hab/km² de densidad y 72.991 habitantes en 2012 según el INE.
View of the Château d'Ussé, in the commune of Rigny-Ussé (in the département of Indre-et-Loire, located in the Centre-Val de Loire region in central France), as the sun begins to shine on it on a clear morning in mid-October (2016).
Located on the left (south) bank of the Indre a little upriver from its confluence with the Loire, it is between the river and a bluff on the edge of the Forêt de Chinon, a bit of which can be seen behind and above the buildings.
A castle on this site was first constructed in wood in the early 11th century by Guelduin Ier de Saumur (also spelled Gelduin or Gilduin). Fortification in stone followed, but it fell into disuse. The château was rebuilt, beginning in the 1440s by Jean V de Bueil, sieur d'Ussé, and, after the property changed hands multiple times, updated and expanded during the 16th and 17th centuries. The result is a mixture of late Gothic and Renaissance architecture, complemented by gardens of a design attributed to André Le Nôtre. Further work was done during the 19th century.
Today, the privately owned Château d'Ussé is open to the public. It is classified as one of the Châteaux de la Loire and is within the Vallée de la Loire UNESCO World Heritage Site.
We stopped in the car park for the sake of the light, when the château was not yet open for the day -- so we shall have to return another time to visit the buildings and gardens.
(Information from the Château d'Ussé website, Mérimée (reference number PA00098034) -- an architectural heritage database of the Ministère de la culture -- and the French-language Wikipedia, all last consulted 4 October 2020, as well as the Michelin Châteaux of the Loire Green Guide (Watford, Herts., UK: Michelin Travel Partner, 2015 printing). Jean de Bueil's dates and highest title from US Library of Congress "authority record" n 95081736.)
[Rigny-Ussé tree Château d'Ussé morning 2016 oct 11 f; DSCF0347]
O Edifício dos Correios de Vitoria-Gasteiz, construído no início do século XX (entre os anos de 1922 e 1928), é um marco arquitetónico da cidade, combinando estilos clássico e modernista, seguindo o projeto do arquiteto basco, Luis Díaz Tolosana, que desenhou também a Escola de Artes e Ofícios na Praça do Conde de Peñaflorida, nesta cidade. A sua fachada, em pedra natural, com arcos e varandas ornamentadas, reflete a importância histórica da cidade como centro administrativo e logístico. Atualmente, funciona como agência postal na Plaza de España.
Recentemente, o edifício foi remodelado para adaptar a sua funcionalidade aos novos tempos, melhorar a sua eficiência energética e, ao mesmo tempo, restaurar as suas fachadas e cobertura.
On my recent trip to Edinburgh, while walking through the city castle on a guided tour with a group of Italian friends, and while the tour guide explained the date of construction of military buildings and how many counts, marquises, dukes or kings they had occupied, I pushed aside my group, because when I receive as much information at once, I know from experience that at the end I'll make a mess and not quite remember anything I've heard. When need it, I'll check.
During my promenade separated from the group, I was taking pictures, nothing special until I saw the cast iron guns.
Definitely what I liked were no the guns in itself, but the view of the city that could be glimpsed through the hole. It seems that the cannon, points to the city, but the reality is that is pointing to the sea to defend the city from pirates and privateers with an eye patch and a peg leg.
It was not an easy picture, as it was a foggy day and the distance, too much. I think it has been a picture, if not good, at least original.
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En mi reciente viaje a Edimburgo, mientras paseaba por el castillo de la ciudad en una visita guiada con un grupo de amigos italianos, y mientras la guía turística nos explicaba la fecha de construcción de los edificios militares y cuantos condes, marqueses, duques o reyes lo habían ocupado, yo me aparté del grupo pues cuando recibo tanta información a la vez, sé por experiencia, que al final me haré un lio y no recordaré absolutamente nada de lo que me han contado. Cuando lo necesite, ya lo consultaré.
Durante mi paseo separado del grupo, iba sacando fotos, nada especial hasta que vi los cañones de hierro fundido.
Decididamente lo que me gustó, no fueron los cañones en si mismo, sino la vista de la ciudad que se podia entrever a través de la aspillera. Parece que el cañon apunte a la ciudad, pero la realidad es que apunta al mar para defender la ciudad de los piratas y corsarios con un parche en el ojo y una pata de palo.
No fue una foto fácil, ya que era un día neblinoso y la distancia, mucha. Creo que me ha quedado una foto, si no buena, al menos original.
Y disfruté mucho haciéndola y editándola.
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The David Gareja Monastery complex is one of the most unique and historically significant religious sites in Georgia. Located in the Kakheti region, near the border with Azerbaijan, the complex is partly carved into the rocks of a rugged, semi-desert landscape. It was founded in the 6th century by the Syrian monk David Garejeli. Over the following centuries, it became an important center of religion, art, and scholarship—especially during the medieval period. Despite repeated invasions, including by Mongols and Persians, it has always remained a place of deep spiritual meaning. This photo shows the courtyard of the Lavra Monastery, the oldest part of the complex. In the upper right corner, you can see the wooden gallery of the building that serves as the communal space for the monks — a place where they eat, gather, and find rest. The timber balcony and extended structure give it a warm, welcoming appearance, even in this remote and austere setting. To the left, in the background, rises the small church with its bell tower, dedicated to David Garejeli himself — the revered founder of the monastery. The weathered stone, the cross motifs in the wall, and the simple architecture reflect the essence of monastic life: simplicity, community, and contemplation. Here in this quiet courtyard, one can feel history, faith, and landscape come together — far from the world, yet full of meaning.
This photo captures the quiet courtyard of the ancient Lavra Monastery at David Gareja. On the right is the monks’ communal hall, where they gather and share meals; in the background stands the simple stone church of Saint David Garejeli. The architecture reflects a life of humility and reflection, set in the stillness of Georgia’s semi-desert hills.
Het David Gareja-kloostercomplex is één van de meest bijzondere en historische religieuze locaties van Georgië. Het ligt in de regio Kakheti, vlak bij de grens met Azerbeidzjan, en is deels uitgehouwen in de rotsen van een ruig, halfwoestijnachtig landschap. Het klooster werd in de 6e eeuw gesticht door de Syrische monnik David Garejeli. In de daaropvolgende eeuwen groeide het uit tot een belangrijk centrum van religie, kunst en wetenschap — vooral in de middeleeuwen. Ondanks herhaalde plunderingen, onder andere door Mongolen en Perzen, bleef het altijd een plaats van diepe spirituele betekenis. Deze foto toont de binnenplaats van het Lavra-klooster, het oudste deel van het complex. Rechtsboven zie je de houten galerij van het gebouw dat dienstdoet als gemeenschappelijke ruimte voor de monniken — een plek waar ze samen eten, bijeenkomen en rust vinden. De houten structuur en het uitkragende balkon zorgen voor een warme en uitnodigende uitstraling, zelfs in deze afgelegen omgeving. Links op de achtergrond prijkt de kleine kerk met klokkentoren die is gewijd aan David Garejeli zelf — de heilige stichter van het klooster. De verweerde steen, de ingelegde kruismotieven in de muur en de sobere architectuur weerspiegelen de geest van het kloosterleven: eenvoud, gemeenschap en contemplatie. Hier, op deze stille binnenplaats, voel je hoe geschiedenis, geloof en landschap samenvallen — ver van de wereld, maar vol betekenis.
Thornton-le-Dale is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about 3 miles east of Pickering on the edge of the North York Moors National Park.
A wide, eye-level shot captures the impressive facade of the Wallfahrtsbasilika St. Georg in Walldürn, Germany, on an overcast day. The basilica, constructed from reddish-brown sandstone with lighter stone pilasters and cornices, dominates the center of the frame. Its main entrance features an ornate Baroque portal with a statue of a saint above the double wooden doors. Two large windows are visible on the upper levels of the central section. The dark, pyramidal tiled roof rises to a small finial. On either side of the church, bare deciduous trees with intricate branch patterns frame the scene. To the left, parts of residential buildings are visible. To the right, a cobblestone street curves away, where a person holding a blue umbrella walks, and a dark sedan is parked further down. The ground is paved with cobblestones, and small planters with sparse vegetation are placed in the foreground. The sky is uniformly gray and cloudy.
Built 1887. I think it is now used as a house.
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St Bartholomew`s :- 13th Century Church,
Manor Farm Country Park_Pylands Lane, Bursledon,Near Southampton, Hampshire,SO31 1BH
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Seo Teach Chit i gCnoc a' Stolaire, Gaoth Dobhair. Leagadh go talamh é roinnt blianta ó shin.
This house was demolished some years ago.
Kodak slide.
Part of the Château de Langeais, including the donjon -- keep -- and part of the wall, in the centre of the town of Langeais (in the département of Indre-et-Loire, in the Centre-Val de Loire region of central France), on an overcast afternoon in early October 2016.
The main château was built soon after the mid-15th century, during the reign of Louis XI, by Jean Bourré, one of his ministers, and combines late medieval and early Renaissance features. Its location was the site of a late 10th-century (992) fortification built by Fulk Nerra, comte d'Anjou; the keep and wall in this view are surviving elements of the older castle. As is characteristic of the area of the Touraine, a historical, pre-Revolutionary province, it and many other buildings are of pale, silvery-grey to near-white tufa limestone (in French, tuffeau or tufeau), as is part of the street paving.
Langeais sits along the River Loire, a little upstream from the point where the Indre flows into it.
(Historical information from the French-language Wikipedia and, for the château, from la base Mérimée (reference number PA00097795), an architectural heritage database of the Ministère de la culture, both last consulted 17 October 2019.)
[Langeais château donjon view 2016 oct 9 f; DSCF0210]
Explore, Apr 6th 2008
Old farm buildings at the foot of a snow capped mountain near Thirlmere in the Lake District.
Early morning light at Locronan in Brittany France.
Locronan is a small town built at the foot of a hill. It was granted town status in 1505 by Anne of Brittany, who went there on a pilgrimage.
Since the 15th century, hemp has naturally grown in the area (see Hemp in France). It was cultivated and processed in a hemp industry in the town at the time, and it was widely used. The town was quite prosperous. Its hemp was exported internationally, as it was used for rigging the ships, both commercial and military, that operated from Brittany's many ports. The Saint Ronan church was built in this period, as well as the small chapel of Penity.
North of Burra in South Australia, this abandoned stone cottage was on the best selling album cover of the group' Midnight Oil.' it has remained asprobably the most photographed stone cottage in South Australia. A few years ago crowd funding was set up to fund a new roof.
Na Cidade Monumental de Cáceres (Património Mundial da UNESCO), a Casa de Lorenzo Ulloa integra o tecido urbano tardo‑medieval e renascentista (séculos XV–XVI), onde residências senhoriais funcionavam como marca de estatuto e de controlo social. A fachada principal, em cantaria bem aparelhada, organiza-se em torno de um portal de arco de volta perfeita com aduelas radiais, solução estrutural que distribui as cargas para as ombreiras. A porta em madeira pregueada e ferragens visíveis remete para práticas de segurança e durabilidade típicas do período. Sobre o eixo do acesso, a janela nobre com molduração saliente identifica o piso principal, associado a salas de recepção. Os escudos heráldicos talhados na pedra documentam linhagens e alianças familiares, funcionando como “assinatura” pública do imóvel. A calçada de seixos e os gradeamentos em ferro reforçam a continuidade de técnicas construtivas locais.
In the Historic City of Cáceres (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), the House of Lorenzo Ulloa is part of the late-medieval and Renaissance urban fabric (15th–16th centuries), where stately residences served as symbols of status and social control. The main façade, constructed of well-cut stone, is organized around a round-arched portal with radial ribs, a structural solution that distributes the load to the jambs. The door, made of mortised wood with visible hardware, reflects security and durability practices typical of the period. Above the entrance axis, the prominent window with projecting moldings identifies the main floor, associated with reception rooms. The heraldic coats of arms carved into the stone document family lineages and alliances, serving as the building’s public “signature.” The cobblestone pavement and iron railings reinforce the continuity of local construction techniques.