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After the major floods of 2013 all along the river banks new flood retention measures are being installed.The new path from the bow trail to center street bridge is now open this side ,
Hinterhaus Castle Ruins ~ Spitz, Wachau Valley, Lower Austria
Nikon D7500, Nikkor 18-300, ISO 200, f/11.0, 70mm, 1/400s
Wall around the church of Saint George in Piran and view on the hill. You can see there, on the top, the old city walls :)
Piran is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Gulf of Piran on the Adriatic Sea. The town is known for its medieval architecture, with narrow streets and compact houses and it's one of Slovenia's major tourist attractions. Architecture of Piran resembles the Italian Venice, to which it belonged in the past, together with Istria. Most of the buildings, as well as the medieval walls separating the city from the rest of the mainland, also come from this period. In the middle of the town is the Tartini Square, with a monument in memory of Giuseppe Tartini. Nearby are located various important buildings, such as Tartini’s house, first mentioned in 1384 and one of the oldest in town, the Municipal Palace. The area of Piran has been inhabited since ancient times. The name of the town most probably originates from the Greek "pyros", meaning fire, due to ancient lighthouses which were supposed to be on the edge of the marina. From 1283 to 1797, the town became part of the Republic of Venice and then was annexed to the Austrian Empire. In 1954 The town was annexed to Yugoslavia.
City walls - former defensive fortifications erected around the city. The first fortifications were built in the 7th century. Today you can see fortifications from the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. Only the 200-meter-long walls with seven gates have survived. The walls are of uneven height because they were built in different periods - this shows how the architecture of defense has changed. This is one of the best viewpoints on the Old Town and the sea.
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Na zdjęciu mur wokół kościoła św. Jerzego w Piranie oraz widok na wzgórze, na którym widać dawne mury miejskie :)
Piran – miasto w Słowenii, siedziba gminy Piran, położone na skalistym cyplu, jest jednym z najatrakcyjniejszych turystycznie miejsc nad słoweńskim Adriatykiem, słynnym ze ze średniowiecznej architektury z wąskimi uliczkami i zwartą zabudową. Swą architekturą o przypomina włoską Wenecję, do której wraz z Istrią należało w przeszłości. Z tego okresu pochodzi też większość zabudowy, a także średniowieczne mury, oddzielające miasto od reszty lądu. Reprezentacyjny plac Tartiniego powstał pod koniec XIX wieku, po zasypaniu wewnętrznego basenu portowego (1894). Mieści się przy nim ratusz i budynek sądu oraz zachowana z obwarowań brama św. Jerzego. Obszar Piranu był zasiedlony od czasów antycznych, a nazwa miasta wywodzi się od greckiego "pyrá", oznaczającego ognisko, ponieważ na krańcu półwyspu zapalano ogień jako punkt orientacyjny dla statków płynących do portu Koper. W 1283 wraz z wybrzeżem Istrii Piran przeszedł pod władzę Republiki Weneckiej, zaś po upadku potęgi Wenecji (1797) Piran przeszedł pod panowanie Habsburgów, zaś w 1954r. znalazł się w granicach Jugosławii.
Mury miejskie - dawne fortyfikacje obronne wzniesione wokół miasta. Pierwsze umocnienia zbudowano już w VII wieku. To, co można zobaczyć dzisiaj to fortyfikacje z przełomu XV i XVI wieku. Zachowały się jedynie mury o długości 200 metrów z siedmioma bramami. Mury mają nierówną wysokość, bo powstawały w różnych okresach – widać dzięki temu jak zmieniała się architektura obronna. To jeden z najlepszych punktów widokowych na położoną na cyplu starówkę.
Bellagio, Italy, March 2015. A little harbour is protected by a stone wall projecting into Lake Como.
At one point there was some type of architectural design attempt to pretty-up the door and wall with a pattern and flowers. ......Long time since then.
Taken from Eastgate Clock, on the walls of Chester. I went into "Pro" mode and lowered the exposure two stops to try and capture this spectacular sunset over Cheshire tonight.
Wall of sound
Copyright 2007 Ron Diorio
"Around here"
Opening at Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art, NYC
January 10, 2008
A Wall butterfly settled on the coast path between Filey and Scarborough! Happy Wing Wednesday everyone!
The Wall (Lasiommata megera) is named after its habit of basking on walls, rocks, and stony places. The patterned light brown undersides provide good camouflage against a stony or sandy surface.
The Wall favours short, open grassland, where turf is broken or stony. It is also found on dunes and other coastal habitats, as well as disused quarries, derelict land, farm tracks, railway embankments and cuttings, gardens and field edges. It is on the wing in two or three broods, between the middle of April and the end of October. It is widespread in England, Wales and Ireland, but increasingly scarce inland.
The caterpillars use various grasses, including Tor-grass (Brachypodium pinnatum), False Brome (B. sylvaticum), Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), bents (Agrostis spp.) Wavy Hair-grass (Deschampsia flexuosa) and Yorkshire-fog (Holcus lanatus).
This is the wall next to last weeks one and is brand new. See link : www.flickr.com/photos/44506883@N04/50270637257/in/album-7...
It unfortunately for me, blocks any chance of getting an update on the state of the house as I can't see that over the wall.
I do however love how they've built this and I think it's granite. I took a close up to show how they've constructed it, it's just so intricate.
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites.