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Carboneras es un municipio español de la provincia de Almería, situado en la comarca del Levante Almeriense, a una altitud de 10 metros sobre el nivel del mar, y unos 63 kilometros de la capital de provincia,
Su extensión superficial es de 95 kilometros cuadrados y tiene el 78% de su territorio dentro del Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata - Níjar, y en ella se ubica la conocida Playa de los Muertos, así como la desaladora más grande de Europa.
Imagen captada en el descenso de la Mesa de Roldan.
Cancale
is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Cancale lies along the coast to the east of Saint-Malo.
It is a picturesque fishing port popular with visitors, many of whom are drawn by its reputation as the "oyster capital" of Brittany.
Though a small town, it is well served by a large number of restaurants, many specialising in seafood.
When not eating one can sit and watch the bustle of this busy little town with many stalls selling crustaceans of all types.
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Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th till the mid-13th century when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda. During the same period, the castle of Esztergom was built on the site of ancient Roman castrum. It served not only as the royal residence until the 1241 (the Mongol invasion), but also as the center of the Hungarian state, religion, and Esztergom county.
After changing his residence to Budapest, Béla IV gave the palace and castle to the archbishop. Following these events, the castle was built and decorated by the bishops. The center of the king’s town, which was surrounded by walls, was still under royal authority. A number of different monasteries did return or settle in the religious center.
Meanwhile, the citizenry had been fighting to maintain and reclaim the rights of towns against the expansion of the church within the royal town. In the chaotic years after the fall of the House of Árpád, Esztergom suffered another calamity: in 1304, the forces of Wenceslaus II, the Czech king occupied and raided the castle. In the years to come, the castle was owned by several individuals: Róbert Károly and then Louis the Great patronized the town.
The Ottoman conquest of Mohács in 1526 brought a decline to the previously flourishing Esztergom as well. In the Battle of Mohács, the archbishop of Esztergom died. In the period between 1526 and 1543, when two rival kings reigned in Hungary, Esztergom was besieged six times. At times it was the forces of Ferdinand I or John Zápolya, at other times the Ottomans attacked. Finally, in 1530, Ferdinand I occupied the castle. He put foreign mercenaries in the castle, and sent the chapter and the bishopric to Nagyszombat and Pozsony.
However, in 1543 Sultan Suleiman I attacked the castle and took it. Esztergom became the centre of an Ottoman sanjak controlling several counties, and also a significant castle on the northwest border of the Ottoman Empire. In the 17th century Esztergom was besieged and conquered several times during the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars. Most of the buildings in the castle and the town that had been built in the Middle Ages were destroyed during this period, and there were only uninhabitable, smothered ruins to welcome the liberators.
In 1761 the bishopric regained control over the castle, where they started the preliminary processes of the reconstruction of the new religious center: the middle of the Várhegy (Castle Hill), the remains of Saint Stephen and Saint Adalbert churches were carried away to provide room for the new cathedral.
Took another shot of the Capital Wheel at sunset during the blue hour. I was trying to capture the vibrant colors of the sky, the lights of the Ferris wheel, and the reflection of the water all in one shot. Did some work in Lightroom to bring out the colors.
On way out after spending the day at Capital Reef National Park I pulled over the side of the road and scrambled on top of a boulder to take one of my last shots for the day.
Le case di Codera sormontate dalle imponenti sagome del Sass Becchè 2726 m e del Monte Gruf 2936 m
La Val Codera è una valle secondaria della Valchiavenna nel comune di Novate Mezzola in provincia di Sondrio. Vi sono situati i villaggi di Codera, Avedée, Saline, Piazzo, Stoppadura, Bresciadega, Coeder, Cii, Cola e S.Giorgio di Cola.
La sua caratteristica peculiare di essere raggiungibile solo a piedi favorì nel dopoguerra un rapido spopolamento. Nel 1933 risiedevano nei vari nuclei della valle ancora circa 500 persone, nel 2001 a Codera sono stati censiti 10 abitanti.
Located near the double bends of the Kentucky River in the Blue Grass Region at Frankfort. Image taken near the grave of Daniel Boone and his wife Rebecca on a bluff at the Frankfort Cemetery.
The Dime Savings Bank building in Downtown Brooklyn NYC, When I was young It was more like going to a church. When you walked in it was an ornate cathedral in honor of capital.
37403 & 37409 are seen on the Highland Mainline passing the camera at Feabuie near Culloden on the 8th of February 2025, forming the 06:58 1Z37 Capital Highlander Railtour from Carlisle to Inverness. The tour organised by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society was running around 53L as it passed us by here, due to a broken down freight train at Carmuirs Junction (failed 66432 on 4L00). The tour was diverted via the Glasgow & Edinburgh line to Winchburgh Junction, over the forth bridge and along the Fife coast to Ladybank and Perth. Thankfully the clouds managed to clear here due to the late running of the tour.
Taken with the aid of a pole.
Die Kolonnaden waren die ursprünglichen Eingangstore der Stadt Berlin, welche von der östlichen Königsvorstadt stadteinwärts zum Schloss führten. Als ergänzendes architektonisches Element zu der Königsbrücke am Bahnhof Alexanderplatz, sollten sie unter anderem die dahinter gelegenen Kramläden verstecken, um einen guten Eindruck von der Stadt zu vermitteln.
Das die Kolonnaden vor den Läden standen, begründen auch die oberhalb der Königskolonnaden angebrachten Figuren, sie stellen den Handel von Waren dar.
Die Kolonnaden wurden in den Jahren 1777 bis 1780 von Carl von Gontard geplant und von Georg Friedrich Boumann umgesetzt.
Durch die Errichtung des Warenhauses Wertheim 1911 mussten die Königskolonnaden weichen und wurden abgetragen.
Allerdings wurden sie an der Ostseite des Heinrich-von-Kleist-Parks (Potsdamer Straße) in Achsenbeziehung zum Kammergericht wiederaufgebaut.
So hat sich das Land Berlin den repräsentativen Schmuckbau der alten Residenz bewahrt.
(Quelle: Bezirksamt Tempelhof-Schöneberg)
Per DHDISPR fine shot at Albany station posted today, a review in the opposite direction of the B&A 20th Century section/connection. 9/67.
Die grüne Hauptstadt Ljubljana bietet zahlreiche Veranstaltungen, tolle Erlebnisse und die Architektur des berühmten Architekten Jože Plečnik.
The green capital of Ljubljana offers numerous events, great experiences and the architecture of the famous architect Jože Plečnik.
“When photographing women, we have three paths: photograph them with the "male gaze” ; photograph them as "photographer eyes” and photograph them as "poet feeling”. I always try to be the three ...” by Old Roger
Most of my pictures are taken in and around the city of Molde, witch is the capital of Møre og Romsdal, in the country of Norway
This one was taken is not far from the city limits of Molde
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The Capital Wheel is a Ferris wheel at National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington, D. C., in the United States. It opened on May 23, 2014. The entire structure is 175 (52.6 m) feet tall.
Palacio de los Marqueses de Torremejia, Almagro, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, España.
El palacio de Torremejía está ubicado en pleno casco histórico de Almagro. Ocupa toda una manzana, con una extensión total de unos 2.500 metros cuadrados construidos y distribuidos en dos plantas.
Destaca su patio principal, porticado con columnas isabelinas del siglo XV, y un segundo patio o corral, con entrada de carruajes desde la plaza, que antecedía al desaparecido hospital de la Cofradía de las Ánimas.
No se conoce con exactitud quien fue el promotor, constructor y primer propietario del palacio. Sí se tiene constancia de que el edificio se levantó en la segunda mitad del siglo XV, aunque con el paso de los años sufriría notables transformaciones.
Otros estudios procedentes de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, aseguran que el constructor de este palacio fue Marcos de la Madrid, otro judeoconverso, banquero de Carlos V, casado con Juana Rodríguez de Pisa, hija de García de Pisa. Esta relación con los Pisa justificaría también la presencia del escudo de esta familia en el patio principal del palacio.
Investigadores locales aseguran que el primer propietario de este palacio fue García de Pisa, un integrante de la poderosa familia de judeoconversos de los Pisa llegada a Almagro desde tierras gallegas, al amparo de los últimos maestres de Calatrava, cuya sede estaba en Almagro. En el capitel de unas de las columnas isabelinas del patio central se conserva un escudo con la imagen de un águila coronada, símbolo de los Pisa.
The Torremejía palace is located in the historic centre of Almagro. It occupies an entire block, with a total area of about 2,500 square metres built and distributed over two floors.
Its main courtyard stands out, with a portico with Isabelline columns from the 15th century, and a second courtyard or corral, with carriage entrance from the square, which preceded the now-defunct hospital of the Cofradía de las Ánimas.
It is not known exactly who was the promoter, builder and first owner of the palace. There is evidence that the building was built in the second half of the 15th century, although over the years it would undergo significant transformations.
Other studies from the University of Castilla-La Mancha claim that the builder of this palace was Marcos de la Madrid, another Jewish convert, banker of Charles V, married to Juana Rodríguez de Pisa, daughter of García de Pisa. This relationship with the Pisa would also justify the presence of the coat of arms of this family in the main courtyard of the palace.
Local researchers claim that the first owner of this palace was García de Pisa, a member of the powerful family of converted Jews of the Pisa family who arrived in Almagro from Galicia, under the protection of the last masters of Calatrava, whose headquarters were in Almagro. On the capital of one of the Isabelline columns in the central courtyard there is a shield with the image of a crowned eagle, the symbol of the Pisa family.
An airplane leaving the international airport at Dakar, the capital of Senegal.
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