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Chillon Castle is a medieval fortified castle, erected on a rock spur cut into the waters of Lake Geneva.
The castle's present appearance is the result of many reconstructions during its centuries of existence. Serious work around the present courtyards was carried out in the 11th and 13th centuries.
After the rebuild, it gained importance because it was used to control trade routes to Italy through the St. Bernard Pass. The naturally shaped moat was expanded in the 13th century. The current wooden bridge was built in the eighteenth century and replaced the previous drawbridge.
The present underground of the castle served as a prison in the 14th century, where the Swiss priest and patriot were imprisoned for 4 years, the prior of monastery Saint Victor in Geneva, François Bonivard.
In July 1816, visited this castle Byron , and the fruit of this trip was the romantic poem "Prisoner of Chillon".
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Zamek Chillon to średniowieczny zamek obronny, wzniesiony na skalnej ostrodze wrzynającej się w wody Jeziora Genewskiego.
Dzisiejszy wygląd zamku jest rezultatem wielu przebudów w ciągu wieków jego istnienia. Poważne prace wokół obecnych dziedzińców przeprowadzone zostały w XI i XIII wieku.
Po rozbudowie zyskał on na znaczeniu gdyż służył do kontroli szlaków handlowych do Włoch przez przełęcz św. Bernarda. Naturalnie ukształtowana fosa została poszerzona w XIII wieku. Obecny drewniany most został zbudowany w XVIII wieku i zastąpił wcześniejszy zwodzony.
Obecne podziemia zamku służyły w XIV jako więzienie, w którym więziono przez 4 lata szwajcarskiego duchownego i patriotę, przeora klasztoru świętego Wiktora z Genewy, François Bonivarda.
W lipcu 1816 r. zwiedzał zamek Byron, a owocem tej podróży jest poemat romantyczny "Więzień Chillonu".
In 1863 Trinity House erected a pair of cast iron screw-pile lighthouses on the beach, used until 1917 to guide ships around Landguard Point. They served as leading lights and functioned in conjunction with a third lighthouse (a sector light established in 1861) on Landguard Point itself: from seaward the two Dovercourt lights aligned indicated the initial course of approach; vessels would keep to this course until the colour of the Landguard light was seen to change from red to white, whereupon the vessel would take a northerly course into Harwich Haven.[8] When first built the Dovercourt lights used oil lamps and reflectors, and both displayed a fixed (i.e. steady) light. In 1878 the High Light was improved with the installation of a prismatic lens assembly, and in the early 1900s it was given a flashing characteristic following the introduction of gas, in place of oil, as the illuminant for both lights.[9]
In 1917 Harwich Harbour Board took over responsibility for navigation marks in the vicinity and chose to mark the deep-water channel with a series of lighted buoys, rendering the lighthouses redundant. The lights were discontinued, but the structures left in situ. In 1975 both lighthouses were designated as a scheduled monument, together with the stone causeway which runs between them.[10] They were restored in the 1980s;[11] however, following a detailed survey they were placed on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register in 2019.[12] , thanks to Wikipedia
The Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality erected the statue of a donkey eating sunflower seeds by River Porsuk to criticize those who litter the riverside with sunflower seed shells.
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The Vanil Noir erects from the earth like a petrified wave of an ancient time. The cross at the very top (2'389 meters) is aimed at protecting humans that endeavour in such a steep wilderness. From this point of view we are looking at the south east face. The north west face is even steeper.
The end of the foreground ridge is the "Tour de Doréna", and the peak in the background is the "Dent des Bimis".
Looking carefully we can see the alpine trail starting at the left bottom side of the image and then following the ridge. The last hundred meters before arriving at the cross almost makes you dizzy but the view from there is awe inspiring. Form the summit the trail continues to the north but it is not visible in the image.
Captured from the "Plan des Eaux"
SERIES: Vanil Noir
The All Saints Church, erected in 1696–1698, is a fine specimen of Ukrainian baroque architecture. Characteristic of the church facades are rich architectural embellishments. In 1905, students of the Lavra art school painted the interior walls of the church. The carved wooden iconostasis is multi-tiered and was made for the All Saints church in the early 18th century.
Церква Всіх Святих побудована у 1696-1698 роках за типом хрестово-купольної п’ятиглавої української дерев’яної церкви коштом гетьмана Івана Мазепи, родовий герб якого нині прикрашає північний фасад храму (відновлений у 1996 році). Деякі дослідники вважають, що вона побудована за проектом архітектора Д. Аксамитова, який був автором проекту Економічної брами.
Церква Всіх Святих — двоярусна споруда, у першому ярусі влаштовано Економічну браму, другий ярус займає сама церква.
Декорована церква у стилі раннього бароко і відзначається багатим художнім оформленням стін. Але, на відміну від Успенського собору і Троїцької надбрамної церкви, де буяють рослинні мотиви, в декоративному оздобленні церкви Всіх Святих застосовано виключно геометричні елементи.
Середня баня церкви, як і бокові, з восьмигранним барабаном, але значно вища і могутніша. Ця композиція надає храму стрімкого руху в небесний простір.
Архітектура Всіхсвятської церкви привернула увагу Т.Г. Шевченка, який у 1846 р. зробив зарисовки цієї церкви.
Церква Всіх Святих поєднала в собі чудову архітектуру українського бароко XVII та ХХ століть. Більше 300 років цій пам'ятці, але вона й досі чарує нас своєю надзвичайною вишуканістю.
Erected as a monument to the famous Australia explorer Matthew Flinders, this monument sits atop Arthur's Seat, where Matthew Flinders is said to have first viewed Port Phillip Bay from above sea level.
I captured this shot, 15 minutes after the sun set, capturing some of the beautiful golden light on the stonework.
Český Krumlov_Czechia
History
The settlement arose beneath the castle, which was erected from about 1240 onwards by a local branch of the noble Vítkovci family, descendants of Witiko of Prčice. The fortress was first mentioned in a 1253 deed as Chrumbenowe. According to local legend, the name derives from Middle High German krumbe ouwe which can be translated as "crooked meadow", after a bend of the Vltava River. It was also mentioned in the 1255 Frauendienst poem by minnesinger Ulrich von Liechtenstein. Located at a ford of an important trade route in the Kingdom of Bohemia, a settlement arose soon after beneath the castle. The Czech name Krumlov is documented as early as in 1259.
In 1302 the Vítkovci line became extinct and King Wenceslaus II ceded the town and castle to the Rosenberg family (Rožmberkové). Peter I of Rosenberg (d. 1347), the Lord Chamberlain of King John of Bohemia, resided here and had the present upper castle erected in the early 14th century. The majority of inhabitants were German-speaking at that time, immigrating from neighbouring Austria and Bavaria in the course of the Ostsiedlung. A Jewish community is documented since 1334. By 1336, it can be expected that Czechs formed a small minority, which had its own priest.[2]
The Rosenbergs strongly promoted trade and crafts within the town walls. In the late 15th century, when gold was found next to the town, German miners came to settle, which shifted the ethnic balance even more. In one of the churches the sermons were preached in Czech until 1788, when St. Jošt Church was closed.[3] William of Rosenberg (1535–1592), High Treasurer and High Burgrave of Bohemia, had the castle rebuilt in a Renaissance style.
In 1602 William's brother Peter Vok of Rosenberg (1539–1611) sold Krumlov to the Habsburg emperor Rudolf II, who gave it to his natural son Julius d'Austria. After the Bohemian Revolt and the 1620 Battle of White Mountain, Emperor Ferdinand II gave Krumlov to the noble House of Eggenberg and the town became seat of the mediate Duchy of Krumlov. From 1719 until 1947 the castle belonged to the House of Schwarzenberg.
There were 8,662 inhabitants in Krummau an der Moldau in 1910, including 7,367 Germans and 1,295 Czechs.[citation needed] After the First World War, the city was part of the Bohemian Forest Region which was initially declared to be part of German-Austria. By the end of 1918 the Czechoslovak army had occupied the region, which became part of Czechoslovakia. In 1938 it was annexed by Nazi Germany, as part of the Reichsgau Oberdonau unit of Sudetenland under the Munich agreement. After World War II the town's longstanding German-speaking population was expelled and it was returned to Czechoslovakia.[4]
During the Communist era of Czechoslovakia, historic Krumlov fell into disrepair, but since the Velvet Revolution of 1989 much of the town's former beauty has been restored, and it is now a major holiday destination popular, with high numbers of tourists from Europe and from Asian countries such as China and Japan. In August 2002, the town suffered from damage in a great flood of the Vltava River.
Sights
Most of the architecture of the old town and castle dates from the 14th through 17th centuries; the town's structures are mostly in Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque styles. The core of the old town is within a horseshoe bend of the river, with the old Latrán neighborhood and castle on the other side of the Vltava.
Castle
Krumlov Castle
Český Krumlov Castle is unusually large for a town of its size; within the Czech Republic it is second in extent only to the Hradčany castle complex of Prague. Inside its grounds are a large rococo garden, an extensive bridge over a deep gap in the rock upon which the castle is built, and the castle itself, which in turn consists of many defined parts dating from different periods. After the garden had been inadequately maintained in the second half of the 20th century, the site was included in the 1996 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund. With financial support from American Express the garden's central fountain was documented and reconstructed, and remains functional today.[5]
Church of St. Vitus (Kostel Sv. Víta) is a Gothic church, inside the Castle, dating back architecturally to the 15th century, with frescoes from the same period.
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It was erected on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition that was held in Paris in 1889, according to the design of the engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. Although it had to be disassembled so that this exhibition ended, it was decided not to do so.
When it was built it was the tallest monument in the world, 300 meters high, and weighed around 7,300 tons.
Depending on the ambient temperature, the peak of the Eiffel Tower can approach or move away from the base about eight centimeters, due to the thermal expansion of the metal.
The maintenance of the tower includes the application of fifty tons of paint every five years, with the intention of protecting it from corrosion.
Erected 1902. Constructed as an apartment house, but may have been a hotel from date of opening.
1903 - The hotel was leased to H.C. Griswold of New York City. The term of the lease was 10 years. Mr. Griswold was connected with the most fashionable hotels and apartment houses in NYC.
1923 - Four-story annex added
1982 - Hotel converted to 104 apartments
Nine-story Gothic Revival style hotel with four-story annex (added 1923). Unique example of the Flamboyant Gothic style in Buffalo as it was applied to a multistory structure, built as a residential hotel. The Hotel originally had 250 rooms.157
An erect Mallard hen checks out my slow approach, making sure I'm not a danger.
Winter scenes like this are pretty much over since the all the snow has melted and spring rains are watering the earth.
Memorial Hall was erected in honor of Harvard graduates who fought for the Union in the American Civil War. From 1865 to 1868, a fund-raising committee gathered $370,000, then equal to one-twelfth of Harvard's total endowment, which was augmented by an additional $40,000 bequest from Charles Sanders, class of 1802 and college steward 1827-1831, for "a hall or theatre to be used on Commencement days, Class days, Exhibition days, days of the meetings of the society of Alumni, or any other public occasion connected with the College, whether literary or festive."
An architectural competition began in December 1865, with the winning designs submitted by William Robert Ware, class of 1852, and Henry Van Brunt, class of 1854. (These initial designs were altered as plans proceeded.) In 1870 the building was named Memorial Hall and its cornerstone laid; Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., composed a hymn for the occasion. The hall was dedicated for use in 1874, with Sanders Theatre substantially complete in 1875, and the tower completed in 1877. The tower was subsequently destroyed in a 1956 fire but rebuilt in 1999.
Finally getting some color here in New Jersey and what better place to see some than Waterloo Village.
"The Peter D. Smith house was erected in 1871, the same year Peter, 26, was married. The house overlooks the village and has a sweeping view of the Musconetcong River and Morris Canal."
"...considered to be the most architecturally significant building in the village. Located on top of a rise of land on the north side of the old Waterloo Road, the Peter D. Smith house is a three-story wood-framed dwelling designed in the Second Empire style of architecture."
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It was erected circa 1740, as a place for the gamekeepers to hang deer carcasses, in preparation for dressing and jointing before being taken to the hall kitchens for roasting.
In the 19th century it was converted to a summerhouse, complete with fireplace.Dunham Massey oct 2023
The gallows was erected in 1597 instead of a wooden gallows. The number of people executed is unclear, but there are some indications that relatively few people died there, which is also due to the relatively liberal jurisprudence of the Count House of Erbach. Only one execution in 1746 is documented in the church records, which is considered certain. Johann Adam Beisel from Unter-Sensbach was hanged for theft and adultery. [2] According to the inscription on a memorial stone next to the gallows, the "last execution in 1804, a gypsy woman for stealing a chicken and two loaves of bread" should have taken placeThree red sandstone columns about five meters high were set up so that they form the corners of an equilateral triangle. They carry three crossbars arranged in a triangle, which is why the place of execution is also known as the so-called "three-sleeper gallows". The gallows served the high court of the Oberzent under the rule of the Counts of Erbach; In 1806 they were deprived of their jurisdiction by Napoleonic law, which also ended the right to impose the death penalty. The gallows was erected in 1597 instead of a wooden gallows. The number of people executed is unclear, but there are some indications that relatively few people died there, which is also due to the relatively liberal jurisprudence of the Count House of Erbach. Only one execution in 1746 is documented in the church records, which is considered certain. Johann Adam Beisel from Unter-Sensbach was hanged for theft and adultery. [2] According to the inscription on a memorial stone next to the gallows, the "last execution in 1804, a gypsy woman for stealing a chicken and two loaves of bread" should have taken place
Erect crested penguin on Antipodes Island in the New Zealand Sub Antarctic.
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The recently erected Lancaster Gateway memorial between Lincoln and Newark, adjacent to the A46, is the area’s equivalent of the ‘Angel of the North’ sculpture. Titled “On Freedom’s Wings” it depicts a Lancaster Bomber which crashed nearby after limping home from a mission over the Baltic. It’s also intended as a general memorial to the area’s aviation links to the Second World War.
Access is extremely limited at present, a private road prevents gaining a reasonable vantage point. You are therefore left with parking on the road side, which isn’t too bad on the back roads, and there’s a nearby lay-by on the north bound carriage of the A46, but this is an extremely busy, fast, dual carriageway!
However open days to site have now been announced for the next couple of Sundays, starting 12th, and next week the 18th October, 10am to 4pm, with more to come.
Search “On Freedom’s Wings” for more info.
The Governor’s House was erected on the Volga embankment at the order of the Emperor Alexander I; it served as a residence for the governor and the en route imperial palace. All Russian emperors from Alexander I to Nikolay II visited Yaroslavl and lived in the house. Since 1970 the Governor’s House serves as the main building of the Yaroslavl Art Museum
Ярославский Губернаторский Дом сооружен по указу Александра Первого в качестве путевого дворца для российских императоров, поэтому его строительство осуществлялось за казенный счет и было завершено в кратчайшие сроки – всего за год. Этот дворцовый особняк посетили все русские императоры, начиная с Александра Первого и заканчивая Николаем Вторым. С 1822 по 1917 год в Губернаторском доме жили, правили губернией и принимали гостей 17 губернаторов.
Erected 1859 ~ Serve Scottish Immigrants ~ Welland Canal Workers ~ Lamps and entrance and lamps are out standing ~ Gothic
Altar View
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This small footbridge is lifted every time a slightly larger boat goes in or out of the strait. Fully automated and operated with your mobile phone.
Erect crested penguins in the New Zealand Sub Antarctic.
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Erected on the site where political nihilists fatally wounded Emperor Alexander II in March 1881, the church was constructed between 1883 and 1907, funded by the imperial family.
Sie ist nach dem Vorbild der Moskauer Basilius-Kathedrale gestaltet Erbaut wurde sie von 1883 bis 1912 an der Stelle, an der Alexander II. einem Attentat zum Opfer gefallen war
Spotted at our local garden center.
Bulbine frutescens, the wild kopieva or stalked bulbine, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Bulbine, native to southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini)
This variable species grows as a small shrub, with short, low stems that produce roots down towards the ground, and slender, erect, succulent, grey-green leaves.
The flowers appear throughout the summer, on a 30 cm erect inflorescence. The flowers can be orange, yellow or white. Like all Bulbine species, the stamens are distinctively tufted ("bearded").
Commelina erecta
"Uma espécie típica de local sombreado e úmido, erva rasteira nativa de todas as américas, altamente adaptável a quase todos os climas do continente. Possui alta capacidade de reprodução e dispersão, sendo comumente considerada daninha e invasora, pode produzir sementes até debaixo da terra."
in: radix.home.blog/familias/commelinaceae/commelina-erecta/
The obelisk was erected in 1739.
The monument is inscribed as follows:
To the Memory of Gregory Wale Esq, Justice of the Peace for this County. Deputy Lieutenant. County Treasurer. Conservator of the River Cam. He lived an advocate for liberty. A good subject. An agreeable companion, a faithful friend, an hospitable neighbour, and in all parts of life a useful member of society. He died June 5th 1739 in the 71st year of his age: universally lamented, and was buried in the parish church of Little Shelford. This obelisk was erected by his surviving friend James Church Esq as a public testimony of his regard to the memory of so worthy a gentleman.
Gregory Wale and James Church used to meet regularly at this place, and they agreed that when one of them died, the survivor should put up a monument to his friend's memory on the very spot where they so often met.
After the death of Gregory Wale, his granddaughter Margot Wale often used to walk up the mount and was very fond of it. At the latter end of her life she would lie at her window and watch her little hill and her friends and the country people got into the habit of calling it "Margot's Mount" and in later years this was corrupted to "Maggot's Mount".
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Erect crested penguin, Antipodes, New Zealand Sub Antarctic.
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Erected in 1860, a bronze statue of Clive of India stands in Shrewsbury’s town square. Born in nearby Market Drayton, Major General Robert Clive was MP for Shrewsbury from 1761 until his death in 1774, he was also elected Mayor of Shrewsbury 1762-63.
Clive started his career as a British military officer and East India Company official, he was one of the key early figures setting in motion what would later become British India. Some of his actions resulted in the plundering of Indian treasures, and policies introduced on behalf of the East India Company, led to famines which proved disastrous to the local Indian farming
Erected in 1860, a bronze statue of Clive of India stands in Shrewsbury’s town square. Born in nearby Market Drayton, Major General Robert Clive was MP for Shrewsbury from 1761 until his death in 1774, he was also elected Mayor of Shrewsbury 1762-63.
Clive started his career as a British military officer and East India Company official, he was one of the key early figures setting in motion what would later become British India. Some of his actions resulted in the plundering of Indian treasures, and policies introduced on behalf of the East India Company, led to famines which proved disastrous to the local Indian farming population.
Avec sa courbe spectaculaire et sa structure typique des années 20, ce magnifique escalier patrimonial situé au Printemps Haussmann qui répondent aux lignes rationnelles de l’Art déco
Il est né en pleines Années Folles, entre 1922 et 1924 sous la direction de l’architecte Georges Wybo
Il a été érigé 60 ans après la création du Grand Magasin à la suite des incendies des Nouveaux Magasins Printemps Haussmann de 1921
Après une restauration minutieuse, faisant suite à une fermeture de près de 40 ans, il retrouve un rôle d’honneur au Printemps Haussmann,
C’est la seule structure du Printemps Haussmann en béton armé.
Elle est unique dans le magasin et offre une grande légèreté grâce à la succession de miroirs le long des murs latéraux.
L'escalier flottant : Il se caractérise par l'absence de points d'appui visibles. Les rampes sont délimitées par des ferronneries aux motifs géométriques courant au centre de la cage.
La rambarde en forme de P : Cette caractéristique souligne l'attachement du Printemps à son identité et s'inscrit dans une approche moderne de la mise en valeur
With its spectacular curve and its typical structure of the 20s, this magnificent heritage staircase located at Printemps Haussmann that responds to the rational lines of Art Deco It was born in the middle of the Roaring Twenties, between 1922 and 1924 under the direction of the architect Georges Wybo It was erected 60 years after the creation of the Department Store following the fires of the New Printemps Haussmann Stores in 1921 After a meticulous restoration, following a closure of nearly 40 years, it returns to an honorary role at the Printemps Haussmann, It is the only structure of the Printemps Haussmann in reinforced concrete. It is unique in the store and offers great lightness thanks to the succession of mirrors along the side walls.
The floating staircase: It is characterized by the absence of visible support points. The ramps are delimited by metalwork with geometric patterns running through the centre of the cage.
The P-shaped railing: This feature underlines Printemps' attachment to its identity and is part of a modern approach to showcasing its heritage
Erect crested penguins in the New Zealand Sub Antarctic.
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Erected C:1500 as a stopping point for pilgrims to pray and rest on the way to St Columba's Abbey. It replaced earlier crosses that had stood since 650AD.
Fulton County erected this handsome, neoclassical-style courthouse in 1897-98 using the architectural designs of Charles E. Bell. Bell designed a number of other courthouses throughout the United States including Fulton County's sister courthouse, the Woodford County Courthouse in Eureka, Illinois. The courthouse is the fourth to serve Fulton County.
Fulton County, located in central Illinois southwest of Peoria, is named for Robert Fulton, the first successful builder of steamboats on American waters. The county seat of Lewistown is best known as the source of Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters, who lived here.
Lewistown population in 2019 was estimated at 2,146. The estimated population of Fulton County in 2018 was 34,844.
Happy Valley, Llandudno,
Front to back.
A modern stone circle near to the toll house. This stone circle was erected in 1963 for the Llandudno Eisteddfodon the grassy area beneath Happy Valley. It is an attractive site with pleasant views of the bay. It is a long climb from here up the Great Orme or you can drive.
Queen Victoria Fountain.
This Fountain was erected in the Happy Valley to commemorate the Jubilee of the Reign of Her
Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria and Empress of India by The Right Hon. Lady August Mostyn upon land presented to the Town of Llandudno by her Son the Right Hon. Llewelyn 3rd Baron Mostyn.
E. Jones J.P. Chairman
C E Clerk and Engineer
Llandudno Improvement Commissioners
Band Stand.
When Llandudno Town Band was formed in 1910, it was decided that a bandstand was needed on the promenade. The hoteliers were not happy to have the noise outside their hotels, so the council procured a mobile bandstand (picture right) on wheels. Nicknamed “The Juggernaut”, it could be dragged by horses to any part of the promenade, and the band could perform anywhere from the Happy Valley to Craig y Don. It was in disrepair by 1925 so the council built a permanent bandstand. It was inaugurated in 1926 and remains in use today.
Llandudno Pier is a Grade II* listed pier in the seaside resort of Llandudno, North Wales, United Kingdom. At 2,295 feet (700 m), the pier is the longest in Wales and the fifth longest in England and Wales. In 2005, was voted "Pier of the Year 2005" by the members of the National Piers Society. At the end of the pier is a deep-water landing stage, completely rebuilt for the third time in 1969, which is used by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company for occasional excursions to Douglas, Isle of Man, and for an annual visit of the PS Waverley or the MV Balmoral preserved steamers. The June 2007 sailings of the Balmoral were rescheduled to start at Menai Bridge Pier, after it emerged that Llandudno Pier's Landing Stage was no longer safe to use. The Landing Stage was rebuilt in 2012 and the MV Balmoral called there, the first ship since 2006, on 2 July 2015.
Erected 1859 ~ Serve Scottish Immigrants ~ Welland Canal Workers ~ Lamps and entrance and lamps are out standing ~ Gothic
Temple of Concordia ( Erected around 430 B.C.)
Agrigento's Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.
One of Sicily’s most famous historical attractions is without a doubt the Valley of the Temples, just outside Agrigento.
This splendid archaeological park consists of eight temples (and various other remains) built between about 510 BC and 430 BC: the Temple of Hera, the Temple of Concordia, the Temple of Heracles, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Temple of Castor and Pollux, the Temple of Hephaestos, the Temple of Demeter, and the Temple of Asclepius (the God of Medicine). Apart from this latter, which is to be found on the banks of the Akragas river, all are situated in the same area on rocky crests south of modern day Agrigento (not really in a Valley at all!).
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view of old town and Kostel Svatého Víta (Saint Vitus Church) from Hrad Český Krumlov (Český Krumlov Castle) and Plášťový Most (Cloak Bridge)
Český Krumlov (German: Krumau or Böhmisch Krumau, also spelt Krummau) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. It is known as a tourist centre, which is among the most visited places in the country. The historic centre with the Český Krumlov Castle complex is protected by law as an urban monument reservation, and since 1992, it has been a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its well-preserved Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture.
The Saint Vitus Church in Český Krumlov is a significant sight of the late Gothic from 1407-1439 with later modifications. In 1995, the Church was declared part of the National Cultural Heritage.
The Church of St. Vitus is a Gothic three naval construction from the period of 1407-1439. It was built on the foundations of an older building from the year 1309. The Gothic entrance portal was erected in 1410. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Church continued to be extended and modified.
The Church is formed by three parallel arcades merged with a five-sided elongated presbyterium; there are rectangular multistoried sacristies on both sides with the Chapels of Resurrection and the St. John of Nepomuk Chapel, and the antechamber situated on the northern side. The occidental façade of the church incorporates a tower with quadrangular Roman window openings on the landing level changing to eight-sided openings higher up. The uppermost part of the spire is pseudogothic in style, dating to 1893-1894.