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Plage de Pietranera (France - Cap Corse)
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"Not recommended for children"
Marihuana is a 1936 exploitation film directed by Dwain Esper and written by Hildegarde Stadie. A propaganda film, the movie depicts the "horrors" of using marijuana.
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Fujifilm X-T5 and the TTArtisan 17mm f/1.4 at f/1.4
"Barnyard under stormy skies"
Parc animalier de Merlet, Houches, Vallée de Chamonix (Hte Savoie)
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"Khmer Fresco"
Temples d'Angkor (Siem Reap - Cambodge)
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Limon
800 acre private reserve
Costa Rica
Central America
Another image showing the tail is in the first comment section.
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata, commonly known as the club tail iguana or the five-keeled spiny-tailed iguana is a species of lizard in the Iguanidae family endemic to Central America.
The tail on this species is heavily armored with five rings of spines forming longitudinal ridges. Males of the species grow to a length of 35 centimeters (14 in) whereas females attain 18.5 centimeters (7.3 in). Like most Ctenosaura the iguanas are born a bright green color fading to brown as the animal ages. The females tend to turn a uniform drab brown in color, and males develop tones of black, blue and yellow on their bodies and heads over the brown background.
Total population size is not known, but it is estimated that there may be fewer than 2,500 mature individuals. It is threatened by habitat loss through deforestation, overcollection through an unregulated exploitation for the pet trade, and it is even hunted by humans as a food item. – Wikipedia
Foire aux chameaux de Pushkar, état du Rajasthan, Inde
Pour différentes raisons, je prends peu de photos d'enfants et j'évite, sauf cas particuliers, de déposer des photos d'enfants sur ma galerie, surtout de ces pays où ils sont si souvent utilisés et exploités, parfois pour susciter toutes sortes d'émotions plus ou moins saines et soutirer ainsi quelques sous aux touristes que nous sommes
Ici, il ne s'agit pas vraiment d'exploitation à destination des touristes (encore que...) mais plutôt des pèlerins hindous très nombreux dans la ville sainte de Pushkar, plus encore durant la foire aux chameaux.
Chatoyants et somptueux habits de fête mais regards tellement absents, tellement tristes. Quel rôle fait-on jouer à ces enfants déguisés enrôlés par des religieux hindous pour parcourir les rues de Pushkar afin de récolter les dons auprès des pèlerins adorateurs de Brahma dans le cadre de la foire aux chameaux qui est aussi une fête religieuse.
Une fête, mais peut-être pas pour tout le monde.
Est une espèce de passereaux de la famille des paridés. Facilement identifiable avec sa petite taille, sa forme un peu rondouillarde, ses fines pattes, son minuscule bec, et son joli plumage à dominante de bleu et jaune, cette mésange commune fait partie des espèces les plus emblématiques de l'avifaune européenne. Elle occupe préférentiellement les habitats pourvus de nombreux arbres et de verdure où elle trouve sa nourriture : les forêts de feuillus et les bocages sont ses milieux de prédilection, elle fréquente aussi les parcs et les jardins, jusqu'en ville. Elle partage son habitat avec d'autres espèces de mésanges (comme la mésange charbonnière) qui montrent des différences dans la distribution spatiale et dans la niche écologique exploitée. La monogamie sociale de cette espèce est associée à des niveaux élevés d'investissement parental avec la femelle immobilisée pour l'élevage des oisillons qui se spécialise dans la couvaison et le mâle dans le nourrissage de la couvée.
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Is a species of passerine birds in the family Paridae. Easily identifiable with its small size, its slightly plump form, its fine legs, its tiny beak, and its pretty plumage predominantly of blue and yellow, this common chickadee is one of the most emblematic species of the European birdlife. It preferentially occupies habitats provided with many trees and greenery where it finds its food: deciduous forests and hedgerows are its favorite environments, it also frequents parks and gardens, even to the city. It shares its habitat with other species of chickadees (such as the great tit) which show differences in spatial distribution and in the exploited ecological niche. The social monogamy of this species is associated with high levels of parental investment with the female immobilized for the breeding of young birds which specializes in brooding and the male in the feeding of the brood.
Statue de Pascal Paoli, le Père de la Patrie, "Le Babbu di a Patria" - Corté (Haute-Corse)
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Lenka's story at the Venice Biennale 2024.
Colonialism, exploitation of plant and animal resources, anthropocentrism and speciesism: a denunciation at the Venice Biennale.
La storia di Lenka alla Biennale di Venezia 2024.
Colonialismo, sfruttamento delle risorse vegetali e animali, antropocentrismo e specismo: una denuncia alla Biennale di Venezia.
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"The war in Ukraine reminds us how unjust and painful the construction of a people's identity, the affirmation of national independence and the reclamation of one's roots can be. Repairing serious and profound wounds inflicted throughout history is a slow, complex and difficult process. A metaphor and monument of a similar condition is Lenka, in the Czech Pavilion. The famous giraffe captured in Kenya in 1954, transported to the Prague zoo, survived in captivity for only two years, then taxidermied and preserved in the museum, after having thrown its organs into the city sewers. Eva Kotakova's work, «The heart of a giraffe in captivity is twelve kilos lighter», is a walkable environmental installation that reproduces the inside of the long dissected neck of the animal arranged in a circle. In the center of the room there is a blackboard and a space for meeting and reflection to learn about its history, its meaning and its cultural implications. On the floor, Lenka's skeleton is reproduced and as a sound that pervades the Pavilion the hymns of the countries that the giraffe crossed on its long journey to Prague, many of which no longer exist today."
"La guerra in Ucraina ci ricorda quanto ingiuste e dolorose possano rivelarsi la costruzione di un’identità di un popolo, l’affermazione dell’indipendenza nazionale e la rivendicazione delle proprie radici. Risarcire gravi e profonde ferite inflitte nel corso della storia è un processo lento, complesso e difficile. Metafora e monumento di simile condizione è Lenka, nel Padiglione della Cecoslovacchia. La celebre giraffa catturata in Kenya nel 1954, trasportata allo zoo di Praga, sopravvissuta in cattività solo due anni, poi tassidermizzata e conservata nel museo, dopo aver gettato gli organi nelle fogne cittadine. L’opera di Eva Kotakova, «Il cuore di una giraffa in cattività è dodici chili più leggero», è un’installazione ambientale percorribile che riproduce l’interno del lungo collo sezionato dell’animale disposto a cerchio. Al centro della sala una lavagna e uno spazio di incontro e riflessione per conoscerne la storia, il suo significato e le sue implicazioni culturali. Sul pavimento lo scheletro di Lenka riprodotto e come suono che pervade il Padiglione gli inni dei Paesi che la giraffa attraversò nel suo lungo viaggio verso Praga, molti oggi non più esistenti."
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"Open Door"
Alba la Romaine (Ardèche)
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"Meticulous work"
Vallée de Muong Hoa, Sapa (Vietnam)
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I was originally enrolled into the GETTY IMAGES collection as a contributor on April 9th 2012, and when links with FLICKR were terminated in March 2014, I was retained and fortunate enough to be signed up via a second contract, both of which have proved to be successful with sales of my photographs all over the world now handled exclusively by them.
On November 12th 2015 GETTY IMAGES unveiled plans for a new stills upload platform called ESP (Enterprise Submission Platform), to replace the existing 'Moment portal', and on November 13th I was invited to Beta test the new system prior to it being officially rolled out in December. ESP went live on Tuesday December 15th 2015 and has smoothed out the upload process considerably.
These days I take a far more leisurely approach to my photographic exploits, and having moved from professional Nikon equipment to consumer bodies and lenses, I travel light less constraints and more emphasis on the pure capture of the beauty that I see, more akin to my original persuits and goals some five decades previously when starting out. I would like to say a huge and heartfelt 'THANK YOU' to GETTY IMAGES, and the 22.893+ Million visitors to my FLICKR site.
***** Selected for sale in the GETTY IMAGES COLLECTION on March 7th 2018
CREATIVE RF gty.im/925773952 MOMENT OPEN COLLECTION**
This photograph became my 3,019th frame to be selected for sale in the Getty Images collection and I am very grateful to them for this wonderful opportunity.
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**** This frame was chosen on August 7th 2018 to appear on FLICKR EXPLORE (Highest Ranking: #80. This is my 103rd photograph to be selected, which for me is both amazing and exciting, as I never view my images as worthy compared to some of the awesome photography out there. EXPLORE is Flickr's way of showcasing the most interesting photos within a given point in time -- usually over a 24 hour period.
Flickr receives about 6,000 uploads every minute -- That's about 8.6 million photos a day! From this huge group of images, the Flickr Interestingness algorithm chooses only 500 images to showcase for each 24-hour period. That's only one image in every 17,000!..... so I am really thrilled to have a frame picked and most grateful to every one of the 17.950 Million people who have visited, favourite and commented on this and all of my other photographs here on my FLICKR site. *****
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Photograph taken at an altitude of Fifty seven metres at 10:29am on Wednesday February 28th 2018 off Woolwich Road and Treetops Close in the grounds of Abbey Wood open space in Bexleyheath, Kent, England.
'The beast from the East', a Siberian cold front and weather phenomenon, has swept across the United Kingdom duringh the past few days, and last night was Kent's turn to brace herself for the deluge of snow.
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Nikon D7200 10mm 1/40s f/11.0 iso100 Exposure Compensation +1.3EV RAW (14 bit Lossless compressed) Image size 6000 x 4000). Colour space RGB. Handheld. AF-C focus 51 point with 3-D tracking. Manual exposure. Matrix metering. Auto white balance. Auto Active D-lighting. Nikon Distortion control on. Vignette control on.
Nikkor AF-S DX 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED DX. Phot-R ultra slim 77mm UV filter. Nikon EN-EL battery. Hoodman H-EYEN22S soft rubber eyecup. Matin quick release neckstrap. My Memory 32GB Class 10 SDHC. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon GP-1 GPS module.
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LATITUDE: N 51d 29m 9.90s
LONGITUDE: E 0d 8m 14.60s
ALTITUDE: 57.0m
RAW (TIFF) FILE: 69.10MB
PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 38.40MB
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Nikon D7200 Firmware versions A 1.10 C 2.015 (Lens distortion control version 2)
HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU processor. AMD Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB SATA storage. 64-bit Windows 10. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon ViewNX-1 64bit. Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.
Photo taken at the Nivolet (2.612 m) on June 13th 2012, about three hours before moonrise, exploiting the scenic presence of some huge stone walls which are firmly counterpointing with the magical presence of our lovely Milky Way cutting the dark night sky.
These walls, as usual, were catching distant lights coming from lake Agnel (a dam few hundred meters below).
In due time I will post also other photos with this Milky Way over some snowy mountains of the Gran Paradiso National Park, although I tend to prefer compositions kept as minimal as possible, like this one. It's obviously a matter of personal taste...
Anyhow, in addition to the constant search of well-defined classic shapes, of course I understand how much it's also important to show the grandeur of the natural environment... although the most spectacular breathtaking scenery is always just above our heads :-)
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"The Carthusian order"
Ancienne Chartreuse de Valbonne (Gard)
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1978 SEAB Flipper Model 1 (1978-1980)
- plastic-bodied and acrylic-windowed body assembled by Societe d'Exploitation et d'Application des Brevet (SEAB), Villejuif - France
- air-cooled 47cc single cylinder Sachs Adlx 2-stroke engine
- 3 bhp
- 2-speed Sachs automatic transmission
- top speed 35 km/h
- beige, brown, or a combination of the two were the only colors available
- available options: ungainly add-on fiberglass "humps" front and rear for traffic protection, extra carrying capacity, and "fins" at the rear to protect from parking lot mishaps
"Grogginess"
(France - Bourgogne - Côte d'Or)
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More and more people are realising these days that cows are not just commodities to be exploited for food. No human needs animal products to survive, no matter what you believe about protein and iron. It's all crap. Cows are individuals, they are social, maternal, intelligent, and have just as much a will to live as you do. Exploiting them unnecessarily is cruel and inhumane, no matter how quick the death or how happy their lives were. We all have the responsibility to make the decision to step away from animal exploitation by adopting a vegan lifestyle. It really is the least we can do.
CHEVROLET Bel Air - RETRO PASSION 2018 - Chevigny St Sauveur (COTE D'OR)
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Key information
Noisy and gregarious, these cheerful exploiters of man's rubbish and wastefulness have managed to colonise most of the world. The ultimate avian opportunist perhaps. Monitoring suggests a severe decline in the UK house sparrow population, recently estimated as dropping by 71 per cent between 1977 and 2008 with substantial declines in both rural and urban populations. While the decline in England continues, Breeding Bird Survey data indicate recent population increases in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
What they eat:
Seeds and scraps.
Measurements:
Length:14-15cm
Wingspan:21-25.5cm
Weight:24-38g
Population:
UK breeding:5,300,000 pairs
Where and when to see them
House sparrows can be found from the centre of cities to the farmland of the countryside, they feed and breed near to people. It is a species vanishing from the centre of many cities, but is not uncommon in most towns and villages. It is absent from parts of the Scottish Highlands and is thinly distributed in most upland areas.
Breeding
House sparrows usually nest in loose colonies and since they don't defend a proper territory, nests can be as little as 20-30 cm apart.
How house sparrows nest
Nests are often placed in holes and crevices within buildings and they will readily use nestboxes. Free-standing nests are also frequently built, in creepers against walls and in thick hedges or conifers.
Pairs often remain faithful to their nest site and to each other for life, although a lost mate of either sex is normally replaced within days. A hole is filled with dry grass or straw with a nesting chamber lined with feathers, hairs, string and paper. Feathers may be plucked from a live pigeon!
The main nesting season is from April to August, although nesting has been recorded in all months. Most birds lay two or three clutches, but in a good year fourth attempts are not uncommon.
About house sparrow chicks
The female lays two to five eggs at daily intervals and often starts to incubate part way through egg-laying. Both sexes incubate, and the chicks hatch after 11-14 days. The parents share nesting duties equally. Chicks are brooded for 6-8 days, but can control their own body temperature only when 10 or 11 days old.
The youngsters are fed on a variety of invertebrates, including aphids, caterpillars, beetles and grasshoppers. Seeds and vegetable matter are also given, particularly during periods when invertebrates are scarce (e.g. cold weather) and become more important after the chicks leave the nest.
The young fledge 14-16 days after hatching. They are unable to feed themselves for about a week after leaving the nest and are cared for by their parents for around a fortnight. Post-fledging care is frequently left to the male as the hen prepares for the next brood. She can begin laying her next clutch of eggs within days of the previous brood leaving the nest.
Newly independent young often gather in large flocks, anywhere there is an abundance of seed, invertebrates and other suitable foods. These may be areas of wasteland or around garden feeding sites. Later, rural flocks may move on to grainfields to feed on the ripening grain, often joined by adult birds, once they have finished nesting. Flocks tend to break up through the autumn and birds return to their nesting colony sites.
Population trends
The house sparrow is common through most of its world range, and can tolerate a wide variety of climates.
The recent decline of house sparrows
UK house sparrow populations have fluctuated greatly over the centuries, with a gradual decline during the last 100 years.
Causes for the rapid recent declines, particularly in urban and suburban environments, remain largely undetermined, although research is underway that aims to establish the cause(s), and develop conservation solutions.
Declines in rural house sparrow populations are thought to be linked to changes in agricultural practices, particularly the loss of winter stubbles and improved hygiene measures around grain stores.
House sparrow numbers were not monitored adequately before the mid-1970s. Since then, numbers in rural England have nearly halved while numbers in towns and cities have declined by 60 per cent. Because of these large population declines, the house sparrow is now red-listed as a species of high conservation concern.
Relations with humans and other animals
People have a love-hate relationship with the house sparrow. However, control attempts have failed to limit the sparrows numbers and range.
Their relationship with humans
People have a love-hate relationship with the house sparrow. For many they are the most familiar of wild animals, bringing life to city centres and other man-made places, bereft of wildlife.
The house sparrows partiality to grain crops and the damage and destruction this caused resulted in attempts to control their numbers. From the mid-18th century most parishes had sparrow clubs with the sole objective to destroy as many sparrows as possible. Bounties were paid for sparrows until the late 19th century, when it was accepted that the control measures did not work. Similar failures were recorded in a number of other European countries.
Ironically, as people in Europe were paid to kill sparrows as pests, others deliberately introduced them to places as far apart as Australia and New York. Initially they were welcomed, although later appreciation turned to serious concern for the impact on crops. By then sparrows had become well established and control attempts have failed to limit the sparrows numbers and range.
How sparrows behave with other animals
Sparrows are aggressive tend to dominate feeders in gardens and prevent other birds from getting to the food. They harass other birds and steal their food and take over their nests, particularly house martins. The eviction and interference often results in a reduction in breeding success and can cause desertion of even large martin colonies.
Sparrows frequently tear to pieces the nests of martins and swallows and eject any eggs or chicks therein. The owners are unable to stop them.
Sparrows are very resilient and for their size have remarkably few serious predators. Main predators are domestic cats, owls (especially tawny) and sparrowhawks, but none are capable of affecting the size of the sparrow population, with the possible exception of localised effects by cats.
Jesus frees Adam - (descent into hell) (1530-1534) - Girolamo Romano, known as Romanino (1485-1566) - Church of Santa Maria della Neve - Pisogne
La chiesa di Santa Maria della Neve, edificata nella seconda metà del XV, sorge ai margini di Pisogne, sotto lo spuntone di roccia reciso dalla strada che porta alla frazione di Fraine.
La facciata, molto semplice, con tetto "a capanna", è decorata a rombi policromi; il portale, in arenaria rossa, ed è sormontato da una nicchia semicircolare con una statua raffigurante la Madonna col Bambino, con due angeli affrescati sullo sfondo.
L'interno è costituito da un'aula unica, divisa in tre campate da archi acuti che portano all'arco trionfale e all'abside.
Una sola fonte di luce, quella dell'oblò sulla facciata, illumina gli affreschi del Romanino, terminati nel 1534, che ornano la chiesa. Il pittore bresciano fece chiudere le preesistenti finestre laterali per poter sfruttare interamente ed in modo uniforme lo spazio delle pareti.
The church of Santa Maria della Neve, built in the second half of the XV, is situated at the margins of Pisogne, under the rock ledge cut off the road leading to the village of Fraine.
The simple façade, with roof "hut", is decorated in polychrome diamond pattern; portal, red sandstone, and is topped by a semicircular niche with a statue of the Madonna and Child, with two angels painted in the background.
The interior consists of a single nave, divided into three spans by pointed arches that lead to the triumphal arch and the apse.
A single light source, the porthole on the front, illuminates the frescoes by Romanino, completed in 1534, decorating the church. The painter from Brescia did close the existing windows side to exploit fully and evenly space the walls.
SEH 38 3199, Osterbrücken (ligne Ottweiler - Schwarzerden), 25 Août 2007.
Le week-end des 25 et 26 Août 2007, la 38 3199 du musée d'Heilbronn était l'invitée d'honneur de l'Ostertalbahn, une association qui exploite une ligne musée entre Ottweiler et Schwarzerden. Le 25 au matin, le convoi est vu sur les hauteurs depuis le village d'Osterbrücken.
"Belly dance"
Colibri - Sarapiqui (COSTA RICA 2019)
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or: So you spend big bucks for your photo/video gear and you give your images away "for the experience/exposure???"
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Noisy and gregarious, these cheerful exploiters of man's rubbish and wastefulness have managed to colonise most of the world. The ultimate avian opportunist perhaps. Monitoring suggests a severe decline in the UK house sparrow population, recently estimated as dropping by 71 per cent between 1977 and 2008 with substantial declines in both rural and urban populations. While the decline in England continues, Breeding Bird Survey data indicate recent population increases in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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The House Sparrow is a small but sturdily built bird with a stout bill designed for eating seeds. Adult males are distinctive; the crown and nape are grey and only the sides of the head are brown. The black bib is wide and extends down onto the chest. The back is warm brown, streaked with black but with a few white wing feathers. Adult females and juvenile birds of both sexes are typically sandy brown in colour with brown and grey streaks on the back and wings.
Although adults will feed themselves on wide range of seeds, they need to find plenty of aphids and small caterpillars for their growing youngsters, especially in the first few days after hatching.
House Sparrows like to nest colonially, so one box on its own is unlikely to attract a breeding pair. They may nest in hedges and in climbing plants – but this does not mean that they are Hedge Sparrows or Tree Sparrows!
House Sparrows are red-listed birds of conservation concern.
Small nest box with hole (32mm)
Nest height: over 2m above ground
The nest is an untidy domed structure made of grasses, lined with feathers, hair and wool
Egg laying starts between mid March and early August. Up to four broods
4 to 5 eggs. White or pale blue with darker spots
Incubation time: 13 -15 days
Nestlings fledge after 15-17 days
For more information, please visit www.bto.org/about-birds/nnbw/nesting-birds/house-sparrow
I'm still exploiting the little plant I bought about 6 weeks ago. I believe that these are my favorite flower to light and photograph because of the elegant shapes. Some of the black and white photos I've seen that were done a long time ago by famous photographers are amazing works of art.
Lighting stuff: I placed a YN560 in a Rogue grid behind the flower and slightly to the right at 1 o'clock for backlighting, and used a YN560-III in an 8.6 inch Lastolite softbox in front and slightly to the left of center for fill. Both flashes, in manual mode, were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other Calla Lily pictures are in my Calla Lilly album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626082181550/...
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description for that set, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash. www.flickr.com/photos/9422
"Nursery"
Fête de Furdenheim (FRANCE - Alsace)
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Musée des Beaux arts de Dijon (Bourgogne - Côte d'Or)
Le tombeau de Philippe le Hardi dans la salle des Gardes au Palais des Ducs à Dijon.
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Si tratta di uno dei monumenti più noti e rappresentati di Villa Adriana ed è divenuto uno dei simboli dell’unicità e della concezione innovativa dell’impianto architettonico dell’intero complesso residenziale. L’isola era accessibile attraverso due strutture girevoli in legno e la sensazione, ancora oggi, è quella di trovarsi in un luogo nel quale potersi ritirare per svolgere in tranquillità le proprie attività . L’Edificio prende il nome da un raffinato fregio figurato in marmo con soggetto marino che ne decorava la trabeazione.
Costituito da un corpo circolare preceduto da un pronao che immette in un portico di forma circolare sorretto da colonne ioniche e coperto da volta a botte. Il colonnato si riflette sull’acqua di un ampio canale che delimita un’isola artificiale, sulla quale si imposta un edificio che può essere identificato come una vera e propria domus, una sorta di residenza minore all’interno della residenza imperiale.
Lo spazio interno, seppure ridotto e condizionato dalla pianta circolare, è stato sfruttato in maniera ottimale per realizzare tutti gli ambienti idonei alle esigenze dell’ imperatore: e, in effetti, la costruzione ripete nei suoi elementi costitutivi, lo schema tipico della domus, con atrio, cortile, portico per passeggiare, tablino, cubicula, impianto termale e, perfino, latrine, ubicate negli spazi di risulta. La caratteristica più attuale di questa villa in miniatura è forse proprio la finalità funzionale che sta alla base della progettazione, unita alla capacità di costringere e adattare lo spazio in senso estetico.
Villa Adriana: The Maritime Theater
It is one of the most famous monuments of Villa Adriana and has become one of the symbols of the uniqueness and innovative design of the architectural system of the entire residential complex. The island was accessible through two revolving wooden structures and the feeling, still today, is to be in a place where you can retire to carry out your activities in peace. The building is named after a sophisticated marble frieze with a marine theme decorating the trabeation.
It is constituted by a circular body preceded by a pronaos that enters a circular arcade supported by Ionic columns and covered by barrel vault. The colonnade is reflected on the water of a large canal that delimits an artificial island, on which a building is set, which can be identified as a real domus, a sort of minor residence within the imperial residence.
The interior space, albeit reduced and conditioned by the circular plant, has been optimally exploited to create all the environments suitable for the emperor's needs: and, indeed, the construction is repeated in its constituent elements, the typical domus scheme, with lobby, courtyard, porch for stroll, tablecloth, cubicula, spa and, even, latrines, located in the spaces of the result. The most current feature of this miniature villa is perhaps the functional purpose behind the design, coupled with the ability to force and adapt space in aesthetic sense.
C'est l'un des monuments les plus connus et les plus représentés de la Villa Adriana et est devenu l'un des symboles de l'unicité et du concept innovant de la disposition architecturale de l'ensemble du complexe résidentiel. L'île était accessible à travers deux structures tournantes en bois et le sentiment, encore aujourd'hui, est celui d'être dans un endroit où l'on peut se retirer pour exercer ses activités en toute quiétude. Le bâtiment tire son nom d'une frise de marbre figurée raffinée avec un sujet marin qui décorait son entablement.
Composé d'un corps circulaire précédé d'un pronaos qui mène à un portique circulaire soutenu par des colonnes ioniques et couvert par une voûte en berceau. La colonnade se reflète dans l'eau d'un grand canal qui délimite une île artificielle, sur laquelle est érigé un bâtiment qui peut être identifié comme une véritable domus, une sorte de résidence mineure au sein de la résidence impériale.
L'espace intérieur, bien que réduit et conditionné par le plan circulaire, a été exploité de manière optimale pour créer toutes les pièces adaptées aux besoins de l'empereur: et, en fait, la construction reprend dans ses éléments constitutifs, le schéma typique de la domus, avec atrium, cour, porche pour se promener, tablinum, cubicula, spa et même des latrines, situés dans les espaces résultants. La caractéristique la plus actuelle de cette villa miniature est peut-être l'objectif fonctionnel derrière la conception, combiné à la capacité de restreindre et d'adapter l'espace dans un sens esthétique.
España - Barcelona - Parque Güell - Pabellón de Administración
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ENGLISH:
The Park Güell is a public park system composed of gardens and architectonic elements located on Carmel Hill, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Carmel Hill belongs to the mountain range of Collserola – the Parc del Carmel is located on the northern face. Park Güell is located in La Salut, a neighborhood in the Grà cia district of Barcelona. With urbanization in mind, Eusebi Güell assigned the design of the park to Antoni GaudÃ, a renowned architect and the face of Catalan modernism.
The park was originally part of a commercially unsuccessful housing site, the idea of Count Eusebi Güell, after whom the park was named. It was inspired by the English garden city movement; hence the original English name Park (in Catalan the name is "Parc Güell"). The site was a rocky hill with little vegetation and few trees, called Muntanya Pelada (Bare Mountain). It already included a large country house called Larrard House or Muntaner de Dalt House and was next to a neighbourhood of upper-class houses called La Salut (The Health). The intention was to exploit the fresh air (well away from smoky factories) and beautiful views from the site, with sixty triangular lots being provided for luxury houses. Count Eusebi Güell added to the prestige of the development by moving in 1906 to live in Larrard House. Ultimately, only two houses were built, neither designed by GaudÃ. One was intended to be a show house, but on being completed in 1904 was put up for sale, and as no buyers came forward, GaudÃ, at Güell's suggestion, bought it with his savings and moved in with his family and his father in 1906. This house, where Gaudà lived from 1906 to 1926, was built by Francesc Berenguer in 1904. It contains original works by Gaudà and several of his collaborators. It is now the Gaudi House Museum (Casa Museu GaudÃ) since 1963. In 1969 it was declared a historical artistic monument of national interest.
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ESPAÑOL:
El parque Güell es un parque público con jardines y elementos arquitectónicos situado en la parte superior de la ciudad de Barcelona (España). Se halla en la vertiente meridional del monte Carmelo, que pertenece a las estribaciones de la sierra de Collserola; en la cara septentrional se halla el parque del Carmelo. Administrativamente pertenece al barrio de La Salud, en el distrito de Gracia. Ideado como urbanización, fue diseñado por el arquitecto Antoni GaudÃ, máximo exponente del modernismo catalán, por encargo del empresario Eusebi Güell. Construido entre 1900 y 1914, fue inaugurado como parque público en 1926.
El parque Güell es un reflejo de la plenitud artÃstica de GaudÃ: pertenece a su etapa naturalista (primera década del siglo xx), perÃodo en que el arquitecto perfeccionó su estilo personal, a través de la inspiración en las formas orgánicas de la naturaleza, para lo que puso en práctica toda una serie de nuevas soluciones estructurales originadas en sus profundos análisis de la geometrÃa reglada. A ello añade el artista catalán una gran libertad creativa y una imaginativa creación ornamental: partiendo de cierto barroquismo sus obras adquieren gran riqueza estructural, de formas y volúmenes desprovistos de rigidez racionalista o de cualquier premisa clásica.​ En el parque Güell desplegó Gaudà todo su genio arquitectónico y puso en práctica muchas de sus innovadoras soluciones estructurales que serÃan emblemáticas de su estilo organicista y que culminarÃan en la Sagrada Familia.
El parque fue concebido por Güell y Gaudà como un conjunto estructurado donde, dentro de un incomparable marco de belleza natural, se situarÃan unas viviendas de alto standing, con todos los adelantos tecnológicos de la época para procurar el máximo confort y con unos acabados de gran calidad artÃstica. Asimismo, idearon un conjunto impregnado de un fuerte simbolismo, ya que procuraron sintetizar en los elementos comunes del parque muchos de los ideales tanto polÃticos como religiosos que compartÃan mecenas y arquitecto.
El pabellón de administración tiene una altura de 29 m y planta de 12,60 x 6,60 m. Tiene dos plantas: en la inferior habÃa una gran sala cuadrada que ahora está dividida en dos habitaciones, más otras dos estancias de forma absidal; de aquà parte una escalera curvilÃnea en cuyo tramo medio se encuentran los aseos en entreplanta; en el segundo piso hay una sala equivalente a la inferior, flanqueada de dos terrazas almenadas, con un remate de cúpula en forma de hongo, como el edificio anterior. Destaca en este edificio la torre situada en un lateral, de forma hiperboloidal y revestida de trencadÃs en ajedrezado blanco y azul. Está coronada por la tÃpica cruz gaudiniana de cuatro brazos, que señala los cuatro puntos cardinales. De 3,8 m de altura, esta cruz fue destruida en 1936 y reconstruida con posterioridad a la Guerra Civil. En 1952 fue restaurada a causa de unas grietas, a cargo del arquitecto Adolf Florensa. Este edificio tiene también unos medallones con las palabras Park Güell.​ En la actualidad se dedica a librerÃa y tienda de souvenirs.
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