Fountains & Wells, Fuentes y Pozos
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Buttercups in full flower adding wonderful contrast with the ruined Fountains Abbey in the back ground.
* The last post from my trip to Seville at least for a while . It is another shot from the Plaza de España that we saw on our first afternoon. We were equally impressed by the architecture but also by the wonderful warm temperatures . Two months later and I am still waiting for a little warmth its been a cool wet Spring this year
The Plaza de España is is a beautiful collection of buildings in the Parque de María Luisa in Seville. It was built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. The Plaza was, designed by Aníbal González, was a principal building built on the Maria Luisa Park's edge to showcase Spain's industry and technology exhibits. González combined a mix of 1920s Art Deco and Spanish Renaissance Revival, Spanish Baroque Revival and Neo-Mudéjar styles. The Plaza de España complex is a huge half-circle; the buildings are accessible by four bridges over the moat, which represent the ancient kingdoms of Spain. In the centre is the Vicente Traver fountain.
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This devotional fountain, located on the grounds of Mortemer Abbey (Normandy, France), was built in the 18th century. It was the object of a pilgrimage, with single girls coming to say a prayer and place an object belonging to them at the foot of Saint Catherine, in order to find a husband during the year.
A work by Bartolomeo Ammannati and some assistants, such as Giambologna, was commissioned on the occasion of the wedding of Francesco I de' Medici with grand duchess Johanna of Austria in 1565. The Fountain of Neptune is a fountain in Florence, Italy, situated on the Piazza della Signoria (Signoria square), in front of the Palazzo Vecchio.
The Neptune figure, whose face resembles that of Cosimo I de' Medici, was meant to be an allusion to the dominion of the Florentines over the sea. The figure stands on a high pedestal in the middle of an octagonal fountain. The pedestal in the middle is decorated with the mythical chained figures of Scylla and Charybdis. The statue of Neptune is a copy made in the nineteenth century, while the original is in the National Museum.
Source: Fountain of Neptune
A truly work of art, with an attitude! :D
Entry to PK Challenge #83 Your Most Unusual Take on Any Sculpture
GO WITH THE FLOW is the topic for Wed Aug 17th 2022 Group Our Daily Challenge
it is not a black and white photo, although it almost looks like it. I actually wanted to edit it in black and white, but I think it's even better this way
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es ist kein Schwarzweißfoto, obwohl es fast so aussieht. Eigentlich wollte ich es auch in schwarzweiß bearbeiten, aber so finde ich es noch besser,
Be like the fountain that overflows, not like the cistern that merely contains.
- Paulo Coelho
Edited with Topaz Studio 2
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Fountains Abbey founded in 1132 is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England.
The Cellarium was the area where the monks ate, slept and socialised.
Fountains Abbey near Ripon in North Yorkshire
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountains_Abbey
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A trip out to watch a local deer rut, was thwarted by a closed carpark, due to covid restrictions.
Instead we went to the nearby World Heritage Site.
There were plenty of these stunning birds enjoying the sanctuary afforded by the former monastic settlement.
Roll on the 1st when this barbaric and antiquated sport is brought to a well overdue close.
Ring Necked Pheasant - Phasianus Colchicus
Fountains Abbey - Yorkshire
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