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A view upstream the Pegnitz river. The building on the left is the Heilig-Geist-Spital, built 1339. The Reichskleinodien (Imperial Regalia) were stored there from 1424 to 1796.
The Schuldturm tower in the center was built in 1323 as part of the town fortifications. As the city grew and new fortifications were built further outside the town, the tower found new use as debtors' prison, thus the name Schuldturm (lit. "debt tower").
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Puente Románico fortificado sobre el río Fluviá de 135 metros de largo, 15 metros de largo y formado por ocho arcos. Encima del quinto pilar esta la torre fortificada de planta hexagonal.
La primera noticia que se tiene del puente data del año 1075 y ha sido destruido y reconstruido varias veces, la última en la guerra civil Española donde volaron dos de los arcos.
Su estructura, enteramente de piedra y perfectamente adaptada a la caprichosa orografía esculpida por el curso fluvial que debe salvar, las distintas arcadas apuntadas que se van sucediendo a lo largo de los nada menos que 145 metros, describiendo incluso un atrevido ángulo oblicuo que divide en dos el pasaje.
Pues eso, que una joyita medieval digna de contemplar.
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This is the manor 'La Saucerie' (in French Manoir de la Saucerie), built by Robert Le Saucier. He was a servant to the queen of England, Eleanor of Aquitaine (when the kings of England also were dukes of Normandy) in the late 12th century.
A medieval motte castle was built on the spot. But in the late 16th century, or early 17th, the top part of the castle was replaced by the wooden structure still seen today, and the place (which was, by then, terribly out of fashion) was turned into something like a gate-house for a proper Renaissance manor, built nearby. The later manor burnt down in 1860, but these medieval parts art still standing.
Facade of one of the ancient buildings in the Schnoor quarter. This particular building dates to 1631.
The inscription on the lintel reads: "AN GOTTES SEGEN IS ALES GELEGEN 1631" (roughly: "All depends on God's blessing")
The Schnoor quarter is the oldest documented quarter of Bremen and it has largely preserved its medieval character.
First mentioned in the 13th century. The two oldest remaining buildings are from 1401 and 1402 respectively. Some buildings are just remaining facades or have been relocated from other locations.
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The hand of time on the medieval vtllage.This is the path that led to Rome
Castelnuovo Val di Cecina is a small village of the Metalliferous Hills, located on the furthest reaches of the Maremma open to the Tyrrhenian Sea and the island of Elba. The origins are uncertain, but certainly go back at the age Lombard (VII sec.), When this people drew up new avenues for research of mineral building a series of fortresses sighting and defense along the path that wound from Volterra Massa Marittima.
This telephoto zoom allows us to admire the castle of Pierreclos at leisure. This medieval fortress was built from the 12th century. You can clearly see the chapel of the castle, a superb Romanesque tower dating from this period.
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Architecture médiévale
Ce zoom au téléobjectif nous permet d'admirer tout à loisir le château de Pierreclos. Cette forteresse médiévale fut construite à partir du 12ème siècle. On voit très bien la chapelle du château, superbe tour romane datant de cette époque
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Pierreclos - South Burgundy - France / Pierreclos - Bourgogne du Sud - France
Cistern below the Royal Alcazar, Seville, Andalusia, Spain.
For some reason I'm averse to uploading interior photos, even more so than taking them, I don't know why, I have such a backlog of them especially from Andalusia and St, Petersburg Hermitage museum.
Prized as a medieval banquet dish. Decimated by hunting - plus the loss of its reed bed habitat - The Bittern became extinct in the UK in 1886
Our ancestors were such a caring bunch!
But it's back., and hearteningly (with the help of contemporary humans) numbers are rising!
Hopefully another 'wrong' put 'right'
Reculver in Kent, UK has been settled since Roman times. Originally a fort whose purpose was to protect an ancient waterway, now silted up, that allowed boats to avoid the open sea and pirates in the English Channel. Only a medieval church ruin remains, and it now stands perilously close to the edge of the sea. Desperate to save it from being lost forever, sea defences try to prevent erosion of the shore, and no doubt eventually all will be lost, like the waterway it protected.
One of the most beautiful cities in Tuscany is in the province of Siena - San Gimignano. This is mainly due to its historic, medieval town center, which was recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1990 and has most of the region's gender towers. That is why San Gimignano is also called the "City of Towers" or "Medieval Manhattan".
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Interior from Garmo stave church at Maihaugen in Lillehammer, Norway. The baptismal font is made from soapstone and dates to the 12th century.
This stave church originally dates to the middle of the 12th century - later expanded in the 18th century. In the 19th century the church was replaced with a newly built on in Garmo and this one was dismantled and sold at auction(!) in 1880. It was bought by Trond Eklestuen, who spent much time buying traditional Norwegian objects (and buildings) and giving them away to museums for preservation. The church ended up at Maihaugen (the largest open-air museum in northern Europe, founded in 1904), a place dedicated to the preservation of Norwegian history and architecture. The church was rebuilt there in 1921.
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Suvereto is a medieval town considered among the most beautiful villages in Italy. First attested in 973 and derives from the Latin Suber (cork) for its cork woods. Famous for the high quality of its oil, its wines and its characteristic festive events
Besalu is a medieval town in the province of Girona in the Autonomous Region of Catalonia. The place was probably inhabited since ancient times and has been recognized as a cultural asset since 1966, the entire old town is a listed building. Here you can see the 105 m. long, fortified by towers, Pont Vell bridge over the river Fluvia.
El pasado histórico de Rennes queda reflejado en estos edificios de época medieval, con armazón de madera vista y tejados de pizarra. Muchos de ellos desaparecieron en el incendio que asoló la ciudad a principios del s. XVIII, pero aún se conserva un barrio medieval cuidadosamente restaurado.
Los primeros días de septiembre las calles de Ávila se colorean y se transforman en un formidable mercado medieval. Publicaré una pequeña muestra de fotografías, de colorido y diversión, para hacerse una idea.
The fortifications of the town were built after the Mongol Invasion. It had four gates, which opened to the south, west, north and northeast. The plain of the town slightly slopes north, so the southern gate, which was located on the highest point, was called Upper Gate, while the northeastern gate, which was located on the lowest point, was called Lower Gate. The walls were defended by wide moats.
The trade road coming from the central regions of Hungary left the town towards Poland through the Lower Gate. From the town gate a little wooden bridge led to a half-round barbican, which still stands, surrounded by moats. From the barbican a drawbridge led across the moat. After the fortifications of the town lost their significance, the wooden bridges over the moats were demolished and a new stone bridge was raised with two 5-metres wide arches in 1821. A similar stone bridge was built to connect the barbican with the town but it had only one arch.
Part of the "Reflexes Helidon Xhixha" art display placed around Val d'Orcia, in Tuscany,
Textures and effects by myself using photoshop
Campiglia marittima, that is of the Maremma (in Latin Maritima), a medieval town considered one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, was already inhabited in the Etruscan and Roman times due to the wealth of minerals in the area. The first official document mentioning Campiglia dates back to 1004
The Pond in the valley, was once an important feature in the medieval village of Witcombe, surrounded by houses it was probably a place where people met to exchange news and tend ducks and geese and water horses. The village was probable deserted because of enclosure of common land and the rise of large scale sheep farming by the wealthy.
Aussi intact qu'ancien, le hameau médiéval de Canale di Tenno repose sur les collines du Trentin sur le lac de Garde
Used since the 12th century, it was used by fishermen and small-medium sized commercial vessels. It was enlarged and strengthened by Jacopo III Appiani in 1470, the year in which the breakwater was built. Jacopo III's 15th century works were mainly aimed at anchoring his own galley, as well as other small court vessels, given the proximity of his residence to the Citadel. This inevitably led to a reduction in the anchorages of many vessels used for fishing and commercial traffic.