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Forêt de Fontainebleau en Île-de-France (Seine-et-Marne). Point de vue depuis la Platière du massif de la Dame Jouanne (Larchant).
Marinid Tombs 27/06/2022 18h23
View from the Meinid Tombs looking in the Southeastern direction. On the foreground Cimetière Bab Guissa ( مقبرة باب عجيسة)
Marinid Tombs
The Marinid Tombs or Merenid Tombs are a set of ruined monumental tombs on a hill above and north of Fes al-Bali, the old city of Fez, Morocco. They were originally a royal necropolis for the Marinid dynasty which ruled over Morocco in the 13th to 15th centuries. Today, they are a popular lookout point over the historic city.
There is sparse information available on the site and its history. However, the ruined tombs are attributed to the 14th century, during the Marinid dynasty (13th–15th centuries), hence their name.
The Marinids conquered Fez in 1250 (CE) and turned it into their capital, eventually cementing this status by building a new fortified palace-city, Fes el-Jdid, in 1276 alongside the existing old city (Fes el-Bali). Before the foundation of Fes el-Jdid, however, the Marinids established a fortified palace on the hill to the north of Fes el-Bali known as al-Qula (today also known as the "Hill of the Marinids").
The hillsides around the tombs (mostly to the north and east) are still occupied by the sprawling Bab Guissa Cemetery (named after the nearby city gate, Bab Guissa), though the graves visible today are likely much more recent. Today the site is well-known as a lookout with panoramic views over the old city of Fez, popular at sunset, and often mentioned in guidebooks and tourist literature. In addition to the views, it is also a notable place to hear the call to prayer (adhan) broadcasting simultaneously from all the mosques in the old city.
Quartier de Chaillot 05/09/2021 19h04
The quartier de Chaillot as seen from the top floor of the Tour Eiffel. Palais de Chaillot is partly visible at the left (under) and also Avenue Kléber for the ones who know Paris.
Quartier de Chaillot
The Chaillot district is the 64th administrative district in Paris. Located in the 16th arrondissement on the hill of Chaillot, it originates from a village of the same name located rue de Chaillot but whose parish territory, twice the size of the current district, covered, in addition to the 16th north of the street. des Carrières de Passy and to the east of rue Léonard de Vinci, the south of the 8th district, called from the faubourg de la Conférence, that is to say from the current Place de l'Étoile all the edges of the Seine to the east of a Bois de Boulogne formerly more extensive between the cemetery of Passy included as far as La Concorde.
First village west of Paris responding in the extension of the decumanus to the oriental Charonne, it was in the sixteenth century that Chaillot opened up with the construction of a castle for Queen Catherine de Medici, other large residences then religious establishments, in particular the convent of Chaillot. In 1659, it officially became a suburb of the capital. Split in 1785 by the wall of the Farmers General, its populated part integrates the 1st arrondissement. Under the First Empire, a project for the King of Rome's palace on the hill was aborted but was followed by several architectural sketches (monumental statues, housing estates, etc.). A district of Chaillot was formed in 1860 within the new 16th arrondissement. The Trocadero Palace was built there for the Universal Exhibition of 1878, around which many residential buildings were built. The palace gives way to the Palais de Chaillot in 1935 for the 1937 Specialized Exhibition.
Population: 21,000 (approx 2016)
Area: 142,4 ha = 1,424 km2
Density: 14 666 hab./km2
[ Wikipedia - Quartier de Chaillot (français) ]
Parvis du Sacré-Cœur 04/01/2024 09h06
One of the most beautiful freely accessible view points in Paris; the forecourt of the Sacre-Cœur on the Butte Montmartre.
Montmartre
Montmartre s a large hill in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement. It is 130 meters high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank. Montmartre is primarily known for its artistic history, for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur on its summit, and as a nightclub district.
The other church on the hill, Saint Pierre de Montmartre, built in 1147, was the church of the prestigious Montmartre Abbey. On 15 August 1534, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Saint Francis Xavier and five other companions bound themselves by vows in the Martyrium of Saint Denis, 11 Rue Yvonne Le Tac, the first step in the creation of the Jesuits.
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Album "Jour de marché à Lannion"
Lannion, Côtes d'Armor,
Bretagne, France
Nikon F801S
50mm 1,8 AFD
FP4+
Scan Epson V370
Vu sur les toîts de la basilique de Montmartre, Paris, Janvier 2009, Canon EOS 350D
Even pigeons love Paris!
Empire State Building 02/05/2015 10h59
Looking South from the observation deck of the Empire State Building. In the background Lower Manhattan with the One World Trade Center and Financial District. Neighbourhoods like Chelsea (right), Greenwhich Village, SoHo, East Village, Lower East Side (left) and Flatiron District are all in this picture. On the foreground Madison Square Park with the Flatiron Building.
Upper right: Jersey City.
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets. It has a roof height of 380 m, and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 443 m high. Tallest in the world from 1931 to 1970. Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, the Empire State. Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, the Empire State Building was again the tallest building in New York (although it was no longer the tallest in the US or the world), until One World Trade Center reached a greater height on April 30, 2012. he Empire State Building is currently the fourth-tallest completed skyscraper in the United States (after the One World Trade Center, the Willis Tower and Trump International Hotel and Tower, both in Chicago), and the 25th-tallest in the world (the tallest now is Burj Khalifa, located in Dubai). It is also the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the Americas.
FACTS & FIGURES
« Tallest in the world from 1931 to 1970 »
Preceded by: Chrysler Building
Surpassed by: World Trade Center (Twin Towers)
Architectural style: Art Deco
Location: 350 Fifth Avenue - Manhattan, New York 10118
Construction started: March 17, 1930
Completed: April 11, 1931
Floor count: 103
Height:
Architectural: 381.0 m
Tip: 443.2 m
Roof: 381.0 m
Top Floor and observatory: 373.1 m
Length (east-west): 129.2 m
Width (north-south): 57 m
Lifts/elevators: 73
Architect: Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
[ Source & more Info: Wikipedia - Empire State Building ]
My first time in Africa, my first time in Morocco, my first time in Fès and my first time with Mehdi...
Location: Marinid Tombs view point overlooking the old medina of Fès.
Coördinates: Click on the link to see the exact location where this photo is taken:
Reason: A week holiday in and around the city of Fès, Morocco.
Fès: Fez or Fes (Arabic: فاس, romanized: fās, Berber languages: ⴼⴰⵙ, romanized: fas, French: Fès) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco, with a population of 1.11 million according to the 2014 census.
Fez was founded under Idrisid rule during the 8th-9th centuries CE. It initially consisted of two autonomous and competing settlements. Successive waves of mainly Arab immigrants from Ifriqiya (Tunisia) and al-Andalus (Spain/Portugal) in the early 9th century gave the nascent city its Arab character. After the downfall of the Idrisid dynasty, other empires came and went until the 11th century when the Almoravid Sultan Yusuf ibn Tashfin united the two settlements into what is today's Fes el-Bali quarter. Under Almoravid rule, the city gained a reputation for religious scholarship and mercantile activity.
Today, the city consists of two old medina quarters, Fes el-Bali and Fes Jdid, and the much larger modern urban Ville Nouvelle area founded during the French colonial era. The medina of Fez is listed as a World Heritage Site and is believed to be one of the world's largest urban pedestrian zones (car-free areas). It has the University of Al-Qarawiyyin which was founded in 857 and is considered by some to be the oldest continuously functioning institute of higher education in the world. It also has Chouara Tannery from the 11th century, one of the oldest tanneries in the world. The city has been called the "Mecca of the West" and the "Athens of Africa." It is also considered the spiritual and cultural capital of Morocco.
More information: Wikipedia - Fès
Guest Star: Mehdi Zoubaa
Weather: Sunny, 28° C
To Listen ♫: Nancy Ajram - Moshtaa Leik | نانسي عجرم - مشتاقة ليك (Youtube)
Self-portrait technics: Joby portable gorillapod placed on my crossbag on the slope of a hill.
Pincio, Rome (ITALIE)
objectif/lense : Tamron SP AF 17-50 mm f/2.8 XR Di
post-traitement : Adobe Lightroom 5.7
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Outlining a Theory of General Creativity . .
. . on a 'Pataphysical projectory
Entropy ≥ Memory ● Creativity ²
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Study of the day:
[...] chaque "moi" est un "point de vue" sur le monde, chaque "moi" exprime le "monde entier" de son propre "point de vue" ; au sens où le "monde entier" n’existe pas hors des "points de vue" qui l’expriment. La "ville" n’existe pas hors de l’ensemble des "points de vue" sur la "ville". C’est une belle idée, . . la ville c’est ça, c’est l’ensemble des points de vue sur la ville. [...] Chaque "moi" contient (enveloppe) la totalité du "monde" . . [...] . . pour chacun de ces "moi", Leibniz qui ne se satisfait pas du petit ilot subjectif de la res cogitans de Descartes, crée un concept pour désigner "chaque moi" qui pense la totalité du monde possible. Leibniz l'appelle la "monade". Chaque "monade" exprime (enveloppe) la totalité du monde.
Each "self" is a "point of view" on the world, each "self" expresses the "world" from his own "point of view", in the sense that the "world" doen't exist out of the "points of view" that give it an expression. The "city" doesn't exist outside of all "points of view" on the city. It is a beautiful idea . . the city is all the "points of view" on the city. [...] Every "self" contains (wraps) the entire "World". . [...]. . For each of these "self", Leibniz who don't meet the too small subjective island of the res cogitans of Descartes, creates a concept to designate "each self" who thinks the entire possible world. Leibniz called him the "monad". Each "monad" expresses (wraps) the entire world.
( Gilles Deleuze - Cinéma - cours 41 du 17/05/1983 à PARIS 8 )
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View of the Engadin lakes from the upper station of the Corviglia railway above St. Moritz, Engadin, canton of Graubunden, Switzerland.
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Shot with Zeiss Ikon rangefinder & Carl Zeiss Biogon 35mm f/2 @ f/8, 1/250sec on Kodak Ektar ISO-100 film.
Explored 10/07/2014
My second time on this spot after a climb of more than 530 meters...
Location: Chapelle Saint-Michel, Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Alt 1343 m
Coordinates: Click on the link to see the exact location where this photo is taken:
Reason: It was almost 9 years ago I climbed up this mountain to enjoy the view over Bourg-Saint-Maurice from aside this little chapel Chapelle Saint-Michèl
Previous visit: 2014 - 10/52 Chapelle Saint-Michel (08/03/2014)
View from Below: Chapelle Saint-Michel (February 2014)
Hike Facts: Started from hotel Angival at 9h05 and arrived at Chapelle Saint-Michel at 10h25 (1h25). Temperature when started -2° C and at arrival it as 4° C. Stayed in total 43 minutes to enjoy the view, had a drink, a stroopwafel and videocalled with my beloved one. Started my descent at 11h08 and arrived in the village at 12h15 (1h07). Distance is 2.6 kilometers and height difference 533 meters.
Weather: Sunny, +4° (maximum today was 9° C)
To Listen ♫: Nipika - Take my hand (Youtube)
Self-portrait technics: Joby portable gorillapod on my cross-over back and placed on the concrete foot of the giant cross in front of the chappel.
Au fond, l'île de Los Lobos. En face, les volcans de Bayuyo. A droite, on devine la langue de sable de Corralejo.
Panoramique à partir de 19 clichés assemblés depuis le Calvaire sur les hauteurs de Bomal sur Ourthe (Durbuy - BE)
Reste de l'album sur www.facebook.com/mustefbalades
Music for today : Let the church roll on by Mahalia Jackson
here are the last shots from the hiking week-end we made with Cyril and Mr Din.
a urban view of the church in the old city of Briancon, a nice point of view in B&W!!
I doesn't know what I will show you after that..... I have to reorganize my photo library....
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(Fr) Ma première du genre, mais j'espère que ce ne sera pas la dernière.
D'avance merci pour votre passage et eventuellement du commentaire laissé.
(En) My first of its kind, but I hope it will not be the last.
In advance thank you for yourvisiting and eventually for the comment that you'll left.
preciosa leyenda que narra la triste historia de amor entre el príncipe musulmán Abul Walid y su amada Sobeyha.El ejército cristiano dirigido por el Cid Campeador, sorprendió a las tropas musulmanas provocando su derrota y la muerte de Abul. Su cuerpo fue enterrado allí para cumplir su deseo de contemplar eternamente la ciudad donde yacía su amada. Desde entonces se conoce a esta roca como la Peña del Rey Moro.
Alcazaba 30/06/2022 17h11
We visited the Kasbah and its ramparts and towers and walked through the gardens.
This fortress was built in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Musa, the founder of Chefchaouen.
View from the fortress looking to the West and below Plaza Uta el Hamman.
Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen (Arabic: شفشاون, romanized: Shafshāwan), also known as Chaouen, is a city in northwest Morocco. It is the chief town of the province of the same name and is noted for its buildings in shades of blue, for which it is nicknamed the "Blue City". Chefchaouen is situated just inland from Tangier and Tétouan.
It was founded as a military outpost shortly before the Spanish Reconquista of Granada, and its population grew quickly with Muslim and Jewish immigrants fleeing from Spain. The economy is based on a traditional agro-pastoral system with olive and fig plantations; numerous water mills for grinding grain and olives; a handicrafts sector focusing on leather, iron, textiles, and carpentry; and summer-dominated tourism.
The city of Chefchaouen is located at about 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level in the foothills of the Kaʻala mountain in the western part of the Rif mountain range, in northwestern Morocco. The province of Chefchaouen is among the largest in Morocco, with an area of 3,443 km2.
Population: 43.000
Elevation: 564 m
Pic 1 - 24hours in Iceland
I was sitting in the plane from Washington DC, thinking that I will have to run to catch my connexion in Reykjavik. Just before to land I received a text from @icelandair telling me that I will have to wait 24h in Iceland before the next flight for Paris. Indeed I missed my connexion. I saw the plane for Paris, the one I was supposed to take, take off in front of me ... I think I was the only one to be so happy and excited to miss my flight and get "stucked" in Iceland for 24 hours. Gosh a free stopover !!!! 😍😎😋 So thanks a lot icelandair and icelandairhotels I spent a dream day over there !
Petřínská rozhledna 17/02/2026 12h07
Looking over the Vltava river towards the Staré Město with the Malá Strana in the foreground. We were lucky with the weather. And also the Karlův most (Charles Bridge) is well visible here.
Petřín Tower
The Petřín Lookout Tower (Czech: Petřínská rozhledna) is a steel-framework tower 63.5 metres tall on Petřín Hill in Prague, built in 1891. It resembles the Eiffel Tower and was used as an observation tower as well as a transmission tower. Today the tower is a major tourist attraction.
The Petřín Hill is roughly a half-hour walk up paths and the tower is also quite an arduous climb; however, the hill is served by a frequent Petřín funicular and the tower has an elevator for elderly and disabled people. In 2014 the tower was visited by more than 557,000 visitors, with foreigners accounting for over 70% of said visitors.
The two observation platforms are accessible via 299 stairs in sections of 13 per flight running around the inside of the structure. A pair of staircases form a double-helix structure allowing visitors travelling up and down concurrently.
Petřín Lookout Tower is often described a smaller version of the Eiffel Tower, which is 328m tall. In contrast to the Eiffel Tower, Petřín Lookout Tower has an octagonal, not square, cross-section. Further, it does not stand, as does the Eiffel Tower, on four columns of lattice steel. The whole area under its legs is covered with the entrance hall.
Tour Eiffel 05/09/2021 19h37
Masked family selfie...
ParisPeople (more candid and non-candid street shots of people made in Paris)
Invader Rubikcubist | MiMa Bruxelles 22/10/2022 16h54
BXL_41 (50 points) is a Rubik space invader with a view!
All my photos of BXL_41:
BXL_41 (Close-up, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Wide shot 1, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Wide shot 2, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Wide shot 3, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Roof shot 1, October 2022)
BXL_41 (Roof shot 2, October 2022)
Date of invasion: Date of invasion; around 07/07/2022
[ Visited, flashed and caputered BXL_42 about 2 months after invasion ]
Invader Rubikcubist
From 24/06/2022 till 08/01/2023 Invader had an exhibition in the MiMa Museum (Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art) in Bruxelles (Molenbeek Saint-Jean) under the titel Invader Rubikcubist.
Since the late 1990's, Invader has been clandestinely invading the street of the world with his mosaics which appear as if they have come straight out of an old school video game. There are now more than 4,000 of them scattered across 80 cities around the world; in the suburbs of Tokyo, on the letters of the Hollywood sign, atop of the Tour Eiffel, in the Tunesian desert, since one of his creations is orbiting the Earth 16 times a day aboard the ISS space station.
In 2003, for the first time, Invader introduced references to a cult object into his compositions; the Rubik's Sube. A year later, he created Rubik's Space One, a small sculpture composed of nine cubes. This was the starting point of the movement that the artist has called "Rubikcubism", a nod to Braque and Picasso's cubism and the name of the Hungarian inventor of the famous brainteaser.
[ MiMa 2022 ]
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