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Not to be confused by: The Château d'Arques-la-Bataille is a 12th century castle in the commune of Arques-la-Bataille in the Seine-Maritime département of France.
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The castle is owned by the state. It has been listed since 1875 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
The Château d'Arques (Languedocien: Castèl d’Arcas) is a ruined 14th-century castle in the commune of Arques in the Aude département of France. It is one of the so-called Cathar castles.
In the 12th century, there was a conflict between the viscount of Carcassonne and several seigneurs, including Arques and Lagrasse. The estates at Arques became the property of the seigneurs of Termes.
In 1217, Béranger d'Arques was one of the associates of Guillaume de Peyrepertuse.
In 1210, after the defeat of the Château de Termes during the Albigensian Crusade, Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, attacked Arques. After having burned the village (Villa de Arquis), situated on the banks of the Rialsès, he gave this part of Razès to one of his lieutenants, Pierre de Voisins.
In 1284, Gilles de Voisins bagan work on building a castle, with the intention of defending the Rialsès valley and controlling the transhumance routes leading to the Corbières Massif.
In 1316, Gilles II de Voisins, known as "Gilet", altered and completed the castle.
In 1518, Françoise de Voisins, the last of the Voisins, married Jean de Joyeuse who took the barony of Arques. The castle was abandoned in favour of Couiza.
In 1575, the castle was besieged by Protestants and only the keep managed to resist the assault.
By the start of the French Revolution the castle had fallen into ruin. It was sold as a national asset and subsequently suffered severe damage.
The castle consists of an enceinte and a high square keep with four turrets. It was built after Albigensian Crusade of the 13th century on lands given to Pierre de Voisins, one of Simon de Montfort's lieutenants.
The almost square enceinte (51m by 55m) encircles the castle with a gateway furnished with machicolation and surmounted with a keystone bearing the arms of the Voisin famil ("De gueules à trois fusées d'or en fasce, accompagnées en chef d'un lambel à quatre pendant de même"). Numerous buildings must have existed the length of the enceinte. Two well-preserved residential towers remain.
The square keep, 25 m high, is a work of military architecture inspired by castles in the Ile de France. It has four levels served by a spiral staircase. The various rooms were constructed with extreme care. The top floor was given over to defence of the castle. Forty soldiers could defend it thanks to numerous murder holes and rectangular bays set symmetrically into the walls.
It is a good example of the progress in military construction in a strategically important region.
The castle is owned partly by the commune and partly privately. It has been listed since 1887 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. It has been renovated and, in part, reconstructed. It is open to visitors.
Cette prise résulte d'un voyage à l'abbaye de maredsous (Belgique), il s'agit d'un des couloirs qui borde ce beau domaine. Le jeu des ombres était impressionnant à cette heure là. Prise de vue en HDR avec un bracketing de 3 vues à 3IL.
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This picture was taken on a trip to Abbey of maredsous (Belgium) , it is a corridor that borders this beautiful area. The play of shadows was impressive at that hour. Shooting with HDR bracketing 3 views 3EV.
Highest position in Explore: 370 on Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Wild Iris' are in bloom along the shoreline in Killarney Provincial Park. Stark contrast and perfect symmetry abound.
The Grand Mosque at Mopti ( or Komoguel Mosque) was built under French supervision from 1936 - 1943 on the site of a former mosque from 1908. Inspired by the style of the Great Mosque of Djenne, this fine example of Sudano-Sahelian architecture is unique in its strong vertical and symmetrical elements. In my opinion, this impressive structure is under appreciated, although it has been added to the Unesco World Heritage Tentative List and is designated a National Monument by the Malian Government.
Mopti, Mali
Photo course in Villajoyosa October 13-17, organized by Grandefoto in Oslo, Norway.
Villajoyosa, Alicante, Spain
Just love this, I was at a Lord Litchfield Photographic exhibition that was in the attic of a large stately house, when I saw this woman peering through the attic window on her tiptoe, just had to take the shot…
So on to week 35. Off work last week and loads of photography done whilst on some very enjoyable days out with my two princesses. None of which were symmetrical so it's out with the camera again for a bit of an evening indoor shoot.
Two little ducks (also known as 22 for any bingo callers out there).
Two great weeks off work with lots of photography along the way but back to work today!!!! Oh the joy!!!
See you all in week 36 people!!!
Flickr Lounge ~ Symmetry
Well almost!
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Bushes at the Bluffs at Nine Mile Creek
Eden Prairie MN USA
And a ‘tip of the hat’ to the great Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (March 7, 1872—February 1, 1944) for the compositional idea.
2023.06.11 08:45:12
Iran / Isfahan
Jame' Abbasi Mosque مسجد جامع عباسي
I wish we could kept this harmony in all of our life ...
all of our manner ...
and all of our friendships !
I have been photographing Dall Sheep for over 30 years. This ram and another that could be its twin were the largest and most symmetrical rams that I have ever seen. The smaller one stayed with this big ram most of the time. There have been other very large rams over the years. But, not quite as pretty.
Settings: 1/640 - ƒ/5 - ISO 200 - 135 mm
Took this as an almost completely empty local mall. I think they are going to tear it down. Maybe one or two businesses left in the whole place. Makes for great photos!