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Recent Portraits by Martin Beek from Blurb.com
A beautifully designed and illustrated book with a foreword by Julia Kay, introduction, sections covering different media, working studies and sketches, previously unseen drawings, photographs and an index of subjects.
Copyright © 2012 Martin Beek
Foreword copyright © 2012 Julia Kay
ISBN 978-0-9571417-0-4 hardback
ISBN 978-0-9571417-1-1 paperback
‘Each individual fills the page with their unique presence, and seems to glow from within.’
Julia Kay
I'm always trying to learn new ways to compose my photos to make them unique and stand out. Sometimes it works, sometimes I'm pencil #3. 😉
España - Ciudad Real - Almadén - Plaza de toros hexagonal
ENGLISH:
Building declared UNESCO World Heritage Site on june, 30th, 2012, unique in the world with its hexagonal shape and possibly the oldest bullring in Spain.
The construction of the Plaza de Toros of Almadén is closely linked to the San Rafael Royal Mining Hospital.
In early August 1752, the superintendent of the mines, which at the time was Mr. Francisco Javier de Villegas, given the frequent epidemics and high mortality among the population and forced laborers in the mines, proposed the foundation of the San Rafael Royal Mining Hospital.
These epidemics were motivated, among other reasons, by the housing shortage to accommodate the seasonal workers of the mines. This resulted in the construction of 24 houses shaping a hexagonal plaza with a dual purpose, to avoid overcrowding in the neighborhood - 4 or 5 families per house - which increased the risk of epidemics, and to contribute, with its rental, with money to build the Mining Hospital.
These 24 houses, in turn, formed a ring for the celebration of bullfighting festivals and was a meeting place for the general population, with a capacity of 4,000 people, investing likewise the income obtained in such celebrations in the construction of the San Rafael Royal Mining Hospital.
Another reason for the construction of the bullring was the spread of the mining works to the plaza where, up to then, the bullfighting celebrations had been taking place (currently Plaza de la Constitución). In fact, there is a winch (mineshaft) located in what today are the stairs to the Church of San Juan. For this reason, the arc located under Almadén Town Hall is known as “el toril", since it is the place where the bulls were enclosed. At the same time, and for the same reason, Antonio Blazquez Street is locally known under the name of "street of the bulls," as this is the street by where the bulls were brought to the pen to be enclosed.
Once the "Plaza Nueva" was built, the project of at least six annual bullfight festivals, with five or six bulls each, was established with the aim of raising revenue for the construction of the hospital.
The Villegas superintendent did not wait for the approval of his superiors to start working on the plaza. In an official statement on August 16, 1752 he reported the commencement of the construction, while requesting permission to hold the first bullfights celebration in order to get the first money to meet the loans granted for its construction by the town residents, mainly mine journeymen and members of the Charity Congregation.
These requests are approved by Royal Order of August 28, 1752. On April 4, 1753 all interior and exterior walls up to the first floor had been built in order to celebrate the first festivals. The rental of the houses, mainly intended for seasonal workers accommodation, began in late 1753 with only 8 inhabited houses and in 1755 more than half of them were inhabited and the number of occupants exceeded 200.
Between 1755 and 1757 the works were forced unemployment of the mine workers due to the fire that affected the mines, and which lasted for two and a half years. During this period, both the square and the hospital itself-which began its construction in November 1755- benefited from the use of a greater number of workers in an attempt to avoid a massive emigration.
The old houses are placed on two floors surrounding the arena, which is formed in turn by two galleries in height, being the lower built in whitewashed arcade and the upper by wooden columns and wooden structure holding elements. After their rehabilitation in 2003, still today important bullfighting festivals take place and it also houses the Bullfighting Museum, exhibition hall, Tourist Office, restaurant and hotel.
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ESPAÑOL:
La plaza de toros de Almadén, construida a partir de 1752, es única en el mundo por su forma HEXAGONAL, además está considerada como una de las plazas de toros más antigua de España.
La construcción originaria de la plaza de toros de Almadén, hay que vincularla a la construcción del Real Hospital de Mineros de San Rafael. El entonces superintendente de las Minas, D. Francisco Javier de Villegas, ante las reiteradas epidemias y alta mortandad que existÃa en la población y en los forzados que trabajaban en las minas, propone la fundación del Real Hospital de Mineros. Las epidemias y la falta de alojamientos, fueron motivo para que se construyeran veinticuatro VIVIENDAS en esta plaza hexagonal. Dichas viviendas tendrÃan una doble finalidad: evitar el hacinamiento de vecinos en las casas de la localidad, que estaba en cuatro o cinco familias por casa, lo que aumentaba el riesgo de epidemias y aportar dinero con el alquiler de las mismas, para la construcción del Hospital de Mineros. La plaza en sÃ, con capacidad para unas cuatro mil personas, se destinarÃa a la celebración de festejos taurinos y servirÃa de centro cÃvico de la población.
De dos pisos de altura, constituido por una sola manzana, integrada por veinticuatro viviendas al exterior con cubierta de teja acusada y curiosas e interesantes chimeneas; se mantiene el zócalo y el encalado, en su interior se diseñó la plaza de toros propiamente dicha, con dos alturas, la baja formada por arcos y la superior adintelada por soportes.
En 1754, Fernando VI prohibió la celebración de festejos taurinos en todo el Reino. Con esta disposición, pretendÃa la recuperación de la cabaña ganadera, diezmada por la sequÃa y las epidemias. Pero esta medida no afectó a Almadén, ya que el Superintendente Villegas, argumentando el destino benéfico de los ingresos, obtuvo una dispensa para la celebración de festejos.
Desde 1979 es Monumento Histórico Nacional y desde 2012 es Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la Unesco.
Actualmente es un edificio privado. Su última restauración finalizó en el año 2003, y hoy dÃa se celebran importantes festejos taurinos, asà como alberga sala de exposiciones, oficina de turismo, hotel y restaurante.
I'm not sure....I'm almost sure truly speaking, that this is the unique YELLOW Zonda F in the World....anyway, I'm too glad that "he" is in Brazil :p
It's damn amazing !
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A unique perspective of Shandoor from fish eye. I don't know what provoked me to shoot Shandoor like this.
Canon 5D - 15 mm 2.8 fish eye
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The former Siemens building in Saarbrücken has been transformed into a residential building with luxury appartments. In this picture I like the geometrical lines and patterns, contrasted by the light umbrellas and piilars.
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this photo was taken at zoonegara (national zoo) of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Driving along Kebler Pass in Colorado, I noticed this beautiful tree. Kebler Pass has one of the largest aspen groves in all of Colorado.
It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word you can light up the dark
Try as I may I can never explain
What I hear when you don't say a thing,
The smile on your face let's me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me wherever I fall
You say it best, when you say nothing at all
~UNIQUE Poses - Quiet Moment - Group Gift - Nov 2024
Couple pose Group gift
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♥ Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All
My Backdrop - taken at Sunny's Studio
UP's LSF54A heads South through Wilmington, IL with quite the consist. Normally this local is just typically a pair of GP60's but today it had 2 visitors and they were lead by the SSW GP60. 3rd out was a former UP SW1500 that is being sold and 4th out is an ECRX SD40-2. 8/23/17
The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum is a Buddhist temple and museum complex located in the Chinatown district of Singapore. The temple is based on the Tang dynasty architectural style and built to house the tooth relic of the historical Buddha. The ground breaking ceremony was conducted on 13 March 2005. Costing S$62 million and 2 years later, a soft launch was held to coincide with the 2007 Vesak Day celebration. It is claimed that the relic of Buddha from which it gains its name was found in 1980 in a collapsed stupa in Myanmar. The relic can be viewed by the public at the 4th floor of the temple.
Since opening, the temple has become a popular attraction within Chinatown. Simple vegetarian fare is served in the basement of the temple, though donations are accepted.
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No.2 In Explore November 11, 2024
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This place contains almost all the natural treasures that make Switzerland special. Steep cliffs, fairytale forests, green valleys.
And the "cherry on the cake" - 72 waterfalls, rapidly falling from the mountains!
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Lauterbrunnen Valley, Bernese Alps, Switzerland
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See my new photo in the "My Travels" album:
Remembering mountain hikes in Norway
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Unique world of the mountain valley
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Evening rendezvous with Mount Eiger