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location: San Marco Piazza – Venice, Italy
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Another street scene from Pompeii, the ancient Roman City destroyed by Vesuvius in AD79. This city has given the modern world a peek into the ancient. It’s both an archaelogical treasure and a tourist destination in the Napoli region of Italy. Ironically, there are more people living at the foot of that same still active Volcano than when Pompeii was buried. The latin quote translates to “Fortune Favors the bold” and is reportedly the last words of Pliny The Elder before leaving the docks of Pompeii to rescue people from the eruption.
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Side street in Orvieto, Italia
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*location: the Vatican, Roma one of the statues of the saints (St. Helena?)... and the blur effect was NOT done thru Photoshop, by the way
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Miss Italia-Australia
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Music from Venice / / Venezia / / venezia II / / Treviso,Italia / / l’arc de triumphe,Treviso / / Treviso,Italia /
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Venezia mia / / Treviso,Italy / / Pantheon, Rome / / Treviso,Italy /
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Sicily – Italy Check out the American Version!
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Something a little different
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Sant’Agnese in Agone is a church dedicated to St Agnes, built at the site of her martyrdom. / An oratory was built here, probably in the 8th century when it was mentioned in the Itinerary of Einsiedeln, and dedicated to St Agnes. It stood on the spot where she was martyred, over a brothel in the arcades of the Circus of Domitian, also known as the Circus Agonalis. According to an inscription, it was consecrated as a church by Pope Callixtus II on 28 January 1123. This was probably a reconsecration after restoration of rebuilding of the church. The Catalogue of Turin, c. 1320, states that the church had one priest. In July 1517, Pope Leo X made it a cardinalitial titular church, with Sant’Andrea della Valle as the first titular priest. The title was suppressed by Pope Innocent XI in 1654, and moved to Sant’Agnese fuori le Mura. In 1998, it was established as a titular deaconry by Pope John Paul II, with Lorenzo Antonetti as titular deacon. Pope Innocent X ordered it enlarged in 1652. The first project was designed by Girolamo and Carlo Rainaldi, but the pope was not happy with it, and gave the task to Borromini in 1653. Innocent X died in 1655, and work proceeded slowly under his nephew Camillo. Borromini wanted to move on, and Carlo Rainaldi took over. Camillo also died before the church was finished, and his wife decided to call in Bernini. He altered Borromini’s design, leaving the the façade mainly as planned but adding a high pediment surmounted by an attic. The rebuilding was completed in 1672, and the church was consecrated on 17 January of that year.
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Featured in Behind the Mask Group October – 26 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in European Everyday Life Group May – 21 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Nikon D100 Nikon 70/300 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Venice, Carnival, a single soul, a single idea …undivided Carnival’s roots delve into many traditions, from the Latin Saturnalia celebrations to the Greek Dionysos cults, which marked the transition from winter to spring and which used to resort to masks and other symbolical representations.Carnival was particularly long. It normally began on December 26 and ended on Ash Wednesday, but often permission was granted to use masks beginning from October 1, and it was not unusual to hold parties and banquets even well into Lent.In brief, Carnival lasted several months, and this has certainly contributed to the creation of the image of Venice as a city given to enjoyment. / THE ART OF MASCARERI (MASK-MAKERS) AND TARGHERI (PAPIER MACHE SHIELDS) / Their statutes (mariegola) are kept at the Venice Archivio di Stato, showing they were thus grouped together withi this specialization from 1463 to 1620. Then they joined the Miniatori, designers, gilders e paper-makers (makers of playing cards).
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Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Superintendence for the Architectural, the Landscape, the Historical Heritage. Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological of Italy / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Unique Buildings Of The World Group October – 21 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / Featured in Christian Churches, Statues and Crosses Group October – 18 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / Featured in Amazing Graves Group Agoust – 24 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / Featured in ImageWriting Group Agoust – 21 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in History Group June – 22 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Placed 2nd in Heritage in Stone Group – Ruinous Stone Buildings Challenge June – 19 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Historic Churches Group May – 27 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Abbey of Saint Galgano The big St. Galgano’s Abbey was built between 1220 and 1268, when in Italy the Romanesque style was merging with the newborn French Gothic styleThe Abbey’s shape is the classic Latin crossWe find it impossible to describe the beauty of this abbey, so we’ll let the pictures to speak in our place. The building made up of the Hermitage (also called Montesiepi’s Round) and of the ruins of the big St. Galgano’s Cistercian Abbey, is one of the most enchanting views in Tuscany.Only in 1218/1220 began the construction of the big Abbey downhill.The building went on until 1268, when the Abbey was officially consecrated by Volterra’s Bishop Alberto SolariThe Abbey knew 100 years of great prosperity until 1364, then followed a slow decline due to the unfortunate Commenda’s practice.Despite some attempts to bring back the monastery into use at the end of 1789, after that Montesiepi’s Round had been put up in Pieve, the big abbey was deconsecrated and left for good to lie in ruin.While Montesiepi’s Round, thanks to his Sword in the stone, bring us back to the Arthurian Saga, the big Abbey offers us others “musical” and “Egyptian” surprises, through his Sacred Geometry. Nikon D100 Sigma 28/70
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Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List – Italy Portovenere, Five Lands, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) (1997) / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured in Visions of Italy Group November – 30 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in Religious Art & Photography Group October – 15 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in The Beauty of the European Waters Group October – 14 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in History Group June – 22 – 2009 / -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured in Heritage Listed and Other Trusts Sites World Wide Group June – 22 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured in Italy and all Things Italian Group May – 25 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in Landscape Photography Group May – 09 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in JPG Cast-Offs Group May – 09 – 2009 Nikon D300 Sigma28/70 HDR processed in Photomatix Pro 3.1.3 from a single RAW image, then processed using CS4 – no tripod used Church of San Pietro In the eastern most part of the Spezia Golf is the breathtaking town of Portovenere. The town takes its name from a temple erected in the roman times in honour of Venere Ericina, on the promontory where the church of San Pietro now stands.It is said that the little church of San Pietro, which is located on the promontory overlooking the Island of Palmaria, was built over the ancient temple of Venere Ericina, or over a slightly less ancient Palaeo-Christian church. In 1256, Portovenere helped Genova to reclaim Lerici from Pisa, and the church was said to have been erected as a thank-you from the Genevans. Built in the genevan-gothic style, the church was finally completed in 1277. The building consists of two parts; a twin lancet bell tower built of chequered black and white stone, and a rectangular building topped with a semicircular apse. The two areas are united by two pointed archways. The interior features a vaulted wooden ceiling and a presbytery divided into three chapels and covered by a pointed cross-vault ceiling.
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Properties Inscribed on the World Heritage List – Italy Portovenere, Five Lands, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) (1997) / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Five Lands National Park – Liguria – La Spezia – Italy / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in A View Somewhere Group October – 17 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured in JPG Cast-Offs Group May- 12 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30 Vernazza – Five Lands
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Taken with my Olympus E-510 at Marina di Butera, Sicily
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Street in the city of Alba in Piemonte, Italy
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Ricoh KR-10 Manual SLR 400 ISO B&W Film —-—-—-—-—-—-—- Quiet cafe scene in Florence, Italy.
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Featured in Christian Churches, Statues and Crosses Group September – 07 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- In 1996, UNESCO declared the town a World Heritage Site, and in 2004 the entire valley, the Val d’Orcia, was included on the list of UNESCO’s World Cultural Landscapes —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Pienza Pienza, a town and commune in the province of Siena, in the Val d’Orcia in Tuscany (central Italy), between the towns of Montepulciano and Montalcino, is the “touchstone of Renaissance urbanism- Pienza, a small town near Siena, is a rare example of Renaissance town building. Defined, from time to time, the “ideal city”, the “utopian city”, it represents one of the best planned Renaissance towns, where a model of ideal living and governing was realized thus working out the idea of a town able to satisfy the need for a pacific, civil and hardworking living. It represented the so called utopia of the “civitas” vainly cherished by people for centuries.Pienza has at present two museum, a third one into being. Its location in the middle of Val d’Orcia, a wonderful and untouched valley, enables the town to perfectly embody the basic interest which the humanistic architecture gave to the relationship man – nature. / Nowadays Pienza is part of a territorial system called “Parco artistico, naturale e culturale della Val d’Orcia”, which aims at preservation of the extraordinary artistic heritage of the five boroughs which constitute it: Castiglion d’Orcia, Montalcino, San Quirico d’Orcia, Radicofani and Pienza. / The center of Pienza was completely redesigned by Pope Pius II in Renaissance times. He planned to transform his birthplace into a model Renaissance town. The architect Bernardo Rossellino was commissioned to build a Duomo, papal palace and town hall, the construction were completed in three years. The Duomo The Duomo was built by the architect Rossellino (1459) and is now suffering from serious subsidence at its eastern end. There were cracks in the walls and floor of the nave, but the splendid classical proportions are remained inctact. It is flooded with ligth from the vast stained glass windows request by Pius II; he wanted a domus vitrea (litterally “a house of glass”), which would symbolize the spirit of intellectual enlightenment of the Humanist age. Nikon D100 Sigma 15/30
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Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Superintendence for the Architectural, the Landscape, the Historical Heritage. Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological of Italy / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— HDR processed in Photomatix Pro 3.1.3 from a single RAW image, then processed using CS4 – no tripod used Nikon D100 Sigma 28/70 Miramare Castle – Trieste – Italia The Castle of Miramare and its Park were built by order of Ferdinand Maximilian of Hapsburg (1832/ 1867), younger brother of Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria. In 1850, at the age of eighteen, Maximilian came to Trieste with his brother Charles and, immediately afterwards,he set off on a short cruise toward the near East. This journey confirmed his intention to sail and to get to know the World. In 1852 he was appointed Officer and in 1854 he became Commander in Chief of the Imperial Navy. He decided to move to Trieste and to have a home built facing the sea and surrounded by a park worthy of his name and rank.According to the tradition, when the Archduke was caught in a sudden storm in the Gulf, he took shelter in the little harbour of Grignano and he chose that bare rocky spur of limestone origin as the setting for his home. The whole complex, purchased for the first time at the beginning of March 1856, was called Miramar, after the name of Prince Ferdinand of Saxony’s residence in Pena, Portugal. Designed in 1856 by Carl Junker, an Austrian architect, the architectural structure of Miramare was finished in 1860. The style reflects the artistic interests of the Archduke, who was acquainted with the architectural style of Austria, Germany and England which was mainly eclectic. The craftsman Franz Hofmann and his son, Julius, were entrusted with the furnishing and decorations. Hofmann, who worked in the city of Trieste, was a skilful artisan who was willing to follow Maximilian’s suggestions.Both the artisan and his patron had a similar cultural formation and they were well acquainted with the eclectic tendencies of the time.The work, steadily supervised by Maximilian, was finished only after his departure in 1864 for Mexico where he was appointed Emperor and where he was shot in Queretaro in June 1867.Maximilian intended to create in the Castle an intimate atmosphere in the area reserved for his family – an area which he wanted to be in contact with nature and to reflect should convey his own spirit and that of an epoch. On the ground floor, destined for the use of Maximilian and his wife, Charlotte of Belgium, worthy of note are / the bedroom and the Archduke’s office, which reproduce the cabin and the stern wardroom respectively of the frigate “Novara”, the war-ship used by Maximilian when he was Commander of the Navy to circumnavigate the world between 1857 and 1859; the library, whose walls are lined with bookshelves and the rooms of the Archduchess with their tapestry of light-blue silk. On the first floor which was set aside for guests and where we can find the Throne Room, the magnificent panelling on the ceiling and walls, and the Chinese and Japanese drawing-rooms with their oriental furnishings stand out; of particular interest is the room decorated with paintings by Cesare Dell’acqua,portraying the history of Maximilian and Miramare.Currently, the rooms in the Castle are mostly arranged according to the original layout decided upon by Maximilian and Charlotte. A valuable photographic reportage commissioned by the Archduke himself made the reconstruction possible.Nowadays to visit the Castle is to experience the fascination of life in the middle of the 19th century in a residence that has remained largely intact and which gives the visitor an insight into the personality of Maximilian.
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Challenge Winner in You’re Accepted Group – Bridges Challenge October – 03 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in Unlimited Quality Group October – 03 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— World Monuments Fund Watch Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Superintendence for the Architectural, the Landscape, the Historical Heritage. Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological of Italy Italy National Trust HDR processed in Dynamic-Photo HDR with 5 RAW image -2 -1 0 +1 +2 , then processed using CS4 – Tripod Manfrotto 055XB + 468MG Ball Head Nikon D300 Nikon 12/24 Ponte delle Catene – Fornoli . Italy Ponte delle Catene (Chain Bridge) is one of the first suspension bridges ever built in Italy. The wooden and metallic catwalk is held by metal cables supported by piers. The traditional design of the piers, which echoes the roman (and Napoleonic) triumphal arches, and the advanced construction technique mark the style of the architect of the bridge Lorenzo Nottolini (1787-1851). Begun in 1840 by Lorenzo Nottolini on commission to Duke of Lucca Carlo Lodovico di Borbone, the suspension bridge with iron chains over the Lima Stream connects Fornoli (Bagni di Lucca) and Chifenti (Borgo a Mozzano).For its time, the bridge presented innovative technological solutions, which the author had acquired during a recent trip to England, where there were already illustrious models like Hammersmith Bridge in London and Menai Bridge in Bangor, Wales. Moreover, the use of iron in the construction of suspension bridges could already be seen in Florence, which had two important examples built by the French company of brothers Marc and Jules Séguin: the San Leopoldo bridge at the Parco delle Cascine , and the San Ferdinando bridge near the gate of San Niccolò. Nottolini’s work was later interrupted by bureaucratic problems tied to the passage of the Duchy of Lucca to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1847).Only after the Unification of Italy were works resumed and terminated, and the bridge was inaugurated in 1860. Mined by retreating German troops during World War II (all of the support structures were blown up), the bridge was then reconstructed on its original plan, thanks to the efforts of engineer Luigi Pfanner, and inaugurated in 1953. On the World Monuments Watch list of the one-hundred world sites to save, the bridge has recently been subjected to restoration.Nottolini also designed other bridges on Lucca territory, though without the innovative conception of the Chains Bridge. These include the bridge of Monte San Quirico near Lucca, over the Serchio River, the stone bridge with a lowered arch over the Fegana stream, and the bridge with round arch over the Camaione stream (1839-1841, 1946) near Bagni di Lucca. In 2003, the restoration of the bridge has begun. It is financed by the Province of Lucca with the contribution of the World Monument Found American Express.
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Featured in Behind the Mask Group October – 26 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Italy and all Things Italian Group October – 26 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Nikon D100 – Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4,5-5,6 IF-ED
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Featured in Visions of Italy Group November – 28 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / Featured in The Male Photographer Group November – 13 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in I Love Italy Group November – 12 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Unlimited Quality Group November – 11 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Ponte della Maddalena aka Devil’s Bridge – Borgo a Mozzano – Italy Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Superintendence for the Architectural, the Landscape, the Historical Heritage. Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological of Italy HDR processed in Dynamic-Photo HDR with 5 RAW image -2 -1 0 +1 +2 , then processed using CS4 – Tripod Manfrotto 055XB + 468MG Ball Head Nikon D300 Nikon 12/24 Devil’s Bridge Il ponte della Maddalena unisce le due sponde del fiume Serchio all’altezza del paese di Borgo a Mozzano. La sua costruzione risale ai tempi della Contessa Matilde di Canossa (1046-1115), che ebbe grossa influenza e potere su questa zona della Toscana, la Garfagnana, ma il suo aspetto attuale è dovuto alla ricostruzione effettuata da Castruccio Castracani (1281-1328), condottiero e signore della vicina Lucca, nei primi anni del 1300. L’aspetto del ponte è quello medievale classico a ‘schiena d’asino’, con la differenza, che qui diventa caratteristica unica, che le sue arcate sono asimmetriche e quella centrale è talmente alta e ampia che la sua solidità sembra una sfida alla legge di gravità. Il ponte è comunemente chiamato ‘del Diavolo’ in forza di una leggenda popolare della zona, rinforzata dall’aspetto scombinato del ponte: un capo muratore aveva iniziato a costruirlo ma ben presto si accorse che non sarebbe riuscito a completare l’opera per il giorno fissato e preso dalla paura delle possibili conseguenze si rivolse al Maligno chiedendo aiuto al fine di terminare il lavoro. Il Diavolo accettò di completare il ponte in una notte in cambio dell’anima del primo passante che lo avesse attraversato. Il patto fu siglato ma il costruttore, pieno di rimorso, si confesso con un religioso della zona che lo consigliò di far attraversare il ponte per primo ad un porco. Il Diavolo fu così beffato e scomparve nelle acque del fiume. This bridge is known by three names; the first being Ponte di Matilde di Canossa as it was named after the great Countess Matilde. Secondly it’s known as Ponte della Maddalena. Thirdly, and most importantly, it’s known as il Ponte del Diavolo.We’re in the hills around Lucca, a setting where many fairytales and stories are set, but above all, where Satan is felt more than anything else. The bridge was made by a poor builder, and due to some unforeseen circumstance, the bridge fell apart. The builder was in despair because it had to be finished the next day for the local authorities and he knew that it was impossible to get this massive project finished in time. However, all of sudden, to his delight, he was offered a lifeline! A huge creature appeared with hoof like feet and black skin, who revealed himself to be the Devil. He pledged to get the bridge finished in time for the builder’s deadline, but for doing this, the Devil wanted the spirit of the first person to cross the bridge. The builder was so desperate to save his own skin, he agreed to this outrageous deal.The following morning, as promised the bridge was completely finished, in all it’s magnificent detail and glory. The builder, overcome with emotion, threw himself to the feet of the Bishop of Lucca and confessed everything. The Bishop then made a pig cross the bridge before anyone else could and it trottered accross. The Devil then came to collect his fee, and was absolutely furious to discover that he had been conned. He was so angry that he created a huge hole below the bridge, in the hope that if the bridge broke, people would become trapped in the hole.This isn’t the only Devil Bridge in Italy, it is said, that Satan also worked hard to manipulate many bridges in the North of Italy too. But who knows? It is quite weird that after nearly a thousand years, the bridge has had no need for any restoration works at all, especially since the water which it crosses is known for being quite violent, and often floods the riverbanks.The answer to this is its actual construction, it is a brilliantly made bridge, and without going into the technicalities, is an extremely strong bridge. The legend says though, that the Devil is still waiting for his payment, and if someone stays on the bridge too long, say, to admire the water flow, the water will come up, and wash them away, finally giving the Devil his payment of one human soul.
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