Photos
from October 2012
samedi 29 novembre 2014
mercredi 26 novembre 2014
dimanche 23 novembre 2014
Toniná. MEXICO
Toniná is a ruined city of the Maya civilization
located in what is now the Mexican state of Chiapas, some 13 km
(8.1 mi) east of the town of Ocosingo. Toniná was an aggressive
state in the Late Classic, using warfare to develop a powerful
kingdom. For much of its history, Toniná was engaged in sporadic
warfare with Palenque, its greatest rival and one of the most
important polities in the west of the Maya region, although Toniná
eventually became the dominant city in the west.The city is notable for having the last known Long
Count date on any Maya monument, marking the end of the Classic Maya
period in AD 909. Photos from 2000.
jeudi 20 novembre 2014
lundi 17 novembre 2014
vendredi 14 novembre 2014
Jeronimos Monastery, Lisboa. PORTUGAL
The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos), is one of the most prominent examples of the Portuguese Late Gothic Manueline style of architecture in Lisbon. It was classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the nearby Tower of Belém, in 1983. The construction of the monastery and church began on 6 January 1501, and was completed 100 years later.
The monastery was designed in a manner that later became known as Manueline: a richly ornate architectural style with complex sculptural themes incorporating maritime elements and objects discovered during naval expeditions, carved in limestone.
Photos
from April 2014
Libellés :
Architecture,
Portugal,
Religious Buildings
dimanche 9 novembre 2014
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