Downtown San Antonio form the Drury Plaza Riverwalk hotel
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Downtown San Antonio form the Drury Plaza Riverwalk hotel
Back to Seville (I hope you're keeping up!) Just behind the horse and carriage you can see part of the General Archive of the Indies.
Located in Seville and built during the reign of Philip II, the building which houses the General Archive of the Indies was designed by Juan de Herrera to be used as the Lonja de Mercaderes. It was completed in 1646, under the direction of several prestigious architects such as Juan de Minjares, Alonso de Vandelvira and Miguel de Zumárraga, who altered some of the original ideas for the project by introducing innovative elements in its construction, like vaulting the upper floor in order to alleviate the common problem presented by the ironwork for a gabled roof which was much heavier and presented a greater risk of fire.
Carlos III, through the architect Luca Cintora, converted the building into the General Archive of the Indies and thus provided a central location for all the documents relating to Spanish overseas possessions between the 15th and 19th centuries.
The floor plan is square, 56 metres each side, with two storeys over a market place surrounded by columns with chains. The Archive building is basically a central patio surrounded by two quadrangular naves, one interior and the other exterior. The whole building is made of stone, with two vaulted floors connected by a monumental staircase.
The General Archive of the Indies is one of the most important document centres that exist with regard to the discovery and the conquest of New World. (From en.andalucia.org/listing/general-archive-of-the-indies/15...)
Lucky is a mini Shetland pony
Yucatan, Mexico
www.MikeMcLaughlinPhoto.com
A company of four posing with a horse-drawn carriage in the countryside. At first sight, one might think this photo dates from the 19th century. On closer inspection, however, the ladies' female suits, cloche hats, and Mary Janes reveal that it was taken in the 1920s.
February Alphabet Fun month 2025
AT SUNRISE IN THE PLAZA DE ESPAÑA, SEVILLA, SPAIN.
(BEST SEEN IN FULL SCREEN MODE)
and everyone looks out the windows....wondering...
4/365 2025 Toy Photo Challenge
THE SERGEANT LEADING THE BAND AT THE "FERIA DE SEVILLA"
(BEST SEEN LARGE)
Created for:
MMM Challenge 183 ~ THE CHRYSANTHEMUMS by John Steinbeck
"Although his hair and beard were graying, he did not look old. His worn black suit was wrinkled and spotted with grease.
The laughter had disappeared from his face and eyes the moment his laughing voice ceased. ..."
Thanks to:
Blese for the prarie
Phoenixrisingstock for the horse and carriage
Myist for the timber man
Horse-drawn carriage travels through the scenic pastures of Alpe di Siusi, set against the majestic peaks of the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy.
Image circa 1900.
The Street, Little Bealings, Suffolk.
The building in the background is Little Bealings signal box.
The road is a trundle - a very old and well worn track - which sits noticeably lower than the adjacent fields.
This exact location:
maps.app.goo.gl/DzoG5PSDEM1HV6DY9
William's mother, Jane Turner (1839-1889) and her family farmed around 1,000 acres in the vicinity of Hall Farm, Kesgrave. (N.B. Now 'The Farmhouse' public house at Kesgrave.)
My maternal Great Grandfather on the left side, holding the reins. He was a jeweller and watchmaker of Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.
He died of Tuberculosis leaving his widow with three children, aged 13, 12 & 7 years. The eldest of whom, Bessie Jane Thornton (1892-1975), became my maternal grandmother.
So hot even the horse wears a straw hat
