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Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher (Loir-et-Cher)
Château de Saint-Aigan.
Parapet du pont dormant.
Le pont dormant est un pont établi sur un fossé et qui est fixe, contrairement au pont-levis.
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Mato, Praia de Iracema, Fortaleza/CE, © Enio Castelo, abril de 2017
Mara Hope visto do espigão da João Cordeiro, Praia de Iracema, Fortaleza/CE, © Enio Castelo, abril de 2017
Sem título, Praia de Iracema, Fortaleza/CE, © Enio Castelo, abril de 2017
Piazza della Signoria is a true open-air museum!
In it we find several statues of various periods, the most famous being the great David of Michelangelo! The largest nucleus is under the protection of the so-called Loggia dei Lanzi, or Loggia della Signoria. It was built in the 14th century in late Gothic style by Benci di Cione and Simone Talenti with the function of hosting the assembly and public commemorations. Only in the 16th century, with Grand Duke Cosimo I did it begin to be decorated with statues.
On the Loggia façade below the parapet are trefolis with allegorical figures of the four cardinal virtues (fortitude, temperance, justice and prudence) by Agnolo Galddi. The enameled blue background is the work of Leonardo, a monk, while the golden stars were painted by Lorenzo de Bicci.
Torre d'Arnolfo.
An indicator of the wind direction, characterized by a rearing lion and a lily, the symbols of Florence.
(More than two meters high) in the shape of a Marzocco that holds the rod surmounted by the Florentine lily.
Duomo, Badia Fiorentina e Bargello.
Piazza del Duomo.
Piazza del Duomo (view from la Terrazza/Palazzo Vechio).
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This world heritage site needs urgent and rapid restoration. The decay of this enchanting beauty is visible.
45.5 meters internal diameter and 54.8 meters external diameter.
91 meters high (from floor to lantern).
The Duomo's cruise was considered insurmountable until, in 1420, Brunelleschi created the brilliant solution of building two shells. Climb up to the marble lantern on the summit.
The lantern, designed by Brunnelleschi, was built after the architect died (1446). The golden copper ball and Verrocchio's cross, containing sacred relics, were placed there 25 years later.
PS. The cathedral needs urgent reform and is visible. It is a sad sight to see so much money from tourism, either it is misused or ticket prices fall short.
Belfry of the Monastery and Church 'Badia Fiorentina' (year 978), Museo del Bargello and Synagogue.
Badia Fiorentina was Dante's favorite church.
Basilica di Santa Croce.
The Tower of Palazzo Vecchio, Arnolfo's tower.
La torre di Arnolfo.
95 metros de altura.
418 degraus.
ano 1299.
The tower of Palazzo Vecchio was built around 1310 when the body of the palace was almost finished. Placed on the façade (probably inspired by the Castle of the Counts Guidi in Poppi), it rests only partially on the underlying walls, presenting the front side completely built in false (i.e. protruding compared to the underlying structures) with an architectural solution that is both audacious and aesthetically satisfactory.
About 94 meters high, the tower is not centered on the facade but is decentralized towards the south side of the same (to the right for those who look at the building from the front) because it rests on a pre-existing tower house that belonged to the Foraboschi called "della Vacca" due to the nickname given by the Florentines to the large bell that surmounted it (the nearby road that connects Piazza della Signoria to via Por Santa Maria is called via Vacchereccia always because of this bell). The presence of the tower is still distinguishable today from the walled windows on the part of the facade below the Arnolfo tower.
The body of the tower, in addition to the stairs, has a small room called the Hotel inside which Cosimo the Elder was held prisoner, among others, before being sentenced to exile (1433) and Girolamo Savonarola before being hanged and burned in the square on May 23, 1498.
The gallery of the bell cell, with Ghibelline battlements (dovetail), is supported by corbels with pointed arches, above which rests a shrine with round arches supported by four massive masonry columns surmounted by leaf capitals. Three bells are attached to the cell:
1) La Martinella, which calls the Florentines to a meeting,
2) The midday bell,
3) The bell of the chimes (the largest).
Around one of the columns you can see the spiral staircase that allows you to climb the roof.
On the top there is a large weather vane (more than two meters high) in the shape of a Marzocco that holds the rod surmounted by the Florentine lily: it is a copy, the original can be admired in all its size inside of the building.
Looking at the shelves that support the balcony of the tower from below, you have the strange feeling that the corner ones do not rest on anything, like small inverted pyramids: it is a curious optical effect caused by shadows at the corners.
The large clock was originally built by the Florentine Nicolò Bernardo, but replaced in 1667 by one made by Giorgio Lederle of Augusta and mounted by Vincenzo Viviani, which is still in working order.
Synagogue in the background on the left and the Santa Cruz square in the center of the photo.
Distances to be covered.
Terrace (niche) above the second floor.
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Piazza della Signoria.
