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I don't know about you, but he reminds me of someone...:D

This guy is great. Very good violinist, I caught him playing at the Bastione in Cagliari. Brilliant idea as the large vertical wall and the stairways on the sides create a perfect amphitheater which I must say made the acoustics great. It was very engaging to hear him play, in fact a large audience of tourists and locals soon gathered around him.

Armenian Tenements (Kamienice Ormiańskie) - historic Mannerist-Baroque tenements in the Old Town of Zamość, located in the northern frontage of the Great Market Square (Rynek Wielki), on Ormiańska (Armenian) Street.

This part of Zamość was granted by the city's founder, Jan Zamoyski, to Armenians, hence the name of the street and the tenements. They were mainly built in the mid-17th century and, as in the other frontages of the market, have arcades. Each belonged to different owners, and after World War II they passed into state ownership (the last owners were mainly Jews). The 5 tenements to the right of the town hall have a special appearance - they are decorated with bas-reliefs, friezes, ornaments and attics, which were restored during the renovation of the Old Town in the 1970s under the direction of architect Wiktor Zin.
Eighteen townhouses are listed in the Register of Historic Places.

Ormiańska 22 (yellow) - Pod Madonną or Sołtanowska tenement house. It was built in the mid-17th century on the site of a wooden one acquired by the merchant Sołtan Sachwelowicz. It has rich decorations in Mannerist and early Baroque styles in various colors, these include a bas-relief depicting the Madonna and Child trampling a dragon, a frieze belt under the windows consisting of flowers and fruit, decorative window frames with bas-reliefs above them and attics with hollow niches topped with a shell. Unlike the neighboring townhouses, it consists of two stories (ground and first floor). Currently, along with the tenements to the rear (on I. Pereca Street), it is occupied by the High School of Arts and houses one of the school's galleries (the “Under the Madonna” Gallery).

Ormiańska 24 (blue) - the Under Marriage or Sapphire (color) tenement house. Built before the middle of the 17th century, it was owned by many different owners. It is distinguished from its neighbors by two strips of oriental frieze (the lower one simpler with lines and the upper one with richer floral design). Between the windows of the second floor there are additionally small reliefs of two figures - a man and a woman (hence the name). Together with the next three tenements, it is the headquarters of the Zamojskie Museum.

Ormiańska 26 (red) - the house Pod Aniołem (Under the Angel), Pod Lwami (Under the Lions) or Bartoszewiczów. It was built in 1632-1634 by its first owner Gabriel Bartoszewicz. It is richly decorated with various bas-reliefs, including two lions and a dragon with wings between the windows of the second floor, and below it the Archangel Gabriel in a niche. It also has numerous oriental floral friezes - a continuous wider band over the arcades and a narrower upper band over the windows - and separate ones over the second floor windows; each has angel heads (of varying sizes). During World War II, the City Museum was established in this very building, so here is the main entrance to the modern Zamojskie Museum.

Ormiańska 28 (dark yellow) - Rudomicz tenement. It replaced, like the “Under the Madonna” tenement, the previous wooden one in the middle of the 17th century and was initially owned by Bazyli Rudomicz (professor of the former Zamojska Academy), in later years in the possession of other people. Compared to its neighbors, it is more modestly decorated and has a somewhat more austere appearance, with only distinct window frames and a frieze over their row from the second floor, but stands out for its tallest attics. Along with its neighbors, it is occupied by the Zamojskie Museum.

Ormiańska 30 (green) - Wilczkowska tenement house. Located on the corner of Ormiańska and Solna Streets, right next to the City Hall, it was built in the second half of the 17th century (probably also on the site of a previous wooden one) for the Wilczek family. It is decorated with friezes and bas-reliefs on both the Market and Solna Streets sides. In the corner of the second floor, they depict Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (from the Solna Street side) and St. John the Baptist baptizing Jesus Christ (from the Market Square side), while below are other bas-reliefs with St. John the Evangelist and St. Thomas (the city's patron saint) with three spears, respectively, and the coat of arms of the Koniecpolski family below. It is also decorated with friezes (a simpler, circular one under the windows of the second floor and a floral one under the attics), rich window frames (with angels over the windows of the second floor) and pilasters between them, as well as empty niches with a shell motif. Unlike previous townhouses, it has two rather than three arcades. In addition to the Zamojskie Museum, it also houses a restaurant and a tourist office.

The tenements occupied by the Zamojskie Museum (24, 26, 28 and 30) also have rich interior decoration, and are distinguished by entrance portals in the arcade and other ornaments (cartouches, lavabo). Other tenements, without attics or major ornamentation, which were also owned by Armenians, are those of the nearby eastern frontage of the Rynek Wielki (between Grodzka and Ormiańska Streets).

Lush green hills frame the stunning blue waters surrounding the Skellig Islands, creating a serene and breathtaking landscape.

(This is a new format I'm trying out for recording descriptions. Recordings from hereon will be done in this format; older ones will not be converted as I don't feel like going through 5,000+ images one by one. Whether I'll stick with it, I'm not sure yet.)

Body/Chassis: Plaxton President/Alexander Dennis Trident
Operator: Liverpool City Sights
Garage: Unsure
Route: Sightseeing tour
Location: Gower Street, Liverpool

All information should be accurate as of the time of this recording.

Church of St. John of Jerusalem beyond the Walls in Poznan, Poland, The High Altar Polyptych - Imagery of Saints, Late Gothic Stone Baptismal Font, Groin Vault, Stellar Vaulting, Chapel of the Holy Cross, Romanesque, Gothic, and Baroque Styles. The first historical mention of the existing church dates back to 1142. The most valuable work of art is the polyptych altar from 1520. The largest central panel painting shows St. Mary Engaged in Conversation with St. John the Baptist, and St. Stanislaus. The altarpiece contains the oldest preserved paintings in Poznan - works by Poznan guild of painters and craftsmen. The church boasts a Gothic monstrance from the 15th century, and a precious chalice from 1518. Polychrome decoration from 1948 is the work of Stanislaus Teisseyre.

Sardinian Traditional Dressing (City of Quartu Sant'Elena)
Shot during the 367° Great Parade in Honor of Sant'Efisio.

Panoramic image of the Minnewaterpark in Bruges with historic buildings, trees and idyllic canals, Flanders, Belgium

Woman in traditional Sardinian dress proudly carries with her her child (also wearing typical ancient clothes) in procession during the Cagliari stage of the celebration in honor of Sant'Efisio.
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Donna in abito tradizionale Sardo porta fieramente con sè il suo bimbo (anche lui con vestiti antichi tipici) in processione durante la tappa Cagliaritana della Festa in onore di Sant'Efisio.

the Great Market Square (Rynek Wielki) in Zamość, view of the Town Hall (Ratusz) and tenement houses of the old town

Zamość is a historical city in southeastern Poland. It is situated in the southern part of Lublin Voivodeship, about 90 km from Lublin, 247 km from Warsaw. In 2021, the population of Zamość was 62 021

Zamość was founded in the 16th century by the chancellor Jan Zamoyski on the trade route linking western and northern Europe with the Black Sea. Modelled on Italian theories of the 'ideal city' and built by the architect Bernando Morando, a native of Padua, Zamość is a perfect example of a late-16th-century Renaissance town. It has retained its original layout and fortifications and a large number of buildings that combine Italian and central European architectural traditions.
The historical centre of Zamość was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1992.

The Great Market Square is a remarkably preserved Renaissance square, recognized as one of the most beautiful in Europe. It's a 100-meter by 100-meter space, designed as the perfect square of an ideal city. The square is surrounded by arcaded tenement houses, historically belonging to Zamość merchants, and features the iconic Town Hall on its northern side.

The Town Hall is a Baroque building located on the northern side of the market square and features a 52-meter clocktower. It features a double-domed tower and a wide, fan-shaped, double stairway at the facade.
Construction of a town hall in Zamość began in the late 16th century to the designs of Bernardo Morando. The building has been heavily modified since the 16th century, and the prominent fan-shaped staircase was added two centuries later. The tower was also added in the late 18th century. Since the 16th century, the building has had a long tradition of playing a bugle from the tower. However, Hetman Jan Zamoyski forbade the bugle to be played in the direction of Kraków due to political competition. In 2020, a ceremony was held to play the bugle in all four cardinal directions, including towards Kraków.

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