Tag: “Castle”

34 photos found.

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   Sculpture

   There are various pieces of non-traditional sculpture at the Renaissance, adding to the surprises to be found.

2. 

   Passage

   Long marble passages with mahogany lined wall help bring a cool, calming feel to the castle that is the Renaissance.

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   The Castle of Portovenere

   Portovenere (sometimes, in English, Porto Venere) is a small town located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La Spezia. It comprises the three villages of Fezzano, Le Grazie and Portovenere, and the three islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto.

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   Nishinomaru Sanju Yagura

   Nishinomaru Sanju Yagura (Western Three-storied Tower) at Hikone-jo. Nishinomaru means "western bailey" and Yagura is a compound of "ya" (arrow) and "kura" (storehouse), which hints at its original function.

5. 

   A View to Hikone

   Looking out from the grounds of Nishinomaru over the city of Hikone. Next to Nishinomaru Sanju Yagura (Western Three-storie Tower) at Hikone-jo

6. 

   Rojin Club at Hikone-jo

   Domestic tourism in Japan is usually enjoyed by two groups of people -- schoolkids on field trips, and the elderly. Japan boasts a high standard of living and a life expectancy to match it, maintaining the largest percentage of people 65 and older in the world.

7. 

   Cathedral Windows

   Saint Vitus Cathedral, Prague

8. 

   Hikone-jo at Sunset

   Looking west across the moat towards Hikone-jo at sunset.

9. 

   St Vitus Cathedral

   St Vitus Cathedral, Prague

10. 

    Chatter Me Up

    This shopkeeper saw me taking pictures of Hikone-jo at sunset and called me over to his store. He gave me some tea and a kind of bean-paste confectionery to sample, and showed me some of his own pictures (which happened to be hanging on the wall and for sale).