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Doors, Windows, Gates of Florence Part III

Italy 2019 Florence Statuary

Tomb of Lorenzo de’ Medici, Cappelle Medicee, Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Statue, Mercato del Porcellino, Via Calimala, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

David (replica) & Hercules and Cacus, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Fontana del Nettuno, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

‘Judith and Holofernes’ by Donatello, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Doorside Statue, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Equestrian Monument of Cosimo I, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Monument to Benvenuto Cellini 1500-1571, Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Water Fountain, Borgo San Jacopo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Statue of Cosimo Ridolfo 1794-1865, Piazza San Spirito, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Francesco Redi 1626-1697 – Anatomist

Farinata degli Uberti 1212-1264 – Aristocrat and Military Leader

Pier Capponi 1447-1496 – Statesman

Giovanni delle Bande Nere 1498-1526 – Mercenary Military Captain of the Pope

Francesco Ferruccio 1489-1530 – Military Captain

Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519 – Artist & Inventor

Giotto di Bondone 1267-1337 – Painter

Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (Donatello) 1386-1466 – Sculptor

Leon Battista Alberti 1404-1472 – Architect

Benvenuto Cellini 1500-1571 – Artist

Guido Aretino c. 991-1033 – Musical Theorist

Accorso da Bagnolo c. 1182-1263 – Jurist

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni 1475-1564 (Michelangelo) – Artist

Antoninus of Florence 1389-1459 – Theologian

Dante Alighieri c. 1265-1321 – Poet

Francesco Petrarca 1304-1374 – Poet

Andrea Cesalpino 1519-1603 – Physiologist

Paolo Mascagni 1755-1815 – Anatomist

Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de’ Galilei (Galileo Galilei) 1564-1642 – Astronomer &

Pier Antonio Micheli 1679-1737 – Botanist

Francesco Guicciardini 1483-1540 – Historian &

Amerigo Vespucci 1454-1512 – Cartographer

All of these are in Piazzale degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Italy 2019 Florence Part II

Water Fountain, Via del Canto dei Nelli, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Polizia, Via de’ Vecchietti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Scooters, Via de’ Cerretani, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

View to Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Via dei Pecori, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Bin with City Emblem, Via de’ Vecchietti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Via degli Strozzi through to Piazza della Repubblica, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

City Policeman, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Sculpture, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

“Generali”, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

“Carabinieri” Car, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

City Policewoman, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

City Emblem, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Fountain, Cnr Via Dei Leoni, Via dei Neri, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Piazzale degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

On Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Across River Arno, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Ponte Santa Trinita, River Arno, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Closed Shopping Stalls, Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Old Stone Carving, Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Religious Icon, Via de’ Guicciardini, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Shop Arcade, Via de’ Guicciardini, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Old Stone Wall, Piazza de’ Pitti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Street Lamp, Piazza de’ Pitti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Colonna di San Felice, Battle of Marciano 1551, Piazza San Felice, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

War Memorial 1915-1918, Piazza San Felice, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Old Stone Benches, Piazza Santo Spirito, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Via Maffia, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Scuola dell’Infanzia Fioretta Mazzei (Nursery School), Piazza del Carmine, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine (Church), Piazza del Carmine, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Steps of Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine (Church), Piazza del Carmine, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Piazza del Carmine, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Ponte alla Carraia, River Arno, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

View from Ponte alla Carraia to Ponto Santa Trinata & Ponte Vecchio, River Arno, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Abandoned Bicycle, Via del Moro, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, Piazza di Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Street Sign, Via Chiasso degli Armati, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Restaurant, Via del Giglio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Ristorante Lorenzo De’ Medici, Via del Giglio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Ferro da Facciata of Bologna & Florence

A ferro (plural ferri) or ferro da facciata is an item of functional wrought-iron work on the façade of an Italian building. Ferri are a common feature of Medieval and Renaissance architecture in Lazio, Tuscany and Umbria. They are of three main types: ferri da cavallo have a ring for tethering horses, and are set at about 1.5 metres from the ground; holders for standards and torches are placed higher on the façade and on the corners of the building; arpioni have a cup-shaped hook or hooks to support cloth for shade or to be dried, and are set near balconies.

In Florence, ferri da cavallo and arpioni were often made to resemble the head of a lion, the symbolic marzocco of the Republic of Florence. Later, cats, dragons, horses and fantastic animals were also represented.

(Wikipedia)

Doors, Windows, Gates of Florence Part II

Doors, Windows, Gates of Florence Part I

I find doors and windows to be quite fascinating and many fine examples are available in the old cities.

Italy 2019 Florence Part I

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The beginning of our time in Italy starts with Florence

Mont Blanc, French Italian Border, Europe

Doors of Florence

Street Markets, Via dell’Ariento, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Fire Hydrant, via Chiara, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Piazza del Mercato, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Religious Shrine, Via Nazionale, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Sagrestia Nuova (New Sacristy) & Cappelle Medicee (Medici Chapel), Piazza di San Lorenzo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Sacristy Built by Michaelangelo in 1534

Via del Canto dei Nelli, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Piazza di San Lorenzo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Opera Medicea Laurenziana, Piazza di San Lorenzo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Monumento a Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Piazza di San Lorenzo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Borgovino Wine Store, Borgo San Lorenzo, 7, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Borgo San Lorenzo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Battistero di San Giovanni (The Baptistery of St. John), Piazza San Giovanni, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Medici Chapel, Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Greece 2019 Part XV

The final post from our Greek sojourn – next up will be Florence, Italy

Waterfront, Koróni, Greece

Koróni Castle, Koróni, Greece

Bollards, Waterfront, Koróni, Greece

Doors of Koróni, Greece

Laneways, Alleys & Streets of Koróni, Greece

Kamares Cafe Bar, Koróni, Greece

Memorial, Karapavlou, Koróni, Greece

Derelict Building, Koróni, Greece

Rachel Bakery, Koróni, Greece

The Corinth Canal

The Corinth Canal connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland, arguably making the peninsula an island. The canal was dug through the isthmus at sea level and has no locks. The canal consists of a single channel 8 metres (26 ft) deep, excavated at sea level (thus requiring no locks), measuring 6,343 metres (20,810 ft) long by 24.6 metres (81 ft) wide at sea level and 21.3 metres (70 ft) wide at the bottom. The rock walls, which rise 90 metres (300 ft) above sea level, are at a near-vertical 80° angle. The canal is crossed by a railway line, a road and a motorway at a height of about 45 metres (148 ft). In 1988 submersible bridges were installed at sea level at each end of the canal, by the eastern harbour of Isthmia and the western harbour of Poseidonia.

Although the canal saves the 700-kilometre (430 mi) journey around the Peloponnese, it is too narrow for modern ocean freighters, as it can accommodate ships only of a width up to 17.6 metres (58 ft) and draft up to 7.3 metres (24 ft). In October 2019, with over 900 passengers on board, a 22.5 metres (74 ft) wide and 195 metres (640 ft) long, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines cruise ship successfully traversed the canal to set a new record for longest ship to pass through the canal. Ships can pass through the canal only one convoy at a time on a one-way system. Larger ships have to be towed by tugs. The canal is currently used mainly by tourist ships; around 11,000 ships per year travel through the waterway.

Submersible Bridge (Isthmia Bridge), Corinth Canal, Isthmus of Corinth, Greece

Corinth Canal

Art Installation, Palea EO Athinon Korinthou, Isthmia, Greece

Bungee Jumper Corinth Canal Old Bridge, Isthmia, Greece

Garden Gate, Petrou Papasideri, Markopoulo Mesogaias, Athens, Greece

Greece 2019 Part XIV

A visit to Ancient Messene, an historic site that dates to the late Neolithic or the Early Bronze Age, while in the 9th-8th c. BC the cult of Zeus Ithomatas was established on the peak of Mt Ithome. Most of the area of Ancient Messene contains the ruins of the large classical city-state of Messene refounded by Epaminondas in 369 BC, after the battle of Leuctra and the first Theban invasion of the Peloponnese. (See these references – UNESCO – Wikipedia)