Late Afternoon Avila Spain is a photograph by Joan Carroll which was uploaded on July 15th, 2016.
Late Afternoon Avila Spain
I'd been walking all day in Avila Spain and decided to take the bus out to Cuatro Postes, a little shrine outside of town to watch the lights come on... more
by Joan Carroll
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Late Afternoon Avila Spain
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Joan Carroll
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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
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I'd been walking all day in Avila Spain and decided to take the bus out to Cuatro Postes, a little shrine outside of town to watch the lights come on in town as the sun went down. The only problem was they don't make the bus schedule to coincide very well with the sunset so my choices were to go out much earlier than planned, much later than planned, or walk. I opted for earlier but that left me with a lot of time to kill before the sun went down. So...zoom in...zoom out...panorama...no panorama...the north walls....the west walls...everything imaginable to pass the time. Luckily there was no rain and the setting sun made the medieval walls glow golden. This is a telephoto image of the north walls leading to the Puerta del Carmen (upper left) on the north side of the city. The walls around the historic core of Avila Spain were completed between the 11 and 14th centuries. There are nine gates and each gate has its own function and design. The Puerta del Carmen (Gate of El Carmen) is a skewed entrance, meaning that to gain access from the outside, a turn is necessary, which prevents it from being approached head-on. This formula was very common in Moslem military architecture and guaranteed a better defense system by impeding a head-on attack. The gate takes its name from a Carmelite convent that was once joined to the walls. In modern times, you have to be careful as you enter or exit to avoid cars that come suddenly around the bend! The site was registered as a National Monument in 1884. In 1985, the old city of Avila and its extramural churches were declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
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joan carroll, rampart, protection, spanish, stone, travel, wall, tower, tourism, stronghold, medieval, landmark, fortress, fortification, europe, ancient
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