A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 41:
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
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A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 40:
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
Paraty (RJ) – Water reflection
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
006: Details of Fachwerk Style
Fachwerk – Timber Framing in English – is found in various countries around the world: From the Americas to Japan, from Norway to Italy. But most examples of Fachwerk is found in Germany, particularly in the lower regions, where stones – essential for house construction – were not that common. Instead, builders erected a wooden framework of large timbers that are fitted and joined together, with joints secured by large wooden pegs. The space between the beams was them filled by wattle and daub, or by bricks. In Germany, you can found fachwerk houses anywhere in the country. Also in Bernkastel-Kues. In this historic city, there are many historic houses with elements of fachwerk, which attract many tourists. The fachwerk in the picture has a filling that consists wattle and daub.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
004: Houses on a bridge
It is not common to meet houses on a bridge, but in Bad Kreuznach, they are there for centuries. These so-called Brückenhaüser were constructed on the Nahebrücke (Nahe Bridge) in the fifteenth century, whereas the bridge itself was built around 1300. The bridges on the rivers Nahe, Worth and Mulhenteich served to connect the Altstadt (Old Town) and Neustadt (New Town) in Bad Kreuznach, and with the neighboring cities of Trier and Mainz. The houses were inhabited by merchants and withstood flooding and wars. One of the bridge houses in Bad Kreuznach even has a cannonball in its wall, probably shot by Swedish troops in the seventeenth century. The bridges suffered serious damage at the end of WWII, when German troops destroyed part of them during their retreat. The damage was repaired ten years later.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
344: Windows in Diamantina
In the center of the historic town of Diamantina you will find many houses in the colonial style. The majority of these houses are plastered white, but there are also some houses that are plastered in a pastel color: light yellow, light green, light blue, or light pink, for example. The window and door frames, on the other hand, are painted in dark shades, as can be seen on the photo. The colors may also vary: dark blue, ocher yellow, dark green, dark red or dark brown, for example. Thanks to the sometimes extreme weather conditions (drought, heat, heavy rain, cold), the houses are regularly provided with new plaster. So it can happen that you suddenly can not find the house of a friend or acquaintance after he has provided his house with new colors.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2011.
Part 04:
Minas Gerais (MG) – Landscape
Minas Gerais (MG) – Red carpet to church
Diamantina (MG) – Windows and balconies
Diamantina (MG) – Windows
Minas Gerais (MG) – Landscape
Minas Gerais (MG) – Red carpet to church
Diamantina (MG) – Windows and balconies
Diamantina (MG) – Windows
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2009.
Part 5:
Recife (PE) – Skyline
Olinda (PE) – Colorful houses
Olinda (PE) – Bicycle on the beach
Olinda (PE) – Colorful houses
Recife (PE) – Skyline
Olinda (PE) – Colorful houses
Olinda (PE) – Bicycle on the beach
Olinda (PE) – Colorful houses
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2009, 2016
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
225: Houses and lilac blossom
AUGUST 2009: Houses and lilac blossom
The historic town of Ouro Preto was the capital of Minas Gerais, until the late nineteenth century when Belo Horizonte became the new capital. Ouro Preto was especially important for the Portuguese settlers because of the abundance of natural resources, especially precious stones, gold and diamond. It is not hard to imagine that Ouro Preto was a wealthy town, and some of this wealth is still found in Ouro Preto, especially when you see the beautiful churches and large colonial houses. Many of these beauty can still be admired; therefore, Ouro Preto was added to the well-respected UNESCO World Heritage List. In winter, plants and trees flower in abundance, and this photo shows exuberant blooming lilac blossom, with colonial houses typical of Ouro Preto in the background.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2009, 2016
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