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110: View from the Burg
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109 Landscape
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A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
108 Wineyard
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107 Urban waterfall
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© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1991-2001, 2017
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106: House with sundial
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105: Burgruinen turm
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A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
104: Burgruinen
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A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 132:
Alcântara (MA) – Ruin in detail
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 130:
Alcântara (MA) – Ruin in more detail
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
051: Black cats
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A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
050: Broken flower pot
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A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
049: Stairs at Castelo dos Mouros
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048: Playing music at Castelo dos Mouros
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047: Castelo dos Mouros, an overview
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© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1999, 2001, 2003, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
046: Castelo dos Mouros
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© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1999, 2001, 2003, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 98:
Alcântara (MA) – Ruin tower
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
022: Castle ruin Freudenberg
Freudenburg is a small village – about 1500 inhabitants – at 32 km south of Trier. In the 14th century, a Luxemburg count decided to construct a castle at the foot of the Eiderberg mountain: Burg Freudenberg (‘Freyding” at the time of the construction). The castle underwent reforms in the 16th century, when an abbey acquired Freudenberg. In 1646, in a battle between the abbey and the electoral prince of Trier, the castle was destroyed completely. It never became rebuilt. At present, there is still a trench of the Gothic castle, as well as the castle gate, and the remains of a three-story quarry stone building, and of a keep. The beam holes in the walls provide some idea how the castle would have been before its destruction.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1991-2001, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
005: Giant rock with castle ruin
Recently, Bad Münster am Stein – Ebernburg became part of the municipality of Bad Kreuznach. The spa town (recognized as mineral spring spa and climatic spa) already was named in the twelfth century. The village was founded below the colossal, 136 m high Rheingrafenstein rock, which is rich in porphyry. In 1050, Rheingrafenstein Castle was built on top of this rock; according to a local legend, it was built by the devil overnight. During the Middle Ages, the castle was inhabited by the knights of Lowenstein and the Rhinegraves. in 1689, the castle was destroyed by the French troops of King Louis XIV, but the ruins still exist. It is possible to visit the ruins by taking a hand-driven ferry over the Nahe River, and then climb a steep path to the top. The castle ruin is hardly visible in this picture.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1991-2001, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
011: Valkhof Castle ruin
The Waal River, branching from the Rhine River, flows along the city of Nijmegen. On one of the hills along the river, now close to the famous Waal Bridge, are the ruins of once a mighty castle: the Valkhof. It were the Romans who built a castellum about two thousand years ago. It was Charlemagne who had the Valkhof built on the hill, as an imperial palace. It was destroyed by the Vikings, and reconstructed by Emperor Frederic Barbarossa. It eventually was extended and strengthened. The French invaders attacked the castle in late 1700s, and the castle became greatly destroyed. Almost one century later, the remains were destroyed save two chapels. In 1800, a park was created on the grounds of the former castle. Nowadays, both the park and the ruins are considered as national monuments. There exist plans of reconstructing the castle; these plans generate significant public resistance.
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