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[John Steed]

Castillo de Coca



It was built in 1453 by the illustrious bishop of Avila, Don Alonso de Fonseca, under the direction of the architect Ali Caro.

Upon his death, his brother continued to work. In 1462, Coca had a mint to issue Castilian and Portuguese coins that helped pay for the workers involved in building the castle.

The Coca Castle is one of the most beautiful examples of Spanish Mudéjar Gothic art. Its construction amazes and loves it for the first time, as in every brick form it expresses an architectural ensemble as original and innovative as few people.

It highlights the unique beauty of its rooms, represented by beautiful Mudéjar geometric decorations made of stucco and paintings, which also gives us a unique and unrepeatable legacy.

Another peculiarity is that it is not constructed on a hill as is usually the case with forts of this type, as its defense system benefits from the cliff terrain, which acts as a seat for this castle that stands over a wide and deep area. The trench. A love story in which Marquis Senetti starred .

 

[Random Guy]

Picture taken for the Crosby, Stills & Nash album that was about to be released. They realised after the shoot was over that they were in the wrong order and might cause confusion so went back but the house had been bulldozed.

 

[Iva]

The Swords in Rock monument, also known as "Sverd i fjell" in Norwegian, is a significant historical and cultural landmark in Norway. This monument consists of three massive bronze swords thrust into a rocky outcrop at Hafrsfjord, near Stavanger. It serves as a powerful symbol of the unification of Norway under King Harald Fairhair after his victory at the Battle of Hafrsfjord in 872 AD. The monument was erected in 1983 to commemorate this historic event and celebrate Norway's national identity and heritage.

 

[David76]

I've spent a fair bit of time in Edinburgh over the years. This is from the 1930s - we've just swapped newspapers for our phones, still walking around not looking where we are going!

 

[Ghost]

A wild lightning storm

 

[Black Sheep]

Maybe alright from the outside but the inside would make me hurl if I had to spend any length of time in it

 

[Strawberry Man]

Genuine 1972 Wimpy menu (American)

 

[Mister Magoo]

A hand-made wire frame sculpture by renowned artist Benedict Radcliffe, which captures the essence of the iconic Marcello Gandini-designed Lancia Stratos racing car. The sculpture was a collaboration between Radcliffe and Italian streetwear brand IUTER to celebrate their FW20 'Vita Veloce' collection. It was first exhibited in Milan in June 2021, since which it has remained in the Youth SRL Headquarters in Milan.

 

[Franco Pinion]

Masada (Hebrew: מְצָדָה məṣādā, 'fortress'; Arabic: جبل مسعدة)[1] is an ancient fortification in southern Israel, situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km (12 miles) east of Arad.

Herod the Great built two palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE.

 

[Tom]

Czech photographer Miroslav Tichý's camera: constructed from cardboard tubes, tin cans, and bits of string, he made thousands of photographs with his homemade cameras from the 1960s until 1985

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