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Photographer’s Note

Buje

During the turbulent time of Barbarian invasions the population found refugee in fortresses built on flat hill tops. The fortified castle of Buje dates from this period, too. In the year 981 the castle of Buje was subdued to the Patriarchate of Aquilea and in 1102 it fell definitely under its reign. In the 13th century Buje was proclaimed a free commune. In 1412 the commune of Buje signs the act of surrender to Venice. Four centuries of Venetian reign set its stamp on the historical centre of Buje starting from the Spiazzo alle Porte, today’s Liberty Square, which was once the seat of the town loggia. In the 15th century the church of Mother of God of Mercy was built while its tower was erected in the 17th century. Opposite to these buildings there is the Ethnographic museum standing above the underpass which used to be a back gate of the wall fence. The settlement was protected by a number of defence towers, two of which are still partially preserved – a square and a pentagonal tower used for protection of the West Gate. In the Square of St. Servul, on top of the hill, stands a cathedral, renovated in the 18th century, which contains all elements of a former Romanic church built on foundations of the temple of Jupiter.
This is what makes this town interestin, and what you see, is what makes this town reality now.
Choice between a free land and a restaurated, shiny town was never in question, people here are doing as well as they can do.
You've seen ruins in salt-pans in Secovlje desolated, sad..., here I'm showing a really decadent, very sad story of an medieval pearl that lost it's beauty.

Silvio1953, dospordostres, GLEM, ChrisJ, jrj has marked this note useful

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vedra (0) 2006-12-11 4:05

Bok Maja,
Prava je steta sto su pojedine prekrasne stare kuce zaboravljene, ali valjda ce i one docekati bolja vremena. Svidja mi se tvoja slika jer donosi atmosferu starog dijela grada, u kojem se mijesa stara, tradicionalna arhitektura s nekim modernim detaljima kao sto je npr. satelitska antena :) Posebno mi se svidja detalj rublja koje se susi, jer svojim bojama unosi zivost u ovaj ambijent.
Pozdrav,
Vedrana

Cretense (58913) 2006-12-11 7:14

Hi Miuky!

Excellent architecture photo, of one of my favorite subjects. Old buildings in a state of what I like to call "sweet decline". Great sharpness and definition, excellent details and beautiful warm colours. Congratulations!

Hercules

Silvio1953 (45136) 2006-12-11 8:48

Ciao Maja, affascinante questi vecchio edificio in abbandono, con la finestra murata, da il senso della decadenza, bella foto, anche se triste e bella nota, brava, ciao Silvio

sothy81 (8574) 2006-12-11 12:38

Hey maja, nice photo. Great capture of the architeture and ruin building. Great documentary. Sothy

t0mmm1 (5434) 2006-12-11 16:43

Hello Maja!
krasna, krasna fotka in tudi hiša je prekrasna. Zanimiva je tudi satelitska antena... ma ne moreš verjet... Ali so žice od elektrike in telefona, ali so antene... vedno je nekaj, da ti pokvari veselje... na tvojem mestu bi jo odkloniral... če prav nisi hotela prikazati ta "tehnološki kontrast" ;)))
Včeraj si bila v Bujah? Si naredila vsaj eno dobro delo... jaz sem samo gledal skozi okno... proti večeru je bilo krasno.
LP
Tomi

dospordostres (1129) 2006-12-11 17:51

Hi M,
Very nice compositio, I like it a lot. The dish antenna on the back makes your picture very part of our time, while the rest has this old timeless ambience. I love the hanging clothes giving it also a human everyday life side to it.
Best,
Daniel

GLEM (3002) 2006-12-12 3:06

bonjour Miuhy,
superbe vue gran angle, l'effet est là. L'ambiance "ruine" est bien exploité, les tons de couleurs sont vraiment très bons. Bien vu le linge sur le fil :)

well done

tfs

ChrisJ (71614) 2006-12-12 3:43

Hi Miuky

This decrepit old building still has a lot of character, despite its age, & run down condition. The 3 windows at the top even look like a face. Good sharpness & pov. Tfs!

brevbrev14 (372) 2006-12-12 4:15

ciao Miuky, bella composzione di case vecchie perfettamente bilnaciata!
molto interssante vedere il materiale di costruzione di queste case tipiche di Buje!
sono appassionata di architettura di ogni genere..!
ciao!
Valeria

jrj (34791) 2006-12-12 4:16

Maybe not so beatiful Majo but an honest presentation of this place a bit 'rough' as presented here. Still you was able to make a good 'ducomentary' with lots of fine details. Good work

vilius (633) 2006-12-12 12:27

I like how this house absolutely dominates the composition and its mouldy walls and empty windows create stark impression. Good contrasts and good tones of textures. Some life is still going on, as witnessed by the pile of logs; however, hanging laundry in the street is the ultimate sign of decadence. Sky is less than perfect, but that's not important. Nice job overall! Vilius

emilbo (10162) 2006-12-14 10:00

Bonjour Miuki,
Excellente image de cette vieille habitation en décadence, j'espère qu'elle n'est pas habité mais je ne suis pas sure car je vois du bois devant. Belle prise de vue et bonne composition.
Félicitations!...
Emilius