Bragança's Castle Photo

Photographer’s Note

The origins of the town of Bragança go back to a series of fortified structures that were changed in the time of King Dom Afonso I into a proper walled citadel by his brother-in-law Fernão Mendes . Completed around 1130 the place was named "Brigantia" and within its walls in 1187 Dom Sancho I built the castle that still remains. This town also gave its name to the last of the Portuguese royal lineage, the House of Bragança that descended from the illegitimate son of Dom João I who was created a Duke in 1442. The tower of the castle was to become a place of imprisonment or refuge for many historic personages including Dona Sancho , the unfortunate wife of its constructor

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bantonbuju (48796) 2005-10-21 3:37

ola isabel, i love this sort of strongly saturated images, they are particularly fitting my taste if being architecture shots, like the one of yours, today; i really like this image;
have a nice friday, jerzy

efigesta (12181) 2005-10-21 5:10

Ola Isabe, nao conheço bragança, o que sinto muito, pois todos me dizem que é lindissimo, e pelos vistos e mesmo, gosto muito desta composição, uma rua muito antiga, muito boa a cor e o POV, Bja. Manuel

mlopes (492) 2005-10-21 15:06

Olá Isabel,
excelente foto, bom trabalho de PP com as cores e contrastes muito apelativos. pena aquele sinal de proibido, os sinais de transito deviam ser proibidos ehehe

pitai (3925) 2005-10-21 22:57

Uma foto muito bonita, mas para meu gosto achei as cores muito sobre saturadas.

rick_matt (177) 2005-10-23 9:39