Caesar Tower & Saint-Quiriace Collegiate Photo

Photographer’s Note

- In my region – Provins Medieval City – Gathered on the same photo, the two major monuments of the city, The Caesar Tower and Saint-Quiriace Collegiate - Dating the 12th and 11th century this tower and this Collegiate are located at the top of the hill on which became established the city. Provins is located about 70 kilometres from Paris, dating former the Middle Ages, it's however in this epoch when it had most notability, after Paris and Rouen, it was the third city of France under the protection of the Champagne Earls, it was famous for its huge fairs. The city is famous for its medieval fortifications, 1200 metres long and including 22 towers in various geometries, the surrounding wall of the high city was constructed from 1226 till 1314. Classified in the worldwide Heritage of the humanity by the UNESCO, Provins preserve today 58 monuments classified or inscribed to the Inventory of Ancient monuments!

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besnard (30338) 2009-11-08 23:37

Bonjour Giorgio
Un bon cliché clair et lumineux de cette collégiale et de ma tour qui ont une architecture intéressante, le tout sous un beau ciel bleu.
Merci pour cette belle image et bonne journée.
Nicole

mauro61 (14956) 2009-11-09 0:28

ciao Giorgio,
mi piace l'inquadratura nella quale unisci il castello alla cupola della chiesa.
Ottima l'ambientazione naturale e i colori.
buona giornata
maurizio

alin-m (851) 2009-11-09 0:29

Nice immage with beautifull colours.
Interesting composition.
Well done.Best regards.Alin.

subhendu_bagchi (2709) 2009-11-09 1:05

Hi Giorgio,
nice shot with an interesting POV. The two monuments are great and finely placed in frame. Nice contrast with the greeneries. The sky is bonus to it. Very well done. Tfs.
Have a nice week.
Subhendu

rodgerg (23449) 2009-11-09 1:09

Bonjour Giorgio,

Cela fait du bien de voir un aussi beau ciel bleu! Très belle composition à l'équilibre bien pensé et qui se "lit" de gauche à droite. J'aime la façon dont les bâtiments ressortent dans le vert de la végétation.
Bonne semaine,
Roger

dta (4644) 2009-11-09 2:00

Bonjour Giorgio ,
Provins est une ville qui semble vraiment interessante . Un joli point de vue qui crée une superbe diagonale .
ET un ciel bleu très méditerranéen .
Bravo

maltese (21533) 2009-11-09 8:29

Salut Giorgio
Tu as su profiter d'un superbe ciel pour obtenir de biens belles couleurs sur Provins. Le filé des nuages apporte une très belle touche à cette photo.
Beau travail!!
Amicalement
Hervé

danos (31964) 2009-11-10 1:20

Bonjour Giorgio,
a nice presentation of the two monuments of the city,the castle that coexist with the church so peacefully.I like the greenery on the foreground as the brilliant light of the scene.Informative your note as well.

Have a nice day,Danos

pablominto (40226) 2009-11-11 23:42

Hello Giorgio,

I like the composition with the fine diagonal!
Lovely colours and sharp fine details are characterizing this fine composition...
The ancient buildings are well recorded and nicely complimented by the fine blue sky!

Greetings,
Pablo -