A window in old Perigueux Photo

Photographer’s Note

A short series of pictures taken in the old town of Périgueux.

Périgueux is the chief town and seat of the prefecture of the Dordogne département. It is crossed from east to west by the River Isle.

The town was established in 1240 with the merger of two competing small towns located a few hundred metres from each other: La Cité (based on the gallo-roman settlement of Vésone) and seat of the bishop and Count of Périgord and the bourgeois town of Puy-Saint-Front.

Its name comes from the Gallic tribe that lived in the area at the time of Vésone, the Pétrocorii.

In 1669, the seat of the archbishop passed from the old cathedral of Sainte-Etienne which was located in La Cité to the newly created cathedral of Saint-Front. In 1813, the town increased in size following a merger with the former commune of Saint-Martin.

The railway arrived in 1857 and with it the installation of locomotive and carriage repair shops for the Paris-Orléans Railway Company. This activity continues today.

The town, situated in an area whose history goes back 2000 years is officially classed as a Tourist Resort and Town of Art and History. Apart from the gallo-roman remains of Vésone, the byzantine cathedral of Saint-Front, and various museums, it has quite an extensive preserved area dating back to the Middle Ages in which this series of pictures were largely taken.

Thanks to the Wikipedia French site for the above.

saxo042, dip, besnard, gildasjan, saylan-cb, amaryllis, jlbrthnn, Cricri, gunbud, gneufeld, ChrisJ, Muse, knerkowski has marked this note useful

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saxo042 (16316) 2007-10-22 1:06

Hi Stephen,
A beautiful window and very interesting to see the faint reflections of houses across the street. Very interesting note, as always. Dordogne is one of our favorite departments of France, probably the best food there in this country.
Regards
Gunnar

Fis2 (46449) 2007-10-22 1:25

Witaj Stephen!
I like the windows :-). Your window is interesting. Good frame and colors. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

dip (12852) 2007-10-22 1:47

Hi Stephen,
nice shot with interesting details of this old window,
good clear and sharp photo,
Greetings,
Dimitris.

besnard (31114) 2007-10-22 1:50

Bonjour Stefen
Le sujet est simple mais donne lieu à une belle photo bien cadrée, aux douces couleurs et aux reflets bien saisis.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

gildasjan (24149) 2007-10-22 1:51

Bonjour Stephen
Très bonne orthoscopie de la rélisation photographique de cette fenêtre.Bel ouvrage en texte et en image.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

UnTrained (0) 2007-10-22 2:03

Hello Stephen,
nice detail view of the window, the glass is very well captured. The wall framing and the iron balustrade make it complete.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

wolf38 (13087) 2007-10-22 4:27

Hello Stephen. The window presents a small part of the history of this city as detail. Together with the text this history becomes alive. Exemplary. Best regards, Wolfgang.

saylan-cb (12726) 2007-10-22 4:45

Bonjour Stephen
Réflexion intéressante très gentille et fenêtre molle et armature de colours.Nice, bien faites.
TFS/Regards

amaryllis (17844) 2007-10-22 6:25

bonjour,
bon cadrage de cette fenêtre très ancienne et bien vu les reflets des maisons au travers des vitres
juliette

evanrizo (456) 2007-10-22 9:13

Hi Stephen, an other perfect framed image,
and here the reflections on the glasses are a very nice and strong plus, all the details are very to see.
Cheers
Evan

Gustaw (21670) 2007-10-22 9:30

Hi, friend!
Window... In Poland fis2 very like windows. I like your composition and reflection. It is good idea. Nice colours. Well done.
Marek

chrisnet (20376) 2007-10-22 9:53

Hello Stephen,
I can see many nice details in this window, Perigueux is a beautiful town in France.
Regards

Nicou (45777) 2007-10-22 10:03

Hello,

Mangigique reflet dans cette fenêtre, avec cette belle grille, le cadrage est au millimètre, bien vu.

Bravo et amitiés

Nicou

jlbrthnn (39039) 2007-10-22 10:41

Bonsoir Stephen,
Un cadrage au millimètre sur une ouverture particulièrement esthétique, avec des reflets. C'est simple et efficace. Très belle réalisation.
Passe une bonne soirée
Cordialement
Joël

Silvio1953 (42911) 2007-10-22 11:19

Hi Stephen, lovely window with splendid reflections, very well done, ciao Silvio

Cricri (43790) 2007-10-22 11:50

Salut Stephen,
Bien vu les reflets que dégage la fenêtre, bonne lumiére et cadrage parfait, compliment
Good evening
cricri

gunbud (28165) 2007-10-22 18:51

Hi Stephen,
Wonderful old windown with it beautiful veranda seen in all its lovely design. Great muted reflection in the modern windows which make it clear that the unclear windows are centruries old. As usual very informative note.
Regards, Tom

gneufeld (15235) 2007-10-22 19:12

Hi Stephen,
A perfectly seen and captured shot of this architectural marvel. Very excellent clarity and very good details. Congratulations and TFS. Gerald

ChrisJ (70443) 2007-10-23 0:53

Hi Stephen

I like the curved part of the frame at the top & the ornate lattice work at the bottom. Effective tight framing, with superb sharpness, & attractive, muted colours. Tfs!

Muse (31059) 2007-10-23 2:16

Hello Stephen,
Une belle architecture et de jolis reflets.
C'est bien vu et le cadrage vertical convient parfaitement.
Best regards
Denise

mrcrow (3989) 2007-10-23 12:34

always a favourite in buildings..the windows and doors..
they are a magnet
as in this shot i find the old glass interesting and how they made it and fitted it
interesting reflections there as well and quite out of sequence
cheers
geof

knerkowski (1467) 2007-11-21 7:53

Hi Stephen
Great composition with this interesting reflection
I like it a lot
Thanks for sharing
Regards
kevin