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King´s Garden and Philip II’s statue at Aranjuez
King´s Garden and Philip II’s statue at Aranjuez 1. Philip II Philip II (Spanish: Felipe II; Portuguese: Filipe I ; 21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598) was King of Spain (kingdoms of Castile, Navarra, this one disputed by the French and the Crown of Aragon) and Portugal, Naples, Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland.[1][2] He was lord of the Seventeen Provinces from [...]
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Fountain of the Knight Aranjuez
Fountain of the Knight Aranjuez A knight is a member of the warrior class of the Middle Ages in Europe who followed a code of law called “chivalry“. In other Indo-European languages, cognates of cavalier or rider are more prevalent (e.g., French chevalier and German Ritter), suggesting a connection to the knight’s mode of transport. Since antiquity a position of honour and prestige has [...]
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Parterre Garden of Aranjuez Part 2
Parterre Garden of Aranjuez Part 2 1. Hercules and Antaeus Fountain (wikipedia source): Hercules. Hercules is the Roman name for the Greek demigod Heracles, son of Jupiter (the Roman equivalent of Zeus), and the mortal Alcmena. Early Roman sources suggest that the imported Greek hero supplanted a mythic Italic shepherd called “Recaranus” or “Garanus”, famous for his strength who [...]
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Parterre Garden of Aranjuez Part 1
Parterre Garden of Aranjuez Part 1 Along the east facade of the Palacio Real, stands the Parterre Garden, built by FelipeV fielder Esteban Boutelou French in 1727 and planted in 1746. At its north side into the river gives Tajo, while its eastern and southern side, from the bridge to the archesBoats Palace, flanked by a moat of stone and iron railing flower vases on pedestals,created in 1762 by Charles III. The main entrance to the garden is done through twocheckpoints of stonework. Fountains: Apart from the many flowers and trees of all kinds of garden include three sources: theHercules and Antaeus, the Ceres (previously located in the Prince’s Garden) and the Nereids. Hercules and Antaeus Fountains: The Fountain of Hercules and Antaeus, the most spectacular in the garden, was commissioned to the architect Isidro González Velázquez and the sculptor JohnAdam by Fernando VII in 1827. Its original location was provided at the back of theCasa del Labrador, in the Prince’s Garden, but eventually stood in the parterre. On thecentral pillar are the statues of Hercules, holding in his strong arms and liftingAntaeus soil. At the base of the pillar, there is [...]
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Ducks at River Tagus Aranjuez
Ducks at River Tagus Aranjuez (Wikipedia source): The Tagus (Spanish Tajo, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtaxo]; Portuguese Tejo, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtɛʒu]; Latin Tagus; Ancient Greek Τάγος Tagos) is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula. It is 1,038 kilometers long, 716 km in Spain, 47 km along the border between Portugal and Spain and 275 km in Portugal, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon. It drains an [...]
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Duck Feathers
Duck Feathers Links related to Duck Feathers: Duck Impermeability Ducks a Water Portrait Swans in Culture Ducks at the Jardin Huerto del Cura You can follow VCrown work at: Flickr, Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo
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Duck Impermeability
Duck Impermeability Links related to Duck Impermeability: Ducks a Water Portrait Swans in Culture Ducks at the Jardin Huerto del Cura You can follow VCrown work at: Flickr, Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo
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Ducks a Water Portrait
Ducks a Water Portrait Links related to Ducks a Water Portrait Swans in Culture Ducks at the Jardin Huerto del Cura You can follow VCrown work at: Flickr, Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo
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Swans in Culture
Swans in Culture (Wikipedia Source Role in Culture) Swan meat has been regarded as a luxury food in England since at least the reign of Elizabeth I. A recipe for baked swan survives from that time. “To bake a Swan Scald it and take out the bones, and parboil it, then season it very well with [...]
Ducks at the Jardín Huerto del Cura
Wild life at the Huerto del Cura Jardín Artístico Nacional. Links related to Ducks at the Jardín Huerto del Cura: Duck Impermeability Ducks a Water Portrait Swans in Culture You can follow VCrown work at: Flickr, Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo




