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11 juin 2007

Stone O' Quoybune

Going back to 2.200 years before J.C and rising with almost 4 meters in height, this menhir is an example of the many solitary megaliths which mark out the landscape of the Orkneys. It is held in a field, close to the road, which makes easier its visit....

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11 juin 2007

Standing stone

On the road leading of Stenness to Stromness, close to Deepdale, draws up a menhir which one sees of the roadside, in a turning. It is the first time that I see the energy released by a stone to enjoy to make turn grass around. Impressing. I did not have...

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11 juin 2007

Stone of Odin

Until winter 1814, the stone of Odin was held in front of the circle of Stenness. this stone played an important part in the life of Orcadiens. It was dattée of approximately 3.000 before J.C. ; measured 2 meters 50 top for a width of one meter. Its characteristic...

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11 juin 2007

Neolithic Skara Brae, Broch of Gurness, villages

Skara Brae is a very important archeological site located on the Western coast of the principal island of the Orkneys. It includes/understands the remainders of a Neolithic village which thanks to their hiding in sand spent the centuries without suffering...

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11 juin 2007

Cairns of Unstan and Cuween

The cairn of Unstan is located on a headland close to the Stenness log, from where one sees the stone circles of Brodgar and Stenness, and a little further, the site of Maeshowe. This cairn circular measuring 13 meters in diameter is located as an hybrid...

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11 juin 2007

Menhir of Chassagne

This menhir forms part in my opinion of a long linear series started towards Loubaresse, where the three menhirs of Foujichi are. This alignment contrasts with the insulation of the majority of the raised stones of the cantal. That of Chassagne avoided...

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11 juin 2007

The royal abbey of Creus Health, the chapter house and the second cloister

The chapter house occupies a vast square space of 11 side meters and cover of 9 vaults laid out on intersecting ribs supported by 4 columns. Chapter house leaves a staircase which leads us to the dormitory. This immense room of 46 meters by 11 communicates...

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11 juin 2007

Loch Ness (Scotland)

The legend of Nessie is particularly old, since one finds of them the first traces in the chronicles of Colomban Saint. The “appearances” multiplied since….(Wikipédia) The castle of Urquart, dates from the XII E century but the headland was occupied since...

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11 juin 2007

Saint Martin's day of Le Vilhain and the Chevriau stone

Occupied permanently since the Gallic time, this village had to be a strategic place thanks to its climax (414 m) and largely released, it indeed makes it possible to see the chain of Puys, Puy de Dôme, but also, (to be checked) the tower of the cathedral...

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11 juin 2007

Notre-Dame the brown one of Aleyrac

Classified Historic building since 1905, the ruins of the church Notre-Dame the Brown one just below draw up the collar of Aleyrac, between la Bégude-of-Mazenc and Salles-sous-Bois, close to the important medieval way of passage of Crest towards Provence,...

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11 juin 2007

The pediment

Two sirens leaving the purifying bath, (proof if it is presence of powerful earth currents). On both sides, an outgoing phoenix of the palm trees (sybole of immortality and regeneration) or an eagle, solar symbol by exellence, then a man emerging of the...

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11 juin 2007

The St Mickaël's rock

The climbing of the rock is an initiatory course. The staircase in spiral is poctué of three oratories and de268 steps. (three: an initiatory number). Their dedication assure us the healer role of Michel saint. First is dedicated to the Gabriel archangel...

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11 juin 2007

Le puy, the legend

At the time Gallo-Roman, a matron suffering from a tough fever, inspired by a vision, went on the mount Anis, more known nowadays under the name of rock crow. There it fell asleep, exhausted. With her alarm clock, the virgin trônant on a dolmen entrusted...

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11 juin 2007

Le Puy, the black virgin

See: http://lieuxsacres.canalblog.com/archives/vierges_noires__fichier/index.html The statue of the XVIIe century, which is currently on the high altar comes the old Saint-Maurice vault from the Refuge. It was crowned by the bishop of Puy in the name...

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11 juin 2007

Arles, Saint Trophime

In the Vth century, Saint Trophime, first bishop of Arles, transforms into cathedral a primitive basilica, then dedicated to Saint Etienne. The invasions of VII-VIIIth centuries cause the destruction of this building. A rebuilding is undertaken at the...

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11 juin 2007

Ars

The church Saint Sixth of Ars date completion of the XVIth century. It was built, like much, on an old place of worship of which there remain nothing. It was built according to current energy standards' with all the churches, with the presence of two...

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11 juin 2007

The virgin of Belleville

The church of Belleville is devoted to Notre-Dame. A representation of the virgin, in the form of a black virgin, is in the vault of the southern absidiole. Unfortunately, the statue is not old. Nowhere trace of a black virgin in this place, and yet all...

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11 juin 2007

Le puy, the cathedral

At the beginning of our era, the Romans built on the Anis mount, taking the form of a true acropolis, a series of religious buildings of which the temple of Diane, with the current site of the baptistry, and the temple which included the source and the...

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11 juin 2007

Saint-Gervais-and-Saint-Protais church in Le Montet

The parish of Montet belonged formerly to the diocese of Bourges. This Romance church marks the center of an old priory Benedictine founded in 1195 by the lord of Bourbon, Archambault II, and depended on the monastery of Michel-of-The-Cluse with Avagliana...

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11 juin 2007

Foutain Saint-Mayeul

Saint Mayeul was born in Avignon into 906, in a noble rich person family. After brilliant studies, it was made monk Benedictine and was abbot of Cluny from 948 to 991. He was a large reformer, friend of king Hugues Capet and emperors Othon Ier and Othon...

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11 juin 2007

Frontenat, Saint-Pierre fountain

With the Frontenat locality, on the commune of Archignat, the Saint-Pierre fountain is an old called druidic crowned source Font Ana. Then the Romans made a worship with Dispater of it. It was christianized and it is now surmounted by a niche sheltering...

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11 juin 2007

The Fountain of St Pardoux

The fountain of Pardoux Saint collects water of a ferruginous source of the commune of Theneuille. One allotted to the water of this fountain of many property, in particular of youth and digestion.It is not exploited any more today, however, a pump always...

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11 juin 2007

Freydefond, in Mazirat

Freydefont, in toponymy auvergnate, would like to say “fraiche source”. It is true that water is fraiche there, and that our friends batrachians are not mistaken there. But there, we have to make in Freydefond, and Freyda is not far. Water flows dry stone...

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11 juin 2007

Vault-with-Huntings

Sainte Anne is the owner of the commune and the church. Not far from the central place, while leaving on the line the church, at the end of a small way, the fountain Holy-Anne is. She probably flows in a basin Gallic time. The statue of holy, in its niche,...

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11 juin 2007

Fountain St Patrocle in Colombier

In addition to the church, the devotion with Patrocle saint is centered on the fountain. This water, always fresh, is famous to have therapeutic virtues. The legend reports that this one lacking water when it built the monastery, it launched a hammer...

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