Dormer, Burano, Venice, Italy

Dormer, Burano, Venice, Italy, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Burano is the most colourful place to visit. It is one of the smaller islands outside of Venice, famous for its lacemaking. The colours of the houses are kept the same and are subject to planning controls

Vicenza Velo

Vicenza Velo, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

At first glimpse the raison d'etre of this image seems to be the idyllic and pastoral scene befitting of a red bicycle and an ancient wall. Look beyond that and you have a wonderful sequence and stratigraphy of surviving archaeology in the wall itself.

Zecca Mint, San Marco, Venice

Zecca Mint, San Marco, Venice, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

This beautiful building by Sansovino built in the local Istrian stone can, when contemplated from the ground, be read like a music sheet.

Santa Maria della Salute

Santa Maria Salute, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Built by Longhena in the early C17th as a votive church in thanks for Venice being spared from the plague. He deliberatly used these spiral motif's elevate the dome and give it a spinning fairground feel

Piazzeta San Marco, Venice

Piazzeta San Marco, Venice, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

What a joy it is to be on the Piazzetta at San Marco watching the cruise ship travel by!

San Zeno Maggiore, Verona

San Zeno Maggiore, Verona, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Tower (1045-1140 AD) and Apse dating from the late C14th

San Zeno Maggiore is a remarkable example of the Romanesque style of architecture. It originates in the C5th and was rebuilt in the C9th as a the church of a Benedictine monastry (of which the tower remains). It was later re-constructed in the early C11th and completed in the C13th and C14th centuries.

San Zeno Maggiore, Verona

San Zeno Maggiore, Verona, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Detail to west portal executed by Maestro Nicolo and his pupil Guglielmo around 1135

San Zeno Maggiore is a remarkable example of the Romanesque style of architecture. It originates in the C5th and was rebuilt in the C9th as a the church of a Benedictine monastry (of which the tower remains). It was later re-constructed in the early C11th and completed in the C13th and C14th centuries.

Shakespeare

Shakespeare, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Lodged on the inside face of the wall that guards Piazza Bra, Verona, Italy - is a familiar face to any Englishman.

A plaque next to the bust reads:

"There is no world without Verona walls,
But purgatory, torture, hell itself,
Hence banished is banish'd from the world,
and world's exile is death....."

Italiano

"Non esiste mondo fuor dalle mura di Verona,
Ma solo purgatorio, tortura, inferno,
Chi e bandito de qui, e bandito del mondo,
e l'esilio dal mondo, e morte....."

It is of course taken from one of his most famous plays, Romeo and Juliet which was based in Verona.

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Dante's Peak

Dante's Peak, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

It was a dark and cloudy day and I didn't think that I would be able to get any type of representative shot of the much beloved poet Dante. I focused upon the angle and the composition and forgot about the lighting.

Fortunately with a little help from my photoshop friend I have managed to turn this pic into an image with brooding symbolism ... err .. well it's got very dark clouds and Dante certainly doesn't look impressed

The shot was taken in Piazza dei Signori Verona.

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Heroic Sculpture

Heroic Sculpture, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Sculpture on the Ponte d. Vittoria over the River Adige, Verona Italy

Wherefore art thou?

Wherefore art thou?, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

The way is barred for such a romantic soul , to the house of Juliet :_(

I found the crowds around the balcony at the fictional house of Juliet intimidating! So - I went the next day early on and the doors were barred. But, not disheartened by the absence of access I decided to make the most of it and photographed the gates instead.

This place has become a shrine, a symbol - more than the original intent. Thousands have scribed their names upon the walls and posts around the house.

Shakespeare would have been pleased, but as for Romeo?

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Verona!

Verona Lamp

Verona Lamp, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

With the beautiful Romanesque banding of the Duomo in the background. Verona Italy.

Veronese Crenellation

Standing at ease like soldiers, these beautiful brick crennellations guarding a medieval frontage behind Piazza Bra have an Arabic influence and remind me of the great Mosque at Djenne

Signori Silhouette

Signori Silhouette, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Piazza Dei Signori is just off the famous Piazza delle Erbe and is a wonderfully compact space bursting full of cultural artefacts, colour and movement. It is here that the statue to Dante is situated. I was lucky to be there early in the morning to catch the hypnotic long shadows of the Veronese lamps.

The Romanesque Glory of the Duomo, Verona

Here's a few detail images to illustrate the wonderful Romanesque sculpture which is apparent on the Duomo in Verona.

Known as Santa Maria Matricolare, the cathedral was largely built in the C12th and has on most of its walls the characteristic brick banding of the Romanesque in northern Italy.

On the south portal is a wonderful series of sculptures which are showcased here. Verona is a gem for the Romanesque - just a mile away there is also the church of San Zeno which has some fantastic sculptures.















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Veronese Patterns and Textures

Veronese Patterns and Textures, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

As much as the door handles in Verona, I was overwhelmed by the textures and patterns layered up within the warp and weft of this beautiful city.

Here's a few that caught my attention.

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Clock, Castel Vecchio, Verona

Clock, Castel Vecchio, Verona, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

The clock at Castel Vecchio is a curious piece of work.

It looks more akin to a comedy cartoon clock rather than that of a medieval clock. It is a marvelous time piece nether the less and I needed the full length of a 300mm zoom lens to capture this.

I have tried to emphasise its importance by having some of the clock out of view

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Veronese Architecture

A trip to Verona, Italy last week caught my imagination - it is a remarkable hotbed of architecture.

Squeezed in between the loop of the River Adige it has developed from a defensive site into a City State and now a popular tourist attraction. All the architectural layers are there to see from the earliest Roman existence, through to the Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance. I was particularly struck by the rich survival of detail to doors, windows and floors.

Anyway no more of that - here's a taster of some of the shots I took - clicking on them should take you through to flickr which has a description of each shot.



















Heres a link to the full set on flickr (which will grow as I add more)