Castle Walls, a photo from Lisboa, South

Photographer's Note

S縊 Jorge Castle (Portuguese: Castelo de S縊 Jorge) is a Moorish castle occupying a commanding hilltop overlooking the historic centre of the Portuguese city of Lisbon and Tagus River. The strongly fortified citadel dates from medieval period of Portuguese history, and is one of the main tourist sites of Lisbon.

The hill was first used by indigenous Celtic tribes, then by Phoenicians, Greeks, and Carthaginians as a defensible outpost that was later expropriated by Roman, Suebic, Visigothic, and Moorish peoples. During the 10th century, the fortifications were rebuilt by Muslim Berber forces, these included the walls or Cerca Moura ("Moorish Encirclement")

In the context of the Christian Reconquista, the castle and the city of Lisbon were freed from Moorish rule in 1147 by Afonso Henriques and northern European knights in the Siege of Lisbon during the Second Crusade; this victory was the only notable success of that failed crusade. With the taking of the castle Christian forces were able to maintain the defence of Lisbon until the end of the 12th century.

When Lisbon became the capital of the kingdom in 1255, the castle served as the alc砠ova, a fortified residence for Afonso III, in his role as governor. It was extensively renovated around 1300 by King Denis I, transforming the Moorish alc砠ova into the Royal Palace of the Alc砠ova.

Between 1373 and 1375, King Ferdinand I ordered the building of the Cerca Nova or Cerca Fernandina, the walled compound that enclosed the entirety of the castle. The master builders Jo縊 Fernandes and Vasco Br疽 were responsible for its construction. This wall, which partially replaced the old Moorish walls, was designed to encircle previously unprotected parts of the city. Completed in two years, it had 77 towers and a perimeter of 5,400 metres (17,700 ft)

(Source: Wikipedia)

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pajaran (80101) 2018-04-06 23:38

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano mesto i stara arhitektura, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lepi zidovi i detalji, lep deo tvrdjave i trenutak sa senkom.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje za vikned, srecno.
Paja.

Royaldevon (54690) 2018-04-07 0:20

Hello Stephen,

The castle, like m,any others, has had a turbulent history!
It looks to be in remarkably good repair for such an ancient, frequently-abused building!
You chose a time when the light was perfect, the low sun illuminating the walls and giving them a delightfully warm glow.

I like your viewpoint which uses the shadowy cobbled bridge to great effect, leading to the opening and the sunshine.
The whole photograph is wonderfully clear.

Have a lovely w/e,
Bev :-)

Fis2 (126491) 2018-04-07 0:36

Witaj Stephen!
Beautiful castle, walls are impressive.
I like towers and gate.
Good frame, colors and light.
Well done.
Nice weekend.
Krzysztof

papagolf21 (130459) 2018-04-07 0:44

Bonjour, cher ami Stephen,
Je me r馮ale � travers vos prises de vue. Pas besoin de prendre l'avion, de souffrir 騅entuellement de la chaleur, pas besoin de faire la queue, etc.
C'est peut-黎re 馮o�ste, mais j'en profite pleinement;
Merci pour tout.
Amiti駸.
Philippe

jhm (177614) 2018-04-07 1:05

Hello Stephen,

You chose a nice angle with the cobblestones this lead us to the entrance.
This castle is real specially with the big walls.
Pleasant contrast picture too.
Splendid moment for make this one.
An excellent composition and good presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

macjake (83605) 2018-04-07 1:11

Hi Stephen
one of my greatest regrets was NOT visiting the Castle in Lisbon...not sure how that happened, but it did (or didn't).
Guess i was just too busy photographing other subjects.
wonderfully bright blue sky contrasting so well with the yellow stone, great colour combos and illumination. looks bold and strong. cheers
Craig

Nicou (171698) 2018-04-07 2:45

Hello

Cette bone de pier quei coupe la ciruclation quel chemin et passage pour entrer dans ce chateau sueprbe vue quelle architecture et compo parfait cadrage et msie en valeur.
Bravo e amiti�
Nciou

ktanska (33039) 2018-04-07 3:32

Hi Stephen,
It is a wonderful castle high on a hill above the city centre. This angle shows well those massive walls protecting inner yards. Direct sunlight is not the best for presenting these details.
Kari

pierrefonds (83087) 2018-04-07 4:42

Hi Stephen,

The tree is helping to frame the scene. The point of view is showing the details of the castle walls. The light is enhancing the beauty of the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

dta (91052) 2018-04-07 6:26

Hello Stephen ,
Excellent point de vue sur cette impressionnante forteresse qui se d騁ache dans le bleu du ciel.
Amicalement

Sergiom (106309) 2018-04-07 7:02

Bonjour Stephen,

C'est toujours un grand bonheur de faire le tour d'un vieux ch穰eau lors de nos voyages. C'est toujours tr鑚 photog駭ique. Beau point de vue , belle contre plong馥 et superbe ciel.

Amicalement

Serge

jemaflor (116212) 2018-04-07 9:10

Hi Stephen,
well photographed, a good angle, nice light management between sunlight and shadows, perfect sharpness, impressive castle, tfs.

carlo62 (70340) 2018-04-07 14:02

Ciao Stephen
bello e imponente questo castello, incute timore con tutti questi angoli vivi fatti in pietra.
Bella la luce calda e splendido il cielo.
Buona domenica
Carlo

COSTANTINO (81966) 2018-04-07 23:26

Hello dear Stephen and have a nice time
and a happy new Sunday
impressive castle with useful notes
you chose the best angle to present
this castle
welldone
regards
Costantino

abmdsudi (72074) 2018-04-07 23:48

Hi Stephen
A superb capture of the old castle with feeling of great antiquity and textures about the whole structures. The lay out is so splendid, excellent sense of height & depth with a punchy finish to blue sky. A very intriguing visual representation. Congrats
Best wishes

Silvio1953 (174250) 2018-04-08 4:08

Ciao Stephen, great view of fantastic castle, superb sky, wonderful natural colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Cricri (144170) 2018-04-08 6:05

Hello Stephen
Imposante et impressionnante architecture du ch穰eau, bien pr駸enter sous une tr鑚 belle lumi鑽e et le bleu du ciel
Beau dimanche
cricri

Periko (7625) 2018-04-09 17:13

Hi Stephen
Imposing walls, nicely lit by the afternoon light and well photographed from that point of view.
I like the lack of people and the neat scene.
I forgot visiting this castle when in Lisbon, 13 years ago, because of my ignorance. Maybe a next time.

Tfs & regards