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Buon Natale con il Presepe dei Delfini in passeggiata

Presepe dei Delfini in passeggiata

Buon Natale con il Presepe dei Delfini in passeggiata.
Queste statue di bronzo sono posizionate in una aiuola a Sestri Levante.
L’ho scattata un paio di mesi fa appositamente per potervela pubblicare oggi per farvi gli auguri di Buon Natale. Io, secondo programmi, dovrei essere con la nave in Brasile al caldo.

Riguardo a questa composizione artistica che rappresenta una Natività marinara, dove i delfini prendono il posto del bue e dell’asinello, non trovo moltissime notizie.
La statua originale in bronzo credo sia posizionata in un punto a Ponente della baia di Riva Trigoso. Credo che questa sia una copia (oppure è l’originale riposizionata qui ora) ma non so bene.
Se qualcuno ha voglia di spiegarmi meglio sarà un piacere poi aggiungerlo qui.

Su trigoso.it ci sono le poche notizie che ho trovato.

Presepe dei Delfini in passeggiata

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S10.

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Un leone della Basilica di Lavagna

Un leone della Basilica di Lavagna

Un leone della Basilica di Lavagna.
La Basilica di Santo Stefano a Lavagna è sorvegliata da due leoni di pietra che ho immortalato.
Questa mattina mi sono deciso ad andare a scattare qualche foto nella cittadina famosa per i Fieschi e l’ardesia.
La sua chiesa principale è questa, e ne ho scattato diverse foto.
Questa in particolare mi piaceva molto, con il leone in primo piano (come quella che ho scattato davanti a San Lorenzo a Genova).

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Un leone della Basilica di Lavagna

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

The collegiate basilica of Santo Stefano is a Catholic place of worship in the municipality of Lavagna, in Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name of the vicariate of Chiavari-Lavagna of the diocese of Chiavari.
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A lion of the Basilica of Lavagna – Un lion de la Basilique de Lavagna – Un león de la Basílica de Lavagna – Um leão da Basílica de Lavagna – Ein Löwe der Basilika von Lavagna – Một con sư tử của Vương cung thánh đường Lavagna – 拉瓦尼亚大教堂的狮子 – ラヴァーニャ大聖堂のライオン
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The Cathedral Square in Milan

Piazza del Duomo a Milano

The Piazza del Duomo in Milan.
This is the most famous square in the city of Milan. A half day in the city.
Obviously, and to tell the truth I didn't even have one on the site, I photographed the most famous square with the cathedral in the background, the statue of Vittorio Emanuele II and the gallery (also dedicated to Vittorio Emanuele II) on the left.
Milan is always a great Milan!

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Piazza del Duomo a Milano

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

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Here's where the town is located:

Founded around 590 BC, perhaps with the name of Medhelan, near a sanctuary by a Celtic tribe belonging to the Insubres group and belonging to the Golasecca culture, it was conquered by the ancient Romans in 222 BC and later renamed Mediolanum by them. Over the centuries it increased its importance until it became the capital of the Western Roman Empire, during which period the Edict of Milan was promulgated, which granted all citizens, therefore also Christians, the freedom to honor their own deities.
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The Piazza del Duomo in Milan – La Piazza del Duomo à Milan – La plaza del Duomo en Milán – A Piazza del Duomo em Milão – Die Piazza del Duomo in Mailand – Quảng trường Duomo ở Milan – 米兰大教堂广场 – ミラノのドゥオモ広場
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Drago su un tetto di Hue

Drago su un tetto di Hue

Drago su un tetto di Hue.
Queste statue, che quasi sempre raffigurano animali mitologici, mi piacciono moltissimo e le fotografo sempre.
Questa è una delle tante della città Imperiale di Huè, in Vietnam, e rappresenta un drago (credo).
Ho provato a cercare online se hanno un nome particolare (come i Gargoil sui tetti di Notre Dam) ma non sono stato in grado di trovare nulla.
Se vogliamo poi dire tutta la verità mi ricordano molto i disegni ed i colori delle statue Maya che avevo visto in Messico qualche anno fa a Coba (anche se so che non centrano proprio nulla).

Drago su un tetto di Hue

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

The Imperial City of Huế is a fortified complex consisting of a citadel within which is located the actual Imperial City of Huế, the ancient imperial capital of Vietnam. In turn, enclosed within the Imperial City is the Purple Forbidden City.
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Here is where this mythical place is located:

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Lion in San Lorenzo in Genoa

Lion in San Lorenzo in Genoa.
The most important church in Liguria is also the most majestic. This is one of the two lions that guard the front steps.
A couple of days ago I had a free hour and I used it to take some photos of you.
And this is one of the classic shots of this wonder that I slightly corrected in color.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

Here all the photos I took on my last visit to the Cathedral:
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If you are interested, this is the official website that updates you on Catholic initiatives and liturgies: chiesadigenova.it.

The Cathedral of San Lorenzo is the most important place of Catholic worship in the city of Genoa, the metropolitan cathedral of the archdiocese of the same name. It was consecrated to the saint in 1118 by Pope Gelasius II when it was not yet finished and the facade was missing.
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The statue of the lion in San Lorenzo in Genoa – La statue du lion à San Lorenzo à Gênes – La estatua del león en San Lorenzo en Génova – A estátua do leão em San Lorenzo em Génova – Die Statue des Löwen in San Lorenzo in Genua – Tượng sư tử ở San Lorenzo ở Genoa – 熱那亞聖洛倫索的獅子雕像 – ジェノヴァのサンロレンツォにあるライオンの像
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Linh Ung Pagoda near Da Nang

La pagoda Linh Ung vicino a Da Nang in Vietnam

Linh Ung Pagoda near Da Nang in Vietnam.
The Buddhist temple on the Thọ Quang peninsula, north-east of the Vietnamese city.
It is one of the most beautiful areas that can be reached from the city in a short time. The peninsula, formed by some mountains, is already very beautiful to see and a few kilometers from the center you can find this temple.
The entrance is already very impressive, with its three doors (first photo). Then you enter and in the main square the temple and the many bonsai that are in front of it (second photo).
Finally, after walking around the pagoda area which is a succession of small temples, statues and decorative trees, you go to see the statue of Lady Buddha, the attraction visible even from the city: a 67 meter high statue.
It is not a very old temple but it is certainly very, very suggestive!

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La pagoda Linh Ung vicino a Da Nang in Vietnam

La pagoda Linh Ung vicino a Da Nang in Vietnam

La pagoda Linh Ung vicino a Da Nang in Vietnam

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

I searched online but there is very little in Italian; there is the official tourism page of the city of Da Nang which describes the area danangfantasticity.com and also on Wikipedia, in English, there is very little.

Click here per vedere le altre immagini che ho scattato nella penisola di Thọ Quang:
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Ecco dove si trova la pagoda:

Linh Ung Pagoda near Da Nang – Pagode Linh Ung près de Da Nang – Pagoda Linh Ung cerca de Da Nang – Pagode Linh Ung perto de Da Nang – Linh Ung Pagode in der Nähe von Da Nang – Chùa Linh Ứng gần Đà Nẵng
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The statue of the sailor on the promenade in Ibiza

Statua del marinaio ad Ibiza

The statue of the sailor walking in Ibiza.
In the central square of the town of the very famous Balearic island, this statue stands out.
Obviously, being in front of the port, it could only be a tribute to the many sailors who sail the seas from this island too.

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Statua del marinaio ad Ibiza

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

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Ibiza is a very popular tourist destination, especially among young people, especially for its nightlife, which is mainly concentrated in two areas: on one side in the island's capital and on the other in Sant Antoni de Portmany.
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The statue of the sailor on a walk in Ibiza – La statue du marin en promenade à Ibiza – La estatua del marinero de paseo en Ibiza – A estátua do marinheiro em uma caminhada em Ibiza – Die Statue des Matrosen bei einem Spaziergang auf Ibiza – Tượng thủy thủ đi dạo ở Ibiza – 在伊比沙岛散步的水手雕像 – イビサの散歩にある船乗りの像
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Il pescatore in Baia del Silenzio

Il pescatore in Baia del Silenzio

Il pescatore in Baia del Silenzio.
La famosa statua installata in Baia del Silenzio qualche anno fa. La foto l’ho scattata a marzo quando la baia era sferzata da qualche onda ancora invernale e la spiaggia era ancora deserta.

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Il pescatore in Baia del Silenzio

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

Where is the statue located:

Sestri Levante stands on the alluvial plain of the Gromolo torrent, close to a rocky promontory, usually called “the island”, jutting out towards the sea and joined to the mainland by an isthmus which divides the “Baia delle Favole”, where the tourist port was built and whose name was given by the writer Hans Christian Andersen (who stayed in Sestri Levante in 1833), from the smaller but even more evocative “Baia del Silenzio”.
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The statue of the fisherman in the Bay of Silence in Sestri Levante, Liguria – La statue du pêcheur dans la Baie du Silence à Sestri Levante, Ligurie – La estatua del pescador en la Bahía del Silencio en Sestri Levante, Liguria – A estátua do pescador na Baía do Silêncio em Sestri Levante, Liguria – Die Statue des Fischers in der Bucht der Stille in Sestri Levante, Ligurien – Bức tượng người đánh cá trong Vịnh Im lặng ở Sestri Levante, Liguria – 利古里亚塞斯特里莱万特沉默湾的渔夫雕像 – リグリア、セストリレバンテの沈黙の湾にある漁師の像
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The statues of the Cathedral of Palermo

Le statue della Cattedrale di Palermo

The statues of the Cathedral of Palermo.
The garden that is next to this splendid church of Palermo has walls and entrances decorated with these beautiful statues of Saints (or at least I think that's what they are).
These elements also contribute to making the monument extraordinary.

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Le statue della Cattedrale di Palermo

Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

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The Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Mary of the Assumption, known simply as the Cathedral of Palermo, is the principal place of Catholic worship in the city of Palermo and the episcopal seat of the metropolitan archdiocese of the same name.
Since 3 July 2015 it has been part of the World Heritage (UNESCO) as part of the serial site Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale.
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Statues outside the Palermo Cathedral in Sicily – Statues à l’extérieur de la cathédrale de Palerme en Sicile – Estatuas fuera de la Catedral de Palermo en Sicilia – Estátuas fora da Catedral de Palermo na Sicília – Statuen außerhalb der Kathedrale von Palermo in Sizilien – Những bức tượng bên ngoài Nhà thờ Palermo ở Sicily – 西西里巴勒莫大教堂外的雕像 – シチリア島のパレルモ大聖堂の外の彫像
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Savonarola e il castello Este

Savonarola e il castello Este

Savonarola e il castello Este.
Uno degli scatti più classici a Ferrara è la statua di Savonarola con sullo sfondo il castello Estense.
Ovviamente non mi sono potuto esimere anch’io.

Savonarola e il castello Este

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S10.

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Girolamo Maria Francesco Matteo Savonarola (Ferrara, 21 settembre 1452 – Firenze, 23 maggio 1498) è stato un religioso, politico e predicatore italiano. Appartenente all’ordine dei frati domenicani O.P., profetizzò sciagure per Firenze e per l’Italia propugnando un modello teocratico per la Repubblica fiorentina instauratasi dopo la cacciata dei Medici.