Past and present 3
Greece
Aegean Sea
Dodecanese
Astipalea island
Astipalea belongs to the Dodecanese group of Aegean islands and has a long history being inhabited since the Neolithic era. Homer also refer to her. During the ages she has known many occupations from Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, Ottomans and lately by Italians as the rest of the Dodecanese group till 1948 that finaly were rendered to the Greek state. The island is loaded with Byzantine relics, Old Byzantine Orthodox churches, Catholic churches, Venetian castles, Ottoman mosques all of them nicely coexisting and adding not only history but also beauty to the island.
Only people cannot coexist peacefuly and bring hatred and disaster to surface...
The photo is taken in the imposing castle, on the highest point of the island, built by the Venetians around the 14th century where among the ruins were also built Orthodox and Catholic churches perpetuating the complex history of the island...
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Emilio Sirletti 04/07/2016 6:15
You're right, the architectures of different civilizations coexist well, unfortunately, often this is not the case for men.Ciao, Emilio
SINA 02/07/2016 3:57
Wunderschön in dieser Klarheit Dein Motiv und die historischen BautenHerrliches Licht auch und bestechend schöne Farben geben dem Foto die Besonderheit
Liebe Grüsse von mir Kristine
sparkling light 25/06/2016 21:43
Bright clear and and not so much done to it. I like the "natural way" more than anything else.warm regards, dear Alex,
Jost
Adele D. Oliver 21/06/2016 2:37
a fabulous image and ambience .... great ancient ruins and strong the contrast to the pretty white and blue domed church .... an excellent capture from this angle with sharp details and textures !!!greetings, Adele
adriana lissandrini 20/06/2016 21:35
magnificent ancient ruins, very nice also the modern, but do not go well together. Takes nothing from the great beauty of your photo-shooting, Alexander, it is perfectcaro saluto, Adriana
alexander stefanatos 20/06/2016 17:18
I'm sure you know or you suspect quite well what he was doing there,Thomas.... In any way he was not at all in a hurry to come back to faithful Penelope!....Quite often poets idealize and "prettify" truth and Homer was among the best for that.....Thanks for your attention.Thomas Heartfelt 20/06/2016 15:15
I love Homer. Tell us more about Odysseus. You are good at historic explanations. What was he doing on Clypso's island for 7 years before heading home to Penelope and his son? Your pictures always have a story to tell. Just like Homer : )Greetings, Thomas
Mirjam Burer 20/06/2016 14:55
beautiful light, textures and colours Alexander....filiá..ann mari cris aschieri 20/06/2016 14:02
Wonderful the contrast and the explanation too.Patricia González Schütz 20/06/2016 12:42
Wonderful contrast and gorgeous picture, documentary appreciated.Cameraqueen 20/06/2016 10:34
Nice photo, I love the contrast of the buildings from different eras, the white against the raw stones are wonderful.Kind regards,
Sabine
Harold Thompson 20/06/2016 9:10
Contrast of two eras good documentary:-)) Harold
Sue Thompson 20/06/2016 8:41
Looking at your picture of the ancient castle and the Church so close to the old walls, it must be an amazing place to wonder round and soak up the history and beauty of it all.:))
patrick hyrailles 20/06/2016 8:38
beau cliché bravoVitória Castelo Santos 19/06/2016 23:35
I like it a lot.Regards
Vitoria