Tuesday, February 1, 2011

February Theme Day: Fountains


Empire Square, Lisbon (Check this post)
The Jeronimus Monastery stands in the background
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35 comments:

Tanya Breese said...

impressive...i love all the carvings around the side...great choice jm!

Olivier said...

tres belle place avec cette fontaine et ce batiment

irinapictures said...

Amazingly beautiful.

Dina said...

A fountain worthy of its name!
I feel the spray of the water in your first shot.

brattcat said...

very nice, JM!

Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.com said...

lovely water in motion

BlossomFlowerGirl said...

A very impressive and grand fountain. Wonderful sculpture work around the edges.

Kate said...

I, too, wonder about all the carvings. The waterflow seems to vary quite a bit?? Every square or park should have a fountain such as this!

Genie -- Paris and Beyond said...

What a fabulous theme - fountains! This one is magnificent with the circle of symbols surrounding the main fountain pool... great focal point and it looks like you captured the second shot at sunrise, or was it sunset.

Love seeing this, JM.

Bises,
G

Lois said...

A lovely fountain in a spectacular setting!

Sharon said...

Wha a lovely fountain. I can almost hear the roar of the water and feel the spray!

Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...

This is a great pairing of photos, worthy of the magnificence of the Jeronimus Monastery, one of our favorite memories of Portugal.

SRQ said...

Now that's a fountain!

VP said...

An elaborated and beautiful fountain with a fantastic background.

PeterParis said...

Just too beautiful, the Mosteiro dos Joronimos!!

Judy said...

It is huge, and beautiful. The warm light on the monastery in the background is lovely.

Gunn said...

You have so much beautiful ART around you!
Lucky you!!

joo said...

What a place, what a fountain! The first picture is a stunner!

Cildemer said...

Linda e impressionante!
Já nem me lembrava que havia aí uma fonte em frente dos Gerónimos!


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Cezar and Léia said...

Essa fonte é maravilhosa!óptima escolha!
Léia

Marie-Noyale said...

And all that on a beach!!!
beautiful place.

Halcyon said...

A beautiful fountain. I love all the heraldic details on the side of the basin.

cieldequimper said...

Ah! Fantastic!

Rob Siemann said...

I almost posted this fountain as well. But it's not in Barcelona! Maybe on another blog.

Francisca said...

Wonderful fountain! This is such a great theme for CPD!

Mo said...

Fabulous

Lowell said...

Super shot. And that monastery makes a fantastic background for any photo! Lovely light, too!

Jack said...

JM, this is a remarkable, elegant fountain. Your photos are so well composed. Nice job.

Randy said...

That is one amazing fountain!

T. Becque said...

I like the view of looking through the water. I forgot about theme day this month :(

Small City Scenes said...

What a yummy fountain. the whole area is gorgeous. MB

Hilda said...

Awesome fountain and building!

Of course, I want to know what all those shield symbols stand for. :)

Crazy Tourists said...

We 've been there!!! :) How nice!! I love the idea of posting fountains!!

Lisa Wilson said...

Beautful shots!

Joan Elizabeth said...

The top shot is my pick.