Sunrise on the castle
Here are some photos taken last September of the entrance to our beautiful castle of Annecy , France
Classified as historical monuments, it was once the residence of the Dukes of Savoy, but now belongs to the city of Annecy which bought it in the 1950s for a symbolic sum to make it a Museum after its restoration.
We can see below its inner courtyard, and the beautiful buildings at the back and which form part of the enclosure are named "the Tower" and "Le Logis Perrière"
For the record, the tower is huge with 33 m high and 12 m wide and was used as a prison during the Revolution 😉
There are now permanent exhibitions on the themes of fine arts, archeology and natural history, as well as temporary exhibitions on contemporary art and animated cinema.
The most interesting remains the exterior of the building which has kept its authenticity, but as regards the interior, the rooms are indeed more like a museum and could disappoint castle lovers expecting to find an interior in line with the authenticity of its walls ....
It was just eight in the morning when, passing by its entrance as I was on my way to the old town , I noticed the sunrise which I was able to capture through the wide door. ....
I took advantage of this magnificent and lage opening in stone as a frame for the rising sun ...
The exhibition that was taking place at that time was announced on a giant picture adorning the frontispiece
The square is nicely landscaped to be able to take advantage of the cobbled square and admire the beautiful old building.
Being able to photograph at this magical hour of the day and without having people around made me feel privileged to live this moment in front of such a magnificent castle which dominates the old town 😊
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That is a really Beautiful picture, and the sun shining through looks almost magical 😉 absolutly
LOOVE it. Well captured.
And who doesn't love Castle right?
Thank you for sharing and have a fantastic weekend. Cheers
Haha I don't know who doesn't love castles, but I do love them ALL...LoL...everywhere we go I'm looking for a castle 😁
for your appreciation @saffisara 😉
I love Castles to 😍 and wish I lived in one... Lol
Your Castle was really Beautiful and the sun... So beautiful.
I really Love your art, such amazing characters 😍
Have a wonderful weekend and hope we come across some more Castles 🏰💒
What a perfect picture for today! With the sun shining so brilliantly, it welcomed in the spring of today!
What a beautiful castle and how lucky you are to have one to welcome people in. Annecy is such a lovely place, everything about it beckons people to come and visit. Thank you so much for sharing its loveliness.
Bisous! Bisous!
It's true that I live in a place full of magical treasures to share, I feel so very lucky 😊
for your visit and you lovely words my dear Denise 😘
I am so happy to see that you feel lucky to live there. So many people take these privileges for granted. xoxo
Really nice work !
Awesome shots. That looks like such a cool place to visit
Thanks much Wes ! This is indeed the beauty of France, or I should say Europe, to have beautiful buildings from a far past, and some are luckily in good shape (and that makes wonderful captures for sure 😉)
The photographs are amazing, the castle is very beautiful and well preserved.
Thank you @cryptoxicate 😊 The city has bought it and take good care of its restoration !...well this does also mean our money is a bit involved on it too...😁
Beautiful photos. I've never been inside a castle let alone being near one. It looks so majestic. I wonder how it looks inside. It must even be more awesome with all the exhibits and display. Do you have any photos of the inside? Hope you can share them. That would be great.
I have no photos of the inside, but I will try to have some for you if I can go and see an exhibition there 😉
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Yes!! Will look forward to that. Thanks.
ENGAGEtokens.Great shots, looks like an interesting place to visit for sure.
Thank you @mmckinneyphoto 😊
Great photos with the sun coming through the front gate! I saw that castle from the outside where you are when we were there last summer. We didn't go in but I heard that the view of the city is pretty amazing from the inner courtyard.
Yes it's true ! the best moment to spend an hour there is during the venitian carnival in March (which has been cancelled for the second year due to the Covid) because then we can freely access the courtyard to photograph the costumes in a wonderful background that are the old stones of the castle...and the view on the rooftops of the old town is wonderful ! I should dive into my archives and find back the photos I took of this graceful event...😉
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That sounds really neat. I'm interested to see the photos of the view and the costumes if you are able to find them
ENGAGEtokens.This picture with sun shining through is like s door to heaven. ☺
You live in a place not just beautiful but it is a historical treasure.
Thank you @nelinoeva 😉
What a great location and lovely pictures!!! 🔥🔥🤩 Love the colors!!! ❤️❤️🙏 🙏😃😉
Thank you @borniet 😉
You’re very welcome 🙏😉
Oh! I love seeing your marvelous photos of Annecy! Those are such lovely photos of the sunlight coming through the castle gate. The exterior certainly conjures up images of long ago knights and Ladies, even if the interior is now a museum!
...and during the venitian carnival it's as if we 'd came back hundreds of years back, indeed 😉
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Thank you very much Liz ! 😊
That first photo is stunning! You're truly lucky to have witnessed that moment right there! :D
i love it to be in the right place at the right time 😁
for your appreciation @hiddenblade 😉
Really nice photos...