Some old facades, a photo from Midi-Pyrenees, South

Photographer's Note

Mirepoix is a commune in the Ari鑗e department in south-western France. It is situated in the Hers valley between Carcassonne and Pamiers.

Mirepoix was captured in 1209 by Simon V de Montfort and given to one of his lieutenants, Guy de L関is. The town, originally on the right bank of the Hers-Vif, was destroyed by a violent flood in 1289. It was rebuilt by Jean de L関isin 1290, on an elevated natural terrace on the other side of the river. The layout of the town centre has not changed since the 13th century.

At the heart of Mirepoix is one of the finest surviving arcaded market squares - Les Couverts- in France. The square is bordered by houses dating from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries. The mediaeval Maison des Consuls (council house) has rafter-ends carved with dozens of images of animals and monsters, and caricatures of mediaeval professions and social groups.

The cathedral of St-Maurice has the second widest Gothic arch in Europe (after Gerona in Spain). The foundation stone was laid by Jean de L関is on the 6th May 1298. Construction continued, with interruptions, over the next six centuries. The cathedral was restored in 1858 and 1859 by Prosper M閞im閑, and Eug鑞e Viollet-le-Duc.

(Source: Wikipedia)

papagolf21, Fis2, Lidka, pajaran, ChrisJ, ikeharel, pierrefonds, jhm, alvaraalto has marked this note useful

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papagolf21 (152605) 2018-01-08 1:19

Bonjour, cher Stephen,
Quel plaisir de d閏ouvrir ces tr鑣 vielles maisons � pans de bois qui semblent d閒ier le temps.
Un grand merci pour l'historique et les compositions;
Amiti閟.
Philippe

Fis2 (169759) 2018-01-08 1:45

Witaj Stephen!
Very interesting old facade.
I like windows.
Good frame, colors and light.
Well done.
Have a nice new week.

pajaran (114945) 2018-01-08 2:09

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazana arhitektura, dobar kontrast, lepe boje.
Lepa stara fasada i detalji, lepi prozori i drveni kapci. Lepa stara kuca i fasada.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela, srecno.
Paja.

Good day.
Nice view, interesting and good text ...
Beautiful architecture, good contrast, beautiful colors.
Beautiful old facade and details, beautiful windows and wooden shutters. Beautiful old house and facade.
I wish you a nice day, all the best in the new week that started, happy.

ChrisJ (171252) 2018-01-08 2:18

Hi Stephen

Well spotted warm cold color contrasts between the blue shuttered windows and the salmon pink facade of the building. Excellent sharpness as well. Tfs!

Nicou (193806) 2018-01-08 2:49

Hello

quelle maison en colombage et contraste quelle vue et captage sueprbe image avec le contraste de tons et couleur ce bleu et ce rose quel captage 4et vue sueprbe.
bravo et amiti�
Nicou

abmdsudi (95869) 2018-01-08 4:46

Hi Stephen
This one is also very beautiful and almost collapsing everything seems to take us back in time. Rustic good old stuff with age written all over revealing its architectural appeal and the deep colours lend a punchy finishing touch. Pleasing in the eyes. Congrats
Best regards

pierrefonds (113610) 2018-01-08 4:51

Hi Stephen,

I like the reflections pn the windows. The point of view is showing the details of the facade of the houses. The good luminosity is enhancing the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jhm (211734) 2018-01-08 5:19

Hello Stephen,

We see a nice frontage not the great luxe villa but maybe life the people very happiness.
But we see much nice on this picture.
Composition and presentation are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

rychem (72187) 2018-01-08 8:38

It is for sure a very old house, crooked, a little ruined but authentic and still in use, very nice photo, perfectly captured
regards Ryszard

Tue (91604) 2018-01-08 22:50

Hello Stephen,
A very nice collection of old fa鏰de, all with their own style and details. The warm pastel colours and almost worn off half-timbered design is the most eye-catching. The blue shutters are a lovely detail as well.
Lars

Cricri (176) 2018-01-09 1:37

Hello Stephen
Fa鏰de typique de Mirepoix, super bien pr閟enter, nettet� et couleurs excellente
Belle journ閑
cricri

alvaraalto (42804) 2018-01-09 5:05

Hello Stephen
Curious but also picturesque combination of facades. The various shapes and colours gives and intriguing composition very well captured by you.
Excellent presentation
Have a nice day. Groet Rob

emka (157280) 2018-01-09 15:06

Hello Stephen, Three neighbouring facades and all different. I like most the one in the middle with the high timber. Interesting the bottom of the picture.
Kind regrads MAlgo