Moon Over Tarragona Spain BW
by Joan Carroll
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Moon Over Tarragona Spain BW
Artist
Joan Carroll
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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
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You can get a good look at the Roman Amphitheatre in Tarragona Spain just standing on the sidewalk that overlooks the site. Throughout the day and into the evening, it’s an ever-changing photographic site. On this visit, I was treated to the full moon early in the evening. As with other historical sites, the Amphitheatre has a varied history. Built in the 2nd century A.D. on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, the amphitheatre was used as a venue for numerous popular events, including gladiatorial games and public executions. In the year 259 A.D., the Bishop Fructuoso and his deacons Augurio and Eulogio were burned alive within its confines. After Christianity became the official religion of the empire, the amphitheatre lost its original functions. In the early 6th century, a Visigoth basilica was built on the site, which was eventually replaced by the mediaeval Santa Maria del Miracle (Our Lady of the Miracle) church in the 12th century (now reflected in the name of the school in the background). In the day, the amphitheatre could house up to 15,000 spectators, and measured 130 by 102 metres (427 ft × 335 ft).
FEATURED PHOTO, Black and White – The Art Form group, 7/22/17
FEATURED PHOTO, Black and white Photography group, 5/26/17
FEATURED PHOTO, Visions of the Night group, 5/25/17
joan carroll, amfitheatre, night, stone, stonework, site, seating, ruins, tarraco, travel, tourism, theater, theatre, roman, archeology, archaeological, antiquity, excavation, historic, night photography
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JOHN TELFER
Joan, Revisiting this wonderful night time image in black and white of the moon over Tarragona Spain, Excellent image G+and T
Mary Ann Weger
Congratulations! Your beautiful work has been featured in the Fine Art America group “Black and White – The Art Form”! You are invited to archive your featured image for permanent storage and for viewing on the Discussions Page: “2c- Member's Extraordinary Features and Showcased-Images are Archived here” theme. Simply copy your image’s Embed URL on your image’s profile page, and paste it into the Discussion Page theme as noted above. Group URL: http://fineartamerica.com/groups/black-and-white--the-art-form.html
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