Tuesday, May 05, 2009

gothic towers


The old city of Valencia was surrounded by a wall of which today there only remain two of its original entrances and a few bits and pieces scattered about. One of the two entrances are the impressive Torres de Serranos, pictured here. The towers were commenced in 1394 and although built with a clear defensive function in mind, they never came to be used as such, cruising through history as a flamboyant trade gate of Valencia. Between 1586 and 1887 they were used as a prison for the nobility which is why they survived the liquidation of the city walls in 1865. That's what the net told me.

I intentionally waited for the red light for the picture to qualify for Ruby Tuesday...!
The picture below shows the gate into the old part of the city.



And once I went through the gate, I turned around to photograph the towers from the "inner side" and wouldn't you know it: there was a ruby red t-shirt too!



This is a scheduled post as I have been away. Which should explain my "silence" for the past couple of days. I will get home tonight to resume normal blogging and commenting activities!!


Ruby Tuesday is hosted by Work of the Poet.

16 comments:

  1. Nice wait. The towers are impressive. thanks for sharing.

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  2. Thanks for the visual trip! Hope to visit soon!

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  3. The flag on the parapet has red, too! I loved the Ruby Red history lesson!

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  4. there are patches of red here...great looking towers!

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  5. Red is always around... Good thinking on that light!,lol I will have to keep that in mind. Loving this Ruby Tuesday thing:-) I posting my first one on http://auntieegarden.blogspot.com

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  6. That's what I LOVE about you Mar! You are always thinking! Imagine WAITING for the light to turn red.... LOL! GOOD JOB!!!

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  7. I hope you had fun!! Holidays are always over much too soon, aren't they?
    Great RT post, it would not have been the same with a green light! LOL!

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  8. hee hee of course you waited so it would be a Ruby Red photo. Love that tower though.
    I hope your trip is going well, can't wait to hear your stories.

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  9. hope you are having a good time on your holiday. As usual, I love the pics!

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  10. Thank you for sharing this. Great pictures and I hope you are having a great time. Happy Cinco De Mayo

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  11. I found you at Ruby , my brother an sister in law lives in Valencia - I have been visit once.
    Like the towers,
    /MB, Maria Berg

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  12. Those are beautiful pictures!!! :)

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  13. These old towers and townwalls are always quite impressive. In Brussels we also have a few left, but you hardly notice them they are surrounded by all kind of modern buildings.
    Have a look on the scarecrow festival at the Grand'Place in Brussels. I went there on saturday. It really was amazing. (writer cramps)

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  14. It was very interesting to see pics and read about Valencia ! Nice pics !
    my daughter studies in Valencia University so we have visited Valencia and in this spring we visited Barcelona. And I must say I LOVE SPAIN !

    http://nukkekotinukke.blogspot.com

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  15. Love your shots, Mar! Happy Ruby Tuesday! :)

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