Touring The Saint George Castle - 22 - Through The Walls
by Hany J
Title
Touring The Saint George Castle - 22 - Through The Walls
Artist
Hany J
Medium
Photograph - Original Photo
Description
Saint George Castle (Castelo de São Jorge) is a historic castle in Lisbon, located in the District of Santa Maria Maior. Recorded history tells us that the hill where the castle is situated has been occupied since at least the 8th century BC, and the first fortifications were built around the 1st century BC.
The hill on which the castle stands has played an important part in the history of Lisbon, having served as the location of fortifications occupied successively by Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, and Moors, before its conquest by the Portuguese in the 1147 Siege of Lisbon. Since the 12th century, the castle has variously served as a royal palace, a military barracks, home of the Torre do Tombo National Archive, and now as a national monument and museum.
The castle is situated right in the center of Lisbon, while many of its walls extend around the citadel into the civil parishes that surround it to the east and south. The complex consists of the castle itself, some ancillary buildings, the ruins of the royal palace, gardens, and a large terraced square from which an impressive panorama of Lisbon is visible.
All images are taken with a Canon 5D III (full frame) and a Canon 7D II (crop frame) using a variety of Canon L-Series lenses, and Tamron and Sigma pro-line lenses; processed in RAW with ACR, PSC, Photomatix, and a variety of other imaging software.
All images are Copyright © 2020 Hany G. Jadaa; C.Chem. M.Sc. Eng.; and Copyright © 2020 Prince John Photography (the Artist). The material contained herein may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or downloaded in any way, shape or form. All rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the Artist is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted under US, Canadian, European, and Australian Copyright laws.
Image is available for purchase at higher resolution and no copyright stamps upon request. Please contact the artist directly at pjphotography@uniserve.com
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March 24th, 2021
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