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Medieval bridge shot down in Tournai – Belgium

8 December, 20196 December, 2019 by travelingcook

Belgium demolishes a 13th century bridge

It is for them to navigate ships of up to 2,000 tons

The Hole Bridge is located in Tournai, a border town with France. Belgium intends to join the Seine-North canal project and have access to the port of Le Havre. In the Belgian town of Tournai, with 70,000 inhabitants, a thirteenth-century bridge has begun to be demolished. This is to give free passage to ships of up to 2,000 tons. The Pont des Trous (Bridge of Holes), was built between 1281 and 1329.

Medieval bridge shot down in Tournai - Belgium — Medieval bridge shot down in Tournai – Belgium

This border city with France that aspires to be part of a canal project between the Benelux and the French port of Le Havre. Until now, along the Escalda River, which crossed this historic bridge, boats of a maximum of 1,500 tons were sailing. With the demolition, cruise ships and freighters of greater capacity will be able to transit the waters and eventually reach the river Seine. And then to the sea. It will be a 105-kilometer channel that will cost 4,000 million US Dollars

The project to demolish the bridge

The project to demolish the bridge began four years ago, but it was last January when the City Council of Tournai legally approved it
Despite the opposition of many neighbors, the work began last Friday. The signatures of 20,000 people who asked that the project be dismissed were of no avail. The bridge was until now one of Tournai’s tourist gems.

The local tourism website explains that its construction lasted about 50 years. Its central arch was dynamited during World War II. And the war left this border town with France reduced to rubble.

In 1948 it was rebuilt and was used to raise the bridge 2.40 meters and facilitate navigation and the development of the economy of the river

The official website calls to visit one of the most prestigious vestiges of medieval architecture in Belgium. Although it also reports the demolition, which qualifies as “a new chapter in its history.” A live link to the “dismantling of the central arches” works is also offered. Only the two towers on each shore are original, one from 1281 and the other from 1304.

The project to reconstruction the bridge

Although the authorities have promised their reconstruction with the original bricks, they have not seen any numbered stone. Really with the demolition many fell into the water.

The reconstruction of the bridge was announced by Wallonia’s public works minister Carlo Di Antonio and Belgian Minister of Energy Marie-Christine Marghem, present at the beginning of the demolition works

Arde Lucus 2019 – Roman Festival in Spain

21 November, 201919 February, 2019 by Ekaterina Macantrova

Ancient Rome Festival in Spain: Arde Lucus 2019:

On June 14, 15 and 16, 2019

Arde Lucus is a festival celebrated in Lugo – Spain. That is celebrated between the end of May and the month of June. Relive the life of the Roman Empire in the old Spanish city of Lugo. This service started in
2001 and fu to commemorate the founding of the city.

In the year 2017 it has been declared a National Tourist Interest Festival by the Spanish State and in its last two editions more than one million participants were reached, of which a third were foreigners

Lucus Augusti

Florida Renaissance Festival 2019

26 November, 201919 February, 2019 by Giancarlo Bonfiglio

Florida Renaissance Festival in 2019

The Renaissance : was a fascinating period in history when Europe made the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern era. The transformation was marked by art, clothing and cuisine.

This season is recreated every year at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach – Florida USA. The Florida Renaissance Festival 2019 is nothing less than the 27th anniversary of this event.

Days and Dates. Hours – Prices

Saturdays and Sundays, February 9-10, 16-17 and 23-24, and March 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, and 23-24, 2019. Monday is added as school day, February 11. The school day is open only to schools that have previously registered. Each weekend has a specific theme.

Medieval Treadwheel Crane – Beverley Minster

6 November, 20199 November, 2018 by travelingcook

Ancient Crane in Beverley Minster – England

The cranes of wheel ( or Treadwheel Cranes) were used by architects and engineers from the times of the Romans. Probably some stopped being used only at the beginning of the 20th century. This is a detail of those that still exist.

Beverley-Minster Medieval TreadWheel Crane - traveling-cooking — Beverley-Minster Medieval TreadWheel Crane

Some are original and have a thousand years of antiquity. A few others were rebuilt. All are worth knowing and if possible visit them.

The Minster

Beverley Minster is an English parish church located in Beverley – East Yorkshire. It is undoubtedly one of the largest parish churches in England, being larger than some English cathedrals. It is considered a masterpiece of Gothic art. Also called Minster because in ancient times it was the church of a monastery.

Construction work began in 1225 and probably lasted almost 200 years. The twin towers of the western façade inspired the design of the present Westminster Abbey – London.

You may be interested: Religious Tourism in the Middle Ages

The building was able to survive after the dissolution of the monasteries, between 1536 and 1540, decreed by King Henry VIII of England. The current building retains almost everything except the chapter house.

To conclude, we will say that the wheel crane is placed on the vault of the central tower, and was driven by two people. The visit to the tower where the medieval wheel crane is done is through guided tours on Saturdays at 11am.

Beverley-Minster Medieval Treadwheel Crane

There are other Treadwheel cranes in Europe. One of them is in the Cathedral of Strasbourg – France, Here I could see the note.

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Treadwheel Crane of Mechelen Cathedral – Belgium

The Artistic Walls of Carcassonne – France

6 November, 201911 June, 2018 by travelingcook

Carcassonne Celebrates UNESCO Anniversary With art

Carcassonn -France- is a medieval city in the south of France and has two sites classified by UNESCO on the list of World Heritage: the medieval city, double unice fortress in Europe, and the Canal du Midi.

The Swiss artist Ticino Felice Varin ; "eccentric concentric circles" Artistic Walls of Carcassonne — **The Swiss artist Ticino Felice Varin ; “eccentric concentric circles”**