A 🧵 about reflections in 🇮🇹 & 🇫🇷 #windows and a #poem.

Reflections dance, a shifting play,
Of inner self, and what holds sway.
A window's touch, a transient gleam,
On surfaces, a waking dream. 
Reflections, Julieta Pedrosa
#Poetry #Haiku

A 🧵 about Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt which was the most important pre-#Roman settlement in the Apt region. The Albici, the #Gallic tribe inhabiting the region abandoned the site when the Romans established Apt, 6 km south. In 1009, a #castrum (fortified settlement) was established on the rock, and walls began to appear in the 11th century.
Ramparts were built in the late 13th and early 16th centuries, as the village grew beyond the initial defensive walls.

A short 🧵 about the #KnightTemplars presence in a small village in Provence.
Joucas 🇫🇷 is a vibrant village known for its beautiful #architecture, artistic community, and panoramic views of the Luberon region. The #KnightsTemplar, a military and religious order founded in the 12th century to defend pilgrims to Jerusalem, established a commandery in #Joucas 🇫🇷 This commandery was a significant administrative center for the order in the region.

The Galerie Vivienne, built in 1823, is one of the covered passages of #Paris 🇫🇷 located in the 2nd arrondissement and a hidden #gem. It is 176 metres long and 3 metres wide. The #architect Francois Jean Delannoy conceived the #decor in #neoclassical #Pompeian #style covered with an #elegant canopy, with #mosaics, #paintings and #sculptures exalting #trade.

The Place des Vosges, Paris's oldest square, has a rich history spanning from its creation in the early 17th century to its present-day status. Initially named Place Royale, it was designed by King Henry IVas part of a larger urban planning initiative, aiming to modernize Paris. The square was inaugurated in 1612 and became a favorite spot for the French nobility. In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte renamed the square Place des Vosges in #Paris 🇫🇷 in honor of the Vosges department, but later in 1870 its name was restored and has remained in use since.

The Esquiline Obelisk and the Basilica of #SantaMariaMaggiore, #Roma 🇮🇹 which was built on the site where tradition says it miraculously snowed during the summer, some 1,700 years ago. Inside, now are two discreet tombs: Pope #Francis and #Bernini, the great sculptor of #Baroque. The Basilica of #SantaMariaMaggiore is one of the four major papal basilicas as well as one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome and the largest Marian church in #Roma 🇮🇹

1- The #Trevi Fountain (and a #bird). Its origins take us back to 19 BC, when the famous fountain was just the end point of the smallest aqueduct in #Rome 🇮🇹 known as Aqua Virgo, which had been active for over 2,000 years. 2- In the 15th century a simple fountain was built on the site; in 1629 Pope Urban VIII decided to replace it by a beautiful new one built against the Palazzo Poli, with Neptune as its central figure. (the fountain by night)

1- The Royal Cistercian #Chaalis #Abbey was an abbey located 49,4 km north of Paris, at Fontaine-Chaalis. It was founded in 1136 by Louis VI of France. There had previously been a Benedictine monastery in the same place. 2- Most of the buildings fell into ruins but miraculously among the ruins, a #Gothic abbot’s chapel survived. Among its treasures are a series of #frescoes attributed to the 16th century Italian 🇮🇹 Mannerist #painter Francesco #Primaticcio.

Peace at any price has a much higher price. Why the US is being wrong in betraying Europe, human and economically. A 🧵 In addition to becoming Putin's supplier of human flesh, the US is turning his back on the US' major creditors. Creditors and investors.

Brazil➡️17,182 fire incidents recorded in the first 4 months of 2024, biggest number since 2003 according to Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe). The left used to blame the former President, but the actual President is a leftist. This is the second consecutive year of the gesture of the actual President that will see an increase in the index when it is compared with previous period - 81% in relation to 2023.